Bab 239: The Countdown Begins (1)

"You wanted the long version, didn't you?" I asked as I glanced at him. His face was white as a sheet of paper. He looked like he was about to collapse.

"Yes!" He almost shouted. "And I swear to god, Kai, you better have a good explanation."

I chuckled. "I can't say I do." I glanced around, then walked towards a large rock and leaned my back on it. I was exhausted already, but the real reason was that I was trying to buy some time before we got into the very lengthy, heavy, and volatile subject of how I started working with the Demon Lord.

"You see," I said, taking a deep breath. "Apparently, the previous Keeper of Souls' death wasn't as simple of a matter as we first thought."

And thus began my long explanation. I told him most thing – not all though. I left out some details, such as the fact that we didn't know what would happen to me if my predecessor's soul returned to this body. Or the fact that Fetheion was hiding a photo in his basement.