Hero of Darkness

The First Emperor's surprised voice resounded in the wide hall as soon as Kahn revealed Rathnaar, the Peak Saint's core. 

"How did you manage to get it?! I told Lezron to hide it away after my death even from my children!" exclaimed Rathnaar as a wave of heavy pressure landed on Kahn and Omega's bodies.

"I acquired it by luck. And I guess you can sense that the core is now tied to my soul. So basically I'm its master." spoke Kahn as he looked towards the tablet. 

"Ha ha ha! Haha ha ha! 

I… Rathnaar Whitlock, the one who hated the gods and killed many of their heroes with his own hands, has a God's chosen Hero as my successor. 

How ironic." said Rathnaar as he laughed hysterically. 

"That explains a lot. It is natural that the barrier recognized you as one of my kin if that were to be the case. 

What is your name… my successor?" asked Rathnaar. 

"Kahn Salvatore." he replied casually. 

"Not a bad name. So tell me… what are you doing in my Rakos empire? 

Shouldn't you be summoned in the Abyss Empire instead of being here?" he asked. 

"Abyss Empire? What's that? The only thing I know is Abyss Forest that's said to have Godbeasts living in it." he replied with a stupefied expression. 

"Huh? What do you mean?" asked Rathnaar curiously. 

"Well… a situation happened quite some time ago." spoke Kahn. 

Since Rathnaar already knew more about the heroes than Kahn… he decided to tell the specter about his situation because of the deeds done by his predecessor. 

"Haha ha ha!! Ha ha ha ha!!

I'm going to die again just from laughing! 

I wish I could've met your predecessor before he died. He and I would've become good friends." said Rathnaar as he laughed out loudly. 

"A hero without an empire's support… no wonder you're the weakest one I've ever seen. 

In two years' time, any chosen Hero would at least be a 3rd stage saint with the resources given by their respective empire. 

Tell me… what do you know about the other heroes?" said Rathnaar he kept laughing again and again. 

"Absolutely nothing." said Kahn in an embarrassed tone.  Panda Novel

"You're so screwed, my successor. And what about your divine weapon? You at least have that, don't you?" asked Rathnaar. 

"What divine weapon?!" exclaimed Kahn as he found a piece of new information out of the blue. 

"Ha ha ha ha!! 

You're definitely the unluckiest hero ever summoned. Haha ha ha ha!!" Rathnaar ROFL-ed. 

"Tell me?! What the hell is a divine weapon? Even God of Darkness didn't tell me anything about it!" exclaimed Kahn he felt like he was on the very end of the cliff. 

"How are you going to kill the Demon God if you don't even have your divine weapon? 

Forget him… how will you even face the other Heroes if they try to kill you without your divine weapon? 

How come I know more about your role than yourself?" questioned Rathnaar multiple times. 

"Just tell me what you know." spoke Kahn in an exasperated tone. He was finally getting some information but Rathnaar kept leaving him on a cliffhanger like a certain someone who did it at the end of every chapter. 

"A divine weapon is a chosen Hero's signature weapon. Without it… they can never fight at their full capacity or use their souls to power up their attacks and skills. 

Usually, they are guarded and handed down to each generation of the summoned heroes by the empire that serves their respective god. 

But in your situation… there is no one left to serve the God of Darkness anymore. 

The only way I can think of to find your divine weapon…" revealed Rathnaar and continued in a serious tone. 

"Is to find the remains of the 8th Hero of Darkness." declared Rathnaar. 

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Kahn was too stunned to speak after Rathnaar revealed so many facts about how the summoned heroes had their divine weapons while Kahn barely had Lucifer which was only made from a drake's fangs. 

"Will… my sword do?" asked Kahn as he showed the black greatsword with crimson vein patterns on the blade. 

"It has potential but it will never be enough. 

You need at least a Royal Dragon's fangs and bones to forge a weapon that can withstand against a divine weapon. And that's possible if you're evenly matched against a chosen Hero in terms of ranks. 

I had one as well. I killed 9 ignorant heroes myself when they tried to attack my empire. 

But it was destroyed automatically after I died since a soul marked weapon destroys itself after its master dies." revealed Rathnaar casually. 

"You… you… killed 9 heroes yourself?" asked Kahn as he stuttered because of the shocking information he just heard. 

"Eh… nothing noteworthy. Those losers relied too much on their divine abilities and weapons. 

Most of them lacked real battle experience and mastery over their skills. I even killed 2 at once who were a rank above me. 

Those idiots never understood that just rising in ranks is never enough. Maybe that's why none of them ever managed to kill the demon god. 

As far as I remember… he wasn't even a demi-god back then." spoke Rathnaar as if he was casually having a chat over a cup of tea. 

[This guy!... Is a serial Flexer!] said Kahn to himself. 

Rathnaar was talking about killing a Royal Dragon, 9 chosen heroes, including even those who were higher ranked than him in a laidback manner as if it was as easy as breathing for him. 

[How badass was this guy when he was alive? 

Wait… My predecessor killed all the other 12 heroes and a Royal Dragon as well! How badass was he?! 

And Rathnaar is talking about Demon God as if that guy was his junior in high school. 

Why am I so behind on everything?!] Kahn gasped as one by one, too many mind-boggling revelations were made to him. 

But before he could ask another question… Rathnaar asked in a serious voice. 

"Tell me… Kahn Salvatore. What do you want to achieve? 

Sacrifice your life while trying to kill the Demon God… on someone's war that you have no reason to fight? Or become the master of…" the deep and ancient voice resounded in the dilapidated hall as the first emperor presented Kahn with a preposition. 

"Tablet of Arcana."