Pablo disappeared in the shadows and Cupid as usual followed him. She was following the shadow though.
Pablo paid no attention to her and stopped outside Hustler’s room.
He slided from the gap under the door and now he was inside the room.
Pablo stayed inside the shadow and watched Hustler.
’He is sleeping. I can kill him in his sleep but where’s the fun in that.’
Pablo looked around the room and on the table beside the bed, he saw a dagger or a knife.
’I can at least leave a message.’
Pablo, without making any noise, picked the dagger and stabbed his finger with it.
Blood came out and Pablo put the finger on the white wall of the room.
Then he wrote something.
’I was here.’
He wrote these three words on the wall and he was sure Hustler would be mad when he would see this in the morning.
After doing that, he hopped back in the shadow and left the room.
"What now?" Cupid asked, floating above Pablo. He was still inside a shadow.
Pablo didn’t reply to her and went inside another room.
"What do you want from him now?" Cupid asked.
’Just want to see what this idiot is doing.’ Pablo was inside Flashy’s room and he saw him on the bed.
The lights were out, it was dark but the white blanket on Flashy’s body was moving.
A particular place on the blanket was going up and down and groans were coming from Flashy’s mouth.
"Um, is he doing what I think he is doing?" Cupid asked, making a sour face.
’Seems like it. He is a young man after all. And he didn’t get to have sex in the third test. So yeah. He is doing that.’
"I regret following you here now. Let’s leave." Cupid diverted her eyes from Flashy.
’You are acting like you have seen something disgusting. He’s doing a natural thing. Everyone does that.’ Pablo was calm. Although he wasn’t looking at Flashy as well.
"Yeah right. Then why are you averting your eyes as well?"
’Well, I have no interest in watching a man jerking off. If it was a woman then it’s a different story.’
Pablo laughed and left the room.
Cupid also left the room and Pablo now stood outside Draxus’ room.
He wasn’t inside a shadow anymore.
"Why did you come out of the shadows?" Cupid asked.
’I don’t want Draxus to see that I copied his Ego. I want to keep my Ego a secret as long as possible.’ Pablo revealed.
"Makes sense. And come to think of it, in your previous life, your face was changed and you got someone else’s face. And now, you have such Ego of copying as well. Life really plays a big role in getting an Ego."
’Took you long enough to understand that.’ Pablo commented and knocked on the door.
He just knocked once and it was a very quiet knock.
"He must be asleep. Knocking won’t work." Cupid said.
"Who is it?" A voice came from the other side of the door.
Pablo smiled. ’People who want to do something in life, can’t sleep.’
"It’s me." Pablo replied.
"Czar. Please come." Draxus opened the door.
"What do you even want to talk about with Draxus?" Cupid asked.
’You’ll see.’ Pablo said and went inside the room.
Draxus sat on the floor of the room while Pablo sat on the bed.
"Why are you here, Czar? Any emergency?"
"Why are you still awake?" Pablo asked a question of his own.
"I couldn’t sleep. Actually, I am worried about the thing you said you want to talk about. I was thinking about what could be that thing."
"I am here for that thing as well. I just have one simple question…" Pablo leaned forward and looked Draxus in the eye.
"Why did you lie to me?"
Draxus flinched. "Li-lied? What are you saying?"
"Your tongue isn’t supporting your lies, Draxus. State your reasons, come out with the truth and I might let you live." Pablo made himself clear.
"What exactly did you find out, czar?"
’Smart question. He wants to know how much I know so that he can spin some truth.’ Pablo liked Draxus’ approach but Pablo was out of his league.
"I know everything you were lying about. And I want the next thing that comes out from your mouth to be just the truth."
"Fine. I know you will find out about it eventually. Well, hear me out then." Draxus sat cross legged on the ground and started talking.
"I told you that my grandfather, Frodor Maverick, who was the King, had two sons. Valiant and Damascus. Valiant was the elder brother and Damascus was the younger one.
I told you that my grandfather chose Valiant, my father, as the next king but I lied. He had chosen Damascus as the next king. The younger brother of my father.
My father was the one who showed fake happiness for Damascus and acted like he cared for the King.
Damascus made his eldest son the crown prince of the Forza Kingdom and my father was jealous. I was five years old at that time so I didn’t really care about the position.
Visit freёwebnovel.com for the 𝑏est n𝘰vel reading experience.
But my father wanted to be the King. He was the elder son. He should have become the King. Yet, my grandfather chose Damascus. My father was pissed off by that.
I told you that my father was better than the current king Damascus but I lied. He was worse than him.
Ten years ago, when the Blood Fest War broke out, King Damascus fought the cannibals and my father and my mother joined the fight as well.
I told you that it was Damascus who stabbed my father behind the back but in reality, it was the other way around. My father and mother tried to stab Damascus but they failed. Damascus stopped them in time and they were exposed as well.
I was ten years old at that time and I saw everything. I saw how my father and mother tried to kill Damascus. The maid, Mary, whom I told you about was an imaginary character. There is no Mary. I lied to you.
Anyway, Damascus locked my parents in the prison and dealt with the cannibals.
I was allowed to meet my parents in the prison and talk with them.
After the war was over, Damascus only told selected people about the betrayal of my mother and father.
My mother and father were brought in front of all the major people of the royal family like criminals. Which was justified. They tried to kill the King after all.
My grandfather was also there and he said, ’I was right for not making you the King, Valiant.’
My father heard it and he broke into tears. And after tears, came anger and he snatched a sword from the nearest soldier and threw it at my grandfather.
My grandfather didn’t expect my father to attack so when the sword came flying at him, he wasn’t able to defend.
As a result, the sword pierced the neck of my grandfather and he died. My father killed my grandfather in front of all the major people of the royal family.
This of course angered Damascus and he killed my mother first. He was strong so it was rather easy for him to kill my mother.
Then he stood up from his throne and came in front of my father.
My father knew he was going to die so he shouted, "Draxus! Run! Remember the story I told you in the prison and take revenge for me. Bring someone who could burn this bloodline down! Runnnn!!"
Damascus beheaded my father with his bare hands and I was already out of the kingdom.
My father had told me to look for someone and tell them the false story to make them help me.
The story I told you about Damascus being a bastard was a facade and my father had told me to share it with someone whom I think can get revenge for me.
He was also the one who stamped the golden mark on my chest just as the crown prince and he was also the one who made a red cross around the golden stamp to show that I was banished from the Glory city.
My father was an evil man but he was still my father. He loved me and he died due to his desires. But since his last wish was for me to get some help and get revenge, I just followed that.
And that help, Czar, was you.
When I heard you have a Black rank Ego just like Damascus, I knew it was only you who could help me.
That’s why I lied about the story. I was sure you wouldn’t like to help someone who was so evil that he wants revenge when his own parents were in the wrong. I had no choice but to lie and make you sympathize with me.
I also told you that my father had a black color Ego but it was a lie as well. My father had a purple one.
That’s all there is, Czar. Now it’s all up to you. But I must tell you. I am fully committed to being your right hand man. That wasn’t a lie. I am your ears and eyes.
Out of all the lies I told you, I can say for certain that…"
Draxus bowed his head in front of Pablo and ended the tale of lies.
"My loyalty isn’t one of them."