BXBX NOVEL Chapter 272 - Inferno City
Alfonso and everyone else returned to the inn, well, almost everyone, Dionisius escorted Rebecca back to her home, it wasn't sure if he was going to come back tonight. As for Artemis's partner, she had Io escort her back to her home and gave her twenty gold coins. Among Alfonso's followers, Artemis is the one who is the richest, but, she also is the one who spend the least, in fact, the only moment she spend some money was when she bought something for Zeti or Zeti's baby.
So, giving twenty or even forty gold coins wasn't that big of a deal, of course, for the woman, she almost burst in tears.
"Okay, we are all here, so, I have a few things to say to everyone" Said Alfonso.
Just as they get to the inn, he called everyone to his room.
"You all saw what happened, I want your opinions" Said Alfonso.
"It pretty obvious that they want to create troubles, however, the motive is a little bit odd" Said Hans.
"Odd? I will say preposterous, is obvious that is a façade, they want to mess with us, but, that motive about friendship? That's bullshit, someone is moving the strings in the shadows" Said Anastasia.
"Have we offended someone recently who had that much power?" Asked Demeter.
When you suggested to the Pierrot that your brother was behind all of this, and, although, he panicked a little, he seemed to be a little bit relieved at the same time, so, your brother will also gain something but, the real mastermind is someone else" Added Artemis.
"I also thought so" Said Alfonso.
"As for the matter of who could be behind this… I have a pretty good idea of who can be" Said Alfonso.
"Who?" Asked Demeter.
"You remembered the Dimitri case a few months ago? Remember that we screwed the puppet master to acquire the power of the water goddess, I think that he is the one behind this" Said Alfonso.
"Him?" Asked Artemis.
"Yeah, I wasn't sure who he was or how could he plot against a champion and even have the connections to acquire such a lethal venom, but, if he can control such a huge group as the Violette's commerce association and is after Demeter, then, I can only concluded that is someone who has a huge influenced in the north and is a devoted of my brother's flag" Said Alfonso.
"In the brother, the influenced of my brother is pretty limited, although the Veritia's young master is a friend of him, since Allison is protecting me, it seems that my brother put some distance between him and the Veritia family, so, if it's not the Veritia family, then, I can only think of one more person that fit in the criteria" Said Alfonso.
"Who?" Asked Everyone.
"The lord of Inferno City, as well as a five-star house"
"A sworn brother of Fernando"
"Leonardo Brightstar!"
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[Inferno City]
Inferno City was not and old city like a lot in Leitol, in fact, it was only a couple of decades ago that was built up.
As for the reason…
It was because, this city had a name before it was destroyed by the huge fight between two champions… Paradise City!
When Paradise City was destroyed and the council of Paradise was proclaimed, a family was in charge of reconstructing the city from its ashes. That family was an ally of the Lockheart family back in the day.
The Brightstar family.
The Brightstar family took control of the former Paradise City, and, in least that three years, they built up Inferno City. All the homeless people and the ones who lost someone precious to them regard the Brightstar family as heroes, and, even now, that tradition hasn't ended.
That's why, Inferno City was one of the few Cities in Leitol that didn't have struggle of power between the houses.
After the events of Paradise City, Inferno City put a law that not champion could active their powers or else, death could be the only outcome, of course, this didn't like the champions of that epoch, at that time, a group of four champions when to Inferno City to created trouble, after all , nobody could reject the champions! Even less threaten them with a stupid law.
However, neither returned once they entered, at that time, the grandfather of Wilbert Lockheart, Alfonso's grand-grandfather, when to acquired information of what happen, after all, the disappearance of one champion was a huge blow to Leitol's power, however, that time, not only one disappear but four.
Nobody knew what happened in that meeting, however, the lord of Leitol came back and acted as if nothing happened. Since them, Inferno City become a place where no champions could rampage, some even considered the place a taboo city. However, this not only increased the popularity of Inferno City among the commoners but put a seed of hated towards the champions in Inferno City residents.
Nowadays, the champions are still seemed as not good people by the residents of Inferno City, that's why, champions try to avoid going to Inferno City if it's possible.
[Inferno's manor]
Sitting in a black throne, a man with black hair and eyes as black as the deepest part of hell sat in a comfortable position. Below him, a woman and a kid with tears in their eyes and rough clothes were kneeling.
"So, your husband wasn't able to even do this much, a shame indeed" Said the man.
"Do… do whatever you want with me… but, please, have mercy on the child, she is just fifteen years old" Pledged the woman.
The man looked at the woman with his soulless eyes and smiled creepily.
"The love of a mother, people said that is a deep as the ocean, it seems that the stories aren't false" Said the man.
He stood up and walked towards the woman. He kneeled and grabbed the woman's chin, making her look straight into his eyes.
"It makes me sick" Said the man.
"Guard"
"Yes! Lord Leonardo!" Said the guard.
"Take note" Said Leonard.
He took out his sword, and, with one swing of it…
"AHHHHH!" Shouted the woman.
A few of her fingers were cut off.
"Send this to Griftor, tell him, that I will give him twenty-four hours, or else, I will send him more than just three fingers" Said Leonard.
The guard shivered a little before nodding.
He grabbed the fingers and put it in his pocket, then, he dragged the woman who was crying in agony and the daughter who was also crying out of the room.
Leonard looked at the blood that stained his black sword and with swift motion, he cleaned it.
He walked back to his throne and sat while looking at the door.
"Soon, you will pay for screwing my plans"
"And death will be your only wish"