<h4>Chapter 153: Fated Kiss</h4>


    Date- 25 Mar 2321


    Time- 11:52


    Location- Sky Blossom City, Guild Association Mall, Warehouse no.234


    “Here swallow this and I will help you with Sarah,” I said offering a cmity daughter core to Van.


    “What is this, some kind of poison pill?” Inquired Van taking the cmity daughter core as to an untrained eye false human core was nothing but small round pebbles.


    “That’s the price for me to help you, rest is up to you. Swallow it if you want. I am not forcing you and I have nothing else left to say to you.” Not getting an answer from me, Van frustratedly looked at the small round pebble in his hand and thought, pleting the ritual is important, rest is secondary.’


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    “I have one origin card and it is called Tyrant body.” Answered Van obediently, if it was someone less they would have already fallen for Van’s docile and sincere act but not me I could tell he was working an angle that required my trust and willingness otherwise with his prowess nobody here could stop him from doing what he willed.


    [Card Name: Tyrant Body


    Card Type: Origin card


    Card Rank: Unique Grade


    Card Rate: -/-


    Card Durability: -/-


    Card Effect: The host can absorb soul energy from the surroundings at an unimaginable rate and mix it with his/her flesh and blood reinforcing the physical body. This new body is called the tyrant body. Additional effects:- superhuman level of stamina, strength, defence, regenerative power, reflexes and agility.


    Restriction: soul energy absorbed and strength gained is directly proportional to the host’s active soul control. But this absorbed soul energy does not help in cultivating active soul control of the host. ]


    So, Van’s first origin card was somewhat simr to the Viltronian physique, Viltronian physique’s poweres from the core but the Tyrant body’s poweres from the amount of soul energy absorbed from the surroundings. And his soul energy absorption was a highly enhanced form of normal card apprentice soul absorption ability, but it did not have the advantages of the soul maniption ability of Soulpoles. As his soul energy absorption could not get rid of the cursed firetched onto his soul pathway.


    I could tell that Van was being tolerant and polite because he had his own calctions involving me. But it did not matter as I was going to make full use of Van’s cooperation. This way I would checkmate Van without him knowing.


    Therefore I began designing a special daughter core that would bepatible and go hand in hand with Van’s tyrant body origin card. This way Van’s first origin card would act as a supplementary card for the cmity daughter card. After all tyrant body was quite simr to the Viltronian physique.


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    The world thinks Irene George the 6th had been awarded ‘Fated Encounter’ after she dered her support to demigod Redfall but in reality, Irene George had received the bestowal ‘Fated Encounter’ Long ago even before she met her current husband.


    When Irene George ascended as the queen of the George royal family she had gained the attention of the Demigod Redfall andter became one of his secret conquests. But when the current government forced the George royal family to give up their power and assimte with the government, distressed Irene sought the help of her lover. Since demigods cannot participate in mortal wars Redfall helped her indirectly by bestowing Irene with ‘Fated Encounter’, Irene did not know how this helped her situation but she hadplete and blind faith in her lover.


    The current government, seeing that Irene was thest piece holding the George royal family together, nned to assassinate her instead of waging war with the George royal family as this was the most efficient way for the government whose power was stretched thin dealing with various enemies.


    The assassination was a sess and just when the government thought they had taken care of Irene she made aeback with her new powerful champion who alone was equal to an army. Regaining her rightful ce, Irene married her loyal champion and swore her and her family’s loyalty to the Demigod Redfall when he and his faction decided to enter the struggle for power with other Rulers.


    It was not a surprise that Irene could retain the loyalty of a strong man with her beauty and charm but it was surprising when that strong man would continue to be loyal even if his wife is enjoying a good time outside of their marital bedroom. This question gued many schrs, minstrels and bards. Many thought maybe Irene’s husband was one of the demigod’s lovers too but he did not fit the demigod’s type.


    What they did not know was this was all because of the ritual involved in the bestowal ‘Fated Encounter’. The ritual ‘Fated Kiss’ where the charming willingly kisses the damsel and they both live happily ever after. When the fated person kisses the unconscious host of the fated encounter he/she is bound to fall under a SSS rank charm and thereafter he/she is blindly in love with the host of the fated encounter and willing to be a ve if required by the host of the fated encounter.


    This was the reason Van was so polite, tolerating and sincere towards Wyatt. Van had his doubts about Wyatt as the fated person of Sarah because he was too weak. So Van did his own background check on Wyatt as a result Wyatt’s achievements and endeavour spanned over a week shocked him and his understanding of the world. Breaking into the card schr realm within a week of contracting a grimoire was scary enough but also achieving silver grade card creationist level in the same week was just horrifying. Understanding where Wyatt’s value lied and having blind faith in ‘Fated Encounter’ Van decided that he had to get Wyatt toplete the ritual no matter the cost.


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    “You promise to help me awaken Sarah with a kiss if I swallow this pebble or whatever it is.” Said Van looking deep into my eyes, Van did not care if the pebble-like thing was a poison or just a pebble or and never stopped to think why Wyatt asked him to swallow this small round person because ording to him as long as Wyatt was enved by Sarah everything could be solvedter.


    “Yes, I do.” I did not show the slightest spection in my emotion as I said these words.


    “Good hope you are a man of your word.” Saying that Van swallowed the cmity daughter core to get me to willingly kiss Sarah.