Supreme Magus novel Chapter 2128

Chapter 2128 The Power of Monster Cores (Part2)

"The Dead King never used it as a brothel but as a place to gather all the people who could help him to surpass his brother.

"I was tasked with teaching him spearsmanship, Rakhan with how to fix his outdated Forgemastery, Termian strategy, and so on. Each one of us had their respective duty and by working together we had to help him understand his bloodline abilities."

"What the heck did he mean with 'pleasure', then?" Cyntra's words made sense, but Dusk didn't trust Orpal farther than he could bury him.

"The Dead King kept repeating that ever since he's met Night, he has never experienced a greater ecstasy than becoming stronger and trampling his enemies. He considered us the whetstone with which he sharpened his blade.

"As long as he had use for us, he didn't dare harm us or force us to turn into his Chosen."

"Because of his good heart?" The Red Sun furrowed his brows in disbelief.

"No, because the Dead King had no control over his minions unless he fused his mind with theirs, but doing so meant to erase our personality and knowledge. He often whined about how much he would have loved to just absorb our skills instead of training." Cyntra replied.

"On top of that, he left us precise instructions. The door to these chambers was supposed to only open either by his hand or upon his death. In the latter case, we had to impart our knowledge to Thrud's enemies.

"Were the Dead King to turn us into Chosen, we'd die with him the moment the prism shatters."

"This leaves me just one question. If you knew all this, why did you agree to help him?"

"Because he left me no choice." The spear master sighed. "You were gone, the Courts were still at war with the entirety of Garlen, and I had nowhere to run. I remained loyal to the Dusk Court and waited for your return, but you never did."

Those words struck at the Horseman harder than any blow he had ever taken, making Baba Yaga's words echo inside his head.

'Maybe Mom was right when she said that I'm the one who disappointed her the most. All this time, I never worried about the consequences that my actions had on my people.

'First, I forced them to go to war against the living and then I abandoned them in the hands of not one but two madwomen. I left Cyntra and many others to rot without a second thought.'

'What's the point of being sorry? Be better.' Kelia's voice snapped him out of it. 'We can save them now and give them a choice. They can either join us and help the Empress or they can go to the Eclipsed Lands.

'Whatever they decide to do, it will be on them, not you.'

'Thanks, Kelia.' He inwardly nodded.

"I hereby release you all from your service under the Black Night." Dusk said. "You are free and under my protection until we leave the palace."

"This wasn't the deal!" Sider said. "You are allowed to bring out only those who belong to the Dusk Court."

"Fine. Who among you wants to join me?" The Red Sun asked with a shrug.

Not only all of the undead in Orpal's room raised their hand but also many among the guards.

"I'm going to uphold my end of the bargain." Dusk's eyes shone with a red fury that matched his armor and so did his blades. "I'm leaving with the members of my Court. Now step aside or I'll end you."