Undead Beast Master: Living Solely for My Desires-Chapter 220: Whispers of the Abyss

David was left stunned for a few moments.

These moments turned into seconds and then into minutes.

'What?' A million questions flowed through his mind.

What was Amara talking about?

Could it be that she had a weird sense of humor and was just messing with him, or had she mistaken the origins of his powers?

Then David was shocked to his core.

But what if the things she spoke were the truth?

It sounded unbelievable at first glance. He wasn't blessed by any kind of god but by something called the Abyss instead?

What the hell was she even talking about?

Usually, in normal circumstances, David wouldn't have seriously taken the words—after all, only an insane person would say such things!

But after careful consideration, he began to accept her words, and there were two reasons for that.

First, Amara didn't seem like a person who liked to joke around—not to mention, even if she did, as a princess, she wouldn't in the current situation.

And the second and most important reason—the moment she spoke about the Abyss, the Spectral Warden went deadly silent.

It was laughing like some kind of maniac just a second ago, only to stop in an instant like a switch had been flipped.

At that moment, David cursed in his mind. He wanted to turn around and look at the Spectral Warden. What kind of expression did it have?

Had David just walked into something significant?

But alas, he couldn't, as he couldn't acknowledge the existence of the thing in front of Amara. If he did, she would either find out more about him or think of him as insane.

So, taking a deep breath, trying to relax, David spoke after staring silently for several moments.

"I… honestly have no idea what you are talking about… would you please explain what you mean?"

Amara took another sip from the glass of wine and put it down.

Then she flicked her finger, and in that moment, the music of the piano stopped.

Quietly, the man that was playing the piano stood up, bowed respectfully to Amara, and left alongside the waiter.

Now, the two were alone… if one weren't to count the Spectral Warden behind David.

Amara sighed.

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"The thing is, it is not my place to speak about the matter," she spoke as she gazed into his eyes.

David parted his lips for a second, only to close them again in doubt, but in the end, he pushed past the hesitation and asked anyway.

"...Please, you can't just dump this kind of information and leave me hanging."

Amara studied him for a few seconds.

"Do not take me wrong," the princess spoke as she leaned back in her chair.

"It's not that I don't want to share, but I can't," she admitted.

"Is something stopping you? The Emperor perhaps, or…?"

"No, it isn't anything like that. What stops me is your well-being."

David raised an eyebrow. "Well-being?" he repeated her words.

Amara nodded. 'Yes, you see, the Abyss is one of the greatest mysteries of this world. Perhaps the only greater one is the System, but that is another matter"

"As it is a mystery, naturally, it is unknown—what it is, how it functions, why it exists, and many more."

Amara moved her finger as she pointed at herself. "The few things we do know, however, are as follows."

"The Abyss is impossible to categorize. Think of it like water—if you put it in a cup, it will take its shape. If you put it in another container, it will take that shape. If you put it in an ocean, it will join it."

David was having a hard time following, but he didn't interrupt.

"Second," Amara picked up a fork from the table and extended her hand to the side. Then, as she let go of it, it dropped to the ground, creating a metallic sound.

"What did I just do?" she asked.

"You dropped the fork?" David answered with unease.

"And what happened as a result?"

David scratched the back of his head. "It fell to the ground?"

"Why?"

David furrowed his eyebrows. "What do you mean, why?" he asked with a hint of irritation in his voice.

"Why did it fall? Why didn't it stay in one place? Why didn't it start floating upward instead of going downward?"

"Because… because of gravity. It is only natural—it is one of the few laws of the world!" he answered.

Amara smiled as she pointed at him.

"That is correct! And this is the second reason—unlike our world, the Abyss doesn't have any laws, or at least we don't think it has. We might believe that we understand how something works, only for it to change without any indication as to why."

"Or, in summary, we don't know what it is, why it is, how it is, where it is, or even when it is."

"In theory, it could be anything and everything at the same time."

"So naturally, I can't speak about it, as I don't understand it. If I give you the wrong impression, it could end in disaster for you."

David groaned as he massaged his forehead.

What was this woman talking about? How could she say so many things and at the same time nothing?

Or was it simply that she had said everything that needed to be said, and David was just too dumb to grasp it?

After letting the headache that had appeared in his mind calm down, he asked,

"...I honestly have no idea what you just said, but what I'm wondering is—even if I really am blessed by the Abyss or whatever that is, how does this impact me? How could I even interact with it?"

Amara had already finished her steak while David was busy thinking, and as such, she put the utensils in their place as she answered.

"Again, as I said, it is constantly changing and unknown. As such, I cannot comment on it. How you will be able to interact with it depends entirely and solely on you. The fact that you haven't known up until now that the Abyss existed means that you are not ready to even attempt to begin to comprehend it."

"In short, it is well out of your league of experience."

Amara put on a friendly smile. "But that is good—it means that you still have much more room to grow. As expected of my future husband."

At least, unlike him, she was in a great mood. She most likely didn't have the chance to talk so much with other people, as she was mostly worried about the state of the empire and politics.

David sighed in frustration. He felt like he had just entered a class where they taught advanced mathematics.

At this point, he kind of gave up thinking about the matter. It was clear that it really was way ahead of his lead, and no matter how hard he hit his head against the wall, he would most likely be unable to grasp the concept that she was talking about.

"Then at least can you tell me how I will know that I am ready?" he asked.

"It will tell you."

As soon as David heard her words, his eyes narrowed.

'It? Is she talking about the Spectral Warden? If that is true, does she have something similar? No, I can't be sure yet.'

"Can you tell me what that 'it' is?"

Amara chuckled. "As I said, the Abyss is unpredictable and unknown. As such, each of its subjects is unique, and for everybody, it is different. But I guess that will not satisfy you, so think of it like a sixth sense."

David's face showed clear confusion.

"What is unique about you? I am not talking about your personality, but the fact that there is something different about you—something that differentiates you from every person you know. Whatever that thing is, is your sixth sense. When the time is right, it will reveal the truth."

David's mouth opened in awe. If what Amara had said was right, then did that mean that the Spectral Warden was his sixth sense?! That cursed thing that had been tormenting him for so long?!

David's mind exploded with millions of questions! So many possibilities, so many paths he could take! So much to learn!

He wanted to speak with Amara, he wanted to learn more about the Abyss!

But before he could ask more, Amara got up from her seat.

"Well, David, it was truly pleasant spending time with you."

Seeing that she was abruptly standing up, his eyes widened.

He didn't want to let her go! He wanted to learn more!

Amara chuckled when she saw his expression.

"I am sure that you want to learn more," she teased as she put her hand on his shoulder and moved her mouth to his ear as she whispered.

"But that information is confidential, so I can only share it with family… someone like a husband."

After saying that, Amara left the dining room as David was left stunned.

She had baited him!

He didn't know if this was her intention from the beginning, but she had made him hungry for more information, and the only way to gain it was to marry her.

Meaning that he had to win the tournament!

So, in a way, she had actually given him motivation to win.

After several seconds, he couldn't help but chuckle at the absurdity of the situation.

It seemed that his future wife was much more cunning than he had thought.

Which wasn't that surprising, after all—she was the Emperor's masterpiece.