Guild Wars

Chapter 1336: Love Or Obligation? 4

"So, what do you have to say for yourself?" Draco asked with a calm expression.

Eva's warped expression rapidly cooled as she nodded. "You're right, I was tricked and tainted by that bitch. It's time to return to my roots and cast out the last bit of her influence for good."

Eva raised a hand and coated it with her bloodline energy, aiming to destroy this current iteration of herself completely just as Draco had gotten rid of his shameless self who had been slowly taken over by Lucifer's remnant will.

It was something that caused Shuangtian's face to change greatly as she expected them to still talk it out, while Draco raised an eyebrow and smiled, feeling that his Eva was back. She was still that crazy yet decisive beauty who would do what she felt was correct without caring about the consequences, much like him.

Eva was about to strike herself when her hand suddenly stopped right before her head, wavering slightly like something was holding it back. This sudden change caused the two onlookers to share a look while Eva sneered visibly.

"Couldn't play dumb anymore, huh? Come out here you wretched wench!" Eva bellowed as she used her other hand to dig into her chest, passing through her flesh as she grabbed something intangible.

"Ugh!" Eva groaned in agony as she slowly pulled out… herself!

It was an apparition that was her exact visage and self right now, being the entire Evaterasu soulform. Meanwhile, on her body, the entire aura began to change as the usual benevolence dissipated and was replaced by coldness and madness that would scare even the craziest schizo to death.

"Hah!!" Eva cried out as she finally pulled hard and tugged Evaterasu out, throwing her on the floor while her body remained in place, her attire and features remaining the same but her entire aura and facial expression was different.

The entire scene was intense and anything could have gone wrong, prompting Shuangtian to want to step forward to help many times but Draco held her back gently. He knew that this was an important turning point for Eva, just as his was with Lucifer not even an hour or two ago.

Evaterasu coughed and rose from the floor, floating above the ground as her entire demeanor seemed disheveled due to the rough ejection. She glanced at her corporeal body which used to be under control just moments ago, whose aura was still unstable but slowly stabilizing.

The eyes that had been closed to deal with the sudden change suddenly opened, and everyone had the phantom perception that they could see pitch black pupils with a swirl in them, leading to an abyss of hatred and suffering beyond comprehension.

But that was just an illusion, the eyes were still pure golden, revealing the pathway to the heavenly paradise as well as being able to perceive the fate of all mortals and bestow miracles upon them.

The expression that was placid and calm right now, usually benevolent and slightly soft on most days, now warped into a deep scowl with furrowed brows, a very high-level resting bitch face.

"Ahh, there she is. My darling beauty and my harbinger of madness." Draco crowed with a light shining in his eyes, feeling extremely moved seeing her again after so long.

For that matter, Riveting Night seemed to be getting her bearings and understanding what had happened before she lifted her eyes to survey everyone on the field. She looked at Shuangtian, then at Draco for a long while and finally at Evaterasu who was morose.

WHOOSH!

BANG!

Suddenly the entire situation changed as Riveting Night moved without warning, like a bullet released from a bow, her hand coated with abyss energy that could corrupt all things with a touch and morph them into horrifying abyssal creatures.

Her hand was outstretched, inches before the horrified and fearful face of Evaterasu who had been completely unable to react as she had lost the source of power — their body — so all she could do was stand there like a normal mortal.

And looking to the side, the one who stopped Riveting Night from turning her into a horrifying eldritch terror was… Draco?

He was standing beside Riveting Night, his arm outstretched to catch her palm attack gently, a smile of amusement and slight doting on his face.

"No need to destroy her yet. Why not have a chat with Amaterasu and see what she wanted? Maybe she might have some useful insight for us." Draco suggested gently, but did not let go of Riveting Night's arm as he was not sure even he could control her.

But that was exactly what he wanted. This butchered version of Eva who did not even dare fart in his presence was no longer suitable to be his partner because she could not match his madness in a way that would allow Shuangtian to be the perfect binding agent.

For that… something more drastic was needed.

Riveting Night only snorted coldly towards Evaterasu and ignored her, turning to Draco as she relaxed her battle stance.

"I haven't seen you in a long time. I thought I would never see you again after that fiasco with the bloodline all those years ago."

Riveting Night sized Draco up. "You've become soft. Back then, your malicious aura was towering, able to kill creatures with just a whiff. Now, you feel like an aged tyrant who has become a family man, still possessing the sharp edge, but it has been tempered by time and love."

Draco nodded and released her arm. "It is the inevitable outcome of all things. I can't remain the same way I was back then, it is good for seeking revenge, but not much else. I had to graduate from being an edgelord at some point."

"Hmm," Riveting Night said and flicked a finger.

