Chapter 260 - To end a race war (6) (1/2)

Mars walked towards the palace again, this time he didn't come to talk, he came to kill after all they had tried to gas him and if not for 78 he would have been captured and maybe killed for real, as he neared the palace he grew out his claws and vermilion armor gradually formed around him before he gave a cold smile and activated [Half-awaken] just as one of the search parties spotted him and quickly confirmed he was the one they were searching for

”Stop right there!”

Mars simple glanced at the soldiers before they fell over dead with a simple use of [Energy: temperature control], a slightly burnt smell spread out, he had cooked the inside of their heads killing them instantly before he continued walking towards the palace, to say the least Mars was in no mood for mercy today

'Now let's see... to avoid the gas I'll beter enter on my own terms and the room I enter vented while I am at it...'

Mars gave a nod as he looked up at the palaces walls before he jumped and began flying above the palace, looking down on the palace Mars quickly found what he assumed to be the audience room or at least somewhere of importance

”Well then let's poke a nice ventilations hole...”

Mars flew down and touching the roof of the palace as he charged  energy units in his hand before he unleashed them partially collapsing the roof of the palace, then he flew down into what looked like a throne room and looked around for a moment before he spotted a beastwoman sitting on a throne and next to her floated an avatar that looked at Mars with hate in its orange eyes before it yelled

”Energy!”

”Oh if it isn't Sword..? I see things are starting to make sense now...”

”Guards!”

Mars ignored the beastwoman that called for the guards and put his focus on the avatar that glared at him with hatred and activated [Instant movement] before he reappeared right in front of it and grabbed it by the face and quickly discharged his stored energy units and so with a bang the avatar once again broke into tiny pieces as the formless pressure quickly escaped leaving behind Mars and the beatswoman that sat on the throne that looked at him in horror as she mumbled

”You are not an imposter..!”

”Well what did you expect? anyway you must be the beast empress”

The beast empress quickly dismissed the guards that had come running before he walked down from her thorne with shaking legs and then she kneeled down in front of Mars and spoke with a slightly trembling voice

”Please have mercy on my kingdom..!”

Mars thought for a moment before he spoke

”You ambushed me and my travel companion as we came here to help you end the war that is going on with the humans... we could have been friends and I could have left this continent quicker... But instead you listened to the one that seek to destroy you continent and ambush me...”

The beast empress got more and more pale as Mars spoke and lowered her head even deeper, right now she was mentally cursing Sword for telling her lies about Mars being a living god imposter that had to be killed, but after Mars destroyed the avatar she had no doubts of Mars' identity

”Please forgive me my insolence lord Mars..!”

Mars gave a cold smile before he commanded

”Stand”

”But lord Mars I---”

”I said stand!”

”Y-Yes at once!”

The beast empress stood up, her legs were shaking like that of a newborn lamb, Mars walked over to her and put a hand on her cheek before he stroked it slightly to calm her down as he spoke

”Relax I won't kill you...”

The beast empress suddenly looked very relieved right before she felt something was wrong as the strength rapidly left her body and was drained through the hand that stroked her cheek as she suddenly aged rapidly as the energy was drained out of her, when Mars pulled back his hand she looked like an old frail woman, Mars gave a smile and spoke

”Now we're even... I left some luggage and a sword here, where might they be?”

The beast empress kneeled down again this time from exhaustion as she was too frail to keep standing but still she spoke to one of the guards that had watched the whole thing

”Find... Them... Now...”

”Yes!”