Chapter 58
One especially dark night, Garric Sloan was sitting in his office, taking care of some documents when he felt a shiver run down his side, his heartbeat quickening. He turned around to check his surroundings, but he didn’t see anyone or anything. Still, something was warning him of danger. He glanced at the open window and stood up to close it.
But the moment he stood up, a lazy voice laced with amusement. "Viscount Sloan, did you hear about the plans the new Emperor has with you?"
Garric Sloan instantly turned around to look towards the voice and froze when he saw the person. "Michael Grayson?" he frowned. "What is the Emperor’s teacher doing here?"
"Nothing much!" Michelle was leaning against the wall in her disguise, a lazy smile on her lips. Her purple eyes were gleaming with cold amusement as her long silver hair cascaded down her body. For a man, she was disguised as, her stature was small, but her aura made up for it.
Even though she was shorter than Garric and her head could barely reach his neck, he didn’t dare move rashly. It was partly because of her identity as the Emperor’s teacher, but also because of the power coming from her. "I was just curious... It seems you don’t know about the new Emperor’s plans," she spoke.
When Michelle’s words fell, Garric’s frown deepened. "What plans?" he asked, his voice filled with suspicion and wariness. "What are you trying to say?"
Michelle let out a low whistle before she snapped her fingers with a smile. "No..." she smiled. "Nothing..." she shook her head and walked towards the open window. "You should find out yourself..." she said lazily as she placed her foot on the window frame. Then, she jumped out of the window and disappeared in the darkness of the night.
The best thing about having the dark element in her body was the ability to blend in with darkness. It was similar to Nyxaroth’s ability to hide in the darkness, but slightly different. Michelle could get coated by the darkness to hide while Nyxaroth could become a black mist unnoticeable in the darkness.
But neither ability was omnipotent. Nyxaroth could, of course, coat himself in the darkness too, since he had the dark element, but he much more preferred the state of a mist, as a hidden presence, especially if he rivaled people of his power or stronger, because they were sensitive to presences, could be easily discovered by others. But in the state of mist, he held nearly no presence, and though people could notice the mist if they approached close enough, they wouldn’t think much about it, as mist during the night or in darkness was nothing special.