The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 707: Horusʼ goal (II)

Cain saw how the trio immediately turned toward him with sharp gazes and disapproval in their eyes. Instead of getting angry, a smile appeared on his face. He needed people who could talk back to him and not simply follow him blindly out of fear or devotion.

However, before the True Titans could start with their accusations, Cain made a chromatic tube appear and sent it to them.

The Collapsing Lightning Duke, the First Collapsing Lightning Pillar, and Angar gazed at the tube and couldnʼt help but send their Ego Waves into it. Immediately, their eyes widened as they saw billions of humans inside, all in stasis.

There was confusion in the eyes of the True Titans as they gazed at Cain before turning toward Casidius. The people in the tube were the civilians that the God was supposed to have killed under the command of the Void King.

Obtaining this level of treasure and then capturing billions alive must have been an extremely difficult task, and it would have been much easier to simply kill everybody. However, the trio remembered the Godʼs words before his supposed death.

”I am a soldier. I fight to protect my home, not to kill civilians.”

”The Void King was determined to kill all the people in the neighboring Sectors. He would have just sent someone else if I refused, so I collected them into my familyʼs sacred treasure. I could not release them before as that would have revealed my treason to the Dark King.”

The Collapsing Lightning Duke stared at the God and clasped his hand before performing a slight bow. Even if he was an enemy, he could not help but feel respect for such a warrior who put so much emphasis on honor.

However, after that, the Collapsing Lightning Duke couldnʼt help but frown as he stared at the God.

”I donʼt suppose you remained behind to help us against the Inferno Daemon Imperial Army.”

”Never! I would die before betraying my kind!”

Casidiusʼ eyes grew cold, and a flash of killing intent appeared as just those words infuriated him.

The Collapsing Lightning Duke did not take offense and expected such a response from someone who put so much emphasis on honor. That was why he was so confused as to why the Scarlet King would go through this charade, making everybody think the man was dead.

Luckily for the trio, Cain did not make them wait.

”General Casidius will not go against his race, and I will never ask him to do anything of the sort. However, he will help us go against the true enemy, the true mastermind behind the invasion. He is the one that transformed the Blood King into that monster, and if I am correct, he is also the one who sent that demonic hand to save the Void King.”

The Collapsing Lightning Duke, the First Collapsing Lightning Pillar, and Angar adopted solemn expressions as they heard those words, and their eyes grew sharp. Before, everybody thought that the one behind the invasion was The Organization, but by this point, it was clear they were just a piece on the chessboard, and the player had been hiding in the shadows this entire time.

”The seventh son of the Dark Emperor of the Inferno Daemon Empire, Horus Ekleipsis.”

Casidiusʼ eyes were cold as he uttered those words. He did not believe for even a second that Horus did not understand the nature of the Blood King, so it was clear that the Imperial Prince did not care about the safety of his people and was willing to sacrifice them.

However, even if he hated the Imperial Prince, that would not have been enough for the God to ally with the Godslayer Humankind to take this one down. However, after a small chat with Cain, everything changed.

The Scarlet King could see the rage in the eyes of the True Titans, and the confusion as well, as all sorts of questions appeared in their minds.

”You are all wondering if Horus Ekleipsis had the power to create those monsters, why not rally the entire Inferno Daemon Empire and perform a full power attack against Gaia and the Godslayer Humankind.”

The Collapsing Lightning Duke, the First Collapsing Lightning Pillar, and Angar nodded. The power between both empires was balanced, but those monsters could have broken that equilibrium and granted the power to the Inferno Daemon Empire to wreak havoc on Gaia. If that was the case, and Horus sought to destroy the Godslayer Humankind Empire, why not do it?

”First of all, the name of the monster that the Blood King became was Depravita. They are a race whose bodies are made of negative emotions and chaotic psychic energy, with superb talent in the Concepts. Although it might be too early to say it, I think it is not easy for Horus to give birth to one of those monsters, which was why he did not send more.”

The True Titans were surprised by those words and the level of Cainʼs knowledge, while Casidius remained silent since he already heard all this, and it was the reason he chose to side with the Scarlet King.

Cain allowed the trio to analyze his words for a few seconds, and once he saw they were focused again, he carried on.

”As for why not mobilize the entire Inferno Daemon Empire behind those monsters and attack, I think it is because Horus doesnʼt seek the unilateral destruction of the Godslayer Humankind Race. What he is after is war and the effect this one has on people.

He wishes to instigate hatred, loathing, rage, vengeance, fear, doubt, all those emotions in the hearts of the trillions of life forms in Gaia and Atlas. I bet he is also the one that sent the command to kill all civilians in the Sectors around the Zafiro Sector, and the Void King was just the intermediary.”

The Collapsing Lightning Dukeʼs eyes widened as he considered those words, and as he wondered why someone would do something like that, a flash of enlightenment appeared in his eyes.

”A world overwhelmed by those sentiments would be a perfect breeding ground for monsters born of negative emotions and corrupted physical energy.”