Cursed by Randomness

Ch.64 [ Monarch vs Monarchs ]

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Opening his eyes... William looked around confused. He partially- No. He felt that shards were somewhat all around him, yet nowhere close.

Looking around, he was in some form of Dungeon? Castle?

'Sys?' Asking in his mind. He received no answer-

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"Interesting..." Muttering to himself. His calm footsteps echoed through the castle-like dungeon. Until he met an enormous humanoid creature. "A giant?" He looked up at it, as it stared at him.

"GHWE!" The giant swung a giant battleaxe from his hand towards William's smaller figure. "Let's even these out."

He took out Bellion' sword and as the Giant's battleaxe was 'bout to make contact with him. His slash split the battleaxe in half. "That's fucking sharp." William muttered and placed the whip-sword back in his shadow. 

While shadows slowly encroached on his body, covering it with exact same Shadow Armor that Ashborn used. As he rose his armored hand up, a minature black object with star-like shape appeared and purple mana emanating from it. 'If. This is what I think it is, then I'll have lots of fun.' Smirking to himself.

The giant suddenly had a star-like wound on his chest- Well. It was missing most of its body in star pattern.

"System." He muttered and looked at the same message that had appeared last time.

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'I hope the Assimilations didn't stop.' Staring at the non-changing message. He looked forward and tried opening a Gate.

*tsk*

Hearing only as if sparks in mana 'Tried' igniting the gate. A sigh of disappointment was released from his lips as his mana surged the surrounding area.

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Continuing his lone advance...

He finally found something interesting. A giant. Smaller than rest, but still at least twice the regular Human's height. "Interest-" The giant spoke when he finally turned to William- All colours from his face instantly turned white. "Legia." William walked closer to him as Legia started thrashing in his chain.

"Impossible! I clearly felt you outside just now!" Legia shouted in clear fear. 'It seems like its the Giant Arc, and somehow... my Gate instead of placing me in random place...' Thinking to himself, he placed his palm on Legia. "Are you going to betray us!?" Legia shouted and tried biting at him, but suddenly. He felt something- Something he shouldn't feel from Ashborn-like figure.

He could clearly feel a 'smell' of other Monarchs. "You-*Khu*" Before he could say anything. William simply crushed his head in his palm. "No soul. Can't use it." Muttering to himself, he took out instead the Magic Core which was ledged inside Legia. 'This will be useful.' He looked at it, as it was at once a Magic Core, and a shard of Legia's power.

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Few minutes later, he calmly walked out of the Gate. Facing a Shadow Army, not his of course.

Staring at the army, and their 'Leader'. Their Shadow Monarch.

'So this is the difference between me and Jin-woo?' Thinking to himself. William clearly saw some form of line through which he can pretty much instantly steal away- No. Retrieve Jin-woo's control over his Shadow Soldiers.

"Are you going to greet me. Or not?" William reinforced his voice as it boomed all around, his mana created a violent purple tornado. Which forced the helicopters away, but still capable of clear recording.