Canaan's gaze suddenly became fierce and he faintly laughed as he continued: "You hid the Celestial moon pearls in the treasury because devilblood jade does not allow its divine aura to spread right!?
And you also claimed to have insulated the casing. Thats similarly how our clan has kept most of its treasures safe. The auras naturally released by valuable objects are completely blocked....so then how did this 'impervious' devil blood jade allow entry of the young sea kings divine energy so that it would resonate with the case of the celestial moon pearls."
"You...!!" Torzik roared, he now understood thag Canaan had left a trap for him with his words.
"Be patient Sentinel lord! I am not done!" Canaan said with a cold smile. "Let's take a few steps back and assume that Lothal was indeed the theif.
He lives in a meadow nearly five hundred miles from here and all the young Sea king Konsul did was point you in his general direction. At your top speed it should have taken you at least a few breaths to reach the meadow and even more time to search the forestial terrain and find Lothal before ascertaining that he was the theif.
Yet you appeared here with him almost immediately after Prince Konsul pointed you in his direction, as if you knew he was the culprit in advance and exactly where to find him as well.
And finally have you forgotten...that lothal is merely mortal!! He has barely been in the house of Arzul for a few days, which absolutely is not enough time for him to cover a distance of five hundred miles, somehow steal one of your greatest treasures under the watch of several silver class devil gods and return home in the span of a few days.
Lastly he has absolutely no motive. As a mortal this great treasure is completely useless to him
It would only bring him the trouble of attracting greed and being persecuted. Why would he steal it!?"
"Canaan! You still don't want to shut your mouth, you dare insinuate that the exalted young sea king and our Senitnel devil lord would plot against a mere mortal even when the evidence is conclusive beyond the shadow of a doubt!!!" Xiror, the Ghost devil lord suddenly screamed in outrage, however he was interrupted by Canaans cold laugh.
"Hehe, conclusive beyond a doubt!? It's true just because you say it's true!? So then if I call you a pig, everyone should follow my words and roast and consume your flesh like the animal you are!?" Canaan fiercely rebuked.
"You....!!" Xiror's eyes bulged within his eyes as he nearly exploded with rage, end yet he was unable to rebuff Canaan's words.
Now all the blood wraiths had figured out that something was wrong, and the mire perceptive one were faintly aware of the situation at hand, yet they said nothing.
Their eyes only faintly shone with pity.
Still suffering from Torziks pressure which had taken way his ability to speak, Lothals gaze softened as he shook his head with faint laugh. He glanced at his brother Canaan warmly for what he knew would he the last time. 'You fool...you haven't changed even now...but can you not see...that there has never been any hope for me..!?'
He was naturally aware that this was an act to fabricate a righteous reason to take him, and he had long since noticed the predatory glint Konsul had in his eyes when he looked at him…. And he was also aware...that exposing their ugly and vicious intentions in front of all the blood wraiths that were currently present would only doom him further.
Konsul's originally proud and inperturbed expression had already darkened to the color of ash.
How could he have know that his "perfect" plan would backfire in his face in front of so many people….
And all of this was because of this Canaan!
Konsul became more and more enraged as he directed his killing intent at the useless mortal he had once disdained to even look at. He spoke in a deep, imposing voice: "I am a prince of the house of Oceanus, I have no obligation to answer the question of a useless toy of the blood wraith clan. Furthermore, I have no obligation to explain myself! Which devil is in charge of law enforcement? Immediately arrest this thief and the mortal fool that tried to vainly shield him!"
"Yes young sea king. Waste no more words with this atrocious fool!" An imposing figure yelled as he leaped onto the Godfall blood arena.
He possesed the characteristic features of the blood wraiths which were pale skin and crimson hair and eyes. His face could be considered handsome was it not cruel and scarred.
He was the Doom Wraith Devil lord. A first circle gold rank devil god second only to lord Kaldur himself and the Ardent devil lord.
Now though, his imposing aura crashed onto Canaan's body as he approached with the intent to restrain him.
"Haha" Despite the bleak situation he was facing, Canaan only let out a twisted laugh. "A great devil god house.....haha..hahaha...to curry favour with your rivals you would stoop to this pathetic display and bend a knee to them, all because of a hundred grams of celestial moon pearls.
So thats price of your dignity...and the fact that you would sacrifice your pride to this extent is..."
Canaan suddenly turned his gaze towards the ever silent Kaldur as he began. "Lord Kaldur, praised as the strongest blood wraiths to ever be born, how sad it is thay you are nothing but a spineless dog devoid of dignity.
A mere sea prince of a rival clan attended your great wrath assembly at his own whims.
