528 True Identity
The bronze statue slowly turned its head north, its crimson eyes gazing at the lone corpse of an old man near the town gates.
It was none other than Mayor Wyndham Hobbs!
What a waste, the crimson-eyed entity thought.
The vessel is now dead and useless. This cannot be a coincidence. I sensed the machinations of fate, after all...
But the caster doesn't seem to be all that powerful. Mana Liquefaction Magus at best. That's nothing to be worried about. However, I must be cautious of him. For him to thwart my plans, he is no ordinary Magus!
The following moment, the statue lifted its copper hands and started to weave hand gestures in a slow and mechanical manner.
Since this was not his real body, but only a puppet, the red-eyed entity took longer than usual to complete the spell.
While completing the physical component of the spell, the entity thought to himself in confidence, Although the vessel has died, I can gather the rest of the people and build myself a new body.
I've made enough contingency plans to ensure the success of my grand plan. As long as my venom runs through their veins, they are but mere marionettes to my whims!
The statue finished weaving hand signs, but before he could cast the model component of the spell, he froze in shock.
What? Why are there so few of them? Merely a few dozen... Impossible!
Although the crimson-eyed entity could sense the townsfolk through their blood, he noticed that only a small portion of them had venom inside them.
No one should have been able to counteract the venom in their blood streams! The entity thought in disbelief.
Suddenly, a mysterious figure appeared before the statue out of nowehere.
It was none other than Adam!
He looked at the statue with curious eyes and asked, "So you're the person behind the red door, huh? Nice to finally meet you."
The statue didn't reply. It continued to stare at the raven-hared youth with its cold and crimson eyes.
"Let's introduce ourselves, shall we?" Adam smiled in a carefree manner, however, inside he was trembling in nervousness. "The name's Adam Constantine. What about you?"
Once again, the statue didn't reply. It continued to coldly stare at Adam, scrutinizing him.
He paused for a moment before continuing, "Here's my theory - several centuries ago, you carried out live experiments on humans. Magus Morven found out about this and tried to stop you.
"In the end, he died but you somehow miraculously survived. However, you were too injured. You then decided to produce many offspring and built this town under the guise of guarding the seal.
"But secretly you've been collecting your descendant's blood so that you can use it to recover your strength. Oh, and you probably manipulated everyone into never leaving the town.
"Since werewolves are closely connected to the moon, the night of the blood moons seems to be pretty auspicious. And, as I had thought, you really did show up tonight!"
The statue was silent for a long time, causing Adam's smirk to deepen. "My theory is true, isn't it?" He asked.
"Have you bought enough time?" Asked the statue.
Adam's smile froze.
"Although only a few of my mortal descendants carry the venom inside them, I can still sense five Magi who carry my bloodline as well as the venom," the statue continued.
"That will be more than enough to take care of you!"
Intense warning bells rang inside Adam's mind and he hurriedly retreated. At the same time, he furiously cursed inside his mind.
Damn it, those fools! Did they get cold feet?! Damn it! I should have killed the local Magi myself!
"Hahaha!" The statue laughed out loud as it weaved the final hand gesture required to activate the spell. "You will be the first one I kill, Magus!"
The crimson glow of the twin moons bathed the town ominously. The atmosphere turned eerie and mystical.
The entire town started to rumble as the streets absorbed the red moonlight and lit up brilliantly. The entire road network of the town served as the model component for the spell!
Slowly, the bronze statue of Magus Stratford was covered in cracks.
A few moments of silence ensued before the entire town square exploded.
BOOOM!!!
Yeahhh! Did you guys like the twist? I hope I executed it like I had imagine kekeke!
Esenel