[Chapter Size: 1600 Words.]
Third Person POV
Somewhere outside Orario.
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Lucius wrapped an unconscious Artemis in a sphere of his time magic and carried her to where he had left his family.
"What shall we do with them now?" Riveria inquired, looking at the floating spheres containing the unconscious members of Artemis's family.
Lucius, gazing at the sphere with a thoughtful expression, replied, "We will take everyone to the city. Tomorrow, when they are calmer, we will explain what happened. After that, we will leave."
Lucius lifted Riveria into the air, and together with the blue orbs containing Artemis's family, they returned to the city. After spending a night there, while observing the sleeping goddess, Artemis's daughters, now awake, looked at Lucius and Riveria with a mix of confusion and defense. Lucius, with a stern expression, did not hesitate to speak the hard truth they needed to hear.
"Due to the reckless actions of your goddess, you were all on the brink of death," Lucius declared firmly, looking straight into the daughters' eyes. "Had it not been for our intervention, the monster would have consumed everyone, including Artemis."
One of Artemis's daughters, driven by her loyalty and admiration for the goddess, rejected Lucius's words. "That's not true!" she exclaimed, clearly agitated. "Our goddess would never put us in such danger!"
Lucius, maintaining his calm yet firm demeanor, replied, "You may believe what you wish. I am not here to change your perception. But I cannot ignore the reality of the facts."
With that, Lucius turned, leaving the room without further ado, leaving behind a stunned and confused Artemis Familia . He didn't care about this family, especially now, that goddess put them in danger because of her ego; all there could have died and she still contributed to strengthening Antares in the end. He might be a guy who gets into a lot of trouble, but he would never put his family between life and death, which is why he limited himself at times since he became aware a few months ago.
When Riveria joined Lucius outside, she found him contemplating the sky, the first rays of morning reflecting on his thoughtful face. "You didn't need to be so harsh with them," she said, approaching with a look of concern. "Even if the truth is hard, there are ways to deliver it more compassionately."
Lucius turned his gaze to her, his eyes reflecting a mix of frustration and realism. "I may have been direct, but I didn't lie," he replied. "That goddess acted recklessly. Her stubbornness almost cost everyone's lives. I can't simply soften that truth."
Riveria sighed, knowing that at his core, Lucius valued sincerity above all. She looked to the horizon, where dawn brought a new day. "I understand your position, Lucius. But sometimes, words can be as impactful as actions. Shall we go then?" she asked, with a slight nod towards the brightening sky.
"Yes, it's time to return to Orario," Lucius agreed, as they both prepared to leave. With a gentle motion, he lifted her in his arms, and together, they rose into the sky. Flying through the clouds.
As Lucius and Riveria flew towards the horizon, Riveria couldn't help but notice something different in the way they moved through the sky. "Wait, this doesn't feel like your teleport or your levitation magic... are you... flying?" she asked, her voice mixing surprise and admiration, as the wind gently blew on her face and Lucius's hair fluttered around them.
With a mischievous smile and a look full of a newly discovered secret, Lucius replied, "Yes, you could say it's a 'gift' I received after our battle with Antares." The rising sun's light reflected in his eyes, giving them an almost magical glow.
Riveria, still slightly dazed by the revelation, pouted slightly. "So now you can fly? That's... amazing."
[System: You helped kill a millennial beast, you received the rank 4 spell, Fly!]
Lucius was happy with this; he received a spell worth 30 million points, something that excited him.
The journey to Orario was peaceful; they had to spend a night in a nearby town and continued on their way.
"You knew that elf from Artemis's Familia noticed that we were quite close, and that we should be, and she asked if there was something between us, horrified. I smiled and told her we were dating," Riveria said with a small smile, looking up at the sky as the wind blew on her face.
"Dating? I thought you were my wife now," Lucius looked at Riveria with another smile.
"We're not even engaged, how can you say we are husband and wife? Besides, you would have to ask my father for permission, something I doubt he would accept," she commented.
"Really? And you're okay with that?" he asked curiously.
