Chapter 394 The Calm Before The Storm.



After the friendly duel, which resulted in Sabrina's defeat, Alvine ordered her to take the new generations with her and care for them so they would one day become an independent pillar and an overwhelming force in his army.

Of course, even if Sabrina was initially surprised and was a little retiring, claiming that she would not be qualified, the other subordinates welcomed her with open arms.

After Sabrina's battle against their lord, they witnessed Sabrina's overwhelming power.

According to them, standing up to their master even one minute in a row was a remarkable feat, especially since they could feel the overwhelming power of Alvine in their souls.

Just like this, Sabrina Alpha obtained the official title of a captain like Luna, Greed, and Darka

And as Luna was originally Shadow's subordinate and assisted the latter in leading his army. Alvine did not create changes at this level for fear of destabilizing the troops, already accustomed to the latter's commands.

As for Greed and Darka, they were the captains of Heepha and Zakiel. In addition, Darka's spiritual skills were well adapted to Zakiel's troops.

In order, Sabrina became the only independent captain who had no superior other than Alvine. But in the event of war and Alvine's absence, she must follow the orders of one of the three shadow generals.

To this end, Alvine focused on the secondary details, namely, the current state of troops and city dwellers.

Fortunately for him, Sabrina had already made all the balance sheets that contained the number of dead and wounded who could not be treated by them.

In short terms, two-quarters of Alvine's subordinates succumbed to the war.

It meant that Alvine lost about 1.5 billion heads. When he heard this report, Alvine's eyes were frightening to look at, and his aura had made every corner of the planet tremble. But it only lasted a while before he noticed an interesting fact.

At that moment, the seal that limited his powers was broken, and his senses became sharper than ever, and this resulted in giving him a glimpse of what was around him.

He thus ordered Sabrina's squad to gather the five hundred million corpses that had succumbed because of the unbearable pressure of the planet.

Shadow had improvised, but it was partly the fault of Alvine, who was unaware of the frightening characteristics of the planet at the time when he ordered Shadow to teleport his dear subjects to such a terrifying place.

It was, therefore, a responsibility and a debt that he had to pay. In times of war, victims are inevitable. And even knowing this, he seemed to be afflicted when he saw so many deaths. This rage he felt made Shadow and Heepha realize once again that their lord was no longer the same as before.

It gave them perplexed feelings, but they loved it. Nothing beats a sovereign who cares about his people, especially since Alvine was indifferent to the death of those he considered insects. Not to mention that when he was Kayre, he would not even consider these people insects but dust.

After gathering the victims in the same place, Alvine's shadow formed a giant dome that swallowed up all the corpses and returned to the castle without saying anything or giving explanations about his intentions.

Time slowly passed while everyone trained like crazy.

Today, Alvine was sitting in the royal hall and was dealing with the affairs concerning the war that had taken place between them and King Brave's planet.

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After the latter was submitted, Sabrina sent Ferda and Xelor, two of the three trios, to take care of the management of this place. But Reha's resurrection, and the epic events that followed, made a mess.

Echidna, one of two librarians still alive, had gone to the planet and announced the defeat and Alvine and his men’s strategic retreat, which she interpreted as an escape.

She had fought with Ferda and Xelor. But these two didn't weigh against her and her unreasonable power as high-rank primordial.

But despite everything, she didn't achieve her goal, which was to submit the two to their original sovereign. Their trust in Sabrina persisted against everything, and they were ready to fight to the end.

And at the same time, she vanished after receiving an order that she could only comply with it.

Before her departure, King Brave and Atraros brought their men and their families with her, breaking the treaty of submission they had signed with Henia. Only Elayja Holygarden, the king of the black elves, remained, saying that a warrior must never go back on his words. They each have their principles, the cultivators.

Some follow pride, others the path of arrogance to always see themselves at the top. Everyone adapts to the path they have traced from the beginning. After all, a cultivator who abandons its will and principle will stagnate, deviate, or even regress from its current rank.

After Echidna’s leaving, followed by Brave and Artaros, the planet had become an uncertain place.

They were worried, nervous, and disoriented. They could no longer reach Sabrina or other allies. Ferda and Xelor were like two fish caught in the water, waiting to be cooked and eaten.

But when all hope seemed to vanish, they were mysteriously teleported to Alvine’s planet.

Confused and disoriented by this intriguing phenomenon, they began to proclaim in a low voice that the time for a decisive battle had come.

But at the time when they reformed their ranks, protecting the city dwellers of Elaydja in the middle of their military formations, which they had simulated again and again to prepare in the event of an invasion, Sabrina appeared before them.

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Back to the present,

"Sabrina, where's Sylvia? I haven't seen her since I came here?" Alvine asks nonchalantly after listening to Ferda's story about the events they experienced during their absence.

