Author note
This will be a rather long chapter so grab your popcorn and.enjoy .
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Chapter 3
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"We Need Allies"
Five men appeared in the alley, equipped with heavy armor and blades that were smaller than Garen's. These must be the intruders that his king mentioned, his mission was finally coming to an end. Before he would move to make the first attack Garen stopped as he heard what the men were talking about .The subject of their discussion peaked his interest ,making him lower the blade and listen
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Man1
"This fucking kingdom sucks, my body still hurts from that crazy lady that beated us up'
Man3
"God, I swear to she must be a very well trained warrior or something"
Man2
"I don't think so, she looked like a rebel you know, a delinquent or something "
There was a long pause as the men finally decided to sit down on the ground and place their blades either in front of them or besides them. Then their conversation continued
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Man1
"this kingdom is filled with monsters, just like the others"
Man5
"yes.... the day we came across a demon? It was very spooky. Luckily the goddess arrived at the right time"
Man4
"indeed, if it was not her we would be dead by now. "
Man3
"her hair was so beautiful, white like the snow, her smile bright like the sun"
Man1
I bet you want to bang"
The men started to laugh loudly which made garen raise an eyebrow, a goddess? Maybe they were talking about a demigod like their emperor, Azir.
Man5
"what surprised me was her guardians... These creatures were terrifying. "
After that sentence Garen decided to reveal himself to the men, taking a few steps away from the rock and making them launch themselves up while grabbing their weapons. Garen lowered his gaze and looked at his weapon before taking a big breath and finally saying
"I know that I should kill you right here and now for invading into this holy land but I heard your conversation.... Tell me more about the creatures you encountered and the people you interacted as well"
The strangers looked at him confused as they kept their swords lifted, always ready to strike. The leader stepped forwards as he said angrily while frowing .He was almost as tall as Garen, well built with green eyes and dark brown hair.
"and why should we? What if we refuse"
This made Garen frown and then anger took control of his body as he wrapped the fingers of his once free hand around the handle of his sword, grabbing it with both of his hands. The enormous man lifted the blade into the sky and then suddenly he brought it down , smashing it on the ground and creating a very loud and terrifying sound.When the man was moving the blade downwards green glowing flames appeared, making a shape of a dragon as the sound the blade made once it landed was more like a fearsome growl of a beast. The impact shook the whole alley and the men found themselves fallen on the ground, trembling in fear. The stranger with the green eyes pointed at Garen while shaking and opening his jaw to speak while fear was written all over his face
"W-w-what. A-are you..! "
Garen lifted his gaze ,his blue eyes were glowing just like the sword did and his Iris was reflecting the green colour of his blade. The man lifted the enormous in size sword and placed it on his right shoulder before saying
"I am a warrior of this kingdom, nothing more nothing less. Now you better give me answers"
The men slowly lowered their weapons to show that they did mean any harm, to be honest they had shit their pants. I do not blame them, who would ?They encountered a stranger out of nowhere in the forest who is carrying a huge enchanted blade, he could do anything to them but Garen did not. The leader of the group decided to start telling to the stranger about their long journey from the north all the way to
the middle kingdom. Their trip was a long one and according to the young man it lasted more than two months.
"So the last inhuman thing we encountered was the lunar goddess and her protectors. She lives in a temple up to the mountains at the north side of the empire. Before her we met an other woman with great strenght, a legend to her people. She is located at a village close to the borders ,i mean at the outskirts of the kingdom, all the way to the east.Are you satisfied now? "
Garen rubbed his chin with his right hand, he was thoughtful.You see he did not anything about these legends ,these warrior and the gods.He only knew a little about Azir but what he was sure of was that he had an idea.He would go find those legendary heroes and recruit them,making a strong "elite" team for his kingdom.The man lifted his blade and looked at the men
"Thank you for the information, it was really useful to me but....I suggest you to leave feom the kingdom and never come back.Got it?
