Crimson Overlord

After Orpheus accepted to hear Brünhild out, the latter smiled brightly; her smile was breathtaking, and for a moment, he was captivated. Shaking his head, he chuckled before following her.

With the flick of Brünhild’s fingers, they were teleported inside a room; it was a throne room; this one was different from the previous one; the previous one paled in comparison to this one majesty; in the middle of the room stood a beautiful giant throne, it was purple. It was beautifully carved with numerous pictures drawn on it. However, there were several cracks on the purple throne. This purple seemed to be from an ancient Era as it emitted a powerful ancient aura, something out of this world.

For an instant, Orpheus felt attracted toward the purple throne as though something from the depth of his soul was pulling him toward it; he had the feeling that the purple throne was his, something whispering that he should claim it. So, he started walking toward the purple throne; however, after taking the fifth step, he froze in place, he couldn’t take another step forward, not because of fear but instead, he felt unworthy of the purple throne, the current him was weak, way too weak to claim it. This sudden feeling arose in his heart. His emotions turned complexes which felt a bad aftertaste inside his mouth.

Brünhild’s smiling face vanished as she murmured with a sigh, “I guess it was too soon.”

Orpheus was lost in his thoughts, so he didn’t pay any head to whatever Brünhild was saying.

Brünhild flicked her fingers again, and they were teleported inside another room. This room was big and entirely painted white with nothing inside it; after they entered the white room, finally Orpheus was able to regain his cool, so he looked at Brünhild questioningly, wondering why she had brought him here.

“Master, the reason I brought you here is to talk about something important and beneficial for both of us,” Brünhild explained while staring at him directly in the eyes.

Still slightly irritated by the early failure, his voice was colder than usual. “Go straight to the point.”

Brünhild heaved a sigh knowing why he was angry; it was her mistake; she shouldn’t have done that; however, it was too late to regret it now, and she could only swallow her excuses.

Brünhild decided to explain to Orpheus why she had brought him here.

“Master, I want to make a contract with you. This contract is necessary if I want to continue living and recover from my injuries. Like I said earlier, I wasn’t an artifact’s spirit from the beginning; I was powerful before being injured. To temporarily save my life, I was sealed inside this artifact, thus becoming an artifact’s spirit. I’m running out of time; thus, it’s why I suggested making a contract with you; I’ll be linked to you.”

Orpheus said nothing right away; his eyes narrowed as he stared at Brünhild,

“What benefits do I get by making a contract with you?”

“I’m powerful; I’ll be your weapon, your shield. My every being is yours. You will not lose anything by making a contract with me.” Brünhild replies with a smile.

Orpheus let out a chuckle and decided to test something, so I said, “Sorry, I alone I’m enough. I’m really powerful, the strongest in this world; even beyond this world, I’ll become one of the strongest.”

His declaration was filled with total confidence; Brünhild shook her head and confirmed the suspicion he was having.

“Certainly, it may be so, but if I have a body, I can beat the current you. You know nothing of what strongest means; I bet none of you know what strongest means. If you were to face one, you’d immediately know that you’re too weak, Master. You might have some clue about someone who is really beyond your current level after finding a few clues in this world.”

“Sigh!”

Orpheus knew he wasn’t the strongest in the universe, but he thought he was one of the strongest. However, it seems that his thinking was wrong. Well, he wanted to live peacefully, not pursue power, but somehow he had the feeling that it won’t be easy.

Undoubtedly troubles lay ahead, So, he needs subordinates, powerful subordinates. His gut feeling was telling him that if he were to accept this contract, a lot of surprises would await him in the future besides some answers; hence he saw no reason to refuse. It was like what he was doing with Kaguya, making her his subordinate; he would do the same for this girl who popped out too timely.

“Okay, I accept but with my conditions.”

The corners of Brünhild’s mouth lift into a smile, her smile shined like the stars in the sky, with no bright city lights to dim them. It was like the sun opened its eager light to shine about her, only brightening her perfectly aligned teeth.

Orpheus must admit that her smile was really beautiful and breathtaking.

“Good, let’s pr-”

Brünhild wasn’t able to continue speaking because he appeared before her. His right arm moved toward her face.

Even though she was caught off guard, she still managed to avoid the blow by tilting her head backward.

However, his next attack had already followed; Brünhild didn’t seem flustered; calmly, she blocked his kick before leaping back. With the flick of his fingers, hundred fireballs were created and hurled towards her at fast speed.

Facing the incoming fireballs, Brünhild was unfazed; she drew something in the air fast, and a transparent shield appeared in front of her. Orpheus’s fireballs crashed against the transparent shield creating an explosion.

*Boom

The room shook; however, Brünhild’s shield was intact, and it suffered no damage. Orpheus became surprised and looked at Brünhild.

The latter smiled and explained like it was not a big deal. “No need to be astonished; it’s just a basic shield rune; the more complex type can cover this world.”

“Interesting. I bet you know a lot of these runes?” He asked, interested in these Rune’s things.

“Yeah, I’m specialized in them,” Brünhild responded before; with her right arm, she drew some runes in the air at a breakneck speed. Soon, numerous white lights appeared in the air; they numbered in the hundred.

“Ice Arrows”

Orpheus heard Brünhild’s voice followed by the flick of her fingers; the white light became Ice Arrows that shot straight in his direction.

“Nice demonstration; these Ice Arrows seem simple; I bet they are not.”

Orpheus mumbled before vanishing from where he stood and reappearing in another location; strangely, these Ice Arrows still followed him; they possessed a tracking ability. He couldn’t help but let out a chuckle, and with the wave of his hand, the hundred Ice Arrows were cleaved in two.

Meanwhile, when he was dealing with the Ice Arrows, Brünhild muttered, “Come at me *****”

The tattoo located on her left cheek wriggled like it was alive before vanishing from there; three meters (9ft) long silver spear appeared in her hand.

Brünhild’s gorgeous armor shines beautifully on her figure. Her huge spear looked heavy and huge to an impossible point, and yet it was being lightly carried in her hands. Her demeanor changed when the silver spear appeared in her hand, the atmosphere around her changed, and she looked like a Goddess of war.

Brünhild was ready to attack; however, Orpheus couldn’t let her proceed because he noticed that after summoning her weapon, she had become a little paler than usual; she had become a little transparent as well as if she could disappear at any moment.

“Let’s end it here. I’ve confirmed what I want to confirm. Let’s proceed with the contract.”

“Thank you, Master,” Brünhild replied happily; she seemed extremely pleased that he had noticed her condition and stopped her from continuing the fight.

Then she asked him to follow her; he sighed before following her with his hands crossed behind his back and numerous thoughts running through his head. He had his plans; if the enemy thought he would obediently follow plans, then this meant this person didn’t really know him, well, the current him. He would devour everything to make it his. He wouldn’t dance on someone else’s tune.

Everything that happened recently seemed unreal, almost as if it had been planned. No, everything since the beginning had been planned. He didn’t know his origins; he fell in love with someone above his status. He died because of someone jealously, and coincidentally, his lover happened to have found an item capable of bringing back the dead during one of their expedition into this world. She used this to bring him back, and as a cost, she died; he became powerful suddenly and something that didn’t exist. All of these things were too suspicious.

‘I Orpheus Kyle Nero Blake will be the master of my fate. I will not become someone’s else toy and peacefully follow around. I will make every opportunity mine. It’s the type of man I am.’ Orpheus reaffirmed as he followed Brünhild.

A storm is brewing, and he needs a lot of manpower to survive and stand at the top. So, he every suspicious opportunity into something he could use; after all, he was the devourer, the Crimson Overlord.