Chapter 645: Of course, I'll do
"Maybe later if I'm feeling like it." Lucifer smiled in response. "For now, I have something else to do."
He stood up. "And you have something else to do as well. The war should end soon. I want you and your men to arrange all the bodies from all the Warlocks in one place. I'll be needing them."
"To make them your puppets?" Milena asked.
Lucifer didn't answer the questions. All he said was one thing. "You don't need to know it. Just make sure to gather all the bodies on the twenty-fourth floor."
"Any reason for selecting that floor in particular?" Arthur asked.
"There was someone who didn't want any bad smell in that room. So, of course, that's what I'll do." Lucifer lazily said before leaving. However, he stopped right at the door.
"As for what happened in this room, I hope no one would leak it to anyone. That will be all."
He finally stepped out of the room. It was only after leaving that he contacted Yaliza in the city.
"Is everything over?"
"Mostly. I think we have killed everyone. But some might be hiding. So we were going to check the city once again."
"Good. Make sure you miss none. And while you're at it, keep an eye on the surroundings and any other enemy coming from outside. That will be all."
After finishing, Lucifer stepped out of the lift on the twelfth floor. He walked straight to the place where he had left the body of Julien and his shadows to make sure his words were followed.
As he reached there, he was greeted with a brutal scene. Apparently his shadows were a bit too efficient.
He waved his hand, making the shadows disappear.
Looking at over two thousand pieces of Julien, he couldn't help but sigh. "In my haste, I did tell them to make such small pieces of his. But I forgot I had to destroy the rest of his body before absorbing the last. Either that or I need to absorb whatever was left of him."
"I'll have to destroy close to two thousand pieces." He scratched the back of his head, sighing. This was a mess for him, and he could only blame himself. In his anger, he didn't see the bigger picture.
Before starting, he contacted Kane in the headquarters at Elisium. He commanded Kane to take control of the Warlock Council systems since all the security systems were removed already. It was easy for Kane to do it now despite not being here.
After commanding Kane, he told him to keep an eye on the city and on the other Warlock Heads. He also told them to find more about them and ways to contact them so he could call them here.
All the systems in the city were jammed. So the fall of the city was still a secret to most people outside. That included the other heads. He wanted to use the opportunity to call them all back so they could fall right into the trap.
He told the entire plan to Kellian before keeping the glasses back. He had to focus on Julien now. Or what was left of him, at least since it was a power, he couldn't avoid.
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The cleaning of the city continued. The War was almost over, and hundreds of bodies were lying everywhere in the city.
A search team was made, which was led by Yaliza, who was known as the Assassination King of Uprising. He was a master of stealth and the perfect person to lead the search.
As for the other members, they were commanded to gather all the bodies of Warlocks at a single place so Milena could take them to the headquarters at once.
Arthur was responsible for gathering the bodies that were inside the headquarters, which was many times more than what was outside. In essence, he was given a much harder task since he had to take the bodies from each floor.
On the other hand, Milena just had to stand on the roof and oversee the people that were doing most of the work for her.
Cassius and Alicia were walking together on the streets of the city. For the most part of the battle, they fought together.
"You're really strong," Cassius told Alicia, walking towards the Warlock Council headquarters.
"You're no less yourself. Your sword is so sharp. It's amazing." Alicia smiled in response.
After a few seconds, she spoke further. "It's amazing, isn't it?"
"What's amazing?" Cassius asked.
"That just a few months ago, we couldn't even win a battle against the powers of Elisium. And in last few months, not only did we defeat Elisium leaders, but also defeated the Divine Empire forces and now the Warlock Council..."
"Heh, I agree." Cassius smiled, looking towards the tallest building in the city, which was their reward. It signified their achievement.
"Even I'm amazed. It feels like it was just yesterday when I attended the initiation ceremony at the academy, and Lucifer talked to me for the first time."
"Oh right, you said you two studied together. He must be a big headache for the teachers, right? With his Nature?" Alicia asked.
"Not quite. On the contrary, he was the favorite of all the teachers," Cassius replied. "He was like a model student who never did anything wrong."
"If I were to give an example, he was someone who couldn't have hurt a fly for no reason. He had strength, but his mindset was much different."
"Really? I can't imagine Lucifer like him. Are you sure?"
"Yep. In fact, I would say that he became quite a different person after regaining his memories. That's when he became the Lucifer you know him as. If you had seen him before, you would've been amazed."
"That's fascinating," Alicia exclaimed. "So, which Lucifer was better? The old one or the new one?"
"For me, the old Lucifer would always be the true Lucifer," Cassius answered, smiling. "And hopefully, the old Lucifer will appear again after this new Lucifer gets done with his endless wars. And that's the day I wait for."
"That's where I'll be successful in what I want to do."
"So you want to change him?"
"Nope. I want him to be his real self. The self that isn't caught in the endless revenge cycle. The real self which used to laugh with me. The real self which wasn't worried about anyone backstabbing him. The real self which could live his life freely."
"Hopefully, we can get there one day..."
Hearing Cassius' response, Alicia only looked at him in amazement. "You're making me feel like that Lucifer was certainly special."