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Chapter 48 : Mistral.

Chapter 48 : Mistral.

Kael was now walking to another city. He was walking alone, shaking his head and stretching his arms. He needed to deal with the ones known as Mistral by himself. They did just try to go after his family. So a blood bath is a good warning if memory serves. Kael needed something else for this bout, though he did give most of his blades to Joshua. Well, he could always just use his cards.

Kael was looking at a building that belonged to Mistral. They had snipers aiming at him, Kael could see the red dots all over his body. It was a little ticklish.

"Oh man. Bad time to be tickled by red laser sights." Kael said as they fired their shots at him. Only to see their bullets stopping right before hitting him.

"Dang.. 338 Lapua Magnum. You're all very serious about putting a bullet in my butt. Sorry. As much as I want to fight. I'm too lazy to drag anything else." Kael said as he snapped his fingers. Where the building was uprooted by a great wind, pulling the pipes and everything underneath from the ground. Kael placed his hands in front of him, slowly crushing the Mistral Office into a giant steel ball. Where the blood from all of its residence began to leak out from within. Kael then vanished, this time he was standing by the underground bunker where the Mistral leaders were present.

"What the!? Who a-' The guards exploded just from Kael's sights.

"I just turned one of your bases into a giant bowling ball. Now, pull the order on my family."

"It's not that simple! When a -" One of the Mistral Leader's body exploded, leaving nothing but a skeleton in a suit left behind.

"It's not a request." Kael said to them, where the other leaders immediately made the call.

"It's done! That's it right!?"

"Yeah. Oh and go after my family again? I'll make sure that I let your family be run over by that giant bowling ball I made. Now if you'll excuse me." Kael said as he vanished, teleporting away to a rooftop because he felt a call. A call from Lucius.

"Kael... Bellwitch is calling you. It seems whatever that is going to happen next in Etana's World is going to be far grave than we thought. She needs a favour from you." Lucius said where Kael scratched his head.

"How long?"

"It'll just be for a bit. You need to see Bellwitch and then you have to face Joshua in his current state. It seems that Etana's been telling me that the next obstacle for Joshua is not going to be anything normal. He will need you." Lucius spoke with a grim tone.

"Aren't the spires normal over there?"

"Supposedly, but the spires are technically other worlds that Etana handles. Her team handles it well but there's been a tweak to this one. It's appeared and taken an entire district. Which is why they need whoever they can get. You'll have to measure up the Lord of Thorns." Kael nodded to Lucius.

"Alright. I'll go first." Kael said as Lucius opened the portal for Kael to enter. Walking through, itt was directly leading to the Bellwitch's Shop.

The Bellwitch Shop was a place where many legendary figures, including Kael would go to get certain weapon types. The unique ones, some of Kael's weapons such as Radiant Sonata and Black Symphony were made here.The shop housed many blacksmiths and weavers of many races. Humans, orcs, angels, demons and beastkin. They were here to work in the workshop. Whatever that is made in this shop was built to last. The giant in the middle was the 5th Bellwitch. This was new.

Why is it new? It's because Kael has met the First Bellwitch, who was a woman elf. Not a smoker like the one before him, she played the harp. The Second Bellwitch was someone who drummed a lot, an Orc drummer. The Third Bellwitch was your typical dwarven smith and the Fourth Bellwitch was a High Elf who sewed things in her free time. This particular one was a smoker with a pipe. Tan skin with scars all over, fingers that was bandaged.

Kael saw a Spectral Horse, a regiment of soldiers in different gears, a squad of horsemen, a crimson werewolf. Two knights, a gas masked figure and a pair of vampires. There was another pressence an entourage of a Midnight Orc, an army of dead, two werewolves, four horsemen. A decaying dragon and a few others.

"He's a good one. Trust me, there's a reason for it. I know it may seem stupid.. Bu-" The 5th Bellwitch's voice was silenced, by Kael's footsteps.

"Bellwitch." the giant turned to see Kael's voice.

"The Avatar of Destruction." Bellwitch spoke.

"I see... So the 4th has passed on?"

"Yes, Avatar. The 4th has taken her eternal rest." Kael nodded to the giant, then turning to see a blue haired man walking in a burgundy tuxedo. A snap of his fingers and it changed to the outfit of the Avatar of Death. This was Augustus, the Avatar of Death. The one who passed on to take a break, a handsome face. Yet the snap of his fingers changed to the black tuxedo that was embroided with the words of death on them. A twin tail tuxedo, watching Augustus walk over with a sigh.

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"Avatar of Death."

"The 5th Bellwitch. The 4th was a worthy master and you are worthy to take on as an apprentice." Augustus spoke to 5th.

"Thank you for your words... I suppose there is a reason for you to be here?" The 5th Bellwitch asked with a sigh, it was obvious he was uncomfortable with Kael and Augustus's pressence. Kael and Augustus walked towards the giant. An immense pressure was unleashed, forcing the two groups to their knees.. Could barely stand the pressure, they were forced to kneel because of the sheer atmosphere by the two Avatars mmaking their way.. Only the 5th Bellwitch was able to survive the immense power that was being unleashed.

