It was evening, so he decided to stay in an inn there. When the sun rose again, he continued his journey and passed through the second gate. Fort Merit wasn't far away now. A place where he could unleash all his hatred.
However, Argus had a different plan. Instead of killing everyone there, he knew he needed to gather information first. He didn't know if he was powerful enough to defeat Drallis Ehr.
When he arrived at Fort Merit, his first action was to silently kill one of the guards and disguise himself with their armor. After accomplishing this, he made his way towards Fort Merit Prison.
Fort Merit was once used as a prison by the Etreans years ago. Now it had been taken over by the Authority and served as a base for them, much like a base in Eastern Luminant.
When he arrived at the prison, he had to restrain himself from killing everyone there. The place was filled with disgusting Authority officers. While exploring the prison, he came across a large indoor arena used by the Authority for training.
The scene inside was quite shocking. A low-ranking Authority soldier was being incredibly humiliated and beaten by the Authority officers for making a mistake.
-THERE IS NO ROOM FOR MISTAKES HERE. YOU MUST GET YOURSELF TOGETHER. IF WE REPORT TO ANY AUTHORITY COMMANDER HOW USELESS YOU HAVE BECOME, YOUR DEATH WILL BE QUICKER THAN YOU THINK. YOU SHOULD THANK US FOR NOT KILLING YOU, INSTEAD OF BEING GRATEFUL AND LEAVING YOU WITH ONLY DESTROYING YOUR FACE AND MOUTH. FUCKING MORON! I KNEW WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN ANY GIRLS HERE!
Despite being kicked in the head, the Authority soldier's helmet flew into the air. When the helmet flew off, the face of the girl was revealed.
She had really dark and long hair with ocean-like blue eyes, her beauty was impressive.
It was as if Argus' soul was sinking deeper into those ocean-like eyes.
Despite her beauty, the hatred and anger she felt was visible through her eyes. It was quite strange that she did not cry out in pain despite being hit so many times.
One of the Authority officers told the others to stop when he saw the expression of the Authority soldier's face.
-That should be enough, Kilian. Stop now. We can't keep beating a girl here while we have a ton of work to do.
-FINE THEN!
The officer who stopped beating the young girl did not forget to spit on her face before leaving. The hatred and anger that could easily be seen in the girl's eyes caught Argus' attention. Those eyes could never belong to the Authority. When the officers left, Argus approached the girl.