302 Invictus IV (1/2)

Unfortunately for the man, Ezequiel was extremely indifferent to the plight of outsiders. The next moment Tritus vanished from his mind, and he focused on Sirius.

”Speak your part, lizard.”

Sirius trembled when he heard those words, and wrath filled his heart, but the fear of death allowed him to maintain a cold head. He took a moment to modify the original tyrannical speech he had planned to deliver before everything got out of hand and then spoke.

”I am aware that my son, Severus, is being detained by the Daybreak Clan. He has royal blood running through his veins and must be handed over. This order comes from the King of the Dragonstone Kingdom, and if Severus is not returned or if his bloodline has been harmed, my father will come to ask for an explanation.”

Initially, Sirius was going to ask for billions of magic crystals and people of the Daybreak Clan as slaves, but now he only dared to ask for his son back. The truth was that he did not care about Severus' fate, but when his father found out what had happened, he commanded him to bring the boy back.

'Unlike his son, the King of the Dragonstone Kingdom appears to be an impressive character according to the information we have collected about him and has connections with one of the organizations that control Aestus. If he comes in person, I will be forced to use the tablet to take care of him.' Ezequiel frowned as he thought about how to handle this problem.

Although the Scientia Kingdom could provide a perfect shelter for the Daybreak Clan, that would harm the plan the Supreme Neo-Demon had for the race.

The Neo-Demon race was a warrior race. Rarely would a great fighter be born in an environment without danger and where safety was guaranteed.

The reason why Ezequiel allowed them to think they were at imminent risk was to engrave in them that only by getting strong could they be safe.

Of course, allowing them to think that they were in danger was fine, but truly risking their life was not. That is why he prohibited the entrance to Wasteland after some Sunlight Champions were killed and only allowed movement in the periphery of the Endless Forest, where the Rank 4 life forms from the clan could keep an eye on them.

Another reason why he was against moving the clan was due that the political and territorial structure of the Aeternum Empire allowed the growth of a clan by consuming others. The weak perished, and the strong became stronger.

The Neo-Demon was also curious about how they were sure the boy was here. The cloaking abilities of the Daybreak Tower made it impossible for any life from beneath Rank 5 to scry in the events happening in it, and even then, the information they would get was bound to be faulty.

Sirius was prepared for that question, and he made a parchment full of glowing words appear along with a flask containing a small dark golden flame.

”This is a Truth Oath. It is impossible to write a lie in this thing. You can clearly see the statement written in it by the man beside me, in which he affirms that he saw my son enter the City of the Sun the day of his disappearance. There is also this flame that has the aura of Zatiel Daybreak in it, and that was found in the place where my son's guards were butchered.”

The Rank 3 Magus trembled when he heard Sirius mentioning him, and his face became pale the moment Ezequiel focused on him.

”That day, there was a group of individuals that attacked the City of the Sun, and a few of them managed to escape alive. You must know something about it.” Ezequiel's eyes glowed, and just as he was about to use the Elder Brain to read his mind, he saw how blood began to leak from every hole on his face, and the next moment his head exploded.

Surprise appeared on the face of the Neo-Demon due to the man's strange death. He focused on Sirius, who was looking back at him like if nothing had happened.

'There is no way he could have predicted what would happen here today, so the trigger on that man's life must have been put in place a long time ago. He may have put that contingency on every person under him.'