Rise of the White Devil

As they listened to what Nyx had just told them, the room descended into a deadly silence.

No one spoke as Lucas and Aurora tried to digest what they had just been told.

Nyx merely let them be lost in their own thoughts, trying to swallow everything he had just said.

He simply looked out the window at the sea of trees, watching the leaves ruffle in the wind howling outside.

The sound of a clock ticking echoed throughout the entire room.

An entire minute passed without anyone making the slightest sound.

No one spoke...

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Three minutes.

Four minutes.

After five minutes, the silence was finally broken by Lucas, who...

Laughed.

"Pfft!"

A hollow laugh escaped from his lips as Aurora broke out of her own thoughts and looked at him weirdly.

Nyx also finally turned around and looked at Lucas curiously, his eyebrows shooting up.

"Is there something amusing?" Nyx asked, tilting his head, curious about what he had said that made Lucas laugh.

Lucas, noticing the stares he was getting, simply shook his head as he looked straight into Nyx's golden eyes.

"Of course there is... There is so much you have just said that I find amusing," he spat, his voice dripping with venom.

"The void? Is this all some sort of fucking joke?"

"Am I supposed to believe in the bullshit you have just told me?"

"Control your tongue," Aurora spoke, getting angered at Lucas's tone. She was about to unleash her mana, intending to teach him a lesson, but a mere intense gaze from Nyx stopped her, confused.

Lucas didn't bother with her and merely continued.

"Wait for our fucking demise and be consumed by those creatures? Please, how can you be sure what you know is even real?"

"Your entire head is fucked up, not even knowing what is a lie and what is the truth! Perhaps those void creatures are fake and implanted in you by someone trying to mess with you."

Lucas said, not wanting to believe in the slightest what he had just heard.

The entire reason he made contact with the Voidwalkers was to get more power and protect his loved ones.

And now their second-highest member is telling him that they are all doomed?

The world will descend into chaos and everyone will die?

His revenge on Karciel and Abadux, living a peaceful life with his family, and enjoying his second chance...

Was it all just a mere dream impossible to achieve from the start?

'No way I am fucking accepting this!'

Aurora was gritting her teeth as she listened to Lucas insult Nyx.

But she didn't scold him. How could she?

She understood his reaction perfectly, and he had just met Nyx. Of course, he couldn't just believe everything that was told...

But...

Reality was often known to be cruel.

"You are in denial," Nyx said, his face unreadable, no emotion in his voice.

Lucas scoffed as he glared at Nyx.

"I am not in denial. You don't have proper proof to suggest that those void creatures are real and would wage a war against us again," Lucas spoke, denying Nyx's accusation of being in denial.

A small smile appeared on Nyx's face as he spoke.

"Funny that you only deny the existence of the void."

Lucas was confused as he listened to him speaking, but before he could respond, he widened his eyes, as did Aurora, when Nyx spoke again.

"You didn't deny the existence of anything else I said before. Dragons, phoenixes, and all the other things I mentioned before the void."

"Surprised you certainly were, but you didn't deny their existence as if you already knew some of the stuff I said... just like how you somehow know the void language on par with myself, perhaps even better."

Biting his lip, Lucas looked down.

He couldn't refute his words this time as everything Nyx just said was true.

He indeed knew of the existence of the dragons.

The existence of powerful beings roaming around Myrniel thousands of years ago.

Though he didn't know anything about phoenixes, other powerful races, and that there were seven heroes who fought the demon king instead of one.

History wasn't right; he didn't know anymore what to believe. Read exclusive content at empire

It was known that there was only one hero who was called the Hero of Humanity and defeated the demon king, resulting in Myrniel's victory against the demons.

The formation of the Golden Alliance even came from that.

Or was he wrong like everyone else?

'Just why is everything so complicated... '

'He didn't speak of the Progenitor of Chaos... I still don't know why he fought against the dragons. Does he even know about the first Progenitor?'

His mind was racing as Aurora and Nyx merely looked at him, lost in thought.

'Who are the seven heroes exactly... if the Hero of Humanity is one, what happened to the other six?'

'What happened to their fight against the demon king... do the demons even know about all of this?'

'The void... they can't be real...'

He didn't want to accept the fact that the creatures of the void were real.

But...

Even though nothing made sense of what Nyx said, in a way, it still did.

Explaining the disappearances of the dragons.

The demon king not being heard of again, no one knowing if the demon king was alive or not.

As he thought, he realized he doesn't even know the name of the Hero of Humanity.

Does anyone even know his name?

It was never mentioned in any books what his name was.

Lucas's face became more complicated as his mind was spinning.

'If they are real... just what the hell can I do? If even dragons, phoenixes, and other powerful races fell... just what can I do?'

Sure, he might be more powerful and talented than his generation.

But what about the void era?

Only being a Progenitor of Chaos would've been something special about him.

'Are we really all just going to be consumed by the void...'

"I am sorry."

Suddenly breaking his thoughts and making his head snap up was the sudden apology he heard from Nyx.

Not just him, even Aurora looked wide-eyed at Nyx, not expecting him to apologize so suddenly.

"I am sorry... a mere child like you shouldn't be burdened with this knowledge."

Lucas and Aurora froze with wide eyes as Nyx suddenly bowed his head towards Lucas.

His voice was filled with guilt and pity...

"You should have been instead enjoying your life, studying in the academy, striving to become a hero, hanging out with your friends. Having fun and living life like a normal student but..."

His eyes looked straight at Lucas, hardening, making him unconsciously straighten his back.

"You are no normal student, Lucas Nightstar."

"You are as unknown as the void."

"The same could be said for your family and its origin."

"I have done my research on you Nightstars, and all I got was nothing..."

"Nothing about your family and their reason for declining to become one of the great dukes, why they have such powerful servants and... a saint."

A saint who has become extremely rare in this time and age, yet the Nightstars had one.

A mere viscount family who has close ties with the royal family more than one should have.

A family whose origins are filled with mysteries, not making sense in the slightest.

Aurora kept quiet as her face became unreadable as well, gazing at Lucas.

Smiling bitterly, Lucas spoke, deciding to be a little truthful.

If the world was going to end, he had to gamble more than he originally thought.

He could see the perfect dream he had envisioned starting to crack.

"I didn't deny the existence of the other races because I knew they weren't lies..."

They didn't interrupt him as they listened to him attentively, their faces unreadable.

That soon changed as they heard his words.

"I am a half-dragon."

"What..."

"Eh?"

Both exclaimed as they looked at him in disbelief until they looked into his eyes...

Blood red eyes with vertical pupils.

Sure, that didn't mean he was a half-dragon; he might have gotten those eyes because of a soul bond or something else, but...

As Nyx stared deeper into his eyes, he scrunched his face.

He felt something familiar... like he had seen those types of eyes before.

"Like a dragon in its human form..."

He muttered, making Aurora look at Nyx in surprise.

"W-wait, he is actually a half-dragon!? Didn't you just say that they all died!?"

Aurora exclaimed as smoke could be seen starting to rush out of her head.

Her brain couldn't handle anymore what was all happening.

Nyx ignored her as he looked at Lucas with complex eyes.

"You are not lying, are you..."

Shaking his head, Lucas looked at him sincerely.

"I am not."

[AN: Due to exams, I won't be able to upload two chapters a day.

My exams will end in two weeks, but as compensation, I will try to write one chapter every day and make it as long as possible.

For those who want more details about the Void, check the auxiliary chapter explaining each rank and stage.

Some things might not make sense right now, but trust me, it will all get cleared up. It's no fun to have everything revealed right away, is it?

I am sorry and hope you all are enjoying the story.]