"Are you afraid that I will take over your body?"
His soft voice continued to ring inside of my head.
"Don't worry.
Clank. Clank. Clank.
I heard a familiar rattling sound.
"Even if I wanted to take over your body, with these chains binding me, there's no way for me to do that."
Clank!
Pulling his arm, the rattling stopped and a loud metallic ring echoed through the air.
"As you can see, no matter what I do, I will always be bound by the chains. I can't take over your body even if I wanted it to..."
I wanted to deny his words, but I knew.
I knew that he was telling the truth.
I couldn't explain it. But, I could tell that he wasn't lying about this.
Was it because he was me? ...or was this another mind trick? I no longer could tell.
"You can choose to not believe me, but you don't have time."
I gazed at the projection.
He was right. I didn't have much time.
Staring at the demon that was fast approaching me with his sharp nails aimed at my head, I knew that it was only a matter of seconds now.
"Use it."
Ren urged. His voice lowered into a whisper.
"Use Monarch's indifference. See it for yourself. Your true strength."
Closing my eyes, I bit the bottom of my lips. Opening them again, and staring at the nail that was only now a couple of inches away from my face...
My head began to lower.
Opening my mouth, I muttered.
"Monarch's indifference."
.....The world warped and the scenery changed.
Without even realizing it, I found myself inside the hall of the castle. I then turned my head and found everything around me revolved in slow motion.
'Eyes of Chronos.'
I realized that my skill was turned on. Not only that but so was 'The one.'
All of my skills were activated.
But most surprising was the fact that I could move in this slowed-down reality. It was an odd and inexplicable sensation that I couldn't describe in words.
My emotions. They were numb.
I couldn't feel anything.
But unlike in the past, I felt in control. It no longer felt like someone was controlling me. I was the one in control this time, not the other me.
I then raised my finger, and time-warped.
Cling—!
"I...Impossible."
A startled, and terrified voice reached my ears.
My eyes slowly blinked.
Turning my head to gaze at my finger, I noticed the sharp nail; reminiscent of a sharp sword, clinging onto it. A powerful wave of demonic energy vailed the body of the nail.
The pressure that was coming out of it was terrifying.
Or at least, it was supposed to...
Meeting his gaze, the only words I could mutter were.
"...You're weak."
waved my
Bang—!
swatting a mosquito, the demon's body crashed against
"Kaauauuuh!"
agonized scream echoed throughout the
***
At the same time.
orb of light that pulsated in an odd manner. Which each throb, the ball of light would release thick and powerful
that small orb made
"Planetary seed..."
air, as two scarlet-blood eyes gazed in the direction
key to
able to become as strong
blood eyes, the Demon King softly brought his
at the exact moment that he swallowed the planetary seed that the area around him
Rumble—! Rumble—!
to spring out from the Demon King's body, extending around the area he was
amplified as
eyes closed, a white hue began to
"Haa..."
his mouth, turbid air began to escape from his mouth,
his eyes, his two scarlet red eyes shone
Bang—!
area in front of
the Demon King shook his head in
"...Not quite there yet."
his cheek on the other hand which was
"Hm?"
was then that the
King's eyes became sharp. Closing his eyes for a short moment, he
"...So you've awakened."
a fissure formed
***
Overwhelming fear.
sensation that was so dreadful that it
felt this type of emotion once in his life, and it was back when he met the Demon
he understood what true
A glance.
to choke on
Just a single glance.
elegance, and everything that made him who he was stripped away from him. He thought that he would never experience such feelings
Yet.
Yet.
Why is
Two dull-grey eyes.
seemed to look down on
eyes was different, but the feeling was the
Dread.
Absolute dread.
was all Count Nebulus felt
Bang—!
He didn't know when...
time and he found his
"Kaauauuuh!"
the end, that was all he was able to force out of his
coursed through his back, forcing the air out
down on the ground, with both knees and hands on the ground,
'What's going on?'
unable to
happened fast. Too fast for him to properly
slowly raised his
"Ah..."
a weak
Tok. Tok.
clear and regular sound
Count Nebulus watched.
that were paralyzed on the spot. They had the same petrified and
see their
they wanted
the white-haired figure raised both
"No!"
screamed, but it
the two demons, Count Nebulus watched as their eyes slowly turned white and
Dead.
simple touch of his finger, two Count-ranked demons died just like
How was that possible?
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