Ascension of the Dark Seraph - Chapter 55

Chapter 55: Black Box Punishment Chapter 55: Black Box Punishment Lucivar was cuffed and brought away by the guards in front of the onlookers.

He didn’t retaliate and let himself be brought away.

Despite his situation, he kept his expression stoic without any emotion.

As he passed Leandra, he didn’t turn towards her but he heard a light whisper from her.

“Give the signal if you’re in trouble…” Upon hearing this, Lucivar snorted and didn’t put her words in mind.

It made sense for him to rely on her or the others for help if he was in trouble-but he would be damned if he trust them to help him.

Although they were capable, more capable than the hunters here, he rather rely on himself.

He trusted himself more than he trusted them.

Leandra stayed silent as she pressed her back against the wall, letting the guards pass.

As opposed to only taking Lucivar, Blane was also taken away.

It would be too unfair if Blane was let off the hook.

Many hunters would be angry and chaos would ensue if Blane was freed from responsibility.

Soon, when the guards were away, Leandra turned to the side.

She saw Sabrina going back to the room with the book still clutched in her hand-and three other guys, who were a part of Blane’s group.

Narrowing her gaze, she made sure to imprint the faces of these three people into her mind before leaving the area.

Reaching the back of the crowd, she met with Nerissa, Mirel, and Bakar.

All three of them saw the commotion earlier.

Mirel was the first one to speak.

“Should we help?

I’m sure that Blane guy is going to be set free later, this is only a formality” “Of course.

Let’s meet up later this night, I remembered all of them” Meters away from their positions, Professor Fury crossed his arms with a smile on his face.

Seeing Lucivar being brought in by the guards, he couldn’t hold his smile anymore.

He ruled over the academy hunters but he couldn’t move in the open.

It would be hard with many eyes around.

But now, that problem was handled, Lucivar took the bait.

As he watched Lucivar being brought away, his gaze met with Blane’s gaze.

Managing to deliver what Professor Fury wanted, Blane was excited.

In response, Professor Fury gave him an acknowledging nod.

Upon doing that, he turned and went back to the second floor where his personal room was located.

He entered the room which turned out to be his office and drew lines in the air with his ether, forming into runic symbols.

Finishing the last stroke, the symbols glowed, turning into a feminine figure.

“Why have you contacted me, Fury?” “I’ve handled the twin’s hidden guardian” “Is he dead?” “No, but he soon will be.

You can rest assured, my lady” Pleased, the woman figure made of sparkling ether nodded in affirmation.

“Can you reach the twins?” “Yes, I already made the arrangements.

I will start the next step as soon as possible” “How will you reach the twins?” “Unlike their parents, the twins are at the end of the day, students.

Knowing their parents’ condition, it’s their desire to not be an additional burden.

Having good grades is definitely one way to show that to their parents, and I have a perfect way to get close to them” “Good, you can do anything you want but leave one alive” “I understand” Making a polite bow towards the woman figure, the communication was cut off.

Professor Fury straightened his back again with a smirk.

“I’ll be the one to kill that kid myself, I can’t wait…” He mused, licking his lips sadistically.

Killing Lucivar would be his appetizer before the twins.

…

Meanwhile, Lucivar and Blane were brought to another section of the cave.

It was deeper than the rest of the facilities and dimmer.

Since the rule stated that no fights were allowed other than in duels-and these two broke that rule, they were brought away to the Black Box.

Lucivar never knew the details about it but he knew the seniors were afraid of it.

But as Lucivar walked along the hallway with flickering lights, he could tell that it was bad.

Just the tension from going to the Black Box is already an attack on the mind.

Eventually-Lucivar reached another hallway that was bigger and stretched horizontally.

Screams of pain and fear could be heard echoing in this place.

It seemed there were others who were punished.

A row of small dozens of concrete confinements could be seen stretching in this hallway.

Lucivar looked at it and saw a couple of these confinements had their doors closed.

Meaning that they were occupied and the screams came from there.

Sitting behind a desk was a skinny man who seemed to have no will to live.

He lifted his gaze and saw Lucivar and Blane side by side with the guards behind them.

“Offense?” “Fighting” Upon hearing this, the skinny man pointed to his right.

“Punishment would be three days and set at level 2.

Place them in box number 6 and 13” “Yes, Sir” A moment later.

Lucivar was settled into box number 13 and the door to his box was closed shut.

He was drowned in darkness.

One and his only light source was a small hole above him.

Both of his hands were handcuffed to the ceiling-keeping him upright in a confined space where he couldn’t even sit.

A drop of water fell through the hole above him, dropping-and hitting the top of his head, one drop for every three seconds.

It was extremely cramped and uncomfortable.

Time crawled within this confinement Now Lucivar knew why the seniors feared being put inside the Black Box.

