Lord of Annihilation

Chapter 75: Arriving at Modus Rim. Part 1

"Say, do you think they will let us meet Lucius today?" a bright yet subdued voice, asked to the companions walking next to her.

A young man with flaming red hair, shrugged his shoulders in response.

"Well, we are arriving at the Frontier Planet today, so they would have to let him go." his tone was arrogant with a faint trace of dislike behind it.

"Although..." he continued, "I never thought, 'that guy' would apprehend the murderer so soon. Even going so far as to angering him to death." his tone while mentioning the person in question was filled with reluctance and defiance.

"It seems that the person called 'Bill' had a very strong hatred against Lucius for some reason. The students who were in the room, that day told me that he had lost his mind and killed himself, when he was unable to kill Lucius.", a new voice explained. This voice had a pleasant, cool and mature aura behind it. A type of 'older-sister' vibe was felt of this person.

The mouth of the red haired youth quivered a little as he spoke, "I can't imagine anyone defeating 'that guy', let alone try and successfully kill him."

He then clenched his fists and roared with determination, "And he better not lose to anyone either. I'm the one who will defeat him!!"

These three people were obviously Reyna, Alex and Olivia.

After Reyna had woken up that day, she questioned about the matter of souls and that mysterious voice in her dream. Alex and Olivia then patiently explained to her about what they knew.

Reyna's face had been the picture of disbelief when she heard about the matters of being 'Chosen' and about saving mankind. Alas, after trying out the power awakened inside her, she had completely tossed out these matters out of her mind, only focusing on the mysterious energy insider her.

To a genius scientist like Reyna, the existence of a mysterious energy like the soul, held far more importance than being a 'Chosen One'. He passion had been lit and her thirst for knowledge was once again returned.

Of course this did not mean that she would stand by and do nothing as mankind was facing great trouble.

As they continued their discussion, they received a sudden call for assembly and learnt that the murderer had been found and taken care of. In addition they had also learnt that, it was a student named Bill, who was the culprit.

Not thinking much at the time, they each returned to their own rooms. Of course, Reyna had to bunk with Olivia on the account of her door being broken.

Waiting for Lucius, they realized that there was not a shadow of him the next day. Being worried each of them began searching the ship before being finally informed by a teacher about his situation.

Lucius had been detained on account of the being closely related to the case, being the cause behind the murders. The group had been informed that, Lucius had been taken in for questioning and was to be handed over to the related authorities upon landing in Deatov for further questioning.

Of course, Reyna would not stand for this and directly informed her father of the happenings, immediately upon the ship leaving hyperspace. She had even pestered Alex, whose family was involved in such matters, to use their influence to help Lucius.

Finally under their relentless efforts, it was proven that Lucius was not guilty.

The only catch was that, Lucius could not be allowed to interact with the other students in the ship, until they reached their destination. This had something to do with pacifying the families which had lost their excellent heirs to the murderer and also for his own safety.

As they continued to walk, Reyna suddenly grew curious asked, "Is Lucius really that strong? How come he doesn't look like it?"

Alex stared at her in disbelief as he spoke, "Doesn't look like it? Have you even looked him in the face! He looks like he might randomly kill you off, if you even try to approach him. Plus that scary aura that he gives off makes you question, whether he really is human or a beast in human skin!"

Hearing Alex's words both Reyna and Olivia rolled their eyes.

"That's just you. He's a really kind person. Very strong but also caring. " Olivia confidently spoke, while nodding her head. A slight blush rose to her face, when she recalled the events at the warehouse.

"Indeed and a genius too. That project he helped me with..., just thinking back gives me the shivers" Reyna's eyes started sparkling as she recalled.

Looking at these two girls completely disregarding his opinion and praising his 'mortal enemy' whom he had sweared to defeat, Alex stood in disbelief.

His eyes wide and mouth open, Alex was speechless.

'Are we even talking about the same person?! How is he kind and caring?! He threatened me with death, when I 'slightly' angered him.'

Seeing the girls not stop for him, Alex shook his head as he chased after them.

"Wait for me!!"

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"So, you will allow us to go and meet him, right?" Reyna asked the teacher standing in front of her with a serious face.

Hearing this young girl ask him a question, which was not really a question but rather a statement, he mentally sighed before nodding.

Having received the teacher's permission, Reyna was delighted as her face softened and a smile was brought to her lips. The two people behind her were also relieved, with the young woman breaking out into a smile and the young man simply clicking his tongue.

