Chapter 232: Chapter 231: Honey, I’m home..
A/N: there was a bit of a mix up when uploading the Chapters, but they’re fixed now, albeit with a few additions...
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I patted my pants, getting the the dust off, didn’t bother with my top since well, I was still shirtless...
"You’re becoming quite the exhibitionist, aren’t you?" Leo snickered, perched comfortably atop my head.
"Not my fault, I currently live with someone that hates wearing clothes, so it’s inevitable that some bad habits rub off on me." I immediately threw Khalifa under the bus, not like she’ll ever know, right?
Right??...
"Anyway.... Who’s the unfortunate soul this time around." I muttered, finally raising my head to get a proper look at my assailant, well, I should’ve said assailants, since my eyes landed on three people.
They were three men, all three looking to be in their early to late 30s, but age in this world could be quite subjective, that too when all three men were releasing auras potent enough to twist the atmosphere around them..
Two of the three men, I recognized instantly, but I had more pressing issues to address because,
"I’m really starting to hate having to deal with shit like this every time.." I couldn’t help grumbling when I saw what their presence was doing, so, "Stop." The atmosphere surrounding them ceased its movement, absolute stillness falling upon them..
"Ho? That’s quite impressive for a puny C-rank child." One of the men, the only one I didn’t recognize, the one with dark blue hair, spoke up.
"I have told you not to underestimate this little rodent, he’s not what it seems." The leading figure, chastised indifferently..
"Heh! Oh come now, brother Helios, he’s trapped, and with both of us here, do you believe he has any chances of escape?" The blue haired man laughed, addressing his partner, Helios.
Yes. That Helios.
The one from the eastern domain, the emperor of the Calder imperial family, and right behind the two,
"Heh! The supreme emperor of the eastern domain, a blue haired bouncer, and the bright sun city lord himself, to what do I owe the pleasure?" I sneered..
"You little rat! What did you just call me?" The blue haired man flared.
"Look, side characters should just stay side characters, I don’t even think anyone remembers you, so just pipe down a bit? Let the important extras talk, I don’t have time to waste here."
"Why you little...."
"I see your mouth is still as vile as ever, little rat." Emperor Helios spoke up, promptly interrupting the nameless side character.
"Forgive me your highness, but this one hasn’t been trained much in the ways of addressing royalty." I grinned..
"Now, to what do I owe the pleasure?" I asked once more, eager to get this over with.
"YOU KILLED MY SON!!!!!!" A furious yell broke the atmosphere as carrion exploded..
"I’ve killed a lot of people recently, as unfortunate as that might be, since I fancy myself to be quite the pacifist."
"Pft.... Oh please, if you’re a pacifist, then no one can be called violent anymore."
"I pass my fist through annoying people and situations, so yes, a Pacifist, now pipe down." I shut the chicken-cat down, before continuing, "so, you have to be more clear, city lord carrion, which son are you talking about?" I asked, a confused expression appearing on my face..
Yes. I was trolling the man.
Of course I remember Micheal, he was my first victim after all, but seeing the way carrion’s face twisted in pure rage? Absolutely worth it..
"YOU BASTARD!!!! I’ll kill you!!!" Carrion roared, about to move, when,
"Wait." Helios’ voice stopped him.
"We were instructed to bring him back alive." The man added..
"ALIVE!!? ALIVE??? THAT ANIMAL KILLED MY SON!!" Carrion wasn’t having it..
"I’ll have to agree with him big brother, that bastard murdered Thaddeus in cold blood, I can’t let him continue drawing breath." The irrelevant blue haired man had to add his own unneeded opinion..
"I understand, but we can’t afford to offend those people." Helios sighed..
"Maybe you can’t, big brother, but I can, I will not let this roach live, even if I have to fight you myself!" The blue haired dude seemed really intent on killing me..
I just watched the drama unfold, intrigued, as the three that were here to take me out, suddenly turned on each other instead..
"Alright... that’s enough, I’m tired,and I need rest, so let’s get this shot over with." Leo’s voice echoed through the surrounding space, successfully breaking the three men from their stare down...
"And who might you..."
"DESPAIR.."
The moment Leo’s words rang out, the entire place went dead silent, the skies turned a dreary grey hue, as the sounds of wailing and mourning began echoing through the place....
"This..." Helios’ face paled immediately...
