Chapter 154: Chapter 154: War [15]
"Ah..."
Kael opened his eyes, carefully glancing at his surroundings.
"Where am I?"
Complete darkness.
That was all he could see.
No people.
No objects.
No colors.
Nothing.
Then, Kael’s gaze slid down to his own body.
"Oh..."
And surprisingly... he couldn’t see it either.
It seemed like Kael had completely merged with the darkness of this place.
And it seemed like... he had been brainwashed by Amon.
"Tsk."
Kael clicked his tongue, smiling bitterly.
"A scream? Who would have thought I would fall into such a simple trap?"
His body trembled.
But not from sadness.
"Pft!"
The meaning of Kael’s smile had also changed.
Now, that smile belonged to a winner.
And then, unable to bear it any longer, Kael burst out laughing:
"Hahahahaha! Amon, you’re really a fool!"
The situation wasn’t good?
Nonsense!
Everything was fine.
It was all within Kael’s calculations.
That demon thought that he could manipulate him, toying with him in the palm of his hand like playing with a chess piece.
But, how could Amon have found out that it was all Kael’s plan?
Betting... was the game he was best at.
***
Amon felt very happy.
"La-la-laaa~"
To the point that the demon was humming a tune in its mouth.
Today was a happy day.
Because Kael had become one of Amon’s slaves.
This was a great gift.
"How happy I am."
Amon’s steps began to become light.
The demon felt that today, he was the happiest demon.
With a perverted smile, Amon caressed Kael’s face.
"You are truly the most handsome human I have ever seen."
The demon’s body began to tremble.
"What do you think I should use you for, human?"
Amon’s smile grew brighter and brighter.
In Amon’s eyes, everything was filled with pink.
However, the demon’s joy did not last long.
When not long after...
Thud!
"Hm?"
Amon raised his eyebrows, still keeping that smile on his lips.
"Haha, why do I suddenly feel a sharp pain in my chest?"
Then, the demon looked down.
And the moment Amon saw that scene, he was no longer able to maintain that smile.
"Eh...?"
The pain that Amon felt was not imaginary.
It was real.
"Why... is there a hole in my chest like this?"
From that hole, blood was gushing out like a waterfall.
Niagara Falls.
The joy in the demon’s heart was replaced by an emotion of utter horror.
Then, slowly, Amon put his hand inside that hole, inside his own body.
"...I can’t feel my heart."
The demon continued to grope for a long time, but the result was the same.
"...Where is my heart?"
With a dazed look, Amon glanced around, searching for his most important thing in vain.
"My heart..."
And then, in the corner of the room, Amon saw it.
His heart.
But now... a little girl was holding it.
And that little girl was looking at the demon coldly, as if looking at a pile of trash.
"My heart... Give it back..."
The demon walked towards the little girl.
He couldn’t run, because he had no strength left.
"...Who are you?"
— Luna.
Luna replied, still maintaining that cold attitude.
"...Luna? I... don’t remember having a slave like you..."
Amon felt so confused.
The demon remembered the names and faces of every one of his slaves.
But, Amon didn’t recognize this little girl, nor the name Luna.
Suddenly, an unpleasant thought appeared in the demon’s mind.
"You... are Kael’s people?"
— ...
Luna did not reply. She just nodded silently.
"..."
And when he received that answer, Amon was completely stunned.
The demon did not dare to take another step forward.
Because right now, Amon’s life was in Kael’s hands.
Forcing a smile, Amon opened his mouth:
"Hey little girl, can you... return my heart to me? If you do that, I will also release your Kael. Please...?"
The demon really liked Kael.
But between his interests and his life, Amon would naturally choose the latter.
— ...
Luna did not reply immediately, just pretending to think.
She wanted to give Amon a little hope.
Then instantly extinguished it.
— No.
With a smile, and with a short answer, Luna crushed Amon’s heart, sentencing him to death, before his horrified eyes.
Squelch!
"No..."
The next moment, Amon’s eyes, mind, body, everything became empty.
Then, like a soulless puppet, the demon fell to the cold floor, dead.
A trashy death.
Fitting for a trashy demon like Amon.
***
"...What happened?"
"Where am I?"
"I don’t remember what happened."
All the citizens had been freed from the brainwashing.
They felt a headache, but most of them were confused.
All the citizens looked around, trying to understand the situation.
"...!"
"Hey, what the hell is this!?"
"Why is there so much blood and corpses here!?"
Their eyes stopped at the corpses and pools of blood on the floor.
For those who lived in peace like them, this scene was no different from hell on earth.
"Ugh!"
Some felt nauseous.
And a few people immediately lost consciousness.
But, among them, there was still one person who remained calm.
Or rather, this person had never felt panic or fear since regaining control of his body.
Because that person was Kael Draven.
"Heh."
Tap, tap, tap.
With a slight smile, Kael approached Luna, who was standing in the corner of the room.
Then, without hesitation, he patted her head.
A reward was needed.
"You did very well, Luna."
— ...
Luna did not respond, only hugged Kael tightly, rubbing her face against his body.
— You’re a reckless guy, Kael.
"My plan worked, after all."
— Right... But what if it didn’t work?
"Didn’t work?"
Honestly, Kael just wanted to laugh the second he heard those words.
From the beginning, he had mentally prepared himself for the worst case scenario, that he would be brainwashed by Amon.
That’s why Kael brought Luna along.
If he was brainwashed, she would be the one to finish off that demon.
Kael wasn’t afraid of being brainwashed.
Because when the 29th floor ended, he would definitely recover, regain consciousness, and return to his original state.
After all, Kael was only brainwashed, not killed.
And after all, Tower of Glory was just a game.
And in the game, every time a character overcame a challenge, they would regain full HP.
But perhaps what Kael did just now really made Luna feel worried.
"Don’t worry."
He gently patted her head.
"I rarely bet on things I’m not sure about."