Vengeance of the Returner

Chapter 75: Inauguration party

"Raes Henil is more vicious than I thought..."

{Current goals according to the year 1998}

{1) Stabilizing the soldiers and reserves of the Dracton city.

2) Securing Dynamism drug for over two thousand soldiers to fight outsiders.

3) Make Ferandel abandon the treaty of Vehement peace.}

"Three goals? Firstly did he secure dynamism drugs? He said he wanted me to kill the archangel of Ferandel. Does this mean he already achieved his goals? I wondered why it is a hard thing to stir a war, I guess the Treaty of Vehement peace is the reason. Now I should find out the detailed story about Vehement peace and the Reason the kings are complying with it...Hah"

He sleepily yawned and closed the file, laying in his bed feeling the soft cushion that abruptly made him feel sleepy as he waited for Cinzia to appear. Instead, Felishia walked in.

He rose from his bed and furrowed his brows after scanning her.

She was carrying a small bag, and her two elven subordinates were with her. By the looks of it she appeared to be leaving somewhere.

"Hi!"

Felishia said with a smile.

"Hi, Are you going somewhere?"

She nodded her head and said.

"Yes, That's why I came here."

"Why so suddenly?"

She sighed and said.

"Hah, I've been planning to leave. I just stayed here since you requested me to and I no longer need to do so. I will return after some time to go on quests to find the other six relics. For Now, I am letting Cinzia hold the sky piercer. I am still in search of some things I need to find and I am leaving that kid with you."

"I see... Sky piercer? Do you mean the spear? The kid in the sense you are referring to the tiger kid? Anyways, see ya"

He said monotonously and laid in his bed and closed his eyes.

"Tch, you unenthusiastic airhead!" She puffed her cheeks and mumbled.

"Bye," He said as she opened the door.She understood it was his type of saying that she should take care. She turned for a second and smirked at him and left the room.

"Ahhh!"

He yawned and tried to go to sleep mode once again, only to be disturbed by Cinzia after a few seconds.

"Oi, You finished reading it huh?"

Cinzia asked as she walked in.

'I Can't catch a break...' He muttered inwardly and frowned at her.

"Yeh, Just a few minutes ago."

"So, what do you think about him?"

"A sly man with tactics and a burning passion to conquer Chaos mainland."

"Hmm, So what do you think will happen next? You went to his palace and has returned in one piece. Can you explain it in detail?"

"Yes..."

He said and explained everything that happened.

"I see... Did you say you killed a devil?"

He quietly nodded his head.

"He clearly tried to test you and your potential...You should have shown symptoms of the curse as soon as you killed the Devil... Perhaps you didn't get the curse?"

"I don't know what you are talking about but I am perfectly fine."

"Hmm, can you remove your shirt?"

He sighed and unbuttoned his shirt and closed the distance between her.

"So?"

She examined every nook of his body and sighed.

"You are fine... I wonder what made you survive this?"

"I don't know either anyway what this is about?"

"Killing a devil is impossible. Just like killing an angel. Meaning, We all have restrictions in fighting them according to the administration and setting of our system. Even if you go against the system. You might end up getting cursed. And there are two types of curses."

"The first type will force you to turn into a cannibal in order to survive the curse. You have to eat humans once in a while or take medications like drinking healing potions or Elixirs. Yet, dark elixirs are more preferable. This curse is called Undead transpiration. You might die within 2-3 days if you don't take proper medication. Few Entizens are immune to these curses but, the majority of them suffer the same fate just like us Outsiders."

She stopped and added.

"Second one is incurable even if you take medication. It is Soul abrasion. You might call it cancer. You will go through a slow and painful death. If you are immune to one of the curses then you are sure immune to both... I think you are 'immune'."

She ended it with a smile.

"How?"

"Just an intuition. You didn't get any symptoms right?."

"Nah"

"Then it's fine..."

She said with a smile and added.

"You are the freest person I had ever seen and you don't seem to be under the influence of devils like us who get their assistance. It's like you are with perfect settings in your system."

'Dark Nix?'

He was reminded about him once again. He thought Dark Nix disappeared but, instead he was inside his soul realm.

"I don't know about what you people go through by having an assistant Devil. I am glad that I am free from any binding."

"I am envious of you. Let's see what will happen once you gain a level tho."

He sighed and began to talk in cooly.

"Well, that's that. Do you have any information about the Hellhounds clan in saragame city?"

Cinzia furrowed her brows and stared at him with multiple questions inside her head.

"The Hellhounds? Why?"

Nix looked at her with a serious expression and replied.

"I have an unsettled business with them..."

