An enclave of dragons gave Abaddon a title. He must have been worthy of the prideful dragons, Favoured Ones with far more potential and power than normal dragons, to lower their pride and give him a title out of respect and possibly... fear.
Oliver cleared his throat to get Godfrey’s attention. "You’re going to face Arnold. That man is the second-in-command after Captain Saul. He isn’t weak at all. Which summon are you going to send against him?"
"I already have someone in mind," Godfrey said. In his soul space, a ten-foot-tall lean armoured figure sat on a tall throne with three torches above it.
His armour wasn’t bulky like other melee knights but streamlined to fit his lean physique. His short hair had turned white and he wore a white face mask with two metal buckles at his neck, not because he had to but because it was weird without it now.
On one hand floated a tome which slowly flipped to the seventh page where he gazed at a volcanic hammer. His former identity.
***
Team Black sat in a round room with a bench that went around it. A girl walked in and gave Arnold a tablet.
He saw the matches and gave it to Alora. Nathan shuffled over to her and looked at the screen. The moment both of them saw the team match, the anticipation on their faces changed.
Alora scoffed, almost laughing. "This is an insult. All that training and this is what the Captain gives us? Heroes of the past era? They’re wannabes in this new age."
Nathan pressed his palm against the bench and looked at the ceiling from where he could hear the noise coming from above.
"I’ve always wanted to teach Oliver and Arden a lesson."
Alora glanced at Nathan. "You’re a twisted child."
Nathan shrugged. "Maybe."
Alora looked at Arnold with a gaze that said, ’You’re raising an insane child.’
"Nathan’s summon is a rare one. Humanoid beasts with intelligence, but the panda is inflicted with bloodlust because of its undead nature and due to Nathan’s special bond with it, he’s naturally affected. Mentally," Arnold explained with his arms crossed.
"I’m not crazy. Captain Saul said we shouldn’t let the weak look down on us. And they’ve been looking down on me this whole time!" Nathan retorted loudly.
Abaddon glanced at him and he shut his mouth.
Alora scoffed. "Hey!" She snapped her fingers at Abaddon, earning his glance. She glanced back at him with a smirk.
Arnold leaned forward. "I know you want to test your strength, Alora, but if you go against that, they’ll spend days cleaning your remains off these walls."
His words made Alora’s smirk slowly vanish as she averted her eyes from Abaddon. Arnold knew she was displeased but he didn’t care about that.
"Just handle Oliver and Arden."
"Isn’t it overkill? I don’t think people will support us when they see a complete beat-down."
Arnold chuckled at what Alora said. "Certainly, this isn’t a fight. But, you see, one of the ways to shut people up is to feed them. Most of them are already grateful to the Captain for the distribution of cores he did two months back. Their lives have improved, healthcare improved, security too. So... they’ll have to cheer or watch in silence."
Arnold laughed. "That’s why he always says, watch what you do. Some poison isn’t meant to kill you, it’s meant to make you silent and sometimes that silence is really painful. So..."
He glanced at both of them.
"Go wild. The target here is the golden ace. The more pain you inflict on Arden and the bandage boy, the more furious our golden ace will feel. It’s his fault after all, and when you face him, he’ll bring out his best." Arnold turned toward Alora.
"Don’t you want to face his best?" His eyes gleamed when he saw Alora’s excitement only to shatter it with his next statement. "That’s if he’s able to defeat me, though."


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