Undead Beast Master: Living Solely for My Desires

"But thanks to my powers, I somehow managed to deny its control. After that, I threw it to the side and tried to attack it, but it seemed that I was too slow, so it managed to escape."

Once Zack had finished explaining how he was attacked, silence fell on the table where he and his friends were sitting.

Lily was the first one to manage to speak. "Something tried to take control of you? We expected you to be attacked, but... this is..." She wasn't able to finish her words, unsure of how to express them.

"But you are fine, aren't you? There aren't any side effects or something similar?" Roran asked as he leaned back in his chair.

"No, thankfully, I am fine," Zack replied.

Zaroth, meanwhile, was busy thinking. 'Something that enters your body and tries to take full control of it...' The first thing that came to mind was that creature he had seen once—the one that was wearing human skin.

'But from what I know, it is supposed to work for the emperor... unless he and Zack's family have joined sides, trying to get rid of him…'

This was the only logical conclusion. But if that was true, it meant that Zack was alone—not only fighting against his family, which was already hard enough, considering it was a very powerful clan, but now, if the emperor enters the picture...

Massaging his forehead, Zaroth sighed as he leaned back in his chair.

'What do you think, Luna?' he asked, eager to hear another opinion.

'Zack is pretty much screwed. I find it hard to imagine him surviving... Well, there does come one solution to mind…'

"Yeah, figures..." he muttered under his breath.

The only way for Zack—his friend—to survive fighting against such a large and powerful force was to join another equal in power... or in other words...

"Zack," Zaroth spoke, shifting his gaze to the man. "I know that you may want to fight alone against your family. Maybe it's pride or something similar—"

"Actually," Zack interrupted him, "I have to admit, I think I will need help from now on. It was stupid of me to think that I would be fine on my own."

'Well, that certainly makes things easier,' Zaroth thought as he continued.

"I suspect that there is a very large force targeting you, even bigger than your family clan," he spoke as no one interrupted him. Zack, as well as Roran and Lily, were listening to him intensely.

"So the only way I see for you to survive is to join a powerful force of your own."

Before he spoke his next words, he sent Elysia a message.

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Zaroth: Do you perhaps need more allies?

Elysia: Elaborate.

Zaroth: My friend has reached a point where if he doesn't get some kind of support, there is a huge chance he is assassinated. And I believe he will be very useful.

Elysia: Names?

Zaroth: Zack, Roran, Lily. The ones that made it possible for me to kill the Epic Beast Master.

Elysia: ...

Elysia: If they know what they are getting into, then they are more than welcome.

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Sighing with relief, Zaroth glanced around his friends. "Considering that Zack is being targeted, there is a chance that you are caught in the crossfire as well," he spoke, glancing at Roran and Lily.

"So if you agree to support the chairwoman—Elysia—then she can more or less guarantee your survival, at least for now."@@novelbin@@

His friends' eyes widened for a moment at the mention of the woman. Suddenly, everything began to make sense. Why and how he had managed to get a date with her.

If they were working together, then it seemed more plausible.

The first to reply was Roran. "Support her?" He raised an eyebrow. "If we are supporting her, then this means she is an enemy of somebody. Who is it?"

Zaroth observed their surroundings, making sure that there wasn't anybody listening to their conversation. After a moment, he spoke.

"The emperor."

"We are in," Lily replied without any hesitation, which wasn't really expected, considering that she was usually the most cautious person of the group.

"Wait, let's think about this logically!" Roran whispered as he heard her answer.

"No," she replied firmly. "This is a chance we can't miss, and you know that, Roran."

Roran wanted to respond, but it seemed that the words got caught in his throat, and as such, he wasn't able to.

After a moment, Zack asked.

"If... If I join Elysia, would she help me get my revenge on my family? On the clan?"

Zaroth studied the man before replying. "If my suspicions are correct, then your family clan is working with the emperor, making them Elysia's enemy. As such, they are as good as dead."

Zack's eyes seemed to brighten, as if he had just seen a glimmer of hope for the first time in a long while.

"Then I'm in as well," he answered firmly.

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Zaroth had to admit that it was weird. Usually, when he was in Elysia's office, he was always alone. But this time, he wasn't, as Zack, Roran, and Lily were here as well.

Leaning back in her chair, Elysia observed the four students in front of her. She knew what Zaroth was capable of, but what about the other three?

"It's good that you have decided to join me, but first, you have to reveal what your powers are. After all, to know how useful you are going to be, I have to know what you're capable of."

Zaroth would have argued that it wouldn't matter since she knew they were strong enough to assist him in killing the Epic Beast Master, but in truth, he was curious to know what their powers actually were, so he didn't speak up.

"I can control blood," Zack was the first one to speak up.

"There are many ways to use it. First, I can make my body faster and stronger by increasing the speed at which my blood flows through my veins. I can also command it to transform into armor, weapons, and other objects, but if I'm not familiar with the object, then creating it would be too difficult."

Elysia raised an eyebrow. "Can you control the blood of your enemies? Effectively turning them into your puppets?"

Zack grimaced for a moment before replying, "In theory, yes. In practice, I lack the strength to do it. It would require too much mana, and better control than the one I currently possess."

After Zack was done speaking, Elysia shifted her gaze to Roran.

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The man took a deep breath before speaking. "I can make things levitate, and the blessing I've received allows me to summon heavenly swords... but I don't know the details, so I can't exactly use it properly."

Elysia sighed. It was common for people, especially as young as them, to not have a very good grasp of their powers or how to use them, so she wasn't going to press for more.

Lastly, it was Lily's turn. The one Elysia was the most interested in.

Lily glanced briefly at Roran with hesitation.

"At this point, we're too far gone to hesitate."

Nodding, Lily parted her lips and spoke, revealing her powers.

Listening to her, Zaroth felt a chill run down his spine.

He had expected Lily to be a force to be reckoned with… but this went far beyond any expectation he had.