Princess of war, said the demon looking at Athena with his emotionless eyes. You're from the lineage of gluttony? Does...your lord intend to make a move? She asked with a contemplative look.
The intentions of my lord are not for lowly ones as yourself to know. I see, so you not going to answer? It doesn't matter, you can disappear now, she said as she tapped the air with her index finger.
There was no explosion or fancy light, the demon slowly disintegrated into tiny red particles starting from his feet. Even in that situation there was no panic in the demons eyes.
We will meet again Princess of war. I'm looking forward to it. Athena turned and looked at them. Still refusing to admit you are spying on me? I told you brat, I would never do something so distasteful, I was just passing by.
She said as she went past him towards the two girls behind him. To think brats like you would be brave enough to face a demon without running, truly admirable.
So, because you showed me something interesting I'm going to reward you, what do you want, say it. Strength, said Iron with her cute voice.
My friends almost got hurt because I am too weak, I don't want to feel like that again. Athena grinned, I can arrange that, I know a guy who can give you what you want if you can handle the costs that come with it.
What about you? What do you want? Cathra hesitated, I..I need you to save my sister. Athena nodded, if it within my power I promise I will save your sister. They went back where they left Victor and Felix.
Felix? Yep. Where is Victor. He is...his words got stuck in his tongue. He was just here I swear. Noel saw Athena look towards the distant volcanoes.
You said his family is holding your sister hostage? Yes ma'am. Drop the ma'am brat, I'm not that old. Let go, she said as she thrust her hands into space and pulled it apart.
A dark crevice twice the height of a grown man opened in the air, they went through one by one and appeared in the courtyard of the guild. Felix eyes were wide open with surprise.
You can go, she said to him, he bowed and basically ran out of there. They were now in her office, with them was Lisa carrying a stack of papers.
Unfortunately as the vise guild leader you cannot just barge into somebodys home, especially a noble of a kingdom, no matter how minor they are, that would be in violation of the rules. Athena sighed and Cathra looked dejected.
However under the adventurers protection clause and I quote "should anybody blackmail or force an adventurer into doing a mission or for any other reason related to the adventures guild, the guild is allowed to interfere and deliver appreciate punishment".
So that means? Yes, If what you say is true then the Baron Barrow had violated the protection clause. Her green eyes shined with hope and joy.
Well there you have it, let go get your sister brat. Athena ripped space apart and they jumped in, Lisa following behind them. Although she wanted to appear directly in Baron Barrows house, Lisa stopped her from doing it.
They appeared right in the middle of the city. Baron Barrows governed a small part of the kingdom that ruled the star world they were on, his domain barely covered a small portion of a continent.
Although the entire human domain was under the rule of the two royal families, there were many more kingdoms under their rule. They ranges from small ones that rule a part of a continent, to ones that rule whole continents. These were known as minor and continental kingdoms.
From there were those that rule whole star worlds, each ranked by how many star worlds they ruled, those that ruled 10 or more star worlds were know as solar kingdoms.
Then galaxy level kingdoms. The one they were on was a 6 star level kingdom. They walked all the way to the Barrow household.
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Vale Barrow, patriarch of the Barrow family. He was once an adventure over 200 years ago, rose all the way to the peak of E rank but failed to progress further.
He joined the military afterwards and through hard work and a bit of backstabbing, blackmail and bribery he was finally given the title of Baron, it took him 50 whole years.
He got married and had a son, well he had many children with many women but he only loved one woman and after she died he spoiled their child rotten.
Although the boy was ruthless he was also an idiot and weak, nothing like him at all. That had almost gotten the boy killed and he was forced to send him away.
He knew he would not survive being adventurer by himself, fortunately a rising talent had appeared in his domain. An orphaned girl with a lot of talent.
She was the perfect candidate to look after his son so he did what any father would do, force the girl to join his sons party, he made her know what would happen to her sister should anything happen to his son.
He knew this was against the adventures guild rules but he did not care, not because he did not fear the guild, only a fool or one of those old beings would not fear that behemoth.
It was because the guild rarely looked into situations like that, they may be powerful but they did not have the liberty to mind every minor situation.
The chances of the guild looking into this were 1 in a trillion yet that tiny chance had become a reality. The girl was standing infront of him with two guild officials.
Not just any guild officials but bloody snow Lisa and the war princess Athena. He might've tried to negotiate had any other guild official been here, maybe even bribe them but alas.
He knew there was no way he could bribe these two mad women. They looked eager to tear him apart instead. He stood up and tried to shake their hands, his hand shaking.
Vise guild master, lady Lisa, to what do I owe the pleasure of your visits? He greeted them trying to force smile. We were just passing by, Lord Barrow you look tense is something the matter? If you having a stomach ache I could get you a remedy, replied Lisa with a worried face.
Vale started sweating, he knew exactly her worry was fake, she did not care about his well being, she was here to punish him.