Guild Wars

Eva and Shuangtian were currently in the sectioned-off building for the Purgatory Group gaming studio, standing before the group of core members who had hastily gathered after hearing that something horrible befell their guild leader.

Currently, the duo were hard-faced, trying to comfort themselves more than the slightly concerned core members, especially Lilith, who had been crying the entire morning. Dante was seated with clenched fists, constantly wanting to rise to his feet to try and help his son, but not knowing how.

Gremory had been tied up using industrial-strength rope, her mouth bound as she thrashed crazily with red eyes, wanting to go on a killing spree to vent the hatred of her darling big brother being ambushed.

Suddenly, at some point during the meeting, the faces of everyone changed as Draco walked out of a space portal, his demeanor casual. While everyone was naturally happy to have him back, they could all almost immediately tell that there was a great difference in him.

Eva especially, who had been rushing forward to hug him, froze in place as she deeply recognized the aura of the one who stood before her. Immediately, she became reserved and slightly fearful, none of her usual bravado and rebelliousness present.

Shuangtian’s face became solemn, but she was less worried because she did not have the same trauma Eva did. She just knew that this fellow was no-nonsense and very cruel, but that was not enough to deter her from approaching her husband, not to mention that she was confident in her own strength.

Draco glanced at everyone and saw their reactions, shaking his head internally. That Lucifer fellow was insidious and troublemaking, but he was right about one thing, and that was the fact that his presence here was not optimal for social relations.

Seeing Shuangtian unhesitatingly coming forward, there was a glint of appreciation in his eyes.

"I believe this is the first time we are actually meeting, dear wife." Draco greeted with a smirk.

Shuangtian came to stand before Draco and folded her arms beneath her plentiful bosom. She scanned her man from head to toe with a raised eyebrow.

"Where is he?"

Draco smiled cruelly. "Dead. His time was up, and he served no purpose anymore."

Eva’s face changed greatly, but Shuangtian only furrowed her brows for a bit. "Why haven’t you reconnected with us all this time? Why can’t I connect with you anymore?"

"That’s because such a connection is not necessary anymore." Draco responded casually, flicking a finger to release Gremory from her bonds, who rushed over into his embrace.

"Waaah, big brother, I was so scared!" She wept openly, her body shaking as she clung to Draco.

"Don’t worry, dear Gremie, I am fine. Come on, stop crying, you’re a big girl now." Draco comforted her gently, an uncharacteristic expression of extreme softness on his face.

Gremory managed to control herself and raised a tear-stained face from Draco’s chest to glance at his face. "What even happened? Which bastard dared to attack you?"

This was something that everyone wanted to know, so they perked their ears up. Even Eva and Shuangtian, who were silent with countless questions to ask, decided that they would have to get it verbally instead of directly, like usual.

"Who else could it be but the primordials? They are the only ones on this planet with the capacity and ability to actually pose a challenge to me." Draco revealed easily as his smile faded.

"What? They actually managed to bypass my defenses to hit you? How?" Shuangtian was shocked by this, doubting her ears.

"Hmm, they burned their collective Origin Energy and sent their members strongest in terms of soul-related abilities to attack with the intention of kamikazing me. It would have succeeded too if not for my presence." Draco elaborated as he patted Gremory’s head, getting her to uncoil herself from him reluctantly.

"Are they mad?" Eva gasped with shock, never thinking those turtle-like fellows would actually make such a crazy ploy at such a time.

In fact, it was precisely because they were not expected to ever take an action like that that it caught the Evil Trio off guard and almost worked. Draco was fine, but this was a wake-up call for Eva and Shuangtian as their 100% bloodline power, coupled with their personalities, had caused them to feel that they were invincible in the world.

A grim realization was that if it had been targeted at one of them, they would have likely been the ones to die instead, with little chance of a reversal. Thinking like this, they couldn’t help but be somewhat frightened, wondering how terrible it would be to no longer exist in a world with their children and their husband.

"Right now, the goal is to reconstruct the world into a new order that follows our whim. You can be sure that there will be many who will resist and try to cause hiccups here and there, so I authorize any and all of you to use any amount of force you deem necessary." Draco stated as his eyes gleamed.

Draco flicked a finger, sending mental power into the heads of all the core members. "These are your deployment details. Each of you will visit a sovereign country on this earth and handle the assimilation procedure. If any leader or any citizen even breathes wrongly in your general direction, you can exterminate them and their entire family and friend circle."

The faces of the core members became serious because the details Draco sent showed how serious he was about this, especially how detailed they were. Draco also snapped a finger to displace each core member from where they stood and towards the place on the globe where they were supposed to be, saving travel time.

However, there were two people left behind, who were surprised by this. They were naturally Lilith and Dante, Draco’s parents, who had been extremely excited to see their son fine and dandy but not daring to close in too much due to the distance between them.

Draco walked up to them with his arms folded behind his back and his expression slightly cold.

