Ascension of the Dark Seraph

In the Rite of Fate process, one needs to go through the test given by the Ashbourne House.

Only then would the Dark Volunteer be freed, only then would Lucivar get out.

Since the test, given to him was a gladiatorial battle against the Hybrid man—there was only one way he could go through this and that was the death of his opponent. Resolved in doing what he wanted, he did exactly what was needed.

"You... You are the same as them. You also wanted to sacrifice me"

"W-Wait! You can't kill me, I am the servant of Young Mas-"

Krkk!

Giving no chance for the man to finish his sentence, Lucivar tightened his grip.

"As you said, you like torturing people... so let's see how you like being tortured yourself"

Splash!

Brutally, Lucivar grabbed the man's shoulder and tore his entire left arm right off.

It was somewhat easy to do with his newfound strength.

"Kyaargghk!!! How-How dare you fucker do this to me!" the man screamed in agony, the pain he felt from his left arm being torn off was beyond, what he could take. He hissed—and even teared up as blood gushed out of the torn arm.

However, this sight encouraged Lucivar to grin even wider and lean his face closer.

"Oh...", He rasped menacingly. "Now I'm starting to see why this is fun for you"

Splash!

Giving no mercy—Lucivar tore the man's limbs one by one as the man's scream reverberated through the entire arena, he was already crying—the agony did not stop. It stopped when he was nothing but a torso surrounded by severed limbs and a pool of blood.

Looking at the result of his action, an odd warm sensation permeated Lucivar's chest.

He didn't know what that sensation was, but it was there and felt great.

"S-Stop this... I beg you," the man mumbled weakly.

Even in his limbless state right now, a powerful healer could still patch him up to normal.

But Lucivar had no intention of sparing him as he squatted down.

"If I'm in your position, will you show me mercy?" He asked, his expression contorted evilly.

Receiving no answer back from the man, Lucivar scoffed.

Not hesitating, he gripped the man's adam's apple tightly and ripped it out gruesomely.

He didn't turn as blood squirted onto his face.

Complete and utter shock could be seen in the man's face at what Lucivar did.

However, the man's consciousness didn't last long as the light was vanquished from his eyes.

Lucivar threw the bloody feature to the side and looked at the blood in his hand.

His hands were trembling uncontrollably, he had taken another person's life for the first time.

Despite the thought of killing was scary—at this moment the trembling of his hands was not because of fear, shock, or even guilt. It was excitement. For the first time—Lucivar, did what he wanted, not for the sake of others.

"My arm was supposed to be broken..." He muttered, shifting to his right arm.

In a flash, his wounds were healed and he returned back to normal.

Not to mention, Lucivar was surprised to see his body cloaked by a foreign energy.

It was gold with a very light tint of crimson, emanating an assuring but deadly air.

"Did I awaken a bloodline...? I never heard someone awakening their bloodline like this before—and if I did, what is my bloodline?" Lucivar mused to himself, the sight of the energy should indicate that he had become a Hybrid.

But that energy, slowly dissipated in the next second until it vanished completely.

"Krhkk- Help..."

Upon hearing a choking, weak voice—Lucivar raised his gaze and looked at the old man, who was not too far away from him. He was still clinging to life, and is now, choking on his own life essence.

Slowly, Lucivar straightened his back and approached the old man.

He then knelt down and inspected the poor elderly.

Considering that the old man only had a hole in his stomach from being punched—he could still survive if he was brought to a healer or a doctor. Lucivar was now healed, and he could carry the old and bring him to help.

However, Lucivar only watched the old man with steady eyes.

Earlier, the old man tried to reach him to use him as a shield against the Hybrid man.

Unfortunately, the Hybrid man was already aiming for him from the start.

'Despite his age, just like the others, he also wanted to sacrifice me,' Lucivar pondered.

It was then that his expression grew icy cold.

"You have lived long enough," Lucivar said raspingly as he extended two fingers—closing the old man's eyelids. He was not going to help the old man, even if the old man begged. "Now it is my turn..."

Moments later.

Expecting two bodies, a titan guard with two sacks in his hand opened the gate.

