Souls Online: Mythic Ascension-Chapter 46: A Venomous Mind

'So you have decided to throw your lot in with the Lion Cub? How amusing~'

The voice slithered into Horo's mind the moment he returned to reality. His gaze, however, was much steadier this time as he rose from his bed.

'Oh~? Have you already accepted my presence?'

'Do I really have a choice in the matter? You live rent-free in my mind.'

Arachne let out a soft chuckle.

'Oh, Little Snake... I just want to witness the first step to your grand ambition. , I could have wrested control of your feeble body long ago if I wanted~!'

"Well, that's reassuring"

Adam muttered, slipping on his coat.

'If you're sticking around, you better make yourself useful. I don't need distractions.'

'Very well, little Snake. I swear on my name as Arachne that you shall have my aid... for as long as I deem it necessary~'

Something in her words sent a chill down his spine. But he refused to show it. Instead, he grabbed his Go bag—the one he had packed years ago, always prepared for this day.

He stepped outside, the crisp morning air greeting him. The city was still half-asleep, the streets painted in the soft glow of the rising sun. A perfect time to set the world ablaze.

Adam pulled out his phone and made a call.

A gruff voice answered, groggy and annoyed.

"What do you want..."

Adam's reply was blunt.

"That information I gave you a while back. Post it."

There was a brief silence.

"...Are you sure? Do you have something definitive to take them down?"

A slow smirk curled Adam's lips as he walked, the warmth of the sun barely reaching past the cold resolve in his chest.

"They'll be too busy putting out fires to notice what's happening in the background."

The man on the other end let out a low chuckle, suddenly wide awake.

"Heh. You really are a crazy bastard. You sure about this?"

Adam's fingers tightened around the phone. "Post it. Make sure it spreads. And disappear afterward. You know what they'll do if they find you."

Another pause. Then, the voice softened.

"...Your mother would be proud of you, kid."

Adam's steps slowed. Something flickered in his gaze, an old wound pressing against the edges of his mind. His jaw tensed, but his voice remained steady.

"You take care too, Old Man. If something happens to you, I don't want Mom coming after me in the afterlife."

A chuckle. Then silence.

Click. Beep.

The line went dead.

Arachne's voice returned, laced with amusement.

'What did you do, Adam? I have a feeling the chaos you just unleashed will be... utterly delightful~'

Adam's smirk widened into something almost feral as he continued walking, his steps even and steady.

'Oh, nothing much.' His voice carried a mocking lilt. 'I just had an old friend release every dirty secret my family has ever tried to bury. Every bribe, every cover-up, every crime they thought would never see the light of day.'

Arachne purred in satisfaction.

'How delicious. And what, pray tell, will that accomplish?'

Adam chuckled.

'Oh, you'll see. The real fun hasn't even started yet.'

Adam suddenly turned into an alleyway and disappeared down a side street, a confident sneer on his face as he navigated the narrow back streets with utter ease.

"Damn it! After him! Don't let him get away or the Young Lady will have our heads!"

A dozen suited men ran towards the alley, chasing after Adam but it was hopeless, he had escaped like smoke in the air, practically disappearing into the crowd as the morning rush began.

'We could have killed them. Why did you escape instead...Choose your words carefully.'

Arachne was clearly not pleased with Adam playing cat and mouse with mere grunts. She wanted bloodshed.

'Despite what you may think. Those guys are just getting paid to do their job. Unless I absolutely have to, I won't kill the innocent. The Samael family? They deserve to bleed and I will make sure it flows like a river!'

Arachne's tone was amused, but there was a slight edge to it. 

"A vendetta with a moral code? How... interesting~"

Adam's voice was steady, but his eyes burned with purpose.

"I may be the son of a monster, but does that make me one myself?"

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Arachne laughed mockingly.

"You are trying to slaughter your own kin. You already have the makings of a beautiful monster~!"

Adam grunted in displeasure but made no counter argument. He pulled the hood of his jacket up and slowly walked. Waiting for something.

The sound of his phone starting to ring again was just the sign he was waiting for.

He picked it up and answered cheerfully.

"Hello~! Who is this~?"

"Hearing your voice this early in the morning really wants to make me puke"

"Good morning to you as well Sister Elise"

"Since when did a mutt like you earn the right to call me your Sister?!"

"Your personality is just as charming as always"

"And you are just as boorish"

"So what do I owe the pleasure of listening to you insult me this morning?"

"Why did you run away from my men?"

"Why did you have them following me in the first place?"

"It was for safety..."

Adam scoffed before he growled

"Whose safety? Yours?"

"...."

'Is it because you are scared that I will talk and expose your dirty little secrets?"

".....What do you want?"

"I would prefer to have this conversation face to face. Let's say at the Francesca Cafe in about an hour~?"

"Why would I meet you there?"

"Cause my lips may become a bit loose if I don't see my Darling Sisters face~!"

"You are INSUFFERABLE!"

"Thanks for the compliment. See you then~"

"We are not D—-"

Adam ended the call before Elise could say anything else.

"Ugh.Talking to her is as nauseating as ever"

He grumbled a bit coldly while he felt Arachne was thoroughly amused.

'Aha~! I see! I see~!'

'And what is that you see?'

'I see the reason for that maniacal smile on his face on your face~'

Adam moved a hand to his face and was surprised that he was indeed smiling with an almost feral intensity.

'I guess I am excited after all'

'I bet....After all, rather than raising hell. You are here hunting Snakes~!

Adam's true plan was to hunt down a member of his family and Elise was his target.