Chapter 300: Revenge~ (1/2)

Outside the training ground, Ozul sat on a simple chair made with the Ball of Purity, staring at the ground with bored eyes.  His back leaned backward while his arm supported his face which was tilting towards the left.

With the conical hat on his head, one couldn't make out his expressions.

Raven stood beside him, but her eyes remained glued towards the training ground, from where they could hear squeals and screams of pain.

Occasionally the cries of the priest sounded so aberrant that one wouldn't even think of them as humane. Those howls of pain sounded more like the growls of a wild beast on the verge of death.

But no matter how inhumane and pitiful the priest sounded, neither Raven nor Ozul had any intentions to intervene.

While Raven had her own worries about Blaze at this moment, Ozul was also thinking about the latter's future.

He had no doubt that Blaze would continue following him even after completing his revenge, but Ozul wondered if he would maintain his current conviction in cultivating.

He shot a glance at Raven and shook his head, '...Maybe I am thinking too much.'

The rivalry between Raven and Blaze had persisted for so long that it would be difficult for Blaze to stop pursuing power now.

Just as he was thinking this, the cries of the priest started to dim until not even his whimpers could be heard outside.

There was hardly any other noise in the vicinity so the footsteps that followed right after were quite distinct.

Ozul shifted his eyes from the ground towards the sound of the footsteps. His gaze swept over Blaze who now had blood smeared all over him as he slowly walked out of the training ground and towards him.

At this moment, Ozul noticed something different on Blaze. Other than his forehead which showed the crown of azure crystals, he had a different air surrounding him that wasn't present before.

Not to mention him, even Raven could feel something off about Blaze.

Under Ozul's scrutinizing yet relaxed gaze, Blaze made his way towards him before stopping just a few feet away and dropping on one of his knees.

His gaze glued to the ground as Blaze spoke with an oddly soft voice, ”...Thank you... master.”

It had been a long time since he had called him master. Not that he didn't think of him as such, but because Ozul generally didn't like being called that.

However, at this moment, Blaze couldn't help but call him master. It was to show his utmost gratitude towards him.

These days, he had begun to think that maybe Ozul had already forgotten about the promise he had made with him, and maybe he shouldn't have had such expectations to begin with. But contrary to his growing disappointment, Ozul hadn't forgotten anything!

Not only that, but he had gotten his revenge on a silver platter. Ozul specially instructed Haley to find that man who could have been anywhere on this vast continent.

It proved to him that his decision back then to follow that black-haired teen with a past more sorrowful than his and eyes more deep and melancholic than any he had ever seen before, was indeed the best decision in his life.

And although the priest kept pushing all the blame onto his superior until his death, Blaze understood that most of that was just an attempt to save his own life.

After killing him, he had no intentions of pursuing the whole Church of Light as well.

Finally having his revenge on the priest almost felt surreal as though it was all just a mirage. After torturing the man to death, he felt satisfied.

However, that satisfaction did not spring from giving that man a miserable death. Instead, he felt more content due to the fact that Ozul hadn't forgotten about his promise even after all these years.

He would have never thought that being able to kill the cause of his miserable childhood would have given him no actual satisfaction. It was all just a temporary feeling that he had to let out on the priest.

Once that man was dead, he felt nothing.

But when he thought about Ozul and Raven, it gave him a sense of belonging. That he belonged somewhere.

He wasn't lost in this world!

Even after fulfilling his revenge, there remained a goal in his life—to become the demon who would set everything ablaze on Ozul's path!

Just as Raven smiled knowingly beside Ozul, the latter's face also held a small smile that went unnoticed due to the shade of the conical hat on his head.

He smiled since he also began to understand the change that had occurred within Blaze.

It was the burning resolve and determination!

Many if not almost everyone would be lost or feel empty after taking their revenge, but Ozul's presence in that critical point in Blaze's life had given him another purpose.

And since there was only a single purpose left in his life now, Blaze was more determined than ever before.