Destroying My Own Novel

Rufus and the rest stayed in the lobby to help everyone with everything. They didn’t know that Mykel would come to visit, and they were surprised when they saw him and his team come in.

“Enma?” Arum raised her eyebrows when she saw Enma walking behind Mykel with Edith.

“That bitch,” Rufus said and decided to approach them.

“Rufus!” Glen was far away from Rufus, and the others as well.

They didn’t manage to stop Rufus from approaching Enma, and when he was about to confront Enma, Gunnar stood in front of her with his big body. He was two times bigger than Rufus, and he was ready to beat Rufus up if he decided to badmouth her.

Agnez and Jeanne who walked next to Mykel weren’t aware of what was happening behind them. They both looked over their shoulders and saw Rufus glaring at Gunnar with his hands clenched and teeth gritted.

“Fuck off, I have business with her,” Rufus said as he tried to walk past Gunnar.

“Her business is my business as well. So if you have something to say, say it to me,” Gunnar said as he blocked Rufus’ path.

“Oh? A fight? Let’s see what this weakling can offer,” Agnez said as she turned around and stared at Rufus.

Rufus was ready to make the first move, but Glen and Arum were there to stop him. They both held him as hard as they could while everyone watched him throw tantrums like a child.

Asmond came out of the elevator with Roxanne, and the first thing they saw was Rufus making a ruckus. His eyes met Jeanne’s, and they both immediately looked away.

“Rufus! Get out!” Asmond yelled and it surprised everyone including Mykel. “This is your last warning,” Asmond gave a stern look at him.

Rufus stopped his tantrum and then pushed Arum and Glen away from him. He stared back at Asmond for a moment, and then he left the building on his own. Silas, Arum, and Glen decided to catch up on him because they didn’t want him to make a ruckus outside.

Mykel glanced at Rufus and thought that he might be able to use him later.

“It’s time for us to leave,” Jeanne said and looked at Mykel.

Mykel nodded and then everyone left except for Edith and Enma. They both had to stay because they had become Mykel’s assistants even though Enma didn’t want to be there.

“Where are they going?” Asmond asked and he looked a bit disappointed since he thought Jeanne would stay.

“The Lucifer Tower. They were planning on leveling up their level and skills, but then the demonic cult appeared. So they had to stay here with me to investigate the cult. Now, they’re going to clear the fiftieth floor,” Mykel answered.

“I see,” Asmond nodded his head with understanding as he looked at Enma who seemed uncomfortable to be in the Fraternity Association building. “Come, let’s talk in the meeting room,” Asmond continued and tried to show Enma that he wasn’t mad at her.

Roxanne followed Asmond and thought she might be like Edith who would stay by Asmond’s side and be the one he could rely on. They then entered the meeting room where there was nobody else on that floor, and they could speak freely without having to worry anyone would listen to their conversation.

She stared at Mykel and she noticed something that Asmond hadn’t noticed yet. He didn’t seem happy at all to be there. In fact, it looked like he was there to scold Asmond, but she didn’t say anything because she knew her place in that room.

“What do you think of the current situation over here, Asmond?” Mykel asked with his arms crossed and eyes on Asmond.

“It’s a total mess,” Asmond said and felt ashamed by lowering his head and hiding his face.

“And what are you planning to do?” Mykel asked as he leaned on the chair.

“I don’t know yet,” Asmond answered and still lowered his head.

“You don’t know? What’s that supposed to mean? Haven’t you seen with your eyes wide open what’s going on out there? And you’re telling me you have no plan?” Mykel asked with a smirk in disbelief and scoffed. “What have you been doing then?” Mykel raised his eyebrow.

“I was with Gustav since he’s the one who’s responsible for this. I’m still angry at him for letting this happen because I suggested to him that me and my team would handle the incident on Miss Lily, but he rejected my suggestion. He told me to go and train, and that this happened,” Asmond answered.

“Blaming others? Is that your excuse?” Mykel asked.

“It’s not an excuse, Mykel. You can ask her if you don’t bel-” Asmond didn’t manage to finish his sentence because Mykel suddenly tapped the table with his index and middle fingers so loudly.

“Who are you in the Fraternity Association, Asmond?” Mykel asked.

“The leader of the Fraternity Awakeners,” Asmond answered, and he started to feel nervous.

