Michael let out a deep sigh and started to take a leisurely stroll around the Academy. He'd been through a lot before becoming the headmaster, and even now, the memories were still quite vivid in his mind. Sometimes, he'd find himself sitting in a corner, lost in thought for hours on end. Other times, he'd peek out from the shadows, just to keep tabs on the people he loved. He didn't want to lose them, too.
But now, everything was coming up roses. After so many years, he was finally close to saving his daughter. Now, with just one last piece left to save his beloved daughter, Michael felt like he could finally be happy again, just like in the good old days.
Michael had already arrived at the center of the Academy, but for some reason, he had a strange feeling. He knew something was wrong.
"Are you okay, Michael?"
Michael wasn't startled by the sudden voice. He was still calm, and he knew Gray was behind him, but for some reason, he felt like he needed to look up at the sky.
"I'm not sure..."
"I'm supposed to be looking after Sam.As you know, I'm helping him control the Chained Princess, so please don't hesitate to call me if you need help."
"Of course. You get on with it."
Gray nodded and turned, walking away.He knew Michael wasn't well, but in the three years he had been with him, he had learned that Michael was strong.Michael was more mysterious than he seemed.
Gray turned around and gazed up at the sky, his brown hair gently blowing in the wind, and the faint scent of death wafting in the air. But he thought, just like Michael, that it was a dream.Because after such a scent of death, the cause should have been revealed in just a few seconds.But even though Gray waited for minutes, nothing appeared.Then Gray let it go and began to move forward, step by step.Now he could think about what was really wrong. Step by step, he spoke as he walked away from the area.
"I wonder if there's any way to counteract the trips of the Chained Princess?"
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Meanwhile, Aserah was in his room, thinking. From the first day he came into this world until today, from the best day of his life to the worst. He had come this far, and Michael was right. He was happy for himself, but he had no right to upset others.Michael had adopted him like a son.To let him down? Aserah couldn't do that. He was a perverted and selfish man. He trusted no one and killed people who didn't love him.But Michael... Maybe he had changed him.Aserah, the dark horse of the wild night, was on his way to becoming a really good person.
But Aserah still haunted Michael.Aserah was only 31 years old. At that age, he was already so advanced in his development that he was considered one of the greatest geniuses in the world. He was so close to being as brilliant as Uranus, the greatest genius.Despite his incredible talent, he had never been able to help Michael with anything.
"Why did you take me with you, Michael?"
He asked this question every day, but he never understood why this man, who had treated him like a human being and cared for him for years, would do him such a favor.He asked this question every day, but he didn't wonder anymore.He just saw it as a daily mistake on Michael's part.
Still, Aserah loved Michael more than anything, so the rest didn't matter.
At that moment, Aserah was shaken from his feet to his head. This intense aura made him tremble, and his whole body seemed to collapse under its weight. He felt an urge to kill, but he knew it couldn't be from an ordinary person. It had to be the power of someone at least one step above him.
"I have to get out now."
As soon as Aserah felt this aura, he went out, not caring about Michael's punishment.
At that moment, Michael also felt the aura coming from the sky. His face turned sour because of this familiar aura. No, no, no, no, no, no! This is not the familiar aura.Auras...
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Michael felt auras coming from the sky. These threatening auras belonged to the hunters, and the only reason the hunters could have come here was for war. Did they want to start a real war?
As Michael pondered these thoughts, other students began to move quickly towards him. But of course these students were only Red Lightning and above. That would probably be the limit for the hunters too. A battle awaited them above Red Lightning.
The first person to enter the Red Lightning Academy and arrive in front of Michael was a girl.This girl looked about 15 years old and had very short hair. She looked very similar to Michael in appearance and was like a perfect model.
And Michael froze the moment he saw her.It had been close to 100 years since he had last seen that brown hair, and Michael tried to hold back the urge to cry as he looked at it. The sweet little girl he had carried on his shoulder was now giving his own father cold, repulsive glances. Michael's heart felt heavy, more than he could ever bear.
