Lord of Annihilation

"How did you do it?!" Ka'lor'ah shrieked in a high-pitched tone.

As the Myriad Species Queen and as one who had touched upon the 'Rules of Creation', Ka'lor'ah had an unhealthy amount of passion for creating and collecting various living organisms.

As a matter of fact, her home contained the largest and most complete collection of living organisms, which existed within the Universe. Be they Primordial beasts, extinct creatures, rare species, if it existed within the Universe it was within her collection.

Currently. Lucius who stood before her eyes was comparable to a 'Super-Deluxe-Ultra-Rare' lifeform which only existed in the legends. Witnessing his almost cheat-like racial abilities, she had the urge to immediately lock him up and study him.

Of course, considering her current strength it was impossible, to say the least.

To answer her question Lucius calmly spoke.

"By circulating the void energy within my body at fast speeds, I was able to vaguely feel a connection to the Void. By simply pouring my energy in the direction of that connection, I was able to open a path and head inside the Void."

"To return was even simpler. I can accurately sense every detail within a 15m radius. All I have to do is choose a certain point and direct my energy towards that point. Following that, my body would exit from that point." Lucius briefly explained it to her.

His indifferent face, then slightly scrunched in displeasure as he continued.

"The energy used for the activation of [Void Steps] is simply too large. I can only use it as a trump card."

"That's only natural. Actually, the fact that you can travel through space at stage 1 is already against the 'Rules'." Ka'lor'ah said.

A thought suddenly struck her as she questioned.

"Are you able to take objects or perhaps another person to travel through the Void?"

Hearing her question, Lucius pondered for a second.

"I should be able to. Let's test it out.", immediately without awaiting her reply, Lucius activated [Void Steps] once again.

After getting familiar with his ability, the time taken for him to enter the Void was even shorter. Although it wasn't instantaneous like the grey-skinned version, it only took him 2 seconds to enter the Void.

The presence of both Ka'lor'ah and Lucius disappeared from the room. After five seconds, a small point appeared a few meters away and a figure covered with a dark shadow exited.

"That. Was... AWESOME!!" Ka'lor'ah yelled in excitement.

Lucius however sported a serious expression.

"The energy consumption increased by 2%. Plus, I felt some kind of energy resisting your presence within the Void." his voice was serious.

Ka'lor'ah bottled her excitement and quietly mused.

"Well, I guess that it's the innate rejection of the Void. After all, nothing is supposed to exist within the Void. Only Void Eaters being the children of the Void are permitted to freely enter and exit it at will."

Seeing that her explanation made sense, Lucius nodded his head. Due to his continuous usage of [Void Steps], Lucius felt a sense of hunger originate from within his body.

He noticed that the void energy within his body had been depleted by almost 60%. While it wasn't serious, he still headed towards the corner of the room where a large amount of dead alien bodies were stacked.

Before entering his close door training, Lucius had instructed the staff of the Frontier Base to continuously send him the bodies of the alien bugs. With an inexhaustible supply of food to devour, there were no issues with the depletion of void energy.

"Did you figure out, why you lost control over your body earlier?" Ka'lor'ah questioned.

Lucius nodded his head and replied, "It was due to having insufficient void energy. Actually, as the void energy within my body decreases, I can feel myself losing control over my body. If the energy within my body reaches 5% or lower, I will probably lose control and turn into that grey-skinned monster."

Hearing his words, Ka'lor'ah's tone turned serious.

"This won't do Lucius. If you were to lose control in the middle of combat, death is highly likely." her voice was concerned.

To which he replied, "I won't. The only reason I lost control in the first place was due to me being unconscious. It won't happen again." his tone was bland and unconcerned.

"That's just stupid! You can never predict what might happen during battle!" she advised.

"I said it won't happen again." he firmly replied.

Silence returned to the room. After a few moment's Ka'lor'ah simply sighed. She understood that there was no point in arguing with Lucius on this topic, while he was being so obstinate.

