Chapter 52 [Bonus ] 13: Goodbye, My Friend
Lucifer's body started to pulsate his aura, causing the huge black bear to stop and tremble for a moment; the birds and monsters in the forest began to scream in terror as they seemed to start rushing in all directions.
The same was true for the humans at the gate, even Toshrio, the hero.
However, the only ones that were fine showed a twisted smile... The smile as if greeting a long lost lover.
Fel
Marina
Gwendolyn
Irina...
When Toshiro saw Irina's strange smile looking at the male fighting the bear, that smile caused his chest to ache... like someone was gouging out his heart, the words of Estella constantly eating away at his mind...
But he could not move or speak to make her stop, as her eyes sparkled while a dark, unholy aura exploded from the annoying handsome male that insulted and almost killed him earlier.
Toshiro wasn't the only one who noticed Irina's look.
Estella herself saw that look of an enchanted maiden towards the extremely beautiful vampire now fighting the huge bear with a pair of daggers...
She needed to know the truth as strange darkness flickered across her eyes.
"Oh, little black, you seem scared..." Lucifer said to the huge bear. His voice was still captivating, but it was distorted and more baritone.
<<Crimson Eclipse>>
The moon turned red, his body wrapped in blood from the dead bears twisting his muscles, changing his body.
Large claws replaced his hands with a sleek, red finish, the short white hair now floating upwards, with his bangs swaying along his cheeks, adding an elegant touch.
His two daggers were now fused with his forearms, black blades poking from his flesh extending over his hands with blood flowing within them.
This was why Lucifer asked for the blades to be created with a metal compatible with magic and mana, to fuse his weapons with his [Infernal Claws], improving their sharpness, penetration power and durability beyond human knowledge.
Beautiful veins filled with black blood pulsated under his skin, like tattoos forming wondrous shapes, the [Veins of Eternity], allowing Lucifer to use unlimited magic without caring about his mana loss.
The [Abyssal Wings] were not used as the more parts he used of the [Eclipse Form], the shorter he could use the form.
"Do not worry, Balgura—my eyes can now see how to cut your pain and end your existence." His beautiful red eyes now with black sclera glistening with his cross-shaped pupils able to see every particle of mana and even the Prana in the atmosphere.
"Grrr....." The bear's fear caused it to step back while Lucifer stepped forward, arms spread like offering a hug.
*Ba-Dump**Ba-Dumpm*
He could hear the racing hearts of several women, Irina and Gwen's racing with their faces blushing and even sensing their sexual excitement. Two others watched in the shadows, dark creatures, but he could feel their illogical yet monstrous beauty.
Closing his eyes, his figure vanished, 12 blood lances appearing above the bears back, shooting down as they penetrated its fur and thick hide with ease, causing the bear to be pinned to the ground, her face forced against the dirt, whimpering as blood started to flood the dirt.
"Are you already... Done?" His gentle voice sounded, Lucifer's feet now perched on the large black nose of the bear, its nose dribbling with snot and blood as its huge brown eyes widened seeing the monster standing on her snout.
<<Vampiric Drain>>
Lucifer's hand touched the forehead of the bear with one hand, suddenly as if its insides were being torn, yanked apart, and then swallowed by millions of ravenous mouths.
The pain and agony caused the bear to whimper, despite its mouth being shut by Lucifer as more arrows impaled her children in the distance.
It was a cruel massacre... this smiling devil...
*Pierce**Pop*
Seeing the bear suffering, his two arms pulled back, the black blades covered in ancient vampiric runes thrust into both of her eyes, piercing the huge bear's brains as the giant eyes popped, leaking a vile mess that melted into ash upon touching his bloody aura.
"Rest well; forgive me for hunting your kind to their limits. You will be revived in a week—by then; I will leave. Thank you for your Prana and delicious meat."
"Grrr...r.....r" Balgura's life faded a strange term and strange words, but the slight sense of pity and apologetic tone allowed her to release her grasp on life, no longer wanting to see her children suffer.
One last growl, as if to apologise and tell them goodbye.
Her body lost power as a beautiful purple light suddenly sparkled in the skies—Lucifer could see as the wondrous form of the Prana danced around Balgura as if saying goodbye to its former master, creator, before entering all the people who took part...
The most going to himself, Irina and Gwendolyn's grimoire/Holy book.
It was a short battle, but it felt longer as Lucifer's body returned to normal, his hair dropping down to his shoulders, the daggers returning to normal, but now there seemed to be more durability and sharpness about them.
While he looked at Gwen in the skies, her beautiful smile and silver light soothing his current raging muscle cramps and pain, then Irina, her little eyes with tears, probably thinking something stupid like he was hurt.
'Maybe, being a Lord wouldn't be so bad...' His eyes looked at the exhausted Jeff and the old men with a few wounds from the small bears that tried to jump up the walls...
'If it were for people like them...'
Then he thought maybe he could do it, not to destroy the world, or because of fate... But to give them all a place to live, where the god you worshiped the woman or man you loved didn't matter...
Lucifer wanted to create a place where anyone could feel a blissful respite.
*Pierce*
"Eh?" Lucifer exclaimed, his body heavy from the battle, as Jeff stood before him...
Several arrows pierced his chest... and bleeding from his lips.
"O-oh.... brother-in-law, it seems enemies were hidden in the dark... Guha..." He smiled, vomiting blood, as the sky suddenly filled with another volley of more than 50 arrows.
Despite his pale face and bloody lips, he pushed Lucifer back with a determined look, "Protect Gwen... Protect the princess! Brother!"
A light glow formed at his feet.
<< Attraction Force! >>
Suddenly a wind swirled around Jeffory... As the arrows that would have slaughtered the old men... the kind women and townspeople were sucked into his body... like a pin cushion.
Lucifer had never seen someone he cared for die, always meeting them in a funeral home or hospital...
Watching the arrows pierce his first friend from this world's chest...
He could only whisper...
"Where is the hero?"
"Why didn't he save him?"
Sadly this would never be answered...
Because the Hero and his Knight Captain already knew... and fled when Balgura was killed.
Lucifer wanted to save him, to give his blood and make Jeff a dhampir let him survive... Yet fate was cruel as his body was pulled rapidly into the air before the third volley struck.
It was too late...
Without the chance to say goodbye, Jeff was gone.