Courting Death System

'Move! Move! Move! Move! MOOOVE!!!'

Lucius's body just froze when Father James appeared beside him. It was an involuntary action that occurs when a person is in contact with an apex predator, the body stops moving. In most cases, adrenaline courses throughout one's body and helps them to either fight or flee the situation but when faced with death, the body just accepts it.

Lucius could smell the scent of death as Father James's tone was cold and murderous unlike usual when it's warm and friendly. Before Lucius could try to talk his way out of this situation, he felt pain at the back of his neck and fell unconscious. 

"Don't worry. I'll make sure to dig up whatever your body seems to be hiding. If it's good then you can live for a little longer and if it's bad then you can simply join your friends in the underworld." said Father James to himself before disappearing with Lucius. 

…

Lucius woke up only to find himself in a huge cylindrical human pod made of glass. It was big enough that he could move around and tall enough that he couldn't reach its top. Looking around, Lucius realised that he seemed to be in some secret lab where experiments were conducted because all he could see was scientific objects and materials with people wearing lab coats, goggles and disposable gloves.

Lucius never thought that this world wasn't just well versed in magic but also in technique because everything here was futuristic like he was in some sci-fi movie. Father James who suddenly appeared from nowhere stood in front of Lucius's glass container and spoke with him calmly. 

"Boy, I didn't expect you to hide it so well. I was sure that you were special from the rest because of how long you spent sleeping, that's why I spent so much money on you. But when you woke up and actually awakened as trash, I couldn't believe it at first but still accepted that outcome. It was when you worked here that irritated me and caused me to target you. 

Surprisingly, you survived both assassination attempts but was still in the dark about them. I could accept you surviving the first attempt but the second! That's when I knew that you were special. Oh how well you hid it hahaha! What you probably didn't know is that that which is hidden will always come to light."

Lucius was truly confused about what Father James was talking about. He didn't even know that he'd almost been assassinated twice or else he'd have escaped far by now. Father James didn't give him a chance to think as he continued to speak. 

"You survived being poisoned, survived being frozen… let's see if you can survive being burnt alive!" said Father James with the brightest smile on his face. 

"NO,NO,NO,NO,NOOO!!! PLEASE DON'T! I'LL DO ANYTHING! I'LL DO ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING! JUST DON'T BURN ME ALIVE! PLEASE! I'M BEGGING YOU!" begged Lucius while trying to break the glass but the glass was just too strong. 

The other scientists stood beside Father James as they waited with anticipation for the results of their experiment.

"YOU CRAZY UGLY ASS GEEZER! FUCK YOU AND YOUR MOTHERFUCKING MOTHER! IF I SURVIVE THIS, I PROMISE YOU I'M GONNA HAVE SEX WITH THAT BITCHY STATUE OF YOUR FAKE ASS GODDESS! I'LL FUCK IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN! I'LL MAKE IT TALK! I'LL FUCK IT TILL IT COMES ALIVE! I'LL FUCK IT TILL IT CALLS ME DADDY! I'LL TURN INTO A SLUT IT WAS DESTINED TO BE!"

Seeing that these guys were hellbent on burning him alive, he started cursing them as this was the most natural thing to do. If begging doesn't work then start cursing. Lucius knew that ordinary curses wouldn't work so he internationally targeted their goddess whom they believe in. 

"BLASPHEMY!!!"

Father James and everyone else there was extremely angry. They could tolerate everything except for when it came to the goddess they served. The glass released what seemed to be gas and Lucius was engulfed by it and his figure could barely be seen from outside. Just as Lucius was choking on the gas, there was a spark and then everything turned into flames. 

The flames emitted such terrifying heat that Lucius was instantly turned into ashes which was his plan from the start. Instead of being tortured to death, he'd rather the process be as quick as possible and the only way to do that was to infuriate his enemies to a point where they couldn't even stand the sound of his voice. Even though Lucius was already burnt to ashes, the flames continued burning for a minute before being extinguished. 

This meant that Lucius would have had to be burnt for an entire minute before slowly dying which was extremely cruel and vicious. Looking at Lucius's ashes, they thought of doing something to them but were stopped by Father James. 

"Don't forget the purpose of this experiment. As foul as his mouth is, we still need results. I shall see you all tomorrow, no one is allowed access to that jar!" said Father James while pointing at the cylindrical jar with ashes inside. 

…

"So, how did it go?" asked a man sitting on his throne. 

The man was wearing a luxurious bronze robe with flower patterns. His aura calm but his body emitted airs of regality like a natural born ruler. He had long black hair and a black goatee, this style further enhanced his looks. His glowing skin further accentuating his looks, making him look like a diamond sculpture rather than a living breathing person. 

"As you've expected. There's nothing special about him except for his temperament and Soul. His Soul is stronger than that of an average person and his temperament somewhat cold but nothing out of the ordinary. No wonder he's lived for so long. There's no point in killing him sence there's nothing to be gained. Maybe that's why James kept him alive." spoke Ignis who was currently kneeling. 

In front of him was the lord of Fire City, City Lord Mazal. He was also the strongest man in the city.

"I could bring him here if you want, after all, both of you come from the same place."

"No need. I don't want to interfere in anyone's life as it might bring unexpected troubles for me in the future so let him be. If he's destined to die then he'll die and if he's destined for greater heights then we'll meet there." said Ignis calmly. 

"As you wish. By the way, preparations are almost complete. We'll make a move in five days."

"Yes Master. I won't disappoint you!"

"Good."

…

Back at the secret lab, probably somewhere in the church. One of the scientists was tasked with recording any abnormalities that may occur in Lucius's jar so his eyes never left the jar even though he found it boring. Honestly, even though the guy was looking at the jar, his eyes were drowsy and he was having a hard time trying not to sleep. 

After another hour passed, the man was on the verge of falling asleep when he suddenly noticed something inside the human jar. The ashes inside were producing smoke that slowly filled the glass container. He didn't know where the smoke was coming but just observed calmly without doing anything, that was his job. The smoke filled the glass container and no one could see what was happening inside, a few minutes later, the smoke dissipated and Lucius lay there sleeping. 

"How is this possible?!"