It was a garden, a beautiful garden laden with beautiful flowers and plants of all natures and sizes. It was heaven on Earth, however within the world were only three beings. The boy laden with gold eyes and clothes grabbed an apple from a tree, taking a bite from it before chasing the voice of his brother. Although they were over hundreds of years old, they had the appearance of human children. They ran, played, danced and rested together and when they were done, they went back to mother.All they had known was this forest and the cave that resided behind it, it was their home. Their everything, "EA, don't do that to your brother." Mother cautioned and quickly EA apologized to his counterpart. "Do you accept his apology AE?" She asked and AE nodded."Go play in the garden then, but remember. Never leave the rose blossoms." She cautioned."Why shouldn't we leave mother? Are you hiding us from the humans because I've already seen some of them before. I know you created them so why can'
Calming jazz music played over the speakers as Finn sat there in silence, he looked around, trying his best to discern whether this was part of the story or whether it was an illusion created by another demon."You okay, Finn?" Ted asked as he wiped a glass. "Anything on your mind?""This... this is Saint Christopher's bar right? The one down in Manhattan?" Finn spoke slowly."Yeah, there's no other branches dummy." Ted smirked as he dropped a glass. "What you having a stroke or something?"Finn fell onto the chair, if this wasn't an illusion or dream. That meant... "The other world was..." His entire life back on Greatsdane was a mere dream. He laughed.He cackled, holding his ribs as he laughed. Tears rolled down his cheeks as he burst into rabid laughter, all the emotions he had felt had been a dream, all the people he had met had been a dream. But was that okay?"Whats so funny?" Ted asked as he took Finn's glass, refilling it. "Don't tell me your already clobbered from one drink?
Just like the rest of the group from the cave, Darwin had witnessed the story of AE and EA and even though now he had a better understanding of the world and the objective of the demons, he wouldn't still forgive them regardless.The scenery shifted from that of a forest to that of downtown New York, Darwin looked around as sounds he had long forgotten began booming into his ears.Cars speeding down the freeway, cars horning at other cars, pedestrians screaming at drivers, people talking, the steps of their feet reverberating as the walked through in masses. "Am I—" Darwin looked to his sides before glancing toward a building in his front, it was an acting gig he had once tried getting earlier in his life. This being well before he met Finn and the rest."Frudor and the Gates of Heaven, why am I back here of all places?" Darwin made way for the building, memories of what happened here prior seeping into his head.Earlier, An excited fresh out of college Darwin walked into this same bui
After seeing the story of AE and EA alongside the others the scenery Paige stood within slowly began shifting, suddenly she was back at Austin University, where she had schooled. "AU? Why here?" Paige looked around as she walked through the school gates.No one seemed to be able to notice her even when she put her hands in front of their faces, it was almost as if. She didn't exist, she walked forward until she began to recall certain events.The smell of the air, the overflowing fountain, the signature tie worn by her English teacher. If this wasn't real and rather a mere recollection, it means. "Sam..."Paige walked up the stairs as she slowly headed toward her dorm room, memories of the when she was a freshman getting pushed into her head with full force. She tried getting them out, she didn't want to recall them. But like a disk that had been pushed into a Dvd, it played.It was the first day on campus and Freshman, Paige Sultry had just come from a class orientation at the school'
Jared was weird, this was how he was born. This was simply the way he was. When kids had fun playing with toys, he killed bugs in gruesome ways.He was smarter than most but after high school he stopped trying, he didn't want to be popular and neither did he want to become bullied by classmates who would seem him as an assignment answering machine.Jared watched as the scenery changed, he didn't quite understand what was happening or why exactly he was here but he understood the previous vision was about AE and EA, but what was this one about?He looked to his sides as the scenery finished its change, it was his old university. Austin, where he had graduated from a few years ago, "Why here?" Jared walked through the gates and all of a sudden he noticed someone sitting on a bench writing."Tch." Jared sighed because the boy on the bench was a younger him, he had been forced to do the assignments of Jack, one of the bullies from college. Even though he had tried to hide his smarts, he ac
After the seeing the start of the world, the scenery began changing to that of Emilia's old house in Oregon, she had lived there till she was ten years old, after that she was moved to New York with her foster parents.Within this unconventional sanctuary, a multitude of statues stood sentinel. They represented an astonishing diversity of deities, ranging from the serene visage of Buddha to the resplendent figures of the Indian pantheon. Amongst them, one could also find statues paying homage to deities like Krishna, each carved with exquisite craftsmanship.Outside the temple was a large courtyard that had contained dozens of wooden dummies that the monks that resident within the temple had used for training.Day in and day out, their unrelenting shouts could be heard as they struck the dummies with all their might.Finn's eyes opened and he was currently slashing at a dummy, striking it down and moving to the next. He had no idea of where exactly he was but slowly the memories came
