Dark Magus Returns

The man was swept by the intense Qi that he felt, causing him to fall over. A simple guard of the clan would be in the initial stage, and he had never felt such Qi before.

On top of that, Raze's Qi was incredibly condensed, making a person feel it far more than they usually would. Before the Necroshade Clan member realized it, he was completely covered in sweat.

"What are you doing!" Another member of the clan shouted, coming to his side.

There were a few more behind the gate that had rushed to the man's aid, a group somewhat of a small squad.

At the same time, the guards, along with regular citizens that were coming in and out, were looking at the commotion that was occurring.

"You come up to our clan, and then do something like that!" A man shouted. "Are you trying to start a war on our territory?"

"I didn't touch the man," Raze replied. "I don't get involved in people's personal space like that. I was just making it clear who was exactly here to see him."

Many of the guards didn't know who the Dark Magus was and only knew vague descriptions of him. Raze wanted to keep it this way since the name was more important than the figure.

Pagna was void of most technology, with a few strange odd bits here and there. Which Raze assumed was mostly due to the otherworlders' interference such as communication lines but only in certain buildings.

The large wedding event that had taken place in Repton; only the leaders and high-ranking members were invited to witness the event.

All they could go off were descriptions, of black hair, and a youthful look. At the same time, Raze had even worn a mask on the day to conceal himself.

Based on the latest report as well from Bubble, many clans still viewed the Dark Magus as mostly an alchemist. They found it hard to believe that he had taken one of the pillars down.

"Are you trying to bully us into action!" The man shouted as they helped the other off the floor, his knees shaking.

"You are on our territory!" The man pulled out his sword and went to strike it at Raze.

Before he could get even close though, Alba had swung out her sword and swung it down. The metal had been cut cleanly, leaving only half the sword.

While at the same time, there was a sharp point at the man's neck, the tip of a spear. Looking down the end of the spear, Rayna was holding onto it.

Both of them had acted quickly to stop him from attacking Raze. Yet, even in this situation, although the man didn't dare move, he still smiled at them.

The other man that had fallen to the ground was managing to get some of his strength back and was deeply embarrassed by what had happened to him.

"Look at this!" The man said. "You can't even do things yourself, that you have to hide behind two women to protect you, what type of man even are you!"

"What does that even mean?" Lily said. "All of us could slice his throat before he drew a breath."

Lily didn't get involved. For one, she still didn't really care what happened to Raze, and she knew the others could handle the situation.

"Are you stupid!" Alba shouted. "You have no idea; we are the ones that are protecting you, you idiot!"

The commotion was starting to cause quite the stir among those watching, and people were also starting to recognize Alba. Unlike Raze who had chosen black hair, something that 90 percent of the people in Pagna seemed to have.

Alba had dark slightly red-pigmented skin which was well known.

"Stop!" A loud voice shouted out.

Coming out from the gate, an old man walked out in the same dark purple clothing. His garments were slightly more elegant with woven patterns compared to the others.

There were also twelve more members of the clan that had come out with him.

"At least we're getting somewhere; it looks as if someone important is finally coming out," Lily stated.

"I am Titus, one of the elders of the Necroshade Clan." The old man bowed. "We welcome you for coming all this way; please let's head inside, where we can talk in our clan base."

The easy option of sorting out the matter would be not to fight, so drawing down their weapons, the group decided to head inside.

The town was relatively small, around the same size as Flendon. However, the population was far larger, perhaps housing around fifty thousand citizens in the place.

"I'll be honest; we are quite surprised to see the Crimson Crane at our doorstep so soon after the events that you have been through," Titus commented.

"Right, so I'm sure you know we have come here with a reason for visiting you," Rayna said.

"Ah yes, I'm sure I can take a guess; is it to do with the Martial Arts Tournament?" Titus replied.

Rayna was surprised that the old man knew, since they had sent no information beforehand.

"It's not hard to guess. Our clan is not a big clan; we are one that is growing. We don't get many visitors, but we had recently gotten a lot of attention due to one of our members getting a position to take part in the Martial Arts Tournament.

"The fact that you have turned up here with a young gentleman of your own, I think most people would take a guess at what you are trying to do, a new clan comes here, and now they are trying to take our position away."

"You know, our clan doesn't have many achievements, and we finally have one, yet of course there are always those that wish to take it away."

Titus turned to look at Raze; however, Raze didn't turn away and stared back at him in the eye, until the old man continued looking forward.

Some might have felt bad for taking the clan's great achievement of getting something, but at the end of it, there was more at stake.

The Dark Faction practically had his new allies hostage on the other side. This could be the only chance to take them back, safely.

The Dark Faction Academy, which had taken the lives of multiple students, and the Dark Faction that was connected to his goals, needed to stop.

If the clan thought it was painful to have this position taken away from them, then they knew nothing about pain.

Entering the house base, it was a large single-floor building set up in a courthouse, connecting with hallways to other buildings.

It was quite similar to how the Dark Faction Academy looked but on a smaller scale. Heading through the doors, they were now walking through the courtyard to have a meeting with the other members and the clan head for their request.

The fact they had gotten this far, things were looking hopeful.

While walking to the main building, Raze had turned his head to the right, where he could see a young man in his twenties striding through the place, curious about the visitors; he had looked at them.

Raze's eyes had met with the young man's, and that's when it had all hit Raze.

"Now I know why the name of the Necroshade Clan was so familiar."