Chapter 177 - 172: Lady Elin!

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Red sun city.

Millions of miles away from western warlords palace, dozens of armed group of knights floating around a jet black haired lady could be spotted outside the city.

" Lady Elin! What sort of guest are there which would require your presence to welcome them? "

An old person who appears to be in his seventies had bowed his back asking while asking his lady in a curious tone.

" A friend! "

She replied him with a clear smile over her face.

" Still this old alone is enough to welcome that one! With lady's reputation even Kings of countries had to stand in line to receive my lady, what qualifications does your friend have to make our lady receive them personally? "

His tone though it wasn't offensive, nor had he shown disrespect to lady Elin, the fact that he could openly converse with her shows the position he had in her heart.

Though the person appears old and weak, suited in butler robes with round circular glasses on him, there was more than what it meets to the eyes, as his aura was different.

The aura released by this person was devastating, stronger than any aura emperor in existence as he had long since broke through that realm to enter transcendence.

Not just him, but the tall muscular head Knight in grey hair, over Lady Elin's left has an aura which was no lesser compared to him.

" Bardos! How dare you question her ladyship? "

The head Knight unsheathed his heavy sword pointing it over the butlers neck and glared at his eyes in a threatening manner.

Boom!

Bardos swung his black cane and pushed the heavy sword, releasing his breathtaking aura which caused the knights around to frighten in his presence.

" Mordok! Dare you point your sword towards this old butler? "

Head Knight Mordok was about to swing his heavy sword for the next time but lady Elin swung her rapier in a flash and beat their palms with its flat surface and made the weapons to fall off their hands, putting an end to their fight in a flash!

" Do you still have your lady in your eyes? Guests are about to arrive and you are fighting internally putting me at shame! "

Hearing the harsh words of their lady, both bowed down in apology, yet they couldn't help but glare at each other eyes cursing the other party internally for becoming a doll before their lady's eyes.

She then looked at the side of a mountain peak with smile, above which a giant dragon of two hundred meters long could be spotted.

It slowly made its way to lady Elin ultimate stopping few meters away from her.

Within seconds several hundreds of giant dragons were landed before them frightening the knights who were present before them.

Giant dragon were creatures of aura emperor cultivation by birth and were difficult to subdue and the one which exceeds hundred meters they have entered transcendent state!

Totally a group of nine hundred giant dragons followed by three larger ones were landed before them.

If it was just that Mordok and Bardos wouldn't be startled as them with their lady Elin and knights were capable of forcing this herd back but what startled them was the ones riding above them.

A woman of mid thirties accompanied by two young ladies of late teens were leading this giant dragon herd, on which several aura emperor powerhouses were acting as their partners to dragons making this group a serious threat to be reckoned with.

" Elin! I need your help! "

The brown haired woman in mid thirties thirties opened her mouth and the first thing she said was to ask for help.

" This woman... Does she know what courtesy means? How could she ask for help at first sight? Her ethics betrays her outer elegance! "

Bardos grimaced internally, and the impression of his lady's friend had hit rock bottom in his eyes.

The knights and butlers over her back had ugly expressions, looking at the person over giant dragon who doesn't know the word called courtesy!

If a strong force of a giant dragon herd was not powerful enough and requires help, how strong would their enemy be to ask their ladyship help?

Wasn't it asking their lady ship to help them with unknown risk for them?

But contrary to his thoughts, Elin made a small chuckle after hearing this request from her friend with this awkward moment and said.

" Gilda! Why don't you accompany your friend to a tea, we have a lot more to... ! "

Before she could complete her words Gilda stepped down her mount, appeared before her in a snap, caught both of Elin's arms and said

" It's about him! "

All of a sudden, lady Elin shuddered after hearing those words. She then turned back with a self of urgency looking at her trusted subordinates and exclaimed

" Mordok! Assemble our entire Knight ȧssembly! "

" Bardos! Ready our skilled butlers and maids... We are heading out! "

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Main house hall, Milton's palace.

Fourteen luxurious throne like seats were placed in the main hall, around the round table, four in an upper circle and ten a little behind them in lower portion.

