Let's take the story back to the day Miko arrived at the Primus Branch.
Hina and Luka were inside the entertainment room alone.
“So? What did you want to talk about?”
Said Luka.
Hina looked at her like she was observing her. Luka didn't seem to mind, and allowed her gaze.
“I'll be blunt with you. I don't like you.”
Said Hina.
“My, what a coincidence. I don't like you either.”
Luka said with a smile.
“But I have to admit that the reason Mikky gave you the territories he conquered was because he believes you’re the best one for the job, and that is true.”
“Why, thank you.”
Hina frowned at Luka's nonchalant attitude. It was a bit like Miko's, but it felt like she was mocking her.
“You admit that I'm prefect for the job, but you still don't like it. So you're going to request that I allow you to help me manage the territories. Right?”
“That's right. Do you accept my help or not?”
“I don't mind. If you guys want manage some of the territories then be my guest. I don't like you, but I acknowledge your talent.”
Hina finally smiled when she heard that.
“What a coincidence. I feel the same.”
High Class District.
Kimiko arrived in front of the gate leading to the Royal District.
She walked up to the men guarding the gate.
“Halt! This is a reserved district. State your name and affiliation.”
They stood in front of her and blocked her.
“Kimiko Mors-Dragna.”
She spoke monotone.
“The [Tyrant]?!”
The guards instantly made way.
“S-Sorry for stopping you Ma'am. You may enter.”
Kimiko said nothing to them and walked through the gate.
The moment she stood in front of the three roadways, she could feel several faraway gazes on her.
One was especially strong and possessed bloodlust. This gaze was from the direction of the road on the right.
“Markus Saevio, you better keep your eyes to yourself or I will finish what I started three hundred years ago.”
The gaze slowly retreated before disappearing completely.
“Hmph.”
Kimiko then stepped on the middle road and disappeared.
The next time she reappeared she was in front of the royal palace.
There she saw a woman in a maid outfit. She had silver hair with pink endings, and Purple eyes.
“Celina.”
“Sister.”
The two hastily walked up and hugged each other.
“Long time no see.”
“10 years.”
The two who normally had emotionless faces were all smiles.
They separated from each other and looked at each other.
“Come, let's go inside.”
Said Celina.
The two then walked past the various statues and entered the palace.
“So how’s Niflheim?”
Asked Celina.
“Dark, gloomy, cold, misty. The same old same old.”
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“If the queen of the country says so, then it sounds convincing you know.”
The two laughed softly.
A black mist was slowly leaking from their bodies. But all the servants already evacuated at Celina’s order, so their was a chance of accidentally killing someone.
“Ah, I heard that something big happened here while I was gone.”
Celina nodded.
“It was a mess. Karim is still in a coma, the Flamehearts still haven't forgiven us, we still haven't recovered from our great lost of forces, and the biggest pain is that Dario was put on the throne before time and is struggling to keep himself from becoming a figurehead.”
Celina grimaced as she spoke.
“Being the leader of a country isn't easy. I can say that from experience.”
“Because he's too busy, his potential is being wasted. If it wasn't for that, Dario wouldn't be stuck at [A Class].”
“Must be tough.”
Kimiko then remembered something.
“Oh. Why didn't you tell me Sasha was a mother of three?”
Shock covered Celina’s face.
“Sasha has children?”
“What, you didn't know either? I thought that Rouge or Marcel would've told you.”
“This is the first I've heard of this.”
“Hmm. Rouge always complains about Gamiko, but in the end he's no different.”
“I can't take that insult laying down, Kimiko.”
Rouge suddenly stepped out of thin air and appeared in front of the sisters.
“I am in no way like that idiot husband of yours.”
He smiled at Kimiko.
“Welcome back, Kimiko. It's good to see my sister-in-law again.”
“Hmph. With a brother-in-law like you and a husband like mine, I'm starting to question us sisters’ taste in men.”
“Nero aside, I don't see anything wrong with my master.”
“That! That's what's wrong!”
Black mist started swirled more strongly in the hall.
“Who asks their wife to wear a maid uniform and call him ‘ Master’?!”
“Hey, I'll have you know that I didn't tell her to do any of that?!”
