Geri and Jeri had always been special since they were born.


    Born as royals, bred as geniuses, raised to be superior; only a few could boast of being their equal or being stronger.


    Now, both of them being neen years, they were soon expected to take on active roles in the administration of the Empire.


    As Midas Royals, they were destined to topple the world and dominate anyone who stood in their way


    ... So why?


    Why were they currently on their knees before this man?


    ''I... I can''t move my body.''


    ''W-what did he do?!''


    The young man they imed as their target, rushing to the scene to defeat despite their older sister''s insistence that he was her prey, had now be the predator.


    The giant wolf he created stood a short distance from them, with his partner still seated atop it.


    As for him, he had descended from it and managed to subdue them without even saying a word.


    It puzzled them how they couldn''t even shift a muscle voluntarily.


    It was like their entire body was stuck.


    Why?!


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    ''They shouldn''t bother. They''re not breaking out of [Marite]''


    Kuzon''s golden threads were the most versatile weapons in his arsenal.


    Not only could they construct whatever he desired, but they could be used for both offensive and defensive purposes.


    He could make thenpletely invisible, and he could also utilize them in many unpredictable ways.


    Still, one of the most basic ways to use it remained...


    ''Puppeteering.'' His smiled widened as he looked at the kneeling twins who werepletely powerless before him.


    "I have some questions I''d like to ask you. Considering the fact that you''re the heads of the 5th and 6th Division, yet you''re currently at this level... it shows how much of a threat I pose to your Empire."


    Frankly, Kuzon had expected this level of antagonism from the Midas Race.


    In fact, he orchestrated it.


    ''It''s why I left those corpses there without burning them. It was bound to incite rage within the Royals. It''s also why I never hid my identity in any city I visited. Surely, I expected some kind of investigation on me. I wanted to stand out.''


    It wasn''t simply due to the Midas Empire, but also to gain the attention of the man Maya mentioned.


    If he could see how much the Midas Empire despised him and wanted him dead, surely, he would be able to consider him the enemy of his enemy.


    That form of reliability was something he had hoped to cultivate.


    ''But it looks like the man didn''t notice. Either that or he''s still keeping his distance.''


    Should he not have kept up his Midas identity? No, that wouldn''t have worked.


    ''I''m not an expert at Disguise Magic. If this guy holds the key to getting me home, then he''ll surely see through it.''


    The best thing was to be true to himself and prove how he wasn''t on the side of the Midas Empire.


    ''Well, considering how these guys are high-ranking Royals and made it a priority to kill me... I can guess I''ve gotten a bit of attention from them.''


    "I''ll be granting you control over your facial muscles. You''ll be able to speak. I want some questions answered. Be honest, and I''ll spare your lives."


    Compared to the value of the information he wanted, their lives weren''t worth much. Kuzon had no real motive to take their lives anyway.


    Of course, that was only if they cooperated.


    ''But knowing these fools...''<novelsnext></novelsnext>


    "Y-you think you have the upper hand? Forget it!"


    "We''ll never tell you anything!"


    ''As expected, they''re being stubborn.'' Kuzon sighed.


    He could understand why they would be so stubborn as to not give in to an enemy. However, this was too much of a waste of time for me.


    ''If I could use [The Emperor], I could easily dominate their will.'' Unfortunately, that option was currently not avable.


    There were other methods he could use, and it seemed like those were what he had to consider.


    ''I didn''t think I would have to use this again, but... oh well.''


    "[Marite Worms]"


    Threads began to appear around Kuzon, dancing like snakes as they coiled and wrapped themselves around his body.


    Their thinyers glowed with a certain allure that rang of both beauty and danger.


    "It''s too bad. For you two."


    Slowly, the thin threads began to extend over to the twins.


    "W-what are you doing?!"


    "S-stop! Stop right this instant!"


    The threads didn''t stop, though. Almost as if they had a life of their own, they began burrowing right into the body of the twins.


    They entered their ears, into their nostrils, wiggling into their eyes, and also into their mouths.


    That wasn''t all, though. They became much thinner, to the point where they weren''t visible to the eyes any longer, and began entering the pores in the skin of the two Midas Royals.


    In no time at all, the golden wires had prated all of the holes they could into the body.


    "This should suffice." Kuzon smiled at the two, almost with eyes of pity.


    Why was he looking at them in such a way? There could only be one reason.


    "I now haveplete control over your bodies. I mean that in every sense."


    Once his threads prated into the target''s body, they began a process of division and replication, breaking down into smaller versions, and also creating more clones to take full charge of all the organs in the body.


    Their internal organs were already under his control, and pretty much all the tissues too.


    ''The cells are being taken over, and the process is almost done.''


    A few seconds more and these two wouldpletely be his.


    Evidence of that was the current nk expression they have him.


    ''I have ess to all their information. I can control their very lives. I can even give them temporary autonomy and the illusion of free will, but they''d be dancing at the palm of my hands.''


    This was a method that best replicated his [Emperor], though this was far crueler.


    After all, he had vited every single portion of their bodies.


    ''You could have just answered my questions from the start.''


    At this point, there was no going back.


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    [A/N]


    I know what you could all be thinking right now.


    I have noments on that. Lol