Massacre at the lord's mansion

The lord passed through the halls until he got to his wife’s room. He walked into the room and ordered the maids to leave, heading straight for his wife’s bed.

Slapping her awake, he grabbed her by the neck and said, “You fucking whore. Who was that?”

The woman wanted to plead, horror appearing in her eyes, "Lord, please..." but the man didn't give her the chance before he started hitting her once more, taking care not to injure her face.

Seth remained still, continuing to observe the brutal interrogation. The woman couldn’t respond, since she had no knowledge of Seth, but the lord paid no heed and kept beating her until she passed out.

The lord spat on her face, then stood up and left her room in slow steady steps, wiping his hand onto the side of his clothes. He ordered the guards outside to not let anyone in, not even the maids, and then proceeded down the corridor.

Seth let out a heavy sigh and shifted back into his doctor form. Approaching the bed, he sighed and requested the system to reveal her condition.

“What a piece of human garbage…” muttered Seth, noticing the woman even appeared to have internal injuries now.

Just as Seth was about to leave, a weak hand reached out and grabbed him from behind. “Healer, please kill me.”

‘She acted like she was unconscious in order to get him to stop.’

Seth slowly spun around, staring into her eyes that were desperately begging him to put an end to her agony. With a frown, Seth asked, “Why?”

“Because if someone doesn’t, he’ll continue torturing me. Please, save me from this hell. Kill me,” asked the woman, her gaze filled with no fear, only resignation.

“Why does he take out his anger on you?”

“I don’t know. That’s what he is. A monster. He.. he will beat me all the time. If he’s angry, he’ll beat me out of anger. If he’s happy, he’ll beat me out of happiness. Also... when we are together, he can never get it up unless he beats me first...”

Seth raised an eyebrow, not so much at the description of the man’s actions, having already seen situations as much or even more repulsive. What surprised Seth was the anger he felt bubbling up inside him. ‘A mortal’s emotions are indeed refreshing…’

Although he had experienced anger as a god, it had never been in defense of another being. As he was once again a human, Seth slowly came to understand the differences between humans and ascended, as well as the differences between humans and gods.

“Don’t worry. I already planned to kill him, and then you’ll be free. You just sleep, and all will be over the next time you wake up,” said Seth, slowly breaking away from the hold she had on his hand.

The woman stayed silent as she gazed into Seth’s clear eyes while he spoke, then she nodded and shut her eyes, returning to once more faking her sleep.

‘System, start feeding me data in real-time from the World Records. Superimpose everything over my vision. I’m taking out some trash today.’

As Seth’s words ended, his view seemed to extend past the mansion’s walls, and he could see all that was within. He gazed downwards, feeling sickened and ready to vomit as he quickly ordered, ‘remove the basement.’

‘Increase muscle strength to the maximum.’

Being ready, Seth walked behind the door to the room and threw a vase from nearby to the ground. As the guard rushed inside, Seth hit him in the back of his neck, killing him instantly.

Feeling the negative response accumulating from the dead body, Seth muttered, “Sorry, you might not deserve it, but after what I just saw in the dungeon, none of you get to live.”

In a flash, Seth stripped the guard of his clothing and weapon, then altered his appearance to look like the guard and went outside.

Walking easily past the other guards and maids, he entered the town lord’s office. Faking a panicking expression, he shouted, “Town lord, come quick. The mistress started throwing up blood.”

Heaving himself up from the chair, the lord had an irritated look on his face, but as he stretched out his arm towards the guard, a chill ran down his spine, and the room started spinning.

The lord's eyes revealed a fleeting glimpse of confusion and fear, but it was too late for any of those emotions as the spinning shortly stopped and his eyes ended up fixed on the sword in his guard’s hand, his own blood silently dripping on his forehead.

Seth smiled when he sensed the negative energy entering him and he kicked the dead lord’s head to the other end of the room. Seth was sure he would receive lots of positive energy to balance it out later.

With one swipe of his sword, Seth left a streak of blood on the floor of the office, then pushed it back into its sheath, left the room, and made his way to the nearest guard.

The lord’s demise meant the guards had to be removed. Seth had wanted to only deal with the lord, but when he saw what was going on in the mansion’s basement, he decided to take out the guards too.

Using his ability to see through the walls, he quickly and easily killed the remaining seven guards patrolling inside the house by approaching them in disguise and cutting their throats.

Seth paused at the dark-looking downward staircase, took a deep breath, and went down. Two people were standing guard in front of the entrance to the basement. When they heard the footsteps, the guards became wary, but they were reassured when they saw it was a fellow guard.

“Hey Va…” one guard started addressing Seth but lost his head before finishing his words.

“Wha…” the other guard tried to grab his sword, but he was also decapitated before his hand reached its handle.

Could a group of guards from a small town even compare to Seth's level of weapons proficiency and his augmented body?

Without sparing the two headless bodies another look, Seth pushed open the door and stepped inside.

When Seth stepped inside the dungeon, his nose was met with the sickening smell of blood and other secretions. The many women locked in cages were eerily silent, their eyes void of emotion.

Seth moved through the slimy, viscous substance on the ground and opened cage after cage, but the women weren’t stirred by his presence.

When he saw their state, Seth let out a deep sigh and began to walk away, ignoring the sensation of repugnance that was building up in him.

He released them, but he couldn’t help them any further. He knew well that this cruel world had no laws to protect slaves.

