《Infinity Guardian System》 Chapter 1: Last Moments...

Chapter 1: Last Moments...

"Have you ever drowned before?" Hands swaying erratically, trying to reach that light that flickers¡ªthe only sense of hope present in the world to you at that moment, the only thing that ever mattered. Yet, it is all for naught as those icy depths drag you further and further away from it. That beast you never knew you had fought a good battle, but lost. And then they began shing before your very eyes. Memories... ---------- "Our Winterfall Dynasty had stood unfelled ever since the dawn of time, blessed with the power of the Moon petals. That is our power, our source of strength, and our origin." The exalted voice of a man dressed in long flowing robes, with a snow-white crown on his head, boomed through the pce walls as he stood, his throne behind him while to his side were two incredibly beautiful women, whose identities one could easily guess... "And today you all will be taking part in the moon ritual. To find out how many petals you are blessed by the Moon..." he said, his prideful eyes staring below him were his people were gathered, the most prominent being the young ones, boys and girls of about 16 years of age... Immediately, he stretched forth his hands, and from within his palms, a blue wave of energy emanated, revealing it to be an astral flower with a total of five petals. "Earth to Water. The fateful moon to Aetheria. Bless Your Own and Rest Their Destinies Within Your Palms..." He said, his incantation ringing loud and clear. And immediately the flower floated up into the sky right in the middle of the crowd of about fifty children... Immediately, its astral roots elongated like vines, wrapping around the fifty children as it raised them up from the ground, and immediately they all were forced to slumber. With bated breaths, the people waited, eyes focused, hearts raised to their throats, and hands rubbing together... Until... A Halo Another Halo And then Halos... The runic lines began appearing on the children''s foreheads. Runic lines depicting petals in lotus shapes. And after a quiet pause, 25 children were ced on the ground one by one. Those who were first dropped he ground were those possessing a single petal on their forehead. And the eyes of the children and their parents were tinged with slight disappointment, looking at the lotus on their forehead which only had a single petal... 3 minutes passed... And out of the remaining 25 children, 15 were once again dropped to the ground, and this time they all had just 2 petals on their forehead... 5 minutes passed... And out of the 10 remaining children, 5 children were once again dropped to the ground, and this time, there were loud cheers from the people. The children, they all had 3 petals on their forehead... But soon a total of four of them were dropped to the ground, and this time, they had four shining leaves on the petals present on their forehead... "Wait, there''s still one. There''s still one present..." The voice rang out as they all turned their attention towards thest child who was still present in the air. And with shock, they watched as the halo surrounding him began getting brighter, and brighter, and brighter, until he became a living human torch, runic lines all over his body each of them brightened in runic blue energy... And with dazed eyes, time passed... 10 minutes.... 30 minutes... 45 minutes... "Don''t tell me..." The king mused, as the child was dropped to the ground, and slowly those runes surrounding his body slowly disappeared. Revealing the child, who was in fact a blue-haired male. But the crowd paid attention to something of much more significance. The petal image on his head. "This...This..." A viger struggled to say as he looked at the portals. "Nine petals! He is blessed with nine petals..." Silence enveloped, arising as a result of the shock, before... CHEERS Heart-bustling cheers rang out from the crowd as they watched the king jump down from his dais, his fall shaking the entire ground, and with one swift stroke, he lifted up the young man from the ground. "The Moon Petal has blessed us with one carrying its full origin. And he is none other than my son, Hael Winterlock..." "YEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!" It was a night of celebration, with drinks and meats. As that fateful day in one of the Four great Dynasties of Lexuria, a man was born with a talent said to rival that of a god''s! --------- "Don''t keep that lousy face, you goof. Come and dance with your king, young prince..." The excited voice of ''King Vuernech'' rang out as he watch his son ascend the stairs. His wavy blue hair bouncing up and down his head, on his handsome face, a modest smile belonging to that of royalty. Blue eyes of a father and child locked together, as the sound of the flutes and drum rang out even louder, and the musicians yed like there will be this was theirst performance. Legs mming onto the ground, its form ever-changing, hands locked onto each other, Hael danced with his father, on the dais. It wasn''t the first time that he had danced with his father, but it was definitely the first time with him in such arge gathering. And that was a memory that continuously yed in his eyes, as the icy depths dragged him deep and deeper into its bosom, yet his heart refused to let him go, as it forcefully tried all it could to... y thatst memory. That memory that turned everything, upside down... -------- "Come with me, Hadeon. Let us show these fools how to wage war!!!" -------- Chapter 2: The War That Took It All...

Chapter 2: The War That Took It All...

The guttural voice rang out in the throne room, its power and ferocity akin to lightning that shook the very foundation of the entire Winterfall dynasty. Standing up from the throne, Vuernech''s hair danced in the air, his eyes shing an intense red from anger. Beside him, his two sons rose up into the air, clothed in powerful blue-colored armors inscribed in various runic lines. "Father..." The voice rang out from behind as Vuernech''s hands reached for the door, halted, and turned his head to the ce where the voice came from. It was from none other than his small blue-haired boy. His blue eyes currently held worry, and he could smell the young man''s fear as he stood there, rubbing both hands together, something he had taught him to do to calm his heart. Slowly, his hands halted from the door as he turned to the boy, taking a step forward and instantly appearing before him. "What is it? Hael.." "I just want to ask if you''ll... you''ll be fine..." Hael struggled to say as a smile appeared on Vuernech''s face, reigning in his anger for his son. "What is my full name, Hael..." He asked, as he got on a knee and looked into those blue eyes. "Vuernech Winterlock the first!" Hael pronounced. "That is true, Hael. I am the first because I have never lost a battle before. I am the god of war in Aetheria..." His father whispered to him, as pride shed in Hael''s eyes, and for a moment, he forgot the pain. As it was true. His father truly was Aethieria''s god of war, having fought a thousand and sixty-five battles without losing a single round. This would be no different... "I''ll be back soon, Hael..." Vuernech whispered as he shook his shoulders firmly and rose up from the ground, staring at his two wives whose eyes showed unflinching confidence in him. Dressed in blue armor, a sword by his waist, Vuernech moved out of his pce, his back straighter than a pine tree, and his long blue hair dancing behind him as he headed to war, an ever-constant game in this world... ---------- "RUN, HAEL, RUN!!!" The feminine voice rang out as Hael ran with his fastest speed through the forest. Tears streamed down his eyes, yet his legs ran at full speed, even as the sound of metallic swords shed together, elements shing in full fiery force. He didn''t look back at all as he ran away akin to a weak-hearted from war, his strange blue eyes seeing the forest as clear as day, enabling him to weave through the trees even in the pitch ck darkness. He didn''t know what direction he was heading, only that a total of 500 guards had fought to the death just for him to be able to escape, and even his mother nowy behind him, fighting to give him a chance to escape, for the enemy wants him and him only. An hour passed... ten hours...forty-eight hours. SPLASH The sound of water flowing could be heard as Hael''s weary eyes narrowed and his ears twitched repeatedly like that of a cat... "Hmm, water..." He said in shock, his voice cracked as he rushed toward his direction with his fastest speed, which was only as fast as that of a snail... Pushing through the leaves andpletely exiting the forest, what came before his eyes was the sight of a sea, whose ends were unknown, but his attention couldn''t help but narrow, horror shing in his eyes, as he noticed the person who was seated at the seabed... "Vather..." He muttered, teeth grinding together as he looked at the blue-haired man, who looked to be the same replica of him, only five years older. But he knew well, the person before him looked nothing alike to him at all. Nothing but a wolf in sheep''s clothing... "It must have been hard, brother, transversing the entire Winterlock forest, on foot, without yet unlocking the first door of the nine petals. As expected of someone blessed by all the origin power of the Moon petals itself..." "You traitor..." Hael barked out between the gaps of his teeth as the man chuckled before standing up from his cross-legged position. "I''m deeply offended by such a word. You know I used to brag about you never having been disrespectful to me before. But I guess that record was broken today. Ahhh, how shameful..." Vather said with a saddened expression. "But many records were indeed broken today, many more... important records..." He mused out loudly with a sinister smile as he stared at Hael, whose murderous rage wanted nothing but to rip him apart. He sensed betrayal from those blue eyes, but it was also tinged with a bit of confusion. "Why, Vather. Why did you all try to desperately kill me so much?" Hael demanded in confusion. Immediately the news of the king having fallen in battle was preached by his two brothers who went to war with him. Swords had been turned on him by none other than his own two brothers, Vather and Hadeon. They were more than brothers to him. They were his teachers, almost everything he ever knew about the world was taught to him by both of them. His brother Hadeon excelled inbat and had taught him everything he knew, while Vather excelled in war tactics, ingraining in him all of his knowledge. So why? Why are they after his life, so much they brutally ughtered everyone on their path? "Why, Hael? Why have you remained blinded? Why couldn''t you see this day, even after it has been shown to you so many times?" Vather snapped, the same deep confusion in his eyes as he stared at Hael. "I...I don''t understand." "You are born with the Nine Petals Runes, Hael. You have the same potential said to rival that of a god. Even our father only has five petals himself, and yet he could almost remain undefeated in the whole of Nexuria. "Fate has been written, Hael. The fate of who will sit on the throne of Winterfall. But your existence became arge obstacle in the path of that fate. It surprised me, how you failed to notice that, after everything that I have taught you..." "But.." "What do I teach you about obstacles, Hael? What did I tell you to do to them if they reared their head in your path..." Vather inquired with a nefarious smile. It was a question that anyone with sufficient brain cells should be able to answer... Chapter 3: A Flicker In Darkness...

Chapter 3: A Flicker In Darkness...

The Winterfall dynasty was no different from the other dynasties when ites to kingship and the way the throne is inherited. It is only the one fittest for the kingship, and most beloved by the people, that would be given the position. To prevent conflict from arising, the king tries his best to raise his first son and teach him to be more exceptional with age and experience. Most likely, the first son will be the one to inherit the throne, and the most beloved to the people, having fought battles with his father and raised since birth to serve a single purpose. ording to rights, Vather, being the firstborn of King Veurnch, was the rightful heir to the throne. He had been trained in leadership and war tactics, while his younger brother, Hadeon, had been trained by their father to be a true soldier and the next god of war. But then Hael came into the picture. Not much was expected from him, and Vather would be happy simply keeping the third born of the house to himself. But when the news of Hael awakening the mystical nine petals was known by the whole world, his entire life n came shattering down. It had been written down in the very annals of the history of the Winterlock family. Their full potential, which none of them had ever reached, was the nine petals, and it has been passed down that whoever possessed the nine petals must inherit the throne. Their ancestors and the people believed that one who possesses the nine petals would possess a power never before heard and would be the one to lead them right into prosperity. Hael might be young, but he had already garnered the good eyes of the people and also of his father, and in all of their minds, they had choosen the young man to be their king. There was nothing wrong with that, except for the fact that it went against both brothers'' ns. And so, they both hade to a conclusion. Hael must be out of the picture! To Hael, the man before him was akin to a mountain that couldn''t be prated. He knew well how strong his brothers were, and even though Vather was weaker, he was a force that couldn''t be trifled with. His legs couldn''t pursue the enemy, and turning his back on him might lead to instant death! But Hael had decided. He wouldn''t die from a sword sh to his back. Nor would he kill himself. No! He would fight desperately for this single life that he had, and would make sure he at least dealt the devil before him a damage that he would never forget. The sound of the sword being pulled out rang throughout the ce, as the wind gently ruffled their clothes and hair. "I can make it quick and easy for you, brother..." Vather said, emotions fading away from his eyes. Yet, he watched as Hael shifted into abat stance. "I refuse to die a coward''s death..." Hael replied as he bent his legs, one of his hands on his waist and one clenched into a fist and pointing to Vather. "Then so be it, brother..." The ground beneath Vather''s feet gave away, leaving nothing but a gigantic pothole where he formerly stood, and immediately he fadedpletely away from Hael''s vision, almost like he had be one with the wind. Yet, the sound of the air getting blown past rang out as Hael looked up at the sky, and saw Vather right above him. His sword was raised above his head, and immediately a pir of mes soared into the very heavens themselves, its source from Vather''s hand which had turned into a zing inferno. And like the wrath of a god, the ming world cleaved down with a power wanting nothing more than topletely erase him from existence... The ground beneath his feet gave way from the horrific pressure, as Hael felt his skin furiously burn, the pain assaulting him repeatedly. Yet he jerked both hands backwards, veins appeared all over his arms and threw out both punches towards the ginormous river of mes that drowned himpletely in its cataclysmic power. The fire furiously burned for a while as Vathernded onto the ground... SHRIIIIIIIIIING CLIIINK The sound of the sword getting sheathed rang out once more, as it made a satisfying clink, and slowly, Vather opened his cold blue eyes as he stared at the scene of destruction. The battle had been over in a single move! Laid in the gigantic pit, was apletely burnt figure, who was currently on both knees, motionless on the ground. The sound of footsteps rang out as Hael struggled to raise his head up, his remaining right eye the only object rtively undamaged shing with a piercing blue light tainted with red veins. "It is not your fault, Hael. That I can at least tell you. You were just given the wrong thing at the right time..." Vather whispered to him as he picked him up by his neck and walked towards the cold blue sea. "Draw out... your sword... and finish it..." Hael forced out between his burnt throat as Vather ignored him and looked at the cold blue sea. "I have decided to do what is necessary for my goals. But still, I cannot put a de through the neck of my own brother." "Bastard..." Hael forced between the gaps of his teeth as silence enveloped the area. "Tell me, Vather. Father didn''t die in the war did he, he was victorious wasn''t he?" Hael suddenly asked with a smile as Vather''s eyes looked at him in shock and Hael''s smile widened even more... "Yes. Father, till the end, never lost a war. Unfortunately, he was too trusting. Just like you..." Vather said and immediately, Hael was flung into the far distance, his back smashing against the surface of the water. Wiping the single tear off his face, he opened his eyes, which shed with determination. "May your soul rest in peace, Hael Winterlock!" He prayed and then he turned back, disappearing into the forest... Drowning in the river, a singr drop floated out of Hael''s eyes as he looked into the distance light with his blue eyes, a sad expression on his face. "Forgive me, father, for not being like you who have never lost a war. I had lost my first one..." Hael said, but as he stopped resisting that feeling and wanted to sink into that embrace, he felt a bright light behind him, its heat giving himfort, and forcefully he turned his eyes only to be faced with something unbelievable. A gigantic portal right at the depth of the sea, and just a few centimeters from his eyes, a fragment of a star in the shape of a half moon! Chapter 4: A New World!!

Chapter 4: A New World!!

"A Moon fragment..." Hael mumbled in shock, bubbles spilling out of his mouth as he looked at the half-moon-shaped crystal in front of him. It was an object that wasn''t meant to be, a discovery which seemingly made all his knowledge of the world''s history go to waste. He knew well there were only four moon fragments present in this world, and each moon fragment was kept and safely guarded by the four kingdoms of Aetheria. It had never been heard of before any of the kingdoms fighting to possess a moon fragment, as that would lead to a war tearing Atheria into different pieces. The moon fragments were the source of power of each dynasty, blessing them with unique and unchanging weather conditions. The Winterfall dynasty possessed one of the moon fragments, granting them the power of magical petals and blessing them with the season of winter. Their magic petals gave them ess to learning more than one element, based on the number of petals they had awakened. His father, Vuernech, had awakened the five petals, therefore able to control a total of five elements. Since he was blessed with nine petals, then Hael would be able to learn a total of nine elements, something unheard of in the history of the Winterfall dynasty. That was why his brothers had tried to get rid of him. But right now, before his very eyes,y a moon petal blinking with an otherworldly light that illuminated his burnt skin. Reflexively, Hael stretched out his hands towards the moon petal, and strangely enough, the gigantic crystal suddenly began reducing in size until it became a very tiny crystalline stone and gently nested in his palms. "You really are real..." Hael mused, much to his surprise, seeing the vortex suddenly beginning to revolve. His first action towards it was to immediately run away towards the unknown, but he was shocked when he suddenly felt the first moon fragment resting on his arms, possessing the weight of ten men. Instantly, Hael was pulled down into the vortex. It was like a constantly revolving whirlpool, rotating him around and around, but he still tried all he could to at least remain conscious. Well, until the moon fragment suddenly broke out from his hands and smashed onto Hael''s forehead, the ce where his Nine Moon Petals Runic image was held. Abruptly, the world turned dark, and Hael disappeared into the abyssal darkness of the tunnel, perhaps never to be seen again as the tunnel also closed up immediately he entered into it. ----------- "Move your lousy butts, you empty bag of bones, and get into your mech suits already. This is a bloody war, not a fucking tea party!!!" The roar boomed out loudly, the sound of metallic shoes mming hard on the ground ringing out loudly. "Where... where am I?" Hael asked as he opened his eyes and looked around dazedly. Immediately, he sighted people around the age of 18 and 20 running with coordinated speed, dressed in strange armors that Hael had never seen before in his life. "Move those legs and get going already. This is a war to protect our dignity, and we will fight till thest drop of our blood sshes on the corpses of our enemies.." The familiar roar eclipsing the sound of shoes smashing onto the ground rang out as Hael forced himself up. He could see the people giving him strange looks, but they didn''t stop as they kept running and descended down the steps. Suddenly, those blue eyes collided with his own, and Hael felt his spine almost freeze. "And what the hell are you standing there for with only pants on? Want me to feast my eyes on your dried and bony body, so I can convince myself, through some god-forsaken witchcraft, that you''re not the most feminine of all men I have everid my eyes on?" The roar boomed out, and Hael was shocked speechless by the figure in front of him. One would have expected it to be some 2 meters tall masculine warrior with a body that would make a full-grown tiger pee on his fur. But the person in front of him was actually a very pretty female around 20 years of age with very long crystalline blue hair and eyes, almost like the color of his hair and eyes also, except her blue was strangely shinier. Right now, she was dressed in the same incredibly tight-looking armor, and her eyes almost spitted mes as she looked at Hael, just a few seconds from tearing him into pieces. "Get to that room, kid, and don some clothes. And when you''re done, get into that metal bag and carry the biggest gun there is. Because lucky you, I''m gonna be making sure your sorry ass is at the frontlines in this bloody war!" She said every word loud and clear and without daring a single more second. Hael''s legs automatically dragged him to the room that was pointed to by thedy as Aeris looked at the young man, shaking her head in disbelief. "Just who the hell put a kiddo in?" ------ Opening up the metallic door, Hael''s eyes couldn''t help but narrow as he felt the strange material. It looked metallic, just like what was used to make their sword, yet it was different at the same time. Entering the room, he could see there were more than a door into it, and he could see young men just slightly older than him walking to the ss door where different shoes were ced. Immediately, he watched as they carried a shoe off the rack, and in the next second, they put one on. Hale watched something he had never seen before... The machine came to life and suddenly began coating their entire bodies, and soon they were donning the same armor that those people he saw running outside were wearing... "What...what type of magic is this!!?" Hael roared out in disbelieve. Chapter 5: An Help!

Chapter 5: An Help!

"Hey, bro, you really need to get dressed as soon as possible. I don''t think Instructor Aeris is kidding with you at all..." The voice rang out from behind him as Hael felt the figure walk past him, and towards where those strange shoes were present. The first thing noticeable about him was that he was fat. Perhaps a little too fatter than normal, yet he was also very tall at the same time, a head above him, making his fatness have this strange empowering aura around him. "I was just about to do so..." Hael replied as he arrived before the fatty and also took out a pair of boots just like he did, and in perfect synchronization, he wore it just like he did. And immediately, the magic also happened to him. It was like small tiny spiders, moving to cover all his body as those small chips of metals rapidly covered up his body, making him a figure encased in a dark-golden metallic mixture just 5 secondster. "Just what is this..." Hael mused as he clenched and unclenched his feet, feeling the hardness of the metal with every fold, yet it was strangely incredibly malleable at the same time. "Sick, right? That''s the Grade 1 Orano Suit. The fourth modification of the Spencer suit, that was created by the Oranopany. The features include more bodily protection, and also 0% hindrance on wearing. I heard their helmetse with a nice surprise. Can''t wait to find out..." The fatty narrated a chunk of iprehensible words to him causing Hael''s head to buzz even more but he responded with a natural smile, his eyes also depicting the same vigor as the fatty before him. He didn''t know what part of Aetheria he currently he currently was, but the biggest error to make right now was to stick out like a sore thumb... "Anyway, I am Zhang Rouchen. But everyone calls me Fatty Zhang. What about you?" The fatty said as he stretched out his hands strangely to Hael. "I am Hael. Hael Winterlock. Third prince of the Winterlock Dynasty..." Hael dered as he watched Fatty Zhang release a chuckle, as he grabbed one of Hael''s hands and he pressed it into his own palms. "Hahaha. I like your humor. And that''s how real men greet each other. The firmer the handshake, the firmer the bond. So tighten your hand well..." Fatty Zhang said as Hael turned to look at his hands which were currently strained to their highest limit trying to not get swallowed by those huge palms, and with even more strain, Hael was finally able to squeeze his hands with him. And then he felt this strange magical connection as he looked surprisingly at Fatty Zhang. He could immediately tell this was some type of strange greeting, but he had no idea of the possibility of that back in the Winterlock Dynasty, so which dynasty could be using this type of greeting? There was none in his memory! "What''s this called?" Hael suddenly asked as Fatty Zhang released his small hands, which were currently ruby red... "I like calling it a fat mp, but everyone refers to it as a Handshake. Anything goes.." Fatty Zhang said. "A Handshake..." "Nowe along brother, we have a war to win..." Fatty Zhang said as he immediately began jogging towards the exit, Hael also quickly following behind him. BANG BANG BANG The sound of the shoes hitting the metallic ground continuously echoed throughout as Hael walked past the ce that he had just left from, the sound of the strange husky voicedy ringing in his ears as his eyes collided with hers once more, and Hael could swear he saw a bloodthirsty smile on her face, as she looked at him with a slight grin which disappeared just as it came.. The jogging went on through the narrow hall for the next five minutes before they finally arrived before the gigantic metallic door, but before they exit, each of them entered into another door, and before Hael''s vision was a room filledpletely to the brim with strange metallic objects. A small metal object, looking like the hilt of a sword, with a strange lever present towards itsteral ends, and there were more than hundreds of them. But that wasn''t all that was present in the hall; there were other weapons that he was very familiar with even though they were all still strange-looking. He watched as Fatty Zhang moved forward and took off an especiallyrge-looking one of those metallic objects as he closed one of his eyes, and suddenly held the metallic gun''s mouth to his face, his eyes staring through the small opening that was present on it. "Go grab a gun, bro!" Fatty Zhang said to him as the words of thedy rang out in Hael''s ears! -------- "And when you''re done, get into that metal back and carry the biggest gun there is. Because lucky you, I''m gonna be making sure your sorry ass is at the front lines in this bloody war!" -------- "So this is a gun?" Hael mused out and the reply came from none other than Fatty Zhang. "Don''t call it with such barbaress. This here are Grade 2 destructive Assault Rifles. The best piece of low-grade weaponry made by the Orana techpany. Some of them can even prate through the skulls of a Grade 3 Eldritch creature and deal damage to Grade 4 Eldritch creatures. Pick up your taste; it will be your dearest friend on the battlefield..." Fatty Zhang said as sweat unknowingly dripped down Hale''s spine. ''They really are going out for a war, and I can''t use their favorite wepaon. What am I supposed to do?" "Hurry up, bro..." Fatty Zhang said from afar as Hael began running around therge room, trying to look for something familiar, and after thirty seconds, he skidded to a stop as he found that thing! That thing that he had trained with ever since he could grip something in his palms. "Finally..." Chapter 6: Challenging The Captain!!!

Chapter 6: Challenging The Captain!!!

"Finally," Hael said, almost with a sigh of relief, and immediately his hands reached out as he grabbed the chain in both hands, revolving the dagger chained to it around his body, causing sharp slicing sounds to ring out from the air surrounding him, before he grabbed the edge of the small dagger and looked at it with curious eyes. If there was a single weapon he knew well how to use, then it would be the Kyoketsu-Shoge. Even though as a prince of a dynasty, the sword was deemed noble and therefore a weapon where the majority of the princesses or members of royalty must practice. Hael was able to learn another weapon due to the help of his brother''s ex-brother, Hadeon, who was a master at the weapon. "Hey, bro. You got it?" The hasty voice of Zhang rang out as he wrapped the chain around his arms before dipping the de into a metallic pouch that was just at his knees. Done with that, he turned back with speed, running back to Zhang who had a curious look, wondering what type of rifle this strange brother of his would pick, but in the next seconds, his face dropped to the ground as he looked at the chain wrapped around his arms. "You..I..What the hell is that!?" Zhang screamed out in shock,pletely out of words as Hael turned to look at the weapon around his arms before replying. "My weapon!" "What do you mean your weapon, that is a fucking chain with a kitchen knife. It won''t even kill a cattle talk less of..." "ATTENTION, ALL SOLDIERS HAVE 1 MINUTE TO GET INTO THE MISSION BRIEFING HALL, OR FACE INTENSE PENALTY!!!" "Shit!" Zhang cursed as his eyes rapidly scanned the rack and immediately he reached out for the two small pistols and flung them towards Hale. "That should give you some time to say your prayers before those cold ws run into your skull. Now, let''s get moving!?" He said as he immediately turned and ran into the distance with his fastest speed. Hael turned to look at the two small guns, and immediately he dipped them into his pockets as he rapidly followed after Zhang. He didn''t know how to use the gun, but he had at least something that can be used. It was a win-win situation. And who knows, the metallic object might not be that hard to use, and he could probably learn to be proficient with it in a short time. 45 secondster... Therge red gates could be seen in the distance as the sound of two legs rapidly smashing against the ground echoed throughout the hall, but the door was slowly closing as three veins popped on Zhang''s forehead. There was still about 30 meters and there was no way he could cover that distance in time. "Shit, shit, shit..." Zhang muttered as he ran with his fastest speed, the door quickly closing to a close. "I guess this is what being nice gets you..." He mused with a helpless smile, but his face changed in the next second, as he felt as if a tractor ran into him and in the next second, Zhang found himself floating in the air and zooming forward with speed as he turned his left gaze to the side and finally felt the figure responsible. The air rapidly mmed against Hale''s face as he looked at the gate and immediately, he took a single step forwards more, this time with all his strength causing a line of crack to appear on the ground and in the next second, he rapidly covered the distance between him and Zhang. Stretching his hands to the side, he grabbed the hefty young man before quickly soaring forward with horrifying speed towards the door. Immediately, the impossible distance was instantly crossed by Hael, causing Zhang to look around him in disbelief as he looked at the hall where the other soldiers could be seen and found out that they really made it. "Thank you..." "YOU BOTH ARE LATE!!!" The roar boomed out from the top of the dais from therge pulpit as Zhang was cut short and they both lifted their heads and turned to look at the blue-haired female d in the same armor suit that Hael had seen before. "SHOULD I REPEAT MYSELF!?" The blue-haireddy roared out at them as Zhang rapidly stood up. "We''re very sorry, captain..." He said getting on a knee but couldn''t help but notice that Hale remained standing causing droplets of sweat to roll down his forehead. And immediately, his hands reached out to Hael''s legs trying to pull down one knee, but what he got was Hael violently jerking his hands from his hold. "Hael, please don''t make this worse..." Zhang begged whispering, although it was no different from a loud announcement through therge hall. "And what do you have to say for yourself, Kiddo..." She said as she rose up from her seat and looked down on Hael with a smirk. "Actually, Captain. We''re notte. That door was supposed to close after a minute and we arrived at the 54th second. So how are wete?" Hael asked with a raised eyebrow. Hael found the entire episode disgusting. Was there anything honorable in a girl who is at most 25 talking like a husky man? The girl had abused him, calling him stupid names and now she was iming that they werete, when they clearly weren''t, and expecting him to get on a knee, for a girl like her!? GASPS... The various gasps could be heard from the soldiers, as Aelia''s face changed and immediately, the dais that she stood on sunk for a centimeter as she disappeared from where she stood. BURST... The air in the room blew erratically as Hael''s blue hair rapidly danced on his head and in the next second, he found thedy standing mere centimeters from him, her blue eyes now shing an intense red light! "Oh No!!!" Chapter 7: Face-Off With The Captain

Chapter 7: Face-Off With The Captain

Zhang''s face almost drainedpletely of blood as he watched the captain arrive before them, her murderous eyes staring seriously at Hael, who looked back at her with his nk eyes. Yet in those eyes, Aelia sensed pride, leaning towards a natural sense of disdain. Like a god staring down on a mortal, and she could tell that to the young man before him, that sense of pride wasn''t pretended or conscious. It was like a natural eye gaze from Hael, which could see not a single sign of fear at all, unlike everyone else in the room who knew her well. And one thing made its way into her mind as she looked at Hael: "Either he has lost his memory or had a backup n that he thought wouldn''t make him crush one of his balls to paste..." "Firstly, Kid. I am everything in here. It is my spaceship, my crew, and therefore myw. If the Timer says you''re an hour early and I said you''re two hourste, my word is final..." Aelia said, the st of hair ruffling Hael''s hair. Suddenly... SNORT The sound of a cold disdainful snort rang out from Hael''s mouth as he shook his head at her. "And they made you the Captain of this crew. Your unreasonable words arew, and the reasonable timer is wrong. How very typical of the leadership which neversts long at all..." Hael said while arranging back his ruffled hair as Aelia''s face changed massively. ""Are you trying to say I''m not qualified to lead this crew!?" Aelia roared out loud and Hael calmly replied. "Based on your ideology, yes, you aren''t..." The pressure in the room had reached a thickening level and everyone held their breath, waiting for that familiar sound of either the skull getting bashed in or the balls exploding with a peng. Yet, "Hahahahahaha..." The sound ofughter was from none other than Aelia who folded both her hands on her chest andughed, before slowly stretching out her hands,nding on Hael''s shoulder. "Do you know Section 7 of the 7ws of Crew Leadership?" Aelia asked... "No, I don''t..." Hael answered, suddenly feeling an intense burn on his shoulder which was being held by Aelia. "Well, it says that anyone can challenge the captain to a leadership battle once every six months. It usually takes a lot of paperwork and arrangement, but lucky you, I would be giving you that chance right now. If you think I''m unworthy of my position, no problem, then take it from me..." Aelia said as she squeezed tightly, the sound of quivering bone ringing out as the feeling of intense burning filled every fiber of Hael''s being. Yet, he had not a single visible change in his expression. He had just been burnt alive just a few minutes ago. A small burning to his shoulder didn''t even tingle him. Ignoring Aelia, he turned to his shoulder, seeing that there was a strange circr metallic opening on Aelia''s palm which was currently the source of the burning feeling, then he directed his attention back to Aelia who smiled sinisterly at him. "You know, I was rushed to get into a suit, by you, and forced to run all the way here, by you. Then had to quickly pick up a weapon without a hundred percent consideration, also by you, and had to run with all of my remaining energy into this hall, by you. If you had the time to fight a crew member and exert your dominance, then why all the earlier screams of rush? It seems to me like you have all the time in the world. Are you really that bored and in need of entertainment, Captain...?" Hael called out, as the sound of an intense ringing rang out from Aelia''s pockets and she turned to look at it, her eyebrows furrowing a little before turning to look at Hael with a murderous smile. "I just pray you don''t die in this war..." She said as Hael smirked. "Thanks for worrying, Captain, but I''ll be more than okay..." Hael replied as he suddenly felt a hard force on his shoulder and he was sent retreating back five steps before he forcefully skidded to a stop. "Tch, we''ll see about that...." Aelia said as she turned back and walked towards the dais. "Get up..." Hael said to Zhang who slowly rose to her feet, his face still in shock with how Hael was able to confront the Captain, who had the permission to gravely injure each of them and could do so effortlessly, due to the uncrossable gap difference. They had all survived to this day by obeying twows. "Avoid the Captain at all costs, or never say more than Yes Or No in front of her..." But Hael just broke thatw... "HMMM, HMMM..." The sound of the voice getting warmed up brought all of them out of it as they all focused their attention back to Aelia. "It is time to give you all what our Mission is against the Current war that is happening with the Eldritch in Sector X." "We have been assigned a silent Death Mission to an Eldritch Settlement that has been discovered in Sector X, consisting of an estimate of 300 Eldritch creatures..." "WHHHHATTTTT!!!!!?" ////Supreme''s Note//// Every 5oo chapters= 1 Extra Chapter :) I really need your supprt for thispettition!! Chapter 8: A Planet Called Earth

