Lord of Annihilation

"What do you want?" Lucius directly asked.

Blocking his path stood a tall, coll-looking beauty with a pair of sapphire-blue eyes.

It was obviously Olivia.

Clenching her teeth, Oliva nervously replied.

"Are you going to leave?"

Her question was redundant for she already knew the answer within her heart. From the serious tone Lucius had used back then in the cold storage room, he did not seem to be joking. Alas, Olivia did not know another way to ease the tense atmosphere and start a conversation.

Hearing her question, Lucius nodded his head.

"Move out of the way." he indifferently spoke.

For some strange reason, Lucius felt a sense of revulsion arise from the depths of his body, whenever he looked at Olivia. The very essence of the Void Eater bloodline within him seemed to loathe the energy radiating off Olivia's body.

Such being the case, he started to feel impatient and temperamental in her presence.

Olivia had no way of knowing this. Gritting her teeth, she stood unmoving.

"Where are you going?" she asked.

"None of your business." he curtly replied.

Perhaps feeling Lucius' dissatisfaction, Olivia quickly arranged the words within her head. Kneeling on the ground she sincerely asked.

"Please take me with you." her voice was faint, but her tone was firm.

"Not interested." saying so, Lucius moved past her.

His legs moved directly past her body and continued onwards. Seemingly having expected his reply, Olivia quickly moved to grab onto his leg. Her hands clutched his legs tightly, not intending to let go.

"I'll say this once. Let. Go." Lucius' tone was completely serious and a trace of his [Annihilation Intent] started to leak.

He was starting to get impatient and the revulsion within his body was slowly starting to grow.

"I won't let go. If you want me to remove my hold, you will have to kill me!" Olivia firmly said. Her tone was entirely serious and the will to resist till her death could be felt within her voice.

"Then die!" Lucius bellowed and swung his palm towards Olivia's neck.

His soul power was concentrated at his palms and the air surrounding it had hardened to form a sharp blade. A single slash and Olivia's head would be chopped off without any resistance.

'Wait!' just as his hands were about to make contact with her neck, Ka'lor'ah's hurried shout was heard within his mind.

Lucius' palm came to a stop, an inch away from Olivia's throat. In fact, the compressed air surrounding his palm had already made contact with her skin and made a small cut that leaked blood.

'Are you going to get in my way?' Lucius' asked within his mind.

'You should bring her with us.' sensing the impatience in his tone, Ka'lor'ah directly got to the point.

'I neither have the time nor effort to waste on such deadweights. She is completely useless to me with her current strength. It's better to kill her here.' Lucius' tone was starting to get more and more impatient.

'Don't you think that you are being oddly temperamental right now? Why do you seem so intent on killing her?' Ka'lor'ah pointed out.

'I-..' Lucius found himself at a loss. What she said was making sense. Ever since, Lucius sensed Olivia's presence or to be precise the aura released by her soul power, an odd feeling of wanting to kill her started to rise within his mind.

His originally unbothered and indifferent mind also started to get agitated. Pausing his thoughts for a second, Lucius could vaguely feel himself being...rash.

'You noticed it, didn't you? Emotions that you haven't felt in a long time are starting to affect you.' Ka'lor'ah stated.

Staying quiet for a few moments Lucius continued.

'That does not change the fact that she is nothing but a deadweight. For what reason should I bring a useless person with me?' he countered.

As if she had been awaiting this question, Ka'lor'ah immediately began to elaborate.

'Well, for one, I can use this opportunity to study her soul carefully. It's a new type that I have never seen after all. Maybe it might even help us in understanding the origin of your [Annihilator] soul.'

'Two, she is carrying a great amount of 'Cause' within her. Killing her right now would be a terrible waste. With the 'Cause' that she is carrying, we will have a little leeway in carrying out our plans. If unexpectedly something fails, we will still have a way out.'

'Three, you saw the recording of the storage room yourself. Whatever her soul is, it can directly counter your 'Berserk' Void Eater state. Having her around will reduce the chances of you losing control over your body.'

'Four, her talent isn't half bad either. She might even be comparable to you. This little girl is a born warrior. You know that certain plans cannot be accomplished with just the two of us.'

'Rather than relying on the others, we might as well train and use her. At least, she will be more reliable and trustworthy compared to hiring others. After all, some of our plans are rather 'unsavoury' in nature.'

Saying so much, Ka'lor'ah turned silent. She had already spoken her opinions and gave the final choice to Lucius.

'Knowing his personality, as long as the benefits outweigh the cost, Lucius wouldn't hesitate.' she inwardly thought to herself.

While she understood that Lucius was a lone wolf, he couldn't do everything by himself. Having a helper would, in fact, free up more of his time.

And time was something that the both of the desperately needed.

And indeed such was the case. Hearing her compelling arguments, Lucius found himself unable to counter. He stood quietly and pondered.

Olivia who was holding onto Lucius was quite surprised. In having come here to request Lucius, she had already prepared herself to face death. She wasn't stupid. She understood that the possibility of Lucius accepting her request was non-existent.

Even so, Olivia wanted to try.

'But I have no other choice.' Olivia bitterly thought to herself. 'This is the only way that I can get stronger, quickly! If I miss this chance, I will forever lose the opportunity to catch up to Lucius'

Olivia had a vague feeling that if she were to miss this opportunity to ask Lucius today, she might never meet him again.

Therefore, she had steeled herself and headed towards the spaceport to find him. Even if she were to die, she wouldn't regret it.

Lucius suddenly passing in his actions and becoming still, was already out of her expectations. She was first surprised but then turned anxious. Time continued to painfully pass, as Olivia awaited her verdict.

After what seemed like an eternity, Lucius' indifferent voice was heard once again. Unlike before, when there was a trace of impatience in his voice, his tone had once again regained his calm.

"Let go."

Lucius had controlled his soul power and had to circulate through his body. His soul power quickly calmed his agitated void energy, thus restoring his calmness.

Feeling the change in his voice, Olivia obediently let go. She lifted her beautiful face and stared at Lucius.

"If you slow me down, you will be abandoned. If you continue to be weak, you will be killed. If you are ever in danger, I will not save you."

"Your life and death are entirely within my hands. If you being alive isn't useful to me, then I still have my uses for you after your death."

"Want to remain alive? Try and be as useful as possible."

Saying these three sentences, Lucius continued to walk towards a spaceship. He had already wasted enough time on this planet.

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Hearing Lucius' verdict, Olivia was dumbfounded. She continued to stare upwards blankly and her body continued to kneel on the ground.

'I'm still alive?' Olivia touched the small cut on her neck. Blood dripped through her fingers, yet she still felt the warmth carried by the liquid. Unexpectedly she had managed to keep her head and life.

She then quickly exited her daze and looked towards the receding back of Lucius.

'Did he just accept my request?' she thought to herself.

His words continued to repeat within her mind. Suddenly coming to a realization, Olivia quickly got off the ground and rushed towards Lucius.

She walked behind him while remaining quiet. Her face looked still, but the excitement within her eyes betrayed the emotions she currently felt. She tightly held onto the compressed luggage, containing the various necessities in her hand.

She once again looked at Lucius' back and made an oath to herself.

'I swear that one day I will make you look at me as an equal!'

This moment marked the beginning of Olivia's journey. A journey which would lead her along the path of becoming...

The Soulless Witch.