Reign's cold voice cut through the silence, firm and menacing.
"I'm going to ask you questions," he warned, his tone dripping with contempt.
"You better answer without lying, or else." A chill settled in the air as he fixed his attention on Aiku, the seriousness of his words hanging heavy between them.
Aiku felt the pressure increasing, showing that Reign could make it even stronger if he wanted to. He was just toying with her.
Now, she was sure that it wouldn't do her any good to go against him.
"I will answer all your questions without hiding anything," she hurriedly bowed her head again on the floor.
"Do you still remember where you came from?" Reign asked.
"I'm sorry, I only remember some of it, but one thing is for sure, the place I came from is far away from here, this place is just too different," she responded.
Reign pondered her words, and did not react violently right away ,instead he kept asking her question until he got an overall idea where she came from.
First, it was also a tiered city because she remembered seeing a tall wall, but unlike this place, the buildings were more modest and had an old-fashioned design.
She even described some things that he found interesting, like a tree with pink leaves.
Unfortunately, she couldn't remember any names, only images.
After satisfying his curiosity about her origin, he decided to focus on another topic.
"You said that you're planning to possess her body, right?" he asked.
That was the conclusion he had come to after hearing the lullaby lyrics.
"Yes," she answered honestly, her voice trembling slightly.
"And how do you plan to do that?"
Aiku paused for a moment, considering whether to reveal the entire process. She could just say the general idea.
But when she saw how intimidating Reign's face was, she decided to come clean.
She took a deep paused, gathering her thoughts before speaking.
"To possess her body, I need to merge my consciousness with her slowly. It is a delicate process. I have to sing her into a deep, trusting sleep with my lullaby. After she's completely relaxed and unaware, I can start the integration, but it would take me days to complete process."
"How many days do you need?" Reign asked immediately, if it was too long then it was better to kill her now.
Aiku couldn't help but shiver at the thought.
"Yes, Master," she replied, her voice full of dedication . "I dare not betray your trust." She made a mental note to never cross Reign—those shadow-hopping monster were not something she wanted to mess with.
"Good," Reign nodded in satisfaction, pleased with the effectiveness of his little act.
It was a good thing that he had no face right now, so she couldn't read his expression—perks of having a skull for a face.
"I'll leave you now. Remember, I'll come back after three days... Don't disappoint me," Reign said, opening the window and making his way out of the mansion.
With his current power level, escaping without detection was now very easy for him.
Aiku, who had been left behind, felt a wave of relief wash over her as she realized she could now move freely.
'This place is filled with scary people,' she shuddered, finding it pitiful that a ghost like her ended up being scared instead.
However, she didn't show it on her face, fearing that Arc and Shackler might be watching her.
"I will now do my job," she said, bowing her head as if Reign were observing her every move.
Reign found a dark corner and transformed, making his body human-sized.
He then put on his mask and clothes, which he had hidden within himself.
CLICK
'My phone is out of battery,' Reign sighed, he had been keeping one inside his body all along.
'I better find a convenience store where I can charge this first,' he muttered to himself. He could use lightning, but it would just fry the whole thing.
Fortunately, it didn't take him long to find one after running for 15 minutes.
He charged the phone and opened the app, but instead of connecting directly, he got a message saying he needed to register the phone first at the Veiled Nights headquarters in this city.
If he was correct, the city should have a slum area where the base was located.
He was still a Gold Rank on paper, so he was bound to get special treatment in this low-tier city.
His intention to visit the Veiled Nights was because of two things.
First, to gather information while he waited and to leverage his status for better access to resources and assistance.
'I should call a taxi,' Reign thought.
He wasn't familiar with this place, so it would saved him time.