1045 Terms of Contract Kahn revealed to Omega that in just a short amount of time, the Great War with the Demon Empire would start and thus, he needed to have an entire army of his own; not just summoned subordinates he made from monsters and warrior class species, but actual living beings of Vantrea. [Kid… how did you find that out? Even the Sovereign that brought you here doesn't know this. Otherwise, we would have been warned already.] inquired Rathnaar. "It was the Hero of Time who babbled this when I fought him. He was from the future so he obviously knew much more than us." said Kahn as he put the whole blame on Anakin. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶 Obviously, he couldn't tell Rathnaar or anyone else about the changed timeline or some events of the future due to his promise to the Martial Emperor. In the original timeline, the Martial Emperor aka future Kahn was still inside the Beast Empire, hiding his identity and met Argos Belmont only after it had been 2 years since the Conclave of Heroes. As for the reason why the future Kahn told the current one about the exact time for the Great War to begin… it was to prepare for what was coming. One of those preparations included Kahn having his own army of capable warriors that served only him and no one else. Kahn then turned to Legolas replica and handed out the cores of the saints he killed recently. These were the cores of Hero of Time's party members that fell by his sword when they fought as Semi-Saints in the peninsula created by God of Darkness. He threw one at Omega and ordered Legolas to hand the rest to his other subordinates to help them increase their strength and hopefully break through to the next rank. "With these, everyone including the subordinates I left in Rakos Empire will at least be 5th-stage saints when I meet them. Having my army of saints with their own domains is something even the Heroes and Heroines backed by an empire don't have. One after another, I have no weaknesses left at this point." spoke Kahn with a content smile. There was a time when he worked as an adventurer and a hired assassin just to get B rank mana cores and ores in Flavot City. And now, whether it was wealth, resources, strength and powerful forces that served him... the current Kahn was already on par with the most influential people such as imperial families and noble factions. The seeds he planted back in the day grew into trees and now those trees bore him fruits, returning his investment of time and effort a hundredfolds. "There's someone I'd like you to meet." ---------------- A few minutes later, they entered the topmost floor of the imperial ancestral palace. Inside the wide hall, was a 5-meter tall soul spectre waiting for them, sitting quietly with his legs folded. "So it is time…" spoke the Ancestor. "This is the First Emperor of the Erdve Empire and also the 6th Hero of Space, Miyamoto Musashi." introduced Kahn. "Is this the person you talked about?" asked the Sword Saint. "Well, I can't call him a person to be honest given how he is a creation of divine ability, having the bloodline of a Godbeast and possessing powers of various Saints of this world. He even has Gravity Law surrounding him." said the samurai saint. "He… he can tell all that just by looking at me in a single glance?" asked Omega, slightly taken aback and astonished. "Yes, he is different from other saints of this world. Not because he is a chosen hero but because he too practiced the Space Law and had even higher enlightenment than me. Besides…" iterated Kahn and asked in a stern voice… "Do you still use Raijin and Kojin?" "Yes. I train whenever I can. But unlike my Gravity Law skills… my swordsmanship skills have stagnated." replied Omega after nodding. Currently, similar to how Kahn had Rathnaar's soul attached to him, Omega had the soul fragments of Skoll and Hati etched into him. The Mythical Rank wolves, also the Godbeast Fenrir's direct descendants, were helping Omega master the Gravity Law skills. Kahn had no access to them and could not listen to them just like his subordinates couldn't listen to Rathnaar. Nonetheless, they had still helped Omega gain 2nd enlightenment in the Gravity Law and as per his own words, he was close to attaining the 3rd enlightenment within a year. However, as the Commander of Kahn's subordinates mentioned before, his swordsmanship skills had stagnated. "And that's why I brought you here. This remnant soul belongs to a man who was from Earth just like me. In my world, he was called the Greatest Samurai, just like those warriors you saw in my memories that were passed down to you." revealed Kahn to Omega. Bewildered! Omega's eyes widened in shock and he stood completely rooted on the spot. "He is also called the Dual Sword Saint. And as of this moment… He is your Sword Mentor." declared Kahn. ---------------- A minute passed but Omega was still left thunderstruck and couldn't come to believe Kahn's words. Meanwhile, the once greatest samurai on earth looked at Omega with a curious gaze as he evaluated the dual swords samurai in front of him. In his perceptive eyes, Omega showed a lot of potential to become his new Disciple. [[Author: Planned this 3 years ago when I gave Omega the Dual Swords Samurai class in the 2nd arc. For the 6th Hero of Space to be none other than Miyamoto Musashi who was the inventor of dual katana sword style and then Kahn meeting him and arranging Omega to learn from him… I know I'm a freaking genius at planning plots. No need to praise me. *gloats shamelessly* Muhahaha! Hahaha! HAHAHAHAHAHA!! *evil maniacal laugh continues* *cough* *cough* Well, anyway… look forward to this arc because you will be seeing lots of things that were previously only subliminally hinted in the novel.]] "So you want me to train him too since he also uses 2 katanas just like I did throughout my life? To be honest… he is more suitable to learn the Niten Ichi-ryū (Two Swords as One) technique than you." stated the sword saint in a composed voice. "It's okay. I only wanted to learn because I created Muramasa. Sadly, all the swordsmanship skills I possess, whether Saint Rank or Legendary Rank, are mostly applicable to Greatswords, Longswords, and Giantswords. I will accept any good Legendary Rank swordsmanship skill that is best for a Samurai." responded Kahn in a chivalrous tone. [This damn scammer! Saying that he will accept 'any' Legendary Rank swordsmanship skills as if they grow on trees. Even my blood descendants fight and train their entire lives just to receive my tutelage after meeting extremely hard conditions and qualifications. Yet he speaks of learning my best skills as if I give them to random passersby or sell them like vegetables in the market.] thought the 6th Hero of Space as he cursed the moment when he made the deal with Kahn. Even his direct descendants from the imperial family could only dream about getting a few swordsmanship lessons from Miyamoto Musashi. Yet because of his God's decree, he was now forced to teach his most prized techniques as a Samurai Swordsman to Kahn and Omega. Kahn on the other end, was overjoyed. Because the main reason Omega had hit a plateau in his swordsmanship skills was because he practiced based on Kahn's memories of the samurai culture from various media that the latter consumed as Elric. But he was by no means, an authentic samurai. So when he learned about Miyamoto Musashi and intentionally forged Muramasa as a Katana instead of upgrading Lucifer or creating a different weapon… this was his main goal. To not only learn from the best in the world but also help Omega reach a new pinnacle of mastery as a Samurai. "However… you do remember the part of our deal, right?" asked the sword saint. "I will teach you my single-handed samurai swordsmanship and my archery skills. And I shall impart my knowledge and techniques of Niten Ichi-ryū to Omega." declared the ancestor's soul specter. Yes, contrary to popular belief, Samurai also used bows and were proficient Archery Masters. And Kahn was going to use this opportunity to learn them as well. "But in return…" spoke the 6th Hero of Space as he revealed the other side of their arrangement. "Both of you will join the Hero of Space's party."