Ascension of the Dark Seraph - Chapter 167

Chapter 167: Unfair Karma Chapter 167: Unfair Karma Gandr and Sha deliberately refused to read Lucivar’s mind.

Both of them wanted to be surprised.

So they decided to witness first-hand what Lucivar had in store for them.

Like the Gods above them that wanted to be entertained below their own personal motives, they too wanted to be entertained.

Being in a tough spot like earlier, they knew that Lucivar was forced to show the extent of influence taking place inside his mind.

And now, the winner was announced.

“Hmph!” Sha turned away, snorting.

“You won this time, Gandr.

It’s only because you awaken first” “HAHAHA~!!” Gandr laughed aloud, his body twisted and turning uncontrollably.

“I’ll take my win!” Lucivar had taken the path of deceit, the people were fooled by him.

None of the academy hunters, or at least those within Lucivar’s family had been taught anything about a Nexus proselyte.

Saying that the dimensional fabric thinning was an excuse, it wasn’t really the case but Lucivar said that since it’s his logical guess.

He knew that portals were prone to appear near some cities, which might be one reason.

But even if that was false, it doesn’t matter.

All he needed to do was sow fear, and that would shift his reputation from lunatic to hero.

Just like that, he was able to shift the narrative to be completely on his side.

“How wicked…” Ravenna commented under her breath.

She was compelled to help Lucivar earlier, partly because she was late to inform him-but found herself feeling really dumb.

Lucivar easily handled the situation as if it were nothing.

Even with the pressure of time and consequences, he could think of a plan clearly and acted upon it flawlessly.

It was so scary the more Ravenna thought about it.

However, she gained insight about him that she needed to add to her impression of him through this.

‘He’s really good at acting,’ Her eyes narrowed, seeing a tear falling down Lucivar’s face.

On the other hand, Sabrina was clapping her hands inside.

Lucivar had directed them all before coming out earlier, starting from what the executioner should say, what Pippa’s mother should say, and also what Sabrina needed to do.

His direction was scarily precise and detailed.

He was even able to sharply predict what Leandra was going to say.

‘Is this going to be a new chapter in my life…?’ Sabrina cheered inside.

‘Finally, an excellent master!’ Unlike Sabrina and Ravenna, Pippa’s mother and the executioner could only put their heads down.

Despite their guilt, both of them didn’t want Lucivar as an enemy the most.

If Lucivar somehow became their enemy, they would undoubtedly die without knowing how.

“How could she question her comrade?

Aren’t they supposed to be from the same academy?” “You know… I heard the competition in a Hybrid academy is fierce.

She must have wanted to get rid of Hunter Lucivar who was obviously the stronger hunter.

She’s jealous of his power I bet” “Eh…?

Are you serious?

Is it the competition that fierce for them to try and frame each other like this?” “Who knows?

But I’m sure only a small amount of people were like her, the rotten part” Leandra’s face turned ashen as she stared blankly, her surroundings dissolving into a blur of whispers and shifting figures.

She looked around and was met with sharp and judgmental gazes from the crowd who stood with her minutes earlier.

The voices of the crowd rose, their accusations tumbling over one another in a whirlwind of disdain.

Each word struck her like a physical blow.

She opened her mouth to refute them, to cry out that they were wrong, that she had only wanted to help Lucivar and protect innocent lives from being lost meaninglessly.

But the weight of their piercing gazes crushed her voice before it could escape.

Unable to stand their gazes, Leandra looked down to the ground.

Her chest tightened as her pulse roared in her ears, drowning out all else.

Trembling, she clutched her head, trying to silence the cacophony as the world spun wildly, colors were smearing into distinct shapes as the disdainful words carved deeper into her resolve.

This was not how it was supposed to end.

She had wanted to save him-save them all-but instead, she became the black sheep.

Desperately, Leandra raised her gaze to look at the only one she could hope to be on her side-Nerissa.

However, her breath hitched at the sight of Nerissa already half-turning away from her.

“N- Nerissa…” Leandra called, her voice was small and weak.

Hearing her name called, Nerissa spared one last glance before she averted her gaze again, “I’m sorry, Leandra.

But you’ve gone too far.

I already told you that we could speak with him later, yet you ignored that and keep accusing him, that’s not how a family is supposed to act” “You aired our family’s private matters in public, I can’t side with you after that” She added.

Once she said that Nerissa walked away.

Nerissa’s echoing footsteps devastated Leandra’s heart-her head slumped down weakly.

Even the kindest person in the family decided to walk away from her.

She was shunned without anybody behind her.

Feeling the heavy air weighing down on her, she fell to her knees-tears welled up in her eyes.

Overwhelmed by the devastation of being shunned by everyone around her, she broke down completely, her sobs raw and unrestrained-far from dignified.

Tears streamed down her face, choking on her grief from having her reputation tarnished.

Her attempt to do the right thing had not only failed but had backfired catastrophically.

Such irony clawed at her heart.

