Erix had a shocked expression on his face when he recognized the voice behind him. The familiar voice came from none other than Shota."I wasn't bluffing, guys. I got here about twenty minutes ago," Shota blurted out with a smile.Erix turned around doubtfully to check if he had imagined the voice, but that wasn't the case.He saw Shota walking toward them with a cheeky smile on his face. He wasn't imagining anything, but seeing the reality.Orah was so shocked that he couldn't even say a word. Shota said he had arrived about twenty minutes ago, but how?"You didn't get your hopes up for nothing. And I wasn't bluffing," Shota added before stopping in front of Erix."A-Are you really here? But how did you get here so fast?" Erix stuttered in a dazed state of belief."I'm afraid I can't tell you that now. But you'll know soon enough." This was the only answer Shota could give at the moment.Certainly, he wouldn't hide Rigel forever, but at the same time, he didn't want to reveal his exis
~Back on earth.A knock sounded on the door to Gen. Stanley's office after several hours of total tranquillity in the office.He fluttered. Then he sighed before saying in a hoarse tone. "Come in."Gen. Stanley, who had been irascible since he was selected to lead the rescue team, was in no mood to talk or exchange a word with anyone.But as head of the rescue team, he had to give some orders and instructions.The door opened quietly and Milean entered the office.She bowed discreetly before beginning, "Everything is ready, sir. Everyone has assembled in the portal room. You're the only one left."Gen. Stanley said nothing for a moment before shaking his head and replying, "Good, I'll be there in a few minutes. You can go."Milean just nodded and left when she heard Gen. Stanley's response.She already knew Gen. Stanley wasn't in a good mood, so she tried as best as she could to keep her words light, yet concise.A few minutes after she left, Gen. Stanley rose languidly from his seat a
After class was over for the day, Nicole and Rin went back to the dormitory. Rin headed straight to his room, while Nicole made her way to her father's office, after changing into more flexible clothing.The moment she got there, she was greeted by her father's guilty words, and when she inquired what those words meant, it dawned on her that her father had something to do with her friends' disappearance.She was heartbroken and devastated. Her father, whom she trusted so much, was behind her friends' misfortune Without bothering to listen to any more of his explanation, she rushed out of the office.A flicker of pain and disappointment could be seen in Nicole's eyes as she left the office and headed straight to Rin's room. Her eyes were filled with tears, attempting to pour out.But she managed to hold back the tears as she ran to the only friend she could count on at the moment: Rin...."This room is very boring without them. I wish I had gone into the portal with them," Rin muttere
On the coast of a distant planet, where the sea sand and the atmosphere were red, a black portal opened and three figures stepped out.The portal closed immediately after the three figures emerged.The planet wasn't as dark as Camuti, but not particularly bright either.High up in the sky was a red sun that emitted fairly bright sunlight, brightening the entire land.Trees and forests with lush vegetation could be seen a little far from the coasts, adding even more color to the planet.The planet resembled Earth but was also different in some ways."Where are we?" Orah finally broke the silence."I don't know exactly. But I don't think it's that much different from Earth," Erix replied, looking around the vicinity as if searching for something."Yeah, but literally, I don't like it here. I got goosebumps and a strange feeling the moment we arrived. The sea is even red, so annoying," Shota noted, feeling a bit uncomfortable in this place."Let's move on. We're going into the forest now,
Back on Earth ~Regret, pain, and disappointment filled Gen Ryker's heart as he leaned back in his chair and a jumble of thoughts ran through his head.Nicole was the last person he wanted to make cry, but that had only happened recently.Before Nicole left the office, he looked into her eyes and saw the hurt and disappointment in them. She was clearly disappointed in him.Who knows if she could ever trust him again? He had broken her trust in him; restoring that trust could be nearly impossible.It was one thing to trust someone, and another to trust them again after they had broken your trust.Trusting someone blindly after they had broken your trust was even more difficult than trusting them for the first time. You'll have to overlook everything they did and trust them blindly again. Not many people can do that."Did I just ruin my relationship with my daughter? I can't afford for her to distance herself from me. She's the only reason I'm living. If she leaves me, I won't have a
"Thanks very much. I'll bring her with me. If you don't mind me asking, what time?" Nicole inquired with a smile on her face."8:00 pm is fine. I'll call you then and tell you where to come," Rin said, no longer excited about dinner. His plan wouldn't work anyway, so the dinner was useless to him. The only reason he still agreed with it was because he didn't want Nicole to feel bad."Okay, got it," Nicole duly noted.Rin let out a sigh before changing the subject, "Other than that, what are you up to with your dad? I assume you're still angry with him, right?"When she heard the word 'dad', the smile on her face faded. In the blink of an eye, she turned somber. "I'll take care of him. I still don't know why he gave Quito a teleporter. I find it hard to believe that he gave it to Quito with the intention of harming Erix and the others.""I hope so," Rin replied shortly....Erix, Shota, and Orah followed George as he led them to the ruler of the city."Wait!" Erix suddenly spoke up, ca
'I just got here, buddy! Can't you give me a little time to breathe?' General Stanley said subconsciously, frowning."What's the problem? What happened?" He asked as his frown deepened.Armstrong hurriedly walked over to General Stanley with a conflicted look on his face."We have a problem, sir. I no longer can find any trace of the students on the planet," reported Armstrong, who looked quite nervous.Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Their eyes widened in shock and their mouths opened, but they were speechless."What do you mean!!! Didn't you check and confirm that they were on this planet?" General Stanley asked in a dazed state of disbelief."I did, and they were here at first. But now when we got here, I couldn't pick up any signals again. I really don't understand how that could have happened," Armstrong replied with a conflicted expression on his face.The compass tracker in his hand no longer showed any readings at all. The small arrow in the compass tracker indicatin
The burly goblin was furious when he heard Erix's remark. Without wasting time, he charged in.Erix remained calm and cool-headed. An invisible grin played on his face when he saw the burly goblin storming angrily toward him.'This idiot won't listen. He's made his choice anyway,' Erix thought to himself, shaking his head in pity.As soon as the goblin got close enough, he struck Erix with a heavy blow to the face.But before the punch could reach Erix's face, Erix vanished. The latter used his boots to propel himself behind the goblin.The goblin was surprised when he hit nothing but air. He was confused as to what was going on. One moment Erix was standing in front of him, and the next moment he was gone.Before he could realize what had just happened, it was already too late.A blow landed on his spinal cord, hurling him several feet away from where he had just been standing.The blow tossed the goblin into a store down the street. The goblin crashed the entire store and everythin