Hero of Darkness

Kahn listened to the childish and unbearable rambling between Rathnaar and Vildred back and forth as neither of the two would yield while trying to prove themselves superior. 

"What the… and these two are supposed to be 2 of the strongest beings in the world? 

They fight like 10 year old kids." spoke Kahn in disappointment, his image of these two almighty beings going under the drain real quick. 

"Oye… stop this already." he said. 

"Shut the hell up!!" both Rathnaar and Vildred shouted together at Kahn. 

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1 Hour Later. 

"Alright… playtime's over. 

Who is this? Is he your successor?" queried the Dragon Emperor. 

If not for Rathnaar's presence and the protective dome made of his soul essence, he would've already killed everyone here. But now that he couldn't… he controlled his anger and was in the mood to talk. 

"Not exactly. We made an agreement over a few things. But that shouldn't be the subject of conversation at this point. 

Tell me… why are you here?" asked Rathnaar in a serious tone. 

"Hey… if you want me to tell you my secrets, you should tell me first about how you even got here, don't you think so?" Vildred made a demand. 

"Ah fine… it's not like it's that big of a secret at this point." spoke Rathnaar in an irritated tone. 

Rathnaar told their situation to Vildred. 

About how the 8th Hero of Darkness massacred all the other chosen heroes 300 years ago for some reason and why Kahn, his successor was being hunted by the world and powerful saints. 

He told the royal dragon about their time in Rakos Empire, then Vulcan Empire which included details such as killing Axel, the Hero of Fire and acquiring his Divine Key. 

Then he revealed how they fled to Zivot Empire and acted as mercenaries. And how they ended up reaching the final floor of this Immortal Dungeon due to an expedition for resources while hiding their real identities. 

"That's it. We came here out of curiosity. We have no ties with the High Elves who sealed you here." he spoke calmly. 

Just then… 

[What the fuck are you doing, old man?! 

Why are you telling my secrets to an enemy?!] complained Kahn furiously. 

[Kid, you want to leave out of here alive, don't you? 

You may not know this… but I'm also a great negotiator. So just let me handle things.] replied Rathnaar. 

In real-time, Vildred's expression was also puzzled but soon… 

"Ha ha ha!! 

So a chosen Hero screwed over all those shameless and hypocritical bastards calling themselves as gods. And now, this brat is suffering from the consequences. 

So that's why no other Hero came in the past 300 years until recently. 

Human child… you're even more pitiful than the new Hero of Life I killed a few days ago. Ha ha ha!" he laughed, reveling in Kahn's misery. 

"Wait… what did you just say? 

You killed the Hero of Life?!" clamored Kahn in disbelief. 

"Of course, I did. He came here to take the trial and I killed him using only 5% of my strength." gloated the dragon emperor with a visible grin. 

Even Kahn was stupefied after hearing this new revelation. 

A 4th stage saint chosen hero… killed by the Dragon Emperor with only 5% of his strength. 

Just how monstrously powerful being was this royal dragon? 

Only now did Kahn understand the severity of this situation. 

If Rathnaar wasn't here with them… all of them would've died long ago just like the Hero of Life. Because if the dragon emperor could easily destroy their dungeon passes; he could also seal the Space in this entire floor before Kahn could even do anything. 

Once he ran out of Space Force, Kahn would have no choice but to exit the true dimension and all his Dimensional Law skills would also turn useless if his space force reserves were depleted. 

This made him even more anxious with each passing moment. 

[Old man, for how long?] asked Kahn secretly. 

[Not much. 3 hours at best. 

After that, this dome will start eroding and we will be at Vildred's mercy. 

Don't be fooled just because he is talking nicely. 

Dragons are very vengeful creatures. And Royal Dragons stand at the top of their hierarchy. 

He will destroy my half-soul because of the old grudge and you for being a chosen hero the moment this protective dome disappears. 

We have no choice but to deal with this matter differently.] responded Rathnaar. 

All this time… although their conversation looked like things were calming down and they were on good terms; the reality couldn't be farther from such a naive assumption. 

Just then, Rathnaar made a proposition. 

"Hey, Vildred. What if we free you? 

Will you let us go?" he asked as if this was the exact opportunity he was aiming for. 

"Oh, we're done with the pretending part, are we?" asked the dragon emperor as his gaze turned wrathful again. 

"Why should I trust a word from a human who killed my family member?" he questioned in a hostile tone. 

"Well, we don't have an eternity to stay here and besides… I presume you also don't want to be imprisoned here for another millennium till you run out of your natural life force, am I right?" soundly responded Rathnaar. 

"After my death… you should have become even more powerful, comparable to at least a 9th stage saint even if you didn't work hard to raise your strength thanks to that royal dragon bloodline of yours.

So tell me what happened and I'll see if we could help each other." proposed Rathnaar again. 

"Hmph! Who do you think can seal me?" scoffed the dragon emperor. 

Rathnaar also had a confused expression. 

"If you were sealed here a thousand years ago… There were only two who could stand on equal footing with you if I was out of the picture." spoke Rathnaar in a thoughtful voice. 

"Yes… they made a deal with those High Elf bastards. Those two lured and ambushed me here. 

I was heavily suppressed under thousands of ancient formations, had my ability to fight sealed and I fought 3 people who were comparable to 8th stage saints all on my own while unable to use my peak strength.

The surrounding 300 kilometers of the region was our battlefield." revealed the dragon emperor. 

[Son of a… means the entire Alfheim of now was actually Vildred's battleground a thousand years ago?] thought Kahn as he reached a conclusion. 

"Who were those 3 beings you're referring to?" he openly asked the dragon emperor. 

To his question, the dragon emperor gazed down and responded in a stern voice. 

"One of them was the Emperor of the Zivot Empire back then. 

As for the other two…" 

In the following moments, his eyes fumed with rage as he revealed the last two attackers, the main reason why he was sealed inside this dungeon since the past thousand years. 

"My Brothers."