Hero of Darkness

The ancient formation hummed with power and its mere presence seemed to stop time, restricting the movements of the demonic creature before him.

”Domain of Slaughter, 2nd form… ” he spoke in a dreary tone.

”Kami No Tsukiyomi! ” he bellowed and the demon entity before him was stabbed with massive chains that shot forward from the enormous golden archaic formation.

ROARR!!

The hundreds of massive golden coins stabbed the demonic creature and quickly started sucking in its blood and life force at extremely fast pace as the enemy couldn ’t even gather the strength to move.

Crack!

Crack!

But before the massive finishing move could complete its task, a deafening rumble filled the air as a massive crack tore through the fabric of space.

BOOM!!

A demonic claw of equal size to the 2-kilometer-tall monster reached out, grabbing hold of it and pulling it inside the void.

Despite Romulus ’s attempt to stop the creature, it seemed that something else had intervened.

Moments later, the formation behind Romulus ’s nine tails dissipated, and he released a heavy sigh.

The chains binding the Rakshasa broke and shattered into bits as Romulus revealed an ugly expression.

”Cowards! They need the Demon Emperor to act himself to save their lives. ” he spoke with eyes full of wrath.

Yes, this ginormous claw that was of the same size as the opponent belonged to none other than the Demon Emperor himself who decided to meddle in and save his underling at the last second.

”If it ’s just the Nadur Empire and given the kind of trouble they ’re causing everywhere…

I wonder what ’s happening in other empires across the world. ” he spoke in a tone filled with concern as if a great calamity was on its way.

”Demon Empire… They have started making their moves.
If we don ’t act now, things will get troublesome before… ” he spoke and continued in a despondent voice.

”The Conclave of Heroes. ”

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As the sun rose on the next day, Kahn, who was disguised as Atreus, made his way to the designated meeting place where he was to rendezvous with Romulus and the council members of the tribe.
He had no idea that just the day before, Romulus had also been engaged in a brutal deathmatch, just like him.

”Now, it is time… ” said Romulus.

”For the Elysium Tribal Tourney. ”

Afterwards, Romulus invited Kahn to his private villa where they discussed the intricacies of the Tribal Tourney and the twelve tribes of the Nadur Empire.
Romulus explained how the tournament worked and what was at stake for each tribe.

This time around, the tournament was being held in Elysium, which was one of the five regions of the empire.
The other regions were protected by the Heavenly Kings while the capital was protected by the Empress herself.

Fenrirborne Tribe was the leading force in charge as the strongest and wealthiest tribe among the 3 prominent tribes in the Elysium.

The Combat Tourney was an annual event that took place in different regions every year.
It was a fierce competition where local powers would pit their strongest warriors against each other to prove their might.
The victors of the tournament were granted various privileges, such as the rights to trade and lease particular lands for mining and harvesting.

In the Beast Empire, strength was the only currency that mattered.
There was no concept of civil rights, democracy, or elitism.
As long as one had the ability to overpower their opponents, their origin or background was irrelevant.

This is why every clan and force put great emphasis on cultivating powerful warriors who could represent them in the competition.

However, the true pinnacle of the tourney occurred once every 20 years… called the Tribal Tourney.

This was known as the Empire-level tournament, a massive competition that involved only the 12 biggest tribes of the Beast Empire.
The scale of this tournament was unmatched, as it included not just the local powers, but also other regions of the empire.

The stakes were incredibly high in this tournament, as the main forces and tribes would compete for licenses and rights to control and harvest from various regions of the empire.

As a result, only the most elite warriors of the young generation, who were at the peak of their strength, were chosen to participate in the 20-year tournament.

The 12 tribes each sent their strongest warrior to the 20-year Tribal Tourney.
Each warrior would compete in three matches, and based on their results, they would either progress to the next stage or be eliminated.
The first three warriors with the lowest wins would be eliminated, having only nine left.

The remaining nine warriors would then each have three rounds, and three more warriors would be eliminated based on their performance.
The six remaining warriors would then compete in two matches, with only those who won both matches progressing to the semifinals.

If only two warriors won both matches, they would proceed directly to the finals.
However, if three warriors won both matches, they would compete in two more rounds, and the final two warriors with the most wins would battle for the championship.

Yet, like everything else…
Things were not going to be so simple for Kahn.

Because unlike the Emperor ’s Chosen competition he had fought in the Rakos Empire, every single combatant in the Tribal Tourney was…

A 5th-stage Saint.

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