Lucia Sextus

Princess Sexta Caelia Lucia, or more shortly Lucia Sextus, was reputed to be the favourite daughter of Sextus Caelius Augustus. He guarded her like the apple of his eye and the guards at her side were hand-picked. She was tightly protected and never left the imperial palace. Very few had seen her in person and no one knew what she looked like.

## Appearance

### Former

She was a young woman dressed in a plain toga. Her blond hair was tied up, her face was without makeup, but her golden irises and olive skin were characteristic of the Myrmidians. She had a small size and frail, anemic appearance.

### Current (by the end of the 1st Ordeal)

The young woman seemed physically as strong as a Valkyrie. Her long golden hair fell down to her lower back and her golden irises radiated an incredible aura of valour and determination. Princess Lucia was unrecognizable. A true golden glow pulsed behind her irises. Not the fake Aether color that only the Players could see, but a real yellowish light that everyone could behold. It imparted a heroic and sacred aura to her that made her even more majestic.

During the battle of the Coliseum, every move she made would leave sparks behind her and be accompanied by a thunderous roar. She would flash from one end of the arena to the other as if she was teleporting, spreading death wherever she went.

## History

Lucia's history as narrated by Servius Cassius:

*After fulfilling her duty as Queen by giving birth to Lucius, the Crown Prince, Antonia began to date my father openly, attracting the wrath and contempt of the other clans. A few years later Princess Livia was born, followed two years later by her little sister Lucia.*
*Until then her husband the Imperator Augustus had tolerated his wife's adultery, their love being only an illusion. Augustus himself had many concubines and was known to celebrate his victories of conquest by fornicating with the natives. It is rumoured that he might have a few thousand bastards scattered throughout the Empire and its neighbouring lands...*
*Things changed with Lucia's birth. To protect her older sister Livia, Antonia and my father chose to acknowledge Augustus' paternity in order to guarantee her the official rank of Princess. The Imperator had not objected and the same should have happened with Lucia. Unfortunately, fate sometimes does things strangely.*
*While the noble clans fornicate among themselves to maintain the purity of their declining Myrmidian blood, Lucia, who was born to a Myrmidian and a stranger, has changed the picture. Her blood is as pure and powerful as that of the Myrmid Hero himself. The theoretical 100% purity never achieved. With such pure blood, Lucia's future seemed bright, but it was without counting on the ambitions of her esteemed fake father Augustus.*
*The pressure on the Sextus to retain the throne is extremely strong. The Imperator is and must always remain the strongest Myrmidian. Before Lucia was born, Augustus was under extreme stress, many Myrmidian warriors were rivalling his strength, and every victorious defence of his throne was at the cost of new wounds. The time before he was finally defeated by another clan or had to make way for his younger brother was counted.*
*By the time Lucia was three months old and had learned to read on her own at the age of two, Antonia and Augustus had the royal physician test her blood. The result showed up and Augustus' sinister plan took shape. Every week he would have his daughter's blood drawn for his personal consumption, which allowed his power to skyrocket in a very short time. He defeated all his rivals and made his position as Imperator and that of the Sextus unshakeable. He segregated Lucia inside the Royal Palace, hiding her from the rest of the world by claiming she was his favorite daughter, and that she was...*
*Lucia does indeed have a quality that other Myrmidians did not have, she was brilliant. She also possesses the spiritual blessing of the Eltars, which comes to her from my father. This combination may have been the reason that magnified the power of her Myrmidian blood, but it also gave her an innate talent for strategy. Augustus soon consulted his daughter before and after each battle, stringing together victorious conquests with minimal casualties. Lucia would accompany him with her sister during his campaigns, much to their mother's despair.*
*At that time my father defeated the reigning champion of the Coliseum and obtained his Rudus, the wooden sword that set him and his descendants free. Naturally, he wanted to save the daughter, who knew nothing of his existence. That never happened. Only a few days after he was granted his freedom, he was invited by the Colyseum to visit the Temple where his Rudus was to be delivered to him. I have never seen him since then.*

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 768
2. ↑ Chapter 623
3. ↑ Chapter 622