"How about I tell you what happened?" I speak as I emerge from the shadows and walk towards them. Nyx's expression turns really fearful while Zuriel looks at me with a slightly serious expression.
"Let's go in," I spoke as I moved inside Zuriel's house, under the silent gazes of the three. Dion was the first one to come after me, followed by Zuriel who dragged Nyx in. Nyx still wasn't in her right mind and it kind of confused me, to be honest…
'I didn't intimidate her to this extent, did I?' I thought, almost reaching the living room.
The room had a cozy atmosphere, with black and white authentic wall design, with a matching black sofa placed in the middle. There were three dual blades displayed on the wall, with each being excellent in one aspect of their own. There were some fruits on the corner table and I moved towards it as I took an apple out of the basket and then sat on the sofa while eating it.
Dion simply walked towards me and sat in my lap without speaking anything. I then saw Zuriel bringing Nyx into the room, making her sit at a distance in front of me, while she herself sat beside her.
"Do you need something to drink first?" Zuriel asked Nyx, at which Nyx shook her head, denying it before looking at me and then turning her head to Zuriel.
Zuriel then gives out a deep sigh before looking at me and then glaring a little as she inquires,"what did you do to her?"
"Nothing in particular. They barged in suddenly and demanded I tell them about what I did… threatening won't work on me and that is something she should have known from the beginning," I answer calmly and Zuriel then turns at Nyx which made Nyx look away from her before speaking quietly,"my guards did not know about him being… strong. So they…"
Zuriel then kind of understood everything as she spoke,"this has to do with the blast that happened a few minutes ago, doesn't it?" and this made both of us nod in affirmation.
"So what exactly was that? Is it too secretive to tell?" Zuriel asked, looking genuinely in my eyes and I then pondered over it for a few moments before I spoke out,"Not exactly. I can tell you about it, Zuriel, but honestly, anyone with whom I haven't spent much time, I don't think I can tell them. Even if it is someone close to you, Zuriel."
Zuriel looks at me for a few moments before giving out another long sigh. I think I might be mistaken, but I saw a momentary smile on Zuriel's lips before it vanished. Zuriel then turned to Nyx before speaking.
"Is that all there is?"
Nyx then shook her head before speaking,"that is not all… not at all… This guy… those guards were High Guardians and this guy just ordered one of them using some spell, making him kneel effortlessly as if that guard was his most loyal subject… Just what… what are you?"
This statement made Zuriel and Dion dart towards me with a confounded look as they observed me, as if I was the most peculiar thing they had ever seen. Though…
"That was Charm Magic… don't you have anything similar here?" I spoke without really hiding anything. Not like they would know that I can use charm magic of that level only in the absence of those mana parasites.
"What Charm Magic?" asks Zuriel with a confused expression and I look at both of them, observing me with a strange gaze. At this moment, my mind went into full thinking mode as I tried to connect the dots and not even a moment later I actually found the mistake I made here.
"Have you ever made people forget what they had seen or heard?" I asked, and Nyx was the first one to nod before speaking,"Yeah. I have a few sets of magic that could make people forget what they had seen, but it only covers the last hour or so, nothing more."
I nod at it before speaking,"well that forgetting magic, comes under the category of Charm Magic. It will not only make you forget what you know, but also can be used to control anything mind related. If used appropriately and strongly, it can actually make you believe things that didn't even happen."
Nyx and Zuriel looked at me with an alarmed expression before Zuriel asked,"and such magic… doest it exist?" at which I make a puzzled expression before asking,"what are you talking about? Don't you see me in front of you who is an expert in Charm Magic….wait!"
'If Charm Magic is something that does not exist in this world… Then what did Ariel understand when I told her my theory?... I hope it's not something troubling,' I thought, a little embarrassed at it as I covered my face with my palms.
Zuriel and Nyx looked at me, wondering what I was doing and I just shook my head before speaking,"It's nothing. I was just saying that I am a Charm Magic expert and, yes, I believe people who can use Charm Magic do exist in this world other than me."
Now that I know what was going on, I think I understood what Nyx was going through. I could literally turn the whole empire against her using this magic and she can't do shit about it… no wonder she was scared shitless…
Now I kinda feel bad for her. Zuriel did tell me all the things Nyx had done to bring together people for the resistance she had built in order to achieve her goal. It wouldn't really be amusing if someone like me comes and destroys everything she worked so hard to build here.
Though it's ironic that those parasites stop people from extending magic from one person to another. No wonder Charm Magic is a rarity here. I guess I should keep myself more reserved with how much I use my powers.
"I guess… I can understand what went wrong there," I spoke up and Zuriel looked at me with a slight pondering expression as she asked,"you do?" and I nod at it.
"I can make you both forget about what happened today and also the other people who were there… no, in fact, make everyone who saw what happened forg…." I turned silent as I looked at their horrified faces and I sighed before speaking.
"Then what do you want me to do? Do you have any better plans?"
This made Zuriel look firmly in my eyes as she asked,"Zero… answer me honestly. Have you ever used Charm Magic on me?"
At her question, I started recalling everything that had happened from the beginning. After recalling each and everything in detail, I smiled sheepishly at her before speaking,"I forgot."
She glared at me and I just chuckled before speaking,"I really, really did forget though. Though, I doubt I might have done that… unless it is very necessary, to be honest."
She looks at me with doubtful eyes before sighing and shaking her head and finally speaking,
"Zero… What are you? Exactly what the f*ck are you? What are you trying to do here… are you even our friend…?"
And I make a confused expression again as I speak,"friend? No, I don't think so… but maybe we are close acquaintances… isn't that enough? Also, I haven't forgotten the deal between us, so you should trust that at least."
She looks at me before sighing and then speaking,"I don't know Zero… I don't think I can trust you after knowing what you are… capable of. It's too hard… "
She looked extremely tired… as if she wanted to believe in me, but no matter how she saw this… she couldn't compel herself to believe in me.
'Well… I guess I can understand what she is going through. The first time Lucia… She told me about her Charm Magic and how she used it on me… kind of made me tear apart from the inside. I couldn't believe any word she spoke from that point onwards, even to the point that it made me doubt everything that I had ever done. Wondering if it was me doing it of my own volition or was it just Charm Magic after all.
I then looked at them for a few moments before sighing and then speaking,"Blood Magic: Charm of Tomorrow," and then both of them fell asleep in a few moments. I then turned to Dion and spoke,"Let's take them to bed. It is better this way," and he nodded at me without making any sound.
While it was easy to charm Zuriel, charming Nyx took a huge amount of my mana at once. I almost fell down but still got back up in no time. The fact Nyx was shaken actually helped me easily charm her.
With the help of Dion, I helped them to their bed. By tomorrow, their memories will be replaced with something sweeter. I then went off to find the others who saw me using Charm Magic… of course, that includes Ariel too.
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