Rise of the White Devil

Chapter 102 Supreme

Inside the top floor where Nyx's office was, Lucas sat on a couch, while Nyx sat opposite him.

A small table in the middle separated them, and a brunette-haired maid with brown eyes was filling their cups with tea.

Both men noticed how the maid kept nervously glancing between Lucas and Nyx.

She was used to being a maid and knew about the Voidwalkers, having served Nyx for years, but being in the presence of another Sovereign was nerve-wracking, especially with everyone that felt Lucas's dragon's aura throughout the building.

Finished with pouring their cups, the maid hurriedly bowed to both of them and left the room as fast as possible.

Seeing that they were now alone, Lucas removed his mask from his face.

Picking up the cup, he brought it to his lips, feeling the warmth go down his throat, making his body relax.

"You have been doing better than I thought," Nyx said suddenly.

Lucas placed his cup back on the table.

'I really don't understand this man,'

Lucas thought, pursing his lips at Nyx's words, which sounded... relieved.

After all, it wasn't easy knowing at fifteen years old that the world might be destroyed in the near future.

It was a heavy burden to place on anyone, no matter their age.

Lucas shook his head as he replied truthfully to Nyx.

"I am, or at least now I finally am. The same day you told me about the Void, I was a complete mess until I pulled myself back together," he said, smiling bitterly at the memory of how he had even gone to a church.

"You were scared after all..."

Nyx spoke, making Lucas bite his lips as he looked down.

He couldn't refute his words; he had been scared.

He didn't want his family to be in danger as the world would be fighting to survive.

"It's normal to be scared, Lucas. I would have been worried if you weren't. Though I am impressed at how fast you pulled yourself together. Even Aurora is still trying to wrap her head around it as she is currently on an errand," Nyx said, reassuring Lucas as he looked towards his golden eyes again.

"Why did you reveal all of that just now?" Lucas asked curiously, wondering why Nyx put on such a show in front of everyone, revealing the sudden existence of the Voidwalkers.

"Simple. We can't be hiding for too long anymore since we will have to start acting in the open for when the seal breaks.

The best way to do that, though, is to slowly start coming to the public as we let rumors spread about our existence again and one by one reveal ourselves, making first the entire underworld recognize us as I am working with the Council of Nightfall, getting it under my control.

Then after that, we will reach out to the public on the surface, as it wouldn't be as much of a shock when we reveal our existence since they will already suspect we are real by then."

Lucas nodded his head at Nyx's explanation; it made sense. It wouldn't be smart to reveal the Voidwalkers to everyone so suddenly, as it would just cause uncontrollable chaos.

"The seal, what is it exactly?"

"It is just a theory of mine, but Myrniel's core mana is, as I suspect, along with that of the demon world, being used to seal the Void from coming to us and the demon world.

How this is possible and who did it, I don't know, but it's breaking.

When the seals break, the mana in Myrniel and in the demon world will increase significantly, making everyone able to get stronger.

People like you and Aurora, who is also a monster just like you, will have the greatest advantage in becoming a saint as fast as possible since you are already this talented with the limited mana that is available in Myrniel."

Hearing Nyx's lengthy explanation, Lucas tried to register all of it in his mind.

He didn't expect to hear about how the mana would increase in Myrniel in the future, meaning that everyone here would have the potential to become stronger.

'Wait,' he thought, narrowing his eyes as he realized that the races in the demon world would also gain as much benefit as people in Myrniel.

"Stop thinking so much about it right now. You should focus on getting stronger instead of thinking about plans to deal with future threats you are too powerless to face currently," Nyx advised, making Lucas nod in agreement.

"Can I ask you something?" Lucas said hesitantly, and Nyx merely nodded.

"Sure, go ahead. It's only fair that you have a lot of questions," Nyx acknowledged, as last time they hadn't been in the mood for more questions.

"What stage are you in?" Lucas asked. He was curious to know how strong the monster in front of him exactly was.

"Well, if we speak specifically, then I am mid 12-star level, almost at high 12-star level," Nyx said, making Lucas look at him wide-eyed. He didn't know how to feel; he expected him to be extremely strong, but he thought he was already above the saint stage.

'Just how big is the difference between an 11-star and a 12-star saint...' he wondered.

As if reading his thoughts, Nyx spoke again.

"As most have said already, the higher stage you are in, the greater the difference will be with each star level, especially in becoming a saint. Do well to remember that."

Lucas nodded his head, listening to his words. He was a little disappointed since he hoped to meet someone above being a saint.

"Disappointed?" Nyx asked with a smirk, as if reading his thoughts again.

Lucas merely nodded since he was.

"They exist,"

Nyx said, making Lucas look at him in surprise.

"People above the saint stage, they actually exist. In fact, one of the Voidwalkers is above a saint."

"Huh,"

Lucas exclaimed, never thinking that there would be a Voidwalker stronger than Nyx, perhaps his master, but he was clearly missing or dead.

"The stage above saint, we call it—"

"Supreme."

"...Supreme,"

Lucas repeated the word that rolled from his tongue.

'So that is the next stage, huh...'

"Vaelith, Sovereign of the Black Blade, representing the Third Seat of the Voidwalkers," Nyx spoke, revealing the name of who was a Supreme.

"He is the one you will have to catch up to, as do I. Even though he is younger than me, the man is an absolute monster. I must say I have never seen anyone this skilled with the sword."

He spoke only praises of the man named Vaelith, making Lucas even more curious about him. He really wanted to meet this guy now.

He wanted to have a glimpse of it—a glimpse of what is on the top.

"Don't rush. Take it at your own pace," Nyx advised, seeing the eager eyes of Lucas, making him look away and cough out of embarrassment.

Nyx merely chuckled at seeing his reaction.

"The seats don't represent how strong one is, only at what order one joined the Voidwalkers. You being eleventh is also the latest of the sovereigns, as normally I was only planning to have ten, but you were an exception. I suppose I made another seat just for you," Nyx said, as Lucas listened attentively.

'So even if I become stronger, I will still be representing the eleventh seat,' Lucas thought.

He didn't mind the numbers; he was just simply curious about how all of this hierarchy in the Voidwalkers worked. Explore more adventures at empire

"Enough of these questions. Now on to the part that will help you get stronger."