As soon as Rex entered into the main tent of the Blood Spartan Tribe, he instantly saw the difference between the main tent and the other tents.
The main tent of the Blood Spartan Tribe was like the coven of a great vampire community, and it was right since all the tribesmen were vampires.
As soon as the 8 mystic warriors entered the main tent, their 16 Blood Warriors left in different directions as all 8 of them escorted their prisoner who was no other person than Rex to the center of the coven.
As they escorted the prisoner in, they drew a lot of attention as the available tribesmen of the Blood Spartan Tribe started trooping out from different locations.
In no time, the news of a prisoner being brought to the main coven spread as all the vampire tribesmen were soon gathered before the clan head.
When the tribesmen gathered at the center of the coven, they were shocked to see the Clan Head, Army Commander, and 4 of the 5 Army Generals of the Blood Spartan Tribe already gathered as they waited for the prisoner.
After interrogating Rex, General Spinlock did not hesitate before contacting the higherups of the Blood Spartan Tribe and they all responded.
All of them arrived at the coven before General Spinlock arrived with the prisoner. Now, they were finally able to set their eyes on him.
At this moment, Rex was already petrified in fear.
His senses that kept on tingling already told him his present situation. At this moment, he was standing before not just 1, not 2, but 7 Super mystic warriors!
It took every ounce of his willpower to remain standing.
Like they all came to a tacit understanding, an eerie silence reigned in the coven as every single vampire here started observing this prisoner silently.
When the silence almost suffocated him, one of them finally made a move.
The muscular Clan Head of the Blood Spartan Tribe finally stood up. Unlike what he expected, the Clan Head did not don beast clothing or any of the sort nor did he look like a berserk barbarian that came straight out of a fictional novel.
The Clan Head was a moderate sized muscular man with middle-aged facial expressions. His face was as stony as a rock, his demeanor as straight as a spear.
The aura that he exuded seemed to squeeze Rex by the neck as he stood up and started walking closer to him, Rex could barely breath.
After walking to him, the Clan Head touched Rex on the forehead before coming down to touch his abdomen. He seemed to engage a strange ritual of identification to confirm if Rex was who he suspected.
The Clan Head did this for only 10 seconds before he stopped. The expression on his face already changed as it was now filled with emotion.
The next moment, he grabbed Rex and pulled him into an affectionate warrior embrace without caring about the current setting of this gathering.
Rex was stunned, not just because of the embrace but because tears already started streaming down the eyes of this Super mystic warrior.
The Clan Head whispered into Rex's ears. "Is the Sword Saint still alive?"
Rex was stunned for a few seconds before he answered after thinking. "He died centuries ago".
The Clan Head took a deep breath and grasped him tighter in the embrace. "What of Lord Asuka?" His voice was more emotional as he asked this.
Now, this was what left Rex tongue-tied. The Clan Head noticed his hesitation and prompted him to speak. "Don't worry, I can take it".
"He died protecting me on my journey here from the enemy Sword Saint".
This time, for the next 1 minute, the Clan Head did not speak as he clenched his fists till the point that they kept on making crackling sounds. His veins constantly popped but he was able to vent his emotions this way, he soon calmed down.
After calming down, the Clan Head finally pulled away from the embrace. The tears already left his eyes as he finally turned to face his tribesmen.
"Today is a day of celebration!"
"The child of prophecy is finally home!"
The Clan Head's declaration sent the tribe into a great frenzy. Every tribesman knew about the child of prophecy, even the kids, the higher-ups made it a priority for every tribesman to know about this hope from their ancestors.
As soon as their Clan Head confirmed that this warrior standing before them was the child of prophecy, their joy knew no end as they celebrated wildly.
As the vampires celebrated, Rex was escorted into the inner chambers which was only accessible to the Clan Head, Army Commander, and the 5 Generals.
Inside the Chamber, the Clan Head finally addressed him. The Clan Head used as few words as possible to explain everything that he needed to know.
The Clan Head, Guko, was Lord Asuka's first disciple. He was the leader of the 20 vampire youngsters that were sent to Planet Tioron by the Sword Saint and the other leaders of the old family, and he was also the strongest.
When they arrived in Planet Tioron, adaptation was hard for them.
Within the first 2 months, 5 of them died, and within the next 2 years, 2 more died. The 13 that survived became the founders of the Blood Spartan Tribe.
Following the plan that was given to them by their ancestors, they procreated among themselves and started the Blood Spartan Tribe.
Despite their hard work though, Planet Tioron was a hostile planet. After more than 3 centuries, the Blood Spartan Tribe had only 500+ tribesmen.
They did not just have to fight against the hostile environment of the planet, but they also had to fight against the indigenous aliens that resided here and the mystic beasts that were far more powerful than normal.
Over the years, despite their few numbers, they were able to break one milestone after another. Like real Spartans, they overcame all odds and established themselves. Now, they were one of the most feared groups in the planet.
The Blood Spartan Tribe had approximately 150 blood warriors who were all Advanced mystic warriors. Intermediate and basic warriors of the tribe were the children less than the age of 15, and they were less than 20 in number.
The strongest warriors in the tribe were the Clan Head, the Army Commander, and the 5 Generals who were all Super mystic warriors.
Being pinnacle Super mystic warriors, the Clan Head and the Army Commander were the 2 pillars that kept the tribe standing and fighting.
After giving him their account, they finally asked Rex to give his own account. By now, everything already spiraled out of Rex's control and he followed the flow.
Rex gave the full account about the tragic fate that befell their old marauding tribe, how he met Lord Asuka, how he became the Sword Saint's inheritor and how he was transported to this planet.
Unlike what he originally had in mind, Rex changed his mind and also emphasized on the reason why Lord Asuka sent him to the planet.
On knowing that the Clan Head was Lord Asuka's disciple, things became a lot easier for him. His greatest obstacles to becoming the leader of the Blood Spartans was if they refused to acknowledge him.
With the Clan Head though, he believed that things would go smoothly but Rex was surprised by their reaction after he gave his full account.
"Over the years, the Blood Spartan Tribe grew a lot".
"Though we never stopped preaching about the child of prophecy, we also had to accept the reality that there was a high chance that no help was coming for us so we developed and adapted to live independently".
"Due to living independently, we developed new principles. One of our greatest principles was the full emphasis on individual and collective strength".
"In Planet Tioron, we learned to be self-sufficient to survive".
"We learned to be real Spartans".
"Though I still respect Lord Asuka, for your own good and ours, you need to follow the principles. For you to become the leader of the Blood Spartan Tribe, you need to defeat the strongest challenger among our youngsters".
"Our strongest challenger will be my son this time, Zuko".
"Defeat him in battle and earn the respect of the tribe".
Once they laid down their ultimatum, the brief gathering came to an end.
The Clan Head granted Rex unrestrained access to the whole coven, to all the other vampires, to the sword masters and sword grandmasters, and to the best training chambers for him to train and prepare for the duel.
The duel would take place 2 days later, on his last day in Planet Tioron. This was Rex's only plan to convince the whole coven that he was indeed the child of prophecy and was worthy of becoming their leader.
Though Rex had a lot of things going on in his mind, he abandoned them all and simply toured the massive coven that the Blood Spartans occupied for the rest of the day which was part of his preparations.
With this, he got to acclimatize himself with the culture of these warriors that had to adapt to the extreme conditions of this hostile planet.
Amid his tour, he finally met Clan Head Guko's son, Zuko.
Zuko was a 10th tier Advanced mystic warrior and a spear master just like his father the Clan Head, he was an elite mystic warrior.
Rex was fired up. "I have a lot of training to do!"
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