A beam of light suddenly erupted, causing a shrieking sound in the area. The apparition of Evaterasu — who wore a complicated expression and was thinking of how to explain herself — was suddenly wiped out before she could even notice, turning into specks even lower than dust.

Shuangtian was shocked, not expecting Riveting Night to switch up so suddenly and covertly use her power to still attack the soulform even after Draco stopped her from doing so. Meanwhile, Draco simply glanced backward at the gigantic hole in the Purgatory Group's walls that extended into the distance, his lips twitching.

"You do know you don't need that much force, right? You probably killed a few hundred people with that." He couldn't help but chastise with a frown.

Riveting Night seemed nonchalant. "I have never had access to my body after unlocking 100%, I am still not used to the jump in power."

Uncharacteristically, she raised a hand and released a wave of white light, unleashing pure creation energy that seeped into the areas where her light beam blasted, repairing the damage and resurrecting all those who were killed.

Looking at her own actions and abilities, Riveting Night couldn't help but utter a soft laugh. "Who would have thought that I'd once again have the ability to build and create?"

Observing the people who were touching their bodies after coming back and weeping tears of joy, as well as the repaired damage, Riveting Night put her hand down and smiled softly, glancing at her fingertip that just released this miraculous power.

"I think I quite like this feeling more than killing." She remarked from the depths of her heart.

Draco gently placed a hand on her shoulder. "People often think we are harbingers of death and chaos, but that was only out of necessity and remnant influence from our conflicts. In truth, you have always been adept at leadership, training subordinates and intelligence gathering."

Shuangtian came to stand beside Eva and nodded. From the memories of the duo, she also had this opinion of Riveting Night more than just the 'crazy yandere'. She had extremely powerful skills outside of that, often overshadowed by her nature, her actions and her way of life.

It was precisely Riveting Night who trained the first members of Umbra to become the supreme elites they were today, shaping their skills and mindsets. It was also Riveting Night who set up Umbra's extensive system and planning, as well as its intelligence network that allowed them to cover the whole world today.

That network had been taken over by Sanji because after becoming Evaterasu, Eva… or Amaterasu… naturally sucked ass at leading people and wished to be aloof and worshiped, so she shirked her training duties, leaving them to Draco while also shifting the intelligence to Sanji.

Riveting Night leaned into Draco, embraced with a relieved sigh. "It's really good to be back and to be able to lie in your arms again."

Riveting Night then enjoyed the embrace before turning casually to Shuangtian. "I believe this is the first time we are officially meeting."

Shuangtian smiled and folded her arms. "That's right. I've only witnessed your legends, and its good to finally see the lady herself in the flesh."

Riveting Night nodded gently. "You don't need to worry. I am mostly benevolent and accepting of Draco's side women, so you don't have to fear any drastic changes in the status quo."

Shuangtian, who was about to say something pleasant to bridge the gap, immediately froze on the spot. Draco, who was holding Riveting Night, let go of her as his expression changed greatly for the first time since he took over.

Shuangtian recovered herself and tilted her head with a strange smile. "You truly are different. It seems like your stunted mental growth due to being Draco's rag for so many years has made you a bit slow on the uptake, so I will spell it out for you."

Shuangtian pointed at herself then at Eva. "If I am a side woman, then you are the same, and we're sitting here like cucks waiting for Draco's real wife to appear."

Riveting Night's expression darkened somewhat. "I said I am tolerant, but tolerance has its limits. I can't believe you are actually foolish enough to think that you and I share the same status. Is it just because Draco told you a few nice words?"

Riveting Night was dismissive. "He's a playboy, saying nice words like that is a given. Even Zaine was tricked, so I don't blame you for falling for it, but understand that he and I are soulmates while you only share the pleasures of the flesh. If anything, you are only special because you possess a bloodline on par with us, but that's it."

Shuangtian sized Riveting Night up and down. "You're right, before he spoke to me, such words would have deeply hurt. However, I have come to understand my position and value in this relationship and our family. I may not have the history you do, but I will be the necessary linchpin to stabilize our future."

Draco nodded hearing this, extremely satisfied with Shuangtian, his eyes softening towards her. Pangu had really raised this young lass well, she was such a treasure!

Best of all, she was now his wife, so he had her all to himself!

Thinking like this, even edgelord Draco couldn't help but feel an urge to sing and do the jig.

However, Riveting Night was clearly not in a similarly jovial mood as her dark aura began to billow, her expression becoming colder and colder by the second.

"It seems you lack the awareness of a side bitch, so I will use this chance to teach it to you the hard way." She said with malice, launching forward without a word further, aiming to decapitate Shuangtian with a horizontal palm attack to her neck that was coated in light energy.

Shuangtian raised an eyebrow and smiled, letting the attack hit, which caused the recently repaired Purgatory Group building to shatter once again, blowing out the entire right side into ashes and dust for a few hundred meters outside.