Ace: What do you mean?
Hansel: Those books are called the "Armageddon Archive".
Max: By armageddon, you mean?
Zaldo: What's that all about.
Hansel: Well then, where should I start...right. These are books that contains the key on obtaining the position of overlord.
Everyone in the room was surprised to hear that.
Ezra: That's absurd! I thought they already made extra precautions to prevent anyone from being an overlord.
Max: That's right!
Zaldo: Let him finish what he's going to say!
They were speechless.
Zaldo: Continue.
Hansel: These books are scattered throughout the continent. And if they got all of the books, they will commence with the ritual, giving them power beyond expectations. But the thing that interest me the most is that once the overlord is chosen, another overlord from a different dimension will appear here and fight the current overlord. And the one who will win, will gain supreme on both realms.
Ace: Another overlord?
Ezra: That's going to be troublesome if they both decided to join forces.
Julie: Indeed. It could literaly be the end.
Ace: No matter what, we must find the books first!
Max: That's gonna be a problem, they already have 2 books with them, plus they probably know where the other ones are.
Ezra: He's right. We are in a disadvantage here.
Hansel: That is indeed true, but we got some people who can help us.
Zaldo: Who are they?
Ash came out of knowhere.
Ash: Us.
Ace and the others were surprised to see that the council will help them defeat the four horsemen.
Azumi: I have an unfinished business with their leader.
Ace: Even grandmaster Azumi too?!
Blue: Why do I have to be here too.
Ash: It's because the grandmaster told us to.
Gale: We got no choice. It's the grandmaster's decision after all.
Azumi: The four of us are gonna help you all retrieve the books.
Zaldo: Where are the others?
Ash: They have an important business to attend to. What, you think we can't handle the enemy?
Zaldo: N-Not at all.
Azumi: That settles it then. The search for the book will start in the morning.
Max: But we don't know their exact location yet!
Azumi: No need.
Ace: What do you mean?
Ash: It's because, we are the ones who scattered the books.
Ace and the others were surprised to know that.
Max: Well, you could've told us that sooner...
Gale: But this isn't going to be easy.
Julie: Why?
Blue: After the battle then, we entrusted the books to our trusted commrades. Many years pass since then, and we don't knkw their location nor can we reach them.
Zaldo: That is indeed troublesome...
Azumi: I'll tell the coordinates of their hometown tomorrow, so you should all take a rest, except you Ace.
Ace: Huh?
Azumi: Come with me.
Azumi and Ace left the room.
***
Azumi and Ace went inside a room.
Ace: It's dark in here...
Azumi: Now then..
The room lit up and it was huge inside.
Ace: What is this?
Azumi: Before we go on a mission, show me what you got, Ace!
Ace: No doubt that this is a training room for combat.
To be continued...