A great rumble disturbed Meredith's battlefield. What she feared came into existence. Eizer was delighted that he succeeded, and the only thing he was waiting for was the destruction of the town. He waited for the wave of destruction to consume him, but, when he was expecting to meet his destruction, it didn't arrive.

[Water Prison]

A figure stood near a towering wall of water. The water surrounded and imprisoned the powerful explosion, leading the destructive force upwards, preventing Eizer’s last attack from destroying the whole town. Seeing this, Eizer was horrified, as his desperate act didn't do anything. He was dazed in his frustration, while the figure walked towards him.

“I'm glad I made it in time”

Eizer looked at the human who dared interrupt the destruction he wanted. He was angered, but as the figure got nearer, he recognized who was walking at him.

“Lucius.. you're.. Lucius”, Eizer uttered, horrified as he saw the person that even his great lord was wary of. “Why? My Great Lord, did you defeat him?”

Lucius looked at Meredith. The potion master was exhausted, but she was alright. Lucius was relieved, so he returned his eyes towards Eizer.

“This is the end for you. Soon, your master will follow you as well”, Lucius said, his fist ready to launch towards Eizer. “Farewell”

[Vortex Punch]

The flow of raging water directly hit Eizer. It was too quick that the demon was unable to retreat. The waves were like blades, shredding Eizer's body. The only thing left intact was Eizer's demonic heart. Lucius pick it up, and did the same thing on Kazer and Azere, the demons that Meredith was unable to destroy because of Eizer. After collecting the demonic hearts, Lucius ran towards Meredith.

“I'm glad you're alright”, Lucius said. Meredith smiled. She reached for Lucius’s head and patted him.

“You've become strong, my dear”, Meredith stated.

“I'm too old for that, mistress”, Lucius said, but he didn't remove Meredith's hand.

“You don't look old to me”

Lucius accepted the compliment, then he urged Meredith to rest for awhile. Meredith did rest, but she suddenly remembered something.

“The person you're investigating, where is he?”, Meredith asked. She was certain, like Lucius, that the person that the grandmaster mage was looking out for was a demon. She deduced that, that person was the cause of the demon invasion.

“My suspicion is right, he's a demon”, Lucius said. “But he will not be a problem anymore”, Lucius assured.

“Did you defeat him?”, Meredith asked.

“I didn't. I tried, and I failed”

“Then–”

Lucius stopped Meredith from continuing what she wanted to say. He held Meredith's hands, his delight showing in his eyes.

“We're saved. He's here”, Lucius said. Meredith was confused, but she began to realize why Lucius was acting the way he did. Her eyes widened, as she understood who was the person that Lucius was referring to.

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“You mean..”

“He finally returned”

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After the veil of darkness succeeded in covering the whole town, it became a signal for the demons to attack. Some time after that, Talzer returned in town, dragging a human with him. He saw that the invasion was already starting. He rushed towards the academy, not minding the chaos happening around him. He was eager to return to the demon magister, as he knew that his Great Lord was already engaged in a fight against the grandmaster mage. Soon enough, he was able to reunite with the demon magister, which at the time of his arrival, was dodging Lucius's attacks for minutes.

[Dark Force]

Lucius dodged the multiple dark orbs coming at him, and stopped his attacks. The grandmaster mage realized that he was just wasting his mana, attacking without a good plan. Lucius looked at the arrival of the demon, observing what Talzer would do.

“Great Lord, I’ve returned”

“I assume you succeed in your mission”, the demon magister stated.

Talzer nodded, and looked at the person he was dragging along with him. “You know what to do”

The terrified human reluctantly stretched his hands and looked at the demon magister. The grandmaster mage didn't like what was happening, and wanted to interrupt, but Talzer stopped him.

“Don't move, I’ll kill this human”, Talzer stated, a dark orb floating on his hand. Magister Lucius hesitated for a bit, but he knew that he must not let the demons do whatever they were aiming to do at that time. However, his slight hesitation proved to be a fatal mistake, as the human already did what Talzer wanted from him.

[Purifying Light]

The curse that Kael attached to the demon magister appeared, circling the demon’s neck. Then, it shattered when the purifying light hit it. Seeing what happened, Kael was shocked, which immediately turned into worry.

“Retreat”, Kael said, addressing the two magisters with him. “Get out of here”

“I can't do that”, Magister Lucius said.

“He can attack you now”

Magister Lucius turned to look at Kael. He was about to ask what Kael meant, but he was interrupted.

“Rejoice! From now on, I, the great Zahekam will reign among all of you”, the demon said, delighted that he was freed from Kael's curse.

“I will not let you, demon”, Magister Lucius said.

Zahekam looked at the grandmaster mage, then he commanded Talzer.

“Make Kael busy, I will deal with him after killing Lucius”, Zahekam said. Talzer leaped towards Kael immediately.

“Don't involve my student in this”, Magister Lucius said. He tried blocking Talzer’s path, but was caught off guard when Zahekam suddenly threw a black spear at him. He managed to dodge, but he was unable to catch Talzer.

“It's so good to be free!”, Zahekam exclaimed. He conjured another black spear, and aimed it at the grandmaster mage. From then on, Magister Lucius was not able to assist Kael and Magister Kever.

Meanwhile, Kael was agitated as he needed to deal with Talzer, while still unable to use magic. Once again, he requested Magister Kever’s help to boost his physical attributes. With the magister's help, Kael was able to keep up and prevent Talzer from creating any dark force. But, Talzer was stronger and more resilient than Zera, the third class demon he defeated before. And so, the only thing that he was able to do was to keep on pressuring Talzer. He knew that he would be tired after several minutes and Talzer would not be hurt, but that's the only thing that he could do. He continued on, hoping that one of his slashes would cut through Talzer.

What Kael was hoping didn't arrive. He was tired, but he was unable to wound Talzer. Magister Kever wanted to take his place, but he stopped the magister from taking the sword in his hand.

“What is this? Am I seeing this right?”, Talzer questioned. He was confused. He couldn't believe that Kael was struggling against him. The person that defeated him back then seemed to be very different from the one he was fighting against.

“How did you become so weak Kael?”, Talzer asked. Kael didn't answer.

Kael looked at Magister Lucius's fight. The magister was able to hold himself against Zahekam. He was relieved, as he was hoping that eventually, the magister would help him. But, as he was observing the fight, he realized that the grandmaster mage was struggling. He felt hopeless, knowing that without Magister Lucius’s help, he could not do anything against Talzer. But then, as he was about to rush towards Talzer once again, he felt a warm sensation all over his body. The sensation seemed to come from the wound that Rodo gave him. He looked at it, and discovered that the symbol on his wound disappeared. Seeing the wound heal made him realize what was happening. He no longer have the “Red Curse”.