234 Return of Death God
Within a hall, Viel was standing in the center while there were floating projection screens. The screens were showing the faces of the remaining branch leaders of Poison Guild.
There were also temporary leaders like Jaxen in the room.
"You all are the chosen representatives of the guild, so we will talk together and come up with an agreement. As we talk, we will temporarily lead the Poison Guild, and we already gave the rules and guidelines that each member must follow. We will not force the guild to disband, but it must follow our guidelines. We will not stop if ever a member wishes to leave the guild," said Viel, causing an ugly look on the faces of the members.
"That is not fair!"
A smile appeared on Viel as he gave the members a sharp gaze. "We all know what filth the Poison Guild has done. Without Poison Lord, we could squash your guild to the ground, but we are giving you all a chance. You can talk with yourselves. Let us meet again later."
The members looked at each other. They remained silent as Viel left the room.
"We can't have a meeting here," said Jaxen.
Everyone understood what he meant and agreed with him.
"Call us when it's ready."
Jaxen nodded his head, then he and one other man also left the room. A guild member drove an armored pickup while Jaxen and the man were sitting in the back seat.
"Are we going to comply with the government?"
"You think we can still take back the command of our guild?" said Jaxen.
"What?! Is Viel not going to follow his promise?!"
Jaxen chuckled. "Our men had been carefree under our boss, Poison Lord. What do you think will happen if they work under a strict rule?"
"They will leave the guild?"
"Yes, and the guild will not be able to function well. It will just be a matter of time before it disbands, but under the law, the properties that belong to the guild will be divided among the members. Isn't the guild always having a small cut on the profit of each member in the restricted zone or broken world? The bigger the contribution, the more you will receive. Will the government let the huge properties be given to us? They will not let the guild disband even if it becomes a shell. It's a loophole in the law that they can take advantage of."
"But can't we get it even if we leave?"
"I found the real scum that did it to you. I let him experience hell in the world of a living. I promised to bring Toto's head, but I brought the real perpetrator instead," said Edgar as he raised his right hand. There was ash on his hand. He let the ash fall and be blown away by the wind. "Your mother and father are doing fine in China. I already sent help to them, and your dreams are being carried out. Sofie, I hope these will make you rest in peace."
"Do you think Aunt and Uncle will come back?" asked Gan as they walked to the parking lot.
"If they saw the news about Toto, they would probably visit Sofie's grave. Living in the country is painful for them. If they knew about my power of illusion, then they might wish to see Sofie. Their healing wound will just open again. I secretly gave them protection and financial support. I heard that they are planning to adopt a child. That should be able to help them recover more quickly."
A few days later, within an underground hall, a man was sitting on a black throne. There were two columns of pillars carved with murals. The pillars had torches with blue flames.
The man had curly black hair that reached his shoulders. He had a beard on his chin, and his eyes looked very sharp. His name was Vognar, also known as Death God.
Vognar's eyes were turning sharper as he listened to Riva, who was reporting in the hall.
"The clues are directed to the knight guild. The boy is an important link, but he is missing according to PHA. Even the knight guild said he hasn't come back yet."
Death energy started flowing around Vognar's throne. "The world seems to be waiting for our response, then I will show them how I will respond."
A huge undead bird was flying over Mahajanga City. It turned into a tornado of death energy, then Vognar appeared.
A huge circle was formed in the air.
ROOOAR! A forty-meter-long western black dragon came out of the circle. Vognar was standing on its head as it flew to outer space.
Satellites of government agencies around the world were monitoring Death God's movement. His return was deliberately leaked to them by Riva.
"Where is he going?! Why is he moving toward the west?! Tell team Alpha to halt the operation!"
"Sir, the command is already given, but the team leader wishes to communicate."
"Approve."
"Sir! It is a good opportunity to eliminate the scum! If they can eliminate an heir like Poison Lord, so can we! We might not have another opportunity later!"
"Idiot! Death God has just returned, and he is in outer space flying west!"