Reincarnated As The Villainess's Son - Chapter 398

Chapter 398: [Terror of the Dead God] [6] [Trap]
[A day before.]

In the resting room provided by the church, Himmel sat quietly reading articles.

Most of the articles were about the glory of the Heir of the Michael family.

The guy who is treated like a Saint by everyone.

The man had such a great image in the public that many thought he should be an Avatar.

‘If only I could show everyone the true face of this snake.’

The more he scrolled the more he got a better understanding of people in Kandam.

‘…They won’t believe unless it’s repeated.’

Placing the tab down, he looked at the girl sitting on the other side.

“Hey, how close are you with Lious?”

Helena looked at him. “I am close with everyone but after what I did today, can’t say he still sees me as a friend.”

“Can you make him believe you again?”

Her interest piqued as she turned towards him. “What do you want?”

“I have a plan.” Himmel said, smiling brightly. “To fuck him up.”

***

“Welcome, sir miracle child,” he said, smiling brightly. “I’m Lious, Heir of the Michael family.”

A blinding spear formed in his hand.

“And I am going to kill you here.”

‘Would you look at this fucker?’

I smiled, staring at the man who was in his late twenties.

Even though his body radiated a pressure that would suppress anyone’s soul it didn’t affect me much.

‘I have been through worse.’

I held back a smile as I glanced at Helena quickly stepping aside and kept on observing us.

I looked back at the blonde man. “You sure you want to kill me in front of two eyewitnesses?”

His lips curled up even further as he glanced at the others.

“What are they going to do?” He barked then glared at me. “Things will be a lot different after your death.”

I tilted my head. “How so?”

“The world will know it was you who did the teleportation accident and killed the students.” He said, still having that fucking smile. “Everyone will believe it after all you are a fallen.”

[<Wow. He is racist.>]

‘Yeah. You know it’s not very nice when you are at the receiving side.’

[<So, you will stop being one?>]

‘Hell no.’

Well, should we play around with this fucker?

“Are you wondering how I laid this trap?” He asked, grinning widely. “Guess who helped me?”

‘…’

I am not wondering it stupid, I already know that.

Thinking so, I glanced back at Helena once again.

“Yes. It was your dear Helena.” He said, laughing by himself. “Bet you didn’t guess it.”

‘This bitch…did her job perfectly.’

[<Can’t believe he fell for the trap.>]

‘Yeah, it’s funny looking at him acting like a clown.’

“Alright sir Lious.” I said, spreading my arms and closing my eyes. “Kill me if you want just spare my brother.”

“Himmel—!”

“Elijah,” I said without turning, “stay back.”

“But—”

“Stay. Back.”

“…”

A silence filled the place as I stood there.

‘Looks like he is taken aback.’

“It’s good you know your place.” He said, finally moving towards me. “I will give you a painless death.”

Mana stirred around me giving away the path that he was going to take.

My fingers twitched.

The moment Lious moved, the air warped as he was faster than most mortals could even perceive.

His spear, now a jagged beam of golden essence, aimed straight for my heart.

The ground beneath my feet shattered as I sidestepped and twisted, grabbing the spear and yanking it out of his hand.

Pivoting back, I opened my eyes as I played with the spear.

“I changed my mind.” I said, looking at him who slowly turned towards me. “I don’t wanna die.”

The golden spear vanished from my hand and returned back to its owner.

“I changed my mind. You are going to die a horrible death.” With a sneer, Lious leaped forward raising his spear.

I responded in turn, a blade of mana hummed to existence in my hand.

BOOM!!!

A thunderous sound echoed as our weapons collided.

I skidded back to stop as I felt my hand tremble.

‘He is strong.’

If I remember correctly, he had just reached low-Eternal rank around this time.

‘Well, as long as he doesn’t open his kingdom I will be fine.’

And I only need to keep him occupied for a short while.

I dashed forward, closing the gap between us in three steps.

I aimed for his midsection but he parried my swing with his spear.

Lious snarled, “You shouldn’t even exist, miracle child.”

“Yeah,” I grunted, twisting my blade around his haft, “you sound like every third-rate villain who dies in Act One.”

I feinted low, then twisted the blade upward, grazing his cheek.

A thin line of blood bloomed. His eyes widened not from pain, but disbelief.

“You dare—”

He was cut off as I slammed my shoulder into him, sending him stumbling back.

I didn’t give him time to recover.

Mana surged in my veins as I moved again in an illusory blur of afterimages that danced around me as I accelerated.

He blocked one, two, three strikes—

But the fourth slipped past his defenses and slashed across his chest.

“GHH—!”

He coughed, fury igniting behind his glare as he began to concentrate.

[<He’s going to open his Kingdom.>]

‘Nah, I won’t let him.’

My body burst forward as I grabbed his face and slammed it down.

“You bastard—!” he growled, panting, aura twitching and unstable.

“Language,” I said. “What type of angel curses?”

Elijah, to his credit, didn’t even flinch this time.

He watched, eyes wide, frozen in disbelief.

Lious began to rise trying to open his kingdom once again but I kicked his face.

His breath left him in a grunt.

Then I spun, kicked him away, and raised my blade in a reverse grip.

