Ascension of the Dark Seraph - Chapter 66

Chapter 66: Behind the Reaper’s Mask Chapter 66: Behind the Reaper’s Mask Lucivar has a piled-up resentment inside of him towards Professor Fury.

He was being bullied and mocked because of the professor and was forced to remember his past where the same thing happened to him.

Remembering a version of him that he wants to desperately forget.

Because of that, Lucivar takes Professor Fury’s scheme personally.

In a battle of wits, the sharpest strategy isn’t always a direct strike.

Especially when the enemy is far stronger.

Drawing a greater force than the enemy into the fray is usually the wisest move to pursue.

To maneuver a higher power without the enemy knowing is often a devastating strike-one that could crumble the enemy, under the influence of might they cannot match.

Lucivar did exactly that.

Knowing the disparity between him and Professor Fury, a direct confrontation is suicide.

So he needed to have someone as strong or stronger to help him.

Fortunately, he had one in mind, Professor Aeldric-with whom he made a deal.

He was particularly searching for Fabio because of that, he needed someone who could get out of the cave-and contact, Professor Aeldric.

Since Fabio seemed to be a good guy, he’d definitely help knowing what Professor Fury was aiming for.

However, talking with him is hard.

Not only did Fabio is hard to find but there were also many ears around.

Lady Luck strikes when Thalia comes to visit him.

Her authority as a student allowed him to go over his plan with Fabio in a secure place.

Professor Fury certainly knew that Fabio was called over into a room with Lucvar, and Thalia but he must’ve suspected that Lucivar was going to try-and get help from him as a witness when the time came.

Due to that, it was best for him to do nothing to intervene in this.

It was particularly a must considering Thalia was there too.

His next target would be her and Elira so he needed to maintain his distance.

Thalia and Elira most likely knew about him because of Lucivar but that’s not a problem.

All that matters is he has never seen near Thalia and Elira or else the incident when the twins were successfully killed could be tied back to him.

He didn’t want more loopholes-that is all, but that was precisely what Lucivar wanted him to think and do.

Because of that, he didn’t expect the battle with Bakar to be an attempt to lure him.

Professor Fury sent Fabio away and told the other assistants to kill Lucivar in his absence.

If that succeeded, Fabio would be dealt with too.

He could be observed and shut down or even framed for killing Lucivar when he got back.

Either way, Lucivar needs to die first.

Not once did the thought of Lucivar luring him outside cross his mind.

But then again, Lucivar had never displayed his ability to morph his facial features.

In addition, the fact that Lucivar was not actually the twins’ protector was also hidden.

Another layer of misconception that Professor Fury needed to take into account.

All of those manipulations led him to here to his defeat.

Lucivar has thoroughly destroyed him.

Of course, the assistants being the ones sent to do the deeds were not expected.

But Lucivar managed to meddle through that predicament.

Crack!

Professor Fury got slammed onto the ground by the sheer force from Professor Aeldric’s aura-his entire body was flat against the ground, and pressed hard.

His aura, was icy cold, Fabio and Lucivar could feel the aura prickling against their skin.

Still disgusted, Professor Aeldric approached slowly.

His steps were accompanied by the steel-clanging sound his cane made against the ground.

Looking at his back from behind, Lucivar turned to Fabio.

“What is Professor Aeldric’s bloodline again?” “He’s a Lich, a low purple-grade bloodline” “No wonder…” Arriving beside the pressed professor, Professor Aeldric shook his head.

“I never thought you could be bribed,” He said in utter disappointment.

“politics and personal vendettas are not allowed within the academy grounds.

We, as professors-ensured that the pure law protecting the young generation is obeyed” “You broke the oath of a professor, and I will exact the consequence” He added menacingly.

As opposed to lowering his presence, being old made him more menacing.

Upon hearing this, Professor Fury whimpered.

He tried to say something but the pressure was too much for him to even utter a single word.

Blood began to seep out of his every orifice, the consequence was death!

Just as Professor Fury was about to be crushed, Lucivar felt his breath taken away.

In that second, his vision blurred as a dark energy seeped out of his body.

Soon, that energy was reshaped into the dark oath he had made.

‘Fury…

I’ll kill him.

I’ll fucking kill him!’ It began pulsing like a beating heart.

Lucivar bites down his teeth hard when the sight of it burns his insides, he clutches his chest as if he is having, a heart attack, ‘Shit…

I need to kill Professor Fury myself!

I can feel it, if I let Professor Aeldric kill him, I’d die!’ Raising his gaze, he garnered every ounce of his strength to let out a shout.

“Stop!!” Upon hearing this, Professor Aeldric glanced over his shoulder.

He stopped crushing Professor Fury with his ether.

“Stop?

He tried to kill you multiple times and he is also a corrupt professor” “I didn’t mean not to kill him,” Breathing easily once more, Lucivar approached, rubbing his chest.

“I want to be the one to kill him?” He firmed.

Professor Aeldric frowned, he gave Lucivar a look of disapproval, “No, you’re still young” “I insist, I want to be the one to kill him.

It’s only right since I almost died by him twice” “Even so, you don’t need to kill him and bear its weight on your conscience” “Don’t worry about that, the weight is not unfamiliar to me.