“Then why did you listen to that old man in the first place?” Mykel asked again and his gaze became sharper and sharper. “You have the authority to command, and everyone believed in you rather than the higher-ups. What would they do even if you disobeyed their order?” Mykel asked.

“Have you forgotten already? About what I said to you back then?” Mykel asked.

“I still remember your words, Mykel,” Asmond said as he shook his head to deny Mykel’s question.

“And then you blame Gustav knowing that you have a voice for yourself and your team? With that being said, are you still blaming him for giving you an order? Or should you blame yourself for not standing up for your own cause?” Mykel asked as he crossed his arms on the table.

The atmosphere in the room became heavy, and everyone felt the murderous aura around Mykel.

“Speaking of having a voice. During that agreement when the Fraternity decided to cut ties with the Guild, whose idea was that?” Mykel asked.

“Gustav,” Asmond gulped.

“And what was your decision on that matter, Asmond?” Mykel asked again, but his voice and tone indicated that he already knew the answer.

“I didn’t give an answer,” Asmond answered as he hid his face.

Mykel chuckled as he stood up and activated the [Judgement Arcana] skill. Everyone fell on their knees, not just them but everyone in the buildings felt the pressure and the fear that crawled from their backs.

Enma, Asmond, and Roxanne were trembling in fear as they couldn’t breathe or open their mouths. They had never felt something like that, and it made them tear up.

“Then doesn’t that mean it was all your fault in the first place? You can’t stand on your own, you let all the bad things happen. You failed to protect your own territory, and the crime rates increased, and that makes the demonic cult raised again. It was all on you, Asmond,” Mykel said as he walked toward him as slowly as possible.

Mykel stood above Asmond, and then he grabbed Asmond on the collar as he pushed him to the wall. Mykel raised his eyebrows as he watched the mucus and the tears fall down. He then deactivated his [Judgement Arcana] skill and then let Asmond go.

“Reflect on yourself, Asmond. I was letting you get what you want, cutting ties with the Guild Association. If we aren’t friends, I wouldn’t help you grow,” Mykel said as he walked away.

Mykel helped Edith and Enma stand up as he cleared their minds.

“I hope my words are carved into your brain and heart, Asmond. Goodbye,” Mykel said as he left the room with Edith and Enma.

Edith and Enma went straight to District 1 while Mykel warped to the hideout where Deviatris was.

Mykel looked at the dungeon-like underground building with dozens of doors on both sides. He walked in and saw blood everywhere, on the wall, on the floor, and even on the ceiling. He then entered the last room at the end of the hallway.

“How’s the experiment going? Is it working?” Mykel asked as the pungent smell struck his nose. He looked at Deviatris with her hands and long messy hair covered in human blood.

“Human… come…” Deviatris stared at the dark side of the room.

Dozens of Awakeners walked out of the shadow and showed themselves to Mykel. They looked like normal human beings, and nothing was odd about them in terms of appearance.

Mykel unsheathed the sword from one of the Awakeners’ belts, and he swung the sword from left to right. He cut all of them in half and the pool of blood stained the floor. Not a single one of them screamed or groaned in pain because they had lost their sense of pain.

Deviatris and Mykel looked at those Awakeners crawling as the slime was being produced from their upper body and started covering the wound. Their lower bodies started to regrow at a tremendous speed, and it only took them half a minute to be fully healed.

“Rise,” Deviatris said as she walked to Mykel’s back and watched all the Awakeners stand up and stand in line again. “Chimera,” Deviatris pointed at the Awakeners.

“Is that what you call them?” Mykel asked.

Deviatris nodded her head.

“They… obey… you…” Deviatris said as she looked at the Chimera.

Those Chimeras were originally Awakeners that Mara created, and some of them had her as their [Benefactor]. Deviatris used them as an experiment to put homunculus into a living human body without destroying or modifying their bodies. Not only that, but Deviatris also used her blood as the ingredient so they would have a pinch of her power. Since she used her blood, all of them were loyal to her, and to Mykel as well since he was Deviatris’ master.

“Thank you for the amazing gift, Devi,” Mykel said as he rubbed the top of her head.

Deviatris shyly smiled and hid her face.

“Thanks for giving me powerful Awakeners, Mara,” Mykel said as he chuckled.