Rise of the White Devil

'Since when were they here?'

Lucas thought as he gazed at Seraphina, Amaya, and Sylviette, bewildered. He hadn't even noticed them entering the building.

'Why do they look so shocked?'

'Did they hear everything I said?'

He couldn't tell how long they had been standing there, but he knew it must have been a while for them to be frozen in place.

'Still... why are they acting so weird?'

As he thought this, he suddenly saw his reflection in the floor for a second.

'Ah...'

He had totally forgotten how drenched he was.

He had never shown anyone this side of him, and of course, they would be shocked if they heard him speaking to Father Franky while looking this horrible.

Standing up from his seat, he was about to speak to them, but before he could, Seraphina disappeared before everyone's eyes, only to reappear right in front of Lucas again.

Her face was only mere inches apart from his, making him feel her hot breath.

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Feeling the sudden warmth on his cheeks, he realized how cold his body had gotten.

"What happened?"

Seraphina asked, her eyes gazing straight into Lucas's eyes.

He could clearly see the worry in her eyes, making him feel a little warm.

'I shouldn't tell her.'

Lucas felt reluctant to speak about everything that had happened today.

He didn't want to tell them about the void.

He just couldn't.

Lucas didn't want them to be burdened with the knowledge like he was, knowing that the world would be thrown into literal chaos.

They didn't need to know, not yet at least, not until the time was right.

It was he who sought the voidwalkers out for knowledge.

He was the one who wanted to solve the mysteries, not them.

In the end, he would rather keep everything to himself while letting them enjoy their lives.

Ignorance is bliss, after all.

He couldn't take that bliss from them, especially not Seraphina.

He had never seen her so bright, even in her previous life.

The way she smiles, laughs, and even hangs out with friends—she deserves to enjoy her life.

He would rather take everything on himself, letting her stay out of this game of chess with fate.

Smiling softly, Lucas spoke to her and also to Sylviette and Amaya, who stood a little behind Seraphina now.

"You don't need to worry. I just came here to shelter myself from the rain."

Lucas said as Seraphina narrowed her blood-red eyes at him.

Father Franky merely stepped aside, intending to stay out of all of this, watching over them with a small smile.

"You think anyone would believe that?"

"Even a child could tell you weren't here just for shelter."

"What were you both exactly talking about?"

Lucas's lips twitched, seeing how she wouldn't let the matter go.

Sighing, he spoke again, a little annoyed.

'I really should get some sleep.'

"I just lost my cool for a bit, alright? You don't need to worry about me. I am perfectly fine now."

As he said this, he started to walk past her towards the gates.

He knew it was a little rude, and that they were curious, but he felt like he was about to fall asleep at any moment.

He was just that mentally tired.

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"Wait."

Surprisingly, he heard Amaya speak from behind him, making him turn around.

"Where is Leo? Oh, and also Klaus? Were they with you? We can't seem to contact them, even though they were supposed to be outside together still."

Raising his eyebrows, he forgot that Klaus tried to invite him and hang out with all of them.

"I met them briefly. They looked tired and probably went back to sleep."

Saying that, Lucas turned around as red lightning started to envelop him.

Normally, using magic wasn't allowed in the open streets of the capital, but who was going to stop him, especially in this weather?

After finally arriving at the academy dormitory building, sneaking past the guards at the gate by teleporting, he finally arrived in front of the door of his room.

Glancing to his left, he saw Klaus's room closed.

He wondered if he should go talk to him now, but in the end, he decided it would be best to get some sleep first.

Walking straight to his bed, Luna was curled up at the side, sleeping peacefully.

'This isn't normal... just how much can one sleep? I should get a doctor or something later, just in case.'

As he thought this, he quickly changed his clothes and simply laid down on his bed, not intending to take a shower.

He was too tired by everything that had happened today.

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Status Screen:

[Name]: Lucas Nightstar

[Age]: 15

[Gender]: Male

[Race:] Half Dragon

[Rank]: High 6-star level (Master)

[Affinities]:

- Fire

- Lightning

- Space

- Chaos (Progenitor)

[Special Talent]: Dual Wielder

[Physique]: Dragon

[Bloodline]: Unawakened

[Title]: Master of the Blade of Chaos, Dragon Tamer, Anomaly, Progenitor of Chaos, Cursed by the Stars

[Skills]: Monarch of Chaos, Appraisal, Dragon's Pride, Dragon's Aura, Mirage, Phase, Danger Sense

[Soul Bond]: Luna (Dragon)

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Staring at his status screen again, Lucas wondered about it all.

He was still only at a high 6-star level, which was not enough in the slightest to face the demons and the void. Hell, even before them, he still needed to settle the matter with Karciel and Abadux. He hadn't forgotten about them in the slightest, after all.

Another thing he realized was that he needed more skills.

Even though powerful skills could consume a lot of mana, he was confident that his mana pool could handle it.

He didn't know exactly what his bloodline was, but he had an inkling it was related to his family and its mysteries.

'I am starting to feel a little impatient, I guess...'

He knew his family was far from normal, but he decided to wait until they told him everything.

However, he was starting to get impatient with all the threats he was going to have to face.

One's bloodline would only be able to be unlocked after becoming a saint.

Lucas was still far from becoming one, resulting in him having to depend on acquiring more skills. There were a lot of things he needed to start preparing, he thought.

But, as he kept looking at his status, he couldn't help but feel bitter about reading the titles. Mainly two of them.

The first being

"Anomaly."

He originally thought it was something to do with him being reincarnated, but after speaking with Seraphina about it, he realized that she never got such a title.

'Does it have to do something with me being a progenitor then? Or something else?'

As he thought this, he glanced at the second title,

"Cursed by the Stars."

He didn't understand exactly what it meant.

Did it mean he was cursed?

Or did it have some different sort of meaning?

He didn't understand what he had done to earn such a title, but he felt like the title was anything but good news.

Stars...

'A lot of things seem to be connected with stars,' Lucas thought, recalling one of his deaths the seer had told him about.

'Surrounded by destruction as you die, with stars falling on you and destroying everything in their path.'

Just what the hell did he do to have stars falling onto him?

Why him? What had he done to earn such a cosmic punishment?

And why didn't the seer ever say anything related to the void?

Couldn't she see the future?

'Did she know?'

Or was there something about the void that even she couldn't penetrate?

Lucas felt the urge to go back to the elven capital and speak to her once more, if she was even still there...

'No point in worrying about it now...'

He thought while yawning, his eyes starting to become heavier.

'Perhaps I should find a way to become a full dragon...'

He thought, but he hadn't the slightest clue how, and would it even matter?

In the end, the void still managed to wipe out almost the entire dragon race, including countless other ancient races forgotten by everyone.

"Phoenixes,"

Lucas muttered as he recalled the stories about them in his previous life. Not just them, but also the dragons.

Countless mythologies and stories were made about these creatures in his previous life.

He had never thought them to be actually real in this world.

He wondered how they all looked...

'Now that I think about it, just how strong is Nyx exactly?'

He thought as he never got to confirm him being a saint or not.

But he couldn't ponder for too long as his eyes started to drift closed. He finally fell asleep, marking the end of perhaps one of the longest days he had ever had.

[AN: Sorry if this chapter seemed boring. I am currently busy with my exams and was feeling sick while writing this. Anyway, I hope you are enjoying the story. If so, please give me all those power stones and reviews!]