643 Star of the Show
The Continents Above the Sky had numerous families constantly at war over supremacy.
The nations follow families of great power, all with their own terrifying secrets.
The Crow family had their Murders in each and every country. What made them so formidable was their powerful spell to bind another in servitude and extract information. They were a vast family that even had ties outside of the planet!
Valler Crowcrown had successfully drawn out the knowledge of several of his victims and offered it back to the Crow family.
And so, his knowledge and abilities allowed him to reach a stage where his knowledge and memories were plenty.
To a Crow, a man with new knowledge was important.
The academy carried on with it's classes and talks about Emeros spread out.
But unknown to both teacher and student was a stranger in their midst.
Valler had the attire of a student and had taken one of the many identities a member of his assassin squad had created.
All aspects of governance, the military, and even the school had assassins where Valler could instantly replace and assume an identity with the quick change of the mask.
Valler walked the hallways as the night approached.
"Hey, Rex! Don't forget our meeting tomorrow! We'll need to practice that spell!"
"Practice? I've already mastered it, Jake. You study the Fire Mine spell! I'm all ready for the exams!" 'Rex' answered as a student called him.
Valler was prepared. Every day, he would read and watch about his spies' interactions so he could instantly switch positions with a spy and not arouse any suspicion.
Soon, the alchemy labs appeared. The many rooms of various private labs were set.
A man sat at the entrance.
"Rex... How rare. You have a reservation at Lab 3-B, right?"
"Yup. My cultivation and spells are perfect. I don't need to worry about them in the coming exam. But I thought I'd try to apply for an Alchemy class this time. So I better brush up my alchemy to get higher points!" 'Rex 'smiled.
The man smiled. He was a teacher like Emeros and knew that Rex was ranked on the student ranking. He has a very impressive rank, being on the 165th among all students. This meant he was superior to more than 95% of the entire school! He had extensive knowledge of Cultivation and Creation.
"...Be careful when you go in there, though. Your room is close by to that scandalous teacher."
"...You are talking about teacher Emeros?"
"Yes. He's been there for the past hour. I've been hearing strange sounds in there."
"Thank you for your warning. I'll stray clear from his room."
"His room is at 4-A. So go straight to your room. In any case, since you requested an overnight stay, my shift has ended. Keep safe." The teacher left.
The empty halls left little sounds. No other student or teacher reserved that room that day, and 'Rex' soon found the room.
Out of all the possible means to infiltrate the room, Valler used the easiest one.
KNOCK! KNOCK!
"Teacher Emeros? I am sorry to disturb you. I am a student who has heard of your miraculous pills. My name is Rex Polav. And my family is the provider of one ingredient you failed to get earlier, the Lunar Glow Nectar."
Some sounds were heard inside the room.
"Erm... Come in. The door is opened."
CLUNK!
Valler opened the door and was stunned at what he saw.
Three strange ores were present. Any student would not have known the significance. But Valler knew the ores were undergoing a metamorphosis and would soon become an Elemental Core!
Emeros was inside a complex energy conversion circle. A vine had retreated and coiled around Emeros as a strange red light appeared.
Emeros sat at the center with half of his body exposed, revealing a strange tattoo on his right arm.
"Close the door. Do as I say if you want to have the pill." Emeros ordered with a cold voice.
Valler did as ordered, and the doors were locked. But as he did, Valler's heart was racing. It was just too easy and perfect. He had learned of the living vine that accompanied Emeros and which was able to create quick energy conversion circles. But now, the two were in the middle of a strange spell.
"Is that a...?"
"Yes. A Slave Mark. I am in the process of removing it. That's what the ingredients are for." Emeros answered with haste.
"But... from the looks of it, no one controls you!"
"Of course, no one controls me. Prince Alistair helped me remove it! But this damned seal will make it easier for others to control me again. It's not a regular mark. It was made by someone who you are not worthy of untying his shoe! Now be silent! We will talk once this is done!"
Valler glanced around. It was too easy! It was as if Emeros was handing himself over to be his slave. With the seal that is revealed and Emeros and his mysterious vine busy, he could take Emeros's soul without any hindrance!
Valler was starting to feel suspicious and secretly glancing around the room. But he was looking for traps.
But Valler didn't take long. As an assassin, he was trained to attack at the right moment.
His cultivation soared. A power that Emeros had no hope of defeating. Apart from being a high-level Champion, Valler was close to attaining a Cardinal's potential!
He vanished, and with unbelievable speed that switched between his crow form and back to human, he stood next to Emeros and harnessed the power to take Emeros as a slave.
The Seal of the Crow was the power, calling upon a dark force.
It was all white.
Once more, the world of great white appeared.
Emeros sat on the Throne, but he felt tremendous pressure.
He had considered the possibility of what someone far stronger than him would be like.
But the Throne emitted great anger as a malevolent spell was used.
"Who is this that desires to take the mind of my Prince? You who holds the powers of those rebels? Was it not enough that you abuse the gift I gave that you now desire to take the soul of my Prince and steal his memories and give it to your wayward family? As you have desired to enslave my Prince, so shall be you his slave for an hour! And as you have desired to take his memories and offer him to your families, so shall your memories be given to his! This is my ruling! The Rule of a King has been invoked!"
FLASH!
The world of white ended.
Valler was in pain and felt a searing headache as his memories were being taken.
A strange glyph appeared on his body that was glowing. This was the glyph that the Crow had to take the memories of another! But now, it was being used in reverse. A strange glyph appeared above him as the word of the King floated above and began to draw out his memories.
"Ahhhh!" Valler was shouting as he could feel a part of his soul being drawn out.
Memories began to flood the mind of Emeros as he could somehow see things and learn many things.
And it was not just Emeros, those who were marked suddenly gained insight.
Valler stumbled down and was still in a daze. But as his focus returned, he quickly moved.
With a quick punch, he threw a strike at Emeros's neck.
Emeros choked and stumbled down before he could say anything.
With a great stomp, Valler moved out of the room and was starting to transform into a crow.
KZZTTTT!
But a great energy formed and sealed the movements of Valler as he felt a great chain of lightning coil around him and electrocute him.
"AHHH!"
Suddenly, a strange force field of yellow-green color surrounded and bound him.
Valler couldn't understand it as he recognized the spells. These were several Energy Conversion Circle trapping spells. But there was no circle in the room!
But then, as he looked around, he suddenly saw it. An invisible circle is drawn with chemical reactions.
The room had many cauldrons that were boiling and had devices. It wasn't just several alchemy potions in the process of being made. An energy conversion circle used the magic reactions that caused a circle!
"...You masked the chaos of this room and made numerous... diverting paths to hide a circle... But how?! A circle... cannot be created in such chaos!" Valler shouted.
Emeros was still coughing.
"Not... bad..." Emeros coughed and spat out blood.
"You acted immediately to... get away from this room. You hit me... before I could give any orders. Because of your strength, the binding rules have great limitations... and I can only control you for an hour. So you just needed to be outside of hearing distance so that... you won't hear my commands... And if you can't hear it... you couldn't have disobeyed me! But I'm still one step ahead of you!" Emeros sneered as he stood up straight.
"Do not resist!" Emeros finally ordered.
The resistance and defiance all disappeared as Valler's body became stiff.
"So that's your plan... It seems that the timing of my arrival here is not an accident. But you can't do that without the Star of the show... The Galaxy Opening Ritual was made for me! That event that happens in ten years has been arranged by the heavens for me to leave this galaxy! For I... am Emeros Vasilius!"
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