Malevolent Warlock: Sin Of Eternity

"Ergg"

In the crowd the other members of the vertan faction watched in horror as carlson laid seige on the blade Demon.

A knee to the chin a blow to the groin, and a head butt to thw eyes. It was hard to watch what carlson was doing to him...it seemed somewhat personal, but then again....was it really?

After all, carlson didn’t know what the blade Demon really looked like in real life.

"Enough, Enough" Leon called carlson off with a smirk on his face. Carlson had no beef with the blade Demon, this beating was on Leon’s request.

Hearing Leon, carlson jumped back from where the blade Demon laid and turned to Leon.

"Nice" Leon gave him a thumbs up then with the side of his eyes he looked at jade. He had gotten them another ally for their course....the waterway family.

He expected her to trust him more than anything now. This was crucial for his plans to take over the faceless mercenary company indirectly.

Yes, Leon’s plans involved a hostile take over of the company, at least for a short period of time.

"The next fighters...." Jade stuttered...she didn’t know what to say at the moment, the next fighter was between peak level mages , but Leon had just shown that he was exactly at that stage.

Would she have to give up her already established fighters for him? After all, it seemed like he merited it.

"Hehe, there’s no need for another fight, we both concede" before jade could think of a solution a voice sounded from behind her.

Turning around, her gaze landed on a familiar figure. Darknorth.

Darknorth was not only a loyal member of the vertan faction, he was also the person whom had recruited Leon. After the incident with the Sorcerer killing off several of his friends, he became incensed, and began training uncontrollably.

Finally he entered the peak of level 2, one step away from becoming an elder, he was very close to having the ability to protect himself and his few comrades....but who would have thought that Leon, whom be had recruited as a nobody level 1 mage would be at the same level as him today?

He didn’t feel jealousy though, he always knew that Leon was special.

"Are you sure?" Jade looked guiltily at Darknorth, she knew how hard he had been working, and at the last minute he would lose the chance to participate in a life changing service to protect his home.

"We are" right next to him another peak level 2 mage spoke, he was meant to be Darknorths opponent in this match, but he too understood that this was not possible.

Unlike the blade Demon, he had Darknorth understood that Leon’s participation was crucial because the support he brought with him was enormous.

"Okay, Brother badur wins, he will represent us on the stage" Jade nodded finally upon hearing them agree.

The next match was between beginner stage level 3 mages. The true powerhouses of duan city. A battle from these guys was not easily spectated by random people.

It didn’t Hold though, the same thing that happened to Leon happened here. Jade’s opponent gave up. She was the direct disciple of Damien, the level 4 great mage of their company, it would be unwise to go against her.

"The next fight" Jade looked over at two elders at the side. Honestly, there was no reason for these guys to fight as they were both powerful level 3 mages. They had probably already chosen who would fight a while ago.

"Im afraid It’s not appropriate for us two elders to fight....let elder Xion participate, I’ll sit this one out" one of the Elders shook his head and said.

Next to him a Hairy elder with stood with sleepy eyes. This was the elder xion they were talking about, he was one of top elders of thw vartan faction and was only lower than half moon because he was still at the middle stages of level 3 instead of the peak stage.

"Hehe....I have a suggestion"

From the helm of the hall, Leon’s voice resounded all of a sudden.

"Hm?" The faceless mercenary company members all turned their heads to look up at Leon with confusion. What suggestion? Did they ask for one?

"Since its inappropriate for both elders to engage in battle, why don’t we have a little cross between worlds....say, an elder versus a young talent" Leon said snappily while maintaining a firm Gaze on the Hairy elder.

His words were a tight slap to the face. If it wasn’t appropriate for elders to fight, was it then appropriate for an elder to fight against someone of the younger generation? Was Leon trying to humiliate them, or question their integrity?

"Who do you have in mind?" While stroking his massive beard, the elder xion asked Leon with a bitter smile. They needed Leon’s backing for the plans to work, but they couldn’t help but admit that he was truly an Asshole.

"Well, it’s not some random person....my companion here would just like to spar, doesn’t matter if she loses, its only formalities" Leon smiled and called their attention to a lady in a simple sliver amour type next to him.

She had silver hair and an expression as cold as a thousand year old iceberg.

Arian.

"Hm? But she’s still at the beginner stages right?" The elder xion frowned. In as much as he didn’t want to disrespect Leon, it was quite clear that this was appropriate.

He couldn’t fight against someone weaker than him because it would be seen as bullying.

"Don’t worry about it elder, it will just be a little spar, plus I belive she’s only a step away from the middle stages. Wouldn’t it be great if you were able to help her take that final step?" Leon convinced the elder to fight Arian.

The scene was weird, but for some reason no one stepped forward to disagree with Leon.

"Sigh, if you say so" shaking his head slightly, the elder agreed to the spar. Leon’s words were logical and he didn’t see anything wrong with it.

"Great!!" Leon laughed then turned to Arian and nodded, indicating that she should step forward.

"Hey, there’s a gift for you with me" as Arian began to walk down, Carlson walked from the side and presented Arian with an object wrapped in cloth.

"Hm?" Arian frowned and recieved the object. Immediately though, she felt its weight and frowned. It was quite heavy.

Unwrapping it, she was presented with a sword. Imagine a sword crafted with meticulous precision, its blade flowing seamlessly from hilt to tip, reminiscent of frozen water in the palest shade of blue. As you hold it, a chill races through your fingers, evoking the sensation of gripping a sliver of ice.

It also exuded an aura Leon was very familiar with. A level 3 magic treasure.

"This..." Arian frowned while looking at this treasure, she didn’t know where the treasure had come from and when Leon got a hold of it.

But she was astonished.

"Hehe, enjoy it. It’s a gift from our friends at the waterway family household" Leon smiled and said to Arian.

His words struck a cord in her heart, even though she was at level 3 she had been using a level 2 weapon all the while, this was simply because there were little to no level 3 treasures for sale.

And the few that were, were exorbitant.

She didn’t know how Leon had gotten the waterway family to give her a grade 3 weapon, but one thing was sure. She was genuinely grateful.

(If only she knew how I got a hold of it)

Leon smiled bitterly.

If Arian knew how he got the waterway family to part with this weapon she would directly reject it.

"What’s the stalling for?" At the base of the hall, the Hairy elder asked with a tinge of impatience.

Leon had proposed a spar why was he wasting time now?

"We apologise, you can begin now" Leon looked up and the elder and Said.

"Hmm" Arian looked at Leon once again, nodded and resumed her descent this time, with an elegantly made blue sword with a beautiful icy feel to it.

"Hmm?" It was only now that the elder noticed the new addition to Arians arsenal.

"That’s can’t be right? What kind of...." The elder sensed it, but he was in denial. A grade 3 weapon was just too rare, even though they had a few in the company....it was still very hard to request usage from Damien and the rest.

He didn’t know what to think of this, but it was clear to him that whatever power was backing Leon was a really powerful one.

He secretly became worried. What If this was a power they couldn’t cut off after Damein returns? What if it swallowed them whole? Was this really a good idea?

Leon had unknownly caused fear in the heart of this old man.