Protagonist?Antagonist? I Reject Both

Chapter 74 74:The Lost Jewel[II]

Leon, hearing the guy's loud blabber, sighed heavily, irritating the guy.

He felt that this was a waste of time after all he couldn't use that spear due to one of the restrictions that came with Exitus.

"Do you even know who I am?"Leon asked, pointing at himself.

The Demon King of Destruction raised his brows wondering if this man was some mystical figure.

"Who are you?"

"I am the chosen one by Vesturon, The Great!"

"What?"Zaroth shouted loudly, sending a terrifying shockwave.

"What happened? Scared now?"Leon asked with a gloating smile.

"Scared...Scared of what?A mere coward who feared to deploy his pawns fearing that they might bite back at him later."

"So, he is a coward," Leon muttered to himself at the newfound words.

"Wait! I know about three deities but where did the Demon King pop from out of nowhere."

"Imprudent! What do you mean by popping out of nowhere? We are the most ancient and primordial beings born from chaos when nothing existed in the universe."

"If you so fucking great then what is your weapon doing here?"Leon asked curiously feeling something fishy.

"That's because of a son of bitch who stol....Damn!Dont change the topic mongrel" Zaroth shouted slamming his hands on the throne.

Seeing Zaroth huffing and puffing in anger, Leon knew he couldn't pry more but he managed to get crucial information that someone managed to steal the weapon from this guy.

This also comes with several questions like who was the man, how strong was he to steal it right under this guy's nose, and most important of all, what's this guy doing here?

Leon was sure that the rotten hand that was holding the spear must belong to this man.

"What's your conscious doing here?"Leon asked, rubbing his.

"Maybe you left it to control the next master of the spear."

And seeing Zaroth appearing, it seemed he had left a small wisp of his consciousness in the Spear and waited for the next man to grab the spear, whom he would control.

Seeing Zaroth's distorting expression Leon smiled as he knew that he was correct.

"Stop gawking at me with that foolish smile. What you are thinking isn't right?''

"Ohh! It seems you can read my thoughts or guess it."Leon chuckled but his eyes became cold.

"A person managed to steal your weapon, I wonder just how the hell you have the face to call yourself the Mighty Demon King of Destruction."

"Che! You pathetic loser."Leon cursed and kept on blabbering.

It was the same with Vesturon. These fuckers would always read the other person's thoughts. That's one of the reasons Leon was babbling nonsense with Vesturon so that any dangerous thought like killing Vesturon etc, etc wouldn't come to his mind.

And he was doing the same now but he can't do this longer.

Zaroth breathed heavily in annoyance. He had already tried to attack this guy's soul with 1% of his power but this guy wasn't affected.

And if he raised his power and attacked him again with a little bit of more power, he would be fucked by world laws for real.

"Listen, man, I am not interested in that weapon of yours."

"Then why the hell are you here?"Demon King of Destruction screamed.

In trillions of years he had lived, he had never seen such a guy who was courageous enough to spit directly in his face.

"I am saying it once again, I am not interested in that shitty weapon of yours. So, just finish this farce."

The Demon King of Destruction felt the loss of words upon hearing this

"Did you call my spear sh...Nevermind.How can a puny person know how high the sky is?"

His eyes glowed fiercely and he spoke coldly.

"Just come to the upper world and I will show you what Demon King of Destruction means."

Leon's image started turning transparent but just as he was about to leave he showed his middle finger and shouted.

"Just pray to God that I don't find you otherwise you will see what true destruction means."

The world turned blank and Leon found himself back in the place holding the spear emitting a devilish energy.

[DING]

[Congratulations! You just gave Zaroth, The God of Destruction Emotional Damage and destroyed his plans to occupy Lucien's soul.]

[You have gained 1000 counterattacks.]

"Nice!"Leon smacked his lips in happiness.

Under him, Lucien huffed and puffed, finding himself out of breath.

"Are you alright kid?"

"I think, "Lucien gave a dry smile and tried to get up but his legs trembled.

"By the way, where did the spear go?"

"It's in my soul or something," Lucien answered, startling Leon a bit.

"Hey, kid didn't I tell you not to reveal everything?"

[DING]

[You have managed to conquer the protagonist Lucien's Forsaken heart. From now on, you are the only person he trusts blindly, and will go to any length for you. You have gained 100 counter-attack points.]

Seeing him standing up, Leon held his neck to support him.

"You look as if you are going to die...."

Even before Leon could finish his speech, the ground underneath him started trembling and the roof started cracking.

"Holyshit!"Leon cursed seeing dust and debris falling from the top while the floor cracked up.

"Let's leave."

