Unstoppable Antihero
Chapter 18: The Miracle
The moon shines brightly at night. The sky was clear with no sign of rain. Decorate thousands of stars in the sky like beautiful trinkets that decorate the party room.
At the top of a mountain, there were many people gathered. In the crater of the mountain there is a puddle of magma that boils. Smoke gushed out, making the night feel hotter than usual.
From the large number of people, Neo Khufu stood on the edge of the crater while glancing down for a few moments. He said nothing, then turned his eyes to another.
Shortly afterwards, two burly men brought a young man whose eyes, mouth, hands, and feet were bound before Noe Khufu. One of the two men said, “Dewaku, the show has been provided.”
Neo Khufu still had a flat face, glancing back at the crater of the volcano. Taking a short breath, he said, “Prove me your devotion.”
“According to your command, Dewaku,” replied two burly men, starting to walk to the edge of the crater.
“Emmp emmp.” The young man whose mouth was bound tried to break away.
Even so, not caring about anything, the two burly men threw the young man into the crater. Even still not enough, they then pelted the young man using fireballs.
Everyone kept their mouths shut, none of them intended to protest against this ritual. The atmosphere was so quiet that at last the two burly men finished doing the task and kneeled to Neo Khufu followed by everyone who was here now. They waited quietly, a miracle that would be created by their God and King—Neo Khufu.
“The sky and the earth bow to me,” Neo Khufu said. “The rest of the world must obey and worship me without exception.”
“According to your orders, Dewaku,” everyone says.
“With absolute authority without tolerance. Rise up before me, the Eternal Male Sheep covered in an unquenchable fire—The Aries!”
The fire immediately gushed out from inside the crater. Everyone did not dare to look up, but just bowed while praying to their God—Neo Khufu, asking for safety.
The air temperature once again increased, but Neo Khufu still stood calm with a flat face. His gaze was as blank as staring into the void of a dark space. Taka da any emotion that comes out of him, even though everyone is very submissive and awaits a miracle from him.
It only took a while until finally the shadow of a person was reflected from the pupils of Neo Khufu's eyes. From the blazing fire, a shadow of a person was seen right inside the blaze. The figure floated like his body was fused with fire.
“Thanks to your head,” Neo Khufu said to his followers.
Everyone on the top of the mountain raised their heads, watching firsthand the appearance of a burly young man who came out of the fire. The young man was wearing a robe from the fleece of a ram. However, the most amazing thing was the fact that the young man was a young man who had just been dumped into the crater of the volcano.
“Follow yourself, my God!” puja everyone. “Follow yourself and your miracle, my God!”
The atmosphere that was once quiet, is now boisterous by the people. They were once again made confident and believed that Neo Khufu was the most perfect God compared to other gods.
When people were busy worshipping Neo Khufu, the young man who came out from within the flames seemed to glance here and there. He scratched his head for a moment, then asked, “Where is this?”
“Welcome, The Aries.” Neo Khufu did not intend in the slightest to change his flat tone. “From now on you will serve me forever.”
“Huh?!” The young man covered his entire body with fire. “You think who you are?!”
The burly young man glanced around for some time. After seeing a group of people here, he finally replied, “Alright. This time I will accept your proposal.”
“That's great.”
“Show the way!”
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The night was late, the moon was still shining brightly, and the wind was blowing from the higher ground. Hustle and bustle of people sounded in the palace courtyard. A great feast was held in order to welcome Neo Khufu after performing a miracle at Mount Tefnut in the Judgment Territory of Tefnut.
Instead of being in a party and having fun with everyone, Neo Khufu just left after saying a few words of welcome. He deliberately did not want to linger and went straight to a room in the palace because of an important affair.
A young man was sitting quietly on a balcony. A long chair and a rectangular table were on the balcony, so the young man did not have to stand. In addition, the view from the balcony looks more calm compared to the palace courtyard on the other side.
Neo Khufu suddenly entered the room, then sat down on the chair opposite the sturdy youth table. The man was just as flat-faced as ever, like a living corpse.
“What do you want to talk about?” asked the young man who had just risen from the crater of Mount Tefnut a moment ago. “As an affirmation, I will not be willing to serve you let alone be your loyal follower!”
“I know you have great power,” replied Neo Khufu. “However, I am a God in this world.”
“God?” A small laugh came from the young man's mouth. “Are you more powerful and more powerful than the God I know?”
“I am not the only one, but I am the greatest God.”
“You're bragging too much.”
“Forget about it.” Neo Khufu instantly switched the topic. “Sang Aries, since you rose in the Kingdom of Fire, then you will be part of the Kingdom of Fire.”
“Don't call me the Aries or whatever it is,” refute the young man. “My name is Draco Evrard, and I am not part of the Fire Kingdom or any other Kingdom.”
“It looks like you know a lot about this world.”
“I'm not stupid. The red creature told me everything. But, I did not think that you made my resurrection to this world a show and validation of yourself.”
*Creature red, huh*? neo Khufu. *This person is in line with what I have in my dreams. Therefore I will make him submit to me either now or later*.
“If so,” says Neo Khufu. “This Fire Kingdom what does it mean to you, Draco Evrard?”
Draco can't be sure whether his instincts are wrong or whether Neo Khufu is more terrible than it seems. Although Neo Khufu did not let any expression out of his face, Draco could feel a deep darkness tucked away behind the man's mask.
“Is my question difficult enough for you, Draco Evrard?” neo Khufu.