Rouge defended himself.
“Oh? Then who was it that forced her to be his servant when he defeated her 6000 years ago? And who was it that made her wear a maid outfit for a thousand years?”
“That's….”
“You corrupted my innocent little sister and turned her into a cosplaying pervert. So you're no better than Gamiko.”
“I told her she could stop after we got married.”
“Who could stop, after wearing the same thing for 1000 years?”
While Kimiko and Rouge was arguing, Celina had a confused look on her normally apathetic face and mumbled to herself.
“I look like a pervert?”
They soon entered the throne room.
“Anyway, I'm different from Gamiko. He purposely hid your grandson’s existence, I simply wasn't aware until recently when Dario told me that he was causing trouble for him. I was shock to hear that there was a third Gamiko.”
“How much do you know about him?”
Kimiko asked.
“Not much. Gamiko is controlling all the information that surrounds him and the people around him. He's using his servants to hinder my servants from learning too much.”
Rouge said, with a frown.
“All I know is that he assassinated Darwin’s youngest son and caused quite a lot of trouble in the crime world.”
‘Then he doesn't know that he's Tiamat’s Proxy. That's good. Rouge is obsessed with his grandmother, if he finds out that he could meet her again there's no telling what he would do.’
Kimiko thought to herself.
“So what kind of person is he?”
Celina asked.
“I don't know myself. I haven't met him in person. By the time Sasha summoned me here, he was already inside the Illusionary Beast Valley.”
“What? What's he doing in such a dangerous place?”
Rouge asked.
“My husband and son are letting him train in there. They also assigned Momo as his teacher.”
“Momo? For Gamiko to ask her to train him means that he has high hopes for him.”
‘Well, he's your grandmother’s Proxy after all.’
She thought.
The three of walked out of the throne room and went deeper into the palace. They passed a lot of luxurious rooms and halls before stopping in front of an iron door.
Rouge placed his hand on the door.
*Flash!*
The door then suddenly lit up. Strange markings started appearing on it.
The image of a horned monster with a serpentine body, two forelegs and a pair of wings, appeared in the center.
It moved and faced Rouge and the sisters.
“[Are you going back to the Clan, Rouge?]”
The image spoke.
“That's right, Bašmu. I want you to register Kimiko as a guest.”
Just like Ušumgallu, Bašmu was one of the 11 monsters created by Tiamat. It was also one of the five guardian beast of the Dragna Clan.
“[Kimiko Dragna…..Registration is complete.]”
The door slowly opened and showed a new scenery of mountains, valleys, rivers, and vast land.
This was the second dimension created by Augustus, which served as the home for the Secundus Branch.
The dimension where the palace resides was created by Augustus and was only for the royal family and their thousands of servants.
The dimension where the Secundus Branch resides is different from the royal dimension and the Primus’ dimension. Even though it was the size as the Primus dimension, most of the land was unused. This was because it was designed to act as a separate country like Primus dimension. It only serves as the dwelling of the Secundus Branch and their most loyal servants.
The three of them walked through the door and entered the new dimension.
“[Welcome to the realm of kings].”
Announced Bašmu.
“Ah, I just remembered.”
Kimiko looked at Rouge.
“Speaking of kings, I heard that Arsene was involved in that mess 7 years ago.”
“Yeah, that cursed brat was here alright. He clashed with Maria Flameheart and prevented her from collecting Lisa Flameheart.”
She then turned to her sister.
“Didn't you meet him, Celina?”
“No. he purposely avoided meeting me. I couldn't even catch a glimpse of him. Even though we’re originally from the same clan.”
Kimiko frowned when she heard that.
“That damn brat. First he went against my orders and left to become a [Tyrant], and now he's avoiding us.”
Black flower petals started floating around her.
“Maybe I should go remind him who's his master?”
The surroundings slowly started withering. The grass they were walking on, and nearby plants died.
“Hey, could you not release your death magic here?”
“Ah.”
Noticing what she was doing, Kimiko took a deep breath to calm down. She then resume her usual apathetic expression.
Rouge sighed when he saw the death magic fade away.
“Seriously, you guys can't show the simplest emotion without leaking out death aura from your bodies. Doesn't it get annoying sometimes?”
