The Greatest Sinner

As the flames penetrated Evan's chest, his appearance began to change rapidly. It was the memory of that moment that sent shivers down his spine. Now Evan would be in unbelievable pain to gain fantastic power.

"Shit!" Evan gasped, feeling the skin on his back gradually burn away.

Four flames appeared in four places on his back. They gradually burned through Evan's flesh so that after a couple of seconds, four wings of fire appeared in those places. Each wing was as big as Evan himself. The blood dripping from his wounds instantly evaporated. The four wings opened, spreading flames around Evan.

But, this was not the end. The flames moved to his wrists, forming fiery hoops.. The last detail of Evan's changed appearance was his hair. It was blond and lit up in a bright flame. Evan became like an angel of fire, one who cursed the heavens and conquered hell.

"Burning alive is far from a pleasant feeling, but that's over now. It's time to move on to the most important thing," muttered Evan and headed for the tunnel exit.

Every step he took a left a trail of fire on the ground that was hot enough to melt most existing metals.

Even when Evan was just breathing, a small blob of flame would come out of his mouth and instantly dissipate.

As Evan approached the tunnel exit, everyone turned their attention to him. They thought they saw an angel, but a second later, they all realized it was Evan. The magicians were stunned, they didn't understand what was going on.

Evan looked at Nessa and just nodded. She swallowed in fear and tried to move behind the group of mages. However, Bas's sudden attack prevented her from doing so. He pierced the vampire with an ice crystal and Nessa flew off in the opposite direction from him.

Evan didn't care, it didn't matter as the outcome was already decided.

Whoosh.

His upper two wings came into motion, and Evan flew slowly upward. The flames from the wings didn't spread far from Evan, it was as if they were protecting their owner. Evan had no problem flying, even faster than his basilisk thanks to the power he gained, but to pay such a price for such a flight was very foolish.

Evan looked coldly at the group of mages as they took off.

Bas and Aimee were the first to realize what was going on. They didn't know why, but Evan was definitely against them. Moreover, the lack of vampires and Nessa's actions were also confirmed that their assumption was correct.

Bas said loudly, "Defend yourselves! He is our enemy!"

Then he cast his most powerful protection spell, using two magical artifacts in the process. The others followed his example and did the same.

In just a second, many barriers appeared in front of them. Some were icy, others stone or energy. "The Summoners summoned large, strong creatures to help them, and the Amplifiers pulled shields from the spatial rings and covered them with a layer of metal or ice.

Evan let them do this because of his special mood. He received not only the power of the demon but also a portion of his emotions. It was the serenity of boundless power and an endless sense of laziness.

In the next moment, all four of Evan's wings came into motion. They leaned back and glowed brightly. The infernal flames flared even stronger, and Evan swiftly flapped his wings toward the group of mages.

A terrifying wave of fire rained down on them. The protective barriers the mages had put up were strong enough to withstand several attacks from a monster of the first rank with three flames. Combined, these barriers could easily protect against dozens of attacks from a second-rank monster.

However, as soon as the flames touched them, they were destroyed. The barriers shattered into tiny pieces, and a split second later, they burned and turned into nothing. When the mages realized what force they were facing, they tried to run away, but it was too late.

The first few people who encountered the flame wave were incinerated. Not even ash was left of them. Aimee stood at the very end, she quickly cast every fire protection spell she knew. Aimee thought that the fire would protect her from the other fire, but she was too stupid.

Evan's infernal flames were far more powerful than the pitiful fire Aimee was trying to protect herself with. A second later, the wave of fire turned all the mages into nothing. There wasn't even ash left of them, but the fire wave wasn't going to stop.

The mines they were in now were very close to the surface, so there was much more earth than stone. But, this was no barrier to the flames.

The stone melted instantly, and so did the ground. Eventually, the flame burst to the surface, it made a large hole that could be seen from several kilometers without any problem.

The fire went up, melting the blocks of ice and snow around it. Only a few minutes later, the flames calmed and slowly dissipated. The consequences of one single attack were monstrous.

Evan's original goal was to kill the mages, but he could not control the flow of flames. After his attack, an area the size of a hectare turned into a molten clot of earth and stone. Moreover, ice blocks and snow melted, letting the ground soak up the sun for the first time in decades.

After a wave of fire was released, Evan sank to the ground, and his wings slowly began to disintegrate. The black and white feathers fell leisurely and gradually burned away. Eventually, Evan's appearance returned to normal, and the wounds on his shoulders instantly healed.

Evan took a deep breath and, looking through the scorched hole at the blue moon in the sky, muttered, "Flames always mark the coming of something great and terrible, like Judgment Day."

He turned and saw a frightened Nessa. She understood that Evan had a way of killing these people, but she hadn't expected to see something like that.

<What was that...? That power, that... that... nightmare was real.>

Nessa's heart was consumed by fear, and she wasn't the only one in that state. The rest of the vampires looked at Evan with faces as white as a sheet of paper.

Evan stepped toward Nessa with an unemotional expression and calmly said, "When will your brother arrive?"

Nessa came to her senses and replied, "In about 10 or 15 minutes, he'll be here."

Evan nodded, "Then, tell me, why do you want this girl? I'm just curious. So far, I'm on your side."

"I think it would be best if my brother explained it all to you. I don't fully know the whole situation myself, he said it was an urgent matter. If he weren't busy, it wouldn't be me, but him, who would take care of the girl's kidnapping. In that case, Viscount Pol's mansion would have been destroyed long ago."

"I see," Evan answered briefly and waited for Nessa's older brother to arrive.

<Hopefully, her brother will come sooner than the Vextin guards realize what happened here. If Count Rosl finds out I killed everyone here, I'll be in big trouble. Such a powerful flame could not go unnoticed. Scouts will be sent here in a little while, but then we won't be here anymore. At the very least, Nessa's older brother will have to deal with everything. According to her, he is monstrously strong.>

Viscount Pol did not yet know that his daughter had not been rescued and the entire rescue party had been killed. Naturally, no one would think it could have been Evan. To everyone in this world, he was a mere mage on the stage - a "One-Pointed Star" with one flame on the platform. They wouldn't even consider the option that he killed his own comrades when there were vampires.

Viscount Pol and the rest of the people interested in the incident would assume that the vampires killed everyone. This was the most logical and likely scenario.

While waiting for Nessa's brother, Evan pondered what had happened. He was trying to figure out why they needed Viscount Pol's daughter and what was so special about her. Evan was also thinking about the upcoming blood magic spells. He had only seen two such spells up to this point, and each one impressed him.

<Bloody Nessa's spikes and this scarlet thread. When I incinerated the rescue squad, it was gone, and I'm safe now. But, that thread is still wrapped tightly around Nessa's heart.>