I regressed and became the Sword Ice King-Chapter 214 - - Trip to the East 33

Cruz’s gaze turned cold, as he held his staff towards Malen. His thoughts reeled in his head, as he stood in confusion at the identity of the merchant.

’What? That’s not information that should reach a mere merchant?!’

He thought in bewilderment. The cause of Dorion’s household fall was kept under wraps by the king, up to the point that most nobles had not heard of it. It had been a long time since Someone had even mentioned the name, not to talk of calling him a member of the Household. With that in mind, he decided to get to the bottom of this.

"I will ask again. Who are you?"

Malen sneered from ear to ear as he played with the Phoenix pin on his palm.

"Sir Cruz. Why does it matter how I know? What matters is what I can help you know". He said with a fixed gaze on Cruz. A gaze that felt so calculated that it made Cruz jerk in the discomfort he felt from it.

He raised a brow in curiosity and asked. "What do you mean?"

Malen stopped playing with the magical artefact and held it firmly, as he responded. "The Seven Great System Families," he said. "There are many who are unaware of their presence since it has been overshadowed by the Twelve Great families, but I say that the System Families should not be neglected as Well".

Cruz furrowed his brow. "How does that concern what we are talking about at the moment?" he asked.

"Let me get to that point, Sir Cruz. Patience is a Mage virtue, after all," Malen replied with a chuckle. "How do you think the fall of your family came about?"

Cruz hardened his grip on his staff as he replied. "That is information I am not privy to. I only know my lineage thanks to the system itself, but I am not aware of why or how it fell".

"Of course you aren’t". Malen said with a sigh. "thirty years ago, there was a scuffle between the system households and the King on the matter of the System Heroes"

"System Hero?" Cruz repeated with a startled tone. "What nonsense is this about?" he asked with an annoyed tone. "System Heroes were nothing but childhood stories. The true saviour of humanity are the Great Families. They are the true heroes". Your next read awaits at novelbuddy

"We have demons, we have devils, and we have the Primordial Devil King. And you disbelieve the stories of System Heroes chosen by the goddess Mayura, herself. I am displeased at your disbelief" he said with a raised brow.

Cruz laughed out loud under the moonlight. "Huh? You expect me to believe such a story? I do not have time for this".

He pointed his staff forward, and a fireball began to slowly form at the tip. "If you do not tell me how you got to know about my lineage and tour identity. Then I will kill you right here".

A tense silence followed suit after their short conversation as they were locked in a strut contest. It seemed like Malen’s goal of startling Cruz wasn’t going to work, or so it seemed.

As much as the world was full of lies, so was it filled with truths. We hear histories and stories of the past that could be tales of lies built with misconception as the foundation. As a way to mislead the people and guide them to a chosen truth.

It has been this way for many years, and it has continued to showcase itself to the people.

Malen could tell that Cruz was someone who believed in what he saw rather than what he heard. The current state of things is very unfavourable to Non-system users. All he needed to do was drive the nail in.

"The Dorion household was chosen as a scapegoat. They needed to teach the System Families the difference in power to shut them down, and that is what they did".

Cruz remained silent for a moment as he stared into Malen’s gaze, unable to drift his thoughts from his words.

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The System of Casualties was the name chosen by their goddess, Mayura, to aid the normal people of society who had not been chosen by her during the Dark Times.

There were specific characteristics of this system that were provided to them. It always gave them what they required, or what suited them based on the professions they had chosen in life.

You hear of Skilled Knights and Mercenaries with Rare Professions that differ from others, and you obtain skills according to your professions.

There has never been a time when a skill, artefact or equipment was provided by the system, either as a reward or a necessity that they didn’t require for their professions.

Cruz was a Fire Elemental Mage and unlike others, he was very proficient in casting fire spells.

The System provided them with long-lost abilities and a lineage he had never heard of or seen. It would be a lie if he said he wasn’t curious about the origins.

Cruz stared blankly at Malen while his thoughts tried to line in order. He couldn’t absorb all that he had heard if it were true, and there was no way of proving it.

"I have no reason to believe you".

"No. You have every reason to believe me, Cruz. There are matters that are far beyond your control, and I can help you to get them in control".

".....and What could this matter possibly be?" Cruz asked with a bitter tone in his voice.

Malen smirked in delight as he pulled out an object from his Storage Ring.

"The reason why there are System Families is not because of their proficiency or the uniqueness of their professions that are transferred for generations". He explained as the object began to glow a bright, golden, red. "Instead, it’s because of Luck. The Seven Cardinal Weapons, now the Six Cardinal, thanks to the disappearance of one".

He opened his arm revealing the object. A golden sceptre with a fiery red orb. The sceptre was in the shape and length of a human spine, and its golden glow was ethereal.

Cruz was captivated by the sight nearly instantaneously, and at that moment, a screen popped up right in front of him, and it read.

SYSTEM UPDATE:

LOCATED THE SPINE CASTER.

CONGRATULATIONS USER FOR FINDING YOUR HERITAGE!

"The Spine Caster?" He muttered in disbelief as Malen kept the object back in the Storage Ring.

"This is a heritage of the Dorion System household, also known as the Household of Fire". Malen explained.

"And you’re telling me, that the other system families have something like this?" Cruz asked, still taken aback by the sight. He could tell nearly instantly that the person he had just witnessed could burn towns and villages and maybe even Kingdoms. It exudes such a brilliance that would be difficult to contain and a latent power that had yet to be tapped into.

"Yes. They do" Malen replied with a satisfied smile. "You do not need to know the names of the others, but you do need to know the importance of the System Families".

Cruz raised a brow. "The importance?"

"Yes. After the Dark Ages when the System of Casualties was crafted by the goddess Mayura. The Seven Cardinal Weapons were created to serve seven heroes that would lead the people in times of darkness"

"But….The goddess Mayura gave power to the Twelve Heroes of humanity, why would she need to create seven weapons for the seven system heroes?"

"Why, you ask?" Malen said with a slight amusement in his tone. "Life is a balance, Cruz. Where there is peace, there is conflict and war, and when there are powerful beings, there are those who rise to check them in place".

The information had become nearly boggling at this point, as he placed his hand on his forehead in dismay. ’What? What is all this?’. At this point, it no longer concerned him of how Malen got to know of this information, but what he was going to do about it.

"The Non-system users have misused their power for decades and the system families which were meant to check them in place were checked by the King?! How can I resolve this?!" He asked when his gaze sparked in realization.

He snapped to his back to observe the condition of his teammates, but they were still asleep.

"Don’t worry. I have cast a barrier. Not even Grand Masters can hear what we are discussing. There are higher powers, Cruz. Do not fear".

Cruz turned back to Malen with a sigh. "....How can I resolve this?" He repeated.

Malen chuckled as his smile returned to his face. "Simple really. Do what I ask you to, and I shall reveal the rest with time".

Cruz remained still for a moment, as he lined his thoughts in order. A part of him knew he was about to walk on a path of no return. He might as well have been shaking hands with the devil. He was aware of the great risks that came with what he was about to do, and the betrayal of the group that had helped him like his own family. But sometimes, responsibilities come before bonds.

"What do I have to do?"