"With a snap of my fingers, I could make every person in this city a vegetable, and you wouldn't even have enough time to react to it."
Everyone's eyes widened, even the eyes of the other generals.
"Greed! That wasn't the deal!" Life shouted.
"The deal...
Is whatever I want it to be." She smirked and looked back at Archie.
"Throw him in the dungeons. I want him to be around when I finally wear my crown." She chuckled before turning around and walking away.
The large tree quickly created a branch that took her down the platform and back onto the ground.
When she did that, she turned around and entered one of the larger buildings, not even batting an eye as the entire city chanted her name.
***
The chanting seemed to have continued for an hour, however, at a certain point, Silas saw a wave of mana pulse out of the building Greed was in, causing everyone to suddenly stop chanting and walk away from the crowd they had built.
In an instant, they all went back to their regular lives. Of course, all their eyes remained shining with a certain glint of blue, however, it wasn't as noticeable. As if the enchantment had weakened.
'I doubt weakened is the right word to use in this situation. She chose to weaken it, but its still there. She just brainwashed everyone in the city. They'll act exactly how they would normally act, the only difference now being the fact that they have fully submitted to her.' Silas thought while making sure to not do anything too obvious.
For once, he was creating the plan on the spot... For once he was improvising, and if he were to be honest, despite not being as good at it as planning ahead, he was still probably better than most.
'For once? That's a load of bullshit! I've been improvising way too much nowadays.
I improvised when I went hunting in Uladia, when darkless attacked the town, when I was attacked by those damn assassins, when I fought against that damn python... I improvise too much! I'm clearly an improvising expert!' Silas inwardly shouted in outcry at the disservice he was doing to his capabilities.
"Man... You had be worried back their. But I've never felt more alive." Silas heard a voice come from his right, causing him to look toward it just to see a boy looking at him with a pair of dark blue eyes.
Alex looked no older than 10 years of age, however, there were certain things about him that had changed when the enchantment finally got to him.
His already pale face looked a little paler, while his previously silver eyes had become a darkish blue. His crimson-red hair remained the same and just as vibrant as before, yet just like before, Silas looked over it in an instant.
He hadn't seen too many people with hair as red as Alex'. Though, his name was still stuck in the back of his mind, making him repeat it over and over again until he could remember where he had heard the name before.
"Alex Relicer." He finally muttered aloud.
"Yep. That's my name." Alex jumped up and down as if he was trying to see how light his steps felt.
"Can you believe it? I feel so light... So... Unburdened." Alex let out a deep breath as if he was breathing out all the built-up stress, anger, pain, and resentment he had held onto for all of his life.
"Same..." Silas replied, his eyes darting around the landscape around him.
"It's amazing... Lord Greed has blessed us with so much... I wonder how we can repay her."
"Well, I've got an idea." Silas smiled at Alex before stroking his chin.
"You do?" Alex jumped up and down.
"Yes, I do... Though, I'd like to keep it a secret for now. You know... I want it to be a surprise." Silas grinned with innocence showing on his face.
"Oh? Well, you get to that. I'll think of something on my own!" Alex turned around and began to run in the other direction.
"All hail lord Greed!" He shouted one last time before making a hand sign Silas had never seen before.
"All hail lord Greed..." Silas replied while making the same hand sign and turning around.
'Don't praise her too much thought... I'll be killing her soon.' Silas thought and walked in a certain direction.
***
A low click resounded through an office before a man walked into it with his head held high.
Another man could be seen walking beside him, yet the first man quickly stopped the second one, waving to him and forcing him to leave.
With a low sigh, the man, Grant Evershield, walked over to his desk and sat down on his chair.
His hair was usually gelled to the side, however, right now it was a little disheveled. A little too disheveled. His usually fiery amber eyes were now a little dull, while his face looked much paler than it usually did.
"Interesting." A voice entered Grant's ears, causing him to instantly stand up and activate the armor he was wearing under his long coat.
The armor's runes began to shine, while the metal pieces of the armor itself expanded slightly while shifting in place.
All the cores powering the armor suddenly shone as well, yet just before Grant could attack the intruder, he saw who it was.
There, right in front of him, was a boy no older than 10 years of age, leaning on his bookshelf while reading a bestiary filled with information about many beasts that can be found on the continent. It talked mostly about all the common beasts and animals, however, sometimes it went on to talk about rarer ones. Hell, sometimes it even talked about monsters.
"How long have you been there?" Grant asked before collapsing on his chair again.
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