Ascension of the Dark Seraph - Chapter 71

Chapter 71: Compensation Chapter 71: Compensation Lucivar was too emotional in dealing with this situation.

He was too angry, and spiteful at the prospect of death when he finally obtained, and tasted the tusk of power.

Now that he knew what it felt like, he could not help-but anticipate other pleasing sensations when he achieved what he set out to achieve.

Dying an early death was out of the picture.

But now that Loki showed him what to expect, he realized that this wasn’t a bad thing at all.

Albeit risking his death, he would gain the power of a God.

People gambled with their lives for less so this is an entirely win-win situation for Lucivar.

Not to mention, he needed this power to punch karma in the guts.

Only by having immense power would he be able to achieve that, and his bloodline is key.

“It was my mistake, I apologize for my brazenness,” Lucivar apologized.

He was man enough to admit his mistake, Loki was simply helping him in becoming stronger.

Loki’s stern expression softened and the sweet smile came back to her face.

“For what you have done to entertain me, I pardon your little outburst.

You are forgiven,” “Even so, I’ll still make you up for this.

Just watch me.” “I love your spirit, now you’re making me eager for the show.

Good luck, Blessed Oracle” As soon as she said that, the surroundings melted, and swayed-returning to Lucivar’s inner chamber once again.

Lucivar nodded and turned around, intending to leave as he now knew what he needed to know.

But before he left, he stopped and glanced over his shoulder.

“I have one more question before I leave” “Ask away.” “When you stimulated the other Gods in my bloodline, I saw your son-the serpent shield me from something.

A blast of energy, can I know what that is?” Upon hearing this, Loki smiled mysteriously.

She knew exactly what Lucivar was referring to but she was hoping he didn’t know.

But then again, Lucivar was still aware then so this is inevitable.

“The answer you seek, Blessed Oracle…

lies not in the question-but in the blade you have yet to sharpen.” She smiled mysteriously, leaning her cheek against her fist.

“One day, very soon, you will find that sharpening it comes with a name” Lucivar frowned, “What is that supposed to mean?” “It’s for your future self to find out,” Loki replied before she flicked her fingers.

Not even giving more explanations, Lucivar was forced out of his own Inner Chamber.

Opening his eyes, he found himself inside the black box once again.

“She kicked me out of my Inner Chamber?

Really?

Shouldn’t I have absolute control there?” Lucivar could only shake his head and put on an acute smile, speechless.

A day of punishment later.

Upon exiting the punishment area, Lucivar was greeted by Sabrina who was sitting on the ground, sleeping while hugging her legs.

Her eyelids trembled when she sensed someone was beside her and soon found that it was Lucivar.

“What are you doing here?

Why aren’t you in my room?

You could hog the bed for yourself” “It’s improper for me to be comfortable when you’re in there being punished” “One of your maid etiquettes, I bet.

Did Tobias teach you this?” “No, I was trained in a school” “Huh?

School?

Just say you’re trained by a Slave Master, no need to sugarcoat it” “Don’t say that out loud!

It’s embarrassing!” As the two were bantering, Lucivar caught sight of a couple of unfamiliar hunters.

Four of them to be exact, and the one leading them was a man with pointy ears and slightly greenish skin, a Goblin Hybrid or a variation of that.

He approached Lucivar with both of his hands raised, gesturing that he was not a threat.

“Is there a problem here?” Lucivar asked, raising an eyebrow.

He was haggard and sweaty from being punished but that made him all the more menacing.

“No, not at all,” the man replied.

“My name is Firhan, I’m a senior-and I’m here to represent many others who wanted to thank you for what you did.

We heard about your situation and I’m here to say that we’re grateful” Upon hearing this, Lucivar was taken aback.

“I’m sorry?” “You know…

for stopping the professor and those two new hunters.

Some of the seniors, that include me, were forced by the professor to do things.

Also, I have my sister near the room of the rune bomb so I’m really grateful for what you did” As he said that, Firhan bowed, followed by the other three hunters behind him.

Lucivar took a step back, terrified of their behavior.

‘I never planned on helping any of them.

I only killed Blane because he attacked me-and for Dylan, that was my doppelganger, not me’ He thought, but then the shock turned slowly into suspicion.

‘No-this must be some kind of a trick.

Are they lowering my guards by being kind to me?’ Sabrina knew exactly what Lucivar was thinking about.

It was written all over his face that he was weirded out and thought the worst.

Due to that, she decided to step in.

“Master Lucivar did it because it was the right thing to do but if you want to show any kind of gratitude for him, you could give it through me.

As for now, master is tired from-being inside the black box, please excuse us” She replied flawlessly.

Upon hearing this, Firhan and the other hunters stepped aside.

Now they realized that they were inconsiderate, Lucivar had only come out.

Lucivar glanced at Sabrina with a questioning look but she signaled to walk past them first.

