Hero of Darkness

wolfkin.

I see.
But what does it have to do with me being a shadow disciple? he queried with an anxious expression as if having a sense of foreboding.

There are 4 Heavenly Kings in the empire.

All of us are 7th-stage saints; I could be said to be one of the strongest ones among them.

But even I have to follow the ancient traditions.

One of them is the Tribal Tourney.
this time, his expression turned a bit mischievous.

In the empire that decides the fate of someones life and billions of citizens based on strength and power

We also allocate many things such as resources, tenders, trading rights, mining rights, businesses and many other things using the Trial by Combat thats held between various Tribes across the empire.

And for these exact trials by combat Every tribe leader takes 2 disciples.
the wolfkin leaned on a massive red throne.

One is the official disciple who will become their successor and succeed their masters position as the future leader.

Here We dont care about ones own kin to choose them as our inheritors.

For example Since Im also a leader of my tribe; my position would be given to my official successor also called the Official Disciple.

And that person could be anyone.
he explained with a benign smile.

From my children, someone with family ties or even a random person from the street could become my official disciple as soon as they show great promise and surpass everyone else among their peers of the same generation in terms of strength, combat techniques and skills.

Theyre nurtured to inherit everything from the master to lead the tribe.
he ended his explanation for the first case.

And then theres the Shadow Disciple.

They are the ones secretly chosen and trained by the tribe leaders, unknown to everyone but them.

Their only purpose is to fight in the Tribal Tourney.

Atreus then asked in a curious voice

Then why did your children seem unhappy with me becoming the Shadow Disciple?

The wolfkin chuckled and replied

Because if the Shadow Disciple wins the tourney, then he will become the official successor even if there was already an official disciple.

Thats the reward our tradition allows.

Also, its seen as an honor to fight for the future of the tribe since all Shadow Disciples are seen as the best fighters of that tribes young generation.
said Romulus.

But if they dont possess enough strength Their fate is to die in the tournament.
he said with a devilish smile.

Kahn was suddenly perplexed

[Son of bitch!] he cursed in his mind.

So you basically made me your suicide warrior? he questioned with his expression turning gloomy.

Ha ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha ha!

Romulus burst out and started laughing hysterically.

Did you think I was going to give you some amazing, carefree, well-protected type of background? he questioned with a provoking tone.

Why would I do that when Im forced to take you under my wing?

Besides, this type of setting makes things Fun.
he spoke with a shameless grin.

[This fucking bastard!]

At this moment, Kahn was barely able to hold his anger with an incredulous countenance.

His frowned with a contorted expression while his heart was filled with bitterness as he wanted to lunge and beat the shit out of Romulus.

If his situation could be explained using an analogy

What would you be if you were attached to another object by an inclined plane wrapped helically around an axis?

The only answer was that Kahn was simply

Screwed.

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