Whoooooooosh.


    Under cover of the night, a shadow climbed the massive gothic mansion.


    "Damn, the leader''s power is incredible..." Raik muttered while breathing heavily, "I barely made it out of there in time, but mission aplished."


    Raik took the sweat off his forehead as he turned toward the southern part of the city. Many bright dots that were guards with torches headed toward the massive pir of smoke. Terrified residents ran toward them, collided, and rolled like a snowball down the sloping streets.


    "It was only one attack on an underground vault... but it brought such serious destruction..." Raik muttered with a worried look, "We should definitely get the main battle as far away from Daeron as possible, otherwise we won''t rule the city but the ruins."


    Raik turned into a shadow as he entered the upper room of the mansion.


    "Good work." ck Sun Aristocrat said as he sat in a wooden chair while drinking white wine.


    "Oh, sir, you''re here already."


    "Hmm? Why shouldn''t I be here? This is my mansion." ck Sun Aristocrat muttered while swinging his ss from side to side.


    "I thought you might need a rest. You must have expended a lot of energy on this attack."


    "Huh, you really think so? Am I that weak in your eyes?"


    "No! That''s not what I meant! I would never...!" Raik eximed.


    "Ahahahaha, rx, I''m just kidding. Maybe during the battle, I wouldn''t have spent my energy so seriously, but now I can afford it as it was only a fraction, so I''m almost recovered." ck Sun Aristocrat said and took a sip.


    "We have disarmed Scarlet Tree, but we must also take care of the city''s safety." ck Sun Aristocrat muttered, "Have we prepared shelters for the residents yet?"


    "Yes. Practically." Raik nodded as he pulled off his ck assassin cloak, "Even if part of the battle touches the city, the residents will not suffer, at least in our territory."


    They were going to fight outside the city. Still, it would be a full-scale battle, so random attacks could fly into the city and damage several buildings, which is why ck Sun Aristocrat wanted to avoid any casualties.


    "Hmm? Did I say we should separate the inhabitants? We have to take care of all the inhabitants, and it doesn''t matter if they''re from the southern part of the city." ck Sun Aristocrat said in a cold voice.


    "I understand. We''re trying to work on that, so once the war starts, when the chaos starts, our men can quickly redirect people from the south side to the north side." Raik said with a serious look.


    "Good." ck Sun Aristocrat finished his wine as he set his ss aside.


    ...


    It was two weeks before the war began, and that time passed quickly and productively. Wain watched all the proceedings like a ghost, because of the limitations of his memories, he could only see what ck Sun Aristocrat and Raik.


    ''They approached this much more seriously than I thought.'' Wain internally muttered as he held his chin while floating in the air, ''But... I still know next to nothing about Scarlet Tree. Even though the ck Sun Aristocrat destroyed their vault, they haven''t reacted in any way... It''s suspicious, they must have a n.''


    ...


    "Well, this day has finally arrived." ck Sun Aristocrat muttered as he dressed in front of the mirror.


    Today was a special day, so he dressed up in his favorite look. He wore a long red coat with ck stripes around the edges, white gloves with an amber stone in the center of the back of his hand, narrow ck pants with a dangling decorative chain, and tall, dark boots.


    Of course, the most important detail was the white mask thatpleted his look, so ck Sun Aristocrat straightened his cor and slowly put the mask on.


    Click.


    At the same moment, the door opened, and Raik stepped inside.


    "Sir, the elders are ready and awaiting your order." Raik said in a serious voice as he bowed slightly.


    "Then let us not keep them waiting too long." The ck Sun Aristocrat turned as a powerful aura flowed from him that enveloped him like a dark veil.


    He and Raik headed into the banquet hall, however this time, the table was empty, just as there were no chairs or decorations.


    The nobles stood near the table with serious looks. Tension was in the air, as they knew that today everything would be decided, and if they seeded, they would get what they had been seeking for so long.


    ck Sun Aristocrat entered the room as he stood at the head of the table and said, "All of you know why we are here. This room is empty today because when we win, we will have the greatest feast, not in this cramped castle, but in the city''s center so that everyone understands who we are and what we strive for!" The ck Sun Aristocrat eximed.


    "Everyone, take your seats. Act on the n, I''ll start the fight and take their leader, the rest is up to you and your men."


    "Yes!" The nobles simultaneously eximed before turning into shadows.


    "Raik, I hope for you." ck Sun Aristocrat muttered.


    "Sure. Sir, I will do anything to make Dark Hand the ruler of Daeron, even if it requires giving my life!" Raik eximed as he pounded his fist into his chest.


    "I''m d you turned out to be my assistant." ck Sun Aristocrat muttered as he disappeared.


    p He walked alone toward the southern part of the city to Scarlet Tree Base. It was a massive castle that was adorned with red banners depicting a tree. Though normally there were many guards outside the main gate, this day it was deserted. There were only two crimson torches outside.</anda>


    The ck Sun Aristocrat opened the gate as he stepped forward. In front was a long red carpet that led to a throne where someone was sitting.


    "How kind of you toe here alone."