Chapter 109 - The dark air [1] (1/2)

”You are here quite early,” Kim Joohyun expressed.

Joohyun had his legs crossed as he was seated over the couch. A small smirk sat on his face as he leaned against the back pillow, and a smugness emitted off of him. He did not show any attempt to hide the hatred from his eyes.

Oh Sookyung closed the door behind him once he had stepped inside the room, and the corner of his lips were curved up to form a guileless smile. However, one look at his eyes showed that things were not as simple.

There was something threatening about the way he looked at Joohyun as he approached him, and it was not hard for Joohyun to not notice that. Even that was quite intimidating, he managed to maintain his composure.

”Hmm,” Sookyung answered, ”I thought that I would be able to wait for a longer time. But it seems that I am quite impatient.”

There was no one in the room other than both of them, and looking around, Sookyung made sure of that as he did not want to create more trouble than it was necessary.

”I am quite interested in seeing how you will be threatening us? By declaring a war on us?” Joohyun raised one of his eyebrows while he folded his arms over his ċhėst.

The confidence in Joohyun's eyes caused Sookyung to let out a scoff, and raising his leg, Sookyung placed it on the couch beside where Joohyun was seated. Leaning further, he brought his face closer to Joohyun's.

”No, that would be too troublesome,” Sookyung said, ”I am someone of a mild nature. That's why, I am not quite fond of going at war. Plus there is a way more effective method which is easier.”

”Is that so? I am really curious about—”

Before Joohyun was able to continue further, he found his neck feeling choked, causing his eyes to widen. Even though nothing grabbed his neck, he felt as if it was being squeezed by someone, making it difficult for him to speak or even breath.

Shock replaced his composure from earlier as he stared at Sookyung, and all the smugness from before was gone.

Sookyung just remained rooted to his position with the smile on his face. His eyes turned darker by each passing second, and a chill went down his back at that.

Then, Joohyun's eyes fell on his leg, and his eyes dilated further. A dark mist appeared around Sookyung's leg, and it flew upwards.

One of the tentacles that extended from the dark mist was wrapped around Joohyun's neck, and the force put around his neck increased by each passing second. This was starting to suffocate him greatly.

However, more than that, Joohyun's concentration was towards the power Sookyung held. The dark aura around him only reminded him of one thing.

Raising his finger to point at Sookyung, he managed to choke out, ”Y-You a-are u-using—”

Without letting him continue further, Sookyung spoke out, ”Oh my! It seems that you are quite knowledgeable. You did not let me down. Now, you know what I am capable of, right? So, what do you say? Now that you are aware of what I can do, will you agree to it or not.

I don't feel like being good-tempered or patient right now, so you better not offend. I don't know what would happen if I let go of my temper, and do something wrong.”

Joohyun clearly understood what Sookyung was trying to imply. Although he did not feel threatened by Sookyung when he was just the king, it was a different case now. Thinking about all that Sookyung would be able to do with abilities was frightening.

”I-I agree. P-Please let go of me now,” Joohyun said.

”It's nice to see that you are smart,” Sookyung voiced out, ”Since you are willing, there is no need for me to do this further. Now, I will be taking my leave. I hope we will be having a peaceful cooperation, and since you are smart, I know that you will not be leaking out this to anymore. Right?”

Joohyun nodded his head.

With that, the tentacle around his neck disappeared, and the dark air around Sookyung wasn't there anymore. Sookyung removed his leg from the couch, and turning his back on Joohyun, he began to walk towards the door.

A loud sigh escaped from Joohyun's mouth once Sookyung had left the room, and wrapping his hand around his neck, Joohyun still appeared to be quite taken aback. His heart continued to beat rapidly within his ċhėst as he gulped.