Reincarnated as a Failed Villain: Fallen Angel

Lucas returned to Lightburn and went to meet Lilith. He wondered whether he could arrange a meeting between him and Isaac.

"Hey, Lilith..." Lucas said when they met in the street. "How's your father?"

Lilith smiled at him as if she had been waiting for his arrival.

"You've got some nerve!" she exclaimed, shaking her head. "Especially after what your maids did to him." She frowned and turned away from him. "What do you want with me anyway?"

"Nothing much," replied Lucas. "Just wanted to ask whether your father would meet me."

"I am not sure if that's a good idea." Lilith scoffed. "I had a huge fight with him just to keep you alive."

"Oh really? That must be quite the quarrel."

"Yeah... it was pretty bad," Lilith admitted reluctantly. She sighed before asking Lucas to go for a walk while she waited on their lunch. When he agreed, Lilith started walking toward the town center and then suddenly stopped halfway there. "Dad is really pissed, you know."

Lucas stared at Lilith silently.

Lilith rolled her eyes and continued speaking. "He was never so humiliated in his entire existence."

"S-Sorry..."

"That's okay. I'll see what we can do about it, " she whispered. "Don't worry; it might take some time, but he will calm down."

"That's good to hear."

Lilith sighed as she said, "I still don't understand why those girls serve you."

"Huh?"

"Those two are powerful enough to fight my dad..." Lilith muttered angrily, her voice rising again. "It doesn't make sense that they chose to serve someone."

"Well, true." Lucas sighed. "If I were in their shoes, I'd conquer planets." Lucas joked, hoping to cheer up Lilith.

Lilith raised her brows and turned away from him. "I am not even sure if you're joking."

"O-Of course I am joking!"

"Are you though?" she asked coldly. "The way you've been acting makes me doubt that that was a joke."

"Besides, if I wanted to take over the world... Wouldn't I be capable of that already?" Lucas asked rhetorically. "I could order my angels to do it."

"Of course, you could." Lilith shrugged her shoulders. "But knowing you, that wouldn't be satisfying. Would it?"

Lucas opened his mouth and closed it immediately without answering. Lilith looked straight at him with a soft smile on her lips before she continued walking forward. The sun reflected on her skin in an interesting manner which made her look mysterious and beautiful at once. For a moment, Lucas wondered whether she would let him kiss her then.

"You want to do it yourself?" she suggested.

Lucas awkwardly chuckled, "Again, if I wanted I could do that."

Lilith frowned and kept silent until they reached a nearby cafe. "Wanna grab some food?" She smiled gently. "My treat."

"Thanks," replied Lucas as the two of them took a seat. He looked around for a waitress when Lilith called out, "I'll go get us something to eat. You just sit down and relax."

A few moments later, Lilith returned holding a tray carrying two steaming plates full of soup. Before Lucas started eating, he stared at the food intensively.

"What's wrong?" Lilith asked curiously.

"Nothing," he replied quickly while glancing at the meat in front of him. "Just not used to eating."

"Seriously?" Lilith raised her brows. "That's surprising."

"It is, isn't it?"

"I mean, your body doesn't require food," she said as she poked a spoon into her soup. "I don't need food as well. I eat as a hobby," she said while picking up the plate and taking a mouthful of soup. "Mhm... Spicy," she mumbled through another mouthful. "And delicious."

"Spicy?" Lucas's eyes sparkled, and he also took a mouthful. His throat burned from the spicy flavor that reminded him of garlic.

Lilith swallowed what was left in her bowl before saying, "I have a feeling, that you should do some ordinary stuff."

"Huh?"

"Eating, sleeping... Stuff like that," she explained with her head tilted sideways in amusement. "Don't completely give up on your humanity."

"Maybe you're right," agreed Lucas with a nod as he wiped his chin with a napkin. "I will try..."

As they ate together quietly, they heard something fall from the sky and when the two of them gazed through the window, they saw a dead body that fell from the top of the building.

"Mhm..." Lucas and Lilith stared at the body without saying a word. Soon, the people who noticed the body started screaming.

"Jumper!"

"He jumped!"

"We need an ambulance!"

"Move! Let me go first!"