When he arrived, he paid you no respect and directly interfered with several of your clans matters.
Your devil lords flocked to him to be at his beck and call like dogs. Are you all not ashamed in least by this. Where is the pride of a great devil clan that you speak about!?"
"Insolence!!!"
Of course Kaldur with his keen discernment already had a fair idea of what was going on, however he was also aware that the house of Oceanus was presenting him with a trade.
A hundred grams of Celestial Moon pearls for this mortal which... was not a choice at all.
He was also happy with the current developments, except he had never expected thag this mortal would actually rebuke him!!
An overbearing aura of anger instantly silenced the Godfall Blood Palace. It was as though all the chattering blood wraiths were frozen as they all stopped in place.
This one word caused the blood wraiths who sneered and watched this "show" excitedly to pale in fright.
The Sentinel lord who were about to speak out hung their heads lightning quick and were quiet out of fear.
It was because this angry rebuke had actually come from the Lord Kaldur himself.
"Canaan, this king allowed you to state your ridculous claim even in front of our honoured geust because of hiw much my daughter values you?! You are only a little mortal toy. Not only are you disobeying orders, you even have the audacity to say delirious ravings that disgrace our name! Who gave you such guts!?"
The temperature rapidly plummeted and the still atmosphere became bone-piercingly cold. Since long ago, there has been a saying within the house of Arzul—the King's fury left none alive.
"Your___life___is___a___forfeit!"
Kaldur pronounced, as a vast volcanic blood red enegy burned into existence in his palm.
The awesome aura of the Lord of the blood wraiths pervaded space as his fury bore down on the world.
The world stilled, as the cyclone tore itself free from his palm and instantaneously transformed into hurricane of destruction that collapsed space as it surged towards Canaans tiny figure.
Still hidden from sight, Runan yelled as his eyes filled with mad glee. "Finally!"
Even in the face of his imminent death an expression of intense disdain and hatrrf seemed to be fixed on Canaans face as he stared down the vortex of power rushing towards.
Even when his death was nearly he would never yield!
This was the pride of a devil emperor.
The fringes of the destructive energy provoked spurts of wind to batter Canaans body as it neared him.
Just as it seemed as if the energy would consume him a fairy like appeared at his side.
Talia stated at the destructive cyclone without an ounce of trepidation as her blood red eyes slowly changed.
A delicate black symbol appeared within her crinson pupils and within her, a great divine energy began to circulate.
The cyclone of chaotic energy energy arcing towards her suddenly froze entirely.
Then suddenly before everyone's eyes, it detonated into a vast explosion of energy that rushed toward every part of the Godfall blood palace!!
Lord Kaldur obviously used very little of his power to deal with Canaan, and yet the energy released was still the genuine energy of an exalted gold class devil god.
Once detonated, even the mere shockwaves it produced could effortlessly obliterated silver class devil gods.
Ans this vast overpowering energy had been exacerbated by a furious Talia.
As it surged towards every part of the palace with several times its initial momentum devilish energy crazily surged in all of their bodies to protect them, but their sense of hearing had been completely cut off. They could not hear anything and they could only see a swath of utter darkness in front of them.
The only thing they could see was an enormous storm of crimson death rushing towards them and swallowing them up in an eternal abyss of darkness.
BOOOOOOM!!!!
This lasted for… an indeterminate amount of time, until the darkness finally dissipated.
In the blink of an eye, her rage had extinguished countless lives.
.....
From the rubble several crimson energy spheres rose, housing battered devil gods.
They were the ones fortunate enough to have been near the Twelve devil Lords and the other present gold rank devils as they cast their defensive skills.
They were the only one that had survived the sudden inexplicable cataclysm.
The mouths of the remaining devil gods's gaped open, but they could not make a single sound.
"Princess Talia....why?" Torzik crowed as he collapsed the crimson energy shield he had erected around him to reveal a shivering Konsul and a fainted Lothal.
Canaan had also similarly fainted from the ruckus and hung meekly in he air behind Talia.
Talia herself floated but her lonesome within the field destruction.
A powerful crimson aura of power coalesced around her as gravity rapidly contracted and released around her. Her hair floated bizarrely amidst the crimson light of her aura granting her the aura of a demoness.
"You dare ask me why...!?" Talia spoke in a deep vengeful voice that froze the atmosphere with a bone piercing cold.
The ' voice brought along a wave of extremely heavy pressure… heavier by who knew how many times it was in the past. Even if one did not look at her, just by hearing her voice, one would not be able to breathe and feel their whole body go stiff.
