I Can Copy Curses

"Your Highness, we have already scouted the whole planet Sadola and only found a continent at the other end of this island," one of the people said. "We suspect that's the place where the Zenithans live."

Kane nodded and pondered for a moment before answering them.

"Take all the Zenithans here back to their place," he said. "Also, provide any help you can with anything they need. If there are some rare ones who want to work for us, be sure to recruit them."

They nodded and left the scene.

"Alright, I will also leave now," Kane said to Orion's group. "But not before I visit a place here. It seems something has been calling me here from the moment I arrived on this planet. That's strange and I really want to see what could evoke such a feeling inside me."

Hearing him, Orion recalled the sword of the Slaughter God in the cave. Shura mentioned that his sword shouldn't be taken out by anyone and it would find a new owner on its own.

Although he also suspected there could be other things calling Kane, the chances of being the sword of the Slaughter God were high.

'After all, Sword Sage is the master of all swords.'

"See you guys later." Kane waved his hands at them and vanished from their vision.

The moment Sword Sage disappeared, a man as fast as light appeared in front of Orion, his red dagger aiming straight at Orion's neck.

Everyone was shocked to see that, but it happened so fast they couldn't react. Forget about them—even Orion couldn't react to the sudden attack. The speed and precision of the assailant were beyond anything they had encountered before, leaving them momentarily paralyzed by the sheer intensity of the moment.

Since his transmigration, this was the first time Orion had ever seen someone move this fast. He was even faster than the last assassin who came to assassinate him.

That was why he didn't even have the time to activate any of his curses, nor could he physically react to the attack. The speed and precision of his opponent left him utterly defenseless, caught off guard in a way he had never experienced before.

For a moment, he felt death's cold grip closing in on him. The attack made him acutely aware of his vulnerability, as if he were teetering on the edge of an abyss with no way to save himself.

However, as he was wondering if he would die here, the assassin was suddenly blasted to the side. The force of the impact sent him sprawling, and Orion could barely process what had happened, only feeling a rush of relief and confusion as he realized he had been saved from the brink of death.

"Young Master Orion, are you alright?" Mike asked quickly. "Are you hurt anywhere?"

"I am fine," Orion said, nodding to him. Though he felt that death almost tugged at his clothes.

"Huh, that was fun."

A chuckle sounded and Kane appeared before them.

Orion sighed in relief, seeing Kane.

"Thanks for saving my life just now," he said, bowing down to him.

It was a very close call for him. The assassin was so fast that he couldn't activate any of his curses, and if Sword Sage hadn't interfered at the last possible moment, then he feared he would have been killed instantly. The narrow escape left him shaken, with the reality of his own mortality hitting him harder than ever before.

"Don't worry about it," Kane said, smiling. "After all, it was all my doing."

"Your doing?" Orion didn't understand what he meant by that.

"You see, I had already sensed him the moment I arrived here," Kane explained to them. "He was hiding quite well, so I waited for him to make his move, but he didn't do anything. That's when I thought, 'Who would dare attack someone in front of me?' and came up with a plan to leave. And would you look at that—he took the bait."

Orion understood after Sword Sage's explanation.

He then turned his attention to the assassin and saw that he was like the previous assassin, wearing a skull mask on his face.

'Why are these assassins after me?'

He thought, putting his hand on his chin as he pondered deeply about this.

"Young Master, the assassin who just attacked you wasn't just any assassin," Mike said, his face solemn. "They are from an organization called Hades Reapers. It's a very notorious and mysterious group. Nobody knows their goals or motives, and they rarely interact with the world. But it's said that if an assassin from Hades Reapers wants to kill someone, then even a god wouldn't be able to save them."

Orion raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. He wondered what he had done to get on the radar of such an organization, and it seemed he didn't just get on their radar—they had a clear goal for him: they wanted him dead.

"Be careful in the future," Kane warned him too, though his face appeared as nonchalant as ever. "They never give up. Also, I want to see you three months later at my place so don't die so easily."

Orion nodded seriously at him and wanted to ask what he meant by the end about meeting him at his place.

"Alright, I am going for real this time."

But Kane disappeared after saying this.

Orion shrugged and turned his attention towards Mike, who also turned to look at him.

"Young Master, should we leave for Blitz Haven?" Mike asked.

Orion pondered for a moment before responding to him.

"Give me a minute."

He then turned to look at Ryfin, Famir, and the masked girl.

"Orion, you don't have to say anything," Ryfin said, putting his one hand forward. "We understand you want to leave and we won't stop you."

He said this boldly but that didn't hide the sadness in his face.

Famir too nodded from the side but he also appeared rather reluctant to see Orion leave.

They hadn't been together for long and their friendship may have been up and down at times but that didn't change the fact that they were friends who had each other back in times of need.

Orion smiled at Ryfin's words.

"I want to ask if you two want to come with me," he said, looking at them. "This world is far more interesting than you could ever imagine and I doubt you two want to leave in this planet forever. So, come with me and let's explore this world together."

"Really, we could really go with you?" Ryfin asked in excitement.

"My family is one of the richest families in the Magus Kingdom," Orion flexed. "So, I doubt there will be any problems."

Famir and Ryfin looked at each other before they nodded their heads at him. They really didn't want to live here like these Zenithans, knowing there were far more great things waiting for them.

He then turned his attention to the masked girl.

"I guess your family will be here too, right?"

She nodded but she didn't say anything.

Seeing that she nodded, Orion turned to look at Ryfin.

"How far have you teleported Lisa that she still hasn't come to us?" He asked.

"Ah, I thought she was your maid and a very important person to you so I teleported her to the very far end of the city, where anything going on here wouldn't affect her," he said embarrassingly.

"Wait a sec, I will bring her back real quick," he said as he disappeared from his position.

A moment later, he was back with Lisa, who appeared to be looking around for someone. Her eyes shone upon seeing someone standing not far from her.

"Young Master! It's good that you are fine," she sighed in relief, seeing him fine before she took out a blue crystal tear. "Look what I found, young master."

"Space Tear?" Orion had completely forgotten about this. Taking it in his hand, he could feel the power within it but he could also tell its energy was fully drained.

'It will definitely come in handy.'

He thought, turning his attention to Mike.

"Let's go," he said. "Let's go home."

Mike nodded and led Orion, Lisa, Famir, and Ryfin to the void shuttle with his team.

A moment later, the void shuttle took flight and disappeared from the dome, leaving only the masked girl standing alone in the ruined city.

--End--

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