CHAPTER 120: XENON'S FORGOTTEN MEMORIES (CONTINUATION)
XENON WINGATE
I should have known of his wicked schemes. Michael Eldritch. He betrayed me and killed me. He left me to rot in Vanilla City, murdered my friend, and stole my girlfriend. Worse, he wanted our dreams to become the ambitions of his own. He even sold his own father out just to claim the throne of Elysia. Even though we already had the means to conquer the world using the Psychic Amplifier, he even did these measures.
Cheng. Trystgade. Eldritch. They must pay. They left me behind. I thought they wanted to rule the world with me, but their evil has pissed me off to the edge of my emotions. I didn't have to kill them. I didn't have to kill them all. If only they didn't evict me from their world domination plans, I might still be able to help them.
However...
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1 ½ YEARS AGO - DURING THE OPERATION: DRUNKEN WHALER
I was fully disappointed and drunk. I feel like not going back to the party anymore. Alphonse and Danielle can handle things on their own. There's also Major General Valesmith and his troops waiting outside of Cheng Du's hotel. That fat retarded doctor will be under Alterra's custody whether or not I take part in the operation.
I was dizzily looking for the toilet room when suddenly, I find myself in a hotel room where there's a familiar dragonoid girl wearing a cherry-blossom dress. The slightest sight of her made me remember all my deleted memories.
"Sakuradrop." I made a menacing smile. Silently muttering my spell, I forged two short swords on my hand. "I've been longing to see you."
"Xenon Wingate, it must be fate that brought us together again." Sakuradrop made a charming smile. "I am truly sorrowed that Michael Eldritch betrayed you. He seems to be wanting all the prize to himself."
"Yeah. Eldritch, Cheng, Trystgade. They must pay for what they have done to me." I said. As I stare longer at Sakuradrop's eyes, my intoxication on liquor fades. I think she's purposely using her psychic powers to make me sober up and bring me back to my old self.
"So, you have met your future self, aren't you?" Sakuradrop matched my smile. "Nox. That is your destined personality a few years from now. With your heart dying, your body will be converted into those of an undead demon that is compatible to become the true Necross Messiah."
"It doesn't matter!" I shouted out loud. "Eldritch will die! I don't care if he will become a god and I become the ultimate evil. The fate of the world does not matter to me anymore! Give me Eldritch, and I shall have his head!"
Suddenly, the door of this very hotel room opened, revealing a fat man with a lab dress. His square-framed glasses glared at the very sight of me.
"Y-You, Xenon Wingate! What are you doing here!?" Cheng Du exclaimed. "This is bad! I'm going to call Lothar Pendragon immediately!"
"Doctor, calm down," Sakuradrop said with her crimson eyes blazing. Such command immediately prevented Cheng Du from shitting his white pants.
"Great timing, Doctor Cheng Du," I said as I went to his side and offered my hand for a friendly handshake. At first, Cheng Du just stared at me as he is scared shitless. He's sweating non-stop like a freaking fountain.
"What do you want!?" Cheng Du felt threatened especially when he finally saw my eyes. I saw my own reflection on his irises, and I saw my eyes having a layered rainbow color. "What does the Necross Messiah want with me!?"
I presented my open palm to his face. "If I asked you to join my side and leave Eldritch, would you accept?"
"Of course not!" Cheng Du said. "Elysia is on the winning side now! We have completely developed Psychic Amplifier technology! It would just be a year before Eldritch claims the throne of Elysia. There's no way I would betray my emperor for the likes of you, you filthy undead demon!"
"Fine then." I made an innocent smile. "Then go activate your mind-controlling toy. You're going to die this day anyway. I'll give you two hours to make your escape. Till then, you can always change your mind and betray your fucking emperor."
"You'll regret this, Xenon Wingate!" Cheng Du clenched his fists. "I'll go back to the party and control your dragonoid slave! I'll make her my pet in your very eyes and you will see her become a stud for my genetically-engineered dragonoids!"
Cheng Du immediately left the room in a mixed feeling of anger and fear. Sakuradrop and I are now left alone in this place. The beautiful ancient immortal dragonoid then revived the conversation where we left off.
"So, what are you going to do with me? Are you going to murder me and take my eyes so that Necross Ascension will succeed?" Sakuradrop asked. "Since you have the curse, killing an immortal being like me should be possible."
