Ascension of the Dark Seraph - Chapter 153

Chapter 153: Fixing on an Ally Chapter 153: Fixing on an Ally “Master…?” In front of the hotel with no one else in sight, Sabrina stopped and glanced over her shoulder-seeing Lucivar abruptly stopping.

He had been silent along the way back, after confronting Leandra earlier.

He seemed nonchalant and even smug earlier in front of Leandra.

But once he was away from Leandra’s prying eyes, he became like this.

‘I can’t read him,’ Sabrina pondered with a frown, she couldn’t tell what was in Lucivar’s mind at this moment.

‘but I can tell, that he wasn’t happy.

Angry, perhaps.

Whatever it is inside his mind, the air around him made me feel uneasy’ Despite the uneasiness, she stayed and waited for Lucivar to talk to her.

Lucivar needed a solid ten seconds before he lifted up his gaze.

“Go on without me, I need to get some air,” He finally said, heading to the pool area.

Upon hearing this, Sabrina nodded her head and went on ahead.

She decided to give Lucivar some space.

On the other hand, Lucivar walked steadily earlier but his walk gradually became faster.

“Don’t do bad things, Blessed Oracle,” Sha said with a sarcastic tone, flying beside Lucivar as he made his way toward the pool area.

“using others to survive is pure evil-you have to care about others who were innocent” Lucivar clenched his teeth hard when he heard this.

It was obvious that Sha was mocking Leandra, badly impersonating her.

“I already told her that she should stop trying to change me, I already warned her!” Lucivar’s eyes bulged, with absolute rage, he was furious at Leandra.

“I don’t care what she does, but that is as long as she gave up trying to change me!

And she can’t even do that!” Back then, Lucivar showed Leandra his true self so that she wouldn’t annoy him again.

He doesn’t want her to attempt to change him and make him good.

During their mission at Veloria City, he already warned her to never do that again.

Heck, Lucivar even pardoned Leandra, for setting him up-on a date with Thalia, a move that was blatantly aimed at showing him the good side of the world and life.

However, despite his over-leniency, she continued to pester him with her relentless antics.

“Just kill her if you don’t like what she was doing,” Sha added, this wasn’t a big problem.

Gandr then appeared, “Better yet, tell it to her straight.

No need to kill her, she’s still useful” Both of them have different opinions, and that further torn Lucivar on what to do.

Clang!

Lucivar shoved the metal door toward the pool open, causing it to slam against the wall.

Not even checking the coast, he placed Delilah’s broken phone on the side-and jumped into the water without even opening his clothes.

Instantly, the cold water stung Lucivar’s skin-as he let himself be submerged and suffocated.

He needed to cool down.

Earlier, he wanted to burst so badly but he somehow managed to hold it in.

“Whatever you’re planning to do, I’m going to find out about it.” Leandra’s voice rang inside his mind, forcing him to scream inside the pool.

He kept going, shouting at the top of his lungs as his golden ether flared like fire, causing the pool water to bubble until eventually-it splashed into a towering column.

Lucivar got out, his breaths were ragged.

Upon venting out his anger and frustration, Lucivar lay on the poolside, facing the night sky.

“Should I kill her or not…?” Lucivar thought aloud, contemplating his decision.

Sha supported him in killing Leandra-while Gandr supported doing the exact opposite.

Both have their own valid points.

If Leandra was not listening and was probably not going to stop trying to change him-there was no better option than to get rid of her now before it became more complex in the future.

But on the other side, she was undoubtedly still very useful.

Possessing the Star Witch bloodline, she would never be not useful.

Leandra, if guided properly, would become the pillar of the entire world.

Her talent was astonishingly high.

Not to mention, Lucivar also remembered the look Ravenna and Mirel last night.

Upon mentioning the relationship between Leandra and Tobias, the two have a weird look on their faces which makes Lucivar assume, that their relationship is more special.

It was not-a stretch to guess that Tobias might treasured her.

She has the Star Witch bloodline so it wouldn’t be surprising if Tobias did treasure her.

“Are you really troubled-by how that mortal would react?” Sha sneered.

“It doesn’t matter how he would react, the strong would do anything…

I mean anything, they wanted.

A mere mortal shouldn’t stop you” Lucivar’s lips were pursed shut when he heard this.

‘I’m not worried about him,’ He pondered before glancing over to the broken phone he placed on the sun lounger to his side, Delilah’s phone.

‘She’s watching me from above and she loved him.

I can’t possibly make Tobias suffer, she’ll not like it’ Despite his wicked path, he has a soft spot for Delilah.

He was even staying within this family because that is what Delilah wanted.

So to cause Tobias pain if he killed Leandra, he couldn’t do that.

“Fine, I’ll give it to her straight as the last warning,” Lucivar decided.

“one last time…” Moments later.

Lucivar was drenched but he didn’t care-he walked through the lobby, and went upstairs to the third floor.