Just keep him down” As soon as Professor Aeldric heard that word, his frown deepened.

Lucivar was basically saying that he had already gotten used to the sensation of killing.

He stared at Professor Aeldric in the eyes, showing his desire to do this.

Despite not feeling that letting him do this was right, Professor Aeldric could see the flash of determination in his eyes, a charm that made it hard for him to refuse Lucivar.

Sighing lightly, he stepped to the side and let Lucivar deal the killing blow.

Seeing this, Fabio quickly stepped forward.

“Professor, are you sure about this?” “What do you want me to do?

He almost died and refusing his request right now is not right” “Not right?

Letting him kill someone is not right!” “If I refused I’m basically telling Lucivar to forgive without venting, it would impact his future” Hearing this, Fabio could only stand on the side with both his fists clenched.

No matter what the professor said, he didn’t feel that this was right.

Ignoring the discussion happening behind him, Lucivar approached Professor Fury who was still pinned on the ground, with a devious smirk playing on his lips.

He then squatted beside the professor.

Despite not doing anything at all, Professor Fury was already trembling from head to toe.

Fear could be seen etched clearly behind the gaze he gave Lucivar.

Professor Fury had heard a saying in his childhood.

‘Death walks with you before it takes you.

And when it’s time, the Reaper shows his face.’ He remembered his beloved grandma saying that to him right before she passed away.

Now, his body and soul knew that he was at death’s door.

Professor Aeldric wouldn’t let him go and he was trapped here like a helpless lamb.

But for some reason, the Reaper hadn’t appeared.

Or perhaps…

the Reaper had been beside him all along.

He walked in the shadow, and when he finally revealed his face, it wasn’t a spectral figure.

Death has many faces and for Professor Fury, it was Lucivar.

“I allowed others…

bullies to step on me for the sake of goodness.

But I’ve changed, and I’ve begun hating what I once was,” Lucivar whispered, leaning closer-to Professor Fury.

“You…

you made me remember what I once was and I swore to myself,” “that you’d die for that” He added menacingly, his eyes were eyes belonging to a lunatic.

Casting the Lizard Claws ability, sharp golden claws coated his fingers.

Lucivar smiled as he observed the golden claws.

‘A new ability deserved its first blood,’ He pondered.

‘an appetizer for what’s to come.’ “Kill him swiftly, Lucivar…” Professor Aeldric instructed from behind.

Upon hearing this, Lucivar cast a playful glance at him before he turned back forward.

Swish!

Doing nothing but a flick of his finger, Professor Aeldric cuts open Professor Fury’s neck with his ether, allowing Lucivar-to pierce him.

Gladly taking the entrance, Lucivar slowly plunged his golden claws into it.

He savored every moment of it.

Professor Fury whimpered, he choked as blood gushed out of his neck and mouth.

A squirt happened, reaching Lucivar’s face, but it didn’t bother him.

He kept pushing the golden claws into Professor Fury’s neck.

Eventually, the claws reached the end and the life was snuffed out of Professor Fury’s eyes.

Lucivar saw that the dark oath began trembling violently.

It was reacting to his success in fulfilling the oath for killing Professor Fury.

Nobody could see this but Lucivar, and he witnessed the dark oath swell in energy until it reached its limit and shattered.

Lucivar covered his face with his hand and when he put it down, he saw a massive golden and green sphere in front of him.

A golden and green sphere that was placed directly above Professor Fury’s corpse.

Other than that there was this purer kind of dark energy that shot and seeped into his body.

Lucivar didn’t know what happened, but the massive spheres made him smirk.

Just from the size alone, the spheres were two times the one he got from killing Blane.

It was a pure golden sphere and beside it was a pure green sphere.

He obtained two spheres at the same time!

‘So the dark oath amplified my reward, sweet!’ He thought excitedly.

‘You have my gratitude, Professory Fury, you died for a good cause.

The cause of making me stronger, HAHAH!’ Moments later.

Fabio took care of Professor Fury’s corpse alongside a couple of Kalvins.

He needed to handle the aftermath of Lucivar’s battle with the other assistants too.

Naturally, the guards might barricaded it so he hoped that not all academy hunters saw it.

Lucivar glanced to the side and saw Leandra sprawled on the side.

She was quite beaten up.

He approached her and knelt down in front of her.

Even though he was already right in front of her, she remained silent, only staring at him.

“Not going to curse me or anything?” “No…

But I’m glad I didn’t help you do this for free” Upon hearing this, Lucivar chuckled.

He did promise that he would owe Leandra a favor, something that he planned on fulfilling.

“Give me your hands,” Lucivar instructed, extending a hand.

Leandra did as she was told and when she did, she could feel Lucivar’s warm ether flowing into her and mending her wounds.

Her internal wounds were being healed steadily, Lucivar seemed to be capable of doing everything.

Since he refueled his strands through Professor Fury earlier, he could heal Leandra.

He was cursing Loki most of the time but the Greedy Grasp ability is certainly very useful.

Just then, he glanced back when he felt someone standing behind him.

It was Professor Aeldric.

He looked at Lucivar sternly and said, “You and I need to have a talk…”