God of Tricksters

As soon as the hands covered his eyes, Theo's vision darkened.

He could still feel the touch of the hands and his breath, meaning he should be able to live for a bit longer.

'I need to get away immediately.' Theo clicked his tongue and released his Magic Power to knock away the hands but to no avail. The latter seemed to be able to absorb the Magic Power, stopping Theo from breaking free.

While he was thinking about a way to escape, his consciousness was suddenly transferred somewhere.

The darkness in his vision was replaced by a wooden board.

In that instant, Theo looked around and found he was inside a room with a pregnant female sleeping on the bed.

'This is a bedroom?' Theo frowned while staring at this brown-haired woman. Her face looked familiar to him, but he couldn't recall who she was.

Suddenly, the woman let out a small groan while opening her eyes.

"Mhm." She stretched her body a bit.

Before she fully woke up, a man entered the bedroom as if hearing her voice. He gently opened the door and approached her with a smile on his face.

"Did you have a good nap?"

"Mhm, yeah." She smiled.

When Theo saw the man, he couldn't help but widen his eyes. Although he looked far younger, his appearance resembled Ray Griffith, his father. In other words, the woman on the bed was his mother, Valerie.

"Are you hungry? I brought water with me." Ray showed the cup he brought to the room and said, "Do you need anything?"

"You're such a worrywart." She chuckled and said, "You know what… I just dreamed something weird."

"Weird?"

"Yeah. It's a bit vague in my mind, but I feel like the kid is telling me his name."

"That must be a good dream." Ray accepted it as a dream since it showed how much Valerie cared about their present child. "What is his name?"

"He said he's called Owen." Valerie extended her hand and placed it on Ray's cheek. "Since we haven't come up with a good name, why don't we name him Owen?"

"Come on. That was just a dream. We need to think about it more carefully."

"Hehe, you're right. Two months left until this child finally comes to this world."

"Yes. Just take care of yourself. If you need anything, I can bring it for you."

"Alright, alright. I know that you're such a doting father… But if I still need to do something to keep my body fit."

"Right." Ray nodded in agreement.

Their expressions were so gentle, and the happiness on their faces brightened the atmosphere in the room. However, Theo could feel a stabbing pain in his heart.

Even though he knew this was just an illusion, he actually wanted to know what happened to the point he questioned himself whether to break free from the illusion or not.

"…" Theo gritted his teeth and decided to break free from this illusion. "The truth can be found as long as I'm alive. If I die here, I won't be able to do anything."

Although reluctant, Theo tried to release his Magic Power. Knowing that illusion required Magic Power to directly touch him, as long as his Magic Power could neutralize that spot, he should be able to wake up.

The effect was soon apparent as the room crumbled like glasses. Theo prepared himself to return to reality, but it turned out to be a failure.

Instead of reality, the scenery changed. The bedroom was replaced into a living room with Ray and Valerie leaning to each other.

However, this peaceful time changed when Ray suddenly rose from the couch with a grim face.

"Ray?" Valerie tilted her head in confusion. "What's wrong?"

Ray didn't answer her as he continued looking around, feeling something was wrong.

Before he could react, the entire house suddenly disintegrated into ashes.

"!!!" Valerie also rose from the couch and found that they were in the middle of darkness with no edge. She looked down and realized she was floating.

"This power…" Ray muttered and raised both hands. "There is only one person who can do all this."

"And that is me." A deep, aged voice resounded across the room as an old man appeared in the room.

"Eric Griffith." Ray gnashed his teeth as he couldn't contain his anger against the man who tried to marry his daughter to him without his consent.

"You should have been together with Elisa, Ray." Eric smirked. "If you're with Elisa, we don't mind you having her as your second wife. It's a win for you."

"Bullshit. I love only one woman. It's her. I chose not to join the Griffith Family on my 18th birthday, yet you didn't honor the rule."

"Hmph. The only thing you need to know is that your life is in the Griffith Family's hands, including the baby in her womb." Eric stepped forward.

"Back off. If you take another step, I won't hesitate to attack you."

Hearing that warning only made Eric excited as he asked, "Attack me, huh… A new Mythical Rank Expert and a pregnant Supreme Rank Expert… Do you think both of you can even touch me?"

Without hesitation, Eric raised his hand and manipulated his illusion.

Ray stepped forward and punched him.

The Magic Power in his fist burst and created a shock wave that should be enough to push him away.

However, Eric suddenly disappeared from his vision.

"What? Where is he?!" Ray widened his eyes in shock and turned around, finding Eric reappearing right in front of Valerie. His hand even touched Valerie's stomach.

"So, this is your son… What is his name again… Well, how about I ask him directly?" The moment he said those words, Valerie felt excruciating pain in her stomach.

"Argh! Don't touch me." Valerie pushed Eric away and clutched her stomach. But the next thing she realized, the baby's weight in her womb disappeared as the pain gradually moved lower.

Blood started dripping into the darkness, and a baby fell to the ground.

Bang.

"Oeee, oeee!" The baby cried.

Valerie and Ray's faces became extremely pale when they saw the baby. Owen already resembled a normal baby, but because he was still eight months old, his body was still smaller. Even the umbilical cord was still attached to him.

"Why don't we ask this little guy himself?" Eric smirked and lowered his knees so that he could touch Owen. "What is your name, little guy?"

The baby continued crying while Valerie and Ray released their power and attacked Eric. "You bastard!"

But before they could touch him, the baby exploded from the inside, and its blood splattered everywhere, from their clothes to their faces.

At this time, an evil smile that showed his excitement appeared on Eric's face as he playfully said, "Oops!"