"What about the corpse?"Lucien shouted aloud causing Leon to look back and as both of them looked at the rotten corpse, all they saw was a piled-up dust shaking in the coffin.

"Sorry, it seems there isn't any."

Leon, ignoring Lucien, started dashing outside at a rapid speed.

In the bright-lit mausoleum, echoes of crumbling stone reverberated as Leon dashes through the labyrinthine corridors. Clutching Lucein tightly in his arms, he navigates the broken maze created due to fallen broken pillars and stones that stood in his path.

Leon's footsteps echo in tandem with the ominous groans of the deteriorating structure. Dust fills the air as the mausoleum succumbs to the inexorable forces of decay

"Brother, it seems we are gonna get stacked up in this debris," Lucien shouted with a faint cry.

"Shut up idiot! All you do is cry and dig red flags."Leon shouted, propelling his body forward, his eyes fixed on the distant exit, where the scene outside promised an escape from this collapse menace.

'Fuck! Did that guy plan to kill his inheritor if he failed to occupy the body?'

The distant sound of falling debris and Leon's run was like a race against time.

The atmosphere was tense, heightened by the erratic shadows dancing across the worn and torn mausoleum.

A gigantic pillar started to descend from the side which on falling would close the entrance while a huge deep pit started forming between the entrance, seeing which Leon cursed at Lucien for his black words.

"Lucien, close your eyes," Leon shouted.

"Why?"Lucien asked back.

"Do you want me to throw you away?"Leon's eyes narrowed, giving Lucien a shiver.

"Okay....Okay, I will close my eyes."Lucien shouted, closing his eyes.

The moment he did, Leon unfolded his malnourished dragon wing and jumped ahead while giving his wings a flap which finally gave him a propel, and with a boost, his figure shot like a rocket from the huge pit after which holding Lucien over him tightly, he slid down on the floor with his remaining momentum.

Just as they got out, the entire building collapsed.

DUM! DUM!DUM!DUM!

A cacophony of crashing debris rang along with the symphony of destruction.

"Just why do people build Grand things and then add demolishing mechanisms?"Leon sighed, shaking his head.

Leon then looked at the cuddled-up Lucien and threw him aside like a ragdoll and wiped his sweat" We were in real shit this time,

"Ouch!"Lucien groaned rolling on the hard floor.

But just as he got up, his expression froze on seeing a brutalized body and it was none other than Reno

BLUERGH!

Seeing such a gruesome bloody sight terrorized him and froze his blood making him puke but what came after the feeling of loss and emptiness.

"H...He..is dead," Lucien muttered with deadly hollow eyes.

The enemy for whom he had suffered so much and one he wanted to kill with all his heart now lay dead with severed limbs and a cracked head.

The sudden realization hit him like a bullet stabbing in his heart.

The desire for revenge, once a burning flame, now extinguished by the cold reality of the target's lifeless form.

The moment of happiness getting the Lost Jewel was lost followed by an unexpected emptiness that followed.

At that moment he felt as if all he did was a meaningless struggle with no goal in sight but just as he drowned in despondency, a loud hit blasted him.

"ARGH!"Lucien hollered aloud, holding his head, and looked back at Leon who raised his fist to beat him.

"What did I do now?"

"You are still thinking useless things?"Leon spoke, raising his fist which gave Lucien a scare who just shrunk back.

"Listen, kids, I understand thoroughly how you feel because I have been in the same situation.

"Really?"Lucien asked with his eyes glowing with a newfound hope.

"I swear. I had a similar situation so I know how it feels. Even if you had that thing, that didn't mean you could have defeated him today and if he had escaped only God knows what would have happened?"

Lucien lowered his head, falling into deep contemplation.

"Just be happy that you have one less enemy and as for your revenge it's not over 'cause the perpetrators are still behind."

Lucien frowned upon hearing this and scratched his head wondering whom Leon was referring to.

"I am talking about this guy's parents, you dumbhead. As far as I know, his parents were also involved and seemed to be the main perpetrator behind this so it's not over."

"I see!"Lucien nodded as Leon's words finally clicked his find.

"You are right, this isn't over. I still need to finish the things before my parent's soul can rest in peace."Lucien shouted, clenching his fist.

After some moments Lucien finally calmed down and Leon extended his hand to support Lucien who held his hands happily.

"Hey kid, do you trust me so much?"

"I do now and I always will," Lucien answered with an unwavering voice.

"Good guy,"

Leon patted him on his shoulder and then without any warning, he moved his feet.

BANG!

"KHUGGG!"

Lucien felt a piercing pain in his gut and cried aloud as Leon slammed his knee on his torso brutally and knocked him out.

"Haaaa!Sorry kid. I need to do this."

"And yeah to clear the misunderstanding, I am not apologizing."