Hearing that, all color drained from her face.

  ‘4,600 years…’

  The words left her mouth in a tragic tone.

  So much time had passed since she was imprisoned, that she couldn’t even realize how the years slipped away.

  Both Vijay and Sharv raised their brows at that. Now they too were beginning to understand a little.

  ‘Impossible… how can this be? A human living for so many years?’

  Vijay said in shock. Sharv looked at the woman and then asked her,

  “...So that means you spent a very long time there.”

  The woman didn’t reply, just stayed silent, holding her forehead as if thinking about something. But then Sharv asked her,

  “By the way… who imprisoned you? Did you commit some great cri...”

  Tak!

  Hearing that, the woman in rage grabbed Sharv’s throat. Her eyes shed tears filled with anger and pain.

  ‘Watch your tongue, or I will kill you right here!’

  Sharv could feel the anger and revenge burning in her voice.

  ‘Hey! Hey! Calm down!’

  Vijay said, but the woman didn’t release Sharv’s throat. Sharv, struggling asked her,

  “...Do you... do you want, revenge?”

  ‘Yes, I do!!!’

  “But against who? Whoever imprisoned you must be long dead b…”

  Before Sharv could finish, the woman said...

  ‘He is still alive. That person is an immortal!!!’

  ‘?!’

  ‘Immortal?’

  Did he hear that right?

  Was immortality even possible? As far as Sharv knew, an ordinary human, without illnesses, could live at most 100 years.

  And if one was a high-level martial artist or spiritual master, they could live till 130 years.

  But such high-level people were very rare, so rare they might not even exist in this age.

  But no matter what, death was inevitable.

  Something that has a beginning, has an end as well. But that which has no beginning or end, is not human. That can only be God. Nothing else.

  The woman continued,

  ‘And even if I never meet him, I will slaughter his descendants and his people for sure! No matter how many, I will destroy them all, everyone who is connected to that man!!!’

  Sharv looked into her eyes, and then said,

  “But you are weak…”

  ‘?!’

  The women looked at Sharv with anger and surprised look. Sharv continued,

  “...I mean, your spirit form is weak. Your physical form was so... powerful, but your spirit is many many times weaker. And if the man you speak of is really immortal, then he must be extremely powerful. Do you think you can defeat him in your weak form?…”

  Grit!

  The woman clenched her teeth hard. Because what Sharv was saying was true.

  Sharv understood her emotions, and then said to her,

  “I have a way by which you can fulfill your revenge… do you want to hear it?”

  After a long pause, the woman said,

  ‘Speak…’

  “Make me your disciple, and teach me everything you know. Make me stronger. In return, I will fulfill your revenge. And see, even for you this is a benefit, because you won’t find anyone better than me to pass on your knowledge and powers. Because, right now in this world, I am the only human who can use death prana.”

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  The woman stayed silent for a time.

  Making this boy her disciple? There was no harm in it.

  Because she had no body now, as she was a spirit. And the way Vijay spoke earlier about death paran; she understood that normal people of this era—Kaliyuga, can't cultivate death prana.

  And this boy before her was the only one in the world with death prana right now. His suggestion wasn’t wrong, but instead she said,

  ‘Instead of making you my disciple, I could just kill you and take your body.’

  ‘W-wait, don’t do that! Don’t kill him!’

  Vijay shouted at the woman. The woman stretched her other hand toward Vijay and said,

  ‘Don’t interfere!!!’

  Tung!

  Vijay’s soul was thrown back.

  “Urgh!!”

  He crashed into a tree and then fell to the ground.

  That power, it was the very same power she had been using back when she was bound by the seal.

  Sharv and Vijay recognized it at once. Her power was a bit weaker now, probably because after becoming a spirit she had weakened, that’s why.

  But the point was she could still use her old powers.

  Sharv realized one thing clearly, that if the woman wished, she could kill him any time.

  Her grip on Sharv’s throat tightened, viens bulging around his neck and forehead,

  “Huff!... If you truly wanted me dead, you would’ve killed me long ago. Huff! But you’ve kept me alive till now, because you also know without me, or without someone by your side, you can’t move forward.”

  ‘...’

  Her hands loosened a little. Feeling that, Sharv continued,

  “...If you kill me, even if you take over my body, it’ll still take you years to understand this world as it is now. In 4000 years, everything has changed—empires, kingdoms, kings, armies, martial arts, clothes, food, water; everything has shifted.”

  ‘...’

