Becoming the Terminally-Ill Villain Who Torments His Disciples - Chapter 68.2
If not that, then would he listen to Typhon—the one who had deceived both brothers and thrown them into a pit of despair—and offer himself as the sacrifice?
“The choice is yours.”
At the sound of that voice, Pielago flinched and tucked the dagger Cielo had handed him into his coat. He then picked up the dagger Typhon had thrown and wore a conflicted expression.
“My body… I can’t put strength into it.”
“……”
“Father severed the tendons in my ankles. I can’t help you.”
At his words, Cielo, now pale, glanced down at Pielago’s legs.
The burns all over his body.
The fall after being trapped in the wardrobe.
How he had just lain there, limp, even after the ropes had been released.
It was all because Typhon had cut the tendons in his legs, making it impossible for him to move.
“No… you can. I’ll make sure you can.”
Just then, Typhon spoke.
“You don’t actually think Pielago will take your side, do you?”
“……”
“Keh-heh… ha, hahahaha! As if he would! Because of you, Sol and Pielago were mocked and pointed at by everyone. If you were out of the picture, they’d become the true power of Esteban. Why would he ever want to keep you alive?!”
Cielo let the words pass without comment and stole a glance toward the terrace.
Third floor.
He might get hurt—but if he jumped, he could definitely escape.
“Let me ask you again.”
“……”
“Will you help me?”
At Cielo’s question, Pielago looked quietly down at his legs.
Typhon, who viewed his children not as people but as tools for his ambition.
Cielo, who, no matter how desperate, continued struggling against the future forced upon him.
It didn’t take long to decide who to follow.
“Yeah.”
“……”
“I’ll do it.”
Cielo took a deep breath at the sound of his resolute voice. There was no time to explain what to do next.
“I’ll trust you, brother.”
He spoke briefly, then took a deep breath and summoned his strength. The moment a bright white light burst from his fingertips, blood trickled from his lips.
Typhon’s eyes flew wide open, and he spat a curse.
“You damned brats…!”
Just as he raised his cane to strike the ground—
Pielago firmly caught Cielo’s collapsing shoulders and, staring Typhon straight in the eye, snapped his fingers.
Snap!
At the same time, Typhon’s cane struck the floor.
But the raging flames that should’ve erupted—never came. Pielago had temporarily sealed Typhon’s power.
“Y-you little…!”
Just as Typhon’s voice, thick with fury, began to rise, Pielago caught hold of Cielo’s limp body.
“What the hell—why all of a sudden…?!”
He didn’t have time to wonder why Cielo had collapsed. Instead, clutching him tightly, Pielago ran for the terrace.
“You think I’ll let you get away?!”
Typhon slammed his cane to the ground again—and from the skies above, a demon beast came streaking down like lightning.
Just as Pielago hurled himself over the terrace railing—
Rumble… KRA-KOOM!
A massive clap of thunder rang out as the demon’s head, aimed at Cielo and Pielago, was shattered in an instant.
Breathing heavily, Pielago looked down at the unconscious Cielo in his arms. It seemed he hadn’t been hurt in the fall—likely thanks to how tightly Pielago had held him on the way down.
“If you’re conscious, you’d better get up.”
Just then, a polished black boot nudged the side of Pielago’s face.
Crackle… pop.
A man with dark hair, one who looked like he could summon a storm at any moment.
“Hand over my master.”
As Pielago shakily stood, Oscar roughly scooped Cielo from his arms.
“…Heh.”
Just as Pielago let out a breath of disbelief, Oscar snapped his fingers again.
Snap!
At once, booming crashes echoed across the estate as bolts of lightning struck the Esteban mansion from all sides. Thunder lit the trees ablaze, and some bolts split ancient trees over 500 years old clean in half.
“That should keep them from chasing us for a while.”
Oscar spoke calmly, then turned on his heel without hesitation.
Watching the ground beneath Oscar’s feet remain completely unharmed, Pielago’s jaw slowly dropped in astonishment.
‘…Maybe I really did pick the right side.’
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