章 127: The World's Enemy (2)
Jonathan swung his flame-covered arm.
Sebastian barely managed to roll away.
"Father! It's me!"
"...?"
Jonathan frowned and stopped his steps.
"Sebastian?"
"Yes!"
Luckily, Jonathan managed to discern his voice.
He took one look around the area before settings his sights back on Sebastian.
"Did you kill Markus Luna?"
"...I don't know."
The two of them spoke in low voices. None of the people around them could hear it.
"In any case, you have to get away now. The other house heads will be here soon."
Even though Sebastian didn't give him a definite answer, he still planned to support him.
"I'll deal with things on this end. I won't be able to support your escape, it's all up to you if you can get away until the ceremony starts. At that time, all of the house heads will be recalled."
Sebastian nodded a few times.
"Now, strike me and run."
"..."
"Now!"
Sebastian took a deep breath and moved.
"Lightning Strike!"
"""?!"""
Everyone was alerted.
Sebastian had suddenly struck his own father and ran away. Though Jonathan only flinched at the attack, it was still the truth that he was attacked by his own son.
"Get back here!"
Jonathan yelled and erupted the ground around Sebastian.
—Your father plans to let you escape while putting on an act…
It was a trick that Sebastian expected out of his father the least.
He knew his father as a straightforward person who didn't know how to act or fool others. But, now, he was making a convincing pursuer.
"It's the killer!"
"It's him!"
In the distance, he could see the various house heads and their subjects.
—You have around two minutes left.
"I'll make it count…!"
Sebastian waited until the eruption covered him completely before sinking into his own shadows. When the eruptions faded, he had already disappeared.
"Where did he go?!"
The head of the Walt House yelled out and stomped his foot. Just with a single stomp, a small shockwave ended up shaking the ground.
"Excuse me…!"
"?!"
All of a sudden, in the middle of all the people gathered around, Sebastian appeared. Those at the front turned their heads back and those at the back prepared to attack but Sebastian only had one goal for exposing himself here.
"Eat sh*t!"
Using his Soul Armor, Sebastian landed a hit on Gilbert's face and sent him flying. It was a punch backed with the full power of a Caster too.
If he was going to be branded as a criminal anyway, then what's the harm in making it true?
"Get him!"
Sebastian sank into his own shadows once again and then traveled through the shadows of everyone else.
He had accomplished his goal and now, all he had to do was escape.
—You wasted important energy.
"After this, I'll have to go into hiding. Who knows when I'll get another chance to sock him?"
—Even in such a serious situation…
Due to his insufficient energy, Sebastian was forced to resurface around a block away from the academy and at the same time, his Soul Armor faded.
"My identity should be known by now. I have to get away before anyone notices."
Sebastian had only one place to go now—Blue Rose.
But, he had no energy left to do so.
"I have to rest somewhere…"
—Pine's shop.
"Right."
Sebastian stood up and took deep breaths. He still had enough energy to enhance his body somewhat, but it wasn't to the point where he could jump buildings at ease.
Relying on his physical body's stamina alone and the skills he had honed while training with Wisteria and Euphea, he managed to sneak himself downtown after stealing a hood from one of the clothes lines.
"Young master!"
"Pine, I have no time to talk. Quick, I need someplace to hide."
"Eh? You can use the storeroom in the back."
"Got it."
Sebastian ran to the storeroom and hid himself in one of the corners. It was dark, and that worked best for him.
"Pine, sooner or later, some guards will come up to your shop and ask for my whereabouts. If they want to search the building, let them do so."
"...young master, what happened?"
"Haha… I've been framed for murder."
"?! That's terrible!"
"I've got no time to explain. They'll definitely inspect my usual acquaintances so you have to man the shop. Remember, I'm not here and there's nothing suspicious in the storeroom."
"Leave it to me!"
Pine left and made sure to close the door after going out.
"Around three hours. I need to rest for three hours before I have sufficient energy to get through the city unnoticed."
—How do you plan to hide yourself once the storeroom is searched?
"Simple."
…
Amy looked out of the window. There, she could see knights running around everywhere.
Roughly six hours had passed since the attack at the academy and Sebastian was nowhere to be found. Amy didn't know whether to think of it as good or bad news.
'Sebastian… What is the truth?'
If it weren't for the royal family recalling everyone for the ceremony, she'd be out there searching for Sebastian for an answer too.
Tonight, Amy wore a black dress in contrast to the light colored dresses that she usually wore.
"Tch."
Amy looked to the side. She could see the head of the Walt House click his tongue in annoyance.
Like her, many others were frustrated at being called into a ceremony at such a time as well.
