The Legendary Ruler

Henry walked for minutes through that dark place, his hands always on the wall, making sure that he wouldn't hit against those spiky rocks.

He felt like he came back to that dark place and was just waiting for his trial. He couldn't help but become a little desperate.

*Drip* 

Suddenly, Henry heard the sound of something dripping. He felt exhilarated, finally, he would get out of this terrible place. Unconsciously, Henry hastened his steps, sometimes almost tripling himself over.

After some time, he could finally see a small hole, sufficient for just one person to pass through. The hole emanated a bloody red light with deep shades of golden, it was like a holy light that demanded respect and forced everything to submit to its will.

Henry immediately speeded towards the light like a thirsty man. He could finally get out or at least find some clues about the Anvil inheritance.

After getting in front of the whole, Henry peeked inside, but the light was so blindly that he couldn't see anything. Looking at this light, Henry felt fear and unwillingness washing over him.

"Damn... it's probably another Teleportation Array"- Henry stared fearfully a the light.

He knew that this light was his only ticket ou, but he was really unwilling to experience everything again. However, he had to do it.

"Let's go"- Henry mustered all his strength and will to take that single step.

----x----

Godfrey sat cross-legged outside of the cave, waiting for the prince to get out. He knew that it would take days until Henry came out.

All of sudden, Godfrey looked upwards, his gaze seemed to penetrate into the blue sky. He could see seven blue-robed men flying at an unbelievable speed towards his position.

"They came"- Godfrey frowned and stood up, ready to intercept these ants.

"Seems like they forgot who I am!" - Godfrey said with a vicious smile plastered on his face. 

These noble clans were really determined to end the prince's life. After they noticed that he was not in the Royal Palace, they immediately dispatched some people to assassinate the prince. 

Unfortunately, one of the patriarchs of one of the Noble Clans knew where the Dragon God Awakening Lair was located.

"Let's play a little bit then"- Godfrey said.

"Imperial Punishment Sword"

Suddenly, a giant flame sword appeared on his hands. This sword was granted to him by the King, it was a sword used by the Chief of the Imperial Guardians to subjugate and kill everyone that disrespected the Royal Family.

Godfrey's figure disappeared in the air as shot up towards those flying insects. He was really fast, he traveled thousands of meters in a second, breaking the barrier of sound and leaving behind him a shock wave.

Seeing something approximating quickly, the four men stopped instantly.

"Zumba"- one of the blue-robed person called towards the leader of the operation.

"Yeah, I know...The Anvil's dog arrived"- Zumba said as he looked towards that dreadful sword.

"Prepare the formation"- He yelled towards the others.

Almost immediately, the ten arranged themselves in a strange formation, like an arrow.

"Traitorous ants"- Godfrey's powerful voice reverberated through space, making all the particles in the air tremble.

Suddenly, all they could see was a blazing fire barrier coming towards them.

"Hydra Water Shield"- Zumba and the others yelled in unison.

Bright blue light poured out of them and turned into a blue shield with a serpent face engraved into it. The serpent seemed to be alive as it opened its mouth and tried to swallow the flame attack.

The water serpent shield and the flame competed for seconds until they annulled each other, like two opposite forces.

After this contest of power, the two forces seemed to have a deeper knowledge of each other's strengths.

"Oh, The Violet Clan sure is stacking a lot in you...they even granted the Hydra Battle Formation"- Godfrey said in surprise.

The Hydra Battle Formation was a powerful Formation formed by at least ten individuals, which allowed them to fight against enemies with higher layers of cultivation. Although this formation was powerful, the members needed to be in deep sync with each other, any mistake could lead them to their deaths. It was too difficult to train a squad to the point where they became proficient with the Hydra Battle Formation

" Godfrey, the Anvil Family reached their end, you should align with us"

"The Violet Clan can promise you lands and riches, you can have everything...You just need to cooperate with us to kill Prince Henry and get the throne"- Zumba had a smile on his face as he tried to convince Godfrey to join them.

He really didn't want to fight against this terrifying fellow. This man was known through the whole Anvil Kingdom as the Royal Executioner. He was like a merciless beast when dealing against the enemies of the Anvil Family, he wouldn't stop at anything.

"Shut up your treacherous beasts! The King helped your Violet Clan to rise to its actual position but how do you treat him? Trying to kill his son and usurp the throne"- Godfrey aura suddenly exploded, covering his body with a deep red flame.

"In the name of the King, I hereby sentence you to death"