A New Leader

"Region Head, you came."

Those four words penetrated the old man much deeper than any sharp weapon ever could. He was stunned. His mind started getting numb after hearing those words.

So, the Region Head had come. One of the twelve mightiest warriors of the planet had come here personally. Now, it seemed like there would be no chance of him retreating safely with the young mistress, he'll have to make other arrangements for her safety. The old man thought for a moment and then mumbled something in a minute voice.

Ved was hiding under a big chunk of wood, waiting for an opportunity to get away from this hellish place. Now, when the fight looked to be over, it was time for him to run far away from this place, and try to think about how he could return to his parents and friends. He had enough of this place.

He was getting ready to flee, but suddenly a low voice rang in his ears. It appeared to be the voice of that old man, who was fighting the leader a few moments ago, but what could he have to tell him? He tried to concentrate on that low voice.

"Young man, I don't know who you are, which clan are you from, but judging from your previous action, I could only assume that you don't want my granddaughter to die."

"So, I'm asking you to save her, take her with you and run as far away as you can from this place. I beg of you."

Ved was surprised to hear those words. The one who could destroy that ravaging fire dragon, which was terrorizing this place and laying ashes in its wake previously, was telling him to save his granddaughter and take her away from this place.

What kind of situation made him utter something like that. He was ready to trust a stranger to save her granddaughter. What was the situation from which even he could not get himself out?

If he was telling a random stranger to take his granddaughter and run away, then he must be in some kind of precarious situation.

The old man had helped him when his life was in danger, so he thought he should repay the favor. He was already going to run away from this place, so it won't hurt to take her with him.

He nodded his head towards that old man as if he was reassuring him.

"I will. Don't worry."

After watching him nod his head in agreement, the old man's nerves started to settle down. Now he only had to engage the region head into a bitterly long face-off, so that young man could take the young mistress away from this place. He had that much confidence in himself that he would be able to delay him long enough to let them safely get far away from this place.

"Are you the one who made him like this?" The region head turned his head towards the old man and asked in a firm voice. His face didn't display any emotions, but elegance was still oozing out of his every movement.

"He just didn't have the capability. I shouldn't be held responsible for that, right, your majesty." The old man forced a cunning smile on his face and replied to the Region Head. He wanted to make him angry, angry enough to make mistakes. He knew that without him making mistakes on his own, he would never even stand a minimal chance of fighting him.

"Oh..." The Region Head still didn't display any kind of expression on his countenance as he turned his gaze towards that leader. He put out his right hand forward and flicked lightly in the air.

An invisible gush of sharp wind flew instantly towards the leader, and in the next moment, the head of that leader dropped on the ground and rolled a bit away from his headless body.

Everyone who witnessed this scene being unfolded in front of their eyes was left stunned. Subahu, who came a bit late than the region head, had his hands on his mouth after seeing the head of his leader lying on the ground. For him, this was an extremely unexpected sight to behold. How did it come to this?

It was as if his mind stopped processing as he stood straight on his spot in a stupor.

The old man was surprised after witnessing the region head ruthlessly slaughtering his subordinate, but it remained only just for a moment. He had already heard that all the twelve Atirathis (Great Warriors) of this planet had a conceited frame of mind. They never considered anything more valuable than their pride.

He just insulted him for not teaching his subordinates better. He expected him to do something like that, but still, when it unfolded in front of his eyes, he was taken aback for a moment. He composed his shocked demeanor and stood at his spot, without saying anything to him.

"Just a waste of space," The region head had a look of disgust plastered on his face as he looked towards those lifeless eyes of the leader, which were still opened widely as if it were stupefied in shock.

These were the same eyes that had a ray of hope shining in them when they saw Region Head coming to save him a few moments ago, but as they say "whatever goes around comes around." He had betrayed so many people in his life, so it was finally his turn to taste that bitterness for himself.

This was the first time the region head's expression changed after coming here, but it only lasted for a moment. The look of disgust disappeared, and once again, the indifferent look covered his visage as he turned his head towards Subahu.

He gestured him to come near. Subahu, who was staring at him from the moment he arrived, woke up from his dazed state and complied.

"What's your name?" The region head asked in a firm voice.

