Worldly Overlord

"Who are you? And where the hell am I?" Devon's eyebrows furrowed as he asked the man seating on the obsidian throne.

The man was cladded in green attire, his eyes were sky blue and were as clear as water, and they shone brightly even more than the brightest star in the sky.

He had an average look, he couldn't be considered handsome and at the same time couldn't be called ugly. The man was in the middle of the two features.

"Is that how you talk to someone who saved your life." the man said.

They were several spikes all around the throne, and it seemed nothing but comfortable, however, the man sat on it as if it was the most comfortable place to seat on.

Devon looked at the man perplexed, "You saved me?" he asked, finding it hard to believe that the man on the throne saved him.

"Of course, who did you think pulled you out of that dream." the man said, he seemed to be enjoying the conversation between them as he placed his leg on top of the other.

As each word came out of the man's mouth, an ancient aura was being emitted from him though he tried to hide it, Devon could sense a little bit of the aura.

"So that was all a dream..... Sigh." Devon said in a calm voice. After all, he was still very young, beside who wouldn't want to be in a happy family.

"Wait, something is wrong... How am I able to feel this way." Devon's gaze was filled with shock as he stared at the man on the throne.

The man then started laughing, "You've figured it out."

In this place, except the two of us, no other entity is capable of stepping into this place. Only if I bring them in, including that pesky thing inside you which also means your emotions can't be influenced.

"To cut it short, let's say your contract with the Devil is on hold as long as you're here."

Devon frowned, "I guess I shouldn't be surprised that you know about the Devil, well, these days a lot of people are figuring it out, and it's really annoying."

"Hahahahahaha!" the man started laughing out loud once again. "What do you mean by a lot of people, only three people know about it, and that because the book of prophecy revealed it to them."

"Yes.....T-" Devon was about to agree to the man's word when he realized something.

"How do you know about that? Only three people are aware of what was written in the book of prophecy and from your words, you also seem to know about it." Devon took two steps forward afterward.

The man grinned innocently at Devon, he knew he had spoken too much, "Hehehehehehe... Let's just say I've been beside you the entire time."

"Besides me? Or inside my body." killing intent began brimming out of Devon's body, though he knew he didn't stand a chance against this man, there was no harm in giving it a shot.

Imagine someone had been beside you throughout your whole life without you being aware and your consent.

"I've always been here in fact since your birth, besides if it weren't for me, you would have been dead several times by now." the man waved his hand, dismissing the killing intent directed at him.

Devon remained silent for a while, as he found it hard to process what he had just heard. "How is that possible?" After giving it a serious thought, he then spoke.

"Remember in the all heaven alliance when that lady pierced you, even that so-called teacher of yours tried to kill you because he thought I was the one influencing you." the man said, seemingly displeased.

Devon was shocked, he was rendered speechless by the man's words.

"And if it also wasn't for me, you would have been trapped in that eternal sleep till your life span runs out."

"Eternal sleep!...... So all those memory gaps were because you possessed my body."

Seeing the shock look on Devon's face, the man said, "You don't have anything to worry about anything, I mean no harm."

"Thanks for saving me, is there a way you can leave my body," Devon asked, staring at the man.

The man nodded as if he had expected that question from Devon, "Become a God." and from his face, one could tell he also couldn't wait for that day to arrive.

"As long as I become a god, then you can leave my body."

The man nodded to Devon's words once again.

Devon clenched his hand into a fist, "Before that day arrives, no matter what happens don't interfere even if I'm close to death, don't take over my body."

The man seemed proud of the decision Devon made, "Alright then." he then pointed his hand at the third pillar Devon encountered. "Place your hand on that pillar, and it's going to send you out of here.

When there was no longer anything else to say, the man told Devon the way out. Devon stared at the man for a long time before making a move.

Devon turned around, on his way to the third pillar, just as he was a few meters close to it, "Don't you think you owe me one." he said.

"Ohhhhhhh, it been long I've heard that word, anyway what is it you want?" the man's voice resounded in the hall.

A bone-chilling smile then appeared on Devon's face, "Can you get rid of the Devil." Devon asked.

"Why? Don't you want the power to avenge your mother." the man said teasingly.

Devon could tell that the man on the throne was mocking him, "I should have believed in myself, and because of that, I lost her." After his mother's death, he had believed that he wouldn't experience something like this again.

But destiny had its way of turning things around.

While Devon was tapped out, for some reason, he was able to listen to the whole conversation between Teresa and the Devil. It was almost as if he was with them.

And their battle though he couldn't see them he was able to differentiate between their energy and because of that, he knew who won.

"Don't you believe in yourself?" the man jested.

Devon smirked in response, "Of course I do but... Forget about it." Devon was about to place his hand on the pillar when the man answered him.

"Hold up, I never said I won't do it, but you do know that if I get rid of him for you, that's like losing an arm."

"And did Teresa's death lead to this decision?"

Devon folded his hands across his chest, "Receiving external power from someone to avenge my mother and become stronger is not the path I want to take anymore."

"I'm the son of my mother, I realized I don't need anyone offering me power before I can have what I want."

"I don't know what he wants, but all I know is that having such a person inside me is like having a ticking bomb," Devon spoke out once again, seeing there wasn't any reply from the man.

After a while the man replied, "I won't get rid of him for you better still I'm going to sell him then when you're strong enough to do the job yourself." the man stated, spreading his hands across the throne.

Devon smirked, he then placed his hand on the pillar and disappeared.