The Meeting

Alex walked out of his dressing room with two maids at his side, his looks were beyond what was usually possible with a devilish allure. He brushed his hair out of his eyes and slicked it back, the amount of hair styling used was apparent as there was a beautiful black glare to it. They walked down that hallway until they once again reached the main stairs where Alice awaited him. She wore a black dress and was holding a small blue purse at her side. She had jewelry of various kinds around her body and she wore makeup that suited her well. Alex paid no attention to it as he immediately started making his way downstairs. When he reached the bottom, he looked back to see Alice holding out her tiny hand while looking at him expectantly.

Giving a large sigh, Alex made his way back up the stairs and gently grabbed her hand. He then yanked her to kingdom come as he pulled her down the stairs. She resisted the urge to bust out laughing when Alex let out a visible blush. This was beyond embarrassing for him. Finally making it to the bottom of the stairs. they reached out and opened the huge door. The previous chains did not appear as Alice locked arms with him. As soon as the door opened, it felt as if thousands of lights went off as once and that is exactly what happened. Thousands of reporters flooded the security guards in front of the mansion asking hundreds of questions all at once. Ignoring all of them, she made her way with Alex in her arm to a large limousine and started to drive to where the meeting would take place.

*Some news channel*

"Today there seems to be a large meeting of high powers as multiple households are on the move. One noticeable action was taken by the House of Gorden. Its only heir currently is Alice Gorden and she is not someone to be trifled with. What do you think about this John?"

"Well, it does seem like a huge shock. Alice has always had a strong dislike for men of all kinds and saw them as nothing but lowly ants. This shocked the world and made them wonder what would happen to the future of this great family. Now that we see a man not only at the House of Gorden but locked arms with Alice. This man must be strong enough to be seen in her eyes."

*At the City hall of Gorden City*

On the way, Alice told Alex where they were going and why. This City Hall was built above the previous SSS-Rank dungeon that made this city so popular before. There is going to be a meeting between all the high-ranking households and the government to discuss important topics. Alex is to attend with Alice due to his previous outburst scaring the general populace.

*Alex Kurayami*

Bloodline: 18%

Formations: (4/∞)

Darkness Cultivation: Soul Realm (1/3) (21/100)

Demonic Cultivation: Spirit Realm (93/100)

Fire Cultivation: Mind Realm (1/10) (681/1000)

Wind Cultivation: Mind Realm (1/5) (512/1000)

Earth Cultivation: Body Realm (2/5) (391/600)

Water Cultivation: Body Realm (2/5) (483/500)

Strength: 311

Agility: 299

Dexterity: 186

Intelligence: 420

Defense: 197

Combat Ability: 1183

Stability: 98/100

Active skills: Berserk [Locked]

Familiars: Blood-Fox [Unlocked]

Effects: (Arch-Demon (Sealed)) (Well Rested) (Unequalized)

Alice looked out the window while twirling a small wine glass in her hand. She seemed annoyed at the drive here as if it was too slow for her. Alex also felt bored so he decided to check through his system. Focusing on his familiar Blood-Fox a notification popped up.

[Would you like to summon (Blood Fox)]

Selecting the yes prompt, he felt a pain in his hand but it was something he could brush off. Soon blood flowed into the air in front of him as a figure started to form. It grew as big as a small dog before gaining color. Its fur was as white could be with deep red stripes going across its fur in small intervals. The fox floated above his lap before floating down ever so slightly. Alice took notice of the cute little creature immediately and tried to snatch it up but the Fox immediately reacted. Letting out a bark with a strong force behind it the entire left side of the limousine was blown apart as Alice jumped to a different seat. The limousine came to a huge stop along with 8 other black SUVs. The limousine was surrounded by armored squads of people who started screaming Master.

Alice vaulted herself out of the vehicle before telling them that it was all ok. Alex also walked out with the blood fox hanging on his shoulder comfortably. The fox looked over the people with lightning-fast movements before huffing and closing its eyes again.

-Weak-

Alex let out a small laugh as everyone looked at him. Noticing all the attention, he immediately went back to his indifferent face and walked up to Alice.

"So.... now what?"

"We run."

"..."

