"What are you going to do? we need to create a massive explosion to have the reactor produce a chain reaction... also, I don't know what the enemy protocols will be, but it wouldn't be wise to stay here, since the reactor is compromised, they might decide to blow it together with us inside." The two walked hand in hand while Morpheus analyzed everything.
"I don't have sufficient mana to try and produce a massive explosion, but we're lucky... I don't need mana in this instance."
"By mana you mean... the source of energy that your 'magic core' produces? are you sure you want this information to belong to the enemy?"
"The enemy doesn't have the means to exploit this information, not in this world..."
"... you shouldn't underestimate the Wisdom King and Marianne further, whether that information is exploitable or not, it's not up to us to decide, they always have the means, even I could start thinking of a few key strategies in which this flaw could be used to deter your movements."
"..."
"If you had a chip, we would be able to communicate without speaking."
"I'm never using any of those."
"I know, you're stubborn."
"We can use these..."
"How? they're containers of highly volatile geo-kinetic energy... the least exposure to foreign conditions could be lethal."
"Your methods have plundered the purity out of the Earth's vitality... you believe this 'atrocity' to be more effective, but that is not the case... nature is the most compatible only when combined with nature, not with your artificial methods."
"You speak as if I'm to blame..."
"You're going to be humanity's representative in front of me henceforth."
"Please, no... that would be too much to answer to, I'm but a pitiful android."
"Sure, sure... lady android"
"How exactly can you use this with your magic?"
"Aside from the mana produced by my 'divinity'... there are also many other ways to obtain mana, it just happens that we're in a place that has immense concentrations of it."
"Geo-kinetic energy?"
"No, the planet's vitality..."
"...?"
"If you need my help, just say it... I don't understand anything of what you're about to do... I'll try to get rid of the bugs."
'I'll try to locate them, but there are just too many...'
'Isn't it better to get rid of the power?'
'This centre has at least ten backup energy sources, it's easier to get rid of the bugs one by one than to engage in this endeavour, V2|N'
'...'
"No, need, it won't take long...I'm going to create a magic array with the geo-kinetic energy as the source..."
"Magic array?"
"You mentioned your 'starscript' before, right?"
"Yes, it's a code of automated commands that settle the self-sustainability of an AI, I'm capable of rewriting my own code to be better... what does that have to do with this?" V2 switched with her shining blue dots and inquired.
"What I'm going to do is something like that but with magic... a magic array is a junction of spells that interconnect through mana flow, receiving and sending sources from one to the other."
"But you said you don't have 'mana' left...?"
"Depending on the spell it might not require a lot of mana, setting an array is easy, what's costly is the spells involved in its creation... for example, the teleportation from before cost me a lot of energy."
"Why?"
"Space laws, together with Fate Laws are some of the most difficult to interact with."
"What about time?"
"I told you before, time doesn't exist, it's a convenient recreation... there are no laws of time, just laws of fate and soul. if I were to set up an array that follows instructions to eventually perform teleportation, it would cost me just due to this particular 'step' of the entire procedure... just stand there and watch me do magic."
"..." Rather than 'stand' there, Null sighed and proceeded to erase the bugs, such an important thing, she didn't want the enemy to have access to this information.
<Magic Array: Set up Context>
*RUMBLE!!*
She had to stop on her tracks even before starting when dozens of weird runic circles started to appear around all of the nodes that were fully loaded with geo-kinetic energy!
"Good, now..." Morpheus smirked and moved his hands back and forth as if he was orchestrating a theatre presentation.
'Do it quickly, we can't allow this procedure to be leaked!' V2 ordered within her circuits.
'Hmn!'
...
"A-Are you ready?" Regardless of whether she's an android or not, Null's lips quivered when she regarded the magnificence in front of her.
'Just what is this...?'
'I don't know...'
There were those runic circles... everywhere, it looked like a spectacle of lights, different colours, different contents, they enveloped the gigantic shining abyss inside the reactor and some of them even floated outside of the facility... is this all necessary just to generate a big explosion?
'I'm trying to find a pattern to those runes...'
'Don't try...'
"Yes, it's finished." Morpheus finally smiled, delighted at his own work.
'It's always fun when there is this much energy available, but... how sad, to think they extracted this much energy from you...' He sighed and took Null's hand before they started to float away.
"W-What exactly did you do? this looks like a doomsday creation if I'm honest with you." Null allowed herself to be led by him as they reached the ceiling, he touched it and transmutated it, digging a gigantic hole through which they departed the facility.
