Lord Shadow - Chapter 1568: Dangerous Obsession

With a resigned sigh, Inkwell waved his hand, dispelling the ward that had cocooned the cabin.

The oppressive pressure that had encircled them faded, and Louise could feel the release of tension in the air.

A smile crept across Louise face.

Louise uncorked his wine gourd, and the atmosphere quivered with the unique sound of space tearing.

Spatial distortions swirled around him, like ethereal ribbons, culminating in the sudden appearance of a man right before him.

This newcomer bore a playful smile, an enigmatic presence. The room crackled with energy the moment this person comes out from the ground

As the man emerged from the gourd, he stretched his neck nonchalantly, as though he had just walked out of a confined room.

His demeanour is casual,

“It felt cramped” he mutters

A staff, intricately carved and radiating formidable energy, is strapped to his back.

This staff emitted an aura that generated black space around him, neutralizing natural laws and energy in its vicinity.

The black space gradually condensed into a miniature floating sphere, orbiting the man like a protective shield.

He is adorned in a tattered and patched purple robe, its appearance not indicative of its true power.

His long hair partially obscured his left eye, adding to his enigmatic aura.

A translucent black cloth veiled the lower half of his face, though his smile is still discernible.

A white mist began swirling around his feet, enveloping him and rendering his figure semi-translucent.

His eyes gleamed with sharpness and determination, an aura emanating from him that could seemingly disintegrate everything in its path.

Inkwell simply said

“Stop that”

The man nodded and roll up his sleeve on his right hand to reveal a watch on his wrist.

But unlike normal watches, there is no numbers inside the watches this watch is clear not used to tell time.

This person then moves the upper layer of the watch and spin it clockwise and suddenly there is an aura that covers his body.

And the area stop dematerializing

“You should have remembered to set it like that each time. If not my entire cabin would be destroyed”

The man laughed a bit and then said

“If you build it simply without so much magic and mystical arts embedded into it, my powers would not affect it at all”

Inkwell only sighed, clearly not wanting to fall into a debate with this person

This person that came out of the gourd is none other than Void, the former leader of the Criem Alliance and is now still one of the most wanted men in the world

Inkwell goes to the kitchen and pour himself some water.

” I thought you are galivanting around the world with the Oracle. I heard some chatter in the old channel that you also seem to be present in Greece. I never expected you to be here”

Void laughed. But his laugh always sound weird. It is the kind of laughter that make people feel eerie

Inkwell then throws the polished stone back to void. It is simply a black polished stone carved with a painting of a cloud.

That is Void sign.

It evolved along the years. In the past, the sign ins a bit different. But during his time as the leader of the Crime Alliance, there is a way for Void to communicate with the people he knows.

One of them is by giving them a sign of a cloud.

Behind the cloud, is nothingness

And everyone who saw this painting would knows that it is Void that is painting it.

Because those who look at the painting would see and feel something that is empty.

Once you touched and see the painting, anyone with energy would feel like they are pulled into a? certain kind of void.

That is why when Louise gave him that stone and when he look at that stone and saw that painting he knew exactly who had come and who had instructed Louise to come to his abode.

“That which cannot be seen”

By knowing things that exist, you can know that which does not exist.

the void is nothingness.

By knowing things that exist, you can know that which does not exist.

That is the void.

When your spirit is not in the least clouded, when the clouds of bewilderment clear away, there is the true void.

It could also be could be called Ku.

Or Sora.

It could be translated as the sky or Heaven.

But it could also mean Void.

And the clouds high in the heavens is Void calling card

“In the Void is virtue, and no evil. Wisdom has existence. Principle has existence, the Way has existence, spirit is nothingness’

The clouds is that sign.

The inspiration come from the Book of Five Rings, the Void chapter.

Since then, Void has always used clouds as his sign, almost like his seal

Void crush the stone into dust and he blows it with his mouth and the ashes flew up into the air.

“How did you find me?” Inkwell ask.

“let’s talk about that later. I need something from you”

Inkwell eyes narrowed

Inkwell knew that Void might seem like a stable man but this person has never been stable and any appearance that appear to make him stable is nothing more than just a misconception.

