[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-killed-me-now-i-have-your-power":3,"chapter-killed-me-now-i-have-your-power-killed-me-now-i-have-your-power-chapter-30":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Killed Me? Now I Have Your Power",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1085270,1415,"Chapter 30: Heirs’s Meeting [3]","killed-me-now-i-have-your-power-chapter-30",30,"\u003Cp>Chapter 30 – Heirs's Meeting [3]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that silence was deafening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them were stunned—caught off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Kaden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had no idea—none at all—about the \"fallen house\" Nuke had just mentioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn't even the most disturbing part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What really made it strange was the way Nuke said it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words dripped with mockery—like he was looking down on both the Warborns and the Thornspires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his tone and his face?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So soft. So gentle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warm enough to put your guard down without even noticing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... what are you doing?\" Meris asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her cheerful, playful face was gone—wiped clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What remained was cold and confused expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others might not have known.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew the nature of the Cerveau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could she not?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mother never stopped talking about them. Always saying the same thing,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They're two-faced, Meris. Every last one of them. Smiling monsters with velvet knives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that's exactly what this was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what she didn't get was why Nuke was doing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he really trying to pick a fight with the other heirs? Make them his enemy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he stupid?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nuke just tilted his head and looked at her. \"What do you mean? I simply made a remark.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then turned to Kaden and Rea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was just surprised to see the two of you together,\" he continued. \"After all... how can a noble family like the Warborn allow their youngest child—not just any child, but the Child of Blood—to marry into a ruined family?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked back at Meris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't that curious, my dear?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No hate. No sarcasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which somehow made it worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Nuke wasn't finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tilted his head to the right, all innocent curiosity, blue eyes shining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or is it because she has a legendary origin? Do you think... that will bring the Thornspires back from the grave?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A genuine question. At least to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if that was truly their plan...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they were idiots. Legendary origin or not, it wouldn't save a broken name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that question didn't even register for Kaden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was completely lost from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He barely even studied Waverith's history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only focused on his own house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest? Nothing at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now it was biting him in the ass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Fallen house? Thornspire?' he wondered. But not a flicker of it showed on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years beside his sister had taught him well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And today, he wore that same blank expression like a mask forged in hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So no—Nuke's little performance didn't rattle him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Rea?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rea understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it cut deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there was one thing—even the soft, reserved Rea Thornspire couldn't accept...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was someone mocking her household.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because to mock her house was to spit on her father's effort to keep the house from sinking deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was to stomp on her deceased grandfather's legacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that...that crossed a line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her ruby eyes locked on Nuke, cold and unblinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What... did you say?\" she asked, her voice...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too calm. Too slow. Too sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It chilled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Rea wasn't just someone who saw fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could pull it out—make it stronger, twist it into something primal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that's what she did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you just try something?\" Nuke asked, not even blinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had an artifact. A perfect little tool that made Rea's origin useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze turned even colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meris sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I was just starting to get to know the Child of Blood, for god's sake.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't care about all this bullshit. Not really.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What annoyed her was that her window to learn more about Kaden just slammed shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then—something clicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The Thornspire girl is his fiancée...So what now? Will he act? And how?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excitement surged again. She turned eagerly to look at Kaden. Not only for excitement but also because she strangely liked to just look at his handsome face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Kaden watched it all in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still. Calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't understand half of it. He didn't care either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This is a waste of time,' he thought silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could've been tempting death right now—getting stronger, instead of sitting here listening to children pretend they're playing war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaden was Kaden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Kaden was a Warborn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a Warborn doesn't let anyone touch what's theirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doesn't let anyone spit on their name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doesn't let disrespect walk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And like it or not—Rea was his fiancée.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant she was Warborn now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice cut through everything. Instantly. Like a knife to the throat of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All heads turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They expected something. Some grand speech but,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaden stood slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will not sit here and listen to you insult my fiancée.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nuke didn't even flinch. Still smiling. That same soft mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaden turned his gaze to Rea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And without a word—she stood too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not before giving Nuke a glare that could freeze hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meeting was supposed to be casual. Friendly.A chance to learn more about each other, at least to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Always the same with these people,' Rea thought, anger boiling just beneath the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No more words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaden and Rea walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving only Nuke and Meris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meris looked at him, face unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you get what you wanted?\" She asked, irritated she could no longer look at Kaden's face\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nuke looked at her and held her eyes calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean?\" he asked with a smile that could belong to a priest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meris stared for a moment. Then stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just before disappearing, she dropped her words like a knife:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope you know what you did.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nuke stayed silent for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—slowly—his face changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warmth died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now there was nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just cold apathy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes. Replayed it all in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meeting wasn't for diplomacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't for connection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even for manipulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was bait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted them to dislike him. To hate him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more they focused on him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The less they'd notice what was really happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Meris. Not a threat. Only cares about entertainment. Until further notice, easy to control and predict.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rea. Even easier. Her background is worthless to me. Her origin does nothing to me with my artifacts. And Character-wise...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let the sentence dangle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then finally,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Child of Blood. Warborn through and through. Arrogant. Protective. Trusting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Typical Warborn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honor. Family. Loyalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's all they were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if you know what they love?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'You know where to hurt them.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nuke smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A true one this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kind that make you want to slap his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—End of Chapter 30—\u003C\u002Fp>",1112,"2026-06-03T10:53:47.223Z",1,"novelbin.me","fc781d27130472189dcbb25e86a48eb3c07b4d95f6d445459465a1bd0d19d2ce","killed-me-now-i-have-your-power-chapter-31","killed-me-now-i-have-your-power-chapter-29",481,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fkilled-me-now-i-have-your-power-cover.jpg"]