It was done, the castle was now under my thumb. I showed no mercy at all. Even as I had killed people with a clear mind unlike last night when I tortured the people in the army. I really felt no remorse.
Now as I looked at the people seething with anger, but still not able to look at me straight, my heart played with the sensation as I tortured them mentally and physically at the same time.
[it's so hot... I feel really hot... is it because I am feeling your savage feelings too? it's so hot....] Amanori was moaning like that for a while now, but I was actually loving this destruction, I don't know if this good or bad... but I am feeling more and more light as I toyed with these guys.
As they graveled on the ground.
"Now speak!" Hearing me they had kneeled without any more protest. The emperor was as pathetic as he looked and asked in a polite tone.
"Who are you?"
"I am Rekka Wolford, you probably already know about me."
"You…. why did you attack my country…" hearing me, he was surprised but seeing Amanori hanging on my back he asked me again.
[Humans really have forgotten me, to even have to ask why my wielder attacked.] Amanori said calming down from her former state of euphoria.
"I just felt like it, besides I wanted to test out my Cursed sword of Destruction." Hearing me, the people kneeling in front of me got red faced. I was smug. They had to be angry as hell but under my killing intent their anger was only a drop of water in the ocean. Amanori looked delighted at the fools being put where they belonged
"You do know who is backing us don't you?" the Emperor said for the first time with some smugness.
"That's it… I want whoever is behind you guys.. Tell you what, until that big daddy of the empire comes here. I will stay here. So entertain me until then. One of you will die every time I feel like your hospitality is lacking.`` As I looked around the emperor's entourage, I found one man who looked extra villain like.
Oooh man look at him! covered whole in Miasma. He must have done some deep shit in life…
[Yeah that is a fine offering. Even the grim reaper would enjoy cleansing him.]
I should use him.
"You, I order you to stand." Getting my killing intent off of him, I let him stand.
"Yes Sire.." he showed me proper respect alright, he didn't even look up at me. He was showing reverence like a pet dog.
"I like you… come under me and this empire will be yours." Of course it was bullshit. But hearing me Mila who was standing beside me all this time looked a bit surprised but she soon composed herself….
"Certainly my sire…."
"Bullion! You traitor!" as the men behind him tried to scream. I intensified my killing intent.
"Silent! What did I say?"
"Sire said one of them will die if they showed a lack of hospitality." Bullion, now the traitor came by my side. He didn't even bat an eye while he betrayed his former comrades. This one was one hell of a villain. The emperor who was grinding his teeth was nothing compared to him.
"That's right, one of you… has died…" As I said, one of the kneeling members' heads fell.
"Ahhhhh!...." the one kneeling beside the now corpse howled in fright. It was a barbaric display from me… but I had to show them I was far worse from what they could ever imagine. This overwhelming display would be a deterrent for them to think straight. Moreover, I got their best member to betray them.
"Don't think that just because he died, he is now free." As I said, I let them hear the sounds of the man that just died.
[Ahh! What! What is this! Save me! Get me out! AHH!!!! Gha! Ug!!]
"The man's soul is being welcomed from all the life this sword has taken, you guys, whoever of you dies… don't think that even your soul would escape. And of course.. Ha ha ha, the pain in there? It's gonna be endless…."
"That's right, that fear is good. You are nothing but bugs in front of me, bring me the one behind you. Until then, do whatever you want. I don't care if you build an army to fight against me. If your backer never comes and I get bored…." as I said to the now kneeling bugs,
"Sire that one will surely come…" Bullion who was beside me said…
"Ho… that's fine then…" one of my thoughts was put to rest. I needed that backer to come. Or all of this was a waste. Showing myself to the empire was for this reason, I could have just attacked from hiding after all.
"Also you Pathetic emperor, don't go finding your army stationed at the border. I already slaughtered all of them."
As I said so, the kneeling members looked at me in disbelief. I really had snuffed out each and all of their hopes.
"You don't believe me? Here are some samples" as I said so, I brought out thousands of arms and legs out of my storage. They were still warm and were holding weapons. Seeing that, the emperor puked on the spot.
"Wait wait.. You don't want to see your son's hands and legs?" AS I mocked him, I bought out the prince's limbs. The emperor grasped it with disbelief.
