Criminal X : Epitome Of Evil

Thousands of people were gathered around the Ego reserve.

But none of them were going inside the Ego reserve and most of them had already awakened their Egoes. So what were these people doing around the Ego Reserve?

Flashy asked the same thing and Pablo answered him:

"They are here to worship."

Flashy's brows shot up.

Even Draxus showed a surprised reaction. Out of all the things he could have imagined, worship wasn't one of them.

"Worshipping, Czar? Worshipping whom?"

Draxus asked and he received an answer as well.

"You will see, young man."

But not from Pablo.

Someone came and stood behind the three men.

Draxus and Flashy instantly turned around, vigilant.

Flashy brought his symbiote out and Draxus was ready to slip in the shadow.

Pablo, however, remained calm and slowly turned around to meet the man standing behind him.

The man wore a black cloak around his body and behind the man was a tall burly man in the same type of cloak.

Their faces weren't clearly visible but Pablo recognised them in just one glance.

He smiled. "How are you doing, King?"

Draxus and Flashy also heard Pablo and they loosen their offensive stance.

Pablo then looked at the tall and burly man. "I hope you are doing good too, Boulder."

"As good as a bull."

"Nice to hear that."

"Wait… how did you recognise me?" Boulder asked. "I didn't even say anything for you to recognise me by my voice."

"You are the only one in the kingdom with a build like that. And of course, the King is here so a high duke joining him would be only natural. I only did one plus one."

"Forget all that, Pablo. " The King said. "You got what you wanted. This kingdom has two hundred cities and each city has an Ego Reserve and right now, around all the Ego Reserves, a crowd like this is present. They all want to know what is going on."

"This is your doing, boss?" Flashy asked, mouth open.

"Yes."

"You want people to worship you? You got a God complex after defeating a Demon, boss."

Pablo gritted his teeth.

"Draxus, shut his mouth."

"As you say."

Pablo left Flashy to Draxus and focused on the King.

"The people want to know what is going on, you say. Well, if the people want something, it's the duty of the King to give it."

The King's brows shot up. "Me? You want me to address them? Even if all this is your idea."

"I am just a Marshal. You are a King. Your words will have more weight than mine. So you do it."

"Are you sure?" The King asked once more and Pablo just threw the old man a glare.

"Alright. I will do it. I am the King."

Pablo smiled. "Thank you for accepting."

The King sighed in relief and walked towards the crowd.

Boulder followed him as the old man reached and stopped just in front of the entrance of the Ego Reserve.

The guards standing there would have retorted but seeing the size of Boulder, no one came up to them.

"Boulder, do it." The King said.

"Gladly."

Removing the cloak, Boulder made his appearance but only a few people paid attention to him, that's why he raised his hands and…

CCLLAAPP!!

Clapped them.

A crisp sound rang in the entire area and all heads turned towards Boulder.

Now the King had full attention.

Pablo, Flashy and Draxus were already looking there.

"Should I let his mouth go, czar?" Draxus asked, covering Flashy's mouth with his hand.

"Yes. Let him breathe."

Draxus nodded and removed his hand from Flashy's mouth.

Flashy inhaled a gulp of air and out of nowhere, smacked Draxus' head.

"Boss told you to shut me up, not cut off my breath, bastard!"

Draxus just laughed it out.

"Don't fight. Say sorry, Draxus and focus on the King."

"Sorry, man."

"Fine."

"That's like a good leader, Pablo. Keep it up." Cupid praised but her words went in Pablo's one ear and came out of the other.

The trio, along with the thousands of people in the crowd, focused on the cloaked King and the King was finally ready to speak.

Taking in the gazes of the surrounding people, the King finally stripped himself of his cloak and everyone saw his regal red robe and determined gaze.

"Good morning, people of Forza and Numb city." He said.

The crowd said nothing and the King carried on.

"I welcome you all to a historic event of our Kingdom. This is the first time you will see something like this and you all will be grateful to be alive in these times."

The people continued hearing. They just wanted to know what was going on. They were curious, excited and most of all, they were hyped to see the future.

And as the King's speech proceeded, more and more people joined the gathering as now nearly the whole Numb city was present.

First of all, around the Ego Reserve, ten single small building-type things were present. They had circled the Ego Reserve. The people didn't know full well as they were covered with red clothes, no one knew what's inside them, they could only make out something building-like.

And second of all, the King of the Kingdom was also present. So something big must be happening and they just couldn't wait to know what that would be.

And the King won't waste their time as well.

"Everyone, around the Ego Reserve I have created ten things. And mind you, they are nothing to be scoffed at. They are buildings, they are made out of stones but in reality, they are houses. Houses for who, you will ask? I'll tell you. They are…"

The King spread his arms and at Boulder's gesture, some guards uncovered the red cloth from the new houses and like that, in front of people, there was nothing but…

"The Houses Of Gods!"

GASP!

Gasps rang around the area as murmurs spread among the people.

Pablo expected such a reaction and he also expected the people to get enraged as well.

Because in Seraphim, he knew… people don't give a fuck about Gods.

That's why he had told the King to announce something additional too.

And that additional thing was…

"All of your wishes will now be fulfilled in just under two weeks!"