Vengeance of the Returner

Chapter 88: We meet again

"why? Whyyy?"

Havenkat cried in despair with the bag in his hand and the bag contained his son's rotten unsightly head.

"I don't deserve this!"

As he shouted Zariniel rushed towards him and roused her mana.

"BOOM"

Within seconds the head exploded releasing gas through the entire room. Making the whole mansion covered by fog.

It was the madness smoke shell that produced a dissipating impact which Nix possessed. He truly has grown twisted to go to the extent of doing heinous things.

The servants who ran to the mansion in a hurry created pandemonium. The mansion was in utter havoc.

Fortunately, Nagendra stood several distances away from the building and watched the scene in a daze along with Shreya, Sonali, and a blonde woman.

"Stop! You better not try to go in!"

Nagendra said as Shreya tried to step towards the mansion.

His intuition was right on! Because two men came rushing out of the mansion fighting each other like brainless barbarians. 

"How was this possible?"

Nagendra muttered watching the yellow smoke escaping out of the windows standing in a stupor.

Surprisingly but, just as they expected a mysterious man wearing a black skull-shaped mask entered through the gate. Noticing him the few of the regulars and soldiers that were inside the estate unsheathed their weapons and stood their place by clutching their weapons.

"So, I'd have to fight Nagendra and the others huh?"

Nix muttered inwardly staring at them with the dual-bladed dagger in his hand. He could have tried to sneakily enter in but, he was not skilled to that extent yet. And even if he were to enter stealthily it was nerve aching job.

{HAHA, a feast!}

"I guess you are the one inside the dagger?"

Nix asked indifferently to the voice that echoed in his mind.

{Haha, That's my boy! You have grown quite sharp aren't you?}

"Who are you? If you expect me to use you. Reveal your name..."

{I am Astaroth...}

Before the dagger could end his talk. Nix disrupted his talk as though he was not interested in his rant.

"You are the one who creepily talks from time to time right? Fucking dagger...Well, didn't you want me to kill hundred people? but, It's fine we can talk about this later on for now I have to finish this job."

Nix said and slowly walked towards the mansion.

{Impudence!}

Astaroth yelled.

"Hah, whatever" Nix muttered.

Reegan was among the regulars too. He slowly walked towards Nix and smiled.

"Buddy, So What should I do?"

Everyone inside the estate watched the scene with their jaws dropped because they were having a mole and didn't suspect him in the slightest. Just what you could expect from a talented assassin.

"Thanks for joining. Man, I hope you'll take care of those three."

Nix said and pointed towards Nagendra and the others.

"Sure but, I believe we can negotiate with them..."

"Well if you can...Try doing it. If we get Nagendra to our side it'd be cool but, I guess he won't..."

Nix said and sped inside the mansion and found a woman with a pair of white wings along with a man in a suit inside a transparent barrier.

The estate was in a mess. People were slaughtering and fighting each other. But they didn't pay heed to Nix. Though two tried to approach him. He immediately killed them.

The gas was indeed still spreading around but, thanks to the black mask he was wearing. He wasn't affected by the gas. It was probably made that way, taking Madness shell into account. Rafila is truly a mastermind to bestow such items.

In any case, Zariniel and Havenkat cannot get out of the barrier for a while. If Nix were to let the chance go. He'd have to face the reinforcements soon. Yet, He walked towards the stairs and sat on the first step. His attitude, perception, and concepts have changed all along the way.

"So we meet again..."

Nix said indifferently and waited for his response.

Zariniel could walk out of the barrier at any time she wants to. Because the madness smoke shell dissipates the consciousness of those with weak mental strength. Beings like angels and devils possess mental strength far beyond that of humans. But, there are humans who transcend the borderline of the concept of human limitations though and Nix had yet to reach that status.

"You bloody fucker!"

Havenkat screamed and tried to rush out of the Barrier but got restrained by Zariniel.

"That's what he wants, He wants you to come out of the barrier on your own. Stay put and let me handle this."

As they were speaking Nix pulled the body parts of Havenkat's son from his inventory and dropped the bag of flesh like trash while staring at him with his cold heinous eyes. 