"It might as well be..." He smirked only causing further panic within the woman's core.
The two of them flew away as he placed them at a secure distance in which they could see the magic arrays revolving and the entire facility.
"Let's enjoy the show... I don't have to do anything else to add, the array will trigger in three minutes."
"Is it just to cause an explosion?"
"Among other things..." He beaconed her to make silence and wait for the fireworks, the woman could only roll her eyes and awaited this 'spectacle'.
**
<Magic Array: Trigger>
<Life Magic: Vitality Substraction>
Several minutes took place in which nothing happened.
'I can detect a foreign pressure coming from some of the runic circles... the energy of the silos is decreasing?!'
'How so?'
'Unanswerable, but the radiation emitted by the silos is decreasing exponentially.'
It was once all of the silos were empty, that the next step of the array took place.
<Space Magic, Isolated Domain>
*RUMBLE!!*
Nothing could be seen with the eye, but a gigantic spatial barrier covered the entire factory!
<Elemental Great Expanse, Fire: Crimson Demise>
*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!-------------------------------------
And then it came... like the thunderous strike of a lightning bolt, it began with a light dot, but then, destruction ensued like hell falling on Earth, but even then Null could only sigh in wonder and utter disbelief, when aside from the light in front of her, she didn't see anything or feel anything... or even hear anything!!!
'W-What is going on...?
Utter destruction and decimation took place INSIDE the spatially isolated barrier... outside of it... even houseflies weren't aware of what took place other than by the light produced by this gargantuan sphere.
The chain reaction began, producing a massive sphere of light that could be seen with raw eyes were one to be looking at it from space.
Through the entire ordeal, the Magic God maintained his nonchalance while Null and V2, didn't have any words.
"Phase one is complete." He uttered with the grace only a divine being can muster, but Null hadn't been paying attention to that.
The factory no longer exists, and there was no collateral damage... but there is still Phase two, the Magic God isn't done yet.
<Elemental Great Expanse, Fire: Thermal Compression, disosiation>
*RUMBLE!!!*
Still, inside the magic barrier, the gargantuan sphere lightly compressed on its own core, forming what could only be described as the descent of the sun.
The more they glared at the events happening inside, the more in awe they were at the ridiculous events taking place in front.
This... only a God can do this, no technology is advanced enough!
The ball of raging plasma divided itself in two... slowly, it started to replicate into at least ten cores that kept compressing and compressing.
"W-What are they doing, w-why?" The gaping Null finally uttered some words, but she didn't get an answer, as perfect as everything is going, Morpheus had his senses locked on the entire thing with his arms crossed and his wings spreading wide.
After ten cores, they no longer replicated anymore.
'Ten, huh... it will have to do.'
One of the ten cores flew by itself into another one of the magic arrays that floated above the already extinct facility... right now, there is only a massive hole several kilometres deep... nothing else.
The moment the sphere of light entered the Magic Array, another sequence of magic ensued.
<Light Magic: Holy God's Demeanour>
*FIIIUSSH!!!*
Pointing towards the skies, towards a particular vector far into the stratosphere... a magic spell Morpheus had already conjured started to initialize in the form of a massive light beam that charged, releasing a tyrannical bright light together with a frightening atmosphere.
'It's targeting <Point Blank>!' V2 understood right away!
*BOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!----------------------
The world-ending beam, several hundred times stronger than the one Morpheus had released... shot to the skies, crossing the layers of the atmosphere at a speed that couldn't be followed with one's eyes...
*BAAANGGG!!!!!*
The beam impacted the floating satellite in outer space, crashing heavily against the forcefield, but it was for nothing!!
The beam went through the forcefield like a knife through butter and destroyed the satellite, heading for the next nodes!
*BAAAAAAANGGG!!*
*BAAAAAAANGGG!!*
Fireworks lighted up the skies as the beam made sure to erase every single piece of scrap from space.
...
Null and V2 had no words to say, there are no words that can describe the ridiculousness they have just witnessed.
The previously cloudy sky is now clear and the bright stars are overshadowed by gigantic explosions and a massive light beam.
*WOOOSH!*
Having accomplished its objective... the beam receded and the world went quiet once again.
*RUMBLE!!*
An invisible force erupted slightly, releasing the pressure that had been caused by the explosion within the isolated space, this time, Null felt the change even if she couldn't see it... barrages of wind rushed to fill the vacuum created by the explosion.
