Limitless The Strongest Revenant

Then I turned to Joshua's group and asked with a grin.

"What about the rest of you? Do you intend to stand with me knowing what is to come?"

Joshua smiled wryly before shaking his head.

"My lord, isn't it a little late? We already fought a demon. What could be worse than that?"

"White boy stupid as usual."

"Hefe, I meant what I said. I owe you my life. I regained my dignity and evolved into a Phantom just by following you. I will not leave."

"It's the same with Santi, boss. Being smart was boring anyway. Let's be crazy and rich instead."

"Ami, you gave me back my Tristan. Use my strength as you wish."

Even though I expected such answers, hearing them made me well up with emotion.

"What do you think the others would say?"

Joshua thought for a moment before answering. "Scott worships you, my lord. Warren and Claire treat you like their matchmaker. I am not sure about the others, but at least for the three of them, they would not leave either."

"Wolves are crazy. But loyal. They stay too white boy. I'm sure of that."

"Of the troops we trained, boss, most of them consider you their king. They will follow where you lead. Partly because no one else but you bothered to help them when they were down."

"I think almost everyone feels the same way, Hefe. Formless, saints, slaves, even the manifested. You were the one who gave everyone the ability to stand and fight. Whatever doubts they might have had were gone when they went loco. I mean, they even battled a demon for you, Hefe."

"I see. Well, I will tell everyone when we get to the 24th floor." I faced Vincent as I continued.

"Is that all? I am a bit hungry and want to see my parents for a bit."

"Yes my lord, that was all. Happy birthday again!"

"WAIT! WAIT! ARE YOU ALL OUT OF YOUR MINDS? HE JUST SAID HE WAS GOING TO FIGHT THE WHOLE WORLD! WHY DOESN'T ANYONE TELL HIM TO COME TO HIS SENSES?!" Alice screamed.

"And you! Vincent! Are you really okay with this? I mean, Australia is one thing, but this man is crazy! We have to find someone else! I can be your parent instead!

We can run away!"

"Alice."

"That's crazy! We will die! All I wanted was to live in peace! With you! With Lucy! Why do we have to suffer like this?!n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Why?! Why can't they just let us be happy?!" Alice began to shout as tears streamed down her cheeks.

Vincent stood up and took her in his arms, caressing her back as he whispered.

"Alice...you and I both know this is impossible. We may be happy for a few years, but the time will come when we will regret not having the strength. Do not cry, my dear, I will never leave you alone again."

'Should we stay for this?' I asked the girls.

'Let's give them some privacy, my love.'

'It seems the descendants are all cut from the same cloth, dearest, do you find their plight pitiful?

'Possum, do you have anything to munch on?'

'She kind of reminds me of myself, doesn't she, Darling?'

'Honey, can we stay a little longer? I want to see what happens next.'

'Husband, let's go, our business here is finished.'

'Anata, what would you like for dinner?'

I laughed when I heard the girls, there were those who liked the gossip, those who didn't and those who didn't really care. While I was talking to my girls, Vincent continued to soothe his mistress.

"Alice, not many are willing to risk upsetting your father. My lord not only fought him, but won his approval. And furthermore, even David Thomas treats him as an equal. Lucrecia and I have thought long and hard about this. There is no better person to follow than him."

"Sniff...but Vincent...this is all because that bastard sold me to Australia! It is all his fault! I am so sorry...if I could have been more useful, maybe things would have turned out differently. I am so useless...Sniff..."

"There...there...it's okay, Alice...you didn't do anything wrong...it's going to be okay..."

When I heard the way Vincent spoke to his lover, I felt he was making a mistake. Alice Gertrude was right about one thing. She was fucking useless.

As a Reaper, a descendant at that, she had both resources and time. She could have made something of herself if she had wanted to.

'You had the power to repel a demon... my girls had less than you, but they didn't give up. But you... you are nothing more than a decoration... why are you still playing the victim? You are a fucking reaper!'

Unconsciously, my anger began to burn. It must have come from envy. This girl had everything handed to her on a silver platter. Of course, she had a shitty life, but who didn't? And yet this girl didn't even think about doing something about it.

And Vincent, while a doting husband, poisoned her with his affection. It robbed this reaper of the mentality that she could be something more.

'If I hadn't considered the urgency of Hellsgate, would I have treated the girls the same way? Like they were made of glass.'

Most men would choose to follow Vincent's path, it was what men were wired to do. But that was when women literally had no choice. In ancient times, women were protected because they were physically weaker than men.

But there were many stories of the fairer sex taking matters into their own hands. Weapons certainly helped, but it usually stemmed from a woman's mentality.

I also tried to suppress the girls to protect them. But unlike Alicia, they resisted. It came from their desire to protect me.

'But this bitch is perfectly happy to be protected. She was completely fine with Vincent doing all the work while she sat in the back. For all her power and appearance, her mentality was that of a child.'

Before anyone could stop me, my voice leaked out the turmoil in my heart.

"Vincent, stop coddling her. She remains immature because your kindness prevents her from getting hurt."

"My lord, I..."

"I refuse to allow you to carry worthless burdens. If you want me to keep my end of the bargain, let me tell her what she wants to hear."

"..."

"Vincent?" Alicia asked.

"Very well, my lord. It's not that I didn't foresee it. I just... I would much rather suffer for her sake."

"I can understand that. But if you truly love her, you must let her develop. Keeping her in a cage will only bring her regrets. I tried to do the same thing. So it is not that I do not understand."

"How do you deal with anxiety, my lord? This fear is enough to paralyze me. Lucrecia and I have argued about it many times."

I walked over to Vincent and put my hand on his shoulder.

"You have to trust her. Trust her ability and her strength. Be there for her if she falls. Just like teaching someone to ride a bike."

"I see, you are wise, my lord. Can I rely on you then?"

"Of course, as someone in my care, I will help as I can."

"Vincent, what are you talking about?"

"Alicia, forgive me. But for now, please listen to what my lord has to say."

Alicia looked at me cautiously as Vincent held her hand.

'Girls, please give us some privacy.'

The Sirens moved to create a soulcage that covered Vincent, Alicia, and me. Anyone who heard my conversation with Vincent already knew what I was going to say. I felt a {Portal} open and the soul signatures of Joshua's group promptly vanished.

Inside the soulcage, Alicia remained anxious, holding her lover's hand like a lifeline.

"Alicia, before I begin. I want you to know that I have nothing against you. And everything I am about to say, I say because it will help you. But they will all be things you do not want to hear. But they are necessary if you want to protect your partner in the future?"