Empire Of Souls

"Not only has a devil taken over my brother, but he even has devilish b.i.t.c.hes by his side!"

These were her real thoughts, but at the same time she had a strange and inexplicable feeling.

"No, I mustn"t allow my emotions to get in the way. That is no longer the brother that I loved."

Despite the turmoil in her mind, she didn"t allow it to show on her face. Shelise pa.s.sed by both Nelay and Lenia with nonchalance and acted as if she were joyful to see her brother once more. There was no ounce of killing intent or any other hidden intentions in her expressions and movements. Even Nelay failed to pick up on anything and she seemed only as a harmless girl approaching her long lost brother.

Even to this point, Aleks"s gaze still rested on Lariel. It was as if he didn"t wish to tear his eyes away to look at his sister in this life. Perhaps he was afraid that if he looked at her, he might have to face the reality of his situation.

Aleks sighed. It was a deep sigh of longing. He finally pulled his eyes away from Lariel and gently removed her hand from his mask. She didn"t say anything and quietly moved to his back as he turned around to face his approaching sister. She didn"t appear to notice any of this and was continuing to playfully approach him.

"Sister… "

Aleks was at a loss for words. This phrase was somewhat foreign to him, but at the same time somewhat familiar.

"Oh, now you turn to look at me brother? Have you missed me so much? Did you think of me? Did you long for me? Don"t worry, now we can be together forever."

Shelise smiled and jumped cutely to stand in front of her brother. She truly seemed the picture of a loving younger sister.

"You shouldn"t have come here." whispered Aleks.

Of all the words she expected him to say, those weren"t any one of them.

She scrunched up her eyebrows and looked at her brother strangely, "What do you mean brother? Don"t you want to be with me? Don"t you love me? I have thought of you every moment of every day for the past few years since…... you left me for dead."

She almost lost it at the end, but she kept her emotions in check and only appeared to give a wounded response.

Aleks did not step forward, it was as if he didn"t dare to take that step. At least in the eyes of his sister, he seemed to be conflicted.

"May I hug you.. Brother?"

Shelise looked at her brother with tender eyes. She looked weak and afraid. It was almost as if a slight wind might blow her away. She looked expectant, hopeful. She looked just like he remembered of her in the past.

"If only I could go back, at least for one last time." Aleks said.

"We can go back, everything will be fine now. I promise."

Shelise inched closer and lifted her arms to embrace Aleks. Even to this point, Aleks didn"t move. Lenia, Lariel and Nelay observed quietly, each with their own thoughts.

It was only when Shelise was a hair"s breadth from Aleks that a sudden killing intent and fierce expression arose from Shelise. She drew a dagger from somewhere hidden which leaked of a cursed aura and stabbed straight towards Aleks"s heart. Even to the last moment, no one had sensed that killing intent. Shelise"s act had been perfect, seemingly fooling everyone.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.

Unexpectedly however, before she could plunge the dagger that last inch into Aleks"s chest, her hand stopped and she couldn"t move the dagger any further. The dagger roiled with a gloomy red light and strange glyphs covered its blackened surface. A powerful corrosive aura was emitted by the dagger and it was clear that anyone cut by that edge would not last long. No matter how Shelise struggled, the dagger wouldn"t move and her once calm and endearing expression had become one twisted with rage.

"You d.a.m.nable b.a.s.t.a.r.d! I will kill you! YOU MUST DIE!"

To anyone looking, it would seem as if her hand had just simply stopped in midair, it was infinitely close to piercing Aleks"s skin. However, no matter how close it seemed, it would never draw any closer.

Wrapped around her hand in a gentle, but solid manner, was a translucent and pulsing tendril. Strangely enough, it didn"t harm her, it only held her hand firmly in its grasp.

"Why must you do this?" Aleks asked without emotion.

"NO, LET GO. I WILL KILL YOU!" Shelise shouted in rage as she struggled to free her hand.

She even tried to kick and punch Aleks, anything she could to break free, but it was as if she had hit a wall. Nothing she did could reach him or remove her hand from its imprisonment. Eneran frowned watching this. It was entirely unexpected. He never would have suspected that she would try to kill her brother in this manner. Now that she had been caught like an animal in a trap, he didn"t know what to do.

"Should I try to save her? But there are three Legendary beings there. Would I even be able to?"

He carefully a.n.a.lyzed the situation, but couldn"t find any silver lining.

"Dammit, why did she act so rashly!" Hissed Eneran under his breath.

"You are not my brother! You are a devil. Because of you, my family, my friends, my home.. It"s all gone! ALL BECAUSE OF YOU!"

Shelise was raving, shouting and screaming in rage as Aleks watched on calmly. He didn"t stop her, but let her say whatever she wished.

"You must die!! YOU MUST DIE!! It"s the only way I can save my brother"s soul!"

He continued to listen to her mad ravings for a while longer before he finally asked, "Do you truly believe all that?"

Shelise finally regained her calm when she heard his question.

"You left me for dead on that day. No, my brother would never leave me. On that day, my brother died and a devil took his place. You are not him, you are not! Tihr has told me the truth and Justice must be delivered upon you devil!"

After hearing her words, Aleks used his "Soul Tendrils" to lift up his sister and he gently placed her back down onto the floor away from him.

Lenia couldn"t take this scene anymore. It was too much for her. Not only had this girl tried to kill her master, but she had dared to curse and threaten him.

"Master, you should just kill her. She wants you dead, I can"t listen to this anymore! This.. girl.. Is crazy. I don"t care if she is your sister, if she wishes you harm I will kill her myself!"

Even Nelay appeared agitated and the two couldn"t help but draw out their weapons.

"Stay your hand!" Aleks warned.

This caused both Nelay and Lenia to be surprised. He had never been so stern to them before.

Finally, not willing to listen to Shelise"s harsh words any longer, he covered her mouth with a "Soul Tendril" which m.u.f.fled her voice. This didn"t stop her from continuing to curse at him, but it could no longer be heard clearly. Aleks slowly walked forward and his steps which seemed shaky became more firm.

"You are not entirely wrong, but you are also not entirely right. The truth is, I am your brother. But, I am also a devil."