HELLBOUND

3. A New Life

In a luxurious mansion, Daemon, Viserys' younger brother, is looking for the whereabouts of Armand and his mother, Alexa. Since he slaughtered Armand's grandparents. He could no longer find where Armand and Alexa were.

Daemon never returned to the house, but he found the house had been charred and destroyed.

"Sir," a man called Daemon was sitting relaxed in front of the television. He was watching a boxing fight show.

"Ken, look at those humans? They're so stupid. Why keep hitting him on the chin. He should have hit him directly on the nose or chest with one hit!" Daemons grumbled.

Ken is Daemon's personal assistant. He is human, but Daemons make him have special powers so he can fight well. He stared at the television. I have something to say to my employer.

"Sir, I have something to report," Ken said.

"What? Have you got a model I want ?" Daemon said so lightly. He's a bitch who loves changing women in bed.

Ken's expression didn't change one bit, flat and cynical. "No woman, Sir. Vichir's residence is now occupied again, Sir," replied Ken.

Hearing Vichir's name, his nephew. Daemon, who was originally busy watching, turned to Ken. "Who? Vichir?"

"Viserys came with a young man. Armand Rumanos." Once again, Ken provides information.

"Oh…." Daemon seemed so interested in the information provided by Ken. "My nephew's son!" He stood up. He couldn't wait to meet Armand. "I didn't think my brother would make me meet her so quickly.

Ken wanted to say something, but he didn't dare to. Daemon looks very excited. He had indeed been looking for Armand this year. He thought it would be slower.

"Viserys forbids you to come to Vichir's residence, Sir. If you want to meet the young man, you must ask permission from your brother.

"What?" cried Daemon. "Why? Viserys knew that I had to look for that thing. Why would he…." He suddenly remembered something. "Wait, wait. Does he also want a Sacred Stone? The great Viserys wants a Sacred Stone?"

Ken did not answer. To be honest, he did not really understand Daemon's goal of looking for Armand. He did not know what a Sacred Stone was. He only knew that Daemon was looking for Armand to get it back.

Daemon thought of something. He wanted to be able to meet Armand. After all, he had to get that thing back.

"Find out information about that boy. Whatever happens, I have to meet him. If Viserys gets in the way, that means he's also after something from that boy," Daemon said.

"Very well, Sir. I'll find out about him."

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It had been a few weeks since Armand had lived in his father's luxurious house given by Viserys. Now Armand is even going to become a student. Viserys arranged everything so that Armand could live his life normally. Armand's form is still human, which can turn scary like a devil at any time. Viserys said that his power must be controlled so that Armand does not carelessly show it to humans.

"Today, you will enter college for the first time," Viserys said at breakfast. He was sometimes with Armand in this house, but not always. He has his own duties in hell.

"Hmm, I can't wait to see those people for the first time," said Armand.

"Remember, you are not the Armand of old. Don't use the name Rumanos. They will recognize you." Viserys remembered. "You are Armand Darkknight. Just like my name and your father's," said Viserys.

Armand put down his spoon and fork. He smiled simply as he stood up. "Daemon also has the last name Darkknight."

"He's my brother, of course…." Viserys watched Armand, who had walked away from the dining room. He took a deep breath. This time, he put down the spoon and fork he was using. Viserys' expression suddenly turned serious. "You have to do your job. Everything I do for you is not free, Young Boy. Even though you are my grandson. You have to be the atonement for your father, who died in hell and chose to be with humans," Viserys muttered.

Armand went to campus using his luxury car. The latest Ferrari car will surely amaze students when they see luxury cars parked in the campus parking area.

Armand got out of the car, looking very dashing and trendy. There is no longer Armand, who is cowardly, cowardly, and ugly. He is now dashing, handsome, and quite confident.

"Hi, Bro. Nice car," a man approached Armand. He was seen touching his car.

"What are you doing?" Armand asked. He feels weird when someone compliments him or is interested in him. He felt pride because he felt his life had leveled up.

"It's cool!" said the man. The other students didn't take long to notice Armand and his car. It's so weird to be the center of attention. Armand, who actually did not like crowds, decided to leave the parking area and head to the Computer Department building. He studied this major because he was quite interested in systems on computers.

On his way to his major building, he accidentally challenged a beautiful woman. The woman was wearing quite sexy clothes. Armand could not take his eyes off that woman. Unfortunately, she just walked away. She did not care about Armand, who had just collided with him. Armand looked at her from afar. It seems he likes it.

"Her name is Amanda. Don't expect you to be with her," said the man who had touched Armand's car.

Armand looked at the man in surprise. He was a little annoyed that the man kept following him.

"Who are you?" he asked.

"Jonas Smith. We're in the same major," he held his hand. "And you?" 

"Armand." Armand looked at Jonas, who was acting so familiar to him. Even though they were meeting for the first time.

"So what about her?" Armand turned the question to the beautiful woman earlier.

"Amanda? Don't expect anything. She has a boyfriend. And her boyfriend is the richest man here," Jonas replied.

Moments later, a luxury car parked in the parking area, but not as luxurious as Armand's. Armand saw Amanda standing by the car. A man came out, and Armand seemed to know who the man was.

