CHAPTER 91: THE RUN! 3

Rin’s head snapped up. "No!" His voice broke.

"Please... take me to prison, I don’t care where it is! Just not there! I don’t want to go to the Vortellion estate! Please!!!"

The enforcer didn’t even blink. "Shut him up."

A few hands grabbed him again, forcing him to his knees. The same man turned to the guards.

"Any sign of his accomplice?"

"We’re sorry. We couldn’t find him. All we know about him is that he’s wearing a white robe."

The man then turned back to look at Rin. "A white robe, huh?" Then came the next question. "Where’s your accomplice? Who is he?"

Rin’s chest tightened. Ezra. He pressed his lips together.

"Aren’t you going to answer?"

"I..." Rin lowered his head. His lips trembled but no sound came out. He wasn’t going to reveal anything about Ezra.

The enforcer crouched down in front of him, voice low and cold.

"If you don’t talk, you get tortured. It’s your choice."

Rin’s shoulders shook, but he didn’t answer.

"We can make it quick for you... or long. It all depends on your answer,"

Still, Rin said nothing. He only stared at the ground, hiding his expression.

’As long as I don’t speak, Ezra would be safe. He won’t get to die,’

The enforcer’s eyes narrowed.

"You’re loyal for a little omega. Let’s see how long that lasts."

Suddenly, a new voice cut through the tense air.

"There’s a new report!"

Another guard ran up. "Lucien Vortellion just killed the accomplice. He struck him down with his sword."

Rin’s head jerked up so fast his neck hurt. "No..." His voice was small. "No, no, no... That’s... That’s impossible!"

The enforcer smiled faintly.

"Good. As expected of the Vortellions. They always clean up the mess."

Rin’s hands gripped his shirt. His chest ached so badly it felt like his heart was splitting.

"Ezra’s not dead. He can’t be. He can’t be..."

The sound of their voices faded. His vision blurred with tears.

DING!

[System: Emotional spike detected.]

[SYSTEM WARNING: Emotional state rising - 82%]

Rin stumbled to his feet, ignoring the hands trying to hold him.

"He’s not dead! Ezra’s not dead!"

He broke into a run... wild, desperate. He wasn’t trying to run away from them. He knew it was impossible to outrun them. He just wanted proof that Ezra was alive. Maybe it was just a setup for him to reveal Ezra’s name.

He didn’t run thirty steps when a heavyweight slammed him to the ground.

"No! Get off me you fucking bastard! He can’t be dead! There’s no way he would die. I... I’m supposed to protect him. Why... WHY?!!!!"

He yelled as the men tied his hands behind him. He then lifted his head and through the blur of his tears, he saw it.

A person wearing a white robe is lying dead on the dirt. It was Ezra. It was obviously Ezra. He was lying in his own blood that soaked the ground. And beside him... a man holding a sword dripping blood.

Even through the haze, Rin recognised that stance. That dark hair.

"Lucien..." The name escaped as a whisper before it tore into a scream. "YOU BASTARD!"

His voice cracked, hoarse, raw. "I HATE YOU LUCIEN! YOU’LL FUCKING PAY FOR THIS!!!"

DING!

[System: Emotional spike detected.]

[SYSTEM WARNING: Emotional state rising — 93%]

He screamed again, fighting against the hands pinning him. His throat burned with anger.

"I’ll kill you! I’ll tear you apart! You’ll pay with your dear life for killing..."

DING!

[SYSTEM WARNING: Emotional state rising — 98%]

Cold metal touched his skin... the silver collar.

It locked into place with a sharp click.

"...Ezra..." His last word was broken, barely a breath, before darkness pulled him under.

DING!

[SYSTEM WARNING: Emotional state: 100% — Limit reached.]

[ALERT: Demonic seal fully broken.]

Inside, power surged like a storm, coiling and thrashing. The drawer in his inventory, which had been locked for so long, finally burst open.

.

.

Somewhere under the academy ground, in the dark place where Zepharion... no, Asmodeus had been sealed, the chains shattered.

A laugh rolled through the void. Low. Terrifying. Triumphant.

Niblet... no, Cerberus, no longer in his smaller form but in his tall, human one, bowed deeply.

"Welcome back, my Lord."

Asmodeus’ crimson eyes gleamed as he felt demonic powers flowing through his blood.

"It feels good to breathe again. I have my powers back,"

Cerberus tilted his head.

"And what do we do about Rin?"

Asmodeus’s grin was slow and cruel.

"Rin?" He folded his hands. "We’ll let the little rabbit run a bit longer. Since he managed to break the seal out of anger. Let’s watch him grow stronger..." His voice darkened, thick with hunger. "When he’s strong enough, I’ll come back for him because he’s mine. And with his fence and super demonic powers, I’ll take over the demon kingdom."

"Understood! My Lord," Cerberus replied, without any emotion in his eyes. He didn’t show it but he was worried about Rin. Maybe because he spent so much time with him or maybe because Rin’s blood was inside him.

He liked and enjoyed the time he spent with Rin as Niblet. It was way more peaceful than being Cerberus. While he was Niblet, all he had to do was bark and eat. Both other kinds of food or Rin’s blood.

If he knew what his master’s plan was, he would have protected Rin. But there’s no way a demon like him could communicate with him since he was always low on demonic powers. He can’t transform into his human self.

If he had done that, he would have told Rin to run. Run far away from the academy. From those stupid nobles and also, from his real master... Asmodeus.

But, he wasn’t able to do that. It’s too late already because from now on, he must focus on the new plan. After all, his real master is Asmodeus.

Asmodeus’s laughter echoed in the dark as Rin’s unconscious body was dragged toward the waiting carriage.