Chapter 18: The Heir Of Nightmares
Chapter 18 – "The Heir of Nightmares"
A crimson fog cloaked Oliver's mind. It wasn't pain this time—it was something else. Cold. Unyielding. Like the weight of an ancient gaze pressing down on him from all sides.
Then, a whisper—not quite a whisper, more like a smirk hidden behind a voice—rang in his ears.
>< "Congratulations, unfortunate inheritor! You've now inherited the Will of the Demon Deity, Asmodeus—Lord of Blood and Nightmares. Good luck sleeping peacefully... ever again.">
A glowing sigil pulsed before him, shaped like a crooked crown made of bone and blood. Another icon blinked into view.
> "Integration of the Bloodline of Asmodeus: 7%. Congratulations, you magnificent meatbag."
A pause.
>< "You must be wondering, what did you just agree to? Don't worry. So am I!">
It laughed. Oliver scowled. But just as he had asked in his mind who or what was talking, he suddenly realized that it was his own newly acquired Bloodline mocking him.
But then came the rush—icons and glyphs spilling into the space around him like falling stars.
> "Bloodline Blockage Removed." "Locked Veins Awakened." "Core Access Pathways Cleared." "Primordial Blood Channels Reactivated.">