The Almighty Dragon General

"Hm? Why is it suddenly so quiet?”
Inside a mysterious space, the Waitara Path's soul spirit was looking at a colorful energy ball in his hand. A small frown creased his forehead.
While leaning against the wall in a corner, Thea snickered.
"I bet you don't have the guts to go out and face my husband head-on."
The Waitara Path's soul spirit shot a glare at her. Then, he channeled some Waltraud Power into the colorful energy ball.
The energy ball glowed with a beautiful, sacred light briefly. Then, an image appeared in it.
From the energy ball, the Waitara Path's soul spirit could see someone who looked exactly like him standing in front of the eighty-one doors outside the Historial Palace. The person glanced left and right as if they were looking for something.
"Did it work?" the Waitara Path's soul spirit gasped. "Did she succeed in throwing James into the Origin of Evils and Dread District?"
"Waitara Path!" the Waitara Path's soul spirit shown in the image called aloud, "I did my part! Are we going to rule over the Haleth Realm now?"
The Waitara Path's soul spirit paused thoughtfully upon hearing those words.
Thea, who had been quietly observing what was happening, shot to her feet and stormed toward the Waitara Path's soul spirit.
"That crazy wench! She sent my husband to a place like that?!"
She grabbed the Waitara Path's soul spirit by his collar and shook him forcefully.
"Waitara! Give me my husband back, you hypocrite! Even divine beings like us can't survive in the Origin of Evils and Dread District. How could you..."
As he took in the anxious and furious expression on Thea's face, the Waitara Path's soul spirit grew more certain and laughed hysterically.

"You're laughing at a time like this?" Thea threw a heavy punch at his abdomen.
The Waitara Path's soul spirit was sent crashing into the wall. Still, he did not stop laughing.
"Ha! Who knew the almighty hero that had defeated the Xyloria gods and the Five Path Emperors would lose to Yehria from the Haleth Realm? I guess you can never tell what fate has in store for everyone." Thea could see that the Waitara Path's soul spirit was convinced his plan had worked.
Still, she maintained her expression and tightened her fists. "Waitara..."
"You should shut up now." The Waitara Path's soul spirit got to his feet and fixed Thea with a menacing glare.
"What a shame, Thea Callahan. We've crushed your one last hope. Your happy days are over now."
He lifted his hand and grabbed at the air. A huge hand-shaped form materialized in front of Thea and seized her by the throat. Then, it carried Thea to where the Waitara Path's soul spirit was.
"I'm warning you. Stop yelling at me as if you're my master. You're nothing more than a prisoner now. I can kill you whenever I feel like it."
Thea's face flushed red as the grip around her neck tightened. However, she did not try to fight back.
Thea did not mind suffering a little pain and hardship since she managed to convince the Waitara Path's soul spirit his plans were going smoothly this way.
It would all be worthwhile if she could help James remove the final obstacle to achieving his dreams.
The Waitara Path's soul spirit let out a snort and threw Thea aside.
Then, he turned around and dusted off his black robe with a smile on his face.
"It's time. Someone must lead the
people of the Haleth Realm. We should also put an end to this silly rebellion that has gone on for millions of entrapochs. In the end, I'm the one who will put everything in the Haleth Realm back to its rightful place."
The Waitara Path's soul spirit cast a blast of his powers in the direction of the cave entrance. His powers stopped mid-air and transformed into a mass of swirling black and white gases. "I'll offer you a chance, Thea. You can mourn for your husband here. He'll never be able to return to you again in this lifetime."
Then, he dashed toward the mass of black and white gases.
Thea tried to follow the Waitara Path's soul spirit into the mass of gases as well. However, the black and white gases disappeared abruptly when Thea was just one step away from them. As she lost her balance, Thea let out a yelp and fell from the cliff...
Outside the Historial Palace, James, who had disguised himself as the Waitara Path's soul spirit, stood in front of the last door and scanned his surroundings.
Unfortunately, he could not find where the real soul spirit was hiding even after activating his Chaos Yin-Yang Eyes.
Suddenly, he detected a dangerous aura coming from behind him.
James swiftly turned around and found a handsome gray-haired man standing behind him.
The man, who had the same exact appearance as him, curled his lips.
'The Waitara Path's soul spirit? How did he get here without being detected?' James wondered. "Where's James Caden?" the soul spirit asked.
James hurriedly bowed. "I've managed to trick him into entering the Path Cauldron, Mr. Waitara."