Endless Evolution: Last Star

Chapter 456 Wings in Chains (Part 9)

"Me...?"

Adam uncertainly pointed to himself. He was puzzled, not fully understanding the meaning of Osana's words.

"Sure, it's unknown how you'll prove yourself as a K2-Phantom, but... recently you were one of the strongest K1-Phantoms. You defeated Top-2 and Top-1 monsters. The Thunder Demon and the Plague Reaper, not to mention the many other difficult battles you survived."

Osana expected to see a smile on Adam's face at her praise, her words were sincere, and she actually thought so.

However, Adam just shrugged with a bored look.

"Nah, I'm not as strong as you say, no need to flatter me. I mean, I was better than most K1-Phantoms, but I wouldn't call myself one of the best. I didn't defeat the Essence Thunder Demon or the Plague Reaper by myself."

Osana blinked a few times, baffled by his answer.

"I had a lot of strong Phantoms helping me and every one of those fights was on the brink and not without casualties. I wouldn't be able to defeat any of them on my own at that point. Sure, I could have lasted one, maybe two minutes against the Plague Reaper, but then he would just cut me to pieces."

Before Osana could say anything, Adam waved his hand irritably, showing that this was an important topic to him.

"Come on, if it wasn't for your protective barrier, the Plague Reaper would have just needed to take one breath letting out his black air and that's it, we'd all be dead!"

Osana gulped, she realized that Adam was right.

But... even so, a lot of squads would die without a chance in a matter of minutes when encountering the Plague Reaper. It was an extra-class monster that was far too powerful for its threat level. Read new chapters at empire

"I see... Well, you're entitled to that opinion." Osana said quietly.

There was silence for a while before Adam cast a quick glance at her.

Although Adam was not a nobleman and did not have their luxuries, he was quite sure that nothing could compare to a bloody fight on the brink of death against someone really strong like the Plague Reaper.

"Then..." Osana bit her lip, "We returned to the Citadel and parted ways. Apparently, Nirosh Marzo was interested in me back then, both as a woman and as a Phantom. Since our families know each other well and have a strong relationship, it wasn't long before he learned quite a bit about me."

Adam narrowed his eyes looking intently at Osana.

"So... Realizing that I was the Artificial Phantom and he was the Natural One, he came to my family and demanded to marry me. After that, the end of my quiet life came. This rule works among all Twelve Branches, and I simply can't refuse, ignore, or run away."

Osana spread her hands apart.

"If I resist, they'll just come to me, put me in a white dress and take me to the groom, then force me to give birth to an heir and more than one, since the chances of any of the children being Phantom in such a union are very high."

Adam tilted his head he felt a little sorry for Osana.

"Oh... That sucks..."

"Yeah, what's more, a wedding date has already been set, it will happen in a few months."

Adam's eyes went wide.

"What...? But..." Adam looked at his wedding ring as he showed his hand, "You did propose to me..."

Osana smirked.

"Sure, because I want you to possess me. I want you to use The Rule of Power."

Adam blinked a few times.

"The Rule of Power...?"