The funeral had been short well more like the saying goodbyes to the casket which were sealed Ryuu knew that most if not all of them were either too disfigured to be shown to the family members or the casket were empty, some will ne incinerating some will be simply buried according to the customs of their family. The policy the army had always been to hand over the casket to the family as conducting funeral for people who were spread around an entire realm was not only impractical but a huge ch.o.r.e as well as such they were send back to their family with honors.

As Ryuu made his way to his office he was greeted by his superior Major Frank who simply shook his hand as he spoke, "headquarters send a missive you are required there for debriefing."

Ryuu had a confused expression on his face as he spoke, "huh, why would I need debriefing when I already said everything on my report."

Frank shrugged as he spoke, "I do not know but a summon had been sent for you, a vessel had been send to bring you there, also if the headquarters do not object your vacation would start immediately as soon as you would have finished your work.", he finished with a smile only to frown upon seeing the look of dread on Ryuu's face causing him to speak with a frown, "Is something wrong Captain Ryuu?"

Ryuu let out a sigh before he spoke, "to tell you the truth I ran away from home to join the army with my sisters help and except an occasional contact with my eldest sister I have yet to receive any contact specially with the other two who helped me join the army and from what my eldest sister hinted I might get a bit punished."

Frank narrowed his eyes as he spoke, "Brother you need not worry as long as you are in active duty no one will touch you it is my promise to you, now move along you have a long day ahead.", with that he patted his back and left a slack jawed Ryuu alone.

'That unhelpful b.a.s.t.a.r.d as long as I am in vacation I am not considered in active duty unless my vacation ends or I receive emergency summon.', a sulking Ryuu made his way to the port where a vessel was standing to take him to the headquarters.

A couple of hours later Ryuu landed on a different port in an unknown area, the guard of the place looked as if they meant business not only that they looked a h.e.l.l lot stronger than the usual people he usually dealt with as he landed he was greeted by another person who came forward as he spoke, "I am Colonel Razeil, please follow me."

Ryuu nodded as he walked behind me through the hallowed halls of the Head quarter as he was walking a female voice came to his ears, "Well well who do we have here?"

Ryuu turned around and nearly suffered a heart attack upon seeing a familiar visage of a person who had once tried to kill him, he gulped hard as he spoke, "This junior greets senior."

The woman looked at him as if trying to strip even his soul bare as she spoke, "How did you grow so strong so fast Ryuu?"

Ryuu gulped as he spoke, "Senior an unfortunate accident took place which had me comatose for a long time and when I awoke I had made a major breakthrough."

Her gaze became even more intense as she spoke, "Really Ryuu was that only thing that happened?"

"Please leave the poor child alone, I do not think this place would survive a battle between you and Antariskh."

The woman turned towards the speaker as she spoke with a smile, "Ah Greetings Lady Khygnos how have you been?"

Khygnos gave her a charming smile as she spoke, "I have been well dear but what about you Megara."

Megara simply smiled as she spoke, "I am fine and it is lovely to see you Antariskh."

Antariskh snorted as she spoke, "Yes it is really lovely to see you.", before she turned towards the Colonel as she spoke, "You may tend to your other duties I will escort the Captain.", she then turned towards Ryuu as she spoke, "Captain I hope you will not mind accompanying me."

Megara gave a sly smile as began to walk away as she spoke, "Yes yes child go to your owner, and hid behind her skirt instead of shaking like a leaf."

Antariskh growled at that as the Colonel and Megara went out of her sight she turned and hugged Ryuu as she spoke, "It had been a while brother, I heard about the battle are you unhurt."

Ryuu gave a small smile as she spoke, "I am unhurt and well sister.", he then turned towards Khygnos as he spoke, "It has been a while aunty how have you been."

Khygnos gave a smile as she spoke, "I am fine child though I am surprised to see you join the army never thought brother Mahes or his wives would allow you to join."

Ryuu suddenly found the ceiling interesting as Antariskh replied with a snort, "He ran away from Ayindril with the help of my younger sisters to join the army."

Khygnos looked thunderstruck before she let out a loud laugh as she spoke, "Seems like the newer generation copying the older one.", Antariksh simply gave a small nod with a smile on her face.

Khygnos then spoke with a sigh, "Well it seems we are getting late so why don't you give us a hint as to what happened I did rather hear from the source itself rather than learn from a piece of paper."

As Ryuu began recounting everything that happened since they left for Duehiri 'The s.n.a.t.c.her', 'Halphine', the meteor the encounter with Salphan and how he and his superior General Sienta managed to stop the destruction of 'The s.n.a.t.c.her' triggered by some short of spy who had snuck and finding doc.u.ments stating some devil cultivator before the Great Divide.

Antariskh frowned as she spoke, "Do you know who this Great Devil Cultivator is?"

Ryuu shook his head as she spoke, "No clue although he had a symbol of a Jackal with one face in light other in dark, well more like it looked like face of Anu…."

Ryuu suddenly choked a bit as he felt immense amount of killing intent only for him to be quickly hugged by Khygnos who shouted at Antariskh, "Antariskh calm yourself or you will harm your brother."

Antariskh was bought out of her anger as she quickly turned towards Ryuu her face showing remorse as she spoke, "I am sorry brother that symbol bought bad memories."

A catatonic Ryuu shook his head as he spoke, "It is alright big sister, but who is this person."

Antariskh bit her lips as she spoke, "An extremely bad person, and I am happy he is dead but if you have found his vault we have to hurry."

Khygnos nodded as Antariskh picked Ryuu up like a puppy before they dashed towards the conference room, the opened the room so hard that it almost fell out startling everyone as they entered Ryuu was dropped on the floor like a sack of potato not that he was able to understand as his head was ringing from move at such a speed.

Khygnos literally shouted out a command to Bakhtyar, "Supreme General Bakhtyar, I want to see the doc.u.ments on the vault they are searching along with the symbol of that person NOW!!!"

Seeing her demanding tone everyone was taken aback specially those who knew her personally after all she was never to lose her patience like that and Bakhtyar knew that it would be unwise to test her patience further as such he handed those doc.u.ments to her while Ryuu finally stood up with the help of Elyrin as he stood beside her and Sienta with Wazir to their other side as Sienta spoke in whisper, "Captain Ryuu do you know what has happened?"

Ryuu replied to her with a frown, "Apparently they know the person whose symbol we found and are quite angry I almost had a heart attack from their killing intent so brace yourselves.", Everyone within their hearing range gulped at that angering this ancient cultivators was worse than dead.

Wazir spoke in a rather nervous manner, "Should we make a run for it.", only to here a small 'hum' behind them.

Sienta spoke with her head dropping down in a defeated tone, "It is too late for that the now the room has been sealed."

Elyrin had the look as if her entire life had flashed before her as she spoke, "It was nice knowing you all."

Ryuu gulped at that as he spoke, "Same."

Their worriness was not unfounded as a few seconds later they found themselves on the ground trying hard to breathe as they felt their life choking out of them as an explosion of KI and killing intent was released from any cultivator that had established themselves before the Great Divide as Khygnos spoke a name. " Jose."