Strongest Warlock - Wizard World Irregular

After fighting Chudo Yudo, the three-headed dragon begged Ethan to stay in the Red Wastes for three days to allow him to fully recover.

In his weakened state, it was possible for creatures to enter his Domain and devour him, while he was defenseless. Since he was now more or less Ethan's subordinate, the young man agreed with one condition.

Chudo Yudo would tell him everything he knew about the Lands of Saraqael, and the names of the other Guardians that he was close to.

The Dragon agreed, and shared everything he knew about the Lands where many worlds intersected.

Even Godfrey, who knew about the Lands of Saraqael where his father currently resided, was listening to the Dragon's story with great interest.

When it came to age, Chudo Yudo was older than the Vampire Lord, so there were things that the Dragons knew that he didn't.

"Oh, so you know Queen Celestia? That is a name I haven't heard in a long time," Chudo Yudo said. "Well, she is a kind fairy until… things happened making her want to drown an entire continent and bury it into the sea."

"Then, do you know the Progenitor of Magic?" Ethan asked. "You should know her, right?"

"Are you talking about Hecate?" Chudo Yudo shuddered. "I met her once, and frankly I don't want to meet her again. If not for the fact that I have a role to play in the bigger picture, she might have turned me into a stone statue and used me as furniture in her Domain or something."

"What is she like?" Ethan inquired. "Can you tell me more about her?"

"She is… the epitome of curiosity," Chudo Yudo answered. "She lives and breathes magic, so she is always creating miracles wherever she goes. All of those are born from her experiments.

"When I say experiments, it means that she will not hesitate to use anything to serve as her experimental subject. If I remember correctly, she is searching for ways to extend the lives of ordinary mortals.

"Her first lover was an elf, so she became obsessed with finding ways to extend his lifespan. At most, elves can live up to a thousand years. A thousand years is long for a mortal. But, for Progenitors who are nearly immortal, a thousand years isn't enough.

"Sadly, she didn't find it before her lover died. But, that didn't stop her from trying. I don't know if she succeeded or not since I haven't heard anything from her for the past hundreds of years."

Ethan asked a few more questions, and Chudo Yudo answered them to the best of his abilities.

"What can you say about the Progenitor, Ashemdai?" Ethan asked.

"Ugh… I don't want to talk about that pervert." Chudo Yudo grimaced. "That bastard does whatever he wants. The other Progenitors turn a blind eye to his perverseness because he is one of the strongest defenders of our realm. If I were you, I'd not touch Ashmedai with a hundred foot pole."

Sebastian chuckled, while Ethan's Other Half smiled faintly. Chudo Yudo was like an Auntie who loved to share gossip, and they were enjoying his way of talking.

"By the way, where are you guys headed?" Chudo Yudo asked. "The Red Wastes isn't really a route that most people travel to because I guard this place."

"We're going to World's End," Ethan answered.

"… World's End?" Chudo Yudo looked at Ethan in disbelief. "Don't tell me you're going to where the Progenitor of Magic lives?"

"That's right."

"Are you out of your mind?"

The three-headed Dragon had just said that, if not for his duty as a Guardian, the Progenitor of Magic might have turned him to stone. So, he tried to dissuade the young man from meeting Hecate.

"You should turn back," Chudo Yudo said in a serious tone. "Progenitors are not beings that ordinary mortals should casually seek out. Unless you are willing to die, meeting them should not be taken lightly."

"I need to meet her," Ethan stated. "It is very important to me."

The three-headed Dragon eyed the young man, and saw that he was truly determined to do what he said.

"I'm not going to stop you if that's what you really want, but a word of advice," Chudo Yudo said. "Hecate hates liars. So, even if things are detrimental to you, never lie to her. As long as you do that, you might be able to walk away safely from your encounter with her."

Ethan nodded. "Thank you. I'll keep those words to mind."

Three days later, the young man bid goodbye to the Lord of the Red Wastes, and continued his journey.

"If you know of some other powerful monsters along the way, feel free to point us in their direction," Ethan said to Godfrey.

The Vampire Lord rolled his eyes at the young man, and decided to just choose the shortest route towards World's End.

However, along that route, they would encounter a being that was just slightly weaker than Chudo Yudo.

Regardless of what route they took, they would be forced to face this creature because it was the Guardian that watched over the entrance to the underground pathways that led to World's End.

Five days later, they arrived at their destination, and came face to face with a noble creature that Ethan was seeing for the very first time in his life.

It was the king of birds, and its fiery personality greeted them the moment they arrived in its territory.

The Flying Ship stopped its flight and gently descended on the ground because Chudo Yudo warned them that there was another Guardian that they would meet along the way, and she hated trespassers, just as much as the three-headed dragon did.

"A Phoenix," Nicole said in wonder. "It's as beautiful as I imagined."

Everyone agreed with her words because the Phoenix was truly beautiful. However, this beautiful bird, who was at least ten-meters tall, was eyeing them with a fiery gaze.

"I'll talk to it first," Ethan said as he summoned his Wind Dancer. "All of you stay here."

The young man then flew towards one of the Guardians of the World, whose body suddenly ignited with blazing flames.