The Primordial Record novel Chapter 101

Chapter 101 Deep Sea Blues

The two Ouroboros serpents flew leisurely around Augustus, their cold eyes saw the General as nothing but food. Rowan's eyes grew back and flashed with lightning, with his Energy Sight he could see that the General's Energy Signature burned like a furnace, he was the brightest being inside the Nexus.

Surprisingly, he noticed that Lamia's Energy Signature was far less bright, but it had more boundless complexities within, and Rowan guessed it must be because of the current state of the General.

He appeared far younger than when Rowan first met him, and with the instinct from Soul Reaver, Rowan felt the blooming vitality and Energy around the General was just a front, his soul felt incomplete.

Rowan's mind worked furiously, and he laid out a series of plans, but ultimately fell on a single plan—Play to my strengths.

He was expecting to meet one of the owners of the Nexus inside of it, and it was one of the worst possible outcomes he was expecting, although the energy Augustus was giving out was domineering, it was not debilitating to Rowan, this battle would be tough, but he was sure he could win it if there were no other setbacks.

The Ouroboros Serpents were now a bit different, as along their spine, it was possible to see tiny bumps, as if the backbone was about to tear out of their skin, the two Ouroboros Serpents he released were One eye and Two eyes, and they slowly began to increase their size.

When they were twenty feet long, and resembled giant pythons, they attacked like lightning.

"Wait, Rowan, I want to make a deal with you."

With his Spirit, he was able to pause their strike at the moment the Serpents were a single inch from biting through Augustus head, the General did not flinch, his eyes were fixed on Rowans, and he coughed.

"I commend your restraint." He arched an eyebrow when the serpents began letting out deep growls that sounded like rumbling thunder. "Because it would be extremely foolish if you choose to attack me, after all, I am the reason you are still alive and thriving in the first place."

"There are no dealings between predator and prey." Rowan said, "you have hunted me long enough, that any extra falsehoods you speak, is an insult to both of us, Augustus."

Did Rowan see a glint of anger in the eyes of the General when he called him Augustus without including his honorifics?

The General raised his hands in a placating manner, "You are mistaken Rowan, nothing that had happened here was by my will, I was just a partner who was promised power from the Singularity, and I was given no knowledge about how they would accomplish this task, it was all part of the bargain we struck, I would provide soldiers, weapons, and funds to their enterprise."

"In return, I would be given a Pathway that would free me from the shackles of my bloodline and enhance my soldiers. I had no idea about the catastrophe that was brewing inside this place, or the atrocities they have been committing all these while!"

Make no mistake, at this time they had begun to battle, not with fists or weapons but with the most devastating weapon for this particular situation—Words.

Rowan knew the General was aware of his single greatest weakness, which was his lack of information, he had no way to properly judge truth from falsehood; truths could also turn out to be false if presented in a certain manner.