Chapter 176: The Book - An Old One’s Desire!
No one wand ever looked the same, not even the Coreless ones.
Kai recognized it in an instant. It was his once, no doubt. He had sacrificed to Hastur. What was it doing with this monster? Had the Old One bestowed it upon him like he had given the Battleax to Andrik? And if HE had, then why? For what heinous purpose and for what cruel scheme?
Kai's eyes gawked at the wand, his body unresponsive to his tumultuous thoughts.
The Existence brought his hand forward, letting Kai inspect the wand. "This must not come as a shock to you," he said, smiling at Kai. "One can't just stumble upon HIM and back away with no repercussions, young man. We have served HIM for thousands of years, and We know beings like HIM could have no interest in you, no matter how special you may be in the eyes of the Deep Ones.
"When We got the revelation about you, it surprised Us. Not because of your strength, but because of your foolishness. We won't say sacrifice 'it' to HIM. No. What is yours, will stay yours, and thus, it must be you and you alone who get to decide what to do with 'it'. Such are the rules adhered to by all in the Primordial Tower. But... We must warn you. Nothing good has ever come from possessing a thing that THEY desire.
"Sharing even this same desire can turn one into a simpleton."
What is he talking about? Kai thought incredulously. What is 'it'? How is this anything relevant to the Coreless Wand and my sacrifice? Does he know about my Parseltongue?
No matter what angle Kai used to look at the things said by the possessor of the Rinnegan, he couldn't figure out what he was implying.
The Existence flicked his hand again, sending the Coreless Wand back to his Inventory. He looked away, the smile on his face vanishing. "Surely your eyes aren't suggesting that you haven't figured out what We are talking about, are they?" he asked. "The Book. Would you let me have a look at It?"
Kai's mind went blank. Some primal demon rose in his heart, erasing all thoughts. At this moment, he had only one direction to follow. No matter what, he must not take the Book out or even accept that he had it.
The Blood Demon had finally taken over.