Replacement

Adrastos smiled proudly as he said loudly to Menelaos's Fifth Guardian. "So you're a Fifth now? Congratulations. I remember you were still a Second when I left."

Menelaos's Fifth Guardian said proudly to Adrastos. "Thank you for your praise. I see you've ranked up as well. You really became one of His Supreme Majesty's Guardians!"

Adrastos laughed proudly as he said. "Did you doubt my abilities? I said I'd do it! And now I have! I am now His Supreme Majesty's Second Guardian!"

Menelaos's Fifth Guardian laughed proudly and said. "Shall I address you as Supreme Second now?"

Adrastos smirked and said. "That's right! And I will address you as Apollyon!"

The boy with dark silver hair had a surprised expression on his face as he thought. "Apollyon?!" He looked at Menelaos's Fifth Guardian, Apollyon, and thought. "His family name is Apollyon?! Father's Third Guardian's family name is also Apollyon! Maybe they are cousins? Or distant relatives?"

Menelaos looked up at Adrastos and said with surprise. "You're Father's Second Guardian now?!" He said with skepticism. "You actually managed to defeat a dragon?!"

Adrastos looked at Menelaos and said. "You don't seem very happy, Menelaos." He smirked and said. "Shouldn't you be more proud of your former Guardian?"

Menelaos said with annoyance. "Why would I be proud? You defeated me in the middle of my throne room with all my Guardians watching. I was hoping you'd fail the test and die like all the other fools that tried to become one of Father's Guardians!" He looked at the girl standing next to Adrastos and said with an annoyed tone. "And why are you here, Ismene? Why are you with that man? You shouldn't be here! You shouldn't be with that man!"

The girl standing next to Adrastos, Ismene, looked down at the sand pit. She looked at the boy with no armor and frowned. She then looked over at the girl whose body was half devourer and half not. A slightly confused expression appeared on her face as she stared at the half transformed girl. She then looked at the boy with dark silver hair. Her slightly confused expression from before immediately turned into a bored expression when she caught sight of the boy with dark silver hair. She turned her head and looked at the Eastern side of the stadium. A slight smirk formed on her lips as she looked at Menelaos's First Guardian and Third Guardian who laid motionless on the ground.

Menelaos yelled out angrily at his daughter. "Answer me, Ismene! Why are you here?! Didn't you say you were concerned about the Kingdom of Maxidus?!"

Adrastos stared at Menelaos and said coldly. "Watch your tone when you're speaking to her, Menelaos! Understand?"

Menelaos said with an annoyed tone. "You think just because you're Father's Guardian now you can speak to me like I'm your inferior? You may be Father's Guardian now but you were mine for six years! Show some respect to-!"

"Xasius's" voice echoed across the stadium as he said. "Silence!"

Adrastos turned and looked at "Xasius". He clenched his left hand together and placed it on the center of his chest. He then bowed and said. "My apologies, Your Supreme Majesty. I came here uninvited and caused a disturbance."

"Xasius" sighed and said. "Why are you here, My Second? I noticed you brought the twin boys here like I requested. But, after sending the twins here you were supposed to switch out with My First?" He said with an intimidating tone. "So what are you doing here in my kingdom?"

Nameless Scarion had a look of surprise and realization on his face as he looked at "Xasius" and said. "Wait you're...!"

The boy with dark silver hair had a sudden look of realization on his face as he thought. "His kingdom?!" He stared at "Xasius' deeply as he thought. "I know who he is! He's Father's Brother! But what is he doing here? Didn't he get banished from the Empire by Grandfather?!"

Some of the Royals began to stand up one by one. Alekto was the first to stand up as she stared at "Xasius" and said with distraught. "No... this isn't right...!" She placed both of her hands on the sides of her head as she mumbled to herself angrily. "He stole it out from under me!"

Menelaos stood up and ripped his sword out of the ground with his only hand. He pointed the tip of the sword at "Xasius" as he said angrily. "What happened to Father?! Why are you sitting on his throne?!"

Kambyses stood up and said with surprise as he looked at "Xasius". "You're back...!"

Klymene stood up and stared at "Xasius" with fascination as she asked. "How was it? What made you come back here?"

The only Royals that remained sitting in their seats were Krios, Chara, Kapaneus, and Phobos.

Phobos mumbled to himself while confused as he looked over at "Xasius". "Why does everyone know him...? Who is he...?"

Kapaneus mumbled to himself as he looked at "Xasius". "So that's it...!" He looked at both his left hand and right hand and mumbled to himself happily. "That's it! That's the answer!"

Krios scratched the back of his head with his left hand as he looked at "Xasius" and mumbled to himself. "I wasn't expecting this..." He laughed and said. "Demosthenis didn't tell me about this..."

Chara looked at "Xasius" and mumbled to herself in her monotone voice with surprise. "If he is on the throne then what happened to Father? Is Father dead? But if Father is dead then why isn't Demosthenis on the throne? Why is he back? Why is he sitting there? Did Father end his banishment early? Are they in a friendly standing again? Was this all just organized to announce his return? But then why isn't Father here? Something isn't right about this!"

Set chuckled mischievously as he tapped his right pointer finger against the armrest and said as he stared at "Xasius". "How fascinating! You aren't even trying to hide it anymore!"

"Xasius" placed his right hand on his crimson mask and said. "Pretending to be Xasius was always only a temporary thing..." He moved his crimson mask slightly up towards the upper left side of his head which revealed a part of his lips on his right side. He then suddenly stopped.

Aineas appeared at the top level of the stadium in front of Atreus. His body was faced towards "Xasius" as his left hand was clenched together and placed on the center of his chest as he said. "I have returned, Your Supreme Majesty."

"Xasius" lips could be seen forming into a mischievous smile, based off the exposed part of his face, as he said. "Good. You made it just in time." He moved his crimson mask to the left side of his head as he said to Set. "The real reason I chose to have this Ceremony..." He moved his hand away from his crimson mask and said. "Was to announce..." His right hand fell down onto his armrest. His face was now completely exposed to everyone in the stadium as he said. "That I've become the new Emperor of the Scarion Empire!"

The boy with dark silver hair said with with a confused expression as he stared at "Xasius's" face. "That is Father's Brother...?"

"Xasius" face dazzled in the sunlight. His skin looked as if it glowed. Unlike Nameless Scarion's face "Xasius's" wasn't pale. "Xasius" also possessed a very entrancing gaze. His left eye was dark orange while his right eye was dark silver. His hair was milky white.

"Xasius" disappeared from his seat and reappeared by the edge of the top section of the stadium. He looked down at the boy with dark silver hair and smirked mischievously as he said loudly. "To all my nieces and nephews down there... My name is Nikator Scarion! Former King of the Kingdom of Nikator and Second Emperor of the Scarion Empire! From this day forward I am the new leader of this nation! And I will remake it the way Xasius originally envisioned!"