Lord Shadow

Chapter 408: Scheming in the dark (6)

All of the while when all of this is happening, Azief finally heard the story from Loki. Loki did not do nothing after he returns from Belize and learn what happened since his departure.

He began investigating all over Pandemonium about this weird case. And the more he investigated the more he felt like this is not some normal kind of case.

He got the news from Sasha before but at that time he is still thinking about how to refine the thirteen energy so he had to delay in judging these matters.

But as Loki told him the story, he realized something from the way Loki talk and the way he is acting.

Azief then look curiously at Loki and then he snickered

‘You don’t believe none of them responsible right?’ Azief ask.

He himself felt weird when he heard what happens. Mostly because he knew Athena and he knew the officials in his court.

‘It is as if…someone is planning all this’ Loki said, staring at Azief.

Azief nodded. He felt that feeling too.

He had sent Sasha to investigate whether this is a matter of factional strife but when Sasha reported to him that nothing indicates that the Athena faction and the Central Government faction have bad blood before, Azief mind began to think of another possibility.

Azief look at Loki and then said

‘I think so too. I know Athena. While she would not hesitate to kill the enemy in the battlefield, she would not do that just because she is angry. It is just not her style’

If the officials hearing what Death Monarch said they would surely be shocked

Since the moment Azief uses his aura to summon all of his people into the Centre palace, he had never once think about punishing Athena.

he felt that this matter is not as simple as it seems.

He is about to leave and he had no time left.

He could not delay too long as that would only put more distance with him and others. Raymond is already preparing to enter to Divine Comprehension

While Azief could fight him even with his Disk Formation, there are certain powers only Divine Comprehension levelers could use.

He continued his reasoning

‘And the content of their supposed reason for killing is just ridiculous. I let her have the West and while it is true that the Central Government was unfair in their distribution, if the Central Government explains that most of the resources was diverted back to the Research Department, even Athena would not be so insistent. There were so many things that is wrong in that story. Especially the part where all of Athena delegation all died’

He then looks at Loki, expecting him to already check the scene.

‘I confirmed that when I returned. They truly all died. It is not some kind of illusion or some kind of transfiguration tricks. And they are Athena people.’

‘I expected it….’ He then asked

‘Could it be one of your enemies?’ Azief ask Loki.

Loki shakes his head and said

‘Killing Athena people would damage me in no way whatsoever. If they capture or try to kill people like Trisha and her sister, now that would be different. No, I am pretty sure this is not one of my enemies’

Azief frowned.

He sighed like he expected it but he also didn’t want to acknowledge it.

Loki look at Azief and Loki though that probably he is not the only one that have cracked this case that nearly tore apart Pandemonium and send this land into a civil war

Loki did entertain the thought that it was probably Yewa Hafar but then he saw no trace of him.

He even though that the pawn he had in Pandemonium schemed all this but as he investigates it become even more apparent that this is not his style at all.

Yewa Hafar does not care about human lives but that doesn’t mean he would destroy everything.

After all his objectives is never to destroy everything. He just wants to follow his master desire.

But, then there is only one other person that could do this.

‘This is targeted at you….Or more probably it is targeted at Pandemonium. Someone is sending a warning.’

Azief and Loki look at each other and smile bitterly. They both seem to be agreeing on something

If they eliminate other possibilities, there is only one person that comes to mind

Who could enter Pandemonium undetected, disable all restriction and precaution, alerting no one like it was nothing, then kill one of the most important political leader of the Central Government and was also one of the most guarded men in Pandemonium, and also be able to leave some clues that it was Athena and then orchestrate a bloody slaughter without even the Shadow Guards and the Palace Guards noticing the commotion in Athena camp and intensify the conflict between Athena and the Central Government?

Who would have the ability and motive to do so?

When they ask themselves this question, they both have only one person that came into mind and the answer come clearly and easy for both of them

Then they said in unison

‘Void’ Azief smiles bitterly and Loki solemnly nodded. Azief eyes seems to become fierce. He seems to be thinking of something.

‘He is beginning to become more than just a pest’ Azief said as he tapped his finger on the handle of his throne.

Loki nodded and then he said

‘I got some information about him that you would probably like to know’ He then handed something to Azief.

Azief touches it and then the information stream into his mind and his expression is weird the moment he finished reviewing the information.

He was silent for a few second, trying to digest the information. He closes his eyes and then open his eyes with clarity in it and then he said

‘So…… he is wearing a suit. But his power is the real deal. Nullification of any energy around him. Even Laws will be affected. It is like Emptiness’

Like Loki, the more Azief learns about Void, the more he felt an unease.

By now they could guess what happened and how Void action leads to the current situations. Loki the ask

‘Did you try to kill him in Moscow?’ Azief nodded. He did not ask how Loki knows about that but he knows that Loki have an extensive intelligence network that is hidden from him.

Loki frowned and then he pondered a bit before he said

‘This is probably his payback. Maybe a warning to you’ Azief frowned as his mind travel back to that day

Azief was meditating that day but he formed an array on the border of Moscow if anyone decided to seek problem with Katarina.

It was the least he could do.

As he was about to calm himself down and fell deep into his own Inner Universe he could felt something was wrong and he immediately broke himself from his seclusion

He senses that his array was destroyed almost in a second. He then activated his Divine Sense and his Divine Sense envelop the whole world for one second

He immediately discovers Void appearing out of a destabilized space rip.

When he saw that Void is coming to Moscow with evil intention, Azief did not hesitate to use heavenly Power and the clouds above Void gathered and form a gigantic palm with the power to flatten mountains and part the seas

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