Rise of the White Devil

They couldn't comprehend who was in front of them as the man spoke again, his voice eerily calm now instead of the earlier anger and frustration.

"Move."

He repeated again, this time sounding more human than before, yet no one was relieved in the slightest.

It wasn't as if it was impossible to move; it was just that they felt compelled not to. That they should be down on the ground in the man's presence.

Even the ones who were barely standing previously started to get on their knees now.

'W-who is he!? D-don't tell me he is a saint! Is this what it feels like to be in front of a saint?'

The man who started everything with his question thought as he didn't dare to look into the mysterious person's eyes anymore.

He nor anyone here had ever met a saint, but from the way they were all powerless, that was the only logical conclusion that came to their minds.

No one noticed as they subconsciously made way for the man, who calmly walked ahead, ignoring everyone's fearful gaze.

As they were about to breathe out of relief, suddenly another tremendous presence appeared out of nowhere, forcing everyone to spit out blood as the floor beneath them cracked.

'W-what is happening!'

As he thought, a voice filled with authority and amusement traveled through everyone's ears.

"You have made quite a mess, haven't you, Sovereign of Chaos?"

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'So this is the result when I don't hold back my dragon's aura?' Lucas thought as he silently walked forward, everyone around him on their knees. Discover hidden stories at empire

Pure fear was seen in the eyes of each person gazing at him.

He had never had the opportunity or need to use his entire dragon's aura, so he was happy to have the excuse to use it this time. Still, he didn't expect it to be so effective.

'Anyone weaker than me is basically as good as dead if I unleash my entire dragon's aura since they can't even move,' he thought, noting how useful his skill would be if he had to fight a large swarm of enemies in the future who were weaker than him.

Unfortunately, that happiness didn't last long as he started to notice a side effect while unleashing his entire dragon's aura.

His body and mind started to feel tired. It was taxing to keep unleashing his dragon's aura for so long, apparently.

Even though it wasn't consuming his mana, it was consuming his mental and physical energy instead.

'How troublesome,' he thought. Even though it was taxing, he was still glad it didn't have a massive side effect.

He was sure that when he grew stronger, he would have plenty of energy in his body.

As he started walking towards the building, he and everyone else felt a tremendous pressure bore down on them.

Lucas's knees started to bend as the pressure, like an entire planet on his shoulders, tried to make him kneel.

'Like hell I will!'

Screaming inside his mind, he gritted his teeth behind his mask as he fought off the pressure, ignoring the others around him who coughed out blood and had their faces smashed into the hard floor.

With some difficulty, he managed to straighten himself as he glared at the source of his discomfort.

"You have made quite a mess, haven't you, Sovereign of Chaos?" Nyx stood in front of the glass doors of the Night Stalkers building, his golden eyes like mini suns staring at Lucas, and his black onyx-like hair fluttered in the wind.

He didn't bother to disguise himself in the slightest, revealing himself to the public.

He could see staff members inside the building, curiously peeking at the show happening outside.

He wondered if they were all Voidwalkers.

Breaking his gaze from them, he stared right into Nyx's eyes.

'As I thought.'

He had been suspicious before, but now he could confirm it.

All these people around him—Nyx could have easily sent them away with countless means, yet he didn't.

Instead, he let everyone stay here with the excuse that their services would open a little later.

His intentions were clear to Lucas:

Nyx wanted him to be known.

Not just him, but also himself for some reason. He narrowed his eyes with his eyebrows furrowed, looking at him underneath his mask.

'Why did he call me Sovereign of Chaos? It's a title only for me as a Voidwalker. Is it really smart to reveal that here?'

Even though he was disguised, he was still a little confused about how he should represent himself as one of the Voidwalkers and what exactly he should do.

He was sure Nyx or someone else would ask him to do stuff.

His questions were simply answered the moment someone on their knees, spitting out some stones that got in his mouth, spoke with a trembling voice.

"W-who are you?" He asked as everyone, except for Lucas and the others inside the building, gazed at him curiously.

"Who am I? Well, I go by a lot of names, but these days people call me Nyx. One of the members of the Council of Nightfall, the ruler of the black market in this capital," he said, making most tremble out of fear, realizing what type of powerful person was in front of them.

They couldn't believe that the rumors they were talking about turned out to be true so fast.

It didn't end there, apparently, as Nyx spoke again, making everyone's mind go blank, even Lucas this time.

"Also, I am part of a secret organization called The Voidwalkers, which I am sure you have heard of, so let me formally introduce myself."

Grinning, he placed his right hand towards his chest and made a modest bow fitting of those in higher society.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"My name is Nyx, Sovereign of Shadows, representing the second seat of the Voidwalkers."

They were barely able to register his words as Lucas looked at him dumbfounded behind his mask.

'Huh.' He was glad that no one could see his face currently as he tried to comprehend what Nyx had just done exactly.

'Just what the fuck is he doing?' he thought as Nyx suddenly looked towards him again.

Lucas felt like his disguise was useless in front of those golden sun-like eyes of his.

The mask was just mere decoration that didn't work in the slightest against Nyx.

Speaking again, Lucas felt his hair on his neck stand up as he heard his words.

"And the person you all just tried to attack is... well, his name isn't something for me to reveal, so let's skip that part, shall we?" Nyx said.

"The Sovereign of Chaos, representing the eleventh seat of the Voidwalkers."

Saying that, everyone's head snapped towards him, even those behind the glass doors watching.

Their faces were filled with utter horror and shock at hearing Nyx's words from the beginning, but the moment he introduced Lucas, everyone looked at him as if they had just seen the sun explode.

Lucas didn't move as he ignored everyone, looking at Nyx.

'Why is he revealing the Voidwalkers?'

'What is he planning exactly?'

'Why now?'

He had a lot of questions as he didn't expect his meeting with Nyx to go this way.

He had hoped for it to be much calmer than last time, but it seemed that it was his fate to fight for his sanity in the presence of Nyx.

He could see his golden eyes filled with mischief and amusement, his face showing satisfaction as if happy with a small prank he had pulled, making Lucas's lips twitch beneath his mask.

Suddenly clapping his hands together, Nyx got the attention of everyone again.

"Now I hope everyone here has enjoyed the show. You may all be on your way now," he said, and everyone simply obliged.

They were still registering everything they had heard.

Surprise, doubt, fear, disbelief—various emotions were directed at him and Nyx, but their gazes instantly retracted as well as they hurriedly left.

Even though everyone here waited hours, they knew they were dead the moment they decided to disobey Nyx.

Nyx's intent was clear as day to everyone here with him letting everyone simply go. It was to spread what had happened here today.

He intended to let the rumors about the Voidwalkers ignite again, a flame that was not going to extinguish anymore and would only keep burning until nothing was left for it to burn.

[Author's note: Hello, dear readers! I just wanted to say that we have finally surpassed a century of chapters, which makes me extremely happy and pleased, especially since it hasn't even been two months since I started writing.

I know my writing wasn't the best and was perhaps even terrible in the beginning, but I feel like I am improving. Of course, I will continue to improve and try my best to upload every day.

Anyway, I just wanted to thank you all for making it this far and supporting me until now. I hope you all will continue to support me!]