"He's a rich man. Who do you mean?" Armand asked Jonas.

Jonas turned. He nodded when he saw Amanda with a man. "Yes, Vero Bastian. The owner of this university's son," Jonas answered.

Armand knows Vero Bastian very well. The bastard who always bullied him at school. He just found out that his father owns a university.

Vero is seen staring at Armand's sports car. He could not believe there were students on campus who were richer than him.

"Who owns this car?" asked Vero. He was quite jealous because his car was less competitive than this car.

Armand smiled. Then he approached Vero. "It's mine," Armand replied.

Vero glanced at Armand. He did not recognize Armand because his whole appearance had changed.

"Oh, so you're a bastard who has usurped the position of a rich man on this campus," said Vero.

Armand felt a little strange. Vero did not recognize him at all, which made her feel funny. And what's even funnier is Armand was not afraid of Vero. He dared to speak loudly without bowing to her.

"Being a devil isn't bad either," thought Armand. Occasionally he glances at Vero's girlfriend, Amanda. How could she like a guy like Vero? Is she materialistic?

"I don't know what you mean, Bro. I'm a new student on this campus. I didn't know there was a rule here that someone couldn't be richer than the university owner's son," said Armand.

Vero did not like Armand's words. "Bastards!" To be honest, Armand's appearance is far more stunning than Vero's. Yes, Vero does wear branded clothes. Unlike Armand, who wears a simple t-shirt. Even though Viserys asked Armand to buy expensive things to improve his quality of life, Armand preferred something simple, except cars.

Jonas walked over to Armand and grabbed his shoulder. "Come on. You have to attend campus orientation," Jonas said. He did not want Armand to get in trouble with Vero because he was the son of the campus owner.

Vero chuckled because Armand befriended Jonas on the first day. Jonas is a smart student on this campus but always flirts with women and is shameless.

"Look, who was your first friend on campus? Jonas Elordi." Vero giggled.

Armand saw Amanda smiling behind Vero. In his heart, Armand thought she should not be with Vero. He knew long ago that Vero was a jerk.

"Come on. We have to go." Jonas took Armand's hand. They left the parking area and headed towards the Computer Department building.

On the way to the Computers building, Jonas keeps rambling about Vero being the all-powerful on campus. He knows Armand is rich, but it would be better if Armand had no problems with Vero.

"His dad could kick you out of college if you stood up to him," Jonas said.

Armand actually did not really care about Jonas' chatter. He was busy looking around the building, majoring in Computers. It's also good, and the design of the building is also not old-fashioned. Several universities in the world retain buildings designed from the past, which appeals to someone other than Armand.

They arrived at the main hall of the Computer department building. Jonas asked Armand to get together with other new students to participate in campus orientation on the first day.

"Hi." A woman greets Armand. A blonde woman with a pretty quirky outfit, or one might say boyish.

"Hey," Armand replied. He saw a lot of new students in this department.

"I am Lisa, and you?" she asked.

"Armand," Armand answered flatly.

"Okay, Armand. Now we are friends. Please don't judge my appearance because I'm a woman..."

Jonas suddenly laughed at Lisa's words. Lisa glared because she felt that Jonas had insulted her.

"Who the fuck are you?" said Lisa curtly.

"Me? Jonas. I'm a third-semester student. I will accompany you through the school orientation period," said Jonas.

"Oh, the model student?" Lisa doesn't like Jonas' presence.

Armand glanced at Jonas and Lisa, who looked like they didn't like each other. He didn't want to be in the middle of their fight.

Jonas also stopped arguing with Lisa. He had to do his job of introducing this campus to new students majoring in Computers.

"Attention, please! Listen to me!" said Jonas very loudly.

But the activity had to stop when someone ran very scared. He even accidentally bumped into Armand, who was hanging out with other new students.

"Hey, Dude! What's wrong?" asked Jonas. The man who bumped into Armand's face even looked pale.

"There is a corpse near the garden," said the young man.

Armand was surprised. How could it be that he had to hear this disgraceful information on his first day of college?

"Corpse?" Jonas was no less surprised. "Whose corpse?"

"Amanda. Vero's girlfriend," the man said.

"What?" Armand felt something strange. He rushed out of the room and ran towards the garden.

"Hey! Hey!" Jonas called Armand, who suddenly came out.

Armand continued to run towards the garden. There were already a lot of people gathered. Armand immediately pushed his way through the crowd, and he was very surprised when he saw Amanda. The beautiful woman he had had a crush on just moments ago was now lifeless.

Vero is also near Amanda. He looked panicked and scared. Armand approached Armanda's corpse. There were scorch marks on his face.

"Who did it?" muttered Armand. He glanced at Vero. There was a hint of suspicion in the man.

The position of park is on the side of the building. Actually, this place was relatively quiet with students. It is just that someone cannot kill her in such a short time unless… someone with special abilities.

"Why are you guys silent!" Vero suddenly got angry. "Hurry up, call an ambulance!"

Armand looked at Vero. He was with Amanda. Most likely, Vero is the culprit. But why? How is it possible? How does Vero do it?