A Fallen Knight-Lost art of Necromancy

"I turned Resen upside down. So many were killed, hundreds died, rivers of blood spilled for it, but I got nothing. The book surprisingly disappeared from the face of earth. Since then, till today, my hunch for that book never stopped. Days and nights, I searched for it madly. I even asked Sylvia, but she was just tight-lipped. No matter what approach I used, she didn't utter a word. Soon her health started deteriorating as the curse started acting up. Well, it would be a lie to say that I wasn't affected by her death. I knew I was always a selfish person. My heart was very small which has only sufficient space to fill in one more person and that one person was her. I felt sad so I captured her soul before she could bid farewell to this mortal world. With my powers, I trapped her in different bodies. You can say I just gave her different bodies as a vessel so I can keep her alive. Those days were filled with blood and hatred which only increased after Sylvia's death. I was raged since she died. With no focus in my personal life, I changed my focus to get that power. After I managed to hold Resen, I immediately opened their treasures, but it was empty. Those safety boxes were vacant. Not even a speck of dust was there. Later a huge fire emerged from the backyard of Cynthia's house. I was shocked but nevertheless, I expected this from her. She was such a sly fox. She burned the entire treasure and fled but after the fire came in control, I managed to get a hold of a half-burnt page. Well, it was actually what I wanted. Everything I needed to gather ophelius was written on it."

Severus keenly heard and quickly caught the key point. Taking a deep breath, he said aloud, "What was written on it?"

Marquis, who was interrupted in the middle, scorned him in vexation. "Don't interrupt me."

"…"

"Okay," Severus meekly said.

"Although I lost the book, but the page had the formula for summoning that book. Hell! I can even control that book with your powers After all, necromancy still runs in your blood. The paper told me that I need a corrupted soul of a child of holy light as well as the blood of the child of darkness. I already had a child of holy light at that time so all I needed was a child of darkness, but this made my head hurt. Where was I supposed to find the child of darkness? For several months I was irritated with this piece of information but then I got hold of you. Cynthia's child. It was no doubt that you were son because you are the exact shadow of her. Same midnight black hair as her with same glistening eyes. Skin as fair as snow without any blemishes. You sure inherited her best genes. But no matter how much you resemble her, the first thought that came in my mind was to kill you. As you resembled her too much. Previous Lord of Onyx asked me to let him see you. Although I was not aware why he asked nor it mattered to me, so I just agreed. Lord of onyx did research on your blood as well as calculated your birth characters. When he came out with a result, he himself was shocked. Do you want to know why?" Marquis asked sneakily.

Severus nodded his head.

Marquis let out a satisfied smile when he noticed Severus' submissive behavior. "He told me that your fate is compatible with Maverick. The blood test he did also gave us shocking results. Although it was just an arrow in darkness, it hit the bulls' eye. He said that not only your fate but your blood was compatible with Maverick too. Since Maverick was under the shadows of the curse, no one was sure about him. His life was hanging through small strings and that was critical for me. Finding one child was hectic enough so where would I find another one. I took you in so Maverick can live a longer life. After all, without him, I was unable to get my hands on that magical book. Your strong fate saved Maverick. Slowly but surely the curse was fading. Even when he was physically ill your blood helped him to heal. In short. You were a lucky charm for my son. I am thankful to you for your service" Marquis bowed in appreciation.

Severus who was tied started resisting. He could not take more bullshit coming from that foul mouth.

HAHAHA!

"Didn't I tell you that resisting is futile?"

Severus stopped his movement when he heard Marquis.

Indeed, it was useless.

"So, you already have a son of holy light, but you still need a son of darkness. Why are you wasting your time by doing nothing? Shouldn't you find him? What's the use of it?" Severus tossed several questions to him.

Yea

"You are right, but this isn't all futile as I already found a child of darkness."

"…."

"You did?" Severus asked in astonishment.

Marquis laughed as he saw his muddled expression. "Don't get all shocked, Severus. The child of darkness is only you."

Everyone there was dumbfounded.

"Me…" Severus spoke up unsure whether what he heard was right or Marquis was just messing around. "Why do you say so?"

Ha!

"Isn't it obvious?"

"What do you mean?"

"You Severus, you are the son of one of the strongest necromancers of Rivera. Severus for having powers you either need to be blessed or cursed and you were latter, but your powers were lying dormant in you. I tried so hard, but your powers never awakened. I started regretting as well as doubting myself. I started doubting whether you are the real child of darkness or not. As I was immersed in my thoughts, I received a letter from an unknown person. He said he knows that I am after Ophelius. I was shocked to the core when I got the message. No one in the entire world knows about my schemes except my soul. I never had even breathed about this so how can anyone else know about it? Several questions, doubts, and hesitation started surfacing in my mind. I suddenly felt intrigued by this stranger who knew about my schemes. There was a date and day mentioned in the note saying if I was interested then I could meet him. How can I miss such a golden opportunity? After 26 years I finally saw the silver lining in the cloud. I started seeing a faint glimmer of hope. So, I met him. At midnight he asked me to meet him in a secluded area. The place was filled with creepy trees. Not going to lie, I was scared. I waited for an hour, but no one came. I was disappointed. I wondered whether someone was playing a sick joke on me but then again no one knows about the book's existence. As I waited, finally I heard footsteps. A man with a hood over his body came out from the darkness. The only light that was there was from the small lantern that I was holding. Half of his face was covered with the scarf. Faintly I saw silver in his head with a scar on his right eye. Even though I did not see his face, I am sure he would be a handsome chap. Not like I care but he had a strange aura with him. Poisonous and lethal was shining in his eye. He told me that you are really a child of darkness. Your mother Cynthia got you from Hades. Although I don't know what taboo art, she used to summon the god of the underworld, but she succeeded"?

"Bravo"

"You should be happy that you are the son of HADES."

Severus felt like he was hit by lightning. This was all so surreal. A loud squeak rumbled inside the chamber. A humongous blackbird invaded the place. She used her wings to create wind and suddenly a mini storm happened inside. With her sharp beak, he freed Severus from the plank.

Plop!

He stood on his feet.

"Oh my! Look who is here?" Marquis taunted.

Severus gravely ratted. "Continue."

"Oh yes. You won't believe me, but he was the one who told me the way to awaken your powers. He asked me to kill you. He told me that you will be reincarnated and when you will, you will be back with your powers. It would be a ten-time stranger. It was not like I had any attachment with you so I agreed with him but how can I still believe a stranger. I asked him to prove himself. In return, he gave me the power to trap Sylvia's soul for eternity. You see that mass killing idea was given by him. Before killing you, I used that trick, and voila! It worked. Rest of the story… I do not think I need to tell. I used Melanie to corrupt Maverick soul and as well as kill you. Heh! She was nothing but an ambitious and greedy slut" Marquis demeaned her.