Dark Power

"That disgusting brat!" In his dark and damp castle, between the crumbling walls that were held up only by the dark mass and goo named corruption.

"I will destroy him!" The Beast, Corruption stood up from his crumbling throne.

"My Lord!" And at this moment in a haste, his somewhat timid adviser burst through the double-winged door.

"Are you alright my..." With his hasty and concerned tone, he tried to ask but his words were cut short.

"I will take away all he has! Be it his life or loved ones, I will destroy his world!"

'He...? Not the Queen?' Soon his advisor understood the difference between his thoughts and his lord's.

He did not witness the battle first-hand and could only sense the waves the clashes caused.

The only reason why he rushed here was because he and all the other followers of Corruption are connected through faith, so when the Baest of Corruption fell, all of them felt the weakening of the strength they got from him.

"He... Since he was a vampire hybrid, he was not from that realm..."

"Yes, now that I think about it. I felt that the teleportation spell was almost made for a specific energy... So it was him... I found it out too late but that does not matter."

"If so, he was the reason why her barrier got disturbed too... Yes, most likely with that wretched ability at that. Arg!" Remembering Temrosth's Shadow Step, the skill that got the better of him, two times at that.

The beast couldn't hold his anger back and his energy and power burst out destroying even what was still somehow standing inside that great hall. "I will kill him, kill every last bit of him!"

'My lord...' Amids the crumbling ceiling and walls, the advisor stood perplexed.

Seeing this enraged side of his lord, a side he rarely showed even in the face of other Overlords, the young adviser knew, these words of his were not empty threats.

"...!" And after just moments of chaos and destruction, Corruption had a quick stop to his actions.

"Yes, he is from another realm... She can't... Hahaha..." A twisted joy and happiness made a wide grin form on his face.

"First... The point where her realm's barrier was the weakest..." Since he had to learn where Tem came from, with swift thoughts and actions, his Divine Sense which could go farther than his own realm, returned to the place where he used Morvi's teleportation array.

"Hahaha... I see it! Hey!" A second later his laughter resounded, followed by his call for the advisor.

"Yes, my lord?"

"Find out what's happening around the vampires and elves in the Great World of... Annantera!" Now, with the knowledge of where the barrier was breached, and knowing Temorsth's existence being a hybrid, the beast could give out precise orders.

"I understand!" And as such, without much concern, his man could just as simply follow it.

'Annantera? A Great world of the living... I will have to get someone to cross the barriers... Ugh... Why is my lord interested in something that's happening between some immortal races?'

"I will obey my lord's command." And after his usual short inner monologue, the young adviser tried to leave and follow the order he was given.

"One more, report everything! Most notably about young hybrids between the two races. That boy... I will not forgive any mistakes if that thing does not die!"

"I understand!" Hearing the rather dark and heavy tone, he bowed once more and quickly left the room before more job was assigned to him.

...

Right after the battle, Morvi and Temorsth were slowly descending to the ground.

"Hmh, she might have been right about me being a magnet..." As Temorsth spoke, he snuggled his head deeper and enjoyed the elastic and soft feeling of the mountains around his cheeks.

"What are you speaking about?"

"Hm? Nothing. Sorry but... your fragrance, it's so fragrant, like a light breeze on a large field of flowers."

*Sigh...* Here sigh sounded rather tired from all these things but still, a small smile showed on her rosy cheeks.

"Right... I want to give you something."

"Give?" As Temrsoth looked up at her, with a simple touch on the forehead.

[Warrning: The Host has connected with a touch of 'True Dark'!] Morvi's finger darkened to such an extent that no light was reflected from it, making it seem that a hole formed in reality.

[The Dark is infiltrating your body...]

"Hmh..." But even as the system screamed of danger, Temorsth did not move, he trusted Morviayna to such an extent since he could see it, her intention which showed no intent of harm.

[You are a Ruler of Darkness!]

[Notice: The energies of True Dark are accepting your existence.]

"Oh..." And just like he believed there was no harm to him.

[Notcie: The Host has refined the fragment of "The Dark".]

[The Host has opened the permanent Stat: Dark Power!]

"Uh, Dark power?" And just as they landed on the ground, a slightly surprised look appeared.

[The more the Stat rises the greater control and amount of power the Host will have with Dark energies.]

"Hmh, what is it? Are you scared, afraid of the evil?"

"Huh, me? No, I was just a little intrigued that's all. But on the other hand, don't get it confused, evil is not a color nor a world of darkness."

"..." Feeling this quick change of the conversation's tone, Morvi silenced just so she could listen.

