Chapter 292: Bestial Order (2/2)

As he opened the book and started reading, his eyes turned wide at every page he finished. He had to close the book and put it down.

'The Bestial Order is the same as the Bloodline Order, nothing but a taming technique. It might help parents establish dominance over their children while also granting them abilities and strengthening them. However, in essence, it's a method that was created by humans to control the Demis bestial side.'

A sigh left his mouth, this secret was the reason wars were waged. If humans could control Demis without the Demis having a similar ability, the Demis had every right to fear humans and be wary of them.

The concept of Bestial Order was to control the traits of the monster the Demi has evolved from by injecting power into the traits of the Demi-Core.

Arthur didn't know if every Demi did this to their children or if the Duke was simply trying to control his daughter. Either way, he was now standing in the middle of a difficult choice.

'Power... or morals?'

This was the decision he had to make. He can try to deceive Dia and control her through this Bestial Order, but Arthur wasn't the kind of person to cease away someone's freedom for his benefits.

'Am I in the position to enjoy the luxury of morals?' Arthur chuckled wearily. 'The weak have no place for morals.' Arthur's eyes turned resolute.

Suddenly, he heard the sound of a door closing. He frowned and left the restricted section. In the library on a table, he found Princess Dia holding a book.

'Isn't she blind?' Arthur wondered but he saw her use mana to read. The library suddenly turned chilly and Arthur saw his breath turn white.

As he was about to sneak around and leave the library, someone else entered. This time, it was the Duke. He strode toward Dia and she closed her book.

”When are you going to stop this nonsense?” The Duke said in a low, furious voice. ”Neray came here just to see you as his future wife, why are you refusing to meet him?”

”He's here not for me, but for the powers, I would obtain after my awakening,” Dia said curtly. ”Yet, here he is threatening the Seika left and right. He's a jealous child that is obstructing my plans.”

”He has the right to!” The duke slammed his palm on the table. ”You are crossing every line with that slave. You almost beg him to hold your hand, is this how I raised you? A whore without dignity?”

”You raised me as a weapon, father.” Dia gritted her teeth. ”You never allowed me to meet anyone other than my servants. The matter of the Seika is simply because my powers are on the line. If you, or that Neray, can't understand how important this matter is, you might as well keep staying away from it.”

”No,” The Duke said firmly. ”I'll have Gala extract the leaf from that Seika's powers even if that killed them both. Neray will be the one awakening you, not a slave gardener.”

”Oh, father.” Dia's body began rising. ”You have no say in this. For after I awaken, you will be nothing in front of what you created. I know about your promise to the king, so you have no choice but to step away from this.”

”Dia!” The Duke glared at her but she didn't back down. ”Good! Good!” He fumed in anger. ”After your awakening, I'll behead that gardener myself.”

”I don't care what happens after that.”

After that, the duke left and only Dia remained and Arthur remained in the library. She resumed reading the book as if nothing happened and Arthur kept hiding.

'She doesn't know about her father's seal on her.' Arthur stared at her in the darkness. 'I knew she had no intention of keeping her promise.' He smiled in the darkness. 'Resent your gods, for I am to foil both of your plans.

After that, Arthur returned to the restricted section and kept reading the book. He guessed that this book was kept in Yalveran because Dia didn't know how to read that language. Her father wanted her to know nothing about the true might of Bloodline Order.

'She thinks that the Order can be reversed once she grew stronger.' Arthur opened the book and sat down. 'What she doesn't know is that like a seed, the power injected into her core can never be overcome. However, it can be replaced and eaten by something stronger. Something like... the power of creation itself.'