Strings Of Domination

The atmosphere in the Crimson Tavern could be said was excellent. Everyone was eating with delight, filling their stomachs to the absolute limit while talking with each other about different topics and matters.

From the side, one would even think the way the group of five was behaving before each other was akin to friends that have known each other for years and not someone that just met with each other in the past few days.

However, the most shocking part was still not this but the way Bane and Miles were eating. The two were literally stuffing one dish after another into their mouth and swallowing them without almost any chewing! They were eating the huge food almost as naturally as if they were breathing air!

"Just how can so much food fit in there?" Nash and Amy were stupefied beyond belief as this was their first time witnessing Miles's huge appetite. Of course, they have seen before how much that little rascal could eat, but it was nowhere close to the current sight!

"Haha! Brat, you really know how to eat, huh?" Bane laughed with joy as this was his first time meeting with someone who was similar to him in need of food.

"I have met with many that tried to out-eat me, especially that silver scaled dragon named Zoar, but they all failed in the end. But it seems you are a completely different breed! Or do you perhaps use a trick?"

"Frick?" Miles raised his head as he swallowed the huge piece of food in his mouth before pulling out the bone that was as big as one's forearm and said, "I don't use any trick. I just love to eat, especially if the food is delicious."

"Haha! That is what I like to hear! Lady, please bring another round from all the dishes you have!"

Sue, who stood on the side with a stupefied expression snapped out of her daze and quickly nodded, "R-Right away!"

Nash opened his mouth to say something but as he didn't know what he should say he instead closed it and turned to look at Miles, "Will you be okay? Won't you die?"

"I will be fine. As a fact, I feel like I except the following round I could another one."

"HAHAHA!" Bane's delighted laugh resounded in the Crimson Tavern and as if a spirit possessed him the way he put the food into his mouth and swallowed them began to quicken!

As for Miles, he just continued to eat in his own rhythm while completely ignoring the challenging stares he got from Bane from time to time.

"This..." Amy let out a shocked gasp and shifted her gaze at Flake, but seeing he was just smiling without caring about Bane and Miles, she suddenly didn't know whether laugh or cry.

Nash, on the other hand just shook his head helplessly and without saying a thing continued to eat the food in front of him.

Thus, in a matter of an hour that for Bane and Miles in truth only felt for a few minutes, the five finished eating, leaving on the table several towering plates next to each other, creating a sight as if the plates were showing a maquette of a city or some short!

"Phew... That was refreshing!" Miles let out a satisfied sigh as he leaned back into the chair he was sitting, his hand resting on his now slightly round belly.

"BURRRP!" Bane burped in agreement as he too leaned back into his chair with a smile that was full of bliss.

"Well then, shall we get going?" Flake asked with a smile but seeing that both Miles and Bane were sitting in their places motionless he knew they won't be going any time soon.

"I guess not. Well, I should pay for the food until then." Flake chuckled and turning toward Sue on his side he summoned several pouches from his ring on his finger and handed them to her.

"There you go. Please keep the change." Flake smiled, showing a handsome smile that earned a deep blush from Sue.

"T-Thank you very much! Please make sure to come back whenever you are close by!"

"We will definitely will." Flake nodded and after exchanging a few more words with the owner next to Sue, he stood up and with the other four walked out of the tavern.

"Now that you have officially become a part of my family, you are qualified to have this." once outside the tavern and sat inside the carriage with which Flake and Bane came to Crimson Mountain, Flake took out three tokens from his spatial ring and handed them over to Nash, Amy, and Miles.

The token was pretty similar to the one that Nash have gotten after they finished their mission on Planet Rover with the same black color and sword symbol on it, the only difference was that in the middle of the sword's hilt, a small black crystal was embedded in a very neat manner.

"That is a Space Token. We hand similar ones to everyone that joins our family the first time. It contains three sets of uniforms that only the members of the Sargon Family are allowed to wear and a Luminary Grade 5th Class weapon which a sword." Flake explained calmly and quickly added, "However, because you have helped us kill the Diamond Beasts, I have put the items you have asked for in them too. Take a look, you just have to touch the crystal to gain access to the things in it."

The three upon hearing Flake's words became excited in a flash and without hesitation touched the crystal.

The first one to take his item out was Amy who raised her item before her face, showing everyone what she got. It was a beautiful earring, seemingly crafted out of some kind of blue crystals.

"As you have asked, I was able to get you an accessory which possesses the ability to boost one's Domination Art while also halving the energy needed for that Art's activation. At first, I didn't know why you needed it, but after seeing how you surpassed the Diamond Beast now I can say with certainty that it will help you a great deal."

"Thank you." Amy thanked Flake briefly and without wasting even a second more put the beautiful blue jewel on her left ear. Of course, Flake was not stupid and easily discerned Amy's happiness from her tone of voice, thus he just smiled and shifted his gaze at Miles who was holding a dagger in his hand.

"You asked for a dagger, and as I promised I have made it with the best blacksmith I know. It was crafted from Rainbow Adamant which can consume different elements to a limited degree and use them for a limited time. It is also a 1st Class Solar Grade weapon, so make sure to use it properly."

"Woah! It is beautiful!" Miles let out an amazed gasp as he held the almost eleven inches long dagger in his hand before his face and turned it left and right to see how it shone with rainbowish color under the sun's ray that fell on its slightly curved blade through the window on the side.

"I am glad you like it. With your unique Domination Art that can be used in different means, I am pretty sure you can use that dagger to your advantage in various ways." Flake curved his lips slightly upward and shifted his gaze at Nash.

"As for you... Well, I don't know why you did ask for that when you could have asked for anything else, but I guess you have your own reasons." Flake exclaimed his thoughts with a somewhat puzzled complexion as he stared at the item in Nash's hand.

It was a long and thin weapon that looked rather unique. It looked like a mixture between a staff and a spear which had a length of a little over 2 meters while its middle part was thin but both of its ends were rather thick and sharp. However, the most noticeable trait of it was its outer appearance which not only was as pitch-black as ink but its exterior was also full of different-sized cogs, giving it a rather machine-like feeling.

"According to the merchant who I have bought it from, this is also a 1st Class Solar Grade weapon, but because it is extremely hard to use no one really likes to wield it. He also said it was crafted from Heaven-touched Obsidian, thus the more one swings it the heavier it becomes, making it even harder to utilize."

"Weight is not a problem at all while mastering it will be a matter of time. Thank you." Nash showed a satisfied smile as he felt how perfectly did the weapon fit into his hand, almost as if it was meant for him to wield it.

'I was right, this feeling is just like during that time..' Nash thought in his heart as a memory from his past gradually emerged in his mind.