He was worried that Leandra would disturb his request to Rafi that would take place tomorrow night, thus, he burst like that earlier.

He already came to a decision but his mind was still fixed on that.

Fortunately, he didn’t come across Leandra-she must still be outside.

Just then, however, he came to an abrupt stop at the corridor, meters away from his room.

‘I can’t hurt Leandra to upset Tobias but there’s another way…’ Lucivar pondered, turning to the door that was right beside him.

‘I need an ally inside the family.

I am not close with Bob, Mirel and Nerissa are too soft, Bakar is too emotional, so that leaves me with one person…’ Ravenna was his only option and he was now standing in front of her room.

He still couldn’t trust Ravenna but at the very least, she was the most promising.

Not only was she fine with violence but her interest was also aligned.

Having negative energy as her source of strength-allying with him was in her best interest so if Lucivar couldn’t trust her as a person-he could at least trust her self-interest.

Coming to that conclusion, Lucivar nodded his head.

“Though it’s best if I can have a hand over her, something I could use to put pressure on her” Sighing lightly, Lucivar reached out his hand to knock on the door.

He knocked on the door a couple of times but found no answer.

No sound came from the other side.

Lucivar frowned, “Now that I think about it, she looked drained and sick.

Is she alright?” Recalling the morning when he and Nerissa had asked Ravenna for breakfast, Lucivar could quite literally see how exhausted and unwell she had looked.

Bags under her eyes-and her face was puffy.

It was clear that she didn’t get much sleep last night.

Shaking his head at the memory, he raised his hand to knock again.

But then, he was startled when the door slightly opened by itself.

“Hmm?

It is unlocked?” Lucivar frowned harder.

Finding this odd, he unconsciously held his breath and pushed open the door.

Lucivar found the entire room was completely dark, the only light illuminating the room-was from the window, where the moonlight seeped through.

He remembered to breathe again, as his eyes landed on Ravenna on the bed.

“Ravenna…?” He called, closing the door behind him.

Despite calling her with a loud enough voice, she didn’t answer.

She remained on her spot, covered by a blanket.

Approaching her slowly, Lucivar went around to the other side of the bed and saw Ravenna’s pale face that was highlighted by the moonlight.

She looked peaceful like a sleeping princess at this moment.

But then, Lucivar noticed that she was shivering and also sweating.

Sensing that someone was inside, her eyelids trembled slightly.

She opened her eyes weakly and saw Lucivar staring at her but she didn’t react.

Or rather, she couldn’t react-too weak to do anything.

Nevertheless, her face seemed to gleam when she saw him here with her.

Realizing that she was somehow sick, Lucivar went to the bathroom first to dry himself and changed into the bathrobe.

He came out five minutes later, refreshed, and instantly went to check on Ravenna.

He knelt down beside the bed and looked at Ravenna in the eyes.

“Can you speak?” He asked.

Upon hearing this, Ravenna nodded weakly, “Yes…” Even though she could still speak and seemed to be awake, Lucivar could tell that she would not be able to explain her situation, in her current state.

Instead of asking that, he decided to ask her only simple questions, “Do you need me to bring you something?

Water?

Food?” Ravenna shook her head, she didn’t need anything Lucivar mentioned.

But she did need him to do something else.

“Do you have your answer?” She suddenly asked.

Lucivar paused for a second before he eventually nodded.

“Yes-the answer is yes,” He said firmly, he decided to accept Ravenna’s offer.

“so you can- rely on me like I would rely on you once you get better.

No need to hold back.

If you need me to do something, say it” “Lie down,” Ravenna suddenly said.

Naturally, the request caught Lucivar off guard but he did exactly that.

He climbed onto the bed and lay beside her, looking up at the ceiling.

Moaning slightly, Ravenna turned around weakly and threw a hand and a leg onto Lucivar.

Lucivar could feel her cold limb pressing against his warm body, he did not know, what she was thinking but she wouldn’t do this out of nowhere.

Ravenna might like to tease him a lot but it didn’t seem like a tease right now.

“Stay with me tonight,” She whispered softly, pressing her head against his neck.

Upon hearing this, Lucivar nodded reluctantly.

It was a hard request, Ravenna was vulnerable and she barely had anything on.

However, for the sake of their newfound relationship, he closed his eyes and persevered.

He focused on the sensation of killing the Stone Orcs to keep his mind occupied.

“Anything else before I sleep?” Lucivar asked.

Ravenna smiled sweetly, “It’ll be better if you’re not stiff and hug me back” Sighing lightly, Lucivar loosened up, put his arm over Ravenna’s body, and pulled her close.

‘It’s an investment, doing this would make her closer to me,’ He convinced himself inside.

Despite having a hard time going to sleep, he managed to drowse into the dreamland.

Oblivious to him, there were essences of energy from Ravenna’s body that seeped into his.