One could do with a bought slave whatever they wanted. They were no longer considered humans but property, and it took a few thousand years before slaves became illegal, even in the previous timeline.

He opened the door out of the basement and made his way to the town lady’s room.

Changing his face to look like the doctor from before, he said in a cold tone, “It’s done.”

“What’s done?” asked the town lord’s wife, opening her eyes.

She didn’t sleep but stayed on the bed with her eyes closed and heard Seth as soon as he stepped in.

“They’re all dead, but you should still act like the house was just attacked and you’re panicking not to raise any suspicion toward yourself. I also didn’t kill any women working here, so that should be extra protection. There are some girls in the basement whose situation… well, use the dead lord’s money to clean them up and try to help them...”

Once he finished his instructions, Seth turned to leave, only to hear the woman asking from behind, “Who are you?”

Seth disregarded her words entirely and walked in the direction of the main door. Once there, he turned into a small fly and flew out of the keyhole.

When he was outside, Seth flew to the top of a close building, switched back to his human body, and observed to see how the woman would deal with the situation. He was okay coming here again to finish the job if he didn’t like it.

‘System, cancel the link to the Records. Also, tell me, what happened to those slaves in the basement during the last timeline?’

‘That would have been pleasant to see. I gave the fucker too easy of a death,’ said Seth as he looked down at his naked junk.

He couldn’t wait to form a creation energy source to eliminate this clothes problem.

“Ahhhhhhh. Dead. They’re all dead!”

The loud wails emitted by the lord’s wife, followed by her stumbling out of the front door, captivated Seth’s attention, as well as the attention of those who passed by.

She held onto one of the guard’s pants at the gate, sobbing and wailing as she explained the situation. The crowd at the town lord’s house grew larger and larger, and the two guards by the entrance ventured in to see what was happening.

One of the guards had not been inside for very long before they were back outside, vomiting all their stomach’s contents on the ground. With more people entering to inspect for themselves, the place descended into chaos.

Seth kept watching until some order appeared in the chaos and the girls in the basement were covered in white sheets and escorted outside. Happy with how the town lady took care of everything, Seth changed his form again and started flying toward his inn.

Turning into a fly and sneaking into his room, he changed into a new set of clothes and lay on the bed, channeling all the perception energy he gained today toward where his source would form.

In the evening, with a knock on his inn door, he received the energy vials he had ordered from the thieves’ guild. He took the crate inside the room and continued the source creation process until late at night.

‘System, please create a map of the city for me and mark the location of that gambling den. I’m falling behind with the lust source.’

When the map came into his view, Seth changed his appearance to that of a wealthy, attractive young man with long, blonde hair and proceeded to leave. He followed the map through a series of turns through the city’s alleys until he reached the staircase toward the basement of a normal-looking house.

Seeing the two bulky men in front of the door, Seth knew he was in the right place and started walking down.

“Password.”, said the two men, a threatening look in their eyes. Seth didn’t appear to be in poverty, yet he didn’t have the look of someone accustomed to places like this.

‘System?’

Blinking once in amazement, Seth said, “All for gold.”

The guards didn’t say another word and opened the door for him, inviting him inside with a small and polite bow.

Upon entering, Seth was met with a hallway lined with fabric from the floor to the ceiling. A tall and slim server came up to him and bowed slightly right after.

There was a hint of sadness in the young girl’s smile, despite her polite demeanor. “Sir, what would you like to visit today?”

After finding out the list of attractions inside the den from the system, Seth said, “Take me to the slave fights.”

“Right away, sir. Please follow me,” replied the girl, leading Seth down the hall.

Betting on two slaves fighting was a favorite pastime at the gambling den. With the system’s help, Seth figured he could make some easy money gambling there.

After leading Seth inside a room with only ten people yelling bets while two slaves were fighting in the middle, the girl asked, “Anything else I can help you with?”

“How about you keep me company while I make a few bets? I’m sure lady luck will smile upon me with such a beautiful lady by my side.”

Used to this sort of request, the girl obliged, but Seth could still feel her negative energy flooding his body. He thought about looking up her information, but tonight he didn’t come here for anything besides some easy coins and lust energy, so he gave up after further consideration.

The two made their way in front of the small crowd, and Seth looked at the two beefy fighters before asking, ‘System, any information on this fight?’

A small smile crossed Seth’s face, “I bet a gold coin on the black-haired one.”

The server was taken aback by the amount and murmured, “Even if you wager one gold coin, you will still only take home 90% of the money bet on the other contenders, after taxes.”

Seth gave a nod, already understanding the rules, but he knew he’d win, so he didn’t care. Another employee there marked Seth’s bet, and everyone waited for the fight to end.

Two minutes later, the black-haired slave hit the other in the neck and knocked him unconscious. The employee approached Seth shortly after and gave him one gold coin and 25 silvers.

Seth audibly sighed and wondered to the server, “Is there a spot where I could earn a higher amount?”

The girl considered for a moment before responding, “The largest bets are put on dice.”

“Great. Take me there.” Seth smiled as he threw the silver coins he had just won toward her.

The girl was startled by Seth’s generosity, but she quickly recovered and grabbed the silver pouch before she showed the way toward the dice gambling room. Also, she presented Seth with some positive energy for the first time in the evening.

‘Money makes the world go round,’ thought Seth to himself, trailing after the girl.