Inhuman Warlock

He swam out of the place in fear, going to look for his friend. 

Leaving the ship, he moved in the directions he had seen his friend take before. 

After intensely looking for him, he finally found his friend who was just about to break a door open. 

The man tapped on his friend's shoulder, scaring him momentarily. 

The man gestured to his friend to follow him, who thought that maybe he had found the treasure. The dark haired man followed his friend happily. 

Both the men ended up before the silver haired boy's body. Even the second man was stunned to find such a perfect body here. 

The first man flew closer to the young man and placed his hand on his chest, telling his friend to do the same. 

The second man also did the same, only to be stunned.

 'What? He is still alive? How? Could it be that he's a Variant? Wait... Now that I think about it, doesn't he look like...'

He picked up the young silver haired man and started swimming out. 

"Hah?" Even the first man was stunned at what his friend was doing. Why was he carrying a burden outside instead of looking for treasure?

Despite all his confusion, he knew they couldn't talk properly inside the sea. He followed his friend up. 

Both the men went back to the boat. 

The first man handed over the body to the second before he climbed the boat. 

Only after climbing up did he bring the second man and the body up. 

The two men took off their masks. 

"What did you do? Why did you bring him out instead of the treasures? We'll have to dive all the way back in again."

"Man, it seems like you don't understand anything. Don't you recognize who this guy is?"

"Who? Is he someone well known?"

"Someone well known? I would say that he's the most well known person in the world!"

"Hmm? How come I don't know him if he's so special?"

"Man, you're a hermit. You should stay up to date with what's happening in the world. You didn't even know that the leadership of Elisium had changed until I told you."

"Get to the point. Who is this guy?"

"I saw the live broadcast in which the new leader of Elisium addressed us. And that guy was none other than him!" he pointed towards the silver haired man who appeared like he was peacefully sleeping. 

"You mean he's Lucifer Azarel? How? I agree I haven't seen him, but even I know about his strength. Why would he be sleeping under the sea without clothes?"

"I think it has something to do with the threat he issued to the entire world. I think his enemies ambushed him and hurt him before tossing him in the sea. As for the clothes, they might have been destroyed in the battle."

"I don't see any battle wounds on his body though. How are you so sure that he wasn't under the sea intentionally? If we pulled him out when he went in intentionally, won't he be upset?"

"I have faith in my theory. I think he was hurt. As for no wounds on his body, that's because of his healing. I heard that he has an ability that heals him. If I'm not wrong, that ability is what kept him alive."

"Just think how much we can get for saving him! If we get treasure, we can live like kings for a short while, and it'll take a lot of effort to get the treasure out."

" But if we save the leader of the Uprising who controls many nations, we can live what true epitome of life is like. Are you getting what I'm trying to say? We'd be the saviors of Lucifer Azarel. We would be treated like gods!"

"I don't know man. I feel like we're taking a huge risk, but I see merits in your words as well. I don't know what to do. I'll just follow your lead. Tell me what we should do next?"

"First, we need to get some clothes for him. We need to send him back in good condition. For now, just help him wear something of ours. On the coast, I'll bring proper clothes his size."

...

Joana gave Lucifer a tour of his ship while talking about the Star Alliance. 

"And that's what Star Alliance is. We help maintain the peace and harmony between all the words in a sense, even though sometimes we need to get violent for our goals."

"If we find your words and it's worthy, we might invite it to join the Star Alliance as well. Then you'd be able to attempt joining our forces. However, until then, you'll be our guests with a tiny bit of surveillance on you."

"How many worlds are a part of the Star Alliance?"

"I'm sorry, but I can't give you that information at the moment. I can't divulge that information until we can verify your claims and your origins."

"I get it. Can I ask a different question then?" Lucifer asked. "What do the stars in your chest express? And what if there were two stars instead of one? Would that make some difference?"

"Some difference? The stars on your uniform make a lot of difference. You need to work really hard and climb the ranks to earn a star."

"If you get one star in your uniform, it means you're a Captain level member of the Star Alliance. After reaching Captain level, you're given a fleet of your own to control and a ship for your adventures. But you need to be really strong to get one star in your uniform."

" And if you get two stars in your uniform?"

"Two stars... That's the next level in the Star Alliance. There aren't many Two Star Admirals, but the ones who reach two stars are the top of the top."

"They are the ones who stand at the peak of power in Star Alliance as two stars are the highest you can get in your lifetime. You can understand how hard it is to get two stars."

"So two stars are the strongest in the Star Alliance," Lucifer muttered. 

'So the one with the wooden staff was a top member of the Star Alliance. No wonder he could reverse time even for me, that too so easily. He is really strong. But if he can reverse time, does that mean he can see the future?'

'If he sees my future and sees me fighting him, he would understand everything.. That would be a real headache to fight him like this.'