Primordial Soul's Rebirth

CHAPTER 398 - Contract With Emberlyn.

alex, when he came to get alice from the phoenix's chamber, used stealthy techniques, but this time it was different.

this time alex teleported right into this room, letting the people who were keeping an eye on emberlyn's chamber notice the changes.

emberlyn was a very important figure for the people of the phoenixia empire. she was the original phoenix, their ancestor, and the only one who could make things better for the phoenixia empire.

so, last time, when her descendants became aware of the fact that the demon lord had visited their unprotected ancestor, they grew tense.

the imperial family of the phoenixia empire wore grim expressions on their faces for a while, unable to wave off the thought of what would've happened if their last hope were to be killed by the demon lord.

they knew that their ancestor was weak at that moment, so much so that even a person with a power level lower than ex rank could kill her, much less the demon lord, whose power wasn't known to the people of the demon empire itself.

he was called the unpredictable emperor, someone who does things on a whim. no one could guess what he would do.

such a person being close to their only hope was in no way something they would want, so the security of the secret chamber, although seemed more lax than before as there were no guards standing at the door, was better than before.

there were the top powerhouses of the phoenixia empire situated close to the chamber, keeping an eye on the room in shifts.

the moment they sensed something amiss, they were supposed to inform the others and all of them would come rushing to emberlyn's rescue.

this was something even emberlyn wasn't aware of.

that was why, the moment an interference with mana was sensed, the powerhouses of the empire grew tense.

up until this date, there had been only one person other than them who had ever entered the chamber of their ancestor, so they didn't even have to think hard about who it would be.

'the demon lord!'

the signal was sent, and within a second, three figures broke into the chamber, directly moving in for an attack, not even caring about the person who was standing with the demon lord.

they didn't want to give up on the surprise element, and they wanted to finish the battle with just one attack, which was precisely why they were using their strongest skills from the get-go.

"stop!!!"

emberlyn, on the other hand, was shocked beyond belief.

what the hell were these stupid descendants of her trying to do?! trying to get themselves killed or what?!

she herself didn't know alex's actual power limit, but she knew that all three people who were trying to attack him were no match for him.

it was just her gut telling her that.

"agni! pura! griva! stop!!"

they were agni, pura, and griva, the same trio who tried to catch alex the last time he came to their empire.

they were the strongest the phoenix empire could offer, after all. three legendary 3-rankers. the only one capable of protecting this empire from the dangers of the world.

agni, pura, and griva found their flames extinguished, left with nothing but their bodies lying on the ground, with dumbfounded looks on their faces.

'huh?'

'wut..?'

'??'

they didn't even understand what had happened. they just kept lying on the ground, staring at their feathers, which used to be bright with flames; now not even a small whisk of fire could be seen on them.

'n-no way...'

only emberlyn was able to understand what had happened, as her whole body was aflame right now, and she better than anyone could understand what alex was doing.

'h-he is controlling every source of fire in the area...' discover more content at empire

a realization that brought her nothing but terror. someone who could control any kind of fire—wasn't he simply the nemesis of the phoenix empire?

wouldn't he be able to wipe the whole empire of his own if he wanted to?

'n-now that they attacked him... is he going to kill them...?'

this thought flashed in her mind as she saw alex staring at agni, pura, and griva with a cryptic look on his face.

if he were to decide to kill them, could she even do something? was that all she could do right now—watch as her descendants die? or should she interfere even if it meant that she would be risking the entire empire's annihilation by doing that?

"me forgiving them would be my first step in this new partnership of ours..."

it was then that alex spoke, his gaze moving toward emberlyn, who could feel her body, which was literally made of flame, trembling in fervor; it was as if her own body didn't want to listen to her.

"but there won't be a second time, so i suggest you tame your descendants better from now on."

before emberlyn could even reply to his words, alex added with a serious tone. no one in the phoenixia empire could actually harm him, as he really was their nemesis, but that didn't mean he would let them walk over him without any consequence.

"y-yes... yes, it won't happen again."

emberlyn's voice, hesitant and a bit terrified, was heard right after that, and alex nodded his head, smiling a bit as the tension in the air dissipated almost instantly.

alex's ability, however, was still activated. he didn't want to see the same trope where the subordinates wanted to rush to save their leader even if they had to sacrifice their lives happening here.

killing was the last thing he wanted to do right now, as it would just turn things worse.

"alright then, let's sign the contract."

with that, a bright light flashed and a golden-colored scroll appeared in front of emberlyn for her to read it, and all agni, pura, and griva could do was stay lying on the ground without making a voice.

and with that, the contract was formed, marking another one of alex's quests as completed.