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Chapter 152: Alone?
Chapter 152: Alone?
Chapter 152: Alone?
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[Transformation Complete!]
[Skill: The Little God]
[Rank: Innate]
[1st Power: Physical Movement Enhancement]
[2nd Power: Illusion Creation]
[3rd Power: ???]
[4th Power: ???]
[5th Power: ???]
[Side Effect: Devourment]
[Description: The first mystery has been unraveled; three remain]
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'What in the world...'
Adam looked at the interface in front of him and wondered what the next powers would be.
He had never thought about the possibility that he had more than just physical enhancement and illusion creation.
It was because he had these two powers since the beginning, and he thought that's it.
'The name of the skill changed slightly. It now has 'the' on it; I wonder if that means anything.'
Adam then saw the side effect and remembered something dire.
He had been trying to stop the devourment from happening this time around but couldn't hold it in anymore.
His sleeve, around his left arm, turned into the jaws of a shark and clamped down on his wrist.
A terrible pain shot out throughout his arm as the shark sleeve ate his hand.
Blood began pouring out, but Adam quickly took out the Flask of the Setting Sun, which he purchased before leaving the Dawnwatch for the promotion test.
The flask immediately helped and recovered his missing hand.
The shark's jaws disappeared from his sleeve, returning the sleeve to its previous state except it was slightly bloody around the cuff.
Adam took a deep breath and looked over to Digby.
He had been looking outside the window since they left the test compound, watching as the beautiful streets of Imperium City went by.
'Hmm...' Adam waved off the interface and thought. 'Three mysteries remain, huh. Sure is a lot to unravel.'
...
Inside an attic-looking room with a low ceiling with a light bulb hanging in the center, a beautiful woman kneeled in front of a large bookshelf filled with dusty old tomes.
At that moment, the hatch of the attic opened up and a black-clad person entered, looking like he had just stepped out of the shadows.
"Madam Yu," he said and nodded. "I bring news."
"Yes?" Lady Yu opened her pearly eyes and waited for the man to speak.
"The man you asked us to tail, Adam Palestar, has completed his promotion test successfully. He is now Ordergiver, and he is on his way back to Dawnwatch."
"Mm," Lady Yu smiled and asked. "Did anyone see you?"
"No," the man shook his head. "We couldn't enter the test compound without being seen, so we didn't. There was a powerful man inside who would have noticed us."
"Oh, any idea who?" She curiously asked.
"Grand Lord, probably someone from the Mercenary Guild."
"Well, he is S-ranker, so I am not surprised that a higher-up from that guild came to see him."
Lady Yu said and rose to her feet, looking like she was slightly floating above the ground as the dress billowed around her in the gentle breeze.
"Should we keep tailing him?" The man asked, talking about Adam.
"Yup, keep following him for now." She replied with a smile and turned around to the man. The man's cheeks flushed slightly.
He had been training in the shadows for a long time to become a powerful assassin. He had trained his emotions and reactions to be completely controlled, but her presence always seemed to throw him off balance.
A few years ago, he was given a mission to assassinate her. He thought it was going to be easy, but when he finally saw her, he couldn't do it.
Eventually, he joined forces with her, and he returned to his client, who ordered the assassination, and killed her instead.
The client was just some jealous concubine of the King Moriarty. She thought she would be able to do it without any consequences because she was close to the King, but she was severely mistaken.
After she was killed, the King didn't move a finger to avenge her.
"By the way, I am not sure if this is important, but Adam brought someone to the guild."
"Oh, who?" Lady Yu asked with a raised eyebrow.
"A young woman named Amelia. She is from Moonlit Guard-"
Before he could finish, he was frozen like a statue as he saw Lady Yu's expression.
Her beautiful, gentle face was now twisted in anger.
She was trembling with rage with her nails digging into her palms so tightly that they left
deep marks.
"M-madam Yu?" The man's voice quivered in shock.
He had never seen her so furious before.
To this day, he was unsure whether she was capable of even feeling anger, as she seemed too
holy and pure to ever experience such a base emotion.
"Whoo..." Lady Yu took a deep breath and forced a shaky smile. "K-Kyle."
"Y-yes?" Kyle whimpered back a response.
"I have a mission for you of the highest importance." She said, her voice quivering with uncharacteristic seriousness.
"I am yours to command." Kyle fell on his knees and lowered his head.
"Kill that bitc-that woman, alright?"
"M-my lady?" Kyle said in shock.
She had never ordered him to do any assassinations; thus, he started to think that life was
behind him.
"Mm?" Lady Yu turned to him with an innocent look. "Is something wrong?"
"I, um, is that wisest thing to do?" Kyle asked. "It's no gain, high risk situation."
"Explain."
"If I assassinate her successfully, she will just respawn and return to that guild. From what
I've gathered, she is merely an Ordergiver.
"It's also not a place where I can just enter freely. Digby, if you haven't heard, is rather
powerful."
"Then don't get caught." Lady Yu said and smiled. "Simple as that. I have no doubt you can
handle it."
"Sigh..." Kyle nodded.
In truth, he wasn't too troubled with the request, as he believed he could do it easily and
without being seen.
However, he didn't want Lady Yu to do something she would regret afterwards.
"I expect it to be done swiftly." Lady Yu said, her eyes narrowing in a way that made Kyle
shiver.
'What's up with her? This is not Lady Yu I know.' Kyle gulped, nodded, and then left the attic to do his preparations for the mission.
Lady Yu loosened her clenched hands and looked at her palms, which were bleeding slightly.
She took out a napkin and wiped the blood away, then she sat down in front of a knee-high table with a candle at the center.
After taking out a matchstick, she scratched it against the side of the box and lit the candle. Its yellow flame flickered side to side, casting dancing shadows on the walls.
She then placed her hands around the flame and took a deep breath, closing her eyes as she whispered a silent prayer.
The small wounds on her hands healed with visible speed, leaving nothing behind but
smooth, unblemished skin.
She opened her eyes, and her pink lips curled into a sad look.
"No, no, no..."
She shook her head and whispered, "It can't be true. You couldn't possibly be cheating on me,
right?"
"You're my soulmate, please... I don't want to be alone..."
Small tears escaped her eyes and landed on the table.
She felt like there were cracks in her heart.