A Fierce Fight

Lucivar found five statues beside the statue of an egg at the center.

Confusion was evident on his face as he viewed these statues.

He was quite sure Tobias never mentioned having multiple Supernatural Egos like this.

Additionally, unlike the statue of an egg at the center—the other statues, were shrouded in a shifting veil of inky blackness. As Lucivar tried to focus, these statues remained obscured by an unseen force that distorted their features.

No matter the angle he looked at the statues from, discerning their shapes was impossible.

Seems like the identity of these statues couldn't be unveiled.

Despite his curiosity about the other five statues, he focused back on the egg statue.

Although winged bloodlines are abundant, having ten wings excluded all of them except one.

His face paled at the realization that his bloodline was not the normal one.

'I was happy to become a Hybrid—and I was hoping my bloodline would be at the very least, good but an Angel is too much...' He pondered—gulping harshly as reality sank in. 'Out of all, why did it have to be the Angel bloodline?'

Not to be misunderstood, the Angel bloodline is extremely strong.

Compared to the bloodlines of the Five Supreme Houses, it was up there with them.

Having the divine power to smite evil and stand for justice, the Angel bloodline is in fact one of the strongest there is, but there's one massive problem. Leading the rebellion force, back during the Great War was none other than Angel Hybrids themselves.

All Angel Hybrids has the tendency to do good, it's their innate constitution.

Due to that, the one leading to the overthrow of the corrupt Five Supreme Houses is them.

As a result, anyone who has the bloodline of an Angel is killed.

Joining forces, the Five Supreme Houses led a crusade to genocide all Angel Hybrids.

No Angel Hybrids have been heard ever since, but Lucivar was sure that there are Angel Hybrids out there, as a bloodline to become a Hybrid was not as simple as being passed down—it was more complex so there is a chance a random person out there—has Angel bloodline.

But the reason for them not being heard was probably because they were killed.

Refocusing on the statue, Lucivar stepped back with a pale face.

His feeling right now was a mix of excitement, and fear—excited, that he has a very powerful bloodline and scared that he was going to be killed if found out, "I need an excuse, I can't tell Tobias that I have multiple Supernatural Egos and an Angel bloodline..."

Never mind that—Lucivar was still confused as to how he had the bloodline of an Angel.

"I killed a man, someone who has an Angel bloodline shouldn't be able to do that," He mused.

Of course, not that an Angel Hybrid couldn't kill another person but the reason must be just.

Killing Dorian, Lucivar's reason was that he wanted to kill him.

It was not because of something good like saving the old man.

Just as he was contemplating deeply, he realized, that he was already back in the real world with Tobias standing before him—looking at him questioningly, "So? What's your bloodline? I assume you saw your Supernatural Ego already"

"Uh..." Upon hearing this, Lucivar stuttered as his mind raced. "It's the Gargoyle bloodline"

"But I'm really not sure" He added with a fake smile, trying to lie.

Looking at Lucivar intently, Tobias squinted his eyes, "If you're not sure, I'll give you a book to search the shape of your Supernatural Ego—to make sure, that it's really the Gargoyle. But, if you don't want to do that I can peer inside your Supernatural Ego as long as you let me"

"No, no, no, I can do it," Lucivar waved his hand. "I'm not going to burden you with that,"

Despite the brief pause, Tobias eventually nodded.

"How about a name? Below the statue, there might be a name" He added.

Lucivar tried to recall the egg statue but he shook his head, "No, there was no name"

"If your Supernatural Ego is named then you are gifted and the purity of your bloodline would be quite high, check it once again later," Tobias explained with clarity before he strode to the door. "Go exercise with the others now. Every morning, you and I will have this small session. Even though you could see your Supernatural Ego now you still need aid to sense your Ether, so we'll continue until you no longer need help"

As he said that, Tobias left the room, leaving Lucivar alone covered in sweat and blood.

But his mind was still fixed on his weird and surprising Inner Chamber.

"I don't see a name but I have six statues including the egg," He smiled wryly.

Lucivar then leaned back on the wall and looked above, resting his fatigued body.

"What am I going to do now...?" He mused exasperatedly.

Moments later after lunch.

Lucivar cleaned himself and sat on the edge of the bed with a heavy exhale.

He had been exercising for hours with the others, and his body was sore from top to bottom.

However, he was not complaining as he had a soft bed to rest his tired body.

Compared to sleeping in the cramped space of the closet, he would rather exercise this hard and sleep, on a proper bed. Now that he finished his routine with the others—he has time for himself before the next training comes.

It would be meditation and sparing next, the routine in this house was quite intense.

Lucivar lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling.

First of all, he felt completely surreal, his life took a drastic turn in mere days.

A couple of days ago, he was still hunting in the forest for his family—and now he somehow was lying on a soft bed inside a stranger's house—and became an Angel Hybrid, "Life could be surprising at times, I never expected this..."

Just then, however, he felt hollow inside, sad, but no tears came down.

Reality dawned on him as he had lost his family—he had killed his family and was now alone.

Despite being necessary, his Mother and Edward were still his family.

And now, they both are gone forever.

Lucivar stayed silent in hollowness for minutes before he could finally collect himself.

Sitting up, he grabbed the book on the table.

It was the Bloodline Encylopedia that Tobias gave to him to make certain of his bloodline.

Reading through the book, he couldn't find the egg statue in the book.

