Chapter 47: What Was Told (Part 1)

Ozyllus: "Well, it's about time."

Ozyllus said as Kais was about to step in the tomb.

Abyss: "What are you planning to do now that your plans have been hindered so much?"

Abyss knew what would happen as soon as Kais stepped foot inside the tomb.

Abyss: "Are you planning to make this war start before it normally would?"

So he asked these questions that were genuinely concerning for him.

Ozyllus: "Ha!"

A mocking cackle escaped Ozyllus' mouth. It was not to mock Abyss, but to mock the situation he was in.

Ozyllus: "That's certainly one way to go about this. If it comes down to it, I may need to do that after all."

He said as if it's not even a concern for him.

Abyss: "I suppose that means you haven't thought of anything yet."

Abyss replied in irritation.

Ozyllus: "Yeah, that may be what it means."

Ozyllus tried to give his answer in a roundabout way. He had no real qualms with answering Abyss' questions even if he was telling his sworn enemy his plans. All telling him all this could do was to end up indirectly giving this information to Kais.

Abyss: "That wouldn't be too bad for you though, would it?"

Ozyllus: "No, it wouldn't. Even if Kais learns about these things, it's not a big deal."

Ozyllus said as he waited for Kais to step in the tomb. Kais had come to the realization of what may happen when he steps in the tomb and was hesitating from entering. The two in The Cage could hear the discussions going on between Kais and the group but neither of them was too worried about what the result of these discussions would be. They already knew the answer to that question.

Ozyllus: "Well, not like my plans are that much of a stroke of a genius either."

Ozyllus was not trying to be humble, and he doesn't have the personality or any reason to be either.

Abyss: "That's true. You are not a genius, just meticulous."

Abyss knows that well.

Ozyllus: "Fair, I think once someone puts their mind to it, they can figure out my plans. Even so,"

So, the both understand that what he is saying at the moment is the truth.

Ozyllus: "Whether they'll be able to stop it or not is a completely different matter altogether."

At least, it is what he believes to be the truth.

Abyss: "We may have differing opinions on that."

Abyss plainly said what both of them very clearly understand.

Abyss: "I think he'd be able to stop your plans."

Ozyllus: "Alone?"

Ozyllus sent a questioning gaze towards Abyss and he moved his head in denial.

Abyss: "No, that would be impossible. One man alone can't stop you when you have been working towards this for over 1000 years now. I will give you that much credit at least."

Hearing that answer, however, made Ozyllus more curious than anything.

Ozyllus: "And who will help him?"

Abyss: "Well, for one, I know Sona will. I don't know much about Sneha so I can't guarantee that."

Ozyllus: "Let's say they both help him, are you saying that will be enough?"

Abyss: "I am not."

Abyss again denied the questioning gaze of his enemy.

Abyss: "But Ethan would also help him."

Ozyllus' eyes grew wide as he heard that and asked,

Ozyllus: "And why are you so sure about that?"

Abyss: "Because that is exactly what he had been trying to do for past 12 years."

And his widened eyes turned narrow as he heard those words.

Ozyllus: "Has he now?"

Abyss: "You may not know this but the reason that boy has mastery over his eyes is not because you chose someone who is so capable of using those eyes that he mastered them in 12 years."

Ozyllus: "Don't tell me-"

He had already grasped what that meant.

Abyss: "Yeah, it was because I forced all the knowledge pertaining to those eyes that Sagax had into his brain."

For a moment, Ozyllus just looked at Abyss is shock and surprise, but then,

Ozyllus: "I see."

His expression softened as the surprise completely wore out.

Ozyllus: "I thought he was my pawn but that wasn't the case."

Ozyllus had, for whatever reason, gained a smile.

Ozyllus: "He was actually working for you this whole time."

His smile didn't fade away as he said the words that should have brought despair to him.

Ozyllus: "I guess our last game of chess never really ended, did it?"

Abyss: "No,"

Abyss tried to hide his sadness as he closed his eyes.

Abyss: "It didn't."

Yet, his voice gave it away. Ozyllus could clearly see that Abyss had a sad voice. And it stirred up complex emotions in him to know that his enemy still felt bad for him.

Ozyllus: "You are too … too soft, you know."

The word he wanted to say was 'compassionate' but it just didn't come out.

Ozyllus: "Maybe this is why I have won more than I have lost to you in chess."

Ozyllus said with the same smile, but now it had finally started to fade away. And as it faded away, it turned into something much more painful.

Ozyllus: "Well, I don't think those four will be enough to stop me either."

Abyss: "I can't guarantee they will either."

Abyss said as his gaze became firm while looking at Ozyllus.

Abyss: "But I chose to trust in them."

Ozyllus: "And you would let the fate of all of humanity reside on something like trust."

Abyss: "Yeah, I would."

Ozyllus: "If they are unable to do that, everything you believe in will fall apart, and humanity as you know it and want to preserve will be no more."

Abyss: "That's true."

Ozyllus: "And yet you choose to trust."

Abyss: "Yes, I do."

Kais was, by that point, about to finally step in the tomb.

Ozyllus: "Ha! Ha! Ha!"

Ozyllus' laughs were dry and devoid of any real happiness. All his masks had faded away by this point.

Ozyllus: "That positivity is what led them to calling you the devil."

Ozyllus said as his aura started to grow larger.

Ozyllus: "But I suppose,"

He said as his aura grew so large it engulfed all of what Abyss could see in an instant.

Ozyllus: "knowing you haven't changed was one of the reasons I had to take the risk of coming here, even when the possibility of getting trapped like this existed."

The Cage, for one moment, was cracked open by the so-called god as he escaped from it.

As the darkness returned to it, Abyss sighed.

Abyss: "So now that you know I haven't changed, you can take pride in calling me the enemy like you did back then, huh?"

He muttered to himself and sighed

Abyss: "I wish we were different in that regard."

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