Strongest Hammer God

Chapter 468 Twilight Duchy - Repaired

The Twilight Duchy used to have a policy where they would accept weak people of the fallen Skysand Kingdom.

The policy included everyone below the Third Realm.

However, people of the Third Realm were not allowed to enter due to political reasons.

Yet, Kyle was incredibly powerful.

Should they also turn him away?

They werenʼt sure.

”Please, wait here,” one of the guards said.

Kyle nodded, and the guard jumped over the wall.

For people of their power, this wall was only a suggestion.

About two minutes later, the guard and a new person jumped over the wall.

This was an Expert in the Late Third Realm.

In fact, all of them were Experts, which surprised Kyle.

Warriors and Experts were rare in the Skysand Kingdom and the Winterfire Empire.

After all, they hadnʼt undergone any rituals.

Yet, they seemed quite common here, judging by the three people Kyle had seen.

The powerful Expert looked at Kyle with narrowed eyes.

”Mr. Freeman,” the Expert spoke. ”I am Lieutenant General Harkonnen, and I decide who enters and who doesnʼt. I am responsible for this border, and I make the rules.”

”Nice to meet you, Lieutenant General Harkonnen,” Kyle spoke politely. ”I am interested in staying inside the Twilight Duchy for a couple of years to comprehend the Fragment of Windʼs Expansion. I ask for permission to enter.”

The man looked at Kyle for a while.

”Give me a display of your power,” he said.

”Would my Momentum be appropriate?” Kyle asked.

The Lieutenant General nodded.

The next moment, Kyle activated his Momentum.

The world around them turned grey.

The air seemed to stop moving, and the trees froze.

The animals froze.

The birds landed.

Time seemed to stand still.

The three people of the Twilight Duchy felt like they couldnʼt breathe anymore, which was surprising since people of their power didnʼt need to breathe.

They felt like they couldnʼt pull in the Ether around them anymore.

”Th- Thatʼs enough,” the Lieutenant General spoke with a strained voice.

Kyle deactivated his Momentum again, and the air resumed moving.

Yet, none of the animals dared to move.

Kyleʼs Momentum was so powerful that it even affected the Ether in his surroundings.

Usually, Momentum only affected the feelings of any intelligent being around the user, terrifying them.

However, Kyleʼs Momentum had grown to such a degree that even the Ether in the surroundings became too scared to move without his permission. This was something only the Momentum of Transcendents could do.

Yet, Kyle wasnʼt a Transcendent.

One would assume that Kyle had the Momentum of a Transcendent based on what it had done, but that wasnʼt true.

Momentum still used oneʼs inherent Ether as a source.

Even the weakest Transcendent had over four times as much Ether as the current Kyle.

This meant that the final power of a Transcendentʼs Momentum was already four times higher.

Yet, Kyle achieved the same effect with a fourth of the Ether.

This meant that, when purely considering Momentum, Kyleʼs Momentum was over four times as powerful as a Transcendentʼs Momentum.

If Kyle actually became a Transcendent…

His Momentum would be unprecedented.

Maybe only the Duchess of Twilight could achieve something of similar power.

”Anything else I can do?” Kyle asked casually.

The Lieutenant General took a deep breath. ”I can not stop you from entering,” he said.

”But am I allowed to enter?” Kyle asked.

”That doesnʼt matter,” the Lieutenant General said. ”Power makes right. In the Twilight Duchy, the powerful decide.”

Kyle raised a brow. ”Wait, so, because you are weaker, I am legally allowed to enter?”

”Mr. Freeman, the concept of legality is different here,” the Lieutenant General said. ”You can not legally or illegally enter. You donʼt have or lack permission. You can enter, but that might have consequences if someone more powerful than you doesnʼt agree with your entrance.”

Kyle scratched the back of his head. ”So, I can enter, but thereʼs a chance that the Duchess of Twilight might not like it, correct?”

”I can not speak for the Duchess,” the Lieutenant General said. ”She has not made her stance known on immigrants. I make the decisions, but I can only make them for people weaker than I am.”

Kyle looked from side to side awkwardly before taking a step forward.

”So, yeah, Iʼm just going to enter then, yeah?” he asked.

”I can not stop you,” the Lieutenant General said.

”Okay, then,” Kyle said. ”But before I enter, do you think it would be smart to talk to the Duchess, or should I just stay and hope she doesnʼt throw me out?”

”In general,” the Lieutenant General said, ”it is always advisable to introduce yourself to your superior.”

”Thanks for the advice,” Kyle said. ”Iʼm off, then. See you!”

The next moment, Kyle floated over the wall and entered the Twilight Duchy.

The three guards just watched as Kyle flew towards the north. They had no idea what would happen to him.

As Kyle flew over the Twilight Duchy, he saw a couple of towns and cities.

After some time, his suspicion was confirmed.

ʼThey donʼt have rituals here,ʼ he thought. ʼThere are no Knights, Fighters, Sorcerers, Beast Masters, and so on in here. Everyone is treading the path of a Warrior or Expert.ʼ

ʼCrazy.ʼ

After flying for a while, Kyle noticed a humongous black castle, which was even bigger than King Skysandʼs castle.

ʼWell, I guess I know where the Duchess of Twilight lives.ʼ

Kyle looked around for a bit.

ʼShe must have noticed me already. The fact that Iʼm still alive means that she didnʼt immediately decide to kill me.ʼ

ʼThatʼs a start.ʼ

Kyle flew closer to the castle and landed in front of it.

The gates were closed, but there were no guards.

ʼWell, based on how they view legality here, I assume I am allowed to enter.ʼ

Kyle approached the castle gate and pushed.

The castle gate was quite heavy but not locked.

ʼYou probably need to be an Early Royal Knight or Mid Expert to open this,ʼ Kyle thought.

After opening the gate, Kyle carefully walked through the hallways.

The more he entered the castle, the denser the Light and Darkness Ether became.

There was no doubt that the Twilight Duchess was home.

After a while, Kyle reached another big gate.

He looked from side to side awkwardly.

Then, he knocked politely.

No answer.

”Iʼm going to enter, if thatʼs okay with you,” Kyle said after a couple of seconds.

No answer.

Kyle took a deep breath and pushed on the gate.

”Oof!”

ʼFuck, thatʼs heavy!ʼ

He looked around for a moment again, making sure that he didnʼt anger the occupant.

Then, he cracked his knuckles and tried again.

He pushed against the gate with all of his power.

Surprisingly, the floor didnʼt crack under the strain.

The gate opened very slowly as Kyleʼs entire body was straining.

It took a couple of seconds, but eventually, Kyle managed to open the gate fully.

He looked forward, and as soon as he did, he saw a pair of white eyes looking into his eyes.

Naturally, this pair of eyes belonged to the Twilight Duchess, who sat on her throne.

She was quite small. At most, she was less than 160 centimeters tall.

She had long black hair and wore a long but simple black dress.

The Twilight Duchess just looked at Kyle with a neutral expression.

Kyle just looked at her awkwardly.

Then, he raised his hand in greeting.

”Eh, hi! Iʼm Kyle Freeman, and I would like to stay in the Twilight Duchy for a couple of years to comprehend a Fragment! Of course, only if thatʼs okay with you!”

The Twilight Duchess only looked back without saying anything.

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