Ascension of the Dark Seraph-Chapter 265: No Ordinary Angel

Caldaros' face turned red.

He knew going against Lucivar was also putting Ciri into danger, but this was too much.

Lucivar was too vivid in describing what he was going to do, almost as if he had already contemplated it for a long time. Like he has been dreaming of doing exactly that to Ciri, anticipating the day for that to become reality with a perverse obsession.

As Caldaros opened his mouth to speak, the rest of the batch returned.

Most of them ended the battle around the same time due to their similar strength.

Five minutes to be exact.

Not that they were slow, but Lucivar and Caldaros were too fast.

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"I'm rooting for you to kill me," Lucivar whispered and patted Caldaros' shoulder. "Good luck."

Casting one last smirk, he turned and walked away, heading inside with the others.

Left behind, Caldaros seethed—denied the last word, bitterness twisted with frustration in his chest. He gritted his teeth and funneled his sunlight attribute into his index finger, the tip glowing with radiating heat, and aimed it squarely at Lucivar's back as he walked away.

'I can kill him right now,' He thought angrily. 'I can fire this beam and pierce his heart.'

Caldaros' hand trembled as his eyes turned bloodshot.

He was having an internal struggle, and it was evident from his face.

'I can end it right now and make sure Aunt Ciri is safe…' Caldaros deliberated, but eventually lowered his hand. He even undid the radiating heat from his index finger—deciding to spare Lucivar's life a bit longer.

Killing Lucivar here would only give him more trouble.

Execution wasn't impossible since the Supreme House of Valerius was strict with their rules.

It was especially so to Vampire Hybrids who didn't come from their house like Caldaros.

Lucivar, on the other hand, smirked inwardly.

He sensed what Caldaros was doing earlier, and that was confirmation for Lucivar.

Seems like he really got into Caldaros' skin.

Upon reaching inside, Lucivar was instantly led to the resting area, but he didn't stay there for long.

Instead, he instantly went back to his room.

Standing in front of the door was Angel, and there was a worried look crossing her face as she paced around the hall. Noticing Lucivar approaching, her eyes instantly lit up as she quickly went over to him with news, "Did you already know?"

"Yes," Lucivar nodded, but he didn't stop. "I already sensed it from earlier."

"What are you going to do? I'm guessing you don't want the guards to know," She questioned further.

"Oh… the guards are going to be involved, but not now." He grinned.

As soon as he opened the door into his room, two identical monsters greeted him.

Oval and Heart were already waiting for him inside, growling menacingly at a scared, pale-faced man who was cornered on the wall. Lucivar stopped Angel, who also wanted to get inside, "Keep an eye out for me, I'll need a few minutes."

Angel paused, but soon nodded.

She didn't know what Lucivar was going to do, but she could tell that it wasn't something good.

Closing the door shut until it made a light clicking sound, Lucivar turned to face the man.

"So… Care to tell me what you're doing here?" Lucivar asked calmly as if he were asking for directions.

"I-I worked here… I was making checkups for each of the participants' rooms before the second stage started," The man who was wearing the same outfit as the organizer's crew explained. "I didn't mean to do anything bad here, but these wolves appeared and cornered me. Please, tell them to calm down! I don't want to get bitten or eaten!"

Lucivar chuckled humorously.

Had Oval and Heart really wanted to eat him, there wouldn't be anything left of him by now.

Suddenly, the chuckle faded, replaced by a stern and cold look.

"A lie…" Lucivar uttered, smirking knowingly as his eyes glowed emerald. "You lied just now."

Upon hearing this, the man wanted to argue, but Lucivar didn't give him the chance.

"I forgot to mention this fact about me to you. I can tell if someone is lying quite easily, so don't bother lying because I know, and I don't think you'd want to make me angry," He said, glancing at both Oval and Heart who are baring their sharp teeth that can crush through bones.

Naturally, the man gulped—this wasn't supposed to happen.

It was supposed to be an easy mission, but it wasn't.

He also cursed inwardly since nobody told him that he was going to deal with someone like Lucivar.

Had he known from the start, he wouldn't have taken this mission.

"So, let me ask you again… what are you doing here?" Lucivar repeated, this time with a stern voice.

Knowing that there was no way out of this, the man reached for his pocket slowly and took out a small, normal-looking leaf. Almost instantly, Lucivar realized that his predictions were true. Since the culprit who poisoned him only has today to see his bloodline, they would certainly use the tournament's crew to get to him.

Only the organizer crews could move about freely, even into the participants' rooms.

Lucivar anticipated that and told Oval and Heart to stay behind to guard the room.

And that proved to be a correct thing to do.

"Give it to me," Lucivar reached out his hand, demanding the Nul Leaf from the man.

Despite his hesitance, he buckled quickly.

Seeing the sharp fangs on Oval and Heart, along with their throaty growls, scared him into submission.

Swiftly, he handed the leaf over.

