Some were surprised to hear that Azzy went through such a thing and some felt sad that they weren't told about it but either way, they knew that those things don't matter now. What's important is to locate Azzy's family.
Hence, keeping away all of their doubts aside, every one of them started working on it by contacting the people they know in order to track down the family of three.
In the meantime, Azzy started aura tracing. After hearing the details of the technique, Barton volunteered to tag along with him just in case an unlikely ambush occurred. However, he refused the protection as it will attract unnecessary attention.
Leah, on the other hand, left for the stadium to give him constant updates on the tournament.
Azzy first visited Affea and Avia's room. He sat there and closed his eyes. After eliminating all the traces of the aura that were here before 12 hours, he found there are four distinct auras. Three of them are familiar. One isn't. When he concentrated on that aura, it has the shape of a young teenager, almost exactly as the same measurement as himself, and has a 7-star soul realm but instead of a pitch-black, it was a midnight-black, indicating that it is a dark attribute user.
Azzy was greatly surprised as realization dawned upon him, "someone disguised as me and entered this place."
<strong>Snow City, Republic of Freyles;</strong>
Five people are trudging along the snow field as the icicles continued to rain down on them from the sky.
Three of them are carrying each of the unconscious people with powerful energy chains around them alongside seals that repress their soul energy, one who looked like Azzy from top to bottom was following them, and a priest in a hood and mask was leading the bunch.
The unconscious persons were none other than Oakley, his wife, and their daughter, and as for the doppelganger of Azzy, his identity remains a mystery as of now.
As they reached the Cathedral, they stopped, and the priest extended his hand toward Azzy's doppelganger, "thank you for your assistance, Mr. Tolemac. We'll take it from here."
The doppelganger raised his eyebrows, "Hey, you promised me that you will let me meet the Supreme Pontiff. Now that I'm just at the doorstep, you are turning me away? Are you serious?"
The priest was taken aback by Tolemac's words. Even if they already reached the territory of the Church of the light where his life is secured, the priest didn't act arrogantly toward this 7-star Arcana Master.
First of all, he is nothing but a priest, who isn't protected by the Church's authority all the time. Since he has no idea who this Tolemac really is, he was worried about a possible assassination in the future.
Secondly, Tolemac represented 247 Holdings, the largest contributor to the church. The company sends billions of credits every year as a donation.
And thirdly, the Supreme Pontiff himself will not like the fact that he went back on the promise.
Why should he risk his neck over such a promise he carelessly made? The priest let out a sigh, "alright but, if his grace doesn't want to see you, then, that will be the end."
"That's fine with me." Tolemac shrugged his shoulders.
The priest left the group and returned to them after a minute. He said, "Mr. Tolemac, his grace gave the permission. Follow us."
A smile appeared on Tolemac as he nodded, "great. Let's go."
They entered the Cathedral and walked for a while, reaching the Prayer Hall where only four beings were standing together.
Three of them are wearing identical attire, one that is different from a normal priest. As soon as Tolemac saw the scarlet cassock and a black plush hat, he realized that they were the three remaining Cardinals of the church.
As for the Supreme Pontiff, he is easy to recognize with that three-jeweled crown that is shaped like a cone, and there's the staff of Thea in his hand. Both of them are heaven-grade relics (rank-11) and are imbued with divine energy.
These types of relics are usually used by gods in the celestial realm but for now, they are in the hands of a mortal. With the crown acting as the shield and the staff amplifying his powers, the Supreme Pontiff is pretty much considered one of the strongest humans alive.
But then again, the gathering of the strongest experts within the church at a location where a cardinal died is something that needed to be taken note of. And Tolemac indeed caught that as soon as he saw the four figures.
Affea and Oakley weren't that important for them to gather like this. Not even the real Azzy should be a match for them. After all, he is only a rank-7. In his opinion, a Cardinal would be enough to deal with them.
Tolemac doesn't know that Azzy killed Ophanim and was under an impression that the fourth cardinal was still in the prison. So, there's nothing wrong if he thought it like that.
Anyway, all of this had nothing to do with him. He came here for a purpose and will leave once he was done. Taking a deep breath, he stepped forward and greeted him on one knee, "Your Grace, thank you for allowing me to meet you. And I apologize for meeting you in this disguised form. But, I can't get back to my original form for the next 24 hours."
While the Cardinals stayed on their spots and quietly observed the guy that looked like Ophanim's killer, the Supreme Pontiff walked forward at a slow pace. Tolemac stayed in that position until the old man reached him and said, "Rise, child."
He said only two words but they appeared to be soothing to Tolemac and the other spectators. It was as if they found peace in his presence. When he felt the same, Tolemac assumed that it might be a powerful mental skill. Nevertheless, it isn't harming him. So, there's no reason to resist it. At the same time, he was also nervous to stand near a Supreme realm expert.
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