Chapter 40: The Monstrous Seth
"I killed Mack," Levi muttered, sprawled across the bed with sweat coating his face and his hands shaking from sheer exhaustion.
"His brother is coming, and he will be here any moment from now," he said, his voice dry and raspy. The words caught in his throat as he coughed, each one scraping painfully against the next.
Raiden studied Levi in silence, his mind racing. Mack’s silence domain had pushed him to the brink—he’d barely survived their first encounter and had nearly walked away from everything he’d sworn to protect. But Levi had killed Mack. Actually killed him. And yet this same man had run from his brother.
What kind of monster was Seth?
Just as he stood there, Levi’s expression shifted back to his usual demeanor—curious, almost casual. "Tell Freya she’s your slave..."
Raiden simply nodded, barely registering Levi’s words. His mind was already racing through their options for facing Seth. He didn’t have enough energy left to fight, which meant his last shot was forming a contract with Speed. Maybe, if he could rise in the ranks and awaken Ash, Speed would be able to help as well.
He turned to Leo immediately. "I don’t think he’s close yet, but wait for him."
He then turned to Freya and repeated the same thing in Noorian. "Once he enters the barrier, you already know he can’t get out until I’m dead..." he added, his tone dropping to something lower and colder. "You must kill him."
Freya stared down for a moment, lost in thought. Finally, she raised her head and gave Raiden a firm nod. She and Leo headed outside together.
"I could have killed him, but he got me real bad." Levi clutched his torso. "His ability..." He let out a frustrated sigh. "You’ll see it for yourself."
"You could have simply turned invisible."