Slave: Zero Chapter 17: Chapter 17

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Arop’s eyes slowly blinked open as he gained consciousness. Immediately his vision was obscured in darkness. Being awake enough to realise the situation, he tried to get up and move, but his limbs were tied. “You're awake.” His head shot up, looking directly at the line of light that beamed through a small open space, before it eventually closed. Then moments later he heard the sound of turning locks and the loud creaking of a heavy door. As the door slowly opened light bathed his face, but then it was blocked. As Arop looked up, he saw the president, standing at the doorway with a smile on his face. He stared at Arop, with a look of surprise and confusion on his face, before he motioned to the guard that he is dismissed. He took a couple of steps towards him, not breaking eye contact. Arop looked up at him, maintaining eye contact, until the president suddenly stopped approaching him. He looked down at him, studying his face before he said. “How strange. …Aren’t you afraid?” Arop did not respond, he just continued to stare up at the president. Then a sudden smirk appeared on the president’s face. “I take it you’re the one who informed us about where exactly the revolution was hiding? Did you have an accomplice with you of any sort?” “I’m the only one that contacted you.” Arop said. “I find that hard to believe. You’re telling me a child somehow gathered deep information about a revolution and learned about their allies. Not only that, you mapped out the entire structure of where they were hiding, along with its ins and outs.” A smirk appeared on Arop’s face followed by a chuckle. “It doesn’t matter if you believe me or not. What matters are the countries that are allied with the revolution. You should know with them around, your ambitions will never reach reality. …But despite that you still carry on with your madness. …Is it because of the great blessing?” The president’s eyes widened. His face that was once calm and confident morphed into shock and wariness. “Who are you?” “What do you mean president? I am a slave. I am nothing more than that. ” The president glared down at him, opening his mouth to say something, but before he could even get the words out of his mouth, Arop already knew what he was going to ask. “Don’t worry. Eric has nothing to do with this. He doesn’t know a single thing about what’s really going on.” “It doesn’t matter if the child knows or not. He poses no threat to me.” Hearing this Arop looked at the president and burst out laughing. “Did I say something funny?” “Yes. Yes, you did. You honestly think Eric is weak.” “Am I wrong? What threat could children possibly pose to me? Arop looked up at him with a smile on his face “I myself won’t deny that I am weak. But the man trapped inside the body of a boy will one day be strong enough to stand in front of the goddess.” For a moment silence filled the room, as they both stared at each other. Suddenly a smirk appeared on the president’s face, followed by laughter. “You must be joking. A boy who cannot even keep his resolve together will one day be worthy enough to become the Goddess’s consort.” The president continued to laugh in amusement and disbelief for what he had just heard. To him, the words that had just escaped his mouth were nonsensical and no better than gibberish. But to Arop those words that had escaped his mouth was the truest thing he had said in his entire life. Suddenly Arop’s eyes flickered, and in that brief moment Arop was somewhere else, somewhere he had once been, and in front of him was the person he always strived on chasing, but no matter what, he just could never catch up. No matter how many times he pretends to be like him, he just could never catch up to him. Finally the president’s laughter finally came to a halt. “That might have been the most amusing thing I heard in a while. Reminds me of someone else I knew.” The president turned around to approach the door. “I will be holding you captive until humanity has received the gre