The Mark

Chapter 54

Chapter 54

Lucifer’s data was still not in the system, so his fingerprint wasn’t going to work. And even if it could work, it was inherently impossible for him to use this. His fingers decayed whatever they touched. So scanning his fingerprint was impossible.

He kept trying to make the lift work, only to fail. Fortunately, he didn’t remember that fingerprint thing, or he might have destroyed that sensor, making it impossible for anyone to use it.

Just as he was getting frustrated with this lift, he heard a sound.

Ting!

With a faint sound, the doors of the lift opened.

But it didn’t open because of him. It had opened because someone had arrived from up using that lift.

Lucifer saw a young man standing inside the lift, holding a tray that had a pair of gloves.

Two young women behind him were carrying food.

"Sir Lucifer, what are you doing here? Were you waiting for us?" the young man asked.

A very respectable expression was on the man’s face as he talked to Lucifer, making it seem like Lucifer was his senior.

That’s what he was told to do.

"We apologize for the delay. Finding the gloves and preparing the food took time. We came as soon as we finished," he added.

Gazing at the gloves, Lucifer found himself amazed. These gloves were just like the ones that belonged to his mother. Even the color was the same.

"Give," he said as he slowly raised his hand that didn’t seem like the hand of a warrior who could break an entire wall with his punch.

Instead, whoever saw his hand would have assumed that he was a boy who never worked hard a single day of his life and only lived the life of a prince.

"Yes."

The young man picked up the pair of gloves and placed them in Lucifer’s hands.

"Seniors said that these gloves are really rare, and we only had this single pair. So they asked me to tell you to keep them safe. In the meantime, they will try to find more of these."

The young man expressed the message of the higher-ups to Lucifer before he changed the topic, without giving Lucifer the chance to think.

"Where do you want us to place the food? Dining Hall or your room?"

The young ladies stepped out of the room with the food, asking him where he wanted to eat.

Hearing their question, Lucifer thought for a short while before he answered, "In the garden. Bring it there."

Saying that, he turned back and started walking towards the garden.

’Huh? Does he want to have a picnic? Eating in the garden instead of eating in the dining hall like civilized people? Whatever, I don’t need to care,’ the young man thought as he accompanied the ladies.

After placing the food and the water in the garden, the ladies left.

The young man was still left behind.

"You aren’t going?" Lucifer asked the young man who stood behind him as he wore the new gloves and sat on the ground in front of the food.

"I’m told to stay on this floor so I can help you with whatever you need. The room which is right beside yours belongs to me now," the young man answered.

"What’s your name?" Lucifer asked as he started eating.

"I am known as Draco," the young green-haired man answered respectfully.

"So Draco, tell me one thing. What were you told about me? I am curious."

"About you? Not much, Sir. We were told about your Origins and that you are the son of Great Warlock Zale Azarel. We also know how those bastard humans betrayed you and tortured you. Those people are really the scums of this earth. That is why I am glad to be part of the Variant Uprising."

"Oh? And why are you glad about that?" Lucifer inquired, not stopping his eating.

"Because of our aim! Variant Uprising wants the wellbeing of all Variants. We want the safety and prosperity of the Variants, which isn’t possible as long as humans rule."

"Why is that not possible? Aren’t Variants strong? Why do humans rule? Can’t you destroy them all?"

"We can, but the problem is that humans are very dishonest. They pretend to be weak to make the neutral variants take pity on them. They use those Variants to keep them safe, and in the name of the balance of this world, they get to rule everything with their government."

"And the worst part is that some Variants themselves help them do this, like those bastards at APF. If they weren’t there, Variants would have been ruling, and no pesky human would have dared to hurt you."

"No pesky human would have dared to hurt me, huh...."

As the conversation reached here, Lucifer found some truth to these words.

"Alright. Now tell me one more thing. Was my father wrong in helping humans?" Lucifer asked, curious.

That was the tricky question that Draco didn’t know how to approach. He was told that Lucifer loved his family. What was going to happen if he called his father wrong? He didn’t want to see that. Even though he believed that it was true. Zale Azarel was wrong in helping humans, but he felt that he shouldn’t say that aloud.

