Chapter 198 - So

"So you're telling me that everything I do and will do is planned for me right? So you're going to tell me that if I join up with Henry for the sole purpose of proving your statement wrong, that will also be a part of your plan?" Julius asked Duke-Drake in quite the irritated tone.

"Listen to me Julius, what I am telling you right now is the truth. I have never given you false information before. So please do not try to do anything without thinking about it first. There's nothing you would gain from joining Henry's side. He is our common enemy, all you have to do is defeat him and all of your dreams will come reality. You will have no reason to watch all the people from the dark districts suffer any longer. You'll have the power to actually make a change for once instead of watching from the side lines without being able to do anything and think of yourself as completely useless," Duke-Drake told Julius in hopes of making Julius change his attitude as the last thing that the world needed was for someone like Julius to join forces with Henry.

"Like I should trust u now! You've been using me like a tool this entire time, I can't even do anything without thinking of you've planned this all along. For all I know, you could have already watched this conversation go through previously and in the end you end up getting what you wished for," Julius said as he didn't know if he could ever trust Duke-Drake after the revelation that was dropped upon him. However hearing Julius' words, Duke-Drake simply let out a sigh of disappointment before getting ready to resort to another plan.

"Look, I told you that because I believe that you'll make the right decision. I mean after all, I could've waited until you had defeated Henry to tell you this however instead, I am willing to be honest with you. However it seems that you would like to be more stubborn. As such, I might as well tell you everything about this world. You've probably heard many stories about how the world which you live in came into existence. You heard about the Great War which took place 200 years ago that caused the defeat of the evil 10th kingdom and allowed the other kingdoms to live in peace. However that's not the full story. As such, I would like to tell you to prepare yourself for what you're about to hear," said Duke-Drake as he was finally willing to resort to his final method of regaining Julius' trust.

"I should mention this to first though. Before the start fo the Great War, there were not 10 kingdoms. Instead there was only one kingdom in this world, that being the same one which is now referred to as the 10th kingdom. That was where all of the cultivators in this world lived at that time. Although the cultivators believed that they were the only people in the world, they would soon be mistaken as a group of people which had never even heard about cultivation came in contact with the cultivators," Duke-Drake began to speak which seemed to peak Julius' interest.

"You remember the people from the other civilization on the planet right? Those people's predecessors were the ones which had approached the people of the first kingdom in our side of the world. They were explorers who wished to learn about the magical powers that those within the kingdom possessed. They were completely and utterly baffled at the concept of being able to create elements from their hands and be able to defeat anyone no matter the age gap by simply training enough times. As such, they asked the people of the first kingdom to teach them their ways," Duke-Drake continued.

"The people of the first kingdom were so generous and as such, they decided to help the explorers out. They taught them the ways of magic and how to create magical spells. However the explorers quickly grew to be addicted to using their magical powers. They trained day in and day out as they wanted complete mastery over their magical powers. To people of the first kingdom, magic was a simple tool used in every day life to make one's job easier. However to the explorers which had stubbled upon magic for the first time in their lives, they were looking at a weapon capable of bringing the end of the world. As such, they quickly created a barrier to stop anymore explorers from the other human civilization from coming to the magical side of the world," Duke-Drake continued to speak.

"After blocking off the entry between worlds, the explorers began to build kingdoms of their own and continued to learn and expand their knowledge of magic. They quickly surpassed the people of the first kingdom which had not yet learned the limits of magic. However seeing as the explorers were getting very powerful, some of the people from the first kingdom began to grow their magical power quickly and efficiently. Those who were quick to see an upcoming war for the power to rule the land were indeed quite fortunate as they had been blessed with the knowledge of the future," Duke-Drake commented.

"Even after this had occurred, peace continued throughout the world for quite some time. However this all changed when a new ruler took over on one of the 9 extra kingdoms which the explorers built for themselves. That being the predecessors of Henry. The first king from that family line was quite harsh. He was not fond of jokes and was much too serious for his age. Even in his early 20s, he had the look of an old man which was in extreme thought. He always seemed to have something on his mind. Such overwhelming stress would be capable of inducing death upon someone.. Nevertheless, his looks aren't what matters now but instead what his family does," said Duke-Drake as he looked at Julius which had his eyes opened wide like he couldn't wait even another second for the tale to continue.