SWNOVELXO Chapter 446: It Is Time
Astraeus stood in front of the castle, waiting patiently for Michael and Rhea.
The moment the two landed on the ground, he asked:
"Why did you kill Ophion?!"
"He tried to cheat me." Michael moved his gaze on the five behind Astraeus, and nodded.
"It's good all of you are here... I'm leaving."
"Leaving?"
"Yes, Rhea... Don't worry, after all this, I'll release you guys from here."
"If we survive... We'll be waiting." Perses said.
Astraeus stared at Michael for some seconds and sighed: "Ophion was the guardian of the swamp... Yeah, he's our enemy, but he keeps those monsters at bar."
"Monsters? You mean these?"
A vortex opened, and more than 20 3-feet humanoid critters walked out, all in black armors.
"You?"
"Yeah, I killed them all... Rhea helped, so don't worry about the swamp..."
"The Monster are thousands, how did you?"
"10,000 isn't much... I'll get going now."
The critters turned into smoke, disappearing from sight.
The Titans watched with stunned silence, as Michael flew into the air, leaving the castle... Their gazes were fixed on him still he disappeared from the clouds. Then lowered their heads to Rhea.
"Was he really the one who killed Ophion?" Astraeus asked.
"Yes... He... He has a Supreme-class weapon."
Upon hearing Rhea, the six's faces instantly got serious.
"What are you saying?! How can a mere True God use a Supreme weapon... Only Primordial sage could wield it."
"I know, Matic! That's why I'm confused, He's just a True god, there's no way he could hold such a weapon. A weapon even a Primordial can't use." Rhea said.
"That young man is a monster." She added.
"Truly a Monster." The other nodded their heads.
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Michael landed on a clear open green field, surrounded by trees... He turned around and asked:
"Are you ready to show yourself?"
Shoosh!
The wind blew, and a figure in a Assassin's outfit appeared, his face concealed.
"Lelantos... How nice seeing you."
****Huh?****
The man was stunned.
****How do you know my name? Wait, how do you know I'm the one?!!!****
A throne appeared behind Michael, and he sat down, relaxing on it.
"**How did I know your name? From Ophion's memories... You know, I'm kind of angry right now... Know why I'm angry?**"
Lelantos rises an eyebrow.
Michael sneered, and added:
"**Because I couldn't turn Ophion into my walker, his realm is just too high, and most of all, he's corrupted by the curse... But you...**"
Lelantos instantly got on guard seeing Michael's eyes turned golden.
BOOM!!
A huge spirit appeared above Michael, armed with a golden broadsword.
****I think I miscalculated.****
"**You thought I'm just a human, and humans are weak, so why don't I go there and kill him... Well, you also planned to capture me.**"
****How the hell did you know that?!**** Lelantos asked with a frown.
"**I created this realm, and prison... Do you think I won't know what's happening here.**"
****This?! You don't have Tartarus's memories! You only have his powers.****
"**And everything he has now belongs to me, so this realm is also mine.**"
The spirit in a golden armor, fixed its gaze on Lelantos, ready to attack.
Lelantos took a step backward.
****'This Human is weird... I might be a Primordial sage, but he just killed one.'****
He thought, and said:
****I'm just here to set my eyes on you, Not here to fight.****
"**Oh? Then why are you armed?**"
****Oh?! You know there are a lot of monsters around, with a terrifying one in front of me... So I had to carry my daggers.****
"**Are you calling me a monster?!!**"
****No, when did I say that...? Forget all that, now that I'd seen you, I'll get going.****
Before he could turn around, Michael's voice sounded.
"**Tell Lepetus that I'll be waiting for his release... This isn't the place to fight.**"
****Yes! I'll let him know.****
Without hesitation, Lelantos disappeared in fright.
Michael sighed, and stood up:
'If I had acted all scared, he would have attacked, thinking I'm weak... Well, I can't defeat him, but my confident demeanor made him fearful.... Time to get out from here.'
He stood up, and snapped his fingers, creating a gateway before him... The spirit shattered into particles, and Michael walked inside, leaving the Titans' prison.
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Squeak!
"*He's coming!*" Yers said, seeing the door finally opening.
Michael walked out, and moved his gaze on his lords, and stopped on Ashyn, whose face was deadly pale.
"You're running out of time, Ashyn."
"It's nothing, My king." He turned to Drakon, then at Michael.
"My King, can I ask for your permission to start the process, that is; transferring all my powers to Drakon."
Michael turned to Drakon, and nodded at Ashyn. "Is there anything I can do?"
"The Ruler don't need to worry about that... Come on, Drakon."
He bowed at Michael, and walked towards the exit, Drakon nodded at Michael, and followed behind Ashyn.
The rest followed behind, leaving Shenras, Michael, and Destroyers behind.
"Shenras, tell me what's troubling you." He said, creating another chains on the door.
"My King, it's not about me."
Michael turned to her, a little confused.
"It's about Mira."
Michael instantly got serious: "What happened?"
"She's ok."
"Ok? Then why are you worried?"
"I heard someone called her name, the voice didn't sound like a human. Is someone targeting Mira?"
Michael slowly nodded: "Eris..."
"She might be the one... But she can't enter the first realm thanks to the Artifact."
"I know, but she can create an S-Rank gateway."
"But Miss Erika and Jennifer are present."
"True, but they aren't strong enough to face a Primordial goddess." He started walking towards the exit.
Shenras and Destroyers following behind.
"I still have one more place to visit, the realm of gods... Then I can go back. For now, help me look after them."
"But Lord Ashyn--"
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"--I know, we can only leave after seeing Ashyn off." Michael said, still walking.
Shenras stared at his back, and let out a small smile.
"Ok, Ruler." She said.
"Come on." Michael walked out of the dungeon.