“Let me show you where your place is.”

I moved once again as my lips parted.

“Rejection of Time.”

A ripple expanded from my feet, warping the world around me in a dull grey.

In an instant, Lious’ movements slowed—not for everyone else, just for me.

He blinked, and I was already gone.

His eyes slowly widened as I placed my blade around his neck.

The world returned back to normal.

[<Himmel.>]

‘Yeah, I sense them too.’

Much to his confusion, the blade vanished from my hand.

My body twitched once.

Then—.

BOOM!!!

It collided with the wall creating a crack on it.

Blood gurgled out of my mouth as I panted, struggling to move.

The door of the hall burst open in the next instant.

A flood of pressure washed into the room as three figures stepped through, each more terrifying than the last.

First was Zekiel Michael, the current Head of the Michael family, his sharp golden eyes locked onto Lious without a word.

Behind him came Lady Seraphina Uriel, wearing a flowing gown that shimmered like sunlight.

And then Head Caldus Raguel, gaunt and stern, his presence weighed down much more heavily.

For a brief moment, there was silence.

Then—

“Himmel!”

Helena’s voice cut through the tension.

She rushed toward me, her hands glowing with a soft healing light.

“What did he do to you…?” she whispered, voice trembling just enough to sound genuine.

[<She deserves an award.>]

‘I’ll nominate her myself.’

“Lady Helena?” Zekiel’s voice was calm, too calm.

She rose slowly, standing between me and the other three gracefully.

“Head Zekiel, Lady Uriel, Head Raguel,” she said, bowing slightly. “I apologize for the state of the hall, but… you need to know what your heir just did.”

Everyone’s gaze turned sharply to Lious.

“What are you saying?” Zekiel asked slowly.

“He tried to kill Himmel,” Helena said, her voice suddenly colder. “Right here. Without warning and without cause.”

“That’s absurd—” Lious began, but a new voice cut through.

“It’s not,” Elijah said, stepping forward, fists clenched at his sides.

“I saw it happen. He summoned his spear and tried to run it through my brother.”

“Your brother…” Lady Uriel echoed, her eyes narrowing. “The miracle child.”

A sudden pressure almost broke Lious’s knees as Caldus’s gaze bore on him.

“Was killing Adon’s Avatar not enough for you?” He asked, his voice colder than ice.

‘Damn he is pissed.’

“I did no such thing” Lious snapped, pointing at me. “He’s a fallen! He killed those students—!”

“That’s a lie,” Helena snapped back. “You planned that realm collapse. You tampered with it yourself.”

“Shut up—!”

SLAP!!

His voice choked as Zekiel, his father, slapped the life out of him.

Lious’s unconscious body fell on the ground as he stopped moving.

‘Damn, is he dead?’

“Guards.”

Two golden-armored beings entered immediately.

“Take Lious into custody,” Zekiel ordered. “He is to be confined until further judgment.”

The doors slammed shut behind him.

And just like that, silence returned.

Zekiel turned to me.

“You have my sincerest apology, Avatar Himmel.”

“It’s fine.” I said, standing back and starting to dust my clothes. “Shall we commence the meeting?”

“…”

They didn’t reply, instead stared at me.

What?

[<Weren’t you dying just a second ago?>]

‘…Oh.’

Fuck.

***

The three Archangel family heads moved toward the grand round table at the center of the chamber.

Helena helped me to my seat, and Elijah took the one beside me, still tense but alert.

I leaned on my chair comfortably.

Caldus Raguel let out a low grunt. “You seem rather… healthy for a man who was nearly assassinated.”

I cleared my throat, straightened in my seat.

“Ahem. Adrenaline,” I said solemnly. “Also, miracles.”

[<That’s the dumbest excuse I’ve heard.>]

‘Shut up. It’s working.’

To my surprise, Seraphina gave a soft, tired laugh. “Truly a miracle child.”

“Very well,” Zekiel finally said, though his voice carried weight. “Let us proceed.”

“Ah, before that.” I said, resting my chin on my hand. “What compensation am I getting from the Michael family?”

“….What?”

“The Asuras gave me a land the size of a city and even offered their daughter when I helped them.” I explained, looking at them.

“Even though it’s a different situation, I still need something for keeping the church’s asset that is myself alive.”

“….”

A silence lingered in the place as Zekiel glared at me.

“What do you want?” Lady Seraphina asked, her red hair flowing as she looked at me. “Hand of my daughter?”

“No. I don’t want that,” I replied, shaking my head. “I will accept anything given to me.”

Is this woman retarded?

One of her daughters is my aunt for fuck’s sake.

[<Wait, what?>]

‘Oh, did I never tell you?’

[<Explain.>]

‘Lady Seraphina’s second daughter is Elijah’s mom.’

[<…..>]

‘What happened to you?’

[<How is this possible?>]

‘Oh, we will talk later about that.’

“I will provide something appropriate,” Zekiel said, quietly looking at me. “For now let’s focus on something else.”

He slid a document in my direction.

It was about the Dead God.

“Let’s talk about the reason you were summoned,” Zekiel said, his voice firm.

I held back my smile as I picked up the document.

‘Time to suck them dry.’