Chapter 403 - 403: Possessed? (2/2)

”Fear is an unnecessary emotion, only felt by the weak” Derik replied with a warm smile.

”Hahahaha! Well said young man… Lucia are you weak?” Khalid asked with a suspicious tone in his voice.

”I was in the past but now, I am not!” Derik replied instantly with a confident look on his face, making it hard to read his intentions.

Khalid was taken aback by this and for a while he pondered on his short conversation with Lucia. Based on the information Alfred provided him with, Lucia was diagnosed with a strange and incurable disease which he should have died from. On the day he was supposed to die, Lucia was found very much alive and strong!

Serving in this kingdom for so long, the priest Khalid had a rough understanding of Lucia's previous character which was calm and a bit introverted. Lucia has never been the bold type and even though he wasn't necessarily interested in the church of light in the past, Lucia wasn't so bold as to look him in the eye for so long and not blink. The main possibility now is that Lucia is dead and some sort of demonic beast was inhabiting this body

”Lucia, I know after a near death experience you have become bolder and a more reliable person. Honestly I am glad but I also wish to perform so tests on you, to be sure you are okay!” Khalid said with a sly smile.

”Sure I don't mind” Lucia replied casually as he dragged a chair over and sat down gazing at priest Khalid in the face without a sign of fear or discomfort.

In a situation like this, the demon should be fl.u.s.tered and feel uncomfortable. Even a supernatural beast would attempt to escape now but Lucia remained calm.

Could this person really change so much because of his near death experience?

Khalid shoved those thoughts aside as he signaled the others to prepare for the ritual. With salt a circle was made around Lucia with three triangles in it. Four candles were lit within it and the three deacons alongside the priest stood around the circle, all with their sacred beads in their hands and containers filled with holy water.

Splash.

Spilling some holy water on Lucia while chanting some words in a strange language, the circle lit up, turning golden! To those observing, these holy men were sputtering rubbish but Derik could understand them perfectly! This was the ancient language of the world in the past, when he was still Derik Angus. They were calling on the beyond to reveal Lucia's real identity to them.

With the holy water, constantly spilled on him, Derik couldn't help but frown. If it were a normal supernatural being, he was sure they would have been set on fire by the holy water but he was different. During his breakthrough into the demigod realm, the werewolf curse was expelled from his boy, making him a normal human mage but contrary to his expectations, the werewolf curse was not entirely removed. Instead it was shifted from his body to his soul, giving his god soul the werewolf imprint. Unless summoned by him, his werewolf side can never be revealed to people and things like full moons cannot force him to transform anymore. As for his death magic, this is a power belonging to his god soul, this is not something that mere mortals can detect.

”Don't you think you have done enough?” Lucia yawned casually while wiping off the water spilled on his face. His clothes were wet but apart from that he looked perfectly normal.

With this the people of the church of light couldn't say he was possessed. His pale skin, black hair and purple streak made him look strange and unusual, coupled with his unnatural charm. These people could have sworn that Lucia is possessed by something and that's why they continued the process for a good thirty minutes even though they were not getting any result.

”This…” Khalid said as he took a few steps back.

They all watched Lucia walk out of the circle which has been used to bind so many supernatural and spiritual beings in the past as if it's nothing causing despair in the hearts of these people.

”So is there something worng with me?” Derik asked calmly, causing Khalid to flinch.

Deep inside him, his guts told him something is wrong with Lucia. His mind and soul kept warning him of his impending doom if he should push this matter but he had no way to prove that something was wrong with Lucia. As a priest who have casted more than twenty demons and killed at least ten supernatural beings, Khalid was very famous and treated like a saint around here. If he should reveal his uncertainty or request from a bishop his reputation will suffer greatly.

”I can assure you, there is nothing wrong with Lucia… His near death experience is truly the reason for his sudden change… You don't have to worry about him” Father Khalid quickly said to hide his uncertainty. He couldn't afford to show weakness and let his reputation fall because of it.