Chapter 114 - Great Encounter

"So you're saying that you fought with the one the had attacked Sandra?!" Henry asked as an immediate meeting was called after Wilson had recovered from his battle with Julius.

"Yes I did. I have also managed to gather some information that you should all be aware of. The person who attacked Sandra is also named Julius however, he is not prince Julius but some commoner with that name. His strength is indeed just as Sandra described. However, he lacks experience as he dashed straight into my monster core infused war-hammer and I was able to land an attack before he began to take the battle seriously and finished me off," Wilson explained.

"Wait what? Could I have been wrong? So not only is the Julius which I fought super strong but there a second Julius who's even more fearsome. This is getting worse and worse," Mary thought to herself.

"How sad Henry, your son is still training his heart out with Jun but yet there's another kid who's around the same age as your son and also bears the same name yet that one is much more powerful than your son," Steward taunted Henry.

"Don't worry Steward. You should know by now that I have prepared to give my son the ultimate monster core. With it, he'll be able to over take any opponent that gets in his way, no matter how powerful they may be," Henry replied.

"So you're speaking of the light monster core? I've wanted that thing for so long. Why do you insist that you give it to that child, he's not worthy of it. Why not take it for yourself?" Steward asked.

"Helping the enemy? Well, no matter. Right now, our fight has come to a necessary stop as we're facing a being with threatens the very existence of our world it would be best to remove the commoner Julius from the equation. Let us unite our forces and kill that monster before it grows beyond the point where we can do anything about it," said Henry.

"YEAH!" the rest replied in unison as they all shared a common enemy.

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Once the meeting had come to a close and the kings and queens began to leave as they needed to head for their kingdoms and prepare for the battle, Steward stopped Henry as he wanted to speak to him.

"Hey Henry, I've been meaning to ask, aren't you going to check up on your son? You haven't seen him in almost a year, actually you haven't ever properly met him. All you do is watch from the sidelines but you know what I mean," said the real Steward.

"You know, as much as I would love to. I love surprises even more. I want to see how much Julius will have grown by the time he turns 18 and it is time for his ceremony. It'll be wonderful to see how much he's grown and how much he will continue to grow after he is given the monster core," Henry replied.

"Sure, suit yourself but don't go crying when you find out that he's much weaker than you expected," said Steward as he also left the room to head for his kingdom.

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After weeks of gathering their most elite forces, the 9 kingdoms' armies and rulers gathered around the kingdom which the guild know as the 'Battling Barbarians' was in.

"I know the guild master here, let me go in first," said Henry as he stepped forward and entered the small kingdom before quickly sprinting towards the guild building.

"Hello there Ozel," said Henry as he walked inside the building. Just as everyone saw Henry, they began to bow as they didn't want to get killed from showing disrespect. That also included Ozel. The reason which everyone knew that the real Henry was the one who walked in was because of the golden armour with black glowing engravings on it. It didn't matter who wore it, the colour scheme of it always meant that it was the king of the kingdom of swords, the kingdom which Henry currently ruled over.

"Good evening my liege, what bring this unexpected visit?" Ozel asked.

"Where is Julius?" Henry asked in a rather harsh tone.

"Do you speak of your son or the one which is in my guild," said Ozel.

"The one who joined your guild. Where is he?" Henry replied in a stern voice.

"Why do you wish to know his location sire?" Ozel asked.

"I am the one who asks questions here! Now, tell me where he is if you value your life," Henry began to grow more angry.

"My apologies sir, Julius is off on a mission right now. I don't believe that he'll be able to return any time soon," said Ozel.

"And why won't he be able to return?" Henry asked at which at this point he was only seconds away from chopping off Ozel's head with his double edged golden blade.

"I'm afraid I can't tell you," said Ozel which finally brought Henry to the point where he couldn't take it anymore and swung his blade at Ozel's head.

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"You dare try to murder a member of the council of the strong? Even for you Henry, this is too far. Do you seek a war between our two sides?" the white glow asked as she caught the swing of Henry's blade with was only inches away from cutting off Ozel's head.

"Grandmaster?!" Ozel asked as he jumped back in surprise.

"You're the grandmaster? I always thought you were a man," Henry said as he took control of his blade once again.

"It doesn't matter what my gender is, there are bigger problems which I must take care of right now, such as dealing with you," said the glowing female figure.

"Henry, I will warn you only this time, if you go ahead and attack another member of my council, this will mean war. A war between those who use mediation and those who use battle to cultivate," the grandmaster warned Henry.

"Then so be it! War shall take place!" Henry replied.

"It saddens me to do this but I have no choice. Our battle will take place once your son returns to you.. That way, we can wipe you all out at once," the grandmaster said which Henry gave one nod before retreating as he needed to prepare for a war on a scale which was unheard of.