At the Underground Prison…

When Luciel Dawn and Mayonaka Yoru were waiting for Thana Daybreak’s side to come, unexpected visitors from the main temple came to the prison’s door, which one of Yoru’s minions reported on the spot. A figure emerged out of nowhere and whispered something into the ears of Archbishop Mayonaka. After reporting, he saluted the two and then vanished.

Archbishop Mayonaka had a solemn expression on his face and fiddled with his weapons at his wrists. As a puppeteer, his weapons were metal strings. He has blessed one for combating undead and dark-associated creatures, as well as poisoned ones for use against other races. He intended to utilize the second string since he was going to battle the temple’s people.

Mayonaka Yoru said, “Old Man, unwanted visitors! Should we kill them?”

“If they come to kill, of course, we should.” Luciel Dawn said.

The First Cardinal, the previous strongest, has returned. Though he is fully turned into a vampire of noble origin right now, his holy capabilities remain, and they are only second to the founder’s skills. He eventually got out of his cell while waiting for his wife and family to take him up. The once-bright water dungeon had darkened as all of his powers had returned to him. Although losing a fourth of his previous powers, he is still stronger than the two current Cardinals combined.

His tattered attire was replaced with a black suit formed from his blood, as opposed to his sloppy figure when he was originally hauled out of the water dungeon. As a vampire, their clothes may be customized to their preferences. His appearance was that of a nobleman, with solid features and a solemn expression on his face. He is not the same person he was before. By simply standing at his side, he may overcome Archbishop Mayonaka.

‘Is this the strength of the strongest man after the founder? His aura is not a joke at all.’ The thoughts of Mayonaka Yoru who can feel the chills spreading all over his body just by trying to touch the aura around Luciel Dawn. An evil yet excited smile appeared on his face.

Luciel Dawn warned, “Brat! They are here.”

“You can leave it to me, Old Man!” Mayonaka Yoru said.

BOOOOM!!

The Underground Prison’s gates were broken when the people outside used explosive spells to demolish it. The guys that appeared were exorcists who functioned in the same manner as the ancient death soldiers. They will obey their master’s commands even if it means dying with a single word. The orders they got were to arrest Archbishop Mayonaka and the prisoner on the lowest floor under the commands of the two cardinals who were now acting as the highest authority while the Pope was not accessible.

The pristine black robes and covered faces of the men who leaped in after the gates were shattered were enough for Luciel Dawn to identify who they were. He didn’t hesitate to order Mayonaka Yoru to kill them since he knew what type of people these men are. His foolish brother of his made some thoughtless dolls. As Kenan Light was experimenting with the dark elements he intended to control, these guys were a part of it.

Luciel Dawn said to Mayonaka Yoru, “Yoru-kun, don’t hesitate. These things are not living. Don’t touch it directly as they explode when touched by the living. These are undead moving mines!”

“What!?” Mayonaka Yoru accidentally touched one of them and it almost exploded on his face. Thankfully he jumped out of the range of the explosion before it completely detonated.

BAAAM!

“Fuck! I almost had that explosion on my face. I almost burned all my fur. Este-chan loves my silver fur after all.” Mayonaka Yoru remarked.

Luciel Dawn was irritated by his statements. He was peeved just because this young man was arrogant and had selected his son as his mate. Mayonaka Yoru, despite his lack of mannerisms, is a tremendously faithful person to his love. If it wasn’t for that, why would he save a man like Luciel Dawn, who was regarded as the worst prisoner in their temple?

Luciel Dawn yells, “What the hell did you say you damn brat!?”

“Come on, Father-in-law. Watch your blood!” Mayonaka Yoru said teasingly.

Luciel Dawn was irritated by his words, actions, and emotions. Yet, the latter had previously been aware that this is how Mayonaka Yoru is in actuality. Luciel Dawn would have beaten him up if it hadn’t been for the fact that he is most likely his son’s lover.

However, since Mayonaka Yoru discovered that none of these invaders can be physically handled, he can only treat them as unpinned grenades. He utilizes wind to push them out to their own side before they explode when touched, causing them to burst into groups. To avoid the underground jail being destroyed, he flung them right beyond the damaged gates.

Mayonaka Yoru complains as he fights, “How come they seem to be endless? How many are there?”

“Before I got imprisoned Kenan already created a hundred. Many years had passed since then no one knew how many people of this kind he made during that time.” Luciel said as he smirked at him playfully. “Do you need this old man’s help then?”

“Nonsense! Don’t ruin my fun, Old man!” Mayonaka Yoru said as he sprang through the mob, bundled these items, and tossed them like a ball outside the prison. He’d been doing it for a while until he saw that the live mines were multiplying out of control. He could only let them break an Underground Prison pillar and cover the entrance with large stone boulders from the blast.

Archbishop Mayonaka said, “Old man, we’re going to get surrounded if this continues. Let’s head to the hidden routes and meet your family halfway. There would be enemies after us but we can at least block the way if necessary. This way!”

After years of working in the Underground Prison, Mayonaka Yoru knew the roads leading to this location like it was his own backyard. The majority of his subordinates used these paths as their own escape routes. Because of this, they were able to slip in and depart without being noticed. But, there are several recording spells scattered around this path. It was like a surveillance system that recorded anybody who utilized the path at a specific time but now they are not in a favorable situation in which they had to worry about the surveillance.

