Chapter 134: Wind
Chapter 134: Wind
Amon did not move.The words settled into the room.
Kayla stared at the stranger.
"What are you talking about?"
The man ignored her.
His black eyes remained fixed on Amon.
"She is the anchor."
Amon’s grip tightened around Azrael.
"Explain."
The stranger smiled faintly.
"So you finally want answers."
"Explain."
The pressure in Amon’s voice made the windows tremble.
The man looked down at Ciara.
She remained asleep against his chest.
Too peaceful.
Amon hated that more than if she had been crying.
"The system did not awaken because you became a father."
Amon’s eyes narrowed.
"It awakened because she was born."
Amon said nothing.
The stranger continued.
"There is a difference."
Kayla moved slightly.
Amon noticed immediately.
So did the man.
"Don’t."
Kayla froze.
The stranger did not even look at her.
"I have no intention of harming either of them. But your wife is understandably emotional."
Amon’s expression became colder.
"You are holding my daughter."
"Temporarily."
"That is enough."
The stranger studied him.
Then laughed softly.
"You really are exactly what the system wanted."
Amon took one step forward.
Danger Sense exploded.
He stopped.
Not because the stranger had moved.
Because Ciara’s fate signature had suddenly become entangled with his.
Amon’s eyes sharpened.
The man noticed.
"You felt that."
Black threads appeared around Ciara.
So faint they were almost invisible.
They connected her body to the stranger’s arms.
Not physically.
Through fate.
Amon immediately understood.
If he attacked carelessly, the consequences could reach her.
Azrael lowered slightly.
The stranger smiled.
"Good."
Amon looked at him.
"Remove the connection."
"No."
The answer came calmly.
"Not until we finish speaking."
Amon’s killing intent intensified.
The stranger remained unaffected.
"You can threaten me."
He looked down at Ciara.
"You can even kill me."
His smile faded.
"But if you kill me incorrectly, the connection collapses through her."
Kayla’s face turned white.
Amon’s voice became quiet.
"What do you want?"
"To see what the system gave you."
"No."
The stranger sighed.
"I expected that."
Amon stared at him.
The Fate Sign-In System remained strangely silent.
That bothered him.
"System."
Nothing.
Amon’s eyes narrowed.
"System."
No response.
The stranger smiled.
"You noticed."
"What did you do?"
"Nothing permanent."
He shifted Ciara slightly.
"I merely isolated the room from its direct communication layer."
Amon felt the Primordial Fate Devouring Seed.
Still present.
Prison Law Fragment.
Still present.
His abilities remained.
Only the system’s voice was gone.
The stranger watched his expression.
"Systems are not gods."
Amon’s gaze hardened.
"They are mechanisms."
The man walked slowly toward the center of the nursery.
"They have rules."