Chapter 33: Astral World
Kiona jerked awake from her reverie and stared at her master in confusion. She found the situation very odd and perplexing. If he wanted to kill him, then why didn't he do so from the start?
He could have even killed him after the questioning...
Kael felt the rush of Soul Power and smiled in bliss. He could feel the bottleneck on his Soul Core loosening, and some changes began to appear.
But nothing else happened.
'I guess I still need some more kills.'
He turned towards the lion family and found them still confused over his actions. He rolled his eyes and asked, "You seriously don't understand?"
The three shook their heads simultaneously.
"It's pretty simple and an effective way of revenge. You see, he was ready to die when I attacked him, so if I had killed him back then, it wouldn't have a big impact."
He explained with a cold smile on his face.
"He is responsible for the death of your whole pride and for bringing you so much pain. He almost killed you. Did you really think I would let him off so easily?"
He pointed at the corpse and said,