24th Ward, Underground Fortification, One month later.
One month was spent from the Raid on the Yasuhisa Mansion, and now everything seemed to be very tranquil and peaceful. Commission of Counter Ghoul released the death of several ghoul investigators, including the First-Class Ghoul Investigator Kotarou Amon and also Special Class Ghoul Investigator Kuroiwa Iwao.
Now, they were weakened by a significant amount, counting in the losses in the 11th Ward Suppression Operation, or rather an 11th Ward Depression Operation, where they also lost one Special-Class Ghoul Investigator and several other high-ranking members of the CCG, they laid for low.
After Lucien reported everything to his father, he got a very important and also disturbing message from him that he only had around one year and something, before they would leave as the situation on Blood Island wasn't looking good.
Even though they were killing demons more and more effectively, the portal to the Abyss, or whatever it was, was constantly expanding, and soon stronger demons would emerge. Fortunately, now only demons coming out were maximally 4th-Star ones, so it was okay for now.
Lucien looked at the 24th Ward fortifications and was very satisfied with the progress itself. Now it looked many times better compared to the past, where everything looked like ruins, and it was only ruins and nothing more.
After controlling the 24th Ward, he returned to his estate in the 21st Ward and found out only a guest was waiting for him there. As usual, his diligent student girl, Touka, was already waiting for him for today's training. She even learned to smile more compared to the past and her usual indifferent cold expression.
After they trained for several hours, around two or three per day, she returned to the Anteiku Cafe, and Lucien went to Itori for some adult activities. After spending some innate time with his soon-to-be wife, he returned to his training as usual.
And thus, Lucien started eating his remaining blood essences like candies. One after another, they were eaten and absorbed by the RC Cells inside his body. Even though his RC Level wasn't increasing almost at all, his foundation was becoming stronger and stronger with each blood essence absorbed.
This also meant his combat prowess would become stronger.
After spending more than one month stabilizing his foundation, he reached a good level; even though it wasn't perfect, he needed more time to reach perfect stabilization of his foundation.
Even his RC Level increased from the RC Level: 76,789 to the RC Level: 85,971.
Afterward, Lucien decided to spend most of his time training with his Ukaku Wings to learn how to fly proficiently. He knew only how to shoot crystalized projectiles at his enemy and nothing more.
Learning to fly with his wings would be rather hard initially, but he was confident he could learn it soon enough.
He also needed to train in his Kenjutsu to improve his skills with Katana, as he felt that soon it would not be enough.
And like that, Lucien started his long season of constant training, either it was training in the Kenjutsu or training with his Ukaku Wings or Telekinesis. He needed to be prepared for the future because the strong devoured the weak and became stronger. Sometimes strong devoured others strong if they were a bit stronger.
During that time, Lucien ate almost all of the blood essences he had stored and finally stabilized his foundation, and his combat prowess reached another new level. He learned how to fly with his Ukaku Wings, and it was a wonderful thing to fly in the night sky and admire the stars in the dark sky.
More importantly, he needed to learn to use his wings in the most efficient way available. Especially during flight, he needed to be able to fight at his maximum. This alone would take some time to adapt to the new fighting style.
The next time he came out of his seclusion/training, he would personally slaughter the whole Washuu Clan and then return to the Blood Island.
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One year and several months later, Blood Island, The manor of the Aeon Family, Study Room.
Lucien was standing there with his father, discussing the most important topic this day, preparation for the inevitable Apocalypse that loomed over the Earth like the sword of Damocles.
"Hmm, the situation down there isn't looking that good ."
Said Lucien's father, Asmodeus as he looked at his son.
"I will return to Tokyo and slaughter the Washuu Clan; then I will immediately return to the Blood Island so we can start the evacuation of the Island."
Asmodeus nodded, hearing this, and then he started thinking about something.
"Bring your wife to the Blood Island immediately, together with those two who would be new Sternritter so that we could start the Awakening ritual for them. And also, take one more Sternritter with you, so no accidents happen."
Lucien nodded before saying to his father.
"Okay, I will send Itori here after a week or so."
During this year and something, many things happened. One of the most notable ones was that he finally found out that the feeling that girl Touka had for him was just a combination of admiration and many other things, but it could hardly be called love.
Though who knows what will happen in the future?
Also, another thing that happened was that he also got something he excepted some time ago, that he would marry another girl; to be precise, she was the daughter of the Patriarch of the Dracul Clan and Dante's younger sister.
It was something needed to bond both houses together as one. He had known Seira from the time he was a little kid, and he was always fond of her; maybe if he had never left Blood Island, he would have ended up marrying only her.
Lucien was rather happy about this marriage because it was better to marry someone he knew, and they even had feelings for each other than to marry a stranger. By this marriage, they would be consolidating the position of both families, and Imperial Family would have a trace of blood inside them from the Dracul House, which was given the title of Royal Family, even though nobody would be doing their duties.
These vampires were interested only in their research, magic, and other things.
"I would go to ee Seira now, and I will take Arseahr with me."
Said Lucien. He needed to see his new fianceé as he didn't saw Seira for several years. She was also a quiet girl, enjoying his company, and sometimes she tagged along with him everywhere he went.
He decided he would take Arseahr with him as an additional fighter, as nobody knows what could go wrong. He was very surprised about the Washuu Clan's strength when he fought against their Grand Elder, so it was better to have some insurance than nothing than all.
Arseahr was Sternritter N0.1, currently strongest only below Sternritter Grandmaster Nalthos.
Arseahr was also a swordsman like Lucien, but he didn't use the Katana or practice Kenjutsu; nevertheless, he was a very talented and strong swordsman like Lucien, and he often fought and trained together when there was an opportunity.
"Good, three months is the maximum; we don't have much time, and the time, when the stronger demons would emerge, isn't that far. Even though your grandfather managed to reach 7th-Star, with that luck, he managed to kill a few of the Demon Nobles, which apparently had some strong bloodline is a miracle itself, so be fast as you can."
Said Asmodeus as he looked through the window at the training soldiers.