He was with Sabrina, Ferda, Elaydja, and Feyre in the throne room.

These four stood before him while he lazily sat on the frightening throne that gave off an unhealthy aura. He didn't want to get rid of the throne for one reason; the throne represented his past crimes. And every time he sits on it, it reminds him that he must not forget the former murderer with a disproportionate ego he was.

But when Sabrina heard her master's question, she remained silent, and her eyes were filled with hatred and sadness.

Seeing this, Alvine frowned as his heart beat vigorously in his chest.

"Where is Linn?" He asks in a colder voice than the old one.

"...They are...in a coma. Their injuries are too serious to be treated." Sabrina announces in a fly's voice while avoiding crossing Alvine's eyes.

Alvine doesn't ask for more. He didn't ask Sabrina why she had not informed him instead. He knew Sabrina would not abandon her allies if they had little hope. And it was based on Sabrina's personality that he understood that she was lying to him.

"Sabrina, where are they!?" His voice became monotonous, and his heart became icy when he heard Sabrina's answer and interpreted her facial look.

Hearing her master's question, Sabrina waved her hand, and the two girls appeared before her.

When he saw them, Alvine's heart stopped for a few seconds while the bitterness, the taste he had not stopped having in his mouth his last two days, resurfaced once again.

The two had no visible wounds on their bodies; they seemed to sleep peacefully.

"They fought to prevent our enemies from killing city dwellers. Their enemies were stronger than them. That's why they have...pay this price with...their lives."

Alvine felt like hearing Sabrina's voice in one of his worst nightmares. He couldn't even say whether or not he was awake.

But seeing Sabrina take out the two in her space ring that can never shelter living beings, Alvine and the others already knew the answer.

Their bodies were cold, slightly pale skin, and their hearts did not beat, no matter how much Alvine held out his ear.

Alvine crosses his fingers in front of his head and hides his eyes in the shadow of his hands.

**Everyone, leave me alone.**

His voice suddenly rumbles in their minds like a drum.

At that moment, it would be that Alvine had forgotten how to speak with his mouth.

Sabrina and the others knew the situation was badly chosen to make him change his mind. They knew that Alvine did not intend to stay alone to cry. But no matter the power of a transcendent, it will only be able to exercise the "soul recall" on those who are related to him, not otherwise.

Feyre was the most qualified to understand this fact more than anyone else.

She looked at Alvine with misty eyes and murmured: "Don't do too much. The living needs you more than the dead." She said before turning around and leaving with Elaydja and Ferda.

As for Sabrina, she looks at Alvine and the two corpses floating in front of him, and her heart bleeds in her chest.

She opened her mouth several times but could not prevent saying a single sentence. Ultimately, she sighs sadly and turns around with slightly wet eyes.

"They knew what they were doing; they will be sad if you do anything stupid, master." His grieving voice echoed in the great hall.

But just like Feyre, she did not receive a response from Alvine. She sighs for the last one and closes the door behind her.

At this moment, without raising his head, Alvine created the strongest barrier he could in the throne room and around Sylvia and Linn.

And the next moment, his catastrophic aura plunges the room into chaos and disintegrates everything inside the barrier.

Three things were only spared by his aura, the throne on which he sat and the two corpses in front of him.

In absolute black, only his pupils resembling two miniature suns were only visible. The shield that contained his aura and rage began by having cracks and forced him to push back his rage.

Gradually, the room became bright because of the crystals that were on the ripe, and Alvine's aura suddenly vanished.

An insane smile stands on his lips as he looks at both in front of him.

But suddenly, three horns pushed back on his two temples and forehead. His hair has become more silvery-white, and his ears more pointed.

He rises off the throne, and his clothes turn into ashes as his skin becomes pale white than it is at present.

But soon, his naked body is suddenly covered by dark black scales that form the same cuirass armor that the spirit of the ring had.

One of his three black horns becomes blood red. The sclerotic of his eyes was also blackness, and his pupils became draconian red.

He looks at both, and a demonic smile exposes all his shark teeth.

"I am a capricious mortal who is too attached. And because of this whim, I can't afford to offer you eternal rest. I apologize for what I am about to do. It's calm before the storm, after all. And once the storm comes, calm will no longer have its place. That is why it's impossible that I let any storm manifest itself in a moment of calm." His voice has become heavy.

He took Sylvia and Linn in his palm and looked at them as if he were looking at two tiny miniature dolls that could not even fill his entire palm.

They did not shrink, but Alvine's size had become gigantic and colossal! He was as big as the clone he had created, but his draconian wings on his back and long scaly tail gave him the look of an abyssal demon. A demon has a demonic but handsome appearance.

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