Somewhere in the prime origin world, the Etherium!
This was a small room that was devoid of light and which was only enveloped by darkness. Everywhere within this enclosed space, there was thick grey mist that filled the room, flowing endlessly and giving off an ancient and desolate vibe.
Suddenly, from the mist came bright specks of twinkling lights, like stars that chased away the darkness. As more specks of light appeared, they filled all the available space and lit up the room, transforming it into a miniature galaxy.
This galaxy contained in it small depictions of a system of stars, nebulas, and other planetary and heavenly bodies, and at the top of this galaxy of stars were seven bright and massive stars that eclipsed all other stars in this galaxy.
Each star had its own color and gave off different types of energies each with its own characteristic.
One was fiery like a powerful gas giant, endlessly churning with heat. Another was smooth and
Somewhere else.This was a room that was bright as compared to the other mysterious space. This room was furnished sparely with only a round table that was hollow in the middle.Around the circular table were simple chairs that circled around it. There were thirteen chairs in total and in the center of the table, there was a projection of the map of the universe which showed the territories that the Aeth was in control of.Currently, three of those chairs were occupied by councilman Homer and his other colleagues who were just in the mysterious space reporting to the leaders of the Aeth race.It was not known how long they had been sitting here but suddenly, their eyes that were shut tight opened and their consciousness left that space.As clarity returned to their eyes, the three of them took some time to think about what had been discussed previously.The female councilwoman there, as if realizing something, turned to councilman Homer and
“You can see me!!”Inside the room in which there was supposed to be only Arran came a startled voice. Its words were filled with disbelief.Arran turned his head as if to look for where the source of the voice came from. After turning his head full circle, he fixed his gaze towards the other end of the bed and opened his mouth to say, “I don’t think there is any other creature here with me except for you.”“Ahh!” the person screamed and what followed was a gust of wind in the room as loose pieces of paper scattered everywhere in the room.In front of Arran, what seemed to be wind bundled together in the form of a miniature tornado flew across the room and made its way out of the room by passing through the walls. It may seem like that was all there was to it but in Arran's eyes, what he saw was different.Inside the wind, Arran could make out the form of a humanoid creature flying suspended in the air. Thi
"Do you understand all I've said?" the sprite askedRight now, Arran was quite listless and his eyes were dull. After all of the mental retorting, he had been doing ever since his encounter with the sprite, his mental state was quite fragile at the moment.Thinking about it, it was quite ironic that Arran a hard youth who could face rapid gunfire head-on without flinching or being flustered in the slightest was currently left feeling weak right now from the air-headed remarks of an air-headed being... literarily.This just goes on to display how a godly enemy might not be able to kill you, but a single retarded teammate may as well destroy you.At the sprites question, Arran without any strength to muster instead opted to change the topic and asked another question instead."What are you called exactly?""Me?"Having its self-scripted iteration cut short by that question and without any immediate follow-up, the sprite could only reply
An image was currently taking form in Arran's mind. In this image, there was a scene of a raging battle with three great and mighty forces occupying different corners of the battlefield.All together all three forces charged forward to engage in an all-out battle royale.The battle was brutal.Swords clashed against swords, spears against spears, and mangled body parts flew everywhere as the battlefield was dyed red with blood.From this brutal war bodies fell one by one and all three forces lost a terrifying amount of their numbers, but from all this one force stood out from the rest.Stepping on the corpses of their enemies, this force eventually emerged as the victors and leading them in front to the battle were seven powerful figures, their image majestic as they held up the heads of their enemies who they had triumphed over as the final victors.As Arran imagined what it was like during the hegemon war, he was filled with a sense of sol
Indignation filled Arran as he thought of how the Eiree did not explain such a piece of crucial information in a way that would not lead to any misinterpretation on the part of the listener.Someone else who had heard this information may very well accept the truth which would lead to an accident of massive proportions.Looking back at the Eiree, Arran was currently thinking to himself. Right now, Arran was trying to figure out just how much of the information that he had gleaned from the Eiree was actually trustworthy but after much thought, he could not tell at all. So he decided to take everything it said with a grain of salt.Unbeknownst to the doubts that had risen in Arran from its actions, the Eiree... unconcerned with the consequences of its action... continued 'educating' Arran."I've told you all about the realm of Demis so to answer your earlier question about the exception to the rule concerning mortals.""In the universe, there are cer
The morning exercise was truly grueling.The entire unit ran ten laps around the arena that was 5 kilometers around. By the third lap, Arran was already finding it had to carry on, and by the time of the 8th, he was reduced to a slow crawl.It was only through the sheer force of his will that Arran was able to complete the entire run. What ticked Arran off about the entire situation was that all through the run, he was receiving ridiculing looks from the other cadets in the unit.The unit Arran was a part of was made up of some fifty-something cadets who came from a host of different backgrounds all of whom formed their own different groups where those from a less influential background flocked around those from more influential backgrounds.After observing the interactions between the cadets, Arran was able to identify and categorize a few of those groups.The first group which was also the one with the most numbers, this group was formed by a few
'What am I seeing?' Instructor Fel asked herself.Watching the light show displayed on Arran's body as essence energy flooded into his body ravenously like how dry soil consumed water after a severe drought, she was well and truly flummoxed.Instructor Fel was over a thousand years old... just barely crossing over from adolescence according to the standards of the Aeth. She was at that age where she yearned to prove herself but had also outgrown the natural impulsiveness of youth.Having to prove one's worth in the cruel universe was a difficult task more so when it had to be done in a race such as the Aeth.In the universe, the Aeth is considered a war-like race that focused on the path of conquest. Apart from the high realm from which they originated, the Aeth had also conquered a host of other realms ranging from multiple lower and middle realms to even some other high realms.To be able to be granted a post as an instructor in one of their most
While everybody was busy enjoying the show, for Arran it was a completely different experience.Currently what Arran was experiencing could be said to be indescribable.From the moment that instructor Fel started channeling essence energy into his body, Arran's consciousness was immediately pulled into a vast and boundless space.Like an old cinema movie being played backward, Arran found his awareness of his environment being played in the reverse as he had a feeling that he was ascending into the heavens.He saw himself as he stood in the arena, endless light flooding around him as they made their way into his body. He noticed the anxious and somewhat puzzled expression on instructor Fel's face as she sought to understand what was happening to him.He also saw the slight panic in the faces of some of the cadets as well as the obvious glee on the face of Kellogg as he enjoyed what he thought to be a misfortune suffered by himself.When the