Chapter 4

While the war was brewing in Alfhiem, Lucie and Kasai were in Demoria attending school. This school, strangely named Satania Nexus High, was the main school in Lucifer City. It was a place where all demons of different kinds could attend, no matter their status. It was completely diverse. The students and staff ranged from high-class devils to beast class gargoyle. However, Lucie and Kasai felt an odd aura about the school. No-one associated with anyone outside the ranking. The high-class Devils hung out with the other high-class devils while the low-class demons stayed close to the low-class demons. Feeling like she had to do something Lucie decided to talk to one of the high-class devil's girls.

"Hi, I'm Lucie. I just mov-

"Who does this disgusting human-pet belong to?" The devil girl said interrupting Lucie.

Lucie at her with a confused expression.

"Babe, I don't think she understands what you're saying." A devil boy said with laughing.

"That's understandable. Even if I talk to them in their own tongue, they won't understand it. They're nothing but idiots." She said.

Lucie instantly got irritated to the point where she subconsciously transformed into her purgatory form, but with a slight difference. Her hair and eyes were only transformed and she gave off a heat that would usually melt solid stone. However, everything and everyone around her was unaffected, which surprised her. Suddenly, Kasai grabbed Lucie's hand while giving her a worried look.

"Lucie, calm down. You're not used to the atmosphere here yet. That's why your powers are weakened." She telepathically said to Lucie.

Lucie slowly calms down and reverts back to her original form. Then, she walks away as if nothing happens. Shocked, Kasai rushes to Lucie's side to make sure she was alright.

"Kasai, how long do I have to wait before I'm used to this atmosphere?" Lucie asked.

"It shouldn't be that long. You have the Phoenix' fires running through your veins."

"Alright, but I'm getting tired of holding back. I want to use my powers." Lucie said frustrated.

"Okay, how about we go out on a date to this cafe?" Kasai said.

Suddenly, Lucie's mood changed completely. She was ecstatic and happily said "Yes" while jumping on Kasai. As they walked off, a half-demon girl looked at them with envy in her eyes. As she tried to follow them secretly, she was pushed out of the way by another high-class devil girl who was running by while screaming "Big sister Malphas".

"Delilah, be careful. You almost touched that low-class demon, Envy," Malphas replied.

"Oh no, you mean the Nephilim trash. Gross! I liked this outfit." Delilah yelled out.

Envy gets up and runs past Lucie and Kasai while crying eyes out. They look back and sees the high-class devil's group laughing at her. Later that day, Lucie went around the school looking for Envy. She looked everywhere, however, Envy was nowhere to be found. Suddenly, Lucie hears a faint cry for help. She looked around thinking she was hearing things, but she heard it again. She attempted to follow the faint cry, and found Envy naked, beaten to near death, and raped.

"Shit!" Lucie said worriedly as she rushed to her side.

"Please help me." Envy said just before she faints.

Lucie looked up and down Envy's body for any noticeable injuries. Thankfully, there wasn't any, but Lucie was furious.

"Artemis, Neko, Niko, Leah, Naomi(an Oni)." She said under her breath. Suddenly, five bodies appeared out of her shadow, on one knee.

"What can we do for you, Lady Lucie?" they said simultaneously.

"Leah, I want to heal her. Niko, Neko, and Naomi Protect her and Leah. Artemis, take me inside her mind. I want to see who did this." Lucie said while releasing an overwhelmingly angry pressure.

"Yes, Milady," they answered as they immediately sprung into action.

Niko and Neko set a barrier that made it impossible for others to perceive them. Naomi went to the top of a building to look around from higher ground. Leah started to heal Envy while Artemis and Lucie entered her mind. Inside there, Lucie and Artemis witness a cluster of memories. They learned that Envy was the recently created daughter of Vlad and Meliona but was adopted by Satania. He called her race, Nephilim. A Nephilim is a half-demon and half-angel hybrid that has unlimited power and high adaptability. Being the only one of her kind, she is often bullied by the other demons because Envy's kind is unknown. All they know is that she is half-demon.

"So, they did this unspeakable act for that reason. Unforgivable!" Lucie thought to herself.

"Lady Lucie, It seems like we're arriving at the recent memory. Please be prepared for anything. This must've been extremely traumatic for her." Artemis said.

"Okay," Lucie replied.

They dove into the memory and saw what happened. The high-class Devils' group from the school found and dragged her to that alley. Once there, the guys attacked her while the girls watched. Then, Malphas said

"A lowly half breed like you doesn't deserve to wear clothes like mine. Strip her."

