Hero of Darkness

In front of Kahn, sat Ezekiel Nabi, the semi-saint mage prodigy of the pureblood faction donned in white and blue mage robes. His brown hair and spectacles were the most noticeable features about him as part of his appearance. 

And unlike the day of their arrival, there was no enmity between him or Kahn despite the display of a dispute by both of them in front of the entourage of the noble factions. 

"The old man planned well. But still, I'm not in the mood to get mixed up with their faction wars. I already have my hands full. 

So tell him that I won't be doing what he asked me to do." said Kahn as he implied some hidden agenda. 

"Are you certain? Do you want to die that badly?" asked the brown-haired semi-saint mage. 

"As if! You might not know but he needs me alive at all cost." joked Kahn. 

"Yet to find that the whole idea about sending the young semi-saints here was proposed by him in the first place… he really is good at hiding his real motives." spoke Kahn as he revealed why he wasn't fazed in the slightest while talking with the young mage who was supposed to be his enemy. 

And all of this was orchestrated by the vampire faction leader of the pureblood faction. 

In the joint meeting of the top 3 factions, he personally proposed the idea of sending in the fresh blood aka the semi-saints of the young generation in Verlassen fiefdom to recover their damaged reputation and public support. 

But in reality… He wanted Kahn and Ezekiel to learn how to cooperate as well as learn how to work together and eliminate some of the competition if they could under the name of monster tide or some legendary beast attacking them. 

First, it was the Mikealson clan from the neutral faction and now it was the leader of the pureblood faction himself who had an under-the-table deal with him. 

On the surface, all three factions had joined their hands against Kahn who basically overthrew their rule in Verlassen and cost them a lot of wealth and power after he strategically took away all their power and authority. However, they were already backstabbing each other in reality by trying to ally themselves with Kahn for personal reasons. 

But even now, Kahn had still signed the contract and the deal he made with the vampire faction leader was still on. Just that there was a lot of time left before Kahn himself had to act. And till this point, he spent the 3 months of it accomplishing his goals and practicing his dimensional law divine ability. 

"So what did he say for me personally?" asked Kahn with curiosity filled in his voice. 

"He said that he will overlook all the damage you've caused to our faction in this fiefdom. And as long as you deliver on your promise, all these will be bygones and the pureblood faction will not come in your way in the future either." said Ezekiel who was personally ordered by Allister Mor Vandereich to carry secret messages between them. 

However, he spoke again in a discontent tone. 

"Pretty weird, don't you think? I was the chosen representative of the pureblood faction but the faction leader trusts an outsider more than me. 

He's already certain that somehow you will succeed and I won't." he said with an irritated face. 

"Hey, are you sulking in front of me?

Who the hell told you to lose against that Victor? And I beat that guy myself. So I'm clearly a better choice to put their faith in. 

If you have any problems… why don't we settle the matter like real men?" sarcastically asked Kahn. 

"Huh! That's the problem with you physical class fighters. You always opt-out for violence when you can choose diplomacy.

One must not choose force over peace unless it's your only choice." rebuked Ezekiel in a righteous tone as he tried to avoid conflict with Kahn. 

Kahn on the other end rolled his eyes in annoyance and spoke. 

"Quite the philosopher, aren't you?" asked Kahn. 

"As if diplomacy gets anything done these days. 

If there's a war going on… the diplomatic discussions will not save the lives of the dying people. 

It's only a way for incompetent leaders to show that they're at least trying something. 

And meanwhile, these people are talking about peace in their luxurious rooms while sitting on comfortable chairs… It's the innocent people who pay with their lives." spoke Kahn in a stern tone. 

"I'm a simple man. 

If I have the power to fight back… then I'd do it regardless of the outcome. 

Because the enemy will not spare your life if all you did was talk and plead for mercy.

One must do whatever needs to be done to kill your enemy even if it costs you an arm or a leg." he elaborated. 

"Ah… who's the philosophical one now." chuckled Ezekiel who was about three years older than Kahn. 

"What about the Mikealson Clan? I better not have to report that you're thinking about changing sides." said Ezekiel. 

"Don't worry about it. She's not an enemy for now. 

As for you… I'll put you under commander Sinha, the shaman lionkin semi-saint. 

Although a different clan; he's from the pureblood faction as well so there won't be any problems and you can keep doing whatever you want. Just show up and make appearances when you're needed to.

Wave hands to the public and we're good." explained Kahn as he was already planning how to use this semi-saint mage to reap the maximum benefits while his compliance at the moment was just an act. 

"Alright then. You scratch my back and I scratch yours." spoke Ezekiel. 

For now… both Kassandra and Ezekiel had established themselves as hidden allies. 

The only two people who he knew would try to cause trouble were Victor and Celine. 

"By the way… why does everyone say that Celine Armitage is most likely to succeed?" asked Ezekiel out of curiosity. 

"Oh, you didn't know? Looks like you really need to get out of the library and mix among other people from time to time." mocked Kahn. 

In the next 5 minutes, he explained the main reasons. 

"Life is so unfair! How is this even an equal opportunity when some candidates are born to win it." spoke Ezekiel with infuriated eyes. 

"Ahh… says the guy born with a golden spoon in his mouth." spoke Kahn as he heaved a deep sigh. 

[[Author : Reference Art for Ezekiel Nabi in chapter comments.]]

Kahn then finished his secret meeting with the semi-saint mage and gave his message through Ezekiel and told him his decisions regarding their current status of the deal. 

After he was done making arrangements about his next plans.. Kahn folded his arms behind his back. 

He summoned Ronin and commanded with a firm and resolute voice. 

"Ready the armada.. We will use the old ways."