Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 771

Chapter 116 : The Dagger of Mercy

Luckily, nothing else happened. However, we could also tell from the noises that Sebastian and his troop hadn't moved much either. We waited a little longer before we started peeking out again.

The dagger swung against Sebastian's leg, tied to his belt loop. Almost instantly, I knew it would fit in the sheath of the artifact.

“That's the last piece of the Blade of Souls," I whispered. “I thought the king had it… Isn't that why you stole the two parts from me so the king would have the completed artifact?"

Eros rolled his eyes at my comment. “The king did have it, but obviously, he lost it again"

Sebastian got the dagger, what would he want next? Obtain the other two parts and switch bodies again!

“What can the dagger do? I mean, I thought all the artifact pieces had to be together to work, but do you think it is the reason Sebastian is able to control all those…those things?" Eros' question pulled me out of my thoughts.

Helen's eyes snapped open. Her voice croaked and what came out first was just a rasp.

I reached out and touched her comfortingly.

“It's okay. You don't have to talk."

“The Dagger of Mercy… It was a weapon of mercy from The Goddess because it doesn't kill the person that gets stabbed in the heart with it…"

“Then it is rightly named, for it truly is merciful," I whispered.

“Is it?" Helen sighed, “It doesn't kill their body but it takes the soul of the person. Their body becomes an empty vessel, alive but thoughtless. With the right spells, they could easily be controlled and moldable."

“So… all those people…" My skin felt clammy suddenly. “All those people out there were made into mindless… slaves by Sebastian?"

“Holy s**t!" Eros muttered, shaking his head. “If that was me… I'd rather die than be made into a puppet!"

I peeked around the rock again to look at Sebastian's groups. He's literally made a mindless army to obey his every command! And they would die for him without question and he'd never care about the ones he lost.

Finally, they started to slowly move into the narrow pathway we had just come from. Sebastian seemed to know this place well. After all, he used to be the rightful owner of the royal palace.

Then one of the warriors in the puppet army caught my attention and I almost gasped.

He was further away from Sebastian, trailing towards the end of the group. His build and height were similar to Soren's but his face was hidden in a hoodie.

No. I shook my head. That guy couldn't have been Soren.

Sebastian never would have gotten close enough to Soren to turn him into a puppet. He'd never overpower him either.

Suddenly, a sweeping longing washed over me. I must be missing Soren so much that anyone who looked slightly similar reminded me of him. How I wish I could see him right this moment!

Now that I had Helen, whatever Sebastian and Dylan got into, it was their problem to sort out. I couldn't care less. All I wanted was to get back to Pomeni and back to the man who had my heart. We could settle down and have our baby…

Instinctively, I tried to reach out and mindlink with Soren. No surprise, it didn't work.

I should have taken that last dose of the antidote!

As Sebastian's group moved closer, I held my breath, so did Eros. They were only a few feet away and we worried that even breathing may draw their attention.

Unfortunately, while we could control our body, we couldn't control other beings—I felt something tickling my leg and I looked down. A rat scurried over my calves.

Gasping, I pulled back and then quickly covered my mouth.

Dammit! Did they hear that?

I closed my eyes and sat as still as possible, praying that Sebastian and his army would keep moving without noticing me while counting numbers in my head to calm my racing heartbeat.

One, two, three, four—

“Who's there?!" Suddenly, Sebastian's dangerous, vicious voice shook the underground maze, making me almost jump. “Come out!"

I kept my mouth and nose covered.

My heart pounded like thunder in my chest. Even if my breathing didn't give us away, my heartbeat would!

Sebastian's footsteps moved closer and closer. I could feel them vibrating through the stone floor. He must have been carrying a torch, because a small glowing bubble of light got closer, his shadow getting larger and longer on the wall in front of me.

I looked at Eros who was also as concerned as me.

What were we supposed to do?

Taking a deep breath, I turned to Eros and pointed at him and Helen and gestured for the two of them to run away. “Take Helen and find Soren," I mouthed silently.

“Wait!" He tried to stop me but I turned on my knees and sprang up, confronting Sebastian before he could look around our hiding spot.

Slowly, I walked sideways from the rock, holding Sebastian's gaze so his focus would be on me. Hopefully, Eros and Helen would get away.

I put my hands up in surrender. “Alright, you got me."

Sebastian scoffed. “Hmmm. What a surprise to see you here. I've been looking for you and now… the Goddess has delivered you to me. Isn't that wonderful, my dear?"

I snorted. “As if! We aren't friends."

“Oh?" Sebastian smirked. “That is true. There is no need for us to be friends. So, take comfort that you're still useful to me. Otherwise… you wouldn't even be breathing."

I swallowed hard and kept his gaze, but it was hard to stay brave.

“Now, come along with me." Sebastian held his hand out to me. “We have unfinished business to attend to."

I glanced at the underground maze. “I would love to. Unfortunately, I'm on my way out and I really don't think we are headed in the same direction."

Sebastian laughed, tossing his head back. “You think where you're going is up to you? Take her!"

Two of Sebastian's puppet warriors grabbed my arms and held me still.

I glared at them and then back at Sebastian. I was no match for these guys. I wondered if they could even feel pain, if they were empty and void of any soul or substance that made them people.

“Tell your puppets to unhand me! I know what you have done to them. However, just because you have the Dagger of Mercy doesn't mean you can defeat the man on the throne!"

Sebastian arched an eyebrow at me.

I continued, “If I were you, I would settle down and live a peaceful, enjoyable life. Why bog yourself down with the past when you're the one who gets to be free?"

Sebastian raised his hand and the two warriors let me go. He leaned down so our heads were level and narrowed his eyes.

“Alright, little girl, what else do you know?"

I had his attention now, I just needed to come up with something to keep him occupied, to stall him.

“Well, for starters, I just came from down there," I said, nodding toward the tunnel. “I know you're walking into a trap. You know… he wants you here."

Sebastian growled. He knew I meant Dylan, or the real Dylan, whoever was sitting on the throne.

“So?" He lifted the Dagger of Mercy. “With this, the more men he attacks with, the larger I can grow my army. He'll just be giving me more help! Ha ha ha ha!"

He tossed his head back again, laughing louder. It filled the underground chamber, resonating off the walls.

A shiver ran down my spine but I kept my composure.

“You know that kind of overconfidence is… well, they say that pride comes right before the fall."

“Shut your pretty mouth! Or I will shut it permanently. Tie her up!"

Two of his guards pounced on me before I could react. They tied me up and handed the end of the rope to Sebastian.

“I told you that you didn't have a say in where you go. Now, be a good girl and don't try to run. My patience is thin and if you try it… it won't matter if you're still useful. There's a lot more I can do than just tying you up."
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