“Because there’s a difference between like and love,” the woman smiled.
Lucifer scratched the back of his head. Saying like was already embarrassing in itself, but now he needed to say love?
He picked up a bottle of water and took a few sips as he stopped looking at Veracity. He looked out the window.
Everyone eagerly waited for him to speak. Everyone wanted to know who Lucifer loved. Who was going to be his wife? Everyone amongst them had a favorite of their own. While so backed Milena, so backed Eve. There were also a few who backed Alicia, like Tristan.
“I am in love with Eve,” Lucifer stated after a long pause.
“Lie.” Veracity sighted. “I don’t sense truth.”
With this answer, everyone was already sure what it was going to be. Did Lucifer love Milena?
“I love Milena.” After a long pause, Lucifer continued.
“Not the truth either,” Veracity answered, frowning.
Even Lucifer was surprised with her response. Both these statents were lies? So he truly hadn’t fallen in love with them yet?
“I guess that’s why I was confused. I’m not there yet,” he muttered. “It’s only like an attraction at that point.”
“Try Alicia,” Tristan suggested.
“I love Alicia,” Lucifer let out, getting it over with.
“Lie as well,” Veracity answered.
“It seems I don’t like anyone yet.” Lucifer smiled, hiding his emotions. He wanted to be in love. He wanted Veracity to say yes to one of his statents so things could be easier for him. He wasn’t soone who had grown up in an ordinary household, living a good life where he could have experienced love and a crush. His life had gone to death and bloodshed.
He was sowhat hoping that his mind would settle after Veracity’s final answer.
“That’s it. Thanks for playing.” Lucifer stood up. “I’ll be going to take a nap. I haven’t slept in a long ti. Wake up when we’re there.”
He started leaving.
“Ah, Lucifer?” Watching Lucifer leave, Salazar called out.
“Yeah?” Lucifer turned around. “You need sothing?”
“I also had a na. Do you want to try with that na?” Salazar asked, slightly hesitant.
“What na?” Lucifer asked. “I don’t think anyone is left.”
“There is one person I know that you were sowhat close to? You haven’t taken their na yet. I might not be doing the right thing by taking that na, but I want to test sothing,” Salazar let out.
“What na are you talking about? Other than those three ladies, I don’t recall any I had been that close to?” Lucifer rolled his eyes.
“There is one that I recall,” Salazar said, sighing deeply.
“Be direct? What na?!” Lucifer asked, frowning.
“Alia,” Salazar stated, silencing Lucifer.
Lucifer clenched his fist as soon as he heard the na. It brought back so many mories of ti spent together, of rejection. The embarrassnt, the anger… Everything returned with the na.
“Nonsense. How can you even think that I would have those feelings for her? I only wanted to help her, and she said no. That’s it. I never loved her,” Lucifer lazily stated as he walked away. “I’m not testing anything.”
Lucifer entered the private cabin and closed it. It opened a bed and laid on it. Unfortunately, he couldn’t sleep as he had just heard the na. The na he hadn’t spoken in a long ti—the Phoenix from the Realm of Summons who had rejected his invitation in front of everyone.
He closed his eyes, trying to think of other things, but his mind was very chaotic.
Outside the cabin, Salazar didn’t know what to do. He just let Lucifer be. When he was with Lucifer in the realm of Summons, he had seen the way Lucifer looked at Alia. She was special to him. She was the first lady he had gotten close to. She was the first woman he had opened his heart to. She was the first he had extended his hand for…
“Who is this Alia?” Kellian asked, having no idea who this lady was. He didn’t rember hearing that na before. It was the sa case for everyone since only Salazar from this place was with Lucifer when they were trapped in the Realm of Summons. It happened before the war with the Warlock Council, right after Lucifer had co back from the Divine Empire.
At that ti, he hadn’t t with Eve. Moreover, his equation with Milena wasn’t good either since he had just betrayed her and trapped her in the Limiter.
“He was the girl we t in the World of Summons where we were Trapped for so ti. It happened right before the war with the Warlock Council. Rember we had disappeared for so ti? That’s where we had gone,” Salazar explained.
He started telling everyone the story of the World of Summons and what had happened there. He talked about eting Mysterious beasts. He ntioned Alia, who Lucifer followed because he was intrigued by sothing. He talked about Alia helping them in attacking one of the High Beasts, despite the danger to herself.
Ultimately, he talked about Lucifer interrupting her marriage by killing the groom.
“He invited her to co with us back to Earth. We didn’t have much ti as the Summoning Portal wasn’t going to last long. I was trying my best to slow the Summoning Circle as Lucifer extended his hand towards Alia,” Salazar explained. “At that mont, even though Lucifer would never agree, I felt like I saw so emotions… Ones I had never seen before. I was rooting for him. I was sure that Alia was going to say yes.”
“W-what happened next?” Kane asked, extrely curious.
“Against all my expectations, Alia turned her back to Lucifer and walked away. She decided to stay back with her mother, leaving Lucifer standing there.”
“I had never seen such disappointnt on his face as I saw that day. He was so angry and disappointed that he didn’t say anything. When we ca out of the realm of Summons, he let out his anger on the enemies, destroying so many of them. I don’t know; I always felt that he loved her. Maybe I was wrong?”
“You weren’t wrong,” Veracity chid in. “You were completely right. I sensed it. Even he said he had never loved Alia… I could sense that it was a lie. However, as you know, love is complicated.’
“It doesn’t take long for love to beco hate. I’m sure he loved her in the past, but if he loves her even now? I’m not sure. I can’t test unless he speaks that statent directly for to sense.”
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