Way of the Knights

Chapter 866: The Heirs’ Discussion

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Certinos Von Mal\'hari, Astrid Malachi, Poppy Forge, Marcel Quinn, Myleene Eidlhar, Richard Sylvester, Meryl Asher, and Lucas Silverwing.

These people are the previous Heirs of Geezer. 

When Raven claimed the throne and officially became the 9th Heir, he received the true inheritance left for him and promised that he will treat his seniors better. When he rose to power and elevated the status of his home, he fulfilled his promised and gave them a new chance at life. 

Currently, the previous Heirs are living their lives peacefully at the Grand Ancestral Plane. With the precious chance given to them, they lived according to how they pleased. They enjoyed life to the fullest, experiencing life as a child once more, enjoying the simple things in life which both cleansed their soul from its old scars and gave them a new perspective in life. 

Their names remained the same, only their surnames changed since they\'re born from a new family. Due to their connection to each other, they became close friends and grew up together. 

To them, cultivation wasn\'t hard. They could literally breeze through it if they wanted to but because they wanted to experience normalcy and peace, they didn\'t. 

They remain mostly aware of what\'s happening around them though. Raven didn\'t explicitly told them what he\'s been up to but since they literally watched him grow-up, they could more or less guess what he\'s doing. 

Honestly, they\'re proud of the kid. None of them would deny that he\'s the best out of all of them. It isn\'t just because he experienced two lives. It\'s much more than that. Raven\'s sheer tenacity and sense of responsibility was something that none of them could ever match-up to. 

One can only imagine the weight pressing down his shoulders but Raven rarely complained. And even when he did, he never truly stopped doing his duty. 

During one of the peaceful days in their lives though, Raven contacted them through their connection, saying that he found Geezer and that they\'re coming home. 

That shook them out of their wits so they decided to meet-up and discuss about it. 

"Tell me I wasn\'t the only one that heard that." Inos mentioned once everyone appeared. 

"No. I\'m pretty sure we all heard that correctly." Astrid stated, "Raven hasn\'t been one to play pranks with us so what he said should be true." 

"Damn! I can\'t believe he actually found the old man!" Poppy exclaimed. 

"I can\'t believe he\'s still alive to be completely honest." Marcel quipped. 

"Well, since Raven said he\'s coming back with him. I\'d assumed we\'ll meet the old man soon enough." Myleene stated. 

"Yeah, I can see that happening." Richard sighed. "If I\'m being honest though, it\'s been a while. I don\'t know what to feel." 

"Same goes for me." Meryl nodded, "Only got to talk to him three times, I never really thought of him as my own Master." 

"Well at least you guys are mostly neutral about him. As for me, that old man conned me into this. I\'m still holding a grudge over that." Lucas snorted. 

"Oh come on. Eons literally passed since that happened, can\'t you let it go already?" Marcel asked, exasperated. 

"He made life difficult!" Lucas glared at him. 

"No he didn\'t! He gave you an option. Your home was literally on the verge of being destroyed. And correct me if I\'m wrong but I remember that it was you who begged for his help, not the other way around." Poppy countered. 

"…still!" 

"Okay, stop such a child." Meryl snorted. "You only look like one and you\'re with us so stop pretending. If anything, you\'re the one who\'s worried the most for his well-being. Stop playing hard-to-get, it doesn\'t suit you." 

"…now that\'s just mean." Lucas looked offended, "I though girls dig this kind of attitude?" 

"Ew!" Myleene scandalously scrunched up her face. "Can you hear yourself just now? You\'re older than the oldest fossil in this world and yet you\'re going for girls who aren\'t even a fraction of your true age. Shame on you!" 

"Hey! Now that actually hurts! Like, right here!" Lucas pointed at his chest. "I\'m old mentally yes, but I\'m a healthy young boy, you Hags. Besides, I\'m just doing this for fun. It\'s not like I\'ll take them seriously. They\'re not worthy of me just yet." 

"Shameless." Astrid snorted. 

"What she said, brother." Marcel quipped. 

"He\'s just as shameless as Geezer, no wonder he picked you as his first Heir." Richard commented. 

"Sorry, Lucas. But I agree to what they say." Inos shrugged. 

"You guys are mean." 

