"W- What are you doing...?"
Seeing Lucivar's hand was nearing her, Thalia pulled back a little.
It made her slightly uneasy.
But she was then surprised when Lucivar placed his warm hand over her head gently.
A surge of ether then seeped into her body, massaging every part of her body and also fully recovering her fatigue from academy stress. She bathed in the sensation for a brief mont before she turned to Lucivar in confusion.
"Being scared is fine, I'm also scared—the way we handle it is what matters" Lucivar said.
Upon hearing this, Thalia was stunned for a second.
She then averted her gaze down again and pushed Lucivar's hand away.
"What's up with you? You sounded like an old man"
"An old man? Maybe I should've let you die, for my ntal health's sake"
"I'm joking! I ant you're the most handso man in the world!"
"Why thank you miss crybaby—it's about ti you realized that"
"Okay, that's it. I'm leaving"
...
On the second floor, the main office room.
Professor Fury was sitting behind his desk dealing with his work, he was humming a tune in a good mood while writing on the papers. Considering that one of his problems had gone away—it was no wonder he was in a very good mood.
Soon, his door was knocked.
"Co in,"
Dylan ca inside the room nervously, he was sweating as he closed the door behind him.
"Who are you? And why have you co to ?"
"Professor, I'm here to report to you about the task..."
Upon hearing this, Professor Fury raised an eyebrow, knowing what Dylan ant instantly.
"I'll not ask where Blane was. I'll give the spot to you, you'll be transferred as so-"
"No, professor. I ca because we failed..."
At Dyaln's words, Professory Fury's body froze, he was completely stunned.
Considering that the plan was supposed to be flawless, he didn't understand how it failed.
Lucivar was in the black box and vulnerable, killing him should be easy.
"Did the ward caught you in the act?"
"No... everything went as planned, but he was still too strong. Strong enough to fend us off until the ward returned. I don't know how he wasn't weakened, from being in the black box, but I swear, he ca out completely unfazed"
As soon as he uttered his last word, Dylan felt an energy gripped him tightly.
He was flung back onto the wall and was pressed there.
"Professor!" He yelped in pain.
But Professor Fury didn't care as he stood up from his chair, his hand still stretched forward.
Making deliberate steps to walk closer, he narrowed his gaze at Dylan.
"So you're telling , five hunters ambushed him while he was in the black box and for so reason, failed...? Do you expect to believe that? What gas are you playing?"
"I swear, professor! I wouldn't dare lie to you!"
"Then what about the others? Where are they?!"
"I don't know... I managed to slip away right before the ward ca back"
Upon hearing this, Professor Fury inspected Dylan's expression and found no trace of lying.
He seed to be genuine.
"How...? He's nothing more than a Neophyte-rank Hybrid, how is this possible?!"
Professor Fury wanted to vent his anger, but he stayed put—not wanting to attract attention to his office right now. He could only grab the edge of his desk—contemplating what he was dealing with.
It shouldn't be like this.
He was frustrated as Lucivar was akin to an eel, weak but extrely slippery.
A flash of Lucivar's mocking smirk crossed his mind.
Of course, Professor Fury wanted to rip the smirk from Lucivar's face with his own two hands but in his current position, that would be hard to do. Doing that would only put him in a shaky boat all for the sake of his emotions.
So he wouldn't do that other than if the chance arose by itself.
Even then, no matter the angle he took, Lucivar was definitely not normal.
'I don't get it... a Neophyte-rank Hybrid can't overpower the black box so how?'
'Where did that bitch Callista hire him from? How can a weak Hybrid be so troubleso?'
Coughing a couple of tis, Dylan then said, "He's wounded... He should be weak right now"
Upon hearing this, Professor Fury lifted his head.
"Where is he right now?"
"He should still be in the black box, punished. If you give a chance, I could finish him"
"No, I would be as dumb as a donkey to trust you weaklings again"
A mont later, the door was opened again, and three people entered the room.
Dylan recognized them, they were the other professor assistants.
All of them are in the Acolyte-rank realm.
Sweeping his gaze at them, Professor Fury then commanded, "I have a job for you three..."
...
Lucivar spent his remaining punishnt ti until the very end.
He had heard a commotion not too long ago when the ward discovered the other hunters.
Due to the assassination attempt by Blane and his group, a couple more boxes were filled and the ward now realized that, and checked. He was definitely confused as to how more hunters were mistakenly placed here when he has no record of them at all.
But the surprise didn't stop there as he found Blane's corpse inside one of the boxes.
No visible wounds could be seen on Blane's corpse.
So he decided to check the dial and found that it was set to the maximum.
A asly Neophyte-rank Hybrid wouldn't be able to handle the black box at max power.
Seeing this, the ward assud Blane died because of that.
Of course, as the ward in charge of the punishnt room, he got into trouble.
Lucivar could hear him being shouted at by professor assistants but he frankly didn't care.
It was his doings but without any proof whatsoever, he was free from the bla.
