Grand Trial

The challenge Layed down

Martin looked at George with a worried expression as he knew that if he offended Lucas now It would be over for Anthony, "Did Senior George need something??" Lucas asked with visible disdain in his tone as he said, senior.

"I feel that you don't possess the authority for such a decision being that you rejected your place in the council" George stated with an indifferent expression, "Besides, what gave your brother the right to criticize someone of my household mush less use a forbidden enhancement pill in hopes of harming my son" As he said this slight annoyance was found in his tone, but it was ever so slight.

"Whiles it is true that My brother was In the wrong here, I think we both know the agreements of you marrying that filthy animal into the clan" Lucas mocked with a faint smile, " Since your children broke the clan's taboo they must either leave the clan and drop their identities, or you will dissolve your marriage". Although Lucas seemed domineering when laying down the conditions, he knew full well he was bluffing and his father planned to abolish that law In a few moments, he planned to force a decision before then and escape behind the scenes later on.

"Wrong!!" Anthony shouted from the front of the crowd who seemed to be enjoying a show at this point. "My brother only agreed to the unsealing because Matheo used that medicine, also had you been there you would know that It is I who unsealed my brother not him that asked for me to do so" Anthony declared.

"So what??" Lucas asked in a bored tone. "The clan only throws the perpetrator out, so I will willingly admit it was me and me alone who initiated this and will take full responsibility alien" Anthony declared once again, George and Martin wanted to refute just to find that Anthony had temporarily sealed their speech off.

"But I think we all know you would jump at any opportunity to disgrace my family so let's do this, I am willing to bet with you that merely two years from now I will be able to match you blow for blow without external help, so I challenge you to a duel in those two years, and in this time neither of our families can confront one another," Anthony said seriously.

When Susy took him away, she brought him to her father councilman Roger Compton, Roger was someone who owed a lot to George and decided to pay off one of his many favors to George by presenting Anthony something that only he could use given the circumstances, an Invitation letter and a code of vouching to another clan that he was given a few years prior.

Anthony Planned to use the Invitation to get Into the clan and get a proper awakening of his cultivation rather than Just forcing his body to awaken which comes with its defects In any case. As expected Lucas burst out laughing at the suggestion before locking, " What makes you and your family of Misfit's think that you are worth opposing, do you put so much value on yourselves that you don't even know how trash you all are?!".

"Do you dare to bet or not?" Anthony asked straightforwardly with a serious expression. Lucas stopped laughing and said," I'll give you 5 years, actually no, whenever will be fine, you can come back to the clan whenever you want to challenge me I will always be willing to accompany those with a brave heart, I just hope when the time comes and you lose you won't try to shy away from the consequences," Lucas said before turning to the crowd, " The talent examination will begin shortly everybody attempting should proceed to the ascensions hall, also let it be known that Anthony Kruger is Indefinitely exiled from the clan to return at his own leisure" Lucas announced before walking away in the direction of the so-called ascension hall.

Anthony turned to his adoptive father and brother with a smile, nodded, and walked away in the direction of the village exit. The clansmen who despised Anthony and his family mocked, spat at, and jeered at him as he walked through the market area and out the Gates, He no longer considered these bits of filth as family.

George and Martin looked at Anthony's departing figure with unwilling gazes but George sighed and walked off in the other direction leaving a helpless Martin. "I hope you don't plan on letting him do this alone" A female voice came to his hearing, Martin turned to see Susy in a white floral dress with a brown pouch tied to her waist and a similar one in her hand, she tossed the one h=she held to Martin as she said, " I have my father's permission and your father wouldn't mind you leaving the Village for a while, I know where he will be going next so let's follow him," Susy said decisively.

"Where is he going?" Martin asked in a slightly surprised tone." He will be going to one of the Training camps for the Maverix Sect's Martial Division. To be more precise, the Branch roughly 20,000 Kilometres northeast of this Village in the ancient Forest, I gave him one of the five Invitations, my father earned for our clan and I happen to have two of them on hand so we can follow him under the guise of disciples and Protect him in the shadows" Susy suggested in a rather commanding tone, However, Martin was not in the slightest bit displeased as he himself did not know why he even bothered to ask and didn't run off Immediately. "Sure, but we only step in to help him if it's an immediate threat to his life, Otherwise do not let him detect you," Martin said before rushing behind Anthony, an action Susy copied without hesitation.

Village Centre

Clan chief's Office

Matheo, Lucas, and Marlice were currently on one knee bowing in front of an open room draped In a thick black cloth. "I assume the Kruger boy is to awaken this year??" A voice rang out from within.

"Lord father If I may" Matheo started. "Speak" The voice permitted. "Whiles it is true that he was initially meant to awaken this year, he actually had the audacity to attempt to represent our clan In the Annual gathering at the Sacred Hall, I tried to teach him a lesson, but due to some complications, he is now Indefinitely exiled from the clan," Matheo said as respectfully as possible.

"What were my orders??" The voice asked. Matheo began to panic and rushed to explain "Lord father I--" with a bang, He was cut off and sent flying into the steel wall behind them.

"Jason how dare you?!!" Marlice rushed to her feet and demanded in an angry tone." What were the instructions I gave you lt regarding that boy?!" the voice repeated in an angry tone Releasing a suffocating pressure that forced her back to her knees with her head down.

"W-W-We were not to make things difficult for Him and present him to that woman as one of our clan's disciples" Marlice stammered with a scared expression on her face

"Exactly. I gave you the simplest of orders that would have raised our clan to untold heights!!" The voice declared, " But rather you let your disdain and unwillingness blind you, and now this pitiful result. You lot sure know how to waste my years of suffering" The voice said in a disappointed tone as the pressure subsided. "Do what you must. Just make him genuinely willing to return to the clan. Dismissed" The voice said In a nonchalant tone.