Inkwell knows a lot of crazy people.

One of them is Void. And then there is Narleod. And then another one that is crazier than these two is the Magician

Out of the many crazy people he met, these three people left the most impression on him.

The reason why Inkwell thought of them as crazy is simply because they do not follow the norms of common people and their dreams and desire is too big and too unachievable.

And that is why Inkwell categorised them as crazy people. But this did not mean he look down on them.

It is just that not many people would dare to dreams or desire as much as these crazy people.

And because there is no guarantee that the endeavour they wanted to do could work.

He sighed and then ask

“what is it? If you come here with all this secret measure, it must be because you wanted me to do something. There is not a lot of things I could do.”

Inkwell paused for a second before continuing by saying

“I am not good in fighting. You know this. So, if its about fighting I am out. If you wanted to reclaim your seat as the leader of Crime Alliance, I would dissuade you from doing that. The Red Table had assumed control. There is no place for you in the Crime Alliance anymore”

Inkwell paused for a second but Void still did not respond to his words

“So, it is not these things….Do you want me to help with Erika?”

But Inkwell shook his head

“I am not going to step my feet in the mud again” he quickly said

“I do not intend to be involved in the matter of the world power. Right now, I am just trying to be low profile. With the Broker dead, I feel a little bit easier. So, I don’t want to be involved in something big”

Inkwell is afraid that Void would ask him to do some crazy stuff like the Magician did.

Some people did not know that the reason for the explosion of the building in Arturia is because of the Magician but Inkwell knows very well, that the explosion is the Magician weapon test run.

He heard from his connection that the black market began selling that weapon. It is clear the Magician is hoarding a lot of energy stone.

He is not that daring that he would dare to incur the wrath of all seven great powers. During that meeting, if Death Monarch, Hikigaya and Jean is not there, how could the casualties be so low? It is estimated if those three Divine Comprehension leveler is not there, the casualties would wipe out almost half the city.

And those who survived would be very little. Not to mention the explosion would take out the entire city square

Void then laughed

“None of that. I know that you did not want to tangle with the world powers and I respect that” At hearing this Inkwell could only snort in disbelief.

Void might appear more refined and gentlemanly than the last time they meet each other but he knows this kid never respect anyone.

Unruly, cruel, manipulative and crazy. That is his assessment of Void. But as years passes by, his craziness also has some kind of method to it.

And that makes him even scarier. And Inkwell knows that Void has this obsession with Death Monarch.

And that is the main reason he is afraid that whatever Void would ask would be something related to Death Monarch.

Death Monarch was no longer the inconspicuous or solitary figure he once was, vulnerable to containment or suppression.

Even in the past, there had been no force capable of effectively constraining him.

However, back then, his influence hadn’t extended to encompass the entire world.

Even when he had founded Pandemonium, there had still been numerous heroes and villains throughout the world who could pose a formidable challenge to him.

But now, things were different.

Death Monarch had ascended to the pinnacle of his power.

He stood as the single most powerful individual in the world.

His cultivation had reached unparalleled heights, and he reigned supreme, unchallenged by any other force on the planet.

In the current state of the world, defeating Death Monarch would require a coalition of unparalleled strength.

Hikigaya and Jean would have to join forces, and even that might not be sufficient.

They would need to rally the full might of the factions and alliances standing behind them to stand a chance against him.

To eliminate Death Monarch entirely would necessitate a global conflict, with nearly all of the world’s powers uniting in a war against Pandemonium and its formidable leader.

The sheer scale of such an undertaking was daunting, and the consequences, both foreseen and unforeseen, would be catastrophic.

In such situation, the chance to kill him would rise to eighty percent. But even in such scenario, even if the Six great power wins that battle, the aftermath would be tragic.

No world power will be willing to plunge into a war that would bring ruin and destruction on an unprecedented scale.

The potential cost, both in lives and resources, is too immense, and no one is willing to take that gamble.

So, despite the threat posed by Death Monarch, the world remained in an uneasy equilibrium, wary of triggering a global catastrophe.

That is the kind of man that Void is obsessed about.

A man who held the world on the palm of his hand.

>>n-)In