The crowd of onlookers parted, allowing the man to be rushed to the hospital. The entire town went crazy because of the incident, which made it hard for Luca to focus on anything else.

"Sorry," he apologized, turning to Lilith. "I need to go."

"What..."

Lucas stood up and muttered. "Salathiel, I need your help."

As soon as he spoke those words, a black shadow rose out of thin air in front of him. Salathiel landed in front of him and said, "I am here, my liege."

"Pick up that body," Lucas exclaimed. "And bring it to Eden."

"Understood."

The blonde angel gazed at Lilith, who sat there frozen. Salathiel winked at Lilith before disappearing.

"Lucas..." Lilith called for him. "What the actual fuck are you doing?"

Lucas looked at her with a serious expression as he explained.

"I will revive that person."

"Why?"

Lucas shrugged his shoulders as he answered. "So he could get revenge... I felt..." Lucas tried explaining how he could sense the betrayal within the dead body.

"Are you fucking insane?" Lilith asked angrily. "That's exactly why my dad is pissed at you!"

"Just trust me," replied Lucas simply.

"No way," Lilith shook her head. "You're reviving dead people and turning them into Nephilims is breaking the power balance within Lightburn!"

"Oh, please!~" Lucas chuckled. "The balance was shit, to begin with. Think about how many people end up like that guy, simply because they were born without mana."

Lilith opened her mouth but nothing came out. Instead of arguing back, she just closed her eyes tightly. After a few seconds of silence, she took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly.

"Fine," Lilith mumbled while turning around. "Just don't involve Sarah in this."

"W-What?!" Lucas gestured at himself as if he was offended. "Excuse me!~ I would never!"

Lilith stared at Lucas in disbelief. "Would you tho?"

"I would never turn her into a Nephilim!" Lucas crossed his arms on his chest. "I want to turn her into a legitimate angel!"

"That's..." Lilith stared at Lucas for a moment, speechless. "You're unbelievable."

"Hey, it's not my fault."

"Yeah, sure." she sighed before asking. "Why do you even want to turn her into an angel?"

Lucas shrugged, "Salathiel and Araniel asked me to turn her."

Lilith turned away from him again before replying with anger. "So you're just going to listen to them and turn a most peaceful person into a murder machine?"

"Don't be dramatic," he said sarcastically as he smirked. "It's not that bad."

"That is completely different!" Lilith protested as tears rolled down her cheeks. She angrily wiped those off.

"You're being too emotional." Lucas grabbed Lilith's hand. "Just try to understand why I'm doing this."

"Then explain so I would understand!" she snapped back.

Lucas nodded and decided to tell Lilith the truth, though only because she was his friend and not because he wanted her to trust him more easily. He spoke clearly, keeping his emotions in check as he did so:

"She was originally supposed to be an angel, but was born defected," Lucas explained as he squeezed Lilith's hands tight. "I just want her to be what she's supposed to be."

"Defected?" Lilith repeated coldly. "Like how?"

"She was reincarnated as a human the moment she was created." Lucas looked down at his feet before continuing. "If she wants power, I will grant her that." Lucas gritted his teeth as he added, "And it's not something I will agree to compromise with."

"Huh? So my opinion doesn't matter?"

"The only opinion that matters here is Sarah's opinion."

Lilith shook her head, "I disagree. How about you mention to her the mental cost that comes with becoming an angel."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"She's not the person, who would agree to become a murderer." Lilith shrugged. "She might even reject you if she knew all of this."

"But-"

"Besides, if she needed power my dad could turn her into a hero or even a demigoddess." Lilith cut Lucas' words short. "Think about it, Lucas." but the two of them were interrupted by Salathiel's sudden appearance.

"My king," the blonde angel girl bowed, "We need your mana to revive the body. Can you come with us?"

"Sure." Lucas sighed in relief as he wasn't sure where the conversation between him and Lilith was leading. He looked at Lilith who sat there dumbfounded. "C-Can we leave this conversation for another day?" Lucas awkwardly smiled.

Lilith's gaze was focused on Salathiel, before she said, "Lucas, this talk isn't over. I will be watching over Sarah."

"Stalker?" Salathiel tilted her head.

Lilith turned to face her. "A very good stalker," she smirked. "So don't get any ideas."