63 The Valley (1/2)
The Kunlun Mountains, China
It was already two days after he entered the Kunlun Mountains. Nothing else than snow could be seen here. Lucien was currently walking through some paths and he was literary following his intuition in his pursuit of forces from Washuu Clan.
Even though it was very cold here, cause it was constantly snowing and wind blowing, Lucien was fine. He was baron ranked Sacred Devourer Ghoul so this kind of temperatures was nothing to him at all. He walked through the passaged and various mountain passages.
When the weather was worsening he would always go to his Cross Crest to wait there for the end. Also, he was sleeping in the Charles Patricius: Our Transient Glory as it would be stupid sleeping outside when he was carrying with him an entire luxurious floating fortress.
Lucien walked through this passage for several hours until he saw that sky was darkening and the wind was getting stronger and colder. He knew that snow storm was coming this way and he must go to hide inside his Cross Crest. He wondered how were able forces of Washuu Clan survive in such a hostile environment. But he thought they were better equipped and prepared for this situation than he was. They planned it longer and he knew that this must be planned for a long time and personal order of Washuu Tsuneyoshi only started the operation.
On the other side, Lucien only knew about it for one or two days and it looked like that too. He was without any preparations and so. His only preparation was parting with Itori, Eto, and Uta. That's all. Maybe giving orders to Darkwalker and his bunch of mercenaries.
With a though, Lucien disappeared from the Kunlun Mountains and returned to the Charles Patricius: Our Transient Glory. After he disappeared the weather continued worsening and snowfall was getting much denser and stronger.
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After Lucien returned to the Cross Crest, Charles Patricius: Our Transient Glory, the first thing he did was going to the bath. Even though the cold in the Kunlun Mountains was doing nothing to him, it was still a bit uncomfortable being in that kind of weather for several hours in a row.
The bathroom in the Charles Patricius: Our Transient Glory could be called only by one word. Monstrously oversized. Maybe better said than bathroom it would be a spa. There was even onsen there, huge pool and other facilities that could be used. Lucien took a shower before going to the hot spring. The onsen was Japanese hot spring, the term also extends to cover the bathing facilities and traditional inns which were frequently situated around a hot spring.
Lucien's onsen was outdoor and was created in Japanese style. He sat down in the onsen and enjoyed the feeling of the hot water all over his body. He looked at the sky, more precisely at the myriad colors of countless dimensions. Here in the Cross Crest and Charles Patricius: Our Transient Glory there wasn't any sky, just void. But the void looked so beautiful and imposing with countless stars shining in it.