Ascension of the Dark Seraph - Chapter 198

Chapter 198: I’ll Do Anything Chapter 198: I’ll Do Anything Losing the contract from the Feradith Family was a problem.

It was something that Lucivar hadn’t foreseen.

No one in this academy other than the top-rankers was able to protect Elira and Thalia from the Crimson Wolf Clan’s relentless attack.

The Feradith Family could coax the top rankers but against such a strong faction, it would be the same as asking them to sacrifice their futures.

Finding one who would take that risk would be very hard if not impossible.

Even if the Feradith Family managed to get one of the top rankers, there’s also the risk of another mole amongst them that were already-on the Crimson Wolf Clan’s side.

So the only people that they could ask for help were the academy hunters.

Being caged inside the Bastion of Blades and monitored closely made them great candidates.

It would be harder for the Crimson Wolf Clan to make contact with the academy hunters.

So it was natural for the Feradith Family to search for protectors from them.

However, there was only an extremely small number of them that had considerable strength.

Lucivar overvalued himself and thought he was irreplaceable.

All other academy hunters couldn’t be compared to him but he forgot about the others.

Or rather, trust that the others weren’t interested in his matters.

Leandra, Ravenna, Bakar, Nerissa, Mirel, and Bob were all strong enough to protect Elira and Thalia.

Because of that, he hadn’t anticipated Mirel replacing him as the twin’s protector.

It was a mistake and Lucivar was ignored.

Sutekh and Loki gave no answers to his triumph, even Gandr and Sha remained silent.

“Huh…?

I made one mistake and both of you already gave me the cold shoulders?” Lucivar grumbled, his backers seemed to have high standards for him.

He already suspected that this might happen but still, it stings a little, “Tch!

Fine, I’ll have all the fun for myself” Even so, he should still gain the bronze and green sphere from killing Axel.

“Callista said it r-right, you’re the devil,” Axel uttered weakly.

Upon hearing this, Lucivar snapped out of his daze and smiled, “I’m not the devil… not yet” “If you want to blame anyone for this, for the failure of your plan to give away Elira, blame it on Mirel,” He continued as he coated his hand with his gold ether.

“Or at least, that is what I wanted to say but in truth, you’d die either way since you’re only going to be in the way” “Are you going to kill me?” Axel asked again, tears streaming down his eyes.

He was not crying for himself but crying for his brother.

“Don’t worry, you’re not going to be alone.

I’ll send your brother right after you,” Lucivar said.

Just then as he said that, Lucivar raised his hand and coated ether onto it.

Under Axel’s gaze, the golden ether coating his hand grew stronger suddenly-spiking in an instant.

Two God strands were infused into it.

Seeing such a spectacular-and delicate display of power, showcasing that even though he was only at the second-star Acolyte rank, he had the power rivaling those at the peak of the rank, Axel gulped down his saliva.

Clearly, Lucivar was planning to end him with this.

However, the complete opposite happened.

Instead of stabbing Axel, Lucivar smiled deviously and stabbed himself on the chest instead.

A minute later.

Leandra was looking after Elira who was traumatized by what had happened.

From Mirel, she learned what had happened and couldn’t help but relate to Elira’s situation.

After all, like Elira, she was also betrayed by someone she liked.

Both of them were victims.

“How did Lucivar know about this?” “I’m not answering you.

If you have any questions, ask Master Lucivar directly” “Stop being stubborn and comply.

Regardless of your situation right now, you’re Master Tobias’ maid” “No, I’m relieved from that duty.

I’m Master Lucivar’s maid” On the side, Mirel and Sabrina were arguing.

Mirel wanted to know how Lucivar could see through Axel and intercept his bad intentions.

Asking Lucivar directly would result in nothing, which is why he tries his luck with Sabrina.

But it seemed it was also a dead-end.

Just as the two of them were arguing-and Elira was still cradled in depression, Leandra’s eyes caught sight of a figure emerging from the emergency staircase.

For a brief moment, her eyes widened as the figure was a man with multiple pairs of wings, donning a demented halo that acted as his crown, horns that of a demon-and an eerie smile on his face.

He was dragging two people-one is a person who was half-dead while the other is already dead.

But the instant the figure passed behind a pillar, the horror visage was gone.

It was Lucivar, he was in pain due to a gaping wound on his chest while dragging those baggage.

He was dragging Axel by his collar and also a gangster on his other hand.

Leandra was the first one to notice but the others soon noticed him.

Seeing his wounded and grave condition, Mirel and Leandra frowned dubiously, Sabrina rushed towards him with concern, while Elira covered her mouth in shock.

All of them were waiting-for Lucivar to come back but not in this kind of state.

“Master?

What happened?!” Sabrina asked.

She quickly pressed her hands on the gaping wound, attempting to stop it from bleeding.

Despite having gotten blood on her hands, she didn’t seem to care.

“I ran out of ether while I was chasing for him,” Lucivar answered with a weak smile, gesturing towards Axel behind him.