Hence the reason why she was naked and bruised up. Sadly, they did something else that Lucie didn't think could happen. The male demons who were beating on Envy wanted some kind of payment, however, instead of money, they wanted Envy's body. The girls allowed it and walked off while saying "Enjoy". Then, as Envy laid there crying and barely breathing for air, the male demons proceed to take advantage of her.

"Artemis, let's go," Lucie said as she held back her anger.

"Yes, milady," Artemis replied.

Suddenly, they appeared outside beside the fully healed, sleeping Envy. Heartbroken, Lucie strikes the walls behind her causing a fire that destroys the wall.

"Naomi, carry E back to the castle. It's time for the princess of the demon world to return home." Lucie said.

Naomi heard Lucie's orders and jumped down from the top of the building and landed right in front of Envy. She picked her up with ease and waited for Lucie. Lucie got up and walked over to the Nekomata twins. They let down the barrier and transformed into cat forms. Then, they climbed onto Lucie's shoulders and purred on her face, which calmed her down a little. Then, almost instantly, they all took off running to the castle. Lucie was taught the Flash step technique by Mia. She was able to complete three stages of the flash step; Flash step, Shadow step, and God step. Thanks to this technique, Lucie was able to avoid the demon's gazes, because Envy was still naked and they did have anything to cover her body.

After ten minutes of running, they made it to the gates of the castle where they met some trouble. The high-class devils from the school along with their parents, were at the gate waiting for entry to a welcome party for her. However, as she attempted to enter the castle's gates, she was stopped by a new guard who didn't recognize Lucie. In a hurry to talk with Satania, Lucie ignored the guard and tried to walk in again, but was stopped by the same guard. Then, the trouble came up and said

"Don't you think you're being a little too bold there, human?" One of them said, causing everyone to laugh.

"Where is your master? He should have you on a leash." Another one said as everyone continues to laugh

Annoyed and irritated, Artemis summons a gun to her hand points it right at one of the high-class devil kids, causing everybody to stop. However, as she's about to pull the trigger, a high-class devil noble shouts "Enough!". The guard, that stopped Lucie, gave a salute as if he was saluting his superior officer. Everybody turns to the left to see a well-dressed nobleman and wife standing there. Suddenly, Malphas and Delilah hid behind them.

"Father, punish them. They were trying to sneak into the party and ruin it for everybody." Malphas said with a scheming look.

"Really, that's all I need to know. Guard! Take them away." The nobleman said.

"Yessir, Lord Damacus." The guard said.

"Disregard that order." Another voice said.

"Who dares!" Damacus said as he turns around. Immediately, he regrets his words. It was the queen, Satania.

"I was wondering why it took you so long to show, but now I know why," Solaris said as she lands beside Lucie.

"Lucie, I apologize for my foolish mistake. I didn't make sure all of the guards were informed of you properly." Satania said as she knelt down in front of Lucie.

Everybody was shocked by the sight of their queen lowering her head to a lowly human.

"Move out of the way." A voice ordered.

Everybody looked back and turned pale at the sight of the six generals of the Lucifer. Each of them rules one city that is named after them in Demoria. They were Asmodeus of Asmodeus city, Mammon of Mammon City, Belphegor of Belphegor city, Satan of Satan city, Abaddon of Abaddon city, and Leviathan of Leviathan city. Along with Satania, aka Lucifer of Lucifer city, they are the strongest Demons and guardians of Demoria.

Suddenly, they did the same thing as Satania did. They knelt down in front of Lucie, surprising the nobles again. Some instantly grew afraid of Lucie. However, some of the nobles began to come up with ridiculous accusations.

"Useless worms think you can talk to the queen of Jan-gu with such insolence," Satania said angrily.

"Auntie Satania, don't worry about them. We have a bigger problem. Artemis, show her." Lucie said with a serious expression.

Artemis stepped over to Satania and placed a hand on her head. This allowed her to transmit the images that she got from Envy's mind into Satania. Witnessing the horrific scene, Satania released her full power without any sign of calming down.

"You bastards. First, you insult my great-niece and her familiars, in which you disgrace the Lucrada family name. But, You dirty bastards have the audacity to assaulted my daughter." She said under her voice. Scared, the demon generals moved away from Satania immediately.