Mayonaka Yoru and Luciel Dawn were still being hunted by the two cardinals through the hidden paths. They knew these two men would not perish even if they were apprehended by these things. Thana Daybreak and Esther Dawn, along with a small company of priests and vampires, were following the map supplied by Asher Light on the opposite side of the concealed pathways. The Holy Son produced the map as detailed as he could, however, there are too many red-colored phony routes included in it. Asher Light made certain that the right passageways between the Underground Prison and the outer world were outlined in blue.

The land shook as they walked past the tunnels but it seems that the canals of each route were fortified with spells that keep it safe. But those fake routes were immediately filled at each earthquake.

Thana Daybreak looked at her son worriedly and asked, “Are you really okay now? Why don’t you let Mom check the injuries on your left shoulder?”

“It no longer hurts. It’s not even bleeding. I might have bumped into something unknown to me. Don’t worry, Mom. Let’s hurry on, Dad and Yoru are waiting for us.” Esther Dawn said. “We should move as fast as we can. The moment the werewolves finished their invasion we wouldn’t have any more decoy and it would be more dangerous for us.”

“Okay. I understand. Let’s hurry!” Thana Daybreak said

A quarter of the Templar Temple’s domain was damaged and on fire on the surface. The Werewolves were compassionate in that they did not murder everyone who fled, instead destroying buildings and dwellings. They were now making their way through the Main Temple. They hoped to assassinate the sleeping Pope, or at the very least harm his guards.

The holy knights were barely able to repel the oncoming werewolves. The majority of the werewolves that arrived for this assignment were of a purer breed. A lot comes from the Ruid Clan, which is secretly led by their head, Randall Ruid. When some elders were concentrated on getting a battle against the two cardinals, they were given orders to create a large and extended diversion during the expedition.

At the moment, only the two cardinals are capable of protecting the main temple. The two Archbishops were against them. Archbishop Dawn works for the Holy Son and has never been summoned by the Cardinals. Archbishop Mayonaka is unable to leave the subterranean cell abruptly since it cannot be left unattended. The two bishops lost their holy abilities and were reduced to humans. After their failure, they never returned to the temple.

To get inside the main temple, the werewolves surged through and even attacked the holy knights. The invaders opened their eyes in a luxury they had never seen before when the temple’s entrance was demolished. The inside of the Main Temple was built of gold. A single pillar of it is enough to sustain a single family for several lifetimes. The two cardinals stood up at the holy altar in their red robes. They appear to be sacred figures that kept vigil before the altar as their guardians.

“Old Things! How long can you protect your Pope!?”

“Stop the nonsense! Are we fighting or not!?” Cardinal Darius rebuked.

“Acting tough are we? We know that your holy son is not around. One of the Archbishop is with him while the other Archbishop never cares for the Templar Temple or else he would be here to stop us from entering.”

“Accept it! The Templar Temple must be destroyed today! Hahaha!!”

Finally, the two cardinals took action to defend the main temple. With the help of the holy altar, the two cardinals are capable of facing an entire pack of werewolves on their own. After all, the light energy that grants them boosts would automatically replenish their energy. One of their Templar Temple’s most famous items is the Holy altar. It is granted the domain-like capacity to enhance people with light components while debuffing their opponents. 𝘰𝑣𝘦𝘭.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Meanwhile, Mayonaka Yoru was following Luciel Dawn, who also knew the underground secret paths. Following them were some inmates imprisoned for opposing the Pope, most of them were Luciel Dawn’s subordinates, although more than half of their initial number was either long murdered or bowed down to Pope Kenan Light’s rule.

Mayonaka Yoru asked, “Are we there yet, Old Man?”

“Near. We are almost there. It’s just that some of the routes were blocked and we can only take a different route.” Luciel Dawn said.

“My Lord, those things are approaching. Stop for a while and kill them?”

“No. Fighting against them would make an explosion that would cause the canals to break. The strengthening spells in this place are already quite fragile enough with all the earthquakes it blocked just now.” Luciel Dawn said.

Mayonaka Yoru, who had been on guard the whole time, was overjoyed when he noticed someone familiar coming. He dashed passed Luciel Dawn and leaped to hug the coming figure heading their way. The man who was unexpectedly touched was so taken aback that he almost attacked the person who held him. But when he smelled the aroma of ice, he recognized who had dared to pounce on him.

“Yoru?” Esther Dawn says.

Finally, the two groups meet. Thana Daybreak’s tears streamed down her cheeks as she witnessed her husband dash towards her long-lost lover, whom she had finally discovered. She even tripped along the way, and Luciel Dawn had to leap forward to rescue her before she fell.

“Darling! I’m so glad to see you safe!” Thana Daybreak said as hugs her beloved.

Luciel Dawn was extremely glad as well, finally seeing his beloved wife, and couldn’t help but tighten the hug that was wrapped around his wife. The couple who had been separated for so long finally reunited this time. They couldn’t help but let the tears fall. Within their eyes were immense yearning and affection that haven’t even changed after all the years that had passed

“Honey, I finally… finally got back home.” Luciel Dawn said.