Reborn: Rise of the Greatest Summoner

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"Gaufrid, he is the true enemy!"

"Kill him, he is a seer!"

"He's at the center of all this suffering!"

"He told the enemies of all our plans, he knows everything about us, he was the one who worked the way for the invasion, everything came through him!"

"Kill him now!"

"If you kill him, with my help, we stand a chance of a comeback!"

Gaufrid just stared at the face of Admiral Nathan on the phone before inclining his head to look at the smiling human who looked back at his eyes.

"It cannot be so simple". This Beast King grimaced.

"No one smiles at the face of death".

"Yes," The human nodded. "This is just a doppelganger".

He looked into the eyes of the Beast King. "Gaufrid".

"…!" 

Again, he was shocked, this human knew his name!

How?!

"I am the key to help you fulfill your dream".

"I came here to make you achieve your dream and become the symbol that you always wanted to become".

"…!" Thoughts rapidly flowed through the head of this beast.

He looked at the human. "How?"

Legolas smirked on hearing that question, then he turned his back to the leader of the Beast Coalition without any fear of his life.

He looked at the battlefield outside.

As he looked outside, through the fluctuations of mana in the air, he could tell that Admiral Nathan was already rapidly communicating with the Beast King but he no longer cared since he now held the initiative.

The ongoing war screamed doom as the fate of the Beast Coalition.

Legolas looked at the battle between the 1st Upper Beast Priest and Fleet Warlord Elyon, it was still a draw. "Just like a foresaw…"

He looked at the battle involving all the Beast Priests.

None of them was looking bright in the favor of the Beast Coalition.

At this moment, Legolas had a flashback to a memory from his previous life. After the conclusion of the Beast Coalition storyline, the players received a dungeon crystal through which they could play through the Beast King's story.

Through that dungeon crystal, he knew everything about the Beast King.

"Gaufrid, your dream was always freedom".

The Beast King grimaced on hearing this.

"All you wanted was the liberation of every beast in slavery…"

"You wanted a world where beasts no longer went through what you want through as a Lion cub…"

"You created the Beast Empire to promote a world where beasts are no longer being oppressed, where beasts are no longer existences that are seen as less significant than dirt in society".

"Like you, all Ancestor wanted was a world of beast freedom…"

Now, this touched a sensitive spot in a certain beast's heart.

Gaufrid shuddered as he looked at this human. "How do you know him?"

Legolas did not turn back, his voice lowered as he spoke. 

"I know everything…"

This sentence rang repeatedly in the head of the Beast King.

"I am a seer". Legolas continued.

"I've seen the suffering of the beasts and I sympathized with them".

"At the same time, I also saw the suffering of the Nak and Ackermann citizens as your terrorist organization wreaked havoc across their territories".

"I saw you lay waste to entire planets".

"I saw the Shelter Priest chew through planets like biscuit".

Legolas finally turned to look the Beast King in the eye. "In the quest to beast freedom, was all this brutality worth it?"

"Was all the massacre worth it?"

He paused to let the previous questions sink into the head of the beast. "Was all the bloodshed worth it?"

At this moment, Gaufrid already lost his own will as he became drawn in completely by this human. His words already grabbed a hold of his heart.

Even Admiral Nathan became completely silent as the call was still connected, he witnessed everything as Legolas flexed his seer capabilities.

"Was it worth it?" Legolas asked again.

"No…," Gaufrid whispered, feeling deflated all of a sudden.

This Demonic Lion clenched his fists. "My goal was a Beast Empire where beasts live in peace and harmony with each other, I never envisioned this".

"I never wanted to blaze through such a blood-tainted path".

"But circumstances forced me". His nails dug into his skin, drawing blood even as tears flowed down this beast's eyes again.

The situation of this war already wreaked at his nerves and belief for so long, breaking down his mental defense one step at a time and Legolas' intervention at this moment broke the dam, Gaufrid was now completely vulnerable.

At this moment, he already pulled off that mask of the Beast King.

He was now that young Demonic Lion that lost his whole family to humans again, that traumatized Lion that was in dire need of help and direction.

He was now that young Demonic Lion of 300 years ago, again.

Then, Ancestor helped him.

But now, there was no Ancestor.

In Ancestor's absence, it was the most unlikely existence who stood in the gap to make up for it.

A human, Legolas Baron.

"The past can't be altered, but we can change the future," Legolas turned his back to this beast again as he looked into the distance.

"I orchestrated this war".

"Like you and I know, you already came to the conclusion that your forces have no chances of turning the tides and winning".

"If I wanted, I can simply stay at the sidelines until the Beast Coalition and the Beast Empire becomes history but no…," He paused as if to let that sink into his head. "I also sympathize with beasts".

Legolas placed both of his hands behind his back.

"I was able to come to a peaceful resolution with the leaders of the Nak and Ackermann State, a peaceful resolution that can only be possible with sacrifices". Again, he turned and looked the Beast King in the eye.

"Gaufrid, the only way to ensure yours and Ancestor's dream is me".

"The only way for the Beast Empire to survive is me".

Legolas' eyes turned cold, showing his resolution and another facet of who he was. "I am a warrior!"

"I believe in power and sending messages through wars!"

"I believe in the ancient ritual of battle!"

"But…, what I don't believe in is bullying the weak and giving weak men the power to oppress other people just because they are of another race, a so-called high race".

"Beasts of the Minerva Star System are as much of a sentient race as all the other races, this is what I believe".

"Despite this, I believe in wiping the Beast Coalition, the terrorist organization from existence, not the Beast Empire".

"If you want to save the Beast Empire, I am the key".

His eyes gleamed. "Become a martyr".

"…!" 

This word dropped like a bomb.

Admiral Nathan was about to roar from the call but Legolas muted him.

"Start another speech that will be broadcasted across the Minerva Star System, just like your speech 3 years ago".

"Tell the world about what you suffered growing up as a beast".

"Tell them your story and tell them your desire to change it".

"In this race called life, no one is superior".

"All those innocent Naks and Ackermann civilians did not deserve to die, neither does all the innocent young beasts deserve to die today".

"At the same time, the beast race deserves freedom, not slavery".

"Tell the world of your desire to become a martyr to bring peace".

"Be the symbol that you always wanted to be".

"The symbol of a brand-new age for all beasts".

"I already came to an agreement with the leaders of the Beast Coalition, I am a warrior…, you have my word".

"Once the war is won, the Beast Empire will receive a territory for itself to thrive and personally, I will make sure beast slavery is no longer a thing in the territories of the Nak and Ackermann State".

"Admiral Nathan should confirm if I am capable of this or not".

"In exchange, I need your Beast Priests".

"I have goals of my own that I need to achieve and I need their power, we can work for each other".

"They help me achieve my goals and in return, I keep on helping them in their goal to liberate all beasts across the universe".

Legolas looked Gaufrid in the eye. "The ball is on your court".

"It is up to you to become the symbol of peace or the symbol of violence".

"Make your decision".