2 Ten Rings for the Wise King in his palace of gold.

Xiao Yulong woke from his sleep feeling refreshed. He had decided to accept his new identity, and just like when he became Romani, would do his best to help people.

As he got up, after he'd gotten dressed, Yulong heard a Notification.

[Ding!]

[A new Group Quest is available]

[I come to you now, at the turning of the tide!]

[An evil reincarnate has conspired to slow the return of Aragorn and his army of ghosts! Without the assistance of this army, the attack on Gondor will succeed, Sauron will notice the Ringbearer and kill him, plunging Middle Earth into a new Dark Age!]

[Objective: defeat the evil reincarnate, aid the armies of Gondor]

[Rewards will be randomized!]

[Participants 0/5]

[Ding! 4 members have gone online!]

Geo Archon: Interesting... @ everyone, do you know this "Arda"

Master of Technology: Of course! This seems to be the world of "Lod of the Rings," a fantasy type world!

Best Mate: Whoa, really! I'm definitely in!

Strongest Man: Gurarararara, count me in as well! I'm eager to meet the members of the group, as well as the mysterious "Reincarnate!"

Ultimate Magus: I too know this world. I'll explain the situation once we're all together, ok?

Best Mate: Sure!

Master of Technology: +1

Geo Archon: +1

Strongest Man: +1

With that, Yulong mentally accepted the system quest and a white void appeared before him, swallowing him whole. The pure brightness overwhelmed him, searing his eyes, and when he could finally see again, he was standing in a forest alongside 4 other figures, a man in futuristic armor, a gargantuan old man with a massive mustache, a redhaired, freckled boy in a wizard's robe and an elegant man in a black and grey suit holding a spear.

The man with the mustache spoke first, "Gurarararara, I am Edward Newgate, also known as Whitebeard, one of the Four Emperors of the sea! It's nice to meet all of you, but I have have one question: will you join my crew, Gurarararara!"

"Mr. Whitebeard here is a pirate," Yulong interjected, "I'm Xiao Yulong, Ultimate Magus, nice to meet you all as well!"

"A pirate huh? Then I'll have to decline," the armored man replied, "I'm Ironman, but you can call me Tony Stark."

The well dressed man picked up the question, "I am Zhongli, God of Geo. I wouldn't mind joining, though I wouldn't be able to travel with you all that much."

"Ah, I'm Ron Weasley," the boy piped up, "I can't join though, sorry Mr. Whitebeard. I'm sure I'd get expelled from Hogwarts for joining a pirate crew, heh."

"Then, if you ever visit my world, Zhongli, you will be under my protection, son!

"That's all of us then? Yulong commented. "Very well, let me explain the particulars of this world. This is Middle-Earth, a world being besieged by a Dark Lord named Sauron. Currently, two small folk, of the Hobbit race are traversing Sauron's territory, aiming to drop a ring into a volcano. If the ring successfully gets destroyed that way, Sauron will self-destruct. The Dark Lord's forces are currently about to attack Gondor, the last large refuge of resistance against him. If Gondor falls, there will be nothing to distract him from his territory and he will catch the hobbits dooming Middle-Earth. Our job is to defeat or stall one person, the reincarnate. If this reincarnate cannot stall reinforcements to Gondor due to us, the city will stand strong and our quest will be complete! Any questions?"

A chorus of "No's" was all that could be heard.

"Alright, then let us depart!"

(System, where will we find the Reincarnate?)

[Quest Map unlocked!]

[Follow the map to the dot, your objective.]

(Right, let's go!)

With that, the group set out, heading towards the flashing dot he could see on the map. The dot seemed to be around three miles northwest, so at the speed they were going, the trip would take about an hour. Around halfway through the trip they discussed their battle plan.

The first to speak up was Tony.

"Whitebeard, Zhongli and I should be the main attackers. With their weapons, I assume you two are good in close combat and with titles like "God" and "Strongest Man" backing that up?"

"Indeed, Mr. Newgate, I am quite adept at fighting, and my geo abilities are good for defense and attack."

"Gurarararara! As long as I have a target, they will definitely die!"

"Excellent, then I'll provide covering fire. Yulong, Weasley, what can you provide?"

"I can cast support and attack magecraft as well as possess immense physical strength, I'll provide "Buffs" for you guys."

"And I'm able to cast jinxes and hexes that should trip the enemy up!"