And as the last piece of symphony within the theatre, the nine balls of light flew towards their awaiting God.
"These are nine concentrated beads of the planet's vitality... pure as they can get, the way they should be." He explained to the breathless android, feeling sad that only this many could be sterilized.
Such was the impurity covering these sacred beads of the planet's vitality.
"..." The android and the AI didn't say a single word for a long time.
With this, the first volume is almost done.
United Kingdon, London, Westminster. Within a rather luxurious office, a blonde middle-aged man sat on his desk with a polite expression, placing his enhanced arms on the desk and adopting a graceful demeanour. In front of him, there were the holograms of his homologues, those were the leaders of this world and today there is an imperious meeting that must take place due to the recent incidents occurring in the United Kingdom, it can no longer be delayed. The first one to speak, however, wasn't any of them, it was the AI, a projection with the form of a fullenere. [UK Prime minister Ashwood.] [US President Amber] [France President Lafite] [Germany President Schneider] ... Only when the names of all the representatives were said, could the meeting start. "We
"This is where you live...?" Null stood up shoulder to shoulder with Morpheus after what could only be described as having her chip washed clean with water. Basically, mind-fucked. Every single detail in the atmosphere seemed to be clearer and more defined than before, perhaps due to her proactively distancing her mind for a moment from the sudden change in her circumstances and also, the lack of incoming data that usually barraged her mind from V2 as they connected to the metropolitan network. The world seemed to have turned colourful for her. "Too humble for you?" Morpheus smirked and led her in thinking on whether he should get a house... he usually doesn't care where he stays, but now that he has resolved to take care of null and work together with V2, a lodging is needed and he doesn't want to impose on Rachel for long. "No, it's just... I'm usually not in a 'home' and being disconnected to the metropolitan network f
After leaving Null in his room, the Magic God headed to Sarah's room to check up on her, he had been expecting the girl to either be sleeping or playing her VR thingy.He knocked on the door and no one answered, as expected she's likely sleeping, still with curiosity as she still had the array he placed in her triggered, he wanted to check up whether she's okay and entered the room.He found her room in a rather unordered state and with all of her neons still switched on surprisingly.Sarah was indeed asleep, but she was laying on the bed with a haggard expression, still wearing her school uniform and... she had a vial in her hand."..."He sighed and took the vial from her hands, ecstasyIV... the drug.She had injected that straight into her enhanced bionic arm.'Sarah...'His gaze moved to one box she left to the si
After leaving Sarah to dress up in her new school uniform, Morpheus came down from the upper floor to find Null cooking together with Rachel, only... she looks slightly different. Her hair has become longer to the point it is reaching her back and slightly purplish, she tied it up in a beautiful braid that left him captivated, and the android knew. She wore her short skirt with black panty socks and her white shirt with decent cleavage. "How do I look?" She asked just to confirm what she's already aware of "Stunning, why purple?" It's not as dark as 'hers' but it's purple. "It's my... favourite colour?" But the astonishment was bound to not finish just with that, when Sarah came down from preparing herself, she too surprised him with a new change of look as she went as far as to forsake her beloved 'jaws'! When she saw Null she was initially surpr
What could only be described as pure chaos ensued in front of Rachel's shop, although Null changed her appearance, anyone could see this as Hana having just changed her hairstyle."Sorry, I'm not Hana." Null's expression turned 'awkward' as she tried to fend of the crowd, she somehow knew this is going to happen, but didn't expect that she'd still be recognised even after switching her entire hairstyle with her body being so different from Hana's too.Morpheus regarded the entire scene with bewilderment... each time Hana comes this scene doesn't take place so, why is it happening with Null? It would have been a big boost for the business was it not for the fact that the 'fans' are blocking the actual customers and causing trouble for Rachel.The granny didn't mind though, she's more interested to know what exactly is the relationship between this beautiful woman and the famous Hana, she had seen her first appearance yest
"Oh, Sarah, Hana!"Rachel giggled with a frying pan in her arms, happiness visible when she regarded her granddaughter and the silver-haired idol coming together, they still had to queue in front of the big queue in front of her, this day couldn't be any more perfect."Good Afternoon Madame, Morpheus, Null..." Hana bowed slightly in respect, leaving her gaze to linger a little at the latter two and moved to the back of the queue as she usually did, Morpheus furrowed his brows when he witnessed the obvious ignorance everyone showed towards the idol.'Why? How is she doing it?'Were it not for the fact that he can't sense any magic, he'd think that she's a master sorceress.As usual, the cheeky granddaughter tried to jump the queue only to be reprimanded by her grandma and pout before walking to the back of the queue, she'd help them after having her lunch.
