. ▁Tar v itz ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁the ▁drop ▁into ▁Ist va an ▁III , ▁but ▁he ▁trad ed ▁places ▁with ▁An cient ▁R yl an or . ▁This ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁discover ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁virus ▁bomb ard ment , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁fled ▁toward ▁Ist va an ▁III ' s ▁surface ▁and ▁war ned ▁Nathan iel ▁Gar ro ▁and ▁the ▁Lo yal ists ▁of ▁the ▁imp ending ▁bet ray al . ▁He ▁joined ▁his ▁Leg ion ▁on ▁Ist va an ▁III ▁surv ived ▁for ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁despite ▁Lu cius ' s ▁bet ray al . ▁He ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁died ▁during ▁the ▁second ▁bomb ard ment , ▁dying ▁happ ily ▁with ▁the ▁Lo yal ist ▁brothers ▁of ▁his ▁Leg ion . ▁ ▁Lu cius ▁Lu cius ▁is ▁a ▁war rior ▁of ▁The ▁Emperor ' s ▁Children . ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁sword sm ans hip . ▁His ▁ability ▁with ▁a ▁sword ▁is ▁almost ▁une qu alled . ▁He ▁is ▁initially ▁a ▁loyal ist ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁friendship ▁with ▁Sa ul ▁Tar v itz . ▁He ▁is ▁sent ▁to ▁Ist va an ▁III ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁loyal ists ▁to ▁die , ▁but ▁thanks ▁to ▁Sa ul ▁Tar v itz ' s ▁warning ▁about ▁the ▁Life - E ater ▁virus , ▁he ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁surv ive . ▁However , ▁his ▁je alous y ▁of ▁Tar v itz ▁combined ▁with ▁his ▁desire ▁to ▁be ▁recon ci led ▁to ▁his ▁leg ion ▁drive ▁him ▁to ▁bet ray ▁Tar