Though all seats were filled, the one at front facing the north of the room was left empty and few members in the room gave a contemplating gazes of it and sighed internally at they predicted it to be!

" How long has it been? Ten years... twenty years... I don't remember it correctly, well... Why have I been summoned to the main hall? "

An old man in late nineties, extremely frail body, wrinkle filled face and with a small hump on his back said nonchalantly.

His expression was completely playful, unlike the demeanour an old ancestor of Milton house should have, and his status in Milton was extremely high which could be proved by the fact that he was presented with the west seat of upper circle.

He looked extremely lively despite the fact that he was called out of reclusion, because main hall meetings occur rare and each time it does, it changes entire structure of Milton house hold as a whole.

" Old ancestor... it's about lord north! "

A black haired middle aged person In lower seat stood up and cupped his hands before bowing down a little to answer his old ancestor's question.

" Oh! That little brat! What happened, why isn't he attended this rare meeting? "

Waving his hand down wards, the old ancestor asked out only to get serious by looking at his descendent that was trying to evade his face from making contact.

" Old ancestor... lord north, lord north had passed away in a battle against the calamities! "

Immediately following it, the atmosphere in the room chilled down a bit, and the main hall started shuddering violently along with the entire palace by the aura emitted from the old ancestor.

" Calamities? Which one exactly? "

Hearing that a cherished descendent of him had passed away, the old man's playful smile disappeared which was instantly replaced by a surge of raging aura out his body which almost made the ones in the lower circle squat down to ground by an irresistible pressure.

" Old ancestor, appease your anger! "

" Old ancestor, appease your anger! "

Unable to breath well under this old ancestors rage, the other two in the upper circle stood up pleading their ancestor to go easy on his descendants.

" This old man's great grand child died to the calamities... Which one was it? I'll skin that damn monster alive! "

He raged his last words in anger which showed the importance he placed over the lord north.

" Sea king of raging storm, Anancula! "

Hearing that Anancula had killed his cherished descendent, the old man gave a snort and roared.

" That damn tortoise! When did it for guts to lay it's hand over my descendents? "

If not for the pact between Himonculus and this old man, I would long since have stewed that old tortoise to death!

Damn, should I know that such a thing would happen today, I would had killed that damn thing a couple centuries ago, regardless of the consequences! "

With a face full of anger the old ancestor clenched his fist in regret thinking about the past where he had the chance to kill that Anancula before!

" Stew the Anancula? Only old ancestor in our household would probably have the guts to say it so! "

Lord south who appeared a cultured man in early seventies thought internally.

" Poor little brat, he just left behind a pair of daughters for me to pamper, if an additional pack of son was added or would had been better! Atleast our fourth lineage wouldn't had extinguished! "

In a sobbing tone, old ancestor muttered out which gave the southern lord to state the second matter for today's meet.

Southern Lord who was the head of information department for Milton's had access to all information he could gather, so when the topic of heir was popped up he stood up before his grand father and exclaimed.

" Lord west! the second matter we were to discuss is about the heir of lord north! "

" Heir? "

Old ancestor got elated after hearing this matter and turned towards his grand son, the lord south, and asked " Repeat your words grand son! "

Southern lord gave a chuckle and said

" Lord north seems to fancy a woman and kept us in dark, it was only after did he disappear, his heir popped out! "

Seeing the appearance of an heir at such a suspicious time, old ancestor gave a frown and questioned.

" Is he really his heir? Have you investigated the credibility of his existence? "

Looking at the eagerness on his grand father's face, lord south gave a laugh before exclaiming.

" Lord North's heir was found on the shore nearest to the battle lord north participated! "

" Later he was saved by a tiny local force on the surroundings and got saved by them, and was sent to their western branch to recuperate! "

He paused for a bit before taking a deep breath and exclaimed.

" Upon further investigation, we have found the involvement of church, cursed undead, beast men and abyss devils! "

" Lord north son had definitely inherited his father's genes as he single handedly killed an abyss demon all by himself and saving a royal princess in the process! "

Listening to these matters, even the ignorant ones in the lower seats were startled as even the weakest abyss devil had an cultivation of half step aura emperor with the battle powers of an emperor class itself!

