Rise of the White Devil

Chapter 63 Seraphina Darkcrest

The words she whispered made Lucas's body freeze in shock as he looked at her wide-eyed. His mouth kept opening and closing like a fish out of water.

As if proud and satisfied by his reaction, Seraphina, previously known as Alicia, nodded in approval and began to step back to give him some space.

But before she could turn around again, she was suddenly smashed against the concrete wall next to the door behind her, with both her hands sealed above her head and a blade placed at her throat.

She stared wide-eyed as Lucas's face was inches from hers, devoid of any emotion, with a cold glint passing through his eyes. Both their warm breaths touched each other's faces as Lucas's grip on her wrists tightened even more.

Seraphina, after realizing what happened, suddenly grinned a little after composing herself.

"Noah, or should I say Lucas now? You should really stop pointing your blade at everyone you meet~" she teased him, causing Lucas's eyelid to twitch slightly.

"How... and why?"

Lucas asked, staring right into her blood-red eyes.

"Well, I got reincarnated after you killed me. That's what happened to you as well, right? You must have died and got reincarnated too..."

She responded, her face becoming a little sad at the end.

"Why are you here, Alicia? What is your goal? To get revenge on me for what I have done?"

Seraphina only furrowed her brows at hearing Lucas's question, looking a little angry.

"Why would I want to take revenge on you? Don't forget that it was me who told you to shoot and kill me. None of that was your fault, everything that happened was on me and me alone. In fact, if you wanted to kill me now, I would fully understand that. Also, please call me Seraphina, or at least Sera. I don't go by that name anymore."

She said as Lucas's grip on her wrists loosened up a little, looking at her with complicated eyes.

"I was the one who still killed you, though... and prevented you from killing Tsukasa as well," he said, not willing to accept this situation so easily.

Seraphina responded with a gentle tone.

"Noa—Lucas... If you hadn't stopped me, my little sister would have been killed. So I can only be grateful to you..."

As she spoke, Lucas finally released her wrists and pulled back his blade from her throat. Sheathing his blade back into the holster on his right waist just in case he needed it again, he backed away from her, creating some distance.

Taking a few deep breaths, he looked back at her, who hadn't moved an inch and was staring at him with a small smile.

"Lucas... my little sister Sophia, is she..."

"You don't need to worry. After I escaped the hospital, I returned to the U.S. where she was. She was perfectly fine. She even found a family that loves her... I secretly gave them enough money to last for a few generations as well."

Lucas's response eased her worries. He knew that Alicia, now Seraphina, loved her sister dearly. Sophia was only 13 years old and an orphan like her older sister.

Seraphina, though, was just like Lucas, picked up by Aushburn, but she never stopped looking out for her little sister, whom she loved dearly with all her heart... even though her little sister never knew about Seraphina. But she didn't mind, as protecting her from within the shadows was enough for her.

Lucas had known her since the moment he got adopted by Aushburn, they both arrived in his care at the same time and practically grew up together.

Hearing what Lucas did and how Sophia found a good family, Seraphina looked relieved and grateful, giving him a loving smile.

"What is it?" Lucas asked, feeling weird and unsure how to proceed as she kept smiling at him.

"Nothing... I have just missed you, you know? I didn't even know if it was really you, but when I was listening in on you and the other champions and you said you didn't mind becoming the enemy of humanity a second time... I really started hoping that it was perhaps you by some miracle."

As she said that, her voice became emotional, and she looked straight into his eyes with a smile that took the breath away of anyone watching.

"You don't know how glad and relieved I am that my gamble turned out to be true."

Lucas watched wide-eyed and dazed at her as it finally started to kick in for him as well... A small smile finally appeared on his face as he gazed back at her.

"I have missed you as well, Al— I mean, Seraphina."

"Hehe~ You have changed a lot, I see. You look more... alive?" She said, a little confused at how to describe him now.

"You seriously implying I looked dead before?" He asked jokingly, making her laugh a little.

After that, they both decided to sit on the edge of the rooftop as they started catching each other up with their current lives. Lucas even told her about how he started attending college and on the very first day even died as a truck ran over him.

The face she made was priceless as she couldn't believe that the infamous Reaper of Night actually perished by a truck...

Lucas also learned from Seraphina that she awakened her memories at the age of 10, two years earlier than Lucas.

She started accepting her new life and wanted to explore more about this world, but being the daughter of a duke, it was hard for her to go adventuring like Lucas did. So instead, she did what any sensible person would do: sneak out whenever she found the opportunity.

Lucas couldn't help but laugh out loud after hearing what she did and how her father scolded her harshly, making her pout and turn away.

Lucas, after hesitating a little but ultimately realizing that he could still trust her, decided to reveal his adventures of how he became a half-dragon, his affinities, and even his special talent.

When she heard that, instead of being shocked, she became jealous... She also wanted to be a progenitor and a half-dragon!

But after it was her turn to speak, it was Lucas who became shocked instead. She also had a dual-wielder talent just like him. She was more proficient with daggers than swords and had the affinity for shadow, sound, and... space.

She was a space user just like Lucas, making him extremely surprised, but it didn't end there.

She was also a mid 6-star level dual-wielder already! She was close to catching up to Lucas... she was just as talented as him, perhaps even more...

Sera had shadow magic just like Lucas's mother, but that didn't mean it was a common affinity just like sound. Although not as rare as the space affinity, shadow and sound affinity were still uncommon and not many people possessed it.

Lucas found it amusing since if Sera decided to reveal that she was also a tri-elemental mage with space affinity, the world would go crazy. In their eyes, there would be at least two tri-elemental mages attending the academy, both possessing space affinity.

He was sure the world was currently streaming his every move and now watching them as well. However, since Sera had put up a barrier, no one would be able to hear their conversation.

Although, given that he had pushed her against a wall, he was sure he would get a lot of hate for that and perhaps some other reactions as people noticed their sudden close relationship.

Both enjoyed each other's company, reminiscing about how they used to always spend time together.

Like that, they kept talking to each other about their new lives for hours without noticing until the sun started to rise.