After that magnifying defeat, everyone stood suspended in utter silence for about a second or two.
Honestly, the fight was shocking, it was a heart gripping action that made goosebumps crawl on skins.
Raith was so dazed that he stared absentmindedly for a couple of seconds even after the fight had ended.
Othorman matched to his front valiantly and slightlt bowed, his expression indifferent to the overwhelming victory he just achieved.
Perhaps, to him it was simply the norm.
Raith intention had been to test the soulless’ Strength, see for himself what made him so special that he was hailed as the strongest.
He probably didn’t even expect the blind soulless to win.
But through out the intense battle Raith could see the difference in strength between the valkyrie and the blind soulless.
Of course, he would have ended this faster. So, he wasn’t fazed and still thinks himself to be far stronger than the blind soulless.
He was very careful however, because now he didn’t have the armor of revival the abyss blessed him with.
He folded his arms and let out a very annoying laughter.
The sky lord’s expression creased into a deep scowl.
"My lord–
Before she could say anymore, he kicked her away, her body rolling on the ground.
Then with his hands behind his back, the sky lord began to walk forward with a petrifying look plastered to Raith.
He stopped halfway reaching Raith and started:
"My friend. I am sure we can co to a compromise."
Raith distorted his mouth and growled:
"Your friend? Who the fuck is your friend?"
He cocked his head like a delinquent, glaring at the sky lord.
"Co to a compromise?" His voice faked delinquency with each words that ca out, "you ca into my ho, to harass my people and you want a compromise?"
Raith sneered as he cracked his knuckles with a rigid cord forming on his head.
"The only compromise we’ll be coming to is compromising your ass you cocksucking motherfucker!"
The soulless lady stared blankly, she moved her head slowly like recovering from a petrification and said to Reeves next to her:
"You know for soone who was very reluctant a mont ago... our leader sure seems like he is enjoying this."
Reeves’ brow furrowed with all shards of confusion. He responded:
"I am equally as shocked as you are Nata. He seed really upright... even when we fought." He muttered the latter.
The sky lord looked at Raith in silence, unsure what to say but behind his back, he was gripping his hand so tightly that it would have shattered a rock.
He released his clenched hand, breathing at the sa ti.
"You are a player aren’t you. I’m surprised I have not heard of you before. You must be an insignificant one. Do you want to make an enemy of a ranker?"
The whole crowd gasped, while Raith stared nonchalantly.
It was not a news that the man standing in front of him was a ranker. In fact, Hans and the rest had said he was top 10 on the multidinsional ranking.
Raith was not stupid, he knew for a fact that the sky lord was strong. But he just hated to admit it. Right now there was an inner battle of pride within him that failed to admit to the might and power poised by this man in front of him...
...all because he was too handso.
Raith raised his chin and retorted arrogantly, rage seething through his words.
"And so what? So fucking what? You are the one that should be scared of making an enemy out of !"
The sky lord’s opened palm closed, this ti a squeezing sound wrenched out as he clenched tightly. His brows trembled slightly as he stared intensely at Raith with a cold indifference.
"We won! You posed the challenge yourself and we won..." Raith folded his arms with a smirk, "are you going to go back on your word nor mister U-G-L-Y ranker?"
The sky lord stayed in silence, looking straight into Raith’s eyed, his sight not wavering... not even in the slightest.
Raith stated back intensely. For a few seconds both of them were locked in an intense stare competition and the atmosphere was bathed in a harsh tension because of it.
Should the sky lord get any more angrier and decide to ravage all of them to the ground would Raith be able to stop it? He wouldn’t right? Would he? Can he?
Most of them wondered in their minds.
They looked at Raith with strained expressions, their eyes was clearly saying, ’please stop it... before he gets too annoyed’
But none of them could dare voice out their intention or approach Raith. Not when he was suddenly being so toxic.
Hans and the rest felt like they already knew how he was going to respond to them.
Besides, the soulless cultivate an imnse amount of loyalty and respect for their leader. Which ant if his decision was going to walk them into their own graves, they would follow without a drop of doubt.
But Raith was not a leader they’ve known for long, or seen if he’s worth serving.
