Hero of Darkness

As soon as all three faction leaders came to the realization.. It was already too late. Only now did they realize why Kahn pulled another blunder against the government and the noble clans.

Because one thing all of them understood at this point.. 

THEY HAVE BEEN HAD!

The young swordsman whom they easily controlled last time had outsmarted all three of them by provoking all the noble clans and factions and as their leaders.. The three saints jumped into the fire to protect their public image. 

But now they saw through how Kahn had tricked them into declaring their support and pledging full cooperation with him. 

[Boy, what kind of nonsense is this?! This isn't what we agreed upon!] shouted the old vampire in Kahn's mind. 

To this outraged question, Kahn threw a grin back at the old faction leader. 

[Didn't I say that I will be doing things my way? Our deal did not include me choosing a fiefdom of your liking. 

After all.. If I chose either of those two areas.. Will I really be in control?] elaborated and asked Kahn with a smug face. 

Allister was completely shocked. For the first time in many decades.. He was outsmarted by a human boy who was nothing but a small chess piece before. 

And now, neither of the three factions, their saints or the faction leaders themselves could even touch him, oppress him or take back their words as the entire empire had already seen them promising their compliance with the young swordsman. 

Plus Kahn now officially choosing this area and revealing his background history had greatly moved all the citizens just given the number of loud cheers and applause he was receiving. 

And with his potential revealed as the strongest semi-saint of the whole empire.. No one could even question his qualifications or his reasons. 

[Did he scheme all of this… since the very beginning?] wondered all the saints. 

Because now, with his caliber revealed to the whole empire and all the other factions as someone who could even surpass the First Emperor, the strongest warrior in the history of their empire.. They couldn't even kill him. 

Because if one of them moves against him, the other two factions will try to get behind and protect him in order to have Kahn willingly join them. 

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Kahn on the other end, stood with a content smile as he waved back his hands to the masses in the arena and the people watching this finale throughout the empire. 

His image fitting of a victor who truly deserved to win this competition. 

As for Kahn himself.. This journey itself was risky and he had changed his plans many times throughout the competition. 

One of the main reasons why he chose the Verlassen mountain range as his fiefdom was because he knew that even if he won a fiefdom.. Any saint, whether an enemy or an ally could lord him over and he will never be truly in control. 

Because he realized that he couldn't do things on a small scale like before but he couldn't afford to mess with the truly powerful either. So he needed a way to raise his strengths without anyone keeping an eye on him. 

And this the whole shift in his plans started when Armin brought him some historical records in one of their meetings during the competition. 

Those were actually some of the records left by the previous saint owner of the Wayne Manor who herself was a commander in the army and once served in this border before she became a saint. 

From her records, he found that there was some sort of invisible domain barrier that ranged from more than 8000 kilometers, clearly a work of a chosen hero of a god or perhaps even one of the ancient top figures of the empire. 

And no saint had been able to enter through this side for the past 200 years. Many had already died trying. 

For reasons unknown, Verlassen mountain range was the side that separated and also protected the Rakos Empire from the other two neighboring empires despite having no saints protecting this border. 

And yet, plenty of money from the government budget went on mandating this area. That was when Kahn got really curious about this part of the empire. 

Plus the monster outbreak was something that came into existence only after 50 years of this barrier coming into existence. For over a century… There were a few sightings of legendary and a few mythical rank monsters as well. 

But most importantly, this place was actually the biggest source of materials harvested from monsters, resources such as mana cores and ores; so the government couldn't entirely abandon it either. 

After hearing the truth about why all the three factions were looking to hire the strongest semi-saints when he was invited to the headquarters of the Pureblood faction, Kahn changed his plans again. 

Because the area where they wanted him to go was also accessible from this part of the empire. Just that his journey would be extremely dangerous and nothing but bloodied battles awaited him. Yet he was the kind who actually thrived on it. 

At that moment, Kahn knew that this was the most suitable place for him. Not just him, but his subordinates and also a way where no one would question him, keep an eye on him or will order him around. 

And that's why Kahn planned to go all the way to win this competition and choose this area as his fiefdom. Because this was something indeed worth all the risk. 

And he purposely goaded all the three factions leaders into declaring their support for the same reason. So in the future, he could cultivate himself without worries and won't be their puppet either. 

With the fake and emotional background story about his past ties to verlassen mountain range, his parents and the promise he made on their graves.. He managed to sway the hearts of the common folks when the whole empire was watching. And now.. He had the full public support. 

Besides, the deal he made with the Pureblood faction also came into play because unlike the two areas where the noble factions fought a silent war and game of politics, which Kahn had no intentions to get dragged into.. 

The Verlassen mountain range was the best place he could hold authority over and control at his own will even if these people did not support him. 

This was going to be his own hunting ground, just thousands of times bigger and much better than any of the dungeons in the whole empire. 

Kahn risked his life from time to time just to create a firm foundation for himself. Because there was no way everything would be handed to him just because he was a chosen hero of a god. 

There were plenty of battles, enemies, betrayals and challenges awaiting him.

He also had to find the secret behind the history of this mountain range and what kind of monsters inhabited it. What kind of godly entity created that Anti-Saint formation or why only that place in the whole empire was made that way. 

And how Kahn's own part in the play would affect his future. Yet, there was nothing but excitement in his mind. 

Because this was going to be his little kingdom. And from this day forth…

Kahn's new journey would start.

In just 1 year after coming to this new world… Kahn had gone from a nameless nobody with no background, no power, no authority or any wealth..

TO BECOME A RULER!! 

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