131 The Little 'Black and Gold' Dice!

Old D bombarded a strong magical aura around them, enough to make Pedro think twice for his next actions. That said, Pedro regained his composure and courage, and neutralized the fear that Old D wanted to establish in order for Pedro to show respect to him as his master.

'Inheritor? Non-sense! Faunia only said one thing! She was up against a demon!' Pedro frowned as he glanced towards Faunia that was being carried by Fate and seemed lifeless.

Before anyone could speak, Fate smirked as he tossed his 'toy' dice into the air and deflected Pedro's pen-knife that was aiming towards him at full speed. The Pen-knife stabbed into the ground whilst Fate's toy dice landed straight back to his hand as if nothing had happened.

This weaved a few more lines into Old D's forehead as the magical energy he exerted becomes stronger, enough to make Pedro feel like he was being forced to kneel in respect. Fortunately, before matters could go any worst, Fate's laugh broke the deathly silence as he placed his toy dice into his pocket and took out a small dice. It was almost an inch long on each side and had an alternating color of black and gold; where there was a black dot on the gold-colored sides.

"Hahahaha! Being stubborn would bring you no good young man!" Fate said as he held tightly on the small dice, not even daring to play with it. At this moment, Old D glanced towards Fate and the dice in his hand as his grip to his cane tightens and the magical energy he released, became stronger.

Before anyone could speak, Fate continued, "Ha-Ha! You see, young man... We are here to help! If you think that we were here to abduct Little Faunia, then you are wrong!"

At this moment, Fate wore a calm and cold look as his usually curved lips straightened. Consequently, his body resonated with an equally strong magical aura with that of Old D, to the point that the pressure the Pedro felt had suddenly doubled.

This time, Fear could be seen in Pedro's dark eyes. Unfortunately, escape is not possible because even his vision was barely able to hold on. That said, Pedro still struggled to remain conscious like a student who stayed up late at night in order to finish a project that is due the next day.

"First of all, if you are an enemy or our target... There would be no discussion and you would already be dead." Fate said as he opened his palm, revealing the black and gold dice. "Second, no one can stop Old D if he wants to harvest a soul. Not even Elder sister Life could stop him! So... Young man! If you are worried about little Faunia, then rest assured, we won't do any harm to her."

After he said his point, Fate controlled the magical energy he released enough to stabilize Pedro mentally but strong enough to restrict his movements physically. On the other hand, Old D's gaze was still fixated towards Fate and his dice.

"Pfff... Bwahahahahaha!" Fate burst into laughter after noticing that Old D was 'somehow' on guard against his dice. Then, he said, "Relax, Old D! This is my ultimate special favorite dice! It looks cool, doesn't it? Bwahahahahaha!"

"I know! And I am very familiar with it!" Old D replied in a cold manner. Then, he asked, "You only have a few of those dice. Don't tell me that you are planning to use it at this disrespectful candidate of mine?"

"Bwahahahahaha!" Fate burst into laughter and said, "You don't see what I can see Old D! You do what you think is best for the world, and I would do the same."

Fate smirked as he opened his palm revealing the black and gold dice. Old D remained silent as Fate closed his hand and shook it. However, instead of throwing the dice, he stopped shaking his hand and opened it once more.

"Tada!" Fate said like a magician as the black and gold dice became two.

Old D frowned and was about to speak but he was interrupted with Fate's laugh.

"Bwahahahahaha! Old D, ain't I cool? It's a trick I learned from brother Procras! How irony! Hahahaha!"

After a few seconds of laughing, fate gripped the two dice and said, "This is as much as I can do. It's too early for me to look for an inheritor after all. Hahahaha!"

Fate threw one dice in front of Pedro and another in front of the unconscious young man. The dice were thrown like a bullet that was fired from a gun. Bot landed and buried into the ground with the golden side with a black dot facing upwards.

Consequently, the dice burst as a bright light filled the surroundings. It was so bright to the point that Pedro could only see nothing but white despite shielding his eyes with his arms.

At this moment, Fate said, "We are done here Old D! It seems like we don't have the time to have another cup of that drink called tea. Hahahaha!"

Old D could only sigh in response as he activates his portal while saying his last remarks to Pedro, "It's good to know that my candidate is brave and adamant. But know this young man... Only strength speaks loud in this world! If you want to become my successor, then you need to become stronger. Only then should I see if you are really rightful to be the overseer of the afterlife!"

"Don't worry about little Faunia. She might look like she perished, but she ain't. You can ask Old D about it! Hahahaha!" Fate interjected and also bid his farewell, "See you soon, young Death! Hahahaha!"

Pedro was about to respond but the light had started to dissipate, consequently making him dizzy; like when one stared into the sun in a long period of time. Soon, his vision became clear, and his dizziness disappeared.

Only the dead trees, the withered leaf, and the three Asian looking men were left in the vicinity. There were even no signs of the black and gold dice. That said, Pedro was filled with mixed emotions and could only stare towards the three men who seemed to have regained their consciousness.

'Faunia...' He thought as his memories with the cute gluttonous little girl played into his mind. At the same time, he remembered how he wasn't able to protect Madame Soledad and everyone else and the thought of him being not strong enough to do so.

He gripped his hand tightly as his teeth gnash in anger. His eyes--that was forced by the blinding light to return to normal--had become dark as the void, again. Consequently, making the trio collapse into the ground once again.

"Nothing is ever enough! I need to get stronger!" Pedro said.

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Somewhere in the world, where darkness span as far as the eyes could see. A yellow-eyed being burst into laughter and said, "Old D! You're candidate had a scary pair of eyes! Hahahahaha!"

"Scary, indeed!" Old D said, forcing out a smile. "Well... At least he knows how to use a percentage of its true power."

"Hahahahaha! I won't dare go against him if he really becomes your successor." Fate said with a smirk. "I doubt that even Elder Brother Justice and Sister War could even match up to him."

"Is that your assumption or the truth?" Old D chuckled.

"Hahahahaha! Who knows?" Fate said, "It might be, it might be not! Hahahaha!"