Chapter 1455: Chapter 241: A Deal
“The world is very small, Kyle,” said Danacus, his voice growing intense for the first ti. “If you live long enough, you’ll realize the world is incredibly small, too small indeed. Especially for soone like with an endless life, this confined world can never satisfy . Indeed, I currently know only a very small part of it. But as an immortal, I have ample ti—if a million years isn’t enough, then ten million, and if that isn’t sufficient, a hundred million years will do. Eventually, I will understand everything about this world, familiarize myself with every corner. At that ti, this world will no longer represent a living space for but a limitation, a prison. I will be eternally trapped within a cage ford by this world, never to find anything novel again. What then?” His voice raised in excitent, “What should I do when there’s nothing unknown left to lose all desires and pursuits, even losing interest in everything? Should I just decay slowly in a cage made up of this world and kill the endless ti with a long sleep? No, I refuse such a future. I’ve slept for hundreds of thousands of years and I’m sick of it. When I woke up last ti and thought about how even if I regained my Divine Duty and beca the principal god of the Death System again, the future would rely consist of slumbering away the ti—I had already decided. I will not accept that future. I will exert every effort to break free from the cage that binds and confront countless new worlds,” Danacus declared.
“That’s a comndable aspiration,” Pannis comnted with narrowed eyes, listening attentively until Danacus finally stopped, then nodded in praise. “I must admit, your ambition is unexpected. Hearing your declaration, I can’t help but admire you sowhat.”
“Then why do you still stop ?” Danacus asked. “If you approve of my thoughts, you should cooperate with .”
“That question is nonsense,” Pannis retorted sharply. “Your ambition is indeed admirable, but it’s based on all of us perishing—how can I possibly not stop you? No matter how noble your purpose, it should not be founded on the sacrifice of others. If it were just about you striving to enhance your power, to master more rules, and ultimately breaking the limits to leave this world, I would never stop you. In fact, I would try my best to help. But what about you? Your thod to achieve your goals involves sacrificing everyone, sacrificing this world. Therefore, as a mber of this world and one of the potential sacrifices, I am naturally compelled to do whatever it takes to stop you and protect this world.”
“I understand,” sighed Danacus. “You agree with my goals but not with the thods I’m using to achieve them, even if that’s the only way.”
“Exactly,” Pannis nodded seriously. “The mont you chose this thod of plundering, it was inevitable that we would beco enemies. This beautiful world, along with all the living and Undead beings on it—I will not allow you to destroy it.”
“I thought that your yearning for the unknown would make you and the sa kind of person. Now it seems you are still just a mortal after all, your way of thinking constrained to a mortal’s inferior mindset, utterly unable to understand the grandeur of my aims,” Danacus said, disappointedly. “Since that’s the case, let’s make a deal.”
“You want to make a deal with ?” Pannis repeated, as if unable to believe his own ears, word for word. “Nothing wrong with my ears, is there? What do you think our relationship is? I think the only thing between us is a relationship of killing or being killed. Trading isn’t sothing that should, or even could, happen between us, as there’s no room for compromise.”
“Don’t be so quick to conclude, mortal or Deity—jumping to conclusions isn’t a good habit,” Danacus said slowly, his voice chilling, even though Pannis clearly expressed refusal. “Why not listen to the details of the deal first before making a decision?”
“Sure, I haven’t stopped you,” shrugged Pannis, casually. “If you want to speak, of course I’m willing to listen. After all, I’m just buying ti. As long as I achieve my goals, what happens during the process doesn’t matter at all.”
“That’s good, that’s very good,” said Danacus, a cryptic smile playing on his lips, his voice eerie. “First, I must acknowledge you—this conversation, after eting you again, has given a new understanding of you. Your current ntal state is much more stable than when we first t, and your will is much firr. I admit, it’s no longer as easy as before to create a gap in your mind and drive you into a state of ntal collapse. This change has surprised and caused a lot of trouble.”
“Thanks for the complint—it’s my honor, and unfortunately for you, your misfortune,” Pannis smiled, squinting. “Indeed very troubleso, troubleso enough that you must collaborate with to buy ti, probing from all angles in an attempt to find a weakness in my ntal defenses.”
“Forcibly taking over your body isn’t out of the question, and if I wanted to do so, you couldn’t stop ,” Danacus confessed without denying his continuous probing and attempts. “But doing so would make no difference from continuing to use this body. Replacing your body would be pointless; what I need is a body without the will to resist, not a ntal battlefield.”
“I had guessed as much; Nellie’s fierce resistance must indeed be giving you a headache,” Pannis said, the smile on his face not for Danacus but directed towards the other soul within Nellie’s body. “The war has never ended, has it?”
“Yes, I admit, these years of body-snatching have worn my patience thin; I don’t want to replace a new body only to go through it all over again,” Danacus said sternly. “Therefore, I want to make a deal with you.”
“Let’s hear it,” Pannis stood up, looking directly into the eyes that belonged to Nellie. “What do you want, and what are you willing to give up?”
“Naturally, I want your body. I hope you will give up resisting, let devour your soul and take over your body,” Danacus said earnestly. “As for what I’ll give up, well, think about it—what would happen to this body I’m currently using if I took over yours?”
At this proposal, Pannis’s expression finally changed.
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