Alfred's Corruption

"I see...

"Then why are you here crying and doing something about it?" Hector asked as he was genuinely curious.

Hector could see Alfred getting angry but then he deflated like a balloon and went back to his weeping. He had no will or desire that would drive him forward.

"Desire... maybe if I would use those flowers?" Hector got an idea. So he got closer to Alfred and willed those vines to pass from his heart through his muscles and around his bones to his right shoulder, from there into his palm where it grew out creating a branch from a singular flower grew. When it opened intoxicating mist was released from the eye.

While the mist was being inhaled by Alfred, Hector started to talk, "You sacrificed so much for this nation, you went to war for them so others could stay here continuing their carefree lives.

"While you were suffering in battles they lived lavishly spending money on luxuries and exquisite foods that you could only dream about.

"When you were gone your family suffered hardship and tragedy, your own child had fallen ill dragging your mother into depts that she could not repay back. But make no mistake, it is not your child's fault for falling ill, or your wife for taking loans so she would be able to pay for treatment.

"When tragedy had struck and your child was gone your wife thought of you as she only hope. But where were you?" While he spoke Hector could see as Alfred's body was tense with raising rage.

"You were fighting for the people that bought her dept and forced her out of your home where you and your family lived lives filled with joy and happiness.

"But when you returned you were able to find your wife weren't you? And what did you find?

"Broken shell of what once was, the desecrated body of innocent... And yet here you are crying like a child. Do you not desire vengeance on those that took your home? On those that drove your wife to a painful death?"

When he was done talking Hector let those thorny vines envelope Alfred while the mist from the flower continued to be absorbed by him.

After a few moments, those vines started to get absorbed into Alfred's body. Hector was slightly surprised but then he let it happen as he wanted to know what would happen next.

When even the flower got absorbed he could feel a certain connection to Alfred. It was like a beacon that showed him his location. And he could still feel that flower, not to mention that his ability to open the flower so mist could spread was still present.

'Now that is useful, with it I will be able to infuse him with strong emotions and desires whenever I want. If only I could control what type of desires would be released in the body.

'It is possible that with this I will be able to bring them into Tenebrous World? Or at least see them in the well.' While he was thinking his eyes were watching Alfred's every move.

After a few moments, Alfred's sobbing turned to heavy breathing as he started to punch the ground underneath him. His mind was filled with rage and hatred.

"How dare they take everything from me!" Alfred suddenly yelled.

When he stood up and was about to run to his former home to release his anger at them he was stopped. Hector watched him and spoke, "While your anger is understandable and even natural you must be smart about what you will do next.

"You could just barge there but you would be stopped by the guards before you would be able to get to the one who robbed you of joy.

"If you really want to do it then you should wait for the night so you could sneak in much easier, but be prepared to die trying as there will be guards.

"And so you should just observe them until the perfect opportunity to strike." Hector let him go only when he saw that Alfred understood and stopped resisting.

"Well, then happy hunting," Hector said at last and left him in the alley.

While on his way home Hector did not feel disappointed that he found no one to punish, but envigorated as he had experiments to run.

The First was to make sequence 9 criminal potions of Abyss pathway and absorb it with his vines so he could bring it into Tenebrous World for storing. The Second was to attempt to bring Alfred into Tenebrous World or at least communicate with him somehow.

After returning home Hector went to Albert, "I need you to prepare sequence 9 criminal potions for me."

Albert looked at Hector with excitement in his eyes, "As you wish, my lord. But if I may ask, do you have someone specific that you want to give the potion to?"

"Maybe, maybe not we will see. But prepare those ingredients as they will come in handy either way." Hector spoke as he turned around and brought his suitcase into his safe.

When he was done Hector went to his study where he sit behind his desk. Hector closed his eyes and concentrated on the vines in his heart, when he opened them he saw that he was located at the top of the tower in Tenebrous World.

While he sat at the throne he overlooked Chernobog Wisdom, there he saw faint light on the bottom of the well. When he concentrated on the light he saw Alfred's translucent image.

Hector could feel that if he wanted to he could pull at him but he wasn't sure what would happen as Tenebrous World was beyond the barrier, while he was part of Sefirot he could come and go easily as his mind went through vines and Alfred would be pulled.

So he decided to postpone such tests for later and returned back to his body. Hector stood up from his chair and went on with the rest of his day.

While eating his breakfast the next morning Albert went to see him, "My lord, I was able to gather materials for the potion, they are in the basement." After finishing his breakfast Hector went straight to the basement so he could make the potion.

When he put all ingredients into the caldron and confirmed that the potion looks the same as the last time he raised his hand over the cauldron.

Then he willed for Thorny vines to move through his heart into his hand. There they exited through his fingertips. Five branches had descended into the caldron where they started to absorb its content.

After a few moments, there was nothing left and Hector could feel a warm feeling passing through his vines. Then it stopped as fast as it started.

Hector knew that it went to Tenebrous World and so he concentrated on following.

When he opened his eyes he saw the same tower, the same throne, and the same well that stood before it. The only difference was that he could also see a small mass of liquid levitating to his right, "That should be the potion." Hector said.

While observing it he got the idea, "This place is mine and those are characteristics of Abyss pathway, so I should be able to be able to somewhat influence them while they are here..."

Hector then willed for thorny vines that were behind his throne to grow bigger and envelope each other until they created something that looked like a tree.

Then he willed for a potion of sequence 9 to be absorbed by the tree and be transformed into a golden apple that grew on one of its branches, "There should not be any problem as it is the same thing only a different form..." Hector thought as he observed the tree that he could use as a depository for potions.