Leaving an astonished Azzy, Qridus shifted his attention to the clan leaders, "This is a suggestion, not an order. Hence, you don't have to follow it. But, in order to face what was about to come at us, I need all of you to focus on trying to reach the Supreme realm and retire from your posts permanently or temporarily, giving the next generation to lead your clansmen.
We have 43 years before the invasion happens. According to the information I received from my master, the enemy is sending thousands of spaceships to conquer this world. You all know how powerful just one of them was.
As for me, once Azrael ascends to the throne, I shall take my master's place as the prison guard of the forbidden region in Arcana world, protecting the world from Rank-9 and Rank-10 beasts.
Also, in a couple of days, the next hidden clan meeting must take place, which will be my last meeting. There, I will put forth the proposal of letting one of the banished clans return to their place and let Blood Clan fill the remaining vacant position.
So, Francis, as I have observed, you are a 9-star Arcana Master and your clan is perfectly eligible to have a separate clan village of its own, considering our roots are different. Due to Azrael's latest act and the fact that I'm also a demigod, not to mention, that this hidden clan meeting will occur in the absence of Saint Ravens, my proposal will go through without any problems.
If you are interested in that position, you must make the decision, on whether to have a separate clan village or not. If you stay with the clan, then, you will lose the opportunity to become the pillar of the world forever. The choice is yours to make and you have 24 hours."
Qridus didn't give time for Francis to respond to him right away. He simply gave his order for everyone to leave, except for Azzy and his father.
As they left, Qridus conversed with Vesyrn, about Pierre Garcia. Azzy wondered why the clan guardian never arrived when the demigod was here to destroy it.
It's because Pierre Garcia actually went to help out Qridus and his master who were attacked by the stranger before the clan village was infiltrated.
For Azzy, everything suddenly made sense as to why Qridus also didn't respond to his call, why Qridus must take his master's place, and why Qridus is forcing him to ascend to the throne.
Though Azzy wanted his dad to become the clan head, he knew that wasn't going to happen. Not just because the clan leaders won't acknowledge it but also because of the fact that he knew the future in the first place. He was going to be the next and the final head of the Death clan.
Qridus took out an orb-like thing from his storage card and presented it to Vesyrn, "Uncle Pierre said that he wanted you to have this power. This contains the power of a Reaper, but absorbing it will also give you a greater responsibility. Make the choice when the time comes. You can also just give this power to someone else."
"Thank you. I will give it a serious thought, great grandpa," Vesyrn stored it in his storage card, even though he had already taken up the job of becoming the next clan guardian years ago when he woke up from the coma.
Dad is still young, he will take care of the clan.
The next day morning;
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"No, I'll come with you."
"You can't Affy"
"No, I'll come with you, Chuckee"
"No, you can't, Affy. It is too dangerous"
"Papa, Chuckee is there to protect me. I'll come"
"Affy..."
Affea Crescent Garcia stubbornly grabbed onto Azzy's leg, not letting him and their dad leave home without her.
Azzy seemed helpless for he could not say "No" to his spoiled little sister while his dad was trying his best to convince her.
She went as far as releasing a gravity field around her with over 10 times the normal gravitational force. It might not be a big deal for Azzy, Izora, or Vesyrn, but they were worried about the consequences of leaving her without convincing her properly.
In the end, both father and son admitted defeat to Affy's stubbornness and it ended up as a little family trip of the Garcia family to the Forest of Death, where Qridus' master is residing at the moment.