Death to Power
Copyright© 2025 by TheSmartOne
Chapter 53: Harmless smile
Kenan stood in front of Kaden and Meris, his expression cold and unmoving.
Behind him, the waitresses and the manager of The Golden Fork stood stiff, visibly nervous, not knowing how to react. They were caught between two blazing forces—and they knew very well that provoking either Kenan or Meris could ruin more than just their night.
Fortunately for them, Meris noticed.
“You can go,” she said, dismissing them sharply.
Instantly, they bowed and vanished like smoke, escaping as if staying one second longer might cost them their lives.
Then—finally—Meris turned her full attention to Kenan.
Her eyes burned with rage. She looked at him like she was one second away from killing him right here, right now.
“You ... what are you doing here?” she asked, her voice trembling—barely holding back her fury.
She was livid.
Absolutely livid.
She had waited so long for this. For just one peaceful evening. One quiet, uninterrupted moment with Kaden. She had finally confessed. Finally said the words. Finally lowered her walls.
And just as she was about to hear his answer...
This bastard showed up?
The more she thought about it, the more her anger spiked—and as it rose, so did the cold. The air in the room started to shift, and a creeping frost began to form around her feet.
Kenan saw it. Felt it. And he smiled.
But it was a pained smile. A wounded one. As if he still couldn’t understand why his goddess was so furiouswith him.
Because even now, even after everything he saw, after all of Meris’s actions, Kenan still didn’t blame her.
He blamed Kaden.
He looked at Kaden’s face again, and something clicked.
Black hair.
Red eyes.
The realization slammed into him.
Warborn.
Kaden was a Warborn.
And just like that, his disdain deepened. His voice came out low and sharp:
“I’m sorry, Meris. But this guy doesn’t deserve the attention you’re giving him.”
Then he turned toward Kaden, eyes narrowing, voice rising.
“I was fooled by your appearance. The Warborns are supposed to be monstrous, built like bulls—but now I know what you really are.”
He sneered.
“You’re nothing but a clan of lunatics who fight for nothing. No ideals. No principles. Just mindless battle and bloodshed. You don’t fight for a cause—you fight because you like it. Like beasts.”
As he spoke, the space around him began to shift. The subtle frost Meris had released began to melt, replaced by a simmering heat.
Kenan’s fire affinity pushed back, clashing with Meris’s ice.
He took another step forward.
“You think you deserve someone like Meris? With your kind of character?”
But he didn’t wait for an answer.
“You don’t. So stay away from her.”
The moment hung in silence.
Kaden remained still.
Expression unchanged.
Calm. Serene.
Since the start of this whole ridiculous scene, his face hadn’t moved an inch. But inside?
He was deeply annoyed.
Not scared. Not anxious. Not even frustrated.
Just ... annoyed.
Because Kaden wasn’t the type to involve himself in unnecessary drama.
Love? Romance? Those were distractions—things that slowed you down on the path to strength. And Kaden had no time to be slowed down.
But like life often proves—you don’t always get what you plan for.
Because matters of the heart...
They’re complicated.
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