Ascension of the Dark Seraph - Chapter 51

Chapter 51: Fake Innocence Chapter 51: Fake Innocence Lucivar was breathless.

He slumped to the ground weakly, the serpent became blurry in his eyes.

“Yes, another God,” the serpent replied-its tongue hissing in excitement.

A smile then crept onto its face as it slithered, looking down at Lucivar who was already lying on the ground, “But, to awaken this God, you must complete a task from us.

The opportunity, seize it, go beyond…

and you shall be rewarded” From those words, Thalia’s face appeared inside Lucivar’s mind.

She was the opportunity mentioned.

Just then, the serpent snapped its neck sharply and looked at the ceiling.

It was unclear what drew its attention away from Lucivar.

But whatever it is forced a reaction out of it and Lucivar saw this through blurred optics.

‘Its face…

the serpent’s face…

Is it angry?

Concern?

I can’t really see’ He tried his best to make the serpent’s features but couldn’t no matter how much he tried.

Moving swiftly-the serpent’s body glowed green as it went over Lucivar’s body and climbed it, creating a bubble-like barrier around them.

Lucivar, could not understand, what was going on but he saw mild sparks appearing on the barrier’s surface.

Almost as if the barrier was clashing against something.

It lasted a few seconds before the serpent took down the barrier.

Pivoting back to Lucivar once again, the serpent continued.

“For now, Father will give a small signal to awaken the God,” “Argghk!” Lucvar clutched his stomach harder as the pain spiked to an unbearable degree suddenly.

Within his Inner Chamber, Loki’s statue hummed with a celestial might.

It trembled for a moment before a stream of emerald energy shot toward another statue.

A statue adjacent to Loki’s statue.

Upon receiving the signal, the dark clouds covering the statue changed color, brightened up from within-by the natural color of the statue.

It was dark brown, similar to the color of wet sand.

Only then did the statue unleash a mild shockwave, shaking the entire chamber.

Seeing that it had finished, the serpent evaporated once again.

Even though the pain felt like lava was swimming inside his blood vessels, Lucivar shockingly was able to persevere, without losing consciousness.

He pushed himself up with a groan, his head was ringing from the incident.

Lucivar looked at his hand and felt a different power coursing inside of him.

It was hot like fire and coarse like sand.

Unlike Loki’s power, this unknown power felt overbearing and ambitious.

“As long as I become stronger, I’ll play this game,” Lucivar mused aloud and stood up.

He needed to support himself to stand straight, the pain from earlier still made his entire body throb, it would take a moment before he could recover fully.

But then, the sound of rushed steps came from behind.

It was Bob and the infiltrator who managed to hold the hollowborns and buy time.

Even the wounded guy was brought along with them.

Seeing Lucivar, Bob stopped and stared at him in complete silence.

Lucivar waved his hand dismissively, “I’m okay.

I’m not hurt.

A little bit tired, that’s all” Despite never exchanging words ever, Bob went under and carried Lucivar in a princess style-catching Lucivar completely off guard.

He didn’t heed Lucivar’s struggle and ran outside to safety.

As it turns out, the hallway led them back up to the parking lot.

Everyone was already gathered there, and that included the professor.

Because of the traumatic event, most of them were pale, fear etched clearly on their faces.

Death was never closer to them than today.

However, some of them seemed to be looking in the direction of the main academy building-they had an expression of awe.

Finding this sight weird, Lucivar reunited-with the others and asked, “What are they looking at?” “A radiant golden light appeared earlier from the main building,” Mirel replied.

Ravenna then continued, “A prodigy I heard, his breakthrough was quite eye-catching” Upon hearing this, Lucivar frowned in contemplation.

But then, all attention was pulled back to the infiltrator, walking with wide strides.

Ignoring the new academy hunters entirely, the infiltrator went over to the professor.

“Professor, what happened in there?

How can there be a hollowborn that strong in there?!” “I supervise the hollowborns’ preparation but that thing was never there.

It wasn’t my doing” “What are you suggesting right now?” “That one over there, he did something…” Naturally, the professor pointed at Lucivar, who Bob was still carrying like a princess, he was evidently wounded and also did not look the part at all.

This only makes the infiltrator-more agitated instead.

“Really?

How could you blame a young hunter for your mistake?” “Have you ever seen a hollowborn turned into that?

Huh?!

I’m telling you it’s that kid’s fault!” Gritting his teeth in anger, the professor pushed aside the infiltrator and went to Lucivar.

Lucivar got down before his professor roughly gripped his collar.

“Tell us what you did, confess to us how you deliberately endangered your peers’ lives!” Many of the present hunters stared at Lucivar with anger when they heard this.

“E- Eh…?

He’s the one who did it?” “Who is he anyway?

And why is he doing this?” “We almost died, take him to the authorities!” Hearing the commotion from the others, Lucivar’s expression darkened.

But it lasted only for a split second before he turned pitiful.

“P- Professor, please…

I don’t know what you are talking about” Under the pressure coming from the professor, Lucivar raised his trembling hands innocently, his expression was pale from fear.

But seeing this, the professor, lifted him off the ground-in utter anger.

“Lies!

Don’t play dumb you sly bastard, you’re smirking at me earlier!” Out of sheer frustration, the professor punched Lucivar in the guts hard, forcing a cough.

Lucivar stumbled back, clutching his stomach in pain.

He then grabbed Lucivar’s head, cocking for a punch again but was stopped.

“Stop!

Stop this nonsense!” Rushing from behind, the infiltrator grabbed the professor’s arm, coming to Lucivar’s aid.

“You’re forcing him to confess to something he didn’t do!

He’s nothing, but a Neophyte-rank Hybrid, how could he turn a normal hollowborn into an Acolyte-rank monster?

It didn’t make any sense!