Chapter 8: A Called Earth

The roars of surprise and shock of the soldiers rang throughout the shock as Hael''s furrowed eyebrows scanned around the room Turning to look at the person beside him, he could almost swear that he saw him lose 50 pounds of fat! "You all heard right, we will be going on an annihtion mission to eliminate an Eldritch''s secret settlement in sector X. Do y''all have any questions..." Captain Aelia said as silence enveloped the room before the sound of murmurs immediately broke out among the soldiers. Among them, one could say Hael was the most receptive. It was slowly unfolding before his eyes, and of course brought along with it its own fear due to shock and surprise. But the reality was beginning to unfold before his eyes. This metallic magic doesn''t exist in Aetheria. The Eldritch that are currently being mentioned right now were something that Hael had nevere across before. Something that could be considered strange based on Hael''s exceptional schrly ability. The thought of having been transported to a new world made his heart pound in fear but also in anticipation of something new. But he needed more facts, more proof to conclude that this was really a different world. "SILENCE!!!" The thunderousmand came from none other than Aelia as the entire crew instantly fell silent. "I believe we are all civil men. So how about a single voice and a single question at a particr time, hmm?" She asked as one of the soldiers at the front lines raised his hand. "Yes. Go on..." "Not to disrespect, Captain. But if we''re to embark on a mission to eradicate a secret settlement of the Eldritch creatures with a number reaching up to 300! Isn''t that suicide..." The soldier asked, drawing nods from others. "And in what way is that?" Aelia asked with a raised eyebrow. "We all know the Eldritch grow more powerful based on how much they have aged. A settlement like that will definitely possess old Eldritch reaching up to 30 to 40 years old. The average 10-year-old Eldritch is twice stronger than the average 10-year-old human boy, due to their ability to harness the breath into their body. A 17 to 25-year-old Eldritch will be equal in power to a grade one Core Enhancement awakener. A 25 to 30-year-old Eldritch will be equal in power to a grade two core enhancement awakener. Any more above that, and it''ll reach grade three. None of us here are even close to grade two, and only you, Captain, are at grade two core enhancement. If we dare strike and are faced with a 30+ year old Eldritch, we''ll be ughtered like chickens, Captain. This mission, I''m afraid, is too risky..." The soldier exined, as Hael''s eyes gleamed in curiosity. ''So they measure their power not by opening the runic gates, but by some strange core enhancement. And the Eldritch grow in power the longer they age? Howe I have never heard of such a creature before?'' Hael thought to himself as he turned his attention back to Aelia, who stood up from her sitting position on the dais and walked to the front. "There is no need to remind me of the terror of the Eldritch creatures. I am already aware of it enough after four years of embarking on missions. As for the mission, it sure is risky and could lead to a total annihtion of the crew, but the higher-ups would not send us to our death." "ording to the reports that I have, the Orama military group is currently in fierce battle with the Eldritch just around 50 kilometers away from their settlement. The Eldritch have no idea that we have already locked on their settlement position and would beunching an attack. To face the full wrath of the Orama Military group, they have sent away the strong men, leaving only the Eldritch children and women. As you all know, the female Eldritch are twice weaker than the male ones and alsockbat abilities. This mission would be like luring the snake away to steal its eggs. The big trouble has already been gotten rid of. All we have to do is pick off the residue left..." Aelia said as the hall quieted down a lot after that. "Besides, I am one of the best grade two core awakeners to ever exist on Earth, and the higher-ups wouldn''t have ced me on this mission if they had even a single shred of doubt in my ability. So you all just need to follow my orders and believe in me; this would be an easy-peasy mission." She said with confidence, although Hael''s mind was currently elsewhere. "So the name of the is called Earth, no wonder everything is so foreign to me. This isn''t my world. This is an alien and probably one which is very advanced in the time framepared to Aetheria..." Hael determined, once again awakened by the Captain''s tough voice. "That said, the mission has already been assigned to us, and the scale of this mission is far above what your puny minds canprehend. You have one job and one job only: listen to orders. Are we clear!?" Aelia said as the soldiers all stood upright. "That said, we''re currently 500 meters above the secret base. You all should prepare for free fall..." Captain Aelia said and to Hael''s shock, the ground beneath his feet suddenly gave in and in the next second, he found himself rapidly falling through the air as he was pulled down crazily by gravity! "SHIT! SHIT! SHIT!" Hael screamed out as he closed in with speed on the ground, with not a single idea in his head. It was far beyond doubt; he would be reduced to a pancake if he dared tond on the ground. "Dying less than 30 minutes after my rebirth. In your dreams, Yama!!!" Hael screamed out with gritted teeth as he faced to the side and saw a figure by his side. A figure who taught him what to do next and saved him from dying a stupid death. ////Supreme''s Note//// Every 500 Powerstones = 1 Extra Chapter :) I really need your support for thispetition!! Chapter 9: The Earthling’s Defect

Chapter 9: The Earthling''s Defect

His blue hair pped wildly in the air as he looked to the side and saw the fatty who was descending even faster than he is. And just when they were around 10 meters from the ground, he watched as Fatty Zhang smashed his fist on his chest and abruptly turned upright in the air, and immediately, Hael did the same just 2 secondster. There was no chance to doubt what would happen; against death, all options are feasible. And the moment he smashed his fist into the chest, *WRRING WRIING* The sound of machinery rapidly shifting and turning rang in his ears as he suddenly looked at his feet, the magic happening just three secondster. The soles beneath his shoes immediately blew out with an incrediblyrge amount of mes, slowing down his incredible descent, and just a meter from the ground, Hael found himself stopping in the air, the expected bacsh from suddenly stopping in the air strangely canceled. But when everyone gentlynded on their feet, not causing much noise, *BAAANG* The sound rang out loud through the area as the entire crew turned to look at the source of the noise, and what came before their eyes was theical scene of legs iling in the air, while the heady buried beneath the hot desert ground. "Like seriously, who brought this kid in!!?" Aelia found herself asking for the second time, as Fatty Zhang came to Hale''s rescue, dragging his feet upwards and removing his head from the ground. *COUGH COUGH* The sound of intense coughing could be heard as Hael coughed out loud. His eyebrows filledpletely with sands as he turned to look at the remaining crew who currently had disgusted expressions on their faces! But how could they me him? He was a prince, not a soldier! "I swear to God. If you make a single more noise, I''ll be feeding you off directly to the Eldritch, perhaps use your meat to lure them out to us. Then at least you''ll have your name worth in the books as dying for the aid of humanity!!!" Aelia said as Hael''s spine went cold. "You can expect not one such again, Captain Aelia..." The voice came to his rescue and the person was none other than Zhang as Aelia slowly turned and walked forward, the group following behind him. "You have to take this seriously, Hael. A single mishap and you''d be dead. Captain Aelia is a true reincarnation of a demon, and I don''t doubt that she will kill you if you make a single more mistake. I can swear to that, and believe me, nobody will be interested in your death at all. You''ll be like the countless thousands, and simply be giving the honor of dying for the sake of humanity and that would be the end of your story. So if you love yourself, start doing as you''re taught for two years now!!!" Fatty Zhang said, and this time, Hael could sense the seriousness in his voice. "I owe you a lot, Zhang. A lot!" Hael dered with a serious expression. How many times had he been lost or have almost died? But like a true brother, the fatty had always stood by him. He truly owed him a lot. "You can repay me with a treat of doughnuts after the mission. Nowe along, soldier, we have a death mission toplete!" Zhang dered as he quickly ran after the group, Hael following behind this time with a serious expression on his face. This was no longer the time to y; his life now was at risk. "I have lost everything from Atheria. My father, my mother, my 500 loyal guardians who died without a single shred of doubt so just that I could escape. My fate has formerly been sealed before. But now I have a new chance, a chance to change everything. "This mission won''t be thest for me, for the sake of the five hundred guardians, for the sake of my father and my mother. For the sake of what is rightfully mine, this won''t be the end of me..." Hale swore as he joined the group and through the stormy desert, they walked on, leaving footprints on the ground which soon got covered by the blowing sands. A simple phenomenon yet brought about a spine-chilling premonition. Perhaps, that would be how their deaths will be covered up if they ever returned. "It is here, right here. The doorway to settlement is right here!!!" Captain Aelia dered as the entire group halted their advances and looked around the ce. There was nothing in sight but an endless expanse of never-ending sands. "But...But this is only a desert, Captain!" A soldier whispered as Hale turned to look at the Captain and noticed she was holding a circr astral ball that was currently pulsing with a strange light. ''So that is what they use to track them. But, why can''t they all see that the settlement is just below them!?'' Hale thought in his head as he looked beneath their feet and he could clearly see the strange multicolored particles present in the air that pulsed out from beneath the sands. That, to Hael, was the sign of a person who had unlocked his first gate in Atheria, the ability to perceive elemental energy. But strangely all the crew couldn''t sense it. Or they would have seen it already. Could it be that the humans here can''t cultivate this elemental energy that they call prana and only the Eldritched can?" Hale mused secretly before deciding. "Hey, Captain!" He called out as Aelia felt that strangely disgusting voice ringing in her ears once more. "What is it, Kiddo?" "I feel a strange force field beneath my feet, as if there is something beneath the ground. I just want to ask if you''re all feeling it too..." Hale said with a confused expression as Aleia''s face immediately shifted frown, and only now did she feel it, that strange force around her leg. "Of course, if they choose to settle in the middle of the desert, then would it be any ce but the Underground?" /////Supreme''s Note///// Every 500 chapters = 1 Extra Chapter :) I really need your support for thispetition!! Chapter 10: SHIT!!! FIRREEEE!!!

Chapter 10: SHIT!!! FIRREEEE!!!

Immediately, Captain Aelia said that, two of the soldiers moved forward, both of them stretching their hands out, and magically, a small hole opened up on the metallic armor covering their palms. What followed was arge stream of air that shifted away the sand particles from the surface of the metallic covering. After 30 seconds of blowing away the sand, the air finally stopped oozing out of their palms. What was now on the ground was a circr metallic covering made of some strange dark crystal that radiated with motes of dark energy to Hael. Bending to the ground, one of the soldiers carefully twisted the metallic covering and removed it. With a raised hand signal, fingers clenched in a countdown of five seconds, Captain Aelia immediately jumped down the hole, her intense stare shing around the darkness as she held her guns tightly in her hands while scanning the area. But she could easily see there was no visible difference. Immediately after five seconds of her being in the hole, the entire group started descending down the hole, and Hael, who just happened to be thest to jump in, simply followed the crowd''s movement. Looking around him, he saw a pretty huge dark cave illuminated by the multicolored crystals hung all over therge stctites and stgmites emerging from the ground and from the top of the dark ceiling. A long narrow path that continued far into the distance could be seen, and immediately the group steadily and stealthily advanced forward, white light from their guns illuminating the area for Hael to see as they rapidly traversed the straight and smooth path of the cave. Thirty minutester, the group was still traversing, the sight of the smallest creature not having been caught, nor a single anomaly having arisen. That was when the feeling of danger began assaulting Hael''s senses, the feeling as if something bad was about to happen. And that was what made him even more vignt, as he spread out his senses and tried to connect with it, the only thing he was familiar with from Aetheria, and seemed to be unchanged no matter the location: the Mana. He could almost feel it as if they were just an inch from his face. The Mana present in the air were usually multicolored, based on what he had learned from the books, and the multicolored light is due to the various elemental energies in their essence. But when he ''saw'' the mana present in the cave, the essences were pitch ck and looked like wandering snakes in a swamp, a pitch-ck energy that flickered in and out of existence. It was the first time Hael had ever seen such a color of mana and the strange phenomenon of there being only a single type of mana energy present in the air. Having connected with the mana current, he tried to sense more, trying to feel just where the source of the mana was, and that was when he noticed an abnormality of Mana that shouldn''t have been there, those mana were carefully hidden away from sight, under the runic lines that were deeply etched on the surface of the ground. "These Mana are different from the mana in the room. Unlike the free mana in the cave, this one is restricted as if it had already been issued with amand, and it covered our path, just ten meters away from us. A restricted mana runic line on our path," Hael wondered before his eyes widened in shock. This can only be a trap... "Uh, Captain?" Hael suddenly called out, as the various shes of light and guns from the soldiers were immediately pointed towards his face, causing sweat to drip down Hael''s neck. He didn''t know how destructive a gun was, but seeing how the soldier clutched it even tighter than how a sword is clenched, believing it could save them from the harm of the unknown, it wasn''t a good choice to have so many pointed in front of his face. "What is it, kiddo?" Captain Aelia whispered out as Hael pointed to the ground, causing the soldier to shift away from him and point the light to the ground. "Do those fancy lines look strange to you, Captain Aelia?" Hael asked as Aelia turned away from him and looked at the strange runic lines, crouching on the ground, with her hands moving closer. It suddenly stopped an inch from touching the lines as Aelia''s eyes shed. "These aren''t fancy lines, these are traps made from their forsaken dark magic!" Captain Aelia dered as she rose up from the ground, and spreading their light into the distance, they could see that the lines almost covered the entire area, leaving only a zig-zag path that was rtively free from those runic lines. "Hey Hael..." Captain Aelia suddenly called out as Hael turned his attention to her. "Yes, Captain Aelia..." "Come and stand behind me, and replicate every of my steps. I don''t trust you enough to think you wouldn''t activate the traps due to some stupid sorry mistake that could potentially ruin the mission..." Captain Aelia said as Hael''s eyebrow furrowed, but he got tapped on the shoulder by Zhng, who gave him a look that said, ''You can trust her.'' "Yes, Captain Aelia..." Hale replied, and he made his way forward,ing to stand directly behind Captain Aelia. Immediately, the signal to keep moving forward was sent as the group began moving forward in a strange zig-zag manner, even though the narrow path was no wider than ever. Standing behind Captain Aelia wasn''t only safe for Hale, as she was no doubt the strongest one among them and should better save his sorry ass in case of danger. He could also now experience the dark magic present in those lines and the deeper they went, the more than Hael recognized something, something very strange. "Captain Aelia..." He whispered behind her back as they kept advancing forward. "What is it, Kiddo?" "I feel like... I feel like..." Hale struggled to say as Captain Aelia immediately stopped from her feet, the same as the rest of the soldiers, and she turned her full attention to Hael. "You feel like what, Hael?" "I feel like these traps were made just two minutes ago..." Hale dered as Captain Aelia''s face massively changed, and in the next second, she immediately raised her gun directly into the air, and there it was, arge group of strange alien creatures that hung around the ceilings on all fours, their pitch-ck eyes currently staring at them. "SHIT!!! FIRE!!!!" Chapter 11: First Time Sighting An Eldritch!!!

Chapter 11: First Time Sighting An Eldritch!!!

The abyssal darkness of the ceiling was illuminated by the powerful sound of ultra-damage bullets rushing out towards the ceiling as Hael''s eyes shed in horror seeing those creatures that shed around the ceiling on all fours, their ruby-red eyes shing in the darkness. They had strange dark scales covering every part of their bodies and were coated in some strange slimy secretion, while their body structure looked like that of a human crouched on all fours, though leaner than normal. Their legs were in the shape of wolves, and their abyssal dark ws left 2-centimeter imprints in the stctite and stgmite present in the ceilings as they jumped around with speed, bing shes of dark. But what gave Hale the most chills was their hair; it was like the legs of an octopus, bouncing around as if it had a sentience of its own, and from the middle of their chest cave, one of those octopus tails. Their appearance being called grotesque would still be nice, and he had an urge to simply sit down on his butt and puke out all he ate, as the two pistols he had in his hands kept shaking. Unlike Hale, the amateurish prince brought to war against devil creatures, the group was a deadly crew who have been training for this for almost two years, and they all stood back to back, firing the guns into the sky. "The Eldritch dark magic works mainly from their body. Their hair and ws are the most fearsome weapons of war. Simply prevent them from getting close and soon, they''ll all be ughtered!!!" The calm and simultaneously loud voice of Captain Aliea resounded as the soldiers stood back to back and continuously fired. Hael tried firing a couple of times, but his gunshots never met at all; the Eldritch were simply too fast, and before he could even pull the trigger, they were already gone from his sight. "What the!!!" Hale suddenly screamed out as one of those Eldritch creatures suddenly appeared before him with speed. One of its octopus hairshing towards his face with devastating power as Hale felt his body suddenly pause. "MOVE! MOVE!" He screamed in his head, but his body terribly failed as the tailsh came closer and closer towards his face, and Hale closed his eyes. SLASH PUUUUNCHIII Hot blood sshed into the air, as Hale felt his heart go cold, but there was something strange. He didn''t feel any pain, and the blood tasted..salty!? I mmediately he opened his eyes only to catch the sight of the Eldritch who attacked him, having its octopus hair getting shed off by a sharp de emerging from Captain Aliea''s forearm, and in the next split second. A gun slipped down from Captain Aelia''s waist and then... BAANG BANG BANG The sound of three shots rang out loud and clear as the Eldritch had its head blown up into a pulp and fell down beneath her feet, dead. Standing there while looking at the dead body, Hale''s heart almost stopped beating as he felt the intense gaze of someone shing by his body and it was none other than that of Captain Aelia who already ced her long assault rifle in her hands and resumed shooting already. "Go to the middle, Kiddo. They are trying toe closer from your position..." Captain Alei said and in the next second, a hole was opened up by the crew as Hael slipped into it, leaving him in the middle of everything while the crew kept firing. 3 minutester... The murky stench of death and blood filled the entire cave area, as dark liquid covered the crew to their ankles, while on the ground,id the boy of about 200 Eldritch creatures, who all had various openings on their body, and most of them reduced to a bloody pulp. HUU HUU HUU HUU He could hear the sound of the soldier''s breathing out like a man who just ran a 10,000 meters marathon, yet their hands could still be seen on their weapons, the shlight from their guns shing all over the dark ceilings, even as white gas, which could only be due to exhaustion, puffed out of their mouths. "Monsters. This is a group of monsters..." Hale thought in his head. The people before him had just ughtered a total of 200 creatures, their blood filling up to their ankles, yet their eyes showed no emotions at all. No fear, no anger, no sadness, justser-focused eyes. "That is all of them in this area, you all can rx now..." Captain Aelia''s voice resounded as the crew lowered their weapons and stood upright before breaking their circr format. "Did anyone here suffer an injury..." Captain Alei''s voice resounded, but everyone shook their head, showing they had no sort of injury at all. Heck, the Eldritch couldn''t evene close to 3 meters before them, before they were all gunned down. No Captain..." "That is good to hear..." Captain Aelia said as she directed her attention towards Hale and slowly walked forward. STEP STEP STEP Walking towards him, while covered up to toe in dark blood, and her weapon still releasing steam from it, Hale''s heart almost jumped out of his chest from fear, but suddenly he felt it. A strange abnormally fast dark magic moving towards him. But with Captain Aelia standing in front of him, it would no doubt rip through her. "Watch out!!!" Hael roared out and reflexively, his body moved as he took a single step forward and soared forward towards Captain Aelia. SOAR RIIIIIIIP The sound of the chained dagger rapidly shing forward with speed echoed throughout the cave as the dagger shed forward towards Captain Alei''s face who immediately bent on a knee, avoiding the de and also avoiding the 0.5 meters long needle shooting towards the back of her head as Haal''s dagger furiously smashed against the needle. BLEEERGHH BOOOOOOOOM Blood sprayed out of his lips, and like an artillery shell, Hael shot backwards faster than the eyes of the group could see, as he smashed through the wall of the cave digging through itpletely, amidst the sound of bone breaking to pieces. BANG BANG BANG The sound of three gunshots rang out, a split second after Hael smashed into the wall, as Captain Alei turned behind her and shot straight forwards. SCREECH Shrill screeching resounded through the darkness followed by a dull thud, which the group perceived as a body falling uncontrobly to the ground! And then silence reigned supreme... Chapter 12: Hael, A Traitor!?

Chapter 12: Hael, A Traitor!?

"What... what the hell just happened?" "I... I don''t know." "Hey, Hael, are you okay?.." The slightly worried voice of Zhang rang out as he rapidly advanced towards the area where Hael crashed into. Immediately, he could see the blue hair hidden under the gigantic rubble. "Holy shit!!!" Zhang cursed as he quickly moved towards therge rubble, and with a swift jerk, the boulder was sent flying into the distance. "COUGH, COUGH." "Hey bro. You okay?" Zhang asked as he raised Hael to his butt and reclined him against the wall. "Yes, yes..." Blood dripped down his lips as he held his right shoulder tightly. STEP STEP STEP The sound of footsteps could be heard resounded through the area as the entire crew moved towards him. Zhang shifted to the side as Captain Aelia walked forward towards him, crouching to his level before turning to look at his shoulders before turning to look at him in the eyes. And for a moment, Hael could swear her eyes softened for a little before immediately disappearing just as fast as it came. "Are you really okay?" She asked, her blue pupils seeming to hide a volcano of anger in them. "I just broke my left shoulder. I''ll be fine, but I''m afraid I''ll be useless in a fight. I only know how to use my right arm..." Hael replied as Aelia''s eyebrows furrowed. Suddenly, she tapped on her wrist area, and immediately, a small handkerchief suddenly appeared out of thin air. His eyes widened in shock from the strange urrence, but he had no time to ask, as Captain Aelia wrapped the handkerchief around his shoulder and then... CRACK CRAAACK The sound of bones getting rearranged rang out as Hael clenched his teeth from the pain. An incredibly hot feeling spread through his senses as the broken shoulder was immediately resolved. But then the coldness from the handkerchief immediately cleared away that feeling, and it was then reced by a feeling of numbness as Captain Aleia wrapped it tightly around his shoulder. "That should make sure you don''t need a robotic transntation..." Captain Aleia said as Hael raised an eyebrow at the strange word. "Captain Aelia..." The call came from none other than one of the soldiers as Captain Aleia broke off her eye contact and turned to look at the soldier. "Yes?" "I''ve counted the number of Eldritch creatures present here. There are a total of 206. There are still about 100 more in this settlement..." "Then that means our mission is yet to bepleted. We must keep advancing forward..." Captain Aleia said before turning to look at the battered Hael. "It is best if you go without me. I won''t be of much help, not like I was of any in the former battle. I''ll be safer here..." Hael said with his eyes down as Captain Aleia looked at him with furrowed eyebrows. "Then I owe you an intense training after this. You really are one hell of a sucker, Hale..." "Thanks in advance, captain. And I have to say, you pronounce my name really well..." Hael said, chuckling to himself as Captain Aleia snorted. It was truly the first time she had called the young man by his name even though she had called him more than 7 times now... "Let''s move..." With onest look, Captain Aleiamanded as the group continued on their path of advancement and rapidly disappeared into the dark cave, leaving Hael alone in the darkness of the cave. "I''m very weak, even though I have awakened the first gate of the Nine petals. I can''t feel my element at all. I have to cultivate, but I also don''t have the Moon Petals Arcana Grimiore. It is in the dynasty''s libraries. I am screwed!!!" Hael whispered to himself with mockery, but he soon regained the light in his eyes. "If I can''t cultivate my Nine magical petals magic here, then I''ll focus on this world''s way of cultivation. I''ll fuse with as many cores and rise to the very peak of the strength hierarchy. Then I''ll find my way back home..." Hael mused out the small n he had formed in his head when suddenly... WHEEZE COUGH COUGH The sound of wheezing and coughing echoed through the darkness as Hael immediately directed his attention away from his thoughts and looked towards the direction where the voice came from... It was from none other than the ce where the needle attack that had almost killed him came from... Borrowing the light from the darkness, at the top of the ceilings. Hael pushed himself up as he walked towards the ce where the cough came from. His boots made sshing sounds from walking as he navigated through the corpse of the Eldritch, while doing all he could to stop himself from puking, from the sights of the various intestines and organic parts in the small river of blood. After 3 minutes of struggling, He finally arrived at the area where the voice came from, as his eyes narrowed, trying to find the source but he saw nothing but pitch ck darkness asionally illuminated by the multicolored crystals... "COUGH, COUGH..." The cough resounded once more, this time closer than ever as Hael turned his attention towards a stctite just by his side and he finally saw the pitch ck darkness that was currently staring at him. Like a mouse getting caught stealing candies by a cat, Hael retreated backward, his legs getting caught by the corpse behind him, and he smashed his butt onto the ground, blood sshing all over the space... Silence reigned once more as Hale regained himself and tore out a small bright crystal from the surface of the stgmite and pointed it towards the ce, and he once more saw it... The figure of an obviously female Eldritch who currently had dark blood staining down her dark lips as she stood, her left hand on her right arm whichid limply to her side. Her wild fangs bared at him like a beast as she looked at him with an extremely murderous expression that sent chills down his spine, yet... Hael advanced forward as he unwrapped the cold handkerchief around his arms before crouching in front of her and stretching his hands forward... SCREEEECHHH!!! Chapter 13: Hael’s Impossible Ability!

Chapter 13: Hael''s Impossible Ability!

Her loud, beastly screech rang out as Hael immediately went rigid where he stood, raising both hands into the air with a handkerchief to signify he was unarmed. Walking towards her, this time she didn''t screech, allowing him to crouch before her and examine her shoulders. He could see there was currently a pretty gigantic hole present in it, and turning to look at her chest, another hole was also present, no doubt having ripped through her heart. There was nothing more that could be done; the alien before him was long gone already. But still, he wrapped the handkerchief around her arms, offering her what littlefort he could. Instantly, he noticed a vein popping on her forehead from the horrific pain disappearing, and she let out a small growl of relief. "Yes, that must have really hurt a lot," Hael mused to himself, as he noticed her suddenly jerking her head to him, her eyes shing with intense shock... SCREECH, GRRUU, RUUUU The set of incoherent words rang from her mouth as Hael raised an eyebrow... "Yes, I can understand you. Is that shocking?" he asked as he watched her disbelief. It had to be known that one of the reasons for so much chaos and unforgiving brutality of the ongoing war was that the average Eldritch couldn''tmunicate with a human. Only the very high echelon Eldritch could speak the humannguage, but the young man before her could speak such. GRRUUUUU, FIRU ZUUUUU....[You''re not a human!] [A/N: Those are the words that she spoke but to avoid it being too awkward, I will be tranting directly to English and enclosing it in a bracket. Hope you all forgive me for the sudden intrusion...] "How do you know that?" He asked, his expression turning strange. Hael didn''t see himself as a non-human, though he truly might have quickly sided with a force without even knowing the reason for the war''s urrence, which could have been a little bit of hasty judgment, but he was pretty sure,pared to the Eldritch who looked no different from beasts. He at least chose a family. Slowly, he watched as she stretched out her ws, cing them on her chest, and then closed her eyes. Silence enveloped the ce for a while before she immediately snapped her eyes open, the darkness in her eyes now starting to revolve with speed, as Hael jerked back a little, breaking off the contact to his chest. "Your heart. It is rippling with magic. A very pure magic energy, that is empowering my dark magic! Humans don''t have magic at all in their bodies," she said aloud in shock as Hael touched his chest and felt nothing but its crazy pounding, which could be only due to fear. Standing before a beast with ws enough to rip open his heart, how could he stand unflinching? Of course, he was as scared as hell. "Wait. Your chest, it is burning," Hael pointed out as he directed her attention to her heart and truly noticed the burning smoke on it. {What is this?} She asked confused when suddenly she felt warm hands grab onto hers and in the next seconds, her hands were ced on Hael''s chest. GROOOOWWWLLLL An intense growl of pain escaped her lips immediately as her hands made contact with his chest, as the ce in her heart began burning brightly and right before Hael''s eyes, he watched as a tiny metallic object dropped from the open space, and in the next second, the flesh began gumming together. Two minutes passed, as Hael broke off contact with his chest and copsed on his back, heaving like a man who had run a 5000-meter marathon. He felt weak, incredibly weak, yet he forced himself to sit up as he looked at the female Eldritch who now had the hole in her chestpletely closed up. And with a curious expression on his face, he watched as she unwound the bandage that he wrapped around her left arm, and Hael''s jaw dropped noticing the wound had already closed uppletely. {How did you do that?} She asked as Hael touched his beating chest with confusion in his eyes. He didn''t understand at all. Immediately, she rose back up on her feet,pletely healed of her injuries, as she looked at Hael, and this time Hael could feel the swirling mass of darkness in her eyes, as she looked at him, eyes shing in confusion. He could sense the same emotion in her eyes when they first attacked them. The beastly emotion to kill! The intense hate, and now they were all directed towards him. GROOOOWWWLLLL His face changed hearing the beastly growl, and in the next second, she moved as Hael closed his eyes, yet in the next second, the incredible pain he was expecting never came, and instead, what he felt was being wrapped in an extremely cold bosom and hands, as the cold breath trickling down his neck. {Thank you. Thank you for saving my life,}she said as Hael''s heart finally resided in their breathing as he patted her back and released him from her tight grasp. "I still don''t know your name..." {Nyx. My name is Nyx Royalworth,} she replied. "Sounds like the name for a royal," Hael mused to himself. "If you''re not a human, then that means you have also been transported here from your world," she began as Hael gave a nod before suddenly her eyebrows furrowed as he turned to look at her in shock. "Could it be that you were also transported here from your world?" Hael asked in shock as she gave a nod. {Tell me when and how you end up here, and I''ll tell you how we were able to survive here this long and tell you the truth about this war that the higher echelons of the Humans will never tell you...} Nyx said sitting down cross-legged before him as Hael''s eyebrows furrowed. He still didn''t know if he could trust her not, and he was able to sense that, she understood that too... Chapter 14: The Reason Behind The War!

