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Chapter 18: [The Art of Manipulation!]

My eyes open, only to look blankly at the empty ceiling once again.

"So. How should I go about it?" I questioned, as I now understand one more part of this entire thing.

I can't kill Ameliana.

Even if I were to survive this place with any effort I put, Amir would haunt me till the very end. He is a sick bastard who cares for all his wives. If one dares to harm even a single hair on his wives' body, he gives his all to make sure the person dies.

Not even his own men could escape this fate.

Was it because he loved them?

No

'That bastard could absorb his wives' essence of life and become powerful…' I sighed as I shook my head.

"I guess. I need to do it the complicated way," I sighed deeply as I stood up from the bed. My eyes observed the door as I sighed again before moving towards it.

Opening the door, I moved down to the first floor.

"Mr. Adam?" the confused voice of Amelia came again as I looked at the two monsters behind her. Kneeling in front of her on one of my feet,

"Miss Ameliana."

Her eyes widened as she asked again,"Who sent you here?"

"Your husband. Lord Amir sent me here to protect you in case something goes wrong," I spoke as I bowed to her. Hearing my words, for a second she was taken aback.

"My master would never send a man around me," she looked at me as she looked down at me, ready to behead me if I didn't give her a satisfactory answer.

"He placed a curse on me. If I were to touch you, get near you or let you get injured, I would immediately lose my soul to Lord Amir," I spoke as I showed signs of fear, making her smile a little as her cheeks turned red.

"So, what is your purpose here?" she asked as she looked at me.

"Lord Amir gave the instructions to reach you during the dawn of 14, and protect you with my life, until you finish your work," I told her and she turned silent for a couple of seconds before asking,

"Is that all?" she asked.

"Yes, Miss Ameliana," I answered.

"But let me ask you something. Why did you not find me in the morning when you came here?" she asked with a confused expression. Seems like the doubts she had was gone. But given her cautious nature, I should still be careful with my words.

"I was supposed to inform you as soon as we met, but I saw you maintaining a disguise. I decided to wait until you show yourself and only then reveal myself," I answered as I looked at her, making her smile a little.

"You have completely fooled me in the morning, though. I could have never guessed you were a fellow follower… good. You pass," she spoke as she added,"stand up. We don't have much time."

Success in one try! Where is my Oscar?!

Standing up, I saw her moving to the stairs to the first floor, while I followed behind her with the skeleton monsters. Reaching the second floor, she looked at Mira. Her eyes softened before she mumbled,

"Protect her from harm! Oh God of Darkness! I pray to you! Protect this naive child, for she doesn't know the world!"

It was in ancient language, so most probably she doesn't expect me to understand it. But still… it was fucking hard to hide the shock! I looked at her, protecting Mira. Were heretics capable of this kind act?

A translucent red covering formed on Mira, protecting her from almost everything.

'Does Ameliana have feelings for Mira? Good thing I didn't steal the dual knives this time,' I sighed in relief as I saw Ameliana standing before looking at me,

"She was a strong warrior. I just put extra spells in case she tries to escape from here. This will bind her, rendering her not be able to do anything."

Jeez.

I simply nodded at her, making her sigh in relief before she walked down, and I followed behind her. This was getting a bit more interesting with every passing second.

We moved out of the guild as we reached the town center, near the church where the giant circle was. The area was rather empty and calm, compared to how I found it when I came running here.

"Who is the young man?" an old feeble voice came from behind as the same old lady, whom I fought with in one of my turns, appeared in front of us. Though she was cautious, her guard was relatively down compared to when I met her first.

"He is with me," Ameilana spoke as she looked at that old lady before adding,"how is the circle? Did you find any problems?"

That old lady shook her head as she answered,"none as of now. I have checked it three times, and it is perfect. There should be no problem in extracting the souls from the town people."

"Good. How long before the circle activates," Ameliana asked.

"We have to wait for 3 more hours. Miss Amelia needs to be there as well for calling the God," the old lady replied.

'Amelia… not Ameliana? Does granny not know her real name or identity? Another piece of information.' I looked at the circle while hearing the conversation.

"And what about the 4 Generals?" Ameliana added.

"They are at their respective positions, waiting for your order," the old lady answered as she finally turned to me,"you seem strangely fascinated by the circle."

Though I ignored her as I stood there without speaking any words. While it was my intuition, I should only and only answer Ameliana and no one else.

"Is there any problem with it?" Ameliana asked this time, concerned with what the old lady said.

'Eh? Now I have to find a problem with a circle I don't even know shit about?' I was kind of pissed at this turn of events before something clicked in my brain…

"A circle this big… won't it attract a lot of attention when it works?" I asked as I looked at them. If I am not wrong, the Aurelian Empire is a few 100 miles away from here. It would be odd if someone does not notice that something is wrong with the whole thing…

A summoned Fallen God is like a baby to be honest. With the least amount of powers it could manifest. It's a God nonetheless, so killing it isn't that easy… but not as hard as killing a complete God.

An unknown, dangerous desert on one side and a country of Light God on another. Why did they even choose this place to summon her?

"Ah! Don't worry about it. It's all sorted. The summon will also activate a teleportation that will take the God away from here directly to the Netherrealm," Ameliana for some reason became enthusiastic about it.

"This circle can really do a lot of things, huh?" I was genuinely surprised about it. Summoning and teleportation, huh? That in itself is absurd.

"Of course," the old lady smiled as she added,"it is made up of Disarray Blood of the Dragon King. I, a 6 Star, Dark Mage, made it with my own capabilities. It can be said to be one of the best circles in this world that functions on Blood Magic."

[Quest: Shadows(II) Complete!]

[+2 All Stats]

[+5 Free Attributes]

[+5000 Exp!]

[+Skill: One way out!]