Chapter 631: Freedom’s Dawn
Blood drained from the emperor’s face, turning it deathly pale as his voice cracked. "It doesn’t matter if it’s a treasure! Please don’t give him a chance to turn the tables by possessing or cursing you. Destroy it!"
However, the trembling puppet had little to no hope of achieving any. Without a host to channel his unholy quantity of demonic energy, he was weak. Even worse, the cleaver had negated his curse already and would do it again. And to top it all, possessing the brat was just another way to spell suicide. After all, the cleaver would devour him the second he forcefully bound himself.
There was no escape, no more tricks. The truth of his defeat was crystal clear whether he accepted it or delusionally veiled it behind layers of fury and regret.
"D-Don’t! We can negotiate. I can tell you about buried treasures defying your wildest dreams." The puppet pleaded, his survival coming before anything. After all, as long as he didn’t die, he’d eventually find a way to deceive Adam or free himself.
"I can strengthen you! With my powers and your versatility, you’ll become an uncontested overlord. Realms will fall into your palms, beauty will flock into your lap, and riches will rain like waterfalls into your treasury."
A soft smile curled on Adam’s lips. "Don’t worry. You’re too valuable to be destroyed."
Memories came to life in his mind. A silhouette shrouded in swirling souls, a bony staff on which a manacore heartgem hovered, and the helpless figure of Prometheus crawling to touch the magus.
As the puppet sighed in relief and the cleaver laughed in delight, Adam’s lips parted.
"Khu Shepsu."
With his muttered words, gray mana chains lashed out of his palm. They dug into the puppet’s intricate frame, coiling around his soul. Then, just like the magus had tried to extract Prometheus’, they pulled it.
The cleaver’s laughter froze, and the puppet’s eyes enlarged in dread as a pain he had never felt assaulted him. He tried to anchor his soul in the core hidden deep in his chest, but the chains didn’t give him any chance.