Retaliation

Bell casually strolled around the Shikari guild.

Katheryne looked down off the top balcony and called out to him. "Bell!"

Bell looked up. "Hm? Katheryne. What's up?"

"Come here. The Grandmaster wants to talk to you."

-

Bell entered the library where Katheryne was. Sitting at one of the wooden tables was Celena, Iba, and Soda.

"What's going on?" Bell asked.

Iba frowned. "It's about Yahya. The Heavenly Throne we encountered."

Soda nodded. "A Throne isn't just someone you'd find in a dungeon somewhere. That dungeon was created by a Noble Dragon."

Iba, Celena, and Katheryne all looked at Soda alarmingly.

"This is the first I'm hearing of this!" Iba exclaimed. "A Noble Dragon?!"

Soda nodded. "I don't know why, but they're the only ones with power beyond that of the Heavenly Thrones."

Celena folded her arms. "Well what about Nicolaus? There's obviously something wrong with him."

Soda stretched his neck. "The Venators."

"Don't tell me… it's them…" Iba muttered darkly.