"Good, good!" Tony replied, "Buffs and debuffs, aside from a tanker, we've got the perfect RPG team, hahaha!"

Finally, the team arrived at the quest location. As they rounded a bend, they could clearly see their enemy, a dark haired, animesque person.

(System, can Status read others' status?)

[Affirmative.]

(Good, read status.)

With that, Yulong held up a hand, signaling the group to halt.

[Yami Kuroshini]

Cultivation: None, Strength equal to a Sky Profound realm Warrior

Bio: Yami Kuroshini is the reincarnated form of Richard Atkins, a true blue edgelord. Richard died when he was caught up in a bank robbery, as one of the robbers. After a police shootout, Atkins was killed. He wishes to stop the ghost army and Aragorn to curry favor with Sauron and gain a country to rule. Yami was reincarnated by a lesser devil, and as such only possesses immense strength and fire bending mastery. Due to this, Yami believes he has a shot at beating the ghost army. Unfortunately, Yami's powers are stagnant and will never grow so his plan is ultimately suicidal.

Profound Veins: N/A

"He has the ability to manipulate fire skillfully, and also has super-strength, enough to decimate any one of us in just a couple hits, so be careful," Yulong whispered. "Move out!"

With that order, Zhongli and Whitebeard instantly jumped forward, accelerating and closing the 300 meter gap instantly. Tony lifted off and started firing his beams, careful to not hit his two allies.

Yulong began to chant a spell, "Michael of Flames, Gabriel of Messages, Keter, Yesod, Sephirot! Grant my comrades the strength of a raging fire and the speed of the Messenger, oh Archangels, hear my plea!"

With those words, the three front liners instantly gained massive strength and speed, easily doubling their current prowess.

Zhongli formed a shield of jade as he landed, protecting Whitebeard while the man himself created a quake bubble and slammed it into Yami's chest. Yami went flying but was blasted down to the ground in the middle of his impromptu flight by one of Stark's beams. Seeing an opportunity, Ron cast his first spell.

"Impedimenta!"

The bolt of light hit the enemy head on and as he rose to his feet Zhongli and Whitebeard once again closed the gap instantly. This time, however, Yami was ready for them. He assumed a stance and punched forward, causing a deluge of flames to flow forward. Zhongli reacted and raised a wall of earth, blocking the deadly stream. Suddenly, the wall burst open and Kuroshini went forth, landing a punch on Whitebeard. Normally, such a blow would have slammed the giant backwards and removed him from the fight for a while but instead, the jade shield broke, absorbing the full force of Kuroshini's ferocious punch. All three frontline fighters recognized their moment; Yulong prepared a massive spell and Ron fired a "Bombarda."

"Michael of Flames, Uriel of Judgement, Malkuth, Yesod, Keter, oh Archangels, hear my plea! Rain down the Tragedy of Sodom and Gomorrah upon this unworthy sinner! Oh sacred light, Judge all things, 𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐎𝐏𝐇 𝐀𝐔𝐑!

Zhongli thrust forward with his Calamity Queller, piercing Yami's heart, while Whitebeard moved backwards to avoid the cast spell, pulling Zhongli along with him.

The sky above rumbled with a fury that had not been seen on Middle-Earth in ages, a dark glow lit up the sky. A moment of silence passed and then 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 rained down, fire and thunder, fiery thunder, a pillar of pure destruction, visible from anywhere in Middle-Earth. The pillar lasted for a good ten minutes, until Yulong had exhausted all his profound energy, as it slowly faded, all that was left of the area that had been 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐝 was a smoking circle, a deep, dark hole that was at least hundreds of meters deep.

[Ding!]

[Quest Cleared, Distributing rewards]

[You obtained: Anduril (True Copy) X1, profound energy increased by 2 great realms (Stable Foundation) ]

A surge of strength soared through him as Solomon instantly reached the first level of the Earth Profound Realm and his foundation immediately stabilized, becoming unshakable.

"Gurarararara, impressive, boy!"

"Thank you", Xiao Yulong replied, "It's one of my greatest creations, a spell that creates ruin for as long as you can provide it energy."

"Blimey, mate, ruin indeed!"

"We should probably return to our worlds though. Everyone and their mother would've seen that blast," Tony replied.

"Gurarararara, indeed!

[Ding!]

[System has acknowledged users' requests]

[Returning members to their worlds]

With that message, the blankness of earlier enveloped all the members and took them back home.