One True God

"Welcome back, My Lord."

Nocturnal Phantom said those words as he kneeling right in front of Lucifer.

He has sensed that Lucifer was about to go back and assumed this position so that he would be able to greet him perfectly.

Grimmy had done the same thing, but he wasn't kneeling. There was no way that Grimmy would be able to kneel in his form right now as a demon incarnate, which was just flying in the air.

Of course, Nocturnal Phantom was not wrong about this as Lucifer indeed opened his eyes.

However, that was not the most important thing right now.

Why? It was because something was about to happen that would steal the attention of everyone present in this place.

And that was...dark fog. No, it was not Nocturnal Phantom.

In fact, this dark fog was blacker than Nocturnal Phantom and it was easy to see as it was just visible to the naked eye.

And this dark fog was...coming from Lucifer's body. The dark fog was exiting out of his entire body, and this dark fog was disappearing the moment they reach a certain height away from Lucifer but is replaced quickly.

"W-what's going on?!" Oumu murmured while his eyes were quivering. He didn't know what was going on, and as far as he knows, Lucifer is the strongest guy here.

Therefore, whatever he is doing right now or whatever is coming out of his body must be stronger than him.

And this...became a source of fear for Oumu as he knows that a subordinate, to be specific, Nocturnal Phantom, is stronger than him.

Of course, it was not only him who was getting worried about this situation.

Rouge, for one, was getting worried as well as he just spoke to Raya Pazier, "Lucis told you what he was doing right?! Do you know what's going on here, too!?"

Raya Pazier was able to hear those words clearly, but it seems that she didn't know what was going on as well as she spoke, "I-I don't know."

"Lucis just said that he will be doing something important so I should stop people from getting near him."

"Well, he knew that you would be the only one coming in here, so I didn't really have to do that."

"But anyway, the point is that I don't know what's going on as well."

Raya Pazier said those words as calmly as she could. Even though she could feel that whatever is coming out of Lucifer's body is something that can kill her, she wasn't really panicking or anything of the sort.

She still believes that Lucifer is the demon who her father said would come and save her and her family.

In all actuality, Lucifer did come and help her family by saving her.

The bloodline of the Pazier family still lives on today because of him.

And that was why Raya Pazier is not really panicking or anything of the sort.

She knew that Lucifer wouldn't kill him with something like that, so she wasn't worried.

And Raya Pazier also knew that Lucifer wouldn't really kill Rouge or even Oumu since they could be considered vital points in his current situation.

That was why she spoke, "Don't worry about it. Nothing's going to happen. Besides, that dark fog is disappearing as soon as it appears."

"It should be safe and that should end soon enough..." Raya Pazier said those words.

The two demons were able to hear her words clearly as there wasn't much noise, and they thought that what she said was reasonable.

After all, if Lucifer did want to kill them, then Lucifer would have been able to do so without even them noticing it.

Especially, Rouge. He knew how powerful Lucifer was, so there's no doubt in mind that Lucifer has no need for such petty tricks to kill them all.

That was why Rouge didn't doubt what Raya Pazier said, but it seems that they were not the only ones to hear what Raya Pazier said.

Nocturnal Phantom...heard it, too, and it seems that he has something to say about this current situation as he scoffed first and then spoke.

"Even if you know what was going on, you wouldn't be able to stop My Lord if he wanted to kill you all."

"I do not know how much time has passed, but it seems that demons in this day and age are all uneducated and have even forgotten about My Lord's achievements in war and even his appearance."

"How dare demons on your level even think about escaping his wrath?"

"If anything, you guys have the intelligence of a monkey and are as funny as an angel who boasts about their strength and just dies right away."

Nocturnal Phantom said those words without any hesitation while still looking on the ground and keeping his position.

Well, it was only natural that Nocturnal Phantom would be able to say those words without hesitation as that is the truth.

If Raya Pazier and the others knew who Lucifer was, they wouldn't even think about escaping from here and could only just hope to beg for their lives if Lucifer wanted to kill them.

Nocturnal Phantom was sure about that as he has seen many demons in the past do that all the time.

Besides, Lucifer really was scary back then. He is still scary now, but Nocturnal Phantom was aware of the condition of Lucifer's body.

But even with something like that, Nocturnal Phantom knows that it would not be enough to stop Lucifer if he really decides to go all out.

That was why he was so confident while he was saying those words as it was just the truth.

Hell, even Nocturnal Phantom is enough to kill Raya Pazier, Rouge, and Oumu all at the same time.

And now, Nocturnal Phantom is a lot weaker than Lucifer, so it's only natural that he would be able to finish them off in a flash.

However, it seems that the three demons got offended by what he just said.

But none of them voiced their thoughts or anything of the sort.

Now that Lucifer is awake, all of them got stiff and they just wanted to be as small as possible for now.

After all, they still didn't know what Lucifer might do if they try to ridicule or attack one of his servants.

Although technically, they are all servants of Lucifer, Nocturnal Phantom is still a higher-ranked servant of Lucifer as he was with him way back then.

He could even tell stories of Lucifer right now, so they didn't have the guts to talk down to him in the situation.

Well, not like they had the guts before, but still, it was a different situation now that they know Lucifer is awake.

However...it seems that...Raya Pazier was able to throw her hesitation off as she spoke.

"Even if that's true, don't you think saying those words to us is a little bit rude?"

Raya Pazier said with a resolute look on her face.

Raya Pazier trusted her father and she believed that Lucifer is the demon who her father said would come to save her family.

That is why...she believed that Lucifer wouldn't really do something to her even if she did try to talk back to Nocturnal Phantom.

Well, Raya Pazier was able to talk back to Lucifer a lot before, so that's one more reassuring thing to her.

But because of what Nocturnal Phantom said about Lucifer's wrath and all that stuff, Raya Pazier was getting a lot more worried than before, so she was worried.

"For all its worth, we are still, technically, comrades." Raya Pazier continued.

What Raya Pazier said is the truth. Since they are serving the same lord, then they are comrades.

That is just common sense.

However...it seems that Nocturnal Phantom didn't believe that as an outburst of dark fog from his body came out as well, matching Lucifer's dark fog.

"Comrades?! You dare call yourself my comrade?! Do you even understand what you are talking about!?"

"First off, if you are my comrade, then you should be kneeling right now to greet the Lord, not talking while standing around!"

"Even what I'm doing is enough disrespect to the Lord and his closest vassals might even have me killed if they learn about this, and you three are not even considering kneeling and stopping this farce!"

"You are not my comrades at all!" Nocturnal Phantom said those words angrily while still staying in his position.

And what he said was the truth. If they were comrades, then the three demons should have been kneeling as soon as Nocturnal Phantom did.

However, they did not. That just goes to show their loyalty to Lucifer.

Well, Nocturnal Phantom and Grimmy's loyalty were just on a whole different level.

However...before even Raya Pazier or anyone else could speak and answer Nocturnal Phantom, there is someone else who spoke.

A voice that just seems to demand respect and is just overpowering, Lucifer's voice.

"That's enough," Lucifer said...as the dark fog coming out of his body has finally stopped.