Chapter 204: Pendant of light
"Uh yes, I would love to" Damon answered his parents who were again overjoyed by his answer
"Just a curious question, please do not think too much into it, but...between the 2 of us, who do you think will be the better parent?"
-Oh it's definitely her- Dabria responded
"Oh it's obviously going to be me" Lia answered "I bet you'll spoil them"
"I don't think that that's going to be a bad thing"
"You didn't let me finish" she said as she placed a finger on my lips "You would spoil them too much"
-She's got a point there- Siege said
-No offense, you'll be a great parent, but if I had to choose, she's my pick- Dabria chimed in
Diana and Ace nodded in agreement.
-Sorry bud- Damon apologized -But I'm with them on this-
"For the record, I can be strict too."
"We know, but if it comes down to it, I'm the one that's going to be disciplining the children" Cordelia responded "Though I worry for them whenever they bring their partners home..."
"What? I'll just get Siege with me and scare them a bit, if they're still not scared...Then I'll try not to bother them often"
-Yeah, I would absolutely join you to scare them, if they're wimps, I will not welcome them- Siege agreed
-Atta boy-
-I'll also ask them for a fight, if they are at least entertaining, then I'll let them in the house- Ace joined in
| You'll kill them though |
"Why do you guys have no faith in me?"
| I would if you respect your promise to not break any 4th walls from now on |
-Yeah, that ain't happening-
| Fuck you |
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3rd person view
Azure and Redd are currently doing their task of carrying out the assassination with Draven following right behind.
"Lucas, huh? Perseus' former classmate, he's been hiding in plain sight all this time" Draven commented "And the clue was given by Perseus who can see it and have several people confirm it, the rest of us don't notice it, but the boy hair color changes occasionally"
"Like light refracting from a water droplet and becomes a rainbow color" Redd nodded
"Those fuckers are smart, the pendant of the light attribute, Lucas or whatever also doesn't realize that he's one of them too" Azura responded "Though how in the hell does he see it and we don't?!"
"Just carry out the mission!" Draven retorted "Right now is the best time, the champions definitely have guards around but they can't risk putting an executive to guard a weakling like him, probably just some trusted men. Not just that, most of his friends are away at the moment, making it only him, his stupid bond and a few men"
"I feel so bad for what we're about to do..." Redd cried quietly "To think he was born to such a fate..."
"Well the chances to be born like that is rare, so it's truly unfortunate for him, let's do this quick," Azure then took out a couple of daggers as it glistened in the darkness "We'll leave no trace behind as always"
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"What do you mean he's gone?" Eleanor asked "Lucas doesn't just disappear for a few days without saying anything!"
"I went to investigate it myself" Castor replied "There's no trace of him, a few of his household's guards are also missing. We did detect a few magic remnant of the spatial attribute, but be have no means of tracing it back to the original source"
"Am I the first to know?" Eleanor asked
"No, his household was the first one since they noticed that he hasn't give them give his daily call every time that he's away" Castor sighs "I'm not supposed to even know all about the investigation details, I only butted in because he's your friend. I have already sent a few messengers to inform your 2 other friends"
<Where are you Lucas?> Eleanor thought nervously
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"...So for now, the guess that we can give you is that he ran away from the stress and pressure given to him by his family" a messenger informed Albert "After all, it is observed that he isn't happy with his arranged marriage"
-Even so, Lucas isn't the type to run away, even if he did, he would have at least gave us a clue- Albert said
-Do you think he has been kidnapped?- Aenon asked
-Well for now, it's our best guess- Alert replied -Helena, do you have any suggestions?-
-Well right now, there are 2 possibilities. It's either he's already dead or someone has kidnapped him for ransom, but Lucas is also talented. Fighting him isn't easy- Helena responded -We might just have to carry this out ourselves-
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A necklace with a pendant of a constant color changing orb is then given to Zach by Draven.
"Shouldn't you tell the kid now? That we killed his friend?" Draven asked
"Was it quick like I requested?" Zach asked
"Yes, boss" Azure answered "He didn't feel a thing"
"We...also killed his bonds, a few men to make sure. Unless one of us leak it out, no one will know that it's us" Redd added
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Marella is in her house's living room meditating. It was a calming day like usual, quiet and peaceful. But something shocked her out of her meditation.
"That's strange..." she mumbled to herself "Maybe I should stop asking about the future..."
"I should tell the boy in person, but...apparently he's not home at the moment" she bit her nail nervously "Hmm, this is really complicated..."
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"So you're asking me what to do with his body? Why didn't you fucking tell me about this beforehand?" Perseus cursed
"Well we're afraid that you might oppose us and warned him in advance" Zach replied
"...As long as I get my end of the deal. Shit! I can't believe that we actually killed Lucas. Did you at least make it painless?"
"Yes, of course, he also healed his body injuries and made it look presentable in case you want us to return it. We managed to get the necklace without erasing his body."
"Yeah, at least give them a body to bury. Return it quick, the longer it takes, the more hurt his family going to be when they receive it"
< Should I tell those guys the truth...? Shit, I feel really fucking guilty right now> Perseus cursed inwardly