Ascension of the Dark Seraph - Chapter 138

Chapter 138: Victory Chapter 138: Victory Being neglected, and told that nothing he did, was enough created a sense of hollowness, in his heart. No matter what he does to fill this hollowness, it still persists.

He might have been smiling outside but he was dead inside.

In the last couple of years, all he tried to do was to survive-nothing more.

However, at this moment, that hollowness was being filled.

It was being repaired rapidly and for the first time in years, Lucivar felt a surge of fulfillment.

He was happy and content at this moment.

Months ago, he dreaded the future but now, he was excited about what lies ahead again.

Sutekh’s acknowledgment revived something inside of him.

A wide grin split Lucivar’s face, laughter erupting in bursts, and eyes gleaming with euphoria.

“YOUR POWER WILL BE MINE!!” Before time recovered to normal, Lucivar was already galloping ahead, bringing the proselyte along with him by the neck.

His body moved even when his mind was still occupied, he didn’t freeze as he did anymore.

No hesitation stumbling his movement, he now fiercely trusted himself to tackle the moment.

Swoosh!

On the other hand, Ravenna exited the portal and saw the others.

But their attentions were fixed on the Rock Sentinel, firing an ice beam toward the city.

Realizing that the moment had become critical, Caldaros decided that it was time for him to intervene.

He didn’t care whether Lucivar or his team was prohibiting him from helping-the city’s safety comes first.

Leaping into the portal, he channeled his ether in preparation to block the ice beam.

However, the moment he stepped into the portal-he noticed that time was slower.

He gawked around and gasped, “Someone tampered with time…?

Who?” A Crosser or even a Hybrid who could manipulate time wasn’t unheard of, in fact, there were several types of them out there, and are always considered a powerhouse.

Albeit everything around him was moving in slow motion, Caldaros moved normally.

It was clear that he wasn’t affected by the time manipulation.

Just as he was about to inspect further-time rapidly returned to normal suddenly.

Boom!

His head snapped to face forward and saw the Rock Sentinel already fired the ice beam.

Knowing that the portal was about to collapse, severing the link between the dungeon to the real world-the Rock Sentinel sacrificed its core to fire this devastating ice beam.

It was a lot more powerful than a normal blue dungeon could offer.

But then again, the Rock Sentinel is not a common sight.

‘Not even Lucivar’s team-could handle this, I’m sure,’ Caldaros nodded, he was the only one who could stop this.

‘It’s stronger than I usually dealt with but with Sunna’s help, I don’t think this will be a problem’ Gritting his teeth, he regulated his ether around his Supernatural Ego quickly.

He was going to stop this attack but his breath hitched at the sight of a swirling gold ether.

Fearing it might be an attack from the Crossers, Caldaros instinctively crossed his arms just as the ether swirl detonated, hurling him toward the portal.

Mid-flight, he twisted sharply to the side-only for his eyes to widen in shock.

“L- Lucivar?!” He stammered, seeing Lucivar charging straight to intercept the ice beam.

Blinking his eyes to snap out of his daze, Caldaros gritted his teeth.

It was at that moment, that he realized Lucivar was the one who propelled him away.

Despite the overwhelming odds, he was still hell-bent on tackling the dungeon alone.

Once again, Lucivar knocked him out of the way.

Ignoring the surprised look from Caldaros-or even the other onlookers who could see him in the dungeon through the portal, Lucivar continued.

Each second, felt like a minute, and in his hand was the proselyte that he dragged along the way.

It was as if the proselyte was a piece of equipment that he intended to bring.

Realizing what Lucivar was doing, the proselyte’s face was ashen.

“W- Wait…

Wait a minute!” He yelped, trying to break free but he couldn’t.

Hearing this, Lucivar smirked at him-and gripped the back of his neck tighter.

“Hraarghh!” “No!

You fucking lunatic!!” As he neared the ice beam, Lucivar wasted no time and threw the proselyte toward it.

Helpless, the proselyte spun like a ragdoll and got in the way of the ice beam.

And the moment the ice beam struck, the proselyte wailed in absolute pain, as his body was turned into ice before evaporating into nothing.

Being wounded and weak, the proselyte has no chance to sustain the ice beam.

On the four-second mark, Lucivar reached the portal and quickly pivoted his body.

Enhancing his dagger with every single God strand he has, he swung it at the ice beam.

Kaboom!

A powerful collision happened-creating a shockwave that swept into the actual world.

Academy hunters, channeled their ether to protect themselves, and their behinds from this- while the east wall rumbled slightly.

Caldaros watched the view ahead in utter shock, Lucivar was able to bar the ice beam.

Instead of the usual golden ether, his body flared with steaming bronze energy.

Something so sinister that Caldaros felt a chill run down his spine.

“Just what is he, really…?” He thought aloud in disbelief.

On the other hand-Lucivar’s eyes flashed in surprise the moment his dagger struck the ice beam head-on.

It was a catastrophic impact, the raw force rippled through his arm-tearing at sinew and muscle.

His skin split open, blood sprayed, and pain lashed through him like a whip.

Barely a second and his grip already faltered.

