Reborn: Rise of the Greatest Summoner

On returning to the grey world after such a long time, Legolas saw the Elementalist spirit already standing before him as he welcomed him respectfully.

"Welcome, Legolas".

"Nice to meet you too Aaron".

Legolas looked and walked around the grey world, observing for any changes. "How is the grey world in my absence?"

"Nothing really changed, everything is still the same".

"The only constant change is the growth, we already confirmed that the mist of the grey world lightens and enables us more access as you grow stronger".

"I believe that when you become a Grade D Summoner, we'll have even more access to the powers of the grey world".

"By then, I'll know if my conjectures are true. From what I've observed, we haven't even accessed 1% of the capabilities of the grey world yet".

Legolas was surprised as he turned to face Aaron. "That's a bold estimate, are you so sure that the grey world is so powerful?"

"Yes, I'm 99% positive". Aaron nodded confidently. "I didn't put it at 100% only because I still don't have concrete evidence to prove this fact".

"Don't worry though, with my mana, you'll keep on growing fast and as you grow, I'll slowly unveil more of the mysteries about the grey world".

As they walked, Aaron rubbed his fiery beard. "By the way, how much longer do you think it will take before you become a Grade D superhuman?"

Legolas turned to face Aaron and give him a deep meaningful look.

The old Elementalist coughed. "Ahem, I know it sounds ridiculous but having been with you for so long, I've already learned to normalize the ridiculous".

"With you, nothing is impossible".

"I don't know how you do it, but if its pure talent, then without a doubt, you're the most talented superhuman warrior that I've met in all my life".

"Serving a genius like you and watching you rise is an honor for me".

Legolas smiled. "I'm flattered". Then he rubbed his smooth baby face. "I'm close already, but I think Predator is even closer".

"No matter how hard I try, my beasts are simply more talented than I am lol. Anyways, it's a good thing, once he levels up, all of us levels up also".

"Nice, I'll try to give him a boost to stimulate his growth".

"Ok, that's for later. As for now, set the place, the gathering would commence in 30 minutes".

"Yes". Aaron soon went to work.

On his consent, Aaron was able to manipulate the powers of the grey world and in no time, the round table and the 12 chairs of the gathering were arranged.

30 minutes later, Legolas sat on the throne of the Hermit after creating his doppelganger before finally pulling the 2 members of the gathering in.

Bzzz! Bzzz!

"Good morning, your Excellency the Hermit". The Star's vibrant but cheerful voice reverberated, completing the ritual of the first member to speak again.

"Good morning, your Excellency the Hermit". The Emperor bowed respectfully and also greeted.

"Good morning, your Excellency the Hermit". The World also greeted.

Instantly after the Emperor greeted, Legolas noticed something new about him. The glow surrounding the Emperor intensified.

Every member of the grey world gathering glowed when inside the grey world in Legolas's perception, and through constant observation, he already confirmed that this glow was in correspondence to their superhuman strength.

When the Star was just summoned, she had no glow since she was a normal human then. With time, she developed to now have a little dim glow.

The Emperor's glow was brighter, but today, the glow intensified. Instantly, Legolas knew what happened and he spoke with the Hermit identity.

The Hermit's deep voice commented calmly. "Congratulations to the Emperor, you became a Grade D superhuman".

On hearing this, the Star was shocked as she felt goosebumps. "Our gathering already has a Grade D superhuman?!"

"Oh my gosh! I never knew the Emperor was so powerful!"

The Emperor's reaction was different from the Star's. The Hermit knowing this instantly after he arrived confirmed some of his conjectures before now, the Hermit was without doubt a really powerful and unfathomable figure.

"I was only able to achieve this due to your grace and benevolence". The Emperor finally replied.

The Hermit simply nodded calmly without saying another word.

Then, it finally came to the Star's turn. She stood up unhurriedly and turned to face the Hermit before bowing. "Your Excellency the Hermit, I want to specifically thank you again for saving my father's life".

"Thank you for sending the World".

"According to my father, even a Grade C- expert was involved but you still managed to prevail, I will never forget this act of goodwill".

Once he heard the sensitive term 'Grade C-', the Emperor's eyes narrowed. For the World to succeed when against such an expert, he must have received help from the Hermit, his respect for this unfathomable figure grew even more.

'If the Hermit is injured but can still go evenly against a Grade C- expert, then at his peak state, what Grade has he achieved?' The Emperor shuddered thinking of this as his respect for this existence turned into reverence and fear.

The Hermit smiled secretly in his throne as he took in all the fluctuations surrounding the Emperor's glow which revealed his emotions bare to him.

The next moment, he spoke. "Let the gathering begin!"

With that, the first phase of the gathering began. The Star was the star of the show this time as she gave detailed information about the nobles and the Darvis Royal family, including the aftereffects of the emergence of the Clown Society.

The Emperor also revealed detailed exclusive information about the desert, while the World simply gave some basic information about the different shelters.

All in all, the one common point between all 3 members of the grey world gathering was their continued emphasis on the Clown Society.

By now, they finally understood why the Hermit asked them to look out for the Clown Society. The Hermit knew about them even before their emergence.

After the first phase, the 2nd phase of the gathering started where the Star remained the star of the show. As a new Elementalist, to grow, she needed a lot of materials and she had the money available to splurge on them from her savings.

The World was the one who attended to her the most. With Aaron behind him, he literally had every single thing that the Star needed to grow as an elementalist.

After the transaction session was over, the Hermit finally took over again. "Tell me about the missions that I assigned during the last gathering".

The Emperor spoke first. "About the first mission, I think we all already know about the emergence of the Clown Society".

"They caused a lot of troubles for my tribe, killed a lot of my brothers, and took a lot of our children, they are already sworn enemies with us".

"The main tribe already started rallying all the tribes to resist them in the desert, but our success rate is not high".

"As for the 2nd mission, I already discovered 2 places in the desert where there was a sudden influx of citizens. The tribes are holding most of them hostage and are still trying to get their origins".

"That is all that I know".

After the Emperor, the Star spoke. "From what I know, the royal family is already organizing an elite team to hunt down the psychopaths to their headquarters. Once they find their headquarters, they'll annihilate them".

"As for the 2nd mission, I discovered 5 places in 4 different shelters already where there was a sudden influx of citizens".

"Most rumors say that they're wild dwellers who were forced to escape from the wild due to the notoriety of the Clown Society".

After the World gave his own account, the Hermit spoke again.

"I gave 2 missions during the last gathering, the mission is still valid, get maps and mark each location where there is an influx of citizens".

"I need a comprehensive map for them all".

"For this gathering, I will be declaring the mandate of this gathering".

"Our mandate is to grow as one to the peak of this world as superhumans and become gods. My wish is for every member of this gathering to be a powerhouse of his own right".

"From today, I want everyone of you to begin training hard".

"Planet Darvis is about to turn really turbulent soon".

"And remember, for now, the Clown Society is our common enemy".

"The gathering would be adjourned now".