Rise of the White Devil

Chapter 73 Reckless

"Make sure you eat enough, especially since you are a half-dragon now. And make sure you sleep enough and are always rested. Oh, and make sure not to get in trouble and especially not to mess around with girls, alright?"

Lucas's mother said, lecturing him as everyone was currently in front of the mana teleporter about to head back, except for Lucas and Luna, who was on his head.

'Why would I mess around with girls anyway?'

Lucas thought as he merely nodded every time she lectured him on something.

"...and last but most important of all,"

his mom said as she suddenly hugged him tightly, as if afraid to let him go.

"Please take care of yourself."

Surprised by the sudden warmth he felt and hearing her slightly hoarse voice, he hugged her back gently.

"Mm, I will, Mom...thanks."

After an entire minute, she finally let go, looking at him with warm yet sad eyes.

"Bwother, are you leawing me?"

Glancing a little down at his right, he saw Lena gripping his pants as tears were forming around her eyes.

'Ugh!'

It felt like an arrow had just pierced everyone's heart.

Quickly crouching down to her level, he gently patted her head with his right hand and wiped her tears away with the other.

"Don't cry, okay? I am not leaving you forever. I just won't be around that much, but I promise I will visit you, Mom, and Dad as much as I can while bringing lots of gifts, alright?" Lucas said, hoping that this might calm her down.

He had learned that the best way to comfort children is to bribe them!

"R-reawly?"

she asked as her mood brightened up considerably in an instant, making Lucas narrow his eyes a little but nonetheless comfort her.

"Yes... really. So don't cry, okay? And don't make Mom or Dad angry."

"Unn!"

'Is she perhaps doing this on purpose, knowing I would spoil her? No... can't be. Besides, it isn't spoiling her. I am just being a good elder brother!'

Lucas thought as he suddenly nodded his head as if convinced of something.

Standing back up as his mom picked Lena up and carried her, Lucas turned towards the final people present he had to say goodbye to.

Walking in front of Lucielle and Dylan, he hugged Lucielle, making her surprised at first but then hugging him back.

"I would tell you to take care and all the other things, young master, but madame has already said everything."

"Mm, don't worry. I'll be fine."

As he said that, they broke off the hug and Lucielle went inside the mana teleporter where Lena and his mom were.

Turning his face to Dylan, he saw him watching him seriously with his emerald eyes.

"Is something wrong, Dylan?"

Lucas asked as he felt the intensity of his gaze.

"Forgive me, young master, if I overstep, but... I can't help but be overcome with curiosity and unable to keep it in check like everyone else does."

Confused by what Dylan was saying, he kept quiet, waiting for him to continue.

"Young master... are you perhaps planning something reckless?"

He spoke in a low enough voice so no one but Lucas could hear.

Surprised, Lucas glanced at the others, seeing his mom and Lucielle furrow their brows in confusion at the sudden secrecy between the two.

Looking back at Dylan, he merely sighed before responding with a question.

"Why would you think I would be doing something reckless?"

"A gut feeling..."

'What is it these days with everyone and their gut feeling about me?'

"I understand that you held back in the exam, but... I can't help but feel that every action you took was precisely calculated the moment you met the first calamity. It felt that from then on, your every action was just a means to a greater end. The entire exam was. I can't help but worry for some reason, feeling you are planning something big."

Hearing him, Lucas was inwardly extremely surprised, but he already collected and composed himself and didn't show any type of emotion that would betray him.

But the next words Dylan spoke made his eyes and the entire atmosphere cold, surprising everyone present.

"Are you planning something reckless just for revenge?"

Luna, feeling uncomfortable, jumped off Lucas's head and took some distance from him.

'Just for revenge?'

He narrowed his blood-red eyes and spoke quietly.

"And what if I am?"

Hearing his cold voice and gaze, Dylan didn't get fazed in the slightest and warned him.

"Young master, just so you know, me and everyone else care deeply about you, and our goal will always be to protect the Nightstar family. But... if you perchance do something reckless that would endanger the family I have sworn to protect, and under the orders of my lord who has my full loyalty, I would dispose of the threat immediately."

'If Father or anyone else just heard what he said, some serious trouble could fall on him...'

As Lucas thought, his eyes softened a little bit and a small smile formed on his lips.

Glancing back at his mom, Lena, and Lucielle, he saw they were worried and starting to become impatient, feeling the atmosphere but holding themselves back and giving them both their privacy.

"Good. You should do just that."

Dylan furrowed his brows at hearing what Lucas just said.

"Young master, did you not understand what I just said?"

"I did, and I am saying you should do exactly what you said."

He shot his eyes open in surprise as he heard what Lucas just told him.

"What... young master, do you unders-"

"Be a man of your words, Dylan. If at any given time I, by some chance, do something that would surely harm the people I love, I want you to kill me since that person wouldn't even be me anymore."

'It would be the reaper of night...'

Dylan simply stared in shock at what he just heard from Lucas.

Suddenly, he bowed his head as he quietly spoke apologetically.

"I understand, youn- I mean, Master Lucas. Please forgive me for my rudeness, and... I really hope that time never comes."

Standing back straight, he and Dylan shook hands as Lucas then bid a final farewell to everyone before a blue light shot out of the mana teleporter and then...

They were finally gone.

Seeing now the empty grounds, he let out an audible sigh as he started to quietly walk back to his hotel with Luna on his shoulder sleeping.

"Dispose of the threat, huh..."

Repeating Dylan's words, he merely chuckled and shook his head amidst the countless stars shimmering in the night.

[AN: Hello readers! I hope you have enjoyed everything that happened during the exam! Lucas will finally be entering the academy while at the same time trying to get in contact with the Voidwalkers. The last chapters have been filled with action and more mysteries.

What do you guys think, Seraphina or Sylviette? Though I think the answer is obvious... Anyways, the next few chapters will be more focused on slice of life and other stuff, with less action. If you have enjoyed the story till now, please leave a review and gift me more power stones!]