July 19, the year 2623...

In the Union High Council Chamber, everybody was debating over the new proposal. 25 days have passed since Lord Adril visited Aizel. Today was the big day where Prof Aizel gave his presentation to everyone.

He did his best trying to explain everything. He convinces most of the Lords and Elders, but some of them still had doubts, skeptical about the process and the success rates. In reality, they can't accept the fact that they are going to die. Who is not afraid of dying? So, they still wanted to try their luck escaping in different parts of the Galaxy.

These are within the expectation of Adril. He already thought of a solution. He might as well as let these people escape in many different directions. Who knows they might even survive and become the seeds of humanity.

While everyone was bickering and fighting.

“BAAM.”

Adril slammed the table.

"Enough!"

Adril shouted.

"I have decided. Those who want to leave can leave. We don’t know if this time travel will succeed or not. So, we cannot put all the eggs in one basket.

We will create many groups, and send them to different directions." Adril said looking deeply at everyone.

"Lord Adril is wise." Everyone stood up and gave their respect. Everyone deeply respects Adril within their hearts. They know it was Lord Adril who unites everyone and keep it peaceful. Him having the power, and control over the entire humanity gave them peace of mind. They were also tired of fighting amongst themselves. Politics are dirty to the core, and there is no limit to how low a person can go, they have learned their lessons from the past, and they are happy with their lives right now.

Right now, even if they are divided and argued over the decision, lord Adril gave respect to everyone's opinion and came up with a solution.

"Marshal of the Air, Colton! How is the situation on Island Clusters?" Asked Lord Zhang Wei.

"Lord Zhang! Right now, the situation is not good in Island Clusters, they have pushed us back deeper into the cluster, and they are gaining momentum. The casualty of our troops has surpassed 50 million, but we have managed to kill billions of class 1, and 2 Entomons. We haven't seen anything out of the ordinary, and haven’t seen any of their elite bugs." Explain Colton.

Everyone’s moods were down while listening to the number of casualties.

"Something doesn’t feel right about their behavior. Nolan how many escape ships do we have?" Ask Adril

"Lord we have: 137 Nomad-E Class, 473 SC-Freedom, and 1782 Voyager-Civilian Class on Earth.

If we included ships from all of the planets in Sol Cluster, we have enough for everyone." Answered Nolan.

"Lords, and Elders. Those who want to leave___ please put your hands up.” Adril shouted.

With their heads low, 14 people put up their hands shamefully. The Union is made up of 15 Lords and 35 Elders. Lords are the leaders of the federations, whilst Elders are the representatives of large independent organizations. In the 26th Century, you can become a king and rule over a planet as long as you follow the rules. There is an abundance of planets and resources. So, many people bought planets, and form their own organization and kingdoms, that is after you get the approval from the Union, and not every independent organization is recognized by the Union.

"I won't judge anyone for your decision. It's natural that you guys want to live. This is human nature, and this is what kept us alive for millions of years," Adril console them.

Suddenly an emergency siren went off... Everyone was startled. ‘It can only mean one thing, they are here.’ Lord Adril thought.

A person came in and introduced himself to Lord Adril.

"Brigadier General Benjamin, reporting to Lord Adril," Benjamin shouted with a salute.

"At ease soldier, tell us what happened?" Asked Adril.

"We have detected 3 wormholes opening in our solar system near the Kuiper Belt, Sir. It seems to be the doing of the Leviathans. Many Entomons have passed through the wormhole, and approaching us, Sir." Benjamin reported.

Everyone panic. Those bugs can travel through wormholes?

“OMG... “

“We are doomed.”

“This is a nightmare.”

They don't know what the hell is going on anymore. Everyone is panicking, and they rightfully out to be so.

"SILENCE..."

Adril shouted. He was a little agitated as well. "Prof Aizel! Care to explain what the hell is going on?" He asked.

"At first, I had my suspicion, but now I understand. These Entomons are an ancient life form who had evolved, and lived for billions of years, to a stage where they can adapt to this vacuum of space. To travel distance stars and space, they have adapted their body, and senses to extreme.

Their sensories have become so advanced that they are able to detect wormholes, and travel across space, to look for food, and resources. They are similar to earthworms who hunts for food beneath the Earth without their eyes. All of the living organisms on Earth are just nutrients for them. Even if we have plenty of planets that support life on the Galaxy, we cannot find a planet similar to earth. Our planet is fertile and full of life. Just look at the number of plants, animals, and marine life. This planet is basically a gold mine for them.

We were exposed in Cygnus 1 when we first made contact with them. They were able to detect our smell, and like bread crumbs, they were able to follow the trails and the position of our Earth. Their senses can detect wormholes, not to mention our smells. Similar to hunting dogs, if you give them a piece of cloth of a person, the dog will be able to trace that person. Now multiply that sense into millions, billions or even trillions of times. That’s what we are talking about, extreme evolution. Ancient lifeforms who had lived for billions of years.

Just think about it, it’s not tough to get your whole life information with just a drop of blood or poop, saliva or skin cells.

We also have devices that can tell what we eat with just our smell... So, imagine how capable these highly evolved beings are if they can travel space, and detect wormholes." Prof Aizel explains.

"Colton, I want you to oversee this battle. Test out those Leviathans, and see if you can find any weakness." Adril gave out his order.

"I won't disappoint you, Lord!" Colton answered confidently.

"Lord Adril." Prof Aizel called out.

When Prof Aizel called out Lord Adril, everybody felt annoyed.

