533 Halmut Defeated Skaryn... Impossible?! (1/2)
Duorda nodded and continued, ”Most definitely. If the duo was allowed to fight me together, they would've won without any questions but that's not allowed when challenging the temple. Halmut fought well but Skaryn was the reason why Halmut escaped with his life. He stepped in to challenge me before I could kill Halmut and claim him as a summon, even killing each of my bodies a few times, while Halmut only killed me once or twice.”
”The difference is that wide?” Jack asked rhetorically, trying to grasp that concept.
”So, tell me, Jack. How has Halmut managed to pass Skaryn after becoming cosmicians?”
Looking back to Duorda, Jack shrugged. ”I have no clue. All of my knowledge about Kartonia comes from either well after they each created their own godly factions or after Halmut defeated Skaryn during the godly war.”
”What?! You can't be serious!” Duorda sat up and faced Jack directly. ”They separated? Why would they do that?! By combining forces they would've easily been one of the most formidable one-star duos in the district!”
”I don't know anything about that. All I know is that they separated and that Moranti eventually replaced Halmut as Skaryn's beast companion,” Jack answered.
”Really… Well, I can understand why Moranti would be a good replacement, at least. He performed equally as well as Halmut during our duel and didn't need Skaryn to step in either, all with only two energy types,” Duorda acknowledged. ”I assume there was some manner of falling out and Skaryn didn't want to lose the dynamic he had grown accustomed to, choosing the most suitable replacement in Moranti. But now I'm too curious about their separation…”
”Then ask Daruun,” stated Jack. ”If anyone would know--”
”It would be Daruun!” Duorda finished Jack's sentence, agreeing with the hero. ”Do you know how their fight went?”
”Between Halmut and Skaryn? They fought over Kustram and wiped the island nation off the map. In the end, Skaryn was sealed away and Halmut was forced to go into hiding for five hundred years to heal his wounds.”
Duorda stared back at Jack, struggling to believe such a thing. ”Sealed? How could Halmut seal anyone? He was terrible at inscriptions! Skaryn was his superior in that field, I'm certain.”
”How are you--”
”When Skaryn gets serious, he fights using seals. That's why I give Skaryn the edge over Halmut. That man almost sealed away my black form and became the first to conquer my purpose!” Duorda stated in a matter of fact manner. ”Skaryn may not like to use such tactics most of the time but he's plenty capable with seals and inscriptions. I refuse to believe that Halmut sealed away such a man!”
”Well… that's what happened. That I can guarantee. I even have proof of the seal.”
”Then show me this proof!”