"Oh, Hell hound is one of the high tier clans with two hundred members."

She stopped for a second and added.

"Their clan contains suicidal groups and expendable pawns. Just like the Zerast clan. Their commander is quite mysterious. There are rumors that he is an immortal old man disguised in the body of a forty-year-old man. Some people say he is no more and a devil possesses his body...He is just a random old geezer in my opinion. Haven't got any news or achievements about him yet heard his name quite a few times since my days in Empyrean."

Nix furrowed his brows.

'Immortal...'

She shrugged her shoulders.

"Hah, Although that clan has potential. They don't do anything much either. They are actually powerful enough to destroy zerast. I don't know what's stopping them... If they wanted they could be the topmost clan among the outlaws."

There was one of the things he had in his to-do lists that he was bound to complete.

And that was to find the organization or the individual who assigned Feroz khan and his clan members to kill him.

"Hmm, I see and I've been wondering if I could ask this..."

He stopped and looked at her eyes for a few seconds and then continued.

"Can I know what happened to you in your past? All of you were overly cautious about me during the quest..."

Cinzia's face turned stern upon hearing his question. She looked at him with an expressionless face and replied.

"Can I talk about it after destroying Zerast?..."

"Fine..."

Even though her attitude towards him changed a lot since their first meeting. she withheld some personal matters within her to not burden him as his hands were already full with his own personal matters.

As there was awkwardness in the air after she rejected his question. She decided to break it.

"Then...I have invited the other three clans of the city to the inauguration party... Hopefully, everything goes well tomorrow."

"I agree"

He nodded his head.

***

The next morning he commenced continuing his regular practice. Five of his clan members didn't take his advice and went to rob people. They didn't return until dawn. And The members of the clan just turned a blind eye on them thinking that they might return the next day. It's not like they were children to be worried about them. Their lives, their responsibilities.

Soon, the Inauguration party started at dawn. They didn't have any decoration. They just made simple arrangements with boozes and beverages. It could be best to call it a meeting between a few small clans rather than calling it a party. Nevertheless, the members of Transgressors were quite looking forward to the party.

As usual, Nix sat in a corner of the room puffing his smoke while others waited for the guests to arrive.

A woman with long silky brunette hair wearing a velvet red dress was the first woman to enter. She possessed dark ruby eyes, cherry red lips, and pale white skin, and a calm demeanor. Her body was lean and petite with modest busts.

She was accompanied by two men and a woman. Cinzia walked towards her and received her bouquet.

They both walked in and took their seats on the sofa.

"I am glad everything went well."

"Thanks to you and my clan lord I guess."

Her facial expression suddenly brightened as though she was suddenly enlightened by something.

"Where is your clan lord?"

Cinzia pointed at Nix who was in his own world smoking his cigarette, leaning against the wall. He gazed at them and reversed his eyes back towards another direction and dropped his cigar in the ashtray and paced towards them.

The brunette woman rose from her seat and stretched her hand with a smile.

"Hi, I am Rafila. Commander of the Requiem clan"

'This is the clan that wanted our support in an assassination mission."

"Nice to meet you, I am Nix."

Nix shook hands with her and they both secured their seats.

Cinzia smiled inwardly observing the scene of Nix socializing with others.

"It seems the other two clan commanders would arrive later than we expect."

Just as they were taking two carriages arrived one after another at the same time. Followed by the arrival eight people arrived in front of the building. Cinzia walked towards the group to welcome them.

A man wearing a white Tee shirt and blue jeans walked in. He was carrying a sword and sheath tied on his waist. Indeed they created apparels from earth a lot. He seemed around the same age as Cinzia and Rafila. He had under-cut Blonde hair and white skin hinting that he is a westerner. Followed by him were his lackeys. He did seem quite intimidating.

Next to him was the other group. A man with skin dark as coal and a tall body befitting his lean yet muscular frame greeted Cinzia and the others with an intimidating smile. He was carrying a long sword behind his back. It didn't gratify his grey formal attire though. His spiky silver hair was quite stylish. But he carried a mature aura around him.

Nix was probably the youngest Clan lord there judging by the age of the other commanders.

"Wassup! It's been a long time since we met... "

The silver-haired man asked Cinzia.

He stopped as the blonde guy began talking with a serious expression.

"Are you trying to build an alliance Just like Damian?"

Cinzia sighed.

"Hah, Damian's path was different and my path is different. The last clan war was indeed a failure But..."

The silver-haired man looked at the blonde guy and said.

"Gregory? Seriously? Man, We are meeting after a long time for a party and you are bringing the past up? Let's stop with the serious talk... I Heard you are using the clan lord system. where is your clan lord?"