THE KING OF THE UNIVERSE 253 Lance's Story

Lance laughed and said, " That's right! They all are the people like you who came here to solve the mystery of this place. I extracted their souls from their bodies. I was in need of more than 100000 souls. I made a contract with the G.o.d of the Underworld. If I can offer him 100000 souls, the G.o.d of the Underworld will give me the soul of my elder sister Shayana."

Arjun said, " In order to not raise any suspecion, you created this mess and installed doubts in the minds of people. As time pa.s.sed those doubts turned into one of the biggest mystery of the City.

-Wavery Hills!"

"You are sharp!" , Lance said, " Since you are going to die in the hands of these Zombies, I'll tell you the truth."

Lance continued, " When my parents were killed, I was in the closed door seclusion far away from home. My sister was in the academy. She was really persistent. She always wanted quality in any thing or work. When we were choosing the gates after awakening the Inner Will like others, she as I said that prefers quality, was really persistent. She demanded that mysterious voice that she wants the access to both the Cities in her conscience. She didn't want any half power. After some heavy conversation, she lost her hopes. But she didn't give up."

Lance continued, " But to her surprise, that owner of the voice has not only gave her the access to both the cities, but also told her that she has got the rights to become the queen of the universe."

Arjun had no change in his facial expression. He felt all this stuff was boring. Because he himself has experienced and was persistent in getting the access to both the cities in his conscience. He finally got it and became the Will of the Universe.

Lance continued, " She never told this to anyone. The only person she always share her secrets was with me. She told me that person like her is known as The Will of the Universe!"

Arjun didn't talk or paid much attention to Lance. He already guessed the story to this extent. So he listened patiently.

Lance continued, " Everything was going well. One day when I came back from my training, I learned the shocking news of my parents death. I learned that my elder sister was about to marry Prince Airen. I didn't know whether I should be sad for my parents death. Or should be happy for my sister's marriage. But I went to meet her."

Lance continued, " But by the time I went to the Royal Palace, everything was mess. My sister and Prince Airen were lying on the ground dead. I cried like h.e.l.l. I was angry. I was frustrated. I was hopeless. I was helpless."

Lance continued, " But at that time the G.o.d of the Underworld sent his envoy and contacted me. He told me that the G.o.d of the Underworld has taken pity with my situation and sent that envoy with a business deal proposal. He asked me to give 100000 souls. And in exchange he will give back the soul of my sister and prince Airen. The G.o.d of the Underworld is someone who governs the soul. So he promised me that he would return their souls."

Lance continued, " The envoy told me how to extract the souls of others and gave me the book related to the souls. I followed the book and learned everything in it. I became the master of souls. Then I created the myth about this place. The adventurers always possess the strong soul. So all I had to do is wait for them to come here. And I extract their souls and offered them to the G.o.d of the Underworld."

Arjun said, " But as time pa.s.sed, a greedy thought took place in your heart. Instead of trying to resurrect your sister, you desired her power. In other words, you wanted to become the Will of the Universe!"

"What's wrong with that." , Lance said, " She had a responsibility. She was destined to become the queen of the Universe. But she was nothing but a total failure. So I decided to take the responsibility. I intended to fulfill the responsibility in my sister's place. But I needed to become the Universe Will to chase after the dream. That's why I decided to merge my sister's soul with mine."

Arjun didn't say anything. After a moment of silence he asked, " I heard that princess Shayana put a curse on the people who comes in contact with the Royal Family will face the same curse. How were you not affected with the curse if you were really with the dead body of Princess Shayana back then?"

Lance said, " I was affected. But didn't I tell you that I'm the Master of Soul related spell? Her curse was dispelled by me. It wasn't a big issue."

Arjun said, " Then what about that sword? The sword that could kill the Royal Family."

Lance said, " That sword made a world trip as it switched many hands. I tracked it's location and by the time I learned it's exact location, it was in the hands of the Galaxy Pavilion. But I know that they won't give me the sword the moment I ask them. So I made a deal with them. I offered them immortality in exchange for the sword. In between the fame they receive and achieving immortality, what would they choose? It will definitely be the immortality. They choose the immortality."

Arjun asked in suspecious tone, " And they believed just like that?"

Lance said, " Of course they didn't. I fused many souls with mine. So my soul power is great. My physical body was indestructable. I allowed them to use any weapon on me. After testing that they couldn't kill me, they came to a conclusion that what I said is true. I can indeed give them immortality."

Lance continued, " But those ba*tards were way too greedy. They demanded 5 billion gold coins for the sword. They said that they brought the sword with the expensive sum of 15 billion gold coins. Since I offered them importantly, they were giving me the d*mn discount of 66%. Because they spent 15 billion gold coins, they were in a tight spot financially. So they demanded 5 billion gold coins."

Lance continued, " I accepted their proposal. I asked them to give me the sword by sealing it in any item. They decided to give me the sword through my sister's painting."

Arjun smiled and said, " But the cunning ba*tard like you didn't have that much amount of money."

Lance was silent. There was no need for Arjun to learn anything anymore. He understood what happened next.