Chapter 196- The Era Of Miracles (Part 3)
Rin's face contorted as he examined the person standing in front of him. They were clad in black clothes and had a black mask on their face so he couldn't discern who they were.
However, Rin realized almost instantly that this person, whoever they were… wasn't human.
"Who… are you?" Rin asked warily.
His hand was already moving slowly behind his back to grab the dagger. Even though he could summon it without the need to put his arm there, he didn't want to alert this person as he was almost sure he will have to engage in a fight with him.
"No need for the pointless skimmers, Rin Silvereye. I didn't come here to kill you." In a deep, horrifying voice, the man said as he basically walked inside without asking for permission.
Then, he sat down on a chair and continued.
"I came here to talk with you. As simple as that." He said.
Those mere words were more than enough to make Rin understand who this person was. However, that idea alone sent a chill down his spine.
All kinds of thoughts ran through his mind in a split second. Many of them included escaping or trying to fight. But, quickly, he realized it was pointless to do that.
'This man could've killed me… if he wanted to. I doubt he would've let me even entertain the thought of escaping since I was sleeping this whole time.'
After seeing that loophole in his logic, Rin weirdly calmed down and he looked at the man.
"So, you're from the cult, huh?" Taking a deep breath, Rin asked as he closed the door and walked back inside the room.
Even though he knew the huge risk of doing such a thing, he also couldn't miss this opportunity to meet one of the enemies he will have to kill eventually. He needed to get as much information as possible from these people as every piece of info will be crucial for the war.
'Whatever I will say next will drastically change the outcome of the war. Whether for better or worse, I won't know.' He thought as he sat down.
"So, what is one of the cult of the monarch of shadows members doing here?"
"Oh, it's not much. I had heard… things about you from my subordinates and I came here to see for myself."
"Heard about me?" Rin raised an eyebrow as he continued, "What did you hear about me exactly?"
"Oh, a lot of things… Enough to make me go out myself to check whether the truth was indeed reality or not."
'He dodged the question. Tsk, this is going to be hard.'
"I doubt it's the truth as you can see, I'm a normal person."
However, the man shook his head.
"No normal person would do what you were able to do in the past few months, Rin Silvereye. Your achievements speak for themselves. Quite the long list for someone your age, don't you think?"
"It was a stroke of luck?"
"Luck is nothing but a stupid concept, weak people created to justify their own weakness. The only thing that rules this world is the eye of our lord, the Shadow Monarch."
'I'm here, dumbass and I didn't control this world.' Rin rolled his eyes in his head.
"Anyway, I wanna know… What is the goal of your cult? Why do you want to open the gate to the demon world? What would the chaos that would ensue benefit you in any way."
"Chaos? What chaos?" The man weirdly asked.
"The chaos that would happen when demons invade and murder all humans."
"That's not chaos, Rin Silvereye… That's called justice. We only seek justice for those that were mistreated under the banner of our lord."
"Where is the justice in killing billions of innocent people? Your problem is with the academy, right? Why involve people that have nothing to do with it?"
"For someone we were seeking for a long time, you have been completely brainwashed by the humans, didn't you?" The man said as he crossed his arms, "The world as you see it is way different from what it should've been. Humans talk about their great victory in the war against demons and hail their heroes that defeated the evil demons. Yet, the truth couldn't be any farther from that."
"What do you mean?" Rin asked.
"We are people who follow the shadow monarch and so we know what is the truth. Our lord's kind had been ostracized for decades. They were imprisoned in a cruel underworld that didn't fit them. We don't-"
"Wait, wait, hold on a second. What do you mean your 'Lord's Kind'?" Rin questioned.
"It is exactly what I said, Rin Silvereye. Our lord, the Shadow Monarch… is of demon origin. He is a demon."
"... What?!"
It was as if a bombshell had dropped inside Rin's head. It took him a good 5 seconds to comprehend what the man even said.
'The shadow monarch… a demon?'
It was beyond shocking… yet, the more he thought about it, the more Rin realized that it made sense. All the events that happened from the very start, they came and linked together.
He now understood the reason for the weird link he felt with the gate that led to the demon world. He also understood how he could comprehend demons on a deeper level than any other human. Even the fact that one of the cult members didn't attack him at the time and reacted in fear made sense.
He had seen in Rin what he worshipped the most… The Shadow Monarch.
Small and big moments that were a mystery to Rin had somehow been solved with one single realization.
"It seems that I was right on point, Rin Silvereye. You do have some form of connection with our lord, don't you?"
The man found Rin's reaction to be the perfect time to continue speaking. He wanted to strike the metal while it was still hot.
"I had never thought our lord could actually choose a human as his vessel."
"No…"
"It's ironic. Yet, I do understand the lord's intentions. It's a message for our future era of miracles. For you, Rin Silvereye, to join us in our endeavor to a better world for demons!"
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