"..."
Luck could only stare blankly at his family as he tried to comprehend what his family just said.
Luke looked at his brother with pity as she spoke "The last you seemed to be conscious was when we were trying to train our skills.
Your body was suddenly covered with strange black symbols and at first I ignored you but my lax behavior could only last so long."
Luke's brow knitted together in anxietybas his voice turned solemn"When you spasmed onto the floor with blood seeping out of your skin, I knew I had to act.".
Fearing her son might slip into another coma, Vera quickly took over from where Luke stopped.
"Luke brought you home as a bloody mess so it was only natural that we called the best healer".
Her voice was calm and casual as if she was talking about something that happened to some family in another continent but Luck noticed how his mother palms had turned white by her sides as she squeezed anxiously.
"Much to our dread, Ainz was just as clueless as us. The highest thing he could do was stop the bleeding and can bring your body back to peak condition."
Dan took over, anxious his wife would break down in sobs.
"Something strange happened when you were unconscious.Two weeks into your coma we suddenly felt a large quantity of mana coming from your home.
We immediately rushed up, fearing that somebody had arrived to assassinate one of you" .
Seeing Luck's confusion written on his face,Dan almost chuckled but refrained himself because he was 99% sure that his wife would try and roast him on a spit fueled by his own flames.
"We thought that because one Luke was with us and there was know way he release such massive amounts of energy and secondly..."Dan frowned slightly"The energy coming from your room was even more than a Saint".
Luck's eyes widened bit he said nothing, allowing his father to continue.
"To our amazement the power we sensed was emanating from you Your body was covered in black and purple symbols as the black aura you were realeasing coated your very presence making even your facial features to be hidden.
You suddenly began to recite a string of unknown words which only added to the dangerous vibe we were getting from you but there was one thing that we understood from you".
Luck curiousity peaked causing him to immediately blurt out"What?".
He immediately regretted that.
"The Abyss shall roam free once again as even Death is my thrall "the three said in unison, causing Luck to flinch back.
Dan continued on as if nothing happened"You fell unconscious again but there was a change.
Your rankhad gone up.Permanently"
(I guessed that)Luck thought.He glanced at his family with guilt written all over his face;not only for causing them so much stress and worry but...
"I need to tell you something"
By the time he had finished he felt that a huge weight had been lifted over his shoulders.
Unfortunately, this feeling was reflected by everyone.
"Luck..."Dan began as a shadow was cast over his face, making his face unreadable.
"Yes?"Luck said cautiously as he tried not to stutter but failed to remain in the same position.
*Boom*
A black aura burst out of Dan's body encompassingthe entire villa and causing both Luck and Luke to be flung onto the floor.
"You stole my scroll?!"
The twins found it excruciatingly hard to breathe as Dan's aura was excessively dense .
The only reason why they weren't instantly crushed into sub-atomic matter was because Dan still considered them his sons.
A transparent barrier appeared over them allowing the pressure to be alleviated.
Luck slowly stood up "Dad I can explain"
A small black flame appeared above Dan's head as he looked at him menacingly "Be quick"
Luck gulped in fear. Partly because he knew the flame above his dad's head, if left uncontrolled, would burn like a small sun.
The other reason was that his brain was still suffering from the mental strain he had felt when Dan's aura smashed into them.
He was even luckier than his brother due to his Mental Resistance as Luke laid on the floor, knocked out with spit pouring out of his mouth.
A second pulse would ensure he was put in that condition though.
"Three years ago when we were cleaning up your room,we accidentally tipped over your chest "
Dan didn't question that as he the two knew that Dan's treasure chest was forbidden for them to touch which made the Saint ranker to rarely lock it.
"Among the contents that spilled out was the scroll and although we hurriedly tried to put them back our curiosity was piqued by this particular one".
Dan's aura rose a little causing their incredibly sturdy adamantine walls to start to show cracks.
A death glare from Vera stopped Dan before he could do further damage, allowing Luck to breathe a sigh of relief.
"What did you do with the scroll though ?"Vera said suddenly"Me and your dad tried countless times to at the very least, comprehend it. In the end we gave up, believing it to be a dud ".
"Yeah "Dan agreed through gritted teeth as he glared at Luck causing him to start sweating profusely.
Luck shrugged shakily"I don't know, I figured out that the technique was actually meant to be done for the soul and not on the physical body."
"But how did you know that? "Vera pressed.
"I really don't know"Luck replied "It just came to me instinctively."
Vera knew her curiosity wouldn't be satisfied om that part so she gave up but there was one more thing they didn't understand.
"Why did you try it then?"she asked
"I didn't"
Luck's eerie reply caused her a little worry but she pressed it down." What do you mean?"
"At first, I was sucked into my soul when I was trying to create a rudimentary Mana Circulation technique but then I was sucked into my soul.
I was estatic and even managed to see my soul.And that's when it happened .
My hands moved on their own as if some greater power had taken control of me, making me perform the entire process ".
"..."
Silence pervaded the air for some time.
Finally Vera glanced at her husband"Do you believe him?"
Dan stared blankly as he muttered in the same manner"I don't know ".