RISE OF EROS

Not wanting to extend this meeting any further, Andrew accepted the symbol and asked, "Who is targeting us?", but Creed responded by shaking his head, "I'm sorry, Young Master Andrew, but I can't give you that information."

Andrew was aware of the professionalism and secrecy of the assassin society, so he just tried his luck asking, knowing that Creed wouldn't tell him who he was. Even so, he already suspected someone, because since they arrived in this city, they had only come into conflict with a single group, the barbarians before entering the city.

After this conversation Creed left and when Oliver and Andrew were alone in the office, Andrew suddenly said, "Will the major remain hidden or does he want to talk to me?"

Andrew's seemingly open question made Oliver tense because he had not felt anything strange, but he knew that Andrew within the Heavenly Palaces had an unusual perception.

Out of nowhere a tall and robust old man with several wrinkles appeared in the office. Seeing him he was clearly a barbarian and despite the wrinkles that abounded on his face, his presence was imposing.

The old man didn't say anything, he just looked at Andrew with a strange gleam in his eyes, and Andrew, without flinching, returned the gaze. After a few seconds of tension, the old man broke the silence, "Young man, what are you?"

Although his tone was calm, both Andrew and Oliver understood that this old man would attack at the slightest suspicious movement, so they acted prudently and Andrew replied, "A simple merchant."

"You're funny, young man. If you are a simple merchant, I am a cabaret dancer. I will ask again, What are you?", the old man asked again, this time more authoritative.

Andrew was not afraid of the old man, because he knew that, within this establishment, the old man was not a threat, but if the battle broke out, he and his people would not be able to stay in the city.

Not knowing how to respond, Andrew remained silent, which made the old man more cautious, and when he was going to make a move, Andrew spoke, "Elder, you really don't need to worry. I don't come with any other intentions than to open this business."

Although the answer did not satisfy the old man, he could tell that Andrew was not lying, so he did not attack, but he did not let his guard down either. They looked at each other for a few seconds and the old man asked another question, "You are not a demigod, how come you have divinity in you?"

The old man had not come to this place because he was interested in knowing the reason why the society of assassins excluded the Star Palace from their work, but because he felt the divinity in Andrew.

Andrew having lived the experience in the elf village of the Cannaris empire immediately became alert, however, this time he acted coldly, as he said, "Elder, we all have secrets, I hope you respect mine."

He released his divinity showing that he was not afraid of the old man. The truth was that it was just a bluff, as this old man could eliminate him with a wave of his hand, but in the Star Palace, Andrew could be reckless.

Andrew didn't like having a high profile, as that only caused problems, but he also knew that sometimes he had to act forcefully or he would always be bullied. The old man seeing Andrew's pure aura of divinity, frowned, as he could see that it was purer than his, but at the same time, Andrew's strength was still the same as a minor expert.

This confused him, but he did not dare to attack, as there were too many variables. The tension grew with the seconds and Oliver, who was in the middle of them, was pale because he knew that his boss was playing with fire.

After a minute that seemed like an hour, the old man released the tension and said, "I understand. I hope the young man keeps his word or my next visit will not be kind," to which Andrew replied, "As long as you don't bother me, I'll just do business."

The old man did not completely believe Andrew's words, but he still nodded, and as if bending space, the old man entered the void as if the air were an invisible curtain.

When the old man was gone, Andrew breathed a loud sigh of relief. Oliver was much worse than him and even almost fell to his knees when the tension disappeared.

It took a few minutes for the two to recover from the storm that just occurred and then, Oliver asked, "Young master, do you think it was wise to act like that?", to which Andrew replied, "If we always act weak, people will think that we are weak":

It wasn't that Oliver didn't understand this thought, but he still felt that Andrew had gone too far by opposing the old barbarian like that. Oliver didn't have to investigate to know that this old man is the guardian deity of this city.

That was a big deal, but he didn't say anything. What they didn't know was that when the old man left, he immediately appeared in a mansion located in the most prominent region of the city.

It was a simple and even rustic office, where a strongly muscled barbarian was filling out some books. This was the current head of the city. The barbarians took turns serving as bosses of Star City and this time this man was the current boss.

The barbarians did not like cities very much, they preferred the desert, so the position of head of the city changed every 5 years, which is why the barbarians in power still maintained their strength and savagery.

When the old man appeared, the barbarian immediately stopped what he was doing and, rising from his chair, knelt with one leg before the old man and said, "Greetings to the old man, what order do you have for this young man?"

"Boy, the new pleasure house that just opened has a very peculiar young man. As much as possible, avoid crashing into him," the old man said seriously, surprising the barbarian.

He knows that the old man is an advanced demigod, so, among the ranks of demigods, he is in the third strongest place, so anyone this old man puts in his eyes is not simple.

Unfortunately, before he could ask, the old man had already left. The ranks of demigods are different from those of experts. At the expert rank, overwhelming a strong person with numbers was possible, but with demigods things are different.

The perfect example was when the mid-level minor experts that served Vocgo brought Oliver to a standstill, with him being a low-level super expert. While it is true that Oliver could not release his power to its maximum, because that would alert many people, at the rank of demigods it was different.

The demigods were divided into, new demigods, growing demigods, consolidated demigods, advanced demigods, champion demigods, and legend demigods. For the first 3 levels, the situation is no different from experts, but from advanced demigods onwards, no matter the number, if your level is lower, you will never be a challenge.

For this reason, the barbarian was surprised by the old man's warning because if this old man was telling him to be careful, it was because an advanced or superior demigod had appeared. Find exclusive stories on empire

Immediately, the barbarian called his men and instructed them to investigate the residents of the Star Palace, but he warned them with great emphasis to be discreet and not cause problems.

Although the old man had told him not to collide with Andrew and the others, he didn't want to stay in the dark either, so he needed to investigate. His men were confused by his boss's directive, but they did not dare to be careless.

They had followed his boss for a long time and knew that if he asked them not to act recklessly, it was a serious matter, so they followed his orders to the letter.

Andrew had barely gotten out of one problem and unbeknownst to him, there was already another one approaching. Ignorant of everything, Andrew continued with his business. Although he was worried about the old man, he couldn't live off worries, so he occupied his mind on other things.

He also pasted the symbol that Creed had given him on the door of the establishment so that it would be visible. While this would attract attention, since the city's guardian deity had set his sights on them, he did not have to hide from others.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

That night when the Star Palace opened its doors for business, the influx of customers had increased and Andrew immediately noticed the different auras that had entered.

Although none of them had bad intentions, it was obvious that they came to investigate him and that gave him a headache. The city chief's men went by order of his boss, but the others were sent because of the symbol of the assassin society.

It was normal. The Star Palace had opened just a week ago and they already had the symbol of the society of assassins, which was already strange, so everyone wanted to know who was the person that achieved such a feat.

Unaware of everything, Dino continued doing his job, but as Shadow's former agent, he knew something strange was happening. Since he had only been in the city for a short time, he did not know about the symbol yet, so he did not associate it with the influx of customers.

After the establishment closed he approached Andrew and said, "Young master, the influx of customers today was very strange. We may be being targeted by someone."

Andrew and Oliver, who were present at that moment, smiled bitterly at his words and informed him what the symbol on the door meant and thus Dino understood what was happening.

They did not tell him anything about the visit of the city's guardian deity or they could cause him a cardiac arrest. Andrew didn't even say anything to his wives, because he didn't want to worry them. He wasn't used to keeping secrets from them, but this time he made an exception.