Mira turned her gaze on her father and laughed slyly, hurting Michael's heart even more.Michael still hadn't found a way to get this cursed spirit out of his own daughter, but he was close! Closer than ever!
"So this is fatherhood. I'm so lucky that I now have everything I need to kill you!"
Era's words were actually a bit of a joke. She wasn't really strong enough to kill Michael.After all, Michael was an age-changing Beast, and his abilities were definitely superior to Era's.Era was never going to catch Michael.
But Michael was so vulnerable when it came to Mira. It was his greatest weakness, but also his strength. Michael was already over 500 years old, but what was the point? Even if he was 500 years old, he could never hurt his own daughter. How could he willingly harm his only daughter, who would break Michael's heart if she fell to the ground?
Perhaps this would remain Michael's greatest weakness for the rest of his life.
Gray had already seen Era in the sky, but she was much farther away. But Gray was flying as fast as he could, trying to get Era away from there before she could hurt Michael.Gray had slept in a stone for 200 years and missed a lot, but he had heard that Michael had a daughter and that Era had possessed her. So he couldn't let Michael go through that kind of pain.
At that moment, Era gave Michael a sad look and raised her hand. At that very moment, a dense layer of energy slowly rose from her hand into the sky, coalescing into a ball of blue energy that looked like a spirit fire. The aura emitted by this ball was indeed very powerful and dazzling.
"It's time for you to die, old man."
Era threw the huge ball of energy towards Michael. This ball of energy was 600 meters in size and width. You could see it from all over the Academy.
Michael could have blocked this attack, but he didn't. It would have been easy for someone like Michael to destroy it with a wave of his hand, but he had given up and hadn't even built an energy shield around his body. Even if this attack had been too weak for his body, the direct damage would have killed him because Michael had done nothing.
At that moment, a brilliant flash of light, and a handsome young man with brown hair appeared in front of the enormous ball of energy.Michael had, of course, seen him coming, but at that moment, Aserah seemed too fast for him.Aserah looked invincible as he stood in front of the huge ball of energy.This was the posture Michael always stood in, the posture that made people look up to him.Now Michael was looking at that back while someone else stood like that.
"The first thing you taught me was never to fall into darkness.You said I had a family...You said you were my family..."
"And now you've fallen into the darkness and you're waiting to die! How does that make sense?Why don't you stand up and show how strong you are?!"
Aserah had given a good speech, but even though it made an impression on Michael, he was still unprepared and frozen. All he could do was bow his head.
Aserah didn't know what to say, but he didn't think too much. A sad expression appeared on his face for a moment, but it disappeared instantly. He smiled again, but this time it was the first time he could smile with that naive kindness that came from within.He turned his head and looked at the ball of energy coming towards him.
"So you are not ready yet..."
A Step 3 aura emerged from Aserah's body and filled the entire academy.Aserah took a deep breath and looked around him one last time.
'You saved me once, old man. Now it's my turn!!!'
Aserah suddenly clapped his hands together, and a mummy man appeared behind him. This imaginary mummy man was 120 meters tall and emitted the same mystical aura that Aserah did.
"The Splendor of the Mummy King!!!"
As Aserah raised his hands, the Gigantic Mummy behind him also raised his hands, and instantly bandages shot out of his arms and began to wrap around the energy.Both Michael and Era realized what was happening, but they were both too stunned to make a sound.
BOOOOOOM!!!!!
With a loud boom, the enormous ball of energy burst where Aserah's mummy and the Energy Ball had been.Aserah was caught between the two, but he couldn't escape. He was holding the mummy, and if he let go, the explosion would damage more than half of the academy.Aserah turned one last time and looked at Michael.Michael was still shocked.What could he do? He had to do something now! He had to save him.
But Michael could do nothing. All he could do was listen to the three words that came out of Aserah's mouth.
"Don't keep me waiting..."