"That fool, and her minions found my legacy, and they didn't have the sense to realise how unworthy they were to even touch it! I had to teach them a lesson and destroy them. But for this Zera, I kept her alive. I had to come out of my imprisonment at some point. I've been lying in ruins for tens of thousands of years now, with no way to find a receiver. But I didn't realise that in this lower world, things were so bad with power levels. The idiot didn't even realise it was an artefact with my soul inside. She concluded that it was just cursed and decided to make money." - Laughing, the ancient voice said.
"Kid, you're quite interesting, where did you get the Spirit Sea from? But I'm more curious, where could our energy be coming from here? Hmm.... I've made up my mind! You only have two choices, either you die or you become my heir and loyal dog." - Laughing wildly, a woman's oppressive voice said, leaving Kai no chance. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Mighty Master, I am glad you have honoured me with such an honour, but..." - Said Kai, trying to find an excuse.
Kai wasn't an idiot and tried to find loopholes to make his future easier. He didn't want to become a dog and servant to anyone. Kai was a man who loved and valued freedom more than anything else, even more so the freedom to choose.
"I don't agree to be your 'doggie', what difference does it make to die or lose my freedom. It would be worse than death and goes against my principles!" - Firmly said Kai, still communicating by the method of spiritual bonding, and for everyone around him not even a moment had passed.
"And you have a temper! I like that, my apprentice must be to match me." - It was as if Kai could smell the entity's playful smile and a chill ran down his spine.
"But trust me kid... I have so many ways to make you do what I want if you go against my will..... Trust me, big sister knows better what you need. If you become my follower, trust me, you're in for a very interesting future. Hee-hee. And keep in mind, I haven't had anyone in a very long time. So I'm serious about you." - Angrily said a female voice, in an orderly manner.
The moment the powerful entity said this Kai was taken aback. He didn't seem to have much of a choice.
"What the fuck is a big sister! She's at least tens of thousands of years old, and I'm not even her great-grandchildren!" - Shouted Kai in his head.
Thinking frantically, Kai realised. That if he refused, he would die immediately.
"Shit, this situation again! I tried so hard to get threatened by someone again! Bitch! Looks like I have to agree, and it looks like I have to decide how to get rid of this crazy old woman..." - Kai was furious.
"Okay, I agree sis." - Not holding back, Kai said sarcastically.
"Ha ha ha, and you have a sharp tongue! But that's alright, we'll fix it in time... Now take the book." - Laughing, the voice said contentedly.
Kai stood up and grabbed the book discarding the silk and looking at it.
"Okay I think two is enough," came the voice in his head.
"Two is enough, what is she talking about?" - Thought about those words Kai.
At that moment, all the blood quickly began to flow from the necks of Mrs Zera and Dunfil, collecting in the air and leaving them nothing but withered mummies. The ball of blood in the air quickly entered the book making it scarlet red. And the writing in it seemed to come alive, filling with fresh blood. Like a dried-up riverbed coming to life when the water returns.
And at that moment, a scarlet crystal burst from the book. With a flash, turning into small liquid beads of scarlet viscous liquid. What surprised Kai was that such small beads almost distorted the space around them. Which was completely beyond his understanding and realisation.
Before he could react, the small drops violently burst into Kai's chest, tearing through his flesh. He collapsed in unbearable pain, as if his heart was being torn into a thousand small pieces. And the book slowly began to dissipate into a bloody mist and slowly entered the area between Kai's eyebrows.
At this moment, the situation in the meeting room was terrifying.....
There were two mummies lying in it. One of them wearing a formerly white dress that was now stained with blood. And the other one, who didn't even have a fraction of the wiry and sturdy Officer Dunfil's former stature. To Mr Bale's incredible luck, the ancient soul had not managed to kill him. Still, blood was gushing from his throat, and he was unconscious. All he could see was Zera and Dunfil choking on his blood, and the incredibly horrified look on Kai's face. After that, just darkness...
Everything happened so fast that none of the servants even had time to bring tea and treats for the guests. The whole conversation and examination of the book lasted no more than a dozen minutes. And Kai's conversation with the "big sister" for others lasted a fraction of a second, because they were communicating by spiritual transmission, which was much faster than a simple dialogue.
Before he could react to the small beads of viscous fluid that had burst into his body, Kai was already lying on the ground, his meridians, blood vessels, heart, brain, and other parts of his body burning. Kai was already lying on the ground, and his meridians, blood vessels, heart, brain, and other parts of his body were on fire. All of them were slowly bursting and tearing into small pieces from not being able to bear such hellish strain and energy. He felt as if nerves and vessels were being slowly ripped out of him alive. And his bone marrow felt like it was receiving thousands and thousands of fractures from the small energy blasts inside his bones. The pain was so hellish it made him want to die.
"Congratulations, you are now the sole heir to my bloodline! Well, of course, if you can survive. Hehe. It would be rather unfortunate if such a cutie died so early." - Giggling happily, a voice resounded in Kai's head.
Kai's head was completely empty. This kind of pain could make one go insane, the damage was not only to the physical body, but also to the soul. The soul was a very mysterious matter... Even the most legendary personalities had not even come close to understanding it. The pain of the soul was dozens of times more excruciating than the physical, but he had to endure it.
Right now, Kai didn't know if he had received a curse or a blessing. All he wanted to do was scream loudly. Even the torture of the Invisible Kings seemed like an easy walk to him!
A maid with long black hair flowing like a waterfall down to her waist was walking down the long corridor. She was walking with a silver tray that held a teapot that emitted an incredible aroma. It was clear that the tea inside was very expensive. Also, there were several exquisite porcelain cups and a saucer with exotic dried fruits. It just so happened to be the same pretty maid Lin who had bullied Kai.
She was now walking, smiling and remembering their meeting with a kind of playfulness. She was very interested in him, he was handsome and he probably had a pretty good future. It wasn't a world of chastity and taboo, she wouldn't mind dropping by to visit him tonight, on some pretext. Thus she was approaching the golden door with a radiant smile. But at that moment...
- Grraaaah! - There was an incredibly loud shriek! It was hard to imagine that such a sound could be emitted by a human.
Lin's hands shook and the tray with all the china was thrown onto the floor, shattering.
She quickly ran towards the meeting room, and literally swung the doors open with all her might. A maid could never afford such behaviour, she could have been quietly executed for such tactlessness. But Lin felt that the situation was out of the ordinary. What she saw made her heart grow cold... Her scalp stabbed and her hair stood up.
There were four bodies inside, at a glance, she couldn't immediately tell if anyone was alive. Everything dumbfounded her so much that she couldn't come back from her daze for a few seconds. Lin was slightly horrified at the thought that the blood on Mrs Zera's dress looked aesthetically pleasing against the luxurious red sofas and white walls.
Quickly recovering from the shock, she ran over, to Mr Bale and took his hand to check his pulse, thankfully he was alive. She threw aside all bounds of decency and simply ripped off a piece of her skirt exposing her legs to bandage Bale's throat and at the same time started screaming for help.
When she turned around and saw the two mummies, she realised there was no point in checking them out. No human in a living state could look like this. Her heart even ached as she looked at Dunfil. She had been a maid at the Rhyne family's estate for many years, and had often seen Dunfil. Although he was a strict and taciturn military man. But also, was quite kind at heart and respected. Afterwards, she shifted her gaze to the ground. She saw the body near the table and was horrified, not immediately recognising Kai.
He was now lying there goggle-eyed. Black blood was pouring out of all the holes in his head, and black mucus was oozing out of his pores along with sweat. There was an unbelievable stench coming from him.