บท 18: Chapter Eighteen: I Want Narika Singh To Be My Bride.

The underworld.

Oregon's palace, the undertaking.

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"Adrik, What do the hell think you are doing?" Tagon pulled Adrik back from taking a step further, they were standing outside the overlord's palace, with no letter of invitation that he had sent for him.

He was trying to break in there, which was suicide, and putting his reputation up for someone, who was highly favored among other ghost's that weren't able to cross over.

"You don't need to tag along, you have done enough." Adrik replied coldly, tugging his hands free from his clothes, while Tagon nodded his head in denial. His eyes begot confusion, about why he's willing to serve himself a crime.

Adrik didn't say much, but showed him a special jade that the overlord had specially gifted him with, it could serve him as a passage pass through the guards, that were looking at them with scrutinizing eyes.

It didn't sit well with the young man who had helped him commit a felony, by aiding him in murdering a B- level medium.

There was still a lot he was still in the dark about his friend, Adrik, who wasn't planning on letting in what was going on, but rather made his way toward the ghost guards outside.

The two guards blocked his entrance with their spear, while glaring coldly at him while Adrik wasn't scared. If this was any normal ghost they would have had their ass scared shit, for what they are doing.

"Your passage, skunk!" The dark haired guard insulted him, without paying any second thought that he was talking to the man, who had found favor in the sight of the Overlord.

Adrik could understand where the hate was coming from, after all it's not everyday that the Overlord would treat any ghost, with the same utmost hospitality as him.

But he could snap their neck, and get rid of their life's but he refrained against doing that. In as much as he was deeply pissed off, and needed a word with the Overlord, attacking his men was nothing but a rash decision.

"David, that's the Overlord's special guest." The other guard said, he was scared for his life and wasn't much of an asshole, like the stupid guard, David, who he would be killing anytime soon.

"Special my ass, he's nothing by a lowly peasant ghost who the overlord would get rid of once he's served his use,"David added, making Adrik clench his knuckle tightly in anger, but it seems the heavens were in favor of the guard.

It took a whole lot of patience to not kill him, but Sakura's presence as the door opened, cut short their discussion.

"Let him through," The admiral's strong gaze swept upon the angry Adrik, who smirked coyly before taking one last look at the guard, and made his way in.

"You don't have to thank me, but your silence says that you do really appreciate me interfering, before you killed Oregon's guard," The overlord's staff head, Sakura teased Adrik, who wasn't in the mood for any chit chat with her.

Yeah, it's not a secret that they both had things ongoing with each other, but the deal with them both had been to keep things private with nothing like feelings, getting in the way between them both, to forget that he's nothing but a pawn for her master, Oregon.

"You cut your hair," Adrik finally spoke up, when he found out that it was rude of him to shun her out this easily, after all he still has some use for her in his plan.

"I..did it for you," The young lady said, a little bit hesitant about what she just said. It was funny enough, that a general who commanded the Overlord's grand army, was one stutterer and a mess in front of him.

They finally stopped in front of the overlord's quarter, before he turned to look at her. She had really outdid her looks by trying to be someone she wasn't.

She tried so hard in impersonating his beloved, Polina. So much for trying to get his attention, but as always, it was really unfortunate because she wouldn't ever beat his beloved in beauty, and in brains.

"You look pathetic," Adrik said coldly, before tugging the door handle open and making his way in to see the Overlord facing him, with a drink in his hand and that nasty grin on his face.

He knew he was coming, well why won't he? After he had played a fast one on him, while he tried to attack Alex and Adrian Singh.

"Father," He knelt down, taking his hand up to kiss the back of his hand as a sign of respect, before he turned to face the man.

"It took you a while to come see me after you left Adrik, it's disappointing i must say."Oregon, the Overlord of the ghost in the underworld, smiled, before taking his wine from the table. " Care to have a drink?"

Adrik took his glass up as he poured him a drink," I have a few things to…" He went straight to the point of what he wanted, but it seems the man has something else in mind by cutting him short.

"How's life been treating you since you left the undertaking son?"The overlord asked, with his brow raised in amusement. It was really funny watching Adrik pose off as the good son he was, while the both knew that he's anything far from good.

"I have been busy,"Adrik replied, taking a sip of his wine.

"With what?"

There was a brief pause before he dropped his glass down," I guess you should know that by now, afterall you are the overlord."

Oregon bursted out into laughter, before standing up to face Adrik." You didn't reckon that when you tried to kill two innocent .."

"They aren't innocent!" He interrupted the man, bashing his hand down on the table furiously." They killed Polina."

"And i should remind you that you are no grim reaper, nor hades, the God of death, to kill just anyone you want. Know your place son." Oregon warned.

"My place?" Adrik scoffed. " My place is being nothing but a pawn for you to carry out your deeds."

"In exchange that i let you investigate your lover's death"Oregon stated, as a point of fact he didn't permit him to go further to harm humans.

"All i want is my revenge,"Adrik said.

"Which you are working on it, son, but harming the humans without permission.."

"You didn't care the first time i did that, so why now?" Adrik asked, if he could remember vividly the first time he had harmed a human, was for him.

"The grand circle are talking Adrik, and i wouldn't have you threaten my position by your useless revenge"

"Then i want a retribution,"

"A what?" Oregon's brows fused together in confusion.

"You can't keep me from investigating Polina's death, and hurting her family if you don't give me something more grand to appease me," Adrik folded his arms, with all seriousness written on his face.

"Do i need to remind you that i didn't kill dear Polina," Oregon said, looking into Adrik's eyes to see that the young man isn't planning on giving up that easily.

"Fine!" He gave in," so tell me, what exactly do you want?" The Overlord asked, making the young man's face lighten up in glee.

" A Bride" He simply said.

"That's too clique, I was expecting something more." Oregon said, clapping his hand before going up to place his hand on Adrik's shoulder." Well, there's a whole lot of pretty ghost ladies out there who would want to get the likes of you, Sakura…"

" I don't want Sakura, nor any other ghost, father."Adrik shook his head in denial, making the Overlord more confused than ever.

"Then who is it that you want Adrik?"He asked, making Adrik's lips curled up in satisfaction at his question.

He looked right into the Overlord's eyes, before making his statement he knew that would change the course of everything, starting from his life and that of the petty human.

"Narika Singh," He said, looking more serious on what exactly it is he claimed was his retribution. " I want Narika Singh to be my bride."