Zariniel noticed Nix's plot and slowly walked out of the barrier while maintaining it to protect Havenkat. But things don't go like planned does it?

"You!!!"

With a loud yell, Havenkat rushed out of the barrier. Nix shot up from his place and in a mere second and severed his head. Making Zariniel go dumbstruck.

Zariniel was absolutely lost. She didn't understand why he was so cold towards him but she began to shoot her spells at him.

{Hmm, Light magic... Just stab her and I'll absorb her soul.} Astaroth said excitedly.

"Nah, I don't trust you,"

Nix said and pulled out his chains of resentment and placed the dagger inside his leg pouch.

{Ah, your loss...}

Astaroth sulked and stopped talking to him.

[Private ability: Truth eye activated]

[Private ability: Doom prediction vision]

"Hmm, Name is Zariniel and you are equal to a level five outsider...Nice."

Nix said with a smirk making Zariniel go awestruck. He read her capabilities and explained them showing that he has the upper hand.

No, it was more like he blabbered to make her feel tense up and feel threatened about him as she knew nothing about him and it truly worked.

"You! Who are you?"

"Oh, Zari can we just finish this fast?"

He said jokingly and clutched his chain readily to make a move.

"Why did you go to that extent? What was your goal?"

"Hmm...Let's see? Let's exchange information with each other. If you are ready for it I will tell you my motive"

"Okay, So why are you doing this?"

"I was forced by an angel to become like this... If your gods didn't banish me I'd have been a helpful regular but, the past is past. You people lost me. So I am doing this because I don't have a choice. Fuck you angels"

He said with a smirk.

"You imbecile human! You dare blame the angels!"

She yelled and emanated her mana out of her palm and shot it like a laser towards Nix.

He swiftly dodged it with his doom prediction vision and approached her and choked her by her neck and lifted her on air.

"Hah, Aren't you angels too proud of yourself? You are calling me imbecile as though you are not? This is what I call the angel complex... Hmm, I have a good terming sense don't I?"

He said while staring at her eyes with his red eyes and then continued.

"From today on, you are going to be an ordinary woman and not an angel. Let's see if you can understand even a bit of what we outsiders go through."

He declared and grabbed her white wings and forced her on the wall and pressed his leg on her back and tried to tear her wings. Was it his hatred towards gods and others or was he naturally wanting to do heinous things? And the answer was simple. It was hate. Absolute hate towards the ones who forced him to go through suffering.

"Stop! Stop!"

She began to shout in agony.

"If I am ever questioned about something like... what good does this world hold? I'd say it's gender equality!"

He said and applied more force.

What he said was true. Empyrean is truly a world of gender equality but it gives more importance to power. Even some of the women in Empyrean do possess authority and power just like men. It's all about power and absolute power.

If a woman is powerful she'd be respected just like any other man in that sense there were no stereotypical conceptions about men and women. One can do whatever one wants as long as one is strong.

She swiftly shot her mana-like gunshot and made him fall to a distance and as a chain reaction  to the impact, his armor shattered and got a few cracks on it.

"HAh, Damn!"

He yelled and walked towards her again and punched her face with immense force and made her mind go blank for a second and grabbed her by her hair.

And once again he began to use force to rip her wings.

"AHhh! AHH!"

As she screamed Nix ripped her wings and made the blood splatter all over the vicinity.

"If you kill me you'll be cursed for life..."

She said as tears dripped down her cheeks.

"Who said I am going to kill you?"

He asked and turned towards the others who were busy fighting each other. He swiftly began slaughtering them continuously while Zariniel laid there like a dead body. Because she went unconscious after he tore her wings. He killed each one of them inside the mansion without the slightest hesitation. Deep down he knew that there are things still at bay that he had to confront.

"So, this is where my mission ends?"

He muttered and walked out of the mansion while dragging Zariniel with his chains. Thanks to his ability chains of suffering which is used for both torturing and restraining enemies. Over the few days, he made some progress in using it. 

As he walked out he found Nagendra panting heavily while staring at the unconscious Reegan along his side were few soldiers.

"Reegan lost uh? Well, a prodigy beats talent."

He muttered and unsheathed his dagger. 

"What about cheats though?"