NOVEL NEXT Chapter 91: Eternal Servant
To Blake's misleading words, hurt appeared in Lena's eyes but Blake stared at the woman unflinchingly, following her everybody movement as she had Rehabab turn away from the battle which he was keenly observing and with an annoyed expression walk towards her.
"I can see why she doesn't bark commands at him as she wishes, she doesn't wish to antagonize him and lose control of him" Blake thought and then he had the infernal stop about a step from him and kneel.
While battling with Rehabab, along with figuring out that Lena's control technique could have a range limitation, Blake also figured out that Rehabab should be extremely susceptible to illusions and as things were at that moment it proved that he had been right.
The idea of an illusion was to infiltrate and fool a mind and if one's mind was already suppressed as was the case of Rehabab, then they made the juiciest of targets for an illusion and now glancing from the side of his eyes and staring at the kneeling demon, Blake could not help but look at Lena and want to end her.
"Tell him to look up and open his mouth."
Her eyes teary, Lena spoke to Rehabab, the infernal demon first grunting, his mana flaring a bit as he showed his discontent with Lena's command and then did as she commanded.
Not wasting a second, Blake let the katana in his hand dissolve and turn back to blood which thankfully flowed back into his body and then he stretched his hand out over Rehabab and let one finger point down at his mouth.
Tightening his grip on Lena's neck, Blake poured mana into the index finger of his left hand, groaning within when he was hit with a sudden weakness and a massive mana drain.
Just when Blake's mana reserves were down to half of what he initially had, the drain stopped and a thick red drop of blood formed at the tip of his finger and fell into Rehabab's mouth.
[Eternal pact: A loyal subordinate is every Leader's dream, but then can you imagine a loyal servant who will never become obsolete to you.
For a bond to be eternal, both parties need to be able to see value in each other. Convince your target to serve you for just a moment and you gain an eternal loyal servant.]
After evolving, the corruption skill which Lilith had gifted Blake had disappeared only to be replaced by the Eternal Pact, and after the information on its working had been fed into Blake's mind, though it had a major con, Blake could see the soul mark, another new skill had gotten taking care of it.
As the drop of blood fell into Rehabab's mouth, Blake wondered what was going to happen next, his mind mulling over how exactly he was going to convince his target, and then he felt a part of his consciousness leave him and awaken in another place.
"Surely my mind can't be in two places" Blake thought and truthfully, he was right because soon a set of memories belonged to him but were not being made by him considering he was out here began appearing in his head and he quickly understood what was happening.
"So this is what is called a split conscious"
**Blakes's split Consciousness(pov)******
I had just watched the expensive drop of blood drop into Rehabab's mouth and then the next thing I knew, I felt an instantaneous pull on my being and then I was in here in this world of darkness.
At first, I was panicked, after all, if I was here then who was going to watch over my body, who was going to supervise Lena.
My mind was quick to start looking for a solution, but then I caught the tall figure of Rehabab standing a good distance away from me the infernal being staring at me with his arms folded.
Seeing Rehabab I quickly got a grip on myself and paid a bit more attention to the darkness that made up my surroundings, the only light in this place surprisingly being the mysterious one that hung between me and Rehabab.
"So, will you talk, Where are we?"
After observing the darkness around us and realizing that I and Rehabab were definitely in no ordinary setting, I was quick to realize that this could only be the handwork of the eternal pact technique and as Rehabab questioned me, I fluidly gave him an answer.
"We are in your soul space."
"Figured" Rehabab grunted and then he asked his next question, "Why are we here"
"I want you to follow me Rehabab, I want you to join my ranks."
"Declined.'
"It's either that or you die," I said and from where he stood, I could see the demon's face twist up in what might be anger.
"I am a warrior, I don't fear death."
"Don't be an idiot, there is no glory in death, a true warrior seeks life and strong challenges."
"What wise and sage words, but let's give them a chance. What am I to gain if I join you."
Initially, I had wanted to take this as a sales pitch, me needing to convince and also give out incentives, but then I remembered that I was a fighter, a warrior.
"Your Life." I calmly told Rehabab and these words had him unlocking his arms and moving towards me with heavy footsteps.
We had no access to our mana or more appropriately couldn't even feel it, so the only thing that developed between the two of us was a tense atmosphere.
"Is that a threat little man?"
"Do you want to live Big boy or are you a coward."
**end POV**
Though Rehabab gave no reply to his question Blake felt his mind become full, his split consciousness returning, and then looking at the kneeling man, he watched as Black fumes began rising off his body and to Blake's shock, he felt a connection form between him and Rehabab, one which subconsciously let him know the demon's state and train of thought.
Getting to his feet, Lena's control him already broken, Rehabab looked at his arms, clenching and unclenching them.
"I feel I've gotten stronger but I can't figure out how."
Curious about Rehabab's words, Blake decided to inspect the demon once more.
[Name: Rehabab Gondre]
[Species: Infernal Demon]
[Rank: Fourth order]
[Title: Magma Tyrant (Eternal servant)]
[Soul essence:1210]
[Strength: 922 / Agility:863 / Stamina:850 / Vitality:848 / Intelligence: 620/ Mana: 1070 / Charisma: 200 / Will: 900]