Deviant: No Longer Human

Once both had left, Seraphina could no longer contain herself.

She moved back and sat on her bed, clicking her tongue in annoyance. "Why have you come back to bother this old woman? Shouldn\'t you have abandoned her by now? She was enjoying a peaceful life!"

Her words tumbled out more like a grumble, as Wang Xiao absentmindedly cleaned his ears, already ringing from her complaints.

"Are you done?" he asked.

"You—!" Seraphina couldn\'t believe it; he wasn\'t taking her seriously at all!

Curses flowed from Seraphina\'s mouth like a torrential rain. "Bastard, I knew you were like this! Finally decided to show your true colors, huh!...Mmph... Mmmph!"

Her voice was abruptly cut off, her eyes widened in shock as her lips met something cold, and her fists clenched in frustration.

"Ugh! Leave this old lady alone!"

Serpahina shook her head vigorously, attempting to free herself from his grasp.

Her face turned as red as a ripe tomato, her neck tinted reddish, despite the anger etched on her face.

"Shut up."

"!!"

Wang Xiao\'s voice was firm, and the woman flinched in fear.

"Humph!"

However, this seemed to break another dam within her.

"Why should I shut up!? Its my own home! You should shut—oh guess right, you haven\'t even been speaking for years! Haha..." Her lips quivered as a new torrent of words burst forth, even more venomous than before.

"You strut in here like some lord of silence, Wang Xiao! Dictating what I can and cannot say in my own chambers? Preposterous!"

Her voice grew louder, each word dripping with disdain. "And you—wielding authority over me? The audacity! You vanish for ages, then waltz back expecting deference? Ha! The day I bow to your whims is the day the seas run dry!"

Serpahina\'s face contorted with anger as her words continued to flow effortlessly, "So tell me, oh great prince, what pearls of wisdom do you deign to bestow upon us today? Or should we all just feel blessed in your dictatorship!..."

Wang Xiao watched the frustrated woman before him and, in the end, chose to say nothing.

Instead, he turned her around.

"Ah!"

Serpahina was caught off guard, but when she felt a stinging pain on her back accompanied by a tearing noise, her eyes widened in disbelief and filled with shame.

This man really dared to do it again—in her own home!

"Hah! Ridiculous!"

However, the next moment, she shivered as the grumbling quieted down, replaced by the voice of a woman begging, as if she were being slaughtered mercilessly.

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Several hours later

Amidst the bustling crowds of Sylveria, the vibrant capital of Sylvergard.

"Fuck you!" Seraphina\'s voice cracked as she stumbled slightly, her legs shaky.

She clung to Wang Xiao, her smile strained and brittle, her face flushed a deep crimson.

Her eyes, however, blazed with silent accusation as they darted towards Wang Xiao.

Noticing her swollen, red lips parting to speak, Wang Xiao couldn\'t help but be amused. "Why have you adopted such vulgar language today?"

"Am I vulgar? Well, perhaps you should leave me alone then—ah, no!" Her protest ended in a sharp yelp as Wang Xiao unexpectedly increased his pace.

Gripping his arm weakly, Seraphina nearly collapsed onto the cobblestone street.

Her eyes shot open in sheer panic, her face draining of color as she teetered on the edge of falling.

Whoosh!

In an instant, his hand swooped in to steady her, gripping her waist firmly.

As he pulled her upright, his lips curled into a mischievous smile. "Still think I should leave?" He raised his eyebrows, a look of amused superiority etched across his face.

"Damn you... I would press charges of r*pe against you!" Seraphina hissed through clenched teeth, her anger simmering just below the surface.

Nevertheless, she composed herself and continued to walk beside him, albeit cautiously.

She dared not make any abrupt movements now.

The backshots had been too much today!

She couldn\'t ask him to stay seated!

Now, the best course of action was to keep walking!

Seraphina glanced behind her, noticing with a start that the two girls who had been following them had vanished, only to reappear some distance ahead, standing in front of a cafe entrance.

Her brow furrowed with concern. "Is it okay to leave them alone...?" she asked.

Wang Xiao had already revealed the identity of these two girls; in fact, Seraphina was still recovering from the shock.

The last time she saw them, they were barely a year old.

Now, barely two years later, they looked like young girls, a sight that bewildered Seraphina.

Fortunately, she had recently witnessed her fair share of anomalies, so the concept of time dilation—while perplexing—was something she could momentarily set aside without much concern.

However, the streets of the city posed a different problem; they were quite unsafe now, which was the root of her worry.

The \'God Particle\' had enveloped the entire world, and ever since its emergence, people had been going berserk.

Supernatural powers and fantastical events had become the norm.

The city\'s administration had evolved and strengthened considerably in response, yet the situation seemed perpetually on the brink of chaos.

Beasts rampaged through the streets, and despite advancements in technology, subduing them remained a formidable challenge.

The Deviants, spread across the globe, had trained more individuals to harness the \'Aether.\'

Unfortunately, this initiative had backfired, adding to the chaos rather than quelling it.

As the people learned new techniques and their power grew, the world, once a safe haven, slowly morphed into a brutal dog-eat-dog landscape where the strong ruled with impunity.

Many nations that failed to integrate these powerful warriors into their security forces perished, descending into war zones where the mighty roamed the streets unchecked.

Fortunately, Sylvergard was faring better, bolstered by substantial support from a legion of Deviants. Despite this, Seraphina\'s anxiety lingered.

"It\'s alright, they are accustomed to roaming alone," Wang Xiao dismissed with a casual wave of his hand, seemingly indifferent to her concerns.

Seraphina felt that he didn\'t take her seriously at all; her face soured as she murmured, "That\'s not what I meant..."

Wang Xiao lightly patted her backside, a non-verbal cue for her to not meddle.

Hiss!

Seraphina felt the sting and grimaced, shooting a glare at the unfazed Wang Xiao and cursing to herself.

"Why have you come now? Surely, you weren\'t just here to take your daughters for a stroll?" she shot back, her tone sharp.

Wang Xiao nodded lightly, acknowledging her insight. "You\'re not wrong; they did want to see the world outside. But that\'s not the primary reason for my visit this time. Do you remember the icy glacier we explored with Ericka?"

"That..." Seraphina paused, diving into her memories, "Yes, I remember it. What about it?"

Wang Xiao\'s voice carried a hint of seriousness, "Arrange for someone to take us there."