Two wind blades appeared suddenly. The legs of Varant were sliced, making sure that he couldn't move even if he regained control of his body.
"Arghhh!" As soon as Varant's legs were cut, a scream escaped his lips.
He was already in pain, but this was too much. Unlike Lucifer, he didn't have the healing. His face turned pale as he tried to control his scream.
He knew that if he didn't get help soon, he was going to die.
Immediately after that, Lucifer used two more wind blades to take away the hands of Varant as well. Another loud scream filled the atmosphere.
"That looks better," Lucifer said, smiling. He found himself pleased as he looked at the helpless Varant.
Since Varant didn't have his hands, Lucifer didn't have to worry about Varant's powers. He sat down, smiling.
"Tell me. Were my parents as helpless as you when you killed them?" Lucifer asked as he slowly reached out his hand towards Varant. He had also taken off his gloves.
"I didn't kill your father! It was Raia! I promise you! He's your enemy, not me!" Varant roared in rage.
Standing in the back, Raia was frowning as Varant confessed the truth. He clenched his sword firmly as he prepared to attack at the slightest hesitation of Lucifer.
"You think I'll believe you? You'll say anything to save your skin!" Lucifer let out, scoffing.
Raia finally breathed a sigh of relief. It looked like he was safe.
"Hahaha, it's funny that you trust lies instead of truth! Bring out Veracity! She can see if I'm lying or not!" Varant said, seemingly going crazy in anger.
"She is already dead. Not that it would matter. I can already see what's the truth and what's a lie," Lucifer said as he reached out his hand towards Varant's face, looking to use his decay.
"You'll regret it," Varant said as he closed his eyes.
"I won't regret a single thing," Lucifer fired back.
Raia lowered his defenses as he smirked at the sight of what was happening before him.
'Goodbye, my friend,' he thought in his mind.
Unfortunately, his smirk didn't last for long. Just when Lucifer's hands were about to touch Varant's face, fast winds started flowing.
Raia felt something. Pain… Extreme pain… He was in so much pain that he couldn't stop his scream.
Flap!
His body dropped to the ground, unable to keep standing as his arms and his legs were cut by the wind blades. His sword also fell on the ground.
Varant opened his eyes as he heard the yell of Raia.
He could see Lucifer walking away from him and in the direction of Raia, who was in the same condition as him. He didn't know why, but to see Raia suffering like him, there was great satisfaction inside his heart.
"What did you do?! You crazy bastard!" Raia yelled as his eyes turned blood red in pain.
"I just did whatever it took to end the fight," Lucifer said, smiling. "Anyway, I don't need the two of you either. For my questions, I need only one of you to be alive. As for who that's going to be, I think I have an idea."
"N-no! Stop!" Raia yelled as he understood the meaning of Lucifer. Lucifer was going to kill him, it seemed.
"My first assumption was right! You have Veracity! You knew I lied!" Raia yelled like crazy.
As the battlefield was so chaotic, no one could hear his scream. Moreover, not a single Variant was fighting in this area, so no one could see what was happening here.
"Of Course I have her. Why would I kill the most important key that can get me to the truth?" Lucifer answered.
"Anyway, I should really thank you for helping me with my plan. But then again, you did have a hand in my parents' death, so you still need to die. Don't forget to apologize to my parents in the afterlife, alright?" he asked in the end as he grabbed the neck of Raia with his bare hands.
Next, Varant saw something which slightly scared him. The pained screams of Raia were clearly evident of how painful decay was.
Varant could see Raia's body decaying. The strongest Warlock of Variant Uprising was suddenly at the mercy of Lucifer, but he wasn't giving any mercy.
Soon, the eternal screams of Raia stopped. He dropped to the ground in the form of ashes. Even in the last moment of his life, he only had regret in his eyes.
Regret for not killing Lucifer when he had the chance. Regret of trusting Lucifer. Regret of believing that he could use Lucifer to his advantage.
And lastly, the regret of being fooled by him even after guessing the truth previously.
Lucifer looked at the remains of Raia on the ground. He destroyed them as well, without any emotions. He seemed neither sad nor happy at killing one of the culprits.
He wanted to torture Raia more, but that would have spoiled the plan. At the moment, it was important to finish him fast for his plan.
After killing Raia and destroying his hands and legs, Lucifer walked back to Varant.
" That was fun, wasn't it? That would be you if you don't answer my questions honestly," Lucifer warned Varant as he picked him up.
Carrying Varant in his arms, he went back to the bunker where he had kept Ayn and Alicia.
As Lucifer reached the bunker, he landed in front of Veracity and Ayn.
Ayn was still sitting in the back like a hostage, wondering what was happening outside. She could hear the sound of explosions. If what she heard was right, her side and Variant Uprising were fighting right about now.
She was still hoping that her side would win, but all her hopes came crashing down as he saw Varant being brought here in his current condition. If even Varant was like this, then it was clear that the war was lost.
"You actually did it?" Veracity asked, surprised. She hadn't thought that Lucifer could actually do it. He actually defeated Varant.
"Yeah. For now, stop his bleeding and keep him alive. I don't want him to die before the interrogation. Today we'll get answers as to why they killed my parents," he told Veracity as he placed Varant on a table.
"I'm taking her outside. Time to finish things up," he further said as he picked up Alicia, who was still unconscious. He had come carrying Varant, and he left carrying Alicia.
Lucifer left the bunker and went back to the battlefield.
