Sable, Pamela Bernard, and finally Arran left the underground room for the surface. As soon as Arran appeared, his face changed as a slight frown creased his brows.Noticing this, Sable asked, “Is there a problem?”Arran answered immediately.“The humans in the ark, I can’t sense them anymore.”Arran’s reply caused everybody to angle their heads upwards to space in the direction the ark was positioned.Unlike Arran, neither of them possessed his powerful senses so they couldn’t detect the traces of the ark or the humans directly. The only thing they could perceive was the powerful aura of the Shade engulfing their entire senses.Even across thousands of kilometers and through Earth’s nomological barrier they could still feel that powerful aura so they couldn’t be blamed for not noticing anything else that was off.“So you’re saying that the ark and the humans in them are in danger and under attack?” Pamela asked.To this, Arran shook his head, denying her words.Frowning she retorted.
The mood between the quartet was somber for a moment, following Bernard’s words. But in no time, things changed as Bernard let out a loud shout.“Who the fuck is responsible for this shit? Come out at once and receive death!”Bernard’s shout like the roar of a mountain tiger resonated throughout space, creating waves of ripples that stretched into the distance. It was so loud it was basically an attack of its own. But I’m classic Bernard fashion. He cared not for anything, including his companions, who bore the brunt of the assault.But no one had the time to complain because they sensed a movement coming from within the ark.Their enemy had finally been drawn out.Suffice it to say that in the face of the gruesome exterior of the ark, there was no hope of anything being alive in the ark except for the culprit, their enemy.The ark's body showed no signs of forceful entry, but with everything covered up with human skin, one couldn't be sure.Just as the group contemplated how their en
Booooom!A massive explosion burst through space, leaving a firework of sparks flaring brightly. A wave of shocks impacted the sparse atoms in space, causing intense vibrations and high-pitched sounds to affect everything around them. Arran and the others were forced to cover their ears to block out the sounds, but an even high-pitched scream that couldn’t be blocked physically hit them even more forcefully.It was like the sounds of countless tormented souls screaming out for help, for someone to save them. But it was also the sound of celestial rage caused by an angry deity.Anyone weak in spirit upon hearing this sound would lose themselves in agony, running the threat of losing their souls.Arran’s spirit was sufficiently tough, having already evolved with parts of his soul being fused with the imprints of the world's laws. So he wasn’t affected much by the agonizing scream. Same could be said for the others.Still, Arran’s face displayed shock as he processed the aftereffects of
Matter collapse!Bernard charged once more to the newly formed blood pool, striking out with a punch to deliver a fatal blow. But things were different this time.Before Bernard could reach the blood pool, it boiled and erupted, spraying multiple droplets of blood into the surroundings at an incredible speed. Each blood droplet was like a high-powered geyser taking unpredictable turns around Bernard like they had a mind of their own.I’m the next moment, the blood droplets concerned again on Bernard in the middle, hoping to skewer him from one side into a kebab.At this point, Arran felt that it was too dangerous for Bernard to fight alone. It was clear that the enemy no longer looked down on Bernard and saw him as a real threat to it, so it was planning to deal with him first. But before he could go to help, Sable calmed him down.“No need to worry. This much is not a problem, so let’s just see how he handles it. Our job is to detect a flaw in the enemy's attacks that could help us b
The moments just before a final attack lands usually spelled the end for an opponent. Bernard, now unable to move, was at the crossroads between life and death, with the end seemingly coming for him.But before Bernard could be impaled by the blood skewer, his voice rang loudly in a frenzied roar of anger.“Shut the hell up and get out of my head, you inferior beings!”This was followed by another shout coming from behind him.“Pamela now!”“You don’t have to tell me twice.”In the next moment, a blinding green light burst out from behind Bernard, shining like flames on a glooming night to chase away the darkness.As soon as the green light appeared, the screams stopped, and Bernard regained his mobility. In the next moment, Bernard threw a punch at the approaching blood spear while simultaneously moving his body to dodge.This was the first time Bernard had ever avoided an attack headed directly at him and the results that followed showed that this was the right thing to do.The bloo
The situation had taken a strange and confusing turn. Only Sable and Pamela probably understood what was going on. Arran certainly didn’t.Just then, Bernard arrived beside Arran and the others having retreated from the battle center. His arm hung limply beside him, blood dripping from his fist. To be able to break through Bernard’s defense and injure him severely, it was clear how powerful that final attack had been.But transcendents were very tough so this much wouldn’t affect him.Urgh!Groaning slightly as he supported himself, Bernard spoke.“What’s the situation? Someone care to explain it to me?”In response, Pamela shunned him swiftly.“Shush! Be quiet. You don’t want to draw their attention to us.”Her tone serious and tense Pamela possessed a certain severity that forced the usually belligerent Aeth to stifle the retort he was about to utter.Feeling curious, Arran cautiously whispered a question to her.“Can you explain what is happening? What did you do?”Pamela didn’t an