"Of course it's not cool, but it's okay, we'll marry in secret or we'll have a family just being dating, it doesn't matter." Riveria was straightforward, and as an aristocratic woman, she knew very well that any relationship she had would lead to having a child and getting married, so she was direct and expected that now that she had given herself to someone.
"That doesn't sound like a bad idea, a house on a hill, isolated?" Lucius commented, laughing.
"That's for…" Riveria was about to comment, but something happened at that moment. Next to Lucius with a small comical sound, an elf appeared.
"Master Lucius...hm? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" Riekling appeared in the air next to Lucius, but he couldn't stay suspended and started falling to the ground.
"Riekling?" Lucius commented as he caught Riekling with his time sphere and brought him back to his side while continuing to fly.
"What happened for you to appear like this?" Lucius asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Master Lucius, it's terrible! Hestia-Sama asked me to warn you that Bell is having trouble with the Ishtar Familia," he said in an urgent tone.
"I see... so this has already happened..." Lucius murmured.
"The Ishtar Familia?" Riveria raised an eyebrow, knowing they were talking about one of the most degenerate families.
"I'll deal with this, don't worry." Lucius spoke, and as Riekling disappeared, Lucius sped up to reach Orario as soon as possible.
It didn't take long for them to see the city on the horizon. Lucius flew over the walls and first went to the Twilight Mansion and left Riveria.
"You don't want help?" she asked.
"Don't worry, besides, this involves my family, it will only cause problems for you and your family. I'll deal with it, see you later." Lucius didn't wait and used his teleport to the sky and flew towards his family.
"He didn't even give me a kiss like couples do…" Riveria murmured.
As he approached the Heimdall mansion while night fell over Orario, Lucius sensed a familiar presence at the top of the house. His smooth flight took him directly to the highest point of the mansion, where he found Fels waiting for him, his unmistakable posture.
"Lucius Drakenar, you arrived faster than I expected," said Fels, his voice distorted echoing in the fresh night air.
Lucius landed gracefully next to Fels, a light breeze stirring his hair. "Fels, to what do I owe the honor of this nocturnal visit? You know my family is in trouble, right? I must hurry," said Lucius, his expression calm.
"It seems your mission went alright with Antares? I would have liked to see that beast that even in my time was a legend," he spoke.
"So you have feelings?" Lucius mocked, but Fels ignored him and continued.
"Ouranos asked to see if you arrived, you have permission from the guild to attack the Ishtar family," he said.
"I see, that's very good, I was planning to attack them anyway, thanks for letting me know. Goodbye!" Lucius didn't wait for Fels to respond and disappeared to find the rest of the family in the mansion.
He found many members of his family injured in the room with Hestia checking their wounds with Riekling.
"Master Lucius! You arrived!" Riekling exclaimed, a mix of relief and urgency in his voice. His eyes reflected the gravity of the situation.
Hestia, seeing him, quickly approached, her face showing clear signs of anxiety. "Lucius! Finally, you're here! We were so worried. There was an attack in the dungeon…" Her voice was a mix of relief and frustration.
"What exactly happened?" Lucius asked, quickly scanning the room and assessing the condition of his family members.
Mikoto, despite her weakened state, managed to speak in a weak voice. "We were ambushed... in the dungeon... by members of the Ishtar familia."
Lili, clearly shaken, added with a voice choked with emotion, "They took Bell-Sama... We are all very worried."
Lucius processed the information quickly, his face hardening. "Understood. I'll resolve this now." With a nod to Hestia and the others, he was already disappearing from the place, driven by a mix of anger and resolution.
Before anyone could react or say anything more, Lucius had already departed, his figure disappearing in a blur of movement.
Lucius did not put on black clothes or use an illusion spell; he simply left in his usual attire as if he were going to do anything but destroy an entire family at that moment.
He was flying toward the pleasure district in Orario, where Ishtar was smiling at that moment, now having Freya's favorite toy, but little did she know that another bomb would drop on her family in this situation, one that the guild had given permission to explode.
This night would be another eventful night in Orario where Lucius Drakenar would once again be the talk of the town the following day.
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