Chapter 197- Outrage
"Wha-" Rin's eyes widened in surprise when he heard those words.
"You have the power and means to become a ruler, just like our lord wanted you to be. You are as much of a demon as we are, Rin Silvereye!" The man said as his tone went up a notch in sheer excitement. Even though Rin couldn't see his expression behind the mask, he was sure that the man was grinning now.
"No, I'm not… a demon." Rin quickly denied his words.
"Hahaha! Deny that however you want. You possess the power of our lord, the power to manipulate the shadows and so you are a demon. In fact, I'm sure that deep down, you already had that suspicion."
The man pointed at Rin and said with a confident tone. For better or worse, what he said did indeed hit a string in Rin's heart as he clenched his teeth secretly.
'This bastard… He is definitely trying to toy with me. I can't let him do that.'
"And so, what if I was a demon? Even though I'm certain that I'm a full-fledged human."
"Hahahaha! Don't you think that helping the race of the god that bestowed upon you this great… No, this impossible gift. What reason would stop you from following the lord's words when you should be the first one to do it."
"Listen here, whoever you are. I'm not obliged to follow anything. I will simply do whatever I want. My powers are mine and had been my own for the longest time. Your lord bestowed upon me nothing. In fact…" Smiling, Rin continued "I think your lord is already long dead."
The moment the man heard those words, he visibly froze as he squinted his eyes at Rin.
"What do you mean?"
"I have heard once about the origin of your god and I must say, he was quite the unique figure. However, he's long dead and his powers are mine."
*Swish*
Instantly, the man vanished from his place like a ghost. Then, he appeared again, holding Rin by the neck, suffocating him.
'F-Fast!!' Holding his hand, Rin tried to release himself.
"Oi, what nonsense are you saying?" He asked coldly.
"Hehehehe! Quite the shocker, isn't it? To think that the god you have been worshipping for whatever long, has been already 7ft under. Truly ironic!" Rin continued playing on his nerve. The more he did so, the more he will get a grip on this conversation.
"Shut up, brat! You are simply lying! Our lord is up there, watching us and approving of our actions!"
"Ohoh? Is he? I mean, I do hope that he is indeed still alive. Imagine if he isn't, it sounds painful indeed. Wasting your whole life like that… It would be the saddest story ever."
"Shut up! I said shut up!"
"Well, I told you the truth, my friend. Whether you believe it or not. It's up to you. Now, are you going to kill me or not?" Rin asked as he noticed the grip grow looser and looser as the time goes by.
Staying silent, the man didn't answer Rin's question. In fact, considering the turmoil he was going through, he couldn't even think properly. But, in the end, finding the situation going downhill, he decided to shake those thoughts away.
"You are simply trying to trick me so that you can win. That won't work. Unfortunately, your small lies end here. I won't kill you, but I do have another method to hurt you deeply before the start of the war." The man said.
"Huh?" Rin's eyebrows raised a little.
"Before coming here. I saw a girl entering your room. You both seem awfully close, no?"
"..."
Rin's eyes widened as he stared directly at the man.
"It would be very unfortunate if she ended up 7ft under, right?"
The moment the man said those words, something inside Rin flipped as his eyes lost all emotions. Instantly, a huge, dark aura erupted from him like a raging volcano shocking the man motionless.
'T-The aura… The aura of the lord!' He thought as he felt every cell in his being shake violently.
"Touch her and I will hunt you down and every single thing you like. I will erase you and your whole race from existence. Even if it means the destruction of this whole world, I will not stop until I skin you alive and torture you till you can't properly think about your shitty god." Rin said in a cold, heartless tone.
The eerie calmness in his words made the man shudder in deep fear. His heart start beating loudly as beads of sweat fell down his face behind the mask.
Even though he could've thought those were merely bluffs, Rin's eyes… Those eyes meant every word he said.
Releasing the grip on Rin, the man looked down.
"I can't kill you yet, kid. The powers of the lord must not be lost. Capturing you won't do us any good either. I shall find a way to extract that power from you."
"I don't care what your foolish attempts at worshiping your god would lead to. Target me however you want. But, if you touch anyone close to me, I will show you what your god is capable of doing." Rin repeated his threat.
"Sigh, I suppose this war is not going to be pleasant in the least. To see that our god had given his powers to a brat like you."
The man was disappointed in the fact that Rin was the one to get the powers of the god they had been looking up to for their whole lives. Was there wisdom behind the lord's choice? Was Rin the actual inheritor of the shadow monarch's will? Or… Is he indeed as Rin said, dead?
'No! That's out of the question.'
After that, the man took one last glance at Rin before vanishing from existence.
"The next time we meet… It's going to be a war, Rin Silvereye."
Hearing those last few words, Rin clenched his fists.
"We will see what will happen, you fanatic bastards!"
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