Chapter 536 Bram Stoker
After hearing the young man's words, Cardinal Loki remained silent for a long time.
“…Human?”
Cardinal Loki finally couldn't help but sneered, "Can you be considered human, Bram?"
"If everyone who sees me thinks I'm human, then I am human."
The young man called Bram just smiled nonchalantly.
He sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, and with a smile he looked up at Cardinal Loki standing in the middle of the room: "If you can be called an elf, then I can also be called a human, right?"
"——It should be the opposite."
Cardinal Loki said coldly, "If I can be called an elf, you should be called the Son of the Moon. And don't confuse me with you... I have been forgiven by the Candlestick."
"Oh, forgiveness."
The young man imitated it in a weird way, raised his orchid finger and pinched his throat: "Oh, forgiveness!"
"—Bram Stoker!"
Cardinal Loki seemed instantly enraged, his pupils instantly igniting crimson flames. His hair, like a gas stove, swelled and morphed into an even larger ball of flame.
The entire room was filled with red smoke, and the temperature was rising rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
He clenched his fists, took a half step forward, and roared in a low voice: "If you came to the Theocracy just to humiliate me, get out now!"
"This is my room, you should be the one to get out."
Bram said nonchalantly and lazily.
Upon hearing this, Cardinal Loki turned around and left without saying a word.
"—but in that case."
Bram's drawn-out words caused Cardinal Loki's pace to gradually slow down and pause: "Whatever punishment Xiong Tiansi gives you in the future will have nothing to do with me.
"As I just said, Utgaroch—the former Patriarch of the Supreme Heaven. Even if you betrayed the Supreme Heaven and secured a position as a cardinal in the Theocracy, you are still a giant. The divine blood of the Supreme Heaven flows in your body."
The young man looked at Cardinal Loki, who had his back to him, and sneered, "Betrayal? How naive! It's not that easy to shake off ties. Every memory of your past that you don't want to recall will haunt you like a nightmare."
"...That's not betrayal."
The flame-haired cardinal spoke slowly, "Back then, no one knew that the throne of the Supreme God could rise again after its collapse. You are but a short-lived creature, having never experienced that era. You have no idea how powerful the oppression of the White Dragon King was."
"So you ran away, betraying your country and your blood."
Bram said cheerfully, "Fleeing from battle—or perhaps even more than that. You've avoided being purged by the Theocracy, so you must have made an outstanding contribution to this war."
"This is called abandoning darkness and joining the light." Cardinal Loki turned around and said seriously.
"If you really thought so, you wouldn't have done anything like 'controlled fire', Your Highness Prince Loki," said Bram.
"...and you, great writer?"
Cardinal Loki asked in response, "You are from Avalon, yet you now serve the Most High. Aren't you also betraying your country and your origins?"
"Oh no no no no, at this moment, I am no longer an Avalonian. I am flexible. Because I am no longer human either... I am a noble vampire, an evil prophet of omen. The son of the moon with dragon blood, the descendant of Count Dracula -"
Bram Stoker, the creator of the best-selling novel "Dracula", said leisurely while lying on the sofa.
"Son of the Moon? Ha."
But Cardinal Loki simply looked at him with a sneer on his face: "It's nothing more than stolen goods. You have no talent for the path of love, and you are worthy of being called the Son of the Moon?"
"Aren't you the same?"
Bram's expression also turned cold. "Come on, Cardinal. The fact that we can meet is due to the kindness of Gray Sky. The power of 'lies' allowed me to steal the blood of the Moon Child and allowed you to steal the body of the elf... but in the end, it was all lies.
"A lie can only be called the truth when it is necessary, and at other times it is just a lie. I do not usually call myself the Son of the Moon. Every goblin and troll who knows me thinks I am human. No matter how I test it, I am also 100% pure-blooded human.
"What about you, Cardinal? Do you remember that you are actually a giant? A giant who can poke a hole in the ceiling here just by standing up? How long has it been since you transformed back into your true self?
"Or... are you afraid that Xiong Tiansi will discover that you are still alive and punish you for your cowardly act of deserting the battlefield, so you dare not admit your identity as a giant?"
"—You're so sharp-tongued!" Cardinal Loki shouted angrily.
"That's true. After all, I make money by writing books. If scolding people doesn't hurt, wouldn't that be a waste of my verbal skills?"
Bram said smugly.
It is obvious that Cardinal Loki will not leave now.
Although he was extremely reluctant, since Bram had come here with Xiong Tiansi's order, he could no longer escape.
If he runs away again, Xiong Tiansi's sharp claws will punish him personally.
By then...will Si Zhu still protect him?
He is just a giant after all, not a real elf.
Cardinal Loki sighed and sat down opposite Bram.
