A Peacock Husband of Five Princesses by day, a Noble Assassin by Night

Chapter 74: The Zurin Trials (3/3)

Kael’s grip on the sword tightened, his body on high alert. Something in the air felt different now—charged with the weight of an ancient presence. The words of the sword echoed in his mind, but now there was another voice, far more powerful, a presence he couldn’t ignore.

Zurin’s figure remained silent for a moment as if collecting his thoughts. Slowly, he began to speak again, his voice calm but filled with sorrow and wisdom.

"I was born as a commoner in a small village nestled in the mountains," Zurin began. "It was a quiet life... until one day, a witch came to our village. She destroyed our homes and took us children, experimenting on us for dark magic. I was the only one to survive."

The spirit’s voice grew darker as he continued. Kael could hear the weight of years in his words, a lifetime of pain and regret.

"The witch, fascinated by my resilience, took me in as her apprentice," Zurin explained. "I worked harder, pushing myself to become stronger so that one day, I can escape from her grip. But her only goal was to transcend her mortal limits, to become a transcendent, a true immortal. She sought power—more power than any mortal should ever crave."

Kael stood still, listening intently. The witch’s dark ambitions seemed to parallel that of Necromancer; atleast, it appeared that way for him. If he doesn’t know that Zurin’s time was way earlier, he could have imagined that this witch in Zurin’s story was Lilith.

"But despite all her power and all her efforts," Zurin continued, his tone growing bitter, "she could not break the chains of mortality. In the end, the witch passed away, and I inherited her re

Why would he hesitate?

When that question came to his mind, another thing also came to his head. If he takes the sword, can he hold it? Will he have to give it to the Queen or be tempted to hand it over to Gabriel?

But, if he doesn’t return with the sword, Gabriel won’t say where his sister is. On the flip side, he is confident about defeating Gabriel, although not sure about forcing him to say the information he needed.

And then lies another fact that his sister is still in Elyria. With the help of the information guild, he might have a better chance to find her now, provided that he was speaking the truth.

No matter how he thinks, the choice should be obvious, but Zurin’s asking for him a choice made him falter.