‘Damn, Michaela! I won’t repeat myself!’6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz10WpbV3xB
‘You don’t have to, brother!’ she replied and rose to her feet. She seized the table and flung it aside, sending organs and blood splattering across the room. Michaela wore a dark dress, the sides cut to reveal her slender legs.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3PrrMBviS
‘When you abandoned me, I felt empty!’6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72YUt0sM1e
‘I didn’t abandon you! I had to flee, and I promised I would come back to you!’6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGiohZYJ7h2
‘Well, you still left me behind... Call it whatever you want. I was in pain and had decided to just end the pain. That’s when the King reached out to me. He saw something in me!’6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1kg1AXSV8
‘A murderer?’6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrrscbei098
‘Wrong, brother! Someone to pass judgment onto these foolish mortals. I gained a new power and quickly rose in ranks. Look at you! Still playing leader and fighting for a foolish cause. The only thing you’ll accomplish with it is the death of your people! But! I am a forgiving woman. I can speak to the King and convince him to pardon you! Then we’ll be together again. Wouldn’t you want that, brother?’
Michael dropped to his shaking knees. His eyes never left his sister.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3mnDBB2F7
‘Michaela! Tell me what I saw you eating and drinking weren’t the organs and blood of humans! Tell me this is all a dream! Tell me that my twin is still my sweet sister who used to make me cake! Tell—’6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡros216tZ6F
‘She died the moment you abandoned her! Well, I am not like the smiling men. They truly changed. My soul and ego are still the same. It’s me, brother! I just opened my eyes.’6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxoYWjxPAa
‘You became a fucking monster! That’s what you did!’
He thumped the ground, then rose to his feet.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsOxnX9Hk6
‘I don’t know you, but could you please remove the ice from her mouth? I need to ask her some questions.’
Nade shattered the ice around Angelica’s mouth, and she didn’t waste any time:6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewpdzqt3gk
‘You wonder what happened to her, don’t you? Normally, only an angel can give birth to another angel. However, what if we could create angels ourselves and raise our own army? For that, we needed the soul of an angel—still, even if it was only a fragment of the angel. That’s why we took the ghouls and used their souls. The result were the smiling men and the ghouls who could talk and kind of behave like humans. These failed experiments were a hybrid of ghouls and humans. But look at your sister. At last, we have succeeded in—’
The next moment, Michael stood before Angelica and punched her into the ground. Baaaaamm. He removed his fist, drenched in blood, from Angelica’s caved-in face.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLr1sCEwOA
‘Sorry, did you still need her?’6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQfy9JOm4E
‘Nah, I can feel that the King is in this castle,’ Nade replied. ‘You don’t mind if I go ahead, right?’6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdD4rupDszl
‘No, I have some family matters to take care of.’
As Nade advanced, he made a wide arc around Michaela, not even looking at her. Michaela was focused on Michael.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXupuoGtw8L
‘I never beat you in a fight before, brother! But today—hahahaha—well, you know!’
She shot forward, and Michael responded with a leap of his own. They punched. Baaaaaaam. The building shook, and the ground cracked. The fists of both were injured, blood seeping through. However, as they retreated a few steps, the wounds started healing. Michael’s gaze narrowed at his sister’s knuckles.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnhK8ZxDtNT
‘Surprised? Right? I was too! We have the same ability!’6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZ6RwLDfyc
‘Then this will be an ugly fight!’
And they lunged at each other.
In the castle
Nade walked down the long corridor. The long, soft carpet was red, and candles had been placed along its sides; their flames flickered. It seemed like they could extinguish with a slight wind—however, Nade was sure this wouldn’t be the case. He strolled on and stopped before a great door. As he was about to place his palm on it, he felt the impact of Michael’s fight.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpdotYSJNI
‘Are you ready, Nade?’ Nade asked.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxvtZn1Z3r
‘Yes, I am! It’s kind of funny how you speak to me through me and not just in my mind anymore!’6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrIfaJCvEu
‘Well, we have become one person. That’s why now I also know the state you’re in! What led to this?’6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBayhBgkc6K
‘I told you, my past wasn’t beautiful. People experimented on me. I was destined to die, but you prolonged my death when you possessed me.’6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0CXnrcNFi
‘Well, if we are already dying, why not take the King with us?’6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKF2bUdrRP
‘Do you fear death?’6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWz2D9YrKNa
‘No. I would even embrace it! I’ve lived long enough. The only thing I told myself is—despite people controlling me my whole life—I shall decide how and where I die!’6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkifG48j6h5
‘Seems like you’ve made up your mind!’6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3mLeiuvMN
‘The same could be said about you. Then let’s go!’
Nade placed his palm on the door, and it froze instantly. He walked straight into the door, and just as he was about to collide with it, it shattered—inviting him into the King’s chamber. The King sat on his throne.6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3M1dRdnRC
‘I thought Michael would be the one to reach me first. Well, he must have met his sister! HAhahahahaa! Then I shall play with you to kill my boredom!’6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp57gevK7d7
‘That’s not the only thing that will be killed today, Temphael!’6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZ7776n1BJ
