Chapter 621 Close call.


    The effortless defeat of Ebony and Ivory sent shivers down ke''s spine, and he now realized how dangerous Prince Bryon was.The initial confidence that he had earlier had crumbled fatally, leaving him with only one thought!


    To run!


    ''I need to leave, fast!'' ke said to himself as he was about to warp into his pocket dimension, however things didn''t go as expected.


    A blurry figure entered his line of sight, and before he could react, a firm hand grabbed him by the throat, squeezing it with a firm and strong grip, causing ke''s eyes to squint due to the pain.


    Since the assant was extremely fast, ke was unable to make sense of his face until his attacks had hit. It was Prince Bryon! ''Fuck!'' ke cursed as he held Prince Bryon''s hands with his own and struggled to break free; however, it was pointless.


    ke thought of various options and numerous things he could do in the situation; however, considering how strong Prince Bryon was, he concluded that none of them could save him.


    At that moment, a portal tore open and Azkelwart walked out of it wearing a simple white robe, that looked frail, but could withstand the full brunt of Deities. He looked like a normal human that had mistakenly entered the wrong ce, but his presence spread across the battlefield, and the pressure from his aura made everyone on the battlefield feel like a heavy load was ce on them.


    Instinctively everyone turned their attention to Azkelwart, including Bryon, however, Azkelwart didn''t seem moved by their gaze. His eyes scanned the battlefield, and he shook his head with a look of indifference in his eyes before he finally shifted his gaze to ke and Prince Bryon.


    "Who dares hurt my babies?" Azkelwart said in a Stoic tone and as if in response to his question the world responded.


    Streams of information cascaded toward Azkelwart in a mesmerizing dance, resembling the rhythmic flow of musical notes. The data, like harmonious melodies, weaved and surged towards him.


    As if conducting an ethereal orchestra, Azkelwart stood at the centre, immersed in the fluidity of information as he absorbed the harmonious rhythms of data unfolding around him.


    "I see…" Azkelwart muttered with a look of understanding in his eyes. "I know you want him dead, however, my son wants me to save him," Azkelwart said in a calm tone. "So unhand him."


    His words made Prince Bryon pause momentarily to think, however, his eyes dted, filled with resolve as he tightened his grip in an attempt to crush ke''s neck.


    Swoosh!


    Prince Bryon stood there with a look of shock on his face, unsure of what happened. He was just about to crush ke''s neck, but before he could apply pressure, he couldn''t feel his palm anymore. His confused gaze shifted to his right hand, and his eyes widened in shock as he realized his wrist had been cut off without him knowing when or how it happened.


    Grinding his teeth in rage, Prince Bryon clenched his left fist and promptly struck at ke. He believed even if he lost his hands, as long as he could kill ke all of it was worth it, however, the time he spent observing his severed palm was enough for ke to warp out.


    Carrying a murderous gaze on his face, Prince Bryon turned his attention to ke, who appeared beside Azkelwart. Ignoring the prince, Azkelwart turned to ke and gestured for him to follow.


    The duo turned and started walking towards the portal, showing their backs to Prince Bryon, who was fuming with rage. Did ke really think he could walk out of here unscathed after killing Luciano?


    Pa.


    Prince Bryon sps his hands together before throwing them toward the sky as he conjured a sphere of golden mes five times Azkelwart and ke''s size. Without hesitation, he tossed the ball of golden mes in their direction.


    To his greatest shock, as the ball of fire got closer it began to dissipate rapidly.Before it could reach Azkelwart and ke, it hadpletely vanished like it never existed.


    "It seems you have chosen your fate," Azkelwart said as he turned around to meet Prince Bryon''s gaze.


    Xiu!


    Azkelwart''s eyes let out a strange sh, and instantly a thin beam of light shot into Prince Bryon''s chest even before he could move or react to his words.


    Bang.


    Prince Bryon spat out a mouthful of blood and his eyes reflected the shock and confusion in his heart as he looked at his chest only to see a cone-shaped light spike that stuck out of his chest.


