Affinity:Chaos

Grey and Robert headed straight into the portal.

This was Robert's first time entering the secret realm and he was astonished at the energy in the place.

"This is a nice place to train. A shame I'm already at the Peak of the Venerable Plane, I would've stayed here a little longer." Robert commented.

Grey nodded, this was a good place to train, but he wasn't interested in training. He wanted to complete what brought him here and head back to the Pyrmond Faction. He planned to visit his parents on the way to the Faction.

"Let's get to work. A Peak Venerable will do nicely." Grey flew up and flew in the direction of the Gnome's camp.

He knew where it was located after attacking the place the last time, so they didn't have to go through the stress of searching for it.

'I wonder if they still gather there.' He thought as he flew in that direction. On the way, he sensed some Gnomes, but he didn't bother with them as their level was too weak. He wanted someone strong and also with a strong background. That way, he would be privy to some secrets of the Gnomes.

It didn't take long for them to get to the place, and when they got there, Grey and Robert hid, hiding their aura as well. Grey didn't want the Gnomes to know of his presence here. He didn't want to kill anyone, and didn't want to draw the ire of the Gnomes towards the humans in this place when he's gone.

They looked at the place and started screening the candidates. He wanted to see if any of the Princes were present, but even after they waited for two hours, he didn't see any signs of the Princes, and rushing into the place would only alert the people there.

'Void, do you remember the faces of the Princes?' He asked Void who was sleeping in his storage ring.

'No. I'll break through soon, don't disturb me.'

Void's reply wasn't what Grey expected, but the news of Void breaking through soon was amazing. Void rarely trains, all he does is to eat and sleep, yet he is able to actually break through with such ease.

To a certain extent, Grey was a little jealous of Void's method of cultivation. How does sleeping make one advance?

Well, Void has eaten a large amount of natural treasures which are all helpful to him and make him grow faster, but the fact that unlike others, he didn't need to cultivate was painful to think about.

Grey left Void alone and looked to the large building, and after a while he looked at Robert.

"You're a Necromancer, Gnomes have a close relationship with Necromancers." He pointed out.

Robert nodded, "There have been times I heard that some meetings were held with Gnomes."

"Are you implying I walk in there?" He asked Grey.

"Yes, since you're a Necromancer, they won't attack you. They will allow you to walk amongst them freely, they might even want your help with targeting humans." Grey explained.

The plan was to get Robert to lure the people out and they subdue the person so Robert can work on the person. According to what Robert told Grey, the person must be subdued so he can penetrate the person's brain with his mental energy. After doing that, he would do whatever he wanted.

"Alright, I will go in and bring someone out." Robert nodded and then stood up, walking towards the gate that led into the place.

The Gnome's hideout was like a small town, with a large gate. There were houses in different parts of the place.

The second Robert walked close to the place, three Gnomes stepped out and prepared to attack.

Robert already expected this and quickly brought out one of his puppets, "I'm a Necromancer, I want to come see your leader, I have a proposal for him."

The Gnomes that came out were in the Early stages of the Elemental Venerable Plane, when they saw the puppets, they held back, but they were still prepared to attack.

"A low life form like you think you can see the Prince?" One of the Gnomes said in disgust.

Robert looked at the Gnomes and saw contempt in their eyes, it was clear they didn't think highly of humans.

Grey knew the Gnomes felt they were superior to humans, but Robert hadn't had any encounters with Gnomes and didn't know how they were toward humans. This was his first encounter and he was surprised at the way these Gnomes looked at him.

"This is something the Prince would not want to miss out on. If he finds out that you made him miss such an opportunity, you will regret it." Robert didn't let their gaze and words bring him down.

He looked at them with cold eyes and said, "If you don't want me to go to him, I will leave. But the Prince will eventually find out about this and he will send for me, but it will be too late then."

The three Gnomes exchanged glances and then decided to take Robert inside. They didn't know if he was lying or not, but they didn't want to offend the Prince. The Prince has been in a bad mood for some months now.

Robert was escorted into the place, heading for the castle that was situated in the camp. This was the place the Prince resided.

He looked around and saw other Gnomes looking at him with scorn, they clearly didn't think highly of any human, not even one that was a Necromancer.

Robert didn't mind the looks as he walked towards the building.

Inside the building.

The Prince was seated in the middle seat, and there were five people with him, discussing.

The large metal door was knocked and one of the Gnomes stepped in.

"My Lord, there's a human here to see you, he said he has a proposal you won't want to miss for you." The Gnome said while bowing.

The Prince looked at the Gnome and said, "Bring him in."

If Grey were here, he would've recognized the Prince. It was none other than the Seventh Prince, someone he had encountered on both sides of the secret realm.

The Gnome went outside and brought Robert into the place.

One of them pushed Robert at the back and said coldly, "Bow."

Robert looked at him, and then turned to the Prince, bowing slightly before looking him in the eyes.

"You said you have a proposal for me, I'm listening." The Prince went straight to the point.

"I would like to talk to you alone, my Prince." Robert said.

The seventh Prince looked at the five people in the room with him and signaled for them to step outside. They didn't go far away, just by the door.

"Don't come close, say whatever you want to say from there." The Seventh Prince said when he saw Robert taking a step.

Robert halted and said, "There's an important person that is coming in here later today. She's the daughter of one of the top powerhouses in my Continent."

"Of what use is this information to me?" The Seventh Prince asked coldly.

"Here's the thing. I know you're looking to apprehend Grey Dawson. This person has a bad relationship with the Dawson Family. My proposal is this, kidnap the daughter and offer to make an exchange for the head of Grey Dawson with this man. He will not think twice about doing the exchange." Robert explained.

When the Seventh Prince heard this, he stood up.

"This is a good plan. When is this person coming? I need them caught immediately!" The Seventh Prince was excited. Grey was his greatest enemy, he wanted Grey to die at all costs. He had never thought of doing something like this, nor had such an opportunity come his way.

Now that Robert brought such information for him, he was thrilled. This was finally the chance he was searching for to kill Grey.

"My Prince, what about the rewards?" Robert asked with a little smile.

"You will be rewarded when the mission is complete. I'll put you in charge of bringing this person over. You must bring them or I'll have you killed." The Seventh Prince said.

Robert bowed and said, "Thank you, my Prince. I will surely deliver her to you. But I can't do it alone."

"She will be protected by top experts during her time here. There's no way I can deal with them alone."

The Seventh Prince nodded, "Naturally, I'll send my top experts to assist you. Just say what you need."

Robert bowed and told the Prince he would be leaving in a few hours and the Prince should call over the people who would be following him. He didn't need too many people, three would be fine.

The Prince summoned his two strongest experts and told them to follow Robert as he left.