Lord Evolution: Starting With SS-rank Skills

Xandros appeared inside the room after causing a slight disturbance in the room atmosphere that drew the attention of Rowan and woke Riela up from her sleep. When she opened her eyes, her reactions were the same as Rowan's when he first awakened – she was greeted with darkness, but her attention was immediately stolen by Xandros who had just appeared. She wasn't even aware of Rowan lying beside her.

Unfortunately, all she could see was a dark figure standing in the dark room, she couldn't tell who it was. On the other hand, Rowan had [Eclipse vision] and was able to see very clearly.

"I see you two have awoken from your sleep, hope you enjoyed your new beds. You've been asleep for two days now, that is great proof that you both enjoyed it," Xandros spoke with a smile.

Riela quickly realized who it was from his voice, and his words also made her aware that she wasn't alone. She looked beside her, where she heard the sound of metal clanging, and found Rowan bound with chains to a steel bed, the same as hers.

"Rowan..." she called out.

Rowan turned to look at his beloved wife and smiled, "Do not worry Riela, I'm here with you, I'll make sure nothing bad happens to you, I promise."

Riela nodded her head with an affectionate look on her face.

Xandros scoffed while watching the couple show affection for one another despite the state they were in. He totally disliked the concept of love and romance, he believed the only thing that could be loved in this world was the idea of being stronger than everyone else, being invisible and immortal – aside from that, nothing else was lovable.

He broke the affectionate moment with a gentle flick of his finger, causing the atmosphere in the room to become extremely unbearable, as a sensation of extreme heat and extreme cold attacked the two for about ten seconds.

Both Rowan and Riela cried out as the strange sensation permeated their bodies.

'What sort of magic is this bastard using?' Rowan cussed, gritting his teeth to manage the pain.

Xandros grinned, enjoying the scene of both of them suffering, before calling it off by flicking his fingers again.

"How does that feel? Refreshing, right?" he taunted.

"What do you want from us, Xandros? Why are you doing all these to us, what do you hope to achieve?" Rowan questioned.

"Power beyond anything you could ever imagine," Xandros replied.

'I know it, this bastard plans to use us for some dark ritual. I always knew dark mages are corrupted and twisted, fuck!' Rowan cussed inwardly.

"How do you plan to make use of both of us when we are significantly weaker than you? Even your weakest accomplice is several times stronger than me!" Rowan asked.

"Who said we took both of you in because of your powers? If it were by your powers, no one in your village is qualified," Xandros scoffed.

"Then what?"

"Your magical talents, your affinity, cultivation speed – you two are special and special is what we need for the dark seed ritual."

Dark seed ritual?

Dark seed ritual?

Rowan repeated the words in his mind, he felt like he had heard those words somewhere before and racked his brain to recall where.

'I remember now!'

The memories from when he was still a gamer on earth resurfaced; that particular name was very popular back then, it was the title of a server-wide quest granted to every player.

The main storyline of the quest was that a powerful cult in the game world had succeeded in their dark rituals, which granted them extraordinary powers while granting powerful dark mystical entities access into the world to cause havoc!

'Now that I remember, the quest was never completed despite the combined efforts of millions of players so Xandros is involved with this quest,' Rowan confirmed.

If this world is accurate with the storyline of that quest, then Xandros is not alone, there are definitely other powerful people with him. Their cult were rumored to have over one hundred thousand members and about 5 percent of them were archmages!

'Fuck, I somehow got entangled with the most diabolical event in this world,' Rowan cussed at his bad luck.

"Are you still thinking about what I said?" Xandros laughed menacingly, distracting Rowan from his branching thoughts.

"Do not worry, very soon, we would transfer you to meet your other special colleagues," he added.

Rowan was not surprised at the revelation that there were other captives like them. Wouldn't it be very weird if it took the sacrifice of just both of them to create such a diabolical universal change?

While Rowan was able to take the information casually, the same couldn't be said for Riela, she was extremely worried about their future which appears dark at this moment.

Her eyes dampened due to her worried thoughts.

Would Rowan be able to save both of them?

How would he save them? What could she do to assist him?

Those thoughts ran through her mind and the worries and confusion were displayed on her face, especially in her eyes as a teardrop slid down her face.

Xandros was pretty pissed at Rowan for not showing fear and sadness after hearing his words. How could he remain calm after hearing all what he said, doesn't he understand the gravity of it all? he wondered.

However, seeing Riela tearing up, a crafty smile crept on his lip.

"Do not toy with our subjects anymore, little brother."

While he was getting overly enthusiastic about their predicament, a calm and powerful voice sounded in the room, drawing all attentions.

Xandros realized the owner of the voice before even seeing him, the smile on his face quickly turned to a deep frown.

Rowan and Riela, on the other hand, turned their eyes to the new stranger who appeared beside Xandros.

He was tall and slender, he has white hair like Xandros but his were longer and sleeker, fluttering vibrantly. His hazel eyes shone calmly and brilliantly as he observed both of them.

It was no other than Alister!