The arrival of Edmund and his army doesn't create any waves because as soon as he saw the three Cardinals who destroyed the Spade family overnight, he almost pissed in his pants and slumped on the ground. Without any incident, soon, everyone packed up, treated the injured, took care of the aftermath, and left.After returning to the 2nd Diocese, Lucia, Audrey, and I gathered with Daphne in preparation to return to the Steeline Territory with Kevin bound like a prisoner. But just as we were about to leave, there was a yell that stopped us in our tracks. "Holy Son, wait!" As we turned around and saw the old Cardinal coming, he said as he approached us: "Why don't you stay for a bit longer and see the interrogation of that Demon with us?" Cardinal Heath made an excellent suggestion in that regard. Since Kale was the leader of Dawn and the mastermind behind the Steeline family's devastation and the murder of my parents in the novel, I wanted to witness his torture and enjoyed watchi
After making that decision, I didn't wait for long and poured down some healing potions on Kevin, finally making him breathe in relief. Because of the torture he had suffered until now, there was no power left in his body, and he was staring at me with dead eyes. Deep fear and a little rage swirling in them. "Are you feeling relieved? Don't worry, I will give you a gift for the torture you suffered." Those words made his body convulse while sitting, but I ignored him, turned around, and gestured for Daphne to come in. Noticing me calling her, Daphne took a moment to gather up strength in her legs, but eventually she struggled and came in. "Bleh-" The stench of blood and flesh almost made Daphne vomit, but remembering that she was with me, she held herself together, covered her mouth, and stood beside me while looking towards Kevin, who was similarly looking at her with dead eyes as an even greater dread appeared in his heart. "Daphne, meet your fiancée." I pointed toward Kevin
The dimly lit underground basement seemed to echo with the haunting silence of a secret long kept hidden. Daphne's body slipped from my grasp and hit the ground. She couldn't believe that I had killed her, and her eyes were wide open in shock. "..W..hy?" These were her last words. Sadly, I had no intention of telling her anything, so I just continued to look at her as life left her body, and she died without even knowing the reason. Though it was true that I have a physical relationship with her, and my heart should have been racing with panic and grief, but I felt a strange sense of detachment, a void where emotions should have been. It wasn't that I didn't care for Daphne, but she wasn't suitable for me. She was like Audrey, and I knew that given enough time she would also be fully assimilated in my way, but I had no reason to waste time on her now that a new protagonist was coming and I was slowly reaching the peak of what a Mortal body could do. That was why, taking into c
"A new story line? How long will it take?" [Calculating...] [The new storyline will begin at the opening ceremony of the Aura Academy] "Is it like that? However, I don't want to read the storyline for the moment. Maybe a few days later, but not now, because these days, I just want to relax. Moreover, it was clear that this new protagonist would be a student at the academy. "No, no, what am I thinking?" I had just decided to rest, but the moment I learned about the new protagonist, multiple plans started forming in my head. Sigh! With a sigh, I calmed my brain and removed all the notifications from my vision, and then, without giving Daphne a look, I rushed straight towards my beach house. Reaching there, I first melted Kevin's body and cleaned up all the evidence. After that, I went to take a bath, jumped on the bed, and closed my eyes, falling into a deep sleep. * * * * * Two days later. The sun was already high in the sky as I stepped into the courtyard of our castle.
As the sun began to rise over the horizon, casting its golden rays upon the world, I woke up from my slumber and, with a yawn, got up from the bed. After training and calling my maid Daisy, I got ready within an hour or two, ready to go to the Academy for the Entrance exams. However, before that, there was still one thing left to do. "System, open the treasure Chest." "Finally!" [Congratulations! The host received 20,000 Destiny Coins] [Congratulations! The host received: Fusion Card x 1] [Congratulations! The host received: Duality Core]With these 20,000 Destiny coins, the total number of coins I had, reached a whopping 69,000. Now I could finally do what I had been waiting for so long. "System, upgrade my rank to Sword Supreme." [It will take 40,000 Destiny Coins] [Does the host allow the purchase?] "Allow, also leave ten thousand Destiny coins and use the rest for increasing physical strength and buying the next storyline for me." [Processing...] [Deducted 59000 Desti
Without delay, the examiners motioned for me to take center stage in the auditorium. And suddenly, in front of me, materialized a holographic projection of a fearsome demon. It was an embodiment of raw aura energy and wasn't a real entity. "Your task is to demonstrate your prowess as an aura user by defeating this manifestation," the head examiner explained, his eyes expectant. I nodded, took out my sword, and focused my aura on it. And the moment I did so, exclamations of awe and surprise came from all the examiners around me. "Lizzi, my eyes are not lying to me, right?" "No, Carlos, I am seeing it too." "The glow around his sword and that increase in sharpness as if ready to cut through everything—there could be no doubt about it." "But how could it be, an 18-year-old Sword Master? Just look at that thickness of aura, it's as if he's already a Peak Stage Sword Master." "I know it's hard to believe, but this is the truth." "Guess the rumors weren't false." I could hear a
Time passed, and the news about my ranking first in the Aura Academy entrance exams had already spread through various channels across the various Kingdoms.But since this wasn't news that common people could be aware of, I let Faber spread it to gain even more reputation.At the moment, my name in the Kingdom of Netopia was already beginning to be associated with miracles, and I was deemed someone who could never be beaten on the same rank.Or even someone of one rank above me couldn't beat me.You could say I had successfully started my mission to create my image as an Invincible existence in everyone's mind.The Kingdom of Netopia was also in a peaceful state during these days.Not only because of the absence of Dawn, but also because of the battle that destroyed the Spade Duke family and made the whole Northern Territory be divided between three parties.Everyone of these three parties— The Steelines, The Church of Light, and The Nix Royal family—all gained something, and this tim
Placing the Fusion Card back into my Spatial pouch, I delved my consciousness into my mental space, looking at the reward I had gotten from the Treasure Chest.Soon as my consciousness that I could use as a Supreme rank went inside my body, I finally saw it.There it was—a blob of light, glowing brightly inside my body at my solar plexus.[Duality Core]It was the third reward, the precious core, that was the key to using both aura and mana simultaneously without any adverse effects.It was a remarkable gift, and I couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement and anticipation bubbling inside me at its sight.'Finally, now I will be able to use Mana without any worries,' I cheered inwardly, my thoughts dancing with enthusiasm.The ability to harness both aura and mana together was not a common talent among aura users.It required special ancient techniques, delicate balance, and tremendous skill, making it a challenging feat to achieve.Not to mention the time and effort required with