SSS Ranked Reincarnation: Dark Dragon Legacy

The first man was dragged and forced to kneel in front of a small wooden stand, and his neck was placed over it.

The executioner walked to his side and raised the sword. The sun shone and reflected off the great blade. It hung in the air, leaving the people watching in suspense.

Would the blade come down? Would it not? So many thoughts filled their heads. Would this person truly die? Would someone save him? What would happen now? What?

The blade came down, the sound of it cutting through the air filled everyone's ears, and when it bit the back of the neck, it cut through like butter. The head fell to the platform, eyes wide open.

Murmurs filled the place. They had all come to see the execution, but now, seeing it, it made them feel different emotions.

The guards walked to the second person, and in the same way, they loosed him from the beam and dragged him to the platform.

The man tried to struggle, but he was far too weak to fight back. They placed his neck on the wooden stand, and the executioner raised his blade and brought it down, killing the second one.

The process repeated for the remaining three until all of them were dead. Their heads lay on the ground there for all to see.

After the execution, Silva had nothing to do here again, so he turned and left, followed by the others.

"It's funny how easy it is to end a person," Silva said on their way back to the hotel.

"You just take a blade and stab it, boom, life's over. But I think the person holding the blade makes the death hurt more.

Imagine if it was their parents that had to carry out the execution. The pain those five would have felt would have been monumental.

They would probably have gone insane before the blade even reached their neck. So it means the person holding the blade can make the death hurt more.

The executioner is a neutral person, and so the death feels the same to all of them. There is no extra torture," Silva said. Explore more at empire

"Is there a reason why you are saying this, Master?" Drake asked.

"No, just random thoughts," Silva said.

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The cold winds of night whistled through an open window of a dimly lit office.

Zenit sat at the desk, and when he felt the cold wind touch his skin, he looked up into the darkness of his office and spoke.

"What could I possibly owe this visit to?" he asked.

"Silva, the one with the princess, we need your help to attack him tomorrow and ensure that he never makes it to the capital," a voice spoke from the darkness.

"I see, but you understand that he is more than meets the eye, and taking him down will be difficult.

There is also the fact that he is with the princess. I got on her bad side today, and five people died," Zenit said.

"That is not for you to worry about. We will be the ones to take him down. The most important thing is for us to ensure that he doesn't escape.

Carry out your part to the best of your ability, and we will take it from there. Just ensure that you make it easy for us to get into the city tomorrow and push the guards away as far as possible.

Remember what will happen if you don't play your part—it will be your head on the execution platform next time," the voice said.

"I know what I have to do, so don't worry," Zenit said, but the person had already left. Zenit stood up and walked to the window. He shut the window and walked back to his desk.

He arched himself over the table and let out a long sigh, then he slammed his hand into the table. It was clear that whoever that voice was, he had a hold on Zenit, and there was nothing that Zenit could do.

He kept slamming the table, over and over again, until his hand started bleeding, and then he stopped. He laid his head on the table and slept there.

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Early the next day, it was time for Silva and the rest to head to the teleportation circle and continue their journey.

But Silva had the feeling that all would not go as planned today, because at night he could sense some suspicious movements around, like something was being set up.

"Master, I should already guess that you sensed the movements yesterday night, right?" Drake asked as they started heading for the teleportation circle.

"Well, I did, and I'm sure Lily did as well, so it's certain that something will happen here. So keep an eye out, protect Amber and Gabriel," Silva said.

When they arrived at the teleportation circle and were about to get into it, Silva sensed an underlying formation.

"Everyone stop, don't walk into the circle," Silva yelled, but one of the elves had already stepped into it, and the underlying formation activated and immediately exploded.

The blast instantly killed several elves and injured the others. Luckily, Drake protected Amber, Lily, and Gabriel.

Silva simply transformed into his dragon-kin form and took the attack head-on. After the blast died down, a massive amount of magic-infused arrows came from the sky.

Silva immediately transformed into a full dragon and spread out his wings, blocking all the arrows. They hit his scaly back and exploded due to the mana in them, but they weren't able to harm him.

After blocking all the attacks, he looked into the distance and saw an army of monsters he had never seen before.

He transformed back and met Amber, then pointed at the incoming monsters. "Those things, aren't they the monsters that are in the forest walls?" Silva asked.

"Yes, they are. The question is, how are they here and why are they here?" Amber said.

"Well, it seems I'll get to fight them. I've always wanted to fight them after passing through that forest, and now I get the chance," Silva said happily.