HP: Embrace the Darkness

At this point in the conversation between the two, Elise finally understood why they appeared in the dungeon.

Her face turned pale little by little, but she still stood there stubbornly.

Joel noticed this scene out of the corner of his eye and nodded imperceptibly. Artes also glanced at Elise calmly.

"Whatever you need me to do, just tell me."

Joel looked meaningfully at the three people in the cell.

"Whatever they did, you can do the same to them and just take it out on that little girl."

"That child is only thirteen years old. With your family here, her future will be bright."

This shouldn't be what Joel said. Someone who was uncomfortable even giving direct comfort couldn't express such implicit comfort.

Asses's eyes moved, and he turned to look at the three people in the prison. Gujing Muha said:

"Grandpa Joel, there is actually no need for you to use that little girl to comfort and encourage me. She and I don't know each other, and I won't be filled with indignation because of her experience."

"At most, it's out of a sense of responsibility as an heir and a little regret for losing someone who may be a subordinate in the future, that's all."

Cold-blooded? It's actually quite cold-blooded.

Aces smiled silently.

But he is not a god and cannot save everyone. There is only one person he wants to save from beginning to end.

Joel was silent for a while, then took a long breath, and when he spoke again, his tone was much normal.

"Actually, I don't want to do this. Your mother was worried that you wouldn't be able to accept it, so she asked me to do this. It seems that our worries are unnecessary."

"Your father is right, you have grown into a qualified heir long ago."

Joel remembered what William Cavendish said when he came to see him after Anna gave her instructions.

He said: Don't worry about Asseth, he is much better than you think, he is a real Cavendish, I believe he will surprise you.

This was indeed a surprise, Joel thought to himself.

Since he doesn't need psychological counseling, it's a good thing for him. After all, he really doesn't comfort people very much. It's just a waste of his words for an evening.

Joel nodded to Asseth with a pity and motioned for him to start.

After receiving the order, Asseth did not take action immediately.

He warned Elise:

"Elise, if you can't stand it anymore, turn around."

Seeing Elise nodding, he slowly raised his hand and waved it gracefully.

"Drilling out the bones"

The green light fell on the three people along with the calm voice, and the three people's wails instantly echoed throughout the dungeon.

"Ah-ah!"

The three of them frantically tried to roll on the ground, but were restrained in place by Joel's spell.

Unable to roll, they hit the ground with their brains crazily, and the ground was dyed bright red.

Joel looked at Asseth in surprise. This was the first time he saw someone's Cruciatus Curse capable of killing three people at once.

Aces knew Joel's doubts, but had no intention of answering. He just looked at the three people underground and counted the time silently.

Amidst such screams, Elise couldn't bear to look away.

Aces had no expression on his face and stared at the few people indifferently.

With a move of his finger, one of them let out a short scream, convulsed and fainted.

"This spell requires a very high level of desire to harm people."

he muttered.

Joel next to him was a little speechless. Fortunately, he had been worried all night because of Anna's instructions, and he was so worried that he couldn't sleep.

It turns out that Asseth still wanted to experiment with magic spells.

Remnant Soul has a say in this matter. This man is simply not human when he is immersed in academics.

He didn't even know how many times he had been attacked by the curse. If it weren't for the protection of the Horcrux, he might have died.

After a few short attempts, all three of them twitched and became silent.

"Sir, are they...are they dead?"

Elise heard the sound disappear and couldn't help but look up.

"I'm not dead. I controlled the time within fifteen seconds. It's not that easy to die."

Elise looked at him as if she were meeting Asseth for the first time.

Artes noticed something was wrong with her and looked back at her. When he saw the strangeness in her eyes, he laughed softly.

"It seems that your understanding of me is somewhat wrong, Elise."

"Tell me, what do you think of me?"

Asseth became interested and casually added binding spells to the three people inside, waiting for Elise's answer.

Elise was a little hesitant, "Sir, I think he is a gentle gentleman. He is very kind and considerate to the people around him. Well... he is also very careful."

Asseth raised his eyebrows and corrected her statement.

"You're right or wrong. I'm pretty good to the people around me because they haven't touched my bottom line."

"And I am the heir, and their possible future interests are within my scope of consideration, so this is not considered gentleness, at most it is called investment."

"Being a gentleman comes from my upbringing, and I am careful because I am used to observing the things around me."

"Elise, you really don't look like a Slytherin student at all, but you look very much like a Slytherin student."

Asseth was a little emotional. He didn't expect that his image was so good in Elise's eyes.

Elise nodded blankly, but Joel on the side was once again satisfied with Asseth.

He is not a simple student like Elise. He has seen too much darkness while following the head of the Mueller family. Asseth's identity does not allow him to be kind.

What's more, Joel has participated in wars and has seen countless dark sides. He has also seen the glory of human nature.

For example, his comrades lost their lives trying to save a mother and daughter.

Joel's eyes suddenly dimmed, and a vague sadness filled the dungeon.

Aces felt the change in him and looked over.

"Grandpa Joel?"

Joel raised his head, and at that moment the leaked emotions disappeared, and he became the stern butler again.

"Go and complete your mission today, Master Asseth."

He didn't waste any more time and said directly.

Aces didn't know the reason for his change, but he still raised his hand as he was told.

"Avada Kedavra"

The cold green light fell straight to the ground, and the three people who twitched slightly died quietly.

Aces still couldn't see any mood swings, he seemed as calm as crushing three ants.

He couldn't be better, which made Joel question it again.

"Master Asseth, have you really never been stained with blood? You don't look like you at all, even me..."

His next words were unclear, and Asseth didn't hear them clearly, so he looked over in question.

Elise beside her couldn't help turning around and retching.

This scene coincided perfectly with the scene in her mind, and she seemed to be back to that nightmare day.

At this time, Asseth had no intention of questioning Joel's words. The two of them turned to look at Elise at the same time.

Elise vomited heartbrokenly, but nothing came out, only tears falling down drop by drop.

"Elise, if you can't even accept this, then don't think about revenge."

The cold words forcibly brought Elise back to her senses, and she stood upright trembling and looked at Asseth.

Tears blurred his vision, but did not obscure the determination inside.

"I...I can do that, sir."