Did you take my chastity?

Outside the dome of fire…

Arthur suddenly felt two massive consecutive fluctuations in the dome of fire.

The sudden events shocked him repeatedly.

Fortunately, there doesn't seem to be any fluctuations inside the dome of fire anymore.

However, he still maintained it for another minute just in case.

After making sure that there were no fluctuations anymore, Arthur slowly released his power.

His left eye stopped burning, slowly revealing his left eye. However, one could see that it seemed more lifeless and the scar around it also started bleeding.

Arthur slumped on the floor as he took deep breaths.

He kept his eye on the dome of fire that was slowly returning to its cage form. The inside of the cage was foggy, as if explosions took place in it.

When he saw that there seemed to be nothing in it, he began to worry.

'There's nothing? How can this be!?'

Arthur tried to gather the last bit of his strength and stood up. He sluggishly walked to the site of the fire cage.

He looked around desperately. However, he saw nothing. There was no giant black heart, nor was there a fire sword.

Even the shadow of the two couldn't be seen anywhere.

He knelt on the ground, confused at what his next course of action was going to be.

"Is this it? Are all our sacrifices for nothing?"

Then, he noticed something shiny in the corner of his eye. However, it was too vague because of the fog.

Arthur stood up again and walked slowly, not minding the exhaustion and fatigue that assaulted his body.

As he came nearer to the figure, his eyes slowly widened.

It was the figure of Zen. Specifically, a naked Zen! He discovered that the shining thing he saw earlier was Zen's butt.

Arthur was shocked. "How could he survive?"

Due to the fluctuations that he felt, Arthur was sure that the events that happened inside the fire dome must have been catastrophic.

But now, here was Zen who was seemingly uninjured!

His surprise couldn't be measured.

"It seems like he's more special than I thought." Arthur muttered softly. He decided that he would just ask Zen when he woke up.

Then, he took a cloth from his spatial ring and draped it over the naked Zen's body.

After checking the surroundings once more, Arthur carried Zen back.

***

Inside a room in the dilapidated building…

A young man slowly opened his eyes.

He sat up and clutched his head, feeling a severe headache.

After a few minutes, the headache subsided a bit.

"How are you feeling?" A voice sounded, startling the young man.

However, the young man froze. He checked under the sheets that covered him and was surprised to find that he was naked.

The young man covered his chest with the blanket and questioned the owner of the voice warily.

"Did you take my chastity!?"

Smack!

"Are you more awake now?" The owner of the voice, Arthur, said with a fed up expression on his face.

"Yes, teacher." The young man, Zen, said while caressing the bump on his head. In the next second, the bump disappeared.

"Here. Eat up first before anything." Arthur said as he placed a tray of bread and milk beside Zen.

Smelling the fragrance of the freshly baked bread, Zen ate his fill and drank the milk.

Pah!

Lightly slamming the glass on the tray, Zen energetically stretched and asked, "Teacher, how long was I unconscious?"

Arthur thought for a moment before replying, "Not that long. Around 8 hours or so."

Zen was relieved. 'Thankfully, the day hasn't passed yet. Considering the time I spent before going through the torture, I still have around 14 hours left.'

He looked up and saw Arthur's expression and said, "Teacher, I know that you have many questions in mind. Don't worry about me, I'm fine so ask away."

Arthur felt relieved that Zen seemed to have no intention of dodging the topic.

He sat down on a chair and asked, "Did the Lord of Evil's Heart escape?"

Zen shook his head and said, "No."

"How about the piece of the Fire God's Divinity?"

"No"

Arthur was met with a shake of head again. He thought and asked, "What happened to them?"

Although Zen knew that this question was coming, he still found it difficult to answer.

Arthur clearly realized that Zen was having a hard time. He decided to not make Zen have a hard time, so he said after a moment, "Okay, I promise that I won't ever ask anything about your secrets. I just wanted to know where they are. I wouldn't try to pry into any of your secrets. I swear by the God of Fire." Arthur said as he placed his hand over his heart.

Hearing this, Zen felt relieved. He thought for a moment and realized that it made sense. The Giant Black Heart and the Fire Sword were Arthur's in the first place.

Now that he took both of them, it was only reasonable to tell Arthur about it. However, this couldn't include details about his {Immortal Cells} which is his greatest secret.

It was not even known to his family, so he wouldn't tell Arthur even a hint about it.

Zen looked Arthur in the eye and said, "They're in me."

Arthur tilted his head slightly, confusion filled his eyes.

Zen knew that the best way to explain was to demonstrate it.

He showed his right palm to Arthur.

Although Arthur didn't know what Ze was trying to show, he still observed closely.

Then, under Arthur's shocked gaze, Zen's right palm began to emit waves of Evil Energy. And not the tamed one, but the pure and powerful version which looked as if it came from the Lord of Evil himself. It was purple with traces black in it, looking very evil as it tried to reach out to Arthur and infect him.

However, Zen seemed to have complete control of this energy as it was unable to escape his hand.

Arthur looked closely into Zen's eyes and saw that it still remained the sanity it had. Nothing changed, not even the slightest change in temperament.

Then, Zen showed his left palm. Although Arthur hadn't recovered yet, he still observed the palm closely.

In the next moment, he saw Zen's left palm slowly emit waves of bright orange energy. However, this energy was purer and more powerful than mana. It was comparable to the Evil Energy of the Lord of Evil from before.

It was Divine Energy from the piece of the Fire God's Divinity.

At this moment, Arthur's eyes were as wide as saucers.

"H-How!?"

Even his countless years worth of knowledge couldn't explain the sight before him.

A mortal with the control over Evil and Divine Energy has appeared.