Lucas Wykes/Synopsis

## Season 2

### A New Generation

Lucas Wykes arrived at the Xyrus Adventurer’s Guild the same day as Elijah Knight and a masked boy named Note. Lucas watched from the side as a fellow candidate made her way to the testing arena, but scoffed at her when she tripped on her way to the arena. Lucas was called to the stage to take his test, though arrogantly claimed he should just be skipped over and put straight into A-Class. The examiner Emily, displeased with his arrogance, quickly began the test.

Lucas wasted no time in activating his fire and summoning his Flame Guardian, to which Emily engulfed the guardian in her Earth Tomb. Lucas was unfazed by this and even proclaimed he would be the first to injure a test examiner. Lucas summoned a few dozen fireballs to attack Emily. Emily in response summoned a few dozen rocks to counter the fireballs, though she did not manage to destroy all of them as Lucas rained the fireballs down at Emily. Emily managed to dodge the incoming fireballs and maneuver behind Lucas and create hands from the earth to capture Lucas. Though Lucas tried to counter her attack by redirecting the fireballs at Emily, Emily managed to grab Lucas’s leg and use him as a shield. Believing the fireballs would attack him, Lucas winces as the fireballs approach him and tries to dispel his attack, not realizing that Emily had already protected him by shielding him with her earth.

Despite Emily praising Lucas for his abilities and potential, Lucas attempts to engulf Emily in the fire. Before Emily could respond, a fellow proctor George intervened and dispelled Lucas’s flames. Lucas is reprimanded for breaking regulation, despite Lucas’s infuriated claims that his exam wasn’t over and that he had everything under control. Emily announces that Lucas is qualified to be and placed under B-Class. Lucas, infuriated by his rank and humiliation, claims his father will hear of this.

Lucas would later watch from the side as another candidate with a mask named Note would fight against the Xyrus Adventure’s Guild Master Kaspian Bladeheart. As the two displayed their overwhelming power and fought seemingly toe to toe, Lucas could only watch with awe, jealousy, and anger at Note for being capable of fighting with the Guild Master and being placed in B-Class along with Lucas and Elijah Knight.

Lucas would later encounter Note and Elijah in the Guild hall with his servants. Lucas warns Note that even though they are the same rank, they are not on the same level. Lucas then aggressively shoves Note before leaving.

## Season 3

Over the next two years Lucas would grow stronger as a mage, eventually breaking through to the Dark-Yellow Stage of his mana core as well as promoted to A-Rank Adventurer. While his animosity for Note remained the same, it never amounted to anything more than snide remarks.

### Venture into the Dire Tombs

Lucas was recruited into the Dire Tombs Exploration Party as a support mage along with A-Rank conjurer’s Elijah Knight, Samantha Tempest, Oliver Hemmbet; A-Rank augmenters Reginald Bastion, Kriol Masser, and Note; and AA-Rank augmenter’s Jasmine Flamesworth and Brald Landon, the latter being the group’s leader. As the party entered the first level of the dungeon, the group noticed the lack of mana beasts until Brald spotted Batrunners hanging from the ceiling. With everyone in formation, Brald ordered everyone not to waste their mana on the beasts and focused on normal combat. Lucas however, ignored his leader’s orders and engulfed the Batrunners in his Heat Cyclone. Infuriated by his disobedience, Brald scolded Lucas for wasting his mana, though Lucas snidely commented that he got the job done. As the group continued to move, Brald rediscovered the secret entrance he had marked. As everyone climbed to the top, Brald gave one more warning to the group to stay on guard as he still has no idea what other dangers await them.

While navigating the second level, Samatha was distracted by the sudden rise in temperature, when Note saved her from what seemed to be a trap. Brald however revealed that the secret entrance did not contain traps the last time he entered. Note deduced that it was the work of a mana beast. With the group now on high alert, they continued to march forward while enduring the rising heat from the next level. Finally arriving at the exit, Brald stopped the party from moving forward as he could sense there was an ominous pressure coming from the cavern ahead.

While making their way through the cavern of geysers, they are ambushed by the sudden appearance of a giant Cavern Worm beast. Kriol quickly put up a barrier between themselves and the monster as Brald reveals that the monster was not present the last time he explored the level, surprising Kriol. The worm began to act strangely as it made tunnels around the party before retreating into the ground. After Kriol put down his water barrier, Oliver expressed his desire to continue the exploration and asked Samatha to follow along behind him in an effort to impress her. Brald warned Oliver not to continue as they needed to assess the situation. Brald’s warnings only fall on deaf ears as Oliver tried to take charge and walked away from the group. As Brald attempted to pull Oliver back, Note noticed the ground was about to erupt and pulled Brald back to safety as he ordered Lucas to cast heatwave barrier around everyone, which Lucas begrudgingly obeyed. Before Note could warn Oliver to cast a barrier for himself, the entire cavern was engulfed in a sea of fire, bursting from the geysers. As the flames and steam settled, the group could only look in horror at Oliver’s skeletal remains, with even Lucas almost puking at the sight.

