Chapter 23: I’ll focus on Kara and Sahara
The Seven Virtues: Faith - Hope - Charity - Prudence - Justice - Strength - Temperance, are the Seven Angelic Houses, the most powerful, from which the Archangels emerge, such as Raphael for the House of Charity. Each of these seven Archangels, leaders of the houses, tend to choose a mortal to fulfill their duty. Their words are relayed by His Holiness of the Cathedral. And those chosen during the awakening are very rare, and in the game Apex, there were only three in total: Arthur Aurora, Olivia Roseflame, and Luxia Von Arcadia. These individuals are called saints.
It’s the same logic for demons, who have the Seven Dukes of Hell, the Archdemons of the Seven Sins: Pride - Greed - Envy - Wrath - Lust - Gluttony - Sloth. And for the chosen ones, there have only been two. The first, who was the leader of the Heretik, was eliminated during a crusade by Emperor Lancaster. Thus, the Archdemon of Pride cursed his unborn son: Lucas Von Arcadia. The only one with the power of an Archdemon in the world, the Darkness.
Meanwhile, Daemon was bored out of his mind in a lecture about angels and demons. The professor was droning on with his usual fanatical speech. But there was important information being conveyed.
Daemon didn’t really care, though. He already knew it all, and much more than what was being taught in class. He had other things on his mind, like Kara, who was shooting him daggers from across the room.
He struck a thoughtful pose.
*POV: Daemon*
"Heroines and villains are plentiful. But for now, I’ll focus on Kara and Sahara," he murmured to himself.
I already have a plan for each of them. But first, should I create my own faction? No... No need. I’ll just take over another one, slowly but surely. And Kara’s faction would be a good starting point.
As the class ended, I signaled my bodyguard. But as we left the room, we were blocked by Lady Bentham’s second-in-command, Ramia, a pesky 19-year-old.
"Young Lord Indivar, I believe you had a disagreement to settle with my mistress."
Of course, this unusual situation drew attention. Was there hostility between members of these factions? Many second-year students were watching the drama unfold from a distance.