In front of Kahn, stood two men who were two to three years older than him in age. Yet the encounter he had with these two extremely talented and well-versed warriors was the reason he quickly recognized these two familiar faces.


    Elijah, the Druid and Nius, the dual swordsman were the two individuals Kahn had teamed up and fought alongside in the fifth round of the Emperor''s Chosenpetition.


    And now, both the brothers had suddenly appeared out of the blue in the main headquarters of the House Stark.


    "I see that you remember my grandsons, my lord." spokemander Stark.


    "Wait.. Grandsons? They''re your grandsons?" asked Kahn with a surprised tone.


    "Now that exins it. Both of them were peak grandmasters so I already thought they belonged to some big n. But to see that they''re part of your house.." spoke Kahn as he regained hisposure.


    "Yes, my lord. Serving our mothend and its people was the main reason why both of us participated in thepetition in the first ce.


    In hopes that we could win it and get the full support from the government and change Vessen for the better." exined Elijah, the older brother and the Druid out of the duo.


    "I see. So that was the case. Well, you two can get up." spoke Kahn as he understood why these two young prodigies had participated in thepetition where he met them.


    However, both the grandmasters shook their heads in refusal.


    "Please, my lord. Allow us to serve right under you. We both pledge our loyalty and allegiance to you. Not as part of our house but as individuals." spoke Nius, the younger brother who was bigger in size and had a dual swordsman profession.


    Kahn was baffled again with their request and asked in a curious tone..


    "Why? I have done nothing else to prove myself as apetent sovereign of thisnd yet. So why do you want to serve as my people?"


    "Well, it''s because… it''s because." before Elijah could continue..mander Stark intervened.


    "It''s hard for them to express so let me tell you instead." he said and suddenly his expression turned serious.


    "Because the idea you proposed just now was also done by a member of our n nearly a decade ago. And the one to do that was my own son.. And their father." spoke the oldmander and suddenly, the entire atmosphere in the room turned somber.


    A deathly silence ensued and Kahn wondered if something was amiss.


    "You said ''was''..." spoke Kahn in a solemn tone.


    "Yes. My son wasn''t a warrior like us. He was a schr and studiedw. And he was also the public prosecutor of Winterberg when he was alive.


    What you proposed was something he also did to the government for years. To give more power to people and the oppression by the powerful. He was very persistent and eventually, many people had shown their support to him.


    It was when he had gone to the capital Aesir and proposed legition to the High Court a decade ago." spoke the old man and the in the following moments, his voice was filled with grief.


    "A few dayster.. We heard the news.


    That my son died whileing back from the capital in a monster attack.


    The authorities said he was attacked on his way back. But from what we found… the circumstances of his death were… questionable." spoke the old swordsman.


    Only now did Kahn understand theplete picture after hearing the story.


    "Even now, we don''t know who did it. But they made it look like the work of monsters.


    Now and authority stood on our side and closed the case off very quickly." spoke themander.


    Kahn gave a nod and understood why both the brothers suddenly asked to serve directly under him out of a sudden.


    Him proposing the n that was coincidentally simr to themander''s son was what made them swear their loyalty to him without thinking twice.


    As for Elijah and Nius… in their eyes, Kahn shared the same ideology as their deceased father who was murdered in cold blood for speaking and fighting for themon people.


    Even using Law as means to represent and voice their side led to that man''s death because he was fighting against a corrupted system that was controlled by those who leeched off on the blood and tears of the weak.


    [What the fuck man… the more I see it.. The more I feel like getting dragged into a war.


    I only wanted to set my footing here and grow my strengthfortably. But now.. Looks like I''ll be forced into that whole Warrior of Justice thing again.


    What if there''s even more blood of the innocents on my hands because I provoked the weak to fight against the elites of the society?] thought and cursed Kahn.


    He already knew the consequences of inciting people against the powerful as he once did in vot city while ying the Judge, Jury and Executioner as Azrael.


    The aftermath was hundreds of people dying as a revolt against the noble ns who hadmitted many acts of oppression and crimes against themon folks.


    At that time, he was swayed by his emotions while avenging the children of old man Albestros. But the Kahn of now was able to see his faults back in the day.


    He took action without caring about the impact on society. In his own mission of finding inner peace… his act of public execution of thest n heir led many people who were untrained, unorganized and unequipped to fight against the top brasses. And the results were clear to see.


    [No! I am not that fool anymore. At least in this ce.. I have full control and I''m no longer weak.] thought Kahn and looked back at both the kneeling brothers.


    "If you want to prove yourself useful.. Then I have a perfect opportunity for both of you." he said.


    "What is it, my lord?" asked both the brothers in unison.


    "Ronin." spoke Kahn and suddenly out of his shadow, Ronin appeared in front of all of them.


    Even Commander Stark was surprised because despite being a semi-saint himself, he didn''t even sense the assassin hidden in Kahn''s shadow.


    "A peak grandmaster?" Elijah and Nius were baffled by this revtion.


    Because after a semi-saint, only a peak grandmaster was considered the strongest person in Vessen. Yet Kahn was carrying one in his shadow nonchntly.


    "If you want to prove yourself useful…plete this task I''m giving you." spoke Kahn and continued in a domineering tone.


    Ronin then took out a book filled with names and handed it to Elijah as Kahn conveyed hismand.


    "Find the locations of all of their headquarters."