Sealing

Clare felt her body float as the tree fell towards her. A warm feeling enveloped her, she had felt this before on the verge of death, again and again. Then Clare looked up where Luke was and they stopped at a safer place. No tree can fall at any time.

"You stay here, I'll buy some time until help arrives." Luke messaged.

Before Clare could reply, Luke had already gone to confront Vrochis. Clare really feels herself a burden, she can't do anything without her control abilities. His ability was lost, it was something he regretted. Clare raised her hand, trying to regain her strength, but all in vain.

The fight between Luke and Vrochis resulted in a wound on Luke, it made Clare sad and angry at the same time. She was angry, not only because Luke was hurt, she was angry with herself, unable to help and being a burden. Her control ability also disappeared, she became very weak among her friends! How could Clare not be angry?

The longer Clare suppressed her anger, the hotter her body became and the silhouette of a white light appeared in the outline of her hand. Clare keeps trying to bring out her power without knowing what just happened. Suddenly she felt her entire body itching, suddenly hot suddenly cold, so painful that she couldn't help but scream. Her shout caught the attention of both sides of the battle, they were both as shocked as what happened to Clare. But the two of them don't want to linger any longer let alone Vrochis who is really fierce.

They fought each other between life and death ignoring Clare's unbelievable state. The reason Luke ignored him was that he felt Clare's energy was harmless, so he left it like that instead of interfering and doing harm.

Clare was really in torment. Then a miracle came to her, the pain gradually recovered. Clare can use her powers again, only it's more difficult than usual. Clare gathered her strength, focused her attention and became one with nature. Her eyes sharpened towards Vrochis in a weak state.

Suddenly the objects behind her, everything shattered, The tree trunk behind him shattered without hitting it and formed a spiky log pointing at Vrochis who was 20 meters from Clare's front. In the blink of an eye, the logs flew swiftly, drifting rhythmically towards Vrochis. Seeing Clare's attack, Luke immediately dodged, away from the attack area so as not to thwart Clare's plan. The logs flew at the same time hitting Vrochis on target causing injuries to vital areas, but that left only minor injuries due to his extremely strong body.

Seeing the attack hurt Vrochis, Luke took the opportunity to attack him then made the wound worse. Luke sped off, launching multiple attacks, slashing Vrochis's skin into a stagger. Vrochis once again groaned louder until Luke backed away under the pressure.

This time Vrochis was really angrier, his eyes reddened with blazing anger then attacked Luke brutally. If Vrochis was this angry, his strength was hard to match by a single person. Luke saw Clare who had passed out, nothing else could help him against the mad Vrochis. Luke dodged Vrochis' attack then jumped at Clare. A sudden attack flew towards him, almost hitting Luke's body when the sharp attack was stopped, stopped by an iron rope that bound then pulled and thrown together.. Help has arrived!

Six people came and attacked Vrochis at the same time. Meanwhile Zoya ran towards Clare and Luke.

"What happened to her?" Zoya was worried for Clare who had fainted.

"She used up a lot of strength. It won't be dangerous." Luke replied then knelt beside Clare's body. "Call the doctor to treat the wound before returning to the dormitory."

Zoya agreed then reached into her cell phone and called the special doctor for the Neuvrost team members. Facing Vrochis five on one, is not something to be underestimated. Vrochis is too strong, but since the injuries that Luke and Clare inflicted were quite severe, he had long suffered a decline in strength.

Now that Vrochis faced five obstacles, he had to leave quickly if he didn't want to die silly. After experiencing some of their attacks, Vrochis decides to run away after confirming Clare.

Louis didn't want to lose his chance, he chased after Vrochis who ran but Vrochis' pace was so much faster than him that he couldn't catch up. That is an unfortunate thing.

After making sure that Vrochis really left, the five of them walked over to Luke who had already picked up Clare.

"What happened?" Blaire and Jules were worried to see Clare passed out.

