RISE OF THE HOLY DEMONIC GOD

Ch 85: Veylen Shadowthrone [1]

The man said something that caused Rey's mind to halt momentarily to process his words,

"Okay, now that the hinderance is gone, I may introduce myself.... I am Veylen Shadowthrone, the person responsible for drawing you into this grand play of destiny, which will undoubtedly devour you one day or another like all other family members..."

The words made Rey's mind undergo a sudden change as the man told him that his path was doomed from the start without chance.

"But..."

His silence made Rey's anticipation skyrocket as he asked out.

"But what? Even though you know that your so-called family of Shadowthrone is doomed for every member, why are you all trying so hard to progress it further, adding members one by one? Is it really that difficult to try to break the doom lingering over you on your own? No, you all are just mighty fools who think that 'maybe someone next can solve this, right.' That's what you all are after," Rey shouted without even realizing that the person he was talking to was someone not even Aiden could touch just now. Him being here in his body meant he could kill him. But now was too late as the arrow had already been shot from the bow and couldn't be taken back.

"Hoh~~!" Veylen, who was sitting still, sighed without any changes on his face. With a flick, everything beside him disappeared, which sent fear straight to Rey's heart very quickly.

He stepped back a few paces as he saw him walking toward him, even falling backward. He continued to move back even while falling onto the ground, his back hitting the wall of the room

"Listen, kid. My... no our family history is vast, dating back to the formation of all the superclusters and beyond. When all living beings were born, our family's first member, our Ancestor, was among them. He was the first holder of the law, a law above all others who claim to be the strongest in the clusters. It is even superior in its own league of origins as it can devour other origins. Our doom is not due to fate but because the balance was established to prevent any single person from ruling over others. We are cursed for being strong, for being above all. We are close to perfection, and some of us might have been perfect.

The law didn't awaken in any being except those who are the monsters of monsters. Even the so-called group of True Gods residing in the center of the superclusters are mere pebbles to us." He told Rey, who was shocked to hear the family members were one in a trillion geniuses, as maybe he was too...

"But there is a single mistake here. You, who isn't even comparable to an ordinary genius, have become the next member of the new era of Shadowthrone. This is quite a surprise for all the souls residing in the ###### ######." As the words came from the man's mouth, they pierced Rey like many arrows, making him feel like a mistake, a false member, and trash even among commoners.

"So, why would you even choose me? You just told me that I am trash. Why am I chosen? Don't tell me that you can't even select a genius to inherit the legacy of the Shadowthrone."

"Yes, and who says our host is trash? Even though he's a brainless commoner who just got a little lucky to become our host, luck is still a stat that can help someone." Aiden said, though their support made Rey feel even more humiliating than what Veylen was doing right now.

"You are all such fools to take a side that isn't even worth mentioning. Can't you all just leave his body and let me guide him to reach a stage that your previous owner, who was left to live by me, couldn't reach?" he said, as the paddle of Aiden's anger was triggered again.

"Who is speaking right now? The one who had to run away with his tail between his legs, claiming my master had to back away?" Aiden said with a grin, his teeth grinding against each other.

"Huh, but I remember your master was injured by a 'Tier 8' level being while still being a 'Tier 9' god candidate. Don't my retreat was necessary? Though I backed away, your master wasn't in good shape either," he said, mocking him with a simple face.

"You..."

"Stop this nonsense with me. Even though you all are useless, you can be of some help to this new member of our family. That's why I am letting you live here; otherwise, I should have kicked you both out of here and now from his body."

"Hah... didn't you know that we are bound by a soul contract? You can't separate us, or your last descendant will die right here," Aiden said with a smug face.

"Hoh! Quite a good move, but you don't even know that a being who has comprehended a full law can do tricks that may surprise you, such as soul splitting, soul annihilation, and the easiest, soul link severance, which I can do right here and now," he said, as Aiden was once again shocked to discover this trick.

"But even though you all are waste, there is someone quite useful here, a being from outside living as a relic. You will show your potential now getting the current power synchronization," Veylen said while looking at Zero, who, after hearing this, didn't understand but felt scared by his words.

He then told him the thing Rey was waiting for, "So now for the final thing, the reason you became a member of Shadowthrone was that you have..."

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