My Players Are So Fierce

When Triss received Murphy’s emergency message, she immediately put down her research and rushed to inform all key members of the Blood Vulture Clan to head to Shadow Valley to “welcome” him, while the Millennium Lord Vernon Payen Capadocia was “without any sense of being a strong figure” riding a winged horse alone towards Shadow Valley.

Hmm, a winged horse is naturally a rather dazzling creature.

Especially when this horse’s head has a long ivory horn with a white base adorned with blood-red hues, the scene becomes quite fantastical.

Actually, the lord himself wasn’t very clear about where his long-horned flying horse came from; he only knew that when he awoke in the Dark Mountain Range, this horse was always by his side, forever following him.

Countless are the legends and stories about this “unicorn” nicknamed “Aurora” by the lord.

In almost every legend associated with Lord Payen spread across the continent, this war horse Aurora has a part.

In some special stories, this horse is even the main character.

For example, Elf King Quirion particularly liked this unique fantastical beast, so after the end of the second Black Disaster, he went to great lengths to gain Lord Payen’s permission to have Aurora visit the Elfin King Court.

No one knows what kind of delightful month this unicorn flying beast experienced there.

In any case, after that, every important member of the Elfin King Court had a unicorn war steed befitting their status.

Of course, as the progeny of Aurora, the elf unicorns did not inherit its beautiful, magical wings that could create auroras with every flash.

Still, even though these creatures only have a pair of either black or white wings, from their birth, elf unicorns became one of the most expensive and prestigious mounts on the continent.

This creature is notoriously rare in availability; any thief daring to steal a horse from the Elfin King Court is unlikely to leave the Castilla Peninsula alive.

Back when Triss went to the Elfin King Court to steal the Holy Grail, she also harbored a mischievous thought of obtaining an elf unicorn for herself.

It’s fortunate she failed; otherwise, she would not have been pursued only by the Ranger General, the Moon Sacrifice, and the Great Druid.

In his wrath, the Elf King might have personally taken action, and Triss’s “legendary story” would likely have ended several hundred years earlier.

Another legend about Aurora involves battle.

If you look closely, there is a scar on the neck of the armored steed bearing Lord Payen, said to be from the fourth Black Disaster when Lord Payen clashed with the King of Bone Biting, and as a mount, Aurora also faced off against the legendary Throne Wolf King Benny.

The battle between the masters ended inconclusively.

But the brave Aurora easily defeated the inferior Throne Wolf King, blinding Benny’s eyes with its horn and breaking one of its fangs.

Because of that incident, Aurora earned the nickname “beast of victory.”

According to some rumors, Lord Payen’s beloved horse actually has many bad habits, for example, a liking for fine wine and, like Palano, an unusual fondness for beautiful things.

It also has a big ego, and if it doesn’t get a stable befitting its status, it throws a tantrum.

Thus, unlucky victims include, but are not limited to, the Ice Palace when Lupa’s father was still around, King Louis’s garden, and the Pharaoh King’s solar boat in Sanghai.

This is why some harshly say that, besides the Millennium Lord, no one can afford to keep such a “big boss.”

But this horse’s greatest merit makes up for all its faults.

Loyalty!

Ever since Aurora accompanied the lord out of the Dark Mountain Range, it has remained by his side unconditionally, never leaving him, except for that one month when it went on a breeding break.

That was just Aurora Grandpa’s “vacation” after serving the lord for a millennium.

As the founder of the Blood Covenant Clan and the first Blood Covenant knight, Lord Payen is only in his strongest state when he is “one with his steed.”

Hence, that there was no Aurora present when the Witch Cafe was destroyed in Charldo Harbor suggests that, in Lord Payen’s eyes, the threat level of Origin wasn’t very high…

The most outrageous thing is that, being one of the top vampires and an uncrowned king, you can’t even call this attitude arrogant.

After all, he’s someone who can go fifty-fifty with a creator-enhanced security chief; if the continent had to have a combat power ranking, Lord Payen might not be able to consistently keep the first position, but being in the top five is certain.

According to Triss, although Lord Payen is also a Golden One, his position at this level is not because his real strength is only there, but because the elf’s material world power system’s description only reaches that peak.

Many vampires speculate that Lord Payen is only a few steps away from transcending the mundane and stepping into the Demi-God Realm, but no one can provide a definitive statement.

However, one thing is certain: now, even if several Bloodline Dukes come together, they would likely only meet their end in front of the eternally silent Holy Spear.

In short, this guy is an unbeatable BUG.

But at this moment, the expression on the handsome lord’s face was not good.

He didn’t fly straight from the Ligurian Peninsula to Shadow Valley; before coming here, he went to Blackflame Mountain Pass first.