Gritting his teeth, Andre would not back down so easily as he turned to the Emperor. “Your Highness, will you allow me to be treated like this?”The Emperor raised a brow, rather surprised to be called out in such a manner. “Whatever do you mean?”“I am here as a representative of Yellowstone Republic which means whatever happens to me determines how my country would view your desire for an alliance.”“Is that so?”“Indeed. So it would be best to put this dog in his place else I doubt I would be taking home a good report.”Before the Emperor could speak up, Aquila remarked. “Is that a threat?”Andre's expression turned ghastly as he spat coldly. “Since when did women have the right to interfere in a discussion between men?... Best keep silent to avoid shaming your nation any further!”The next moment, instead of a response, Andre realized that he could no longer feel his right leg, followed by a terrifying pain shooting through his entire body, causing him to scream out in pain.Ethan
Among the four, East was the one regarded as a battle fanatic.He loved battles and whenever there were no battles to be fought, he would always pick fights with those he considered strong.In truth, from the first time he'd laid eyes on Ethan, he had wished to engage him in battle, and with each subsequent meeting, his desire for combat grew even further.Now faced with an opportunity to scratch that itch, he didn't hesitate to step forward, ignoring the fact that this event was not the place for such.“Don't you think we can discuss this later?” Ethan suggested with East glancing at the Emperor.“Your Majesty, I wish to do battle. Are you agreeable to this?”The Emperor pondered for a moment before remarking. “It is but let us make it a part of the celebration, a source of entertainment for our guests.”Ethan couldn't understand why the Emperor would agree to East's request but with his approval, there was no other way to escape the bout.Letting out a sigh, he remarked. “Alright th
East was left momentarily speechless, seeing the massive crevice in the earth that his attack had created.“Did you know this would happen?” East was forced to ask with Ethan nodding.“I couldn't allow you to harm them, so I had to redirect the attack to a more plausible direction.”As he spoke, he glanced at the unharmed Emperor who was quite impressed at his final move.“You are an impressive fighter, Ethan Jones, and an even greater man. You have earned my respect.”With those words, East dropped to his knees, exhausted, with Ethan still standing tall.That way, the match came to an end with the winner clear for all to see.***The ball continued on a high note with several guests attempting to establish a connection with Ethan after he'd returned from freshening up and changing into a new set of clothes.The men spoke of business and the women spoke of carnal relationships.It was at this point that Ethan finally understood why the Emperor had accepted East's request for a battle
Surprisingly, Ethan remained unaffected, his expression resolute as he stared at the Emperor.Seeing this, the Emperor grinned. “It seems you aren't bluffing. This is good. Very good. This means I can go all out.”Saying that, the Emperor stepped down from his throne and approached Ethan, his gaze zeroed on the latter's figure. “Is it till exhaustion?” Ethan inquired with the Emperor shaking his head.“That, my friend, is a boring event. It has already happened once, why repeat it?”“So what do you have in mind?”“An exchange of pointers. Three of our most powerful blows. I will give and you shall receive three times. Survive three blows from me and I shall survive three from you.”“I suggest it be interchangeable: you go, then I go.”“Agreed.” The Emperor said.Then, he addressed the heavenly Generals, specifically, the Northern General.“North, you shall preside as referee.”“Your Majesty, I don't think this…”“Begin!” the Emperor bellowed, cutting short whatever North wished to sa
To think that there would be a day when the Emperor would shake because of Ethan Jones. “You truly are a man worthy of respect!” the emperor declared. “I would have never thought such a day would come. You are impressive, Ethan Jones.” “I'm glad I managed to impress you.”“Come, we must drink to such a glorious occasion.” the Emperor gestured with Ethan shrugging.“I don't feel like it.”The Emperor burst into laughter yet again. “Who would have thought?... I'd expected that the last few years of my life would be boring but meeting you, now I'm sure a lot of interesting things are about to happen.”Ethan managed a smile as he remarked. “I believe so too.”“Come!... For such an incredible feat, a celebration is in order!... Let us head to my quarters!” As the Emperor spoke, the Generals could only let out groans while thanking their stars that they had survived the final collision. Despite using their everything, they were barely able to keep the worst of the shockwaves contained wh
“Patriarch Vir, the Lumina defense is a bit tougher than we expected. We might have to take drastic measures soon if we want to destroy their front before help arrives.” One of the generals of the Northland armies reported to Patriarch Vir.As the Sixth Finger was back in Northland, making sure that the invading army had everything it needed for the assault on the Lumina Empire, Patriarch Vir took up the vanguard position to lead the armies into battle.With his current strength, he felt that not even the Emperor would be able to defeat him, talk more of a lesser being like Ethan Jones.Soon, Ethan would rue the day he decided to kill his son.Of course, that wasn't the only reason he was going after Ethan.What others didn't know was that his current strength wasn't just because of his title as an Apostle.It was also because he had made a pact with the Titans to retrieve the Titan Heart in Ethan's possession.Once he did so, he would be able to use to subdue the entire planet, rulin
The generals went ahead to show him an image of the pirate ships and immediately, the Tenth Finger nearly collapsed in shock.They weren't cruisers on par with the super cruisers he had, but they were enormous, and instead of five, they were fifty!Just where did pirates get such equipment?“And according to what we could gather from our drones before they were shot down, those ships are related to the new nation taking shape in No-man's-land.”“New nation?” The Tenth Finger glanced at the general. “Indeed. They are calling themselves the Zero Republic.” “Zero… as in, Zero, the alter ego of Ethan Jones?”“We think so.”In that moment, the Tenth Finger had a terrible realization.Ethan Jones was not the one on the losing end.***“What are you doing?” Leilani asked as she watched Rani work wonders on supercomputers specially provided by Ethan for her usage.What she was currently working on wasn't something a normal computer could handle and Rani wasn't even used to normal computers.
Just as the defenders were about to lose all hope, their leader stepped forward without fear catching Darius off guard.“Oh, so it seems not everyone is a coward.”“Take that back.” The man remarked coldly as he glared hatefully at Darius.He had watched this man kill his men without mercy, slaughtering hundreds of innocent people with a relish.His blood boiled just recalling the scene which was why he had stepped forward.He knew he couldn't win against Darius, that much was clear but he could at least hold him back long enough for his men to flee into the country.At least that way, not everyone would die fighting.Darius seemed to realize what he was planning to do as he mocked him.“Foolish, everyone in Lumina Empire is foolish. Do you think you will be able to hold me back?... Do you think that you are worthy?”The leader retrieved his weapons, ignoring Darius' questions to instead address his men. “Fall back!... Leave this front to me.”“Captain no!”“You can't do this, you wil