A/N : If you are curious, Melissa official illustration is out on discord.
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Within the confines of a dark room, a sinister voice echoed.
—He is never wrong. Make sure you keep your guard up. Don't ever let anything happen to what you've built, or else I'll make sure to end you in the most painful way possible.
"Understood."
Malik Alshayatin nodded in agreement while standing behind an oval circle that hovered in the air before him.
"I will make sure to thoroughly search the Monolith."
—Make it quick. The faster you remove this liability, the better for you.
"Understood."
Malik Alshayatin, or better known as Hemlock Feyrer as Malik Alshayating was merely a title, once again nodded.
In response, the sinister voice grew a bit livelier. Its satisfaction was evident.
—As expected of my contractee. You are an obedient one.
In response to the praise, Hemlock merely lowered his head.
"Your highness, I have something to report."
—Speak.
"I am close to breaking through."
—Hmm, I figured that much. How long will it take for you to break through?
"Half a year to a year."
Hemlock answered as his voice grew deeper and his eyes turned a shade of red.
"…Around the same time when the contract with the Union ends."
When Hemlock thought about the Union, he suddenly felt a powerful force surge through his body.
'Humanity's traitors.'
He saw them as such. People who pretended to be doing this for humanity, when they were in fact doing the exact opposite.
They were the reason why humanity was on the verge of extinction.
—It sounds like you will achieve a breakthrough within the next year or two, huh? Then you better make sure you sort out all your problems in the Monolith now.
Squinting, Hemlock solemnly replied.
"Understood."
After his words, the black circular void appeared to slowly dissipate.
—You better not let me down.
Those were the last words Hemlock heard before the voice completely vanished. In the wake of that, Hemlock stood still and closed his eyes, enveloping the room in an eerie silence.
He remained in this state for half an hour before he opened his eyes and turned to face the door.
"Come in."
He spoke in a cold tone that echoed throughout the room. As the voice sounded, the door opened to reveal an obscure figure that hid behind the shadows of the room.
Clank—
"Leader."
Through the large windows at the end of the room, moonlight filtered into the room and illuminated the figure as it stepped into space.
"Everblood.".
Recognizing the figure that had just come in, Hemlock's eyes squinted.
'Could he be the cancer that his highness was talking about?'
carefully examining the figure before him, Hemlock became
speaking, it was unlikely that Everblood was the cancer within
aside the fact that he was a demon, he had also made a lot
many contributions to the Monolith be the cancer that his highness was talking
he not
still not let my
cancer within the organization,
glued
is the reason for your
something to
The very edges of his lips
report? What is
rank in
"Oh?"
his brows, Hemlock's body relaxed
broken through?
"Who broke through?"
"It's Rhinestone."
"Oh..."
Hemlock's joy quickly dissipated.
same guy that
This…
had gained an impressive amount of influence within the
of an elder, his authority within
concerned Hemlock became. It wasn't just Everblood that he
considering all the Monolith members and who was the biggest threat
"Leader?"
his
calmly nodded his head. A small
and visit him in a while to congratulate
"I understand."
Everblood lowered
is nothing
"Wait."
shoulder, Hemlock stopped him before he could leave. A confused look
"Yes?"
"…What is your goal?"
"Goal?"
Everblood's face grew as he met Hemlock's gaze. With a nod of
curious, do you have any aspirations? What do you wish to achieve in the
want to achieve in the
brows and falling into a state of contemplation, Everblood eventually shook
have the luxury of having any aspirations. I am only
'Following orders, huh?'
as he listened to his words,
"I see..:"
after a while that he let go of Everblood's shoulders and
following orders.
For someone as weak as Everblood, he couldn't afford something like an
most, his desire was to climb
why are you
Everblood's voice. In the moonlight that spilled from the glass window, Hemlock turned to glance at him and placed his hands behind his back. After that, he calmly walked toward
window, the moonlight perfectly
mouth,
why I became
voice echoed
Everblood
"…No."
back still facing him, Hemlock lifted his
a short silence,
aspiration is to
changed
just say that you joined the Monolith because you wanted
"...You didn't hear wrong."
the head,
opinion, what are the chances of humanity winning over
"Not even one percent."
room for doubt. It prompted Hemlock's lips
thoughts are the same as
to block the moonlight, Hemlock slowly
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