"Shouldn't be a problem." Zoya replied. She believed Luke wouldn't lie about Clare's condition, after all the doctor would come.

"Luke, tell me the truth." Jules demanded. She still had a grudge against Luke who sealed her sentence.

"I'll explain when I get to the dorms." Luke didn't want to waste time and just walked away. The rest just followed, they were used to Luke's nonchalant attitude like that and didn't mind it the way it was in the beginning.

Arriving at the dormitory, the doctor came and immediately checked Clare's condition. After placing Clare on the bed, Luke returned to the living room with his laptop searching for something about the question on his mind. There was no one in the living room apart from Luke, the others were in Clare's room seeing her condition checked by the doctor.

Luke remembered what Professor Armstrong had said before he got the mission. He immediately searched the internet search engine and typed in the words 'Immortal Blood', for less than a second he found some things related to refining as well as Immortal Blood then read them one by one.

Based on Professor Armstrong's explanation of Immortal Blood at that time, it was indeed similar to what was on the internet, only that the internet was more complete. The professor didn't tell the details. Then he discovered something new, related to Udumbara.

Udumbara is a flower that only blooms once every 3000 years and is nicknamed the flower of heaven. The hallmark of the owner of Immortal Blood is the smell of Udumbara which is very rarely known. Even Luke didn't know. Only, when he was with Clare earlier, he inhaled the intoxicating scent of flowers. The scent grew stronger as Clare finished the refining process. Incidentally, Udumbara has a distinctive and strong aroma, so strong that it can spread in a fairly long radius. What is Clare....

A group of six humans came from the direction of Clare's room with a man in a white coat. Zoya escorted the doctor out of the dormitory, only then gathered with the others heading towards Luke. Jules, Blaire, and Zoya simultaneously looked at Luke as if waiting for an answer to an unanswered question. Luke should know what they're asking about Clare.

"Clare is fine, why are you behaving like that?" Louis was annoyed to see Luke being mobbed.

The three girls chuckled in annoyance and then sat on the sofa next to the sofa where Luke was sitting. While Luke was still in his position without diverting his attention.

"How did Clare pass out? For the first time I saw Clare passed out. Isn't she overreacting?" Blaire finally spoke up.

"Doctor says she is fine. But clearly I heard her weak hoarse voice earlier. How can it not be fine?" Zoya is confused.

Jules was silent. She didn't want to risk her words being influenced by Luke lately, she's still pissed off. But her mind kept wondering, something Luke was hiding and she wasn't going to give up.

"The voice you say is weak, she was injured and became weak. But she's actually fine." Luke replied calmly.

"What about Clare who fainted? I think something is up." Zoya keeps asking questions.

"I also think like that, Clare won't faint easily based on her physique that just finished refining, she should be stronger." Louis joined in. He himself was confused about Clare's condition.

"I thought it was the effect of refining. Clare had lost her strength for a moment. It looks like the refining is being carried out, aimed at sealing Clare's power. Only now is Clare stronger, and can break the seal. As a result she lost a lot of energy to detonate the refining seal and fell unconscious." Luke explained what he had just encountered.

"I hear Clare is used to it. Does that mean, before going to the academy his powers were sealed. That's why he said she didn't know what her strength was during orientation." Louis came to a conclusion. At last his long question was answered today.

"But why did they seal Clare's power? What if something threatens her and Clare is in danger?" Zoya couldn't keep quiet all this time.

"There's something I want to tell you guys regarding this Mission." Luke decided to tell his comrades to get this matter over with quickly. In Professor Armstrong's opinion, he could take care of it. "Actually, this mission is not to kill Vrochis, but to protect Clare."

Hearing Luke's words, managed to make them all flinch. Except for Jules who felt her heart thrashing happily because her guess was right and Luke confessed. To him, this was Luke's way of admitting his guilt. Despite the fact, Luke didn't admit his fault at all.