"They are all dead?" the women from the side looked like hell was going on in front of them. Still they were not pitying the emperor… they are rather watching him without missing any of the ongoing scenes…
"Hey emperor, your boy was handsome… I told him that before killing him… you know… he even soiled his pants…"
"If you want to check his body and the army, go to their encampment. You might still find him if some wild beast hadn't come."
"Why? Why did all this happen…? Shouldn't the Heroes grandson be like them?" he said in disbelief.
"Oi oi, you are forgetting something.. I am also the cursed sword wielder. From the day I took up this sword I saw dreams of killing people the worst way possible… every cruelty that happened in this world.. I have lived through all of those sensations through the passed wielders. you think I wouldn't use that knowledge?" as I said, the emperor slumped to the ground hearing me. I must have seemed like a crazy guy out for blood. I don't know what my eyes looked like now, but I would never show this gaze to any of the girls back home.
"You are…. This is…" the speechless emperor and his entourage was nothing more than garbage.
"Even if I die…. This won't be the end of it...I will do all I can to take you with me!" Now that was a line that came from the heart. As the emperor said that even while kneeling, I could feel it… he really wanted to do that. His eyes looked bloodshot, he had been pushed to a corner and now he was showing the recklessness bought out of desperation. but I want to break him, I don't want him to feel hope at all, I want his despair!
"Bullion, I hear our emperor has a beautiful daughter… get her for me will you? I hear the empire uses women as entertainment, Since I am here I should follow their customs and entertain myself until your helper arrives at least."
Hearing me, the emperor looked like a rock had fallen on his head. I heard he was like his son too but I guess he at least had some love for his daughter.
Thus I got to see what someone does when he was already pushed to the corners and showed a last struggle, only to look at despair again.
"Certainly Sire, I will bring her shortly." hearing Bullions reply, the emperor tries to get up.
"Bullion! You are going to die a dog's death! You filthy traitor." The Emperor who looked up at Bullion with cursing eyes was unable to stand up.
"Hmm, to think you could move under my gaze… you aren't an emperor for nothing I guess." as I said such mocking words,
A short while later a girl came with Bullion. She looked petite… I really thought she was already an adult... the emperor started to look even more at loss, his son and now his daughter. Even if his backer came, just what would have transpired till that moment?
I had heard the princess was my age but she looked about 13 or 14. Still, she was a beauty alright. Those big eyes, and her cute face with a small but cute nose, long white hair and with the way she was dressed heavily. She looked like a package of cuteness.
"Sire, she is the First Princess of Therondia Empire, Iliya Markus Theron"
"Bullion!" the emperor grinded his teeth in anger. At this rate by the end of the day he might just be puking blood.
"Bullion, you seem to be quite hated." I said while the emperor now shook in terror and anger.
"Think nothing of it, sire.. It is only the groans of a dying Lion."
"That's a fine way to put it. Now… you will have 2 tasks. if the emperor wants to assemble people. I want you to help him bring out what he can and stop anyone who wants to abandon the country and run. You have free will to do whatever you want with them."
"You! What is it that you really want!?" as the emperor said, looking bewildered from my statement.
"Sire.. I feel that you have already shown much of your strength." Bullion said looking confused too.
"I am benevolent too, you know? I just want to show some mercy to the emperor. Come on, show your last struggle, you can do it! Make me entertained!" as I mocked him even more, the room saw just how vexing one's strength could make another feel. And there was none other display as bewildering as this.
"Anyway, it would be boring just to wait out until the empire's helper comes. So do what I said anyway, you heard me?"
The real reason was that, if I destroyed the empire, many bad individuals would flood the other 2 countries. It would be a great hassle. So if the Emperor gathers them in the meantime, I could take care of them in one fell swoop.
"Certainly sire, you are right, patiently waiting is very dull. Now, I have prepared a room for you and your underlings. Please have as much entertainment as you want." As Bullion kept pleasing me as his top priority, he did everything to keep me happy.
"That's great. Here, I will grant you the protection of the cursed Sword, it can withstand nearly anything, and magic has no effects on it." I should keep him alive for now. His uses are infinite in this corrupt empire.
