Chapter 197 - AND HE LAUGHED (1/2)
Drip!
Drip!
The sound of a droplet of water echoes inside the darkness of this dark long cave.
Small slithering creatures could be seen roaming inside the darkness of this dark alleyways of this cave, hissing and slithering, their eyes red and glow in the dark.
Drip!
Drip!
The sound of the water from the stalactite on the ceiling of the cave ceiling fall forming a stalagmite below.
The dripping water drips down like the sound of a timpani in a grand orchestra filling the soundless cave with music only certain people can appreciate.
Inside this dark cave green smoke fills it.
It is translucent and ethereal. And it was full of malevolent intent.
Ravens sometimes fly inside it. The snakes and the slithering creatures that dwells inside the cave sometimes look up and see the ravens but they did not jump and swallows them.
Instead they let the ravens go.
Black ravens…..this is the familiars that their masters uses. These snakes possess some intelligence.
They knew instinctually that the ravens that flies freely inside this cave belongs to their master.
So, they hissed and look. But they did not do anything. Then suddenly a laugh reverberate inside the cave and the snakes shivers.
The ravens' trembles.
Deep inside the cave, is a child dressed in a very kingly outfit that reminds one of a child emperor.
He wears golden robe and wears golden shoes. With runic patters that covers his entire outfit he looks mystical and mysterious.
The kid has a childish and cute face, and possess smooth skin. He sit on a throne of slithering snakes.
The thrones hiss and spew green smokes from their mouths filling this deep dark caves.
Ravens are perched on top of his throne and its handle.
The boy was pouring wine into a wine glass.
Yet, the person who was sitting not far away from that boy did not find the boy cute at all. If nothing else, that person found the boy fearsome.
The person sitting in a marble chair was handsome but there is a scar on his hand and he look tired.
On his left hip is a golden gourd. And wrapped on his feet is a chain carved in the likeness of a serpent.
This person is Louise the Wine Beggar.
He look towards the kid and ask.
'Lord Loki, why did you not prevent my mistress plans when you clearly knows what she is planning?'
Loki was sipping wine as he smiles mischievously.
By now Louise has found out that Loki did not once relent his eyes from watching over them and have eyes on their every action.
Looking at the screen on the walls of the cave showing what is happening in France and what is Morgana is doing, Louise at first believes that Loki would shatter his mistress plan.
But how would have thought Loki did not move at all. He did not prevent any of his mistress action.
He was like a flowing water, following the wind like the clouds. If this is any other person, Louise could understand.
But this is Loki….the now nemesis of the objectives of Morgana and Louise. Loki put down his wine glass and wipe the leftover wine on his mouth with a white handkerchief.
'Louise, I am known to be quite the talker. It is one of the qualities that the Death God did not like about me.' He said before he giggles.
'That I'm quite the talker. But I could not talk much since I was sent here. Because even if I talk, no one would understand.'
He sighed.
'When I have a day when my plans don't go well, to who could I vent? Who could I share my secrets and frustration? And talk without reservation? It is ironic that the only person I could talk freely with is you and Morgana. Because both of you knows what I am doing here, and why I'm doing it.'
Louise did not reply but he nodded in understanding.
Travelling through time and landed in the past….it is nothing exciting. Of course meeting characters that will one day become legendary was quite exciting at first but after a while, the only thing that is left is utter and abject loneliness.
Then Louise said
'To be someplace where we do not belong, to be in a time where we do not belong….I understand the loneliness.'
Loki smiles bitterly.
'Since you understand let me tell you why I did not stop your mistress. The reason is not as complicated as you might think. It is simple actually. It was because I miscalculated one thing. A legendary person is surely legendary indeed.'
Loki said before laughing at himself.
'What do you mean Lord Loki?'
'Azief was always known to be the First Sovereign. It is why he was the strongest. He was the first. And a hundred years later Raymond became one. The Era of the Death God was called the Era of Golden Years. For a hundred years he reigned and he then passed the era to Raymond when Raymond become Sovereign. But..'
'But?'
'But this progress of him is too fast and too terrifying. I only helped him a little and change a few events but it propels him to an unimaginable heights. Now he is even walking the path of Perfection. This will make him even stronger but also changes a lot of my plans. To be more accurate, if he is growing with this kind of pace, it will throw all of my plan askew.'
Louise suddenly understand.
The Butterfly that flaps its wing and changes events. The Butterfly effect.
Even though Louise evade three Eras he knows a little about the God of Death from folk stories told in villages and kingdoms before his grand Ascension.
He met many people and slaughter many people. But he also saves many people and met many people that will one day become his enemies and allies.
But in the long course of the God of Death history he had never had a sworn brother or having such a heartwarming life like he is having right now.
He was alone.
He was betrayed and was forced to become fugitive by the World Government after he escaped from World Government captivity which sets off a feud between Azief and Raymond in the later years.
Of course Louise knows the inside story that the one that accompanied Azief from the very beginning is Sofia but other than that, there is no other friends or acquaintance to speak off.
He only has allies and enemies. He is a lonely sovereign that is could and emotionless. Louise understand why Loki is worried.
'So, you wanted to Morgana to kill The God of Death?'
'Hah' Loki snorted.
'You think she would succeed?' Loki ask back with disdain in his tone
Louise did not understand why Loki believe why she will not succeed.
'Why do you believe so?' Loki snorted
'You, are after all only mortal after all. You know nothing about Sovereign.' Before he takes another sip from his wine glass.
Then putting it back down he said
'Why do you think there is only Seven Sovereign? And why is a birth of a new Sovereign always happen after the Prohibition of Sovereigns?'
'It is the control scheme of the Sovereigns.' Louise answered. Loki laughed
'This is why I said you know nothing about Sovereign.'
'Prohibition of Sovereign decreed that no one is allowed to attempt to become Sovereign during the time of the Prohibition. If this is not a way to controls the people, what is it?' Louise shot back.
This time Loki laughed harder.
'Did you not notice the Prohibition of Sovereign always lasted only for a hundred year? Raymond become a Sovereign after the first prohibition of Sovereign ended. He became Sovereign almost immediately.'
Louise nodded. It is why he return back to seclusion and seal himself evading three eras of the three strongest Sovereign.