He was released when his ti was up.
Just like the others, he ca out while being supported, but it was all acting.
Lucivar was completely fine, the black box was nothing.
'At this pace, I would win an noscar for my improving acting' He pondered cheekily.
Reaching outside, his eyes landed on a person waiting for him.
Leandra was waiting for him, leaning her back against the wall.
She was playing with her cat necklace and her eyes lit up at the sight of Lucivar.
"I'll take it from here," She said to the guard.
She took over for Lucivar before the two headed back to Lucivar's room.
It was post-morning exercise so Leandra has so free ti.
Along the way, Leandra decided to fill the silence.
"Are you okay?"
"I'm not fine, the black box, how do I describe it? Painfully unique?"
Upon saying that, Leandra nodded before she pulled him away in another direction.
"Where are we going?"
"Just follow "
Soon enough, both of them arrived at a small training room with an arena at the center.
Lucivar looked at this in complete confusion.
But then, Leandra suddenly pushed him with her waist to the side, causing him to fall.
He fell directly on the arena.
"What was that for?!"
"Get up, I know you're fine—you're only pretending to be hurt"
"How do you co to that conclusion?"
"It doesn't matter—but what does matter is the girl that ca to visit you. Who is she?"
"Huh...? What about her?"
Not even clarifying what she ant by that, Leandra took her shoes off—and stepped onto the arena. She stretched her arms, and waist, while walking to the opposite side of Lucivar, she didn't say anything but her intention was clear.
Getting up to his feet, Lucivar sweated a little, "Why does Thalia matter to you?"
"Hmm... So her na is Thalia," Leandra muttered, cracking her knuckles.
She completely ignored his question.
Just then, her eyes began to glow purple, signaling her internal ether's vicious channeling.
Lucivar gritted his teeth, he didn't know why Leandra was doing this.
'I may have gotten stronger but I don't know about fighting her...' He thought.
Compared to the hunters he fought earlier, Leandra was in a completely different realm, and her bloodline, was also very strong. He may have a mix of Divine Blood in his body—but that wouldn't help against Leandra.
Unlike him, she has more experience in ether control.
"Now talk, why did she co to you? What is your relationship with her?" She asked.
Upon hearing this, Lucivar's eyes flickered.
He now realized that Leandra was jealous.
'I don't know about love but I am quite sure she likes , and that is completely my fault,' He thought, clicking his tongue in displeasure. 'Maybe setting a boundary with her is a must but if I did that, wouldn't she probe into my matters more? At least, if she liked , she would've had a bias towards '
Lucivar was still undecided but he knew what he needed to avoid now.
He needs to appease her as he still needs her to do sothing to take down Professor Fury.
"My relationship with her is nothing. Mirel wanted to get close to her and I helped, she and I are purely an acquaintance" Lucivar said—trying to assure Leandra and help her calm down but he noticed Leandra's face getting uglier with each word.
Suddenly, Leandra lowered her stance, "Bullshit!"
In the next instant, she charged at Lucivar, sprinting with power.
Preparing for the clash, Lucivar crossed his arms to defend and receive a powerful punch.
Despite blocking the punch, the force seeped into his bone as he got flung back.
"Kahk! Damn it, Leandra! Calm the fuck down!"
Lucivar exclaid after getting slamd into the wall. He raised his gaze and found Leandra was already in front of him. Once again, he tried to roll away from the punch, but was halted, when a purple energy pinned him in place.
It was Leandra's ability, the telekinetic power of a witch.
Unable to raise his arms in ti, Lucivar ate a left hook landing squarely on his jaw.
"Tell the truth, tell why she ca to et you here?!"
"Stop hitting then! How can I explain if you keep attacking ?!"
Not heeding his words, Leandra charged again but this ti, Lucivar retaliated.
He used the Snare ability, his ring glowed with a greenish hue.
Leandra looked down when she saw erald chains wrapped around her limbs—and body, but her body trembled with more ether and she broke the chains easily. At the sight of this, Lucivar was mildly surprised.
But considering that it was Leandra, he expected this.
He cast the Snare ability one more ti.
However, this ti he enhanced it with two strands of Loki's energy to make it stronger.
As expected, Leandra was trapped, she couldn't break free from this one.
She was able to crack one of the chains but that was about it.
Lucivar sighed in relief—but that relief was short-lived, as he suddenly saw multiple glowing orbs appearing above Leandra. Before he could say anything, sharp white projectiles shot at him in rapid succession that were shaped like stars.
Unable to get out of the way, he was struck and pinned on the wall under the barrage.
'She's still in the Neophyte rank but has multiple abilities like ! Tobias did say all of us had unique bloodlines. I can't believe, she could keep up with ' Lucivar thought, he coughed a mouthful of blood from the relentless barrage.
As the attack ended, Lucivar was riddled with scars.
In the next instant, Leandra reached him with her fist concentrated with ether.
Just as she swung for a punch, her eyes widened.
"That's enough!"
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