"Thank you sire, I am most happy that you think of my well being."
"This is nothing."
As I stood up and took the princess in a princess carry, the others had their killing intent removed from them. The emperor hurriedly stood up and said.
"Please, don't do this… you want girls! I will get you all the beautiful girls. Just leave her alone."
"Mongrel, I released you from kneeling, it doesn't mean that I am releasing you. If you want me to release your daughter, I could simply kill her too?" As I said, I felt like I was acting like a real villain.
[you know seeing you act like this kind of… what can I say it's really.. hot..]
I know! I feel like I am in an action movie being smug without a care in the world. But to think even you have a preference...
"What…. You.. would kill her?" the emperor hearing my words slumped down.
"What do you mean me? anyone in the empire would do that.. I am just following that example, right Bullion?"
"Certainly Sire. killing her would probably be much kinder, the leaders of the empire are infamous for their cruelty after all."
As the Emperor fell in great shock after hearing that his own rule had brought in this day, where he had to lose his daughter if the worst comes to worst, he became limp as if finally becoming a broken doll.
I moved with Mila and the princess who I was carrying with me to the prepared room. It was really big and after searching for presences I found no one. The room was as luxurious as ever.
I moved to a couch near the window. The day was still long. sunlight was coming in. as I sat, I made the petite princess sit on my lap.
Half the work was down. Sieging the land meant the empire is now obsolete and I can see any and all the things they did.
...…
This happened before I went to the empire or had solidified my will to go and subjugate the empire.
"Dear, standing in front of this place, you want to grow up more?" Granny said standing behind me. This was the place that Lost dimension was. Seeing me here and as I looked at granny… I said to her,
"Granny, I would be doing something very bad." as I said to Granny, we were now alone. Gramps wasn't here. And I know that Granny here knows just why I am here.
"That's good, you granny loves to do bad things too!" granny hardly protested, she on the other hand looked delighted.
I summoned a couch as I sat on it sighing. It seemed that granny was very perceptive. The space surrounding us was locked. It wasn't at the level of void magic… but granny seems to be OP in space element too.
"I thought you wanted to stop me seeing the space getting locked."
"Have I ever said no to you?" she said while sitting on the couch too.
"No… you never have… but if I go to the empire… I don't think I can hold up my urge to kill… people would look at me differently… Leila and the others would probably lose a lot of their reps too…"
"Hmm… you really inherited Merlin's over thinking tendencies huh… sigh… my grandson shouldn't think so much." as Granny said, she patted her lap.
"Is this really a time for a lap pillow?" As I said, I could feel myself being manipulated. And soon my head was on her lap.
"You have strength too, you shouldn't have hidden it from me!" As I said, trying to vent a little frustration.
"I do have it, but unlike you and Merlin, others suffering, they don't move me, and I do not do what I want to anymore. Rekka, your granny isn't one who goes around saving people. I bring despair and put an end to war by killing out the enemy and the ally equally, being named storm is not for my power alone. But… there is one thing that has stopped me from doing that."
"Gramps…." as I said, Granny nodded.
"Somethings I did in the past have made him face death countless times… and the last time it happened… I didn't want to lose him anymore. My one and only weakness… in my life… it was the first time… thus I stopped… It has been a long time since I have moved after that…" granny said… maybe the first time her voice wasn't enthusiastic when she talked to me.
"Am I in the list of your weaknesses as well?" as I asked, granny looked down with a smirk.
"If you were… then you wouldn't have been my grandson."
"...." I was speechless…. Was it something I ever thought possible? My granny was… undoubtedly the strongest person I know, was I really her strength?
"So, do what you want, my strength is not one to sit still, save? Protect? That is not what we do… we cause chaos. And we move while the world stands still. You grow while you train for sure. But nothing has more growth than facing the world with what you have."
Aah…. I really had forgotten… it was true… nothing was more beneficial than a real life experience, no simulation could stand up to it.
"...Thanks… I already follow your example a lot… but I hope after this… gramps doesn't feel complexed."
"Fu! Ha ha ha ha ha ha"
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
As we laughed, that night, I found my strength too. Family wasn't your weakness… it was your growth, strength and specially it was yours to lean on.