Chapter 14: The Reason Behind The War!

"If you don''t want to tell me, it''spletely okay. I will simply also refrain from telling you the truth about us and..." "It''s called Aetheria..." The words resounded as Nyx raised up her eyes and saw Hael''s ocean blue eyes staring into hers. "The world Ie from is called Aetheria. A world where magic is a prettymon thing and we don''t have the metallic objects that the humans carry around, nor those spaceships that fly in the sky. We are a that mainly operates based on the power obtained from the runes..." "Your world is primeval. It was taken from ancient times.." She responded as Hael shrugged. "Due to an unfortunate incident, I drowned, and at the bottom of the sea, I found this dark portal. Of course, I got sucked into it and then I found myself on the spaceship heading towards this ce. That was how I got here..." "You have not even a clue at all, do you?" Nyx asked as Hael shook his head. "My Eldritch racees from just a world like yours, Primeval, or you all it ancient. And we also had this magic too, even though it wasn''t really called that. More of a natural ability..." Nyx began as Hael listened attentively. "We were transported to this world, Earth, due to an apocalypse that happened in my world. One day, the sky opened up, and within it were terrifying vortexes that exuded a dragging force that dragged the majority of us into it, and when we opened our eyes we were weed by the sight of a new world." "We were at first wary of the humans when we arrived, just twenty years ago, and ording to what I heard, the humans were pretty weing..." "They were weing, even though you all resemble beasts?" Hael asked as Nyx shook her head. "This is not our true form. This is ourbat form, made from dark magic maniption..." Nyx said and in the next second, Hael watched her rapidly morph and his jaws dropped to the ground. "Right now in front of him was a female human, with long dark hair and a circr shaped face, her eyes were pitch ck, and she had a very full pair of pink lips, beautifully arranged below her light brown skin color. Her hands, which were formerly ws with dried patched skin, immediately cleared away, and her skin regained a beautiful smooth light brown color with her ws returning back to normal. "Do I look different to that female captain of your crew?" Nyx asked as Hael sat there dumbly, still shocked at such a transformation but he quickly regained himself. "No, you look just like a human female..." "The Humans were weing to us, and they preferred to make us work for them, making us use our superior magical abilities to help further their own race''s evolution, in exchange for a safe ce for us to stay..." "But the male Eldritch had different ns. They knew there was no way they could return back to their world, and knew well, while the humans were indeed weak right now. If they gained their help, it could lead to a rapid advancement in the Human''s race evolution, and once the humans grow as strong as they are or even more. Then who knows if they''ll keep the deal. Then, they would have no use for their help anymore and their future would be uncertain... "So Instead of cing their hands at the mercy of the humans, they created a n.." Nyx said as Hael''s eyebrows furrowed. "To dominate Earth, and rule over the humans..." Haelpleted as Nyx''s eyes shed in visible shock. "How do you know that?" "You said that the Eldritch can use magic that the humans can''t. They are far superior in abilitiespared to the average human, and they saw no way back home, meaning this Earth would be theirst abode. Then the only choice is to make this world a new safe abode and to do that, the original upier of it would have to be wiped out. It is even more a bold idea since the humans are weaker than them. It should be easy to dominate earth and regain their future in their hands. Nothing is stopping them from dering a war. It is a tactical move..." Hael replied as easy as breathing and true to his word, that was what really caused the war between the humans and the Nyx. "You got it right..." Nyx said with a nod as Hael gave a nod before his eyebrows furrowed. "So why is it a war then? You said the Eldritch can use magic. These guns that they use are really fancy but in the world Ie from where people use magic, they are nothing but fancy toys. So why is this even a war? It should be a smooth massacre..." Hael said out loud. He knew well if his Winterfall dynasty had been the Eldritch instead, then people like Captain Aleia would be easily ripped apart by a person who has unlocked his first gate and had a good grasp of his first petal element. There was no way those toys were superior to true powerful arcane abilities. "That was what the higher-ups thought. But the humans found a way. A way to fuse themselves with their strange technology, and then they insert nuclear core into their heart to power the machines that are present in their body. An example is that Captain of yours, while she might look like a human. She actually has a core in her chest rippling with energy that powers the machines that have been ced in her body, massively boosting her uracy and herbat attributes, like speed, agility, and stamina. There are seven stages to the human cultivation level, and your captain is only at the second level. As for those humans at the 7th, they can match our leaders on equal ground. Besides, the humans'' numbers are simply too great. If they are not strong enough, they make up with numbers and their deadly weapons." Chapter 15: Which Side Do You Choose

Chapter 15: Which Side Do You Choose

"So you understand why we still struggle in this war with the humans and are hiding in different sectors on Earth," Nyx said as Hael gave repeated nods. "Now that you know the reason behind the war, I want to ask you a very important question that changes everything..." Nyx said as she rose up from her sitting position and her dark eyes looked at Hael, the dark vortex in them slowly beginning to revolve. It was a sign that Hael took to represent her shifting back to her beastly form. "You just came to this world 5 hours ago, meaning you have no affiliation with the humans or the Eldritches. Which side do you wish to join in this war?" Nyx said as the pressure in the darkness massively increased, and Hael felt his spine shudder in his back, but with an equally serious expression, he gave his answer... "I choose none!" "WHAT!?" Nyx asked, shocked by the unexpected reply. She had been expecting him to choose the humans, probably because that was where hended when he came to this world. ording to the way she purposefully narrated her tale, the humans were the ones currently with the upper hand in this war, while he might have joined the Eldritch forces because she was currently threatening to rip him apart. But never did she expect him to have chosen none of both sides... "I said I don''t choose to join neither the human nor the Eldritch. I won''t be directly involved in this war...." Hael dered as Nyx snorted coldly. "That''s bullshit..." "No, it isn''t. I came to a strange alien world, and you think I''ll partake in some god-forsaken war that has nothing to do with me? You forgot I have a ce I aming from?" Hael asked as Nyx raised an eyebrow at him. "Aetheria..." "Correct. My n right now is to find my way back to where I wasing from. So you both keep fighting your way and seeking to dominate each other. Once I find a way back, I''ll be gone from this ce immediately..." "That''s funny. You think we, the Eldritch, don''t wish to return back to our world? We are fighting because we see no way back home. What you want to do will only be a fruitless endeavor. Besides, you came here with nothing but your pants on. How will you get your hands on resources to find your way back? Resources that our entire Eldritch race, after working hard for ten years as ves for the humans, couldn''t get? You''ll only be a mere pawn in this war, used by those who are far stronger and would lie to you that they have what you are seeking for..." Nyx said as Hael simply looked at her with a listless expression. "I actually don''t really care which side you join. All I know is you saved my life, and now I just saved yours too by not ripping my ws through your throat right now and eliminating a potential threat for both races. Besides, even though you have a very pure magic essence in your body, you''re actually very weak. Once the humans find out that a human among them can use magic, which is you? What do you think they will do? Praise you as a hero? No! They will rip you apart, just as they were secretly doing to us ten years ago, and try to uncover the source of your magic. So stay with the humans and live in fear of your magic being exposed forever, or abandon your magic and fuse with technology... Only our Eldritch race will ept you for who you are. Besides, your strange magic can bring us back from the doors of death, which means you will be protected like a treasure if youe to us. Once you realize your search for a way back home is a useless endeavor, then you can think about my words carefully and make your choice...." "I never met you, and you never met me. Goodbye, alien...." Nyx said and in the next second, she dispersed into dark shadows, rapidly moving back towards the exit where the group climbed in from... "That changed pretty fast..." Hael mused to himself as he looked at where Nyx disappeared to, before suddenly, thick dark veins appeared all over Hael''s eyes, as dark blood dripped down his eyes... "What the hell is going..." ROOOOOOOOOARRRR An intensely powerful beastly roar that shook the entire cave boomed out from Hael''s mouth as horrific green veins wriggling like snakes appeared all over his body... ROOOOOOOOOOOOAR Another beastly roar boomed out once more as those green veins rapidly changed into an intense dark color, and his blood flowed hundreds of times faster, releasing an unbelievable amount of heat into Hael''s body, whose teeth already had cracks on them, due to how hard he was clenching them together... PAIN!!! A SUDDEN HORRIFYING PAIN THAT MADE HIM WANT TO RIP OUT HIS HEART AND KILL HIMSELF!!! BADDDUUUUMP The ground beneath his feet gave way, as a powerful force undted forth from his body, rippling outwards in a circr manner and crumbling apart the various stgmites and stctites that covered the cave... Hael''s hands moved towards his chest, trying to grab it, but his hands automatically smashed down on the ground as if they weighed a thousand pounds and once more... BAAAADDUUUUMP BAADUUUUUUUUUMP BAAAADUUUUUUMMMPPP His heart began pumping loudly within his chest, every muscle disintegrating all that was present around his surrounding... Suddenly Hael felt the pitch-ck darkness surrounding him suddenly illuminated by an astral blue light managing to pique Hael''s curiosity even through the horrific pain, and then he focused and finally found the source of the light. It was... it was his forehead! Right now, on Hael''s forehead, the nine petals flower ruin was now present on his forehead, and one of the nine petals was now undting with powerful energy... "SHIT! I just started undergoing my first awakening an opening my first gate now. But... But it is never this painful!!!" Hael said through clenched teeth, and in the next second.... BAAAAAAANG It was like a sledgehammer was aimed at the back of his head as he immediately copsed face-t, and the light on his forehead rapidly disappearing... Thest thing he heard was... "Hael, are you okay..." "The mission has beenpleted, get him back to the spaceship, NOW!!!" /////Supreme''s Note//// Weekly Power Stones Goal! 250 Power Stones=1 Extra Chapter 500 Powestones= 2 Extra Chapters 1000 Powestones = 3 Extra Chapters 3000 Powestones+ 7 Extra Cahpters I really need your help for thispetition!! Chapter 16: A Strange Entity...

Chapter 16: A Strange Entity...

[Error..Error...] [Fusion process is being fought against..] [Error. Host''s Primordial moon bloodline is resisting against the system..] [Host''s primordial bloodline has been forcefully overridden...] [Fusion process will now begin...] [10% Fusion process...] [30% Fusion process...50% Fusion process...90% Fusion process...] [Stats interface and skills interface have been sessfully integrated. Host''s bodily interface is integrating.] [95% FUSION COMPLETE...99% Fusionplete...] [100% fusion processpleted] [Congrattions, Host has sessfully fused with the Infinity Guardian System..] [Congrattions on Host''s first sessful awakening of the first petals of the moon petals...] [Congrattions, Host''s first attribute has been awakened...] [Host has awakened the Eldritch Magic, due to a very recent and close association to one...] [Host has developed new skills...] The astral blue notification panels were close to ending as Hael looked at the hundreds of notifications with dazed eyes. Stretching forth his hands, it passed through the skin without touching anything as Hael forcefully bnced his groggy gaze and focused on it. "What are..." "You''re finally awake..." The words rang out in the room as Hael immediately sat up from the bed and just at his foot was none other than the familiar blue-haireddy who was currently looking at him with a big and mocking smile. "Captain Aelia?" Hael asked in surprise as her astral blue eyes kept looking at him, her hands folded into a fist and staring at him curiously. "Who would have thought the one who thinks I am unworthy of my position, passes out from a simple shoulder break. You really are pathetic..." Captain Aelia said as Hael''s face turned bright red. That said, how did he even pass out? "Captain Aelia, you''re not wearing your armor?" Hael said, pointing to her shirt as he noticed she was currently wearing a short-sleeved shirt, revealing her left arm which was currently enveloped in strange dark and red tattoos, and baggy trousers that reached up to her ankle. "What? You think I wear that all the time?" She asked with a raised eyebrow as Hael shook his head. "Shouldn''t we be on a mission right now or?" "You''ve been asleep for three days now, sleepyhead. And the doctor already fixed your shoulder injury since two days ago? How you slept so long is a bit confusing and mystifying since nothing wrong has been discovered on you," Captain Aelia said with suspicious eyes as Hael also looked at her with confused eyes. "Ah, idiot. Get off the bed and let''s get going already..." Captain Aelia said as Hael turned to get down when suddenly his eyes opened wide as he turned to look at himself only to see that he was clothed in a white gown. Somebody had taken off his armor and Hael automatically grabbed his crotch as he heard the sound of a giggle ringing out from the exit and a vein popped on his head. "You have made me feast your eyes on that feminine body of yours, twice now. You owe me big time, Hael," Captain Aelia said as Hael snorted. If anyone had dared feast their eyes on his body when he was still a prince in the Winterfall Dynasty, then being sentenced to five years of darkness was being merciful. And here is this damn captain, telling him he owes her for feasting her eyes on his body. "Huuu..." Heaving loudly to settle his anger, he walked towards her, trying to move past the exit where she was currently standing but saw she made no move. "Um, Captain Aelia.." "Huh?" "I need to exit the room.." "So?" "Might you shift a little from the way, and let me pass..." "I have a question for you, Hael," Captain Aelia said as Hael raised an eyebrow. "What is it, captain?" "Can you read?" She said as she pointed back to the bed where he stood up from and there was currently a nylon bag holding a T-shirt and trousers rested on it while behind it were the words... ALL SUCCESSFULLY DISCHARGED PATIENTS MUST NOT MOVE OUT OF THE ROOM WITH THE HOSPITAL''S GOWN ON. THEY ARE 50 STAR COINS AND NOT DASHED OUT BY THE HOSPITAL!!! "Tch, talk of a stingy hospital..." Hael mused to himself as he walked over to the bed and grabbed the bag before bringing out the clothes from it. Touching the material, it felt a little different in his hands. The green-colored T-shirt was light, and at the same time heavy while the trousers were just straight thick and heavy at the same time. Preparing to take off the white shorts on his neck, he suddenly stopped as he turned to look at Captain Aelia who raised an eyebrow at him. "What?" "I want to dress up..." Hael replied, feeling a headache already. "So?" "I need some privacy..." "Do you know the rule 67 of Act 5 of the Orcana Military group?" Captain Aelia said with a smirk. "No, I don''t.." Hael replied unbothered. "Well, it says that, any crew member caught hiding anything from his or her crew captain can be punished severely by his or her captain, or forced to obey one of her wills to atone for his crime," Captain Aelia said as Hael''s eyebrows twitched repeatedly. "Does my hiding anything, including hiding my manhood?" Hael asked as Captain Aelia''s smile idened even more. "Yes, it does..." "Just who made those stupid rules in the first ce?" Hael asked with a raised eyebrow as Captain Aelia kept looking at him, with no intention of averting her eyes. It seems to Hael that she was just doing it to embarrass him. Unfortunately, Hael got easy to handle it. Snorting coldly in disdain, he ravaged the bedsheet on the bed, before hanging it on the two long sticks nted at the base of the bed. And then he simply went behind it, sessfully blocking the gaze of Captain Aelia from him, and then he took off his clothes as he quickly changed into the new pair of clothes. Once done, he moved out and spread the bedsheet back on the bed before walking towards Captain Aelia. "Now can you move away, please?" Hael asked as Captain Aelia shifted and with his chest raised, puffed up and head raised high in princely pride, he moved out of the door and exited the hospital room, under the amusing smirk of Captain Aelia... /////Supreme''s Note//// Weekly Power Stones Goal! 250 Power Stones=1 Extra Chapter 500 Powestones= 2 Extra Chapters 1000 Powestones = 3 Extra Chapters 3000 Powestones+ 7 Extra Cahpters I really need your help for thispetition!! Chapter 17: Hael’s Death!

Chapter 17: Hael''s Death!

"Hmm," stepping out of the hospital door, Hael stood rigid where he was as he looked at what spread before him: a ginormous white-colored structure of more than 100 meters in height that stretched as far as the eyes could see. What was even more mind-numbing were the various roads that were strangely hung up in the air, without anything holding them at all. And on those strange roads were various metallic ''caverns'' that traveled around with incredibly fast speed. "What...what is this?" Hael mused out under his breath as he held onto the balcony he was standing on. Only now did he realize he could see everything because he was incredibly high up on the hospital. Around the 70th floor of the skyscraper, looking down from such a height almost made his heart burst out from his chest. "Get ready..." the excited voice rang out behind Hael''s ear. His face immediately changed in the next second when he felt a hand grab onto his right hand and hung it around a neck before... "JUMP!" she screamed out to him, horror shing in Hael''s eyes. In the next second, he was rapidly flying downwards through the air, his blue hair standing directly up like porcupine spikes. "WHAT THE HELL!" Hael screamed out, immediately trying to grab onto something, but failing terribly as they rapidly approached the ground. With no choice, he clung to the only thing avable, as Aliea''s face changed seeing something tightly wrapped around her like a vine. "Hey, what the hell are you doing..." "WE''RE GOING TO DIE, WE''RE GOING TO DIE!!" Hael screamed out like a madman as he looked at the metallic floor below. He might be dumb about how this world works, but he knew well that if he dared tond on the ground, judging from its structure, he would be reduced to paste. "Calm down, kiddo. A first core awakener wouldn''t die from a jump of 150 meters, you idiot!" Aliea said with a smirk. "I haven''t fused with anything at all! I am an ordinary mortal! I will be reduced to a pancake..." Hael screamed out as Aliea furrowed her eyebrows. "Well, I don''t believe you. How about we test it out..." She asked with an evil grin, as Hael''s spine chilled and he lost all hope seeing the ground was already less than ten meters. The only time he had left was to say hisst wish... "I... I just wish, I was never talented..." Hael mused out as Aliea watched the young man who was already dying from fear suddenly regain his calm and then he released his hands from her grasp and closed his eyes. "And maybe that I never saved you back in that cave too..." Hepleted as the ground rapidly inched closer, and the air rapidly blew his T-shirt around, but suddenly everything stopped... The rapidly pping air, the crazy blowing of his T-shirt, the rapid motion. It was like time had stopped on him as Hael slowly opened his eyes, and what he saw was the scene of him being grabbed by a hand and the person holding him up in the air was none other than Captain Aliea... Looking into his blue eyes, she smiled sinisterly and mockingly before raising up her left hand and locking her middle finger and index finger together... "You saved my life back in the cave, and I saved your life now. We''re even, aren''t we?" She said as she dropped him down on his feet and walked out from the gigantic pothole that was present on the ground. ''She smashed directly onto it,'' Hael muttered to himself as he looked at the pothole that was created on the ground and at Captain Aelia who kept walking into the distance like nothing had happened... ''It seems it is really true. Those legs are definitely not of ordinary bones...'' "Walk faster. You have A LOT of questions to answer..." Aliea said as she kept coolly walking forward but heard the sound of running behind her. She thought to herself with a smirk... ''He must have been almost paralyzed to death from the experience. Now he would give me the respect that I deserve...'' But soon she noticed the sound of the running was growing distant as she turned behind her. The sight she saw was that of a young man in a T-shirt running with unbelievable speed and he quickly disappeared among the skyscrapers, and she lost sight of himpletely... "He ran? "Faster...Faster..." Hael screamed out to himself as the wind rapidly brushed against his hair, not even turning to look behind him for a second. He could tell that hanging around with Captain Aliea would only lead to one thing, and that was his early demise. He had almost died twice now from her. He didn''t know how much Lady Luck loved him, but he knew well he didn''t owe her anything. "The crew life is too dangerous. I''ll start as maybe...a simple salesman. And then, I''ll slowly settle down here and live a moderate life. Slowly grow my strength and find my way back. This soldier job is too risky." Hael mused out, quickly forming a mini-n in his head. And after ten minutes of non-stop running, he finally slowed himself down as he discovered he had arrived before a road where all those strange cars were currently moving, just like the ones that were currently in the air. "I have to find a way to get out of here. I''ll be screwed if that monster finds me..." Hael mused out as he turned to the side and carefully watched how the other human called down one of those moving objects, waving three times before one of them finally stopped and its door opened, then drove off. Immediately, a car zoomed from far away and Hael instantly stretched out his hands waving to the car... And surprisingly enough, the car actually came and stopped beside him, on his first try... "Guess Lady Luck really loves me..." Zeras mused as the door of the car was opened up and immediately he jumped into the car, shutting the door... "Drive away from here as fast as possible..." He ordered as the masculine voice rang behind his ears... "Are you being chased by a monster sir?" The masculine voice rang out behind his head. "No, it''s even worse..." "Are sure Sir, Hael..." The voice asked as Hael gave nod. Bit his face immediately changes as h realiaed something. ''How did the driver know his name...'' And instantly he turned to look at who it really was, and simply sta there numbed. "Oh No!" /////Supreme''s Note//// Weekly Power Stones Goal! 250 Power Stones=1 Extra Chapter [Done!] 500 Powestones= 2 Extra Chapters 1000 Powestones = 3 Extra Chapters 3000 Powestones+ 7 Extra Cahpters ---- Instant Bonus Chapters( Within 15 Hrs) Castle or above gift: 5 Chapters +1 Character role in the novel. --- Every month, you will have a maximum of 30 Bonus Chapters up for the grab![29 Left]7 I really need your help for thispetition!! Chapter 18: Unescapable Grasp

Chapter 18: Unescapable Grasp

"Oh yes!" The familiar voice rang out as Hale looked at Captain Aliea, who slowly took off the cap she was wearing with a sinister smirk and started the car before immediately driving off. Trying to quickly kick open the door, what he felt was an intense pain in his foot and the door didn''t even bulge at all... "Why the craziness? It''s not like I''m a monster or something..." Captain Aliea said, this time her voice returning to a strange feminine form from the previous masculine one... "Yes. You really aren''t a monster that flung me down from the 72nd floor of a castle..." Hale roared out as he moved as far away as possible from the monster, just around 7 centimeters... "That''s not a castle, you silly, that''s a skyscraper. Where do you evene from?" Captain Aliea said with mockery, but Hale didn''t let his guard down at all... "And also, I expected you to have fused with your first core or else you wouldn''t be worthy of partaking in the mission in the first ce. So, you''re the one who has a lot to exin to me if you think about it..." Captain Aliea said as Hale looked at her with furrowed eyebrows before sighing... "Ah. To avoid more harm, then I really should tell you something so you don''t identally kill me..." Hale said as Captain Aliea smirked... "Or don''t tell me there''s no rule for killing in this ce..." Hale asked just to be sure if he was at least rtively safe. "Of course there is, you dummy. The rtionship between me and you is that of a captain to a lesser teammate, so if I kill you, which would be no doubt identally, and it is not on a mission, I will get my captain rank demoted. Yeah, that is the maximum punishment that would be given..." She said as Hale''s heart dropped to the bottom of his chest. That is the most stupid thing he had heard in two worlds. Back in the Winterfall Dynasty, if the highest rank, say a royal, killed amoner, then he would be forever wiped out of his royal status with his entire bloodline, and then he would be sentenced to at least ten years in the dungeon, based on how serious the issue was. And all this monster would get is a simple demotion, that could be gained back after years of working hard? "Please, can you let me out of this cavern, and let me go..." "This is not a cavern, you idiot, we''re not in the I9''s. This is a car... The 1 in 20 edition of the Bugano Mi Torino. And also no, I can''t let you go. You are a crew member of mine, and I''m in charge of you..." Captain Aliea said, this time seriously as Hale sighed. "Guess I''m stuck with you then, forever..." "Stuck with one of the most powerful second core awakeners of Sector S, and one of the most beautiful and also the richest. I''ll say you have quite the good luck, don''t you?" Captain Aliea asked as Hale snorted... "Lucky? Tsk" "So back to my questions. How did you get on my crew? Who is your guild leader who rmended me to you, because I can''t find your name on my list of files? And also how do you get in a guild if you haven''t fused with a core yet? And without a core leader rmendation, how do you get into my spaceship?" Captain Aliea asked as Hale''s brain worked at full speed, trying to think of how best to answer the question but failed terribly. He could say he had never lied before in his life. That was something that was uncourteous for a prince. Not like he had ever needed a reason to lie throughout his entire life... "Would you believe me if I say, I used to live in a small vige close to the sea. And then due to a misfortunate event, I got drowned and then magically I found myself in your spaceship, with only my boxers on..." Hale asked, lying to the best of his ability. If that could even be called lying. "I''m not joking..." Captain Aliea said seriously as she looked at him, only to find Hale looking nkly at her... "That''s the truth.." "WHAT!?" Captain Aliea said, looking at those blue eyes that didn''t have the hint of lying at all. If there was an ability of hers that she trusted very much, it would be her ability to sense lies by looking into their eyes. It was one of the things that had made her way to sess as a military very easy. "Yes. It sounds stupid. But it''s the truth..." Hale replied as he looked out through the windows, seeing everything rapidly shuffle past him... But a hand grabbed onto his chin as he found his eyes colliding with another pair of blue eyes. "Are you really speaking the truth?" Captain Aliea said, this time with another level of seriousness. "Yes. I am.." Hale also replied seriously... "Wow! And can you tell me more about your vige? Perhaps I can find a sector that seems to be where you possiblye from..." "Hmm, well, my vige doesn''t have these cars, nor those metallic guns, nor those tall skyscrapers. And also it snows all the time. I have never seen such a bright sun before..." Hale mused out as he looked dazedly at the sun. Atheria was a world perpetually enshrined in four weather conditions shared in four dynasties. The Winterfall Dynasty was just as the name suggested, winter, and that was all Hale had ever seen. The snow. He had never seen other weather conditions before since his birth... And seeing such clear sun right now gave him a much greater euphoria, or say a feeling of much greater satisfaction. It was ten thousand times better than reading it in those strange rusty books... /////Supreme''s Note//// Vote WIth Your Powestones, I really need your support for thispetition!! Chapter 19: You What!?

Chapter 19: You What!?

