Emperor Nero's turned condescending, he then slammed Baron's head onto the marble floor, blood spattered from underneath his face in an omnidirectional way.
"Do you think I need some apology from you? I don't need a sorry…I need useful tools."
"Disciplining again? You should've called us…we do like to watch him struggle."
Cassius one of the twins contracted to Apollo said chuckling. Nero turned his head to the dark areas of his throne room, even more annoyed. He lifted his arm from Baron's head.
"To be hated by the Gods…what a pitiful soul you are Baron…" Gaius the other twin contacted to Apollo said, furthermore antagonizing baron.
Baron lifted his head from the ground, he then turned to the side. Appearing from the shadows were two men, they looked exactly the same. Short curly black hair, tanned white skin, freckles along their cheeks, and two birthmarks that appears to be an arrow on their upper right foreheads. The one of the left was named Cassius, the right, Gaius, their only non-identical characteristics were that Cassius had green eyes and hid arrow birthmark faced downwards. On the contrary, Gaius red eyes and his arrow birthmark faced upwards.
"Okus died nobly in the line of duty.."
Baron finally said, lip quivering, his whole body hurt. The crimson dragon had really injured him. Nero stood up from his crouched position, walking back to his throne.
"Okus was a weakling."
Gaius said shrugging Baron off.
"Not worthy of lord Apollo's gifts.."
Cassius finished, smiling mockingly at Baron.
"HE WAS YOUR BROTHER!!!! your little brother….."
Baron yelled, his eyes were moist, tears dropped on the blood stained marble floors.
"Get up!"
Baron looked up after hearing a stern voice, strict like a father talking to his son. He saw a large man, even larger than himself, a lava orange eye looked at him. In this moment he was pitiful under his gaze. His hair was dark brown, he let it hag loose on the shoulders of his velvet military uniform, it also looked red. Baron looked down, shame at his weak and pitiful state, a black boot struck him in the face, his body flew back.
"Are you deaf? Or have your legs stopped working?"
"I-I can't…Alex…I can't."
Baron said weakly, the loss of his comrades, the death of the brother and sister he never had. He lost, he had his chance and lost, it was like his chance to prove himself ended as soon as he faced that "boy". Alexander's face softened, a soft barely visible smile graced his face.
"Alexander….."
The large man turned to Emperor Nero, the smile dropped.
"Kill Baron…"
Nero said swiftly making Alexander and Baron's eyes widened significantly, Alexander's face turned stoic, the emotion fading like the faint smile he previously had. Alexander pulled a golden helmet with crimson markings over his head, the helmet had red spikes like a mohawk lining down it. The lava colored eye was all Baron saw under the helm, glowing in the shade of the eye hole.
"Understood."
Baron just sat there, helpless to do anything. What could he possibly do in his current state, even if he wasn't injured he'd be no match for the son of Aries, the leader of the Emperor's guard.
Alexander started to walk forward his velvet red uniform shaded by the blackness of shadows in the throne room, he extended his right hand outwards, a long red axe materialized, glowing lighting in the dark shade. The axe was double sided, nearly touching the ground. When Alexander got to Baron he placed the axe right to his neck, drawing a small amount of blood, not that it mattered.
"By my father's gift I sorrow for ending you….Baron."
Rising the axe above his head with one hand, Alexander held it there for a moment, hesitating. Before bringing it down, his eyes sad but not crying.
"I used Master Bolt….."
"WAIT."
"The axe stopped when it heard the loud voice of the emperor."
"Go on Baron."
Nero said leaning forward in his throne.
"I used Master Bolt on a young soldier and he survived…."
Baron began while everyone currently in that room was shocked, even the shadows.
"How is that possible?"
Alexander questioned.
"After I used it on the boy flames erupted from his body, the fire wasn't harming him. He also utilized flames when we clashed."
"How old did this boy look?"
Nero asked, stoking his chin in thought.
"Very young….at least ten years old."
Baron said, looking at the emperor.
"Interesting…..then the rumors are truth then. The Pharaoh created a a group of children with prime contracts."
The shadows moved and took shape, the words of the emperor unpleasing. First to walk out from the blackness was a beautiful hourglass figured woman, with pale sink paired with a beautiful face. She had deep red wavy hair and light eyebrows, her eyes were blue like a summers ocean. Her uniform was pure black. On her side a man that Baron feared, a man that was second to Alexander. He towered over all in attendance, his skin was even paler than the woman beside him, his hair was pitch abyssal black that hanged loosely on his back, with matching eyebrows. His eyes were low and gray with a spiral within the pupils, his uniform to was black.
"Using children for war is heartless, it brakes my heart…..Calix.."
placing two delicate hands over her chest, the red haired woman looked at the man beside her.
"Would someone truly be that evil to use a ten year old child for war?"
The now named Calix asked to no one in particular. Nero looked at them, not really caring as to what they do. Once captured he'd use those children against their home.
"Valerie….Calix, the two of you will capture an Egyptian outpost, with our new found knowledge the pharaoh will most likely send some of those children since they are more advanced than his regular soldiers."
Nero said, leaving little room for refusal. Valerie and Calix slipped back into the shadows, Baron and Calix exchanged looks for a split second.
"Now then, Baron what more can you tell us about this boy that survived your master bolt.."
Baron finally got up from the ground, he held his larger wounds, leaving the smaller ones to drip blood on the floor.
"Aside from what I told you already…"
Baron looked to his side at Cassius and Gaius.
"He killed Okus and Selena…effortlessly."
Cassius and Gaius showed no emotion at the news of their little brother's death just as Baron expected. He was in an empire where strength is everything and weakness means your existence is void.
"I will inform Chloe that one of her students has passed in battle…"
Alexander walked away, glancing at Baron to follow, Cassius and Gaius also followed. Before leaving Nero spoke up, his voice stopped all in attendance
"What was his name…..the boy that survived."
Baron turned around, anger plastered across his face. He'd kill that boy, child or not, he had to die!
"Magnolia."