Now she already noticed that when Temrosth turned serious he was truly speaking his heart. And in truth, she was interested, in the topic he just spoke up.

"Evil is a purpose! And yours is not evil. So what does this Dark power you have given even matter to?"

"Hmh... How could you know that my purpose isn't evil?"

"Simply because, you are not evil."

*Hahahaha*

"...?"

*Sigh* 'I don't know what I even expected...'

"What was so fun about this?"

"Hm... You said that I'm not evil, right?"

"Yes?"

"Then tell this to a few million other people, maybe there will be one who will believe it."

"Humu? What do these few million have to do with you? If you think you are not evil, then you aren't evil."

"...!?" Temorsth's still, rather not comprehending tone spiced with a look that truly questions things she took as obvious, shut her up with a similar uncomprehension.

"You..."

"Yes?"

"You are just a stupid little child who still doesn't know the cruelty of this world."

"What others say... No, what most people say becomes the truth that others will automatically believe, even if it is not true. So my word does not matter in this."

"But still... What do they even matter to?"

"Uh? What are you saying?" And since even as she explained the same question, she too started to question it.

"Ah it just, aren't you strong?"

"What? I mean yes, but how does this connect?"

"A man once taught me. Only those who possess the courage and ability to take action for it or against it should be entitled to express their opinions on something." With a proud tone, he spoke these words.

"The others? They should strive to be so even if they 'can't' since even if there is pain there is always a way."

"But... This is about the truth, not opinions..."

"Isn't it their opinion that they accept those words as the truth?"

"But... With these words, if someone forces you to believe something then that becomes your truth?"

"That would indeed be, but in this way, they did not have an opinion to begin with."

"What?" It might have been just Temrosth bad way of explaining, but Morvi got even more lost in his words.

"To say, since they had no 'ability' to stand against it, then don't their word matter nothing?"

"..." And finally with a simple sentence that almost cleared the haze around his words, silence fell on her.

"Hmh, I see now... It is true, this way of living... It's convenient... But kid, with this mindset, you will soon become the enemy of the whole world and its law-abiding societies."

"Hmhp, do you think I care?"

"Yes?"

"No! Those... People... They would hide away in the face of danger then when it passed, they would come out to complain that you have killed the enemy!?" Anger arons in Temrosth's tone.

"And then they even try to condemn you for saving their lazy ass!?"

'Why do I feel... The change... He is speaking of experience?'

"They tried to destroy the hero who saved them only because they were afraid... Jealous, infuriated, sad... These reasons are all fake!"

"Hahaha, then when they came again... What do you think they did when not like him, I just stood on the side?"

"..."

"They begged and pleaded! OH PLEASE SAVE US! PLEASE, WE'RE BAGGING YOU! Oh, Son of God!"

'God...?'

"People think that the laws and order will protect them... They said these apply to everyone and everything... No matter if you are a father, husband, or son... So I... I just applied it to me as well..."

"What are you saying?"

"I simply followed the words they told me... When they condemned him, they said he shouldn't have killed... So instead, I didn't, I didn't kill anyone, not one enemy, Hahah!"

'His mind... So it's not just his soul that is completely broken? This is why he is crazy...'

'Hey! Brother!'

'Uh? Oh... I wasn't paying attention...'

"Don't worry these were just simple words I heard in a story."

'Again, this quick change... Hmm, I have seen something like this before. And a story... No, I don't think so...'

"Ahah..." Seeing Morvi's pricing gaze fixed on himself, an embarrassed face was shown.

"So what kind of stories do your parents let you read at such a young age?"

"Uh? Oh, the kind that helps me grow stronger."

"Hah..." *Sigh*

"I'm not so sure about that, but anyway it is not my concern. But now since we fished this..."

"Yes?" Feeling the change in the air, a slight coldness appeared.

"Go and don't come back, don't come back until at least a hundred years passed!" A steadfast order was told.

"You... are you angry?"

"Yes, so now get out of my domain!"

"Alright, but before that..." Since he didn't plan to stay much longer, he conceded but not before one more swift action.

"H... Uh!?" Instead of walking away, Temrosth took a step towards her, she wanted to question but before she could, the words were taken away.

"It wasn't so boring... So I... I hope we meet again, someday." The feeling of this goodbye was somewhat different, so now he wanted the right one.

"Ah..." As the rather small arms and hands released from around her, a quick and sharp feeling was felt.

'This is somewhat similar... to that time...' As the thoughts and memories were about to overwrite her previous words...

"Then, bye-bye..." Temorsth had already turned around and without looking back, with the wave of his hand, his body, energy and all things indicating his presence and being disappeared.