Rise of the White Devil

The voice behind them was an icy whisper, seeping into their bones and amplifying their dread.

They couldn't turn around, as if an invisible force held them in place.

They had never felt such a presence before—that made their entire existence feel like mere specks of dust in an endless void.

'H-he knows our names?!'

Panic surged through Klaus, but before he could react, another voice cut through the oppressive silence, coming from ahead.

It was familiar, making both him and Leonne's eyes widen in recognition.

"I would appreciate it if you let these two go."

Klaus glanced up, his vision hazy.

Lucas stood before them, his aura flaring, one hand gripping the hilt of his sword. His eyes were cold, his face eerily expressionless.

Before Klaus could process the situation, Lucas released a wave of killing intent.

"A-ah…"

For a moment, Klaus felt like he was drowning in an endless sea of blood.

He couldn't breathe, suffocating under the weight of unseen corpses—children, men, and women—all surrounding him in a macabre dance.

'What…'

His mind went blank, unable to comprehend the horrors he just witnessed.

The voice behind him spoke again, breaking the nightmarish trance.

"Oh? To think a mere 15-year-old boy would have such a killing intent... it makes me wonder what kind of life you have lived, Lucas Nightstar."

Amusement and intrigue laced the voice, as Lucas merely scowled, his eyes narrowing.

"Nyx! Stop bullying these kids! Can't you see you are using too much pressure on them?"

A feminine voice interjected, cutting through the tense atmosphere.

Instantly, the oppressive force lifted, allowing Klaus and Leonne to breathe again, their bodies trembling with relief.

"Ah, sorry, sorry, I didn't realize I was still holding them down."

'Y-you didn't realize you were using so much mana on us?!'

Klaus screamed internally, exchanging a glance with Leonne, whose usual stoic face mirrored his disbelief.

"Now…"

Nyx behind them resumed, dripping with amusement.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"let's get down to business."

*****

'Dammit! Why the fuck are these two idiots here!?'

Lucas screamed inside his mind as he looked towards Klaus and Leonne before glancing at the man with pitch-black hair like onyx and golden eyes that glowed like the sun, his presence as intimidating as one could get, and the girl with fiery red hair and piercing red eyes beside the man.

He instantly realized that these two must be some of the Voidwalkers he was supposed to meet... alone, not with these two idiots who followed him here!

He had actually long felt he was being followed but thought it was the Voidwalkers.

He knew it wouldn't be Julius, as he made a deal with him that included not following Lucas anymore like a stalker.

But who would have thought that he would gain two more stalkers!

He couldn't let those two die; there were too many consequences for that.

And... the idiots were friends of Seraphina and Sylviette or at least something like that. Read new adventures at empire

He didn't know how close they were to each other, but he didn't want to risk hurting the girls.

Especially Seraphina... not ever again.

'I really miss not caring for anyone...'

Lucas thought as he looked towards the two again and spoke coldly.

"Leave."

The two hesitated, but glancing at the Voidwalkers and Lucas with his cold eyes, they knew they had to leave before Lucas himself would become the threat.

After they finally left, Lucas looked towards the other two, mainly at the man called Nyx by the girl next to him.

"We shouldn't really talk out here in public, you know?" the girl beside Nyx said, making him nod in agreement.

"Hmm, I suppose you're right. How about this?"

As Nyx spoke, he snapped his fingers. Instantly, a wave of shadows erupted from the ground, engulfing Lucas and the others.

Though Lucas kept his Blade of Chaos tightly gripped, surrounded by his aura, the shadows moved too swiftly for him to react.

In the blink of an eye, he found himself somewhere else.

Surrounded by luxurious furniture, Lucas realized he was in an unfamiliar living room.

'How...?' he thought, bewildered.

He hadn't even had time to react to being transported here.

He didn't understand what had happened.

Glancing at Nyx, a wave of panic washed over him.

'I can't even fight him if I wanted to. I'm dead the moment he decides.'

As he thought, Nyx spoke up, breaking his thoughts.

"I suppose introductions are in order, no? After all, we know you, but that isn't the same for you."

