Shadows of Atlas

21-Lucious Braxtone

"Yael! I say we end this," Elvin told the raven haired man that was next to him. "How can you possibly hope to defeat me? Your power is incomplete!," Lucious said with a triumphant laugh. "I don't make bets in where I have a possibility of losing. Chaos Crisis Power! Rank Up!," Elvin said as he transformed. His outfit was basically the same as Eto's, however there were notable differences. His wings were complete and shone in a stronger intensity, a crown sat on his head, a white necktie, he gained black fingerless gloves, and dichromatic eyes just like Eon's. But the most notable difference is that a familiar mask had appeared on the side of his face.

"This power... I will use it to defeat you father! I will wake you up from that demented world of yours and you shall atone for all that you have done! Order Hypo Power! Rank Up!," Yael said as he transformed. He gained a cobalt formal vest with a white center, and a black cape with dark blue outlines. "Foolish boy! You dare insult my prescence by not only stealing someone else's prized research, but use it before their very eyes? I no longer have a son," Lucious spat out in rage as he shot a black fireball. "Chaos Barrier," Elvin conjured a stain glass-like barrier to block the attack. "Order Arrow!," Yael chanted as he shot an arrow of blue light, but Lucious just laughed and grabbed the arrow without any trouble. This shocked Yael terribly as he thought that the power was at the same level as Chaos energy. "You always were an impatient child. If you studied your material properly, then you should've known that what you stole was the prototype of our project," Lucious taunted with a maniacal laughter. "No way...," Yael said as his spirit was broken by what Lucious had said.

Lucious then took that oportunity and blasted Yael with his power. It was so powerful that it knocked Yael unconscious. "Yael! You bastard!," Elvin shouted at Lucious with his red eye turning into a deep crimson tone. "Aw, the poor boy couldn't withstand his punishment. That's what he gets for stealing my company's most important project and absorbing it. No matter, that wasn't the power I was looking for anyways. It was just a mere by product of my true research," Lucious said with a tone of superiority. "You're wrong Lucious, Yael worked hard to find a way to stop you. He told me before you separated my existance about the project and what he had discovered with the by product and I responded that he should develop that power in order to use it to defeat you," Elvin talked back to Lucious. "So you gave him a false hope? My, my, young prince, that is devious for someone who claims to protect the innocent people," Lucious said as he tried to mess with Elvin's head like the slithery snake that he was. "The hope I gave him was real. You do not know the true power that a person with hope can do! I shall defeat you in the name of those who believe in hope!," Elvin declared in a heroic fashion. "Try and defeat me with your puny hope, Prince of Atlas," Lucious said as he shot multiple black fireballs out of rage. Elvin skillfully dodged each fireball and took out his sword and plunged it into Lucious's heart. "No... my plans! I cannot die here!," Lucious dropped to the ground and closed his eyes. "Finally, it's over," Elvin said as he turned around and was stabbed in the back out of nowhere. "Just kidding," Lucious whispered and then started to laugh like a psychopath as he saw the prince collapse to the ground. "H-how are you still alive?," Elvin barely could ask. "You see... Yael wasn't the only one who completed his research. Behold the Null Force! This power has granted me immortality and near omnipotence," Lucious explained as he regained his composure. "N-null Force?," Elvin tried to ask, but coughed blood as he spoke. "I would take the time to explain it all to you, but seeing as you are about to die, I'd rather not waste my breath. Oxygen is valuable, don't you know?," Lucious said as he was about to kill Elvin with his own sword, but a sudden vine hurled him to the other side of the room.

"Who is the idiot now?," a familiar voice asked as if gloating. "He is losing blood, Zai freeze the stab wound to preserve the tissue, Kevin carry him and put preasure just in case to prevent further blood loss, and Rubed carry Yael to safety," Yoma's voice commanded. "You meddling kids!," Lucious spouted in rage as he rapidly made his way towards the gang. "Didn't you see today's weather forecast? The spore levels were said to be extremely high today! Nature Art: Spore Cloud Bomb," Christian said as he emmited a thick spore cloud from his body and giving them a chance to escape the room. "W-why d-did you come back for me?," Elvin managed to ask without coughing too much blood. "Because we can't leave our friend behind to die," Raisa said as she ran. That was the last thing Elvin heard as he passed out due to blood loss. "He's out cold," Kevin said as he ran quickly. The had just barely escaped Lucious Braxtone's grasp and were trying to escape the castle with StriveCo. soldiers hot in pursuit...