Child of Destiny

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Arthur, Leonard, and Cloe stared blankly at David as they heard his words. They were not sure how to react to what they just heard. They were having difficulty digesting those words, unable to believe it.

"Alter ego?"

"That is not a demon possession Shin Bro?"

"Shin's alter ego?"

David did not elaborate further as they were hurrying to meet his master. "I am sorry, but I will explain it to you at a later date. For now, we have to go."

He then turned to Uno and said. "What are you standing there for? Master is waiting. Let's go!"

With a dejected and unsatisfied sigh, Uno slumped his shoulders and followed David. But before he stepped out of the room, he turned to Arthur and Leonard with a provoking tone. "Let's continue this later. But let's do it in a proper place. We can't go all-out in this room after all."

After that, he left the trio, who were still trying to process what David had told them.

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Not long after, David and Uno arrived at a secluded part of the Springfield Family. This place was one of the hidden places within the household, or somewhat of a safe house in some sense.

This place was one of the places that the Springfield Family used whenever they had to protect a special client or an important witness who required their service.

The only difference that this place had from the rest was it was protected by a special formation that isolated itself from the rest of the world. It was more like an independent space.

Usually, this kind of place could be found in Mentalist Clans, particularly those with a long history.

The Springfield Family used a special method that they had inherited from their ancestors to build this place, which was also further enhanced by the powerful mentalist who had a close relationship with their family.

Right after Uno stepped into this independent space, an intense shiver swiftly ran down his spine, which made him pause his steps.

When he raised his head, he was suddenly greeted by the appearance of a colossal golden dragon, which was looking back straight into his eyes.

This golden dragon was very life-like and it gave Uno a feeling that it was alive. Moreover, it seemed to be trying to peer through his soul and looking for something.

The initial fear that Uno had received due to his instincts kicking in immediately disappeared as he recollected himself. His eyes then turned sharp as he glared back at the golden dragon.

His Aura Manifestation also appeared behind him, forming a figure of a pair of ferocious beasts – a black dragon and a white tiger. The size of these two beasts was just a quarter of the golden dragon, but the respective presence that they were emitting was not weaker than it was when they were together.

The golden dragon seemed to sneer when it saw the two little beasts glaring at it, making it release an even stronger pressure.

Bang!

The world seemed to collapse from Uno's perspective when the golden dragon exploded in an even stronger pressure to press him. His Aura Manifestation also dissipated when it happened, signifying the huge difference between them.

Regardless, Uno remained calm. He squinted his eyes even narrower as a silver and black aura shrouded his body. The surroundings seemed to turn dark when this happened. It was as if the whole place had become an infinite void.

And within this pitch-black darkness, a pair of eyes suddenly opened, confronting the golden dragon.

The silhouette of an unknown beast seemed to move behind that curtain of darkness, seemingly adjusting its position to get ready for a battle. Its size was not the slightest bit inferior compared to the golden dragon.

This confrontation lasted for a couple of moments before Uno heard someone snapping their fingers, waking him up from his trance.

Snap!

Everything crumbled, returning Uno to reality. When he turned over, he saw Evangeline lying on a sofa comfortably while Alyssa fed her with pieces of grapes one by one.

"Not bad. To think that you will be able to provoke the blessing of the Solar Dragon from your first visit – it seems like you have improved quite a lot since our last meeting, Uno," commented Evangeline as she tidied herself while standing up.

"A Golden Dragon and a Void Beast – this reminded me of a certain legend in the past," she mumbled as she tried to recall something.

Even if the confrontation between Uno and the golden dragon only occurred inside the former's head, Evangeline was still able to see everything through her special means.

She had to admit that she was impressed by what she just 'saw'.

"It has been a while, Madam," greeted Uno as he gave Evangeline a respectful bow. He might be within Shin's body, but he had to show his respect in front of this woman, who he greatly acknowledged.

Even those old monsters did not earn his respect, but Evangeline and Adam were completely different.

This had nothing do to with them being Shin's parents. It was his pure respect for them.

Seeing him act like that, Evangeline could not help but shake her head and smile bitterly. "Shin is treating you as his brother, so isn't it more appropriate to treat us as your parents as well," she said.

Uno refused to say anything and continued to maintain his bowing position.

Seeing that, Evangeline sighed before going straight to their main purpose of coming here. "Forget it. You are still the same as in the past. For now, let's hear what is the situation right now."

Uno did not need to think about what she was trying to ask him as this incident had already happened more than once in the past – the fourth time more specifically. They were already used to it, so there was no need to go through everything, and went straight to the point.

"I think this one is a little different compared to the previous incidents, Madam," replied Uno.

"Different in what way? Is it because the Seed of Hatred had taken over the full control over the body?" asked David.

Uno reorganized his words for a moment before continuing. "The first one is when I am 'born'. And that instance is due to his fear of himself, or more specifically his powers."

"The second time was due to his self-blame for being too weak to protect someone dear to him," he paused for a moment to glance at Alyssa before continuing. "The third time is because of him unable to control his emotions and suppress his rage."

This time he turned to David, who was there to witness Shin's rampage during the incident when Leonard was abducted. He even had the chance to fight Shin during that time.

"As you can see, I can 'feel' the reason why he loses himself due to our connection," said Uno as he was trying to recall if he had missed anything.

But after trying his best to think of the reason, he was still unable to pinpoint the exact reason for this time. Or more specifically, he could no longer 'feel' what it was.

"I can't find the exact 'emotion' that triggers this possession."

Uno paused for a moment before continuing. "Or it seems like my connection with Shin was getting weaker."

The room felt silent when he said those words until Evangeline asked in a serious tone. "Are you sure about that? Your connection is getting weaker?"

Uno did not immediately respond as he wanted to make sure that it was the case. But even after thinking about it multiple times, his conclusion was still the same, so he just nodded his head.

Seeing his confirmation, Evangeline could not help but close her eyes.

Her husband was right. This was going to escalate even further if they could not find a solution for this as soon as possible.

She then recalled what her husband had told her before they separated.

– "Since the first time the Seed of Hatred has gone berserk and possessed him, the seal that we have put on his body has already been broken."

"Even if we tried to reseal it once again, we will not be able to fully trap it as a crack has already been there."

"The fact that Uno manifested is one of the reasons. He has become the personification of the leaking Primal Demonic Powers, the Divinity Grade Mental Energy, and Shin's separated talents after being combined."

"So long as Uno existed, it will be impossible to completely seal that seed."

"But this is also not a bad thing since he can also be the key to how Shin would overcome that Seed of Hatred."

"Even if we try to reseal the Seed of Hatred, it will repeatedly break free from it after a certain period. It will also become immune to our powers as it continuously fights back the seal."

"This only made it worse when Shin tried to wipe out his memories to forget everything after that incident. This allows the Seed of Hatred to take advantage of that situation to further corrupt his mind."

"If not for Uno being there, things will be even more serious than what it already is."

"All we can do is delay the progress of the seed's growth as much as we can so that Shin and Uno can grow stronger. So long as they become strong enough to consume the seed themselves, things will be fine."

"That is also why I can't be with the two of you. Even if I want to stay, I can't. I will only cause more disaster if we are together since I will only unconsciously nurture that seed and unintentionally make it stronger if we are together."

"Let's just be patient and put our trust in them. 'They' are our sons after all." –

Evangeline took a while to recover her composure before turning to Uno. "How long do you think he will sleep this time?"

Hearing that, Uno could not help but shake his head and wear a bitter smile. "I am sorry, Madam. But I think it will take a while as he has fallen too deep in his slumber."

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