As the group regain their composure, Note suggests they should move out. Brald agrees and orders everyone to evacuate before the cavern ruptures again. While they rush towards the exit, they are again attacked by the Cavern Worm. Lucas could only watch from the side as his teammates attacked the worm, while he stayed frozen in fear. Thanks to Arthur’s deduction of the worm’s weakness towards fire, he was able to harm the worm enough to push it back. Before Brald could order Lucas to finish it off, the worm suddenly retreated into the ground. Believing the situation to be dealt with, Brald ordered everyone to evacuate the cavern. Unfortunately, the group realized too late that the worm was in fact distracting them before the next eruption. Lucas, distracted by the sudden quake, dropped his staff. Note quickly rushed to his aid and saved Lucas from the impending flames with his own flame spell. Lucas was not thankful for his help and only pushed Arthur away, before realizing their party leader Brald had sacrificed his right arm to protect Samantha.

Narrowly escaping the cavern, the party took the time to rest while Brald had his arm cauterized by Note. Lucas began to lash out at Brald for their party’s short comings, while Brald argued that Lucas was just as much at fault for freezing up during the fight as well as during the eruption. Note, however, silenced both of them with his aura pressure and reminded them that they have bigger things to worry about. While Lucas tried to fight back, Note made it apparent that while Lucas is powerful, that he is also a liability, silencing the arrogant noble.

Not wanting to give up after coming so far, Brald insisted on continuing the exploration as his final dungeon raid, while appointing Note as the new party leader as he was the most level headed and capable of leading the group. With everyone’s agreement (except Lucas), Note accepted the role and continued the exploration.

Making their way towards the end of the tunnel, the party found themselves at another roadblock, as the tunnel was blocked off by a metal wall. Reginald and Jasmine together bypass the wall with their combined power, where the group find themselves in a forest surrounded in mist. While the group tried to assess the area, Kriol dropped his shield and ran into the mist whilst screaming for his deceased fiancé. Jasmine deduces that the mist in the area is inducing hallucinations, which Brald and Reginald confirm as they witnessed Clara’s death. While Samantha put up a water barrier, Lucas once again lashed out at Brald and Reginald for the party’s misfortunes. Brald, however, does not argue with Lucas this time.

After Jasmine blows the wind away with her Banshee’s Howl, the party are surprised at the sudden appearance of so many vines. Lucas wasted no time in burning the vines with Crescent Ember, only to be shocked that his spell did nothing. As the group did all that they could to destroy the vines, Lucas restored his power by drinking an elixir to cast Fire Fall in order to spread his flames, only to be struck by terror at the sight of the perpetrator of the vines: The Elderwood Guardian.

Frozen in fear at the sight of the S-Class Mana beast, Lucas believed they were doomed and attempted to flee. While Arthur wanted to help save everyone, Lucas chose instead to sacrifice his teammates and shot Arthur pointblank with his staff. Lucas began attacking his former teammates to keep them as bait for the S-Class monster in order to escape alive. Lucas then fired at the ceiling to create an opening as he escaped from the dungeon.

Upon returning to the Adventurer’s Guild, Lucas was surprised to learn that his teammates survived and managed to escape the dungeon. Lucas confronted his surviving teammates Note, Jasmine, and Elijah with a group of guards, while they gave their statements to Kaspian Bladeheart. Elijah and Jasmine immediately charged at Lucas, but were halted by Note. Lucas began mocking his former victims by accusing them of having to sacrifice Brald in order to escape, which prompted Note to throw his sword at Lucas, cutting his ear in the process. While Lucas’s guards attempted to protect him, they were no match for Note’s overwhelming aura and strength. As Lucas stood in fear, when Note approached him, Kaspian begged Note not to harm Lucas before his trial. Note then retrieved his sword before Lucas was sent to the medical ward to have his ear treated.

Lucas and Note were both brought to trial for Lucas’s crimes and for what transpired between them in Kaspian’s office. Lucas was found guilty for sabotaging his teammates, but due to the influence of his family, he was merely stripped of his rank and expelled from the guild rather than imprisoned. Lucas could barely hide his smirk as he escaped justice. Note, on the other hand, was banished from Xyrus City, while Lucas attended Xyrus Academy to protect Lucas. Lucas demanded to know Note’s true identity as he believes Note will remove his mask and enter Xyrus City. The judges however refused to give him Note’s identity, claiming that Note’s identity will only be recorded for the Guild in order to keep peace. As Lucas took his leave, he warned Note to stay as far away from him as possible. Note, however, belittled Lucas for his idle threats, silencing the infuriated Lucas for good. Despite believing this would be their last encounter, Lucas was unaware that Note had orchestrated their trial from the beginning to protect his family.

## Season 4

### School days in Xyrus Academy

Upon reuniting as students of Xyrus Academy, Lucas wasted no time in expressing his animosity towards Arthur without even knowing that he is Note, merely for Arthur’s commoner background and his position in the Disciplinary Committee, a position that he was denied. Nevertheless, Arthur ingnores him during most of his stay in Xyrus Academy, deeming him as nothing more than an annoying wasp. Nevertheless, when it turned out that Lucas dared to harm Tessia during the Xyrus attack incident, Arthur mercilessly killed him brutally in response, since even the holiest of Saints would slap a wasp if it so much as dared to sting them.