"Mother, what's wrong?" A voice said as she appeared beside Naomi. She was the first princess, Raven. Suddenly, she got angry too.

"Do she know what happened?" Lucie thought to herself.

Unlike most demons, Raven has amazing senses. She smelt the scent of men's hormones coming from Envy's body, which was thought to be hidden by Naomi.

"WHO DID THIS TO MY BABY SISTER?" Raven yelled, releasing her full power. Now, there were two dangerous devils angry, which affected Demoria's atmosphere itself. The generals looked around and saw how powerful their queen and her daughter actually were. Like Titania, Satania and her children, Raven and Krow, were Jan-gu hybrids. This made them the most feared demons in Demoria. No one would dare to go against them.

"What do you mean, Lady Raven. You don't have a sister."Damacus said with fear in his voice.

"You may not know this, but this girl here is my adopted daughter," Satania said.

"This half-demon!" Malphas yelled out with fear.

"Watch your mouth, girl, but yes. She's the daughter of my brother and his wife, Vlad, and Meliona,"

Suddenly, the fear that was instilled in generals grew large enough to make them faint. The demon nobles and their families stood there confused. None of them knew nothing of Vlad, Meliona, Jan-gu, or the Lucrada Clan, but this was a common thing among the demons. The Jan-gu and their angels stayed in Eden for the past three thousand years. The only ones who knew of them were the Jan-gu hybrids and the members of the Lucrada Clan.

"Come inside the castle. I'll give you an explanation." Satania said as she leads the nobles inside the castle. Cautiously, the nobles followed her, and Lucie went with Raven to help Envy, who remained unconscious. A door opens to a ballroom that was supposed to be the venue for Lucie and Kasai's welcoming party, but instead, it was used as an interrogation room. Satania, knowingly, stares at Damascus and his family with a bloodlust even demons and devils would die from the look.

"Why is she staring at us? Is she perhaps still upset about the disrespectful words I gave Lady Lucie? Or, perhaps she thinks I hired somebody to assault her daughter? Maybe one of my idiot kids did something and she knows it?"

Suddenly, Malphas, Damacus eldest daughter, walks out from her family and prostrated in front of Satania.

"My queen. Please forgive me and my sister for all the wrong we done to your daughter. If we would've known she was a daughter, we wouldn't have done that to her. If you allow me to ask, can you please explain to me about her?" She asked.

"So you know, I'm half-demon. The other half is Jan-gu, you may know them as Origins. They possess powers and abilities far greater than any other race. One of these powers is called 'Creation'. This power, in particular, is the reason why the worlds and races exist." Satania as she calmed down.

"What does this history lesson about some extinct race have to do with Envy?" Delilah asked rudely.

"Who said they were extinct? They're still a trillion of them, and they're not going to die anytime soon. Anyway, My big brother, Vladimir, and his wife, Meliona, feeling adventurous felt like they needed to create a new race. However, they couldn't think of one in particular. So, they decided to mixed DNA of two of the most opposite races; Angel and Demon DNA. Ironically, this combination gave birth to a being of demonic and angelic power called

"Nephilim," Malphas said.

"Correct, you, your sister, and your friends attacked the only Nephilim in this universe. Lucky for you, she hasn't learned how to control her powers, but you still should've treated her as she is, a princess of the demons. In a matter of fact, a Princess of Jan-gu."

A sense of fear filled the room while the ignorance of the nobles died.

"So, can I assume you all understood the weight?" Satania asked.

The nobles looked at her with a confused look. Satania sighed with disbelief.

"Nephilim has the powers of both demons and angels. Our high magical capabilities and their high fighting and tactics capabilities. Also, while being able to adapt. Meaning, she has an infinite amount of potential. She could destroy any of my generals with ease."

Delilah and the others felt a breeze of coldness run down their spines. Meanwhile, Raven and Lucie were in Envy's room waiting for her to wake up.

"So, Lucie, how did you and my cousin meet?" Raven asked curiously.

Lucie thought about it. Suddenly, she started blushing with embarrassment.

"We met at the entrance exams at the academy." She said bashfully. Somehow, looking back on that day made Lucie embarrassed. She felt ashamed of how she acted back then as if she had grown in the couple of days she been in Demoria. This is probably a side effect of her body becoming more adjusted to the Phoenix's power. Strangely enough, Lucie didn't realize the changes.

"Ooooooo, something else happened. Spill the details." Raven said nosily.