“We’re used to it. Our mother was like that sometimes too.”
Celina answered.
The women of the Mors Clan are born with the ability to naturally wield death magic, a magic which was considered one of the most terrifying magic in the world. However, there was a downfall to this.
The stronger the women got, the stronger the death aura they give off become. It eventually reaches at point where they subconsciously release it whenever they express strong emotions. This causes multiple deaths around them. Because if this they stopped showing emotions after they reach [SSS Class]. However, even before that they show less emotions than the average person by the time they enter [S Class].
Even though they leaked death magic, those on a similar or higher [Class] can endure that level of death magic with ease. Plus if the user is skill enough they can somewhat control the leaking death aura and prevent it from harming a certain number of persons.
“Speaking of Hel, Celina told me that you were searching for her Proxy.”
Hel was the Norse goddess of death that resides over the world of ice, mist, and darkness; Niflheim. She was also the daughter of the trickster god Loki, younger sister of Fenrir and Jörmungandr (Ouroboros).
She was also the Progenitor of the Mors Clan and mother of Kimiko and Celina. Which meant that they were true Demigoddesses.
“Did you find them?”
Kimiko shook her head.
“No. I search for centuries but I can't find them. I believe she hasn't chosen a new one after the one that [Tyrant] Paige killed.”
“Well, she’ll pick one eventually. She's different from my grandmother.”
Said Rouge.
After walking for a while they reached the top of a hill and looked down. At the bottom there was a town with several buildings.
“So how long are you going to stay here, Sis.”
Asked Celina.
“I promised Sasha that I'll watch over Miko for her, but he's currently inside the valley and outside my reach. So I'll return after six months to meet him. Depending on what he achieved inside the valley, I'll teach him the Mors Clan’s assassination techniques.”
“Seriously?”
Rouge asked.
Kimiko nodded with her apathetic face.
They then started to walk towards the town.
Kimiko and Celina continued to talk but Rouge was lost in his thoughts.
‘Gamiko Dragna the third, huh. If he survives the Illusionary Beast Valley he definitely won't be the same as before. There's a high chance that he'll leave several times stronger both mentally and physically then when he entered. If that happens he'll receive the Midnight Witch Momo as his teacher. Considering that she's literally a walking magic library, he'll have access to a wide variety of magic techniques. I'm sure he'll be thought Qigong as well. If he's also thought the world's #1 assassination clan, the Mors clan’s techniques then he'll become one hell of a monster in his generation.’
Rouge couldn't help but frowned.
“Looks like I'll have to whip Rin into shape to counter such a monster.”
Back at the Lower Class District.
There was an old bar that was popular with the older neighborhood thugs, by the name of Bao. Inside the bar were a lot of rough-looking men. They all looked at the entrance when the door was pushed opened and saw a teenage boy with orange hair standing there.
The boy looked at the men and took out a piece of paper.
“Um….is there a man by the name Gremlin here?”
“Ah, that's me.”
Ace saw an old man with a hunchback stand up from his seat. The old man slowly walked towards him.
“….Are you the one who sent me this letter?”
Ace held out the letter in front of the old man.
The top of the letter read “Do you want to learn how to use the true power of [Boost Player]?”
The old man looked at the letter and smiled.
“Come. Let's discuss this in a more private area.”
Saying so the old man left the bar. Ace cautiously followed behind him.
After they left the bar, the scenery instantly changed to a white room.
“?!”
This shocked Ace. He immediately took a fighting stance.
“Calm down. I just brought us to a place where we can talk freely.
The old man's voice changed. It didn't sound tired and elderly anymore. It was now energetic and full of life.
The old man smiled, and then a light devoured him and illuminate the room.
When it faded, what stood there wasn't a hunchback old man. It was a teen with purple hair, blue eyes, and a handsome face.
Ace looked at the teen with shock. Even though he's never seen this teen before he could guess his origins.
“Nice to meet you, Ace. My name is Aeon Dragna. Nero's grandson and Miko's older cousin.”
Aeon smirked mischievously.
“And I'm here to groom you, Sora, Hinami, and Luka Flameheart into little monsters.”