The name was completely foreign to almost all those that were there…
Except for the last name.
They had just heard it from Kaeloth.
All of their gazes landed on Sylas and the situation completely changed in an instant. Those that had thoughts of maybe stepping in to help things on the side of Sylas' enemies completely dropped said thoughts.
What utter nonsense. What chance did they have against a family with experts on this level?
Their senses weren't as sharp as Tera and Oura's. These two could tell that Magnus was just an F-tier Rune Creator. But the masses… they were rarely Rune Creators themselves in the first place, so how could they tell the difference with something so lofty?
For the likes of Vaelith and the others, despite being D-tier Rune Creators themselves, they didn't have the height of Tera and Oura. They were overwhelmed by the aura of the tower itself and the blessing that Magnus was receiving. They couldn't pick out the nuances.
And now, Oura was alone, in a tower he shouldn't have been in, facing off against someone who already knew the secrets that could cause him a great deal of trouble.
Did he even have the time to speak and inform everyone about what was going on?
All he knew was that Tera had been forced to disappear before, and if he didn't hurry to make a decision, he might get such a right.
On the one hand, with Tera gone, this allowed him the chance to monopolize everything that was here himself.
But on the other… all of the responsibility and trouble would fall entirely on his shoulders as well.
He stood in silence, looking at Sylas who was still smiling. The latter seemed to be entirely ignoring him, but Oura could feel it.
This boy had a relaxed posture, his Will was through the roof, his confidence so palpable it was leaking off of him.
Sylas was already primed and ready to deal with him and everything seemed to go back to a single conclusion… Favoritism.
The tower wouldn't allow people to be killed in the first place, and if there was a person it was intent on protecting, then it would be even more impossible even given its current state.
And with a Will as powerful as Sylas' at such a young age…
Was it even possible to torture him? How much time would it take to break him? Even if the tower allowed it, would he have the time to act?
There was one problem that Oura hadn't even considered yet.
The tower still had to skirt around some rules to help Sylas, but it couldn't be too blatantly obvious. For one, it was still in a greatly diminished state. And two, Sylas had yet to earn it.
But an Ancestor of Hell… they would have a great amount of control over the goings on here.
If Sylas' grandfather finished his baptism and came, Oura would be finished.
"I will remember you." Oura said calmly. He didn't seem to be very angry, but that was only because Sylas hadn't replied yet.
Sylas looked at him, gazed upon him from feet to head, his smile already long gone.
"We will see if I care to remember you in a few months."
Oura's eyes slowly narrowed. However, it didn't stop him from slowly fading away.
He had seen too much life to lose his temper because of the words of a boy. Maybe in a few minutes, he would be chuckling about it.


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