Lucius Nihifaere

The Herald of Zenith

Prince of a Thousand Ennemies

Prince of the Dusk

Urdal of Zenith

The Light of Depths

Prince of Ablesur

The Lord of Darkness

Lucius (Future Self)

> "*Magnificent*"
> ― Lucius after witnessing the Zenithian Empire in a vision sent by Great Ancients
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Lucius Nihifaere is a human, the prophetised Herald of the Twilight, a member of House Nihifaere and the eventual President of the Lucifan Federation and Urdal of Zenith.

## Biography

Lucius is born in 1,751 at Redone as a descendant of Jeanne Nihifaere. As such, being a member of the Nihifaere Family, he grew up funded by the Ablesur Company. During a Wyrm attack in 1,765, he tried to save people and managed to tame the Wyrms, who seemingly understood him. Later, around his twenties, he read the Lament of Seers and learnt about the end of the world having been prophetised, starting to note the events. He started to dream of horrible creatures and of the world's end, centered around Atar. Searching even more, to know what it was about, he eventually guessed that he had been chosen to cause the end of times, as were some people since the beginning of time. He then went on to find relics and artifacts of Zenith, eventually collecting all of them in 1,775, and being recognised by Zenithians as the Herald of the Twilight. As such, he was marked by Oblivion.

Eventually growing as a politician, he became famous among people and eventually was elected as head of the Lucifan Federation, after the death of the first president, with support from Manco Sapa, the new Patriarch of Belzeen, the Ablesur Company, always loyal to Nihifaeres, Yusozir's talks and diplomacy and the impression that he wouldn't be hard to manipulate, that would prove to be wrong. Indeed, he first pressured Malm into joining, then declared war on Levigm against its dictatorship and had Xiongnia join after, due to their lack of resources, despite Khatun Juhua opposing. With the Lucifan Federation growing into a powerful empire, he eventually crowned himself Urdal of Zenith and organised the conquest of the world, sending the Nadir Bomb to the United-States of Maraa.

## Personnality

Lucius is clever and extremely cunning, he is extremely knowledgeable about history of Nihilia and perfectly knows of every creature birthed and corrupted by the Great Ancients. He was fascinated by birds, especially the Corvids and had a deep knowledge of them. He was also saddened by the massacre of Zenith's servants. He was ambitious and wasn't above killing and corrupting to achieve his goals. Unlike many Zenith-linked entities, he wasn't prideful and fully knew he could fail, planning and thinking through to ensure victory. He was surprisingly forgiving with his soldiers and allies and always treated them well, ensuring their undying loyalty.

A faithful follower of Zenith, he was the most developped and powerful weapon they ever had, being gifted both magically, mentally and physically. He also listened to advisors, and proved himself to be an apt and skilled commander. He had the ability to adapt after defeat and mistake, that made him popular among the soldiers. Never forgetting Yusozir's lessons, he never took attention to the looks when talking to someone, and proved to be good at reading people, understanding their opinions, and feelings, as such able to manipulate easily. However, he did not pride himself on his status. He valued Varraz and considered him his partner.

## Powers and Abilities

Lucius, as an Human, has some powers. His status as the Herald of Twilight gives him many abilities and powers.

* **Corrupting Touch:** Lucius' Autility. He is able, by a physical contact, to bide someone to his will. In a similar way to how Kespeth influenced Varim's Autility, it's implied Oblivion influenced his Autility.
* **Oblivion's Blessing:** An ability unique to him. As the Herald of Twilight, and the one Oblivion decided to choose as his Herald, he has super senses and a good durability.
* **Zenithian Taming:** An ability unique to him. As the Herald of Twilight, he is able to tame any Zenith-linked entity. This also applies to Wyrms.
* **Telepathy:** An ability unique to him. As the Herald of Twilight, he is able to read minds and is in a telepathic discussion with Oblivion.
* **Dragon Taming:** Lucius was able to tame dragons, as proven by Varraz. However, it is not known how much of it tied to Varraz's corruption by Zenith and how much is Lucius' ability to tame dragons.
* **Ancient Jails Opening:** An ability unique to him. As the Herald of Twilight, he is able to free a Great Ancient if given enough time.
* **Upper Intellect:** Lucius is extremely intelligent and clever.
* **Multilinguism:** Lucius has been proven to be able of speaking several languages, such as Licssian, Corvusian, Hattian or Telchanese. As the Herald of the Twilight, he also can understand all Zenithian languages without any issues.
* **Zenith Changes:** An ability unique to him. As the Herald of Twilight, he is able to change the environment of Zenith nearby him.
* **Magic:** Lucius is able to use magic. He was very skilled in void magic, as were all Nihifaeres. He was also extremely skilled in Zenithian magic, being the Herald of Twilight.

## Facts and Trivia

* Lucius comes from the Latin, Lux, meaning "Light", fitting his title of Light of Depths.
* Like Juhua, who serves as an opposite, he is compared to a flower. While Juhua is compared to a chysanthemum, he is compared to a rose.
* Lucius' titles of Prince of the Dusk and Prince of a Thousand Ennemies both come from Watership Down.
* Lucius titled himself Prince of Ablesur when speaking to the Ablesur Company.
* Interestingly, Lucius can be seen as a mix of the four Nihilian Empires. He's a human, the main species of the Archean Empire. He took inspiration from Nihilite technology, that was part of the Native Empires. He's from House Nihifaere, who was known to host Ayin, the leader of the Ayinian Empire. He is the herald of Zenith, as such tying to the Zenithian Empire.