Staggering back, he looked at her with disbelief, his expression akin to someone who had been stabbed in the heart.
"Y-you... what did you just say?" he asked, his voice trembling with a mix of shock and anger.
"Ha ha ha ha, why are you so shocked? Oh my god, look at your face. You need to see yourself right now. I never knew I could elicit such a reaction from you," she laughed, relishing in his torment.
"What the hell did you just say, you bitch? Repeat what you just said! Repeat it! I won't spare you today. I will make sure I feed your flesh to the cannibal, you bastard! I won't spare you, I won't!" he screamed, his hands tightening around her throat as she continued to laugh.
"Clam down, fool. See how pathetic you are. Tsk, what a pity. Your dumb brother has blamed you for what you didn't do. You can see he doesn't love you. Why don't you join me? It will be really beneficial for you," she laughed again, her taunts fueling Ziyad's rage.
"Should I explain how I killed your parents? Do you wanna know? Even if you don't, I'm willing to tell you," she taunted.
"Actually, you are the cause of it. It's because of your aggressive behavior that I got the chance to manipulate you and kill them. Even though it was not you who did it, what people saw was that you stabbed them. So no matter what you say, no one can ever believe that you didn't kill your parents," she laughed again, her words slicing through Ziyad like a sharp blade.
"You remember that time, there was an argument between you and your parents. I actually don't know what caused the argument because that's none of my business. But because you lack calmness and are too aggressive, you pointed a sword at them. I hope you remember, and that's when I took my shot. At that state, you were still vulnerable and could be manipulated easily. I got the chance to enter your body and made you kill your parents. You stabbed them in the heart. What a tragic story," she recounted with a twisted satisfaction evident in her tone.
"I really loved that moment—the look on Lucky's face, your parents' faces, and your face when I left your body and you realized what you just did. It was so satisfying," she sighed in relief, reveling in the memory.
"Why did you do it? WHY DID YOU DO IT? WHY DID YOU KILL THEM? WHY? WHY? JUST TELL ME WHY?" he pleaded, his voice choked with emotion as tears threatened to spill.
"Awn, baby, don't cry. How pathetic, look at your face. Your stories are just funny," she taunted, her tone dripping with malice. "And did you remember what happened after that? He hated you for what you didn't even do. Did you think that's called love? No, my boy, it's pure hatred. Even when you changed your name from Lucius to Ziyad, he didn't give a damn because he doesn't care. You changed your name from light, happiness to loneliness and independence because that's what the name stands for. Ziyad means someone who stands on his own and fights whatever comes his way alone, because no one cared about you anymore. No one. Even the only support you have in this world hates you, and you're still helping him. He still thinks of you as a killer, an enemy! You're such a poor soul, my dear. Why don't you join me? Let's join hands together, dude. That will be the best. In that way, you can take revenge on him for what he has done," she advised with a twisted sense of persuasion.
"No, I won't. I would never do that. I will make sure I make him know the truth about you, and I'm gonna earn his trust again," he declared firmly, his resolve unwavering despite the overwhelming darkness that surrounded him.
"Fool! By that time, he would be in his grave. He will be gone. He is gonna be dead by then, idiot! I wonder what he is gonna do if he finds out about this untold secret. It will be really fun," she taunted, her laughter echoing through the room like nails on a chalkboard. Annoyed by her mocking tone, he snapped her neck in a fit of rage, and the room fell silent.
Breathing heavily, his hand trembled as he dropped Abi's lifeless body to the floor. "What did I just do? Lucky won't spare me," he muttered to himself in disbelief. To his surprise, Abi stood up and straightened her neck back, giving him a stern look that sent chills down his spine, he doesn't know why bit he was just unnecessary scared maybe it because of the emotion that flowing through him.
"You think you can kill me? You must be joking! Don't you know who I am? I'm Velverosa, man! I've cultivated more of my powers when I was informed that someone is after my life. My master has blessed me with a few of his powers so I can't die easily. You, this dumb ass," she boasted, her fingers elongating within seconds as she tore a gash in his arm, causing it to bleed.
"You bastard!" he exclaimed through gritted teeth as he grabbed her neck and lifted her up once again. "I will make sure you die by my hand today, and I don't care what Lucky will think," he declared, his rage consuming him. But before he could strike, someone pulled him away and delivered a dirty slap across his face, stunning him into silence.