    Bang.


    More light spikes began erupting out of Prince Bryon''s body with each passing second. On his chest alone were three protruding light spikes, and on his back were three as well. From these wounds, blood constantly flowed out, and what made it worse was the feeling of his mana being drained rapidly.


    "Arrrgh!"


    Prince Bryon cried in fury and pain as he threw his hands forward unleashing a torrent of fierce golden mes, but before his attack could reach Azkelwart, it once again dissipated into nothing.


    The shock Prince Bryon felt by the recent development did not hinder his anger. Without hesitation, he aggressivelyunched numerous spears of golden mes but none could reach its target.


    Bang.


    Bang.


    Prince Bryon raised his hand with a twirling golden fireball; however, numerous light spikes erupted from his hand, causing the mes to vanish.


    He was yet to make another move, and more light spikes protruded from his legs and back that made him resemble a porcupine. In this condition, Prince Bryon''s movements had be sluggish and hisplexion deadly pale.


    Below him was a puddle of blood and his body felt extremely heavy, making it difficult for him to remain airborne.The fury in his eyes was still in existence and his vengeful gaze remained pinned on ke as he opened his mouth only to reveal a twirling golden me surging above his tongue, however, before he could unleash the attack another set of light spikes erupted from his skull.


    Bang!


    One light spike was protruding out of his mouth while the other came out from the back of his head and the final one was located between his eyes.


    ke watched with a strange look in his eyes as Prince Bryon''s corpse fell off the sky and crashed into the barrier below. ke initially thought that Ebony and Ivory were brutal but seeing the way Prince Bryon died led him to believe his pets couldn''t hold a candle to Azkelwart in terms of cruelty.


    ''That was a close one.'' ke couldn''t help but think.


    After all the rage and hatred Prince Bryon expressed earlier, he still failed to put up a fight or even put a scratch on Azkelwart or him. Deep down in his heart, he was expecting more from the prince.


    "Now that''s taken care of, let''s go," Azkelwart said, snapping ke out of his train of thought. The two turned around and walked into the portal, which closed behind them. ke found himself in a room in Azkelwart''s base. The walls were adorned with tapestries that depicted scenes of advanced technologicalndscapes interwoven with medieval castles and knights.


    In the center, a holographic disy table surrounded by intricately carved wooden chairs with a touch of cybeic embellishments. ke followed Azkelwart to the center table, where he sat down and observed the room in silence.


    "Liquor or coffee?" Azkelwart''s words got ke''s attention as this reminded him of a simr question being asked by Hoffenheim when he had returned from this base previously.


    "Tea," ke replied. "But first, can you help me heal ebony and ivory?" He asked as he pulled out the swords.


    "They heal naturally, but it will take some time," Azkelwart responded as he took the sword from ke and examined it for some time.


    After observing, he created an orb of light at the tip of his index finger, which he injected into the sword with a single tap. ke watched intently as the bright light slowly spread across the sword and fixed the cracks as it moved. After a few seconds into the recovery process, the cracks riddled all over the de had been fixed, causing the sword to transform into two puppy-sized versions of Ebony and Ivory. Woof!


    Upon seeing Azkelwart their tails wagged joyously as they barked a bit before jumping into his hands. ke let out a sigh of relief and watched with a smile as Azkelwart yed with Ebony and Ivory. They rolled over on their back and howled joyously as he rubbed their belly.


    "Haha haha. Okay, okay. That''s enough" Azkelwartughed heartily. "I need to have a chat with ke," He added. N?v(el)B\\jnn


    As soon as Ebony and Ivory heard this, they barked once more and cutely ran over to the side, where they sat and watched ke and Azkelwart in silence.


    "Back to where we were…" Azkelwart said as a teapot and teacup appeared in his hands.


    ke remained silent and watched Azkelwart ce the teacup in front of him and then poured steaming hot green tea into the cup.


    "I know you have a lot of questions," He said to ke as he dropped the teapot on the table and sat down. "Feel free to ask away while we wait for Zultra" He added.