"Hmmm, that is very strange," Captain Aleia said with furrowed eyebrows as Hael turned to look at her. "The only ce that is so backwater would be Sector Z. But sector Z is not snowy. It is actually a ming hot desert, and that is why it is so backwater. It is not fit for human life. A ce that is snowy and also primordial. I''ve never heard of it. Probably one backwater ce in one of the sectors. Or even in the Eldritch territory..." Captain Aleia mused to herself before turning to look at Hael. "You should be able to find it, if you grow up the rankings enough to have ess to the sectors'' information. And that is the Major rank. Only then will you be able to find your way back home. Guess you won''t be eating grandma''s porridge for a while..." Captain Aleia said, booing at him as Hael kept his deadpan expression. "So Captain Aleia..." Hael called out. "Uh-huh?" "Um, can you drop me off now? I can see you''re a very responsible and busy crew captain. I don''t want to add to one of your headaches by disturbing you with my own matter. So I think it''ll be the best option for both you and me, to kindly drop me off here, and I should find my way back home. Don''t you think..." Hael said with the biggest smile he could fake as he watched Captain Aleia, who was currently fiddling with a strange rectangr device. Suddenly, she pointed it towards his face, and a bright sh of light illuminated Hael''s eyes, causing him to snap them closed. "What is that?" Hael asked, rubbing his eyes which stung a little. "And...Done!" Captain Aleia said as she threw the rectangr device back into an opening in the front seat. "Um, what is done?" Hael asked, feeling a strange feeling of danger suddenly assaulting him. "I just epted you as my personal intern..." " YOU WHAT!?" Hael asked with shock as Captain Aleia turned to look at him with a sinister smirk. "I just epted you as an intern. Even though some, mostly awakeners around my level, would prefer to call it, houseboy!" Captain Aleia said as Hael stood rigid in his seat. "But why!? I never asked you to. How can you do that? Without my permission..." "Dummy, I am a 2nd core awakener expert who is also a captain rank in the revered Orcano military group. To ept an intern, who is an ordinary mortal, all I need is to fill a form, which I already did, and also submit the picture of whoever I choose, smiling. And you just smiled when I took that picture, smiled so brightly even. And like that, my request was immediately epted. It actually used to take around 48 hrs or even more, but guess you''re so lucky..." Captain Aleia narrated on as Hael mmed his back on the seat in exhaustion and simply stared nkly at the top. "Just what do I do to deserve this, revered moon petal.." Hael asked as he sat there nkly. "Dummy, not many people get lost and find such very high ranking person to take them in. Being an intern means a roof over your head, food in your belly, and um, very good training to make you at least quarter as sessful as I am. You''re actually in luck for a person in your situation. Most who move from sector to sector end up bing beggars and thieves and end up in prison. Your case is an exception..." "I just have a single question..." Hael said opening his eyes as he looked at her scrutinizingly. "Ask away, Kiddo..." "How many people have asked to be your intern before and how many have you epted?" Hael asked as Aleia sorted. "Countless have asked, but I have epted none. Why would I bother? It''ll be a waste of my time, and I kinda prefer to live alone in my small house than have some trashe disturb my peace..." Captain Aleia said with a smile as Hael''s eyes furrowed even more. "So, why did you suddenly ept me then? Considering the fact that I don''t even want to be your intern. It''s like you''re forcefully kidnapping me, something very unusual of yourself, ording to what you say.." "Hmm, why did I ept you? That''s a really good question with a very simple answer. You try to run away from me, with every small chance that you get. And that triggers mypetitive spirit to make sure you''re mine, forever!!!" Captain Aleia said as Hael looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "And also due to the fact that we''re so simr..." Shepleted as Hael smirked. "Simr? There''s not a single thing simr about us..." Hael shot back at her. How was he in any way simr with this...monster. Who is definitely unstable and in need of a healer to cure her strange dual personality..." And then Captain Aleia turned to look at him, specifically his face before smiling brilliantly. "The color of your hair, and eyes. They are a natural blue, just like mine..." She said as Hael looked at her in confusion. "Don''t tell me I''m the only guy with blue hair among the desperate interns that came to ask you to ept them..." "Actually, no. Some idiots among them even specifically dyed their hair blue just so I can find them more pleasing to the eyes, but all I see is a group of clowns...." Captain Aleia said as she suddenly swerved to the side, causing Hael to fall back on the seat, as she entered therge beautifully designed astral blue gates before stopping and exiting the car. KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK BANG The sound of knocking could be heard as Aleia turned back and saw Hael scratching hard against the door''s ss door, and mming his shoulder on the ss door. "Seriously you can''t open a car''s door?" Captain Aleia said as she walked forward and opened up the car, and Hael walked out of it, turning to look at the gate which was automatically closing by itself.. "Don''t even think of escaping. Thew officials would only return you back to me if you were caught wandering around..." "Tch, who is thinking of escaping. I''ll face this head-on like a man..." "Hmm, and is that your Orcano Military organization?" Hael asked looking up at the gigantic mini-skyscraper.. "No, this is my house..." "WHAT!?" Chapter 20: The Voice In His Head

Chapter 20: The Voice In His Head

"You said you like to live alone in your small house. Is this the small house you''re talking about?" Hael asked as the sound of a small, and no doubt prideful chuckle ran beside him while Captain Aliea walked forward and ced both hands on therge astral blue door, which made a strange ripple before it was fully pushed open. "Wee to my humble abode," Captain Aliea said as Hael walked into the skyscraper and was immediately awed by it. While it didn''t have the vast hall and throne present in the pce, it was apletely new and special design. What took away the majority of his breath was the incrediblyrge chandelier that released motes of astral blue lights, illuminating the room. There were four seats arranged in a rectangr format, with a strange fluffy material at the center of the seat where a ss table, designed in the shape of a sleeping bear, was present. "Are those your family?" Hael suddenly asked as Captain Aliea turned her attention towards him and noticed he was staring at therge wall-sized image hung on the sides of the living room. Within the picture were a total of four people, a blue-haired man and woman dressed in strange armor, which he had previously worn, but theirs appearedrger and more beautiful, with a gigantic sword hung on their backs. In front of them were two other people, a male around 18 years old, also d in armor, and a small blue-haired female of around 7 years old. The female was no doubt Captain Aliea, who currently had the biggest, truest smile that Hael had ever seen on her. "So what do you say about my brother, doesn''t he look like you?" Captain Aliea said, arriving beside him as Hael stared intently at the young man and gave a nod. "He truly has a 20% semnce to me, in that his hair and eyes are blue like mine. He is just a little darker, unlike my fresh princely white skin," Hael said, as tinglingughter rang out from Captain Aliea. "You sure have a sweet mouth, don''t you, Kiddo?" She asked as Hael snorted. "That said, I don''t think they are in the house, are they?" Hael asked, with furrowed eyebrows as he looked around the ce and saw it was dead silent as a grave. "They are gone," Captain Aliea said with a nonchnt expression and walked away from the image. Immediately, Hael was able to pick up the change in her aura and knew she was an orphan. "But your brother, don''t tell me...?" Hael asked as Captain Aliea stopped in her tracks. "He was very talented. So talented that the government thought he was ready to partake in the war at the age of 18, against the normal 30-year minimum requirement. He went together with my mom and dad. And that image was thest we ever took together," she said, her tone as listless as ever. "They seem like ones who are willing to give you even their lives. I am very sorry for your loss," Hael offeredfort in the best way he could. "Nah, that happened ten years ago. I have already moved on, Kiddo," Captain Aliea said, climbing the steps. "There are five rooms in the building. Choose the one you like, just stay away from the one on the highest floor, or I''ll rip your face off," Captain Aliea said with a wicked expression before quickly disappearing up the stairs. "Um, I think I''ll just take the one on the lowest floor," Hael mused to himself. Hael thought to himself as he began walking around the room, and soon he found the door with the words "Aiden''s Room" written at its top. Opening up the door, the first thing that came to sight was the gigantic bed that almost rivaled his own bed in the pce. There was a wardrobe at the side, a restroom to the right, a small table and chair, sitting beside a mini-shelf where some books were present, and some other less noteworthy things. Locking the door tightly behind him, Hael gave a loud exhale as his chest almost pounded out of his heart now that he was by himself. "I... I didn''t die. I was brought to another world. A world called Earth!" Hael thought to himself as he copsed on both knees. "I can tell this is no dream. This is real, but how? Did the dark portal at the bottom of the sea really bring me here? And I was already burnt half to death, How can I have survived without any injury..." [That is due to the power of the fifth moon fragment that has chosen to bond with you,] the screen suddenly appeared in front of his face. Immediately, all his muscles went into hyperfreeze as he looked at the notification dazedly. [I know this is weird, but you have nothing to worry about, Hael...] The words appeared once more as drops of sweat rolled down Hael''s face. ''It knows my name!'' Hael thought in his head. [Yes. I do.] ''And it can also read my mind?'' Hael asked himself in shock. "Yes, I can.] "I am running mad slowly?" [Before youpletely do so, perhaps you''ll give me the chance to introduce myself.] [I am the Infinity Guardian System, an entity stored within the fifth moon fragment that you found before the portal and fused with before arriving on Earth. ording to my scan, you have gained the power of the fourth moon portal, the Winterfall petals to be exact, and that seemed to be ancestral, which means you aren''t the first to fuse with it. But the fifth petal, the Infinity Guardian moon petal, is original, meaning you''re the first to fuse with it, and it is also the most special of the moon petals. ] [The Infinity petal is the one blessed with consciousness, and that consciousness is me talking in your head. It might be safe to call me the ancestor of the Original moon that split into five pieces. I am the ultimate consciousness of Aetheria''s source of Magical Power."] /////Supreme''s Note///// Vote with your Powestones, I really need your support for thispetetion!! Chapter 21:Understanding More About The Entity

Chapter 21: [Bonus Chapter]Understanding More About The Entity

"The consciousness of Aetheria''s magical power..." Hael mused aloud, his eyes widening in realization before suddenly he got into a deep bow, hands ced on his chest. "It is the pleasure of I, Hael Winterlock, third prince of the Winterlock dynasty, to have the pleasure of meeting you..." He greeted aloud, with respect. The consciousness of the magical power of all of Aetheria. It was like the source of ancestral powers, the Moon petals included. Meeting with such an entity was really the greatest pleasure anyone of Aetheria could ever be bestowed with... [Sheesh, you''re too modest for a prince. That said, I have no idea what happened all this time while I am in slumber. So forgive me if I am not aware of your Winterlock dynasty and all the dynasties very well.] The system replied as Hael stood upright from his bow [My powers were five, and each of them must have crashed separately in Aetheria now. Those things are capable of changing entire worlds, I''m sure they would have caused quite the change in your world.] It said to him as Hael gave a nod. "It really did, ording to the history books, Aetheria used to have no magical powers at all. There was no mana and no magic, just a modest civilization. Until four fragments appeared in the sky, crashing over four different areas. They are the Winterlock dynasty, embedded in winter forever, and blessed with the magical power of nine petals, then is the ming Bruno dynasty. They were forever embedded in clear summer, and blessed with the ming Rune Tattoo. Then is the Falling Rain Dynasty, where it always rains, and blessed with the magical power of Absolute sea control, andstly is the Autumn Rohia city, not much is known about them as they always act mysteriously..." "[Hahaha, that must have been my HumuraJumura power. It is a very mysterious power, not necessarily the strongest though. I guess my power even changed your pattern of behavior?]" "Yes. After Aetheria''s change, each region was no longerfortable for the other region, so we have all remained divided from each other. There had even been wars among us, and stayed away from each other as far as possible. Only once a year, do the leaders of each dynasty meet together, to talk about the state of the world, and then it will be silence or the sound of swords shing till the next year..." [That is truly some adverse changes. Sinister If I can call it that...] the system voiced out in his head as Hael shook his head. "My father used to say everything has a price, and the price for Aetheria''s magical power was its division..." Harl quoted. From a once primeval world with no boundaries at all, it became a world divided into five clear pieces, it truly was a very adverse change. But it was a change all were willing to take for the evolution of the world. [Your father sounds like a wise man...] The system voice rang out as Hael stood rigid to where he was, and the memories of the day shed in his head. The memory of his father''s death, by his own son''s hands. "Yes. He is very wise, and strong too. Perhaps the strongest human in Aetheria, as the world used to refer him as the war god of Aetheria. But he had a downside and that was that he was too trusting of his own..." He said put, a fiery expression on his face. "That doesn''t sound like a crime to me..." The system voiced out as Hale shook his head. "That said, I think I have opened my first gate? Is that true?" Hale asked with a raised eyebrow. It was a question that had bothered his mind a lot... " [You have truly undergone some massive changes. Will or say the world System Interface to find out...] The system said as Hael whispered... "System Interface..." And immediately the golden notification panel appeared once more in front of him, this time its color changing from Astral blue to golden. [Host Attributes] [Arcana Masteries] [Quests] [Shop][Arcane Bloodlines] And with his will concentrated on the first one, it immediately opened up for him... -[System Interface]- -[Name: Hael Winterlock]- -[Title: None.]- -[Race: Lesser ArcanaHuman]- -[Level: 1]- -[Exp: 0/100]- -[HP: 100/100] -[Energy: 30]- [Attributes] [Strength: 7] [Agility: 7] [Perception: 7] [Intelligence: 10] [Charm: 3] "Hmm, ording to the golden te in front of me, it says I am a Lesser Arcane Human. I thought I''m just a human..." Hael mused out to himself as the system responded. [The people you have contact with like that girl, are human, and I think all the natives of this world are humans as well. They are better called null humans because theyck the ability of magic. You are from Aetheria, a world which used to be full of nulls, but were changed by my powers, making them capable of magic, even though only at the basics. Those people are Called Arcane Human. Lesser Arcane Humans to be exact...] The system exined as Hale gave a nod of understanding... "Are my attributes also normal to this world or my previous world, Aetheria..." Hael asked looking at the attributes. He had no previous base to judge them so he had no idea what it means... [The Lesser Arcane Human are slightly stronger to the ordinary humans due to their ability of naturally absorbing magical essence. A basic Human of this world should have five, but you''re at seven showing slightly increased attributespared to them...] It exined well to him. "Then I''m guessing my intelligence is far beyond average, probably due to my background..." Hale mused out loud to himself. Being a third prince means being a schr, due to the important roles having been already taken. All those long nights of reading History and Arcane books, must have helped in properly shaping his mind. "And does the charm mean what I am thinking?" He asked. "[Yes, it is. Your charm could be as well described as Your princely Charm. The ability to want to make people follow you, or to respect you. And I think it is very, very low. You seem to me like not very fit for a princely role based on your low charm stats...]" Chapter 22: Arcane Bloodlines! [Finally Contracted]

Chapter 22: Arcane Bloodlines! [Finally Contracted]

"I was not raised for leadership by my father. I was raised to be a schr. Only my bastard brothers impart to me knowledge about anything like being a prince..." Hael exined, likely the reason for his low charm stats. "Let''s move on to Arcane Bloodlines..." Hael mused aloud, expressing what really piqued his attention the most. [Arcane Bloodlines.] Legendary Tier Bloodline: Nine Petal Runes... A Legendary Bloodline of Legends in the Lower ne and Middle ne, and amon bloodline in the Higher nes. Grants the ability to control Nine Attributes which are closest and dearest to the heart. Divine Tier Bloodline: Infinity Guardian Bloodline... A Never before heard bloodline in the Lower nes and Middle nes, and True Bloodline In the Higher nes. Grants the Ability of Cosmic Guidance. Grants Absolute Mastery of Astral Gods Arcane Abilities. "I have no understanding of this at all..." Hael mused to himself. This wasn''t the power of the Nine petals. And he had no idea of the Infinity Guardian Bloodline at all. [The truth of these bloodlines is not something within your reach, but I''ll try my best to exin them to you...] The system voice resounded in his head as Hael immediately perked his ear up. [In this ne of existence as you know it. There are three nes. The Lower nes, the middle nes, and the Higher nes, and in these nes, bloodlines are the next source of power and existence after Mana. The higher your bloodline grade, the more value your existence possesses to the world or you can better say, the more the reason why you should be allowed to exist!] "Wow...." [The Lower nes group their bloodlines into five categories, the Common bloodline, the rare bloodline, the Mythic bloodlines, and the legendary bloodlines. The legendary bloodlines peak it. And your Nine Petal Ruins is at the Legendary which can be said to be at the peak of these lower nes.] "No wonder the Winterfall dynasty ced so much importance on my existence, including my father. He must have been aware of the potential of the Nine petals. A potential that rivals god talent huh?" Hael mused aloud, something that his people had always called him, but never before had he ever believed it was possible to have a potential that rivals that of a god''s. [Calling it a potential that rivals that of a god''s might be going too far. Your Nine petals is a really strong bloodline, the strongest it can ever get, but among the gods, it is still amon grade bloodline. Nothing special...] The system replied to him, but he paid not much heed to its words. Not once had he considered himself a god, nor even thought of bing one, so the words didn''t trigger him in any way. [Your second bloodline, the Infinity Guardian bloodline, might just fit the perspective of a bloodline rivalling that of a god''s. I''m pretty sure even among the gods, it is special in and of itself, and something that shouldn''t be in the lower nes. That is about all I can say about that...] "Hmm, so you mean, if I''m able to cultivate this bloodline to absolute mastery. Then I should be able to one day have enough power to rival that of a god?" Hael asked, piecing together pieces from the information that he was given. [Yes.] ''The power of a god. I wonder what level of power that is?'' Hael thought to himself in confusion and also in awe. He didn''t know what level of power that would be, but to be called a god, then it definitely was nothing short of a wondrous power level. "That said, the description says that it allows a person to control one attribute which is closest to the heart. If I have opened my first gate, then what is my attribute?" Hael asked, preparing for the big reveal. [You should check out your Arcane Masteries to learn that.] It revealed to him as Hael turned to thest attribute panel to check it out. [Arcane Masteries] -{Nine Petals Bloodline Masteries: --Eldritch Transformation-Level 1 Transform into an abominable Eldritch whose existence defies the rules of nature and disregards the naturalw of the universe as mortals ever understand them. Cons: Inability to remain in the state for long due to incredibly high energy consumption... Produces a very malodorous smell that reeks of death and decay --Eldritch Magic Maniption-Level 1 Grants the ability to manipte one of the most sinister and malevolent forces in the cosmos. A magic that reeks of death and destruction. Cons: The Eldritch Magic recognizes no one and that includes you! Looking at the notification disyed with the golden light, Hael had his face currently wrapped in shock and confusion. "But how? Eldritch magic? I have never heard of that back in Aetheria..." He wondered aloud, as the golden notification panel immediately flickered and another set of notifications appeared. Your ability to possess the Eldritch magic is due to a recent closeness to one. The Nine Petal Runes work on the abilities which are dearest to the heart. When you approached that Eldritch that was wounded, your Nine petals were very wanting because right then your gate was opened for an element to be contracted. Then you helped her, by letting her ce her hands on your heart. Your heart wasn''t just healing her, Hael. It was an equivalent exchange. It healed her in exchange for copying the absolute best form of her magic!] The system exined to him as Hael''s jaw almost dropped to the ground. "So I can''t heal the Eldritches?" [No, you can''t. That case was a rare exception...] The system replied to him. "And here I thought, I have a race that is willing to allow me in on this alien world..." Hael mused to himself with disappointed eyes. Now his chance of falling back on anything in case of danger was thinning... "You said it copies the absolute best form of her ability? What do you mean by that?" Hael asked curiously. /////Supreme''s Note//// Vote with your powerstones, I really nee dthem for thispetetion!! Chapter 23: Hael, An Edlritch Healer or A Thief!?

Chapter 23: Hael, An Edlritch Healer or A Thief!?

[When Nyx, I believe as she is called, touched you. She said your heart was bustling with extremely pure magic right?] The system asked as Hael''s eyes furrowed in deep thinking and gave a nod. He could truly remember how she had said his heart was rippling with magic and then proceeded to remove her hands from his chest. [Your heart rippling with magic was due to your second bloodline''s first ability, Magnifier. It magnifies anything magic in your body. When your Nine Petal bloodline simply wished to copy Nyx''s eldritch magic. Your heart, which is actually your Infinity Guardian bloodline, amplified its ability. In the end, it copied the Peak of what she would be able to achieve in eldritch magic. And I have to say, her eldritch magic is pretty good. Not what anyone should be capable of. I can say that by scanning those fallen eldritches'' ability, andparing it to hers. They couldn''te close to her.] The system said. "And I manage to copy the peak of her own eldritch magic!?" Hael wondered in shock. ''With the peak of eldritch possessed. Then perhaps, I could be said to possess one of the pret eldritch bloodline on Earth right now. All I have to do is simply grow it...'' Hael thought before he moved to the lower of the panel. -{Infinity Guardian Masteries: --Magic Magnifier-Level 1 Automatically magnifies any magical ability in your body by double. Cons: Might ce a very heavy burden on your body due to a forceful increase to double of what your body should naturally be able to contain. "Only a single ability?" Hael wondered to himself in confusion. That was the only ability that he had obtained from the Infinity Guardian bloodline. [Yes. That is the singr ability that you have been bestowed...for now. You might awaken more based on your strength increase...] The system replied as Hael gave a slow nod. "Still, three abilities to start with is more than great..." He said. Before immediately standing upright. "How do I use them?" He asked preparing to test out the abilities, and see if everything he was seeing was either an illusion or reality. [Which do you want to begin with?] The system replied. "Let''s see, the Eldritch transformation?" [The Masteries of the abilities have been forcefully ingrained in your body. If you want to perform them, you only need to concentrate on the supposed image in your head. But I must warn you, your eldritch transformation really reeks. I hope you understand what I''m trying to say] The system said before falling silent as Hael stood rigged to a ce before suddenly his eyes widened in realization. "I can''t believe I almost got myself killed!" Hael said in shock. How can he transform into an eldritch creature, in the house of Captain Aelia, whose family has been ughtered by the very same creature that he wanted to transform into. No matter how little, there is a possibility of her finding out due to his odor, and if that urs, he would be deader than dead, if he didn''t die by her hands first. "But what about the Eldritch Magic, I think I can check that out.." Hael thought looking at the cons. It didn''t seem like one would be able to notice him. [True. Just try to form an image of what you think the magic should look like, should feel like. And your hands are the most outright of ce to output the magic in you...] The system advised as Hael stretched out both hands to a nk space on the wall and then concentrated. "Magic feeds off the wildest imagination. Simply imagine..." The system whispered into his head through the stale darkness, as Hael closed his eyes and tried to remember it. To remember that burst of powerful dark magic that had ripped apart his shoulder bone from a simple contact. It was the ability that Nyx had casted towards Captain Aelia. There was no movement at all in the room for the next 3 minutes, creating aical scene of Hael just stretching out his hands, and doing nothing. 5 minutes passed, and sweats started dripping down over all Hael''s face. And the next three minutes passed, with Hael gettingpletely soaked in sweat! Difficult, It was extremely difficult. The most difficult thing that he had ever done. And after ten minutes, Hael mmed his back on the ground as he heaved out uncontrobly. "I can''t do it!" He gave the final verdict as he simply slept on his back and looked at the strange white ceiling on the roofing. "I never thought it would be so hard!" Hael mused out loud as he sat up from the ground, his hands still shaking from being held out for so long. [Hmmmm, I understand now. I take back my words about your abilities simply being in your body. It isn''t, you''re also like every other person with magic. You will have to slowly learn about how to absorb Mana from the air, and also control it, starting from learning about how to revolve the Mana present in your body. And then you will learn to exterminate your Mana too. Then you should surely be able to do it...] "Idiotic me, her ability to manipte the magic needles, must have been due to years of constant practice. Of course it would be difficult to get it on the first try!" He said as he picked himself back up. [Still, I had hope things would turn out differently,] The system replied as Hael smiled. "You think, I should have been able to do it, due to the system or the powerful godlike bloodlines." Hael guessed. [Yes.] "Well, it only proves my father''s words, overnight''s sess is due to endless nights of hard work. I would have to properly learn about the magic and its maniption. Instead of just being able to do them. Better said, I would have to work hard, just like everyone, and I don''t think that''s bad..." /////Supreme''s Note//// Vote with your powerstones, you stll have 28 Bonus Chapters to grab! I really need your support for thispetition!! Chapter 24: Ways To Solving A Problem

Chapter 24: [Bonus Chapter] Ways To Solving A Problem

"But now I have a problem..." Hael said worriedly, as the notification panel flickered and the system responded to him. [Your Ability to control Magic.] The systempleted. "Yes. The Humans can''t control magic. Once I''m discovered to be able to do so, I might be in very grave danger..." Hael mused out. [If you want to concentrate on properly learning magic. I would advise to join the Eldritches. There''s no difference between you and them right now. They can be humans just like you, and also able to transform into an eldritch creature, which you can also do. It would be easy being able to easily merge into their ranks...] The system advised as Hael sat up and thought carefully about it. To stay with the humans where he would live in fear of getting discovered. That would immediately stall his growth potential, which he couldn''t afford now. He needed to find a way back to Aetheria, and in Aetheria are two invincible giants, Hadeon And Vather. Especially Hadeon!, he knew well the terror of his first brother. He could still remember how Vather, the said weakest, easily defeating him with a single sh of his words. And he could swear, that wasn''t a serious sh from Vather. A serious sh would have immediately killed him. And Vather wasn''t even focused onbat at all. He was raised to be a tactician by his father, unlike Hadeon who was raised to be a true warrior! He didn''t just need to return back to Aetheria, he needed to grow stronger too or else he would just be returning to die for sure! So his growth getting stopped, or slowed, when he just began was out of the way. But joining the Eldritch? How could he join those things? They weren''t human nor are they in any way close to one, They were monsters! [You''re now a ''monster'' too, Hael. Stop deluding yourself that you''re a human, you''re not!] The system shot back at him as Hael sighed. "Joining the Eldritch is no doubt my only way to grow fast. But I repulse the idea of joining monsters. Especially, if they are even more the offenders in this war..." [I understand why now. You''re thinking in terms of two races...] "What?" Hael asked from the sudden intrusion. [I just want to say, Hael. I am only a voice in your head, that tries to guide you to growing stronger. So the choice still rests in your hands. But I want to also let you know, you have nothing to do with this war, nor are you in any way affiliated with it. You are an Arcana Human, who possesses the first attribute of an Eldritch. You''re not a human, and you''re not an Eldritch. Thinking from that perspective, the war has nothing to do with you. You don''t care who wins or loses at all. You only care for your own benefit which is to grow stronger and escape this world. Whoever wins, has nothing to do with you. I would advise for you to think like that. Then you won''t really be burdened by the ongoings that much...] The system said and as Hael thought about it, he had to say, it really was right. He truly had nothing to do with the war, his ancestors didn''t start it, so what does he have to do with it. In such a situation, he only needs to seek out for himself... "You''re right. Right now my two goals are growing stronger and returning back to Aetheria. And my magic is the one with the most potential to aplish them. And all I''ll do is simply chase that goal. If it leads to going to the Eldritch territory, then so be it!" Hael determined, but suddenly.... KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK The sound of knocking three times rang out as Hael turned his attention to the doors. "You''ve been hiding in that room for close to five hours now, kiddo. Do you think I can''te and get you?" Captain Aelia''s mocking tone could be heard as Hael raised an eyebrow. "Just to let you know, you haven''t eaten for three days now. I don''t want news to say, the highly exalted Aelia Rodriguez doesn''t feed his intern. That would be bad for my reputation. I''ll be waiting downstairs..." She said and he could hear as her footsteps faded away... Silence reigned in the room for a while as Hael kept looking at the door before his eyes furrowed in confusion. [Do you understand?] The system suddenly asked as Hael''s expression changed into a confused one. "Understand what?" [Understand why she keeps ''disturbing'' you?] The system said as Hael shook his head. "She is like a tumor that wouldn''t wear off. And what I hate most is I don''t know why the tumor wouldn''t wear off. Do you?" He asked back and the system replied. [I don''t.] "Hmmm, okay. Not like it matters much..." Hael said as he took off his sweat-ridden T-shirt and went to the bathroom to take a quick shower. Then went back to therge wardrobe and opened it up revealing the hundreds of clothes hung in it . And after 1 minute of searching, he finally found the one! A strangely fluffy cloth, with its shirt and trousers sewn together. Soft andfy, just like he liked it. And after his tummy protested out loud to him in anger, only then did he open up the lock on the door and disappeared down the stairs. -------- "Ahhh, you really are an idiot, aren''t you..." The voice rang out from above Hael''s head who currently had a slightly irritated expression on his face. He had been walking for almost ten minutes through the incredibly gigantic apartment and failed to find the dining area, but who would have believed the dining was just levitating right above his head, and looking at him with ridicule was none othe Captian Aleia, who had both ceeks stuffed to the maximum. "I guess loneliness really is a thing..." Hale whispered as Captian Aelia''s expression dropped. "And what does that mean..." "Oh, nothing, just that I have passed this exact ce for thest ten minutes and yet, you were above me, watching me run around. Only a lonely person who needs enterntai would find joy in that..." Hael said as Captain Aelia giggled mockingly at him making a vein pop on Hael''s forehead. "That said, don''t tell me you jumped up to that ce," Hael asked looking at Captian Aelia who rolled her eyes at him before pointing to the object beside him. A round object, whose air aboe it quivered repeatedly as if set on fire... "Don''t tell me I would have to stand on this ming pot!?" Chapter 25: Conversation During Dinner...

Chapter 25: Conversation During Dinner...

"Tell me, what era did you reallye from? Is your sector really that backwater?" Captain Aelia asked as she threw a fork down on Hael''s head. He quickly caught it, then she pointed to the ''ming pot'', signaling for Hael to put it on it. Like a robot, Hael threw the fork on the ming pot, but instead of it falling down, he watched something amazing as the fork simply stood in space before slowly floating upwards. And once it reached Captain Aelia''s height, she stretched out her hand and picked it up. "WOW!" Hael looked at the pot, his eyes shining in amazement. Never in his life had he seen something that could make something float, except sometimes when his old brothers and some royals used their magic. "Blown away, bumpkin?" She asked, but Hael paid no attention to her mockery, instead walking towards the table. After convincing himself he wouldn''t die to a simple fall, he jumped on it and in the next second, felt the feeling of weightpletely disappear as he was lifted up higher and higher, right to the mouth of the steps present in the suspended tform. With a single step forward, hended directly on the steps, his eyes still inching from what just urred. "Tell me, what type of magic is that?" Hael asked in shock. "It''s called the Anti-gravity Teleporter. Quite the piece of tech, right?" Captain Aelia said proudly as Hael gave a nod and walked to the seat opposite the long dining table. Only then did he discover a shocking truth. The tform they were currently on had nothing holding it up from above! "What the!? We''re sitting on a suspended tform, held by nothing?" "There is nothing to worry about; there''s another Anti-gravity suspender just below this tform that currently suspends it in the air. You couldn''t feel it because it only works on inanimate objects..." Captain Aelia said as Hael turned his attention away from her and looked directly at the table. And unknowingly to himself, a long line of spittle drained down his lips as he looked at the nicely cooked array of foods present on the table. *RUUUUUUUUMBLE* The sound of his stomach rumbling could be heard as Hael''s head grew red like a tomato, very uncouth for a prince like him. "Seems you truly haven''t fused with your first core..." She said with conviction as Hael closed his eyes, remaining silent for ten seconds, much to Captain Aelia''s surprise as she watched Hael''s mouth moving erratically, but soon it stopped as he snapped his eyes open and immediately picked up the fork, diving into the food like a beast. "Oh? You pray before you eat? Never thought you were quite the religious guy..." Captain Aelia said as Hael slowed himself down a little. "There''s nothing religious about it; it is a must to pray to the moon petals before eating. So we don''t identally get a bone stuck in your throat and die a stupid death..." Hael said seriously before immediately continuing his diving. Unlike him, Captain Aelia ate one at a time, not at all worried even as the food on the te quickly disappeared... She kept tapping on this strange, wide rectangr device that illuminated her face in its bluish light, and Hael could see her expression deteriorating with every tap, her eyes greatly furrowed and shining in focus. "Huuuuuuu," he exhaled loudly as he looked at the table, and right now, 80% had already been wiped clean by him. Reaching for the side, he tried searching for that thing but found nothing. "And where is the tissue?" Hael asked as Captain Aelia raised her head up and turned to look at him. An eyebrow was raised, looking at the table, which had almost been wiped clean as her eyes involuntarily moved to Hael''s stomach, which was now like a pregnantdy''s. "Tsk, tsk, you really do have a well in your tummy. And also, I don''t think vige boys use tissues, do they..." "I am not a vige boy..." "Really, just wipe it off your mouth with the back of your hand. That''s how I remember it''s always done, by vige boys..." Captain Aelia said as she moved her hands to the side and grabbed a tissue, which was ced on her side of the table, carefully wiping her mouth while snickering at him. "Hmmmmm," Normally a prince, he had always had to eat with a tissue, but he could still wipe with his hands if there was none. But now, he couldn''t; he could see his wicked Captain was just trying to ridicule him, taking away the tissue from him. He couldn''t let her have her way. And in the next second, a thought appeared in his head as Hael grabbed the T-shirt and wiped his mouth with the clothes, an evil grin on his face as he does so... And this time, he could see Captain Aelia''s smile rapidly drop as a vein popped on her forehead. "You... How dare you! With my brother''s cloth!!!" She roared out like a beast as a sad expression appeared on Hael''s face. "Oh, it''s your brother''s cloth, I didn''t know that; I thought it''s mine. Really sorry, to be honest, but you know it wouldn''t have urred if you had just given me the tissue. It''s fully your fault..." Hael said as Captain Aelia''s vein doubled, and she looked about to grab an apple and fling it at his head, but she soon snorted coldly and chose to ignore, turning her attention back to him. Her expression rapidly changing once more, and that greatly piqued Hael''s curiosity. "Is something wrong somewhere?" Hael asked with a raised eyebrow as Captain Aelia turned the screen to him. Looking at the picture and reading the note beneath it, even Hael himself had his face rapidly dropping. "Wow, guess things won''t be really peaceful any longer in that sector..." He said as Captain Aelia heaved loudly before opening her mouth to exin the cause of the new problem... ////Supreme''s Note//// Vote with your powerstones, you still have 25 Bonus Chapters to grab! Castle or above gift: 2 chapters+ 1 Character role in the novel. Chapter 26: A New Problem

