Lucian, observing the scene with a calm detachment, simply smiled as he shook his head. Much like Anthony, Vega, Kingsley, and Aura, he remained entirely unaffected by Aaaninja's Time halt. Unbothered, he began walking forward, a quiet confidence in every step, while Veronica and Valak, still captivated by the display, trailed behind him at a measured pace, their gazes lingering on the spectacle with awe and subtle trepidation.
Lucian's parents, Riven Darkheart and Vespera Darkheart, were themselves figures of renown, celebrated across galaxy as two of the few humans capable of standing on equal footing with the top tier races in terms of combat prowess. Lucian might have easily inherited the same widespread recognition as Aaaninja, yet there existed a singular reason why he remained comparatively obscure: he had chosen to leave home.
