"The effects start as soon as it goes to your throat. It's already too late. I suppose I should really thank you, Cassius. You made things so easy for . Thank you so much."
"You lied to !" Cassius yelled; however, he couldn't stand up either. He couldn't even move his finger.
"Lucifer, you called here. I accepted your invitation. I thought I'd be t with a fierce warrior, but you're already on your knees? Such a disappointnt." Xaen stepped closer to Lucifer.
"Then again, I can't bla you. This friendship and trust is sothing that can defeat anyone. Even the strongest of beings fall before family, friends, and emotions. So don't bla yourself."
"Where is Eve?" Lucifer asked, glaring at Xaen.
"Fascinating. Even in such a condition, you're more concerned about us. I knew you cared for her, but it seems like your relationship isn't that simple. You love her, don't you?"
"Where is she? I'll ask one last ti!"
"You're still trying to threaten ? Even when you're like this? Did you even know what you just drank? That wine is sothing which can turn a Variant into an ordinary human."
"Now, you're nothing more than an ordinary human. You think you can threaten ?"
"In any case, you're nothing now. Don't you think it would've been amazing if everyone had allowed to remove your abilities the nice way? You wouldn't have to die now, would you?"
"But now I have no choice. You threatened in public. I need to kill you to calm the chaotic atmosphere in the city. Hope you don't bla for it."
Xaen reached out his hand towards the neck of Lucifer.
Just as his hand was about to touch Lucifer's throat, Lucifer raised his head. He looked deep into the eyes of Xaen.
"I asked you where she is?" Lucifer asked as he grabbed the wrist of Xaen.
"Hmm?" Xaen was montarily stunned. How did Lucifer have so much strength even now? The wine was supposed to eradicate his power.
"It didn't affect you?" Xaen asked, frowning. He disappeared imdiately and appeared ten steps behind Lucifer.
"So it was a trick of yours. You pretended to drink it!"
"Trying to run?" Lucifer asked, standing up. "Let borrow a line from you. It's too late now. I've covered this whole place in Energy Negation. You can't call your portals."
"Without portals, you can't do long-range teleportation to places which you can't see. So you can only Teleport inside this room. How's my preparation?" Lucifer asked.
"How do you know so much about my abilities?' Xaen asked, frustrated.
He was sure no one knew about the limitation of his ordinary Teleportation that didn't need a portal. How did Lucifer know?
"A special person told everything about you. I knew what kind of person you were after she told . You won't hesitate to fall to any length to take out your enemies."
"Also, you were right about sothing. Trust can make even the greatest of Warriors fall. Unfortunately for you, I've seen that happen first hand, how even the closest of your friends can push you to death." He glanced back at Cassius.
"If even after knowing what happened to my father, I drank sothing unknown and risked my life just because a friend said so, there won't be a bigger idiot than in this world."
He showed his thumb, which was bare. There were no gloves over his thing and a couple of his fingers.
When his fingers were sliced by Franci, the finger part of the gloves was sliced as well. He used the sa to decay the wine while pouring it into his mouth.
At the sa ti, he slowed down the ti of the wine to make sure not even a single droplet fell into his mouth.
"As I said, I'm disappointed in you. You already accepted that Xaen lied to you, but that doesn't make it alright. You betrayed because a stranger said sothing to you. You're no different than Varant and Raia were to my father."
Cassius lowered his head in sha. "I won't say sorry because it won't matter at this point. It was my fault."
"You already received your punishnt by losing your abilities. I won't go as far as killing you."
Lucifer walked closer to Xaen and grabbed him by his right hand, which had intact gloves.
He tightened his grip and raised Xaen in the air.
"You said trust and friends can make even the strongest fall. You know what else can do that?" he asked Xaen, who teleported once again, appearing in another corner of the room.
He couldn't Teleport outside the room. He was like a rat trapped in a cage. However, he could teleport inside to keep himself safe.
"What?" he asked.
"Pure strength. Pure strength can destroy anything that stands in its path. With strength, you don't need to sche. I suppose I had forgotten that montarily. I was corrupted by the knowledge I received and started thinking otherwise. I should thank you for making rember my mistakes!"
Lucifer waved his hand. A wind blade sliced the cheeks of Xaen, leaving a bleeding mark behind.
"I'm going to enjoy it more than I should." Lucifer smiled as he waved his hand again.
Xaen Teleported as soon as he saw the gesture of Lucifer, knowing another Wind Blade was coming.
Fortunately, he disappeared at the right ti. He noticed a scratch on his left wrist. If he were a little late, his left hand would've been cut.
"If you kill , you'll never find where the girl and your Grandfather are!" Xaen told Lucifer, feeling a bit scared.
He kept his eyes on Lucifer, following his every gesture to know when to Teleport to survive.
"Do I really need you to know that? They're still on this island. After I kill you, I will have all the ti in the world to find them. Give one reason why I shouldn't kill you?"
"You can never find them without my help! I kept them in such a place that you can't find even if you searched for a hundred years! Moreover, I also know the whereabouts of your stones! You think you can find them on this vast island after you kill ?!"
Lucifer rubbed the back of his neck, shaking his head. "You're right. I can't kill you. You're too important to be killed. But who says I can't get my entertainnt without killing you?"
He snapped his fingers. Xaen noticed the movent of Lucifer and Teleported to a different spot in the room.
Albeit, he was late. He Teleported to another part of the room, but his finger was left behind. It was cut before he could Teleport.
"Argh~"
He felt the pain that made him grunt.
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