RISE OF EROS

Hell's agents watched the inn until it began to get dark and even with a few minutes left before the agreed meeting time, they did not see Shadow's agent or any messenger bird leave.

With this, they were sure that they had been discovered and that it was most likely that he had already encountered Castor. It was not difficult for them to understand that they had been deceived.

Not being able to do anything else, one of these agents returned to the Marquis Calci's mansion to report what had happened and although they were upset there was nothing they could do.

Without any other options, the Marquis, Pedro, and the leader of Hell's agents got into the carriage and marched towards Emilse's farm. Although this farm was on the outskirts of the city, it didn't take long to get there.

However, a strange thing happened when they arrived. When Emilse saw them she was so surprised that the three men wrinkled their eyebrows in confusion and Pedro stepped forward to ask, "Is something wrong? It seems as if you were not expecting our visit."

A little confused Emilse asked, "Should I?" Upon hearing Emilse's question, the three men immediately understood that Castor had gathered them in one place without even informing the owner.

This just meant that Emilse had no idea what was going on and was in fact neutral ground. While they were still evaluating what was happening, suddenly a couple of hooded men and women appeared.

"Greetings, Marquis, Mr. Pedro, and Mrs. Emilse. I would greet you too, sir, but I'm afraid I don't know how to address you," the hooded man said that he was clearly a man and that it was obvious from his build that he was not an expert in stealth.

Hell's agent didn't notice them, because he was distracted thinking about what happened, not to mention that Castor wasn't weak, so if someone weaker than him wanted to locate him it would be difficult.

Despite the initial surprise, Hell's agent quickly regained his composure and responded, "You can call me agent or envoy. I assume you are Mr. Castor?", to which the hooded man responded with a slight nod.

Although the marquis had brought his guards, he quickly realized that they had underestimated Castor. They never thought he would be so powerful, but they still showed no fear.

"Mr. Castor is very cautious," Hell's agent suddenly said and added, "And may I know who the lady is?", to which Castor replied, "My wife." The answer was not what they expected, but they still didn't say anything.

Emilse, who was more confused than ever, couldn't help but ask, "What's going on here?", to which Pedro responded by telling her everything about the meeting. After he finished explaining, the marquis asked, "It is not polite to make Mrs. Emilse uncomfortable. Why don't we go somewhere else to talk?"n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Castor giggled and replied, "Where? To a place where you have your men and can capture us?" The tension in the place increased with these words.

It was obvious that Castor didn't trust them and in fact, seemed somewhat hostile. The marquis, despite feeling that the situation was getting complicated, still maintained his calm and said, "I don't understand Mr. Castor's hostility. I just proposed to find a better place to chat."

"Marques, let's stop this nonsense," Castor said coldly and added, "We're not stupid. The empire is not to be trusted. Even with all the help we have given to you, you still treat us like suspects of some crime, excuse the rudeness, but I don't give a shit about the discomfort."

Everyone became alert when they saw that Castor was starting to get upset. Even the Hell agent who was the most powerful in that place was nervous because Castor had let out a little of his aura and showed that he was much more powerful than him.

Castor composed his attitude and said, "The only reason I met with you was so we could cooperate against a common enemy, but now I realize that's not necessary. You already know all the information we have gathered, this is the empire's problem, so there is no need for us to get involved".

With that said, Castor and Vala were about to leave, but Hell's agent stopped them, "Please, Mr. Castor wait." Seeing Castor and Vala stop, the agent spoke again, "I just want to know something. Who is the common enemy? Why are you helping us?"

"It was Andrew's order. In fact, he asked me to leave and not interfere in this matter, even so, I decided to stay, but now I'm not in the mood," Castor responded still coldly and before they could say anything else, he grabbed Vala, and disappeared.

What he had said was not a lie. He had stayed, as he wanted to see what was happening and perhaps help, to earn the empire's goodwill, but he realized that the empire would always be suspicious of them, so there was no need to risk their lives for nothing.

Everyone was surprised by Castor's disappearance, as they never expected the meeting to be so short and unfriendly. The worst thing was that none of them thought that Castor's attitude was their fault.

Like self-centered nobles, they called him uncivilized, without even thinking that their attitude angered him. "Should we chase them? Those people are a threat", the marquis suddenly said angrily.

"That is pointless. We wouldn't be able to catch them unless you mobilized the city protectors and I'm sure those two have already left the city," the Hell agent said calmly.

"Still, we know where they are going. Why not report and capture them before they enter the capital?" the marquis asked, but the Hell agent again denied saying, "That would be even more troublesome."

The marquis couldn't understand why Hell's agent was so afraid of offending Castor and his employer, but he was smart enough to not pursue the issue. It wasn't that Hell's agent was afraid of Castor or Andrew, it was just not the time to get into conflict with them.

The marquis didn't know, but Hell's agent as the emperor's direct intelligence asset knew that Andrew and his people were not easy to intimidate. If they came into conflict with them at this time they would suffer some losses and these could be taken advantage of by their enemies.

Not wanting to discuss the situation in front of Emilse, the marquis apologized to her, boarded the carriage, and left in the company of Pedro, Hell's agent, and his bodyguards.

Meanwhile, Castor and Vala had already left the city, just as Hell's agent had said. They had already planned this and that's why they didn't waste time. However, only the two of them and the Shadow agent who delivered the message to the marquis had left.

The other Shadow agents had stayed behind, as Castor thought it was good to have a source of information that would allow them to know first-hand what would happen in the city of Calci.

On the other hand, the falcon sent by Andrew had arrived at the Palace of Cannaris where his wives received it. Candice, who was the one to whom the message was directed, was immediately happy that a new business appeared.

She immediately approved of the idea, but since she could not teleport between Heavenly Palaces, she had to wait for Andrew to return. Andrew's wives still possessed the power within the Heavenly Palaces, but the only thing they did not have access to was teleportation.

Despite that, she began making arrangements so that when Andrew returned, they would just have to put the plan into action. She did not doubt that the Amazons would accept, since this benefited them.

In this way, several days passed and Andrew, Oliver, and Zany arrived at the gates of the city of Manty. They paid the tax to enter like any other city and went to an inn to rest, not knowing that at the moment they arrived a carrier pigeon was sent to the young master of the Manty family.

When he received the letter, he smiled from ear to ear evilly. He was intoxicated thinking about the things he would do to Zany when he captured her, but even so, he didn't get lost in his fantasies for long.

Quickly, he called his trusted men and ordered them to capture Zany. As for Andrew and Oliver, he didn't care about them, he said if they got in the way they could be killed.

These men who worked for the young master of the Manty family were assassins under his direct command and were the most ruthless men in the city, as they were willing to do anything to satisfy the young master of the Manty family.

This was because this young man had saved them from their deaths and the worst thing was that he gave them license to commit their atrocities. That's why they obeyed him because they were twisted men with permission to kill.

Unbeknownst to Andrew and the others. A group of hooded men ran towards the inn where they were staying. Despite being covered from head to toe, they did not travel with stealth, as they liked brutality, so they entered the inn with boasting.

No one apart from the young master of the Manty family and the higher-ups of this family knew their faces, but everyone in the city knew who they were because although their clothing was common to anyone who did not want to reveal their appearance, the weapons, and equipment they had were unique.

When the 5 hooded men arrived at the inn, everyone felt a chill when they saw the completely black weapons. Two of them had a pair of daggers, another an axe, the other two a sword. All the weapons were black and everyone knew that it was the Manty family's young master's butcher team.