Nameless King

Crackle.

Wain slowly opened his eyes, looked around, and muttered, "Damn... I didn't expect it to happen like this..."

"Oh, you're finally awake." Felix said in a calm voice.

"Hmm?" Wain turned around as his eyes widened.

Next to the precipice sat Felix with Zero at a low table. They were drinking green tea whose aroma spread throughout the cave.

"Wain... What was that...?" Zero asked in an angry manner, but her voice was slow and quiet because of the relaxing effect of the tea.

"Yeah. I have the same question." Felix nodded, "Though you probably don't have an answer, do you?"

At the same time, Wain's pupils narrowed as fragments of how Felix fought, of his abilities and true strength, appeared in his mind.

"Well, looks like you have secrets too, right?" Wain smirked as he stood up.

Felix remained silent, he only smiled and took a sip of tea.

"Hmm? What are you two talking about?" Zero frowned, "Wain, I don't know why your aura is so powerful...but did you get the Form?"

"That's a complicated question." Wain shrugged before sitting down at the table across from her.

He picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, and said, "I'm not sure exactly what happened, but I definitely got a lot stronger, so that's enough for me."

They spent the next ten minutes in silence enjoying the wonderful taste of the tea. Zero didn't understand why everyone was so calm, but for some reason, she didn't want to say anything.

"Okay, Felix thanks for the tea and... well, for everything else. Zero and I should get going." Wain said, finishing his tea and getting up from the table.

"Sure. If you want to admire the soul lake you can come here anytime, I'll also treat you to tea again." Felix said with a calm look.

Wain nodded as he headed for the exit of the cave. Zero looked back and forth between Felix and Wain as she couldn't decide what she wanted to do, but eventually, she followed Wain.

Felix with an ice-cold look stared at Wain and muttered, "His strength exceeds mine... Though I have the blood of Plant Progenitor in me... I should definitely not become an enemy of Last Light."

...

"Hey guys, what the hell was that?" Guir exclaimed as he was near the entrance to the cave, "Did you fight there?"

"Ah... You're talking about energy surges, right?" Wain uttered while shaking his head, "Don't worry, Zero and I just absorbed too many souls."

"Damn... You really are insanely strong. Okay, let's fly to Gisle, I'm sick of sitting here next to this waterfall!"

"Ahahahaha, whatever." Wain laughed as he jumped on Guir with Zero.

Guir spread his massive wings, flapped them, and took off. While the Griffons were very large they were also fast enough to travel hundreds of miles in less than an hour.

As the wind currents fluttered their cloaks and Guir flew through the clouds, Wain pondered what had happened.

"I didn't get the Form, I lost one of my Concepts, but I increased my blood purity and there was a strange gate in my Soul Temple... Damn, when will this whole mystery end? Why is this happening to me? Because I became the heir of the Nameless King, but how?' Wain muttered inwardly while looking at the mountains in the distance.

"Wain, when will you return to the Colosseum?" Zero suddenly asked.

"Hmm? Why do you ask?" Wain raised an eyebrow.

"You've gotten a lot stronger, I can feel it, so I want to see your fight. You want to be in the Top 10, right? As far as I know, they're incredibly strong, but I'm not sure they can handle you." Zero uttered in a confident manner.

"Well, probably right after I create a skill, but I need to talk to Gisle first." Wain said with a serious look.

Zero just nodded as she clenched her hand into a fist.

...

Whooooooooosh.

The massive Gryphon landed on the roof of the castle as a powerful current of wind blew aside from the flap of its wings.

"Thanks for it, see you later." Wain said, patting Guir on the back and jumping down onto the balcony.

"Yeah..." Zero nodded as she followed Wain.

"Tsk. You're just lucky you're so strong!" Guir exclaimed in a disgruntled manner before flying away.

Tsk.

They went inside and saw the same scene as before. Gisle sat in a chair with a careless look while his feet were on the table.

"Oh... You finally made it, how did it go?" Gisle asked as he looked at them.

"Well, it wasn't what I was expecting at all, but all in all, it's fine." Wain shrugged before sitting down on the couch, "Gisle, I hear you're planning to reveal Last Light to the world soon, is that true?"

"Hmm...?" Gisle uttered in a confused manner, then a sly smile appeared on his face, "Huh, you're absolutely right, but how do you know about that? It's highly classified information as I was just about to tell you about it."

"I found out about it by accident, but some informants somehow found out about it, though they don't have any details, just a general direction." Wain said as he waved his hand, then his gaze became serious and he asked, "How are you going to do that?"

"Sorry to interrupt, but why would we do that?" Zero asked with a confused look, "Wouldn't that only cause trouble?"

"There is logic in what you are saying, but sooner or later it will happen, or rather it is already happening, so it would be better if we do it ourselves and show everyone how strong we are as it will attract allies. It's simple. It's always important to choose the right moment, if you rush, you're wrong, if you hesitate, you're wrong too." Gisle said in a careless manner as he waved his hand.

"Aren't you afraid of being attacked? I mean, a lot of people think the humans should be destroyed." Wain asked with a serious look, "There's nothing we can do if we're attacked by the Fifth Chronicle one."

"Hehehe, do you think I haven't a plan?" Gisle smirked.