The mood inside the penthouse changed an instant. The lights began to flicker, and a strange silence spread across the entire hall.
The temperature in the room dropped so much that Alisha and Younshu felt their breaths turning cold.
Zavian, who had looked like a quiet and exhausted human just moments ago, now had eyes glowing red like burning flames.
The dark energy coming from his body was crashing against the walls of the penthouse.
"I said… I will kill both of you!"
Zavian's voice was no longer human. It was a deep and terrifying growl that echoed through every corner of the penthouse.
In fear, Alisha tightly closed her eyes. Her tears refused to stop. With trembling hands, she held Younshu's hand tightly. Younshu,
who always tried to act brave, now had his lips turning pale from fear. He looked at Zavian, but there was no old friend standing there anymore… there was only a Demon, waiting for death to begin.
Zavian slowly started walking toward them. Every step he took hit the floor like a heavy weight, as if death itself was walking toward them.
Kallene was also standing silently, he lowered his gaze. because he knew that when the Boss was angry, no one could stop him.
"Za...Zayan… ple… please fo… forgive us for watching you!"
Alisha cried out. Her voice was filled with pain, as if she was begging in her final moments.
Younshu whole body trembling. Then his spoke nervously,
"Don't yo...you think ou...our friendship meant anything?"
Zavian stopped right in front of them. He slowly raised his long, cold hand toward Alisha's neck. Out of fear, Alisha tightly shut
her eyes, waiting for death. She could feel Zavian's cold fingers very close to her throat…
But instead of tightening, those fingers suddenly stopped.
One second… two seconds… a deep silence filled the entire hall. The only sound that could be heard was Alisha's quiet sobbing.
Zavian looked at the faces of Alisha and Younshu—their faces had turned pale with fear. Suddenly, breaking the silence, Zavian burst into loud laughter.
His laugh was frightening, but it no longer carried the same anger as before.
He pulled his hand back and his red eyes slowly returned to normal.
"Fear…" Zavian said in a cold and emotionless voice.
"That is the lesson both of you need to learn."
Zavian turned around and sat back on the sofa. He let his hands hang loosely and fixed his deep gaze on Younshu and Alisha. In a calm but cold voice, he asked,
"You both consider me your friend, don't you?"
Seeing their silence, he continued,
"But the truth is… you both don't have what I have inside me."
Alisha and Younshu, who were still shaken with fear, asked nervously,
"Wha...what do you mean?"
Zavian replies gently,
"Don't be afraid… come here and sit."
Alisha and Younshu slowly walked over and sat on the sofa, exchanging confused looks with each other.
Their breathing was still heavy. Just then, Zavian began to speak again…
Breaking their silence, Zavian said,
"I know that both of you have already discovered the truth about me… and that I no longer have my real powers."
There was a seriousness in his tone that only made their fear grow stronger.
He looked at Alisha and gave his next order.
"I want you to go to Sheyaan's house as a 'Professor' and teach her.
" You will stay there until Sheyaan begins her studies at the university. After that, you are free to do whatever you want."
Alisha asked in surprise,
"But… what about my café? Who will take care of it?"
Zavian replied in a flat voice,
"Close it for a few days."
For him, Sheyaan's safety was far more important than any café.
Still trembling, Younshu asked,
"You were about to ki...kill us just now… so what is all this about?"
A cold smile appeared on Zavian's lips.
"The truth is, both of you are just as cowardly as ordinary humans. You call me your friend, but you are nothing like me… you are not 'fearless' the way I am."
Hearing this, a strange mix of fear and confusion appeared in Younshu's eyes. Slowly, he asked,
"So… does that mean we have to become 'Demons' too?"
Hearing this, kalene and Zavian both burst into loud laughter. Their laughter echoed through the hall, which only increased Younshu and Alisha's confusion.
Trying to control his laughter, Zavian said,
"There's no need to become a Demon… you just need to learn how to become a little stronger. Just now, I only threatened to kill you, but instead of saying,
As friends, we have the right to know the truth,' both of you got scared and started begging for forgiveness. The only thing you thought about was that I was going to kill you."
Alisha replied hesitantly,
"ye...yes… but anyone would be scared after seeing something like that!"
Then Younshu and Alisha asked together, with a bit of hope in their voices,
"So… do you also consider us your friends?"
A strange smile appeared on Zavian's face. Instead of answering directly, he asked a question of his own.
"What do you think… why are both of you still sitting here alive?"
Younshu laughed and said,
"Oh… so that means you also consider us your friends!"
But Alisha suddenly became serious. Looking straight into Zavian's eyes, she asked,
"Alright then… as friends, tell us this. Why did you make me a Professor for that girl (Sheyaan)?"
Alisha looked at Zavian with deep, searching eyes and asked the question that had been bothering her like a thorn in her heart.
"Do you love that girl…
When the word "love" reached Zavian's ears, it felt strange to him. Without any hesitation, he replied in a flat voice,
"No. I don't love her or anything like that."