Hans decision to blindly follow was only Han’s. The people still needed more ti.
Thus it was understandable that they couldn’t believe in him yet.
The sky lord looked around, setting in the constrained faces of the people scattered behind Raith. A grin ford on his face.
’Of course they are scared...’
The grin spread wider into a warm smile that was like a warm autumn breeze heralding red leaves and beautifying the environnt with its calming astonishnt.
Raith frowned.
’He is even more handso when he smiles!’
Raith attempted to speak but the sky lord spoke first.
"Behold, you trembling masses! Behold your folly and fear! I, who have sought naught but glory for our collective sake, have beckoned you to soar amidst the boundless space, to stake our claim upon its vast expanse. With your soulless vessels and my dominion over the space, together, we would stand as an unyielding force.
"But you, foolish beings, have elected to follow a fool, a harbinger of calamity masquerading as a leader! A disaster incarnate, walking upon two legs with purposeless intent!
His countenance twisted into a visage of fury.
"Are you content with this choice?!"
They bowed their heads, faces etched with conflicting emotions, so gripped by terror, others contorted by doubt.
"Is this the fate you embrace?! The once-proud group, led by the great Nightmare... have fallen so low?" His eyes mocked them.
Hans grimaced and advanced, extending his hand towards the sky lord’s face.
"You are unworthy... to utter the na of our forr lord."
Sky lord raised his head.
"Forr....?"
He smiled and nodded his head.
"It seems you stupid people have made a decision. So then... bear with the consequences to co." He turned, walking back to where he was initially standing—the center of the hovering airship.
Raith’s brow furrowed.
’Surely this bastard did not think I’m about to let him walk scott free after all those insults he showered on .’
Raith disappeared, flashing across the distance in less than a second and appearing behind the sky lord with a soft touch on his shoulders.
The elegant chap turned his gaze over his shoulder, his face contorting an irritated horror.
"How dare you touch with those filthy hands."
His hand swung sharp like a viper but pierced empty air. Raith appeared five ters away from him with a vicious smirked attached to his face.
The sky lord suddenly frowned and touched his body, he began touching his whole body with a pale look on his face
He shot his eyes at Raith and shouted with fury:
"What have you taken from ?!!"
Raith’s expression beca grim, he laughed and spoke sinisterly:
"Oh oh... as expected of an U-G-L-Y ranker... you noticed. People don’t often notice when I use it..."
He flexed his fingers for the sky lord to see.
"It’s called Lacerous Touch... it used to take a while to transfer all valuables but it took an instance this ti around. I guess that is because Greed evolved huh..." He quickly went frown explaining things to the sky lord to talking to his fingers.
"You bastard! Return it imdiately!!"
Raith looked up, chuckled and retorted:
"What do you an ’return it imdiately’ bro I don’t even know what I stole yet, not in a million chance will I return it, I’m not returning jack shit"
The sky lord’s face brimd with terrifying rage.
"I swear I will make you regret ever living if you don’t return it right now!"
"Make regret living? Ha! I can never regret living. I’ve died too many tis to entertain such a notion. You should try your hand at sothing else if you are trying to threaten right now."
"Oh damn, our new lord is so cool" Nata blushed.
Reeves turned to look at her and helplessly shook his head.
"I figure you are a fan girl for crazy people, I just never thought it was this intense."
She frowned right back at him.
"So what? You don’t like him?"
Reeves averted his gaze and looked up.
"Answer you rotten goat!"
"Nata, do you realize how much of a nuisance you are being right now. Respect yourself." He uttered and kept a straight face, looking at what was going on in front.
The sky lord looked at Raith, his face was tomatoe red for so reason... made everyone wandered what it was that Raith took from him.
"I will screw you! I swear I will screw your life so much that you will wish you never experienced a day such as this!!" He brayed and walked out, reaching the center of the airship.
A light poured out of the ship and fell on him, imdiately his form shimred and disappeared alongside the light. The ship along with other vallyries flew away.
Raith raised a brow and looked to the other side of his vision, puzzled.
"Uhm... I think the sky lord forgot his champion?"
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