The World's most Overpowered Side-Character

Chapter 311: Last Warning.

[Khalla-Nova; the same moment that Umbra and Giza consumed their hundred and fifteenth sentient world]

"This is much better than the previous two months," Dina stared at a crowd of several dozen people, gathered after she had aided in the destruction of yet another Emporium outpost.

Before her stood Vatui refugees that had come out of hiding after their oppressors had been killed off, there were others which had been aiding the Vatui in secret mixed in the masses as well, but amongst that number someone had stood out to her and the others the most, one who had attacked the outpost before they even arrived; another Godslayer, he was not a large man, in fact he didn't seem older than eighteen, but his power was on par with Dina's, he reminded them of Sol in a lot of ways stemming from the reckless way he fought to how he used his power.

"Princess," The Godslayer approached Ikaris while she was in the middle of speaking to Keele and Cecelia, promptign her to stop and avert her attention to him. "Rem, at your service," He lowered his head and gave her a dainty curtsey.

As the Vatui did; he had a head of white hair, though there was a slight glow to it, and his eyes as well were white much like Sol's regular divine appearance, what set them apart the most was that he had nothing resembling the rings or even the crescents that Sol had when he started fighting seriously.

He was short though, at least in comparison to Sol, he was a regular height barely taller than Dina and carried with himself an air of nobility and dignity with every step and gesture he made.

"Rem," Ikaris repeated his name once and then turned to the others, dismissing them and then looking at him again. "Thank you for assisting earlier," She smiled extending her hand. "It was a surprise finding a Godslayer here, that too, beating me to the attack, how did you know I would be attacking this outpost?" She asked him with a raised brow when he bowed again rather than take her hand.

"I had no idea, across the collective there are countless signs of change, First Sol Vestic appeared with a threat that reignited our fighting spirits, and then we found out that the Princess of the Vatui had returned and was waging an all-out war against our enemies; It is not just me, hundreds of thousands more Godslayers who were in hiding; millions have responded to your call and have been sewing the seeds of havoc across Khalla-Nova, it is only a matter of time before the outposts are all destroyed, though they are only small attacks because we do not have the power to challenge the Generals..." He paused when Ikaris gave him a strange glimpse and slightly narrowed her eyes, resulting in goosebumps forming across his neck and arms when he felt the sensation of a blade pressed against his back even though there was nobody behind him.

"Is that so...?" She responded to his explanation seriously. "You are a part of the resistance aren't you? Why has it been so hard to get into contact with you, and what demon has possessed your heart to make you think you have the right to simply approach and casually speak to me?" She asked.

"Do you have any idea how close you were to dying just now?" She seemed on the verge of attacking him but steeled herself and took a breath and on queue to her calming down Cecelia, Keele and Jenifer seemed to appear out of nowhere from behind him, while Dina, Sara and Arla walked from her shadow staring as he found himself surrounded, and then he felt a presence from above, something so terrifying that his bones began to ache and his body began shuddering out of his control.

"I figured it wasn't Umbra since there wasn't a shread of hate in him, but this is my first time finding another Godslayer who was conscious, isn't he a bit... weak?

Or are mey expectations too high?" Sol spoke disappointedly as he descended, his white hair flailing in the winds and the crescent across his back with Talia in his arms, at his presence the multitudes went silent, never before had they seen or sensed such a being, could something this imposing even be considered a Godslayer anymore?

He was in a league of his own, and the child in his arms, it was just a babe but gave off the same terrifying energy he and Ikaris did, without an introduction they knew; this was none other than the Infamous Sol Vestic, and in his arms was his and Ikaris's child, her name had not been made public, but she had been spotted twice already after the destruction of an outpost in his arms when he visited his wife.

"Baby~" Ikaris cooed as soon as she saw Talia, walking past Rem and taking her from Sol, kissing his cheek and then turning to her retainers (Dina and Arla) who did the same as she had with kisses to his cheeks before Sol gave Rem his undivided attention.

"Walk with me, Rem," Sol gestured, suppressing his powers completely and sticking his hands in his pockets.

"...Of course," Rem quickly fell in line next to Sol and began keeping pace.

"A Godslayer..." Sol stared at him. "By the Empire's standards, you're stronger than a large percentage of their ranks, hell, you are stronger than what I heard the average Godslayer is supposed to be; what the hell have you been doing all this time?" He asked and the man swallowed and averted his eyes.

"I am not strong enough to do anything by myself, and I am one of the strongest Allies to the resistance so I couldn't just rush into the hands of the enemy and get myself killed or captured, I only came out because I knew that the Princess has been raiding in this direction so meeting her was a possibility." He answered honestly.

"I found an outpost along the way and determined that the General may have been weaker than myself, so I attacked it, meeting Her Highness here today was a calculated coincidence."

"Calculated coincidences do not exist, it was a deliberate act to gain her attention, are you trying to anger me with such a bullshit explanation?" Sol asked with a hostile glare and Rem stopped walking immediately, standing stiffly with his hands at his sides and staring at Sol with an alien expression of fright.

"Never, I would never do anything to get in your bad graces, Sir, I am honest, I made a guess and attacked on a whim-"

"Forget it, what do you want with her? She has no intention of joining the resistance, if that was your aim," Sol shook his head.

"No, I was sent by our leader to offer the position of Leader to her, she has done in two months what the entire resistance has been failing at since she disappeared from the war, it was a reminder of why she was the spearhead of the war to begin with, Princess Ikaris knows how to tear them apart, she always has."

"I refuse," Ikaris approached after placing Talia in Sara's careful hands. "If your leader was serious then he would have shown himself rather than sending one of his retainers."

"How did you know that-"

"Do you think we do not know who and where you are?" Ikaris raised a brow.

"We have had access to the Emporium's systems and database for months, gaining the whereabouts of a shoddy alliance with meagre technology hiding them was an easy task, I have been sending messages ever since I began fighting against the Emporium, but instead of meeting me as I requested, you sent a lackey in your place, this is not enough to prove that you are who you claim to be, nor is it enough to gain my trust," Ikaris shook her head and gestured to the pendant hanging from Rem's necklace which had a camera aimed wherever he looked.

"My offer stands for another day as of this moment, cease your attacks on civilian outposts and disband your rebel army, what you are doing is wrong and targeted at the innocent.

It shows with how warped your appearance has become, leader of the resistance," She placed her hand on her chest and stared at Rem.

"If you do not cease and insist on attacking the wrong people I will personally put you down in the manner of the dog you behave like, we are not animals, we are better than the slaughter of the innocent, do not fall to the same levels as the enemies who have tortured your people, join me instead and follow my lead as you once did, if you do not comply then I will see to your demise myself, this is your last warning."

"We do not attack innocent outposts though-"

"She wasn't speaking to you," Sol interrupted Rem, resting his hand on the man's shoulder.

"Go back with this warning, we are trying to create a safer Emporium, we aren't destroying one tyrant superpower to replace them with another, understood?" Sol directed the frightened Godslayer, but before Rem could answer or refute again he vanished in a flash of golden light, reappearing in a small room someplace completely different and tripping over the bed behind him.

"What the heck just happened?" Rem asked after sitting on the floor for over a minute staring at the flickering lights in the roof of his bedroom.

"I thought I was gonna die so many times, who would ever refuse something uttered from the mouth of those monsters?" He asked, standing up and shaking his head as the last of the dizziness left him. "I have to get back to master right now, Sol Vestic, Ikaris, their closest allies, I stood no chance against them, not even in my dreams, not to mention the ones who remained hidden staring at me...

we need a new strategy if we're gonna stay in business."