[Iai: New Moon Technique — Falling Raindrops, Manyfold Slash!]When the decadent horror turned around to attack Arran, instead of its attack landing, it suddenly found that it could not control its body anymore. That is because fine lines suddenly appeared all over its over ten-meter tall body which abruptly split open its body into multiple pieces.What just happened?How did things turn out like this?Such were the questions going through the minds of the Aeth and even the horror — if it were capable of thought — would be asking itself that.Everything happened so fast that nobody could wrap their heads around what was going on. In one second, the horror was perfectly fine but in the next, it was suddenly reduced to a pile of evenly cut pieces of meat and flesh and throughout all this, not a single drop of blood was spilled at all. Just how did things develop to this point?Had Arran suddenly become so powerful?The Aeth were filled with doubt about what they were seeing, feeling th
The universe was rife with countless hazards, some minor and others possessing catastrophic levels of devastation.Gamma-ray bursts, solar flares, cosmic wind erosions, extreme temperature differences… these are some of the more common but minor hazards that occur in the universe.To a spacefarer, these hazards were more dangerous than even a black hole. After all, a black hole is stationary and doesn’t form abruptly while these could occur all of a sudden and more frequently during travel.A qualified space farer should be equipped to handle any of these hazards whenever they may be encountered.But none of the hazards stated above could compare to the true disasters of the universe. These disasters included space-time anomalies, temporal storms, void realm leakage, gravity event flashpoints, and chief among them just for how common it occurred in the universe compared to the others — electromagnetic force storms. And, in Arran’s hand was a synthesized miniature electromagnetic force
Within the cosmic disaster, fierce radioactive waves blew frenziedly in the form of gamma-infused winds carrying extremely penetrative X-rays which flew about like sharp needles. Sharp UV and infrared rays mixed with intense light flashed endlessly in a kaleidoscope of colors that blinded and burned into one’s corneas. Such light and winds mixed together, producing intense heat that burned as hot as the sun.Within the storm, everything was out to kill you. If it weren’t for the sharp winds possessing a sharp tearing force that could rip one to shreds in mere seconds, then the extreme light and heat radiation would burn you to a crisp. Strong stellar lightning discharged within like the thunderous fury of gods rumbling with powerful radio waves that scrambled all signal frequencies beyond thousands of kilometers from its center capable of affecting one’s thoughts, causing them to stagnate and freeze.This was the terror of the electromagnetic force storm. It was something no mere bein
Sable didn’t act immediately. Only when the majority of the horror’s body had formed together in a fleshy clump did he finally make his move?Now!Suddenly, Sable flew forward and rushed at the still-forming horror who despite not fully formed retained some form of perception of the world. It immediately attacked Sable, fleshy tentacles extending from its shapeless body rushing forward to attack Sable.Sable ignored these attacks, simply moving forward with no intention to defend himself. Yet before the tentacles could reach him, they were immediately cut off by a powerful gust that shot from the side.“Don’t ignore me. I’m still right here!”Arran’s voice came from the side, his words laced with blatant threat warning the horror to pay attention to him.At this, the horror seemingly fell into a dilemma unable to decide between continuing his attack on Sable or ignoring him to focus on Arran who was the more threatening enemy.But it was this hesitation that gave Sable enough to final
With so much preparation this time, the horror was the horror was finished. There was nothing else it could do but head toward its doom.The flames of the Grasso Forge churned furiously within its dimensional walls, purple hot fires revolving endlessly with a force that sucked the horror like a vacuum.Unable to resist, the horror entered the forge, and its fate was eventually sealed.As soon as the horror entered the Grasso Forge, Sable quickly performed some hand seals which in the end caused the flames to twist and turn into various shapes until they finally settled into a particular symbol.This symbol, as multiple ecliptic pyramids joined together at their tips to form a pentagram was a rune. Runes, like cryptic seals, were both transcendent languages that carried power within them. They served as mediums through which power could be passed on and maintained.The rune was branded on the flesh of the horror by the purple flames causing it to immediately lose all signs of vitality
What!!!Arran’s cry of alarm came as a shocking surprise to everyone causing them to react and violently turn to look at Earth. But they didn’t sense anything off about the planet so after observing for a while they faced Arran and inquired.“What are you talking about? The planet looks fine to me,” Beatrice said.“Yeah. Nothing seems out of place,” Pamela agreed.Sable said, “Hey listen, bro, I know we just came out of a tough fight but this isn’t the time to be an alarmist okay? Please just say that you were joking and let it all end there… please!”In Sable’s case, he’d much rather not have to deal with any other issues after having just resolved the previous problem. It seemed too harrowing a thing to look forward to.Sadly, Arran shook his head in denial, refusing to indulge him.“Unfortunately, I wish I were joking but this is a very serious matter. I can feel it. After borrowing the Earth’s power, I’m now in tune with its pulse and can intimately sense the state it is in. That
A few minutes ago…At the moment the decadent horror was defeated and sealed away, in a place far far away, across trillions of light years, indeterminate dimensions and countless realms, a dark gaze opened amidst an endless sea of fire.A figure sitting on a throne of obsidian and bones awakened causing haunting wails and sorrowful howls to echo in the backdrop like some soul-stirring BGM dedicated to the character.Kasack, his gaze lazy and pained seemingly awakened from a dream. His consciousness hazy, the Shade lord looked around his lair as if to reorient himself.Many things have changed since the last time we were introduced to the inner sanctum of the Dark Star planet. The frenzied roar of the countless Shades and dark creatures subordinate to Kasack was gone, replaced instead by the screeching of undead souls tragically sacrificed to Kasack’s power’s growth.The flames in the pit burned hotter, emitting a dark blue tint at the bottom that made the lair darker and more siniste
Somewhere else…In a hall filled with stark opulence and moderate allure, thirteen seats were arranged in a row elevated high above the ground, of which all but one was empty. An elder with a grizzled but vibrant visage looked down on two slender figures below, his eyes shaded and lips drawn back in a smile as he spoke in a hearty voice.“Have you too made up your minds? Do you still want to venture forth knowing the dangers involved?”One of the figures below answered without hesitation, her voice carrying a sonorous overtone like a bounding whale song, filled with vitality.“Yes, Grandpa Floyd. We understand. We’re ready!”Sigh!Councilman Floyd sighed in resignation, unwittingly accepting the answer. Then he said, “In that case, forth with confidence. It is time for this universe to remember the true strength of Aeth.”…Back on Earth…Arran wallowing in his weakness reflected on his mistake but as time wasn’t on their side, he couldn’t continue in his self indulgence. Instead, Arr