Resurrection Magic

Katherine looked at Luca who just stood there and did nothing even though she had told him to do resurrection magic.

"Luca..."

"Lady Katherine, I apologize but I can't do the forbidden magic. Javier has left and Lady Katherine has to accept it," said Luca quietly as he lowered his head, not daring to look at Katherine.

Even though he didn't like seeing Katherine in this state and felt guilty for not being able to protect Javier, Luca would never use forbidden magic.

Luca had previously been taught about forbidden magic by his ancestors, but that didn't mean he could use it, he was only told that magic existed, how it worked, and the risks to use it.

Forbidden magic uses powers from the underworld instead of nature like magic normally does. If forbidden magic was used it would interfere with the witch's connections with nature, so it was likely that they wouldn't be able to use their usual magic.

It was a risk that had to be borne if witchs used forbidden magic.

"Luca!" Katherine snapped angrily.

Did he mean she had to accept Javier was gone?

She will never accept it!

Not if she could save him!

"Lady Katherine, you have to accept it. Didn't you know from the start that human life is short and one day Javier will be gone?" Luca asked as he looked at Katherine with sharp eyes.

He knew that Katherine was sad and lost right now, but someone had to wake her up. Luca is willing to be the one to do it.

Katherine lowered her head and looked at Javier who was now lying on the floor with a pool of blood from the man's body.

Luca breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Katherine who just kept quiet and didn't say anything. He seemed to have succeeded in waking up the woman.

"Lady Katherine, let's go…"

Luca, who wanted to hold Katherine's shoulder, stopped his steps and his words when he felt a very gripping aura emanating from Katherine's body. Luca subconsciously took a few steps back because he sensed danger.

"Luca Ridcully!"

Katherine slowly raised her face and glared at Luca. The white part of Katherine's eyeball which was now turning black made the woman's eyes look scary with dark red irises.

Luca subconsciously took a few steps back when he saw Katherine's current appearance. This was the first time he had seen Katherine in this form.

"This is an order!" said Katherine, now sounding very cold.

Luca swallowed his saliva when he heard that. He could already guess what Katherine was going to order.

Luca who was standing immediately knelt down and looked at Katherine pleadingly.

"Lady Katherine, please… please don't do this," said Luca desperately. Tears even flowed from his crystal blue eyes, begging Katherine not to do what she was about to do.

Luca was even willing to kiss Katherine's feet if it could stop her. He would do anything, as long as it wasn't that.

"Use resurrection magic on Javier!" said Katherine in a commanding tone and looked at Luca with a sharp gaze, not caring that the man's face was now filled with tears.

"Lady Katherine…" Luca said weakly, not expecting Katherine to give him such an order.

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"Please… take back your orders," begged Luca who could feel his heart beating fast now.

Katherine just kept quiet and looked at Luca who was now holding his chest which was in great pain.

No matter how Luca begged her.

All Katherine was thinking about right now was saving her husband, Javier.

Luca finally stood up from his kneeling position after seeing Katherine's completely unchanged expression.

Luca's heart ached.

No, it wasn't because of the effect of him going against Katherine's orders, but it was because his feelings were hurt, his heart was breaking. Luca thought his time with Katherine would at least make her understand him.

Luca never expected more. He didn't care if Katherine would end up using orders to order him, but at least… wouldn't make him use forbidden magic.

But it turned out that the human was more important than him in Katherine's eyes.

Luca then started muttering something while holding back the pain in his chest. He was still trying to remember how to use the forbidden magic of Resurrection Magic, that is why the effects of the Orders from Katherine could still be felt by him.

Luca's muttering gradually began to sound louder and clearer, though Katherine had absolutely no idea what the man was saying.

The atmosphere around them began to change, the howl of the wind began to enter the house, thunderous thunder sounded, and the atmosphere around seemed cold.

Luca's face grimaced when he realized what had happened. Nature is trying to stop him from doing what he is doing. However, Luca couldn't stop.

Luca stretched his arms forward, towards Javier's body that was already lying stiff. A black magic circle appeared under the man.

"O departed soul. I, Luca Ridcully, am calling for you to come back. Resurrection!" said Luca ending his spell.

A black light emerged from the magic circle and shone on Javier's body. Luca closed his eyes, he had performed forbidden magic. His connections with nature has been disrupted.

"It's okay… as long as Lady Katherine is happy," thought Luca who felt pain in his heart.

"Luca!"

Luca opened his eyes when he heard Katherine's voice calling out to him. Luca felt a sense of relief that Katherine had not forgotten him even though Javier had just returned from his death.

"What can…" Luca couldn't continue his words when Katherine suddenly spoke first.

"What happened? Why is Javier still cold and not opening his eyes?" asked Katherine, looking at Javier and Luca in turn.

At first Katherine thought it would take a little while for Javier to open his eyes again. However, let alone opening his eyes, his husband's handsome face looks paler and colder.

Luca was surprised when he heard that. He knelt down and checked Javier's condition. He even used healing magic, which took him longer than before, to help Javier's body heal, but the man didn't open his eyes at all and his heart didn't beat.

"This is strange… I have performed him resurrection magic, Lady Katherine!" said Luca as Katherine looked at him suspiciously.

"Do it again!" said Katherine with a sharp look and a cold tone.

Luca felt a little reluctant to do it one more time. That meant he would once again perform forbidden magic and that would further disrupt his relationship with nature.

However, when he saw the look on Katherine's face that didn't want to be refuted, Luca couldn't help but sigh and then stand back up and cast his spell once more.

"O departed soul. I, Luca Ridcully, am calling for you to come back. Resurrection!" said Luca