A heavy silence hung in the air as John and Charles struggled to comprehend the situation unfolding before them.
"Han, what the hell are you doing? Why are you siding with that man?!" Charles demanded, his voice laced with a mix of shock and anger, his grip tightening around his sword
John's voice trembled with a mix of rage and disbelief as he fixated on the life core in Han's possession.
"Why does a despicable person like you have Eric's life core!?" he exclaimed, his body straining to move forward, but he found himself frozen in place.
Charles, similarly stunned, observed the life core with a puzzled expression.
"Wait... Aria hid Eric's life core, so how did it end up in your hands now?" he wondered aloud.
Han's laughter echoed through the room, his sadistic smile unwavering as he gazed mockingly at both John and Charles.
"This?" he said, holding up the life core casually, as if it were no more than a toy.
"Obtaining it was quite simple. All it took were some gullible fools to execute my plan flawlessly."
-flash back
Han continued pacing back and forth, contemplating the various ways to seize the life core. Though the thought of swapping it with a nobble stone using magic crossed his mind, he quickly discarded the idea knowing that differentiating between the real and fake one would be difficult.
The aura emitted by the life core posed another problem, as replacing it would no easy task. If anyone discovered his deception, all his efforts would be in vain.
The option of eliminating the duo crossed his mind, but he paused, considering other possibilities.
Han's thoughts were suddenly interrupted as he sensed someone had entered his room. Normally, he wouldn't have paid much attention to such a occurrence, but then he felt a connection to the life core of his most beloved person being touched by the newcomer.
His eyes flared yellow in response, his heart racing with a mixture of worry and protectiveness. He muttered a few magic words under his breath, using them to rapidly teleport himself to his room.
Han's arrival in his room was met with an unexpected surprise, finding a human there. This was highly unusual; How did he manage to infiltrate the demon kingdom?
Before he could properly address the human, a knock interrupted his thoughts, followed by Aria's voice calling from the other side of the door.
Han's eyes remained fixed on the human in the room, silently conveying a warning before heading towards the door.
When he opened it, he found Aria standing there, asking if he had seen a new demon. Han, however, was thinking differently. If a new demon had arrived, he would have been informed already but considering how naive Aria could be, he doubted she'd have figured out that the demon she is talking about is in fact a human
Han had finished his conversation with Aria and turned to re-enter his room, but to his surprise, the human was nowhere to be found. The human must've taken the opportunity to flee. A sly smile spread across Han's face at the realization. Something intriguing was about to transpire.
Days passed, and Han kept a watchful eye on the human known as David. He soon discovered that this human was sent to retrieve Eric's life core by William, which angered Han as it suggested William's betrayal.
However, this situation provided an opportunity Han intended to exploit for his own benefit.
Han had observed David's scheme and instantly made his way to Eric's room to extract his life core. He replaced it with a fake one and prepared to wait for David to take the bait.
He cast a spell on the life core to make it appear cracked, and when David arrived and stabbed him, Han acted as if he was wounded. Sure enough, Aria rushed after David to catch him.
With swift precision, Han secretly hid Eric's life core after casting a curse to conceal its aura. This way, no one would be able to sense its presence.
Han smirked to himself; all it took was acting innocent and exploiting Aria's naivety to successfully obtain Eric's life core.
-in the present time-
Han chuckled maliciously as he explained how he seized control of Eric's life core. The stunned expressions on Charles' face and John's murderous gaze only fueled his enjoyment.
"Oh, how delightful it was to play with them as my puppets, moving them at my will," he sneered, a sinister tone coloring his words.
John's anger and sorrow reached their peak, and he let out a furious outburst.
Han's patience wore thin as the loud noise irritated him. He muttered a few magic words, instantly silencing John with a spell.
"Ugh, could you keep your mouth shut for just a moment?" Han retorted, his tone laced with annoyance as he coldly glared at John.
"Why did you do that han!? Aren't we all your friends why did you betray us!!" Charles says with hurt tone as he saw his best friend betrayed him like that