Rise of the Rejected Deity from Chaos-Chapter 97 - 96: Uproar in the City | The Cause?

Kaeliyus watched Hayne in silence, listening intently.

"Therefore," Hayne continued. "you must remain by his side, to protect and aid him," he reasoned. "You shouldn’t let rage cloud your reasoning and judgment as always for the sake of his well being."

Taking a few steps forward, Hayne glanced back over his shoulder. "Let’s go."

Kaeliyus remained gazing at Hayne’s back as he walked away—amazed at the young boy’s wisdom. It was true that he had always failed to keep his anger in check, always letting it cloud his judgment—even now after hearing what his young Lord had been through. Mulling it over in his head, Kaeliyus resolved to better himself for the sake of his young Lord.

With a melancholic sigh, he followed silently behind Hayne.

Back at the warehouse where Seiya and Naki had been waiting for the remaining boys, Seiya’s head turned to Naki, "They’re almost here," he announced.

The group of four boys strolled along the quiet road, heading for the warehouse—gisting casually among themselves.

"That old woman really thought we’d spare her just ’cause she’s old," one of them sneered, and the others cackled in response.

"If only she’d have been more obedient, we wouldn’t have had to waste so much time with her."

"I know right? But even so…I think we were too harsh with her—pushing her down like that," one reasoned.

"Hmph! She should be happy we left her alive on the floor—got her old age to thank!" Another remarked in response.

As they talked, engrossed in their chitchat, they neared the warehouse.

"It’s awfully quiet today," one said as they entered.

The moment they stepped in, meeting the horrific sight laying in wait for them, they stilled instantly on their spot, eyes widening in terror.

"W-what is…" one huffed, unable to even form the words.

"Toa…" one of them whispered, eyes shaking violently within their sockets as he took in the sight of his friend on the floor.

As they processed the horrific scene before them, Naki immediately slammed shut the door, bolting it. It jolted and alerted the boys who spun around instantly to the source of the sound.

Their expression turned more horrific when they sighted Naki and noticed Seiya by their left, their hearts pounding loud and heavy.

Before the moment could even stretch, Seiya’s gaze flicked to Naki, hinting at him to handle the boys. Without moving an inch, Naki conjured some wind and sent it straight at the boys. The winds coiled tight around their necks—snapping them at the same time.

Seiya jumped down the plank he was seated, grabbing his staff that laid on the floor. "It’s all done now," he stated.

Walking over to the door, he motioned for Naki to follow behind, leaving the warehouse.

They left the door open, strolling down the lonely road in the calm night.

However, instead of heading home straight away, they instead went to a river. There, Seiya rinsed his staff of any blood and as he did his gaze cast downward, noticing the small bloodstain on his shirt.

"There’s blood," he said, stiffening up. He had wanted and tried not to get any bloodstain on him but seeing that he failed, he sighed.

Must be from when I ripped his ear off. The thought hovered casually above his head.

Looking over to Naki to check out his clothes, Seiya immediately averted his gaze—Naki was more bloodied and battered, worse than him.

After washing his staff and dimming the blood spot on his clothes with water, Seiya and Naki strolled back home.

When they reached, they hesitated at the door before stepping in, ready for Hayne’s usual scolding. But when the duo—Hayne and Kaeliyus came to welcome them at the door, there was nothing but a big smile across their lips.

"Welcome back, my Lord," Kaeliyus said with reverence.

Seiya and Naki shot each other a look, surprised by the awkward turn of events.

Stepping closer with his wide grin, eyes closed in a soft smile, Hayne leaned over. "Where have you both been, huh?" He asked, his smile never wavering, inching closer gradually to Seiya’s face.

"Just," Seiya began. "…outside," he blurted. Hayne’s brow twitched, the corner of his lips creasing slightly but he maintained his smiley face.

"I see," he replied like Seiya had given a well thought out response. "I hope you didn’t cause yet another trouble though," his smile stretched wider as he maintained a close proximity with Seiya’s face that his words and breath all landed directly on his face.

"No," Seiya replied curtly.

"Anyways," Hayne moved aside as did Kaeliyus. "Come on in," he urged them.

Hesitating for some moment, Seiya and Naki went in.

For the night, they had the ramen Hayne made before preparing to retire for the night.

"I’ll be sharing a room with my Lord tonight," Kaeliyus stated, striding to stand behind Seiya.

Naki’s gaze shifted to Seiya, clearly written in his eyes that he also wanted to share a room with him.

Scoffing, Hayne stepped forward with an air of confidence and pride, a smile gracing his lips. "Seiya and I will share a room while you both share one," he declared with authority.

"And why should you…a mere mortal be the one to decide?" Kaeliyus sneered. Naki’s gaze flicked to Hayne, silently in agreement with Kaeliyus.

