The Monarch-Chapter 547: Predistinct magicians

Despite his belief in the limitations of the new mages, Kayden began to notice a disturbing pattern: the heavens seemed to tolerate, if not favor, the growth of these mages. It was as if the universe was shaping a new era of rulers, even if they were imperfect. He pondered this while watching distant battles, questioning whether the heavens were experimenting with a new balance, sacrificing quality for quantity. For Kayden, this was a fatal mistake, for true balance could only be achieved through absolute strength.

"Master Kayden, I didn’t expect to find you here." Kayden heard a voice above the planet where he was. It didn’t take him a second to recognize the owner of this enigmatic voice. It was one of his disciples, someone he hadn’t expected to see there.

"Han Heart, I see you’ve grown quite a bit." Kayden stood before a monarch of despair, holding an incomplete law of fear. His apprentice exuded all his strength so that Kayden could observe. Han was a true nine-ray mage in the eighth realm, and not only that, but he was also a monarch.

"Enough to defeat you, master?" Kayden smiled.

"Not even capable of lifting my foot off the ground." Kayden’s response was filled with arrogance.

"Can I?"

"Feel free," Kayden replied.

Han advanced without hesitation, his dark aura expanding like an impending storm. Each step cracked the space around him, while shadows emanated from his body, shaping into sharp spears that shot toward Kayden. The air seemed to vibrate with the overwhelming presence of the law of fear, which corroded even the light around him. Han manipulated his mana with mastery, creating grotesque illusions that appeared alive, ready to attack from all directions. His staff enveloped in pulsating black flames, launched explosions of dense energy that resonated like screams of agony. The battle seemed like a symphony of chaos, designed to subdue any opponent… any opponent except Kayden.

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Kayden remained motionless, observing Han’s attacks with an almost bored look. When the dark spears approached, they dissipated before touching him, crushed by an invisible barrier Kayden formed effortlessly. Han’s illusions, no matter how realistic and terrifying, simply vanished once they entered the range of Kayden’s overwhelming presence. With a slight gesture, Kayden converted a fraction of his sixth sense into pure mana, channeling it into his palm. A silver beam of light cut through the space in an instant, destroying Han’s energy explosions and shattering the shadows surrounding him. Everything returned to absolute silence, except for the sound of Han’s heavy breathing, while Kayden remained impassive, not even moving his feet.

"How?" Han had given everything in his attacks, yet he couldn’t even make Kayden move his foot.

"Ten rays, it’s a very different world., Kayden replied, after crushing any hope Han had left. The young man simply nodded, unsure of what more to say, other than to accept his defeat.

"What do you have to say about me?" Kayden thought for a moment and gave his honest opinion.

"You probably have the potential to reach ten rays, but with this law of yours supported by stone, you’ll never be able to reach that level." Kayden didn’t need more than a single demonstration of the law of fear to realize it wasn’t something Han could have comprehended in such a short time. It was a mixture of at least two dozen separate laws, and it was obvious to Kayden that his apprentice had no idea how to utilize each of them individually, which made him incapable of unleashing 100% of his law, even if he understood it completely.

"How do you know this?" Han hadn’t shared this secret with any mage since discovering the stone millions of years ago.

"You have mastery over the law of fear, but you have no mastery over the laws that compose it. This makes your strength much weaker than it should be." Kayden explained directly, and Han thought for a few minutes. Finally, he thanked Kayden.

"The mages bearing the laws of stone are being called the predestined. We are organizing ourselves to take a specific zone just for us. Your help would be greatly appreciated." Kayden just smiled and shook his head.

"I’ll be in the same place for the coming years. If you have a tempting offer, I’m open to negotiations." Kayden wouldn’t sell his services for free, but he was willing to offer his strength for a good proposal.

"We have a law of firestone, freely available for use." Kayden simply nodded in negation.

Han began throwing dozens of treasures, capable of creating a nine-ray mage with relative ease, in exchange for Kayden’s strength. But Kayden dismissed them as if they were trash, for they were nothing to him at that moment. There was no greed for common things.

"Check with your organization. I can secure a zone for you in exchange for a favor from each mage bearing a law in your organization and a future favor from anyone who joins your organization." Kayden made a heavy negotiation but also made it clear that securing a zone would be easy for him, something only a few beings could challenge.

"I can’t promise that yet. I need to consult with the leaders first and the other members." Han communicated to Kayden and requested a few days. Without hesitation, the young man burned all his movement and communication treasures to get the answer he wanted.

Believing that a mage would be able to provide a zone for them as easily as handing out a piece of pie would be madness if Kayden didn’t have a reputation beyond absurd. All the high-level mages at that moment knew his name and his strength. No one doubted that he could accomplish something like this.

Author’s note: Writing these two chapters in a single day was a bad idea on my part, but the Christmas holidays took up all my time lol, I hope yours was as good as mine, I wish you all a Merry Christmas again