Darkness was no longer just an atmosphere—it had become the very blood running through Lucian’s veins.
It flowed, merged, and guided... toward destruction.
He stood before the massive iron door engraved with the symbol of past betrayal.
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[BOOTING… Veylor Prime System…]
[Emotion Integration: Disabled]
[Dominance Mode: Active – Full]
“Full authorization granted. Initiating Destruction Protocol.”
The system’s voice echoed in his mind—flat, cold, and absolute.
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The door creaked open.
Slowly. Heavily.
As if it knew who had come.
No one screamed.
No one dared resist.
Because fear had merged with the air itself—filling every lung that tried to breathe.
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[System: Command Executed]
[Dominance Effect: 100%]
[Psychic Effect: High-Level Paralysis Active]
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Lucian’s first step echoed.
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[Vibration Detected: Magnitude 5.3 – Local Quake Simulation]
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His second step swept away the remaining faith in the room.
His third shattered hope like glass falling from the sky.
“You thought they’d come to save you?”
“No. They don’t even remember you exist.”
Lucian’s voice wasn’t a shout.
It was an absolute statement—destroying without raising his tone.
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[System: Fatal Warning]
[Protocol: Total Annihilation Initiated]
[Entity Resistance: None Detected]
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The three hooded figures froze.
Not one dared speak.
For they had realized: they weren’t facing Lucian.
They were facing the evolution of will they had failed to stop from the beginning.
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[System: Soul Destruction – Validated]
[Effect: Irreversible]
[Psychological Dominance: 100% Full]
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Lucian turned, gazing into the abyss yawning before him.
He did not hesitate.
He did not look back.
“I am no heir…”
“…I am the destroyer of hope.”
And as his body sank into a darkness deeper than night itself,
time stopped—and the world held its breath.
Something had formed.
Something even the system could report with only one word:
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[New Entity Detected]
Name: Lucian Veylor – Mode: Ascended Villain
Threat Level: EX-Rank – Global System at Risk
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