Back when Rin discovered she would give birth to a child that the world would shun, both Cade and Nn already guessed the child would possess forbidden magic. And with the Spirits'' rtionship with the previous Void Master, it was not hard to guess the kind of forbidden magic the child would possess.


    Because of this, Nn swore to find a suitable husband for Rin. In his opinion, Rin needed a loyal, responsible, and trustworthy man to ensure he would not shun his own child. Knowing that such a person could only appear from a family like the Regis, which possessed high moral values, Nn asked Cade''s help to find that man among his people.


    Cade agreed at once. Even Patriarch Aron gave his consent. Thetter''s consent actually gave Nn and Rin assurance that no matter what happens in the future, the Regis n would protect them and the child.


    While looking for that ''suitable man,'' Nn realized a huge problem. Most of the eligible male members of the Regis Family could barely pass his assessment. As to which part they fell short, it was in terms of battle strength.


    Even the ones who were give the opportunity to partake a drop of dragon''s blood was unable to defeat Nn, and to him, only someone who could defeat him would be worthy of his sister. He would not settle for anyone less.


    s, the only one who could defeat Nn among the Regis Family was Cade— at least, among their generation that is.


    However, Cade was the next Patriarch of the Regis n. Nn might be shameless, but he would never take advantage of his friendship with Cade and ask him to marry his sister. Besides, the three of them practically grew together and he knew Cade treated them like his real brother and sister.


    That was why Nn was shocked senseless when Rin easily resolved their problem by boldly asking Cade to marry her in front of the Patriarch and the elders. Cade was speechless. But nodded in agreement in the end.


    It was then that Nn realized his sister had always admired Cade, and vice versa. But because Nn had always been a— ahem, siscon— he failed to see it. In any case, knowing that his sister and his sworn brother would be a real family, Nn felt more at ease.


    So what was the point of all these thoughts that shed through Nn''s head after hearing Ruin? It was quite simple. In Nn''s opinion, Kyran being born in the Regis n was a result of their circumstances. But the way Ruin brought the topic, it felt as if the Soul Emperor and the previous Void Master had coveted the Regis bloodline since before.


    Nn recalled a passing remark True Void mentioned about how Kyran acquired the Draconic core. Quoting True Void''s exact words, he said:


    "Same as how there are certain things that needs to achieve before a new Void Master is born, the new Dragon Lord is the same!"


    te reacted after hearing his words, but Kyran deliberately avoided the subject.


    Nn did not think much of it because he was busy sorting his own thoughts at that time. But now that he was reminded of those seemingly trivial words, he realized why te reacted.


    Frankly, if others heard it, True Void''s remark sounded like him speaking his own mind. But as far as te and Nn was concerned, True Void would not have said those words if the subject about how Kyran be the Void Master had not been brought up.


    It was possible that Kyran and True Void had discovered something and had a conversation about it, resulting in thetter saying such words as a passing remark.


    Nn felt his blood run cold when he thought of something.


    But he made sure to conceal his emotions. He would not let Ruin dictate the flow of their conversation.


    "Tell me what you know," he demanded.


    Ruin raised his brows and said, "Can I take it that you agree to my proposal?"


    "F*ck, no."


    "Oh, then—?"


    "Don''t get me wrong. I agree to a truce on the premise that you don''ty your f*cking hands on my family."


    Ruin''s eyes narrowed upon hearing that.


    "You are also rted to my prey?" He asked, seemingly putting the subtle clues together.


    "What if I am? Are we going to resume our fight?"


    Instead of bing annoyed, Ruin suddenly burst out inughter.


    "Interesting! This is such an interesting turn of events! No, actually it is not really that strange for you to be rted. Though I don''t get why you only appear now?"


    Ruin''s eyes widened as he thought of something, "Could it be that you and my prey... Yes. Of course.... No wonder I can''t seem to find my mark. It''s you..."


    "What the f*ck are you even saying?"


    "You sealed the mark I gave him!"


    Only then that Nn recalled Kyran received a powerful mark on his left arm. Nn sealed it when they were still in the Tower of Tribtion, because it was getting in the way of their ''training.''


    s, Kyran actually told Nn about the mark. Unfortunately, Nn could not be bothered to recall the f*cking names of other people thus he did not expect Ruin was that guy.


    Suddenly, Ruin sighed exaperatedly, "Ha~, it can''t be helped. I''ll agree to your condition. I won''ty a f*cking hand on your family."


    "Really? Your prey, is my nephew."


    Ruin chuckled. He already guessed as much. Though this guy had runes all over his body— even his face had a few— Ruin could see some semnce. It was not as distinct as with the previous guy, because they had different hair and eye colors. Nevertheless, his nose and brows did seem more simr to his prey.


    Suddenly, Ruin thought of something and burst out inughter once again.


    "I get it now...! That guy, who punched me earlier. That''s him!"


    To think he did not recognize his own prey. No wonder he punched him with such zeal. Just recalling how a single punch managed to destroy his defenses made Ruin shiver in excitement.


    Even so, Ruin could only suppress his emotions. With Deception asking for help from two other Sovereigns, even if Ruin used his full strength, he would not be able to hold them back if he was also dealing with this guy.


    With the restriction in the Human ne, he would definitely be at a disadvantage if he fought them alone. He could only propose a truce for now.


    At least, by doing this, he could prevent anyone from snatching his prey.


    As for agreeing to not ying a hand on his prey,'' well, there were plenty of ways to deal with that.


    With this in mind, Ruin smiled at Nn.


    "Tell me, after saving that man, did he went back there to continue luring the army?" He asked while pointing at the west direction.


    Nn only shrugged in response.


    "Fine. You don''t have to answer, since I agree not toy my hand on him now, I will keep my word."


    "Swear an oath if you really agree."


    "I swear by my name as the Sovereign of Ruin, that I will noty a hand on my prey."


    Nn scowled at him.


    "Oh, right. You''re family. What is your name again?"


    When Nn only red at him, Ruin sighed and shrugged before saying, "Fine. I swear not toy my hand on your family. If I go back on my words, then I will be judged by the Fates and the Higher Being that presides over the Higher and Lower Realms."


    "Such an ambiguous oath."


    Ruin shrugged, "I am not from this ne. That is how we do it from where I came from."


    "Doesn''t matter," Nn also shrugged. But then his eyes turned bright blue and he suddenly flicked his hand toward Ruin.


    Ruin''s eyes narrowed and raised his hand to block a dark object that Nn threw at him. His face distorted at once as he lowered his hand to look at his palm.


    The moment he grabbed the object Nn threw, Ruin already felt it seeped into his skin. His defences actually failed to stop it from entering his palm.


    "You—!"


    "That''s an assurance. If you leave this ne, it will automatically leave your body."


    "What did you do?" Ruin growled while he roused his magic energy and tried to search for any anomaly on his body.


    "It''s pointless. My magic already fused into your body," Nn exined and sneered. "I''m actually surprised that though there are different creatures in other nes, our bodyposition are quite the same. Don''t get me wrong. I''m notining, because its actually good for me."


    Before Ruin could refute, the thunderous roar sounded above as the Sovereign''s Cradle appeared.


    Nn and Ruin looked up. Their expression turned solemn as fissures started to appear in the sky.