Lucas Wykes/Abilities

## Abilities

Lucas has shown to be quite powerful in his own right with even upper-class adventurers acknowledging his potential. Lucas has awakened his core at the tender age of eight, early even by Elf standards. He has also been given several elixirs and beast cores in order to accelerate his growth, which enabled him to reach the light orange stage of his Mana Core Cultivation at the age of eleven during his introduction. After Lucas spent two years as an adventurer, his Mana Core Cultivation eventually reached the dark yellow stage. His mana reserves were said to rival that of a Silver Core mage. Lucas's major weaknesses however, stem from his lack of experience in combat as well as his over confidence in his abilities that result in him underestimating his opponents. Another major weakness of Lucas is his self doubt and inferiority complex that prevent him from actively trying to grow stronger as a mage, as his brother Bairon points out, Lucas relies heavily on his family's resources to forcefully make himself stronger rather than improve on his own.

As a former A-Rank Adventurer, Lucas is seemingly capable of soloing dungeon raids, though his mental fortitude is in question as he proved himself a coward in the face of immediate danger during the Dire Tombs Exploration, instead opting to runaway or freeze at the sight of the larger mana beasts. As a noble of the Wykes House, Lucas has access to his families abundant resources and wealth. Due to his family's standing in Sapin, Lucas is practically immune to any legal repercussions as he was able to escape the consequences of his actions in the Dire Tombs. He is also constantly guarded at all times by knights. He is also protected by his older half-brother Bairon Wykes, one of the strongest warriors in all of Sapin.

**Conjurer:** Lucas is a conjurer mage, someone who supplements their own mana core with mana from the outside world, to exert mana into their surroundings in the form of spells. Lucas has been shown to be a very powerful conjurer as he was capable of using multiple spells simultaneously. As a conjurer, Lucas prefers to fight at long distance while using his Flame Guardian to fight for him at close range. Lucas seems to rely on an aggressive fighting style where he will overwhelm his opponents with his flames and use an onslaught of attacks, rarely defending himself. As a conjurer, Lucas carries a staff with a large red mana crystal. He is also capable of soundless chanting to cast spells.

**Fire Elemental:** Despite his elf lineage, Lucas has a single specialization in the attribute of fire. Lucas is shown to emit large amounts of fire from his staff. He is also capable of incinerating the environment around himself to create more fire to control.

* **Flame Guardian:** Lucas’s main force of combat. Lucas creates a golem like figure from his fire that fights on Lucas’s behalf in close range. The Flame Guardian is strong enough to shoot out fire at the opponent as well. After reaching the Dark-Yellow stage, his flame guardian is shown to be much stronger than before, taking on the appearance of a knight in armor.
	+ To conjurer the spell, Lucas chants: *“Arise my protector…”*
	+ To initiate combat, Lucas chants: *“Heat her til death…”*
* **Ember Wisps:** Lucas charges an abundance of small fire balls that he rains down at his opponent.
	+ To initiate combat, Lucas chants: *“Expulsion…”*
* **Fire Cyclone:** Lucas creates a cyclone to engulf his opponent in.
	+ To conjure the spell, Lucas chants: *“Form and torment the foes around…”*
* **Heatwave Barrier:** Lucas conjures a barrier of fire to shield himself from high levels of danger.
* **Crescent Ember:** Lucas conjures a barrage of blades made of flames to slice at his opponents.
	+ To conjurer the spell, Lucas chants: *“Clear the way of all foes with a blade of flames…”*
* **Fire Fall:** Lucas conjures a shower of fire to rain down on his opponents and his surroundings. The spell seems to require a large amount of mana as Lucas was shown to drink an elixir to replenish himself before casting the spell.
	+ To conjurer the spell, Lucas chants: *“Fire oh fire, bring me power…”*

* **Inferno's Cage:** Lucas conjures a large prison of fire, entrapping his opponent.
	+ To conjurer the spell, Lucas chants: *“Manifest and burn, obey my command and enclose those who stand before me…”*

**Alacryan Drug:** After joining the radical group lead by Draneeve, Lucas was given a drug, which increased his powers exponentially, giving him enhanced cognitive processing capabilities for higher levels of spell casting, a nearly unlimited pool of mana for him to access and utilize, and heightened reflexes along with strengthened physical prowess and dexterity. Lucas demonstrated his newfound power during the attack on Xyrus Academy to terrorise the students and the professors there. He not only easily defeated all the members of the Disciplinary Committee (except Arthur), but also defeated all the four Professors who tried to stop him, including Vanesy Glory. The spells Lucas used weren't special, but the amount of mana he exhibited and the control he had over them was truly terrifying.

## Reference

1. ↑ The Beginning After The End Novel: Volume 4- Chapter 83
2. ↑ The Beginning After The End Webcomic: Season 5- Episode 132
3. ↑ The Beginning After The End Novel: Volume 4- Chapter 95