So when they found the heir of north lord to be so potential, they gasped in surprise and imagined the possibility of a new north lord from him.

Lord south then took a recording disc from his storage space and passed his mana through it to activate.

A battle field was unveiled before their eyes which shows utter destruction.

Standing in the middle of this battle field a young child in blue flames surrounded by several giant monsters in humanoid form were battling against him, leaded by a silvery figure.

Looking at the scene the members of the lower seats stood up in shock, as they were glancing at a figure identical to lord north on his child form, battling several aura emperor who could regenerate indiscriminately.

" Lord south don't tell me that lord North's child was slain in this battle against these monsters? "

Looking at the person who questioned him, Lord south took a glance at the faces of others who seemed curious.

" Watch till the end before making some ȧssumptions! "

Exclaiming this lord south sat back to his seat, looking at the startled gazes of others that seemed to get their answer.

But as the seconds passed, the young child came to a pause before shortly brandishing his swords in a blue flash, beheading the entire group of his enemies instantly.

" Bloodline mutation! It definitely should be blood line mutation! Congratulations Lord four greater seats, our fourth lineage seems to power up for an another time! "

Looking at their cheerful gazes, the old man snorted and said, " it's a special body constitution, you idiots! "

But all of a sudden he released a murderous glare, looking at the shadowy figures in black that tired sneak attacking when the young child was tired out.

Shortly following it the recording disc stopped playing, as if the recorder had stopped to prevent the death of this child from witnessing out.

They could clearly witness the signs of mana deficit in that child, several injuries were bleeding at the same time he was extremely feeble to put a fight against the ȧssassins that came for his life.

So regardless to say they ȧssumed that child to be dead.

" Bastards from that alliance! I'll incinerate your generations of descendents alive! "

The emotions of old man surged violently. At one point his cherished descendent was slain by a calamity while his descendent heir pops out in the other picture to reduce his grief.

At an another picture his descendant appears promising, but was ultimately slain by their enemies who made his fourth great lineage to vanish thereafter.

He quickly took a bold decision to organize Milton's army and graze the entirety of the alliance to dust.

Shortly following it the old ancestor left the hall and walked towards the military quarters of Milton house hold to wage war on the alliance.

Few more important matters were discussed in the meet, in the absence of west lord, and was concluded shortly following it.

Few minutes later.

When all important persons of Milton left the hall, only the lord south and lord east were left behind and a moment of silence was kept between them.

" Lord south why haven't you left the hall yet? Is there any matters yet to be discussed... personally? "

With a humble smile over his face, lord east exclaimed out making the lord south rage in anger only to question.

" Haider! Where is my young grand daughter and young grand son? "

Lord south looked murderously at the eyes of Lord east and was forced to hold down his anger from attacking him, as his only grand children still alive were kept captive by Lord east.

" Hehe... Lord south, those young sibling... They are... Extremely safe under my care! "

Lord east gave a small chuckle and opened a recording disc revealing a pair of ten year siblings who looked extremely frightened while their actions were recorded.

In a plain room supplied by artificial light, two young children were clinging close to each other and looked extremely terrified at if they had gone through a lot.

Lord South's heart throbbed with intense pain when he looked at the faces of terrified grand children who were despairing.

All of a sudden, the gaze of lord south went on his grand daughter whose little finger seems to be missing as if it was chopped down recently.

" Haider! "

Lord south clawed his fingers and head straight to Haider's neck for a kill, but ultimately he stopped at close as Haider was the only link that knew the location where his grand children were kept captive.

" Providing access to secrets of information department! "

" Withholding information from lord north to lead to his death! "

" Tampering with recording disc to fool others in the meet !"

" Narrating a scene which would rage the old ancestor to shift his attention to that alliance! "

He paused for a second and exclaimed

" Haider, I have done enough for you, why are you still being ungrateful to release my grand children? "

looking at the emotional face of Lord south, Lord north chuckled a bit and exclaimed

" Lord south, it's true that you have done enough for this Haider, but still there are things which are yet to be done!

