Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

A profound sense of shock swept through the gathered group upon hearing Rain's audacious declaration. His proclamation, which revealed his desire to ascend to the throne and relegate the current king to a subordinate role, left everyone around in a state of disbelief. Wide-eyed and slack-jawed, they exchanged murmurs of surprise as they tried to come to terms with this unexpected revelation.

Terra, who had accompanied Rain on his journey and had never anticipated such ambitions from him, wore an expression of shock that mirrored that of the others. Rain's startling announcement had cast a significant shadow of surprise over the entire area, leaving them all grappling with the profound implications of his newfound aspirations.

"As my first royal decree, I will give myself another surname and I will become King Rain King, amazing, right?" Rain asked. "Our royal family name will be king, you can laugh now if you want. My second decree is that all the potions produced by the kingdom should be sold to me only. The others decrees I will think about them after lazing around on the throne for a few months."

"... Know your place!" Revan shouted. "You? Becoming a king? You are nothing but a half blood peasant! You don't have the prestige to rule anyone when you come from the junction of a dirty peasant woman!"

In the next moment, a weird sound echoed in the area that made everyone frown in confusion… It seemed that something big and powerful had crossed the area, but they didn't find signs of that anywhere. Still, in the next moment, Revan fell on the ground and then his head began to roll… blood silently left his head and neck and everyone wondered what Rain had done… they didn't see it.

"Oh no!" Rain said and put his hands on his cheeks. "I enraged him too much with my jokes and his neck literally exploded out of anger! What are we going to do? Oh, we should at least bury him before something bad happens to him!"

Rain snapped his fingers and then the ground swallowed Revan's body and head instantly, no one could see signs of him and of his blood… Thanks to that, the other Messengers couldn't help but tremble violently.

"You guys can return and spread the good news to the royal guard, some lucky guy will receive a promotion," Rain said. "Tell the king and Joanis that I sent my condolences. Tell them that they shouldn't get enraged either since it is bad for the heart, and for the neck too apparently."

Rain's feelings after Revan's death were a complex mix. He generally preferred not to take lives, especially in cold blood. However, there was a sense of closure and even a bit of satisfaction that washed over him. Revan had been a persistent adversary, and he had nearly caused Roan's death.

Moreover, Revan had played a significant role in aiding Joanis's schemes, which had put Rain's friends and family in danger. As Rain reflected on these actions, it became clear to him that Revan had deserved his fate for a very long time.
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"He certainly deserved to die for insulting your mother, but do you think that now was the right time for it?" Terra asked.

"It was, I was getting tired of letting him bark in my ears, that was too much sound pollution," Rain shrugged. "Anyway, this should enrage a lot of people, and that will make them easy to read… it would be nice if Joanis were also to get enraged. There is nothing better than a predictable enemy."

After returning to the camp, the magic people were looking at Rain with more respect in their eyes and some fear as well… respect sometimes comes with that. They had no idea how Rain killed Revan instantly, but it seemed like something that couldn't be blocked.

Truth be told, Rain imagined that Revan's death would cause a lot of unrest and then increase the hatred of the human army toward Rain, but he didn't think that they would move so soon. The human armies began to move…. And at least half of them were ready for a night battle.

"... Did your plans consider that this would happen?" Josar asked.

"Aren't you happy?" Rain asked. "Look at how excited your people are when they know that they can kill some more humans; look at those sweet smiles. It almost looks like they found true happiness and their reason for living. It warms my heart."

The transformation in the expressions of the magic people was unsettling for Josar. As they grasped the implications of the recent events and the fact that they were going to fight the humans soon, devilish and sadistic, smiles began to creep across their faces.

It was a disturbing sight for some of them, but it couldn't be helped, as they seemed to relish the idea of exacting revenge and causing more harm to humans. Their anticipation for the impending conflict was palpable, and it sent a chill down the spines of those who witnessed their twisted delight.

"That being said, it is better if we increase the pace of this battle, don't you think?" Rain asked.

Josar sighed… Rain could read him like an open book… He also wanted to end that battle as soon as possible since the dragons were closing in. With Rain's help and if the dragons weren't causing trouble, they would be able to repel the humans with a lot more ease since they also had a bunch of their strongest warriors fighting the dragons day in and day out.

"I need more potions, and fast, there is something that I want to test," Rain said.

Terra, at that point in time, she decided to stop sighing every time Rain acted like that… it was impossible to correct every single bad traits of his personality. Besides, they were in a war and wars were supposed to bring to the surface the worst parts of human nature.