HBWnovel Book 2: Chapter 529
Book 2: Chapter 529
As Lukas’ expression immediately hardened, Yang In-hyun’s sleeves fluttered faintly.Rustle.
The prison bars were cut apart like candles on the verge of melting.
Striding into the cell, Yang In-hyun slowly looked around. Was he looking for clues? Lukas began his own
“Go ahead. Just know that I’ll intervene if things get twisted.”
“Right.”
“Be careful~”
Pale waved her hand.
Lukas let out a loose laugh. Right. Pale was one of his reasons for accepting the Lightning God’s offer. With her support, he would be able to avoid the worst outcome.
Slowly, Lukas’ body rose up and headed towards the clouds.
Among the clouds, the figure of a being wrapped in electric current could be seen.
[…Lukas.]
As he looked at the Thunderous Lightning God, the ‘Lightning God’ spoke.
[Please.]
“…”
Then Lukas handed his body over.
* * *
The Lightning God looked.
Looked at the Thunderous Lightning God.
…It didn’t feel like looking into a mirror. The Lightning God became bitter at that fact first.
[Hmm.]
The Thunderous Lightning God murmured.
[As expected, how interesting.]
“…”
[So, what kind of being are you supposed to be?]
“I… am the Lightning God.”
The Thunderous Lightning God laughed at the Lightning God’s words.
[That’s not a complete load of crap. Because I can definitely feel ‘Thunder’ from you. The only reason I performed this skit is because I felt your presence.]
He had noticed the existence of the ‘Lightning God’ in Lukas, and prepared to turn his body into an electric current to bring down the Flower Mountain.
In other words, the serious of actions that had just taken place were a surprise show prepared by the Thunderous Lightning God.
[I’m curious. What happened to you to cause you to parasitize Lukas Trowman like that?]
“I am a consciousness that fell from you.”
[Hoh. Explain in detail.]
Then, the Lightning God began to explain what happened to him. He couldn’t help but mention Lukas’ regression. This was something that couldn’t be helped, and if the Lightning God didn’t tell him about it, he wouldn’t be able to understand the current situation.
[Hmm…]
When the story ended, the Thunderous Lightning God seemed to be lost in thought.
[I see. So you want to return back to this Lightning God?]
“And I want you to leave Lee Jong-haks’ body as well.”
[Kuku. Lee Jong-hak is a puppet that I worked hard to get. What benefit do I get for dumping this guy?]
“Aren’t you interested in what I experienced in ‘a different future’?”
Naturally, the Lightning God didn’t explain everything he’d experienced before regressing. Instead, apart from Lukas’ regression in itself, he kept most of the facts hidden.
‘Memories of what he saw here and in ‘a different future’, was the only bargaining chip the Lightning God, who had lost everything, had.
[A little, interested.]
“If so, then…”
[Hmm]
Once more, there was a long silence.
Then, the Lightning God, who was waiting anxiously, heard a voice.
[Fine. I’ll absorb you back.]
“Seriously?”
[If you agree to one condition, I’ll take you back right now.]
“…condition?”
The Thunderous Lightning God smiled.
[You’re in control of Lukas Trowman’s body right now, aren’t you?]
“…you can see that.”
He said it as if it wasn’t a big deal.
[Then it’s simple. Use that body to kill Lee Jong-hak, who I’m currently using as a puppet.]
“What did you say?”
The Lightning God unconsciously asked.
Then, looking at the person opposite him, he gritted his teeth.
“Did you not fully understand what I just said?”
The Lightning God had told Lukas. He would persuade him and get Lee Jong-hak’s body back from the Thunderous Lightning God.
Therefore, if he was to accept that ridiculous offer, the Lightning God would be going back on his word.
[I said it because I fully understand.]
“What good would an act like that do you?”
[Uhahaha… despite being ‘me’, do you not know? Why I said that?]
“…”
[If that’s the case then it’s not worth explaining. Understand? All I need is an answer. If you’re my remnant thought, then it must be painful to exist independently. Don’t you want to end every cursed moment as quickly as possible?]
…That was right.
As expected of the ‘Thunderous Lightning God’.
He knew what kind of situation the Lightning God was in at that moment, what he was thinking that made him shudder so.
However…
“…”
The Lightning God recalled his last conversation with Lukas.
And,
Nodded.
“…understood.”
Ttuk.
For a moment, time seemed to freeze.
[Kuk, kukuku…]
The Lightning God’s expression hardened at that low laugh.
[Kukuku, kuhahaha─! Uhahaha─!]
A sonorous laugh echoed across the black sky.
“Why are you laughing?”
[Are you asking that because you really don’t know?]
No. In fact, he did know.
Because it was ‘him’, it was none other than ‘his own’ laughter.
Even if he didn’t like it, he couldn’t help but know what it meant when such a laugh burst out.
[I just wanted to give this body a test. After all, how miserable could ‘I’ really become? Ahh- Indeed, it seems I shouldn’t get too deeply involved with humans. The mere fact that I have a possibility of becoming like you gives me goosebumps.]
A brightly smiling tone,
A thorough sneer.
[You don’t still think of yourself as the Lightning God, do you? You’ve already regressed… no, you’re less than that.]
“…I’m not.”
[Are you denying it? Is that really the case? You should know, right? Even in that state, if you wanted to be like a Ruler, if you still thought of yourself in that way, you would never break a promise you made.]
“You’re the one who suggested it to me. And in my current state…”
[It must be awful. I can understand why you would want to escape. However, I still can’t accept it. ─Right. Literally, we never break our word, even in the face of our end. That is who we are.]
“That’s not it. I…”
[Deny it all you want. The more you do that, the further from ‘me’ you become.]
“…”
[Since you’re an idiot who mistakes yourself as the ‘Thunderous Lightning God’, this body will tell you for certain.]
Then the Lightning God spoke.
[You are no longer a Ruler. Just dregs. Know your place.]
As if announcing it.