"Of course, you will get benefit from your service to King Devilaro. Apart from being able to take revenge, you will also gain great power that makes you invincible to any human. And you will also have a much better life. Not only unlimited wealth. You will be adored, feared, adored by all men. Everyone will bow to you! You will be the ruler of all men on earth!"
Like an excellent antidote, King Leon is not half-hearted in carrying out his promises. With great confidence. And of course with a very convincing hyperbole spice. Even able to shake the conscience of Christ.
"If you agree, nod your head. If not, then as you wish, I will kill your life right now."
Even though it was faint, Christ could still hear the voice. But Christ understood the outline of King Leon's words, so he nodded in agreement.
Of course. Who can refuse when an offer comes promising them life to take revenge and provide all worldly prosperity? Of course, Christ will not miss the opportunity.
And seeing Christ's head nodding motion, King Leon also developed a smile. He was happy that he had succeeded in influencing Christ's mind. It is not difficult for him to ignite a grudge in Christ because basically Christ's heart has the seeds of revenge. Slightly provoked by provoking words, the embers of revenge are easily piqued and enlarged.
"Good choice."
Then King Leon's one hand reached into his pocket for something. What turned out to be a very beautiful red round gem.
The gem was then rubbed onto the top of Christ's head. While rubbing, King Leon muttered his request quietly.
"Oh, The Great King Devilaro. Lend some strength to this child. Bless him."
A few moments after the stone shone brightly, slowly Christ could feel his consciousness rapidly recovering, along with the energy in his body slightly filled. And that was enough to make Christ able to stand on his own two feet.
"The strength of my body… how is that possible?" Christ is still confused by the drastic changes in his body.
"King Devilaro's borrowed power has now penetrated your body, little boy. Through this Redod stone, King Devilaro is lending his power to you," explained King Leon then.
"Borrowed?" asked Christ confused.
King Leon nodded. "That's right. King Devilaro's borrowed power only serves to boost your adrenaline so you feel as if you're recovering, not replenishing and restoring your energy. So you could say, he gave you fake powers. So use that borrowed power to kill them in your way. Only then will your hunger go away and your energy will be replenished."
Christ's brow furrowed. Confused by the explanation that does not make sense at all human.
"How can you be so sure that I can actually get enough of killing them? How do you know?" asked Christ with a squinted look of disbelief.
King Leon chuckled as he patted one of Christ's shoulders. "It won't hurt you to give it a try, right?" Then the King's lips moved closer to Christ's ear to whisper. "Release your fines. Go on a rampage as you please."
Right. Nothing wrong if Christ trying. After all, his stomach was starting to growl again. That means that King Leon's words are true. His body strength had indeed recovered, but his stomach was still aching from hunger.
And if you think about it, everything correlates. From the strangeness of the residents around Christ's house who died suddenly and mysteriously. Christ's parents died too. Christ also linked all these events. Most likely it was his doing.
Christ might unconsciously absorb the soul energy of the residents to death. And the only way to prove it would be by following the advice of King Leon.
So without any hesitation, Christ immediately sped away. Heading to the group of bad boys who were still on the edge of the forest entrance earlier.
Armed with a long piece of wood found on the way, Christ chased his steps with confidence. And a pair of brown eyes immediately changed their color to a shiny blood red when they saw their prey from afar.
Realizing that his body was light enough to run and move swiftly, Christ beat the five bad boys very quickly. So fast that they didn't have time to see who was beating them. It was because their lives had already been lost.
How terrifying. So that's the effect of the adrenaline-pumping power that King Devilaro gave to Christ? It turned out to be an amazing effect!
From the power of the loan, he seemed to give suggestions to Christ to be motivated to issue power hidden within him. It's like doping.
The power obtained is indeed great, but still, it's fake power. Because after the adrenaline-triggering effect wears off, all the pain in Christ's body that was felt before will reappear and become doubly painful.
In this world, there are always consequences behind all choices. There will definitely be a price to pay for every choice you make. The adrenaline-pumping power is no exception.
"Arghhh!"
And sure enough. As the effect of the borrowed power slowly dissipated. And Christ began to feel excruciating pain in his body.
But fortunately, the pain slowly disappeared, as Christ's body subconsciously absorbed the soul energy of the naughty children he had slaughtered earlier.
That soul energy came out of their stomachs and out through their mouths. It floats and gets absorbed well in Christ's belly. Immediately, Christ's pain completely disappeared, as his energy was filled. Christ's body strength also returned to normal again.
"Good work, Child."
King Leon who was suddenly standing beside Christ patted Christ on the shoulder proudly and gave a big smile.
Meanwhile, Christ remained silent. His irises were glued to the corpses of the brats. The look on his face conveyed a sense of extraordinary shock. Christ still couldn't believe that he could do something this crazy. Kill.
'What did I do? I've killed them all. Goodness.' cringed Christ thought sadly.
There was a speck of regret in Christ's heart. He did hold a grudge against the bad guys, but actually he didn't want to kill them either. But sadly, Christ had no choice.
When revenge takes hold of the human mind, they can no longer distinguish between right and wrong. And when the grudge has already been vented, then regret will not change anything. Regret always comes too late.
And as if understanding the turmoil of Christ's remorse, King Leon moved his hand to embrace Christ's nape, as if to calm him down.
"There's no point in regretting it. It won't change your destiny. You are destined to be a human hunter. A human who eats human soul energy to survive. That's what King Devilaro told me through this gemstone." Then a sparkling red gem appeared from King Leon's palm.
Starting from a big incident that caused a drastic change in Christ's life. Which then forced Christ to devote himself to the two savior Kings, King Devilaro and King Leon.
But despite his compulsion to become a servant of King Devilaro, however, Christ still respects them because he feels indebted to the two Kings, especially to King Devilaro. Had it not been for him, Christ would have died in vain.
And in return for his service to the two Kings, Christ also got a much more decent life.
So that Christ does not need to think about money, because money will come naturally to Christ--like a magnet that attracts metal objects. So it's not surprising that Christ can become what he is now. And Christ can also be rich without taking a cent of the inheritance from his parents.
(Flashback off)
**
"I hope you don't do anything stupid, Christ. You know he's very strong, don't you? So don't ever argue. Whatever he orders we have to follow."
The advice from King Leon suddenly pulled Christ back from the flashback of his memory about the story of the incident.
Christ did calm down a little bit remembering all that. The look of anger in his eyes slowly faded, as Christ's emotions diminished.
But, somehow deep in his heart, Christ couldn't accept that advice.
"I know. Even very well known for his great strength. And until this moment I also still respect him. But this time somehow I am very disappointed with his decision," said Christ gently.
King Leon then sighed. "Never mind. King Devilaro must have a reason for that. And it must be for your good. So stop questioning let alone resisting."
A pause after a while, their chatter was interrupted for a moment when the servants began to come to the hall of the throne to bring out one by one the banquets for Christ.
So King Leon stretched his arms toward Christ's seat as a sign of orders for Christ to sit there.
"Let's eat first, Christ. Only then can we discuss the plans for the expansion of the Jin Kingdom for this season."
Christ had to obey. Sit there and let the waiters put the food in front of him.
"Where is our next expansion going?" asked Christ then.
King Leon smiled lopsidedly. "To the village of the green-eyed white witch."
**
To be continued.