Chapter 205: Show My Claws
After hearing that, for the first time, Mallory’s expression and gaze completely shifted, revealing her true intentions.
"Darian..." she muttered, taking a deep breath, trying to calm herself. "Don’t be reckless."
He stayed completely unmoved, staring at her coldly. He still lacked a lot of information, and since he’d never join that twisted family, his only goal now was to hit her pride and maybe force something useful out of her.
"You’re just as stubborn as he was..." Mallory scoffed. "Right now, the info about what happened in the special mission is only known by a few surviving demons. But they contacted our family right away. Darian, we’re part of a tightly knit alliance in the universe — everyone protects each other. A bunch of human planets and even other races are united. We can’t let someone like you walk away free. You didn’t just become the number one enemy of the demons, but also of the entire alliance. Listen carefully: you won’t have a single safe place left in the universe, and the demons won’t rest until you’re dead."
"So what?" he mocked.
"So what? If you don’t help calm things down, all of Earth’s gonna suffer for it. As your aunt, I promised I’d try to talk to you, and our whole family asked for a bit of time to handle this quietly. But if they lose patience..."
She kept going and noticed Darian’s eyes shift, which made her feel a brief wave of relief. But she misunderstood completely.
Someone so arrogant and shady suddenly showing up to have a calm talk? That didn’t add up. No way she’d go through all this trouble unless something was holding her back.
If she had the power to just solve this herself, she would’ve. Something was clearly stopping her — even from using the Empires to capture him. He had a strong guess why: that golden demon, the one who was an Immortal Keeper, must be interfering, just like he promised.