Curse of Darkness (Part 1)

The Emperor Beasts and the mercenaries alike stared at the short man that needed to drag his feet to step forward.

Zogar Vastor was a short man in his mid-sixties barely over 1.55 meters (5'1") tall.

Black hair has started to grow again on the top of his bald head while the snow-white hair he had left on the sides had regained part of its color and so did his waxed handlebar mustaches.

After becoming interim Headmaster and then turning himself into an Abomination-Hybrid, he had slimmed down quite a bit, but he still looked more like a loving grandpa than a fierce warrior.

Yet despite his meek appearance, he was a Highmaster and the unsung god of the battlefield of the Griffon Kingdom.

"Uncle Vastor!" The kids escaped from Lifebringer's grasp, hugging the man that they considered as a part of their family while bawling their eyes out. 

"Please, you must save Filia and Frey. The bad guys tried to kill us all."