Re:Immortal

The food was surprisingly tasty, as Omis ate and drank to his heart's content he slowly pushed all of his worries aside. Krano who was seated next to him did not seem to have any intent on talking at the moment either.

And the so the banquet proceeded smoothly without any particular problems. He did not know why, but when he had heard that they were throwing a banquet in celebration for him, Omis had expected some arrogant young master to suddenly stand up in defiance and challenge him into a duel to try and humiliate him, after which Omis would proceed to beat him senseless, earning the respect of all of those present while angering the young master's grandfather.

Glancing at the noisy hall, it did not seem like any such thing was going to happen. He could even spot the respect in the eyes of those present as they threw curious glances at him.

'Weird.' He thought. Everything was proceeding very smoothly.

Soon the banquet drew to an end. The maids that were standing next to the walls at the sides of the hall hurried to clean up the empty plates. Right after that, Krano suddenly stood up, seeing that all of the people present followed suit.

Omis who did not know what was happening, also hastily stood up and glanced at Krano to his side. The people and monsters at both sides suddenly gave bowed as Krano walked down from the table. He looked at Omis and ushered him to follow.

The duo then strode towards the entrance in silence, as both sides of the hall had people's heads lowered into a respectful bow caused Omis to walk straighter his head raised high, an aloof expression adorned his face.

The hall's door opened by the butler, who gave a half bow and followed after them. Once outside of the banquet hall, Krano spoke without looking at Omis.

"What are your plans after this mister Omis?"

"Hmm? I plan to go search for my companions. We were separated after this gentlemen attacked us you see." Answered Omis, his cold gaze glancing at the butler who retained that same smile.

"I see." Said Krano, a strange silence descended on the trio as they walked down the hallways of the palace.

Soon, the group stopped in front of the master bedroom door where Omis was before. He turned to look at Krano and the butler and then back to the room.

"You are free to leave if you so wish to mister Omis, you can rest here for as long as you like. We will remain in touch." Added Krano before his body disappeared in a puff of red smoke, the butler gave a bow and spoke.

"May the void always guide you home master Omis."

With those final parting words, he also disappeared after his master leaving a dumbfounded Omis standing there confused.

"What the?" He unconsciously muttered before proceeding to scan the area, it appeared that Krano and the monster had indeed left.

'That's it? I'm free to go?'

Doubtful, he first decided to step inside the room closing the door behind him. He quickly scanned it again for anything that might seem out of place, yet he found none.

"Really strange." He mumbled before walking towards the window on the other side of the room.

The room they had provided him was one situated at the top of the palace, and it granted him a full view of the city around him. He stood there quietly watching the bustling streets below, various thoughts in his mind.

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In another particular room of the palace, Krano was seated down behind a desk. Both of his hands rested behind his head as he looked up towards the ceiling. The butler was standing quietly to his side.

"Speak Rolus, I can feel you have something to ask me."

Hearing that, the monster named Rolus gave another bow and replied.

"Forgive me for being disrespectful my lord, I do not doubt your judgment but I am quite confused as to why you chose to let him go."

"That's simple my dear Rolus, we need him. No, I suppose it is best to say that we need them."

"Them?" Asked Rolus confused.

"Indeed, he and his companions."

Hearing that Rolus's eyes widened as he nodded in understanding.

"So my lord is allowing him to walk free so we can use him to get his companions to crawl out of their holes and crush them in one swift motion! As expected of my lord, you truly are wise!"

Letting out a tired sigh, Krano's gaze turned down to look at Rolus like he was looking at an idiot.

"If that was the case, why would I show him the truth." Shaking his head, Krano's continued.

"The Hunters are going to make their move soon, their masters might even make an appearance. We need to work together with the Immortals if we were to survive this."

"My lord, you mean?"

"Yes, even I am not confident enough in facing the outsiders. Our main enemies right now are them and the 'Hunters'. One of our boys brought news that the hunters made a move against the Immortals in the 'Underworld'."

Unconvinced, Rolus answered back.

"But even so my lord, we have waged war against them for thousands of years, to this day they still send members to heaven in their so-called raids."

"I know, and that was good as it helped keep our side united."

Quieting down, Rolus's face turned thoughtful for a while before asking.

"Do you think it will work? What my lord is proposing is an alliance with our enemies. Would the others even agree?"

"Omis, he will be the bridge to link both of our sides." Leaning his head back further into the chair, Krano continued.

"We have no choice Rolus, things have been stagnant for a while now, the outsiders have already started making their moves. If we wish to survive this our best chance is to get the Immortals to help."

Rubbing his chin, Rolus asked.

"They won't simply accept that my lord, we have kicked them out of Heaven."

"I know, things will not be easy. But this is our home, we are not giving it up." Said Krano, a dangerous glint flashing through his eyes.

"But that doesn't mean we can't try to coexist together..."

Hearing that, Rolus jaw hung open as he looked at his lord in complete disbelief.

"My lord you can't!"

A bitter smile made its way unto Krano's face as he refrained from answering, his eyes continued to stare at the distance.