'Seems like I have to use solid reason to convince him. Leaving such a serious matter to chance is very dangerous.' she thought to herself.

While the possibility of death might already sound serious enough for others, it held no sway over Lucius.

Perhaps, Lucius was subconsciously considering himself to be invincible. Although he frequently reminded himself that he was currently weak, words are but words in the end.

Such a mindset was very dangerous. Especially when one was weak within the vast Universe.

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Following this Lucius and Ka'lor'ah continued with their tests on his abilities. Lucius also made use of this opportunity to refine his control over [Void Hands] and also incorporated [Void Steps] into his scythe technique.

He did not spend a single moment resting as his body seemed to be incapable of fatigue. With an untiring body and a spirited mind, Lucius was like a machine.

Not to mention, there was also the Spiritual Energy within the air, which served to further increase his recovery.

Just like that, another 3 days passed.

A week had already passed after the attack by the army of alien bugs. The air was fresh with copious amounts of Spiritual Energy within it. People within the base in Deatov continued to experiment with their newly awakened souls and abilities.

Excited shouts and superhuman scenes were prevalent everywhere across the base. Just by taking a stroll through the streets, one would come across a variety of scenes, seemingly having come right out of a fantasy novel.

A certain middle-aged uncle was excitedly bouncing around the streets after receiving the power to jump higher. Another scientist was furiously chalking at the board after receiving increased calculative prowess. A certain soldier was shooting targets with shining eyes after receiving supervision. And much more of the kind was common in the base.

It was at this moment that the door of a certain combat training room finally opened. A young man with devilishly handsome features stepped out into the sun after not having seen it for a week.

His head gazed around the various supernatural scenes, not reacting to them in the least. A look of indifference filled his eyes as he headed out into the street.

Perhaps due to the mutation of his soul or maybe due to the change in his race, Lucius' eyes were as indifferent as they previously were. A slight sense of contempt and derision were also present deep within his gaze.

If previously, he was treating others like ants, something that could be stepped on. Lucius was currently treating the others akin to feed, something that was meant to be consumed.

While this feeling was very-very faint, it was nonetheless present.

Continuing to walk through the streets, Lucius could see many gazes falling upon his body. These gazes were filled with admiration, pride, awe, and many other positive emotions.

After the battle with the alien bugs, in an effort to placate the crowd and raise morale, Alex had publicized Lucius' contribution to the battle.

While many people were unwilling to believe in the existence of such a superhuman, the eyewitness accounts of multiple soldiers coupled with video proof quickly put an end to the naysayers.

In the eyes of the inhabitants of the base, Lucius was their savior and hero. His handsome image and reserved personality only served to glorify him further.

Many young soldiers and students who wanted to meet him and personally thank him were turned away at the gates, thanks to the efforts of Alex and Reyna.

After all, if Lucius was to actually meet them, just a single line from him would collapse the morale and positive mindset which they had worked hard to build.

Walking through the streets, Lucius did not understand the impassionate gazes falling atop his body. Ka'lor'ah on the other hand who perfectly understood the situation was having the greatest laugh of her life.

Having mastered his abilities to an extent where it was possible to use them in practical combat, Lucius decided that it was time for him to leave. It was time to head towards a certain planet to continue with the next stage of his plan.

The previous night, Lucius had learned that communications between Deatov and the Alliance Headquarters had been successfully established, all thanks to Reyna's efforts.

It was decided that the important personal and those in a position of power would head towards the Alliance Headquarters, with the intention of bringing firsthand information on the events taken place during the Ascension.

Of course, being one of these 'important' people, Lucius was also ordered to head to the Alliance HQ.

And well, Lucius being Lucius, naturally did not care.

He was currently heading towards the spaceports with the intention of 'forcibly borrowing' a long-distance spaceship to head towards his next location.

Just as he entered the spaceport, a tall figure blocked his path.

'What does she want now?' Lucius thought impatiently.