Harlow held his chest as he walked through the streets of Halestadine, he had successfully convinced everyone that he was dead and now he could live a peaceful life.He didn't want to fight demons, regardless of his system. He didn't want any of those things, he wanted to rest while staring at the sun. So he planned his death, and here he was. A free man.He walked and ran until he got to Falusha, he walked the streets and not one soul turned toward him. He had finally gained a new life and there was nothing that could top what he felt on that moment.Ever since he came to this world, he had been stricken with depression. The system he was given, 'Godlike' gave him insurmountable strength, however at the cost of knowing where his friends were and feeling their pain.His system was essentially a commander system, allowing him to guide his troops which in this case would be the other members from the cave into battle successfully. However, everything changed when Jamie died, then Gilbert
Finn watched as Emilia woke up with Airi running toward her to check if she was okay, “What the, how long was I out for?” Emilia asked as she held her head.“Ten minutes, give or take.” Airi responded.“As much as i want to relish you guys reunion, I have somewhere to be. Now, Emilia. Where is Farrow? Harlow is trapped there and we need to save him before whatever it is kills him.” Finn stated, urgency noticeable in his voice.“Farrow?” Emilia struggled to stand up with Airi’s help, “It’s west of here. Why? Its just sand.”“Harlow’s there.” Finn began threading the sand and Airi and Emilia followed behind him.“What did Harlow tell you? And did you see the same shit i did?” Emilia questioned.“He’s being trapped and tortured by the demons, but he thinks someone’s going to kill him soon. We need to prevent that.” Finn contemplated using boost, but he needed Emilia as a guide and he couldn’t just leave Airi. “And yes, i saw the same thing you did. Not exactly the same but it was alike.”
For countless miles, Exodus journeyed across the desolate expanses of the outlands. His master had tasked him with a mission to seek out those yearning to shed their weaknesses, and he dedicated months to fulfilling this daunting quest. At last, he had accomplished his mission.He walked into a structure that was within the outlands, within it were hundreds of men and women who had seemed to be losing their patience."When are you going to make us demons!" One of them shouted at the top of his lungs."You've kept us here for months! What is this, some kind of scam?!"Exodus walked toward the front where Leviathan, another one of the demons had stood. "Did any more show up?" Exodus asked as he dusted his clothes."Nope," Leviathan said as he yawned. "So are actually making them demons or are we slaughtering them?""The former Leviathan. Lord Merlo wants to test if it's possible to create an evolved demon from a human." "Why, doesn't that destroy the entire purpose of our battle?" Levia
Finn woke up on the shield of another adventurer, he rubbed his hand over his face and sat up, looking around at his surroundings. His memory was blurry and all he could vividly remember was being passed drinks until he passed out. "Hangoverrrr hurrtttss." He got up, stumbling until he got to a wall he could lean on."Good morning, Finn." Yelan greeted and Finn gazed at her momentarily before holding his mouth, stopping himself from puking on the ground."Hi... Yelan.""Fun night right? Martha made a decent amount as well, only the first round was free." Yelan wrote something on a piece of paper as she spoke."Is that so? I'm gonna go upstairs... the quicker I pass out... the better my well-being becomes." Finn stumbled as he walked toward Martha's bar."There are no spare rooms by the way," Yelan said as she worked. "Martha's rooms have been packed up for a while now.""Argh." Finn fell onto the floor, making inaudible noises as he did."By the way, there's a mission for you," Yelan u
Finn put his blade into the chest of the dragon, carving out its heart and putting it into a bag he had carried along with him."Let's introduce ourselves properly, we're Dungeon Crawl. A party of four, you already know me but I am Sophia Kingsblade, lead mage of the party and these are my party members." Sophia started."I am Ander Lagris, Knight of the group. As you saw by my earlier demonstration my strength is on par with the higher-level adventurers of the guild." Ander laughed garishly, his masculine features shining as he did."I'm Rook, Rook Withershay, I'm the secondary mage. My job is to stop and distract the enemy while Ander and Sophia deal the heavy-hitting attacks." Rook dropped his staff on the ground, wiping his face."Nice to meet you... didn't you say four? I count three. Did your fourth not come?" Finn inquired and the party looked at each other, their faces sour as they did. "He's dead." Sophia pointed toward a charred body that lay on the ground. "He was our attac
