Inertia: Beneath The Starlit Veil Chapter 56: Chapter 56

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Chapter 56 (Cyrus POV) Walking up to Adam with my hand imbued with cosmic energy, I prepared to end this battle. I only had a few uses left of my ability due to the Eternal Hydra Scale being needed more than I had anticipated. Adam's strikes from his soul weapon were essentially breaking my bones every time I deflected a blow, and I couldn't tell exactly how many I had already deflected. The biggest drain on my cosmic energy, however, was regrowing my arm. Luckily, it was enough to strike fear into Adam, and I still had the advantage because he didn't truly know the extent of my powers. With my ability active for a few more seconds, I kicked Adam's soul weapon away and lifted him with my newly regrown arm. "An arm for an arm," I said as I severed one of his. Hearing him wail in pain as my ability began to fade, I decided to cut off the other one as well. "How does it feel, Adam? Painful, isn't it? But I don't think it compares to the agony those families felt when you killed their loved ones in cold blood. I want you to suffer as they did," I said, walking over to his prone body. Then, I began severing each of his legs. "Your fate constellation is the Tree of Life, right?" "Yes," he replied, barely able to speak. "And now you're lying here like a little stump of a tree that used to be." I grabbed his hair, dragging his barely alive body. "Come on, let's go show the people of the town exactly what you are and have you confess your sins." It didn't take long to get back to the city. When we arrived, gasps of horror and looks of terror spread through the crowd as I dragged Adam's limbless body through the town center. Upon reaching the square, I saw Adam's assistant standing in utter shock. We exchanged a long glance before she turned her head away. The entire time my father and I had been in this town, I couldn't tell whether she and Adam were romantically involved or not, but now, I could care less about that matter. Stepping onto the stage of the town square, I propped Adam upright so that everyone could see him before I proclaimed the truth. "What have you done?" one of the townspeople shouted at me. I took a deep breath, gathering myself before responding. "I have gotten revenge for your loved ones. That's what I did," I declared. "My father was not the one who killed your friends and family in the mines—he was trying to save them. Whatever Adam told you was a lie to keep you all in the dark." "Lies!" a group of people yelled. "Adam would never do such a thing! He has been the sole pillar of our town and has done nothing but good for us—something your terrorist of a father could never claim." Anger built in my chest as I activated my ability on the crowd. "Silence now!" I shouted in frustration, watching them all collapse to the ground. "I was there! I saw it with my own eyes! Adam has been lying to you all about the cosmic batteries, about their true effects. He chose to keep your loved ones in the dark, letting them mine while knowing they were being poisoned by the decay of cosmic energy batteries. Why? Because he needed them to keep working so he could make money. "My father was the one who discovered the truth and confronted him, but Adam saw that as a threat—he knew it would be the end of his financial empire. That's why he trapped my father in the Astral Realm and made him watch as he slaughtered every single one of those miners." "What makes your word better than Adam's?" an older townsman said. "The way I see it, the true culprit and murderer is you, boy." "Just think for once in your life. Why did Adam rush to find me in the woods? He was trying to tie up loose ends. Why do you think I ran out of the Astral Gate that day and disappeared for weeks? I was escaping from him." I turned to Adam. "Now it's time for you to speak. Repent for what you did." Struggling to move his limbless body, Adam slowly lifted his head, meeting the eyes of the crowd. "He is right," he admitted, his voice weak. "Everything he said I did…