Raphael was certain that the strange events at Earl Wyatt's residence were Amon's handiwork. But now he knew that, whether or not he had ruined Amon's "prank," he had to put on a good performance to satisfy him.
Otherwise, although his unusual fate might keep Amon from stealing it outright, Amon would certainly have other ways to torment him.
After a little thought, Raphael said to Earl "Wyatt," who was actually Lucian, "Haha, your memories of killing me were stolen! When that great being arrived, Lucian was already dead, but he still mixed Lucian's fate with yours and stole some of your memories and your sense of identity.
"Because you have Lucian's fate, you naturally think you're Lucian. But you aren't!
"As for that being's grudge against you-against Wyatt-it would have been easy for him to kill Wyatt or destroy the man's reputation.
"But he didn't. Instead, he made you ruin your own reputation and live as someone else.
"Haha, what a brilliant way to take revenge."
In truth, the logic was flawed. If the real Wyatt had received a dead man's fate, he would simply have died on the spot.
However, Raphael had noticed that Lucian had only a vague understanding of the Marauder pathway's higher-level abilities, so he decided to bluff him.
Lucian plunged into utter confusion. "Impossible-no, I'm Lucian! Come out and face me! Come out! Let me see who you really are!"
Using the Faceless Jade Plaque, Raphael took on Wyatt's appearance. Keeping his lower body in its Wraith state, he appeared before Lucian like a ghost floating in midair.
Lucian pointed at Raphael and laughed. "Hahaha, I told you! I'm Lucian! I could never forget your face, even in my dreams. Even in my dreams, I want to tear you apart! You're Wyatt!"
But Raphael