"Keven…." Sya's shaky voice spoke.
"What are you doing? Do you truly take my orders as suggestions?" Keven's angry voice beat against Sya's eardrums as she shivered.
"I'll give you one final chance. Go out there and put this in her drink…" Keven sighed as he handed her a crushed up pill.
Seeing the powdery substance in his hands firmed Sya's will further as she clenched her teeth and responded to his face.
"No! At first it was just telling you small things about her life that you could use to court her. Even if it may be wrong I was able to put up with that—but this is unacceptable."
Faced with her disobedience, Keven's pride was wounded. But as he fell back on his trump card his anger calmed and his smug grin reappeared.
"Your mother is 42 this year, correct? Such a beautiful woman at her age…she'll definitely be very popular." Keven started off speaking to her but then his voice grew distant as if he were thinking out loud.
Prepared for his usual threats, Sya was ready, however his comments this time threw her off.
"If you don't learn your place I'll have you and your mother shipped to a brothel within 24 hours!" Sya froze at the words. She was expecting threats against their lives or her mother's health like previously, but he went to a different level.
"She's bedridden…you wouldn't!" Sya tried to keep a tough front but alas…
"Is that so? That's even better! I know many people who'd pay top dollar for something like that." She could only look at him in fear and disgust.
"Yes, I really would. The last girl who thought I was bluffing was pretty popular there before a customer broke her." His grin widened as he stepped back, indulging in her shaken expression as she imagined the consequences.
"Okay…I'll do it…" With her head down, Sya's voice of reluctantly agreeing sounded as she began to walk past the two.
Keven felt something off with her actions but was blinded by her agreement as his lust began to swell.
"Wait a minute."
Just then, the second man who said nothing from start to finish finally made a move.
With a wave of his hand, he sent Sya flying back into the wall, making an indent.
"What are you doing?!" Keven was angry as he felt he was close to the finish line.
"Calm down, young master. This girl is not true." Hearing the words from his guard, Keven looked at the disheveled Sya as a phone slipped from her grasp.
As it hit the floor, the screen was blank with a play button on it.
Picking up the phone, Keven let it play as Sya's eyes widened, wanting to speak but unable to.
"Keven…."
"What are you doing? Do you truly take my orders as suggestions?"
Hearing the incriminating video only elicited a chuckle out of him as he spoke.
"So, this was your plan? Smart, I guess. This wouldn't be enough to get me arrested, but if anything were to happen to you or your mother, it wouldn't be good for me. At the very least, you could get a restraining order." Keven admired her work for a bit before dashing her with cold water.
"Unfortunately, it's still not enough. Do you underestimate my background, or overestimate yourself? Do you truly believe you're the first to try such a stunt?" Keven shook his head and spoke no further.
"It's useless to argue with you. I'll take matters into my own hands. Z3, deal with her but keep her alive. I'll make sure she pays for this." Keven gave her one last look before leaving the bathroom, checking his surroundings for any witnesses before sauntering away.
Just then, the room next to the bathroom opened up and a familiar face walked out.
"So that's the situation…interesting." Akashic sat in the adjacent room and listened to the drama unfolding.
He was interested in what choice this friend of Lena's would make. Had she truly chosen to go along with Keven, while he would not blame her, he wouldn't spare her either. But it seems like he was worrying too much.
His intention to kill Keven only grew further as he looked at the bathroom.
"Now that it's come to this…can't let her die now, can I?" He walked to the bathroom, readying his position before kicking the door down.
Luckily for him, almost everyone in the party was either drunk or on heavy enough drugs not to care about excess noise. If they could even hear it over the music.
After kicking down the door, Akashic appeared in the frame and smiled at the two inside.
He already knew Keven had a guard by his side as soon as he walked inside the house, though he didn't care for only one reason.
"Weak…"
The guard had stats reaching 150 in every category, a true guard for the heir of the Wyte family, but a weakling to someone of Akashic's strength.
"Who are—?!" Z3 yelled before he fully saw the intruder.
As soon as their eyes met, it felt like he sunk into an abyss.
"Kneel."
The fear coursing through his body told him that this was a supreme being he could not go against. Akashic's aura was not simply pressuring Z3, it was overriding his will.
Though he was able to struggle against the influence quite well, eventually he knelt on the ground while bleeding from every orifice.
As Sya felt the pressure vanish she stared at Akashic's heroic figure, intoxicated by the sight of him making the man who almost killed her kneel in pain.
"Look into my eyes…think about Keven." Akashic ordered as he walked up to the man and put two fingers on his forehead.
He found that his [Kings Aura] worked extremely well with direct eye contact with the target. But he could feel the man trying to break free. If he were even a bit stronger, he would have some freedom of movement.
As Z3 thought about things related to Keven, that information flowed into Akashic's mind via [Inform].
Akashic learned a great deal of information about his enemy in but a few seconds.
"So he has a secret like that? What a lustful man, not even his family is safe. Thank you for your service, Z3. May your next master be someone better." Akashic raised his hand before realizing, he had no attack skills!
He figured people in the awakened world fought with different ways. It's something he'd have to look into later.
Scratching his head in embarrassment, he could only be a bit rough.
"I don't want to dirty my new clothes with basic combat, so I'll just use my energy. Be still, it probably won't hurt." Akashic pressed his hand against the back of Z3s neck before sending in a torrent of energy.
It would corrode his nerves as it devoured his life force and broke his body down. The process would take a few minutes.
This wasn't what usually happened when someone injected their energy into another person, this only happened because Akashic's energy contained the might of two powerful physiques.
If not for the strength difference and subservience forced upon him, Z3 could've fought the energy off.
[+250 Satisfaction Points]
After sentencing Z3 to death, Akashic grabbed Sya's hand and led her out of the bathroom, not worried about any evidence being left behind as it wouldn't cause them any issues.
The death of an awakened would be handled by the family instead of the police, and he wasn't afraid of that.
After researching and asking Sierra, he was sure they weren't as strong as the Vero family. They didn't have anyone at Silas' strength. In that case, Akashic didn't have any scruples.
With that in the back of his mind, they made their way to Lena so they could leave.
Sya looked at her hand behind held by Akashic, a slight tingle running through her as the pain in her body seemed to vanish somehow.
"Oh my god!! Sya, What happened?!" Lena was worried about her friend and immediately embraced her before checking her for injuries.
She knew something was wrong as her and Akashic saw Keven follow her. Lena was ready to call the police but Akashic said he'd handle it.
Still, seeing her friend in such a state upset her.
"We should go, she needs some rest." Akashic added. Being hit by an awakened was nothing to be taken lightly for a normal person. He already healed anything serious, but he still offered to drive them home.
As for Keven…well after scanning Z3 it turns out there's a way to hurt Keven even more than just killing him. And after tonight's events, just death wouldn't satisfy Akashic.
On their way out the door, however, Akashic spotted Keven standing by the drink section pouring some alcohol into a cup.
He turned around and caught sight of the trio walking out and his blood ran cold.
"H-how…why…what?!" Keven looked at Sya walking out relatively unharmed and his thoughts ran wild. He instinctively looked at Akashic and saw his smile.
"Hey buddy. How nice of you to leave your friend to look after Sya. Don't worry, I took care of him nicely." Akashic patted Keven's shoulder before walking away with the girls.
[+300 Satisfaction Points]
Keven didn't have the mind to chase them and ran to the bathroom. When he arrived he saw his attendant lying on the ground writhing in pain. Half of his body a husk.
Kneeling in horror, Keven didn't know what sort of monster he invited into his home.