This is not right!” “I’m bringing him with me, he needs to be punished” Slapping the infiltrator’s arm away, the professor pulled Lucivar away forcefully.

But even then, the infiltrator stopped him once again.

He grabbed the professor’s wrist as he channeled his ether, his eyes became burning orbs.

“I’m not going to let you take him, even if it meant offending you, professor…” “Really?

Do you really believe you can stop me?” A fierce staredown happened between the infiltrator and the professor.

None of the two were willing to back away.

Just as the tension rises to the breaking point, the professor clicks his tongue and pulls his hand from the infiltrator’s grip.

Then-the infiltrator said, “If you want to bring him in, there must be a legitimate reason” “Fine, you want a legitimate reason?!

He left behind his comrade!” the professor barked.

He pointed at the wounded guy that Lucivar brought with him.

Upon hearing this, the infiltrator gritted his teeth as he couldn’t find words to retaliate.

Even though he didn’t know anything about Lucivar, the professor’s aggressive behavior was suspicious, the professor was adamant in punishing Lucivar.

Something was definitely wrong here but the infiltrator couldn’t retort this one.

“Leaving behind a comrade is punished severely, isn’t that right?” the professor grinned.

Seeing this development, Ravenna defended.

“If leaving a comrade is punished, then all of us should be punished,” She stepped forward.

Leandra also stepped forward, “None of us cared for that guy aside from him, I think we are the ones who should be punished.

If leaving behind a comrade is guaranteed a punishment, we’re more deserving than him” Despite the reluctance, the other hunters couldn’t refute Leandra’s and Ravenna’s words.

Both of them were right, the wounded guy was tended to by Lucivar.

“No, it’s alright,” Suddenly, Lucivar spoke up and got to his knees.

He clasped the professor’s pants pathetically, looking down at the ground until his face-was covered from all angles, “If the professor thinks that I, a measly commoner is responsible, I’ll accept it…” “A commoner?

There’s no way, then” “A Neophyte-rank commoner who could create that monster?

Yeah, right…” “The professor must be smoking something” Hearing the whisperers from the other hunters, the professors’ eyes were red from anger.

Even though he couldn’t see it, he could tell Lucivar was smiling down there.

He was doing this to paint the professor as a bad person.

It was true that the professor wanted to kill Lucivar, but he was really innocent in this matter.

But nobody trusted him as Lucivar turned the hollowborn subtly.

Sweeping his gaze across the crowd-seeing that the new academy hunters were looking at him with a judgmental gaze, the professor clicked his tongue and pulled his leg away.

He did not say anything and left the area.

Hearing the footsteps going further away, Lucivar glanced to the side.

Just as the professor expected, he was smiling deviously.

‘He wouldn’t be able to touch me for the time being, but it would be a waste to let him go’ Lucivar’s mind geared, concocting a plan.

But as he did that, the infiltrator grabbed him by the shoulder and helped him up.

“Are you okay?” He asked.

“I’m alright,” Lucivar replied, wiping his non-existent tears.

“Thank you for helping me Sir…?” “It’s Fabio, call me Fabio.

I’m Professor Fury’s assistant,” “Thank you, Fabio…” Fabio nodded and let Lucivar return back to the group.

As he returned to the others, Lucivar whispered to clarify himself, “Don’t misunderstand, I’m forced to do this.

That professor wanted to kill me for some reason-and it’s not because of my background,” “Now that it came to this, he might aim you guys too,” He warned.

Professor Fury must’ve observed Lucivar from the start, so he knew those around Lucivar.

It was quite tense, the atmosphere between them that is.

But Ravenna was there to break the ice.

“How many times should we save your ass?” She draped her arm over Lucivar’s shoulder-a teasing smile graced her succulent lips.

“I never knew you were a sly boy.

Did I mistake your innocence?” “I was only protecting myself…” Lucivar replied, scratching the back of his head.

Putting her face closer, Ravenna then whispered.

“Can I ask for a deserving gift then?” “A- A gift…?” “For stepping up for you, shouldn’t I get a gift?

How about your v-i-r-g-i-n-i-t-y?” Lucivar’s lips quivered when he heard that word.

“How do you know for certain…?

I might not…

that” “I know your bloodline so you are most certainly still a baby in this kind of thing” Her hot breath brushed against his neck as if she was licking him directly.

Lucivar has nothing to answer, Ravenna could see through him.

But their moment was disturbed when Leandra separated them and stood in the middle.

“Leandra?

I never knew you already tagged him” “Hmph!” Observing this situation from behind, two women are fighting Lucivar-Mirel cried.

“Bakar…

when are we going to get a girlfriend?” “Don’t worry, Mirel, you still have me to accompany you” “Bro, are you straight?

Your words are becoming more sus by the day” As the situation returned back to normal, Fabio took control of the inauguration.

It turned out the test earlier was to assess their personalities-and abilities to diversify them into the three existing groups, attackers, defenders-and outcasts.

Academy hunters have a responsibility to aid the city when a dungeon appears.

For the new academy hunters-they would only tackle low-level dungeons.

Because of that, they would be separated into teams depending on their abilities.

Attackers and defenders are self-explanatory-while outcasts is a versatile team.

Other than Sunhold City, they would also be sent outside to affiliated cities.

Most of the new hunters-had never tackled a dungeon before-thus this inauguration was held, an introduction to what they would be facing daily.

Ravenna and Bakar were placed in the attacker team-team Alpha.

Nerissa, and Bob were the defender team, team Beta-and the rest including Lucivar were placed in the outcast team, team Charlie.

After explaining their duties, Fabio brought them to their new dormitory.

Reaching a cave, Lucivar and the others stopped.

Mirel, in particular, was cursing when he saw the dormitory, “I want to go home…”