Kaiden knew Nyxâs story would also be harsh like his two other girlsâ, but her tale was especially bad.
He tightened his hands around the sobbing Nyx as he hugged her close.
Kaidenâs features darkened as he thought about Lunaâs situation. "A brother who wants to sell his little sisterâs innocence to his bosses..."
Then his features contorted as he recalled Ariaâs circumstances. "A father who abandons all parental duties and a mother who leaves her three children alone so that she can live with her pimp of a boyfriend to get her fix."
Lastly, Kaidenâs eyes changed in color to a deep crimson as he instinctively entered Wrath mode. "Parents who blame their young daughter for their own idiocy, refusing to accept responsibility... A wealthy man doing anything that lets him further his agenda and fill his overflowing coffers..."
The Paragon of Sin spat the next words in a supernatural tone dripping with pure, unadulterated malice. It didnât resemble a humanâs voice but a terrifying demon incarnateâs.
"Some people just donât deserve the privilege called breathing."
"Kai!" Aria cried out with alarm as she jumped at Kaiden to embrace him in her arms. Luna moved to grab his head and lifted it to her chest, where she stroked his hair in a calming gesture. Nyx was brought out of her wailing when she felt the atmosphere change around them. Since she was still hugged by Kaiden, all she could do was lovingly kiss his neck.
They stayed as such for a few seconds before Kaidenâs voice sounded again. "Absolve." As soon as the command left his lips, his menacing air disappeared. This was the command that let him exit his sin stances. Kaiden had no clue how he managed to enter Wrath stance without stating the words required to do so, but it was not the time to dwell on the topic.
"Thank you..." he whispered in a low, sincere tone. Kaiden didnât know what happened exactly, but it felt as if his emotions were amplified, making him think his class tried to help him fulfill his deeply rooted desire to mete out vengeance by shedding blood. Thankfully, his girls acted in time, managing to calm him down. It wasnât time for revenge yetârevenge was a luxury Kaiden couldnât afford. Gaining strength had to come first.
"Weâre here for you, Kai," Luna stated while massaging his scalp.
"Thatâs right! Thanks for caring this much, but itâs all good. Donât worry about my issues. Iâll deal with them myself," Nyx added.
"Are you ok, Kai?" Aria asked in a worried tone.
"Yes. Nyx, Iâll have to refuse your offer. Weâll deal with these issues together, as a family should. I donât know much about ChronosXâs plan to run us out of business, but it doesnât matter, for weâll crush them at their own game while growing strong enough to take them down in a direct fight. This Maximilian scumâs days are numberedâhis allotted time in this plane of existence is ticking away much faster than he realizes."
"Are you saying that you will kill him?" Luna asked. Her characteristic cheeky playfulness was nowhere to be seen; the Storm Valkyrie was deadly serious.
Kaiden looked deep into her eyes before nodding. "Yes, I will. Iâm not going to entrust this issue to the government. He clearly enjoys a great amount of legal immunity, Iâm also not interested in court battles that will take decades. The only way to absolve Nyx from her debts is to repay them or erase the receiving party. Even if I had a trillion dollars to my name, I would still not go with the former option, so that leaves me with no other choice."
"Letâs check out the competition then." Once Luna felt how determined Kaiden was, she decided to help him. It wasnât like she was keen on forking up the millions Nyx owed to this disgusting filth. Although killing humans was a scary concept, Luna knew each of them needed to accept that sooner or later, it would happen due to the way of life they chose for themselves. Others wonât stand by on the sidelines and let them become the strongest, richest, and most famous existences without putting up a fight.
"High-quality cameras, never before seen resolution, otherworldly fidelity and clarity..." Aria read the post on the companyâs awakened platform profile. That was the battlefield where Valhallaâs Sinners had the best chance of taking on a multi-billionaire organization. That being said, while it was true that one couldnât bribe the awakened platform to promote them in any shape or form, spending a great deal on ad campaigns in the real world translated to gaining followers on the awakened platform, so even there, they would be the underdogsâquite significantly at that.
"Damn, the follower count is racing up like crazy! It went up by like 500 in mere seconds!" Luna cursed.
"That creep ran a worldwide ad campaign using numerous media platforms, social media, cable news, and more..." Nyx voiced her findings while fiddling with her phone.
"Iâm watching their uploaded content and they are not just selling, theyâre uploading porn too," Kaiden added.
"Yeah, their slogan is âFeel the Rush: Limitless Awakened Pleasure. Enjoy endless adult content from anywhere, at any time, for free of charge at ChronosX.â" Aria read.
"If they keep bombarding the populace with ads, we can expect them to get tens if not hundreds of millions of followers, after which the awakened platformâs algorithm will do the rest for them. They will become unstoppable giants single-handedly monopolizing the awakened porn industry..." Nyx said with a grim expression.
"Bruh." Kaiden couldnât help but begin snickering. The girls eyed him funnily, not understanding what he could possibly find humorous considering the severity of their situation.
"Did you go mad from the sudden pressure of a giant conglomerate becoming our competition?" Luna asked, amused.
"Competition? Hah! I have to squint my eyes to see this womanâs neatly trimmed pubes. Yes, their third-person camera footage is a giant improvement over the mana cameras that were available on the market up until now. Itâs crystal clear, like my skillâs recording, but itâs obvious they rushed the first-person camera out just to mess with us. I would be surprised if this is even Full HD quality. They felt threatened, fearing we would usurp the market and thus were forced to preemptively launch the product."
Hearing his analysis, the ladies couldnât help but exhale, their pent-up stress lessened significantly. Finally, there was some good news. They navigated to the same page using their awakened media platforms and burst into jovial laughter in sync when they heard Kaiden tell them they were forbidden from looking at another manâs cock. The girls quickly found themselves breathing a sigh of relief after ascertaining the validity of his claims.
This meant they had a proper fighting chance.
Though...
Luna thought differently. "Even if they had a similarly good first-person camera, we would still be fine. Our goal was always to provide the viewers with the fantasy of the loving girlfriend-boyfriend experience. This content just screams corporate business venture, solely existing to make money. Itâs boring as hell."
"Our videos are so much hotter; the difference is like night and day," Nyx agreed.
"Right! And now we even have my PoV to upload... I bet female viewers will go crazy when they see Kaiden squirm from my pleasuring!" Aria decreed cheerily.
The good mood was fully restored.
"Princess, did you become a nudist? I mean, I donât mind personally, but..." Nyx asked amusedly while eyeing the silver-haired, Disn*y Princess-like girl.