561 Its Over??? (1/2)

Halmut was nowhere to be found. The Sun God had vanished from where he stood, not making a single sound. He was simply gone, leaving behind a dwindling pillar of light.

Moranti found such a thing incredibly hard to believe, understanding the depth of Halmut's pride. He took to the sky and covered the entire area in purple energy to search for the Sun God.

”He's gone… He's really gone…” Jack's voice calmly resounded for all to hear amidst the silence.

As he descended to the ground, Jack was perplexed by what he found on his map. According to his map, Halmut was now inside the Olympic Chateau. It made no sense, but Jack had no reason to not trust his system.

”There's no way Halmut--”

”He's back in Olympic Chateau,” stated Jack, shaking his head in disbelief and standing by his system. ”According to my system, Halmut has fled back home. I'm not sure how but I can guarantee that he's left. As for why Halmut left, we're all clueless…”

”To Jack!”

All eyes turned toward Choron, who had raised one arm to the sky and smiled to the crowd around them. ”Let us cheer for the man who forced Halmut to flee! Something that Moranti nor Skaryn could ever accomplish!”

”JACK! JACK! JACK!”

Before Jack and the others could say a word, everyone began to chant the name of their new leader, the man they personally witnessed fend off the strongest god. It was a monumental occasion that the entire world would want to know about. The many informants that had come to sit in on the conference were already passing the word of Jack's exchange with Halmut, stirring the world with the tale of his victory over the Sun God.

”I… But I didn't even--”

'Jack, I'm not wrong,' stated Choron telepathically. 'Do I know why Halmut left? Absolutely not. But you stated that Halmut has indeed fled after fighting against you. Perhaps you did succeed against him with Cerebral Collapse after all.'

'No,' Jack argued and shook his head. 'I'm certain that I failed, even my system recognized that. The fact that Halmut was able to flee proves that I failed to cripple him. But I don't understand why he would leave…'

'Either way, we can count this as a victory and use it to rally more support!' stated Eedaj. 'Who knows? Maybe Korten would agree to join us now. Considering this duel, you've proven to offer just as much protection as Halmut and his faction'

Jack nodded. 'I guess… But--'

'For now, don't worry about Halmut's retreat. You can talk with Daruun about it later after we get you back to the guild. I'm sure your wives and everyone else would like to see you.'

Looking back to Eedaj and then the others, Jack sighed and nodded.

Moranti said nothing as he frowned and gave up his search. He joined them and waited a few seconds to say, 'Tell me when…'

A hand then proudly patted Jack on the back, reminding Jack of the current situation. King Brobit smiled and extended his hand. ”Churstin will proudly rejoin Trodar and fully accept all offered support from the Leisure Guild. I look forward to working alongside respectable and powerful allies!”