Death… And Me

Chapter 607 - Habit

Of course, that was nothing more than speculation. As far as the twins knew, perhaps she was never told about the Empire before and was indeed somewhere north from this place but still inside Palif. That thought was nothing more than an option between many.

”Okay. If itʼs possible, we will try to help you. By the way, Liza was very young, just like you. Would you be able to call one of your older sisters?”

If they could talk with someone older, the conversation would progress much faster, after all.

The girl shook her head.

”We donʼt have any older sister. We are all of similar age to each other.”

Rean and Roan found it strange.

”That doesnʼt make sense. These Bloodline Trials have been going for so long already. How come there are only young girls like you?”

The girlʼs face turned gloomy all of a sudden. In the twinsʼ eyes, they already had an idea of what was happening.

”I see... So you can only perform these trials while youʼre young. After a certain age, your sisters are brought away, right?”

The girl nodded.

”Yes...”

After some time, she looked at Roan before pledging.

”Big brother! Can you help my other sisters who disappeared as well? Iʼll do anything you want! I can give you the Bloodline Mark right now.”

Roan sighed before saying.

”Do you know that doing that will have another human killed?”

The girl dropped her head straight away as she replied.

”I do... but I donʼt know them. I... I... I consider my sistersʼ lives more important than them!”

Surprisingly, Roan showed a rare smile as he said.

”Itʼs good that you know your priorities.”

Roan wasnʼt any philanthropist. He would do what he could to help those around him. As for others? He didnʼt have time to care about them. He wouldnʼt say a naive thing like ʼall lives are important.ʼ In his eyes, thatʼs bullshit. Just how many demon beasts have they killed until now? Would one say that their lives were not important, then? Ha! What a joke! The fact that the girl prioritized the ones she liked was definitely the right decision as far as Roan was concerned.

Besides, they already knew that there was no helping to those people in the chamber. At the very least, not until they understood Soul Power more. Without a Bloodline Mark, they would never be able to understand either.

The girlʼs eyes glistened a little when she heard that.

”Arenʼt you angry that Iʼm taking othersʼ lives?”

Roan snorted.

”If you donʼt do what they say, you will be the one to be punished or maybe even killed, no? What a joke! First, you must survive. If in the future you become able to save the other sacrifices, then thatʼs good. However, if you donʼt survive now, even thinking about that will be impossible. Besides, if you refuse to do that, they will replace you with someone who will not. You are doing nothing wrong, thatʼs for sure.”

Tears began to flow out of the girlʼs eyes before she hugged Roan. Sure, she had been using those sacrificesʼ souls to create the Bloodline Marks. However, she was still a little girl. There was no way in hell that she liked to do such a thing.

”He-Hey! Get out! Itʼs annoying!”

Sure enough, Roan wasnʼt used to these dramatic scenes. He was just saying what he believed, thatʼs all.

*Pah*

*Ouch!*

Roan slightly knocked the girlʼs head, who finally let him go.

Rean, who was seeing everything, couldnʼt help but ask.

ʼDonʼt you have a heart at all?ʼ

ʼShut up! You know we donʼt have time for this bullshit!ʼ

Roan then looked at the girl before saying.

”You can cry as much as you want after. For now, I need more information.”

Roan continued.

”Thereʼs one thing I find strange. You do know that there are nine ranks of Bloodline Trials, right? Are you not present inside either of them?”

The girl shook her head while she rubbed the part where Roan knocked her.

”Thereʼs a Bloodline Trial where we are located... but itʼs a Rank Ten one.”

Roanʼs interest was piqued at that moment.

”So there is a rank higher...”

That pretty much confirmed Reanʼs theory that a power bigger than the Celestial Lands and the Empires existed on this planet.

”By the way, you always say sisters. However, is there really no man doing the same thing as you?”

The girl pondered for a bit before saying.

”Itʼs not that there isnʼt any boy, but they are really, really rare. We have a lot of sisters here, but almost no boys.”

”Why?”

The girl continued.

”Iʼm not sure, but I heard the Zasfin uncles and aunties commenting before that it had something to do with purity of our soul. Sorry, big brother. I donʼt understand very well what it means.”

Roan, on the other hand, had an idea. He also understood why only young humans could be used. However, he didnʼt comment on that and decided to ask something else.

Unfortunately, he didnʼt have the chance. Suddenly, the world around them began to change, just like what happened to Rean.

”Shit. Is our time up?”

The girl nodded with a sad expression.

”It is... big brother, Iʼll give you the Bloodline Mark now.”

Roan was not Rean, so he didnʼt say something useless as you donʼt need to do it or anything like that. He needed the Bloodline Mark, simple as that.

”Very well. However, I canʼt promise you anything. First of all, I would only give it a try as payment for the Bloodline Mark. After all, I donʼt know you to the point where I would care much. Well, I guess itʼs still better than nothing.”

The girl smiled as faint blue light gathered around her and intensified. This was her world, so she could feel everything, including Roanʼs emotions.

”Big brother likes to put up a strong front, but youʼre very gentle, arenʼt you?”

Roan narrowed his eyes as everything began to change. However, just before disappearing, he asked one last question.

”Whatʼs your name?”

The girl was taken aback for a second and replied softly.

”My name... is Luna.”