It hasn't been that long since he was weak and helpless.
He was nothing more than an act caught helplessly in the currents of the strong.
But not anymore, at this mont, at this night—he had achieved his first step to power.
Lucivar lifted and stretched his hands to the side, blood from his wounds trickled down and fell—the cold wind of the night heightened the pain and yet there was a wide smile donning his face.
'Never once in my life, I achieved what I set out to achieve like this,'
'I always prioritize others and sacrifice myself'
'Now, I wanted to beco stronger and I achieved it. I made the big step and achieved it'
'For now on I live my life my way and like that doppelganger, those around are here with to help beco stronger,' Lucivar pondered—and slowly turned to the side, eting Leandra's gaze. 'and those who stand in my way should do well to move aside...'
Leandra saw Lucivar gazing at her with a aningful look.
Once his lips curled slightly into a faint smile, she gulped harshly, feeling a bad premonition.
Moving like a phantom—Lucivar's form blurred and he reappeared right in from of Leandra. It shocked her how fast Lucivar had beco and before she could react or do anything, a solid blow landed on the back of her nape.
In an instant, her vision darkened and her body beca limp.
Lucivar caught her before she could fall.
Also, Mirel ca sprinting from the back, worried that Lucivar would do sothing to her.
But he could sign in relief when Lucivar only knocked her out.
Pivoting his body, he looked at Mirel, "She spent a lot of her ether to help , she's tired, and she needs rest. Bring her to the people to rest with them, the doppelganger is dead so you're safe now"
Mirel nodded, he saw how Lucivar killed the doppelganger with his very own eyes.
"What about the proselytes?" He asked.
Upon hearing this, Lucivar was stunned for a second before he smiled mysteriously.
His eyes turned to the side as he answered, "Don't worry about them too, they're finished"
Lucivar was able to convince Mirel to bring Leandra to the others and also ease the people who were probably terrified by the sound of battle, and the sudden turbulence from nature earlier.
He was now the only one standing near the entrance of the city.
Checking if there was anyone around, Lucivar went to sit on the side and closed his eyes.
Knowing that the power he sensed earlier was without a doubt coming from an awakening of another God—he decided to go into his Inner Chamber to check. Once he arrived back in the chamber, he looked around.
Coiling on the side was the serpent, hissing its tongue at him.
"Congratulations," It said with an elated tone. "you've completed your first Divine Elevation"
"Hmph! Isn't it natural? That doppelganger test was nothing, I know I could clear it"
"I see the second God's air of arrogance has already flowed into you"
Seeing that he had gotten a lot more arrogant, the serpent couldn't help but chuckle.
Lucivar's triumph over the doppelganger incites his confidence that bordered on arrogance, and the second God's nature, amplifies that. Slithering down, the serpent, led Lucivar to the statue that was now activated.
"Is it the God Loki helped awaken?"
"Yes, but your endearing efforts were the main driver of this awakening. Go and have a look"
Instinctively, Lucivar inspected the statue.
A man-jackal hybrid, holding a scepter was the main shape of the statue, it has the body of a muscular and sculpted man and the head of a jackal. It seed to be soaring in the sky while roaring in triumph, its wings behind resemble dark, jagged lightning bolts.
Looking at the statue was tiring, especially when Lucivar looked at its eyes.
It almost felt like the statue looked back at him, and the pressure on his shoulders increased.
Fatigued, Lucivar lowered his gaze and decided to view the na.
And he squinted his eyes as 'Set, the Lord of the Red Sands' was written there.
"Set...?" Lucivar muttered in confusion.
But as soon as he said that na he felt a powerful migraine assault his mind, so painful that he slowly collapsed to his knees. He lay down on the ground and saw the world spinning, the spins and shaking made him dizzier by the second.
"I won't say His na aloud if I were you," the serpent warned. "Just call him Sutekh instead"
A couple of minutes passed and finally, the migraine subsided.
"What was that...?"
"Sutekh is quite arrogant. I'm sure, the prospect of a mortal saying his real na is repulsive"
"Shouldn't you warn from the very start?"
"Learning by doing is oftentis more effective, I'm sure you understand"
Upon hearing this, Lucivar clicked his tongue and stood up, before returning his focus back.
'If I'm not mistaken, Sutekh is the God of Chaos, Storm, and Desert. Like Loki, he is known to be extrely evil, and disruptive in nature. I awakened Loki through chance and for Sutekh, I awakened him because of my efforts...? How did that happen?'
Lucivar didn't do anything in particular, he wasn't aiming to awaken the Second God.
Nevertheless, he wasn't going to deny the power of another God.
"Do I need to wait for it to contact then since Sutekh is arrogant?" Lucivar asked.
Recalling the ti when he awakened Loki's power, he distinctively recalled that Loki ca to et him personally—and gave him a test, before giving him his signature ability that he now relied on, the Greedy Grasp ability.