"Big brother... what’s... what’s happening..." the blue haired man had began trembling...
Carrion was already on his knees, eyes, nose, ears, all bleeding...
A dreadful chill shot through my spine as a quiet chant suddenly filled the air, I looked up, and there was Leo, his body floating peacefully, a lifeless grey halo spinning softly above him.
His entire outlook had changed from the golden, light wielding chicken-cat I knew, this, was someone else entirely...
"In sorrow, there is peace.
In pain, there is comfort.
In exhaustion, there is rest.
In despair..."
His voice echoed from everywhere and nowhere at the same time, and once the final words dropped,
"You shall find eternal peace."
{ETERNAL SLUMBER..}
The winds, the sounds, everything stilled for a moment..
I turned around, eyes widening as I saw the aftermath of his move.
There, standing still, eyes devoid of all life, were three men that had been having a stare down earlier..
Their bodies were crumbling, turning into grey motes of light that dissipated silently into the still air.
A silence so absolute it was suffocating, fell upon the area as I turned robotically towards Leo’s still floating form...
"Well, that takes care of that problem.. I guess it’s time we go home, no?"..
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The flight back home was silent, until,
"You’re not going to ask me what happened back there?" Leo’s voice broke the silence.
He tried sounding casual, but I could hear a hint of nervousness in his voice, I couldn’t be sure, but I didn’t care nonetheless.
"Heh! Like how you’ve been asking me about all the ridiculous abilities I’ve been using all this while right?" I chuckled.
"Heh! Yea.." I could hear his tone relaxing...
"I just need to know one thing."
"What’s that."
"That person back there, was it truly you?"
A beat of silence passed, before,
"It was."
"Then I guess that’s all I need to know, after all, I already told you didn’t I? You can be the son of the heavenly emperor and I still wouldn’t care, so what’s the harm if you’re involved in a little voodoo activity." I shrugged.
"It’s not voodoo."
"No, no, you don’t have to be ashamed, I’m sure there’re other chicken-cats that dabble in a little voodoo arts here and there."
"It’s not voodoo."
"Oh come on, the chanting? The dreary atmosphere? The levitating like an evil spirit? Pure voodoo business I tell you.."
"Motherfucker! It’s not fucking voodoo!"
"So, where’d you put the dolls?" I asked, curious.
"What dolls?"
"The ones you used to make those fuckers crumble like dirt, they’re voodoo essentials aren’t they?"
"DAMN IT DANTE! I said I don’t do voodoo, that was something else."
"Hahhh... wait, don’t tell me, you have a doll of me too?"
"Dante."
"Man, I didn’t know you swing like that, can’t say I blame you, I mean it’s me after all."
"Dante.."
"I just hope you haven’t done unspeakable things to that doll yet, and I think I’ll need to start keeping my distance from you, to avoid any unforeseen situations."
"DANTEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!"
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Bang!
The door blasted wide open as I stepped back into my academy manor, calling out gleefully,
"Honey, I’m home... what the fuck are you guys doing?"
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"So anyone mind telling me what is going on here?" I couldn’t help asking once more as I looked at the scene before me..
"We’re doing meditative exercises, what does it look like? Did you hit your brain too hard during your mission?" Trust Khalifa to be the first to strike.
"Hooo... okay, you clothes hating freak!"
"Hey!!"
"Why is it that you guys are always doing meditation exercises when I come home? If I didn’t know any better, I’d have said this thing was planned." I complained, staring deadpan at the figure of Kaila that was currently set in a position that honestly made it too difficult to hold eye contact, that is if I wanted to keep my dignity in check..
"Fufufu... why are you looking at me like that?" Kaila laughed.
"Because I can somehow tell that all this is your idea.."
"Awww... you wound me with your accusations, Dante." She stretched, those criminally tight yoga pants hugging her camel toe all the more, "besides, stop acting like you hate what you’re seeing.." she snickered.
Well, I wasn’t going to lie, coming home to the sight of four ravishing beauties in nothing but tight pants and sports bras that weren’t doing their jobs properly? I couldn’t have asked for a better home coming.
"Man, it’s good to be home."
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A/N: wait, you guys thought I was going to give some nameless extras more than half a Chapter to get their "revenge"? Oh please, I’ve got better things to get to, so no...
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Thanks for reading..
