Strongest Necromancer Of Heaven's Gate

(A/N: Did you feel your heart being squeezed inside your chest just now after reading the title? Kekeke).

As the Clerics rushed to the smoldering crater where Lux's body was lying, the Sorcerer, Garric, who was also the one responsible for preventing the loss of life in the tournament, sighed.

Lying beside his feet was Nero, whose armor was also in shambles. When Lux unleashed three Dragon Breaths, the Sorcerer heightened all of his senses to estimate whether the Guild Master of the Storm Dragon Guild would be able to take it or not.

However, just half a second after Lux's full-powered attack was unleashed, Garric had no choice but to teleport Nero out of the arena as soon as he could to save the other party's life.

Glancing at the youth who was at the center of the crater, Garric had a complicated look on his face. For the sake of victory, Lux had gone all out, even endangering himself in the process in order to beat his opponent.

Life and death battles were a norm in Elysium, so as much as possible, they wanted to prevent the loss of such talented youth in the tournament.

Garric had assumed that Lux would be able to handle the backlash, so he didn't teleport him out of the arena. He didn't know why, but for some reason, he felt as if teleporting the chubby teenager out of the arena was a bad thing to do, so he stayed his hand.

"He's still breathing," the Head Cleric that had arrived beside Lux said with relief. "But, he's not out of danger yet. Everyone, I'll focus on treating the serious injuries. You handle the rest."

""Yes Sir!""

While Lux was being treated by the Clerics, Bruno waved his hand, making the mask lying on the ground fly towards him.

'So, this is the reason why you had repeatedly told me that I should make sure that this brat doesn't die,' Bruno thought as he glanced at Alicia, who was standing beside Alexander.

The beautiful woman noticed Bruno's gaze, and gave the latter a brief nod before shifting her attention back to the Half-Elf, whose identity was revealed for everyone to see.

"L-Lux?!" Gerald, who was the Leader of Wildgarde Stronghold stood up from his chair in shock and disbelief. "He's My Daddy?!"

"Impossible!" Natasha, who was the Wildgarde Stronghold's High-Cleric, and the person who spent the most time among the Guardians checking Lux's condition, gasped in shock.

She couldn't believe her eyes. The Lux who was currently being treated by the Clerics of Barbatos Academy was very different from the Lux that she had watched grow up.

"It's not impossible," Rainer, who was also Nero's Master, commented. "The proof is already right in front of your eyes."

Rainer had been there when Lux took the previous entrance exam that would allow him to enter Elysium. As someone responsible for managing the newly recruited members of the young generation, he wanted to know if Vera's adopted grandchild was capable of surviving in that harsh world.

Gerald, Natasha, and Rainer, had seen it when Lux didn't hold back during the examination and ended up fainting before even catching the Horned Rabbit. The Lux back then, and the Lux that had taken the persona of the chubby teenager in the tournament, was like comparing a hill to a mountain.

The difference was that obvious, and although they didn't believe it, they had no choice but to believe it.

"Rainer..." Gilbert glanced at the old Blacksmith of Wildgarde Stronghold with a complicated look on his face.

"Let's talk about it after the tournament," Rainer replied. "I'm sure that Vera will explain this to us at a later time. Perhaps she can even tell us how that sickly Lux managed to stand up against the strongest members of the young generation in just the span of a year."

Gilbert and Natasha nodded their heads in agreement. Although they had plenty of questions, no matter how much they tried to think of the answer, the only one who could give them an answer was not with them at the moment.

Vera, who was seated beside her granddaughter, firmly held Iris' hand. She was afraid that if she let her granddaughter escape her sights, the latter would immediately go to where Lux was, and this was something that she didn't want to have happen at this point in time.

"Don't worry about him," Vera said after confirming that Lux was safe. "The Clerics are taking good care of him. He'll be patched up in no time."

Iris nodded, but she couldn't stop herself from worrying. Eiko, who was perched on top of her Mama's head, remained silent.

Just like Iris, she was also worried about her Papa, but as Lux's Beast Companion, her connection with Lux was very strong.

Earlier, she felt Lux's heart stop beating for half a minute. As she was about to fly towards the arena, the Half-Elf's heart suddenly pulsed inside his chest, beating strongly, proving that he was fine.

Eiko also faintly heard a roar of a Dragon from within Lux's body, as if it had awakened from a baptism of fire. Because of this, the baby Slime knew that her Papa was going to be fine. Even so, she couldn't help but feel worried as she focused her attention in the arena that had been reduced to a giant crater.

Ten minutes later, the High-Cleric waved at Judge Dredd and Bruno, signaling them that Lux's life was no longer in danger, and that they would be moving him to the infirmary.

The other Clerics who had been freed of their job went to check on Nero's condition, and started to heal him as well.

Bruno then raised his hand and declared the victor of the match.

"The winner for this match is My Da..."

"No."

A weak, yet firm voice reached Bruno's ears, stopping him from completing his announcement.

"That's not my name," Lux said as he struggled to keep his consciousness. "Say my name."

Bruno smirked before giving the Half-Elf, who was now like a candle that was about to lose its light, a thumbs up in his heart.

"The winner of this match is none other than Lux Von Kaizer!"

Suddenly, a clapping sound was heard high above the coliseum.

Iris was clapping her hands while tears streamed down the side of her face.

Vera joined her and clapped her hands as well. A sweet smile could be seen on her old face, showing how proud she was of her grandson's achievement.

Their clapping brought everyone out of their daze as the audience gave Lux a thunderous applause, while others cheered and shouted his name.

"""My Daddy!"""

"""My Daddy!"""

"""My Daddy!"""

"""My Daddy!"""

"""My Daddy!"""

Lux, who heard the chants of the crowd, couldn't stop himself from sighing in his heart.

"I said my name is Lux..."

That was the last thing the red-headed teenager muttered before he lost consciousness. Although he looked fine on the surface, the power of the Abyss was still rampaging inside his body.

Nero's Black Lightning wasn't something simple, and it had sapped Lux's physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual strength, making him succumb to his exhaustion.

The Head-Cleric personally escorted him to the infirmary under everyone's eyes. Even after the Half-Elf could no longer be seen in the arena, the crowd still shouted his alias, which they had grown to love and that was none other than...

My Daddy!