Then, Lucivar inspected the leaf and found that the venation patterns weren't natural anymore.

It was already all over the place, crossing and circling the leaf.

Recalling what the healer said, the Nul Leaf would change the leaf's natural venation pattern when it was close to someone who had been poisoned—by the Nulkiss Poison. But for some reason, although the leaf was now in his hand, the venation pattern didn't change.

So, this could only mean one thing.

'Somehow, this guy could use the Nul Leaf without needing to make contact with me.' Lucivar thought.

Leaving Oval and Heart on guard was the right thing to do.

Had it not been for that, the man would've been able to get away with doing this without Lucivar knowing.

Focusing back on the man, he lifted the leaf and asked, "Do you know what my bloodline is?'

"Promise me you'll let me go, then I'll answer your questions," The man intervened.

At the very least, if he was going to spill everything that he knew, he wanted to survive this ordeal.

"You're not in a position to make demands," Lucivar answered flatly. "But, since I'm kind, I'll show you mercy. As long as you're telling me the truth and only the truth, I promise I won't harm you and let you go."

Upon hearing this, the man nodded.

Now that Lucivar had promised, he felt a little bit at ease.

"I don't," He finally answered. "The leaf malfunctioned. Look, the venation pattern didn't even react."

Lucivar had already promised, so now it was time for him to fulfil his end of the deal.

"Hmm, I see…" Lucivar nodded, rubbing his chin in contemplation. Then, he lifted his gaze again and fired his next questions, "Who sent you to find out about my bloodline? And should you succeed in this, where would you submit the leaf?"

"I don't know who the person was, I only accepted the mission since it sounded easy. As for your second question, I was only told that someone would come to contact me later. I swear—that's the truth!" The man replied without hiding a single thing. "What else do you want to know? I'll answer anything, just please let me go."

"One more question and we're done," Lucivar raised a finger and said assuringly.

Naturally, the man's eyes glistened with hope.

He was already smiling inwardly—excitement crackled like electric currents throughout his body.

One more question, and he could leave this place.

Lucivar tilted his head and paused, letting the man's excitement hang in the air.

Then, he leaned closer, "Did anyone see you coming here other than my personal assistant?"

"Of course, I sneaked here but someone saw me." The man answered smoothly. "Can I go now?"

Upon hearing this, Lucivar nodded and stepped to the side, giving way towards the door.

Almost instantly, taking this as a sign that he could leave, the man walked towards the door hesitantly.

He was afraid of the wolves, but when he was past them, he was delighted.

Just then, when he was about to reach for the door, he stopped mid-track.

"Liar, liar, pants on fire…"

As soon as he heard what Lucivar said, his breath was caught in his throat as his blood runs cold.

"How sad it is to not be trusted…" Lucivar continued dramatically, shaking his head as if this made him sad, but he wasn't. "Didn't I tell you before? I can tell when someone is lying, and unlike you, that was the truth."

Gulp!

At that moment, the man couldn't move his body.

It was almost as if the space around him was gripping him tightly.

His heart pounded hard at the uncertainty.

Even though the door was only a few steps away, it felt incredibly far… far from his reach.

"Out of the four questions I asked, you lie on four of them," Lucivar continued with a rasping voice.

Having unlocked the Constellation of Truth, he could see through lies, and throughout his conversation with the man earlier, multiple emerald writings were appearing above him, words that he used to lie with.

"For that," Lucivar turned to face the man. "I can't let you leave…"

Almost instantly, the man turned around and raised his hands.

"Wai-Wait a minute!" He stammered, cold sweat streaming down his face. "Fine, I'll- I'll tell you the truth. Th-The guy who sent me here… I don't even know his name, but I am sure he's someone really important. Someone from a powerful faction, not a clan, not the Hybrid Association, but someone high up. I know because the tournament organizers bent the rules for him, so he has to be someone big!"

"Thanks for the info," Lucivr shrugged nonchalantly. "But still can't get out of here."

Suddenly, his killing intent leaked out openly.

"What?!" The man exclaimed in fear, "Why not?!"

"You doubted my ability to sense lies earlier. Why is that?" Lucivar raised an eyebrow and smirked. "It is because you thought I'm bullshitting since you know my bloodline already, you knew I'm an Angel Hybrid. For that, I can't let you leave."

"You promised me!" The man roared, pointing forward with anger.

"Liars shouldn't expect someone to keep their word," Lucivar answered. "Don't be ridiculous now."

Gritting his teeth, the man shouted again, "You're an Angel Hybrid! You can't kill me, that's against your constitution! That's against your blood!"

An Angel Hybrid couldn't kill unless necessary, so he should be safe.

But seeing Lucivar's smirking face made him second-guess his assumption.

"Unfortunately for you," Lucivar said, his smirk curving wider and wider as his features began to twist and reshape—perfectly mimicking the man's own face, down to the last detail. "I'm no ordinary Angel Hybrid…"