Alion and the others waited in the Cell to be called by the King of Nether Realm, from where everything else depended on their convincing ability. However, none of them realized that at the moment, there was another person in the nearby cell right next to them.
A woman in her early twenties sat in the next cell with shackles around her wrists which prevented her from using any magic.
The woman was listening to everything that was being spoken in the nearby cell; however she remained silent. If Gabriel was here, he would've been slightly surprised to find her here since she was someone he knew.
She was the first person who approached him after he Awakened the Element of Death. She was also the one who tried to kill him in the Tower of Challenges. She was Lira who possessed the Mark of Darkness.
Even though she didn't speak anything but she did understand a few things that were being spoken. Amongst them, she recognized the voice of Alion, thanks to the voice in her head telling him about it.
If it wasn't for Alion, she could've tried to talk to them so they could all escape. However, since Alion would have recognized her, she hesitated.
In fact she still found it hard to believe that she was caught the moment she escaped to the Nether Realm after the other world was turned into a Domain by Gabriel.
For the entire night, there was no movement. However, in the early hours, one guard approached the Cell.
He told Alion to get out and follow him after unlocking the cell. All the others were to wait inside until Alion returned.
Alion was wary, but didn't see any other option. As they walked through the dark corridors, the guard told him to remember his palace and be respectful to their King.
Alion didn't react but he knew what he had to do. The last thing he wanted to do was to antagonize that person. The last time was already enough.
After walking for merely ten minutes, he was brought before a large metallic door. The door was opened by the guards who pushed Alion inside before closing the door.
Inside the Hall, there were multiple people present already. However, the ones who grabbed most of his attention were three old men.
In the middle was the Head of the Blood Clan, who was the strongest person in the Nether Realm. On his left was an old man with dragon-like horns protruding out of his head. He was the Patriarch of the Nether Dragon Clan.
On the right was a pale lifeless man, whose eyes appeared to be dead without any emotions on them. It was the Patriarch of the Undead Clan.
All three of the strongest people in the Nether Realm were here, which showed how much importance they gave this matter.
The destruction of a world threatened the entire Nether Realm and if even Karyk couldn't stop it despite having a Domain of his own, then they worried about their ability of stopping this if it ever came to the Nether Realm.
Moreover, they had also heard by Captain that Alion mentioned the Upper Realm being behind it, which made them even more wary since it was also their enemy.
They wanted to know everything about that incident to make preparations for themselves.
"Speak! Why did you come here? And what do you want?" The old man from the Nether Dragon Clan asked Alion at the same time as a heavy pressure descended on Alion's shoulder to force him down to his knees.
Alion didn't resist. Even if he had to go down to his knees to save that girl, he was willing.
"I came here for two things! One is to help myself, and the other is to help you!" Alion spoke, keeping his head down.
"Elaborate." The Head of the Blood Clan spoke.
"As you already know, our world was destroyed by the Upper Realm. In that destruction, everything was lost. Even we barely managed to survive. However, there was one person who couldn't come out unscathed..."
Alion told them everything that happened to Zena. However, he hid some important things like the real identity of the person who attacked them or why Zena specifically was targeted because he didn't want them to know that Karyk was alive.
"To save her, I need to find a person who might be hiding in the Nether Realm! That's all the help I want!" He exclaimed. "And in exchange, I'm willing to help you. Because you know as well that sooner or later, you'll be targeted by the Upper Realm as well. You'll go through the same thing that we went through!"
"We might not have the best of relationships, but there is no one that I hate more than the person that destroyed our world, and I want to help you protect this place and kill that person with everything I have!"
"I need a new home to live, and I am willing to swear my loyalty to the Nether Realm. All I ask in exchange is that you allow me to save her!"
The three leaders of the Nether Realm looked at each other but none of them spoke anything. They were told everything that they needed to know, which didn't leave much room for questions. Alion also explained why he wanted to side with them, which didn't appear to be a lie.
However, despite that, they couldn't agree to him without discussing it. The three Overlords told the guards to send Alion back to the Cell as they needed to discuss.
In return, Alion was told that he was going to get their decision the next day. Until then, he had to stay in the cell.
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After Alion was brought back to the cell, the Guards moved to the next cell and brought the Lira out, escorting her to their Lords as per their command.
Since Alion had just returned and was explaining what happened to the others, his back was towards the bars, making him unable to see Lira walk past.