"You got cut by a normal man, pathetic, Dorian. Seems like I was more suitable to be the one entertaining, young master Arkan," the titan guard, entered the arena, but stopped when the sight before him didn't quite match what he anticipated.

As opposed to Dorian, waiting for him, the last man standing was not him.

Lucivar was sitting on the other end of the arena, leaning against the wall, patiently waiting.

Seeing the titan guard, he stood up, his escort had arrived.

On the other hand, the titan guard sprinted, and checked on the Hybrid man, Dorian who had his body torn to pieces. His eyes widened in shock and subconsciously—he turned to look at Lucivar who was now already standing by him.

"D- Did you do this?" the titan guard asked in utter disbelief.

Hearing the stupid question, Lucivar tilted his head, "Give me the money and set me free,"

"As stated, a Death Volunteer who passed will be rewarded and set free" He added.

Frozen in the moment, the titan guard couldn't grasp what had happened. He could not come to understand, how a normal person had defeated Dorian—a one-star Acolyte Hybrid. Even if the titan bloodline he awakened was of small proportions, he would never lose.

For him to lose, the stars must've been aligned—all factors must go badly for him to lose.

Questions and doubts swirled in his mind, and he knew Lucivar knew the answer.

But he couldn't mutter a word.

Lucivar's eyes seemed to freeze his body, an icy gaze that rendered him immobile.

As if he were hypnotized, numbly, the titan guard nodded his head, "Y- Yes..."

...

Creak...

Under everyone's surprised gaze, when the sun was up, the fence of the castle was opened.

Each of the onlookers covered their mouths in shock at the sight of a man leaving the castle, escorted by a titan guard—and stepped a foot out of the castle's premises. Nobody has ever come out alive, but one finally did.

"Lucivar? Why is he being escorted out?"

"Hmm? How is he there in the first place, the one chosen was Bianca"

"I saw what happened, Bianca pushed him inside and he became the chosen one"

"Then how in the world is he out? Nobody has ever come out"

Ignoring the banters and gazes of others, Lucivar made his way back home.

He was still in his bloodied attires, but unlike before, he was now holding a big sack of gold.

Along the way—he passed Uncle Johnny's merchant stall which was filled with people lining up. But through the cracks, Kathya saw Lucivar walking with an absent look—and she made her way towards him.

"Brother Lucivar!" She called, stopping him in his tracks.

She stood in front of Lucivar and observed his attire and the messy condition he was in.

"I saw your carriage passing earlier this morning—did you not go to the castle? How did you get out?" Kathya asked—with her innocent voice. "Father always said that Death Volunteers would never come back, so I thought I would never see you again"

Upon hearing this, Lucivar placed his hand on her head, "I only got lucky,"

"Here, buy something you wanted with this" He added, handing a couple of gold coins.

Kathya's eyes sparkled at the sight of the gold coins, "I can buy a lot of candies with these!"

As he did that, Lucivar continued his walk but stopped a couple of steps ahead.

"Kathya," He called, glancing over his shoulder. "Who did your father vote, me or Bianca?"

Putting on a puzzled look, Kathya thought for a moment before she remembered, "It was you—Father chose you, I'm sure. But Brother Lucivar, why are you asking a silly question? You're older, and you're still not a Hybrid, so naturally Father chose you"

Lucivar had his eyes widened slightly at the response, but then, he chuckled to himself.

"Right... I'm being silly today" He replied before continuing his walk.

A great war happened in the past, between the rebellion force, against the Supreme Houses, that ruled the entire world, the House of Vampire, Titan, Dragon, Demon, and Fairy. All five of them ruled a huge portion of the world, and they viewed others as nothing but second-rate.

Using their powers, they dominated politics, positions of power, and every resource.

Sick of the treatment, the rebellion force, plotted and tried to overthrow their reigns.

Naturally, the Supreme Houses took a huge blow from this.

But barely, they managed to turn the war and defeat the rebellion force to the roots.

All people, who supported the rebellion were branded, and their home city was rendered to a slave city that must abide by the dictation of the ruling Supreme House. Moreover, at the age of sixteen, their young generation would all be assessed if they had awakened any bloodline.