The battlefield crackled with the clash of elemental powers as Darwin faced off against Void. Flames danced gracefully around Darwin's outstretched hands, each flicker a testament to his mastery over fire. In stark contrast, Void manipulated the very fabric of space itself, compressing it to create razor-sharp edges or pushing with a gravitational force that threatened to crush his opponent.Jared, watching the unfolding battle, felt a surge of realization. "I knew it," he whispered, his eyes narrowing as he witnessed the intensity of the elemental confrontation.As flames soared and space contorted, Paige remained at Darwin's side, her eyes focused on the mysterious cauldron at Void's side. An idea sparked within her, and she swiftly reached for her trusty gun."I've got a plan," Paige declared, determination gleaming in her eyes.Darwin, enveloped in a protective barrier of swirling flames, nodded. "Do it."Paige loaded her gun with precision, the rhythmic click of the magazine echoi
"Ahh, now i see why Gemini couldn't finish you off." Valley jumped out of the wall he had been launched into, landing onto the ground with a thud, his body already having regenerated Finn's earlier attack."But still, he said he got you pretty good. How did you allow that happen if you're so strong.""You talk too much." Finn darted toward Valley and to everyone else who watched the fight, his run was more of a flicker.[Triple boost] Finn used boost, however this time onthe ground. He darted behind Valley catching the demon off guard before kicking him again into the sky. The second boost was used to push himself into the air to kick Valley higher into the air and the last boost was used to push Finn into the air above him.Finn primed his leg for a descending kick, however in an instant Valley grabbed his leg, throwing him toward the bell he had been thrown toward earlier. "You have strength however, your use of it is predictable.""Predictable huh." Finn's daggers materialized once
In the heart of the enigmatic Qinqi Forest, Roman found himself disoriented, standing beside Val, the enigmatic figure responsible for their sudden teleportation. His ability was a unique one even within his clan, it was one that allowed him to set multiple checkpoints in certain locations and instantly teleport toward them.Teleportation wasn't unheard off in their world however it was a very unique ability and the clan abilities that resembled it, were useless in battle due to their abilities conditions. However Val had no conditions on his ability, apart from a checkpoint having being open prior.Roman's immediate concern was the absence of his fellow magistrates and Liric, who were supposed to accompany them.With a perplexed look on his face, Roman turned to Val. "Where are the others?" He demanded. "Weren't we supposed to be sent to the same place?"Val, his eyes portraying a sinister glint, smirked and replied, "Seems like my ability went a bit haywire, its not the first time so
Finn ran down an open path in the cave that led to where the dragon's roar had come from. He had been eager to test his abilities but as he turned a corner and saw the large beast, his previous eagerness turned into a will to run.Beneath the dragon were adventurers who fought it, and beneath the adventurers were corpses with iron plates strapped onto their chests. Finn had seen enough death in his time at the academy but it was always awful to see such a thing, despite how much he thought he had gotten used to the sight. It was just one of those things that the body would never get used to. Finn stopped in his tracks, there were a multitude of adventurers all attacking the dragon, using their spells and weapons however their attack bounced off the colossal beast like pebbles thrown at an iron wall."That's it, I'm done!" One adventurer uttered, turning back and heading toward Finn but as he made his move to retreat the dragon unleashed a fiery onslaught that burnt him down to ash in
Emirus triggered a massive fire spell aimed directly at the titan-like entity, yet within the shadow realm, Mura orchestrated the darkness to swiftly absorb the spell the moment it was conjured. "So you're gonna be like that."Emirus dogded a punch sent toward him by the Titan, rolling over to the side of the realm. There were two ways to deal with large scale containment techniques and Emirus only had one way within his arsenal.[Scorch Magic: Molten Spearhead] Emirus placed his hands on the ground and from directly the Titan were several spearheads made out of lava, he had expected the spell to be absorbed by the darkness and his expectations were on the spot. "Using the same techniques inside my spell will get you no where, adventurer." Mura tapped her staff on the ground and several other Titans spawned from the darkness. "Kill him."Each of them charged toward Emirus and a little smirk could be seen on the face of the adventurer. "You seem to forget why I'm where i am within Vanc
The small western like doors of the bar were opened and they walked in. They looked around as they did and they sat down on the opposite side of the bar where they could see its entirety."What do you want, Sir?" The waiter walked up to them, holding a check-board in her hand."We're fine on the food, all we have are some questions." The man on of the two spoke. "Come closer." The waiter, stopped for a while before putting her head closer to the mans face. "Do you want to die with these people?" He asked and she stepped back."Darwin, you're gonna scare her to death." His companion hit his knee. "Sorry darling, we just mean. Do you want to go down with the dumb fucks in here?!""And here you are making it worse, Paige." Darwin slammed his head as he sighed. "So whats your answer waitress-lady? You gonna out the demon you guys are hiding in the back or are we going to have to tear through the building ourselves."He knows about the demon kill them!" One of the men got up, within his ar