Chapter 26: A New Problem

"Do you know anything about the sectors?" Instructor Aelia asked as Hael gave a nod. "Yes. I know, ording to you, that Sector Z is a backwater sector where it is an incredibly hot desert, and also thest mission we underwent was in Sector X, where there is probably an ongoing war, and um, that''s all I know..." Haelpleted as Captain Aelia pped her forehead. "It really is a disgrace that there is a ce in this world with absolutely no idea of the sector. Then let me enlighten you, kiddo..." Captain Aelia said as Hael also perked his ears up. This was a chance to get learn about the new world that he was in. A chance he couldn''t afford to waste... "The number of sectors is divided into the number of alphabets, A to Z, and those are also divided into three: Eldritch territory, Human territory, and the Unsafe territory, which is unfit for both races. The Unsafe territory consists of just 5 sectors, Sector V, W, X, Y, Z. It acts as a war zone between the two races, and sometimes a secret hideout by the Eldritches..." "Oh, like the one in Sector X?" Hael asked, remembering they had really gone to fight in an Eldritch hideout. "Yes, exactly." "And with the five ces being unsafe, there are how many sectors left, just 21?" Hael asked, drawing a nod of acknowledgement from her. "Out of those 21, the human territory owns 16 sectors!" "WHAT!?" Hael eximed in shock as he heard those. "Wait, wait, so if the humans own 16 sectors, then the Eldritch forces only own 5 sectors?" Hael asked in shock as Captain Aelia gave a nod. "Wow. That''s basically an area advantage for the humans, isn''t it?" Hael asked. Never would he have guessed that the humans own 16 sectors and the Eldritches only own 5. He had thought since it was a war, they should both own equal and perhaps a minor increase in percentage which would denote the current leading race of this war... "While the humans might truly own 16, it doesn''t mean we have any advantages. AThe Eldritches don''t reach a quarter of our total number, so the five sectors are already more than enough for them. And also, the five sectors are heavenly barricaded, so much so that no human who has ever entered one of the five great barricades of the Eldritches ever returned!!!" Captain Aelia dered as Hael''s spine turned cold. "But now, the Eldritch who have remained secluded in their five sectors are now sighted in Sector F. One of the most human poption-concentrated sectors. We might have pushed it away as the frequent stupid Eldritch curiosity that makes their young onese over here only to be caught and spanked hard before they get ransomed by an especiallyrge fee from their leaders. But 20 sightings in a week are definitely not some Eldritch curiosity. Most likely, they are preparing something big, and in such a concentrated sector, whatever they are nning isn''t anything good..." Captain Aelia said with a troubled expression as Hael''s eyes shed... " So does that mean..." He asked but suddenly got interrupted when the sound of vibration and music rang out as Captain Aelia dropped her pocket into her coat and brought a smaller rectangr device... Swiping on it, she raised it to her ear before the strange voice rang out from it... "Hello, Aelia." "Hello, Jessica..." She replied. "Congrattions on yourst mission. Your crew has alreadye to retrieve the reward but you haven''t, and that could be said of yourst ten sessfullypleted missions..." The voice holding a bit of grudge as Captain Aelia rolled her eyes. "I already told you to give it out to the lesser hunters; I don''t need those rewards..." "How can you keep performing missions and taking no reward!? It seems to me like you''re just risking your life for nothing. Like you know, no result to show for it..." The tiny voice said as Hael turned to look at Captain Aelia while raising her eyebrow... Why would she not take her rewards after almost dying in such a dangerous mission, instead giving it out to lesser hunters? While it might look like a kind act, Hael knew it was very stupid. Who knows what might just save one''s life at thest minute? "The results are the sessfully aplished missions and the Eldritches that I have sent to hell for their crimes. So I really do get my rewards in full." "That''s the twentieth time I''m hearing that sentence. You really are a bonehead. Anyway, Aelia, have you heard the ongoing news in Sector F..." "Yeah, I just did, this evening..." "Well, the higher-ups are super worried about it and are predicting it might just be the new beginning of another massacre like the one in Sector H. So they are sending various Captain Levels Hunters to the scene with their crews for them to gather clues and also apprehend as many Eldritch as possible. I know you''re not interested in the reward, so I know that''s not an advantage. . But I will just say this might be a really serious case, based on what the Higher-ups are offering as a reward from the signing up. It''s thrice greater than yourst dangerous mission in Sector X. So what do you say, Aelia?" "Sign me up for it..." Captain Aelia immediately replied as Hael furrowed his eyes. "Well, you have never said no before, and you didn''t even hear of the danger level..." "That doesn''t matter. If they are sending other amateurs called captains to the scene, then I think It shouldn''t be beyond my level..." Captain Aelia replied with not much change in her expression... "The Mission will begin just a week from now. So you have a week for rest before starting, see you soon Aelia. And those rewards are still with me, I won''t give out your hard work." "Hey, Jessica, I said..." "Bye..." /////Supreme''s Note///// Vote WIth you Powerstones for more chapters. Insant Bonus Cahpter(Within 15 Hrs) Castle or above gift: 2 Chapters +1 Character role in the novel. Chapter 27: Preparing For A New Mission

Chapter 27: Preparing For A New Mission

"That idiot..." Captain Aelia said as she put the device back into her pocket before stuffing meat in her mouth. "Um, Captain Aelia, so you are going on another mission next week..." "Call me Aelia if we''re alone. And also, I am not going on a mission next week..." "Huh?" Hael raised an eyebrow at her words. "But I just heard you saying to sign you up for the mission..." "Yes. I and my crew will be going on the mission..." Captain Aelia said as Hael nodded repeatedly... "Ok, ok. You and your crew...." Hael said as Captain Aelia shook her head while looking at him as if he was an idiot. "I hope you know, my crew also includes you, right?" "WHAT!? Of course it doesn''t. I am your forcibly recruited Intern, not your crew..." Hael protested as Captain Aelia nodded. "Yeah, that isn''t wrong. But do you know thew Act 6 of Intern Recruitment..." "Here we go again..." Hael said, his expression rapidly dropping. "Well, it says that the captain is allowed to take his or her intern any way he or she likes, provided that there will be no potential danger to the Intern''s life..." Captain Aelia quoted. "But there actually is a potential danger to my life. I couldn''t even do anything than get my arm broken in thest mission. The Eldritch moved too fast for me to even grasp their movement. And this is a mission where they are sending multiples of your power level into. I will just be asking to get killed, isn''t that right!?" Hael asked as Captain Aelia gave a nod of approval. "That is right." "Good. So I''m out of this mission, right?" "No." "WHAT!?" "You are unfit for a crew member because you ought to have fused with a core at 16, and then go for two years of training at the Orcana military group before you are ced under a captain..." "And how many years old are you even, Kiddo?" "16?" Hael replied as Captain Aelia raised an eyebrow. "So this is the age where you ought to fuse with your first core..." "Don''t tell me it''s free, and besides I don''t have any money on me..." "A source of such power is never free. But you don''t have to worry about it as the Orcana military group will pay for it for you in exchange for two years of service for them after your training. But you won''t have to do that because I will be paying for it, and that means no need to spend two years with the Orcana military group. You''ll get tutored by me personally too, you''re very lucky kiddo aren''t you..." "You just said that a source of power is never free, and I''m guessing that also applies to what you''re doing for me? Isn''t it?" "Of course it is..." Captain Aelia said with a smile as Hael''s eyebrows furrowed. "Good. So what exactly is the price that I will have to pay for all the ''niceness'' that you have been showing to me?" "Simple. You just have to be mine...forever." Captain Aelia said in an evil tone as Hael sighed. "You already said that, twice now..." Hael said, raising two of his fingers. "Well, You simply just have to be mine forever..." "Thrice now..." He said, putting up his third finger... "But seriously Hael, you''ll be deader than dead if you don''t fuse with your first core. Life as an ordinary civilian is a thing of the past now. Thousands of teens like you have already undergone their first fusion and preparing to enter the Orcano military group. That is the only path to a sessful future on Earth right now, unless you want your life and death ced in the hands of others..." Captain Aelia said, this time extremely seriously... "So be happy if you have someone to pay for your first mission, and that you don''t have to live four years of your life bonded to arge organization such as the Orcano military group. How many have died before in the first two years of training, and how many more have died before evenpleting the two years of service? They reach more than tens of thousands Hael. This isn''t your backwater world where you hunt for big fishes and as soon as you find a big one, your day is done..." "We''re in the middle of a war with the possibility of outright extermination of an entire race or mutual destruction of both. Grow stronger or be nothing for life, that is Earth right now as we speak." Captain Aelia said as Hael knitted his eyebrows together... "So go to sleep and tomorrow you will be beginning a very tough and intense training session. Your performance in thest mission, even as a person who has yet to fuse with a core, was nheless not something you should be proud of. I''ll see what I can do about you getting your first core and also learning what type of Cyberhunter you''re best fit for... Sweet dreams Hael..." Captain Aelia said as Hael watched her rise up from her seat and jump down from the tform,nding on the ground like nothing before quickly disappearing into the faraway steps... "[Guess, the Eldritches aren''t the only ones having their own fair share of troubles. The Humans too can feel the heat...]" The system''s voice rang in his head as Hael packed up the remaining dishes and quickly devoured them before packing up the tes from the table. Even though he was a prince, it had be a minor job of his to pack away the family tes anytime he ate with his brothers and fathers. They had said it was a sign of courtesy for being the youngest. So he quickly packed up the tes, but instead of outright jumping down, Hael looked at the particles oozing out from the Anti-gravity teleporter and quickly jumped on it. And just like before, the Teleporter gently lowered him to the ground and he made his way towards the kitchen before heading back to his room. But on his way, a notification panel suddenly appeared... [NEW QUESTS HAVE BEEN GENERATED...] Chapter 28: An Overnight Quest

Chapter 28: An Overnight Quest

[New Mission Issued] [Channel Your Mana Continuously Throughout Your Body for 6 hours] [Rewards: 1.) +100 EXP. 2.)A New Attribute: Mana Points...] The golden notification panel appeared right in front of his face as soon as he grabbed the doorknob and prepared to enter the room, and have a good night''s sleep to prepare for tomorrow. Entering the door and shutting it, a big smile appeared on Hael''s face instead as he looked at the panel and smiled brightly. My first quest. Once I do this, I would be able to level up to level 2, wouldn''t I?" He asked, almost jumping in joy from the quest. [Technically, yes.] The system replied as Hael walked to the side of the bed and took off his fluffy sweaters, leaving only the small underwear on him. Looking at his body, he could see it was far from being developed at all, and not a single muscle could be found on it. It wasn''t his fault though; he had always tried to look like his brothers and fathers who were true muscr giants. Unfortunately, his fate was that of a learned schr. But now, he too was going to walk on the path of growing stronger, and the mere thought of being able to change his fate was something that had caused a very great surge of excitement through him. Who wouldn''t want to be able to sh out a sword of me and float in the sky touching the very clouds, or reduce entire armies to nothing with a single magic art? "Huuuu, time to concentrate..." He said, clearing away his mind as he got into a cross-legged position and calmed his breathing. Channeling Mana through the body... It wasn''t a topic that was really that foreign to Hael himself. He had been taught by the n elders how to properly cultivate after his great affinity for magic had been discovered... "First rule, empty the mind, and enter into an absolute state of calm..." Hael whispered and the first thing he did was close his eyes. The eyes were the windows to the mind; once they were shut, the task bes easier... '' And after ten minutes of absolute silence, he was finally able to clear away all the other thoughts from his head... "First rule fulfilled." "Second rule, form a moon petal hand signal, and draw in Mana..." Hael thought to himself and in the next second, he shifted his hands which were formerly on hisps and wrapped them together, separating them frompletely touching by extending his thumbs out and pressing them to each other... "Done. Now I simply have to will for the Magical energy toe to me..." He muttered out loud as he calmly waited but the voice soon rang in his head, breaking away his concentration. [That is not the correct hand signal...] The system''s voice rang out as Hael snapped his eyes open. "What do you mean this is not the correct hand signal, this was what the elder taught me including everyone else..." Hael replied. He could even remember when his brothers and father cultivated, they had also done the same hand signals such as this . And now someone was telling him his n''s way was wrong? [This hand signal can work, I''m not saying it''s wrong. Just that it is not the best for a beginner like you...] "Why?" [Because this hand signal is not requesting for Mana. It is a hand signal for one who has already established a connection with Mana.] [When you''re starting out on the path of magic, you''re like a ve willing for the power of a god. And that power of a god is concealed in Mana. To obtain it, you would have to beg for it, not simply ask for it toe to you. While it might trulye to you after some time, it won''t be willingly. It would be forced to do so by the primordial rule of cultivation. But if you beg for it toe, you show your willingness and need for it. It will flood to you in greater amount! Around three times better than simply asking it toe...] The system exined as Hael''s eyebrows furrowed. And thinking about it, the entity''s exnation seemed more correct... When Hael had asked the grand elder why they had to form this particr hand signal and not another, he had said that is how it is done, and provided no concrete exnation for it. This was the first time he had heard of such an exnation for a hand signal.. "Ok, then. So what Hand signals would I have to use?" [A begging hand signals...] "Huh?" [Imagine you''re a farm boy who has lived in the desert and rain onlyes after 5 months. But suddenly the rain didn''te for the next five years due to reasons you don''t understand. Your cattles are dying, and so are your nts, and you almost lost everything but suddenly, the clouds darkened and sprinkles of rain began to fall, just when all hopes seemed to have been lost. How would you respond to the rain? That is how you beg for Mana...] The system replied as Hael furrowed his eyebrows, thinking clearly about the puzzle, but he soon understood it, and in the next second, he changed his sitting posture as he got on both knees, instead of sitting cross-legged.. Once he got on both knees, he stretched out both hands wide into the skies and then closed his eyes... [Excellent. Now start willing for the Mana energy toe to you, like praying for the rain to be even more abundant!] The system whispered, as Hael bnced his breathing and concentrated harder 10 minutes quietly passed in silence, and that was when dark particles suddenly began materializing out of the empty air, and began flooding into Hael''s palms, circling around his body. With every breath, they doubled, and soon the entire room was covered in motes of dark energy each of them pulsing like a heartbeat. [You have achieved the second step!] Chapter 29: Gaining An Excellent Tutor

Chapter 29: Gaining An Excellent Tutor

The system''s voice rang in his head as Hael opened the gap of his eyes slightly and saw the motes of energy which were currently revolving around him. Even through the dim lighting in the room, they shone like bright lights, revealing to Hael a level of darkness that he had never seen before... "They are so dark, it''s unlike anything I have ever seen before..." Hael mused out loud in shock, but he soon heard the sound of ''hmm, hmm'' in his head forcing him to concentrate back on the task... "Third rule, suck the Mana into your body, with your nose..." Hael said to himself, and in the next second, he once again closed his eyes as his nostrils greatly expanded and he inhaled the dark motes of energy. Every inhtion sent about a pure coldness through his body, but also a very acute pain which broke his focus ever so often... "Hmmm, but the grand elder said, this is the most peaceful area of cultivating" Hael muttered, not understanding why he was feeling pain in his nose. [You''re an idiot.] The system suddenly said in his head. "Why?" [Why are you using only your nose, your mouth are also ways into your internal body, and so are the tiny pores on your body. And your ears. Why are you limiting your cultivation by only using your nose?] "But... But that is how it is done.." [Yes for them. They all can''t call in such arge amount of mana, due to their failed hand signal and all the mana they call should be able to easily pass through their nose. But you have called on greater amounts of mana, and only your nose can''t contain all of them. You would have to use all that you have!] The system exined to him as he finally understood the reason for the acute pain in his nostrils. It could be described as the nose being too small for the energy that wants to enter his body... [Also, still stretch out your hands and call in more mana, why do you have to stop? Can''t you stretch your hands to the rain and also open your mouth to drink it in at the same time?] The system asked as Hael stretched out both hands once more, the motes of mana energy in the room vastly increasing and this time, he opened his mouth and nostrils. Instantly, the Mana in the room rushed into his nose as Hael inhaled while also sucking it with his mouth, and fate an incredibly long breath, he would release the Mana out once more and repeat the circle once more... Quickly two hours passed in this state of endless inhaling and exhaling, and with Hael''s hands still stretched out, the Mana in the room only kept increasing and increasing... [You have achieved the third step!] The system''s words rang out in his head, but Hael didn''t take that as an opportunity to break his motion. Absorbing Mana and inhaling it was like an addict of smoke inhaling and exhaling the smoke. It was incredibly pleasurable and he only wanted more and more... "Good. Now you have to begin the real channeling, and I''ll slowly exin that to you while you continue exhaling and inhaling...] The system said to him as Hael gave a nod and continued the exercise. [For a beginner mage like you, there are two important ces in your body which must strive towards greatly improving. Your brain, which is where your Nine petal runic tattoo is inscribed on, and your heart, which is the ce where your Infinity Guardian Bloodline dwells on. Only Mana energy can vastly grow those two sources of energy within your body.] [An endless absorption of Mana in and out your body will lead to some Mana particles being trapped in your body, and the affinity of a mage is determined by the ability to hold in more Mana in their body. Possessing two bloodlines makes your affinity very highpared to ordinary, and now, you already have quite therge amounts of Mana present in your body. Try connecting deeply to your brain and heart and also on the motes of mana energy present in your body to go into those two ces, once you do that, your job has been donepletely and you only need to sit and wait for the remaining four hours...] The system exined thest step which has never been taught to Hael by his elder... "Huuuuu," Exhaling out loud, Hael ced his palms back down to hisps, disconnecting the magic calling. It would be hard focusing while also doing three other actions together. Besides raising his arms up for so long also brought about pain, that was impossible to ignore, and might distract him from the real task... [Focus on your heart first, follow it as it pumps...] The system whispered as Hael shut his eyes tightly and focused deeply on his heart... BAAADUMP BADDDUMP BADUUUMP The sound of his beating heart was like it was echoing right beside his ears, the longer he dwelled on it. [Done. Now focus on the mote of mana trapped in your body, and simply will them to your heart. You can figure out where they are by focusing on that cold part of your body...] The system exined as Hael''s eyebrow furrowed and he began the search in his organ. 30 minutester... And only then did Hael find the extra cold ce around his body, and the system soon responded back to him. [Good. Now also dwell on your brain. Concentrate and visualize on the Nine petals runic image on your forehead. That should help!] The system replied to him as he turned to focus on the petals that magnified endlessly in his inner vision... "I can feel it now...] [Good, good, you have established three connections and your Mana has sensed the two objects. Now prepare for the shock!] "Huh?" GAAAAAAAAASPS.... /////Supreme''s Note///// Vote with your Power Stones, you still have 25 Bonus Cahpters to grab! Instant Bonus Chapters9 Within 15 Hrs) Castle or above gift: 2 Chapters +1 Character role in the novel. I really need your support for thispetition. Chapter 30: A Clear Growth In Strength

Chapter 30: [Bonus Chapter] A Clear Growth In Strength

The gasps of shock echoed out of Hael''s lips as he jerked his head upwards, the blue color of his irises rapidly changing to that of pitch ckness. It was like volts of lightning being passed into someone''s body, and it came in such an incredibly sudden way that he had no way of preparing his mind... [Don''t worry, you''ll only be in this state for the next three hours and you''ll never feel it anymore. Stretch out both your hands and inhale even more Mana, but don''t exhale them and drag them to the flow that is currently ongoing in your body. Do this now, and save yourself endless nights of slow progress at a snail''s pace!] The systemplimented as Hael stretched out both palms into the air, and the Mana that suddenly materialized was like a dam being poured open... ARRRRGHH Against the sudden assault of such a crazy quantity of Mana, Hael was immediately knocked out cold, yet his pitch-ck eyes were wide open, and his hands were still stretched out into the air, the Mana around him flooding into his body in endless amounts. THUUUUUUUUMP THUUUUUUUUUUUUMP THUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMP His heart began beating like that of a newly awakened thousand-year-old slumbering monster, as the nine-petal runic image on Hael''s forehead once again materialized and right now one of the nine petals was giving out a dark glow, illuminating the room in a color of astral blue and dark. [I know I might have rushed things quite a little too fast and forcefully induced that painful state on you. But it will all be worth it in the near future...] The system said out loud to Hael, but unfortunately, he was long gone, dark blood slowly oozing out of his nose, ears, and ckhole of eyes, and soon a putrid matter began oozing out of Hael''s pores, the longer he stood in that format, a bad smell reeking throughout the room... ----------------- Golden rays of sunlight peeked through the ss windows, illuminating the room in specters of golden energy, which concentrated on the figure currently lying on the ground, arms and legs iled on all sides, and covered in vast amounts of strange dark gooey matter. Due to the burning light of the sun, his eyelid suddenly began quivering and in the next second, a pair of clear astral blue eyes was revealed to the world as Hael opened his eyes and immediately sat up from the ground. Looking around the room, and strangely at the putrid matter covering his body, his brain slowly tuned him to the happenings of the previous night as the golden notification panel suddenly appeared in front of his face... [Congrattions, Mission: Channel Mana throughout your body for 6 hours has been sessfullypleted.] [+100 Exp has been awarded.] [A New Attribute Panel has been created: Mana points] "Hmm, so I finallypleted the mission!?" Hael asked in shock. He didn''t even know how he had passed outst night. [Yes, You did. Why don''t you open your system interface to check your increase in growth...] The system nudged as Hael willed it... ''Activate System Interface'' [System Interface.] [Name: Hael Winterlock] [Title: None] [Level: 1] [Exp: 100/100] [Hp: 100/100] [Energy: 30(+10)] [Mana Points: 30] {Criteria for leveling up aplished. Would you like to level up?] The system asked. "Yes..." He replied and in the next second, a slightly cold flow moved around his body, causing quite a bit of rigidity to his body. But the feeling was quick to disappear... [Congrattions; Host has sessfully leveled up to level 2] {+10 Attribute points have been awarded...] [Would Host like to distribute his attribute points?] "Yes?" [Attributes] [Strength: 7(+5)] [Agility: 7(+5)] {Perception: 7(+5)] [Intelligence: 10] [Charm: 3] "Host can input his attribute point to his stats..." "Wait, what are those numbers put in those brackets, like the one in that energy, and the one in my direct stat points?" Hael asked seeing the anomaly in his stats. [Those are due to your cultivationst night. Your strength, agility, and perception grew up by an extra five points, and your natural energy also improved by 10! They are bracketed to show it was an outside source of power, in other words, from your cultivation...] The system replied to him as Hael shook his head before focusing back on his stats points. "It seems my intelligence and charm do not increase with Mana cultivation, right?" He asked, noticing the absence of those bracketed numbers. [Yes.] "Then, the only way to improve them will be my stats points, I can''t let themg behind at that, especially my intelligence..." Hael muttered and then he made his choice... "Add, 5 points to intelligence, 3 points to strength, and the remaining two points to agility." He ordered. [Points have been sessfully inputted...] [Attributes] [Strength: 15] [Agility: 14] [Perception: 12] [Intelligence: 15] [Charm: 3] {Attributes points: 0} "In just a night, most of my stats have doubled by two!" Hael mused out loud to himself, clenching his hand into a fist and releasing them. While he didn''t suddenly gain bulging muscles, and 10 packs, he could feel the double increase in his strength as clear as day, something that was close to otherworldly for him. But soon, the putrid smell entered into his nose as he turned to look at the dark impurities present on the ground. "And what are these?" He asked with furrowed eyebrows, shifting back away from them... [Those are the impurities that were removed from your body duringst night''s cultivation...] "I can''t let her see this..." Hael mused out loud as he looked around the room and soon found what he needed, and immediately he got to work, washing away the dark impurities from the floor, till the tiles were once again sparkling white and immediately he headed to the toilet and flushed the impurities away. Once he was done with that, he immediately made his way to the bathroom to get ready for the day when suddenly the sound of knocking rang out in the room. "Wake Up sleepyhead, today is the big day, you have 30 minutes toe out or I''ll be returning back with a chainsaw. And don''t you dare pretend you don''t know what that means!" The voice rang out before the sound of walking moved farther away. "Tch," Hael snorted before walking to the bath. Chapter 31: The Concept Of Cybernetic Transfusion...

Chapter 31: The Concept Of Cybeic Transfusion...

It was a fairlyrge hall, right at the highest room present in the mini-skyscraper, called a small house by Captain Aliea. The entire floor and ceiling were in an absolute covering of white, with not even a single object present. Just a white nk room, and within stood, a duo, of a young man and ady, each possessing strange colors of the same hair and eyes. "So, um, how do you do this training thingy?" Hael asked, looking at Captain Aliea who had herrge tablet in front of her face. She was putting on a white-colored coat that reached to her knees, and wearing a spectacle on her face. Not like one who hade to train someone inbat. "We start with knowledge..." Captain Aliea said as she raised up her head and suddenly a strange blue holograph appeared in front of her face, and she rapidly tapped on it. "Hmm, doesn''t that look like the system''s interface..." Hael thought with confusion in his eyes before the snort rang directly in his head. "That''s just a stupid hologram. We aren''t evenparable at all..." The system''s disdainful voice rang out as Hael turned suddenly witnessed a spectacr transformation, causing him to look behind him, as the floor suddenly opened up and a seat came out of it, and looking back to Captain Aliea, he could see she was now standing on an elevated tform which wasn''t there just seconds ago. The wall behind her suddenly turned and its other side was a wall-sized rectangr ss-like piece, which was covered in a nk piece of white light, with the word ORCANO, flickering around on different areas. "Have a seat..." Captain Aliea said as Hael sat down, and looked at the strange technology which was rapidly changing its picture and seemed to be as a result of Captain Aliea''s small tablet. "I have spoken with one of my friends, who works in the Orcano Military Cybertransfusionbs. They said they would have a spot for you tomorrow. So we have a lot to cover..." Captain Aliea said as Hael raised an eyebrow. "Um, a spot for what?" "A spot for your cybeic transntation, of course..." "What!?" Hael jumped from his seat in shock. "I thought I mentioned that to you, barely 8 hours ago?" Captain Aliea said tapping repeatedly on her tablet as Hael looked nkly at her... "Um?" She asked, adjusting her sses. "Yes. I remember you mentioning that..." He replied. "So why do you sound so surprised?" "I just never thought it would be so fast. You know, I never said I wanted to go..." [Don''t be so quick to refuse because you have magic. Let her exin the concept first, and we''ll determine if it''s worth it or not,] the system said to him, advising him to not outright reject the idea, and Hael also skillfullypleted his words. "I mean, I didn''t want to go so early..." He finished as Captain Aliea shrugged. "The faster the better. Normally an unnned transfusion like yours would have taken around three months before the request is even considered. Getting approval in less than a day is a very rare thing..." Instructor Aelia said and it only surprised Hael even more. If it normally takes months for unnned requests to be epted, then how did her request get epted so fast? "Before you will be undergoing your fusion, I feel like it''s very necessary to introduce the concept of the cybeic transfusion to you..." Captain Aliea said as Hael sat up well. "Firstly, what is Cybeic transfusion, and its origins?" Captain Aliea asked. "It started with the Eldritches arrival. Their ability of magic was something that was mystifying to us. Their ability to transform from a helpless human form to a form straight out of nightmares and capable of otherworldly devastation was not only something amazing to our eyes, but something also rming to us..." "We knew well, while they looked like capable of reasoning, and also seemed to be only focused on returning back to their world. We would be helpless to them if they suddenly went out of control. We couldn''t leave our survival in the hands of a group of monsters who don''t seem to have an appetite for us now. So an idea that had for thousands of years been recited and loved but has been ignored due to itsck of need and being a waste of time was once again brought up. The funny and stupid idea of turning humans into superheroes. And when the Eldritch figured out there was no way for them to return back home, and decided to take over our world instead and turn it to their new world, the world has no choice but to run to it as its only source of salvation..." Captain Aliea said as the holographic image appeared... The image of fallen structures, and raging mes while strange abominable creatures wandered the streets, among the corpses of the humans thatid at the ground. "The first war, often called the first fall, was a devastating war, rather reminded us of our helplessness against the Eldritch. A war where humans were flung away from the apex of the food chain and roughly so too..." Captain Aelia said and even though she kept a nk and tutoring-looking face, he could sense the hatred in her voice as she narrated the event. "Thankfully, there was a small group which had been working on the idea of turning humans into superheroes using technology. That group is known as the Orcano group today. Their then, small and useless idea then, became Humanity''s only hope and they created the first Orcano Cybeic transfusion. Empowering humans with the fusion of technology. Though their first 100 tests were a failure and the test subjects all died. But their death helped figure things out, and after close to ten years of hiding away behind walls and intense research under the threat of, racial extermination, they finally created the first Cybeic humans which was none other than their own base head himself who had risked hell and came back to tell the news. Such an act won over the heart of humanity and it went all out putting almost all of its resources in the hands of the group. And since then, technologically enhanced humans have spread forth like the seas..." Chapter 32: Classes Of Cybernetic Fighters 1

