FAST FORWARD : 3 DAYS LATER“So how is it going? Is the preparation done?”“We are nearly close, we just need the information and we are done.”“When will you get the information?”“Possibly around the beginning of the summit, we will be done by the point the summit reaches its midpoint.”“Good”Several silhouettes appeared within a laboratory— their faces hidden by the darkness leaving their clothing to be the only things visible. Written horizontally across their jackets upper shoulders was S.A.B.E.R. Around them were huge tubes, easily the size of a human containing green liquid and they all had been preparing for years for this day to come.“I'll see you all then,” The presumed head of the organization S.A.B.E.R addressed the other members and disappeared into the darkness— the sound of a door closing following behind his disappearance.The man with a walking stick walked the dark hallway— although dark he could see just fine and he took turns and twists moving across the labyrint
Arthur tried to shift his body but he couldn't— there was a weight pressing down on him. He opened his eyes and looked around only to see Lisa right on top of him. He returned his attention to the vicinity; he couldn't recognize where they were.Their surroundings were red, fiery red like fire— Arthur could've sworn he had seen the walls move, above them was not the sky as they are used to but was a layer of skulls; skulls? That was something new. Arthur nudged Lisa on the side waking her up.Lisa immediately got up after being woken— she helped Arthur to his feet and looked around, scrutinizing her vicinity much like Arthur earlier. “Where are we?”“I don't know, I only remember Granger sending us through a portal.” Arthur replied trying to piece everything together.He was starting to get hot, it was as if the temperature was rising per second— he looked around him trying to see what could be the source of the drastically increasing temperature.There hovering above ground was a be
Arthur jumped back as the large snake dove right into the bridge destroying it a bit. He jumped up as a wide mouth emerged from beneath him and supported himself in the air with his air magic, his eyes roamed around the lava lake scrutinizing the large Serpent who's body was submerged in the lake. Raising his left hand; Several runes manifested around him and focused beams of Qi shot from the inside of the runes bombarding the lava lake from all sides. As the aftermath died down, Arthur looked through the soot expecting the snake to have perished. But to his shock the beast was simply recovering from having its scales destroyed by the Qi blasts, having no significant damage— Arthur gritted his teeth, the durability on the snake was rather high, even his most powerful area of effect ability could not wound it deeply. “So this is why Ra was never able to defeat you.” Arthur mused to himself, never had he had a challenger such as this one. Linux was extremely powerful, she could destr
Olivia's jaw dropped for a moment, her eyes widened as she heard the sickening quenches and bones being destroyed, bones of her fellow Rankers. Her look of stupor transitioned to a new one. She clamped her mouth shut, her eyes creased heavily as hate flared in her eyes. Granger saw the look and chuckled, a cornered dog bares its fangs Afterall. “It's rather amusing, a moment ago you were at each other's throat now you are angry for what I did. Truly disgusting.” His words lacerated the air reaching the ears of Olivia who snarled in response and leaped the distance separating them. Granger's taunting smirk merely stayed as he watched the woman catapult herself to him, he snapped his fingers. A punch hit Olivia on the side sending her spiraling off course into the walls. C322 stood where she was, with its hand outstretched. Granger turned his head to the side just as a harpoon flew beside him stabbing the wall behind him. He was not phased by such miniature assaults. In his eyes,
[Spectator room] Lisa watched baffled at what she was witnessing. The naked woman with Arthur there was gorgeous but what made her feel a bit unease or slightly angry was the sole fact she was touching him. Why am I like this? She turned her attention to Anubis and Persephone who were beside her administrating the challenges. “Is that normal?” Persephone turned to Lisa and smiled. “Well yes, we did say to go back one of you would have to pass the test of mortal sins to be allowed with their souls intact.” Lisa made an O shape with her mouth as she understood the concept behind the challenges a bit better. But something about the interaction below was making her uncomfortably angry, angry at the woman who was touching Arthur. “So how will this one come to an end?” Lisa asked, her hands gripping the armrest of the chair she was sitting on. Persephone caught the gesture. Someone was jealous, she smiled having made up her mind to tease Lisa. “Well Arthur has to win, how he does t
Arthur was forced to take cover with Lisa as a stray thunderbolt struck where they were standing. They could not understand what was going on, it only has been a couple of hours or maybe a day or two but the sudden change in scenery made them feel like they had been gone for a long period. Lisa looked at Arthur, her eyes dazed as if she was looking beyond him, not at him. “Your journey has yet to end Aether, the person you ran away from will be coming.” Arthur stopped and stared at Lisa. Her divination again? Linux was going to return? That only meant his home world was gone. Arthur knew one day he would have to face Linux in battle, he tried to neglect his responsibilities as the physical manifestation of eternity but he knew that if Linux could destroy the nursery, Chaos will be unleashed. [Zodiac War has begun] Arthur clenched his teeth, so the Zodiac war is underway, what the system predicted was the byproduct of Granger's actions. How did he know? Arthur could tell, having
Ares spat out blood as the heel destroyed a portion of his face, his eye included. He staggered back, and his wounds started to repair themselves. “You are dead!” Arthur settled into a fighting style, his left leg inched a bit away from the right. His hands tightened into fists and brought next to his face, his eyes stared at the man, scanning for any weak point. Ares launched himself toward Arthur at high speeds, he sent a kick to Arthur's head. Arthur was quick to raise his guard as he placed his forearm in front of him blocking the attack, the force behind the attack pushing him back a bit. His free hand was raised above his head and the elbow was brought on Ares's shin destroying the bone in one strike. Ares hovered back as he limped to a stop, his healing restructuring his wounded leg. He glared at Arthur. He could not figure the man out. Arthur appeared in front of Ares, his hand grasped Ares's face, and his right foot was placed behind Ares as Arthur pushed on his hand,
Leo hovered above the ground as he transported the four ladies his master had asked him to carry. The four women on Leo's back were not happy; each angry at Arthur for his decision, they all felt the presence just as they left. “When will he stop treating us like kids?” Min-yin asked staring at the stars shimmering above. Evangelist placed a hand on her friend's shoulder. She felt What Min-yin was feeling but she was sure Arthur had a reason for sending them away. “I'm sure he has his reasons.” Min-yin huffed in frustration. “I don't give two cents about his reasons, you all felt the presence. We could've helped him!” Evangelist shook her head, “Had we stayed behind we would've gotten in Arthur's way.” “I agree with Evangelist,” Horneva pitched in, Lisa nodded in agreement as well. Min-yin pouted, even so— she still wanted to help Arthur. He helped her before. It did not feel right to her to just leave Arthur with an unknown foe and with no backup. What if he got injured? Wha