"You bullied her?" He pointed at Anya, voice light but spine-chilling.
The three children trembled, not daring to speak.
"I asked you a question." Lucifer's voice grew colder. He stepped forward, bending to look at them, eyes flashing dangerously. "Did you bully her?"
"We... we..." One child stuttered, tears about to fall.
"What did you say?"
The children kept their heads down, silent.
"I told you to speak." Lucifer's voice dropped to its lowest point, yet made everyone present shudder. "What did you say to her?"
"We... we called her a half-blood..."
"And?"
"Said she... said she doesn't have a father... said her mom is... is..." The child burst into tears, not daring to continue.
"Wait." Mrs. Wilson suddenly spoke, her voice still shaking, but she pushed forward. "Your Majesty, they're just children; they don't understand. I'll educate them properly—"
"Being young means they can bully others?" Lucifer whipped his head to look at her, those gray eyes cold as ice, pressure fully unleashed. Mrs. Wilson's legs buckled, and she nearly collapsed. "Means they can discriminate based on bloodline? Means they can insult someone's mother?"
Mrs. Wilson knelt on the floor, her whole body trembling. She tried to speak but couldn't make a sound.
Ms. Brown's face had gone ghostly pale, legs weak.
"Apologize," Lucifer said, gaze returning to the three children. "Apologize to her."
The children looked at their mother. Mrs. Wilson, kneeling, managed a difficult nod.
"S-sorry."
"Sorry."
"Sorry."
The three children spoke one after another, voices tiny, all crying.
Anya clutched my clothes, silent.
"Not enough," Lucifer said. He crouched down, eye level with the three children, voice still icy. "Do you know what you did wrong?"
The children shook their heads desperately, crying harder.
"You discriminated based on lineage," Lucifer said, each word clear. "You think half-bloods are inferior. You think bloodline justifies bullying. But you're wrong."
He stood, withdrawing the pressure but his presence still commanding, gaze sweeping over everyone in the office—Ms. Brown, Mrs. Wilson, and the other teachers watching from the doorway.
"Silver pine no longer tolerates blood discrimination. I established that law long ago." His voice echoed through the office with undeniable authority. "Whether pure-blood or mixed-blood, all are citizens of Silver pine. Anyone who bullies others based on bloodline disrespects my authority, and I will handle them personally. Is that clear?"
"Yes... yes, Your Majesty." Everyone spoke in unison.
He turned to Ms. Brown. The teacher had collapsed into her chair. "And these children will apologize in front of the entire school."
Ms. Brown's face changed. "Your Majesty, wouldn't that be too—"
"You think that's too much?" Lucifer interrupted, stepping forward, bending to look at her. "Then we'll go to court. Your school and these children's parents—think you can beat Hale's legal team?"