"We are, as you people have dubbed us, The Voidwalkers... My name is Nyx, Sovereign of Shadows, holder of the second seat of shadows, and this little one..."

As he spoke, he went behind the girl who was next to him and gripped her shoulders from behind, making her pout.

"Is Aurora, Sovereign of Fire, holder of the seventh seat of fire."

Hearing him, Lucas didn't respond as he was too stunned to do so.

'Second seat and seventh seat... meaning I am dealing with possibly the second and seventh strongest of the Voidwalkers...'

"Hmph! I am only seventh because I don't try my best!" Aurora said as she released the grip on her shoulder and sat on the couch.

Nyx merely smiled bitterly as he followed her and sat next to her.

Not wanting to be left standing alone, Lucas sat on the couch opposite of them.

"Want something to drink or to eat?" Nyx asked, making Lucas shake his head in refusal.

"No need, thank you for the offer, though," Lucas said.

Nyx merely nodded as Aurora, for some reason, lied down on the couch with her legs on top of Nyx's lap.

'They seem close...'

"You certainly are full of surprises, Lucas... to be a tri-elemental mage, a dual wielder in this era, at least hold the power of rivaling anyone in your stage almost, being only 15 years old and-"

He spoke, praising Lucas with each one of his feats, but when he got to the last part, his voice turned cold, making Lucas's spine shudder as the atmosphere seemed to cool down significantly.

"-To be able to speak the, what was it that it's called these days? Ah, yes... the void language. It really makes me wonder how they managed to decipher the word void even."

"How do you even know the void language?" Aurora cut in, as her interests were also piqued.

She was eyeing him like a curious cat trying to figure everything about him, making him more uncomfortable than he already was.

Lucas didn't respond; he didn't know how to.

It's not like he could tell them that he was reincarnated and the void language was actually Latin in his previous world.

Even though Latin was considered a dead language, it was one of the only things he really was interested in, making him learn the entire language.

Nyx suddenly spoke amidst the silence formed inside the living room.

"In tenebris mortis et vacui, ubi animae perire incipiunt-"

"-tantum consumi ab iis qui intus habitant, expectantes sigillum ligandi ut frangant."

Lucas cut in, ending the last part of the sentence they always wrote wherever they were present.

Hearing him, Aurora could be seen looking at him wide-eyed while Nyx only had a small smile on his face.

"To speak so fluently as if you are used to it... how intriguing. Tell me, do you know what the sentence means?"

Nyx spoke as his entire focus was on Lucas.

Seeing those golden eyes, it felt like he was piercing his soul, like it was impossible to deceive him even in the slightest.

"I do."

"Eh?" Lucas spoke as Aurora could be heard releasing a bewildered sound as she finally stopped lying down.

In an instant, she was suddenly in front of Lucas, her face mere inches from his, making him feel her warm breath touching his cheeks.

She had both her hands placed on his shoulders tightly, making him unable to move even an inch.

'D-damn it, she's way too strong!' As he thought, Aurora screamed at him with questions.

"You do!? How!? I have been trying for years to even decipher what it means, but Nyx would never tell me! Only that I should get stronger for when the time comes!"

She said frustrated as she released her right hand and pointed it to Nyx, accusing him like some criminal.

Nyx merely chuckled, though, as only amusement could be seen flashing through his eyes.

"Now, now, I only say that because you aren't ready... well, you are now, I suppose, or at least you have no choice anymore..."

He said with a somber voice, making Aurora become serious as well, releasing Lucas as he breathed out of relief.

"What do you mean I don't have a choice?"

She asked confused yet wary at seeing the complicated expression Nyx was making.

"Lucas... if you would be so kind, please tell and translate the meaning of the sentence."

Hearing him, Lucas merely nodded as he took in a deep breath.

'This is it...'

He thought as the next words would possibly change everything everyone had ever known forever.

Aurora sat back in front of Lucas, her expression dead serious as was Nyx, making him feel on edge.

"In the darkness of death and emptiness, where souls begin to perish... only to be consumed by those who dwell within, awaiting the binding seal to break."

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