[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son":3,"chapter-reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-400":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Reincarnated As The Villainess's Son",{"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},1365993,1806,"Chapter 400: [Terror of the Dead God] [8] [Peony]","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-400",400,"\u003Cp>Chapter 400: [Terror of the Dead God] [8] [Peony]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Seraphina slowly turned towards me with a tired look on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips parted as she requested, “Would you like to join me for a walk?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a while, I nodded and fell in step beside her as we exited the council chambers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took me out of the place to a different area of the palace in which the meeting was held.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seraphina fell into an easy stride, her gown moving across the marble floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I kept pace, studying her profile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though she seemed calm and composed, I could tell she wasn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…She was uncomfortable about something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She silently led me to a room that created a disturbance in the space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long elongated tube-like structure was placed right in front of us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It pulsed in bright blue light and the place created a beautiful sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come in,” she said, gesturing me to walk along with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s this?” I asked, walking closer to her. “A space tube?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes,” she replied, placing her hand on a security device or something. “It connects different wormholes to shorten the distance between places.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded as the thing glowed and Seraphina walked further inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking around, it was the blue lightning-type things that faintly moved in the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…The air inside was colder, humming with gentle sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seraphina walked a few steps ahead, in silence, looking down on the tube.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You seem… distracted,” I said, my voice echoing faintly in the chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t answer at first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, quietly she whispered, “You know what you did back there put you in real danger.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know,” I replied. “But he needed to be humbled.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked over her shoulder at me. “Zekiel may be arrogant, but he’s not stupid. He won’t forget this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Neither will I,” I said flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We stepped into the very heart of the tube where different paths were made to different areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stopped, finally facing me. “You think I brought you here to scold you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not sure. This place doesn’t exactly scream ‘lecture room.'”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips twitched at that, but the smile didn’t reach her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I brought you here,” she said softly, “because there are things I can’t say in front of the others. Things you need to know—about the church and the Dead God.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My gaze met with hers. “What kind of things?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned, walking to a certain part of the tube leading somewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me,” she said, voice low, “how much do you really know about Elyon’s plan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My steps froze, but I quickly got a hold of myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No way she is going to tell me that.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking in a deep breath, I whispered, “Nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced back at me with a soft smile. “Would you believe if I say ‘same for us’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tilted my head there, holding back my sigh of defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is really going to tell me, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s as you think,” she replied, resuming her walk. “…Elyon and Adon haven’t contacted or talked with us for years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I rubbed the back of my neck as I looked at her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, all the shit that the church has been telling everyone in the name of their god is just bullshit?” I asked, making her halt in her place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….Yes,” she replied, not trying to hide it. “Our gods have abandoned us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or they have run into some sort of problem that keeps them busy,” I replied, shrugging my shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled softly. “I like how you are being optimistic about it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am not, woman. That’s the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I worked at the company that created this game. I know a few insider things.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Let’s just say, they are losing their identities.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seraphina came to a halt at the end of a tube before glancing back at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, now you know why the Michael family is going rampant,” she said, walking out of the tube. “Because it’s their god who is giving the orders.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a word, I walked out of the tube as well—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Only to find myself on an island of some sort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seraphina continued to walk and I followed behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does Elohim want to kill the Avatars?” I asked, finding cameras along the path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know,” she replied, nodding her head. “But I am not sure if it’s entirely false.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I frowned. “Why do you say so?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her golden eyes met mine for a brief second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the old books there is a saying,” she said. “When all Avatar and vessels of Primordials reach their full potential, then the heavens will fall.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I rubbed my temples as I had heard of this before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…What does fall of the heavens even mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I don’t want to think about it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But what does that have to do with Legus and the dead god?” I asked, trying to change the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, I wasn’t supposed to tell you this but—” she turned fully to face me. “The dead god doesn’t have a heart.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I patiently waited for her to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you want to kill it then you need to find its heart,” she replied, turning to continue the walk. “Only then can you kill it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If things would be in my favor, then his heart would be stored somewhere highly guarded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if not….it will be with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Fighting humans would be better than a dead god.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sighed, rubbing my temples as we reached a warm cozy house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My gaze drifted towards her as she knocked on the door. “Where are we?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Somewhere secret,” she replied, glancing at me. “And someone who you would like to see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened the door as a muffled voice echoed from the end inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m home, Peony,” Seraphina said, brightly walking inside the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Welcome home, mother,” a voice echoed in the place as I followed behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lady came to our view….a beautiful one with long red hair that touched her knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flawless face that her long eyelashes complimented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She curiously looked at me while she floated in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would have been pleasing to look at had it not been her one arm and leg which were…amputated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Peony, he is Himmel, Elijah’s best friend,” Seraphina introduced, standing beside her. “And Himmel, she is—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elijah’s mother,” I completed her words, walking closer. “It’s nice to meet you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peony smiled gently, caressing my face softly. “I have heard a lot about you from mother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smiled back, nodding my head. “Glad to know that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come inside,” she said, floating further inside the house. “We have a lot to talk about.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clattering of chain made me glance at her leg which was….Chained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anger spiked in my mind as I coldly looked at Seraphina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s the price she paid,” she replied, a sad smile on her face. “To keep the life of her son.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, you abandoned her,” I barked, walking closer to her. “Chained her. Threw her on the island out in nowhere?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It wasn’t my choice,” she replied, calmly. “It was the Uriel family’s choice—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You are the fucking Head!?” I snapped, glaring at her. “Can’t you do something!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I would have to kill Elijah,” she said, rubbing her temples. “I was given a choice to either let my daughter live like this forever or remove the mistake—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you call Elijah a mistake then I will rip off your tongue,” I warned her. “Never do that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked into my eyes before sighing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I chose this life, Himmel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice made us look back at the woman floating towards us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peony smiled softly, looking at me. “You don’t have to blame her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I bit my lips as I looked down at my feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just can’t do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though I was aware how things are with her…I just can’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peony floated closer to me, showing me the jar of cookies in her hand. “Want to eat something?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sighed, taking the cookies from her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will bring back Elijah with me next time I come.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I said, smiling softly as I pushed myself back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wings unfolded majestically behind me as I floated into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Himmel!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seraphina’s voice echoed from behind me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You will get lost if you move here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I said, looking at Inna’s star in the night sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can find my way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could speak anything, a layer of void energy formed around me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air around me that stopped me from flying at full speed—vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With one swing of my wings—.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I broke the sound barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world blurred past me as I began to fly away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…..’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Inna.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Why is it that only my mother is like that?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What did I do wrong in my past life to not have a mother like her?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I closed my eyes as I flew in the sky without any location in my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I flew in the same direction, I would reach the base of the Three God Church in the morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed, I began to regret my decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I should have stayed with her for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sighed, rubbing my temples in annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few minutes of traveling above the sea, I found something on a small island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that a light?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I mumbled as I found something blinking on the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curiosity took over me as I floated towards the edge of the island, landing on the beach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Me too.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly turned towards the sea as I felt someone moving towards me at a threatening speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, a figure moved out of the water that soon started to form into a silhouette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A silhouette of a woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My mind turned blank as a woman walked towards me…completely naked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the little light I had, I looked at her beautiful face adorned with black horns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long midnight blue hair stuck to her body as she stopped in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her crimson eyes met mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nyxara—?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chill ran down my spine as I heard her cold voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s private property.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My consciousness faded in the next instant.\u003C\u002Fp>",1721,"2026-06-05T21:29:08.031Z",1,"novelbin.me","c4f5228d1a170a4448fa945c1cd74135dba3a44cd46de053125f30628dd95677","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-251","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-399",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-cover.jpg"]