Kael and Augustus took a deep breath, a sigh that freed them all from the pressure itself.

"The 5th Bellwitch, what is our purpose here?" The 5th Bellwitch let out a sigh.

"I believe it is to train the two that have been chosen." The 5th Bellwitch's voice was calming the air that was surrounding them, to help them back as Kael watched the soldiers fell down, perhaps he was a bit to rash.

"You.. You're going to hurt my lord!" The white knight struck Kael, only to see Kael stop the blade with his fingers. Kael looked at the knight, supposedly the Rose of Guilty. Not a bad choice but he was far too green for what the Lord of Thorns would need him for, but that should not be an issue.

"You're a little too early, young one from Azteris." Kael said as he pushed the knight back.

"He can break my swords, be sure not to waste that blade I made." the 5th Bellwitch said to them, it was a clear warning. Where the Rose of Guilty put his blade away, falling to his knees. Exhausted just from that brief exchange, the Rose of Guilty needed a bit more power for them to be stronger.

"The dangers of their upcoming adventure. I'm sure you must have felt it." The 5th Bellwitch was right, Kael did feel something sinister in the air. The kind that screams a bloody and violent battlefield.

"H...How do you know of Azteris!?" A soldier asked.

"It is because I have been there as Lucius's Avatar of Destruction. It is a brutal battlefield and I am amazed at your people's resilience. I am grateful to the 13th Lord of Thorns who has helped you all." Kael said to them, it was enough to make them cry for a bit. To think that another figure would know of their ordeal, it was something most of the Azteris soldiers found odd but such words were kind to them/

"We will be helping them grow. Though we will be their biggest hurdle in their journey." Augustus said as he readied his revolver.

"Then they will be in good hands. To face against the two of you at their current state. Though it maybe too much. It can still be a lesson for them." The 5th Bellwitch said.

"But they..." Iacus wanted to protest but was stopped by Donovan.

"Avatar..." Donovan spoke up first, wanting to understand Kael's intentions most likely. The Lord of Thorns is one lucky guy to have the guardian and a counselor by his side, but Donovan. The said Guardian is far too careful and with reason.

"I've chosen Lord of Thorns to be my equal. That is why I am training him as hard. He is young, he is inexperienced. I have lived 52 lives and I am returning to my first life to fix my problems and my world. He's not weak. He's not pathetic. He doubts himself far too much in his fight. He has no trust in his own abilities. He has no trust in his own skills. That will be dangerous for you. You cannot have a leader that is hesitant and you cannot have a Lord of Thorns to be hesitant. Your strength lies with him. He may be unbreakable by all that skills but he is mentally damaged and needs to be fixed. He cannot continue with his grief like this. He must let it out. He must let those tears out. He must understand that as a human being. To hide behind his grief and continue onwards. That is insanity. He needs to get that out of his system. He deserves better." Kael shouted to them. It silenced them, Joshua's companions were concerned but they could not rebut the words by the Avatar of Destruction.

"You need him at his best and he needs that to be out of his system. He's had a hard life. I will train him. Myself, I will make sure that if the day comes when Avatar like fighters try to hurt his world. He will be ready and I will make sure that you are all ready but he needs these feelings to fade. He needs to accept that it is okay to breakdown and that you may be his Familiars. He is your Lord and you have chosen to serve him. You are his family and brothers and sisters in arms! Those are the things that must be addressed." Kael added on to them where Augustus gave the same nod.

"I agree. The Noir Dancer's hesitation is something that has come from her own insecurities. From her feeling that she gives nothing but death. Yet Death must never be seen as an end. It should be seen as a release." Augustus said to tthe Noir Dancer's Entourage.

"Avatar of Death... Please... Do not hurt her." One of the horsemen spoke.

"You see. I do not wish for them to feel that powerlessness if the enemy is overwhelming. That is what I do not wish for them to have. We both have felt that. Kael lost his family badly, his younger siblings were human trafficked. My entire family was massacred. We settled things accordingly but Etana chose them both as part of her best. That is why the Lord of Thorns and the Noir Dancer must not be viewed as weak. They are not weak. They are merely aching from their own hearts. They are in pain. That is something we must sort out. The powerlessness as all that fails before them. They must experience it. That is what I believe is important here. So that when the time comes, they know which skills to use and what techniques. I plan to teach your Noir Dancer my swordsmanship and skills with firearms. The Death's Whisper." Augustus's words had put them to ease.

"Their battles are not easy, and it will be tough. People will die but they must persevere. They will be the guardian's of this world. They need to fight heavy fights like us." Kael said to them where they kneeled.

"Thank you, Avatars." The 5th Bellwitch said as they all bowed and knelt to them.

"It is for you all as well. When your Lord and Noir fights to the best of their abilities. They will be far more powerful than they were before." Augustus added on.

"Then so be it." The entourages spoke.

Kael and Augustus stretched their necks.

"Let's go and say hello to them."