Black thunder struck Mathias from above and revealed a figure. Karan, the Battle God landed right on top of Mathias. The Black Orc stood on Mathias' back with his two war axes. Mathias grunted in pain from the impact. He was aware that he could not kill his summoner, and his summoner could not kill him. But he could still feel the pain, and he felt like his spine was getting crushed.
Karan raised his war axe and struck Mathias' black. The black armor was pierced through by the axe, down to the ground, and made the axe stuck. The former commander screamed in pain, and it was followed by another strike. The two war axes held him down on the ground.
Tang Shaoyang kicked the halberd away and squatted in front of Mathias. "Make your choice now. Do you want to be sacrificed or do you want to take the chance that you might fight the Void Cult?
[No! Don't sacrifice him! Let me out, and I will persuade him to accept the contract! You can't make him disappear forever!] Nikolas panicked. He could sense Tang Shaoyang's intention, and he knew his master was serious when he talked about sacrificing Mathias. He did not know Mathias, but it was his duty as the commander to protect his people, and Mathias was his people.
Tang Shaoyang shrugged and summoned Nikolas, and the Hurakan Legion Commander IV immediately held Mathias' head. "Accept the contract, fool! As long as you are alive, you will always have a chance to exact your vengeance. But there's nothing you can do if you disappear forever!" He paused for a moment as he realized that his words meant nothing if he did not tell Mathias who he was. "I am your predecessor by the way. I am…"
"Hurakan Legion Commander IV, Nikolas Lysvand!" Mathias recognized the man in front of him despite the helmet. The reason he recognized the man was the armor, he recognized the armor even though Nikolas covered his face.
"Oh…" Nikolas was caught off guard, blinking his eyes. He did not expect to be recognized, not when he was still wearing his helmet. "How do you recognize me?"
"Your armor! That's my grandfather's armor!"
That was an unexpected twist as it turned out that Mathias was Nikolas' grandson. Even Nikolas stared at Mathias in shock and suddenly at a loss. He quickly recovered and looked up at the Orc. "Can you please release him, Sir? I promise you that he will not attack the Master again."
Karan furrowed his brow and did not immediately pull the war axes. He looked toward Tang Shaoyang, asking for confirmation. After receiving a nod, he pulled out the axe and released Mathias. However, Karan stood close by Tang Shaoyang, in case Mathias tried to attack Tang Shaoyang again.
"Let's catch up later and let me establish the contract first." It counted as Mathias was being defeated by Karan, so he could force the contract. Mathias lost his defiance after meeting his grandfather and said nothing about the contract. Both grandfather and grandson entered the Spirit World.
Tang Shaoyang looked up at the Void Gate. No more void creatures were coming out from the Void Gate. He clapped his hand once. "I think we are done for the first battle." He recalled all the spirits and turned toward the skeletons. "You guys can gather the bodies and don't forget to bring the equipment with you. I will talk to Commander Edson about you guys soon."
The Skeleton Army lost a quarter of their army, and it was time to replenish the army. It seemed like they forgot about the bet because of the unexpected twist between his new spirits. His spirits were more curious about the story between the grandfather and the grandson. Kaiser was also eager to recover their army and did not remember the bet.
Tang Shaoyang turned around and headed back to his post, but he did not rush back. He intended to do a walk while listening to Mathias and Nikolas.
It was quite awkward at first, both grandfather and grandson did not know what to say. Even though they were family, this was their first meeting. It was Nikolas who started the conversation.
"Did your father also become the commander like us?"
When Nikolas asked about his son, Mathias' boundless rage returned. Tang Shaoyang finally knew why Mathias had such a deep hatred, and it must be related to his father. For some reason, he remembered about Virion and Revalor. The King of the Elven Kingdom, Virion was killed by his father, Revalor. For Mathias to have such a deep hatred against his father, it was possible that his own father killed him. He might not have had such a thought before, but it was possible after what happened to Virion.
Mathias calmed down and let out a sigh. "Yes, he is The Hurakan Legion Commander V, and not just a commander, he becomes the strongest commander to guard the Void Gate in the Hurakan Kingdom's history. He wiped out the Void Cult's army and forced The Genesis Emperor into hiding, but…"
His voice became heavier as he continued and his voice filled with hatred, gritting his teeth in fury. Nikolas did not pressure his grandson and let his grandson take his time.
"He betrayed humanity, he betrayed the kingdom, and he betrayed the Lysvand Family! He killed our family, no, he wiped everyone with Lysvand bloodline even the servant and livestock. I am the only survivor from our family…"
Mathias could no longer hold back his tears as the past memories resurfaced once more, and the old wound reopened once more. The memories of his mother and grandmother protected him from his crazed father. Nikolas hugged his grandson, trying to calm him down.
Tang Shaoyang was surprised to hear that from Mathias because it was similar to Revalor and Virion. They might have a different motive, but it was similar. Mathias's father succeeded in whatever he planned, and Revalor was cut short because he was far weaker.
After a few minutes, Mathias continued, and it was even crazier than Revalor.