Destroying My Own World

Mykel left the throne room and the servant escorted him to where the others were. He spent two hours there and he didn’t realize that time passed by that fast, but he managed to get what he wanted.

"Are you guys having a party without me?" Mykel asked as he watched Gunnar and the others chill at the bar inside the palace.

"How did it go?" Jeanne asked as she poured a glass of vodka for Mykel.

"It didn’t go as I expected, but I managed to get what I want. He’s a tough one, and I like him a lot," Mykel answered and grabbed the glass in Jeanne’s hand. He drank it and it was the best vodka he had ever tasted.

Mykel enjoyed his time there in the bar as he listened to what Jeanne and the others had gathered. The Pantheon Guild was just a name, it was more of like an empire rather than an organization. The leader was the emperor, and he had five vice-leaders that handled different tasks.

Kseniya Ivanova was in charge of the public relations that dealt with the citizens and guests. The other four took care of the punishment, defense, recruitment, and internal affairs of the guild. Kseniya was the lowest rank compared to the other four, and that was why she was the one who dealt with Mykel and the others.

"Dimitri Valentin, the Russian president for two periods," Enma said as she looked at her phone. "This guy is a former elite special force, a man that dedicated his life to the country. I think it’s not a surprise that you had a hard time there," Enma continued.

Mykel nodded his head in agreement and then looked around where nobody was in the bar other than him and his team.

"So, Mykel. We are curious about what kind of mythology these Slavic countries are. Do you know anything about it? We read about them and it somehow resembled the Greek and the Norse mythologies," Jeanne asked.

"That’s right, the main God is Perun, and he’s similar to Zeus, Odin, and Thor. The world is similar to Norse mythology. What makes it different from those two is that the Slavic mythology and belief still exist to this day and the Slavic mythology isn’t unified unlike both Greek and Norse mythologies which made it complicated and yet unique," Mykel explained as he poured another glass of vodka. "Slavic mythology is also older than Greek mythology and perhaps came at the same time as Norse mythology. With that being said, Perun might be stronger than Zeus and perhaps Odin as well," Mykel explained as he tried to remember.

"I see, that’s really interesting," Jeanne said as she looked at her phone and started to search for any information about Perun.

While they were chilling in the bar, Kseniya came in with four guys walking behind her. Mykel looked at them and based on their appearance and the artifacts that they wore, they might be the vice leaders.

"So you’re the Redshield’s dog," A man with long white hair said as he pulled a chair and sat next to Mykel. "The man who saved the world," he continued as he grabbed the bottle of vodka on Mykel’s table.

Mykel didn’t say anything and emptied his glass without showing any expression.

"Is the dog won’t bark without his master’s permission?" The man asked again with a smirk.

"I’m not bothered by the insult, and now I’m convinced that you’re treating your guests badly," Mykel said as he stared the man in the eye.

"So?" The man asked as he scoffed.

"Then we won’t show any manners to you," Mykel answered.

A hand appeared right in front of the man’s face, and suddenly it grabbed his head so tightly. It was Aurea’s hand and then she threw the man to the wall and created a big hole in the wall. It was so fast that Kseniya couldn’t react and failed to protect her comrade. The man got sent outside, and the commotions made everyone in the palace react to it.

The other vice leaders looked at Aurea with hatred and one of them cast fire in his hands. When the fire became bigger and fiercer, suddenly it got dispersed and when he cast it again, the flame was so small that it couldn’t do any harm. He tried to feed the flame so it could grow bigger, but the flame stayed weak and small.

"You made the wrong choice to use magic in front of me," Rozan said as he stared at the man that cast the fire. Rozan could feel his [Anti-Magic] power, but not as powerful as before. "You don’t want to make the same mistake as him," Rozan warned.

Kseniya didn’t have a choice but to create a barrier around Mykel and the others. Its purpose wasn’t only to protect, but it was also to confine and imprison whoever was inside. Unfortunately, her decision gave a bad and wrong impression on Mykel and the others.

"You’re only making things worse for you. Do you realize that?" Elena asked as she stood up and stared at Kseniya. "Do you even know what kind of people you’re trying to contain?" Elena asked again as she touched the barrier.

The barrier shattered into pieces and disappeared into thin air as soon as Elena pressed her hand against it. Kseniya and the other vice leaders were shocked and petrified that someone could break Kseniya’s barrier.

"That’s impossible. Even the strongest demon we fought couldn’t break it," The man who cast fire said.

The other two vice leaders glanced at each other and nodded their heads. When they were about to draw their weapons, they were dumbfounded by how slowly their hands moved.

"How funny that you’re still trying to fight us knowing that you have zero chance of winning," Bhatmelec said as she made the time around those two move slowly.

"I told you didn’t I that you won’t be able to hurt them even if you tried," Mykel said as he stood up and grabbed the bottle that the white-haired man took from him. "But since your leader and I have agreed to have a good relationship between the two guilds, you’re very lucky that my team doesn’t kill you," Mykel pointed out and drank from the bottle.

Kseniya didn’t know what to do, but then Dimitri came into the bar and watched the mess. She was petrified because the first thing that came to her mind was that Dimitri would punish them. No matter who was in the wrong, she knew that Dimitri would punish everyone who was involved.

"What an unsightly scene," Dimitri said as he looked at Kseniya and the others. "Who started this?" Dimitri asked.

"She did," The man who cast the fire answered as he pointed at Aurea.

"So you’re telling me that Nikolai who’s out there unconscious just lost to a woman?" Dimitri asked as he looked at the man. "You’re saying that all of you are so weak that you all got humiliated like this?" Dimitri asked again.

Suddenly Kseniya and the other three vice leaders got electrocuted and collapsed to the ground. Steam was coming out of their heads, and they were twitching since they were still being electrocuted. It was really a sight to see, and somehow Dimitri was as ruthless as Mykel, but thankfully Mykel didn’t torture his people.

"Mykel, I think we should reevaluate the agreement that we have agreed on. I don’t think we can work on this anymore knowing what just happened here," Dimitri said as he looked at Mykel.

"You want to break the agreement? Knowing that your men who started it? That’s really good leadership right there," Mykel scoffed as he put down the bottle. "Well, if that’s what you want then so be it. But, do you think that I would just leave after getting an insult like that?" Mykel asked as he stared at Dimitri.

Gunnar and the others stood up and they were ready to kill as soon as Mykel gave them the signal. Dimitri could see in their eyes, and knowing he just brought a pack of wolves into his village was a huge mistake.

"How about you rethink that decision of yours, and pretend that nothing happened here?" Mykel asked with a smirk.

"Alright, I can do that," Dimitri answered heavy-heartedly.