"Lady Luna."
Amy slowly turned her body around. Facing her was a woman she hadn't talked to before.
"I'm sorry for your loss."
"Thank you."
"It must be terrible finding out that the true killer of your father was your fiancé…"
"..."
Amy didn't know how many times she had been approached just for them to talk about Markus and Sebastian in tandem.
"I want the truth to speak for itself. I have no intention of believing that he killed my father without any conclusive evidence."
"I-I see…"
The woman seemed to sense Amy's hostility and after leaving a few more words, she left.
"Still defending that lunatic?"
"Gilbert, I am not in the mood right now. You better turn back before I lose control."
"And what? Hit me like that trash did?"
"..."
Amy glared at Gilbert.
"No need to glare at me so hatefully. In fact, I'm the victim here. Look at my face."
There were bandages covering one side of his face. Sebastian's punch had completely dislocated his jaw and broke some of his bones but with the finest healer available, he would be able to make a full recovery in a few more days.
"I don't care about what happens to you. I don't mind if you were eaten by a beast right in front of me at this very moment."
"Harsh."
Gilbert chuckled and handed Amy a glass of red wine.
"Surely you wouldn't reject my toast for your father?"
"..."
While Amy could reject a toast for herself, could she reject one in place of her diseased father?
Amy grit her teeth and took the glass from Gilbert's hand.
They clinked glasses and drank the entire glass of wine. While Amy could've ended it with just a sip, she felt like drinking the whole glass today.
'I hope it at least helps me forget for a moment—'
"Ack…"
Amy moaned and felt her face become hotter.
"Oh, are you alright?"
'This bastard…'
He had spiked her drink and so openly at that. Judging by how her body was reacting, it was definitely an aphrodisiac, and a particularly strong one at that.
Though she managed to alleviate most of its effects with her energy, she was a step too late.
However, she had no intention of showing weakness in front of Gilbert and calmed her expression.
"Thank you for the drink."
Amy lowered her wine glass and walked away.
"It didn't work? Tsk. Those bastards promised me that it would work instantaneously and would even affect a Caster."
Gilbert clicked his tongue and decided to go back to his father's side.
"That's the last time I buy anything from those fools."
…
(A/N: Slightly(?) NSFW for this last part.)
It wasn't until three hours later, at 9 in the evening did Amy manage to get herself out of the party. She walked through the halls of the House of Luna with shaky steps and reached her room.
She was reaching her limit. She had to resist the effects of the aphrodisiac for more than three hours and with her depleted energy, she could only manage to alleviate it for that long.
Amy quickly cast aside her outer clothes and laid down on the bed. She didn't put a blanket on her as everything felt hot.
"Sebastian…"
She called out his name. There was a single tear streaming down her eye as she resisted the drug's effects.
Unfortunately, there was only so much she could do to resist its effects.
"Amy…"
Suddenly, she heard her name and through her blurry eyes, she saw Sebastian approach her bedside. While she was only wearing her undergarments without a blanket covering her body, she wasn't in the condition to care.
"What happened to you?"
Sebastian quickly approached her and knelt down at her bedside. She didn't look normal to him so he quickly used Sana's healing on her.
Her flushed complexion was slowly returning back to normal but just as he was about to get rid of the thing plaguing her completely, she grabbed his hand and pulled him onto the bed.
She quickly grasped his neck and pulled him close. She began kissing him without any intention of letting go.
"Amy, stop… You're not in your right mind right now. Let me finish helping you…"
"..."
Amy stopped Sebastian's hands from removing her affliction once again.
"I… wouldn't be able to do this if I was in my right mind."
Amy held Sebastian's hand and placed it on her chest.
"Happy birthday, Sebastian… Please… Help me forget about everything, just for tonight…"
"..."
Sebastian swallowed his saliva.
With the moon as their only source of light, Amy looked particularly attractive today. Her flushed face and teary eyes made Sebastian want to ravage her.
On top of that, she was inviting him herself.
Seeing that Sebastian was still hesitating, Amy moved to his ear and whispered.
"I love you."
That was the final straw. Sebastian lost all of his reasoning and became a beast under the moonlight. He took off her remaining clothes and removed his own, embracing his beloved for what could be their first and last night together.
'Allow me to be selfish… Just for tonight.'
Sebastian told nobody in particular as he had his way with the defenseless girl in front of him.
Today was the longest day of the year, but Sebastian felt like the night was longer than anything else.
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SeverTheHeavens With this, volume 3 has come to an end. As most probably can tell, I'm not used to writing these types of scenes (the last scene).
I will be taking a couple of weeks off to rest and prepare for volume 4.
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