Dragon Maken War - Chapter 108

Chapter 108

Chapter 108 – The One that Chose the Name Soaked in Sin (4)

Laura spoke .

“First…  Everything he told you was the truth . ”

“They really gather humans, and brainwash the human to make them into members of the organization?”

“Yes .  It isn’t something I saw myself, and I haven’t participated in it .  However, I do know it has been going on .  It is as he said .  Everyone within the Plains of Darkness has an inherent distrust of humans .  The humans are viewed as beings that will eventually be ruled, but since they can’t be trusted, the normal convention is to train them thorougly . These humans are molded into tools, and one of the more popular strategy is to infiltrate the human society using them .  They won’t be detected by the Guardian Shadows if their identities as Dragon Demon king worshippers was never exposed . ”

“…… . ”

Azell’s body shook from rage . It wasn’t enough that they were manipulating the world from behind the scene .  They were trampling the rights of humans .  They took away innocent children, and their human nature was destroyed to make tools that will move to their whims .  This was something they hadn’t even dared to do during the Dragon Demon War .

‘No .  Maybe, they had no reason to try this during the Dragon Demon War… . ’

This wasn’t an open warfare being waged against the humans . They had created a secret society within the darkness, and as they bided their time, they were making the world sick .  This was why they were using such methods .  Moreover, if they focused their plan on only the Dragon Demons and Dragon Majin, they would run into the problem of being short on manpower . This was why this method was so effective for them .

After looking at him for a brief moment, Laura continued to speak .

“The existence of Yuren Rizester was a highly sensitive issue amongst the senior officers . It was such a problem that we were pitted against each other in a race for his capture . From the information I received, he had already destroyed over 10 secret facilities, and he had killed a lot of Dragon Demon king worshippers . He even infiltrated the developmental institutions to assassinate the trainers…  We also received reports that something incomprehensible was occurring… . ”

“I’m guessing you are talking about my work in undoing the brainwashing done to the specimens used for experiments . ”

Yuren glared at her as he spoke .  Laura received his sharp gaze, but she nodded in an indifferent manner .

“Yes . I’ve heard there had been several incidents before .  This was why the risk posed by you was upgraded to the highest category . ”

“It was the dreams from the guide . ”

“Mmm?”

“I’m able to transmit the dreams I receive from my guide to other people .  This isn’t just a one on one event .  I’m able to sync the dreams of large number of people .  The only limitation is the fact that the people have to be within the range of my magic . ”

“Is this some kind of a Dream Technique?”

Azell intruded into the conversation .  In the past, Azell had manipulated Enora’s dream after she was overwhelmed by a frightening experience .  Spirit Order, Dragon Arts, and magic… .  They all possessed techniques dealing with the mind .  One could use these techniques to plant illusions using dreams .  There were even techniques that allowed one to control the mind of others .

Yuren gave a reply .

“I think it is something similar . I don’t know about the other institutions, but the children being used in experiments… .   These children do not know their fate even when they are about to be slaughtered .  Without the children’s knowledge, they judge whether if the children are suited to become their tools or not .  The children, who are considered to be disqualified, suffers a fate worse than death . ”

Yuren had attacked locations where they used children for Black Magic experimentation or as sacrifices for summoning the Demons .  When he destroyed the facilities of the Dragon Demon king worshippers, he was able to gain information regarding such sites .  Yuren couldn’t ignore it .

“But… Maybe if we… . ”

“Yuren . I told you to shut your mouth in regards to that issue . ”

“…… . ”

Yuren was about to speak words expressing his regret, but Leticia shot back at him with cold words .  In the end, Yuren hadn’t been able save a single specimen being used for experimentation . Only the two of them survived the escape attempt .  Yuren had instigated their escape, yet all of the children, who had been used in the experiments, had died .

“…I’m sorry . Anyways, I sometimes wonder if the guide is watching me even at this moment from nearby .  If a powerful magician was watching over me to talk to me through the dreams, it would be easier for me to accept this situation . ”

“I don’t feel any gazes on us… . ”

Azell mumbled those words as an afterthought .  

Leticia reacted to his words .

“Are you saying you mastered the ‘Gaze Detection’?”

“That means you learned it too?”

“That is surprising .  In recent times, the only ones to mastered that technique, are the Dragon Demon King worshippers residing within the Plain of Darkness……”

She continued to speak .

“Anyways, I agree with your opinion .  I’ve travelled with this guy for only a month, but I’ve never felt any strange gazes on me . ”

“So does this mean you weren’t comrades with Yuren prior to a month ago?”

“I didn’t know him at all .  I had come across a facility of the Dragon Demon king worshippers .  I was about to attack when I encountered him .  Since our goals coincided, we decided to work together .  I was unlucky . ”

Leticia grumbled . After the conclusion of that particular task, she had been dragged into Yuren’s absurd stories about his dreams .

After looking at her for a brief moment, Azell spoke .

“As I said before, I don’t like conspiracies . ”

“Mmm?”

Yuren and Leticia was puzzled when Azell spoke those words out of nowhere . Azelll continued to speak .

“It is inevitable to keep thinking up conspiracy theories to come up with an explanation…  I don’t like conspiracy theories, so let’s not talk about my suspicions for now .  I’ll just keep my eyes on you all . ”

“What the hell?”

