Asteralaxia remained silent after her explanation, allowing her words to sink well into the hearings of the Leaders.
She let the silence linger uninterrupted until Elias gained control of himself.
"I want to ask of something, and it might seem like disrespect, but I can assure you it isn't meant like that, and I do hope for your forgiveness," Elias began, drawing Asteralaxia's attention.
"Ask away. If I deem it senseless, I will simply ignore it," she said, resulting in a swallow from Elias before he regained confidence.
"Is it possible for us to request some sort of proof of your statements? All of this, you know, is your word— which might not be enough for us to place trust in, especially when considering the millions of lives of the various races that will depend on these words you've spoken."
"You would agree that we need some degree of truth that can be attached to your claims… in the form of evidence..." Elias said, even though his words were twisted around due to his attempt not to sound disrespectful.
The idea was something everyone understood.
They wanted more than just her words.
They wanted proof!
"I have no proof to give..." Asteralaxia said, drawing furrowed eyebrows from everyone.
"To be honest, I don't care much if this world is destroyed at all. This won't be the first world destroyed by the Knulls, nor would it be the last. All I've said is because of him..." she said, pointing to Ryuk.
"Proof of my words? I have none."
"I don't care if you believe or refuse it."
"All I know is that it at least makes more sense than the baseless hypotheses you all have been holding in your heads about the Knulls all this while—hypotheses based on nothing but guesses and no substantial facts..." she said, as brutally honest as possible, shaking everyone in the room.
But it seemed Aster had no longer any patience to remain in there as she continued.
"I believe I have stated what you all must know about the Knulls."
"Your mission is simple—defeat the Knull King, and hopefully, the pact gets broken and you all get to return to your world while Endearth gets under the protection of a Celestial World and avoids another invasion of such."
"It can't be any simpler than that..." Aster said, rising to her feet as she made her way to the door but suddenly stopped as she grabbed at the knob.
"And just a bit of warning—prepare well for the Knull King."
"This world wouldn't be the first world he has defeated, and your Eternity Stage experts definitely won't be the first Eternity Stage experts he has fought."
"He most likely has fought a million of Eternity Stage experts and subdued them, taking their worlds by force."
"He won't be an easy foe, and unless you defeat him, then Endearth will never escape its fate of being turned to Dark Gomar, meaning you all too will be getting buried here," Aster said before the doorknob turned and she left, the door shutting behind her firmly.
This left the Ten leaders staring with widened eyes—Sir Azrakan, MadWhite, and Ryuk alone in the massive room with nothing but silence.
The Ten leaders had developed some rage from how she had acted—something that bordered on the line of disrespect.
But then, when most of them thought back to her, they realized perhaps they were the ones who ought to have addressed her with respect.
For it was clear—if all she had said was the truth—then she was way beyond their league.
"Well then," MadWhite said, bringing attention back to the Ten leaders.
"Seems like we have fulfilled the other end of the deal as promised. Your acts of helping humanity in the war have been paid back just as promised..." he said, referencing the deal that had made all of this happen.
The deal for the Ten families to aid the humans in return for the gained knowledge from an Eternity Stage expert that knew more than all.
Now they had also fulfilled their end of the deal.
The silent affirmation was made when Borin's holographic image disappeared from the room, and soon, the elders gave a nod of acknowledgment to MadWhite.
For truly, he had fulfilled his duty of the deal.
Now they both were equal, and silently, they all began leaving as quietly as they had come, until there was only a single person in the room.
"I'll be seeing you soon, Malrik," Sir Azrakan said as MadWhite rolled his eyes.
"Save your strength, Dad."
"Endearth will be relying a lot on it in the upcoming wars if the words we heard today are true..." MadWhite said, waving him off as the man only chuckled before he returned his gaze to Ryuk.
"I've only been up for just a few days now, yet I can already hear your name amongst the Ascensions..." he said, referencing Ryuk, who could only smile.
"It's a shame you're the one fighting three Pseudo-Eternal beings while the rest of us that should be fighting are having a nap. You have done a lot, young man. A real lot."
"But we've been awakened now. You can take some time off for now while resting assured that all will now be well-handled by us," he said, and Ryuk nodded his head.
"I understand, Sir."
"Good. If there's something you need, feel free to reach me through Malrik."
"He can be a bonehead sometimes, but trust me, he dares not prevent you from a call to me. Goodbye, now!" the man said as he waved with a smile before his holograph slowly disappeared from the room.
Ryuk waved as the Holographic pins in the room slowly disappeared into the ground and he rose up, the chair beneath him retreating into the ground, dimming the hall into spaceless white once more.
"Now that that is done, kid. Up for some feast?"
"I just ate something not long ago though..." Ryuk said as MadWhite had found his to his shoulder, dragging him to the exit.
"Well then, I can bet on my life that you didn't have the best wine."
"Well, I had a glass of water."
"Hahahahaha. Come, come. Let's get those taste buds excited for some real drinking..." His boisterous laughter raged through the room as their backs slowly disappeared and they moved into the distance.
The door shut close, returning the room to silence once more.
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