The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 724: Hellblazer Duke

Book 9: The rise of the Dark Sky

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There was an old man with a long beard at the highest level of a massive Titan Tower, despite being thousands of years old and having a thin body, an overwhelming physical power coursed through his veins.

He was Gladius Hellblazer, the Patriarch of the Hellblazer Family and Duke of the Hellblazer Sector. As a man at the peak of Aether, with physical might and a background that very few in Gaia could surpass, very few things could disturb him. Yet, right now, the old manʼs fiery red eyes showed trepidation due to a name that had been echoing across all of Gaia for the past few weeks.

Cain Luarifer, the Scarlet King.

The Hellblazer Duke was not alone. Standing in front of him was a young man with jet-black hair and fiery red eyes. That was none other than Magnus Hellblazer, the rising star of the Hellblazer Family.

”That young man vanished years ago, yet he returned in a spectacular way to Gaia, saving the Collapsing Lightning Alliance from a bloody defeat. From then on, he has been displaying abilities and powers that defy reason.

Not only was he a master strategist and schemer capable of tricking the Void King, but his battle power grew so fast that he could fight multiple True Titans and come out victorious.

At first, I had doubts about his battle power, but the Scarlet Alliance had already spread the news that that man had killed the Shadow King and Undying King.”

Magnus released a complicated sigh as he heard those words. He had always considered himself a peak talent of the younger generation, and his Late Wave King Rank and even higher battle power allowed him to display that arrogance. However, that was nothing compared to the monster who could kill the Dark Kings of The Organization with his bare hands.

”The new Prime Minister is summoning all Sector Dukes who are not on active missions to the capital. Itʼs clear by now that the Scarlet King will no longer accept the ruling of the Golden Emperor and the Imperial Court. What do you think we should do?”

Although it might sound weird for the Hellblazer Duke to choose someone so young to discuss something so important, it was Magnus who would inherit the role of Hellblazer Duke in the future, so there was no one better to consult on a decision so important.

Magnus remained silent as he considered their paths. While they should answer the summoning of the Imperial Court, it was clear that something strange was happening in Eden. After all, not only had they released erratic orders, but the Golden Emperor had not shown himself since the start of the Great Cataclysm.

”If we answer the summoning of the capital, it would be the same as throwing our weight with the Imperial Court and might clash with the Scarlet King. However, even if we do not do it and try to remain neutral, that doesnʼt mean the Scarlet King would not look down on us, not to mention we already have a complicated history.”

Gladius Hellblazer could not help but frown.

”The clash between your man and the Scarlet King in the Blade Mountainʼs military expedition.”

Magnus immediately nodded.

”Thatʼs right. One of my men disobeyed my order and constantly antagonized the Scarlet King. I found out he was working for Second Brother. Although I took care of the two, that doesnʼt erase the animosity that might have arisen.”

Although Magnus just confessed to having killed one of his grandsons, Gladius showed no concerns. He had dozens of sons and hundreds of grandsons, many of whom he had never met for more than five minutes.

For the Hellblazer Duke, only those who rise above the skulls of others had the right to stand before him since that was how he was raised. You either kill and steal peopleʼs destiny, or others kill you and take it from you.

”However, the true problem does not lie with the Scarlet King, but with someone from our clan, Levi Hellblazer, my young half-brother.”

The Hellblazer Duke could not help but frown as he heard that. He had no recollection of a grandson by the name of Levi. Luckily, Magnus immediately explained everything.

”Levi was one of the bastard sons of my father. He forced himself into a young commoner and convinced Levi. As custom, once the pregnancy was discovered, the woman was brought into his harem. She was just a young Wave Warrior, and a few years after Levi was born, she died due to his abuse.”

Disdain and disgust appeared in Magnusʼ eyes as he recounted those details, and it was evident by the way he spoke the word ʼfatherʼ that he had no feelings for that man.

Gladius frowned. He was aloof to the suffering of others, a common mentality among powerhouses, but even he could not help but feel distaste for such stupid and lascivious behavior.

”I once tried to contact that person after learning about his talent. If his loath was directed only to my father, I intended to raise him by my side as a shadow and give him my fatherʼs head in the future. Of course, if I detected that his loath was directed toward the entire Hellblazer Family, I intended to kill him.

However, the Ninth Collapsing Lightning Pillar, the Scarlet Kingʼs First Master, frustrated my plans. After that, I just distanced myself and no longer bothered with his path, as he lacked the destiny to become an existential threat to our family.

Yet, now that the Scarlet King has returned, Levi might use their friendship to guide the power of the Scarlet Alliance toward us.”

Once Magnus finished with his words, Gladiusʼ frown deepened.

”The Scarlet King is now at the highest stage of Aether, and his eyes must be aiming at the Astral Sea. Will he really care about a friendship born when he was so weak?”

”BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.”

Gladius had just finished his sentence when the alarms echoed across the Titan Tower. The next second, everything began to tremble, making the duo think the sky was about to break.

Despite being the youngest, Magnus was able to recover first, and a smile appeared on his face as he shook his head.

”It seems we have our answer.”