"Brother!" shouted a voice from behind, interrupting the conversation between Theos and Ivan Rasforh.
They both turned to see who had arrived. It was a young woman of about 18, with pure white hair as long and fluffy as a mane blowing in the wind.
As she walked toward Theos, her sky-blue eyes never left Theos, who stood there without saying a word.
"Hey, answer me, brother," she shouted with a frown as she approached him, not even glancing at Ivan or the girl.
"What brings you here, Nora?" the black-haired man replied dryly and coldly; his indifferent expression startled Nora a little, but she didn't back down. "My father told me that you would come to the meeting today; at first, I didn't believe him, but I see that I was wrong," Nora explained.
Theos began to remember Nora's character in the novel, his older stepsister by only a few months. She was adopted by his parents at the age of 2 and has been raised by them ever since, even living with them, something even Theos hasn't done.
'In the original plot, she joins the harem of the protagonist after some accidents of the hero saving the beauty and so on, clichéd ways, but the author had a writing that made it quite interesting and enjoyable. In the end, she, my sister, confronted me with the protagonist and more harem members to defeat me. .... And because of her, Theos couldn't kill the protagonist' As he remembered the events of the novel, he couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat.
'When the villain had the opportunity to attack and kill the protagonist, she stood in his way, and he, who was still deeply in love with his family and especially with his sister, stopped, not realizing that at that moment his death was sealed...' This is how Theos died in the final battle, according to the plot of the original novel.
Remembering all the details, Theos' gaze grew colder and colder until it reached a point that frightened Alice and Ivan.
His look was not unlike a murderous look!
She also felt Theos' gaze on her. This time Nora recoiled in horror, almost in tears.
Although they hadn't spent much time together as siblings, they had grown up together in their childhood, playing every day. She remembered those memories as the sweetest of her life. Seeing Theos' cold gaze broke her heart, but she didn't collapse.
"I see, let's go to the meeting," the black-haired man commented briefly, without giving too many details, and started walking with Alice intertwined with his hand.
"Wait, at least tell me what happened to your eye," Nora asked quickly, hoping to continue the conversation with Theos, but he continued walking without any sign of stopping.
"You can ask my father if you want to know," he replied without giving many details.
Ivan also started to follow Theos after he apologized to Nora. After all, he is The Fallen, the biological son and heir of the entire Fallen family, superior to her in status.
And like any dog following its master, he naturally followed Theos.
At the same time, Nora felt alone, completely lost, unable to move, and unable to react to what had just happened. She thought that even though Theos was indifferent and cold, he would at least treat her like a normal person, but not even in her worst nightmares did she expect to see that look that almost contained hatred and contempt.
And what about that look? Even though the original Theos loves his family excessively, Ark has a deep hatred for Nora at the end of the novel, after all. .... She got his favorite character killed! Who wouldn't be upset?
Knowing that Theos would die because of her would not make him love her more; in fact, he disliked her, so the hatred created a strong disdain for her.
[For scaring dozens of workers and filling the heroine Nora with horror and fear, you have received the reward of 1500 negative mana] The reward system suddenly sounded.
A small smile broke out on Theos' face that no one could see. 'Maybe 1000 or even 1200 of those 1500 are just my sister's' he concluded, after remembering how the system had made it clear to him that he would get a higher reward if the characters were important to the plot.
"Status.
[Name: Theos of Fallen.
Age: 17.
Path: Oblivion.
Race: Human -?
Rank: Unknown.
Skills: ???, Attract Heroines.
Negative Mana: 3000.]
The negative mana continued to grow, making Theos more powerful as he licked his lips in anticipation. 'The seal is getting weaker and weaker'
This time, Theos paid more attention to his condition, especially to the [Path] section where the word "Oblivion" was written in the block. He didn't know what "Oblivion" meant, but he knew what "Path" meant.
Every person in this world can have his or her way and ability from birth. These paths can be divided into common, unique, exclusive, and supreme elements, while the abilities are divided differently... The path can give you a greater affinity with the practiced elements, and also a greater understanding, effectiveness, power, etc.'. Remembering all the information about the Paths in the novel, Theos couldn't wait to use his Path.
'Just be patient,' Theos comforted himself, turning his attention away from his thoughts ahead: a huge mansion with young men, lords, and old men coming and going, talking with smiles on their faces and trying to make connections.
Watching the nobles, Theos couldn't help but shake his head. "They never change, not even in a fantasy novel," he muttered.
"Huh? Did you say something?" asked Alice, still following him with her eyes.
"Nothing!" he shook his head quickly, his plans taking shape in his mind. 'Here I will change my destiny!'
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