After Luke passed through, the three of them followed him inside. after coming out of the other side, they were stunned to see a huge, more than seven feet tall old man, wearing a white robe with golden patterns and two dagger like horns on his forehead. He was standing straight with his hands behind his back and a wide smile on his face.

"Thank you for receiving me and my friends in the tower senior." Luke slightly bowed in greeting.

"So, you really came back. Since all your friends are fine, I guess you arrived on time."

"Yes senior. Fortunately, I was able to save them thanks to the ring I received here."

Stormbreaker smiled and didn't say anything further.

"They are my friends Noah, Shane and Ruby, and this is senior Stormbreaker." Luke introduced them to each other as the three of them bowed in respect while Stormbreaker nodded at them with his usual smile.

"I talked to them about the dragon core potion senior. But the thing is that that, even I don't have much knowledge about it. And in some uncertain situation, I thought you'd be able to stop any mishap from happening. So, I wanted to ask if senior would help my friends with the awakening." Luke bowed, requesting him to help in the awakening process.

"I understand your concern, Luke. But after taking the potion, no one has any control in the process. It will all depend on the will and fate of your friends. All I can do is just stop the awakening. But as a result, they will never be able to take the potion, nor awaken ever again." Stormbreaker said in a somber tone.

All of their faces got serious. From his words, they deduced that it was only once in a lifetime opportunity. Ruby felt a bit relieved hearing that Stormbreaker could stop the awakening process anytime. It means that the risk of death that Luke spoke of, could be prevented.

Luke turned towards Noah and Shane. "It's your decision guys. What do you wish to do?"

Shane looked toward Ruby with hopeful eyes. "Go ahead. If the situation seems to become dangerous, I'll ask senior to stop it immediately. Don't blame me later though. This is the only condition I'll allow on." Ruby said sternly.

"I accept. Don't worry sister. I'll definitely succeed." Shane said with determination.

Luke smiled and then looked at Noah. His face was quite tense. He was nervous even. A deep sigh escaped him. He looked up and nodded at Luke.

An excited smile spread on Luke's face. He turned towards Stormbreaker immediately.

"Please take care of them senior." Luke said.

"Alright. The two of you, come with me then." Stormbreaker turned around and waved his hand, as a door appeared in front of him.

The four of them were confused and had a weird look on their faces. The reason being that Stormbreaker looked towards Shane and Ruby and asked them to come along, instead of asking Noah.

Luke thought he had misunderstood and asked Ruby mistakenly.

"I think there's confusion senior. Shane and Noah are going to take the potion, not Ruby." Luke said.

Stormbreaker stopped in his tracks and turned around. He had confusion written all over his face, as he asked Luke.

"Why should he take the potion?"

"W-What do you mean senior?" Luke asked.

"He has dragon blood in him too. The potion is useless for him."

"WHAT!?" The four of them including Noah yelled in shock.

******

Frostbane city, in the enforcer headquarters, two men in enforcer uniform were pushing a large trolley filled with clothes upto the brim. They were moving through the hallway, towards the special block where the homunbis girls were kept under observation.

After taking a few turns, they arrived in front of the huge metal door with a circular wheel in between. Two guards were standing outside when the two of them along with the trolley arrived.

"We're here to collect the laundry." One of the enforcers said.

"Show order papers." The guard asked.

"Yes. Just a minute." He pulled out a rolled paper from inside his coat pocket and passed it to him.

The guard took the paper and unrolled it. His brows furrowed as he had a weird look on his face. The paper was blank. There was not a single letter on it.

"What kind of joke is th…" Before the guard could speak, his vision tilted and the head rolled on the ground. The second guard was also killed by the other enforcer.

"You are a joke. Moron." The first enforcer chuckled as he wide the blood off from his dagger, wiping it on his sleeve.

"The information was right. the security is really lax today." The second one said.

"Their main squad is away. Someone big is coming, I guess. Let's hurry we don't have much time."

Dark mana flowed out of them as they turned the wheel. The metal locks on the door creaked. After a few rotations, the door unlocked.

The four girls inside were in their beds when they heard the door opening. They stood up excited as they thought the person they were all waiting for had arrived. But to their surprise, even after waiting for a few seconds no one could be seen coming in.

Just then two cylindrical metal cans came flying and fell on the floor. a small red mana stone was blinking on the tip of the can. Curious, they moved near it, when suddenly the cans burst, releasing white smoke. They moved back, surprised and taken aback.

Just then the door closing sound came. The smoke started filling the whole room. It started getting difficult to breath. The four of them started coughing.

Slowly, their heads started feeling light, strength was leaving their bodies. After a few seconds all four of them fell on the floor, their visions started getting blurry. Ultimately, they lost consciousness, and laid motionless on the floor.

Just then the creaking noise of the doors opening came again.

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