Did something happen to Heero? The answer was yes. It tracked back to his journey back to Star City from the Regal Kingdom.
King Gerard used the kingdom's private jet to send Heero back. It was at least what he could do in the kingdom's current situation.
Sun Zhou Yi was supposed to lead SES back with their original plane. However, he decided to go back with his Master hence he separated from his team and joined Heero's group.
On the plan, while Han Ying and Hong Yu were busy taking care of the kids. Heero, Sun Zhou Yi, Kang Seo-Yeon, and Bai Xin Yue stayed in the same room. There was something Sun Zhou Yi wanted to report to Heero.
"So what do you want to report? Don't tell me you lost against some random specter!?" Kang Seo-Yeon jokingly said as she placed a cup of coffee in front of her husband while taking one cup for herself.
She sat next to Heero and took a sip.
"Hah… Indeed, I lost to a specter! Strangely enough, it did not kill me!"
Pfft!
Kang Seo-Yeon spat the coffee in her mouth as her eyes went round. She was just joking but she did not expect Sun Zhou Yi would play along with the joke.
Even Heero and Bai Xin Yue were also surprised to hear that.
Kang Seo-Yeon immediately put the cup in her hand and took out a tissue to wipe her mouth.
"Hey, I was just joking around you know, "
Sun Zhou Yi shook his head and repeated the same words, "No, I am not joking. I lost, not only me but I and Hirata lost to that specter!"
Kang Seo-Yeon looked at Sun Zhou Yi's dejected face. Only then did she find out Sun Zhou Yi was truly not joking around.
"How?"
That word came out of Bai Xin Yue's mouth.
"Hah…" Sun Zhou Yi sighed and told everything that happened back then. The battle between him and Musashi Hirata against the goat-headed specter.
He recounted everything without missing a single thing. Even the words were spoken by the goat-headed creature during the battle.
After Sun Zhou Yi finished telling everything that happened to him during the Desolate Fort mission, the three looked toward Heero.
"Do you know anything about it, Master?"
"Based on your descriptions, that creature who defeated you must be Goun! At least, it was what it called back then. But…"
Heero stroked his chin as he thought of something.
"That Goun is a specter in the same caliber as the Wyvern King and it's one specter that hibernated in the second dungeon. You and Hirata should be able to defeat it…"
—Huh… It seems I have advanced to that realm!
—Human! Thanks to you! This Emperor managed to regain This Emperor's body back! I will spare your life for now!
Those words disturbed Heero. Based on the words, the Goun's consciousness seemed to return back. But it was impossible for a specter to return to its original race.
Goun categorized as Beastmen Race in Dramonia. Beastmen that was famous for its speed. This Goun race had a hostile relationship to the specter and also did not welcome humans as well.
For the specter to turn that kind level of Goun to the specter. It had to be killed before turning it into a specter. However, it was impossible for the dead to regain his thought. The dead that turned into a specter was the same as a puppet but this Goun…
"Interesting…" That was what Heero uttered for encountering such a bizarre phenomenon.
'I can ask that Goun, but it's certainly not easy to make the Goun who has achieved the God Realm to talk!'
"Huh!?" Sun Zhou Yi shared different concerns regarding this issue. He could not find anything interesting when a strong creature like this Goun roamed freely outside.
"Shouldn't we catch it or kill it, Master?"
"It should not be a problem for us! It won't touch us as long as we don't annoy it! But indeed we have to monitor, just in case!"
"Team Leader Luo has put the Goun in top priority search! We can only wait for the report!" Sun Zhou Yi leaned back as he let out a short sigh.
Heero looked at his first disciple who had been sighed out many times in front of him. From the look of his expression, the defeat was a big blow to him. He appeared very frustrated from losing against the Goun.
'Hmm, the Earth is in the process of transition. Soon, the old Dramonia will be connected to Earth through the gate. More specters and other races will come…'
'The current specter group is also worrying… If the situation continues like this, it would just be a matter of time before they dominate the Earth!'
'It's time for further training for them it seems…'
"Then, what do you get from the Desolate Fort? Just that?" Heero inquired further as he took the cup in front of him and delivered it to his mouth.
"Ah, talking about the specters, it seems they have created a cult or something. Their operation centered on this cult and they call their leader God Horas!"
As soon as Sun Zhou Yi finished his words, he freaked out and fell from the chair. His eyes opened out and sweat immediately soaked his face.
Even Kang Seo-Yeon and Bai Xin Yue were no different. Sweat soaked their bodies and faces, their bodies were trembling from fear, and their feet were void from energy.
The three looked at Heero in terror as the room filled with thick and terrifying killing intent. The killing intent suffocated the three and Sun Zhou Yi was the one most frightened as the killing intent was directed toward him.
Sun Zhou Yi met with his Master's dimmed and emotionless eyes. However, soon the killing intent immediately disappeared as soon as it appeared.
Heero was now standing, looking down on Sun Zhou Yi who sat on the floor. He rubbed his temple upon realizing he lost his control.
"I am sorry, " A faint and apologetic voice came out of Heero's mouth. Those words certainly directed to the three people in the room.
Heero sat back and closed his eyes for a moment before he turned toward his wives, "Can you please leave me alone with Zhou Yi, "
Heero's voice was gentle, completely different from his beforehand image which was actually dreadful. It was the killing intent he gained from battling the specters in half of his life. Not something the three could handle.
"But…" Kang Seo-Yeon wanted to say something, but Bai Xin Yue immediately stood up and pulled her.
"I understand, but just you know, we are always on your side to share your burden or listen to your story, " Bai Xin Yue smiled gently at Heero.
A gentle smile crept out of Heero's mouth and nodded to his wives. After that, Kang Seo-Yeon and Bai Xin Yue left the room, leaving the Master and the Disciple.
Ten minutes later, Sun Zhou Yi also came out of the room. He went to the main cabin, where Heero's four wives gathered.
Sun Zhou Yi shook his head, telling them to leave Heero alone.
Since then, Heero stayed alone, asking his wives to let him alone to calm his chaotic mind.
Even when they were back in the district, Heero isolated himself on the rooftop alone.
This was the main reason why the two girls had a foul mood when they arrived at the meeting.
Night arrived and Heero was still sitting below the apple tree. He gazed to the full moon.
Specter God Horas, the mastermind behind the destroyed Morabaka City. The one who killed his loved one. When he was about to avenge, he fell into the Specter God Horas's trap and sealed in Eternal Ice.
The memories of Morabaka City razed by Evil Dragon were still fresh in his mind. It was as if it just happened yesterday. The memories were still vivid.
"Huhu… Fate brings us to meet again…" Heero chuckled before his face turned motionless, "This time I will have my revenge!"
At this moment, the door opened. Hong Yu, Han Ying, Bai Xin Yue, and Kang Seo-Yeon arrived on the rooftop. It was Heero who called them up.
Heero smiled at his four wives but none of them smiled. They were concerned about what actually happened to Heero.
"I have told you everything about my background, now do you want to hear my past, my story before I arrived on Earth?"