Epic Of The Demonic Sage

During the night, Gellor and his mercenary group arrived at the re-education center. They found themselves in awe of the changes of the building that had been transformed into a center.

“I’ve never actually been to this place before.” Albus said. “Wasn’t this an old barracks in the past?”

“We’ve never really had the chance to go here, and it’s because we have no reason to.” Barty said. “But it’s the Inanis Family who spearheaded this, and they were able to reduce crime significantly in the city.”

“I can’t help but feel like it’s Lord Asher once again who has made this all possible.” Gellor mused to his mercenary group.

“Well, that makes sense. The young lord Asher has a lot of ideas based on what we hear from him.” Ariana nodded. “Collecting rune beast crystals to make artifacts, right? And then this special class of warriors? It makes sense that this re-education center was his own idea too.”

“I believe that this was mostly done because of the incident at the Harrels Barony in the past. Lord Asher was accused of something by a naive young lady, and of course, he took it as a chance to reprimand them for their lack of respect.” Finch said thoughtfully. She had more or less heard of the story as a gossip among nobles and contributed it into the conversation.

More or less, all of the mercenary group of Gellor had a positive perspective on Lord Asher, and talking about him right now also made them remember it more.

“I heard that even the people who were once criminals have actually changed for good, going under graduation and becoming a part of the re-education center.” Barty said.

“What about the worst kind of criminals? You mean to say, even they’re now teaching there or something.” Albus asked dubiously.

“No. Lord Asher has taken care of them, those who are completely irredeemable are removed all together, no doubt. Only those who can change are here.” Barty reassured him.

“You know, I have a feeling that the Masked Legion that came during the miraculous battle against the much bigger Drew Army was also because of Lord Asher.” Gellor finally admitted.

“Really?” Ariana’s eyes widened.

“That’s now a lot of things of things he’s accomplished.” Albus whistled. “Man, if anyone could be so accomplished at this age, it’s Lord Asher! He’s incredible.”

“There is this sword that he carries around, the Wind Scar sword is supposed to be a gift from the King of Grantz himself for all his contributions during the war against Gisir too.” Finch said with a sigh filled with respect and admiration. “He did all of this without even a gift. Can you imagine that?”

“All of the changes in Inanis city and beyond. Lord Asher truly is amazing.” Ariana agreed. “We really shouldn’t let this chance slip us by. I’m sure that we’ll be great warriors.”

“And we will all be compensated well.” Albus added.

“Think about something beyond more than money, Albus. I think there’s a reason why Lord Asher is doing all of this, and we’ll find out his reasons why.” Barty said.

“And according to Lord Asher, we should hear him out and think about this for ourselves.” Gellor said firmly, remembering the young lord’s words.

When Gellor and his mercenary group finally stepped inside of the re-education center, they were greeted warmly by the people who worked there.

Soon enough, they were led to a main hall where Lord Asher Inanis was waiting for all of them.

Similarly to before, Lucius was dressed formally and to the nines. Even though his audience was focused mostly on Gellor and his mercenary group, he knew that showing them all of this would reveal his ‘sincerity’.

“Thank you for joining me tonight,” Lucius welcomed Gellor and his group to pay attention to him. He wore a careful but charming smile on his face. “The reason why all of you are here is to understand why I’ve decided to form a special class of warriors.

“The reason is same among the other reasons as to why things like the re-education center, collecting rune beast crystals and even the presence of Dionysia Brewery and the Masked Legion exist for the Inanis family and the Land of Etara.”

Lucius words caused the group to become surprised, him revealing even the Masked Legion and Dionysia Brewery, and so he continued to speak.

“My desire is to bring about a change and elevate us from a position much higher than we can all possibly dream and imagine. Whether it is through economic, technological, social and power of might and gifts, that is what I want for all of us.

“I’ve been granted the position to become the next future lord of the land of Etara and it is my intention to bring about this change, even before I step in and take the position from my father… but it is not something that I can do alone.” Lucius revealed with a humble look on his face that swayed the hearts of Gellor and his mercenary group.

However, Lucius’ gaze then suddenly became fiery and hopeful, almost as if he was emblazing each and everyone of them, speaking directly to each member of the mercenary group.

“It is through the help of people from the re-education center, from the Inanis city’s people and to respectable and excellent mercenaries and individuals like yourselves that this ambition of mine can be made possible. With your help, we can make this possible.” Lucius said, but he was not finished.

“And not only will it bring about a positive change for the land of Etera, but it will also allow each one of you the chance to rise above your current station. These special class of warriors will be unlike any other, and it is my hope that you all join me for this opportunity.”