"Luke, so which one is the right one?" Eryk had been confused ever since.

"The professor asked me to keep it a secret for a while, I couldn't deny it. Right now, all these questions are coming up and I have to explain what I'm thinking." Luke gave them a reason not to misunderstand.

"Why did the Professor pay attention to Clare and keep this a secret? Is there something about Clare?" Xavier joined in. He couldn't just stay silent like Jules who was afraid his words would be sealed.

"Professor Armstrong once said something to me before going on his first mission years ago. There are several things that interest him and he must meet. First, Immortal Blood. The owner of Immortal Blood is an immortal from birth that is passed down through ancestors. So far, none of the owners have been found. Even Professors who have attained immortality, have to work hard for years to achieve immortality, but that is meaningless to Immortal Blood. His strength is also more sinister than you can see, if it strength is perfect, it will become a dangerous enemy. If Immortal Blood is controlled by evil monsters, it will be more dangerous and twice as strong as before."

"You think Clare inherited it? Vrochis wants Clare, also because he wants this immortality."

"Not necessarily. The second thing is Udumbara's blood. The hallmark of having Immortal Blood has the scent of Udumbara's body. But the owner of the Udumbara scent, is also not necessarily called Immortal Blood. The smell of Udumbara can attract the attention of any monster, even humans are no exception. That could also be the reason why Vrochis wants Clare, because Clare has that scent."

"How did you know Clare had that scent?" Zoya hesitated.

"Zoya, you underestimate Luke too much. Aren't Luke's five senses sharper than the rest of us, right?" Jules opened her voice glancing at Luke with ridicule. Jules knows what Udumbara flowers are, their scent is intoxicating. Since Luke knew it, it was certain that Luke was the same as Vrochis who liked Clare's scent. In Jules' heart, laughing triumphantly. She swore she'd ridicule Luke the whole time.

Luke glanced at Jules flatly, flatly and intimidatingly. Only Jules could feel the intimidation and she fell silent like before. Indeed, Jules was more sensitive in every way, even being able to sense this shocking intimidation when the others felt nothing.

"Does that mean, Clare has that scent? But why did the Professor pay attention to him? There's no way he saved Clare just because of Clare's scent. That was the only reason Vrochis targeted Clare. If he wanted to protect her, he shouldn't have let Clare follow this Mission. Isn't that the same as wanting to kill Clare?" Louis was full of questions. He was as smart as Jules, but not as stupid as Jules.

"The professor did, because he wanted us to monitor Clare. If something happens to her, we can react quickly. But I think, the task as long as we all know it's half right. The way to protect her is to kill Vrochis. It's just not easy. Maybe this is why her family is doing refining to keep Clare safe from monsters."

"In conclusion, there are two possibilities for Clare's identity. First Immortal Blood, second Udumbara. Luke, don't you want to try asking the Professor?" Xavier didn't want to bother. For him, one way was to find out through the Professor. "If we don't know the specific purpose, how can we protect the target?"

"You know the pressure that goes into dealing with Professor Armstrong? You've never experienced it, don't force him." Jules defended while giving Luke a big smile. She did it so Luke wouldn't be mad at her anymore.

"So we have to keep it a secret from Clare?" Blaire asked. She was a little reluctant to keep it a secret.

"It should! I think if she doesn't keep it a secret, Clare will act alone. Isn't that right?" Jules stopped Luke from speaking. More accurately represented. It was precisely because of Jules' behavior that Luke was annoyed. Then Jules drew closer to Luke. "Open the seal you gave me, I will continue to support you like this. Besides, you're honest and I'm satisfied with what you said, I won't reveal anything." Jules whispered and only Luke heard her.

"It's with me breaking the seal that you'll continue to talk nonsense." Luke replied coldly, which made Jules' face darken.

Shouldn't it be good if those ridiculous sentences are sealed? Jules wouldn't break her promise. With Jules pleading like that, Luke couldn't believe it.