Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

"I thought that it would be unusual to recruit a mercenary organization a kid of that age, even if they had high magical power… but it seems that Branden realized the potential of this boy," Joanis thought while rubbing his chin thoughtfully.

"Unlike my soldiers who followed the training regimen that I made them to have the abilities that I wanted, he followed his own that enhanced his own talents… I have to investigate more about him… I have the feeling that the negotiations won\'t start well."

It was annoying, but Joanis told the king that they should call back the troops that left. The king readily accepted that offer since he was certainn that Joanis was no longer underestimating Rain. At the same time, Joanis called for an assembly of the king\'s blade… it was troublesome to give them orders when Karla wasn\'t around, but it would be fine since they were just going to ask some questions.

"Yes, Your Majesty?" Revan asked after he knelt in front of the king.

Revan also looked quite surprised by the recent events… they assumed that their defenses were perfect against everything, but Rain showed them that it wasn\'t the case… the anti-magic barrier had the shape of a perfect sphere, but it wouldn\'t protect them if the ground below them were to give in and it seemed that Rain was planning to do that.

"I want you to go and negotiate in my place," the king declared. "This boy can no longer be ignored or be treated like a mere pawn. Do what you must to convince him to join our side."

"I can offer him anything, your Majesty?" Revan asked after gulping. "While that is very generous of you, I think we need a more concrete plan for this. We gave orders to some soldiers to capture his friends and sisters in the port town and that army was assembled to kill him, after all."

"You have a point, we will sign a document declaring that all the lands that he took belong to him now," The king rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "All of his crimes are to be pardoned if he withdraws from this battle and he will receive the title of Baron if he joins our side."

Revan was surprised by the offer, the Baron was only below the king and the only Baron in the kingdom was Joanis right now… that offer seemed suitable and Revan nodded and then got up to stop wasting the king\'s time. Still, he had a feeling that even that much wouldn\'t be enough…

After waiting for a couple of minutes, the entire king\'s blade was assembled in front of the king\'s tent and then the king and Joanis left it to talk with them. That was their best option if they wanted to gain time and learn as much as possible about Rain, everything would be necessary and few people would even think of lying to the king.

"As you have recently witnessed, the former member of the king\'s blade known as Rainendall joined the enemies ranks, he not only orchestrated a coup against His Majesty, but now he joined the ranks of the magic people," Joanis said while walking from one side to the other.

"The King is magnanimous and decides to forgive him if he stops causing problems, but we must be cautious and try to learn as much as possible about him to avoid more losses on our side. Anything that you know about him, you should speak before our King now."

For a moment, the king\'s blade hesitated, but soon they decided to spill the beans, they only knew one side of the story, so they believed that Rain was truly a criminal.

"Your Majesty, all that I know is that he often visited the same blacksmith shop to repair his gear."

"Your Majesty, I never asked why, but it seemed that he and his friends were often wearing weird things on their wrists and ankles." Continue reading at m|v-l\'e -NovelBin.net

"I heard that they were weights created by Rain himself, but no one ever asked what it was for… but Jori would often put in his sword, so it must have been for training."

"During the war, the only type of magic that he didn\'t use was fire, so he is probably weak against that."

"There is this rumor that he is a great cook, Jori and his party would often eat at his home and they praised his skills highly."

"I heard that he would get pretty depressed when his sisters didn\'t want to hang out with him. He was the type of guy who would spoil them a lot."

Joanis began to bite his lips in annoyance. Some useless information were being passed to him now, he didn\'t care about that. He wanted to know Rain\'s weakness, but at least he learned a few things that could be the secret of his strength… This Blacksmith shop was also worth investigating. Still, before they could learn anything useful, a messenger arrived in the area, visibly flustered.

"Your Majesty… Captain Revan was killed."