Chapter 281 – I Will Challenge You
Ananke fell into a sudden silence, not quite believing what she'd just heard. It was completely unexpected.
[Are you sure about this, Cassius?] she said with caution in her tone, [Trying to fool a goddess is not truly a wise choice.]
"Who said I'm fooling her?" Cassius replied with a leisurely smile, the two flames still burning across his whole body like a torch, "I have the Ring of the Eternal Kingdom, created by the Eternal King himself, with me. I have his will. Am I not his Messenger, then?"
Slowly, each flame began to twist, transforming into the shape of a snake. Stella, watching the scene from the corner, narrowed her crimson eyes, seeming irritated to see other snakes coiling atop her master.
"It doesn't matter how I obtained the ring, or whether the Eternal King himself appointed me as his Messenger. I simply am."