"I'll excuse myself for today sweeties, rest assured that I have the knowledge of what I wanted to know already, I trust that there won't be any issues." After having enough of her share of caressing Morpheus' wings, Rachel decided to excuse herself after a cute yawn, she wanted to leave before her shameless side comes out and she requests him to sleep with her just so she can cuddle those wings. The granny blushed and they didn't know why, she still can't go over the fact that a mythical angel is sleeping beneath her ceilings, as expected, so that's where the good luck is coming from. "There won't, madam, we bid you a wonderful night" Hana said first with the rest of them nodding with a smile, this granny is just too cute. "Good night, Rachel, sleep well." Morpheus stocked her hair lightly and she giggled, knowing that she would sleep great tonight. "Good night, granny, I'll stay a lite late
The rendezvous came to a late end after the key pieces of knowledge were properly distributed, Morpheus now knows that V2's purpose as of now is to free humanity of this unknown enemy that beseiges and controls it, he has a fair sense of what Null and Hana's capabilities are, most of the reason why he decided to ally with them at all, they have access to a world that he can't yet touch."You should go and sleep Sarah, you have school tomorrow, it's late." He caressed the girl's hair, she listened to a lot of truths today that were to deep for her young age, yet still took them and comprehended them, so far he believed her to be a child, but the girl surprised him today, truthfully, she hadn't gone through an easy life through her earlier beginnings.If there is one in this world that knows the imperiousity lies within the density rather than the number, it's him."Hmn... w-what about you?" Indeed, she should be sleeping
"You're back! how was your day~?" Rachel smiled warmly and opened the door for them, there was a delightful smell in the house, obviously, she had fun cooking."Granny!""Dear, you look happy..." Both grandmother and granddaughter hugged one another while Morpheus and Hana stood on the side, regarding the warm reunion. They knew that Rachel has seen the new restaurant and wanted to know what she thinks about it."I am... my day was wonderful, what about yours? how was your day." The one tasked to question that was Sarah, she smiled and awaited her grandmother's response."It was... amazing! There is so much I want to say... come and sit, Null and I prepared your dishes." She beaconed for the entire group to enter the kitchen and sit.Morpheus nodded and came in together with the girls, heading straight for the kitchen where Null was with an apron, cooking... said android turned around, a little surprised when he took her by the waist."Null..." He pressed her against his body, and t
The bells resonated across the campus, signifying the end of yet another day of studies, Hana walked peacefully, her friend had already departed on her own; leaving her to wander the halls of the campus by herself, moving to the front where a self-driving vehicle awaited with dark windshields.A majestic Bentley."Did your girl also say that she'd go with Bryce?" Hana entered the Bentley parked at the campus entrance, Sarah was inside having arrived earlier."She did... but Bryce said he's busy" The two of them gave each other a small kiss on the cheeks and Hana slumped on the passenger seat releasing a sigh."When are we going to tell them?" Sarah asked with crossed arms, it's obvious that bastard Bryce is playing around with their friends."I don't know... do we have the right to tell them? we're doing the same." Hana placed her bag on her delicate tights, the two of them had played it nice this time, a competition of sorts.Prior, Sarah had taken the passenger seat while Hana sat i
After telling Sarah that he'd head there to pick them up, Morpheus hung up the call on his phone, quite the useful artefact he believed it to be.On the other side of the city was Sarah, sitting on the rooftop with a heavy blush.Now the connection is cut down for real, signalling the unimpeded eruption."KYAAAA!!" Like a stupid little girl, Sarah swayed back and forth, unable to contain her happiness.'I have the best boyfriend ever!'But then she slumped slightly, 'But I have to share him...'Sighing she remained on the rooftop for a while before preparing to make her way back, but when she opened the door to go downstairs, she found a gruesome vision."Sarah."A voice said softly, a tall boy appeared in front of her, marred with tattoos and a hooligan appearance."...?"She heard a voice just as she was preparing to make her way back to the classroom, a man crept from the stairs, impeding her way forward.The girl regarded a boy... too known to her that it even produced disgust, so
