Next afternoon,
The Sewers
Cersei never asked about Jon Arryn's current location, Kai thought. What a cunning woman! She knows I will go back to her.
He knew the risks, but there was still a sly grin on his face.
"Why are you smiling?" Jon Arryn asked. "Does my misfortune amuse you, boy?"
Kai faced the old man.
There was no shortage of food, water, and even wine here, but the Hand looked like an overgrown rat. The wound on his left hand had been treated with boiled wine and fire, but it still pained him.
"No, my lord," Kai said, shaking his head. "How would it amuse me when there is no misfortune to even speak of?"
"Spare me your cunning remarks, boy," Jon Arryn chided, panting all along. "I don't know what you have said to the queen. But remember, it won't be long before the guards come down sweeping the sewers. Time is running out for you. Heed my counsel, Arlen. Heed. It's still not too late for you."
This time, Kai chuckled. "You are wrong, my lord," he said, amusingly. "Time has run out hours ago, you should have said. The guards you are eagerly waiting for had already come and gone in the morning. Oh! I feel so sorry for you."
Jon Arryn gaped. His eyes widened in the sheer enormity of the lie Kai had spoken. If it was a lie, that is. "Nonsense!" the old man rebuked, terrified. "The sewer lines under the city are vast, yes. I agree. But not that vast for the guards to not scour it thoroughly."
Kai, of course, had lied.
He took a deep breath, absorbing Jon Arryn's fear.
...
[
Elementary Fear Absorption: Proficiency 3% (+1%)
]
...
Kai had sucked Cersei's fear, too, increasing his Proficiency by a percentage.
Oh, this gonna come more handy than I previously thought, he concluded, knowing well how it could change the course of a deadly fight. Perhaps different kinds of fear will accelerate the Proficiency growth? Hmm...
"Worry less, my lord," Kai said, standing up. "I will be back soon."
He ignored the Hand's pleas and walked away, readying himself for a massive HP drop.
It took Kai some time to find another clearing where he could sit down. He took out a candle and lit it up. The flame brightened the dark tunnel as well as it could, reddening the moist walls.
It will be very dangerous, Kai thought, his heart thumping like a hammer strikes on an anvil. But this risk I must take.
If Kai hadn't some issues with trust, he could ask someone to watch over him. If it would come to losing his entire HP accidentally, the second person could have forced Kai to cancel his Skill.
Alas... There were no such things as love and trust in his heart or mind anymore.
Kai took a deep breath, shaking off chaotic thoughts.
Let's do this, he narrowed his vacant eyes, taking out the Book.
The runes over the cover seemed to ripple under the dim glow of bright flame.
Flashes of a thousand moments! A promise to himself! His goal! Emotions after emotions passed by his mind; his heart.
Kai flicked the book open, the fire playing a murderous game with his hazel pupils.
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Chaos and Order - A Multiverse Fanfic
Fanfiction[A Terror Infinity and the Ultimate Evolution inspired Multiverse Systems fanfic] Kai died and resurrected in the Primordial Tower with a Glitch. In the Tower, to ascend each floor, Kai must complete a series of Missions in the Infinite Random World...