"I don't know what you're talking about. Nothing else happened. I especially didn't straddle him in his sleep and waited for him to wake up." Lucie ranted.

"Okay, I'll pretend not to hear that. Anyways, is it true that you and two other women married him?" Raven said as she slowly backs away.

Lucie nodded and showed her the ring Reo gave her. It a gold ring with three long crystals surrounding one round diamond, making a Y shape.

"He said 'It signifies the four of us.' However, none of us got it at first."

"So, what does it mean?" Raven asked enthusiastically.

"The three of us holds him down. Without us, who knows what would happen to him. He and Anko have been through a lot," She said with a concerned look.

"Hey, what's wrong?"

"Reo and Anko went through so much in the last week. First, they lost their parents in a massacre, caused by the organization they swore to serve. Then, the same organization framed the massacre on them. Now, they're on Caleaxia to learn how to fully control their power. I'm just worried that I won't be able to keep up with them."

"Why would you say that?"

"Well, you see, I'm not as strong as I make myself seem. I'm just human. Nothing special about us, we're easily the weakest of the entire universe. Our magical capabilities and SP powers were gifts given by the gods, but those gifts have limits."

Raven looked at Lucie with confusion.

"For example, the ability to absorb and utilize magic energy was given to us humans by the Gods. But, according to Ira, they can take it away if they wanted to."

"So, basically, you fear of losing your magic?" Raven said as she tried to make sense of Lucie's feelings.

"Yes, but not for any selfish reasons. You see my power over fire comes from a Phoenix. However, I only can access around ten percent of its power."

"So, you can't burn holes into other dimensions, or survive in space," Raven said.

"What!"

"Did you not know? Phoenixes are a part of the race called Celestials. Celestials have almost the same powers that the Jan-gu have. They created the stars that everybody in the universe can see. Also, know as the gates to other worlds."

"Huh? Gates to other worlds? What do mean?"

"The stars you see in every dimension are connected. These act as passages for the souls of those who experience death but reincarnates instead of going to the afterlife. And, I would tell you more, but by the looks of it, you probably can't handle any more big information. Anyways, Phoenixes can easily open holes anywhere."

Lucie, speechless, slowly fell deeper into depression. She came to a realization of how weak she really was. She felt like all her hard work to get stronger was worthless. As she closed her eyes, she felt three hands grab on hers. She immediately opened them and saw the people she cares about the most. These hands were Reo, Anko, and Kasai's spirits from her ring. Reo imbued their rings with Link magic. This spell was similar to the Familiar linking spell, but this doesn't link their memories. The rings link the four of them whenever one of them seemed like they're in distress. That way they could be with each other even when apart.

"Lucie. Lucie. Are you okay?" Raven asked worriedly.

"Huh, Yeah. I'm okay. I was just having a self-reflecting moment, but you wouldn't know about that being a demon. It's a

"Process that open the natural paths in the bodies of every living being, which in turn, strengthens the body and soul. Also, known as The Cultivation Process." Raven interrupts Lucie.

Lucie, shocked, asks "How?"

"That process wasn't created by humans. It was taught to humans by higher beings like us. But, Humans just took the credit for it. Despicable."

"Wow, you really don't like humans," Lucie said sarcastically as if she was offended by Raven's words.

Suddenly, Raven realized she said too much, and offended Lucie.

"I'm so sorry. I forgot that you were technically still human for now." She said nervously.

"For now? What do you mean?" Lucie asked curiously.

"Well, you being the wife of a Jan-gu, your body has to adjust to their conditions of life. Basically, you're granted some of their powers and abilities. Plus, the Phoenix powers are changing you into a celestial being. And, now that I think about it, that's probably why you can't use more than ten percent of the power you received."

"Really, so how would go about speeding up the process?"

"Are you sure you want to speed up the process?"

Lucie thought back to when she lost to One, and how horrible it felt to be thrown around like a rag doll. She hasn't told anybody, but truthfully, that experience traumatized her a little. She felt completely useless. Ever since she been hoping to find a way to increase her strength and power.

She looked at Raven with a serious expression and said "How do I speed up the process?" Raven smiled.

"Alright, let's us begin," Raven said as Raven snapped her fingers.

Suddenly, Lucie, Envy, Kasai, Satania, Solaris, and the nobles were standing in the middle of nowhere.

"She finally broke out of her funk. Took long enough." Solaris said.

"Huh," Lucie said confused.

"Let me explain. The reason why you couldn't use your fire is because of this." Sol said as she reached towards Lucie. Suddenly, Lucie felt something being pulled out of her.

