Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

The captain of the guards knew that fighting against Rain, even before they took a single step forward, he could bury them underground and be done with it. Even against Branden, they wouldn't last ten seconds if he had the chance to cast one of his large spells… the captain also knew that his soldiers didn't want to fight, even more so when the sea folk could join the battle.

In the end, they silently moved to the side and then headed toward the exit of the city… a bunch of people joined them.

"Are you sure about that?" Rain asked. "While fifty soldiers won't be much of a problem in the future, they probably took everything of value from your house to use as war funds."

"It is fine…" Orcis said and then sighed. "Today marks the start of a new history for the city, and it would be a pity to start it with bloodshed… I also think that I deserve losing almost everything, but it is fine, I can start over."

"We can start over," Lorene said while grabbing Orcis hands.

"Oh my… this is so sweet it gave me diabetes," Rain shrugged. "Ah, I should have at least taken their weapons and armor."

"It would be a bad start for your reputation here," Orcis said. "Anyway, Julie should be here, and she will help us weed out the future traitors."

The group went inside Orcis mansion, and although he had said all that before… he couldn't help but let out a long sigh when he entered and found the place practically empty and gathering dust.

For a moment, he regretted his choice of letting those guys go since all the stuff that his family had gathered over the years had been taken by the king and Joanis' men… the king had the authority to do whatever he wanted, and his soldiers were only following orders, whether they were justified or not, it didn't matter.

In the end, Orcis took several deep breaths and calmed down while reminding himself that he did the right thing… to win over the population. They couldn't kill everyone that opposed them in cold blood.

In any case, Rain cleaned the place with his magic in no time and soon connected his tunnel to the mansion. When he finished the job, Julie appeared with some information. She had lost her rank upon returning, but her house was still there, and no one bothered her, but she still had some friends who informed her of many things.

"Bruh, she wants the D!" Rain thought when he found Julie.

"Rain, it seems that most of the troublesome. guys left the port town, now only some people who actually live here but who have been recruited as spies are left," Orcis explained. "It doesn't seem like we are going to ask Seadir for help."

"What about the fleet that you had?" Rain asked.

"Gone, I have no idea where the other ships from other families are," Julie explained.

"Seadir and the sea folk didn't find them either," Orcis added. "Well, not like we need to use the ocean to move anytime soon."

"You could be wrong about that," Rain rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Anyway, what are you planning to do?"

"We will continue to help you, of course," Orcis replied. "You saved our asses a bunch of times, and while I don't think that we are overestimating the value of our lives, I don't think that we can repay that with money. Not like we have any right now."

"The real question is what you truly want, Rain," Lorene said and then she crossed her arms. "Until now, you never mentioned your end goal, you mentioned it as a joke a few times, but it is hard to tell what you truly want."

"World domination," Rain replied. "I will do that once I am bored out of my mind. While I don't have much knowledge about the history of the world, I do know that Esmeralda's family has been the rulers for centuries, and I am fine leaving that troublesome job in her hands."

"Wouldn't you leave in my hands if it weren't troublesome?" Esmeralda frowned, and then she realized something. "Wait… isn't it because of that that Joanis needs Father's help?"

"... To control the dragons?" Rain frowned for a moment before asking. "It could be… do you guys descend for someone famous or powerful?"

"Some of our ancestors were strong warriors, but I don't think that they reached the peak when it comes to powers even among the humans," Esmeralda thought for a while. "We should ask Seadrei if he knows about something."

"We kept that hidden for a while, but I guess it can't be helped," Branden said.

The next day, the group walked around the port town explaining their business… Some people frowned when they heard that, but it seemed that some people that knew Orcis and his family for a while got interested.

When night came, they reunited with Seadir, and for some reason, his little sister came as well. Maybe she also could lure people with her voice, but soon they explained that it wouldn't be necessary. Explore more at mvl

"Your way of doing things sometimes really leaves me speechless…" Seadir said when he heard that fifty of the guards were just left alone and left the city. "While I have to confirm a few things with my father about the other countries, I know for a fact that our family has always been the rulers of the ocean. We always have been the strongest, so it is easy to gain the support of others.

The only issue is to decide whom in the family can become the ruler since the sea emperor usually has a lot of heirs."

"Is it a coincidence that your family has always have been the strongest?" Rain asked. "Do you know if the first Sea Emperor had some unknown history or something? There could be a clue somewhere."

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