Walking past the teacher, they entered the pressure sealed door beyond which Lucius was held.

The mood of the group, save for one, was greatly lifted. Not knowing about his condition for a few weeks, had greatly weighed on the minds of Olivia and Reyna. While Alex did not outwardly show it, he too was worried about his 'enemy'.

Making their way into the large room, they noticed that it was empty. The facilities in the room seemed to be untouched. Their brows furrowed as they looked around to find him.

Looking around they noticed a door which was the only other path in this room. Making their way inside, a large room fitted with white reflective panels was present. The reflective panels seemed to be electronic as they gave out a low buzzing sound, while softly glowing with a white light.

This was the simulation room. It could be used to simulate a variety of different things including duels, mech battles, spaceship control, fleet command, etc.

In the very middle of the room, stood a handsome young man, sporting an indifferent expression. The black overalls were covering the bottom half of his body, whilst leaving his upper body naked.

His slender body was packed with muscles, which seemed to carry an explosive amount of power. His muscles were perfectly structured and shaped, with neither excess nor lack of it in any area.

It was extremely compact and firm, yet being soft and elastic at the same time. An unfathomable amount of power radiated of his entire being.

His skin was extremely smooth and perfect, with no scars nor creases in them. It was white and looked to be very pale would invoke jealousy even in the hearts of young maidens.

His unmoving body resembled a sculpture. It looked perfect in every way possible, seemingly crafted with great precision and care by the Creator himself.

Looking at Lucius, the faces of both Reyna and Olivia turned a deep shade of red and their hearts also started to beat quicker. Even Alex who was standing next to him, had his eyes fixed on Lucius. All of them felt an inexplicable feeling of attraction from him.

Lucius' entire figure radiated a sense of mysterious charm, that was desirable to both men and women. His indifferent and expressionless look, gave him a feeling of being inviolable and superior to them. He looked like an angel, whilst giving off a devilish charm.

Just when they felt like he would stand there forever, Lucius suddenly took a step forward. His eyes were still closed and his empty hands seemed to be gripping something.

With light footsteps that seemed to follow a mysterious pattern, he moved while gently swinging the non-existent weapon in his hands.

Moving around with no fixed rhythm, Lucius seemed to move, sometimes fast and sometimes slow. His hands also never stopped moving, swinging this invisible weapon in fixed pathways.

He slashed upwards with a gentle force and cut sideward with apparent ease. There seemed to be a continuous flow in his actions, with each movement chaining together with his previous ones.

To sum his actions in a single word, Lucius movement seemed to be a- dance.

A dance, that radiated an intense feeling of danger and death.

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To call it a dance wasn't entirely incorrect. Lucius was practicing image training for the scythe technique he had learned.

The technique was named, [Dance of the Death God.]

This technique was one of the very few inheritances for the scythe left behind in the vast cosmos.

The scythe was not a common weapon favored by the various races, which inhabited the vast universe. It was a heavy, dual handed weapon with a very long reach and wide movements.

Just these very few facts, made it a slow weapon with an excess of unnecessary movements and very long moment periods. It was hard to recall and use in close range. If an enemy closed in within the reach of the scythe, the user was as good as dead.

In short it was a very cumbersome weapon to use making it unusable for actual, practical combat.

Of course, exceptions always existed. Some people had used this weapon and invented techniques, making it usable in combat. They were few and far between, but nevertheless still existed.

The [Dance of the Death God] was a complete inheritance, taught to Lucius by his wife Aroura in his previous life. It was a technique designed to effectively wield the scythe in actual battle bringing out the complete prowess of the weapon. It was suffice to say with this technique, anyone using the scythe could become a true reaper of lives.

The technique consisted of only 7 forms, with Lucius currently only able to use two of them.

First Movement - Slash

Second Movement - Shred

What Lucius was performing was these two movements.

After completing one full set of these movements, Lucius came to a pause. Steam radiated of his body and sweat poured down to for a small pool under his feet.

His face was unnaturally pale and his muscles were quivering under stress.

'I can use Slash continuously without any limit. Shred however, can only be used once. Anymore and my soul energy will go berserk and my body would breakdown from the load, placed upon it.' Lucius calmly evaluated the results of his practice.

'As for the effectiveness of the technique....' he opened his eyes and looked at the group of three staring at him from a distance. Knowing that they were already about to arrive at their destination, he inwardly mused.

'Looks like mankind is finally going to Ascend.'