With that Alice jumps into the air and flies toward a huge building with spotlights shining into the air. Alex just stares blankly before sighing. Focusing his strength on his legs, he jumped from building to building. His impact shakes a building every now and then. Around 2 minutes later he arrived along with 2 squadrons. They were fully decked out in gear and surrounded Alice, pushing Alex to the side. Alex just scoffed at their behavior as they made their way to the entrance. The squadrons disembarked and went through a different door as Alex and Alice went through a huge golden door. 2 guards stood outside of it as they gave off an imposing aura. Of course, Alice poked and prodded them but they just ignored her. Walking in, they were immediately led by a butler to another room where a couple of nobles gathered and talked quietly. A multitude of them looked at Alice as they entered and only a few of them payed attention to the young man beside her. The fox lay contempt on his shoulder not paying attention to any of the nobles staring at them.

Alex raised his hand and petted the little fox on the nose which made it sneeze and look at Alex with a pouting face. Alice practically died of cuteness overload but could do nothing nonetheless as she would prefer to not have a repeat action.

"May I have everyone's attention."

Beyond all the tables a stage appeared out from behind some counters. A man in a fine suit appeared holding a microphone and being doused in a spotlight coming from a balcony from above.

"I appreciate all of the households joining us today. The council will now begin as we will name off the households that have attended. I welcome the House of Grimlor."

A white-haired old man stood up from a table along with a beautiful grandma. They held their glasses up as they bowed in Alices' direction. Alice gave a small nod as the announcer spoke another name.

"I welcome the House of Firefly."

A young man with fiery red hair stood up and raised his glass but didn't even glance in Alice's direction. Sitting down he looked at the young woman who accompanied him as they laughed a little. Giving a smile of contempt the announcer continued.

"I welcome the House of Lorden"

A young man with clear white hair stood up. His face was adorned with glasses and beside him, a woman of similar characteristics stood beside him. They both raised their glasses and gave a deep bow to Alice.

"I welcome the House of Redrin"

A man adorned with scars and a huge sword strapped across his back stood and looked at Alice. They both smiled at each other as he pulled his sword. Raising it in the air, he pointed to the stars as he bowed his head. Alice pulled out her tiny rapier and did the same.

"And finally the House of Gorden"

Alice stepped forward as everyone in the room stood. They all gave a deep bow to Alice as she looked over them all. However two men remained unbowed, Alex and the House of Firefly. Everyone didn't pay much attention to Alex however they all looked fearful for Firefly as Alice stepped towards him.

The man gave a wide smile as he spoke to endorse himself.

"Is there something you need 𝑨𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒆?"\

Alice gave a slight smile as the air around everyone turned cold. The others backed away to the farsides of the room as they all looked at him in pity.

"It seems that I have gone soft to allow someone as the likes of you to speak to me like that"

Alice looked at him with cold eyes as he motioned for Alex to come forward. Alex awkwardly walked to her and hunched over as Alice motioned to speak to him.

"Give me your glove."

Alex did as she said and pulled off his black glove. Alice took it then looked as the young man. Throwing at his chest, the man caught it before it fell to the ground. Alice then backed away as the man drew his sword. Alex just looked around with confusion, this just happened way too fast. The man pulled out his longsword that looked as if it was just forged. Holding it towards Alex's chest he spoke.

"I, Duke Ulindas accept your provocation."

Alex just looks stupefied at Alice as she throws him the rapier she had at her waist. Alex of course caught it and looked around. Everyone just watched, curious to what this young man that accompanies Lord Alice of all people can do. Ulindas just waited for him to draw his sword as Alice got in between them. Alex drew the rapier as he knew he had to and looked at Ulindas to see what he was thinking. Of course Ulindas was laughing inside as he though Alex was beneath him. Alice raised her hand and recited the rules of the duel and then stepped back before saying begin. Alex immidietley went into his battle stance as Ulindas launched from his position to attack Alex. But there was a small problem. He was EXTREMELY SLOW.

Alex thought he would have had to take this seriously but just scoffed at the idea. Standing from his position he walked towards behind the man and delivered a blow the the back of his neck. The man impacted into the ground with a loud boom as Alex looked at Alice. Alice had stopped smiling and looked at Alexs current position.

"I couldn't even track his movements."

Alex walked towards her and handed her the rapier before going towards the table with drinks on them. Grabbing a vodka he took a huge bottle as he made his way to a seat. Everyone watched him, stupefied at his performance before Alice broke into a stifled laughter. She joined him at the table as some people went to help Ulindas. The announcer had still not moved from his position as he waited for everyone to get back to their table. Ulindas had also sat down again, holding an ice pack to the back of his neck.

"Today we will discuss the generics of the city before talking about the recent dilemma that has come upon our great city."