Chapter 123: Return of Zachary West

"What the hell was that?" Damon asked as he came to check on me

Around me, the surroundings was destroyed, and I was in what look like a crater, panting.

"That's our trump card" Urie explained "The final form of a corrupted"

"Great, I broke through...through and got a mid purple core, but that...really was something else" I panted

"Well it sure was" A voice said before applauding, it belonged to a familiar man with black hair and black eyes

"I know you, you're that wussy that screamed like a little girl"

"My name is Zachary West or Zach for short, please don't forget that" he replied and coughed "But please forget my screams, it's embarrassing to remember"

"Boss, what are you doing here?" Draven asked

"So he's going to be our boss too? I think I just made a really bad first impression, you hid being a corrupted well, how'd you do it?"

"Let's talk more at my personal base" Zach warped them all to a large training room "Leave us and enjoy the snacks in the living room"

The 4 corrupted left the huge training hall, and only Zach and my bonds remained in the room.

"So you are now one of us, I expect a lot from you" Zach said "Your bonds can take their pills here, this training ground of mind is large and much sturdier than a lot of things"

"I'll get straight to the point, what's your organization's goal? Who are you really?"

"Well you should recognize my face, since your god or goddess would've probably seen my face in a picture before and you got their memories" he responded as he took off a ring "I'm quite famous after all, even among the gods"

His face changed slightly, his hair turned from black to dark purple and one of his black eyes turned yellow. Unlike before, I can sense that he's a corrupted now and he was at the black stage like the other 4, but he doesn't have a core, but his was the darkest, the color of absolute black.

"What the fuck!? How are you still alive?!"

-Yeah, I would ask the same thing- Dabria exclaimed -We wouldn't be getting 2 more reincarnates if we knew a previous one is still alive, even his god decided to become a mortal and died, how...-

"Oh, it seems like you know, don't worry, the other gods can't view or listen to us right now" he chuckled "Well I'll tell you my goal, you and your patron can listen to it, us reincarnates have to stick together after all"

"You're...You're crazy, you know that?"

"Well, I was told that a lot" he responded "Zachary west was who I was in my previous life, and you're the first one to know that, so please keep our discussion today a secret and help each other out"

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3rd person view

"This forest, these trees, we sensed a lot of magic remnants on them" Professor White reported "As if it was all regrown, including the ground we're standing on were reconstructed"

"Yes, and this trace of magic is still detected within at least a 50m radius" Professor Blue added

"Any traces of forbidden magic?" the headmaster asked

"No, Laure- I mean professor Green and I detected no use of forbidden magic, if there was, professor Green would've detected a small trace of life force among the magic remnants" Professor Steel answered "She said that this eerie feeling must've been most likely a naturally turned corrupted, but a very powerful one at that"

"If it wasn't for Perseus, we really wouldn't have known" Professor Williams shook his head "How long have you 2 been together?"

"I will bash that kid's head in when I see him again" Professor Steel cursed "My sister has already teased me non stop and keep asking for nieces and nephews, but it's been a few years"

"You should've told us" The headmaster sighs "I would've given you 2 a paid leave to enjoy yourselves. Professor Woods, any sign or known whereabouts of Perseus?"

"So far none, but his friends has made some calls to him and they said that he has no plans on returning, at least not yet anyway" Professor Woods shook his head "Though they were angry at him, he confessed to investigating about them behind their backs"

"Young Eleanor is also distraught" the headmaster nodded "She also hasn't talk with her father after the trial, she blames Cyrus for making Perseus distrustful, she thinks that if Perseus hadn't found those documents, he would've been fine, even though he found the documents way later, it was just his nature"

"What made him that way? From our reports, he got a fairly normal childhood" Professor Williams questioned "Though I heard that the kids at his village shunned him due to his hair color, but I don't see how it turned him that way"

"Let's just hope that he'll make good decisions" The headmaster sighs "I do not want to face him as an enemy, his power is much more powerful than a regular student"

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1st person view

"You guys seem different, but I can't get my hands on it" John rubbed his chin

"We just got stronger, that's all" Damon fake laughed and waved him off

-We're all super strong now- Ace responded -The process was painful, but worth it-

-Yeah, I managed to broke into the grey core and my brother finally got into the white core- Diana agreed

"Big bro, are you spending more time here now?" Oliver asked

"Yeah, are you going to play with us?" Emily added

"Sorry guys, a bit busy today"

"You're always busy" Olivia rolled her eyes "Why do you spend so much time in the royal library anyway?"

"Investigation, I want to find a dragon settlement for Damon, because other than Aenon, he hasn't met anyone of his kind yet"

-Don't forget abut your bond tattoo-Siege reminded

-I know, a phoenix bond tattoo shouldn't be as big as mine, and the Neelofar's royal library might not have the information, we also have a lot more things to investigate-

-Then I would suggest for us to go to the kingdom of scholars, Modia, home to griffon academy- Dabria suggested

-This is going to be so awkward, we might meet our former schoolmates during our trip since they're also going around the same time, but we can't waste time staying here-

-And after we're done, we're gonna get trained by the best mage in history!- Ace cheered -I like our plans!-