"What happened? Tell me. Was my father wrong in helping humans?" Lucifer asked again.

- : Xander In A Mess

- : Xander In A Mess

- : Xander In A Mess

"Was my father wrong?" Lucifer’s question was proving to be a hard pill for Draco to swallow.

He knew he had to lie but wouldn’t that mean he would have to imply that helping humans was fine? That was also wrong since they needed to keep Lucifer against humans.

"I don’t think he did wrong. Your father never fought against Variant Uprising for humans. He only saved them from the beasts and from disasters," Draco answered, lying a bit.

It wasn’t entirely true that they hadn’t gone against Zale Azarel before. They clashed with him once, only to be defeated by him.

But he couldn’t tell Lucifer about this. He had to make him believe that they were the good guys that even Lucifer’s father never tried to oppose.

"Your father only protected them, maybe because he had faith that humanity would improve. And he wasn’t wrong. Faith is important as well."

"Unfortunately, even after he sacrificed himself for them, Humanity hurt his son instead. So it’s not that your father was wrong, but it is that humanity was entirely wrong. They don’t deserve the status quo. They always misuse it. It is time for the balance of the world to shift," he said, fully determined as if he was talking from his heart.

Lucifer didn’t reply and just focused on eating.

Only when he finished eating did he stand up.

"You sound very similar to someone I met before. He also told me why humans are able to rule. Only the approach is different. He said that it was because of their brain. They don’t use strength as much as their brain. You also say the same thing but differently," Lucifer told Draco, agreeing with him.

"That’s right. They have a clever head. That’s why we don’t attack blindly without a plan, despite having so much strength," Draco replied.

Even though Lucifer didn’t say anything, hearing those words explained why these people wanted to help Lucifer with a plan. But he still needed to listen to them first.

Finishing up the dinner, he walked back to his room, leaving the man behind.

"Tell me if you need anything. I will be right here," Draco called out before entering his room which was nearby. This was his task, and he was going to stay here to keep an eye on Lucifer.

There was a camera in the hallway which had a feed in his laptop. Whenever Lucifer stepped out, he was going to know since his entire work was to monitor and watch his every move.

...

"So, Xander... what do you have to say for yourself?"

Inside a heavily guarded building, a meeting was currently taking place that was attended by the three APF leaders.

Xander, Ayn, and Varant were the only three people in this meeting.

Nevertheless, it seemed like it was not a meeting but more likely an inquisition since Xander was the only one answering the questions of Varant.

"Your team... failed to control a kid! Not only that, but half of them died. Furthermore, you used so many of our resources without even consulting me. How will you justify yourself? I need your reasonable explanation for this!"

Varant was the peak of APF. He was not only the leader of the Alpha Squad but also the head of the entire APF. Aside from that, he was also known as one of the strongest Warlocks at the moment.

About five years ago, it was said that there were Four Warlock Kings of this country.

Zale Azarel was the strongest amongst the four Warlock Kings. Varant, who was the leader of the APF Alpha squad. Zeiss, the Hunter Union leader. And lastly, Raia, the Variant Uprising Leader.

There were no official rankings, but everyone knew that Zale Azarel was the strongest. As for the other three, they were said to be almost equal when it comes to their power and ability.

Even though Zale Warlock was already gone, the title of Four Warlock Kings still remained. For the reason that a new addition had taken the world by storm~ Salazar Lucia.

He had just started rising a year after the disappearance of Zale Azarel, but at the moment, he was already considered equal to Varant, Zeiss, and Raia.

His strength was said to be very strong, although he was unaffiliated to any organization.

Despite the tempting offers from all three factions, he refused to join any of them. In that department, he was just like Zale Azarel, who also stayed unaffiliated.

Many people saw similarities between the temperament of Salazar and Zale. It was even said that Salazar was a fan of Zale; that’s why he chose to remain unaffiliated just like his idol. In any case, no one knew the true reason behind his decision.

The only thing that was for sure was that this country still had Four Warlock Kings, and Varant was one of them and possibly the one with the most unique powers that could make any Warlock useless in a fight as long as certain conditions were met.

Despite his name and personality, whoever met him still wondered if he was actually Varant because of his attire.