People who awakened a bloodline and became a Hybrid need to be assigned to an academy.

And all academies are located in the heart of the reigning Supreme House.

Even though they were forced to leave their family, their family will be treated like heroes.

Some would be instantly put into a high position in society—for producing a Hybrid offspring.

Because of that, Lucivar's position instantly dropped when he failed to awaken a bloodline.

It was the reason that even Uncle Johnny chose him instead of Bianca to be sacrificed.

Lucivar arrived back home but there was not a glimpse of happiness on his face even though he almost died hours ago, all he had, was this empty hollow feeling inside his heart—he even felt loathed at the sight of the house.

Upon taking a deep breath, he twisted the handle and stepped inside, "I'm home..."

Surprised, his Mother and brother rushed to the door and saw Lucivar.

Both were surprised to see Lucivar's condition—but his Mother, instantly snapped, with veins bulging on her neck, "You ungrateful child! Why did you run away?! If you are useless already, you should've gladly sacrificed yourself and let us have the compensation! Aren't you the one who said that you love us? Then why did you run?"

"I could've bought some potions and elixirs so that your brother would become a Hybrid with the money, but you ran away! Now what are we supposed to do? We couldn't get the money, it's already too late!" She added exasperatedly, pointing a finger at Lucivar's face.

In annoyance, Edward added, "Seems like you don't want to see me succeed like yourself,"

"You're an asshole, Lucivar," He added sharply.

However, in the next second, Lucivar silenced them, "I awakened my bloodline today..."

Almost instantly, the rowdy atmosphere turned extremely silent.

Both Edward—and his Mother looked at Lucivar blankly before their eyes began to widen in surprise, none of them expected to hear that, "W- What...? Oh, is that so? Then that's great, it's about time you contribute to the family. What do you want for dinner today?"

"When will you be leaving for the academy, big bro? I have a suggestion," Edward added.

Seeing them change so quickly, Lucivar laughed out loud.

Even though it started light, it became humorous laughter in a couple of seconds.

Brak!

Out of nowhere, Lucivar grabbed his Mother by the throat and pinned her onto the wall.

Donning a maniacal smile he leaned in closer towards his Mother who was surprised and also terrified, she had never seen him, wearing such an evil look, "I almost died today—you do not know that. But I realized something there. I dedicated my entire life to making you happy, not even letting out a moan for everything, that you've done to me, and this is what I get. I wasn't acknowledged as a Human being by you throughout those years but now you do? So I say no more, I will live only for myself from now"

"I hear a whisper, a whisper from my heart... Do you know what it said, Mother?" He asked.

Upon hearing this, his Mother whimpered, shuddering in fear.

Grinning even wider, Lucivar leaned in to whisper, "It said you're not family..."

Crack!

Not even hesitating, he snapped his Mother's neck, killing her with a simple twist.

He thought that it would be harder to do, but it didn't.

Edward screamed when he saw this, his eyes bulging in utter surprise at seeing what Lucivar did to their Mother. He knew that Lucivar was as soft as cotton—no way that he was capable of violence, so this caught him completely off guard.

Scurrying to his Mother's corpse, Edward embraced her and cried silently.

In anger, he glared at Lucivar, "How could you do this to Mother?! Have you lost your mind?!"

"She was the one who raised us! She didn't deserve this!" He added heartbreakingly.

Looking at Edward, Lucivar smiled acutely.

Even though he was heartless to Lucivar, there was true love for his mother in his eyes.

Something that Lucivar didn't have in common.

"You grew up with a Mother, her warmth, and kindness shaped you," Lucivar replied, his eyes glistening with unshed tears, as he looked at Edward. "But I grew up with a lunatic... I already lost my mind a long time ago"

After saying that, Lucivar reached his hands and gently held Edward's head and chin.

With a sudden yank, Lucivar broke his neck, killing him painlessly.

Upon doing that, he leaned against the wall and slid down to the ground.

Only after doing the deeds did he slide down and sit against the wall beside the corpses.

"I had to do this," He muttered tiredly. "for my own sake..."