[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-232":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","THE VILLAIN'S POV",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},336669,598,"Chapter 232 232: The story of Abraham Starlight (3)","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-232",232,"\u003Cp>Inside a dim room, illuminated only by a few faint lights...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey Starlight was born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small, frail child, crying between Anna Starlight's arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abraham stared at him for a long time... watching both Frey and Anna cry together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna had bled severely ... so much that her blood stained everything around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hugging her tightly, with Frey cradled between them...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna Starlight whispered joyfully:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Abraham... treasure him... protect him... please, he's not just your son.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears filled her eyes as her face slowly darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's our son... he's our precious Frey. Remember that, always.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna cried while gesturing for the little girl standing nearby to come closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada Starlight had also been present .. she had every right to witness her mother's final moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada wept bitterly in her mother's embrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna told her that she loved her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than anything in this life, and that she loved the little child in her arms just as much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ada... don't hate your brother... be his support, and he will be yours as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Support each other, for that is the only way to survive in this cruel world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And finally... within her room, in her bed... surrounded by her loving family...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna Starlight passed away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only her final words lived on within the hearts of her family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everything happened so quickly that it almost felt like a dream.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Abraham, who had been torn between the battlefield and his family over and over again...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body could endure it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his mind... could not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially after the death of his wife, and everything that came with the birth of his son...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with those strange creatures that surrounded him, and the Engineer beside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the point where he even thought that what would be born from Anna Starlight wouldn't be human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the end, no matter how long he stared at the child...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just human .. frail and small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was his son .. he was both his old family and his new one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, Frey was born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After those events, Ada was sent to the Oclas Mountains to keep her safe, while Frey was left inside that isolated fortress, as the Engineer insisted he must stay there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you... he is different from you and from all other humans.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That body already carried his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it had not yet fully received it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On that day, I understood, even if only a little, what the Engineer had been speaking of.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just for a moment... but he saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The true soul of his son that dwelled within that body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something he had never seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something beyond anything he could have ever imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Engineer was at his peak, fully focused, completely drained, as he transferred everything into Frey's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, Abraham's fortress would not accept the presence of any other human soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the statues and those strange creatures roamed the halls now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abraham Starlight continued visiting his son whenever he could, even amidst the chaos of war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew the Engineer wouldn't harm Frey ... if anything, that entity seemed to care for him even more than Abraham himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, Abraham fought on the frontlines with a battered mind and spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clinging desperately to the dream of one day speaking with his son... and learning the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, as the war reached its zenith...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey's body fully embraced everything it was meant to carry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey Starlight was truly born at last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That very day, the War of Light reached its conclusion when Abraham Starlight faced Dragoth in a final, earth-shattering duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragoth, the monstrous entity wielding the fearsome Moonlight Sword, unleashed unimaginable devastation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even with all his strength, he was nothing before Abraham Starlight, who had recently ascended to the SSS rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragging what little remained of Dragoth's mutilated corpse ... merely a severed head and part of a torso ... Abraham proudly declared the Empire's final victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had emerged from that battle completely unscathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been a massacre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ultras were utterly crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet as Abraham stood atop the battlefield, bathed in victory...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chilling unease gripped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system screen before his eyes began flashing wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Engineer's frantic voice echoed inside his mind:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Return to the fortress immediately ... to Frey!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Frey is in danger!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was all Abraham needed to hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tearing through the heavens in a blinding streak of light, he raced back toward his son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, after Frey's full awakening, the Engineer had departed briefly to the Shadow Sect to make some preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that brief absence ... something happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something even the Engineer had not foreseen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Abraham soared through the skies, he crossed paths with the Engineer .. who looked even more terrified than Abraham himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flying side by side, Abraham shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's happening?! What's wrong with Frey?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Engineer screamed back, his voice more urgent than ever:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Listen carefully, Abraham Starlight! Etch my words deep into your soul!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abraham, sensing the gravity of the moment, forced himself to listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your son... Frey Starlight is far more important than you realize.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For countless ages, we prepared for his coming, hiding our efforts from the eyes that record everything from above.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We succeeded in evading them all... except his.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was one being .. one nightmare ... who had noticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Listen carefully. There is a monster among monsters... a being who stands above all creation: the Demon King, Agaroth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is called the Devourer of All. His powers are endless. But above all, his eyes .. his cursed eyes ... are one his greatest weapon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With a single glance, Agaroth can perceive the fate, destiny, and hidden nature of any creature. He sees their past, their present, their future .. nothing escapes his gaze.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment Frey entered this world... Agaroth knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abraham's heart pounded in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you telling me... that we're about to face such a being?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Engineer roared, his voice thunderous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Agaroth himself came, we would be dead before we could even take ten steps!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To fight the Demon King was beyond foolishness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But what we are about to face... is a catastrophe no less terrifying!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they finally reached the fortress where Frey was kept, Abraham's face turned grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield before him was a scene of devastation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once-mighty statues ... the ones bearing the angry, laughing, and weeping masks .. lay shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Broken into pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Engineer manipulated the aura between his hands, conjuring a massive barrier that engulfed the fortress and a wide area around it, isolating them completely from the outside world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Abraham! Agaroth isn't the only demon who wields terrifying power. There are others .. The Ten Upper Seats!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Engineer continued urgently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Each of The Ten Upper Seats shares one ability with the Demon King.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And among them... one demon had inherited Agaroth's Eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A demon who could perceive destiny itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A demon who could see it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A demon who had seen Frey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's our enemy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One of the vilest, filthiest monsters ... a creature that delights in the suffering of all beings, even its own kind!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the bloodstained halls, past the mangled corpses, they advanced...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until finally, they pushed open the great door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abraham's eyes widened at the horrific scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of Frey's cries filled the room ... and at the center of it all stood that abomination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dark figure, radiating a monstrous aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its hair flowed like a black, putrid liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body twisted unnaturally, with four jagged horns spiraling from its skull, like a mockery of an ancient king's crown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature turned to face them, blood staining its hands ... one of which clutched Frey's tiny, wailing form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark aura pulsed violently around Frey's fragile body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon's face was deathly pale, two blood-red eyes glaring hatefully ... and a third eye burning on its forehead...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An eye taken directly from the Demon King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature sneered at them with a wicked grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Fourth Upper Seat — Wesker\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1351,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:12.387Z",1,"novelbin.me","7a16d840c15789b6bcf2a5955add3e56b757845504f958c1cdeddeda94b63151","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-233","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-231",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]