Way of the Knights

Chapter 51 - Fifth Emissary

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"Tell me, honored Fifth Emissary, how does being a 'Failure' feel? Pretty bad isn't it?"

Raven had many things going for him, but there is one skill that he had even before his soul experienced rebirth. And that is 'Provocation'. For some reason, he had this huge talent of angering his enemies which most of the time causes them to make mistakes and be vulnerable in front of him.

The Fifth Emissary wished for a slight chance to escape his current state and make Raven's life a living hell but he didn't even dare to move. There's still a little hope in his mind that they will lower their guard and that will be his only chance to escape and have revenge. If it really boils down to it, he could use extreme measure to ensure his safety, for now he just have to look for that chance.

While he was running calculations in his mind, he didn't notice that Raven's hand were moving at a fast speed, making one hand seal after another he took out several gems out of his ring and released a mantra that caused the gems to fly away from his hands and towards the Fifth Emissary.

Everyone was surprised as they weren't completely aware of what technique Raven used, and all they could see now, are five gems embedded on the Fifth Emisarry's forehead, wrists, and feet. The Fifth Emissary was horrified to find out that he felt his soul sank deeper like something heavy was placed on top of it. His eyes dilated a bit as he asked Raven using a hoarse voice…

"W-what have you done!?"

"Not letting your filthy soul escape. No matter how hard you try to struggle, you won't be escaping that body. Come to think of it, your real body must be on your base correct? You shouldn't be able to stay outside for long, I wonder what will happen before it deteriorates?"

Raven's tone was incredibly cold, his sharp eyes gazed at the Fifth Emissary like he was a degenerate. Unknowingly, the criminal started panicking and tried real hard to struggle in order to be freed of the constraints on his soul, but no matter what he did nor any technique he used. All did not work.

Raven's memory about the emissaries are extremely vivid. During his past life, he collected every single information about them and committed it to mind. The Fifth Emissary is one of the lower officials of the Black Curtain Guild.

Based on his intel, the Fifth Emissary shouldn't even be an Emissary at first since everything that he could do, like soul separation, soul abduction, body invasion and other things, could also be done by other Emissaries, if not better. Originally there should only be Four Emissaries, but the Demon Prince was impressed by his loyalty and thus awarded him the title of the Fifth Emissary.

In short, he's undoubtedly the weakest Emissary in the group, therefore he was the easiest to capture. And now, he there's no way that Raven will let him go because of one solid reason.

It was the Fifth Emissary that killed Jackson during his past life and that scene was imprinted on his brain since he was the only witness of that event.

Remembering the scene where he saw Jackson's soul being devoured by this…thing, in front of him. He unconsciously gnashed his teeth and his eyes became even colder than before. He wanted nothing more but to pluck the his should, trap it inside a cage and burn it using hellfire for at least a thousand years until he begs him to end his suffering.

His bloodlust became so dense that the Fifth Emissary could no longer see him as a child but a wrathful demon ready to rip his limbs off one by one. It was too dense that even Bradley felt it and caused his spine to tingle in fear.

Fortunately, Raven was able to control his emotions, and reverted back to his usual self. An unusual fatigue washed through his body as he dully said: "You could take him away uncle. He should hold many important informations about the guild."

He then looked towards Korra and said: "Remember, Green Jasmine Leaves, boil it together with honey and that should cure the infected people. As for the ceremonial waters, you could purify it using the method that we used earlier. Electrify it for at least a solid hour and that should do the trick. Do this for one month and it should work just like before if not better."

"Oh and do me a favor please? This whole situation? Keep it a secret. I don't want to catch their attention just yet. Me and my friends will be here soon, I hope you can take care of us by then."

Without waiting for anyone's reply, Raven's shoulders dropped and he walked away from the scene. He rented a carriage outside and rode it back home.

Everyone stared at his shadow disappearing before they regained their sense back. Korra's heart felt multitude of emotions and honestly he was having a hard time letting it sink in to his brain and process everything. He didn't even know anything about that kid aside from the fact that Bradley claimed him as his nephew, he didn't even knew his name!

On one side, he felt deep admiration to the kid since not even him, his team nor even Bradley knew what was going on but it only took him one glance and he was able to uncover everything. His methods were absolutely unheard of, his knowledge was astonishing! Borderline terrifying actually. Who knew kids these days are this terrifying? He couldn't even do half of the things he did when he was at the same age!

Bradley also felt the same way as Korra. What Raven showed today, really broaden his horizons. He suddenly recalled what Raven said when Korra asked how he could help…

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"For the things that I'm going to say next, please do your absolute best not to show any reactions nor any actions that will give a hint. The culprit's here, and he is glaring at me. This person will find a chance to strike and his target will be me. This will be a big fish so please be on guard while also not alarming him."

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It was quite absurd since Bradley is a very formidable knight yet he didn't even notice anything suspicious at all! But at the point in time, Raven's words had so much credibility that he didn't even question it and treated it as a hard fact. Lo and behold, here he is, the pitiful Fifth Emissary, captured through the machinations of a thirteen year old boy. It was too unbelievable yet real.

After all this however, he couldn't help but to feel that his nephew became a stranger to him. He is dying to ask him how he was able to do all of this but seeing the exhaustion on his face, Bradley felt bad. It was too early for him to be involved in this sort of environment yet his skills are able to solve a problem that none of them could even see, along with the Fifth Emissary as a bonus, this is an enormous merit towards the kingdom, and yet he only asked for him and his friends to be treated with hospitality when it wad their turn to experience the ceremony.

His nephew was a hero through and through, and he felt very proud.

"All of you!" Bradley's thoughts were interrupted by Korra's sudden shout. "I'm sure you heard what he said. Green Jasmine Leaves boiled with honey! Make and deliver it to the infected people as soon as possible! Also make sure to remember his face! If he comes back here, treat him like how you would treat me! If I hear that he experienced any discomfort during his stay, prepare to lose your job! And don't even think about leaking his identity or even researching about it! Unless you want to try my, and Sir Bradley's patience then don't even dare! Once the concoction and delivery is done, we will have a meeting, every personnel should be present. Understood!"

"Understood Manager Korra!" After listening to his orders, the crowd immediately dispersed and busied themselves to work.

"Sir Bradley, I know all of this comes as a surprise for everyone but if there is a chance, please pass my deepest gratitude towards your nephew." Korra's heartfelt message made Bradley smile.

"I will try my best to pass your message, but not gonna lie, it seems that my vacation will be cut short because of this friend right here." Bradley's tone changed as soon as he referred to the Fifth Emissary, who's link to his real body was weakening as time goes on.

"Korra, can you come with me to meet with the Crown Prince? We need to consult him as to what needs to be done with this friend right here."

"No need to ask Sir Bradley, I was going to tag along anyway. I'm sure the Crown Prince will be very happy and pissed at the same time when he learns everything."

Korra's words made Bradley smile wryly as he said: "Yep, he sure will…"