"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—!
demon's body crashed
"Kaauauuuh!"
agonized scream echoed throughout the
***
At the same time.
Which each throb, the ball of
sheer energy contained within that small orb made one tremble
"Planetary seed..."
echoed in the air, as two scarlet-blood
to his
it, he would've never been able to
eyes, the Demon King softly brought his hand toward his mouth and consumed the
at the exact moment that he swallowed the planetary seed that
Rumble—! Rumble—!
to spring out from the
shaking amplified
With his eyes closed, a white hue began to circle around
"Haa..."
air began to escape from his mouth, and
scarlet red eyes
Bang—!
in front of him
the Demon King shook his head
"...Not quite there yet."
the throne, the Demon King rested his cheek on the other hand which
"Hm?"
the Demon
sharp. Closing his eyes for a
"...So you've awakened."
hand, and a fissure formed in the space in front
***
Overwhelming fear.
so dreadful that it made
and it was back when
day he understood
A glance.
for him to choke on the spot, and almost
Just a single glance.
was stripped away from him. He thought that he would
Yet.
Yet.
Why is
Two dull-grey eyes.
look down on everything from a far-away and unreachable
their eyes was different, but the feeling was the
Dread.
Absolute dread.
all Count Nebulus felt at the
Bang—!
He didn't know when...
moment of time and he
"Kaauauuuh!"
that was all he was able to
radiating and pulsating pain coursed through his back, forcing the air out of
on the ground,
'What's going on?'
unable to process what was
happened fast. Too fast for him to
raised his
"Ah..."
made a
Tok. Tok.
sound of
Count Nebulus watched.
two other clan members that were paralyzed on the spot. They had the same petrified
could see
wanted to run
prior warning, the white-haired figure raised both of
"No!"
Nebulus screamed, but it was too
the two demons, Count Nebulus watched as their eyes slowly turned white and their figures started to disintegrate in the air,
Dead.
his finger, two
How was that possible?
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