"No," I said. "I'm going to give you the same chance that Cheng Du has wasted. If I ask you to leave Eldritch's side, what would be your answer?"
"Neither," Sakuradrop said. "I will not leave Michael's side, but I will not leave you in the dark either. You are just as important than he is, and I can't afford any of you die."
Suddenly, Sakuradrop stood up and collided lips with mine. It was a surprise to me, so I did not have any chance to avoid her kiss.
"I have given you the Eye of Deus, the same as Michael Eldritch. But unlike him, you have the power to use the Curse of Necross. With these weapons of light and darkness, your revenge is guaranteed. Once you have your revenge, come back to me. We shall join and activate the Global Psychic Amplifier together, and become the rulers of the new world."
"I am not sure about that," I said as I wiped her residue saliva on my mouth. "I don't intend to become a king anymore. Besides, I have someone I already love."
Sakuradrop's smile faded as it was immediately converted to a frown. She looked away while clenching her fists. Seeing her silent and no longer wanting to continue the conversation, I turned around and walked away. When I was about to reach the door, Sakuradrop asked me a question.
"The one you love… is it still Marisse? … Or is it… Serena?"
I did not answer. I just held my left eye that has started to bleed due to the tremendous psychic power of the Eye of Deus.
From then onwards, I used the Eye of Deus to myself in order to delete my own memories. I have commanded myself to forget everything if anything goes wrong.
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7 DAYS AGO - THE FIRST DAY OF ELDRITCH'S HELL
The day of retribution is here. I have captured Eldritch and my fun of torturing him is far from over. I have castrated his balls, removed four of his fingers, and skinned a part of his handsome face. His saint-like prince attitude is no more as he is now just a wild dog waiting for me to tame him.
"Fuck you! Fuck you, Xenon!" Eldritch cried as he tried to wiggle from the seat that has been restraining him. "If you're going to kill me, do it already!"
"No, that's too soon for that, my friend," I said as I prepared a seat in front of him. As I sat down, I pushed my face closer to him. The sight of the Eye of Deus usually makes me tremble in fear, but now that I am immune to it, all I can see is a furious wild beast that is trying to act tough. "Tell me, where is this airship originally headed? The trajectory does not point to the capital isn't it?"
"Fuck you, Xenon! Pffuh!" Eldritch spit on my face. In return, I immediately rewarded him with one, two, three hooks to his cheeks, causing some of his wisdom tooth to be loose.
"You are going to the location of the Global Psychic Amplifier, didn't you?" I asked. "Oh, I know, because I remember all of it."
"Yes… Hahaha…" Eldritch menacingly laughed as his own blood drips on his teeth and jaw. "Since your bitch dragonoid ruined my plans, I have no other way but to control the whole world with such a drastic measure... It is necessary for our destiny… It is necessary to save the world."
"I apologize, your majesty. But you're not going anywhere near the Cherry Island." I laughed. "I'm sorry, I have another place in mind."
"...Do you intend to control the whole world on your own?" Eldritch asked.
"No. The world can burn as it is. The human race is wicked and needed to be stopped from here. And I don't care about world domination anymore. All I care about… is you."
After I said those words, I stood up in front of the bastard and made a punching bag on his face until he passed out.
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PRESENT DAY
When I opened my eyes, I was brought back to this modern moment of time. The warmth of Serena's hug, as well as the echoing beatings of her chest, made me recover all my strength, all my memories, and all my personality as a whole. The emperor is right about me being part of the master plan in this war. Everybody is right about me being a traitor. I have betrayed everyone for the past three years that made me no different from Eldritch, Cheng, and Trystgade. All I've been doing is for my own selfish ambitions.
But I have a chance to redeem myself. This is my one and only shot to offset the betrayal I have made in the past.
"Serena… Thank you." I whispered at my lover's ear. Then I helped her stand with me. Serena kept on clinging on me with the purpose of not letting me go. She's scared that she might lose me again. She kept on weeping on my chest. I tried to calm her with my head pats, but it will take a lot of time before she could muster back her emotional strength.
"Xenon Wingate." Emperor Sirius Elkyria's eyes followed my movements. As he saw my glaring eyes, hope went back to his very being.
"I remember… I remember where the Global Psychic Amplifier is."
"Where?"
"It's in the far western part of the Elysian Ocean. Cherry Island."
At that moment, the emperor picked up his sword and sheathed it on his back, making a wholesome metallic sliding noise as the blade sunk on its scabbard.