Chapter 147: Chapter 146: A new story: Ulfur Fearless
It was time they were finally getting ready and rounding up to go into the mountain, Rein put on a dark cloak with a hoof, he looked at the shadow cast of himself and sighed, he touched the shoulder.
"You are Reinard Wimberly from now, I’ve shared a fraction of my consciousness with you, you don’t need to speak when its necessary, you also don’t need to show full power, just to make the butler unsuspicious atleast till I meet up with the second leader"
The shadow cast nodded, Rein faced Azes, "well then Azes, I would leave him in your hands"
"I still think it’s proper that I follow you..."
"No Azes, it’s is for my party members, if their lives are threatened you might be the only shot at saving them."
"Even if I have to reveal my true self.."
Rein paused for a moment then sighed and answered, "even if you have to reveal your true self" Rein tightened his gaze.
Azes turned and went back to sleep. Rein climbed the window and jumped out the moon shone on his face as he flew into the darkness. He landed on the top of another building and began to run on the tops till he reach a bushy area and continue his journey amidst the bushes to find a way to enter the second leader’s quarter without getting noticed. He eventually reach in front and saw Hagar standing right there, he sighed and was about to go sideways and find another way to enter when the scenery changed, to a plain white with no distinguishment between land and the air or the mountains or the bushes, every thing was just white and blank.
"You will never seize to surprise me, will you?"
Rein turned back and saw the second leader, she was looking pale than usual, "are you okay?"
"...I think I’ve been poisoned"
"Uh?..." Rein was short of words.
"Don’t worry, I can still last a while" she smiled.
"How are we going to move while avoiding the surveillance of your butler"
"Don’t worry, you will have to travel alone, when we finally reach there he’ll be able to do nothing"
"..." Rein looked into her eyes with conviction and anger.
"I like that look in your eyes" She handed Rein a rolled scroll, "it’s a map and I’ve marked some specific points, there are just my gift for being on my side, and also, it could help your growth before you get to where we should meet. Rare, very rare treasures, thank me later"
Rein collected the map, ’does she think this is an exploration for me or something...it good anyways since it been a long time since I leveled up, also considering that my level dropped’
Rein bowed, "I’ll see you later then"
"Yea... sure" She swung her hand and the white blank area faded then Rein found himself outside the fortress and stared at the large broad gate.
"That skill, I want it, but I don’t seem to understand how it works so I can’t even acquire it"
Rein brought out the wooden sword from his inventory and sat on a stone, he opened the map and first pin pointed his location, the map was very easy to read because she had literally draw out his route and marked out some specific places which seems to be the treasures she was talking about, Rein stood up, rolled the map and hung his sword on his waist, he started his journey and began to walk, trying to take his mount with him would have aroused suspicions besides he didn’t have the luxury of time to do that.
As he reached far into the mountains the rest of the draconic direwolves jumped from above and joined him they all wagged their tail.
Rein grinned, ’how could I forger the hunting exp bonus I got from the beginning when I’m hunting with them’ Rein rode on one of them and they traveled deep into the mountains until Rein would reach the first marking and find the treasure.
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Jarled was in his office communicating with Zearus via a magical communication orb.
"I will kill him"
"Don’t be rash, I see no reason why you should have killed Astorio too, but I will notsay much because we are in despicable times, you know what will happen if we fail to absorb the demonic energy, so your priority now should be trying to get them there, however it will be or else you will be jeopardizing five of us and remember if he is strong it is all to our benefit."
"I understand Sir Zearus, I will get him to the summit, how are things on Hagar’s end?"
"He also seems to be experiencing an interference by one student"
"One student...is that a joke, is he now compassionate to not be able to have finished off one student?"
"He has made plans, he will do it appropriately and from his end he will also take care of things, so you do the same and this must not fail"
"Yes Sir Zearus, Eroll and Martine seems to be having things quite easy."
"The most important thing is the success then we can deal with all of them after wards, as usual we will start the crack during the summit meeting and afterwards everything will proceed like it always has, I will pronounce the death of the first union leader soon, I’m sure an unexpected candidate will arise just like how you got someone strong, then It will be goodbye for now"
Jarled bowed lightly, "alright"
After the orb went off and reverted to original light blue color Jarled adjusted his bow tie and took his coat, he left the office and went to Ulfur’s quarters.
He politely entered and bowed slightly, Ulfur who was meditating paid no attention. For a while he looked at Ulfur before finally clearing his throat.
Ulfur opened his eyes, "You have come to ramble about summit nonsense again, you can take your leave if you are not ready to throw punches because unless you beat me to pulp I see no reason why I should follow your orders when you are nothing but a butler, an ordinary human butler" Ulfur stared up right into his eyes.
Jarled smiled, "I have never heard stories about you nor did I know of your existence until the day you walked in upon the death of the former third leader, which I’ve been wanting to ask you, how did you find that about his death, how were you there, since you were the seventh union leader you fortress should be really far, if would have taken you over a week’s journey to arrive here, so how?"
"Why should I answer the question of a butler that does not know his place?"
Jarled had the appearance of a 40 aged man neglecting the fact that he was ove a thousand years old, to him Ulfur was naturally disrespectful, there was no justification to it, Ulfur had a very nasty attitude and didn’t forgive grudges easily which made him seem childish but some reasons for his actions are always best known to him. Jarled questioned himself if truly Ulfur already knows something about the demons or is just acting spoilt and cocky, if it was him just acting spoilt and cocky, fighting him and teaching him a lesson would be the best solution but if it was the latter then he would be putting himself in a tight spot as that would be confirming whatever Ulfur already knows, he wanted to fight Ulfur so bad or at least figure out his job, but Ulfur was not giving himself away, he was being very intelligent and cunning with Jarled which Jarled dispised a lot.
"I have actually come to do things the right way, I am your butler and I never should have acted like that, I guess managing other third leaders had made me cocky and full of myself." Jarled took a deep bow, "I apologize for my actions"
Ulfur smiled, "well that’s more like it now, as far as you know your place we are okay within this fortress, I know it is a taboo for a union leader to dismiss his butler from his office but no rule state that I can’t kill you instead."
Jarled gritted his teeth underneath his bow, he raised his head back up with a smile on his face, "well then about the sum-"
"Don’t tell me about any summit, if there will be a summit it should be a message from the first union leader as he is the highest person in power, so why are you the one telling me, is the summit arranged by butlers or by leaders"
’This guy...he’s getting harder to read Jarled bowed yet again, no sir, I will inform the first leader about it and he will directly come to you, it so happens that in the time past the butlers were the used to announce any important information, but since you don’t want it like that I shall inform the first union" jarled left Ulfur’s quarters.
’’I honestly thought I was going to be supreme, I thought the first to five union leaders were the real union leaders, but on getting to this seat, all I smell is disgust and manipulation. Is this what my father laid his life for? Tsk it ain’t even anything"
Jon closed his eyes and continued his meditation, this time a yellow line light traced his sitting position and formed a layer around him as he began to slightly float.
