Luc, also known as Lucas is an Origin who first appeared in Opal, introduced by Blake, when Katy and Daemon need his help with breaking into Mount Weather and rescuing Beth.
Background and History[]
Luc was raised as a part of the Origins program within Daedalus (his name in the program was Lucas). At the age of 5, when he became self-aware and realized he was smarter than the scientists and people around him, he escaped from Daedalus. After escaping he was chased by Luxen guards who were employed by Daedalus, somewhat like bounty hunters, to capture him. One of those Luxen was Paris. Luc killed all the Luxen chasing him, sparring Paris after reading his mind and seeing that he was a good person and didn't agree with what Daedalus was doing. Paris had two siblings who both were killed by Daedalus after they realized he had teamed up with Luc, so he stayed with Luc. After some time a young girl (Nadia Holliday) who was running away from home ran into Paris, who adopted her and brought her to Luc. Luc, Nadia, and Paris traveled around and lived as a family together, Paris teaching Luc about money managing playing a hand in helping him to, later on, amount a lot of wealth. Luc and Nadia would go trick or treating on Halloween for several years (Paris took them to a subdivision where entire chocolate bars were handed) and dressed up as Leia Skywalker and a Han Solo, a ninja princess and a ghost, Jesse James and Belle Star. One year, when Nadia was too unwell to go, Luc went and got her enough mound bars (sweets she liked) to last her half a year.
Nadia and Luc spent a lot of time chasing each other through their house to Paris's annoyance. Many times when they would race, Luc would let her win and she would be upset. He is rather young in the Lux series, being around 14-15, and is referred to as being like "the preteen mafia." He owns a club and several safe houses around the world. Luc is very rich. He proves this when he picks up a stack of hundreds and burns it, stating that money isn't needed. He does work with his close Luxen friend Paris and has connections in high places. He is in love with Nadia, a human, he once rescued from the streets. He later watches over the younger Origins. Luc is funny with a serious but childish/smart-ass sense of humor. He wears t-shirts with funny captions. He is referred to as being filled with "keen intelligence" and wise beyond his years. At times he can be frightening. In Opposition, Luc needs Nancy Husher's cooperation, and to have it, he must threaten what means most to her, the baby Origins. Luc has a very infamous record and is believed 100 percent by Nancy. He then keeps her in line by telling her that she knew what would happen if she annoyed him in the slightest. Luc is very powerful. He told Katy "I was their star pupil." This is proven throughout Origin. Luc turns out to be a very important character and goes on to be a very well-respected member of the family. He is shown to go to extreme lengths to save those he loves, like when he knew Blake would betray Kat and Daemon to Daedalus and let that happen, in an attempt to save Nadia.
In The Darkest Star, it is seen that Nadia, as a result of her blood cancer, was close to dying and Luc, in order to save her life, gave her to Jason and Sylvia Dasher who injected her with the Andromeda serum. She then had a high fever which took away her memories. Luc made a deal with the Dashers and agreed to stay away from Nadia in order to save her life. After healing from the cancer, Nadia's name had been changed by the Dashers to Evelyn Dasher (the name of Jason Dasher's late daughter). Even though he stayed away from Nadia, he always made sure someone he trusted, kept an eye on her so that she would be safe. He even ensured Zoe, an origin he rescued, joined Evie's school and became friends. Luc also found Emery, a Luxen, and Kent, a human, who lost their families and helped them.