Younshu immediately asked,
"If you don't love her, then how did you know her before?"
Zavian took a heavy breath and replies.
"I already told you, I don't love her… but she has the most precious thing that belongs to me… my powers!"
Hearing this, Alisha was completely shocked.
"Wha...what?! Your powers are with that girl? Does that mean the powers of a Demon… are inside an ordinary human?"
Younshu also asked in disbelief,
"But how did your powers end up with her? Did you come to our world to take your powers back from that girl? Or did they somehow go to her on their own after you arrived here?"
Zavian fell into deep thought as he revealed part of the truth.
"I came to this world to collect souls… but the moment I stepped into this world, all my powers suddenly went to her."
Younshu asked in confusion,
"But… how did that even happen?"
However, Zavian had not told Alisha and Younshu the entire truth.
Silently, Zavian clenched his fist, as if he himself was still trying to understand the truth of that day.
Zavian took a deep breath and, seeing their shocked expressions, said,
"It's a very long story. I can't tell you everything right now."
Then he looked at Alisha, and there was a clear command in his voice.
"Alisha, you will do exactly what I told you to do."
Alisha thought for a moment and then replied gently,
"Alright… since we're friends, I can at least help you with something this small."
Zavian then turned toward Younshu and said firmly,
"Younshu, your part in this is over now. From here on, just focus on your own work.
Don't dig too deep into things that don't concern you. Understood?"
But Younshu wasn't the type to stay quiet. He immediately stood up and said,
"Hey… but you were the one who said that as friends, we have the right to know the truth!"
At that moment, Zavian walked over to him and placed his heavy hand on Younshu's shoulder, gently pushing him back down onto the seat. Looking straight into his eyes, Zavian replies calmly,
"I've already told you enough of my truth. Isn't that enough? Or do you want to come with me to the world of Demons and see everything with your own eyes?"
Hearing this threatening remark, Younshu immediately stood up again and said nervously,
"No… no! I don't need to know that much truth!"
Seeing Younshu's reaction and hearing his words, Kalene and Alisha couldn't hold back their laughter and burst out laughing loudly.
Kalene smiled and tried to lighten the mood.
"Well, now that everything is finally settled, why don't we go out somewhere and have a party?"
As soon as they heard that, Alisha and Younshu's eyes lit up. They both spoke at the same time,
"Yes! Why not? of course Let's go!"
Their fear had now completely turned into excitement.
Kalene looked toward Zavian and asked,
"Boss, should we go?"
Zavian looked at their happy faces and simply nodded in agreement.
Alisha quickly said,
"Then why don't we go out tonight for the party?"
Everyone agreed to the idea. As she stood up, Alisha said,
"Alright then, I'll start getting ready right now!"
She hurried toward her room, and Younshu quickly followed behind her.
After both of them left, Zavian collapsed onto the sofa in exhaustion. Taking a deep breath, he said in a very weak voice,
"I think my powers are fading quickly… because now I'm not even strong enough to walk."
Kalene looked at him with concern and said,
"But Boss, you still have half of your powers left, don't you?"
Zavian closed his eyes and replied softly,
"Yes… I do… but with those powers, I can only extract 'Souls' now."
That revelation sounded like a quiet warning of the danger that was yet to come.
Zavian's voice grro even heavier looking at Kalene he said.
"And now I can neither use magic nor disappear by teleporting… No matter what, I must take my powers back from that girl, (Sheyaan)
Kalene spoke with concern,
"But Boss, you can't pull the powers out of her yourself. If you try to do that, her life could be in danger!
We need to think of another way—one where you get your energy back, but that girl doesn't get hurt."
Exhausted, Zavian slowly closed his eyes.
"Kalene, now you have to think of something… I need my energy back, otherwise in just a few days, I won't even be able to walk."
After thinking for a moment, Kaelen saked.
"But Boss, why didn't you become the Professor yourself? You had a perfect chance to stay close to that girl and take your powers back."
Zavian took a deep breath. There was a strange glow in his eyes.
"I don't just want to take my powers back from Sheyaan… I also have to protect her. Among Demons, there is no room for defeat."
He clenched his fist and continued,
"Xavier must have already been punished… but he won't stay quiet. Sooner or later, he will definitely start another conspiracy."
Lost in deep thought, Zavian answered Kalene 's question.
"That's why I don't want to become a Professor. A Professor can only stay with Sheyaan for two or three hours… but I need to stay with her twenty-four hours a day."
Kallene was surprised. He asked,
"But Boss… if you're not going to become the Professor, then how will you stay with her all the time?"
A mysterious smile appeared on Zavian's lips. Lying on the sofa, he looked up at the ceiling and said in a very cold voice,
"I will have to become her bodyguard… so that I can stay beside her every moment, like her shadow."
Kalene owered his head, but the fear in his heart still hadn't faded. Zavian had enemies everywhere, and now that his powers were weakening, his body was slowly giving up with every passing moment.
Seeing Zavian's fragile condition Kalene made a terrifying decision in his heart
" I have to do something...tonight. "