Chapter 557 - 557: If They Didn't

"You mean we're not going to stay here?"

"Nope. We're going to move forward with Plan B. Things are already put into motion," Kellian replied. 

"You mean..."

"That's right. This time, we won't wait for the Warlock Council to come to us. Instead, we'll go to them. In one day, everything should be ready. If we can find Lucifer by then, fine. If we can't, we'll go without him. The Nobles can be our backup."

Kellian stood up. "I'll go and talk to them. Just know, we must keep Lucifer's disappearance a secret. He has gone to another city for an important mission."

He left the room. The other members followed him as they all went to meet the Nobles.

...

A young lady was standing near her window, looking outside at the beautiful yet silent city. 

Her beautiful red hair was flying with the gentle winds that came through the open window. 

The room, which was mostly silent, was filled with a creaking sound as the door opened in the back. 

"Amelia?" A female voice fell in her ears. 

The red-haired woman turned back, looking at the lady who had just entered. The middle aged woman had similar features to her, but she looked slightly older. 

Amelia didn't speak and just looked at the woman. 

"Are you still upset at me for what I did?" the woman asked. "You know I had no choice?"

"So you decided to sell me and my dignity?" Amelia asked before she stopped looking at the lady. She again focused outside. 

"Nonsense! What I did was for your own good. You know what kind of physique you have. The cold poison inside your body will eat you alive someday. The only option I had to keep you alive was to have you marry him."

"They can help you after the marriage! You know I can't bear to see you in pain. You can't last long like this. Taking a bath in the frozen pond might give you a short term relief, but even that would stop being effective after some time!"

"That's why I'm looking to the future so you can survive. You have no idea how bad it can be!"

"Mother? I am the one going through it," Amelia replied. "Who would know how bad it is if not me? I'm the one who has to live with constant pain. But that doesn't mean I'll marry and sleep with anyone. I would much rather prefer to die."

"So you would rather prefer to leave your mother alone in this world than listen to me once and survive? You know, if you die, I won't be willing to live for long either. I've tried convincing you for a long time. This will be the last time," the woman answered.

"If you want the entire Phoenix bloodline to end with you, then fine. Say no. But if you want to see me live, then you will listen to me."

"Are you trying to blackmail me?" Amelia asked, turning back. 

"You can think of it as whatever you want," the lady replied. 

"They are waiting for confirmation. They will come tonight again for the answer. You have until then to decide. If you don't accept, you'll see my dead body, and then you can do whatever you want!"

The middle-aged woman left, leaving her daughter behind. 

Amelia took a deep breath as she closed the window. She walked back and laid on the bed, closing her eyes with her hands.

Amelia had closed her window, but if she had remained there just one more minute, she would have seen another luxury carriage move past her mansion. 

The carriage this time had a thunderbolt symbol on the doors, signifying the name of the Thunder Lion clan. 

The carriage was moving in the same direction in which the Snow Wolf Clan had gone last time. 

"Huh? Another High Beast Carriage? First the Snow Wolf Clan and now the Thunder Lion clan? Just why are these two coming to this part of the city? It's so rare."

"Who knows. It's not something we should put our nose into."

More and more people started noticing the carriage that they hadn't noticed before. Even though they were all curious, none of them tried to find out. 

The carriage soon stopped before Gon's house, stunning his neighbors even more. People wondered if Gon had done something to upset the High Beasts. None dared to approach his house to ask at all. 

"Is this the house?" A young man stepped out of the carriage. 

"That's right, My Lord. The three should still be inside. But should you really go in alone? They are three High Beasts. It's not a good idea to go inside."

"Don't worry. I'm just going to talk. And if they listened to me, then good."

"If they didn't?"

"If they didn't, then neither will this house remain here nor those people."

....

Inside the house, Lucifer had finished interrogating Gon. He commanded Gon to stay inside the house while telling Salazar and Jenilia to keep an eye on them. 

He kept the metal piece in his pocket and stood up. "Keep an eye on him and call me if something happens. I'll be outside in the meantime."

Knock~

As soon as he stood up, he heard a knock. 

"Is Hun back? That was fast."

He stepped closer to the door in such silence that he could even hear his own footsteps here. 

He soon opened the door to find a young man standing at the entrance. 

"You?"

"Were you expecting someone else? I suppose I didn't introduce myself before. I'm Lynx, a member of the Thunder Lion Clan." The young man introduced himself. 

"Am I supposed to care about your identity?" Lucifer asked, frowning. He was extremely alert at the sight of this man.

Just last night Amelia had warned him that some High Beasts were planning to hurt him, and now this guy was here? Something wasn't right. It didn't look like he was here for an introduction. 

"Shouldn't you introduce yourself as well? It's only good manners," Lynx let out, smiling. 

"Lucifer." Lucifer introduced himself as well. 

"Ah, so Lucifer. Are your friends inside as well?"

"Are you going to get to the point or not?" 

"Fine. I just wanted to talk to the owner of this house. He must be inside. Step aside."

"What do you want to talk to him about?"

"Is that something you should stress your little head about? Step aside and let me get in."

Lucifer didn't step aside even after the threat. He couldn't let Gon get hurt. Gon was his only way back, and it was his responsibility to protect him. If there was any battle, it was better to have them outside than having the risk of Gon dying. 

"Tell me what you need with him first."