Chapter 484 - 433 : Hostage (1/2)
”You're here again, young man.”
An old man glanced at the incoming figure while letting out a chuckle and motioning for the latter to sit beside him. This elderly had wrinkles all over his face, unusually pale skin and a bent back. His limbs were extremely thin, showcasing how old and perhaps malnourished he was. Moreover, the old man was blind and his eyes were jet black like a bottomless abyss though he rarely opens them for he knew that anyone who sees his eyes will cower in fear.
The 'young man' he was talking to was none other than Jackob, who captured Angelina a while ago. He was eerily silent and would come here every time he had a lot of things to think about. It could be described as a place of relaxation.
In response, Jackob merely glanced at the old man but said nothing. He sat next to the elderly and gazed at the bustling city, which was shining with all kinds of light despite the fall of the cloak of night.
”Facing another hurdle, are we? Ohohohoho”
The old man chuckled at the grumpy Jackob, who didn't seem too bothered by the former's remarks. The temporary leader of the MoonStar sect let out a sigh and said:
”In the end, what is the right thing to do?”
Though he wasn't staring at the blind old man, the question was most certainly meant for the person next to him.
After a short bout of silence, an answer, albeit complicated, was given;
”The right thing? There is no such thing. Our different opinions, past experiences, and standpoints are what separates from whom we call 'enemies'. Our perspectives are different so we blame each other and each one is thinking he's doing the 'right' thing. Right? Wrong? Those are words invented to justify their actions.”
”…”-Jackob
Jackob kept his silence and pondered about the answer given by the old man. He felt conflicted on what to do in the future, how will things proceed? Who will live and who will die?
An unknown amount of time passed yet neither of the two opened their mouths. When the weather started getting a bit chilly, the old man shakily get up, threw one last glance at Jackob before saying
”For we who walk before may lead those who walk after.”
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It didn't take long for Angelina to be transported to the High Tower. She was still trapped inside the prison of bones but that didn't stop Taliya from trying to communicate with her.
In an underground and spacious room under the High Tower, Angelina was surrounded by several people. There was Robin, Sonia, Mary, Taliya, Jackob, and Gutcha, who was shrouded in darkness.
”Is she still not responsive?”
Robin asked Taliya, who repeatedly tried to talk to Angelina but the white specter kept her mouth shut for some reason.
Furthermore, Angelina was glaring at Jackob, clearly bearing a grudge against him. The man wasn't fazed and completely ignored her, appearing more interested in what to do with her instead of pointlessly trying to force answers out of her mouth.
”Let's let her recover, she'll talk when she's ready.”-Taliya
”We cannot afford to wait, Arthur will reach the Divine Planet very soon.”
Hearing this, Angelina suddenly raised her head and spoke
”W-what?”
”What do you mean 'What'? You guys abducted Lucy to Arthur went to get her back.”-Mary
The female beastmen glared at Angelina and gave a quick explanation of the situation.
”He'll die.”
”Yeah… I ain't sure about that.”
This time, it was Gutcha who talked. He walked close to the prison of bones, crouched to meet the woman face to face then stretched his hands, which released a large amount of Dark Magic which wrapped itself around the victim's body.