Once all things are overed for good, I'll release your sweet pair of grand children for you to reunite!

Ah! I almost forgotten that Lord norths child seems to have affairs with Darkhan's child! Inform her that her little sweet lover was ȧssassinated by that alliance!

looking at our old ancestor who's rallying our house hold army by himself, the Wintergarden household would be halfway be satisfied! But if our lord south were to specifically ask for their partnership against that alliance, our chances to annihilate alliance would be great!"

Listening to Haider, Lord south questioned.

" Why are you pushing me to limits, just when would we stop being enemies with the alliance... "

Before he could complete his words Haider paused in and roared.

" Six generation of enemies against our great house hold, an utter shame, a black spot on our god given powers! How could we tolerate, this Haider would annihilate that alliance for good and avenge my daughter, and no one could stop it, not you, not lord north or not even the god who's watching us from above! "

Remembering the past where his daughter was dismembered and parceled to his palace, Lord east was emitting a deathly Aura just with the thought of inhumane tortures his precious daughter might have gone through!

He quickly regained his composure, passing a diplomatic document to lots south to be passed to Wintergarden for their partnership.

Though Darkhnan would want to teach alliance for touching his inheriting daughters lover, he wouldn't go so far as to annihilate them as it wouldn't benefit them much and might even cause his enemies with ill intention to attack them at a moment of crisis.

But things were different if a partnership was made between these powers of Milton and Wintergarden!

Annihilating the alliance and later absorbing their resources to strengthen their foundation. The strength of Wintergarden and Milton's would rise dramatically and at the same time their partnership would give Wintergarden an insurance against their enemies who might want to strike them afterwards.

Since Milton and Wintergarden were just half a tier weaker than Royal family, those imperials would for sure try to intervene.

But holding the recording where an Milton youngster named Mark had protected and imperial princess and later was unjustly killed by that alliance, the royals would lose face if they were to support that alliance over Milton by then!

This way the east lord of Milton had gained an immunity and a reason to start war, and so was Wintergarden which would be more than willing to join the frey to earn their share!

Haider had meticulously planned to wage war against that alliance, but the appearance of Mark had played the catalyst which also provided enough reasons for him to make move on alliance without much resistance from other powers.

When Lord south left the hall, two ȧssassins revealed out from shadows makinga bow before him and exclaimed

" Lord your command! "

" Did you killed that division leader of that alliance whom we bribed to attack North's child? "

Giving a nod to their lord they answered his questions silently.

" Yes lord owner, we have killed that one, the middle man broker, and all their related family and friends to keep the information confidential! "

" But lord owner, Wintergarden aren't fools either, they would easily be able to find faults with our validity, for instance the existence of lady Elvenscene can disrupt our plans, should we eliminate her, impersonating in that alliance clothings? "

Giving out a gently smile Haider exclaimed

" That child, we still have use for her. A living Elvenscene is better than a dead one, more over... "

Haider exclaimed in a low tone and secretly passed his instructions to that ȧssassin, which made him startle.

" Yes sir, I understand, this servant will carry out his work! "

Exclaiming it the ȧssassin disappeared from the place leaving behind Haider, Who closed his eyes to formulate further plans!

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Characters added

Lady Elin - An overlord of Red sun city, a Transcendent level cultivator who even high nobles of empire wouldn't dare offend!

Mordok - Head knight of Red sun city!

Bardos - Head butler of Red sun mansion!

Harder - A peak existence in Milton, who's a grade weaker than the ancestor of his household!

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Author's notes:

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Status:

# Mark - 7th stage of refinement! ( High order aura emperor equivalent )

# Wendy - Peak order aura emperor!

Wendy's undead forces

1. Initial order aura king - 20,000 ( normal ), 20,000 ( peak-initial)

2. Middle order aura king - 6,000(peak-mid)

3. High order aura king - 1,200(peak-high)

4. Peak order aura king - 600(nearing HSAE)

5. Half step aura emperor - 1500 ( mostly piled up from half mutants and green rank base leaders )