Pamela didn’t clarify what she meant by her previous words and nobody inquired either. Bernard simply asked, “So what do we do now?”“We wait,” Pamela replied.“It shouldn’t be much longer now. In the meantime try to recover your wound. We might need you to fight later.”“I don’t need you to remind me,” Bernard said. Still, he began circulating his energy to recover from his injury.Bang!Just then, a sudden sound like chains being broken rang out, reaching the quartet. Following it, a beastial roar echoed into their eardrums.Everybody reacted immediately to the sound.“What was that?” Arran asked.Pamela frowned heavily her eyes going to the netherworld flame that had gradually begun to dim.Eventually, Pamela said, “I guess it’s over. An outcome had already been decided.”The others also noticed the waning flames of the netherworld and thinking about the effects Pamela told them it possessed, they immediately guessed what had happened.“So your curse failed to affect the enemy, did
“What the hell is that? It’s so ugly!” As soon as the enemy revealed itself, Pamela let off a small scream as she stared horrifying at the creature for no other reason than it being ugly. One shouldn’t forget, that Pamela was a truly spoilt and pampered princess, and that much about her hadn’t changed over the years. So she really couldn’t stand seeing something so ugly and malformed. And malformed it really was. Even the others couldn’t stand the monstrosity of the creature before them and they unconsciously averted their gazes away from it. This was a terrible flaw that Arran was quick to point out. “Everyone, guard your minds! Something is wrong with this creature. I think there’s a spell placed on its body to induce horror on everybody that sees it forcing them to look away from it. Don’t be ambushed by it!” Arran’s words immediately shook the others who quickly realized what was going on. It was something like having a fear effect added to something that forces people lo
Hello everyone, it's your favorite author here. So this is where this book will be ending for now. The story is not over for Arran and his companions. There are many more adventures to share with everybody. But I decided to end this book here because I felt that it had reached a mature point and it was time to evolve the story to something more. From the sequel book onwards, it will no longer just be a story about a boy searching for answers alone but Arran will be accompanied by other main characters from my other stories. So for those who haven't read any of my other stories, you should really give it a try. Though those stories aren’t complete yet and they haven’t gone as far as this one yet, I’ll be using this chance to complete those stories so everything can progress together. Thanks for sticking with me till the end and see you on the flip side. Until next time. Kuraii, out. 😁
The battle which would later come to be known as the Apocalyptic Battle For Earth’s Survival ended in a dour note. This battle lasted for 4 hours and many lives were lost. Of these lives that went missing in the chaos of the battle, two were especially noteworthy for their relentless efforts to resist the vile invaders that threatened the planet Earth.They went by the names Arran Galen Von Stratenoff Nero and Faith (Poltergeist) Ohimai both of whom were presumed missing but still alive. Nobody knew where they went or what corner of the universe they currently found themselves. But wherever this was, they were both surely missed and everybody prayed for their safety and eventual return. … The Etherium… inside the royal council hall. A meeting of the highest importance was currently being held. In this meeting, every council member was present. Along with them, there were seven extra seats which were located at the highest point in the entire hall. Seated upon these esteemed chairs w
Arran was sucked away into the void fissure which closed immediately after, but not before Poltergeist had managed to latch onto his thigh for whatever reason. Seeing Poltergeist clinging onto him, Arran was confused before suddenly developing the urge to retort vehemently. But he wouldn’t have that time for things were just starting to go very wrong. The space within the void fissure was just that… a literal void where nothing existed but the vast expanse of space. But the stability of this void was seriously compromised allowing for multiple fractures in space and time to open up in the surrounding void. Due to the force of the vacuum that pulled arran and Poltergeist into the void fissure, the two of them were barreling through this space uncontrollably without the ability to stabilize themselves. Arran was too weak at the moment after having all his strength drained from him while releasing the Earth’s World Will. As for Poltergeist, she was also weakened. This was because she