Other than the uncomfortable position and tight space, the inside-of the box was hollow, it mimics a sensory deprivation chamber.

Moreover, the confinement was also not only a mere box but it was a magical box.

His ether was locked by a heavy suppression from the handcuffs around his wrists.

It also induced nightmares whenever Lucivar closed his eyes.

Sleeping would cause him to experience traumatic nightmares.

Additionally-the energy from the box caused him immense phantom pains.

It made the nightmare feel more real than normal.

Being left alone inside this box for a prolonged amount of time, would easily make people go insane, the screams from earlier were proof of that but not to Lucivar.

For him, darkness was his friend, it soothed him instead of attacking him with its claws.

Nightmares played on repeat whenever he closed his eyes.

He was confronted with Bianca, Edward, and his mother all over again.

But the nightmares induced the opposite effect on him.

Lucivar wasn’t fueled with fear but with rage instead.

Mainly because he was only disgusted by his past self for being so gullible.

As for the phantom pains, it didn’t deterred his mind.

Lucivar’s mind was already rock-solid from the pain he had suffered.

His mind couldn’t break anymore, the phantom pains made it clearer instead.

More time has passed, it has been around ten hours but it felt like an eternity for Lucivar.

In these hours, he recounted what he needed to do and also his ammunition.

His focus was solely hogged by the person who was behind all of this, Professor Fury.

Something was off with Blane earlier, he became more extreme.

Going as far as attacking Sabrina is too much.

Considering that Lucivar had no qualms before with Blane, this act was going overboard.

Lucivar suspected that he was under orders.

And earlier he sensed the killing intent, and his suspicion was confirmed.

Professor Fury was certainly behind all of this.

“I’m in an isolated place with no one around, I know what you’re planning, professor…” “My ether…

it’s brimming” “My versatile energy…

it’s brimming” “My desire to kill…

it’s also brimming” “Now come, I know why you’re eager to bring me here…” Just as he said that Lucivar’s lips stretched into a wide smile when the lights suddenly got cut off, descending the entire place-into pure darkness.

But inside his confine, his golden eyes gleamed murderously.

It was starting but unfortunately, Lucivar was ready.

“It’s go time…” …

Meanwhile, a couple of paces, at the entrance of the punishment sector.

Seeing that the power went out, the skinny man stood up lazily and headed out to deal with this power outage.

He walked slowly along the hallway, and disappeared, on the corner.

But before long, a group of hunters emerged from that corner.

Five of them came running, wielding medium-length blades or knives-and also flashlights.

Looking around the black boxes, the group quickly checked them one by one.

A screen was beside each box that showed the person inside it.

It was only then did they found the person they were looking for inside box number six.

All of them felt goosebumps hearing the scream coming from it.

Stumbling through the keys, they opened box number six and found Blane inside.

He was sweating profusely and crying, the punishment was overwhelming.

“Blane!” “Quick, open his cuffs and get him out of there” Carefully, the group brought Blane out and saw him hyperventilating hard.

He was then given a pill that brought back life into his eyes before he looked around.

“What the fuck took you guys so long?”  “Sorry, the professor said that it’s better to wait a bit so that he’s also weakened” “Gueghk…

Fine, help me up.

He’s in box number thirteen” Of the five hunters, two had supported Blane-before they headed to the designated box, to carry out their task, the reason why they came here for.

Reaching the door, the hunters were forced to stop and exchange a tense glance, swallowing hard.

“Is this the right one…?

“I- I don’t know, why don’t you go check?” Feeling slightly worried, one put their ear on the door to listen to beyond the door.

Nothing.

It was absolutely silent.

No screams, no rough breathing, no nothing-as if there was nobody inside.

Since the other hunters who were punished here were all screaming-including Blane earlier, this was weird and quite frankly, brushed off as eerie.

And because of that, the hunters were reluctant to open the door.

Leaning on the wall nearby, Blane frowned when he saw the screen beside the door.

His vision was hazy but it seemed like Lucivar was moving.

But it shouldn’t be possible, he was handcuffed.

“What are you guys doing?

Open the door and stab him.

He’s cuffed, he couldn’t retaliate” “A-Are you sure this is the right box?” “Yes!

Why are you fucking doubting me, he’s in there!” All of them needed to speak up a little because the place was filled with howling screams.

“It’s…

It’s just that, there’s no scream coming from this box” “What…?” Blane shook his head.

“No, he is inside.

Just open it and get this over with” Despite Blane’s commanding urge, the hunters were pale-this would be their first kill and the thought chilled their blood.

But to secure their spots-to secure their future- it was a small price to pay.

Just as the hunters were about to open the door, a voice startled them.

“Go ahead, open the door.

I dare you” Gulp!