Chapter 32: sses Of Cybeic Fighters 1

"Hmmm, talk of a lucky group..." Hael mused to himself, thinking about the Orcano group. While they have beenughed at by the world for their funny and stupid idea, now they had dominated Earth, as even just arriving at the world, he had heard the name Orcano more than ten times now. "It wasn''t luck, it was as a result of dedication to one''s passion, and doing the impossible no matter how the world perceives it..." Captain Aliea corrected as Hael gave a deep nod. She was right. "With the cybeic transformation being sessful, humanity, which had been sent to the far end of Earth, was able to rise once more, and with their new power which could rival even magic, they pushed back the Eldritch, and took back what was stolen from us..." "I''m very curious. How can... technology rival something like magic!?" Hael asked with a raised eyebrow as Captain Aliea smiled proudly. "A very good question, which is incorrect. The better question is, how did technology manage to reign over magic?" Captain Aliea corrected as Hael shook his head. "Of course, the metals present on Earth and formerly used for its technology weren''t possible for Cybeic transformation. That was one of the things that humanity learned from its first set of failures. The sess of our Cybeic transntation is ironically also due to the Eldritch..." "Huh?" Hael couldn''t help but be shocked by that. "When the dimensional rift opened up in the sky, and the Eldritches came in, they weren''t the only thing that came in. Their source of energy, which ismonly referred to as Mana, also came in. Something that was ignored by them because they knew we couldn''t cultivate it due to our special physique..." Captain Aliea said as Hael shook his head once more. He had never seen someone so eager to defend its race in all forms like Captain Aliea before. "But they were mistaken. While we truly can''t harness Mana due to our supreme forms, we were able to harness magic present in the metals! The metals on our ground became even more durable, reaching a level that we have never before seen. Our technology which formerly used to get shed apart with a single w sh from them, was now able to withstand their attacks without a single dent! Our bullets and swords which used to bounce away from their body, could now rip them apart with a single pierce. But even though we could now at least harm them, it was useless with their horrifying speed and power, and so we also took it up a notch. We began fusing with these metals and created technologies which were formerly impossible. Our bones, which were formerly incapable of withstanding a simple sh without getting ripped apart, were strengthened hundreds of times by Nanotech. Our eyes, which only formerly saw their mirage and then a ssh of our own blood and our body lying helplessly on the ground, without a neck, could now urately track their movement from more than 500 meters away, and even through obstacles. We developed armor suits capable of withstanding their attacks, and developed ourselves a vastly strengthened and new body which is in not a single way inferior from theirs. And we also created magic nullifying weapons that can sh through the most powerful of magic and rip open the most hardened of scales! These events, we humans call, the Karma Era!" Captain Aliea said as the images on the holographic changed, revealing humans clothed in armors fighting off Eldritches and this time, with the bodies of the Eldritches piling on the ground instead. "Era of Karma..." Hael mused to himself. "And tomorrow you will also be embarking on this path. The path to fully regaining what has been deprived from your forefathers, and making their deaths worth it." Captain Aliea said heroically as Hael gave a nod of approval, even though he wasn''t quite feeling the same way in his head. "But before that, you must know well of the various Cybeic sses of fighters that exist, and also undergo a test to know which best fits you.." She said as the holographic rapidly changed and three images appeared. "There are three sses of the Cybeic fighters. The first is a Gunslinger..." She said, pointing to one of the images where a man wearing armor and holding two pistols in his hands could be seen. With arger gun behind his back, and another two hung beside his waist. He reeks of guns and had a fierce and very alert expression on his face. "Just as the name suggests, the Gunslingers are the cybeically enhanced humans who use weapons as their main weapon of attack. They have been built to have overwhelming precision and uracy, which makes the majority of their fusion based on their eyes and the remaining art based on their leg for instantaneous movement speed to react to surprises and incredible agility to move away quickly. Not only can they fight closebat, they can also fight from the distance using their guns like snipers, making them well-rounded. Besides, they are the fastest among all Cybeic fighters and could prevent their enemy from getting close to them, with their weapons. With such advantages, the Gun Slingers are thergest group of cybeically enhanced humans in the world, with 70% of all cybeic fighters being cyber gunslingers. Besides, it is also the least risky of fusion, which makes it even more enticing. And your survival increases based on the more destructive your guns are, and the grades of your cybeic fusion..." Captain Aelia said as Hael gave repeated nods. The Gunslingers seemed to possess quite the advantages. "So, everyone who went on the mission, thest time were all gun slingers!?" Hael asked, remembering the crew, and Captain Aliea gave a nod. "I am also a Gunslinger..." She said and Hael gave a nod. He could remember her really being good at using guns. "The next group of Cybeic fighters are the Tanks!" Chapter 33: Classes Of Fighters 2

Chapter 33: sses Of Fighters 2

"The tanks are the second grade of cybeic fighters and just like the name implies, they are the tankers in the sses of the Cybeic fighter. A tank''s most special ability is being able to withstand very powerful attacks and not giving in. They are the ones with the heaviest defense," Captain Aliea said as the image on therge rectangr tech changed, now showing a burly-looking man d in armor and also bearing arge hammer behind him. "Hmmm," Hael contemted, looking at the image. "You can better understand the power of attacks byparing them to Gunslingers. If it takes five shes to the chest before a gunslinger could be killed, then it would probably take ten to fifteen of those same shes before a Tank at the same stage can be killed..." "Wow..." Hael eximed, impressed by such a Cybeic transfusion. That was basically an extra life transfusion. "Not only that, but the Tanks are also undisputed kings when ites to pure brute power. Due to beingced with heavy Cyber equipment, this makes their body very heavy and a single attack from a Tank will probably end the battle between it and a gunslinger at the same stage. That is why their most favorite weapons are the hammer and the axe which are better wielded by them. But they do have a single problem!" Captain Aliea said, raising an eyebrow to Hael to ask him if he knew. And he stared better at the burly image, a single thought couldn''t help but appear in his head. "But wouldn''t such a heavy body and armory slow down their speed?" He asked as Captain Aliea clicked her tongue. "You nailed it. The Tanks are slow. Very slow. If it takes a gunslinger three minutes to run a certain distance, then it would take a Tank at the same stage 6 to 10 minutes to run the same distance!" She exined as Hael snorted. "Sacrificing speed for power? How stupid!" Hael said out loud as Captain Aliea gave a nod. "That is the essence of the Tanks. Though they are slow, they can cause even more destruction. Their heightened defense makes them withstand a plethora of attacks, and they only usually need a single attack to connect to end their battles. But you''d be stupid to underestimate them, with proper training, a Tank will be a nightmare at the frontlines of the war!" Captain Aliea said as she suddenly tapped on her tablet and a video began ying. A video showing a bloody war where bullets and ws were flying around, but soon the sound of explosions began ringing out from the distance and Hael''s jaw dropped when he saw the source of these explosions. It was none other than the foot of a 5-meter-tall at armored figure who suddenly mmed down its hammer on the group of Eldritch creatures and then... BAAAAAAAAANG The about five eldritches beneath it were directly crushed into paste, leaving nothing but a cracked pothole filled with mushy blood and bones... "That is horrifying..." Hael said, looking at the dripping blood that flowed out of the hammer as soon as it was lifted off the ground. "Mind you, those are Eldritches with the same power level as the tank. And yet, five of them were outright crushed with no resistance at all..." Captain Aliea said as she paused the video, believing her message had reached Hael. And truly Hael''s disdain for them had already cleared away. While they were no doubt slow, their destructive power made up for it, coupled with their heightened defense. They are no doubt strong foes... "But the Tanks'' transfusion is also very risky. The chance of survival is less than 40%." "What!?" Hael screamed out in shock, looking at Captain Aliea who gave repeated nods. "But, but why?" "Beingced with such heavy cybertechs is not for everyone and most die when the body can no longer support it. Going for a tank transfusion is literally signing for a chance of 60% death. Only true psychos who deeply believe in their body''s durability ever go for it... So only about 20% of the total Cybeics fighter poption are tanks..." Captain Aliea said as Hael gave a nod. Then the 20% percentage makes sense. Everyone might truly want extra defenses, but not everyone would risk a 60% death chance for it. "Now that you understand well about Tanks. Let us move to thest ss of cybeic fighters..." "The Warrior Cybeic Fighters..." Captain Aliea said in a somewhat weary tone as Hael''s ears immediately perked up. "A fusion of the special characteristics of the two other sses, that is what could describe the characteristic of the warrior ss. They possess the agility and uracy of a gunslinger, and yet possess pure brute power that could easily overwhelm a gunslinger and make them brawl with a Tank. They are called perfect fusions in the Cybeic world!" "Hmm, sounds like the perfect ss..." Hael mused out loud to himself, but Captain Aliea shook her head. "It sounds like it, but it''s not. A gunslinger focuses on training his uracy and speed, and a Tank focuses on increasing her destructive power and also predicting its opponent''s movement. Such a training takes a minimum of two years intense training before one can be called a master. But a warrior, being a fusion of both, must focus on all four areas. That results in a need for twice as intense training as each group. The training of each ss is already intense on its own. Training for both sses might just lead to one''s death as such rigorous training even for a cybeic enhanced human is just too much. This leads to the creation of a warrior who is weaker in both areas instead of being stronger due to a result of bothbinations..." Captain Aliea said as Hael''s eyebrows furrowed in deep thinking. "But that doesn''t mean there aren''t prodigies who are justpletely abnormal in every sense of the word. While very rare, a true warrior ss who is the embodiment of its definition would easilyy ruin to a gunslinger and a tank at the same stage. Just that they are very rare. And for the sake of it, it is important to know that the current strongest Cybeic fighter of Earth, Sir Alexandra Tyson, is a Warrior ss fighter!" Chapter 34: Determining What Type Of Cybernetic Fighter He Would Be

Chapter 34: Determining What Type Of Cybeic Fighter He Would Be

"That sounds like aziness problem," Hael said upon listening to her exnation of the disadvantages of the Warrior ss. To him, the case was an outright fusion of both sses, but people majorly ignored it due to it requiring four different areas of focus, making it harder to trainpared to the two other sses. Due to its difficulty, they chose to go for ones which were not as hard instead. That sounds like a stupid something that Hael would never do. But it was probably due to also being unaware of how really difficult those trainings really are... "That is only one of the problems of the warrior ss. The second problem is due to its very low sess rate. The survival rate of the Warrior ss is less than 20%. That means undergoing the transfusion is signing up for an 80% death possibility." "I wonder why though, why is the survival rate so low?" Hael asked with suspicious eyes. "When you undergo the Gunslinger transfusion, what is changed in your body are your eyes, for better uracy and precision, and your legs for instantaneous bursts of movement and agility. When you undergo the Tank, what is greatly improved is your entire upper body, for maximum defenses, and your hands for maximum devastation capabilities. The Warrior ss being a fusion of both, means your eyes, your legs, your entire body will all have to undergo everything. Some people still die just from specific parts being interchanged, what is to talk of a person who has to have everything changed. How low do you think his or her survival chance will be?" Captain Aelia directed the question back to him as Hael gave a nod of approval. "It really would be low if it is as you said it is..." He replied. "Good. Now that you have understood the various sses, to best choose the ss that is best for you, then you''ll have to undergo some tests..." Captain Aliea said as she suddenly tapped on her tablet and from right beside Hael, a strange metallic box around 2 meters long slowly rose out of the ground,ing to rest just beside him, and suspended on a small ss pulpit. "Hmmm, a metallic coffin?" Hael asked with a suspicious gaze as Captain Aelia giggled, breaking apart her serious aura. "No! that is a virtual reality pod." She answered, only confusing Hael even more... "A Virtual...reality?" "Don''t tell me you have not even a semnce of an idea to what Virtual reality means?" Captain Aliea said with disbelief as Hael turned his gaze away from the coffin and turned to look at her. "Is it something that ismonly known?" He asked as Captain Aelia pped her forehead. "Of course, it is. Who the hell doesn''t know about Virtual reality. Seriously? Just which sector is that backwater!?" Captain Aliea asked as Hael shrugged... "I don''t have time to exin something so mundane. Just get in and feel it yourself." "Um, Captain Aliea?" Hael asked as he rose from his seat, staring at the pod with dubious eyes. "Uh huh?" "I just want to ask a question which I think is very important before entering into this...coffin." "It''s a pod! And what is your question..." Captain Aliea asked as Hael furrowed his eyebrow. "How strong is Cybeic fusionpared to Magic?" Hael asked the question that will be the determining factor in whether he even jumps into it before. Of course, he had no problem with undergoing the Cybeic transfusion. Compared to the eldritch transformation, it looks a little better to Hael. But he wanted to know if the headache and risking his life would be worth it. If Magic turned out to be stronger than Cybeic transfusion, then there was no need for the headache. But if Cybeic transfusion was stronger or was equally matched, then the idea of possessing two sources of power or say two ways of cultivation was a very weing idea to Hael''s mind. Why would he only settle for magic if there is another source of power which can rival it and also essible to him? Why not do both? That would mean being stronger than the average mage and also the average Cybeic fighter at the same stage. And suddenly Captain Aliea tapped on her tablet causing the space before her to open up from which came a small desk, where she ced her tablet and also took off her long gown, revealing to Khan a normal-looking long-sleeved, round-neck shirt and tight-fitting jeans that Captain Aliea was donning on. "Uh?" Hael raised an eyebrow wondering the reason why she ced her tablet down and took off her coat. "I have seen something in your eyes when youe inside the room," Captain Aliea said as she suddenly began twisting her neck. And stretching her hands. "And what is that?" Hael asked with a raised eyebrow. "You believe in magic, an abnormal amount of belief in it," Captain Aliea said, surprising Hael a bit. "Even when I told you about the Cybeic transfusions, the various sses of fighters, I have been reading your body''s pulses with my eyes and came to a conclusion. You aren''t amazed by the Cybeic transfusion, or more like you doubt it. Your pulse is calm when I mention to you about their power. And that could only be because you believed in another great source of power. Your question now confirms it to me when you asked if Cybeic transfusion was even greater than magic. That means you believed in magic more. You think it will win over Cybeic transfusion, don''t you?" Captain Aliea asked standing upright once more after cracking her bones. "In my personal opinion, practical is better than theory. So instead of showing long videos of exchange between magic and cybeics and trying to change your mind. I think it would be better if we were more...practical." "And um, how do you suggest this practical thing?" Hael asked as Captain Aelia grinned evilly. "B fucking you up, of course..." "Huh?" Chapter 35: Hael Gets Beaten Black And Blue!

Chapter 35: Hael Gets Beaten ck And Blue!

Hael stood there surprised as he looked at Captain Aliea who descended down the dais that she stood on and came to stand 10 meters away from him. "I won''t be using my cores in this fight. Just my physically enhanced cybeic body, which you know, as a gunslinger is the least powerful among all the sses of cybeic fighters," Captain Aliea said. [NEW MISSION ISSUED!] [Resist The Opponent For 3 Minutes!] [Rewards: +400 EXP.] "All I ask from you is to not lose your two front teeth," Captain Aliea said, and before Hael could give his reply, she took a single step forward and then... BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANG The entire world suddenly began rolling strangely in Hael''s eyes and in the next second, he smashed his entire body into the opposite wall, creating a cobweb of cracks on it. BAAANG BAAANG The sound of two knees mming onto the ground echoed out as Hael slid down the wall and fell on his knees, and then... Drop Drop Two crimson droplets rolled down and dropped onto the ground as he raised his hand up to his nose and swiped. And on his hands, he saw his own blood. Turning back to look at Captain Aliea, he saw she was still raising her hand into the air in a pping motion and was currently 20 meters away from him. And realization dawned on Hael... ''I got sent flying back ten meters away with a backhand p!'' He thought in shock as he looked at Captain Aliea who looked at him emotionlessly before slowly putting down her hands... "If I had activated even just one of my cores and poured its power into that p, your brain tissues would have been the one staining that wall," she said, disdain flickering in her eyes... "You''re helplessly weak, yet you disdain Cybeics!" Captain Aliea said, and in the next second, she began running towards him once more. One second, she was 20 meters away and the next she was only 5 meters as he quickly rolled to the side and then... BOOOOOOOOM The entire wall where he had crashed into formerly was blown apart, as Captain Aliea''s knee smashed into it head-on with horrifying force... And slowly she raised down her knee as Hael looked at the broken wall in shock. [If that had crashed into your head, you would be 90% dead!] The system''s warning rang in his head as Hael''s eyes shed in horror. "I can''t see that confidence anymore, Kiddo. The confidence that made you challenge me back then. You sounded so strong, like you had something backing you up. But look at you, the side of your head is now dripping with your blood, and your nose is bleeding. I''m not even using a percent of my strength! And that is enough to make you feel horror? How pathetic..." Captain Aliea said, disappearing once more and then... BAAAAAAAAAANG A kick mmed on the back of Hael''s head as he was sent flying forward, but Captain Aliea once again disappeared and reappeared in front of his face as another kick rapidly materialized in front of Hael''s eyes smashing head-on once more, blood and spittle flying around the white room as he helplessly tumbled back from where he came from. BAAAAANG BAAAAANG BAAAAANG For the next five seconds, it was like Captain Aliea was ying football, except the ball was a 1.8 meters body which was being sent around the room before finally crashing into the wall... STEP STEP STEP The sound of footsteps could be faintly heard in Hael''s head as he felt the hand grab his neck and tear him out of the wall he crashed into... Blood sprayed down the small crack on his forehead, and his badly mangled face, but Captain Aliea had nothing but a listless expression on her face... "Magic or Cybeics!? You''re unworthy of both!" Captain Aliea said as she jerked her hands backwards and then mmed Hael into the wall, using him to tear through itpletely as he helplessly rolled away into the next room. "Your na?ve attitude andck of focus will only make you die sooner than you think. You will die before 17, making not a single ripple in spacetime! A coward''s and bastard''s death! So, when you meet someone like me willing to help out and make sure you at least live for two more years before dying. Then shut up and simply follow my order, like the good houseboy that you are..." Captain Aliea said as she entered into the room where Hael crashed into, proceeding to grab his hair only to feel the bloodied hand grab onto her wrist, causing her to turn her attention to Hael with a raised eyebrow. "Aw, someone needs more beating..." Captain Aliea said with disdain but her face changed when Hael suddenly tugged on her arms and in the next second, a leg smashed onto her face with speed as she blocked it with his hands, but suddenly the air at the side of her face shifted as a kick pierced forth towards it like a sword and it mmed towards Captain Aliea''s second arm pushing her away as Hael revolved twice in the air beforending onto both his feet crouched on the ground, with blood pouring down... Shock flickered in her eyes, seeing Hael was still able to remain on both his feet, albeit helplessly crouched, and she herself was actually pushed back by his kick... "Helplessly weak...you say?" The gruffy voice could be hearding from none other than the crouched Hael who slowly raised his head with a smile on his face, amidst the blood raining down his face... "I can''t say no to that. But dying a coward''s and bastard''s death!?" Hael asked as he rose himself upright and shifted into a battle stance. Spreading both legs apart, Hael clenched his right hand into a fist, cing it on his waist while stretching the palm of his other right hands to her, It was the War Demon Stance of The Winterfall Dynasty!!! Chapter 36: Proving His Worth

Chapter 36: Proving His Worth

"Hmmm, interesting?" Captain Aelia said, looking at Hael''s stance. It looked kind of primevalpared to the normal boxing stance she knew well. BADUUMP BADUUUMP BADUUUMMP Suddenly, Hael''s heart began crazily pounding in his chest. Something that could have been easily interpreted as an adrenaline surge, but Hael''s eyes shed looking at the system notification panel that swiftly appeared in his hands. [Rapidly Beating of Heart has Been Observed...] [Mana Energy present in the body has begun revolving.] [Host bodily attribute has been increased by double...] [Host has automatically activated skill, Magnifier...] [Mana''s potency has increased by double...] [Host bodily attributes have been strengthened by four times...] In the next second, horrific-looking veins squirmed through Hael''s undergarments, especially concentrated in his legs, which caused a gentle air undtion to rip out beneath him. And in the next second, BOOOOOM A violent punch tore through the air with horrifying speed as Hael shed forward with horrifying speed and ruthlessly punched towards Captain Aelia''s face. Her massively changed form absorbed the sudden intense burst of power, yet her body wasn''t in any way slow as she dodged her head to the side. The air beside her face exploded outwards like a tempest. And in the next instant, BAAANG Hael violently whipped his legs towards her waist as she instantly exerted strength beneath her feet, jumping up into the scythe legs whipping below. But Hael immediately used the momentum of his right leg returning back to the ground to jump up and then delivered a back kick. "Fast!" Captain Aelia mused out. Instead of trying to dodge, she sent a punch smashing towards the leg as a violent shockwave rippled outwards into the distance. Hael felt a colossal force smash into his feet as he was blown away and back, lifted thrice, every step creatingrge indents on the ground before he finally came to a stop, sliding back into his original stance. Captain Aelia was like an unmoving block, only retreating for two steps beforeing to a stop. She looked towards Hael and noticed therge crater that he had left behind in his retreat. "You transferred the momentum of my punch into the ground!?" Captain Aelia said, noticing the reason for such a massive crater as she turned to look at Hael. This time her view of him had changed. This couldn''t have been done by a na?ve cowardly bastard. The speed, the strength behind his kicks, and hisbat awareness that instantly responded to her every defense. "Now you have piqued my curiosity..." Captain Aelia said as she took a single step forward, the same time that Hael did, and instantly they both shot forward towards each other with horrifying speed. BAAANG BAAANG BAAANG The sound of intense reverberation rang out through the room as Hael rapidly moved with horrifying speed, dodging every punch and delivering devastating kicks in return, which were also promptly defended by Captain Aelia. "You use your punch to block, and your legs to attack!?" Captain Aelia asked in shock while snickering to herself as Hael rapidly shifted his head to the side and instantly kicked back towards Captain Aelia, who dodged to the ground and whipped her leg to Hael''s legs. He also jumped up into the sky, avoiding getting sprawled to the ground. In the air, he whipped down another leg towards Captain Aelia who rolled away, the ground where the kicknded enveloped in tiny cracks as Hael rapidly closed onto her with speed, and their battle once again resumed with speed... "Your fighting art is very limited..." Captain Aelia said as Hael kicked furiously and she dodged them with ease. "The kick delivers twice the damage as the hands. They are the best for maximum attack, and the hands are very mobile making them best for blocking. How is that limiting?" He responded as Captain Aelia threw a kick to his chest and he crossed both arms over each other as they mmed onto his arms, lifting him two inches into the air. Yet he quickly mmed himself back into the ground before he could smash into the wall... And he returned back to his position before suddenly Hael''s face changed as he felt strength suddenly disappearpletely from his body. And in the next instant, he smashed both knees into the ground as massive amounts of sweat covered his face, dripping together with the blood... [Mana points: 0/30] [Energy: 0/100] The system notification panel appeared as Zeras looked at his energy which had beenpletely exhausted. "So quickly!?" Hael wondered in shock. [Your fighting ability is a veryplicated one that sucks away mana in veryrge amounts in exchange for more destructive power...] The system said as Hael''s eyes shed.... "I used to do this every day for four hours before getting exhausted. Howe I have quickly been exhausted in less than 10 minutes..." [Your earlier practicing was without Mana, a necessary lifeforce for the technique. Only Mana can bring out the true power, which also ces veryrge strain on your energy. Besides, you are fighting apletely different opponent, who isn''t an ordinary mortal and also going all out with her physical body which is, ording to my estimate, about 7 times stronger than yours...] "Tch, I lost... once more..." Hael said as he forced himself to rise back up, and after much struggle, he finally rose, supporting himself with the wall... "For the fraction of some minutes, your strength and bodily durability grew to a level of that of a 1st core cybeic fighter..." Captain Aelia said with furrowed eyebrows, her gaze scanning his body, but still she noticed nothing abnormal at all... "Are you saying I am strong?" Hael replied with a trick question as Captain Aelia furrowed her eyebrows... "No, you''re not. But such durability of a body is beyond what a 16-year-old human can achieve. It faintly rivals that of a cybeic fighter..." "Whatever..." Hael said, shrugging his shoulders. "I think I might have just found the perfect ss of cybeic fighter for you..." Captain Aelia said as Hael whipped his head up... Chapter 37: Class Choosen

Chapter 37: ss Choosen

"Huh?" Hael asked, but suddenly Captain Aleia faded away from his sight as she appeared instantly in front of him, and in the next second, Hael was raised off his feet, finding himself on Captain Aleia''s shoulder. "What are you doing?" Hael asked with surprise as he was carried out of the exit. "Fixing you back up!" She dered as Hael furrowed his eyebrows. "But what about the coffin? I thought that you would be testing which ss I''m best fit for..." Hael asked, remembering the reason why all this started in the first ce. "There''s no longer a need. I have done a better test and you have passed," she said, taking off herb coat from the tabletop and tapping on her tablet, causing the hall to return back to its former state, with all the various cracks disappearing. "What the! The room repaired itself!?" Hael screamed out from below as Captain Aleia giggled. "Kinda. That is the room''s auto self-repair that automatically fuses back everything," Captain Aleia said, picking up the tablet and heading to the exit. "Hey, put me down, I can walk myself!" Hael roared out in embarrassment as Captain Aleia giggled at him. "What''s wrong, kiddo? Never been carried by a girl before!?" "No! I have not, and I''m proud of it..." Hael defended as Captain Aleia snorted. "Well, your case is an exception," Captain Aleia said as she climbed down the stairs. "And why is that?" Hael asked. "Well, you were beaten up by a girl and carried away from the scene," she said as Hael''s head turnedpletely red and he remained quiet. "But you really should still be a little proud of yourself. You shouldn''t be able to survive for 20 seconds against me, but yousted for up to ten minutes. That is something you should be proud of," she praised as Hael smiled in mockery. "Yeah, I really should be prideful of that..." "Soo, you said you have found a perfect ss for me..." Hael said as he watched Captain Aleia as she slept on the bed, with Captain Aleia wrapping bandages around his forehead. "Yes..." "Can I know what that is?" Hael asked, his heart surging a little. "I have chosen the warrior ss for you!" She said as Hael furrowed his eyebrows. "Isn''t that the one with the lowest rate of survival?" Hael asked with a raised eyebrow as Captain Aleia gave a nod. "Yes, it is..." "And why did you specifically choose that? Don''t tell me after kicking my ass, you now want to send me to my death..." Hael asked as Captain Aleia grinned. "I don''t really hate you that much, genuinely. I just think you''re very na?ve and cowardly," she replied,ing to sit before him. "The sess rate of cybeic transfusion is dependent on the human''s bodily durability. The average human can easily handle the Gunslinger transfusion because it is mildly dependent on the body and more on the eyes and legs. The Tank is very challenging on the body, making the sess a little bit lower, while the warrior ss has a very little rate of transfusion sess due to itsrge body requirement." "And you think I''ll survive that?" Hael asked, looking into her eyes as she gave a nod. "Your bodily strength rivals that of a gunslinger who had already fused with his or her first core. That is more than three times the durability of an ordinary mortal body. The basic requirement to undergo the warrior ss transfusion," she exined as Hael widened his eyes. ording to what he had learned from the system, the average human bodily strength is around 5, but right now he possessed 15, which is truly three times a human''s bodily strength. He had easily passed the first requirement. "Since you have passed the first survival requirement, I can rest assured. With my personal friend doing the operation for you, you should be able to survive. At least, I can rest assured she would fight with all her ability to make sure you survive," she said with confidence in her voice. "And secondlyes the training, which is thergest determining factor in whether you be a strong or weak cybeic fighter. It would be intensely hard for anyone to be anything undergoing the warrior transfusion. But during our little spar, I noticed you''re no stranger tobat," she said as Hael remained quiet. "It seemed like you have been trained. You know how to attack and defend yourself. You only need toe face to face with death, and you should be good," Captain Aleia said. "Well, I just hope I survive the encounter with death," Hael replied as Captain Aleia rolled her eyes. "I don''t mean literal death. I mean you will be going on hundreds of missions with me, until you be the perfect warrior, or maybe, the next Sir Alexandria, one day," she said as Hael smiled wryly. ''That probably won''t be happening soon...'' Hael thought as Captain Aleia rose up. "You will be undergoing the transnt tomorrow, Hael. Properly rest," she advised before moving towards the exit. "Captain Aleia..." Hael suddenly called out as Captain Aleia''s hands came to a stop at the doorknob and she turned towards Hael who was resting on the bed, with a bandage around his head and various parts of his body stered. "Thank you... for everything." She heard from him, a big smile appearing on her face. CLINCK... The door closed up as Captain Aleia moved down the stairs and walked into her own room, her eyes looking at therge wallpaper on the wall. A wallpaper containing the picture of her entire family, including her also. And her eyes scanned each of them, resting more on the blue-haired young man who hugged her to himself with a big brotherly loving smile on his face. "I have found you, once more, Susanoo..." She said with a big smile on her face, her eyes slowly turning ssy... Chapter 38: Levelling Up Once More...

Chapter 38: Levelling Up Once More...

