56 The Solitary Sword Sovereign! (1/2)

Mutoko, one of the top tier cities of the Gutu empire. Although it was only a minor city among the 23 top tier cities, its influence within the province was unmatched.

”Caw!”

Above the city, within the vast skies, a large bird like creature flew at incredible speeds. Saru sat atop the bird with an anxious look on his face.

As a man who stood at the peak of the Gutu Empire, Saru was well known for being calm, after all, what could possibly freak out a man of his caliber? Today however he had received news that made his stomach churn.

His destination was Madhara, the Elephant Foot Guard training base close to Mutoko, it also happened to be the place were Taku was trained. Madhara was one of Saru's areas of relaxation. A place which he used to calm down and observe the next generation of the empire.

Yet as he got closer and closer to Madhara, an invisible pressure he was all to familiar with crept into his consciousness. The bird seemed unnerved, but Saru knew that this was because it was simply too weak to feel what was happening.

The bird arrived at a valley and landed. Saru swiftly jumped off the creature and went on his way, not even bothering to pet the creature as he usually did, much to its chagrin.

An old friend of his was already waiting on the ground. He wore simple robes and had a scholarly feel to him. He was Saru's best friend, and one of the best hunters in the Gutu Empire.

”Ticha, tell me what happened.”

Ticha sighed as he started walking with Saru. ”Bhure received a notification that someone barged into your private area, so he took it upon himself to investigate, but he never came back. I decided to check for myself, when I felt the Sovereign's presence. Thus I sent the message to you.”

Saru then looked toward his friend, ”Any idea why the Sovereign is here?” Ticha shook his head. Saru remained silent and simply walked on. He said little because he knew that the Sovereign could hear their words, from the moment he could feel his presence, he was already within that person's domain.

By the pond which Saru usually fished at was a peculiar sight. A young man was walking around a young woman who was training her sword moves, while Bhure stood still frozen. Literally frozen, in ice.

Once they were within a few meters of the young man, they kowtowed on the ground. ”Saru and Ticha pay their respects to The Solitary Sword Sovereign.”

The young ma had a head of white hair and brown eyes. He had dark brown skin and wore a light blue robe. A sword was sheathed by his side while both his hands were covered by gloves. He looked to be about 16 years or so.

The young lady seemed was a typical Gutu girl. Curvaceous, brown skin with short hair. Her face however had an unusual masculine vibe to it.

The girl kept swinging her sword while the young man started walking toward Saru and Ticha. ”Hey guys, long time no see. I hope I didn't come at a bad time. Rise”

Ticha and Saru rose. Saru then said. ”No, no, Sovereign. Anytime you visit we will be at your beck and call. Might we ask what we might do for you today?”

The duo completely ignored the fact that Bhure was frozen. They knew he was alive, so they decided to see if they could please their visitor first. He was known for being eccentric.

”Jumping right to it huh. Anyway Saru it has come to my attention that your disciple has wondered into a pocket world I made. I thought I should give yah a heads up, you know, since we are friends and all.”

Saru's expression eased up. He thought that the Sovereign had come to order him around as he usually did, but it turns out it was actually to help him out. Ticha became befuddled. Since when was the Sovereign so nice?

”Here are the coordinates.” Information suddenly popped into Saru's mind without warning. Ticha shuddered as he thought of what was happening to Saru, because he had experienced it multiple times. The idea that their minds were like playthings to the Sovereign was very disturbing. They could hide nothing from him. It was no different from being naked. For a person like Ticha who was used to being in a position of power, this was quite immaculating.

”Saru you crazy bastard!” Without warning, the Sovereign suddenly jumped and shouted. Ticha had no idea what was happening and looked at his friend in dismay. Saru looked back saying with his eyes that he had no clue as well.

Three chairs made out of ice materialized out of nowhere and the Sovereign signalled for the duo to sit. ”Saru my boy, tell me about this Taku kid. And I mean everything.”