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Chapter 381 - Chapter 381: Omega's Circle

"M-m-m-ME!? Y-y-you want me to find that place?!" The Stuttering Man, Kokonen, would ask, as he'd be busy cleaning up the area left behind by the massive waves, a broom to push out the water and letting it go back to the ocean.

"Mhm! You're the one who went all around this world, right? I'm sure you know something about the circle!" Zazel would answer, adjusting his leather jacket as he'd did a quick point with his head for Harvard to prepare the Devil's Eye, as well as another jewel in his deck dubbed 'Star of the Earth', which takes a similar appearance, only with a cyan color and a white iris.

"W-w-well yes, I ah...I do believe I may have some knowledge for it... B-B-BUT I CAN'T JUST GIVE THAT TO RANDOM KIDS! That's a D-d-dangerous location we're looking at! Y-y-you'd rather be in an island or a prison than to deal with that area, E-e-especially with what's-" His pleas would be interrupted by the boys providing the stones, which would alarm Kokonen astronomically. "I-....Is this-"

"Genuine Gems, yes! And are probably enough to pay off your debt!"

"....O-o-ok!" He'd stuff the jewels in his pocket as he'd be quick in tossing the broom aside and rushing towards a bag full of papers and knick-knacks. From the small artifacts he collected, to the books he was reading in his spare time, most of them appearing to be the Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes. Before long, he'd find it and unravel the parchment, the Omega symbol in full view, a dense forest that surrounds it, four kingdoms on each side, as well as a small section of villages inside. Exactly what Jesta described. "The Omega C-c-c-circle's right here, northeast currently with our little scarab friend. It's an easy to s-s-s-spot area, with how the land carved itself. I-i-i-I'm not kidding when I said it is dangerous! There's c-c-c-currently going to be a war soon between the two major kingdoms on both sides. Sozo Kurorai's with his Phantom Mage's-"

"Oh yeah! The guy that Griffos was talking about in the Mirrors!" Harvard would interrupt, looking towards Stolas to see him affirm his answer, prompting the other two, Solomon and Zazel, to glance at each other and shrug in confusion.

"Excuse me?"

"Oh! Never mind us! What's the other guy?"

Kokonen grew a bit suspicious, considering he recalled certain mirrors being destroyed during the Wedding Process, but held his tongue. "A-a-a-and the Sons of Man, led by King Cliffside-"

"KING IS IN THERE!?!?" Stolas interrupted, though in such shock, the boys notice a small sense of ire and anger, his eyes locked on at the secondary castle on the far left.

"Y-y-yes! Now you see why I said it's dangerous?! T-t-these are some of the most Elite of Elites we're t-t-t-talking about! I wouldn't even be caught DEAD working there, and that's saying something!" He'd gulp down his fear as he'd provide the children the map, as well as the coordinates and the direction the children need to go. "Whatever you k-k-k-kids need there, I hope it's worth it. Th-th-they say that those that try to enter the Omega's Circle are cursed to Die there. Whether its by those two, the kingdoms around it, or the wild nature and the villages that hide inside the half ring. I r-r-r-really do not want to picture a dead child in that place on top of everything..."

"We'll try to be careful. Though now you brought it up..." Zazel would pause himself as he'd see the map again, taking note on his friend's words and tone that such threats may need some more knowledge on it. "...What exactly makes them scary? First time I heard of it."

"W-w-w-well, I doubt I need to explain King, considering y-y-y-your friend's got some experience with him. Sozo on the other hand...." He'd shudder as he'd hear such a name, taking out another object from his bag; a book that had a list of names written in its pages. The boys were confused at first, with Solomon taking the book and flipping through it, all of them in alphabetical order. Kokonen continued as he'd look at the map. "Sozo's a horror beyond anything else. W-w-what I just gave you is essentially a personal tombstone. A Grave of every single victim that has lived in Omega's Circle. H-h-he's actually the reason such a legend exists. Every single name in that b-b-b-book? A high chance it's Sozo's doing."

The boys' blood ran cold as they'd look at the pages, flipping through them one at a time. Sixty names were left on one page, and the book itself seemed to be around 250 pages. The names finally stopped once they reached the last few pages, around 246, with only ten names listed at the top. "H-....He did all this? By himself??" Zazel's confidence dropped immediately as he'd try to question what kind of man would be willing to kill nearly 15,000 people.

"W-w-well, not ALL of them. He has a few Cronies to make sure his will is d-d-d-d-done, but REST ASSURED! It's ALL by his hand. Nobody even knows why he did it..."

Despite such a staggering body count and the idea that such a murderer is a King in that specific land, Harvard would pat his Demonic friend on the shoulder, trying to inspire back that courage, as he'd be quick in summoning forth a monster for them to prepare. "Thanks for the heads up! We'll be sure to keep an eye out if he tries anything!" Harvard shouted, as Rasca began to descend from the seal, allowing him to cast Fusion on himself and let his friends take hold, flying off into the sky as they search for the Circle.

"I hope y-y-y-y-you can... Nobody would be sane enough to even try and reach such a place... Why would anyone even take such a risk?" Kokonen asked himself, waving goodbye to the boys as he'd began to swipe once again on the Scarab's shell.

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