[Congrattions, Mission: Resist the opponent for 2 minutes, has been sessfullypleted.] [You have been given a total of 400 EXP.] [Total EXP: 400/200] [Criteria for leveling up has been fulfilled. Would you like to level up?] The system asked as Hael gave a nod. "Yes..." [Congrattions, Host has leveled up to level 3.] {+10 Attributes points...} [Total Exp: 200/500] "Would you like to distribute attribute points?" The system asked as Hael furrowed his eyebrows before asking.. "Hey system?" Hael called out as the voice sounded inside his head directly. [Yes.] "I just want to ask for your opinion on the cybeic transfusion. Do you think I should undergo it?" Hael asked, turning his attention to the only thing whose advice he had avable to him and he could trust the most. [Do you want to undergo it?] The system replied, causing Hael to fall backward on his head. "I''m just thinking, if I couldbine the power of magic and cybeics, then I could massively improve my strength in half the time that would have normally taken me. That would greatly help in my future goals. But I am also afraid of it straying me away from the true path of magic. I''m afraid it might slow down my cultivation instead," Hael said, expressing his true worries about the cybeic transfusion potentially being counterproductive against his growth. [I understand your fears, and I''m downloading new protocols to tackle it. If the Cybeic transfusion ends up bing a stray away on your path and nothing but a distraction, then it would be tagged as alien substance by the new protocols, and the system will immediately get rid of it, expelling it away from your body. But if it ends up being just as you wanted, then it would be left. So you don''t have to worry anymore about it. Whatever way it goes, you''ll be safe...] The system replied lengthily. Instead of telling Hael what he wanted to do and choosing his final decision, it had instead downloaded new protocols that would get rid of his fears about the cybeic transfusion. The system normally would have immediately refused such an idea, due to being an adept believer of the path of magic, but it also had no idea of the true capabilities of the way of cultivation. [But know Hael, the path of Cybeic transfusion can never be supreme to that of magic. You must never lose that unwavering belief or else you will surely be led astray...] The system warned as Hael gave a serious nod. "With that settled, then I think I should put more stats into my strength to better make sure I do not fail the cybeic transfusion or cause too much trouble..." Hael said as he willed for his attributes panel to appear... [Attributes.] [Strength: 15] [Agility: 14] [Perception: 12] [Intelligence: 15] [Charm: 3] {Attributes points: 10} "Add 5 attribute points to strength, 1 attribute to agility, 3 attributes to perception, and 1 attribute to charm..." Hael said. And in the next instant, his veins wriggled all over his skin, a strange pure flow pumping out of his heart and entering through his veins, spreading all over his body. "Arrgh..." A slight groan of pain escaped Hael''s lips, feeling the essence enter into his wounds causing an intense itchy feeling, but just like before, they also quickly disappeared just as they came... [Attributes] [Strength: 20] [Agility: 15] [Perception: 15] [Intelligence: 15] [Charm: 4] {Attributes Points: 0} Looking at the stats, Hael gave a nod. Now his system was rhyming together, and his strength stat was at the forefront with all others lining exactly with it. The only thing that was falling gravely behind was his charm, but he was well aware, he would be needing it, but not really now. So he could afford paying less attention to it. Not like he was some ugly roach or something. Just as the system said, it was about the ability to be followed and respected, which he didn''t think would matter now that he was still so weak... Maybe after he grew up to the stage of a Captain, or the Major rank that was mentioned by Captain Aelia, then he could ce undisputed attention on it... "All I pray for is to live to see tomorrow. I hope everything works out well in the end.." Hael mused to himself, eyes staring at the white ceiling. And he could swear he saw the prideful smile of his father appearing, and covering all of his vision as Hael slowly closed his eyes. "Forgive me father, I am not a war god like you. I have lost my first two battles already. But I will still strive to be like you. To make sure I am never defeated again, and I''ll make sure those who ridicule your name, would not be spared from my de!" Hael gave a promise burning out from his soul, before closing his eyes, about to take a sleep when suddenly the voice rang in his head. [Try breathing like you do when cultivating. It should help you slowly recover your Mana, as you sleep...] The system suddenly advised as Hael furrowed his eyebrows, but regaining his mana truly wouldn''t harm him. So he closed his eyes, making sure to breathe through his mouth and nose. Slowly, the dark particles of dark Mana began appearing in the room, entering into Hael''s nose as he drifted to sleep, and with every inhtion of Mana, his wounds healed even faster with a speed that would have deeply shocked Captain Aelia... Through the silence of night, he slept on the bed, clothed in the garments of dark Mana energy, his soft snore ringing throughout the room... The path to the top is hard and fraught with danger, but he was willing to walk it to the very end. Because he had just too much that was ced on his shoulder. He had too many people hoping on him, and so many people who believed in him, hoping for his return one day... Chapter 39: A Prototype Transfusion

Chapter 39: A Prototype Transfusion

The sunlight pierced through the thin ss window panes, revealing the interior of the luxuriously designed bedroom, where a figure dressed in a white-colored T-shirt, with its front beautifully decorated with flowers, and wearing white fleece pants, giving the vibe of freedom and expense. His blue hair bounced around his head, his handsome blue eyes looking at the interior of the wardrobe, when he turned his head to the side, where he could feel the sound of steps walking towards the door. KNOCK KNOCK "Wake up, Sleepyhead!" The mocking roar came from none other than the familiar voice to which Hael rolled her eyes, as he appeared before the door and unlocked it. And standing before him was none other than Captain Aelia dressed in a hoodie designed in blue and white, while donning blue male trousers, making her appear like some kind of tomboy. "It seems you are already awake, and dressed up too.." Captain Aelia said, noticing his change in wears, as Hael walked right behind her. "Breakfast is right down below, Captain Aelia. We don''t have all day..." Hael said in her bossy tone, causing Captain Aelia to snort coldly as she tightly closed the door before running after him. "You don''t tell me what to do, Kiddo. It''s the other way round.." "Hmm, that sounds unfair to me..." "Tch, it isn''t unfair until I say it is..." Their small conversation slowly moved away from the page they had slowly felt as the sound of steps slowly dispersed into the distance... -------------- "VROOOOOOOOM" "VROOOOOOOOM" The ultra high-grade supercar''s engine resounded powerfully, as the gate to the mini-skyscraper slowly opened up, and Captain Aelia drove out of it, the mechanisms behind it causing it to shut itself back. "Wear your seatbelt, I don''t know how to drive like a geek!" Captain Aelia said as Hael furrowed his eyebrows in confusion as he began looking around his seats, searching for a belt... "Um, What is a seat belt?" Hael asked after failing to get what he wanted as Captain Aelia shook her head in tiredness. "This is a seatbelt!" She said, pointing to the strange robe going round her upper body diagonally. "Oh?" And grabbing with narrowed eyes, Hael turned to look at Captain Aelia once more, and in the next instant, he quickly wore the seatbelt properly. "At least you have some brain in your head, and I don''t have to teach a full-blown adult how to wear a seatbelt..." Captain Aelia said, her exasperated sigh holding some kind of joy. "Does being 16 make me an adult?" Hael asked, noticing what Captain Aelia had just called him. "Yes, of course. You''re officially an adult once you''re 16. Don''t tell me it''s not the case in that backwater fishing sector of yours..." Captain Aelia said as Hael shook his head. "You have to be 19 to be considered an adult from where Ie from. Only members of royalty would be tagged as adults once they reach 18, due to their extensive knowledge..." "Royalty? That tiny fishing sector of yours even has a royalty?" Captain Aelia snorted in disdain. "Just let me do the majority of the talking once we arrive there, and make sure your replies are only in Yes and No. I would have normally said, don''t be disrespectful to anyone, not even the old man walking with a stick and looking helplessly weak. But at least, I can say you seem to have some simple moralmon sense in your head, so you should at least be able to get from getting in trouble..." Captain Aelia said as Hael shrugged. "Here is the transfusion process blueprint. I talked to Jennifer yesterday, and she said they would be trying a new Cybeic Warrior ss for you. It''s a limited edition, a prototype of it if you may say..." Captain Aelia said as Hael furrowed his eyebrows, turning to look at the various images imprinted on the blueprint which had various images of skeletons inscribed in strange chips and wirings... They were in various parts of the body, the eyes, upper body, especially the ribs, the hands, the legs. It covered almost every part of the body... "Hmm, this seems more than I was described..." Hael said as Captain Aelia gave a nod, her eyes concentrated on the road... "Yeah. You will be the first person to be undergoing this edition of Warrior transnt. It''s called Voidbeaker 095." Captain Aelia said. "Would it be less dangerous than the normal transfusion..." Hael asked with raised eyebrows, the only thing he heard from the transfusion. "It would be harder, but also the one that carries very great potential in the Warrior Cybeic body. Only those heirs of the big families would dream of buying a prototype of Cybeic body..." Captain Aelia said, and Hael couldn''t help but ask. "So how did you get your hands on one, if it is only the great families with their millions of resources who would be able to afford it?" He asked as Captain Aelia shrugged. "Jessica helped me out. She was the one who programmed it, and hearing I needed a transfusion for one of my crew members, she told me about it." That was the reply she gave as the car suddenly zoomed forward with horrifying speed, pressing Hael tightly to the back of his seat. Turning to look at the window, he could see nothing as everything simply whizzed past with horrifying speed. "Why the sudden rush..." Hael asked as Captain Aelia smiled. "The road is free now, meant only for supercars. I''m not even moving at 70% of its full speed power yet!" Captain Aelia said as she rapidly moved her legs below, pressing tightly on a button at the side, and anyone who would have seen the car''s speed would have thought it was nothing but an illusion. The only sign of its existence being therge amount of mes that suddenly blew up from the ground after the car had long gone! Chapter 40: Dangerous Repercussions...

Chapter 40: Dangerous Repercussions...