“He also has a trick up his sleeves and managed to catch me off guard, that fucker is quite hard to capture” Upon saying that, he turned to Mirel and tossed over the dead gangster.

“I killed more than you,” He said.

Seeing the corpse, Mirel sighed and nodded his head, “Five minutes, no more than that” Lucivar pushed Sabrina to the side and dragged Axel to Elira, who was in complete shock at both, his condition and also Axel’s condition.

As soon as he reached in front of her, he placed down Axel before he knelt down to stare directly into Elira’s bleak eyes.

“Come on, where’s all of that bravado?” He asked mockingly.

“Axel is a good person, right?” Despite the mockery, Elira kept her head down and bit her lower lip.

Several days ago, Lucivar did warn them about Axel but she didn’t believe him and even insulted him.

“If I remember correctly, you said that my warning is a petty trick out of desperation,” Lucivar added as he pulled Axel’s unconscious body closer to Elira.

“Now what?

Do you still think that I’m desperate?

Do you still think this is a trick?

Do you still refuse to see reality?” “I’m…” Elira’s lips trembled as she clutched her fists helplessly.

“You’re right, I was… I was blind” Lucivar leaned his ear closer as if he were deaf, “Can you repeat that?

I can’t seem to hear you clearly” “You were right….” “I’m what?” “You were right!

I was blind!” Upon hearing this, Lucivar grinned from ear to ear and stood up.

Slap!

“Look at you, pathetic!” He smacked Elira’s head repeatedly, treating her no more-than a stupid kid who needed to be taught a lesson.

“What would you do without me around?

You threatened me-that your Father would come after me, boasting that you’ll make sure of it, and treated me-as if I’m a nuisance.

But now, that nuisance saved your life!

Shouldn’t you be saying something to me?

Or are you way too arrogant to say it?” “Lucivar, that’s enough,” Leandra commented from the side.

Pausing suddenly, Lucivar cast an icy glance at her, “You’re here to observe, did you forget already?” Noticing the seriousness in his tone, Leandra pursed her lips shut.

It wasn’t her time to say anything, opening her mouth was a blatant mistake.

“T- Thank you,” Elira finally said, forgetting about her pride entirely to utter those two hard words.

Finding her becoming more obedient and softer, Lucivar was reeling inside.

“Had you listened to me from the start, things wouldn’t escalate like this,” He continued, kneeling down once again and tapping on his gaping wound.

“Look, I even got hurt because of you.

Are you going to take the responsibility of tending me in case I need to be bedridden for a few days?

What about the time for me to recover fully, how are you going to compensate me for that?” “Had you listened to me from the start, none of this would have happened,” He said, kneeling once more as his fingers brushed over the gaping wound.

With a dramatic sigh, he glanced up.

“Look at this-I even got hurt because of you.

So, tell me, are you going to take the sheer responsibility for tending to me if I end up bedridden for days?

And what about the time it will take for me to recover fully, how are you going to compensate for that?

I’m a participant in the South Hues tournament you know” He then cupped her face roughly, forcing her to look at him, “How would compensate me for this mess?” “Master,” Sabrina suddenly called out of nowhere, pulling his attention towards her.

She then pointed at herself, “You have me…?

I can take care of you” Upon hearing this, Lucivar smiled acutely, ‘Are you really that stupid?

I was only saying things’ “Enough, get your hands off of her,” Mirel intervened, stepping forward with a light sigh.

“You forgot that I’m also here so don’t take all the credit.

She’s my employer, I can’t let you treat her like this-in front of me” Lucivar was about to say something but Elira beat him to it.

“It’s fine,” She mumbled with a weak smile.

“I deserved this.

I’m too arrogant and I am paying the price for it.

Mirel, the reason you could find me was because of him, right?

Me and Axel made sure to avoid you so you wouldn’t know where we are without him.

Had it not for him being here early, those people would’ve been able to take me away” “Lucivar saved me and my sister, so it’s fine.

I owed him my life,” She added with a weak voice.

Glancing at Axel with a troubled gaze, she sighed, “At least he’s true to himself, not fake…” At that moment, not only the others-but even Lucivar was surprised.

He was planning to earn Elira’s trust by not being fake like Axel but this exceeds his goal.

It was enough to make him laugh inside at how smoothly everything went.

Despite being mentally tired, with her mind throbbing from the betrayal, Elira took in a deep breath and looked up at Lucivar.

She seemed to already made her decision inside, “I will compensate you for this.

I don’t care what you ask of me, I’ll do anything you want.

Anything” Upon hearing this, Lucivar smirked as he stood up.

Everyone was looking at him, waiting for him to respond.

Elira was practically giving herself on a silver platter and the others were curious about what he had to say.

“Like you said, I’m not fake.

I don’t pretend to be good when I’m not,” Lucivar answered, looking at his new pawn with delight.

“And what I wanted from you is quite simple but very hard to do, at least for someone arrogant like you” Once he said that, Lucivar paused-letting the words hang in the air.

Just then, with an angelic smile-he continued, “I want you to trust me with all your heart”