We reached the palace.
We were also reunited with the other teams.
They had encountered sorcerer hunters, but all those hunters were beaten up by our team.
There were no guards around, so we just entered the palace without any trouble.
Kel and Grimori were telling us to be cautious since this could be a trap, but I don't care.
Who would lay a trap if they can crush us straight up?
Talking about this, there was a man... this is something very important I am hiding from everyone right now.
Last night, we slept near the palace after Girishika brought us here.
That night, a person visited us.
I mistook him for an enemy and tried to attack him.
Surprisingly, he defeated me, and I felt like I was a toddler against him.
It felt like he was a double-digit XIGON SCALE scorer.
Yeah, even Wedgermio would be fodder in front of that man.
He was wearing a white cloak. It was giving me the feel of some kind of angel.
He told me some things that I didn't understand.
Last night~
[Guy]: It's an honour to see you all fine, Head.
[Pratik]: Whose head? What head?
[Guy]: This might be confusing, and I may be annoying to you, but I have limited time, and I will try to enlighten you in these moments.
This guy feels shady.
[Pratik]: No thanks. Good night, sir.
[Guy]: You experienced a drift into the future, right?
These words surprised me.
Yes, I think I saw glimpses of the Pikra War.
Is this guy from the future? What is happening?
[Guy]: Before you ask any questions, I would say that I can't answer them. I will talk about the important part.
I was confused.
Is this guy from the future, or has he seen the future?
In either case, I should listen.
I will decide my path accordingly.
[Guy]: After your mission in the Dragon Empire, you will be thrown into some contracting space along with your team due to certain reasons, and thus, you will be teleported to another galaxy.
What?!
How is this guy so calm while telling such things?
I wanted to interrupt, but since he has a time limit, I will just listen for now.
[Guy]: That galaxy would actually be an artificial galaxy near the Milky Way, your home galaxy. You don't need to panic. There will be a few things you will have to face. This may be difficult for your current team, but you will be powerful enough to survive till then. Remember, you will meet two allies there. And listen carefully, because this will decide your very future.
I swallowed my thoughts, now focusing completely on this white, shady guy.
[Guy]: One of those allies will die. I can't tell you the reason. At death, a trial will be offered. The trial would only be offered to him. He would have to choose either acceptance or refusal. Tell him about this beforehand and tell him to choose refusal.
His body started fading.
This was bad.
I couldn't understand everything he said.
[Pratik]: Wait, give me more details about this. What is the proposal? Who will give it?
[Guy]: You want to know? It will be given by the End Trio. Acceptance will give him unparalleled power but will strip the ally of his will. Remember to prevent that. This will decide your whole future. You are destined to be one of the Heads of the Griffins Crew alongside Sir Yash Chandrika Putra and lady Helena . Till then, you are not allowed to die. You will also meet Yash Chandrika Putra from this timeline very soon. Don't tell him anything about this. Remember, you should not reveal this future to anyone unless the Griffins Crew is formed...
Saying those words, he was on the verge of completely vanishing.
[Pratik]: Who are you? Please tell me.
At my question, he gave a small smile. Though I couldn't see his face.
[Guy]: Someone from the Fleet of Griffins~
Saying those final words, he vanished.
We just met, but I felt like... I can't name it.
What is happening to me?
Why is this happening?
Yash Chandrika Putra?
Have I heard this name before?
Griffins? A crew? A head?
What about being the Immortalus Society Leader?
I already had a vision of the Pikra War, or whatever it was.
I saw that we were barely standing against the enemies.
What does this imply?
Was the Sorcery world erased completely, and I left for another path?
No, he didn't say that. These are just my fears.
But what if it becomes the truth?
*
Monster Realm,
A man was sitting on his throne.
Of course, it was the smiling figure, Kae.
But someone else was sitting on the chair of a minister.
This figure was huge and emitted a deadly aura. It even dwarfed that of Kae.
Beside him, K-3 was seated.
K-3 is a completely different being.
He doesn't emit any kind of aura because if his real aura is detected, he can get into serious trouble with Gigas.
[Kae]: Aren't you quite early,
Karnakasur? Or should I say Lord Karnakasur?
The one emitting this deadly aura was the most powerful Asura Community Ruler, Karnakasur.
One of the seven Asura Community Rulers.
The one who assigns bounties on sorcerers.
The one who is said to have two divine weapons that can even damage omnipotent beings under certain conditions.
The one who is feared by the whole Sorcery world and the one who surpassed even the legends of Yuga, the former Immortalus Society Leader.
[Karnakasur]: Anything will be fine as long as it's you. What is this meeting for? Who is this guy sitting beside me?
Karnakasur pointed towards K-3.
[Kae]: He is an ally of ours. You will be surprised if he reveals his face. But this meeting is for a far more important purpose.
[Karnakasur]: What is it for?
[Kae]: I wanted a favour from you.
[Karnakasur]: What is it?
Kae was still smiling calmly.
[Kae]: Tell me the location where you discovered your primary Divine Weapon, Rudra.
Karnakasur went silent and hesitated while looking at K-3.
[Kae]: I told you, he is an ally of ours.
Karnakasur sighed before speaking.
[Karnakasur]: I discovered it far away from our domains. I think it was near Buster's Domain.
[K-3]: I see. Does that mean your Divine Weapon will spawn again at that point after your death, for whoever becomes its next wielder?
[Karnakasur]: Yes, that is true.
[Kae]: That sounds fun. We will do this.
[Karnakasur]: But who in the world can even kill me at this point?
Kae's smile deepened.
[Kae]: Krishna, in the coming future... of course.
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EXTRAS:-
Current Bounties:-
1)Pratik :- 5,500 Karo (increased)
2)Kel :- 8,000 Karo (increased)
3)Grimori :- 9,000 Karo (increased)
4)Mala :- 7,000 Karo (increased)
5)Lila :- 8,500 Karo (increased)
6)Aaru :- 8,000,000,000 Karo
7)Gatu :- 7,999,500,000 Karo
8)Lai :- 7,999,550,000 Karo
9)Kajal :- 10,000,000,000 Karo
10)Sunita :- 10,000,005,000 Karo
11)Treta :- 11,000,050,000 Karo
12)Tego :- 25,000,000,000 Karo
13)Arun :- 28,000,000,000 Karo
14)Krishna :- 29,000,000,000 Karo
Fact :- The average bounty for non-transformed Leader-level sorcerers is generally 7,500,000,000 Karo.