After sitting for up to 30 minutes, Hael finally felt free as they arrived at a gargantuan gate, the top of which he couldn''t see from where he was sitting. The most mind-numbing part was when Captain Aelia suddenly zoomed toward the gate, which refused to open as Hael turned from her to the gate, then back to her, and back to the gate. "Am I the only sane one in this room? We''re going to crash into the gate, Captain Aelia!" Hael shouted, wanting to jump over her and swerve away, but his seatbelt held him in ce. His eyes widened in horror as they drew closer to the gate. They were less than 0.2 meters away from the gate. "SHIT! My life is ending just as it began!" Hael screamed, cing his head between hisps and wrapping his hands around it, doing all he could to at least ensure he gets buried with a head still on him. But ten seconds passed quickly, and the crash never came. Hael opened his eyes and looked outside, only to see they were now in arge parking area with hundreds of cars. "What happened!?" he asked, surprised that he was still alive and rtively unharmed. "That isn''t a physical gate, dummy. It was made from high-frequency electromaic waves that scan cars to ensure they are certified by the governments of Sector H. It just tricks your eyes to make it look like something real," Captain Aelia exined mockingly as she parked her car and switched off the engines. "Of course, only a dummy like you would fall for it. What type of idiot has never seen an electromaic gate before..." "Watch your attitude now, and keep your surprise in check. You''ve got an image to protect," Captain Aelia said extremely seriously as she untied her seatbelt and exited. Hael exhaled loudly, closing his eyes for a moment before they snapped open, revealing a pair of indifferent eyes with a hint of pride. He quickly untied the belt around his waist and moved his hands to the car door, opening it before Captain Aelia could do it for him. He had watched how she exited the car twice now and had finally grasped how to do it. Out in the parking lot, they were close to thousands of cars in thepound, and at the far end was a gigantic skyscraper of close to 50 floors that made Hael tilt his head upward to see the top of it. "This is the biggest structure I have ever seen..." Hael thought, but his expression remained indifferent and cold as he followed behind Captain Aelia. After three minutes of walking, they arrived at therge revolving ss door of the skyscraper, revealing a massive hall with a high ceiling where hundreds of groups of people, adorned in the same golden and blue robes, interacted with smaller groups in regr clothes like them. Not even 30 seconds had passed before ady in golden and blue robes appeared from an opening in the hall. She had a golden badge with two stars on the front of her robe. When she saw Captain Aelia, her steps quickened, and the twodies shared a deep hug. "It''s been almost three years, Aelia. It has been such a long time," thedy said as they slowly separated from the hug. "I would say it''s only been a few hours, Jessica. I made sure to call you on the phone, even though we don''t see each other often. We''re still pretty much in touch," Captain Aelia replied. "Unremorseful as ever. Yep, this is the Aelia I know..." Jessica said, with a strangely satisfied expression. Her eyes finally noticed Hael standing behind her friend. She walked toward him, looking directly into his eyes. This was Hael''s first chance to clearly see her face, which was definitely above average in terms of attractiveness, with an oval shape and much whiter skin than most. Her emerald green eyes scanned him up and down, and Hael felt a strange cool breeze on his body wherever her gazended. She shifted back, giving him half a meter of space. "Is he the one? Your newest crew member?" Jessica asked, turning back to look at Aelia, who nodded. "Yes," Captain Aelia replied curtly. "Hmm, hi, I am Jessica Frankfurt, a second-grade cyber transfusion prodigy-grade surgeon. What''s your name?" she asked, smiling warmly at Hael, which he preferred to Captain Aelia''s attitude. "I''m Hael. Hael Winterlock," Hael replied respectfully, and Jessica smiled. "Well, Hael, you can rest assured about your cybeic transnt. I''ll give my best. However, we have been expecting your arrival for up to two hours. The transnt might be very time-consuming, so shall we begin right away?" she asked, and Hael nodded. "Yes..." "Good. This way, please," she instructed, leading Hael and Captain Aelia toward a strange door in the wall. As the door closed from a bottom press by Surgeon Jessica, the elevator quickly carried them upward. --- In the elevator, Hael remained quiet as he listened to the hushed conversation between Captain Aelia and Jessica, a conversation he normally shouldn''t have been able to hear but could due to his heightened perception. "So, what do you say about the percentage of sess with the prototype cybeic transfusion?" Captain Aelia asked, her voice regaining seriousness, causing a slight change in the temperature of the small room. "ording to the reports you gave me about his prodigious bodily stats, the sess rate with the prototype is less than 30%," Jessica replied. "That''s exceedingly low...." Captain Aelia retorted, her expression rmed. "But I promise to do my best, Aelia. At least, I can promise you he won''t die from this," Jessica reassured, but Captain Aelia still looked worried. "What are the other negative possibilities besides death?" Captain Aelia asked, clearly concerned. "Cellr destruction of the basic organs of transntation to devastating GP09 levels," Jessica replied. "WHAT!!!?" Captain Aelia eximed, her eyes widening in shock. //////Supreme''s Note////// I hope you''ve enjoyed the story so far! [System Alert!] [This book will soon go premium. Please continue supporting the author!] Chapter 41 It Begins!!! Chapter 41 It Begins!!! This was the first time Hael had seen Captain Aelia scream so loudly in shock. He couldn''t understand what Surgeon Jessica meant by GP09 levels, but judging from Captain Aelia''s reaction, it was definitely not good news. "That could render him less than human. And even if he survives, the pain might twist him half-mad! How can I let my crew member go through that? This wasn''t what you told me in the beginning," Captain Aelia said as Jessica sighed. "The level of danger never reached this point when I reported to you. But just yesterday, the highest member of Orcana Transfusion Labs of Sector H came to check our report on creating the greatest potential Warrior-ss cybeic transfusion. We had reported to him that it was someone under yourmand agreed to fuse with it, which he approved based on your reputation. But he suddenly made extra modifications to the cybeic transfusion himself. Those minor modifications immediately dropped the sess rate from 50% to less than 30%," Jessica exined to Captain Aelia, who showed a look of extra confusion. "Why would Sir Logan even bother with a simple Warrior-ss cybeic transfusion? A person like him would disdain touching such a level of technology, let alone bother to add his own modifications..." Captain Aelia replied. "That surprised all of us too. Even though the prototype was truly unique, that is only in the lower sectors. Such level of technology is still garbage to the top three sectors of humanity. Yet, he made his own modifications, and also with very great seriousness and focus. When we addressed him about the heightened danger level of transfusion, he said some merciless words that go against the code..." "What did he say?" Captain Aelia asked. "He said that the piece of technology would be the greatest benefit to whoever survives its transntation. And if they couldn''t survive it, then their death was worth it, and the transntation should be destroyed along with them..." "What does that even mean?" Captain Aelia asked. "It means that while Sir Logan''s modifications greatly enhance the cybeic transfusion, he doesn''t want it''s sessful transntation. Or sad to say, he doesn''t want people from our lower sector to gain such a level of power." "Tch, higher-life bastards..." Suddenly, Jessica turned her head to Hael, who pretended to be bored, acting as if he hadn''t heard a word of their conversation. "If I were you, Aelia, I wouldn''t let my crew member do this. It''s simply too dangerous. But if he truly survives it, then there will be another monster from Sector H¡ªan absolute monster, one born for war, unlike us," she said, causing Captain Aelia''s eyes to sh with curiosity. "What do you mean by that?" Captain Aelia asked. "That transnt above our heads, Aelia, has touched the line of forbidden cyber technology with Sir Logan''s modifications. It was what he probably realized too, but failed to quickly stop and instead of ruining his work, he had simply modified to a level where he believed none for our sector would be able to survive the transnt. It''s also beyond our own fusions. Gaining such power as one of your crew members, there would be massive benefits, not just for you but for him as well." "Is this right?" Captain Aelia asked, her voice skeptical. Jessica''s eyes shed with seriousness and a hint of scientific madness. "It''s time someone bridged the gap between the higher-life humans and lower-life humans. Who better than a crew member of someone who almost seeded in bridging the gap? Such a level of power... If the results aren''t death itself, then even I would go for it, Aelia," she said with conviction. The elevator opened with a ding, revealing arge door with words written at the top: **Prodigy Level Cybeic Transfusion Room**. --- The room was a massive cylindrical ss object filled to the brim with green liquids that bubbled with strange steams. Gigantic metallic pipes, each were tightly connected to a coffin-like ss where a strange figure was currently floating. He wore no clothes at all, leaving him fully naked, with arge breathing mask attached to the lower half of his face, it''s sources from outside the ss. Behind his head was another gigantic pipe nailed directly to his skull, and other parts of his body had wires that dug into his skin. He stood upright in the ss coffin with tightly shut eyes, as if dead, yet his slowly rising and falling chest indicated he was merely in a deep slumber. Hovering before the ss coffin were over ten robotic arms, each holding various tools. Around theb were seven scientists clothed in white robes, each on their respective tablets andputers, rapidly typing away with extreme focus. Also present among the entities in theb were two familiar figures, Captain Aelia and Surgeon Jessica, who both looked at the floating body in the ss. "His entire bodily cells have been made to descend into a half-death slumbering state. The transntation will begin soon, so please leave, Aelia. He will be fine," Jessica reassured her, for the fourth time now. She had refused for four times already iming she would leave when the real operation begins, yet she was still here. N?v(el)B\\jnn But nowz the real true transntation was beginning and they couldn''t afford someone who had a chance of making emotional decisions be present in the room with them. That would be fatal! "You promised me you''d do all you can. So please, Jessica..." Captain Aelia said, her normally confident tone wavering a little, causing an eyebrow raise from Surgeon Jessica. "I promise, Aelia. I promise," Jessica said, repeating it twice with a confident tone as Captain Aelia moved away from theb. The various surgeons moved closer toward the ss coffin where Hael''s slumbering body was kept. With over three holographic disys showing every state of Hael''s body, the scientists began preparing for the procedure. "Let the Voidcrusher Warrior ss Cybeic Prototype Transnt begin!" Surgeon Jessica announced. ////Supreme''s Note//// Vote with your powerstones, you still have 23 Bonus Chapters to grab! Instant Bonus Chapters(WIthin 15 Hrs) Castle or above gift:2 Chapters + 1 Character role in the novel. I really need your support for thispetition!! Chapter 42 The Price Of Power!!! Chapter 42 The Price Of Power!!! Have you ever felt your body being diced before, cold machine hands morphed into sharp des that tore apart muscle, slicing into tissues and bleeding out blood? Only machines were adapted to this, for any human who does this might just be a mad monster. Eyes shut tightly, cold green veins running all over the body, he drew out as much hair as he could trying to forget the pain of being cut open, alive. "Open it all, reveal a line of bones that runs through every body to allow for an excellent passageway for the Cybeic machines..." The listless voice of Surgeon Jessica rang out, the doctors around her rapidly typing away at theirputers, which control the machines to tear up his flesh and muscles apart... That alone in and of itself took about two straight hours toplete and by this time, Hael felt he would run mad from pain. But the mask on his face render him unable to scream, only breath. And only right now did he realize how lucky it was to be able to breathe so easily.... "First Step Of Cybeic Fusion Completed. A 99% urate Linear path of entrance of the Cybeic machine''s have been created..." The AI voice rang throughout the room as Surgeon Jessica''s eyes shed. ''A 99% Linear path sess. That is very good, and only due to him keeping straight through the ordeal. Now all you need is to pass the next one...'' before ordering loudly. "Begin the Cybeic Transnt!" She ordered coldly and in the next instant, light instantly went off in the entire room, leaving only the green serum that Hael was and with the various holographic of his images... "Cybeic Transfusion process willmence in 3...2...1.." "Process Sessfully began!!!" Immediately those words were mentioned, Hael''s heart almost stopped beating as a sense of intense and impending doom overwhelmed and in the next instant. He was finally able to feel the needle that had been dug straight into his skull. As an object as hot as moltenva poured directly into his brain and quickly passed throughout the ripped open lines that have been cut through his veins... That was more than enough for Hael to snap his eyes open, revealing bloodshot eyes that squirmed of veiny snakes, the size of his pinky! "ROOOOOOOARRRRR" a horrifying roar boomed throughout the entireb, as Hael roared out like beast, his paralyzed arm suddenly moving on its own and mming directly onto the e ss that he was ced in, lines of cracks appearing on its surface. ''He seems good to me, at least he has enough energy to shatter a ss that rival the strength of a brick by double!'' "Increase the ss''s durability by double, and increase the fusion process up to 60% speed!" She ordered as the doctors looked at each other In shock yet, their hands were like the machines they control, rapidly inputting the orders as Hael''s green veins began bursting out underneath his skin, creating patches of red blood, and on the line cut open on his body. Incredibly tiny Nano-machines could be seen, running around the cut open lines in his body, and fusing rapidly with every part of the tissues in his body, with the aid of the robotic arms whose movements left tiny mirages in the air, a testament to their impossible speed. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om The operation went on faster, but to Hael, it was worse. If the pain was like water rushing out of tap before, now it was like water rushing out of a dam, as his eyes turned even more bloodshot. Slowly, strength was beginning to leave his body, and he felt himself disappearing into the darkness of oblivion... [If you dare sleep, that will be thest time you wake up!] The system''s voice was like a gong rang inside his brain as his eyes snapped open once more and he smashed both hands on the ss, his hands digging through them, causing remnants of blood and green serum to spew out. "Increase the ss durability by quadruple and increase the fusion process speed to 80%." Surgeon Jessicamanded but it didn''t sit well with the doctors whose hands hung on their holographs before them. "What the hell!!!? That will be outright murder, this level of fusion speed is already enough. Let us let the machines slowly do their job..." A male doctor wearing spectacles defended as Surgeon Jessica turned her head towards him... "Increase the fusion process speed from 60% and now to 80%.... I order!" She said extremely slowly and clearly and with fear in their eyes, the doctors all continued rapidly typing on their monitors. "ARRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHH'' A groan of pain escaped Hael''s lips as he felt hotva squirming all over his body and slowly they made their way to his eyes as the terrible itching began. The feeling of a thousand ants crawling all over his body, and Hael''s body began spasming. [A Foreign Substance has Been Discovered Entering Into The Host''s Body.] [Host''s Human Cells Are Now Fighting Back Against the Foreign Substances.] [Host''s Human Cells are being destroyed by the System to facilitate better fusion process of the Supported Foreign Substance] [Congrattions, Host''s entire 20% DNA has been reced by the Foreign Substance] "NOOOOOOOO!!!!" The roar of rage sted out of Hael''s lips as he felt something strange. The feeling of himself getting destroyed, as if he was being rid of his own Integrity forcefully. A feeling that caused an indescribable anger surging like waves through his veins. [Host''s body is getting rapidly adapted to the Foreign Substance with the aid of the system...] [Part of Host''s DNA Is being changed to apany better Fusion and bring out the best state of the newfound source of power] [ERROR! ERROR] [Host''s cell body are too weakened to continue and the source is still delivering power.] "Surgeon, His bodily cells are being destroyed faster than they can ept." "We''re slowly losing metabolism from him!" "This is thest chance to save him, we need the operation to stop or he will lose his life due to cell disintegration!!!" Each and every one of the doctors roared out, yet Jessica''s eyes were unperturbed as she looked at Hael spasming uncontrobly... "Continue the fusion process." "WHAT!!!?" Chapter 43 A Twisted Surgeon Jessica 43 A Twisted Surgeon Jessica None of them could believe their ears. They were losing the young man, yet Surgeon Jessica said to continue the operation which would no doubt result in his death. "I said continue the operation!" Captain Jessica repeated as the doctors'' hands all twitched before the holographic image suddenly froze in a space-time stop. "I... I can''t," a doctor in charge of the leading holograph finally said as he withdrew his hands from the holographic disy. They were Cybeic Transfusion doctors, a profession where their hands were drenched in the blood of innocent souls. But still, they had all been able to keep the remnants of guilt away from their minds and continue the job due to the fact that they kept well; the death wasn''t fully in their hands, and in every scenario, they had always done their best to preserve the lives of their patients. That was what stopped their consciences frombeling them as murderers. But right now, they had the opportunity to save the young man''s life by stopping the operation. Yet they were told by the leading surgeon to continue the operation, which would no doubt result in the young man''s death. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om That is true murder, something their consciences couldn''t stand, and one by one, they all retreated from the machine. But in the next second... KABOOOOOM! A devastating shockwave rippled throughout the entireb, and a figure was immediately blown away and smashed into the wall, his body nailed onto the gigantic pothole that was dug into it. Looking at the sorry figure, it was none other than the male doctor who had refused to press the button. And someone slowly lowered her hand as she took the man''s ce and began rapidly typing on his holographic disy. Someone none other than Surgeon Jessica! "You all get out of this room. ording to Code 7 of the Cybeic Doctor''s band, you all are now prone to making emotional decisions which are capable of putting the mission at risk and therefore can be evicted by the leading surgeon''s orders. So don''t make me repeat myself," Surgeon Jessica said in a cold, listless tone, even colder than that of the AI, as the group of doctors rapidly moved out of theb, one of them taking out the unconscious man that copsed onto the wall to give him medical attention. Crack! Crack! The sound of bones cracking rang throughout the room as she cracked her hand bones, and in the next second... RIIPPPP! Various mechanical arms burst out of her shoulders, each of them coated in Cybeic fluids, and then stretched to the other holographics as Surgeon Jessica''s eyeballs suddenly both shifted to the side of their heads. And in an instant, she had prepared herself to do the job responsible for a group of five. "Now, let the real operation begin," Surgeon Jessica said as her mechanical arms began moving with devastating precision, the hundreds of robotic arms around Hael quickly working on rapidly arranging the metallic Cyber machines more perfectly within his body, even as red blood floated down both eyes. "Your body is strong, I''ll give you that. But the slow approach and letting the machines do their job wouldn''t work on you. The only way is the cold hard way. To make the Cybeics run in you as fast as they can before your body runs out of energy. It is something those fools don''t and can''t understand," Surgeon Jessica said, conversing to herself like a madman as holographic panels shed in Hael''s face. [Host''s cells body are rapidly weakening and would not be able to take in more foreign substance.] [Host''s entire DNA is now copsing...] [Host Body Has Been Sensed to be in Danger by his slumbering Bloodlines!] [Congrattions, Host''s Nine Petal Bloodline Has Been Awakened] [Mama Revolution through the already opened designated way have begun.] [Host''s Mana is being used to hold together Host''s DNA from Copsing.] [Error, Mana Not Enough to return Host''s DNA to stability!] [Congrattions, the Infinity Guardian Bloodline Has been Aroused!] [Magnifier Has Been Activated!] [Host''s Mana quantity and quality has been doubled by two.] [Congrattions, Host regeneration is enough for the fusion of the source.] [Host''s DNA is being rapidly healed, and new spaces for more eptance of The Foreign Material Has Been Created!] "Congrattions, the Second step has beenpleted. Cybeic Transfusion has been sessfully transnted!" The AI voice rang out through the room as Surgeon Jessica''s eyes widened in shock before they furrowed. "No. No. This is wrong. His DNA was on the verge of copse, while there exists a 20% chance of survival, their recovery shouldn''t be so fast. An outer source has intervened!!!" She determined, her hands rapidly typing away at the keyboard to quickly try finding the source of the intervention, but she stopped in less than three seconds and coldly ordered. "Begin Third step. Power Core Transntation to power the Cybeics Fusion!" She ordered the AI as she abandoned her former quest born out of curiosity and quickly focused back on the mission. And not wasting a second more, a gigantic box was carried from underneath the ss coffin that Hael was ced in as the machine arms rapidly unfurled the box, bringing out a simple crystal. It was a diamond-shaped crystal, just a littlerger than a table tennis egg, and within it was a strange revolving astral blue electricity that crackled within it. "A one in one Cyber energy core that can rival the power of a third-grade core Cybeic Expert and with enough energy to power an entire city for five years! My life''s greatest invention. You really owe me a lot, Aelia. A lot!!!" Surgeon Jessica murmured, even though her eyes only shined even brighter as she gave away one of her life''s greatest works to an absolute stranger. Immediately, a hole was opened up in the ss, followed by a Cybeic arm equipped with a ming red knife tearing open a hole just beside Hael''s heart, and slowly the core was inserted into the space. "Now, there are only two choices, survive the Core''s power-up, or be blown into dust by the massive amount of energy contained within!" Surgeon Jessica said, with a smile of madness as her hands gently tapped on a red button that had appeared on the holograph in front of her... Chapter 44 Awakening!!! 44 Awakening!!! "GRRRRRHHHHHH..." A moan of pain escaped Hael''s lips as he felt an intense burning object re to life just beside his heart. A powerful source of energy rapidly traveled to particr ces in his body. With the monumental pain came a new consciousness of what was beneath, or rather, within his body. WHIRING WHIRING WHIRING It was the sound of machines rapidly turning within his body. The various nanotech present rapidly arranged themselves in an otherworldly order, birthing a cybeicponent capable of pure destruction. Shock and surprise filled her eyes as Surgeon Jessica watched one of her life''s greatest transfusions be a sess. Through his skin, the crimson light of the cybeics shone brightly out of the ss. She settled her spectacles and properly looked at the pure outline of the cybeics. "The Void Breaker... now it makes even more sense," she said with a smile. In the next instant, the AI notification rang out clearly through the room. "Congrattions. Cybeic Transfusion Process has been sessfullypleted. Full integration will slowly ur in the future based on usage percentages. Congrattions, once more, Surgeon Jessica..." "Thanks, Miri..." Surgeon Jessica said, but suddenly her eyes turned to the ss where Hael was. She watched as Hael stretched his hand to the ss and then pushed hard. CRAAACK CRAAACK CRAAACCCK Cracks rang through the entire ssy surface, and Surgeon Jessica ordered, "Strengthen the ss covering by¡ª" SHAAATTTERRR She had yet toplete the sentence when the ss immediately shattered into pieces, sending shards of ss throughout the entire room. She quickly blocked her face with her hands and her metallic cybeic arm. Everything once again settled. She ced down her hands and turned to look at the ss, only to see a fist magnifying towards her face. BOOOOOOOOM!!! She was immediately blown away from her feet, traveling five meters in the air before smashing against the metallic CPU at the end of theb. Sparks of electricity burst out of the technological device. A smile of anger appeared on Surgeon Jessica''s face as she turned to look at Hael, whose legs were shaking like wool in the wind. "My body feels strange and is about to copse. But before it does, I had to at least get a single punch in. You deserve it for almost killing me," Hael said as his legs finally gave out and he instantly copsed on the ground. Surgeon Jessica walked towards him. Turning his gaze to her, she had strangely be four in front of Hael''s eyes. He felt his eyes forcefully closing themselves. "Also, thank you for the core..." Those were hisst words before he descended intoplete unconsciousness. "How interesting..." ----------------------------- The first thing that appeared to him was a pure white color all around him. Hael blinked his eyes repeatedly before they finally regained their focus, and he finally saw a lot more clearly. Right now, he was seeing a ceiling. Turning to the side, he saw a figure resting her head beside the bed he was resting on, her hair sying around his hands. "Captain Aelia?" Hael called out. Captain Aelia opened her eyes before sitting upright, and upon seeing Hael opening his eyes, shock bloomed on her face. "Hael?" she asked. Hael sat up, or at least tried to, but immediately copsed back on the bed. "What the? How am I so heavy?" Hael asked with shock and irritation as Captain Aelia smiled. "You have been unconscious for four days now!" she said, and Hael''s face dropped. "Four days? That''s a lot..." he mused, trying to raise his hands up. After 30 seconds of battling against it, he was finally able to raise them up. Once he did that twice, he felt no more weight behind them when he tried to raise them up again. "Oh? So that''s how it works then?" Hael asked as Captain Aelia firmly shook her head. "No! You have to activate your core to enable movement for now. Later, your body will naturally adapt to it, and that will be better than your childish way of letting it adapt," she cautioned. Hael raised his hand to his chest and could feel the silent ripple just beside his heart. Now he could be said to possess two hearts. "And how do I activate the core?" he asked once more, and Captain Aelia smiled. "Never let anyone know, Hael. But the way a core is activated is by a cybeic expert touching his chest with his right or left hand. That is the normal way. The Eldricthes know that. That is why sometimes, a cybeic expert can be rendered immobile by simply cutting away his two hands. That way, he would have no way of waking up his core. But there are a few cybeicponents that stray from that path. Forbidden Cybertechs. Yours is one of them. To activate the core requires a different process, and in your case, it is to simply smash your teeth against each other. Simply bite hard!" Captain Aelia said, as Hael''s eyes shed. "That''s really abnormal..." If the regr way was someone touching their chest, then truly chopping their arms off could render one useless. After all, cybeic fighters'' main source of poweres from their core. That would make the majority of the cybeic fighters have amon weakness. But simply biting hard to activate the core would be something no one sawing or even imagined. Hael opened his mouth wide before biting hard together. In the next second, a red light rippled outward from his chest as the outline of the cybeic tech in his body shone out from his skin. n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om "NNNNGGGGGHH," a slight groan of pain escaped Hael''s lips due to the sudden intense energy, but it soon quieted down in ten seconds. He opened his eyes once more and, with will, sat up on his butt, his backbone crackling from four days of inactivity. "The pain due to activation is pretty normal. It will disappear soon enough. Nowe..." Golden Tickets and Power stones are greatly appreciated. Gracias... "The pain due to activation is pretty normal. It will disappear soon enough. Nowe..." Chapter 45 Captain Aelias Hate 45 Captain Aelia''s Hate The ce where she had led him was none other than the dining room, and Hael wasn''t the least bit inclined toin at all as he looked at the array of food, which was steaming hot. "Nice..." Hael said out loud, but his face contorted just before he dived in, and he turned to look at Captain Aelia. "What?" she asked as Hael turned his attention to the food. "You said I have been asleep for four days. Then how did you prepare this so that it is still steaming now?" he asked as she shrugged. "Jessica told me three to five days. All I did was make sure to simply cook fresh food each day. Seems it was worth it," she said as Hael smiled, before quickly diving in. "So, willing to talk about the fusion? Your experience..." Captain Aelia asked, as Hael''s hands stopped just before his mouth. The memories of what had urred entered his head, causing his heart to lurch within his chest. "I would rather keep that as my own personal nightmare," Hael replied as Captain Aelia grinned evilly. "She said you even had enough energy to break out of the ss after your fusion. That''s some serious energy," Captain Aelia said, as Hael''s face dropped. "Was that all she said, though?" he asked as Captain Aelia gave a nod. "Yes. You have quite the abnormal energy and willpower to be able to do that. Also, I now owe her big time," she said as he raised an eyebrow. "For what?" "For that," she said, pointing at him. Hael turned to where she was pointing and noted it was none other than the core. "Yes. I heard her say it was her life''s greatest creation and could rival that of a third-grade cybeic fighter''s core." "You were even fully conscious through the ordeal!?" Captain Aelia asked, and Hael gave a nod. "Of course, I can''t sleep off and leave my fate to a psycho like that!" Hael replied as Captain Aelia giggled. "Well, she definitely has to have the biggest heart among the psychos you have seen," she replied as Hael snorted. "So, what does the core do? Hold energy for the cybeics?" he asked, and Captain Aelia gave a nod. "True. It holds an almost inexhaustible amount of energy that can''t be fully used at a single time. Only around 1% is avable for you right now. The more your body adapts, the more you gain ess to," she exined. "The grade of the core matters. A good core is judged based on the total amount of energy present in it. That is called the Potential Value. The second most important factor is the core''s replenish time. The faster, the better. As for your core, it is around three times better than the best core possible." "Wow!" Hael eximed loudly. "Yes. And it is also a miracle that you even survived it. It''s simply too powerful, but you can thank your Void Breaker for being able to contain its power. If not, you would have been blown into gore if it had failed," she said as Hael''s face dropped. "Well, everything worked out well in the end," he said as he resumed his dinner. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om 17:17 "That solved, now we''re back to the main issue that started all of this. And that is the mission. Five days have gone now, and it remains just two days before the mission begins. I am beginning to hear disturbing things starting to happen in the sector where the mission is undergoing. Words of humans suddenly turning into eldritch creatures!" "WHHHHAAAAT!" Hael almost jumped out of his seat on hearing that, as Captain Aelia nodded her head. "It''s truly shocking. The people who have been shifted to eldritches are normal average family men who would have never done such a thing. That means the eldritch are now capturing humans and trying to turn them into eldritches. It was a failure though, as what they created was a walking zombie with no sense, simply attacking everything on sight," Captain Aelia said as Hael furrowed his eyebrows. "But still, this has to be curbed before it bes a sess. I can''t imagine how devastating it would be if the eldritch seed in their experiment." "It would be a catastrophe," Haelpleted as Captain Aelia mmed her hands on the table. "Bastard aliens! Extending their inferior, god-forsaken genes into the human genome. They deserve death by more than thousands of times for their genes, and by millions of times for corrupting the human race with it!" Captain Aelia barked, veins popping on her forehead. From her eyes, Hael could sense incredibly powerful rage, her words dripping with an uncontroble amount of bloodlust that almost chilled his heart to an ice block. "It will be okay, Captain Aelia. It will all be fine..." Pure feral rage burned through her being, and she found it difficult to rein in her hate. But suddenly, a warm hand wrapped around hers, and she turned her eyes to Hael, who had a reassuring smile on his face, as he slowly let go of her arms. "Huuuu..." she finally exhaled loudly, as the veins on her head disappeared and she sat down to continue eating once more. "Sorry for the outburst," she pleaded as Hael shrugged it off. But in his heart, Hael was now sure of a very true conclusion. ''She would kill me if she learned I''m an eldritch...'' he thought, as he ate quietly. He had expected someone whose entire family had been murdered by the eldritch to be vengeful. But he had underestimated just how vengeful Captain Aelia was behind that neutral expression of hers. Her rage was pure and hot, and it was directed towards every eldritch creature as a whole, not just a single eldritch. Right now, all he could do was to avoid ever bringing his eldritch side out until he was very far away from her radar or at least could protect himself from her. 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"Then let''s get a move on right now," he said as he jumped down from the tform andnded on the ground without his feet shaking at all. "My strength really has increased a lot," he mused to himself as he felt another shaking beside him, being Captain Aelianding next to him. She climbed up the stairs with him just right beside her. --- "In a battle between Eldritches, bare-hand fighting is useless. The Eldritch creatures are very good at closebat, and with their wed hands and fangs, fighting them with bare hands will be asking for death. The best thing is to use a weapon." "Okay." "As you already know, of the three sses of cybeic fighters, the Gunslingers'' main weapons are their guns, while they might sometimes use knives and daggers as part of their collection. The Tanks use two weapons, namely the battle hammer and the axe or halberd, which enable them to maximize their striking power. As for a Warrior, being abination of both, they all use ancient weapons like swords, scythes, and nunchaku. While some warriors still use guns in their battles, mainly handguns or small pistols," she said before turning to Hael. "You have fused with the Void Breaker, a Warrior ss Cybertech, so you will be choosing a weapon ordingly. So tell me, Hael, what weapon do you consider yourself to be very familiar with?" she asked as Hael thought about it. "I am familiar with two, a chained dagger and a sword," Hael replied. Being a prince, it was necessary for every royal member of the Winterfall dynasty to be at least above average in theprehension of swords. Being a prince, that rule was only more emphasized on him. As for the Kurigasama, it was his favorite weapon, something he had been taught to wield by his brother, Hadeon. "The sword is a good weapon for the cybeic fighters. Now we''ll begin the learning process, starting with you practicing with a true Eldritch," she said as she tapped on her tablet. Behind Hael, a familiar metallic pod exited the ground, just like he remembered it. "The Virtual Reality pod simtes to a 95% sess rate of real life. The only thing it does not replicate is death, and it does not transmit injuries and urrences in the virtual realm to the real-life body. Apart from that, everything else isplete," Captain Aelia said, but Hael had not even a figment of an idea. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om "What is meant by the virtual world? Isn''t there just the real world?" "Perhaps, you will better understand if you witness the exercise for yourself," she said to him as the pod opened up, and Hael looked into the space which reached up to a length of 2 meters and a width of a meter. "Hmm," he couldn''t help but murmur a little, before he jumped into the pod, lying down straight in it. "Closing pod. Initiating Virtual Reality Transmission," the AI voice rang throughout the room as Hael felt wires snake out from the sides of the pod, and with an acute pain, they clung to his body, the majority of them entering into his scalp. {Scanning bodily attributes and core power.} {Bodily scan done.} {Transmission begins in 3...2...1.} The countdown echoed in Hael''s ears as he felt his eyelids suddenly be a thousand times heavier and he rapidly disappeared into unconsciousness. Opening his eyes, he found himself in apletely white hall. "Wee to the Orcano Transportation space, Hael," the voice resounded behind him as Hael turned, only to once again see the figure of Captain Aelia. "Captain Aelia?" "Do not mistake me for a real-life entity, Hael. I am nothing more than a weing AI, built and written by Aelia. My job is to direct you through the Virtual Reality space," she said but suddenly stopped as her figure glitched before once more settling. "I have been sent an order to transport you into a world where you are to fight a single Eldritch creature at the Lower Zagreed realm." "Please choose one of these swords as your weapon," the AI said to him as a holographic photo appeared in front of him, depicting a total of three swords. The first was a heavy sword, around half his size. The second was a Naginata sword, more of a long stick with arge de at its top. The third weapon was a sheathed katana around the length of his hands. In the next instant, his hand moved forward as he grabbed hold of the katana among the three. "Transportation begins in 5...4...3...2...1...Now." And once more he disappeared from where he stood and appeared in a different ce. It was a cave, a prettyrge one, with a dried floor and abyssally dark walls, the only light source being the light from the hole in the cave''s roofing and from light crystals hung around the walls. "Just like that ce in sector X," Hael thought in his head, remembering the cave to be like the ce where he had undergone the mission. {Your opponent will now be transported,} the AI voice rang out throughout the room as dark light bloomed in the distance. In the next instant, a green sh of light erupted, and a new figure appeared in the room. The figure of an Eldritch standing on its two wolf-like legs. Its face was elongated like that of a wolf, its sharp jagged teeth glinting with a cold light, while itsrge hands with steel-like ws were by its side. Spittle drained down its jagged skin as it stared hungrily at Hael, growling menacingly. "Fight begins in 3...2...1. Go." Got an idea for the book? Hit thement button down below and let me on. I won''t leave an idea hanging... Supreme_IQ Creator''s Thought Chapter 47 Fighting A Lower Zagreed Realm Eldricth 47 Fighting A Lower Zagreed Realm Eldricth ROOOOOOOOOARRR The powerful roar resounded through the cave walls as the Eldritch took a single step forward, and then... BAAANG Cracks spread beneath its foot as it hulk I figure appeared instantly in front of Hael, whose hands had only managed to cover half the distance required to grab hold of the hilt of the sword before... SLAAASSSSHHH The air was roughly parted as the w smashed towards Hael''s head, but then... CLENCH He opened his mouth wide, before mping hard on it. BOOOOOOOOOM Dust covered the entire visibility of the area as the Eldritch looked at its hands, finding not a single droplet of blood, before it angrily cast its dark eyes towards its left And there Hael could be seen, his right hand now on the hilt of his katana, as he stood crouched a little, and maintaining a firm eyes contact with the creature. "First rule of battle with an Eldritch, activate the core!" Hael mused out loud, knowing well how good he came with death in the previous exchange, and his gaze remained steadfast upon the Eldritch, who started running towards him once more. But this time, it wasn''t as fast as it was previously, as it once again shed towards Hael''s face. With a slightly faster reflex, he was able to avoid being cleaved to ribbons by those ws... SLAAASH SLASSSH SLASSSSH For the next two minutes, the sound of shing rang out ceaselessly as two figures shed around the room with speed. The Eldritch creature was fully in attack mode, its steel ws rapidly inching towards Hael''s head, but none of its targets ever made contact as Hael dodged every sh, his right hand holding the hilt never wavering for a single second. "Its attacks are strong and could deal quite a bit of damage. If one of those ws connects, I would be disoriented, and that would be more than enough for the battle to end," Hael determined as he looked at the various shes that inched dangerously past his skin. "But it is stupid. There''s no order to its attack, no coordination, no sense or reason behind every attack. It just shes and shes like a wild beast," Hael thought as the beast shed towards him once more. He jumped backward, rolling in the air with his feetnding against the wall behind him, and then... BAAAAAAANG A cobweb-like crack spread throughout the wall as Hael shed forward towards the Eldritch with a single instant of speed. SHRIIIIIIIING RIIIIIIIIIP The sound of the katana being unsheathed rang out, followed by a slicing sound, and then... BAAANG Hael dropped to the ground behind the Eldritch creature as dark blood drained down his sword. THUMP With shock in its abyssal dark eyes, the Eldritch creature angrily turned to look at Hael, only to catch sight of him sheathing his sword, and then the entire world suddenly went upside down as Hael looked at the head that rolled towards his feet. It was none other than the head of the Eldritch creature, cleanly severed. "Easier than I thought," he mused, followed by the AI''s announcement. "Winner: Hael!" "Congrattions on sessfully passing the test." "Would you like to proceed to the next stage: Fight with a higher grade Nagreed realm Eldritch?" the AI voice asked him as Hael nodded. "Yes..." {Your opponent will now be transported...} The AI voice rang out throughout the room as dark light bloomed from the distance, and in the next instant, a green sh of light erupted, and a new figure once again appeared in the room. But this time, it was noticeably differentpared to the first one. While keeping the same werewolf form, this one had two slimy tentacles like that of an octopus, just right behind it, acting like some sort of tail. Also, within its dark eyes, Hael could see a single point of crimson in both eyes, something that was absent in the first. [Mission Quest Has Been Activated.] [A Worthy Opponent Has Been Recognized.] [Mission Quest: Defeat the Creature] [Rewards: +300 EXP. A New System''s Basic Ability.] The notification panel flickered in front of Hael, further confirming the creature''s strength. This time, Hael unsheathed his katana, throwing the sheath to the side, before getting into a proper stance before the Eldritch, calming his tempestuous heart by gripping the de even tighter... "Fight starts in 3...2...1... Go!" But it was shocked when Hael also took a single step forward and shot forward towards it with horrifying speed. 14:34 SLAAASSSSSH Immediately, the order was given, a dark beam of light rapidly inched towards Hael almost faster than the speed of a bullet. Yet, Hael was able to raise his sword with extreme speed, the light smashing against the de, sending Hael retreating two meters. But suddenly, his eyes narrowed as he looked at the dark light, which was soon wrapped around his sword. Hael''s eyes widened when he saw it was actually one of the bat''s tentacles, and in the next instant, his sword was violently jerked away from his hands, causing Hael to tighten his hold. But his face changed when he felt another dark light piercing forth towards him. BAAAAAM The figure pierced furiously at Hael''s figure, who had quickly let go of his katana as he jumped backward, narrowly avoiding the tail fromshing him... STEP STEP STEP Quickly retreating backwards, Hael gave himself a five-meter distance between him and the creature as he looked at his katana, which was now wrapped in the tentacles of the Eldritch creature and then thrown behind it. "Taking my weapon away with its slimy and fast tentacles, before then deciding to face me barehanded. This is definitely a smart one," Hael determined as the Eldritch ran towards its disarmed prey with horrifying speed. But it was shocked when Hael also took a single step forward and shot forward towards it with horrifying speed. SLAAASSSSSH BAAAAAANG w and folded punch shed roughly, causing a circr explosion of the air, and the sound of a metallic crash. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om With a smile on his face, Hael looked into the eyes of the Eldritch. "I never liked using a weapon in the first ce." ////Supreme''s Note//// Vote with your power stones, you still have 25 Bonus Chapters to grab! Instant Bonus Chapters( Within 15 Hrs) Castle or above gift:2 Chapters +1 Character role in the novel. I really need your support for thispetition!! Chapter 48 A Strange Art... 48 A Strange Art... It was a sunny afternoon, the high sun in the sky shining its bright illumination on the grasnd below where a man with long blue hair and a blue-haired child stood, facing each other. Both wore no shirt, revealing the man''s extremely muscr frame, brimming with incredibly powerful muscle, while the boy simply had his normal childish fat frame, his face beholding a childlike focus and a hidden gleam of joy. After all, it was one of the best days of his life, the first day of his training by his father, the war god of Aetheria. "Tell me Hael, what is the most powerful weapon in the world that I possess?" he asked, as Hael looked at the man''s waist, where hung his sword. He had heard thousands of tales surrounding his father, and almost everything was rted to his mighty sword... Starria! It is said that it had once cleaved through an army of thousands with a single sh, dividing the battlefield into two halves, creating an uncrossable chasm that separated the enemies from the dynasty. On another asion, it was said that a dark cloud had gathered over the Winterfall dynasty for an entire week. When he returned and saw the cloud, he had cleaved it into a thousand pieces with a single sh of his sword, giving light once more to the dynasty. The tales of his father were almost inseparable from his sword, so definitely that ought to be the most powerful tool in the world... "You''re wrong, Hael. My sword is not the most powerful tool that I possess," King Vuernch answered to his son who had a confused expression on his face. "Then, what tool do you have in this world that is more powerful than your mighty sword, Starria?" he asked him with curiosity as King Vuernch got down on one knee and took his hand into his... "The most powerful tools that I, Vuernch, possess are two, which I love to call one. And they are this and this..." he said to him, as Hael looked at his fist which was held by his father''s right hand, and also his chest which was pointed at by his left finger... "The most powerful tools that you possess are your hands and heart?" Hael asked, surprised as he watched his father nod. "You said you want to be the strongest War God of Aetheria, don''t you?" his father asked as Hael gave a shy nod. 14:36 "Yes, Hael. I wouldn''t be able to properly hold my weapon without my hands, nor will I be able to swing it without my heart guiding me on my path," he replied to him with a smile as Hael''s eyes shed. "You said you want to be the strongest War God of Aetheria, don''t you?" his father asked as Hael gave a shy nod. "Then watch your heart and make sure it never goes astray. Do what you think is best, for you and others that you love. Before you act, ask yourself if they will be proud of your act. And if you find yourself lost, just think about me, and ask yourself what I would have done in that scenario. You will never be lost this way..." he said to Hael who gave a nod of understanding. "And after your heartes your hands. When ites to training, you must never forget your hands. For they hold all the power. Train your hands well, and you will be unrivaled. That''s why I will be passing on to you the true art of the War Demon style of our Winterfall dynasty..." n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om "The War Demon Style!!!" Hael mused out loud in shock as his father gave a nod. "Practice the art well, Hael. For it will teach you not only how to use your hands but to use your entire body in a battle. Learn it to the absolute limit, and even a thousand swords will be for naught in your path, including mine..." his father said, as Hael''s eyes stared at him in disbelief. "That is not possible..." he retorted as his father shook his head firmly. "No, it''s true. But make sure your heart never strays while practicing it, or all will be for naught..." he warned, before slowly getting into a stance... A stance that made the wind howl loudly and the sky abruptly darken... "It''s the dance of a demon, Hael, a demon birthed for war..." ----------------------- BANG BANG BANG The sound of fists and ws shing rang out as Hael exchanged hundreds of moves with the abyssal creatures, with nothing more than his bare fists. "Faster..." "Faster..." Hael whispered as his core furiously pumped energy into his cybeics and his hands formed mirages of fists, each of them shing hard against the ws. Chunks of flesh were ripped out from his fists, causing blood to rain down, but that made no difference to Hael who simply kept punching without end. --------------- "Everything will break before the might of the devil''s punch..." -------------- It was the ultimate belief of the War Demon stance. To throw forward a punch without the fear of it not damaging the opponent. Without fear of it being outmatched. A deeply ingrained belief that whatever the opponent throws his way, his fist shall eventually tear through it without resistance at all... The eldritch creature was able to keep up with Hael''s punches at first, the sight of the blood draining down the boy''s fist making it smile in disdain... But its face soon morphed into that of shock, when it looked at its own feet and saw a trail of about ten meters behind Hael. Without realizing, it had been slowly pushed back by its opponent for ten meters. "Surprised, uh, amateur?" Hael called out in his punch speed reaching a deafening level, and a strange smile suddenly began gracing his lips, as his blue eyes were slowly enveloped by a shade of red... "I expected more from you all. From how fearfully you all were described, I expected more..." Hael dered, his eye ls starting to sh in anger, as his heart violently began pumping in his chest, and then, the notification panel appeared. [Host Is Being Influenced By An Art, Causing A Spike In Heart Rate And A Fierce Traveling Of Mana Through The Body.] [Magnifier Has Been Activated...] [Host Is Starting To Revert To His Eldritch Magic Due To The Art!!!] If you love the chapter. Then don''t forget to show some love, by voting for it with your Golden Tickets and Power stones. I wouldn''t mind a c too, would I? Lol. Supreme_IQ Chapter 49 Victory! 49 Victory! BAANG. BAAANG. BAAANG. BAAANG. "AHHHHHHHHHH," the roar came from none other than Hael, who was surrounded by the mirages of dust, pounding hard against the eldritch which had already been cornered to the wall by him. What followed were mini-explosions as Hael furiously pounded on the eldritch, with a crimson red colorpletely covering his astral blue color. Finally, he got tired as he mmed both knees on the ground beneath him, his lungs burning. Slowly, the crimson color in him faded away as Hael regained himself and looked at his opponent who had been reduced to nothing but gore and blood, its internal organs bursting out as it had been ttened to the wall. "What... what just happened?" Hael asked in shock as he retreated away from the gory body, almost puking at the sight. [It seems you lost all reasoning for some seconds, and you reduced it to what it is, with your fists. That''s actually incredible...] The system''s voice resounded as Hael furrowed his eyebrows at the strange words. "Lost all reasoning?" Turning to look at the gory body of the eldritch, he noticed that it had dispersed into white gas taken out of the realm. What followed was the AI''s voice. "Winner: Hael. Congrattions on sessfully passing the test. Would you like to proceed to the third test: Fighting a Lower Namaah Eldritch?" The AI asked as Hael narrowed his eyes, before standing back to his feet and picking up his sword. He then got into a stance as he prepared himself. "Yes!" Since he couldn''t die in the test, he might as well use the opportunity to learn about his own limits and know what type of eldritch it would be better for him to run away from on sight if he didn''t want to lose his life. {Your opponent will now be transported...} The AI announced to him, and in the next instant, a piercing white light shed in front of Hael, which soon disappeared revealing an absolutely monstrous figure. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om "What the hell is this?" Hael asked in shock as he looked up at the eyes towering above him with more than three heads. It was huge, incredibly huge, and it had fourrge muscr arms, the bulging muscles on it covered in dark slimy skin. Its legs could be described as the same, and its lips were about the size of three of himbined. Behind its back was a single slimy bat-like wing, and just like the previous one, it had those strange tentacle tails, except instead of two, it had five. Its face was like that of an octopus, with smaller tentacles instead of hair, and its two eyes were pitch ck, as it looked at Hael with a listless gaze. {Battle Commences in 3...2...1. Go!} BOOOOOOOOOOOOM. Before Hael could even move a single muscle, his chest suddenly caved in, blood spewing out of his mouth uncontrobly, and then... BAAAAAAANG. He smashed into the wall, digging a half-meter deep hole into it as he coughed up even more blood. Less time was given for him to react, as another tail rapidlyshed out like a whip towar ds his head. Hael bent his head down at thest second, the wall above his head sliced up, and Hael quickly tore himself out of the wall, and moved to the side. Turning to look at the ce where he had formerly been, he could see a 2-meter deep mark made onto the wall by the singlesh of the eldritch''s tail. [It is beyond your level!] The system''s warning rang in his head as Hael saw the eldritch slowly turn its head to him. Hael instinctively rolled away from where he stood. Less than a fraction of a secondter, a gigantic pothole was made where he had formerly stood, as the tentacle violently smashed into the ground. But that was only the beginning as the five tentacles immediately all beganshing out at Hael. Blood burst out of his skin with everysh, as he failed to avoid some of them in time, and the more he ran, the more blood poured out of his body... "Faster! Faster!" Hael dered in his head as he ran with speed, blood spraying out asionally. Just when two tentacles cornered him with three more violentlyshing from the side, Hael felt that was the end of everything. But the unwillingness to lose shed in his eyes as a horrifying streak of veins appeared on his forehead. Taking a single step forward that caused cracks all over the ground, Hael moved, even though he knew he would be still too slow. Yet he still moved, and when he did... BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM. A crimson light exploded forth, its source none other than from Hael''s core imnted in his chest. Suddenly, mes billowed out uncontrobly from Hael''s feet and then... BAAAAANG. The air before him exploded as he burst forward with horrifying momentum, disappearing into thin air. SLASH. SLASH. SLASH. The three tentacles violentlyshed at Hael''s image, tearing it apart, but the expected blood never came as the eldritch creature directed its surprised eyes to the side where Hael could be seen, crouched on himself, with massive amounts of smoke bursting out of his legs... "What, what just happened?" Hael asked in shock as he turned to look at both his own feet and saw the massive amount of dark smoke oozing from them. Raising the back of his feet to himself, he was shocked to see three circr holes around the soles of his feet, each of them bursting with dark smoke and remnants of red mes... [Congrattions. Host''s fusion with his cybeic imnt has moved from 1% to 5%. Host has awakened a Cyber skill: zing Red Thruster Feet...] The system notification appeared in front of him as shock shed in Hael''s eyes. "A... a new skill!" But suddenly... BAAAAAAAAANG. CRASSSSH. A colossal hand violently smashed against Hael''s entire body, lifting him up and mming him into the wall. Hael''s remaining eye turned to look at the eldritch which was slowly walking towards him. Trying to quickly run out, he realized an unbelievable truth... ////Supreme''s Note//// Vote with your power stones, you still have 25 Bonus Chapters to grab! Instant Bonus Chapters( Within 15 Hrs) Castle or above gift:2 Chapters +1 Character role in the novel. I really need your support for thispetition!! Chapter 50 [Bonus Chapter] Death!? 50 [Bonus Chapter] Death!? But soon he realized an unbelievable truth as he tried to quickly run out. His entire muscles had been paralyzed. "Tch, I got distracted!" Hael thought in his head as he watched the eldritch creature arrive before him. It stretched out its colossal palms that covered all of Hael''s vision... Before... BAAAANG! BAAAANG! BAAANG! The entire ground shook massively as his body was violently smashed into the ground thrice, until it was stuck into the massive cobwebs of cracks that had appeared on the ground, leaving nothing but Hael, whose eyes were tinted in an absolute crimson from the pain. But the eldritch wasn''t done yet, as one of its tentacles violently wrapped around Hael''s neck, pulling him out of the ground and raising him up to the eldritch''s abyssal dark eyes. Its maw parted, revealing an evil smirk, and suddenly... PUUUCHI PUUUUCHI PUUUUCHI PUUUUCHI The remaining four tentacles burst into Hael''s body. One entered his right ear and another into his left ear. The remaining two burst into his mouth, widening it. Under the horrific expression of Hael, he watched the eldritch creature smile as the tentacles all began separating, causing him to feel like his skull was being pulled apart, and the same could be said for the sides of his head. "NOOOO!!!" The roar was barelypleted when... RIIIIIIIIIIP Hael''s head was ripped into two parts, blood and brain tissues oozing out of it uncontrobly as the eldritch creature looked at the headless Hael before dropping his body onto the ground... "Winner: Naheem Grade Eldritch..." the AI dered as the eldritch creature faded into white energy. Soon following was Hael''s headless corpse, which also faded away into the white energy... ------------- "NOOOOOO!" The roar sted out of Hael''s mouth as he jerked upwards from his sleeping position. His heart raced within his chest uncontrobly, and with so much force, he felt a stinging pain in his ribs. n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om "How does dying feel like, kiddo?" the mocking voice of Captain Aelia rang out in Hael''s head, whose heart was still violently pounding in his chest as he turned to look at her, with sweat dripping down his face. "I... I died?" Hael asked, not even understanding how he died and didn''t die at the same time. Everything was just incoherent to him, and a splitting headache was continuously hammering away at his skull. "You died, in the virtual realm that is..." Captain Aelia said, as Hael suddenly found a cup of ss in her hands as she walked towards him and passed him one of them. With cautious eyes, Hael looked at the green-colored tea within the cup as Captain Aelia grinned. "You think I''m going to poison you? I wouldn''t me you, a person who just ''died,'' for not trusting anyone though. It''s a rxing tea that helps you soothe the side effects of dying within the virtual world," Instructor Monecae exined as Hael gave onest look at the tea before instantly downing it in a single gulp. Immediately, a cold and refreshing feeling spread throughout his entire bloodstream, and he could instantly feel his heartbeat reducing back to normal control, and his headache cleared away... "Huuuuuu..." Hael heaved out a sigh of relief as he passed the cup back to Captain Aelia, who also downed her own cup before walking back to the dais. Hael also jumped out of the pod and sat once more in his seat. "The virtual world''s death is the greatest technology that has been made to bring man close to how death truly feels. Give me a word to describe your experience," Captain Aelia said as Hael''s eyes slowly returned to calm before he gave out his answer. "Horrifying!" he dered, his hands touching his mouth and ears just to be sure they were still there. His skull had been torn apart into two by the eldritch creature. Normally, even though almost everyone uses the virtual reality world, children under the age of 20 won''t die in it; they will be pushed out by the algorithm before their death. That is to prevent them from being forever haunted by the feeling of death," Captain Aelia said as Hael couldn''t help but furrow his eyebrows at her. "You''re wondering why I then made you purposefully die when I could have taken you out in time, right?" Instructor Aelia said as if she could read his mind. "It''s because the government doesn''t understand something about death in the virtual realm. They don''t know that it is the best way for na?ve youngsters, like you, to grow up quickly. Now that you know how death feels, I''m sure I have nted the feeling in your head. So not only would you always be conscious of it and try to prevent your death at all costs, which is something good for you, but you will also be cautious of inducing death to other people if you are aware of how it feels. And most importantly to know we''ll how good the Eldritch creature can make you feel pain, and be well aware that they can kill you! Right now, you can reduce ten mortal men to blood and gore based on your power from the cybeics. You have to know well just how badly death stings, so you don''t go identally killing people. I hope you understand my reasoning and stop hating me for it." Captain Aelia answered. All he cared for now was that he was still alive, and hate wasn''t even in the picture in his mind right now. All he cared about was his state of existence. "That said, I watched all of your fights and saved everything. Let''s go through a deep analysis of it, see what you did right and did wrong, and how you could have done it better in case of a next time," Captain Aelia said, as arge holograph appeared in thin air, depicting the image of him preparing to fight the first eldritch... "Before that though, I have a question for you..." Monthly Golden Ticket Ranking Bonus Chapter Chapters Goals: Top 80: 1 Chapters Top 60: 2 Chapters Top 50: 3 Chapters Top 40: 4 Chapters --- The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!