I Can Copy Curses

Chapter  97. General Dray

"Let's leave this place," Orion said, looking at Ron and the girl in the mask.

They nodded in approval.

However, just as they were about to leave, a voice sounded, and a group of people walked in.

"What do we have here?"

Orion and the masked girl flinched at the unexpected arrival of the group. They turned towards the door and saw a middle-aged man leading a group of people into the hall. The man had a healthy, albeit slightly fat, body, shoulder-length hair, and a face adorned with only a mustache.

"General Dray!"

The girl in the mask exclaimed as soon as she saw the middle-aged man.

"You two are at the wrong place at the wrong time," he said as his right hand started to burn with blue flames before it transformed into a flaming blade. It appeared as though his whole right arm had turned into a blade—a blade burning in blue flames.

"I can only kill you for that," he continued as he slowly took a step towards them.

Orion cursed after seeing how the situation suddenly changed. He felt that they were too unlucky, as General Dray's group came at the moment they were about to leave.

He wasn't worried about himself. He could just escape from here if he wanted to, and nobody would be able to stop him. But he hesitated whether he should escape, leaving behind the other two, or not.

'They aren't your friends, Orion; you barely even know them, then what's the hesitation?'

As he was stuck in his dilemma, the girl in the mask appeared as though she was ready for a battle.

Meanwhile, General Dray slowly appeared before them and was ready to strike.

Witnessing that, Orion steeled his resolve to escape. He felt that at the end of the day, the only thing that mattered was his life, and it would be very depressing to lose that life over helping someone he barely knew.

Therefore, he activated the curse of Dimensional Dissonance and was about to hop into the other dimension when he saw General Dray suddenly come to a stop.

"Haha, I was just kidding." General Dray laughed as he looked at them. "You two really look as if you are about to face a situation of life and death."

At that moment, his right hand returned to normal.

However, Orion and the girl in the mask remained alert the whole time.

Seeing that, the middle-aged man raised his left hand and tapped on the bracelet attached to his wrist. Two rays of light shot out from it, connecting with the bracelets of Orion and the girl in the mask.

A moment later, the girl in the mask, as if realizing something, looked at the middle aged man in horror.

"You blocked my mana," she said, her voice trembling.

Orion was taken aback by her words, but he quickly made his face appear grim, as though he, too, had his mana blocked by the middle-aged man.

"What did you do?" He then screamed at the middle-aged man, appearing as scared as he could be.

"Nothing much; I just blocked the mana flow of yours," he said as the smile on his face disappeared. "Every individual's life in Aethelgard City is precious. That's why I didn't kill you, but that doesn't mean you kids will escape from here."

He then turned around and looked at one of the guards.

"Do it," he said.

The guard nodded to him.

Seeing all that, Orion decided to stick around for now. He became curious as to what they were doing here and wanted to know their purpose. Escaping wasn't a problem for him, so he decided to see what they were up to.

He also wanted to stay close, observe their actions, and gather as much information as possible. He felt that understanding their intentions would be crucial for whatever lay ahead.

Moreover, he really wanted to know the mystery surrounding Aethelgard City. He believed they wouldn't be trapped here only for mining purposes. That seemed too far-fetched. There had to be a deeper reason, and seeing how they appeared so secretive about the God of Slaughter's hall, Orion had a feeling it wouldn't be anything great.

"Alright, you two, be ready," the guard said, warning them as he touched both Orion and the girl in the mask.

A frown appeared on Orion's face as he heard the guard. He heard the guard refer to them as two, but they were three of them.

'It seems he had already escaped the moment they came here.'

Turning around, he saw the girl in the mask standing beside him, but he didn't find Ron. He was nowhere to be seen.

'Did he escape?'

He wondered. But he didn't blame him for escaping. Even he himself was planning on escaping if things were to go sideways.

'It seems he had already escaped the moment they came here.'

He had a feeling they had already referred to them as two, not three, since the moment they arrived here, but because of all the tension previously, he didn't pay attention to it.

At that moment, Orion felt slightly nauseous before he found himself standing in a different place.

"These prison cells are also modified with the same effects as your bracelets, so forget about leaving this place," the guard sneered at him before he disappeared with the girl in the mask.

***

At a different cell, the guard reappeared with the girl in the mask, but before he could react, a golden sword pierced his heart.

"How…"

He died with his eyes wide. He couldn't believe there was a person who could still use their talent and mana even after the bracelets had restricted their powers.

'Infiltration successful. Now I will have to complete the mission my brother gave me.'

The girl in the mask thought as she observed the cell.

***

At the same time, Orion sat on the ground of the cell, pondering whether he should attempt to escape. The cell he was in was a lackluster room that appeared as empty as a blank sheet of paper. The only thing preventing him from leaving were the bars.

'I thought they would let us follow them wherever they were going, but they just teleported us here and left. I was hoping to learn some secrets about this city by following them.'

He felt it was a pity that he missed the chance.

'Time to leave.'

He thought as he activated the curse of Dimensional Dissonance but to his horror, he couldn't hop into the other dimension.

'What happened?'

He tried again, but again he failed.

'I don't believe it.'

He tried again and again, but the result remained the same—failure. He just couldn't use his ability to hop into the other dimension.

'Alright, calm down and think about why it's not working.'

He forced himself to calm down and thought about it carefully.

'Last time this happened, I was in Quent's Domain. He said that space-related abilities are useless when used in someone else's domain. But he also mentioned that there are no humans present that have mastered the ability to construct their own domain. So, why can't I seem to use my ability if no humans could use a domain?'

He pondered deeply about it but couldn't come up with a reason behind it.

'Looks like I will have to use old ways to escape from here.'

He thought as he checked to see if his tangibly was working or not.

Feeling the lightness of his body, Orion nodded.

"It looks like I will have to depend on this today.'