The Darkest star begins with Luc introduced as the owner of Foretoken, a popular club for humans and aliens. He occasionally helps transport Luxen to safe locations away from the government. He meets Evelyn Dasher at the club and when it gets raided, he keeps her away from harm and they hide in a closet sized room. He surprises her when she finds out he knows her name and they talk for a short while but are interrupted when Evie's phone rings as the officers have heard them. Evie drops her phone and Luc keeps it as his "treasured possession". The next day, Evie comes back to Foretoken with her friend James Davis because she wants her phone back. Grayson, a Luxen who isn't fond of Evie, directs her to a door at the end of the hall. Evie opens the door and gets choked by Luxen who are afraid of humans. Luc rescues her and tells her she shouldn't have come. He refuses to give her her phone even when Evie threatens to call the police. One of his friends, a Luxen named Chas, got injured and Luc helped heal him. After Evie saw Chas injured and the Luxen that he was transporting, Luc told her she wouldn't be leaving and tried to kidnap her (which he termed 'an all exclusive vacation for an undetermined period of time'). He then let her go after telling her not to tell anyone, including Sylvia Dasher, about what she's seen at Foretoken and gave her her phone. A few days later, Luc turns up at Evie's house and speaks to Sylvia asking if she's going to give him a homecooked meal. Sylvia aims a shotgun at him and tells Evie to stay behind. Luc melts and disfigures the gun and tells Sylvia that all the deals are off and that Evie approached him first. He then gave Sylvia, Evie's fake ID, which frustrated Evie, and left. A few days later, when Evie was walking near Centennial lake, Luc approached her and told her that he liked her and that he "doesn't people well". When Evie apologizes for what Jason did to Luc, he tells her that she doesn't need to apologize for what he's done. He then leaves, having felt the presence of another origin and he warns Evie to be careful.
Emery, a Luxen friend of Luc's, tells him that she's going to meet Heidi and Evie so Luc tags along. They all have breakfast together and then start walking. Luc mentions that they'll be seeing each other more often but he gets worried when Evie tells him she thinks a Luxen broke into her house the other day. He asks her how well she really knows her mother. The following day, Evie reaches out to Emery through Heidi's phone and asks for Luc's number. Luc speaks to Evie and suggests that there might be more Sylvia isn't telling her and that if she wants some questions answered, she should come to Foretoken the next day. When she came by, Luc told her about Nadia, a girl he loved, and that he wasn't a Luxen, but an origin. He told her about Daedalus and hybrids, and that he can read minds. Grayson interrupts their conversation telling Luc that there's trouble with the 'packages' referring to transport of Luxen. Luc invites Evie to his house on another day but Grayson interrupts again saying they have Luxen guests who are demanding to be transported. These Luxen are violent and are comfortable killing humans. They were 3 in number and Evie, out of curiosity, followed Luc down and when one of the Luxen grabbed her, Luc proceeded to kill them.
He then starts calling Evie 'Peaches' after her lotion. When Micah visits Evie's bedroom and scars her unbeknownst to Luc and Evie, Luc assumes he hurt her and so, he heals her.
At the end of The Brightest Night, Luc turns into the true Trojan when he absorbed Evie's Source. The event dubbed the Brightest Night effectively brought about Luc's transformation.
The transformation seemingly taking away his humanity and making him forget the love of his life, Evie Dasher.
Physical Description[]
Luc is first introduced to have "Shoulder-length brown hair tucked back behind his ears." Katy describes him saying: "I was kind of dumbstruck by his boyish beauty. Eyes the color of amethyst locked with mine briefly and then went back to the game. The kid was going to be a looker one day."
Relationships[]
Evie Dasher: Evie is the love of his life.
Paris: Paris was Luc's best friend and like a father to him.
Archer:
Daemon Black:
Dawson Black:
Dee Black:
Bethany Williams:
Katy Swartz:
Kent:
Zoe:
Grayson:
Emery:
Clyde:
Chas:
Appearances[]
- Opal
- Obsession
- Origin
- Opposition
- The Wedding
- The Package (mentioned only)
- Like the First Time
- The Darkest Star
- The Burning Shadow
- The Brightest Night
- The Fevered Winter (set to appear)
Quotes[]
- "How is your lack of creativity when it comes to sleuthing my fault?"
- "The deal was I would stay away, if you stayed away."
- "I can think of a lot more interesting things to do in a tiny, dark space that would pass the time."