Chapter 790: Eight years
He further continued, "Ah, sir? APF was destroyed a long time ago."
"Hmm? What?" Lucifer genuinely looked shocked as he turned back. "APF was destroyed? How is that possible? Who did it? What happened to Varant? Just what happened in the time I was sleeping?"
The more the waiter heard Lucifer, the more stunned he became. Did Lucifer lose his memory or something?
"Sir? Did you lose your memories? Uprising defeated the APF in your leadership last year. You led them to this feat. Not only that, you took Uprising global, and now you rule over half this world. APF is long gone, and so is every other organization."
" Only Uprising stands tall on this continent."
"You know I don't like these kinds of jokes. If you're going to make something up, make it at least believable," Lucifer let out, rolling his eyes.
...
Outside the restaurant, a man was walking, going to his work. His phone started ringing just as he reached near the restaurant.
He looked at his phone, finding an unknown number.
Curious, he picked up the call.
"Hello?"
"This is Kane, the Technical Head of Uprising. I'm contacting you for a matter of grave importance. The restaurant you're walking past... An important person is sitting inside. Step inside and give the phone to Lucifer. Tell him it's important."
"L-lucifer? That Lucifer?"
"Do as I said if you don't want to upset me. Do it!"
The man nodded. Even though he didn't work for Uprising, he was also living in the city. He knew who these people were. He couldn't survive while offending them. However, he was still scared of approaching Lucifer.
He pushed the door open and stepped inside. His eyes soon located Lucifer sitting on a chair near the window.
"S-sir Lucifer. There is a call for you from Uprising." Shivering, he stepped closer to Lucifer.
"From Uprising?" Lucifer frowned. He reached out his hand towards the phone but stopped right before taking the phone, noticing his bare hands.
"If I touch the phone, it'll be destroyed. Place it near my ears."
The man placed the phone near Lucifer's ears.
Through the camera, Kane could see Lucifer clearly and his every action.
"Lucifer, I'm so glad I could get to you. This is Kane from the base."
"Kane?" Lucifer asked, confused. He didn't remember any Kane. He only met a few people in the Uprising.
"The Lab Incharge of Uprising. I'm the one handling the operations of Elisium."
"You're the one handling Uprising operations? What happened to Raia?" Lucifer asked.
"What?" Kane's lips opened slightly as he heard Lucifer. "What are you talking about? Raia died last year in our battle with APF. You saw him die. In any case, it's not the time to talk about that. Listen to me carefully."
"I was there last year when Raia died?" Lucifer asked, stunned.
He looked at the waiter, frowning. The waiter said last year the Uprising took over Elisium in his leadership.
Now this guy on the call was saying that Raia died last year in his presence. Does that mean that he wasn't sleeping for the last eight years? Instead, he fell asleep only recently?
"Did I really lose my memories of the last eight years?" Lucifer muttered, talking to himself.
Even though he was talking to himself, his words traveled thousands of miles to fall in Kane's ears. "Wait? What? You lost your memories of the last eight years?"
"It's either that or you're trying to scheme against me, making up this story. And this waiter is on it with you too."
"So you really don't remember," Kane commented, sighing. Through Lucifer's expressions, he could feel that this guy wasn't lying. "That makes things complicated."
"Alright, tell me, what's the last thing you remember?" Kane asked, sitting down in disappointment.
On one screen, he noticed the battle begin between Milena and Jian, and on other screen, he saw Lucifer, who had lost his memories. Why weren't things going their way?
He wanted to contact Kellian and take his advice but let alone Kellian; he couldn't even contact the ones in the Uprising headquarters since all the connection was gone.
Lucifer started telling the last thing he remembered before he lost his memories. "Sitting on the beach with Caen and then suddenly..."
....
"And that's how I'll kill you ultimately, after years of torture. Not a bad plan, right?" Lucifer asked Xaen, smirking.
Xaen had just returned after getting himself treated, only to have Lucifer tell him that it was just the start and that the future was going to be much worse.
Xaen had begged those people to give him a different room after they finished treating him, but no one listened to him. Ultimately, he was brought to the same room which he was supposed to share with Lucifer.
"I hope you take your sweet time in not telling me. It'll be really fun," Lucifer said, stretching his arms lazily.
"But if you don't want to go through that, you have an easy way out too."
"What easy way?" Xaen asked.
"In three days, I'll become a member of Star Alliance. And in the next two days, I'll be posted on this ship. Then on the sixth day, I'll be sent back to earth. If you can tell me the location of those stones, I'll take you with me, and I'll also free you."
"But if you don't tell me, I'll go alone. And when I return, your torture will begin. I'll leave the decision to you. I'm not in a hurry for those stones that much. In any case, I need to find the ones that were still missing before you took mine."
"So, will you tell me or not?" Lucifer asked. "You have five days to decide."
"I kept the stones safe, but you can't get them without my help. Also, let me tell you one more thing. If you think you can torture me for an eternity to have your fun, you're wrong."
"Seven days."
"Seven days what?" This time it was Lucifer's turn to be confused now.
"If I'm not back on earth in seven days, I'll die," Xaen smiled. "So there goes your plan about torturing me after returning."
"You're bluffing."
"You think so? You don't understand me; I don't blame you. I need the atmosphere of Earth to survive. It's not a published theory, so I won't call you stupid."
"What do you mean?"
"The ability energy cores are what you can see inside your body. They are connected to the nature and the atmosphere where you gained them. Since you gained your abilities on earth, you can't retain them after you leave."