"Tell me," he said coldly, as if admitting defeat, "What exactly does Xiong Tiansi want me to do?"
"Let me talk about something important first."
Bram did not answer his question, but said: "Xiong Tiansi will soon return to the position of Pillar God - did you know?"
“…Which one?”
Cardinal Loki's heart moved, and he gave up the intention of continuing the performance and became serious.
His first reaction was - who wants to abdicate?
The Silver Crown Dragon was at the height of its power, and nearly every monarch in the material world was committed to maintaining its authority. Under these circumstances, it was virtually impossible for the Supreme Heaven to regain its former position.
Not to mention the other pillar gods... there's no sign of decline. Furthermore, he has special information channels...
Under such circumstances, it was impossible to defeat the Pillar God directly. The best he could do was to abdicate voluntarily.
"Snake Father."
Bram replied, “This is a secret from the highest level of the dream world—Snake Father is planning to abdicate.
"Because He has reached the pinnacle of supremacy, there is nothing beyond amber. He has grown weary of the boundless self-transcendence, and so intends to abandon the position of Pillar God and repeat the feat of transcendence. The supreme throne remains vacant. If my Lord can obtain the fragments of the Heavenly Ring that have fallen into the human world, he can step into the more mutable river and become a new Pillar God."
"Did you hear it yourself?"
"You don't really believe that I'm a dream-wandering monk, do you?"
Bram scoffed, "That's just marketing to boost novel sales. Aside from authority, transcendence, and adaptation, I truly have no other path. Besides, even if I were truly a dream-wandering monk, I wouldn't hear such a thing."
"That sounds scary."
The flame-haired cardinal commented, "The threefold path of a professional—are you truly not crazy?"
"Maybe. Maybe I've gone crazy, or maybe... I was already crazy when my father forced me into the Inspectorate."
Bram's pale face revealed a strange smile. "But I've always been open to anything. I'm very flexible, unlike you. As a fellow heir who has read the Spider's Silk Sequel, my understanding of lies is much deeper than yours, Senior."
Hearing this, the corners of Cardinal Loki's mouth rose slightly.
He asked in a low voice: "So? Where is the fragment of the Huan Tiansi you mentioned?"
"In the Theocracy."
Bram replied, "This is the order given to you by Xiong Tiansi - find him. Find the Avalonian named Aiwas Moriarty."
"And then... kill him?"
Cardinal Loki asked in a deep voice, subconsciously clenching his fists.
"No, then you must mark his soul with a ritual or curse, and my Lord will personally devour him in the Dream Realm. If this matter is handled well, it will not affect your current status at all.
"I heard your Pope is in a coma? Isn't this the perfect time? She can't see anything, and it's over.
"—By the way, this matter has nothing to do with me. Don't even think about asking me to help you. I came to the Theocracy to deliver a message to you simply because I happened to have some business to discuss."
Bram nodded at the old troll beside the stove. "A benevolent lord has specifically requested him, wanting to trade with the Theocracy... Since the final payment hasn't arrived yet, I'll use him for now. Although Aiwass seems immune to the curse, he should be aware of it. With him as bait, I'm sure the guy will come looking for him on his own."
"But I can't give you this bait. It would be terrible if you ruined it. I need to sell it for money."
"Oh, the great writer who buys and sells trolls?"
Cardinal Loki sneered.
Bram had no reaction. "By the way, I have to be paid to deliver this message. My Lord promised that I can get the balance from you once I find you."
"…the final payment?"
Hearing this, Cardinal Loki's heart skipped a beat and he asked in a deep voice, "What do you want?"
"Don't be nervous. What I want is your blood that was sealed by Sizhu...your giant blood, the divine blood from the highest heaven."
At this point, the famous writer’s pupils turned blood red: “Just let me take a bite, Senior Rocky.
"Be quiet and let me steal your [power], your [name], your [identity]—it's a win-win situation right now, isn't it?
"Leader of Controlled Fire, Your Excellency the Cardinal... You don't want your followers to know that you are actually a giant, right?"
The corners of the room had been tangled with grey spider silk without anyone noticing.
Loki's face was full of resentment, but deep in his pupils was a calm abyss.
When I got up, my arms started to hurt, and I was so weak that I couldn’t even lift my pants. I went to the hospital in the afternoon, and it was already four o’clock when I got home!
The good news is that there are no fractures or cracks; the bad news is that there are some dislocations in the cervical, lumbar, elbow and shoulder joints, and the shoulder and peripheral joints are semi-luxated.
It's recovering now, and my left hand has regained its grip, but my biceps tendon still hurts a bit when I exert force... I can only apply a plaster and wait for it to recover slowly.
Today will be updated as normal. I'm going to have lunch and come back to write the second chapter!
(End of this chapter)
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