"Then, is a demon fit to decide that?" Hayne fired back boldly.

Their eyes bored at each other, sparks igniting from the tension. As they bickered silently between themselves, Seiya turned to his elite, muttering, "let’s go."

Kaeliyus and Hayne stiffened instantly, their heads slowly creaking toward Seiya.

"M-my Lord," Kaeliyus stammered, hurt at Seiya’s words.

"Sei," Hayne muttered softly, eyes wide with disbelief.

Seiya paid no mind to them as he walked away with his elite to one of the rooms, shutting the door behind them.

Kaeliyus and Hayne remained staring in disbelief, rooted in place. They turned to each other, making eye contact and inwardly cussing themselves out.

Though Hayne had begun to trust Kaeliyus after seeing how devoted and caring he seemed toward Seiya, his race made doubt linger in Hayne’s mind. And even though Kaeliyus always bashes humans for their cruel and greedy nature, the ways of demons aren’t exactly righteous either.

Hayne and Kaeliyus shared a room and while Kaeliyus slept on the bed, Hayne slept on the floor. But he couldn’t dare sleep without an eye open for fear of what Kaeliyus might do to him in his sleep. He kept an eye open, ready to scream for help should Kaeliyus try anything.

In summary, Hayne didn’t get any sleep that night. He got up very early and left the room, heading to the restroom to do his thing. There, he met Seiya’s elite brushing his teeth.

Striding past the elite, Hayne lazily reached out for his own brush, eyes droopy. "You," he began, squeezing some toothpaste on his brush. "You wake up pretty early."

The elite who was minding his business brushing without a word, turned to Hayne. He leaned closer gradually, his presence pressing Hayne beneath with each motion, causing Hayne to break out in nervousness.

"W-what?" Hayne asked, nervous and a little bit scared from how imposing the elite seemed. He was very close to Hayne’s face, peering straight into his eyes like he wanted his way into him.

Even though Hayne had been addressing him so casually, he knew within himself that he stood no chance against the elite so he couldn’t help the fear that tugged at his chest.

The elite pulled back, emptying his mouth content in the sink before leaning forward toward Hayne again. "Naki," he said. "Nanaki."

Hayne raised a brow as he tilted back to avoid collision with the elite who leaned in too close. "Huh?"

"Nanaki. My name is Nanaki," the elite emphasized.

His brows twitching in tense awkwardness, Hayne stammered. "I-I see."

Naki pulled away from Hayne and resumed his activity while Hayne was struck stiff for some moment before resuming in awkward silence beside him.

When he was done, he went to check in on Seiya and found him still asleep. As he left, he made sure to gently close the door without waking him up. Kaeliyus on the other hand, was already awake as well, getting pumped and ready for when his young Lord wakes and demands breakfast.

Since Seiya was yet to wake, the trio once again ate ramen that Hayne cooked for breakfast before they retired to the living room.

Hayne lay on the three-seater couch, a new phone that his uncle had gotten him in hand as he browsed through the net for the latest headlines.

Two pieces of news were stirring an uproar in the Awakener’s Association and throughout the city. At number two which Hayne clicked on first—preferring to leave the bigger fish for later—reported on a mysterious individual who had cleared a gate that opened not too long ago.

It made the number 2 headline because when a gate opens, there’s still no way after much research to instantly detect it. The Saviours of Humanity Association is only able to detect it when the monsters themselves start coming out of the gate—detecting their unique wave of energy or when it is reported early by someone.

However, the news was stating that the horde of monsters that had swarmed out of the gate were slaughtered even before any Awakener could get there—which by calculations and probability can mean the person was able to detect the gate as soon as it opened. The takedown was also clean—the monsters had all been killed with either a clean blow to the head or chest.

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The H.S Association is currently investigating and searching for the individuals who pulled off such a feat but there’s been no lead whatsoever.

Seeing that this happened just yesterday and at a time when Seiya wasn’t home, Hayne squinted his eyes in thought. He wondered if it could be Seiya who had killed the monsters even before any awakener could get there. But he shook off the thought because when Seiya got home, there was no single bloodstain on him or his staff.

As much as things seemed likely, Hayne rather not conclude without concrete proof so he shook aside the matter.

Going to the number 1 headline, Hayne jolted upright upon reading it.

[A branch of the Blind Fangs’ organization has been wiped out. The circumstances remain unclear, as does the identity of those responsible—be it other organizations or individuals. The H.S. Association has denied any involvement, even launching an investigation to uncover the ’Hero’ who delivered this act of justice.]

The corners of Hayne’s lips twitched, face pulsing with veins as his expression darkened with dread. It’s definitely Seiya.