"Back on that day when I came to the clan manor, I voted for you two to be killed after hearing what you had to say for yourselves. Luckily for you, I was vetoed out by the other two fellows who share the same soul as me, so you got to live."

His words made the hopeful expression of Dante and Lilith change, also causing Eva and Shuangtian to directly appear beside the two parents with wary expressions, appearing to stop Draco if he tried anything extreme.

Draco was unfazed by their wariness and continued in a lighter tone. "However, it has been more than a decade since then in terms of in-game time, and you have changed my opinion of you. You may not have been qualified parents for me, but you are too loved by my children for me to ignore."

Draco turned away, showing his back to the group. "It is time to mend old wounds and move on. Henceforth, I will openly acknowledge the two of you as my parents, but it will take time to build the necessary rapport to show that the connection is valid emotionally."

Eva and Shuangtian were utterly surprised, while Dante and Lilith were trembling with shock as well as joy. They had no other wish in life than to reconcile with their son fully and take care of their beloved grandchildren, as many as they were.

Even though the distance between themselves and their estranged son had closed significantly over the years, there was always a final barrier that separated them from fully connecting with Draco, which was put up by Draco himself.

Hearing that this wall would be removed was beyond euphoric, and at this moment, their hearts surged with emotions. Draco didn’t let the moment drag on for too long as he sent the two away to handle their assigned tasks, leaving himself alone with Eva and Shuangtian.

Before he could speak, Shuangtian stepped forward with a cold expression. "Draco Morningstar, it’s fine that you have made a few changes – though suddenly – and I can respect your choices. However, there is too much you have left out that we deserve to know. We hide nothing from you and give you everything, so what are you hiding from us?"

Draco paused and glanced at the serious Shuangtian and the subdued Eva, sighing internally as he knew that this was unavoidable.

"Do you know why we initiated a mental connection in the first place? It wasn’t just for openness and transparency, but also to share our power and keep track of each other should Shangtian attack back then." Draco pointed out lightly.

"Now my power far surpasses the two of you despite being of the same origin, I have already shared everything down to my very core and have nothing else to show, and finally, Shangtian is dead and gone."

Draco made a questioning gesture. "So what is the point of keeping it up?"

Shuangtian shook her head. "Everything evolves and changes over time. The initial reason it was set up is one thing, but we kept it up till now for newer reasons, like protection and assimilation of knowledge. If we didn’t connect our minds, how would you have had the time to go running off and leaving your harem to be managed by Eva and our training as Eternals to be done by me?"

Shuangtian was blunt and didn’t save any face for Draco, making his smile disappear quickly.

"I simply don’t want to initiate the connection, that’s all." He eventually answered coldly, his eyes gleaming dangerously.

Shuangtian snorted. "Not a good enough reason. You can suppress Eva with your little frowns and dark aura because of the trauma you inflicted on her, but I do not fear you. No pain you can inflict on me will match the years I spent from infancy locked while having my bone marrow continually harvested without anesthesia by my own family."

Shuangtian’s clothes shifted into a loose battle attire akin to gym wear and she entered a fighting stance. "I can tell your type, violent and arrogant, using force to get everyone to follow your way. I don’t mind it, as I love you whether silly, lecherous, or cruel, but I will not allow you to step on my feelings and especially step on our bond."

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Draco’s heart moved and his cold edge softened, but he still manifested two dragorugio-like swords out of darkness energy. "I have always wanted to spar with you since this version of Eva is too scared to even piss when I’m around. Let’s see who is stronger then."

Draco also entered a battle stance and squared off with Shuangtian while Eva was speechless by the side, completely disdained and disregarded by the two. She was technically a victim in this whole thing, so why were they blaming her for the problem?

Draco and Shuangtian suddenly disappeared, clashing together in the center of the room. Draco had already sealed off this space in a pocket realm, so no amount of damage they caused would reflect in reality.

Shuangtian’s bare fist met with the blade edge of Dragorugio’s leading sword, and to his surprise, she easily punched through the blade and almost struck him head-on. Instead, he easily dodged the attack and used the flat side of his blade to knock away her insidious knee strike aimed at his abdomen.

The second blade was destroyed as well, giving Draco a new appreciation for the raw power Shuangtian possessed. She had every right to be confident in herself, and her nickname of ’one punch girl’ was accurate.

If there wasn’t something she could resolve in one punch, then two punches would be enough. However, she had her strengths, and she also had her weaknesses, just like Draco and Eva did.

Shuangtian threw another punch, but Draco stretched out a hand to catch the blow. Shuangtian saw this and her eyes flashed, intensifying the power of her blow suddenly to catch Draco off guard and break through whatever method he planned to use to deal with it.

She knew his powers and abilities, and she knew his combat sense was far superior to herself or Eva. Her biggest advantage was that she was an unstoppable force and an immovable wall in one, so she had to make use of that!

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