Sword God in a World of Magic

Inside the Lightning Manor, the Custodian, the Starlight Queen, the Myriad King, and Shang were waiting for further orders.

Naturally, Shang wasn't actually really waiting for orders. He kind of was just here because he happened to be the one that "found out" that Queen Primordium had died.

Shang wasn't sure if he should just leave or wait here.

In the end, he decided to wait like everyone else, even though he didn't really fit in with the three Mage Kings.

None of them knew what was going on.

They had been waiting for several minutes with nothing happening, which could mean anything.

Whoom!

Suddenly, a portal opened up beside them.

BANG!

The air in the hallway blew to the side as a person arrived there at insane speeds.

The person stumbled and nearly fell before they turned around and smiled awkwardly into the portal.

"Let's catch up later, okay?" they said.

"Stop-"

And the portal closed before the person on the other side could say anything.

The person that had arrived in the middle of the hallway cleaned the sweat off their forehead with a nervous chuckle and looked at the people gathered around them.

The three Mage Kings looked at the new person with intense eyes.

The newest person was a man with blonde hair, wearing the typical purple robes of the Lightning Manor.

Shang had seen an image of that person before.

It was Amarius, the Dawnlight King, the leader of the Diplomacy Department.

Amarius looked at the others and just laughed bitterly. "Well, either I have to go to the Judgment Palace all the time from now on or not at all. Depends on the outcome."

The Custodian looked at Amarius. "I presume the Ancestor is near the Judgment Palace right now?"

"He sure is," Amarius said with a cough. "He just killed two of their Mage Kings."

King took a deep breath, the Starlight Queen's eyes widened, and the Custodian's expression turned

he looked at the serious

into thought, and the other Mage

Emperor not present, Wester was the highest

to hear

asked

looked at Shang

informed us regarding

Amarius suddenly shouted in complete shock. "Vana is

why the Ancestor is so

Amarius' expression fell.

of his

Dead…

that also explained the Lightning

looked at Shang. "I

"He stays."

the Custodian,

He should stay?

others waited for elaboration, but Wester didn't say anything as he

Kings just

all four Mage Kings

you feel that?" Amarius

and inspected the hallway with their Spirit Senses to see if something had

mind, I got my answer,"

Shang hadn't felt anything.

Shang asked the

changed," Jonathan answered. "That usually only happens when

"I only hope this

asked.

know," Jonathan answered, "but the timing is too

my decision," Wester suddenly said, eliciting looks

not sounding the alarm," he said. "The Ancestor

not powerful

will tell us what to do. This is something that he has decided to do, and he left without telling me

need to tell me, which means that he is confident that he will return alive. We should trust the Ancestor and await his return," Wester

Kings looked at each

talk about the Ancestor's survival. After all, talking about survival implied that there could also

The Ancestor?

Dead?

such a