Philip t with the first refugee that ca there.
He is kind of surprised by the person he saw. It is a young boy. He didn't even awaken yet. It is practically impossible for a kid like him to co there. After all, even though the vegetation is gone, the beasts are still there within the radius around the city.
These beasts are currently starving since most of them gain vitality from eating their prey.
The more the death energy sucks their energy out. The more dangerous they will beco. They must have already started eating each other and for a young boy to make his way this far that too in just a few days. It is an impossible task.
"Who are you kid? How did you get here?"
Philip asked as he looked around. He ordered so of the Dusk mbers to scout the surrounding areas.
"I am Vynk. I ca here by myself as a refugee."
"You ca here alone?"
"Yes. When you said you will offer refugee to the people that co to you, I tried to hitch a ride to this place from different rchants. I hitched a ride from a few people and was dropped a dozen miles away from this spot yesterday."
"You didn't even awaken. Why would you risk that? You could have been sold off as a slave."
"I know good people from bad people. I know every rchant that ca to the Dark Lightning city and I know who to trust and who not to trust. I spent most of my ti acting as cup bearer for rich rchants in the Luxury inn of that city.
So, I asked so of their help to get here."
"What about your parents?"
"Dead."
"So, you are an orphan?"
"Yes. I am. One of the rare ones that survived. Generally, all the orphans are taken away by Dark Lightning Organization to sowhere else. I managed to get lucky."
Philip is surprised. He is kind of impressed by the kid and how decisive he is. He couldn't understand what to call this kid's nature. Whether he is smart, mature or sharp. But he is really impressive. That part is all he knows.
"Why would you co this far? I thought one of the rules to be a resident of the city and the rest of Dark Lightning Organization's territory is actually be a devout follower of Zeus.
Don't they have so laws up there?"
"They do. But not every rule is successfully established everywhere. There is always a loophole."
Philip couldn't help but take another look at the kid once again. He is a teenage boy with tanned skin and extrely dark brown hair. He had a well-built body for his age. His body language shows that he is confident and straightforward.
Philip liked him at first glance."
"So, why did you co this far? If you knew the rchants as you said, you could have gone to any other territories and survived. Since you are familiar with the lands and people, you would have a much easier ti there.
We are practically aliens to you guys. You shouldn't be trusting us more than them."
"Unfortunately, I do trust you guys more than the rest of the cities. All the cities in this planet and in this realm area actually ruled by so religious nuts.
I believe people. Not so much in gods."
"But we are the ones that are destroying your hos. We are doing it just because of the faith you provide your gods. Don't you think it is unfair?"
"It might be, but what it isn't?
Anyway, I did everything I could to survive since I was a kid. I don't care what you do to this planet or this realm. Even if you turn everyone into a corpse and then into undead to make your own undead army, I will be fine.
As long as I survive. That is all that matters."
"You are cold-hearted for a kid." Philip said in a soft tone.
Vynk didn't know what to say about that. He felt a tinge of regret creeping up his heart. He felt like maybe being too honest might have cost him entry into Dusk.
But Philip's next words eased his mind."
"I like it.
You are just about to awaken, your mind is clear and you went through a lot and surprisingly you don't know how on the point you are about the current situation and what is going to happen next.
Anyway, welco to Dusk. Since you are a kid, you will have so special privileges. Particularly as an orphan.
Choose between them and I think you will make the right choice anyway. My subordinate will guide you.
See you later."
Philip just left after that and a mber of Dragon Hawk tribe took the kid away.
"Is he the boss?"
Vynk asked as he looked at Philip's back.
"He kind of is, but he is not the ultimate boss. There is a person above him."
"Is he the person they ntioned when they are declaring war?"
"Yeah."
"Where is he? Why is he not here?"
"From what I know, he is stuck in a place sowhere. From a place, he couldn't just break out. But he will be back soon."
"Why do these three still follow that person, if he could be caught by soone that easily. These three seem strong enough. They could start on their own. They could even take over this organization."
Dragon Hawk mber looked at Vynk like he was an idiot.
"Kid, don't speak about them like that. Trust , Philip might be able to tolerate so of your weird quirks and Jack is patient enough to not lift his sword at a kid.
But Watt will bang your head on a stone until you forget your own na.
From what I heard about you, you have a twisted worldview. I get why you are like that. You were alone since you were a kid, you had to be constantly on guard and you don't trust anyone. You care more about your survival than anything else in the world.
The four bosses, are kind of like you. They didn't have anyone in the world. But they had each other since they were almost your age. They stuck together through so much.
They built a lot together and saved millions of lives by establishing Dusk. Particularly orphans like you.
And we all love them for it.
Trust, loyalty, and kinship, might be unfamiliar to you. But if you want to be a part of Dusk, you will have to nurture those qualities and I am sure, when you train here, you will know exactly what I am talking about."
Vynk just looked at the Dragon Hawk mber as he babbled on.
He then thought back to the announcent Philip made.
One of the reasons, he ca to Dusk is because of that announcent. If soone is selfish enough to kill everyone in a city innocent and guilty, just to get their desired results, he felt that they might be as cold-hearted as them.
But now he kind of have a feeling that they are all hypocrites. Talks of honorable things like loyalty and stuff are definitely not the first thing that cos to his mind when he thinks of a person. Particularly if that person is currently committing genocide.
For the first ti in a while, Vynk felt confused.
He is skeptical and curious about what Dusk is going to be like and how it is going to change him.
And when that thought ca to his mind, he knew that he is going to learn sothing new from there on. But what he doesn't know is that the exact ti that thought ca to him is the birth ti of one of many legends the Dusk has created.
But this one stands out even among them. The legend of Vynk. Also known as the Blood Iron Hound of Dusk. Trained by one of the founding mbers, Philip himself.
A legend that stands behind one of Sam's legendary students, Habi the Venomous Blade Dancer. But that is a story for another ti.
Right now, after Vynk was absorbed into Dusk. There was a new spreading back in the Dark Lightning City about the first refugee leaving that place.
That soon prompted a second, a third, and a fourth refugee to seek out Dusk. They are all people who were at the bottom of the pyramid. They figured that at the rate things are going, even if Dark Lightning found a solution, it might be too late for them.
So, they abandoned their faith and went to seek Dusk. The people that caused their misery and opened their eyes.
And of course, that is just the beginning of the long train of refugees that followed them.
On their way, soone people couldn't make it. They collapsed and gave up. But to their surprise, Dusk actually sent so help to fetch these refugees. So, the fact that they are the cause of this misery in pursuit of their petty revenge, was forgotten.
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