How could aiming for good deeds be repaid with such cruelty?

“It’s not right…” She muttered in defeat.

“How could this happen to me?” Just then, however, footsteps could be heard approaching her.

Lifting up he gazed a little, she saw Lucivar’s legs-he was standing in front of her.

After taking in the view from above, he slowly crouched down to meet with Leandra’s tearful eyes.

Both of them made eye contact.

However, unlike before, Leandra’s eyes were far from what they used to be.

Not too long ago, she was looking at him with such conviction-so much belief that she would be able to change him and bring him into the light.

Instead, the light inside of her was snuffed out, devoured by Lucivar’s darkness.

It was reflected clearly in her eyes, defeat, despair, confusion, all mingled together.

And the result was beautiful.

Her eyes were now a hollow, lifeless sheen-capable of only giving out a gaze of silent surrender.

Smiling lightly, Lucivar held her shoulder-his face empathetic, “Do not misunderstand, I cannot leave today as you wanted because I wanted to save these people.

I need to do something to keep them safe, not because of whatever you think I’m doing” Looking at Lucivar’s face, more tears streamed down her face as her lips trembled violently.

“But it’s alright,” Lucivar said, his tone soft.

“I forgive you.

Your methods may have been misguided, but I believe your intentions were for the city’s good.

Because of that, you have my forgiveness.” Once he said that, he turned to the crowd.

“I ask you all forgive her as well-for my sake.

She’s not someone bad, merely someone who cared too much” Not even waiting for them to answer, Lucivar pulled Leandra into his embrace.

He hugged her tightly as she sobbed in his arms.

Touched by his comradery, the crowd awkwardly nodded and began dispersing.

Seeing the crowd leaving, Lucivar’s eyes glistened with a gold hue.

“It’s unfair, isn’t it?” He whispered softly into Leandra’s ear, his voice a chilling caress, causing her to stop her sobs abruptly.

“All those innocent lives I claimed tonight-you wanted to save them, didn’t you?

Your intentions were noble, yet look where it’s left you.

Now, you see the truth of what I’ve been fighting for.

Good karma brings bad luck while bad karma brings good luck.

Even if the broken karma hadn’t tipped the scales in my favor, I would’ve still crushed you.

But with karma smiling on me?

You never stood a chance from the start…” Lucivar gave it to Leandra straight.

She has now felt the broken karma’s effect first-hand as Lucivar did.

Karma needs fixing or else more people with good intentions are going to be sacrificed.

Just like Delilah.

Having all the evil Gods inside of him, Lucivar might be the only one who could do that.

“Consider this my last warning,” He whispered again.

“you’re the only one who has seen the real me.

Instead of fighting me-and losing, try to understand me.

Maybe once you did, we could be closer.

Perhaps, you could be the only one who would understand me” As he said that, Leandra’s grip on him tightened.

She began sobbing again, this time even harder-burying her face on Lucivar’s shoulder.

Feeling her emotions pouring out, a smirk crept to Lucivar’s face.

Good.

At this rate, she could even be more loyal to me without being my Vestal.

We’ll have to see.

Moments later.

Nerissa was supporting Leandra again, helping her go back to the hotel.

She doesn’t want to but with a little bit of persuasion from Lucivar, she reluctantly complied.

Despite many considering his alibi was flawless, allowing him to get out of the bad situation, Lucivar knew that there were still a few screws loose.

One of them was the executioner, and surprisingly enough, the executioner realized what Lucivar was thinking.

Before Lucivar could say anything, he already went to his knees and chopped a finger with a knife.

He did it instantly and gave Lucivar his finger.

It was quite shocking but he did it out of desperation to survive.

By cutting his own finger off, he showed his will to take what happened inside the citadel to his grave.

Lucivar accepted that and allowed him to live.

Killing him would only make more loose ends, the people saw him.

As Luciva began to shift his attention to the other witness of the citadel’s incident, his gaze faltered, drawn back to the building itself.

His eyes narrowed, then gleamed with intrigue as something unusual caught his attention.

Seeping from the citadel’s stonework was a strange substance.

‘Hmm?

What is that?

A liquid?’ His thoughts raced, analyzing the sight.

‘No… not a liquid.

Energy?’ It was only then did he realized what the substance was, it was Loki’s energy!

A Sphere of Divine Blood that began accumulating above the citadel.

“Surprised?” Gandr suddenly asked from the side.

Upon hearing this, Lucivar glanced at him before back to the citadel again-confusion on his face.

“I didn’t kill anyone in this deceit, I only fooled them indirectly,” He muttered whisperingly.

Gandr nodded his head, understanding where Lucivar was coming from, “You did little to no deceit to the prisoners you killed earlier, and you are rewarded-with less of Father’s Divine Blood.

But with your performance earlier, those prisoners meant something more…” “And for that, you were rewarded” He added.

Lucivar couldn’t hide his smile anymore.

The Green Sphere appearing above the citadel-it’s massive!