His dagger was knocked from his hand and flew, spinning wildly through the portal under the onlookers’ gazes-before embedding itself into the eastern wall with a thunderous crack.

But the ice beam kept going relentlessly.

It struck Lucivar’s chest and his body seized in agony.

“Kaarghhk!” Lucivar coughed a mouthful of blood.

His muscles flexed to their breaking point, yet the freezing force was merciless.

Frost clawed its way across his skin, crystals spreading like a deathly bloom but Lucivar did not feel cold, he felt a searing burn instead as if his front side was being cooked.

A scalding pain roared through him as he tried to persevere.

Despite only needing to hold this for a few seconds, it felt like an eternity.

In the next second, his vision began to blur, his wing slackened and his legs buckled under the crushing force.

Death loomed behind him-its presence palpable and suffocating.

If he passed out here, he would undoubtedly die.

Since he was only buying time, he didn’t need to completely block the ice beam.

He only needed to stall it before leaping through the portal before it collapsed.

Because of that, if he passed out-it would be his end for sure.

And yet, even then, Lucivar’s mind never faltered.

‘I’m the Blessed Oracle…’ ‘I’m the Blessed Oracle…’ ‘I’m the Ble-‘ He repeated the same words, hypnotizing his mind so that it wouldn’t yield at this moment.

But his body was breaking.

Lucivar kept persevering until it happened.

Swoosh!

A sudden surge of bronze energy erupted from deep within him, rushing through his veins as well as his Supernatural Ego, like molten fire.

Feeling this energy, his eyes shot open, burning with new clarity.

It took a blink for Lucivar to jolt awake.

Gritting his teeth as strength came back to him, he planted his foot into the ground.

An earth-shaking crack echoed as he let out a roar that split the air like a battle cry.

“SUTEKH POWER IS MINE!!” Veins bulged-muscle tore, but his hands squeezed-his fingers dug into the beam violently.

Once he pierced the ice beam with his fingers he twisted them-forcing the beam to bend at the last second.

Managing to do that, the ice beam exploded.

It was a spectacular boom, the blast hurled Lucivar like a bullet, his body a blur of speed.

Lucivar streaked past the stunned onlookers, as the portal twisted and shrunk rapidly.

In a fraction of a second, the portal collapsed on itself-sealing the dungeon for good.

Boom!

Upon the loud crashing sound, echoing throughout the eastern wall-it took a couple more seconds for the people on and outside of the east wall to register what had happened.

Out of all of them, Caldaros and Lucivar’s team were the ones who recovered the fastest.

All of them turned to look over their shoulders and saw the eastern wall collapse.

But that was it, only the eastern wall collapsed.

Nobody was there, there were only people at the towers on the edge of the walls-not the body of the wall so nobody got hurt in the process.

A cloud of dust covered the space and there was a choking silence that enveloped the entire place.

Once the wind blew the could of dust thinner, a silhouette could be seen.

It slowly climbed to its feet under the onlookers’ gazes.

Ravenna, Mirel, Leandra, Nerissa, Caldaros, the academy hunters, the military, and even the city folks gazed at the silhouette, in shock.

As the cloud faded, Lucivar emerged, blood was dripping down every part of his body but he was still standing.

Lifting up his gaze, he viewed the situation through a blurred gaze.

He saw everyone was looking at him.

But his eyes were fixed on the spot where the portal should be but there was no portal there.

It was gone.

Ravenna who saw Lucivar standing could only shake her head and smile.

Her rows of white teeth couldn’t be hidden as she couldn’t believe Lucivar pulled it off.

“He’s really stubborn…” She mused in utter disbelief.

“but he came through the other side” Once the realization hit Lucivar like a lightning strike, his breath hitched.

A surge of exhilaration erupted from deep within, blazing through his chest and up to his throat like molten fire.

He staggered, but then stood stall.

He flung his fist skyward, eyes burning with defiance and triumph.

Lucivar tilted his head back and let out a thunderous howl, “RAARRGGHH!!” He unleashed a primal roar that shattered the heavy silence blanketing the battlefield.

It rippled through the broken terrain like a war drum, a declaration to the heavens above.

Victory.

For a breathless moment, the world held still.

But then, once the howl echoed and the exhilaration reached-the onlookers erupted.

“YEAH!!” “WOHOO~!

We’re saved!!” “OH MY GOD!!

PRAISE THE BLOOD GOD!” Cheers exploded, a wave of relieved jubilation washing over the battlefield.

For the people of Kalinan City, the academy hunters were their last hope.

And now that they had prevailed, with Lucivar intercepting the last hurdle-and closed the portal for good-the people of the city, exploded, into celebration.

Lucivar was still roaring loudly, basking in the wind of triumph.

Despite the bombardments of doubts from those close to him, he prevailed.

He didn’t only succeed in taking down the blue dungeon but he was reborn anew.

Another weak part of him had been shed, he once again grew stronger.

From above, Sha looked at Lucivar roaring towards her as if declaring that he wasn’t weak as she said with a smile, “Congratulations,” She muttered under her breath.

“now-you have My Lord’s attention…”