I Can Copy Curses

"Merlin! Long time no see!" Kane grinned as he saw the middle-aged man appear in the hall.

"You've gotten worse," Merlin said, shaking his head in pity. "It's corrupting you."

"Hahaha, you said the same thing that day," Kane smiled strangely.

Merlin frowned. "And I was right. You're changing in ways even you can't comprehend."

"That was just an excuse," Kane shook his head and looked at Merlin with a serious expression. "You just don't want Nuwa to marry me."

"I did what I had to do," Merlin replied, shaking his head before turning his attention to Orion. "And as my daughter said, you're coming with us to the Celestial Court. They will decide whether you're guilty or not."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than Orion felt a restraint, like shackles binding him and restricting his movements. He couldn't move from his position at all.

"What did you do?!" he shouted at Merlin. This was the first time he had felt so weak in front of someone. Though he could still free himself from this imprisonment, he still had to act to prevent others from doubting him.

"Just imprisoned the space around you," Merlin said, then turned his attention back to Kane.

"I will be taking him," he stated firmly.

"Hahahaha," Kane laughed, raising his head high and placing his right hand on his face. "This isn't your backyard where you can take anyone and leave just because you want to."

Merlin smirked. "You can't stop me."

"Then, you're in for one hell of a surprise!" Kane smiled, and suddenly, both he and Merlin turned their attention toward someone in surprise.

Orion, watching them, felt uneasy and also turned his attention to where they were looking.

'Shit!'

His eyes narrowed as he spotted a masked man among the Silverflame family. Kane and Merlin were both staring in that direction, and Orion had a hunch it was related to him..

"Haha, I've been discovered," the masked man laughed lightly and stepped forward.

'Damn!' Orion's expression darkened as he realized it was indeed the masked man who had drawn their attention.

Although he didn't know who the man was or his intentions, Orion had been suspicious of him from the moment he entered the hall because of his mask.

'I hope I'm wrong,' Orion thought, hoping the man had nothing to do with him.

"Kid, you're wearing a low-quality skin treasure and you possess something you shouldn't have," Merlin said, narrowing his eyes.

"I was just trying to use the treasure for something, but who would've thought it would attract the attention of Merlin the Magician and the Sword Sage—two of the strongest beings in the world," the masked man said in a somewhat strange tone.

"One of the eight primordial cosmic wonders?" Kane asked.

The masked man nodded and didn't hide it. "You're right." He said and took out a mirror shaded in black and white.

"Mirror of Black and White!" Both Merlin and Kane exclaimed in unison.

"You two should know what it can do, right?" the masked man asked with a smile.

Merlin stated, "The ability to see anything and the ability to change anything, but I heard it can only be used once every decade or so."

The masked man nodded. "The sages are indeed wise."

"What are you going to do with this?" Kane asked, narrowing his eyes. "You can't change any reality or anything with the pitiful amount of mana you possess."

"You're right," the masked man nodded pitifully and then turned his attention to Merlin. "I want to give this treasure to Sir Merlin."

A playful smile appeared on Merlin's face when he heard him. "You only have one year of life left. You've already used the treasure in exchange for your life, and now you're humbly giving it to me. I doubt your intentions."

The masked man smiled wryly. "It seems I couldn't even hide this fact." He shook his head helplessly.

"You shouldn't have shown such treasures in public, especially in front of Merlin," Kane said, shaking his head in pity.

"I've already prepared for that," the masked man said, surprising both Kane and Merlin. At that moment, understanding dawned upon them.

"It seems you two have figured it out," the masked man said when he saw the change in expression on Kane and Merlin's faces.

He explained, "I used the Mirror of Black and White and asked it to return to my hands whenever I wish, so it doesn't matter if any of you take it away."

"Clever move," Merlin complimented. "With the power of the treasure in effect, until the mirror returns to you, you can't even die, so we can't kill you either."

He then added with a curious expression, "Though I do wonder why you sacrificed almost all of your life for this?"

"It's all because of this guy!" The masked man said, pointing at Orion.

Orion's face darkened when he saw the masked man pointing at him.

'This guy was indeed after me, and from what I've heard, the treasure can do anything…' He cursed, feeling his heart rate increase with his thoughts.

On the other hand, Kane's expression darkened while Merlin became even more curious. Before coming here, he had reviewed all the reports on the Magus Kingdom's situation and learned many things, including much about Orion.

While he was at it, he also requested reports on the reason for Carl's group's presence in the Magus Kingdom. But to his surprise, the report was empty, and he had to personally visit Carl's family to uncover the truth. When he did, everything became clear.

"You think he indeed killed them, and you want me to prove him guilty, is that right?" Merlin asked, somewhat intrigued.

The masked man nodded. "I want everyone to know the truth."

Merlin smirked, realizing there could be no good reason for the masked man to do something like this—only irreconcilable hatred could push someone to sacrifice their entire life.

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