Initially, Lucivar expected the sa thing to happen.
But it doesn't seem to be the case.
As opposed to answering, the serpent remained silent while looking at Sutekh's statue.
From the looks of it, the serpent was waiting for sothing.
"Wait...? Is that supposed to be a joke?"
Suddenly, another voice, more feminine yet arrogant answered Lucivar, startling him greatly.
Lucivar sharply turned towards the statue and found nothing.
But his eyes soon fixed on a creature resting on the wings of the statue, a black cat.
Yawning and stretching nonchalantly, the black cat straightened its posture and lifted up its chin, viewing Lucivar from a high vantage point. It stood there high and mighty—its peculiar golden eyes matching the bright color of Lucivar's natural golden eyes.
Across all four of its legs were golden rings, making a sound every ti the cat moved.
Around its neck was a royal golden necklace and atop its head was a black headdress.
"Who are you?" Lucivar asked, his voice loud. "Are you Sutekh's child?"
Considering that the serpent was the son of Loki, he expected this black cat to be similar.
Upon hearing this, however, the black cat snarled, "Don't lump with that thing,"
"My Lord is above the pleasure of the flesh, He does not have a child. I am His servant, and since you know My Lord's na, it would be rude and arrogant of to not give mine," the black cat said and placed its paw on its chest. "I am bestowed with the na Sha—it is the most beautiful na in the universe and beyond, bestowed by My Lord directly"
"You do well to rember that na, Blessed Oracle," the black cat added arrogantly.
From below, Lucivar raised an eyebrow and turned towards the serpent.
"Is it answering my question? Or am I seeing things?"
"I believe so, it's definitely making a cool introduction"
"Then why in the heck is it whispering? I can't hear anything it said at all!"
Lucivar was flabbergasted, the black cat was at least three stories high, as the statue was massive in size, he couldn't hear anything the black cat was saying with that volu, "Can you co down here?! I can't hear a single damn thing!"
Realizing that Lucivar and the serpent couldn't hear her, the black cat froze.
It then owed and leaped down, landing on the statue's foot.
To cover her embarrassnt, Sha's face contorted in anger.
"If you can't hear , why didn't you say anything sooner!" She bared her small fangs.
Upon hearing this, Lucivar was at a loss for words, "Can't you realize how high you are? Who in the right mind would be whispering at that distance, even a dog would not be able to hear you from that distance"
"Why would you stay there and not co down, anyway?" He added, confused.
As a response, Sha lifted its chin again arrogantly.
"It's the suitable height, I can't have you being the sa eye level as now, can I? ow~""
"Does that matter? Nobody is here"
From the side, the serpent poked Lucivar with its tail.
"I'm here?"
"Okay, you know that's not what I ant! Anyway, we're getting off the fucking track!"
Pivoting back towards Sha, Lucivar asked, "How do I et with Sutekh?"
"Lord Sutekh..." Sha intervened.
Lucivar shook his head and corrected, "How do I et with Lord Sutekh?"
"Isn't it obvious? You should offer sothing and He would answer"
"Offer? Offer what? I don't have anything of value with "
"Idiot! What else would you be offering? Lives! Offer Him lives!"
Making an O-shape with his mouth, Lucivar nodded repeatedly, of course, the God of Chaos, Desert, and Storm wanted an offering of lives first—before talking. But in the next instant, he snapped, "How in the fuck, should I know that? You called an idiot—as if the offering was supposed to be obvious"
"I'm not doing this, Gandr, can you deal with him?" Sha turned away in a tantrum.
On the side, the serpent, Gandr, smiled acutely.
He knew that Sha would be annoying Lucivar the instant she appeared and he was right.
Lucivar pivoted towards Gandr in disbelief, "Is she really supposed to represent Sutekh?"
"Well, trust , she's way better than the other one. At least this one could accept you being on your feet. Anyway, instead of being frustrated—about her, why don't you go out, and give your new God what He wants?"
Upon hearing this, Lucivar clicked his tongue and turned away.
As long as he could beco stronger, he'd always have enough strength to deal with Sha.
He could endure this.
Exiting from the Inner Chamber, Lucivar returned back to the real world.
Now that he knew the new God was Sutekh, he couldn't help but feel more excited.
'Sutekh is also known for His resilience and imnse physical strength, I could really use that since the Angel bloodline is lacking in strength. Even now that I reached the Acolyte rank, I'm probably still only a bit stronger than Bakar' Lucivar thought and stood up.
Just as he did that, however, his eyes caught sight of sothing.
At the center of the muddy field before him, there were three spheres lying in the dirt.
One was gold, one was green, and the last one was bronze...?
Lucivar smiled when he realized that it was his first Divine Blood from Seth.
"Let's see what kind of power would it give ..." He mused as he went over to the spheres.
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