The barrier surrounding the outpost was normally invisible when in an idle state. Only when it became activated would it become a visible golden color, with flashing runes all around it.When attacked, depending on the strength of the attack, the outpost barrier would flash brightly as it resisted any attacks directed at it. Currently, the golden color of the barrier had turned into a blinding flash of brightness that lit up the surrounding dark void around the outpost like a small sun chasing away the darkness. This directly showed just how powerful Kasack’s psychic attack was.Another wave of panic spread throughout the outpost as the attack ended. Countless more people collapsed on the ground, frothing from their mouths after the sudden attack following the last one. Thankfully, nobody died this time. That is because Captain Mei had managed to react in time to reinforce the outpost’s barrier, diverting most of the outpost’s spare energy into it so it could resist the psychic attack
“Why did you reject my proposal to counterattack? With the shield defending us, the enemy has no way to deal with us anymore apart from his psychic attacks. Now is the best chance to counterattack and drive him off or even kill him. We have to act now!” The officer was indignant. He believed his suggestion to counterattack was brilliant and the chances of chasing away or even killing Kasack were high as long as they had the outpost shields and Kasack could not do anything against them. Having his suggestion directly shut down peeved him, causing him to defend himself. In response, Pamela spoke up at this time, saying, “Are you stupid?” Pamela’s rude remark shocked everybody, who looked at her in confusion. As if she didn’t see their reactions, Pamela continued speaking. “How did somebody like this become an officer when he is so stupid? Killing a shade lord… ha… I’ve never heard anything so ridiculous in my life. You think just because of your tortoiseshell, you’ve suddenly become
In the time it took for Captain Mei to make a decision, Kasack had impatiently launched various attacks on the outpost, hoping to break through its shields and affect the people inside. Fortunately, with the shield being reinforced, none of Kasack’s attacks could get through anymore. But this situation would not last, as it wasn’t an ideal solution to passively take a beating without retaliating.Just as Captain Mei was hesitating about what to do, Aku suddenly shifted his chair back and stood up. His sudden movement drew everybody’s attention as they looked at him, puzzled.Ignoring the looks directed at him, Aku faced Captain Mei and said to her, “It looks like I have no choice but to act. I’ll be responsible for holding back the Shade Lord while you prepare the Warp-Light engine for a jump immediately. I can only buy you one minute, so make it fast.”With that, Aku started walking out of the room but his words were still ringing in everybody’s ears as they tried to understand his m
The so-called warp-light engine was a creation of the Aeth civilization that could instantly bridge the vast amount of space that existed between realms to achieve instantaneous teleportation across realms. It is an unprecedented invention that revolutionized the meaning of interstellar travel.Light speed is the standard rate of movement for interstellar travel and faster-than-light travel uses space folding to create wormhole passages to perform pseudo-instant travel. Both of these were integral to interstellar travel. Any civilization capable of achieving both among other things, could be considered a cosmic civilization. But above these two was warp-light travel, which was akin to true instantaneous movement which functioned by completely eliminating the distance between two destinations as if passing from different layers on a flat two-dimensional plane.The intricacies of how warp-light travel functioned are very esoteric and reserved only for the initiated. There is no need to
Kasack and Aku continued their face-off in space. Receiving no response from Aku, Kasack began to probe the Aeth by launching one psychic attack after the other, only to have them rebuffed by Aku without penetrating the shield. Kasack frowned in annoyance at the turn of events. ‘Where did this freak come from? My psychic attacks are not having any effect on him at all. It’s like his mind is made of a rock or something. Also, that attack of his gives me a strange and sickening feeling that almost makes me want to vomit!’ Kasack cursed at Aku in his mind as he lamented his unfruitful attacks. It didn’t matter how many times Kasack delivered waves of psychic attacks at the Aeth; it was completely unable to faze him at all. This was not a passive attack like previously, when Kasack was trying to talk to Aku. No, this time, the Shade employed all manners of psychic manipulation and input them directly into his attacks to distort Aku’s mind. The attacks were meant to induce fear, dread,
Kasack’s attack was a maelstrom of chaotic psionic energy that rippled across space, leaving a warped trail of spatial distortion in its wake. It radiates an unholy aura of intense negativity condensed from a malaise of distorted thoughts. It was powerful, more so than what the shield in its current state could withstand.Left with no other choice, Aku had to step out to receive this attack directly. In a single bound, Aku was outside the shield with his sword arm outstretched in front of him. He adopted a weird stabbing stance in space with the tip of his sword facing toward himself instead of his opponent. On the other side, Kasack’s frown deepened greatly as he watched the actions of the masked Aku. His attack zipped like a comet toward the Aeth unstoppably and arrived in front of him instantly. Not giving the Aeth any time to respond, Kasack’s attack hit its target. The ball of distorted energy exploded upon contact with a rush of sinister light and colors, sending vibrations ro
The outpost disappeared with Arran along with it but Kasack couldn't care less about that at the moment. All his attention was centered on the masked Aeth standing before him. The mystery of how he had been able to remain unscathed after the last attack and how Kasack had lost control of his own power was the current focus of all his attention. Kasack wasn’t able to figure it out on his own, no matter how hard he wracked his brain about it. Instead of wasting brain cells trying to uncover things by himself, Kasack decided to ask the man directly. “You? What did you do?” Naturally, Aku wouldn’t reveal his cards to his enemy so instead of answering, Aku dashed forward and took the initiative to attack Kasack first. Watching his opponent make a beeline towards him with his weapon raised instead of answering him, Kasack sneered in disdain. He mocked him. “Humph. Since you won’t tell me, I’ll just have to pry the truth directly from your soul after capturing you.” With those words, Ka
Aku’s ability was very unreasonable but Kasack was not panicked yet. He calmly observed his opponent's every move, trying to figure out how to break out of his cage. By now, Kasack already realized he had fallen into the enemy's trap and he understood that running around and panicking wouldn’t help his situation at all. Instead, it would only end up digging him further into the enemy's cage until there was no way to escape again. A number of wounds had already appeared on Kasack’s body but the Shade lord ignored them as they weren’t life-threatening. One thing Kasack acknowledged was that his opponent was strong, very much so. He was the strongest opponent Kasack had faced ever since his ascension to power. Shade lord Kremlin could not compare to this opponent at all. Still, while Kasack recognized Aku’s strength, he remained confident that he could defeat such strength unfailingly. Slash! Once again, Kasack avoided a slash that was aimed at his face, allowing only a strain of blo
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