The Primordial Record novel Chapter 239

Chapter 239 I Keep My Promises

Rowan killed Dorian without any fanfare, as he did not believe in flashy battles when a single cut would do the job. He was not above lying to his enemies if it would make them stretch their necks forward for his blade. He learned from the lessons taught in the Nexus.

Although he was aware of the reason Dorian might believe his words as he understood his character well, and also the Empire still had nobility of a sort among its elite.

Power was respected above all, and for those that have power they should also have the dignity associated with that power. That was the reason the gods badly partook in mortal affairs.

In this world that was so entrenched in tradition, there was a set rule about which they all followed, which was not surprising given that the Empire had people in it that were functionally immortal, and changes were slow if not non-existent. Traditions tend to stick for long.

A stronger party would usually adhere close to the terms of agreement they gave, for whatever reason, maybe as a sort of sport or to taunt their opponent or to follow tradition.

The method Rowan used to bring Dorian up from the surface of the world was unknown to him, and his words were also eccentric. He had placed himself in a position of power which made Dorian fall into the role he placed him.

With the knowledge of the future, he understood most of Dorian's methods, and knew the blade was the easiest way to kill him.

He disarmed Dorian by seizing his weapon, capitalizing on the fact he knew he typically threw his blade as the first series of offensive moves, and Rowan discarded the blade to the side to throw away his suspicion, even commenting about his knowledge of the weapon and his wish not to use it.

Dorian's preliminary notion about the kind of person he was began to be created and Rowan made sure he was pretty dismissive about the battle and triggered him by touching his blade.

Rowan had also been subtly testing the lethality of the weapon by injuring his hand by running it down the blade, and discovered that it contained a sort of potent poison that attacked the Soul.

He had no soul, so its effects were useless to him, but he could imagine how disastrous a weapon like this could be to others.

His sneak attack was made possible because Dorian had been led to believe the script Rowan had laid down before him.

All of these, the whole battle was an experiment by Rowan. If he needed to challenge gods and monsters in the future, he would need experience in battle, and a greater part of battle was of deception. Dorian was just his first subject.

He retrieved the golden belt and boots of Dorian, the belt was an Interspatial Storage item and was sealed. The boots were also a treasure, and he would investigate all these later, but first, he had to create his first word of Enoch.

With the many possibilities available for him, he knew dwelling on more would be crippling as there were too many great abilities available he could spend a hundred years, and he would still be arguing with himself over pros and cons of each one.

All these while he had been focusing on the Rune using his Empyrean sense, and he could not glean any other properties from it apart from the opposite nature of its attributes. _{freewēbnoveℓ.com}