"Subahu, your majesty.... fr.. from Vali clan," Subahu replied in a stammering voice. He felt a strange kind of intimidation dawning on him by just meeting his gaze.

The Twelve Atirathis were not the kind of entity which could be successfully comprehended by some mere commoners. His aura alone was elegant enough to make any commoner surrender before him.

"Were you the second-in-command of The Elite Guards unit?" The region head asked.

"Yes sir.., but may I know what the matter is?" Subahu was sweating all over his body. His legs were trembling non-stop as he replied.

"After the unfortunate death of Kaitabh, I am beseeching the title of The Leader to you, congratulations."

"Now, go find the remnants of the elite guards unit and eliminate this insect. I've some important matters to attend, so I won't be staying here for long." The region head pointed his finger towards the old man and ordered Subahu to take care of him.

"And yeah, take this. This is your congratulatory gift. It should help you in your fight." He threw a jade bottle to him and turned himself around to leave.

Subahu caught the flying jade bottle and opened it instantly. His eyes were widened as he looked inside the bottle only to find it filled with purple-colored pills. It was all energy booster pills. These purple pills could boost someone's spiritual energy by two folds during an ongoing battle. These were highly expensive, and only the chosen ones of the society could manage to get their hands on it.

The region head just made him the leader of the elite guards unit, and gave this precious treasure to him as a gift. He was, without a doubt, the richest person in the whole north-east region. Subahu's face was filled with joy as he closed the lid of the jade bottle and put it into his storage bracelet. He looked towards the region head and bowed his head in a thanking manner.

"I will take care of it, sir. Don't worry." Subahu said.

The old man heaved a sigh of relief as he saw the region head turning around to leave. He never expected it to go this way, but this was good. These minions were way easier to deal with as compared to the region head.

If only the region head would leave this place, everything will go according to his plan. He will be able to safely deliver the young mistress to that man.

Ved was putting all his focus towards that on-going situation. He was waiting for the right opportunity to sneak the girl out from this place. If it was just him, then he could've sneaked himself out without being noticed by anyone because of his invisibility, but the girl wasn't invisible. So, he had to wait for the right time to sneak her out from this place.

He knew that the old man will provide him with some diversion to run away from this place.

The girl was still unconscious and had closed her eyes, but she looked much better than before. Whatever the old man put in her mouth seemed to be working wonders at the moment. It appeared as if she would gain her consciousness in a few moments.

While still maintaining the indifferent expression on his countenance, the region head turned his gaze around and was preparing to leave this place. Inside, he was annoyed at that leader for having him called here without any real reason. The opposition was not strong enough to have him called over to fight. He just wasted his precious time on this worthless trip.

The surrounding air gathered around his feet as he tapped lightly on the ground and flew up towards the sky.

After a few moments, when he was starting to pick-up the speed, suddenly a strange feeling took over his body as his left hand started trembling involuntarily. A sense of chillness streaked through his whole body as he stopped himself in his tracks and mumbled in a minute voice.

"Oh, it appears as if someone from his clan is here." The region murmured to himself as his expressionless face disappeared in an instant, and a sinister smile took its place on his countenance.

His heart started beating at a rapid rate, and his blood started rushing rapidly in his veins. He was elated to finally feel the presence of another person from that clan in his life.

Previously he had thought that they hid themselves when the current king rose in power, and he will never get to see that man again, but the heavens seemed to have finally granted his wish.

He turned around and looked at the girl, who had gained her consciousness back and was sitting in the lavender hemisphere on her knees. The wound on his chest started hurting as his gaze matched with her eyes. She was definitely from that clan; otherwise, why would that wound from a long time ago, start hurting the second their eyes met.

"I never expected that I would get to meet a member of Vkarma clan, here of all places."

"That waste of space did something worthwhile before his death. May I know which position do you possess in Vkarma clan?" The region head looked towards the girl in the lavender hemisphere and asked as he walked forward.

After hearing those wilful words of region head, the old man's face instantly turned pale. He panicked after hearing him. How did he know about that? No one other than him and his benefactor should know about this matter, but how did the region head manage to know about that?

This was not good, if he knew about this, then sooner or later, The Emperor will hear about this too, and then the young mistress will be in extreme danger. He lost all of his reasoning as he shouted frantically while looking towards the boy and the girl.

"Flee…you fools."