They don't want another long exhausting lecture. They felt this Professor has a motor mouth that can talk for days. It can't be helped. Since morning, the Professor has been talking non stop explaining about time-travel.

Prof Aizel felt awkward. He knew he talks a lot. Sometimes he over-explained things with examples, but it was necessary for people to understand. He teaches students for long hours in colleges, which has become a habit of his.

"Prof Aizel! Would you like to add something." Ask Adril. He knew the Prof had something important to tell.

"Lord! If my theory is right, I’m sure it’s the Leviathan that is opening up the wormholes. To open a wormhole, you need a huge amount of negative repulsive energy which can keep the wormhole from collapsing from its gravitational pressure, and they need an extraordinary amount of energy to traverse inside the wormhole. Looking at their gigantic size, I believe only the Leviathans have capabilities to hold that much amount of energies needed to open up a wormhole. That means they will have to spend a large amount of energy to open a wormhole, and it will take a few months to get their energy back, we will be at least safe from attacks for a…." Before Aizel could finish, he was stopped by Adril.

"Just, cut it to the point!" Adril said. ‘How is this guy able to keep talking the whole day. With his skinny stature, where did all of his energy comes from.’ He thought and wondered.

Prof Aizel blushes with shame. He knew he had annoyed everyone including Lord Adril, the person who is always believed to be calm and composed.

"Lord! What I want to say was, right now it's the best time to attack. When they consume a lot of energy, their defenses will be at the weakest moment, like deflated ocean whales without water. Not entirely weaken but at least 3-5% weaker than their originals. Which is still tough, but a much better chance of winning without any casualties. With this, I'm done for today." Professor Aizel said and laid back in his chair.

"HA HA HA…”

“You will be a better general than most of us if you put your time and energy into it." Jayden jokes.

"If I'm General than who is gonna do all of the research?" Aizel pointed his fingers at Jayden, "You...? Who don't even know basic physics." Aizel scolded Jayden.

Jayden blushes with shame, and stop antagonizing this talkative scientist.

"Marshal of the Air, Colton! Go and start organizing your troops. You can leave now." Adril started giving out orders.

"Yes, Lord." Colton gave a bow and left the chamber.

"Nolan! Recall back everyone from all of the other planets. If they can travel through wormholes, then there is no point in distributing our forces separately, We will build our final line of defense firmly on this solar system." Adril ordered Nolan.

"Yes, Lord." Replied Nolan, and start sending out orders to every military leader through the virtual network.

“Lord! What if those independent Royal families and the Merchants refuse to comply?” Nolan asked worriedly.

“Leave them behind. We don’t have any time for an internal war nor any time for diplomatics. Let them defend their own territories. Just get only the people who are willing.” Adril said with a firm tone. He didn’t have time to babysit those selfish independent Monarchies and Merchants. If he forcefully brought all of these people on the Sol solar system, there would be a conflict.

"Alright! Now for the escape team. To Lords, and Elders who have decided to leave, I'll authorize you 5,000 large and medium-size ships and 10,000 small ships. The more you spread out, the better for everyone. You will have higher chances of escaping this hellish situation.

You guys know the drill. Women and children first. All aboard must have a clean background and medically certified. We will give you Prugnator-Droids, Meta-humans, Cyborgs, troops, and battleships for protection.

With these things, you guys should be able to defend and handle most of the situations." Adril gave a summary and offered generous amounts of resources.

The Lords and Elders who decided to leave can’t help but feel ashamed. With the way how Lord Adril treated them, they couldn’t help but hung their head low. His generosity and willingness to help everyone is proof, how much he loves and cares for humanity.

On the other hand, they were greedy and selfish, they are not willing to take responsibility and run away like cowards. Will they be the same person without Lord Adril, and these selfless members of this chamber? That's uncertain and very unlikely.

The remainders who left behind at least know that they will die happy, together with friends and families, enjoying the last meal together with everyone. These people are also the followers of Lord Adril for the longest time. They know that without Lord Adril, society will never be the same again, they don't want to see the past brutality and dirty nature of humans again. The past wars, corruption, and politics were disgusting to the core.

The people escaping are all greedy and selfish people, nothing will ever be the same again. Even they realize this truth. They also love this place and enjoyed the happy moments, but instead of defending and giving back to society, here they are, running away like cowards.

Now, they were having second thoughts. With the new information they got from Aizel, they realize it’s not possible to get away from the Entomons if they can travel through wormholes. They finally made a resolve, they might as well as die alongside everyone and enjoy their last moment together.

Lord Adril had charms that can make everyone feel at ease. People can't help but trust and respect him. You can forget about backstabbing when you are with him, you can just enjoy your carefree life.

The 14 people hesitate. The leviathans can travel through wormholes and there is no guarantee that they would be able to escape, and the military leaders have said that they will be more vulnerable out in the open.

"Lord! I would like to retract back my request. I would like to fight alongside you, and die while fighting. I don't want to be remembered as a coward. There is no chance of escaping from those monsters, might as well contribute something to the world. This is also my home." Shouted one of the Elders. Then like a chain, all of the Elders retracted their request back.

All of them look at each other with a smile. They are now in the same boat. They are ready to sink together in this bottomless pit. It's a cruel world they are living in.

Adril smiles, looking at everyone. He was happy that everybody can come together in this difficult time. Humans can be dirty, and disgusting as the muddiest of water, but they can also be beautiful, and innocent than a lotus flower. His life has been about serving humanity, sacrificing everything.

In the end, It was all worth it.

"Brayden, and Jayden!!!" Adril shouted. "Prepare for war."

"Yes, Lord." Both of them pat their chest and saluted.