Chapter 151: I’m Not Promising Anything
"NO! AHHH!"
Screams echoed through the underground levels of the great tower. They were the final cries of the Bird Tribe’s King. Along with him, every Mannaz involved got special treatment from Darian’s dark rune.
Darian didn’t show any mercy and destroyed the King’s soul completely. All the Kings had agreed to these experiments on their people, and he even had ties to the Academy’s Leader.
Niara turned to the only Mannaz from that tribe who’d been kept underground. She clenched her fists tightly, her face twisting — even after killing the King, her hatred hadn’t faded at all.
The woman had reddish wings and a big bump on her belly. The experiments hadn’t been on her, but on the child she was carrying.
"It’s alright. I can remove everything, and that baby’s gonna be born healthy," Darian said softly, trying to calm Niara.
It wasn’t surprising, honestly — Ariu and Rion had been born in similar ways... but it was still painful to see and imagine. Even Darian felt a bitter taste in his mouth just being there.
He let out a breath and turned toward another part of the underground.
There was a Mannaz hiding there, right next to the King and several others. That alone showed how important he was. He hadn’t been killed because Darian could see what no one else could; the man had an extremely rare gray karma.