"Alright, enough playing around. Let\'s get back to official business shall we?" Meryl sighed and clamed the commotion down. "I\'ll say this first and foremost…I believe that we should pick up the pace from now on."

Some of the Heirs looked at Meryl with confused expressions. 

"What do you mean by that?" Myleene asked. 

"It\'s mostly a speculation on my part…" Meryl trailed off for a bit, organizing her thoughts properly so that she can say what she wanted properly. 

"Raven said that they going home, right?" She then saw some of them nodding. "Well, that was weird for me since if it was Raven, then he should\'ve already been here with the old man. I mean, he could literally go anywhere he pleases within the Divine Realm, within seconds if I may add. We also know that Raven isn\'t one to waste time. So then, why isn\'t he here yet?" 

"…"

"I\'m guessing he found Geezer on the Outer Worlds." Meryl suggested…which is spot on unbeknownst to her. "Right now they\'re probably going back to the Divine Realm." 

"Okay so, what does that have to do with us picking-up the pace?" Poppy raised a brow. 

"Raven will need us soon." Meryl sighed. "Whether he likes it or not, we\'re going to get involved…at least I would. Try to recall what\'s lurking within the depths of the Outer World just for a bit will you?" 

"…Abyssals! Shit!" Inos cursed, which alarmed the rest of the Heirs as well. 

"Yes. Them." Meryl nodded, her face grave. "Now, I don\'t know where exactly Raven found the old man but at the worst case scenario, he probably saved him from their clutches."

"If that turns out to be true, that means that they\'re close." Richard solemnly said, "Fuck, this is bad." 

"Indeed." Astrid nodded, "Divine Realm is far from ready for this confrontation. We, aren\'t ready for it." 

"Yes. But also remember that this is Raven we\'re talking about." Marcel stated, "He probably has plans for it. One that could buy us sometime. Given how calculating and scheming he is, he probably managed to not alert their forces." 

"I\'ve taken that to consideration." Meryl nodded, "Which is why I said, I\'m going to get involved. There\'s no way I\'m going to let those things destroy the Divine Realm. This isn\'t me repaying favors, it\'s me doing my part as an able citizen of the Divine Realm. I don\'t know about you people but I plan on roaming after we meet up with Geezer. It\'s about time for me to take back what\'s mine to begin with." 

"I\'ll go as well." Inos mentioned, "There\'s no way I\'ll let Raven face them without me. We\'ve seen what he didn\'t back then. They\'re stronger than what he thinks."

"Count me in. I\'m the former Queen of Amazon\'s. Fighting is in our very nature. Plus, Raven needs us so we should be there." Astrid stated.

"Well? How about the rest of you?" Meryl faced the other Heirs. "You lot know that Raven won\'t force you to fight if you don\'t want to right?" 

"Oh, we know." Poppy snorted. "That\'s the kind of person he is. But there ain\'t no way I shy away from this. Count me in when you leave, I need my hammer and my forge back."

"I\'ll help too." Marcel stated.

"Yeah, I\'ll go as well. A pity that we\'ll need to leave this place but, duty calls." Richard joined in as well. 

"I\'ll go too of course." Myleene stated. 

"Well, hair can\'t survive without the skin." Lucas sagely mentioned, "It\'s been a while since I participated in a war. I miss it actually." 

"Spoken like a true fossil!" Poppy quipped, which earned laughter from the rest of the Heirs. 

"Oh, you people are very mean! Stop poking where it hurts!"

"That defeats the purpose, doesn\'t it?" Poppy grinned, "Besides you know what they say, truth hurts. Face it, my guy. You are old." 

"Alright, that\'s enough you too." Marcel got in between of them. "All of us here are old, that\'s a fact, we\'re just stuck in a young body. Seriously, we should leave our previous ages behind, it\'s kind of depressing whenever we get reminded of it." 

"It surely does." Inos sighed, "I\'m the youngest here but living for at least a billion of years off-sets that. My own parents are even younger than me, it feels really depressing." 

"I agree, whole-heartedly!" Lucas sagely nodded. 

"Of course, you would." Meryl snorted, "You\'re the oldest after all."

"Why you, Hag!" 

"Call me Hag one more time, and I\'ll freeze your balls." 

"Damn….alright, sorry my bad I guess."