Kyle and the Protector looked at each other in silence.
'Man, for a second there I thought that she got me,' Kyle thought. 'Luckily for me, my Human Avatar used to be Fierce Breaker. My hammer used to be Kyle. However, since I've become a Legendary Ascendant, my Avatars united and became one thing, allowing me to make a second Human and Weapon Avatar.'
'Yet, since my second Human Avatar uses my first Human Avatar as a baseline, it also shares Fierce Breaker's past. That's what happens when you bend the rules too much. Strange things happen. I'm still surprised that Fierce Breaker had a conflict with Inner World or the Grand Exchange. I mean, he also became a Legendary Crusher. I guess he had a conflict with some of their sub-Organizations.'
"Yes, I used to be Fierce Breaker," Kyle said with a sigh. "I hope you understand why I wanted to keep that secret."
"What happened to the real Kyle?" the Protector asked.
"As far as I know, he died," Kyle answered.
"How do you know that?" the Protector asked.
"I mean, I can't be entirely sure. However, I'm pretty sure that he's dead," Kyle replied.
The Protector looked at Kyle for a while. "The real Kyle was a suspected member of the Cult of Final Fate, and he had a connection with you. I hope you can understand that this puts you in a difficult situation. I have a duty to protect the interests of the Wargod's Peak."
Kyle knew what the Protector was implying.
"Fine," Kyle answered with a sigh. "The person known as Kyle, Descending Mountain, and Azure Comet has died, according to what I know. I can't be completely sure, but I'm almost certain that he is dead. If he somehow survived, I seriously have no idea where he is or what he's doing. I swear on my life."
The Protector looked at Kyle for a moment.
Nothing happened.
After all, Kyle hadn't lied. The real Kyle had died in the Gate of Death. The hammer that remained had been his Elemental, which had simply included Kyle's memories in its mind.
"Was Kyle once a member of the Cult of Final Fate?" the Protector asked.
"Pretty sure, yeah," Kyle answered.
"Have you once been a member of the Cult of Final Fate?" she asked.
"The Fusion makes identities a bit confusing," Kyle answered, "but I can swear that Fierce Breaker was never a member of the Cult of Final Fate. I also haven't interacted with the Cult in any way ever since I underwent my Fusion. I swear on my life."
The Protector furrowed her brows. "There is a gap in your statement. You swore two separate oaths when you could have just sworn one."
"Alright, then, what about this?" Kyle asked. "I swear that I used to be the person known as Fierce Breaker before my Fusion, and that Fierce Breaker is the very Fierce Breaker that you most likely think I am. That very same Fierce Breaker was not part of the Cult. Ever since I changed my title to Kyle, I also have not interacted with the Cult in any way. I swear on my life."
The Protector looked at Kyle for a bit before nodding. "That's good enough."
Kyle's oath was perfect and left no loopholes.


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