The men swallowed their saliva and nodded,they had learnt their lesson about tresing into unknown and holy places.Now Garen"s main problem was Azir,what would he say to him?Perhaps he could make up an excuse while walking back to the city and into the palace,where Azir was.
The brown haired man was lost deep into his thoughts about his future plans ,that until the blade talked to him
//You know,only unique people can hold a blade as good as yours,soon you will find the truth but now you must head east.Get the Rebel//
Garen"s eyes fell upon the blade and sighed as he reached the huge gates of Azir's palace.Greeted by the others as usually he decided to go straight to the throne room,he had to transfer his knowledge to his king but something inside him was telling him to not spit out everything, to not tell the whole truth.
Walking down the long Hall his heavy steps could be heard echoing and then his sword started to glow as the dragon spoke to him. Of course only Garen could hear his words due to the spirit's powers of telepathy.
"You do know that there are countless legends across the country right? "
The man nodded and replied shortly as he waved his blade back and forth while walking
"mhm, what about it? "
The dragon then said in a rather more serious tone
"Dark times await your kingdom Garen. I, as your guardian, suggest you to recruit these individuals and make themyour side "
The man halted in front of Azir"s door and gave a quick glance to his weapon as he replied with a small hint of confusion and hesitation hiding in his words
"Dark times?Like wars ?or destructions"
The sword glowed one last time as the spirit inside of it chuckled
"And worse ,you still have a lot to learn and discover '
Then the neon green colour disappeared along with the dragon, their conversation was over yet Garen had a lot to say. This small chat had left him confused and maybe a bit afraid... A war? If something like that would happen he surely had to protect his kingdom but doubts started to cloud his mind. What if the spirit was wrong? On the other hand it was too risky, they needed a special elite team any ways. Taking a big breath them man put on his poker face and pushed the door opened, revealing an Azir sitting on his throne as usually and placing his attention on Garen. He looked like he was not in a good mood, he was actually frowning and his peaceful expression was replaced by a more irritating one. The young General walked forwards and bowed as he waited for the King to talk
"How was your mission? "
Garen took a big breath to fill his lungs with fresh air and also keep himself calm as he tried to remain unreadable but Azir's eyes.... Those Amber eyes were on top of him, scanning every detail and causing the General to sweat. In order to avoid breaking down from the intense eyeing from the King Garen lowered his head to face the ground instead.
"The targets were successfully eliminated, do not worry"
"Great "
He would mumble with a frown and this is when a servant came running from the hall carrying a huge mountain of papers.Azir glared this time, it must be something serious so Garen decided to stand up and ask
"Is everything alright? Did anything happen while I was away? "
Azir sighed as he stood up and rapidly grabbed his sceptre while saying angrily
"A village at the outskirts of our kingdom got raid and completely destroyed.Now as the King I need to be diplomatic for now...once they will get weak then maybe we will strike back"
As Garen heard this words his eyes opened widely and his strong grip started to become lose while his brain was trying to process the situation. He was actually shocked, his mind was a complete mess. Yes, yes, that was a sign of war just like the dragon have told him, he was right. Soon he would snap out of his thoughts as a loud noise could be heard coming from right next to him. Yes he had accidently let go of his massive sword, Garen looked at the weapon then he lifted his gaze only to see Azir tilting his head in confusion
"oh excuse me, my hand got a bit tired and it slipped"
"Alright then dismissed"
Garen let out a sigh of relief as the door closed behind him, he was glad that he did not fuck up. But questions were wondering around his head and he needed answers, there was one place he could get answers, the Royal Library. The only place where no commoners could go, the entrance was allowed only to the King himself and other high ranking people, luckily Garen was one of them. Unfortunately thou the warrior had no idea from where to start, while walking down the halls to reach his destination ,his mind would travel into places far away from home, lands of his imagination
//how the hell am I supposed to find these legends? And most importantly, from where do I even start? Will King Azir be alright with that? //
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