Nameless King

"Ah?" Luar?" Wain exclaimed with a dazed look as he stared at him.

"Yeah. Looks like I got lucky, I made it at the very last moment." Luar uttered while looking at Wain's fist that was right in front of Kobe's face.

"Don't you have an opponent of your own? Don't get in my way." Wain said in an ice-cold voice as he frowned.

"Well, I finished my fight a little faster than you did." Luar said in a careless manner before turning around, "Didn't you?"

Step. Step. Step.

With powerful steps, a man with short black hair and dense scales on his body while his thick tail swayed from side to side was heading toward them.

"Hahaha, you're right, that was the best fight we've had in months! I'm sure if we had fought in the Colosseum, the watcher would have had to increase it since there wouldn't have been enough seats for everyone who wanted to see us!" Veltrug exclaimed with an excited look as he plunged his axe into the ground.

There were many wounds on his body as the scales charred from the flames, but his natural regeneration was very high, so in a couple of hours the wounds would completely disappear as if they had never existed.

"What's going on here?" Wain asked as his aura intensified, "Why isn't this crocodile dead yet?! By the looks of it, you beat him without a problem, so... what are you up to?"

"Wain, I don't mean to be rude, but it was me who started the war. It is my Void that would suffer in the event of defeat, and what to do with these two should be up to me, shouldn't it? Remember our fight, if you would have killed me then, you would surely regret it now, right?" Luar smirked as he looked at the stunned Kobe.

"What...? Luar, maybe your words make sense, but I can't let those two stays alive! Not anyone in their Voids! Especially not after you said my name!" Wain exclaimed in a thunderous voice that rippled for miles around.

The monsters shuddered with fear while goosebumps ran down Kobe's and Veltrug's bodies.

"Huh, I know you want to keep your identity a secret, I have the same goal as you and Zero." Luar said as a sly smile appeared on his face, "The only reason to kill them is the threat of them telling on us."

"I swear! I won't tell anyone about you, not even under threat of death!" Kobe exclaimed with a sincere look.

"Shut up." Wain said as he punched Kobe in the stomach.

Kobe's face contorted in pain, but his gaze was livelier than before as he realized he had a real chance.

"Well, well, as much as I'd like to, we can't believe you, words alone aren't enough." Luar shook his head, "However, I wouldn't have stopped Wain if I didn't have a plan."

"Hmm? What are you talking about?" Wain asked with a confused look, "If you say you're going to observe them, I can't agree with that."

"Huh, I know that, but I have another option." Luar said before looking toward the others, "Linda! Come here!"

Luar's voice wasn't loud enough for anyone to hear, but Linda's lion's head seal lit up on her shoulder. She looked at it with a dazed look and ran toward Luar.

...

"Mr. Luar are you all right?" Linda asked in a worried manner as she came in.

"Sure. Wain and I are practically uninjured, unlike our opponents, but that's not the point now. Kobe and Veltrug, these two, I want you to use your ability on them." Luar said in a serious voice as he pointed at her.

"Hmm? What are you talking about?" Veltrug asked with a confused look.

"I don't like all this..." Kobe frowned as he clenched his teeth.

Linda looked at them, nodded, and said, "Mr. Luar, you know that for this to work they must not resist otherwise...they might die."

"Huh, of course, I know that." Luar grinned.

"What are you going to do with us?" Viltrug muttered as his aura intensified.

"Nothing serious, you can trust me since if it weren't for me, Wain would have killed you by now. So, you have two choices, either die right here and now or let Linda use her ability on you." Luar pronounced in a sly manner as he held up a finger.

Kobe and Veltrug hesitated, but after a while, they nodded as they realized it was the best available option.

"Okay. We'll do as you say." Veltrug said with a serious look, "What next?"

They stared at Linda.

"Stand in front of me. Don't resist. You and I will sign an unbreakable contract. If you try to break the process, you may die, for our energies will be bound." Linda uttered in a confident manner as a red flame lit up on her chest.

Kobe and Veltrug looked at each other, gulped, and stood in front of her. They tried to relax, but their faces were still too tense as though they were at the hangman's execution.

"If anything goes wrong, I'll blow their heads right off." Wain muttered with an ice-cold look while holding his arms crossed.

"Don't worry. It'll be all right." Luar said in a careless manner, "Linda has done this many times before."

Whoooooosh.

The red flame on Linda's chest burst out and turned into a massive scroll that was completely empty. At the same time, three lines departed from the scroll, one thicker line connecting with Linda, while two thinner ones headed toward Kobe's and Veltrug's hearts.

They felt intense heat as they clenched their fists, but did not resist.

"Do you swear that you will henceforth obey my master, Luar Jacquinot, keep his identity and the identities of his friends secret as well as work for the interest of our Void?" Linda asked while symbols appeared on the scroll.

"Yes! I swear!" Kobe and Veto answered simultaneously.