As he made his way back to his room, Lucivar shook his head, ‘I really don’t care about them, but I wouldn’t correct them either.

Let’s let them think and act, however, they want and see if they are trying anything funny’ “Stop being paranoid, they are genuinely thanking you” “Yeah, well…

I experienced a lot of thanks that aren’t genuine so pardon me” Later that night.

Lucivar was currently inside the main building-of the Bloodhaven Academy, the place where the students were nurtured.

He was walking through the hallway with Leandra by his side, as they made their way through the judgmental gazes of the students.

It was not an everyday occurrence that academy hunters were spotted here.

“Compared to our place, this place is a heaven” “What do you expect?

There’s a reason why everyone wanted to be a student” Other than that, the senior students were also quite eye-catching.

Since this was the Bloodhaven Academy, governed by the Valerius Supreme House, there were a lot-of Vampire Hybrids.

At least a third of the students, were Vampires, they bore striking red eyes, fangs, and pale skin.

“Most of them are at the first-star Acolyte rank, weaker than Ravenna or Bob” “Of course, nobody here is stronger than Ravenna or Bob, not even the seniors.” Leandra said that with quite a bit of conviction, she could be biased.

But then again, Lucivar found none of them seemed to be outstanding.

Both decided to go through the emergency stairs to go up knowing that the students would undoubtedly, give them unwanted trouble-by mingling with them.

Eventually, they reached their destination, the tenth floor.

Unlike the ground floor, the tenth floor is not that crowded.

As they pushed open the door, they found themselves greeted by a spectacular sight.

Earlier, to compensate them for the trouble with Professor Fury, Professor Aeldric, gave them a pass to go to the academy’s library.

It was more of a place to pick a spellbook, than a place to read.

Just like the canteen, students came here to borrow spellbooks using their academy points.

One would learn the spellbook and give them back when they were done.

Lucivar and Leandra were given the opportunity to take one spellbook, any spellbook.

Due to that, they were excited to see the varieties of spellbooks here.

Approaching the receptionist, the woman looks up and recognizes who they are instantly.

She was already told that two academy hunters were going to visit.

“Hunter Lucivar and Hunter Leandra, am I correct?” “Yes, that’s us” “Okay, Professor Aeldric had already informed me about you two.

Please follow me,” Grabbing a tablet from the table, she walked to the side, leading them ahead.

Her high heels made an echoing sound with each step.

Along the way, the woman explained to them what they needed to know about the library.

Despite not being among the three academies in the city, Bloodhaven Academy boasts quite an impressive collection of spellbooks-surpassing the average with its vast library.

Notably, it houses three rare Diamond-class spellbooks, two more than other academies.

Structure-wise, the library is differentiated into three levels.

It was made that way for the sake of the students.

In order to use a spell, the Hybrid must have enough Ego Points to activate it and also have a robust bloodline that matches the class of the spell.

Anyone who tries to go over the limit will be hurting themselves.

Even then, that wouldn’t stop some Hybrids from trying for the sake of becoming stronger.

Among the three Diamond-class spellbooks, two of them were spellbooks exclusive-for the Vampire Hybrids.

But the third one is a baseless spellbook that could be used by any kind of Hybrids thus making it more valuable than most.

Many would definitely try to use this spell but that would mean their deaths.

One needs to have at least a high green to purple-grade bloodline to use this spell safely.

So those who have a weak bloodline who tried would be crippled or worse.

“Here, you can start by browsing the first level-before going higher.

Professor Aeldric said, that each of you could pick one so feel free to take anything, I’ll be on my desk,” the woman said with a smile before excusing herself.

Lucivar swept his gaze around and found the first level had about a dozen massive shelves.

One shelf could probably display more than a hundred books.

All of the spellbooks here are bronze-class with a small amount of silver-class.

“I guess there’s no harm in checking these out…” “Yeah, I guess…” Upon saying that, however, Lucivar and Leandra exchanged a knowing look.

Reading each other’s minds, both of them quickly made a turn and headed to the stairs.

If they are going to pick one spellbook then there’s no reason to start from here.

Confident in their bloodlines, they should do it in reverse, starting from the third level first.

“Yeah, no need to waste our time on the first level,” Lucivar muttered.

Leandra nodded in agreement, “Let’s check the Diamond-class spellbooks first” Making their silent escape from the students around, Lucivar and Leandra stuck close to the wall to avoid bumping into other students.

Fortunately, the stairs were located at the corner, so they should be able to avoid meeting students.

Ascending the stairs, they easily reached the second level without much problem.

A translucent barrier needed to be passed to reach the second level.

It was probably a rough scan of their bloodline to make sure they were qualified.

Not even wasting a second, they went around to go to the third level.

But unlike before, trouble seemed to find them.

“Hey, you two!

Stop!

How in the heck did academy hunters managed to get here?” “Tch, here we go again,” Lucivar clicked his tongue in annoyance.