Summoned Back

In a mansion somewhere in Ban's country...

Two black hooded figure are having a meeting in a room with dim lighting...

"That's what you get when you are too greedy. I told you not to find trouble in the Capital as that place resided many strong individuals. Now, you have no troops to deploy anymore." An aged voice of a man resounded as he scolded. However, his crimson eyes clearly showed a mocking expression.

"Tch!"

The other black hooded figure grunted and refused to give a comment. However, he was cursing deep inside for his mistake.

"I heard the other Elders are planning to attack some small Cities near the Capital. Watch how I make my move then." The aged voice resounded again.

"Which City do you plan to raid?" The black hooded figure asked with his hoarse voice.

"That Angeles City. My minions disappeared in that place. I'm planning to take over that City."

"Hmp! You better hurry. If the Arena resumed their operation, our plan to conquer the country will turn into waste."

"Che! Looks who's talking? You failed miserably in the Capital and now you are giving me a godly advice? Go f*ck yourself!" The aged voice souded angry as he cursed.

"Then I will take the Fern City! I'll go this time! Watch how a raze that City to the ground." The man with hoarse voice sneered. His killing intent overflowed as he clenched his fist in depression and hatred.

"Then you'll be in for a punishment from the Boss if he knows that you, as an Elder, made a move in person."

"The Boss will not know if you don't report my actions." The man with hoarse voice narrowed his crimson eyes towards the black hooded figure. His eyes showed an invisible threat.

"Is that a challenge?" The man with aged voice released his killing intent as his crimson eyes flashed dangerously.

The tension lasted for a moment before the man with aged voice laughed out loud.

"Good! You better do your job well. I'll spit on your dried corpse if you fail this time." The man with aged voice jeered.

"Hmp! That Angeles City became a hot topic in our group recently. Let's see how you clean up that place later." The man with hoarse voice mocked before he left the room.

The man with aged voice was silent the whole time. His crimson eyes narrowed into slits and he muttered,

"That b*stard rat that killed my subordinates..."

"Let's see where you can hide this time. I'll personally take action and turn that City upside-down."

He added with hatred with his aged voice.

...

North Pole...

It was a cloudy day.

Ban, Ariana and Clara stood at the top of the mountain.

The guards distanced themselves into the nearby snowy mountains.

There was no sun, but Ban could clearly discern that it was daytime in North Pole as he could see the surroundings clearly.

"I ask you again, why are you here?"

Ban felt his spine chilled for a second as he heard Ariana's cold but etherial voice once again.

This time, Ariana released a bit of her chilling aura that even Ban startled awake.

"I'm here for sightseeing." Ban shrugged his shoulders as he indeed came to this place to take a look in personal.

He glanced at Ariana with a weird glance as he couldn't figure out why a woman like her disliked men on his planet that she almost wiped them out.

Ariana's eyes twitched under her veil seeing Ban looking at her in a strange way.

Annoyed, Ariana waved her hand, "You've seen enough. Now go home and never come back here again."

Ban's expression changed when he felt his body body floated to the ground.

'Is she planning to throw me back to my country?' He inwardly thought.

"W-Wait. I sense something odd on this mountain." Ban hurriedly said as he tried to resist the pushing force on his body.

Ariana paused her action and rolled her eyes. She snapped, "Of course there is something wrong on this mountain that is why I prohibit someone to come to this place, including you." She turned her head to Clara and also chided, "You are also in trouble for taking him here. Wait to the side after I deal with him."

Clara wanted to say something as she felt wronged, but to stay silent and bowed her head to the side.

"No, I mean the ground you are stepping on." Ban pointed to Ariana's ground, the other half of the mountain where she stood. He then continued, "I sense an unknown metal buried underground."

Ariana was about to rebuke as if she already knew Ban's reason. She thought Ban would point at the unknown seal down the abyss, but to her surprise, it was beneath the ground where she stood.

"Lies. I don't sense anything underground." Ariana deeply frowned and felt as if Ban was playing with her.

"Twenty meters underground right below you- Whoa!"

*Swish!!"

Ban didn't finished his words as he was blasted away by Ariana to the direction of his Sect.

Clara watch the silhouette of Ban like a shooting star in amusement, but with also worried expression. She thought about it and shook her head since Ban was strong enough to resist the landing impact.

"You sense something too?" Ariana turned to Clara as she pointed underground.

Clara woke up from her daze as she tried to sense deep down just like Ban said.

After a while, Clara shook her head in dismay as she didn't found anything unusual underground.

"Alright. Go back and wait for me at the headquarters. Emma just informed me that you will be returning soon to the Eastern Realm." Ariana waved her hand casually.

Clara shivered for a second as she was stunned by the news. She asked, "What about my task here?"

"You mean watching over that brat?" Ariana squinted her eyes at Clara. She then continued, "He has an unknown master and you didn't know it. Where he goes, you didn't follow. What else is there that you don't know about him?"

Clara felt wronged since everytime she spied on Ban, she always witnessed his intimate moments with his lovers. However, she indeed found Ban as a mysterious person for knowing so many things that her Eastern Realm have no chance on competing with him. Just like earlier, she heard Ban revealed the matter about the impending catastrophe of the universe that a friend told him.

"I will spy on him myself." Ariana said coldly. She continued, "Since Emma wanted you back as soon as possible, I will arrange your departure today."

"W-Wh- Today?!" Clara became flustered as she didn't expect she was summoned back too soon.

"It was the order of your superior." Ariana shrugged. She continued, "I don't mind of you staying in my place. After all, I'm lonely here with no relatives around. Emma can't force me if I keep you in my place too."

Clara heaved a sigh, but before she could celebrate when Ariana added,

"However, Emma summoned you back because something happened to your family. She didn't explained more to me after that."

"My family? W-What happened to them?" Clara became nervous once again.

"That is why I need to send you back as soon as possible to know the details. Plus, I'm out of communication stones right now as it was a one time use only with limited duration of use because of the distance. Emma will send a batch of communication stones for me in a few days or so."

"O-Okay." Clara took a deep breath and agreed with her aunt. She was also anxious about her family. She hesitated and asked, "Can I use my little time to talk to Ban and bid my goodbyes to him?"

"Why do you need to bid farewells on him? Is he your lover?" Ariana squinted her eyes at Clara and asked.

Clara opened her mouth to say something, but she became silent after a few seconds.

"Go back now. I'll talk to him about your departure. After all, he's considered as your friend." Ariana waved her hand.

Clara drooped her head in dismay as she disappeared in sight.

Seeing Clara returned, a meaningful brilliance appeared on Ariana's eyes as she turned to the direction where Clara headed.

Ariana then looked down and frowned.

*Swish!*

She waved her hand and a thin layer of ice that formed like a giant sword as it slashed the both tips of the splitted mountain horizontally where she stood.

*Boom!* *Rummble!*

Boulders fell to the side as the splitted mountain was being beheaded cleanly.

Many guards from the nearby mountains shivered as they thought their Boss was venting her anger on the mountain.

"What.. is this..."

Ariana was stunned as she muttered after she got down twenty meters below right where the splitted mountain got sliced.