Hero of Darkness

The next morning, Kahn introduced Omega as the new addition of their security who would also serve as Kahn's right-hand man whether it was business or any other matters related to security. 

Albestros on the other hand was completely baffled. Because one by one, Kahn was bringing peak grandmaster rank personnel day after day. 

As if they weren't some rare and one in a million warriors but fruits that grew on trees, easy to find in a nearby market. 

"Old man, he has a request for you." spoke Kahn as he introduced Omega to Albestros. 

"Sir Winston, pleased to make your acquaintance." said Omega with a respectful tone and slightly bowed to the old man. 

"Likewise. How may I help you?" greeted Albestros. 

For the next few minutes, both Kahn and Omega described how they wanted the Katana to be done. 

Kahn, who had watched enough Katana forging videos on the internet explained how the old man could make the sword that was one of the most popular types of swords in the entire otaku community on Earth. 

"Hmm.. Although I've never made this type of sword before.. I did read about these types of swords used in some of the cultures in empires far away from ours. But it will take some time though. I don't want to mess up the sword's durability or balance just because I've never tried it before." spoke Albestros. 

Kahn understood that since no Heroes of the Gods had come in this Empire in the past millennium, on the record that is, it was reasonable for the population here to not know about their weapons & cultures. 

"I see. Please take your time, Sir. I will be eagerly waiting for that day." spoke Omega and stood behind Kahn like an obedient ally. 

Kahn also resisted the urge to ask Albestros for making him one too. Omega needed it so he was given the priority. 

Just like all the otakus, nerds and weebs.. He too liked Katanas and always wanted to hold one in his hands. Because those who didn't like Katanas & Samurai warrior culture were seen as heretics in their community. 

"As for the materials.. Go all out." spoke Kahn. 

Their current stock for materials and resources before their business officially opened was more than enough. They even had the rare Adamantite metal ore that was a rank above Mythril. So Kahn gave him the permission to use their rarest materials for Omega's new sword. 

"Till then, I'll take a walk in the market and check the prices for weapons and armors. We haven't joined a business council yet so we might create trouble for ourselves if we sold weapons too cheap or too overpriced." he said and left with Omega. 

As the duo treaded through the Rukon district till evening, they visited all known and reputed Blacksmith shops and checked their price range in the name of looking for a weapon. 

One thing Kahn noticed was that despite the manufacturing cost being around 300 gold coins, many of the good weapons were sold at the price of 800 to 1000 gold coins. 

And the only key difference was that there was a brand or the company name of the Grandmaster Blacksmith attached to it which raised the price by 2 to 3 times. 

Just like the overpriced branded shoes or bags that were advertised through celebrities but were not even worth half the price in reality. 

But during their visits, Kahn also noticed a remarkable trait about Omega. The Lycan subordinate after merging with Arkham and taking a human form.. Had become a sword fanatic. 

To every Weapon shop they went.. Omega was ogling at the high-quality swords like how little kids looked at chocolate. 

Even after refusing, Kahn still ended up buying 4 rare rank swords that Omega would probably never use but still wanted to keep as part of his collection. 

Kahn took out a space ring from his pockets and handed it to the subordinate in case he needed to store his belongings there. 

Because the amount of adoration Omega was suddenly showing towards swords already gave Kahn a foreboding of unnecessary expenditures on collecting swords.

Like how the hardcore fanboys collected the action figures of their favorite superhero, video games and anime waifus. Omega was no different than those weebs. 

He didn't even bother checking the weight, durability or balance of the swords.. Rather, only their appearance & how well carved they were. 

Kahn's Lucifer was also a small rank above Epic rank but below the legendary rank. And the swords they bought weren't even half as good as he wanted but still cost him 40 thousand gold coins. 

But from this experience.. He learned how important brand value was. Although he already knew the basics, it was still a completely different feeling when it came to running a business yourself. 

Since they were going to open for business soon in the next few days.. Kahn had to think of a clever strategy that would not only gain their company a big amount of customers but would also spread their reputation and name amongst the masses. 

A big boost such as this would catapult them quickly to become one of the big businesses if they played their cards right. 

A sinister plan hatched in his mind that would put the market in shambles but also benefit their business greatly. 

The next day, Kahn made another announcement in the main meeting hall where all the important members of their company were present. 

But unlike two days ago, not only did this announcement introduce Omega as part of their company, adding another peak grandmaster warrior in their ranks.. But also a mind-blowing announcement that left everyone including Albestros, the grandmaster blacksmith speechless. 

Kahn now stood in the middle of the stage and nearly 800 employees who were rooted on the spot stared at him with a bewildered expression. 

Kahn decided to repeat his words and spoke loudly for everyone to hear. 

"So from the first day of our official launch.." he took a pause and grinned. 

"We will sell all our products at half the market price!"