592 Halmuts Questionable Fury (1/2)

Roars and shouts echoed through the gargantuan chamber riddled with gold. The room was larger than Jack's personal courtyard and adorned with items far more luxurious than anything Lyrun would use.

”How could he be so powerful so soon?!” Halmut roared, shouting to himself.

The dragon was currently in his human form. He was stomping around the room and screaming at the top of his lungs. Being in a soundproof chamber allowed him to vent all frustration without the worry of being found out. Halmut's eyes were red and strained, as if he was constantly stewing in turbulent thoughts. No matter what he imagined and what he wanted to believe, Halmut couldn't accept Jack's new strength.

”IT'S IMPOSSIBLE!!!”

The Sun Dragon roared, accidentally reducing another futon to cinders and slamming his fist into a splintered table.

”If he's able to do this much, then what will he do in the future? Will Jack learn the truth? Does Jack already know the truth?! Aaaahhh!”

Knock! Knock!

Someone was at the door trying to get Halmut's attention but the infuriated dragon was too caught up in his own raging mind to hear the knocks at his door.

KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!

The knocking grew louder but it wasn't enough, not until a voice shouted from the other side of the door.

”HALMUT! WE LOST KORTEN!”

”WHAAAAAAT?!?!” Unleashing an even larger fireball, Halmut left a third of his room doused in flames. He let it burn wildly as he stormed to the door and threw it wide open. ”What do you mean we lost Korten?!”

Bowing immediately and averting his eyes, Tralbok replied, ”Your excellency, excuse me for calling you--”

”Forget that! Explain your statement!”

”Of course!” Tralbok hurried into the chamber as Halmut slammed the door shut, shaking the room for a moment. ”Your excellency, we watched as Jack visited Korten to directly discuss their assimilation into Trodar. Lyrun then broke protocol and rushed to--”

”So he did rush to protect it. Good!” bellowed Halmut. ”What happened next?”

”They allowed Korten to decide for itself but the elves decided to turn on their gods and sided with Trodar.”

”WHAAAT?!”

”Then, Lyrun and Jack faced each other briefly. Lyrun kept Jack at a distance, not giving Jack a chance to cheat as Jack did against you,” explained Tralbok. ”They then decided to test each other. Lyrun gave Jack his best attack but Jack managed to defend himself. With Jack proving capable to defend himself, Lyrun retreated and didn't push any further. It's a disgrace that--”

”Right, your excellency…” Tralbok sighed, swallowing his words and thinking up something else. ”But to allow Korten to secede was disastrous… Without the elves, what force can we muster that will keep the rest of Kartonia in check?”