  “It’ll take you a long time just to grasp all that. And at the same time you go searching for that so-called immortal man and his descendants, then even more of your time will be wasted. And on top of that, you’ll have to strengthen my possessed body as well... I think I don't need to explain you, how hard and troublesome it is to maintain a possessed a body... Tch! Tch! What a long journey that would be...”

  The woman finally removed her hand from Sharv’s throat.

  “Gasp!”

  Sharv breathed in relief.

  ‘And I also won’t find another like you, someone with death prana... If I kill you, in a way, the existence of death prana itself will vanish from mankind...’

  The woman spoke in a heavy tone.

  “Yes, absolutely right, but... if you take me as your disciple, then in return, I will help you in your revenge. And along with that, I will ensure that your legacy; knowledge, martial arts, and death prana, remains in this world.”

  Sharv said. The woman stared at the boy. She couldn’t understand, what was the benefit for his in this?

  So she asked,

  ‘But what’s in it for you?’

  “For me?... I will become stronger, and I’ll complete my revenge, what else? What more do I even need? All my loved ones are already gone, I’m all alone. I’ve nothing left to lose. But the ones I already lost, their revenge must be taken! Even if I have to do anything for it!”

  At first Sharv's voice was calm, but as he spoke further, by the end it rose higher, and in his once-calm, emotionless eyes, a fiery anger had appeared.

  Hearing that, the spirit’s brows lifted.

  ‘He too... has nothing left to lose...’

  She thought to herself. After a short pause, she turned away, opened her mouth and said,

  ‘...Whom do you want revenge against? And why? Tell me. I don’t want to trap myself in something about which I know nothing.’

  Hearing that, Sharv’s lips curled up slightly.

  He hadn’t thought that his words would affect her this much, but it wasn’t as if he had spoken any lies.

  What he had said was the truth, he too sought revenge, and he too was alone.

  Observing her words and expressions, he had guessed her situation must also be just like his.

  Thus he had spoken the truth, so that there would be no deception. And so that she might see her own reflection in him.

  When two people pass through the same kind of suffering, for some reason they get drawn toward each other.

  They feel a strange bond. Because they know, my situation and this other person’s are the same.

  Sharv then told her,

  “My uncle was murdered by a strong martial artists. I want revenge against that man the one who killed him. My uncle was the second most beloved person in my life, so no matter what, I must avenge him.”

  ‘...The second most beloved? Then who was the first?...’

  Sharv said nothing. The first, the most beloved person to him, was his mother.

  ‘Haa!... Forget it. From your expressions I can tell, that person must have already died as well.’

  “So does this mean, you’ll take me as your disciple?”

  ‘...Yes, I will! But only if you help me with my revenge as well! Understood? Otherwise, if you try to betray me, then I will not let you live!’

  “Alright!... But...”

  ‘But what?...’

  “What if you betray me then?...”

  ‘Tch! How sly you are. Stop twisting things, tell me straight what you want?’

  Sharv’s heart leapt with joy inside, and then he said,

  “Since you’ve now become a spirit anyway, then why not also become my spirit servant.”

  ‘?!’

  The woman’s eyes went wide with shock.

  ‘What... your spirit servant? Have you lost your mind, you brat?!’

  “No need to get angry. It’s just for my own satisfaction, to give me the assurance that you won’t betray me. And also, this way you’ll stay with me.”

  ‘But...’

  “...What’s there to fear so much? I just need your consent. I’ll help you with your revenge, while you'll help me with mine. This way, both of us will benefit.”

  Grit!

  The woman clenched her teeth. This boy in front of her was very cunning. She then said,

  ‘Fine, but I have two conditions. If you can’t promise them, then forget our deal!’

  “What conditions?”

  ‘First, neither will you betray me, nor will I betray you. We will only help each other, in order to fulfill our revenge.’

  ‘‘...’’

  ‘Second, even after I become your spirit servant, you will not command me about what to do or what not to do. We will be partners, equals; no one above, no one below.’

  ‘‘Alright, I’ve no objection to that.’’

  The woman looked at Sharv, then let out a long breath. She closed her eyes, and then...

  From her chest, a black orb-like sphere emerged.

  ‘This is just like Vijay’s!’

  But,

  “Isn’t its size a little small though?”

  Vijay’s orb of will was much larger. But this woman’s orb of will was only the size of a fist.

  ‘Its size is like this because you didn’t defeat me to obtain it. I gave it to you willingly. That’s why it’s smaller. But don’t worry, its size won’t make much difference.’

  “Alright...”

  Sharv said, and then the orb floated into his chest.