To be King!
*BARK! BARK!*
The resounding dog bark made the building tremble. When they entered, they saw an extremely large dog in front of them, with a lot of flowing saliva.
*BARK! BARK!*
Blood and bones were scattered everywhere. Someone was killed by these beasts, making Crocus sweat a lot.
'I hope that kid isn't dead.'
Crocus knew if the kid that Fanna was begging him to save was dead, he knew she would be extremely disappointed.
'Sh*t! What am I saying? I am just doing this to get inside the City with his father's influence! Not for her!'
He instantly calmed himself down and accepted to feel that way. However, he is not a King, yet. So he won't think of a relationship.
"Your highness, let me handle that damn dog! Does that thing dare to bark at his highness? Is he saying that he can bark? I hate stupid mushroom dog!"
Said Envy on the face that even Crocus couldn't recognize.
'The system personality is calm, but having a demon Envy sin makes him feel uncontrollable sometimes. In this demonic personality again, he is waiting for my signal. Well, we are one and he is the incarnation of Envy, so I don't mind.'
Crocus looked at the charging mushroom Pitbull and thought of Envy.
'I need to think of something to neutralize the deep personality of my Demon Envy so it can still be cautious against the people away from my back... Wait... Should I scare them?'
Crocus opened his mouth.
"You can absorb it."
Envy nodded with a crazed face, and his voice was echoing with hatred.
"You can bark loudly and I cannot? Well... Well... How about I absorb you instead!!!"
Soon, the body of Envy emitted dark flames! It was so scorching hot that even Crocus, the Red maple lady, and her people were alarmed.
'What is going on? I thought he could transform into a wind Primordial infinite mode and not fire? It is also pure fire and without dark magic, despite having a dark color, which will be my ultimate nemeses.'
She looked at the master of the guy she fought and was fighting now with dread.
'Did he give that man command to not kill us? I am sure that he is a seven demon master. He is so obsessed with conquering people! I need to weigh everything in my mind again.'
Her followers felt her condition. They looked at her worried, but she beckoned her hands, showing she was okay and not to move.
Envie's ability is truly synchronized to his personality. To erase what he is envious of, he would counter them with an elemental counter. The only problem is that he is not zoan, and he is elemental. His mana duration would not last long, so at least I need to help him out.'
"BAARRKK!!!"
The pitbull mushroom did not waste any time and attacked the raging Envy.
Crocus also sensed that the pit bull was a little higher than the level of the Envy, so he stepped on his feet and tried to stomp it deeper to the ground! But soon he stopped. He changed his mind and wanted to know what would happen.
"Bark?"
The pitbull mushroom head did not know what to do, it just fell from the huge heat of Envy's fire that was enveloping him. Out of nowhere, a massive mushroom appeared on its forehead again.
"Huh? Is it controlled?"
Crocus looked left and right, thinking where the controller could be. The red maple lady and her subordinates also searched where it came from.
'Hm? There?'
Soon Crocus looked in the bathroom's direction. The mushroom Pitbull seemed to know his intention and wanted to crawl, but as the pitbull stepped forward, it fell to the ground from massive pressure.
Bang!
The door of the bathroom was blasted open. Crocus noticed that there were Three kids inside, with their reddened and trembling small bodies.
"Pe- please... Don't hu- hurt us! We will not hide anymore... Please..."
The little girl with a black long hair pleadingly hoped that Crocus would let them go and not hurt them. The little kids know that something happened to their other friends, and why most of them didn't come back.
"Please... We will save you as long as you don't hurt us... Please... Let us serve you."
The girl cried out. Crocus was impressed.
'Such a girl with a deposition, knowing her the position they were in. She is probably the reason they are safe. However, I'm not in the mood to save little kids. This is the apocalypse!'
Tudub! Tudub!
Crocus felt a scratching pain in his heart and needles like someone is poking his head in every part! The little kids and everyone were shocked by the sudden reaction.
All of a sudden, in his deep pain, a voice was getting louder!
In the next life, I will be a King! I will be a King! I will be a King!
Said the voice in his head. While suffering, Crocus realized the reason! His head lightened upon thinking about it. He held his head and gave a side glance to the trembling kids.
"I WILL BE A KING!"
Crocus's voice was full of determination and obsession! He understood that when someone pleaded with him to be his master, his other soul that is a part of his soul reacted! It is his past life!
The life that promised himself and would do anything to be a King!
'I WILL BE A KING! I WILL BE A KING! I WILL BE A KING!'
It was the voice of his past life! The great desire for the throne and the true meaning of obsession! Crocus has no choice but to ask…
"TELL ME! AM I A KING? ARE YOU GOING TO SERVE THIS KING!?"
Crocus can't control his emotions and doesn't want to because he likes them! This is what he wanted! He is not feeling anything but the desire to be a King for some unknown reason!
Suddenly, he fell to the ground on his knees. At his back, a giant smiling shadow gave a crazed laugh! Crocus knew who it was! It was his greed taking off to find a new host!
"Yes! I will serve my King!"
The girl's survival instinct kicked in! She instantly prostrated herself to the ground with a thud! Never mind the blood on her forehead, she knew she had to do this...
Thud!
Thud!
She was followed by her two other companions. The one was emitting Fungus-type magic! Crocus has no idea about Fungus' type, but Envy will surely explain it to him once Envy was satisfied with his sinful acts toward his target.
'What is this pleasure?
The madness in his head disappeared, and he liked the feeling of pleasure.
"Impressive! No wonder the three of you survive until now. Remember, I am now your King and you will serve this King!"
The three children bow deeply and reply with their childish voices.
"We will serve our King forever, as long as he doesn't hurt us now!"