He also couldn't find any mention of any Hybrid having multiple Supernatural Ego in them.

"Guess I really have the Angel bloodline..." Lucivar mused to himself.

Just from that alone, Lucivar was more certain about his unlocked bloodline.

As opposed to feeling elated as he now became what he always wanted, a Hybrid, he felt no happiness at all knowing the challenges to his survival. He couldn't let anyone be aware that he has an Angel bloodline or else he's dead.

Upon thinking that, Tobias' words rang inside his head.

"To live freely, you need strength."

Resolving in becoming stronger, Lucivar sat on the floor and closed his eyes.

He was going to try and feel his bloodline's energy, his ether once again.

Time flew by as he meditated and searched for the same warmth he felt earlier.

But it was now time for the night training.

Lucivar was standing in the yard again, but he was now standing in a makeshift arena on the side, with the ground being sand. He looked around, and found everyone was there—and for some reason, the atmosphere was very tense.

Only the sound of flickering torches could be heard filling the background.

Even Mirel had his gaze straight, stiff from the tension.

"Since today is the weekly tournament, we'll start at the very bottom," Tobias suddenly said.

He was standing at the center of the arena with both hands behind him.

Glancing over at Lucivar, he then added, "Lucivar, you will be excluded from this tournament for now. But after the tournament is done—it will be your turn so take in as much as you can from the others"

Upon hearing this, Lucivar nodded before the tournament started.

First to step to the center were Bakar and Nerissa.

'I never saw a fight between Hybrids before,' Lucivar thought, feeling the rush of excitement to watch his first Hybrid fight. 'I heard from the main cities—that there are TV channels, that showed a battle between Hybrids but there are none on my TV'

Even though the topic of Hybrid was hot in his home city, only a few had seen a Hybrid fight.

Mainly because there are only a small amount of Hybrids living in the city.

Due to that, Lucivar was quite excited to watch a fight between Bakar and Nerissa.

"Get ready,"

As Tobias signaled to the two, both Nerissa and Bakar got into their battle stances.

Pssh...!

Swoosh!

Lucivar gasped when he saw steam rising from Bakar's body, as if he were on fire. The aloof air around him, instantly transformed into a fierce one. At the same time—Nerissa, activated her power, a subtle blue hue emanating from her shoulders as water began to form.

'How in the world...? I thought only an Acolyte could use innate skills!' He thought in shock.

Both were still in the Neophyte rank and yet they both could use skills.

"Start!"

Upon the starting signal from Tobias, Bakar instantly dashed with unbelievable speed.

He closed the distance in an instant and prepared to swing at Nerissa.

All of the veins in his right arm bulged as he charged for a punch.

Splash!

Bakar delivered a devastating punch without pulling anything back, but his fist only struck the ground—sending sand flying in all directions. Nerissa had deftly dodged the blow, she ducked down with her glowing blue eyes staring straight at Bakar's eyes.

Her blonde hair fluttered as she countered with a powerful uppercut.

Bang!

It was a powerful uppercut blow containing enough force to knock Bakar off the ground.

Lucivar had his jaw dropped when the tender Nerissa packed that much punch.

Not stopping at that, the water on her shoulders moved quickly like a serpent, and whipped at Bakar's face, the sound of the impact was brutal as he got sent hurling away, crashing to the barrier.

'I didn't even realize a barrier surrounds us,' Lucivar pondered inwardly.

Seems like Tobias had prepared the yard for this bout.

Swoosh!

Recovering quickly, Bakar dashed forward again but this time, he managed to avoid Nerissa's water striking at his face and rolled on the ground. Nerissa was then stunned when she felt a hand gripping her ankle.

"I got you now," a triumphant smile spread across Bakar's face.

He lifted her by the leg and slammed her into the ground with immense force.

Its impact was so hard that Lucivar was forced to turn away, fearing for Nerissa's condition.

Anyone who got slammed like that would definitely have a broken body.

Just as expected, Nerissa coughed a mouthful of blood as she felt the air in her lungs was forced out from the impact. But then—she puffed her chubby cheeks and looked at Bakar, with a newfound light.

Suddenly, Bakar saw Nerissa becoming bigger and also heavier.

However, all of that was nothing but an illusion conjured by Nerissa to free herself.

Caught off guard, Bakar got struck in the chest and hurled to the barrier once more.

Nerissa didn't relent in her opportunity to seize the offense, she continued her assault, using Bakar's body like a ball. Each strike sent him crashing into the barrier—only to bounced back and be struck again.

Bam!

Bam!

It was a repeated flow, overwhelming Bakar one-sidedly.

As Lucivar observed from the side, he paled at the sight, 'Is she trying to kill Bakar...?'

Eventually, Bakar fell to the ground and coughed a mouthful of blood before Nerissa pointed her water, as if it was an extension of her hand with a slightly annoyed look on her face, "Do you give up?"

"I give up," Bakar conceded. "But I didn't know you could do that, that's unfair!"

Upon hearing this, Nerissa quickly knelt down and checked Bakar's body for wounds.

"I'm sorry, did I go too hard? I'm really sorry," She apologized repeatedly.

Seeing this, Tobias gestured to Nerissa, "Nerissa is the winner, she retains the sixth place!"

"S- Sixth place...?" Lucivar muttered as he sucked in a cold breath. "So you're telling me that Nerissa, as strong as she is to be able to defeat Bakar like that is the second weakest...?"