The awakening of the world's will of earth was not something Arran had ever expected much less that its awakening would have to do with him. It was then that Arran realized the cause of everything. In Arran’s hand, Soran lay there quietly, no longer trembling as before as if it had gone to slumber. But when Arran thought of how everything that just happened was all because of it, Arran was shocked beyond belief. Arran thought that he already understood what Soran was capable of yet only now did he know that he was yet to scratch the surface of all of Soran’s capabilities. Soran’s ability, Triumph, granted Arran the means to win. Before Arran thought it only made it so that he could meet his enemies power blow for blow regardless of the difference in the realm. But what if there was a situation where Arran was up against an opponent whose gap in the realm was impossible to cross logically? For instance, how would Soran ensure Arran’s victory if he was up against a god as a mere mort
Soran left Arran’s hand, trembling powerfully in the air and creating a buzz of vibrations that spread into the surroundings. Arran was shocked by this not expecting it at all. Just as Arran was about to reach out to Soran to grab him, he suddenly paused as a feeling overcame him. Something was calling out to arran. Even more surprised, Arran looked around swiftly but he couldn’t find anybody around him. Then he thought of something and turned back to look at Soran who continued to tremble in the air. Indeed, just as Arran thought, as he focused on Soran, that call rose in his heart once again. It was as if something was reaching out to him through Soran from a mysterious place. Arran didn’t know who this person was but he knew what they wanted… to be freed. Arran didn’t give it much thought at all — there wasn’t anything to think about. The situation right was already dire. In releasing this person, what was the worst that could happen? Inwardly, Arran tried speaking to the ent
With the eyes of the old face half open, everything took a drastic turn for the worse for Arran and his group. Everybody else had lost consciousness except for arran who retained only a bit of consciousness in this situation… and one other person. With the opening of the old man’s eyes, the defense line was broken not only on Arran’s front but also on that of the Earth. The barrier of distorted space-time surrounding Earth after its barrier shattered was also broken through. Apart from Eris and Charmy, it was this barrier that prevented the blood sea from approaching Earth. But now that it was broken nothing was stopping it anymore. The polluted blood sea was free to advance on Earth. But the Aeth and the others could also now approach the planet. Having lost consciousness, all of them were free falling into the earth at this moment. They were unable to control their descent and were hurtling toward Earth at an incredible speed. At this height, falling with such a speed was enou
Kasack vanished from the battlefield, scooped away into the safety of the dark star planet causing Arran to miss his chance at finally ending this threat once and for all. Arran was frustrated not knowing when he might ever have another chance like this again. But he didn’t wallow in his frustration for long. In no time arran calmed down and analyzed the situation. While it was a pity that he couldn’t kill Kasack, arran realized the urgency of the situation. Whatever Kasack did before his disappearance, it was bad… very bad. Looking at the visage on the surface of the dark star planet, Arran’s mind was met with a deluge of corrupting thoughts that tried to erode his mind. Even his resistance granted by his reality gate against mental pollution was not able to stop this corruption forcing arran to turn away from the planet. Yet even then, a chilling and slimy feeling lingered in Arran’s mind as his consciousness was continually under attack. Only with the combination of the World E
In his madness, Kasack did something drastic. He completely unleashed the power of the old one sealed within the dark star planet. Lying within the core of the dark star planet was the old ones' power. This power was meant to be given to his chosen champion as a means to fight the Aeth civilization. It was the strongest legacy left behind by the old one which could not be inherited directly. This power was only meant to be used at the critical time of the conflict with the Aeth civilization. It was Kasack’s greatest trump card one that he was reluctant to ever use. Yet at this moment, In the face of death, Kasack unleashed this power knowing full well the repercussions of his action. Moan! Following Kasack’s mad ravings, a loud wailing moan echoed throughout the surroundings sounding like an old machine shutting down or large gears slowly going still. In the chaos of the battlefield, this sound was so conspicuous that it forced everyone to notice it. Gradually, the fighting stopp
Kasack was sent flying after being hit by Arran. His chest was sunken and bloodied from the barrage of staff thrusts delivered to him and a mouth full of blood burst from Kasack’s mouth. Kasack was severely damaged, his injuries extremely grevious. But the most severe blow done to Kasack was the blow to his mind and ego. Despite everything, despite all the preparations and plans he had made, Kasack still hadn’t succeeded in killing Arran, yet it was he who was left battered and on the brink of death once again. This thought, Kasack could not bear it. His previous shame which he had hidden beneath a well of anger and rage resurfaced once more, bursting onto the surface like an erupting volcano. Aaaahhhhhh! Kasack didn’t know who was screaming so desperately. In his daze, he heard a voice filled with fury and indignation. His mind was foggy from the impact of Arran’s blows and the bruise on his pride and ego. When the fog finally cleared a little, that is when Kasack realized that