What Universe is This Again?

XL

A/N: hm... I have angst ready but that's for the last few parts before the epilogue kekekek

[Claude's POV]

After pushing the twins away, each servant tried to keep them safe. He could feel his heart crushing and his mind breaking. It is the same pain again.

However, the pain vanished when he sensed a familiar presence in his palace. He looked at Felix, and the knight appeared to notice it as well, but at the same time, a powerful thunderbolt struck the garnet palace. His palace was partially destroyed. The twins were flying in the air. Ayhan protectively wrapped his arms around Athanasia, while glowering in a dangerous growl against the person standing before them.

It wasn't the aura of a child. It was sinister, that of an adult who has killed many. It's the kind of vibe that Claude caught while watching his kid crack a devilish grin on his face.

He also tossed Athanasia to Lucas and dashed right into the enemy's range with only a white branch in his hand. Claude instinctively raised all his protective spells to the maximum. His instincts are telling him it's dangerous that he forgot to place his protection.

He sees his son, grabbing hold of that person's neck, grinning like a maniacal devil dancing a waltz with death.

He had chills in his body as he heard the most evil laughter he had ever heard in his life.

"Hey, bastard." Ayhan smiled demonically, and said, "It's been a while, you bastard Sealed God."

The man with supposed black hair grinned and said, "Yes, it's been a while."

Claude stood there in just some distance. He could hear their conversation, so loud that he wanted to refute and reject the concept of something unknown.

Laughing, and grinning, the shadows instantly rose from the ground and formed into shadowy daggers, with laughing demons in them.

"Kim Roksu."

When that name was mentioned, Claude's heart immediately cooled. He stared at the child with a serious expression on his handsome face. He can not help but realize the importance of something he did not want to admit.

"I am curious what kind of nightmare you are going to show me, but I am not into them right now!" That grin was met with laughter.

"I wonder what kind of nightmare you are going to show me, but I am not into it right now!"

"Who said it would be for you?"

Claude noticed the resemblance of the black-haired man with the person he knew from his past. His hand fell painfully to the side. Voidness and blankness crept into his being as he stared at the person smiling like a devil at the child holding his neck.

The shadow dissipated, and the entire area became dark.

Claude jumped straight into the darkness. He could see the movement of the shards and weapons.

It's the same. The same darkness.

A calm breathing echoed, but as soon as he relaxed, he activated all the magic spells he could muster to protect the child from the omnidirectional attack aimed at him.

"Kekekeke. It is quite nice."

It was dark, and he could only hear the voices of the two people he was standing beside.

"I will give you the worst nightmare you have ever had."

He could hear Ayhan curse and scream, "Get Away!"

"YHANNIE!!!!!!!!!!!!" and his daughter's scream.

The eerie laughter echoed and the sound of splashing liquid echoed.