Many things happened. Hard battles were fought against demons, but the town of Deyrem was finally at peace. Soon, the demon invasion would become the talk of the land. But as of now, Kael must move.

  The arrival of the mysterious figure worried Kael so much. He couldn’t rest anymore knowing that his worst enemy was also alive in the time period. To distract himself from what he felt, he decided to get out of the academy to find someone in need of help.

  Meanwhile, Magister Kever volunteered to see what was happening outside, and so he went out to the open grounds. He saw Kael who was about to get out of the academy, which made him forget to inform Magister Honnora and the rest that the invasion was over. He rushed towards Kael, wanting to go with wherever Kael was going to. He called for Kael.

  “Magister”, Kael uttered, a little surprised.

  “Where are you going?”, Magister Kever asked. He looked around to see Magister Lucius, but he didn’t see him. “Where is the grandmaster?”

  “He already left to help the townspeople”

  “I see..”

  The magister didn’t know how to start the conversation again. Kael was aware of it, so he invited the magister to go with him. Magister Kever was delighted and followed Kael out of the academy. The magister totally forgot why he went outside in the first place.

  “So, do you want to ask me about something?”, Kael stated. He could feel the magister’s nervous demeanor. He wished to make everything clear.

  Magister Kever looked at Kael. Kael was looking at the destruction caused by the demon invasion. The magister could see what Kael felt during that time, and looking at the sorry state of Deyrem, he was compelled to feel it too.

  “Did I even help?”, Magister Kever asked. Kael sensed the frustration from the magister’s voice.

  “You did. You saved me, that’s why I’m still alive”, Kael answered.

  “You’re lying. You’re way too strong to need my help”, the magister said. Kael stayed silent for a little while.

  “Even so, I know you helped us”, Kael said. It was the magister’s turn to be silent for awhile.

  They saw an old man trapped in a large pile of debris. He was so scared to get out, thinking the invasion was still going on. They assisted the old man, and went on their way.

  “So, who are you really?”, the magister finally asked. Kael stopped walking.

  “Do you think I’m an enemy?”, Kael asked, looking at the magister. “If you think so, I will live to another town if you want”

  “That’s not necessary. You could escape from this disaster if you wanted, but you didn’t do it. You saved this town. I’m certain that you’re not a bad person”, the magister stated. “But, I’m not fond of not knowing the truth about someone like you”

  Kael smiled at the magister’s words. He continued walking, and reached a point where he could see Cadell and Seqina rescuing some people.

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  “I’m treated as an enemy of your faith, but believe me, I don’t want any conflict against any person and I will never turn my back against humanity”, Kael said.

  Kael’s statement made the magister to think for a moment. There are two ways to interpret Kael’s words in his mind. It was clear to him that Kael hated the demons, as he witnessed how Kael treated their enemies during battle. He concluded then that Kael was not a demon nor did he have any connection to demons. The second thing that he could think of was to consider Kael as a Lucienean, but the Lucienean faith made it clear that they are against the Rezelus church. What Kael said made him more confused than before, and so he asked Kael to clarify.

  “What do you think of Lucien?”, Kael replied to the magister’s request.

  “He started a rebellion against the divine emperor. He was known to be an enemy of humanity”, Magister Kever firmly said.

  Kael sighed after hearing what the magister said. He was curious to know what happened after the death of Lucien, and who was the person that created the Lucienean faith.

  “I didn’t do any of that you know”, Kael denied.

  Magister Kever was surprised by Kael’s reply. It was as if Kael was saying that he is Lucien.

  “I’m not talking about you Kael. I was re..”,

  “But I am Lucien”, Kael interrupted. The magister was about to say something about what he said, but he continued talking.

  “Magister, I am Lucien. I know it’s hard to believe, but everything will be clear to you if you believe what I said. I am Lucien, but I’m living a different life right now. I thought the power that I showed was enough to convince you, but I was wrong”, Kael said.

  Magister Kever could see that Kael was adamant to say that, the person that the Rezelus church considered to be their greatest enemy is the same person in front of him. He was conflicted. He did witness the unnatural power of his student, but the way Kael acted was not what he expected to see that Lucien would do. It doesn’t make sense to him, but Kael’s firm conviction made him doubt what he wanted to believe. And so, as he was unable to arrive at a reasonable conclusion, the magister left Kael and returned to the academy. Kael was looking at the magister while he was returning, and thought that the magister could recover from his conflicted mind.

  Meanwhile, Cadell saw Kael not far from them, and made his way to Kael.

  “I’m glad you’re alright”, Kael said. Cadell greeted him and said the same thing.

  From there, Kael was able to reunite with Cadell and Seqina, and was introduced to Brunus. Drogo was not there as he left the group to search for his family. After helping for some time, they decided to go to the king’s castle to look for Elalios.

  Along the way, Kael saw dead people lying around the streets. He also see a familiar sword shattered on the ground. It is the reddish blade that gave him the red curse. He thanked Rodo for lifting the curse, as he held a piece of the shattered blade.

  They went on their way, and finally saw the person they wanted to see. However, they saw Elalios gravely injured, which was the situation that all of them were worried about. They rushed towards him, and immediately healed his wounds. Thankfully, as he proved many times before, Elalios survived the dangerous situation.

  “I’m sorry, I was weak against them”, Elalios said. He narrated what had happened to him, and the three consoled him for doing his best. After getting some rest, they continued on to check what happened inside the king’s castle.

  They saw the carnage inside the castle. None of the royal guards survived. They scoured the whole castle to find the king, and saw that the king was unconscious. Then, they all went to the room connected to Rezelus, and there, they saw the weakened but alive unnamed mage and a demonic heart. Kael picked the demonic heart, and was surprised to see that it was a little damaged. He was intrigued, but he didn’t want to ask the unnamed mage about it. He silently hid the demonic heart instead, and went to the unnamed mage. But, before he could reach the unnamed mage, the teleportation platform in the room lit up, and a person was seen standing on the teleportation platform. He walked towards the unnamed mage, and spoke to him.

  “What happened here?”, the person asked.