Chapter 74 - 74: Desires Beckoning And Plans Advancing (1/2)

Aron was standing in front of the fireplace in his study in silence with pen and journal in hand. The ember light from the fire reflected in his lifeless looking grey eyes as they stared blankly at the journal. The fresh blood on his hands still dripping onto the floor.

[ Journal Entry #1: Today I have finally been able to confirm a truth that I had been denying for the past few days, I am the rumored beast that has been attacking the humans. The signs were all there, I should have confronted this sooner...]

[ After the first murder, I was lead to believe Evanora's demon may be the cause but after the next occurred during the day, I quickly dismissed that idea. Next I of course suspected myself, it's no secret that I struggle everyday to keep the thousands of beast wills in my end in check, when I stole their life and mana I also inherited their anger, their hate, their anguish, their desire, their hunger... ]

[ I was a fool to think I could handle it all. To confirm if I truly was losing my mind, I placed runes on myself that would activate once I came into contact with foreign blood. They would inflict enough pain on me to put my mind in shock, thankfully it worked and right there in the dark alley I came back to my senses but when I did so I was already looking down upon the two brutally disfigured bodies below me...]

[ The woman had died quickly but the young man was still breathing. He looked at me like I was a monster... I suppose he was right. The damage had been done and I couldn't leave witnesses, so I could only finish him off without delay... even in that hopeless situation he tried to plead with his last words ”please... save her”. Is that the resolve someone obtained from love? I wouldn't know... it's a foreign concept to me...]

[ Upon studying my own body in this little time, I can confirm that I wasn't subdued by the beast wills, rather it was the urges that had overcome me. It was similar to how humans felt when intoxicated, sometimes unable to even recall what had transpired. That was my case, I let the urges build up far too much and I became intoxicated. My body went into a subconscious state in order to rid itself of the excess urges... the urge this time around was ”Kill”...]

After Aron finished silently writing his thoughts, he brought his legacy ring near the journey and it recorded what he had wrote. After doing so, he tore the page off and threw it into the fire place and watched it burn to nothingness before finally walking away.

The next day, the event that had occurred was still fresh in the minds of many but now a new rumor began to surface. All the victims had been commoners so most aristocrats didn't care about the killings, some even welcomed more of them. However the commoners now began to believe that the killings weren't random, rather it was the aristocrats doing.

To respond to this, the arch-Mage Uva called for an assembly and declared that they'd be patrols from this day moving forward to prevent such an incident from occurring again.

While holding the assembly, she took the time to advice the returning students not to discriminate against the commoners. Some argued that the commoners shouldn't be there whilst some said they should be separated.

In response to this Lady Uva who was of common birth stated that Galos City belonged to her a mere commoner so they were free to leave or if they insisted on separation then she would actively work to make the lives of every noble as agonizing as possible.

No one could respond to this, even the professors felt afraid by her very serious declaration. Despite her gentle attitude she still was the unofficial most powerful person in Pesia.

Once the assembly had ended, the students began making their way to their respective classes with mixed emotions and opinions over the announcements.

”Is something the matter?” Xavier who had sat near Aron during the assembly turned and asked him this when he noticed him looking around as people left.