Death Ascension - Chapter 110

Cail was so shocked at his brother’s behavior that it took him a few seconds to process what Kaede said.

‘What? What did he just say? F*ck me?’

‘Deon? That weakling?’

Indescribable rage bubbled at the pit of Cail’s stomach as his disbelief turned to certainty.

“YOU! YOU WIMP!!!!” the red-faced second prince clenched his fist and brought it far back. He was going to punch his younger brother without holding anything back!

“Sir Mikael! You made him mad!” Deon shouted in hysteria.

“Sh*t! I must have lost my mind for a second. Let’s move out!” Mikael activated his skill and their Host body teleported out of Cail’s reach.

Cail punched empty air.

But he wasn’t fazed.

Instead, he eyed his younger brother with interest, “You ran away. Again.”

He slowly straightened his back, “I don’t know how you do it, but it fits you so well, dear brother.” Cail twirled his spear as if he was just getting serious, “After all, you’re still a coward. You want to change departments because you like swords more? Don’t make me laugh, wimp.”

Cail stepped closer with a face full of ridicule.

“You can’t fool me. You just want to run away. Truthfully, you want to change departments ’cause you don’t have our family gift. Seriously. If I didn’t see mother’s pregnancy portraits, I’d think you were just adopted.”

Cail’s index finger pointed to Kaede.

“At least Brother Avery is smart even though he’s not as good with spears. But you? What do you have? You are a talentless coward. A disgrace of the royal family.”

Deon’s mental voice fell silent.

For 15 years, he had endured hearing these words from the citizens of the kingdom. Every day, he was made to believe that they were true. That he would never amount to anything. That he was useless.

But hearing it from his family, straight from his brother’s lips, made it hurt anew.

Deon felt like his brother just stabbed his heart.

It hurts.

So much.

Deon wanted to cry.

He was so embarrassed that his partner, Mikael, could hear these words with him.

Deon wanted to crawl into a cave and never come out.

“Don’t drag down other people in your uselessness, wimp. Give me Dame Nora and I’ll make sure she soars into great heights with my Order.” Cail continued, a cruel smile creeping into his face.

‘Yes. Maybe it would be better if I just give up my body to Sir Mikael as well…’ such a thought crossed the young boy’s mind.

Unbeknownst to him, Kaede’s left hand was shaking.

The spear held in Kaede’s right hand was stolen by his left. The old spear shaft almost cracked from the left hand’s powerful grip.

“What? You’re going to attack me?” Cail looked at Kaede’s left hand that was raised over his head.

Then, the left hand released the spear.

Cail laughed. He thought his younger brother finally gave up since there was no power behind the attack.

How very wrong he was.

<Skill: Psychokinesis Lvl. 2 is activated.>

The old spear accelerated at a terrifying velocity! It whizzed in the air as it sought to seriously injure Cail.

The second prince’s laughter died as his eyes widened in horror!

‘How?! HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?!” Cail’s mind instantly registered the incoming attack and warned him of danger.

But his body seemed to be frozen as he watched the arrow-like spear in slow motion.

“SIR!!!! PLEASE STOOOOP!!!”

<Alert! System detected ‘Internal Conflict’ between players. Emotional assimilation is compromised.>

<System Notification: Percent Assimilation with Co-player Deon Hensworth has decreased to 29%>

<System Notification: Percent Assimilation is less than 33.33%, Level 2 active skills are sealed.>

<Alert! Active Skill: Psychokinesis Lvl. 2 has been sealed. The skill is forcefully canceled.>

The spear abruptly stopped. Then, it fell on the ground as if the menace it carried earlier was nothing but a lie.

“Sir. It’s okay. I’m okay. I’m used to it.” Deon assured his ghost partner, but his quivering mental voice gave him away.

Mikael was beside himself with anger. He couldn’t understand how such a young boy could endure listening to his brother’s denigration.

“Kid! Are you really an idiot?! Why did you stop me?! And why are you quietly listening to this scum’s insult?!”

If only Mikael had a body of his own, he would rush toward Cail right now and punch his proud face black and blue.

That was how furious Mikael was.

“He’s still my older brother, Sir. You can’t kill him.”

“Who said I was going to kill him? I was just going to injure him. Badly. The type of injury where he wouldn’t be able to go outside for a year–”

Before Mikael could elaborate, Cail attacked!

He aggressively rushed at Kaede with his spear!

Kaede dodged his brother’s attacks and rolled on the ground to retrieve his fallen weapon.

Clang!

Their spears clashed!

“I see you’ve got some pretty interesting abilities now, wimp! Care to tell this big brother how you got them?”

“Ugh!” Kaede grunted.

The power behind Cail’s attacks was so much stronger than before. He was really taking this duel seriously now.

<Skill: Teleportation Lvl. 1 is activated>

Kaede escaped by a hair’s breadth and moved behind Cail.

However, Cail seemingly expected this move. He twirled his spear backward and thrust where Kaede teleported without even looking back.

Truly, Cail’s battle instinct was top-notch!

Cail’s spear grazed Kaede’s side, and a drop of blood oozed from his wound.

“Your unpredictability is getting predictable, brother.” Cail sneered as he turned.

‘F*ck!’ Mikael cursed. The vicious look in Cail’s eyes clearly told him that he wouldn’t stop unless Deon begs for mercy.

‘We have to win.’ Mikael thought, ‘But how? This f*cker’s already grasped our fighting style. Psychokinesis is sealed. I can’t use Thermokinesis because Deon hasn’t consumed the dragon heart yet. Plus, the heat will probably kill Cail as well. Apparition is useless in this situation. So is Bluff and Rally.’

Mikael’s brain reeled to find a way out of their predicament.

That was when Kaede’s pale green left eye landed on the winter rose bushes.

The fragrance of flowers wafted with the chilly morning air.

Mikael found his answer.

‘Odorosity!’

–Chapter end–