Hero of Darkness

Kahn was now done in the Peninsula made by God of Darkness.

He looked at the vast expanse.

"I will have to come here one day after my Divine Key is awakened. Like the future me said, I can no longer stay away from the matters of the Gods." he spoke in a somber tone.

He then looked at Anakin, the Hero of Time who was still kneeling on the ground.

His eyes were wide open and he was drooling like a braindead person while murmuring gibberish to himself.

[Good thing the future me planned ahead and turned him braindead.]

Kahn walked up to him and took out the Warhorn of Confinement, the Ancient Rank artifact.

"Segora Del Fati Saloom." chanted Kahn.

Schwoom!

Shatter!

A golden aura was released by the warhorn and soon, Kahn felt the golden shackles on him shattering.

And finally…

[Kid! You're alive!] shouted Rathnaar, the Peak Saint in joy.

After Kahn deactivated the Warhorn of Confinement, the severed connection between him and Rathnaar was re-established again.

[Soul connection to the Peak Saint, Rathnaar Whitlock has been re-established.

The host has regained connection to the Peak Saint's core.

Access to Space Law has been regained. Dimensional Shift is back in effect.

Dimensional Domain and Dimensional Cut can be used again.

The expelled World energy in this region has returned. Any skills that are passively active because of the world energy can be used again.

Energy Plunderer and Phase Shift skill can be used now.

Effects of all the bloodlines as well as skills and powers granted by them have returned to their previous efficiency.

The Primordial Titan bloodline and the skills granted by it are now available to use.

Void Realm skill can be used again because the flow of time and space within the 20-kilometer range is back to normal.

Lucid Reality can be used again due to the host's returned mana and physical stats.

The effects attack powers of all the weapons and armor and their skills have returned to their previous strength.

Link with summoned entities through the Sovereign of the Dead skill is re-established again. The host can summon his monster army or the fighter-class warriors.

The overall physical attributes of the host have returned to their former stats.

The host is now comparable only to a Beginner 6th-stage saint.] informed the system.

Kahn on the other end intently stared at the Warhorn of Confinement.

"The ancient rank artifacts are indeed something else. No formation or artifact had made me this weak till this point.

I'm sure I can use this as one of my trump cards when fighting even an 8th-stage saint.

This is an artifact that even the most powerful empires would covet." spoke Kahn.

[That is indeed the truth, boy. Even the Emperors and Empresses of the Empires have to be wary of these types of artifacts.

I too once suffered from Warhorn of Confinement but failed to acquire it when I fought the Hero of Time from my era.

This is a must-have treasure.] spoke the first emperor of the Rakos Empire.

Kahn then looked at Anakin who had turned into an idiot.

"I won't kill you for now as per the instructions. But I will be taking this as compensation." he declared.

"As for the cores of your party members… They will be a great resource for my subordinates when I meet them again." he spoke with a devilish smirk.

[Kid, how did you survive?] asked Rathnaar to Kahn.

"Wow! Look at the confidence you have in me…

Don't tell me you thought I would lose to the likes of him?" rebuked Kahn in disbelief.

He did not acknowledge the existence of the future Kahn, Saalazaar, and the Transcendent Rune of Reminiscence. It was done so because the Martial Emperor had instructed him to never tell anyone about his return in time, neither to Rathnaar nor Vildred.

Kahn understood it was necessary to hide the truth because it would impact the timeline and actions of the people he knew.

Also, Rathnaar's fate was unknown to him so he intentionally chose to let the time take its course as advised by the future him and the Elder Dragon.

[Hey, don't blame me. I was completely seperated from you. I couldn't see or feel anything after he used that artifact.

Nevermind, it's pointless to ask now that you have emerged victorious.

Let's kill this bastard and return to Maximus.] proclaimed the peak saint.

"No, I'm not going to kill him." said Kahn with a thoughtful countenance.

[And why is that? Are you leaving a potential threat behind willingly?] questioned Rathnar.

"There's no point in killing him. It would only turn me into an enemy of another empire.

Let's not give them more excuses to hunt me down than they already have. Besides…

This guy is braindead now. He won't be able to do much from this point." said Kahn and soon, he took out the Hero of Time's space ring.

He emptied all the contents except one Apple of Eden and pulled all the resources such as cores, weapons, magic scrolls, and potions into his own space ring.

The reason he did so is that the Martial Emperor willingly left one Apple of Eden for Anakin aka Gideon.

And there must be a big reason why he did so.

[I guess the future me left that for the Emperor of the Empire of Time. They care more about the Apples of Eden than they care for the Heroes. It should be enough to keep them silent.

And if I'm not wrong, Maximus must have eaten his share as well and must have kept one for Empress Kaali for her future use.] he thought to himself.

Kahn then told Rathnaar about the deal between Gods and Empires.

[Hah! Following a God's divine teachings my ass! These bastards always wanted to become a Sovereign and that's why they served them and protected these so-called Heroes.

If only the people of these Empires knew… that they were living a lie for thousands of years now.] scoffed off the Peak Saint.

"All the Heroes who reached the God's Altar and gained the Apples of Eden will soon breakthrough and gain 2 to 3 stages of Saint Rank after the Conclave of Heroes ends.

Compared to them, I, whose Divine Key is still unawakened… am most likely to fall behind." spoke Kahn with a worrisome expression.

[Do not lose hope, kid. We have come so far even without the help of God of Darkness or having your Divine Weapon.

We will find a way…] spoke Rathnaar, trying to console Kahn.

Soon, his gaze turned to the Hero of Time and he used Lucid Reality on him.

"Return to your peninsula. Go back from your own exit of Babylon and never tell anyone about what happened here.

If anyone asks, your party members died during the trials and you already ate your Apple of Eden." he instructed.

Soon, like a puppet, Anakin got on his feet and walked toward the Realm Tear he came from.

[The effect of Lucid Reality will stay for a couple of days before he returns to his previous state.

Now…] thought Kahn and made a declaration.

"It's time for me to reveal myself to the world. Not as Atreus Bellator nor as anyone else."

[What do you mean?] asked Rathnaar with a puzzled voice. Novel Fire - novelfire.net

"It's time for everyone to know about Kahn Salvatore…" said Kahn as he made a firm and resolute announcement.

"The Hero of Darkness."