The Demon Queen's Disciple
Chapter 9 - Examination

Nearly two months have passed....

Lucius, under the training of hell, is now standing right in front of a castle he has rebuilt. Using only his hands.

The glass fragments that make up the mosaic are neatly arranged, although the image itself is no longer so clear because it has consumed time.

Under the glare of crystal light that pierced through the glass window inside the castle, Lucius walked slowly towards the throne at the end of this room.

A throne, composed of various rocks stacked on top of each other. Form a chair that is quite large and magnificent.

Lucius' clothes had been torn in various parts. Especially in the arms, legs, and chest.

It shows skin full of scars of various types.

On both of his legs, the burn scars he suffered from Carmilla's training never disappeared. His skin, which was originally white, now looks flushed with a lot of skin that does not grow perfectly.

Same is the case with both arms filled with incision wounds because they have to rearrange many buildings in this city.

This includes breaking down large rocks to obtain the small parts it needs. All of this using only his hands.

His black hair that was previously short and neat, now looks start to grow long to cover part of his eyes and all his ears.

'Tap 'em! Taps! Aap!'

His footsteps that were not wearing the pedestal at all were heard echoing in the middle of this artificial castle.

I don't know how many times he fell while trying to lift a large rock to a high place. How many times did his bones break.

Lucius no longer remembered him.

Because of every wound he suffered, it was always healed by Carmilla afterwards. Although.... Not all scars can disappear.

'Bruk!'

Finally, Lucius knelt down facing the empty throne. Imagine that Carmilla was sitting there.

"I've done it all" said Lucius, bowing his head to something that wasn't really there.

'Honestly, I never thought you'd make it this far. Nice work. You deserve my praise for your hard work, Carmilla replied from inside Lucius himself.

In reality, Carmilla had decided that Lucius had already exceeded the conditions since 1 month ago.

But Lucius insisted on rearranging this entire underground city. Including the city walls, and all the buildings that have collapsed it.

If there were no suitable stones, Lucius would dig with his hands in this cave. Forming the stone he obtained by using his punch.

All of that is to train his physical abilities and also his resistance to pain.

Because of what Carmilla will do after this....

"I'm ready." Lucius replied.

'Be prepared. Because the pain you will feel, far beyond what you have experienced all this time.'

"I understand."

Her figure seemed to look much more mature compared to her 2 months ago.

Not only strength, but Lucius had gained courage under the harsh pressures of life.

'Then prepare to die.' Carmilla retorted as she took over Lucius' body.

Carmilla began by walking towards a wooden shelf. Where there, he had collected and stored the various catalysts required in the activation of this ancient magic.

'Sruu!!!'

In the first, Carmilla sprinkled the powder of Emberia Crystalline, a glowing red crystal found around the city, into the place around it.

The amount of crystalline powder that was sown was considerable and formed a square with many intricate grooves.

After that, Carmilla started taking the next ingredient. The Seraphine Prism crystal. The chunks of purplish crystals he obtained from the ceiling of this cave by shooting magic.

Carmilla placed the 4 chunks of crystal each in the corner of the magic square she had made just now.

Then the last ingredient....

'Zraaasshhh!!!'

Without a doubt, Carmilla sliced through Lucius' left arm. Letting his blood keep dripping down the floor of this castle. Precisely inside that square-shaped magic formation.

And finally, Carmilla began to sit right in the middle of it.

'Swuuuusshh!!!'

Shortly after Carmilla activated her magic, the entire crystal powder that formed this formation began to emit a reddish glow. Immediately after, the 4 pieces of Seraphine crystals also emitted a beautiful purplish glow.

An extremely strong wind pressure could begin to be felt after Carmilla formed a new magic circle outside of that magic formation.

Little by little....

The magic circle with many intricate grooves and letters began to lift upwards. Slowly, it became smaller and formed like a ring.

He moved closer to Lucius' body.

"Prepare, Lucius" Carmilla said, using Lucius' body.

But in reality....

..."GUAAAAAGHHHHHH!!!"...

Lucius cried out very loudly. Even when her body was taken over by Carmilla, she could feel how much pain the magic Carmilla had just activated.

The magic ring continued to shrink, eventually surrounding Lucius' chest. Moving right into his heart.

...'DEG! IT!!!'...

...'BRAAAKKKK!!!'...

In an instant, Lucius' heart stopped beating. Making his body that did not have the energy directly fall to the ground.

But at that moment....

...'YOHAARRR!!!'...

One of the Seraphine crystals broke. Firing electricity in all directions, including to Lucius' body. He made his heart beat again for a moment.

"Haha.... Hows it? Sick right?" carmilla said with Lucius' body while laughing.

...'SWUUUUSSHHH!!!'...

Once again, the magic ring was getting smaller. It had now completely pierced through Lucius' body and tore everything through it.

Carmilla quickly healed the injured body part. Recover it slowly.

But the pain was so intense that Lucius' heart stopped beating again.

...'***BRUKKKKK!!!'...

...'VIVC***!!!'...

Once again, the Seraphine crystal broke apart and fired electricity in all directions. Strong enough to shock Lucius' heart back to beat.

"Haha.... A little tougher than I thought? I think three is enough?" Carmilla said to herself.

Meanwhile, Lucius' voice could not be heard at all. He had lost all consciousness due to all that pain. Even though he was hiding behind Carmilla's back.

And lastly....

The magic ring stopped just before it crushed Lucius' heart. Stifled right outside his heart, and slowly stabilized.

Lucius' body also began to adjust to the presence of the magic ring.

"Last, be a force for me!" carmilla shouted with a very wide smile.

He forced the magic ring to become part of his body. Where the magic ring continues to rotate around Lucius' heart while continuously casting magic on him.

...'***BRUUUKKKK!!!'...

...'PRWOOOOOO***!!!'...

Once again, the broken Seraphine crystal resuscitated Lucius' dead body for a moment.

And with that, the installation of the magic ring was successfully done by Carmilla.

He looked at his own left palm, sensing how much Mana was flowing within his body at this moment.

"Aaaah, I haven't felt this power in a long time. Lucius? You still unconscious?" ask Carmilla.

There's no answer. And seeing that opportunity, Carmilla had no intention to waste it.

A smile so wide could be seen on his face.

"Try a little, it doesn't hurt, does it?" carmilla said to herself while activating one of her own magic.

An extremely complicated dark red magic circle appeared on his right palm. He pointed it right at the ceiling of the castle before firing his magic.

"Flamma Aeternus" Carmilla said briefly with a sharp eye.

Instantly....

...'SWUOOOOOOOOOSSHH!!!'...

The burst of red flames that was the size of half a castle pierced through the ceiling and smashed it so easily.

Rocks destroyed by the fire seemed to melt and fall around where Carmilla stood.

The fire continued to accelerate until it finally destroyed and burned some of the Seraphine crystals in the ceiling of this cave.

It did not stop blazing, the red fire still continued to devour whatever was around it for a few minutes.

Even with magic power far beyond the shadow of the ordinary man, Carmilla seemed dissatisfied with what she saw.

He looked at his right hand which was currently looking trembling with a slightly disappointed look.

"I guess one ring isn't enough. Even after exhausting the Mana this body possessed, the destroyed power it created was still very low.

Aaah, I'm sorry. I think you should die a few more times, Lucius." Carmilla said to herself with a light laugh.

With her body still injured, Carmilla left this castle while skipping around lightly.