Yuren couldn’t hold back his laughter .  As he laughed, Yuren spoke to Azell .

“Let us cooperate with each other for a while .  We can share information regarding the Dragon Demon king worshippers, and we can pool our strength to fight them . ”

“Thank you .  I’ll work hard not to disappoint you too much . ”

“You better .  If you betray me, I’ll cut you down . ”

“…… . ”

Azell let out a cold laugh as he spoke, and Yuren gulped .

5

Soon Azell turned to Laura as he spoke .

“Well, I’ll take my time in talking to both of you…  I still have questions I have to ask this person here .  You guys can listen in . ”

“I also want to ask you another question . ”

“If you truthfully answer my question, I might think about answering one more of your question . ”

“You probably won’t give me a proper answer . ”

“It depends on the question . ”

At Laura’s grumbling, Azell answered in a sly manner .

“Anyways, I’ve always been curious about one thing…  Why did you guys try to kidnap the Dragon Demon Princess and the Dragon Demon Prince of the Rulain kingdom?  Ah .  Is it true that you guys think they might be blood-related to Atein?”

“That’s correct . How did you…  I gave you the clues . ”

“I thought you intentionally dropped the clue, so I could figure it out .  If that wasn’t your intention, you were very careless . ”

“Until that moment, I have never failed before…  I never planned for the eventuality of me losing . ”

Laura still had a blank expression on her face, but she was acting a bit coy .  It made her seem young .  Azell asked her a question .

“So the two of them are blood-related to the numerous offsprings left behind by Atein . . ”

“It isn’t a certainty .  The senior officials of our organization believed that the current generation of the Rulain Kingdom’s royal family show the clearest characteristics that indicated that they hold the blood of Atein . ”

In the Dragon Demon Royal Family, it was very rare for the Dragon Demon Princess to become the next Dragon Demon Queen .   The Dragon Demon Queen usually was a Dragon Majin or a Dragon Demon married into the Royal Family .  When the Dragon Demon Queen has children and the children grows up safely, the queen is given a different title, and she is allowed to live a new life afterwards .  Then a female Dragon Majin or a Dragon Demon from a different family was picked to become the next Dragon Demon Queen .

The current Dragon Demon Queen was a retired Guardian Shadow .  She was the daughter of a family totally unrelated to the Dragon Demon Royal family .  However, unbeknownst to her, she was a descendant of Atein .  However, there was another reason why the Dragon Demon king worshippers were targeting the children instead of her .

“I don’t know everything, but the current Rulain Royal Family has a very strong trace of Atein’s blood . ”

Basically, Atein and Seigar were a product of two of Atein’s descendants marrying each other .   They had special characteristics present his descendants, and they were worth monitoring by those in the Plain of Darkness .  The fact that they possessed Dragon Demon magic compared to other Dragon Majins and Dragon Demons was a huge indicator .

Azell furrowed his brows .

“I see .  Still, I don’t see why that would merit the targeting of those two?  I wound understand it if they were direct descendants, but there are several generations gap .  Why obsess over descendants so far removed  from the direct line of descent?”

“They are ingredients that’ll be used to complete the King’s Bowl . ”

“Mmmm?”

Laura looked at the puzzled Azell, and she casually dropped a shocking truth .

“The official up high believe that the King’s revival is imminent .  They just need the Bowl that’ll hold the soul of the King .  The King will once again be born into the world .  The Rulain Kingdom’s Dragon Demon Princess, and the Dragon Demon Prince were chosen to be the materials that’ll be used to made this happen . ”

“What?”

Azell was struck dumb by the statement .  It wasn’t just him .  Everyone gathered there was also struck dumb .

6

Leone was a Keeper of the Prophecy .  The Undead Zeta followed him around, and Zeta was one of the ‘Sleepless Guardians’ .  Basically, his memory as a human was muddled

It couldn’t be helped .  It was similar with the evil spirits .  Undeads had a hard time remembering anything other than memories of deep attachments .

This was also the reason why Undeads lose their minds easily, and they step into a path of destruction .  The memories of sensation one felt in real life is forgotten, and one’s reasoning skill starts to slip in a sporadic manner .  The loss of one’s reason lead to insanity .

In terms of those problems, Zeta and the other ‘Sleepless Guardians’ were very special .  They lost many memories, but they remembered how to fight .  Moreover, the memories after they became an Undead was crystal clear .  They had lived as Undeads for several dozen years, yet their sense of reason remained intact .  Of course, one of the memories that remained intact was the memory of how they died .  

Zeta was also murdered by the Demon King worshippers .  His whole life was destroyed then he lost his family .  In the end, his life was also taken .

However, there was a difference between Zeta and the other Guardian Shadows .  Keeper of the Prophecy Leone witnessed Zeta’s end .  Zeta had received a critical wound when he attacked the Dragon Demon king worshippers in an act of revenge .  Leone had shown up with the other Guardian Shadows, and they had been a step too late .  Leoned asked Zeta a question as he faded away from life .

‘Do you want revenge?  Do you want it even if you be tormented, and you will never find peace again?’

…he hadn’t even needed to think over his answer .  He made a contract with Leone, and he had forgotten his name .  He became a being, who was fueled by grudge .  He became Zeta .