"Since you clearly want to die, then this princess will help you into the gates of hell! To courry favor with this trash!" Talia glamced disdainfully at the cowering Konsul before continuing. "You insulted my Imperial name and threatened to harm my consort!!" The cruel crimson black light in Talia's eyes increased as she replied in a voice that carried a deep frost and the promise of death.
Before the Talia's ' voice fell, a bone-piercingly cold sensation had already spread penetrated. He was a dignified gold class devil lord, but he, in this very instant, suddenly felt impending doom enveloping his entire being.
He gritted his teeth and screamed frantically! "You actually think you can kill me!? And over this mortal ant!?"
Despite the bizzare scream of his instincts that he was in danger, he was still a genuine gold class devil god. He had wouldnever think that Talia would actually send a killing blow at him, and he himself should be much stronher than her, after all he was a gold rank devil god.
Unfortunately Talia's cold and indifferent voice replied. " indeed that was your first mistake: Thinking that I needed a reason to kill you, and your second was doubting that blood rushing into your head' and the frost within spine, was anything other than your body knowingly shivering within its inferiority in my presence!!"
"Talia!!" Lord kaldur screamed, his imposing manner gone, unfortunately strangled scream interrupted him.
A shrill and miserable cry that resembled a pig being slaughtered rippled through the rubble. After a jerking contortion, Torzik crumpled onto the ground in a wretched heap… a completely hoarse cry ripped through the air, as if it was enduring the world's most cruel torture.
All the remnants of the audience widened their eyes in alarm and fear… they could clearly see that Torzik's hands were being burned by two clusters of scarlet flames!!
Essence devouring Flames!!
Indeed the flames burning were the characteristic flames of the blood wraiths, however never before had any burned with such purity and intensity.
These two clusters of scarlet blood Flames were not vigorous or frantic; they merely continued to burn at their own pace, and in the blink of an eye, they had scorched nearly all the flesh on Torziks hands, exposing the white bone beneath.
Even then, the white bones began to glow luminously as they were being burned up, and both of Torziks's hands had completely vanished from the top of his arms….
"ARRRGGGGHHHHH…."
Torzik's wretched cries were as sad and shrill as the wailing of a demon from the bowels of hell as the scarlet flames still soundlessly burned; they burned so mildy that they were almost graceful, and yet they cruelly devoured a devil lords body inch by inch.
"Princess Talia … spare me…. Little… Princess Talia… spare me…. Ah…. UWAAAAHHHHH…."
The scarlet flames had spread to his entire body and gradually, all of his struggles and screams were completely devoured by the flames.
When these scarlet blood flames finally vanished, Torzik's body had completely vanished.
Throughout the entire process, looks of shock and horror appeared on the faces and eyes of the remaining devil gods, the spectacle theu had seen affirmed a rumour they had all heard but dismissed as ridiculous: That the Lady Talia had exceeded her father in power.
Thud….
Among the remaining devul gods several of them suddenly fell on their knees from the display of power. From the lowest silver and bronze class devil gods to the highest devil lords, all had horror etched full in their pupils.
The power she had just shown was utterly unheard if in this forgotten world.
Her gaze the turned towards the frightened Konsul.
When she looked over, the devil lords all showed nervousness and Konsul had already fallen to the ground on his bottom while desperately trying to move backwards, "No… don't come over here… save… save me… save me…"
Suddenly there was a pungent odor and a filthy puddle appeared under Konsuls body… He was so frightened that peed himself.
Talia immediately turned away her gaze and killing intent. This kind of worthless trash was unworthy of her even killing him.
"The house of Arzuls justice will be handled by its clan law. If lothal really is the thief he will be confined in the seventh wing of the dark bone prison!" Talia decreed as she beckoned for someone to take away lothal.
She suddnely turned towards Tarsus and spoke coldy. "Take him away, if I see anymore of him, I must just kill him put of disgust!"
Tarsus the hurriedly grabbed Konsul and disappeared from the scenery, as if afraid thag talia would suddenly changed her mind.
"Now leave! ALL OF YOU!" Talia commanded.
The imposing force in her voice, reminiscent of a Monarch caused the surrounding blood wraiths to shiver in fear.
They all frantically left the hall, afraid to stay in her demonic presence any longer lest they lose their eyes.
.....
Lord Kaldur sensed his daughters intentions and sent away his consort Lady Raya.
...
Now alone with her father Talia looked into his eyes with a bloodlust and malice so deep that it was nearly bottomless.
It was one that wished to grind his bones into nothing.
"We....had.....a....deal!!" She spoke every bone piercing syllable of the sentence with an impossible amount of hatred.