"H-How did you get yourself that car!?" The voice of a frantic girl resonated in the classroom as Sarah made an annoyed expression, still feeling pride inwardly.Sarah sat on her desk with a redhead screaming all over, annoying the entire class until the teaching bot came back to the classroom."Secret." She answered, not paying attention but giggling still, one could tell she was happy."You have a boyfriend!? what about Ashton!?""Secret, and he's not the 'new' boyfriend... he's the love of my life also... fuck Ashton."She answered again, giggling stupidly unaware that she just said the 'secret', not paying attention to the growling fool to the other side of the room."A-And you came out with the school belle as well!?" The girl said, referring to Hana, they were seen coming out of the Bentley together."Secret, definitely a secret!" Telling her friends that she's sharing her boyfriend is a no-no.The class went on normally, they entered the VRworld where she noticed a lot more new
"Oh my dear, t-this place is..." Rachel gasped, looking around after Null took her hands out of her eyes, brightening up the previous darkness that isolated her eyes from seeing the 'marvellous surprise'. It was a shop for sale, one where her store is going to be next, no longer having to move that stall all over, now she can come here early in the morning, and everything will be prepared for her. "This is for you Rachel, actually... we're going to refurbish the house as well." Null smiled, feeling slightly content at the granny's reaction to everything around, the shop was clean, with glass screens and modern flooring, completely different to her humble stall, it was elegant, and obviously, this wouldn't be its last state. Rachel was simply delighted that she had such a shop, a ten-metre square front shop of the same size in the back a kitchen with all the equipment. 'Oh my...' tears were about to come out of her bionic pupils. "B-But that..." "Don't worry Rachel, everything wil
"You seem to be a little surprised, <Sigularity>" Marianne held her fluttering hair, the gales of wind didn't give her a rest; beneath them were the clouds, and the concealed reactor together with an endless expanse of fields and underground facilities, what used to be myriad green colours had turned into a mechanical mess that consumed this planet."..." Morpheus regarded her in her battle pose, wondering what she intends... he has already expected several motherships to be rounding him as they speak, but that doesn't seem to be the case; before he was limited due to his lack of mana, but now... if they wanted to take him down they needed at least a quarter of this planet's weaponry, let alone just her body."Is it because I managed to discover you?" Regarding his awkward silence, Marianne started to float around, analysing his entire profile up and down again and again as if learning his every contour."How did y
Morpheus had camouflaged himself and gone on his way with a phone in his hand, he flew across the skies of England, following V2's signals."I only have the location of another two reactors, one of them within the UK, another one outside... the ones outside are going to be even more difficult to find, but they shine for their absence; overly exaggerated security methods often serve to pinpoint either a reactor, a military base or a secret corporation..." V2 explained along the way, intending to unravel his intentions but also, render support to his fruitful endeavour."I just want to know where they are, when the time comes... no further time shall be wasted." Right now there are too many things in his mind that he believed wouldn't enter his line of thought for a long time; romance... such a void feeling, yet those girls had carved their way in.'I can't allow such things to distract me.'"You said
A short journey afterwards, the Bently arrived in front of the pair's high school in central London; a radian academy brimming with school life; couples and of course, neons.Morpheus visually flinched at the sight of that many lights, turns out Sarah's jaws had been some kind of trending as there were several girls and boys using them; thankfully, his Sarah had already moved through that phase.Several of the students marvelled at the sudden entrance of a pricy vehicle, but the two of them didn't exit straight away or head into class looking for their friends.It's Morpheus' first time seeing the campus, so they decided to stay a little longer; moreover, for once they're not late or anything of the sort, so it's not an issue."We're here." Sarah sighed, another day another class... with the fantastic amount of events though her life at the moment, she felt the least motivated to start going to 'clas
Commander Krashev is an individual not to be trifled with, standing atop a gigantic iron carcass, he casually brushed his hair as the torrents of water crashed against his soaking body and clothes.*SPLASH!!*"We're here commander! there is no presence of the recusants whatsoever!" He heard from his communicator as the maritime vehicle resurfaced from the deepest abyss.His gaze roamed the land in front, the territory of treasures, the United Kingdom."It seems the Wisdom King has been truly disabled, what a surprise, to think there is someone capable of taking it down, we must tread carefully."He gave his orders to the crew as the modern submarine floated in the lands of the destroyed city of Brighton, the underwater facility completely obliterated, the city... decimated, a new lake formed as the prologue of unimpeded destruction."What the fuck happe