Hero of Darkness

The next morning, Kahn returned to Aesir after taking care of the matters at Niflheim's borders and military headquarters. He left Jugram in charge of that place to monitor and protect it till the final day game.

For the next 10 days, he made arrangements to keep the Verlassen fiefdom operating when he and all the generals would leave for the forbidden region and needed a fully functional administration that would overlook every aspect of the fiefdom in their absence.

And in the meanwhile, his levels rose to 165. Only 10 levels behind his original levels before he sacrificed a portion of his soul.

So far, everything was going as planned and now, only 5 days remained until the door to the forbidden region opened for 10 days like a set timer every year.

On the 12th day, Kahn received a secret letter delivered by the assassins of the Neutral Faction.

That Celine Armitage has been informed about his allegiance and they're to join hands if they meet inside.

And also… Kill Ezekiel Nabi if either of them gets a chance to keep the matters between Kahn and Neutral Faction a secret.

To avoid the risk of the semi-saint mage might becoming a witness and warning his faction in case Kahn and Celine retrieve the Tablet of Arcana.

To get enough time for them to secure the tablet and avoid a war between the two factions for it.

As Kahn read through the instructions, he became more curious about the history behind this tablet and what it signified.

Because if the two factions were even ready to start an all-out war for it, which would kill millions of their people and soldiers in the process and even risk the fate of the entire Rakos Empire… means the origin of this object was something worth all the bloodbath and risk as well as the bloodshed.

And another risk of the Demi-Human faction jumping into the fray was not out of the equation as well.

Hence Kahn had to play his cards safely because no matter who retrieved the object… there was bound to be a clash.

So Kahn, who was basically a double agent at this point, wanted to be on the winning side. Because his life would be forfeited in case his allies were to lose in this upcoming war.

As for what Kahn would get in return… he already mentioned his conditions in the letter that was sent to Damon Mikealson. His demands were the same as he had agreed with the Pureblood faction long ago.

So whichever side delivered them first, would get the tablet. And to get it… he wasn't going to play the nice guy.

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Just like that… 15 days passed and Kahn returned to Niflheim.

This time, he had all the military outposts fully equipped as his single warship with only him and the generals reached quietly to the entrance.

And to make sure things remained hidden…

Kahn spread over a thousand assassins, 50 thousand monsters including frost giants and magician class subordinates from the legion to guard the door when he was gone.

He even left a dozen Lord Rank monsters that were created from different species, elemental creatures, and had skills and fighting abilities based on the requirement and usefulness in a battle formation.

And finally, when the night came…

SHRILL!!

A high-pitched shrill filled the surrounding 5 kilometers region and the door made of unknown metal started exuding high pressured waves of world energy.

A purple aura that permeated in the air suddenly froze and soon, all the archaic runes on this massive door shone bright yellow.

CREAK!!

CREAK!!

A thick layer of purple aura had covered what was on the other side of the door. As if you needed to walk inside this door to see the inner zone.

"Alright, get inside my shadow. Only a semi-saint can enter inside. We need to bypass that restriction." ordered Kahn and all the generals disappeared into his shadow.

"Phew! Let's hope I can make things work in my favor. My future in this world depends on it." spoke Kahn and heaved a long sigh.

Tap!

Tap!

He started walking towards the now opened door with both his hands folded behind his back.

To Kahn, he felt he was entering the boss room already.

As per the information he received, this door will stay open only for 10 days. So he has to complete this task in that period or he will be forever stuck inside.

And since his future, as well as his rise in power and authority, depended on the deal he made and the outcome of this final task, even Kahn felt nervous for a second.

It was time for him to embark on this new expedition that had an unsolved history.

So far, he only knew about the death of the previous Hero of Lightning inside this region over two hundred years ago.

Also, it had something to do with the Imperial Family and the great war which happened over a hundred years ago when all the three seventh stage saints joined hands during a coup and killed the previous emperor.

Kahn believed the coup itself happened because the three faction leaders desperately wanted this Tablet of Arcana for some reason.

Recently, even the Emperor's Chosen competition was rigged by them to get one of the other two exit points as their fiefdom.

While Kahn who was the Sovereign of Verlassen had to clean the house and hunt down his enemies to gain full control.

Yet, he still had no idea who was the entity that was controlling the legendary rank monsters and forced them to attack the borders when Kahn started clearing out the hotspots by getting rid of the regional bosses.

With that mind full of questions… Kahn finally entered the door.

And after walking a dozen steps, his entire figure disappeared inside the purple mist-like aura.

To others, it was just a moment of passage. But for Kahn… it was the time...

To get the answers.