The Black Necromancer

"So, you do not plan to seek rest anytime soon?" Kurvan asked Grokus after the moment of reunion had passed.

"Not now." Grokus shook his head. He had come to far to seek rest now. He would never have seen and experienced many of the things he had if he had remained to become the next Chief of the Mazuri tribe, and in a way, he was glad that he had met his fate at Leon's hand.

"I see. I can only support your decision, then." Kurvan sighed. He cast Leon a glance, still doubtful about all this. For all he knew, Leon might be speaking through a representation of hi son, and not Grokus himself. But he had no choice but to accept things as they were now, because indeed, there were somethings that Grokus had achieved at this time that he would not have if he was still as he was back then. Who would have imagined Grokus going from Peak C rank to an A rank in just a matter of months?

"Thank you, father. Be careful, anything can happen on the battlefield." Grokus nodded before stepping away from his father. He turned and nodded to Leon, before vanishing, thankful for being given an opportunity to reconnect with his family.

'Don't worry, maybe there's a way to bring you back. Maybe I can truly reunite you with your family one day.' Leon told him.

'Thank you, Master.' Grokus was grateful.

Leon turned his attention back to the four Orcs that were before him. "Now that you have seen and spoken to Grokus, is that all?" He asked.

"Let me tell you this now, Leon Cromwell. You may be strong enough to kill me with one move, but that does not mean I am happy with the fact that my son is your servant. For all I know, what happened just now might have been you speaking through his lips. I will take those words to heart and hope that Grokus was the one who truly said that, but remember, I do not trust you completely." Kurvan was not one to hide his opinion and quickly laid bare his mind for Leon to see.

"I understand how you feel. However, as I am sure you had seen, it was a life or death moment for me as well." Leon sighed. "It was either me or your son. I will not let your feelings and sentiments get in the way of my rise to the top of this world, Kurvan. Now, please leave, I have satisfied your curiosity and I have many other things on my list today." Leon stood up, showing that he had no intention of entertaining the Orcs any further. The line between accommodating someone and letting that person walk all over you was thin, and Leon knew where it was drawn.

"Very well, then. I bid you farewell, Your Excellency." Kurvan also stood up as he saw that Leon had grown tired of them. He looked to his children and turned to leave the meeting room. They quietly followed behind him, and soon, it was just Leon and Nedra in the meeting room. Nedra had kept quiet throughout the entire session, as she did not want to involve herself. However, when Kurvan had spoken rudely to Leon, she had felt the urge to jump at him and scratch out his eyes.

"My Lord." The White Millipede from earlier appeared at the door and bowed. "There is someone else here to see you."

"Who is it this time?" Leon sighed.

"Her name is Elena." She replied curtly.

"Oh!" Leon perked up at once. He had not heard much about Elena ever since she had returned to her home with Rodius. "Let her in."

As soon as he spoke, the white haired lady stepped to the side and Elena stepped into the room before the door closed behind her.

"Oh... Hi Leon. I didn't expect to meet here." Elena was stumped for a moment. She did not expect a one on one meeting with Leon, but thankfully, Nedra was still present.

"I'll leave you two now." Nedra suddenly said and vanished in a puff of purple smoke. Elena's jaw nearly dropped to the ground. She stood, frozen by the door, unable to form a coherent sentence to say to Leon.

"Let's take a walk." Leon suggested after thirty seconds of stale silence. He walked over to the door and held it open for Elena to pass through.

"Um, thanks." She pursed her lips and walked past him. As she walked past him, Leon took on his human form. He did not know why, but he just decided to do so.

The two of them walked through the halls of the mansion before eventually leaving it and emerging in the garden in the compound that surrounded the mansion.

"What have you been up to?" Leon asked the red haired Beastkin.

"I've been helping out with war efforts. I'm a backward scout that watches over the territories that we occupy. I make sure that the enemy scouts can't infiltrate our lines." She gave a little explanation of what she did as a contribution to the war efforts.

"Oh, that's pretty neat." Leon commented as he led Elena to a bench at the side.

"Hehe, thanks. My Class helps a lot with it, making sure I remain hidden most times. As long as there is a shadow, then I can remain invisible to most people." She grinned.

"I can only do something like this." Leon said and partially spread out his Domain. The shadows in the garden darkened and gained wispy flames within them. It was not something noticeable if one wasn't paying attention, and high rank mages or warriors would be able to notice the disturbance easily.

As soon as the Domain reached a certain distance, Leon vanished from where he was seated and appeared elsewhere.

"I can teleport wherever I want within my Domain." He said with a grin.