"This is a device that seals your power and mana. Kaiser designed it to keep certain things down around a certain time of the year for him"

"I didn't need to know that," Lucie said with disgust.

"No, no, no, nothing sex... Anyway, Jan-gu has times of the year where their power is overcharged. This overcharge needs to be released. And, sometimes

"Nope. UN-UH. I'M NOT LISTENING. LALALALA." Lucie said childishly as she blocks her ear from being soiled by her Grandmother-in-law, who looked like she in her twenties.

"Fine, long story short, your powers are back with none of that God blood(Mana) in you. Let's get started. Power up to your max, and stay like that for the duration."

"Are you sure? I don't want to burn down the castle." Lucie said concernedly.

"Don't worry about it. This room is like the one on your Hikojima, a void room. You're completely cut off from Demoria for the next three hours."

"Huh, why three hours?"

"Well, today is a school night, and three hours should be enough to train and enhance your and E's powers while showing the nobles what you two are actually made of," Satania said.

Lucie didn't understand it and just went along with it. She closed her eyes and concentrated on releasing the fire. Her hand lit on fire as if it was a match. Then, the fire died down, leaving her hand in a plasmatic form. In awe, Raven got a little closer. Suddenly, there was a spike in Lucie's fireplace. It transformed Lucie's body into plasma-like before. Truthfully, she looks like Sol when she first learned how to control her enhanced powers. Raven, still in awe, was excited.

"Is that the peak of your power? Could have sworn you were a lot stronger now." Sol said trying to agitate Lucie.

"She's right. This is nowhere near my full power. I need to let go of the human limitations placed on me, and breakthrough to my full power." Lucie thought to herself.

Suddenly, Lucie's body emerged in a light.

"So, You finally decided to make a visit, Lucie Tachibana." A voice appeared in her head.

"Who said that?" She asked.

"You should know you are the one who gave me my name."

Lucie thought herself trying to remember this voice. Suddenly, a memory came to her. It was during the second day after arriving on Hikojima for the first time. She was summoning her first familiar, the Phoenix who blessed her.

"Ruby! Ruby, is that you?" Lucie said.

"So, you do remember me? Glad to know that."

"Of course, I remember you. You're a part of me." Lucie said happily.

A fire sparked and grew into a large fire, shaped like a bird. This bird-shaped flame was Ruby. Then, Ruby transformed into a girl with red, blazing hair and glowing eyes. She looked just like Lucie when she in her Purgatory mode. This form left Lucie in both awe and confusion.

"What's wrong?" Ruby asked.

"Oh, nothing. I was just surprised by your appearance. You look like

"Your Purgatory mode. Yes, your purgatory mode is based on my Humana form. Oh, you probably don't know, but Humana is how we say human in the celestial tongue."

"It's kind of funny, but I did know that. Just now, I learned the ways of the Celestials and all their abilities." Lucie said.

"Looks like our connection growing stronger and stronger by the second. However, that doesn't give me enough time to say 'Congratulations, on your Marri- '

Ruby disappears into Lucie's body.

"Thank you," Lucie said silently to herself as began to transform. Suddenly, her plasmatic body turned back into her regular one. Her hair was a dark red, completely different from her purgatory mode or Ruby. Her body gave off a burning sensation to the people around her. Her eyes were glowing a holy light. She was completely transformed into a Celestial.

As the light from the transformation dimmed, Lucie is skin had a slight glow to it like a new star until it and her eyes went back to normal. However, during her transformation, she, unknowingly, burned off her clothes. Sol and the others looked with both embarrassment and amazement.

"Lucie, here. Put this on." Kasai said as she held out her hand. In her hand was a small roll of fireproof living cloth.

"What is it?" Lucie asked as she took out her hand.

"It's a specially made living cloth similar to my outfit. This should be able to withstand incineration from your fire form. It made from a refined dragon-scale string, courtesy of Ryuu and Shiro, combined with nanobots and enchantments." Kasai said as the cloth-covered Lucie's body.

"What kind of enchantments?" Lucie asked curiously.

The roll of cloth formed a two-layered outfit on Lucie's body similar to Kasai's. The lower layer of the outfit fitted Lucie's body like the jumpsuit Kasai wore before jumping into the portal to Demoria. While the top layer was a knee-length Kimono like Kasai. The only differences were the color and the ability to transform with Lucie's abilities.