"Open your mind, and see what defines you. "The perfect individual circa -500 T.C" by A.Z"

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Skill List:

Kanji (lv0): Aspect of Energy: Electricity, Thermal.

{Skill points: 1}

[Full destructive power limit: Village]

Skills: [1. Infuse/Absorb] [2. Energy travel] [3. Energy trail] [4. Energy bolt] [5. Energy wave]

Inventory: Geographic sphere, mechanical soap, spyware device, tungsten-infused nanotech

silver chain, Tech tablet (Portal) (Hide, Input, Output, Convert, Compress).

Claire (lv0): Aspect of Creation

Skills: [1. Create (Slots: 5)]

Inventory: Black cloak, crossbow, crossbow bolts, ammo pouch, fanfics, mechanical soap.

David (lv0): Aspect of Form

{Skill points: 1}

[Range limit: Self]

Skills: [1. Expand (x2)] [2. Spikefacation] [3. Delay (1-10s)] [4. Shieldfacation] [5. Trigger]

Inventory: Iron bat, AK -47, mechanical soap.

Amelia (lv0): Aspect of Reality

{Skill points: 1}

[Attack type: illusion] [Attack range: x3 field of view]

Skills: [1. Third person vision] [2. Blurring Mirage] [3. Double] [4. Connect] [5. Vision Swap]

Inventory: Frying Pan, Knife, mechanical soap.

Sarah (lv0): Aspect of Fiction

[Skill access: 1 skill for each item] [Conjured item 1]

Inventory: Mechanical soap, Nezha’s leopard bag (Nezha’s ring).

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A scrawny introvert stares blankly at his bathroom mirror. With a careful stroke, his comb gently brushes off his hair, it perfectly covers his left eye.

?? "Perfect."

He said, his voice lacking any sort of emotion.

Who is this guy anyway?

Well, isn't it obvious?

He is the destroyer of nations, Bringer of Chaos, Lord of Void, The one who consumes everything, THE CONQUEROR OF QUEBEC!!!

Teehee, just kidding.

In reality, the guy is nowhere near that level of edginess. In fact, he is the blandest and nicest guy anyone would ever meet. The dude has trained for a long time to perfect this false identity despite not liking even one moment of it. Though he can't help it, he needs to keep up this fraud persona.

The young man walks out and quickly runs through a wooden hallway and into his quiet bedroom. He stands there for a moment then something clicks in his mind.

?? "Shit."

He cowers onto the floor, his hands trembling over his head.

?? "Shit. shit. shit. What do I do? My room is so normie! My friends will find out. Think man think! What is the edgiest thing one could hav-

A loud thump sound forces its way into his ear, disrupting his train of thought.

He goes to his window and takes a peek outside. It's a particularly large man, a tall pine tree is being dragged behind him and he also seems to be hauling a deer carcass on his shoulders.

?? "That's it! A corpse. No. Fake corpses!"

He jumps onto his bed and boots up his laptop. The guy surf through Chrome 2.0 and goes directing to Amazon.

"1240 dollars. Yikes! Oh well, I have no choice. Just hope Dad won't find out?"

He clicks the "free tele-shopping" option.

Zzzzzop!

A pile of fake bodies warps onto his bed, splattering its clean with thick red ink.

"Dammit, I fu-"

A sequence of bangs comes from the door.

Oh no, It's Dad! He panics and urgently yeets the light corpses down a large hole in his closet. He then places his heavy bedsheet underneath his bed.

?? "There, that should do it. Dad! You can come in now!"

A grizzly large man enters and approaches, with a gingerly bread so bushy that a beaver may get lost in it. The man's body is built as strong as a mountain. It is so large that it puts the boy's manhood to shame. The young man looks up at the towering behemoth of man in front of him, and then-

"NOAH! My boy! How have you been my beloved son?!"

?? "Dad, I'm fine. And you were just out for like ten minutes."

"Ha, my boi. You know what I always say-

?? "Family comes first. Yeah, I know."

They smile, and his dad gives him a huge hug... this nearly breaks his fragile spine.

?? "Dad. l e t g o p l s."

"Oh sorry! I forgot that physically, you are weak. But don't worry my boy, your heart is strong just like your mother. I have full faith that you will be an excellent maple farmer like your old man here."

?? "Ok, dad. But why are telling me this now?"

His father looks at him with a wide grin.

"Your friends are coming to visit and I heard they are going to whisp your away to who knows where right? So in case that happens, don't forget about the family. About us."

Noah nods, and his father looks at the urn above his bed. He picks it up and his eyes fixate on the object, showing a small glint of sorrow.

?? "Poor Dad."

His father hands him the urn and a gilded ax.

"For the rest of today, you are the man of the house. Please protect her and make good use of our Smith family heirloom."

??: "Where are you going, dad? Is something wrong?!"

For a moment, his father's sadness appears ever so clearer but he perks up and gives another huge smile.

"Nope! Just a meeting, my little young chap."

He gives his son a soft nookie and exits the front door.

?? "Don't worry! I will wait for you and my friends!"

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"Sa...rah."

"Sa..rah."

"Sa.rah."

"SARAH!!!"

She wakes up startled and sees a familiar face. It's her co-worker.

Sarah "Oh, Jenny. How are you doing?"

"I don't know. You tell me."

Sarah "What are yo... oh."

Sarah sees food everywhere, greasing every wall and floor of the restaurant.

Sarah "Shit... goddammit Dave!"

"Anyway, here is a notice from the manager. You're fired. Get you and your friends out of here!"

Sarah "Aw, man. Welp... it's not like I'm going here for a while. Right, guys?"

She looks over, her friends are fast asleep and unresponsive to her current predicament. She notices a subtle movement among them.

Sarah "Dave! You're awake! So back me up, dude!"

Dave "Hol up there miss eldritch princess. I was enjoying the show."

Sarah "You enjoy watching me lose my job?"

Dave "Wha? What where?"

He drools and takes a huge swig of beer.

Sarah "Goddammit... you're still fucking drunk."

She reaches toward Kanji's backpack and pulls out the tech tablet while no one is watching.

Sarah "Just hope I remembered this..."

She glances over the Input icon and presses it, a message pops |Access granted|. A ray of light beams at her unconscious friends.

Sarah "Alright. I should get going. But first, AN are you there?"

Sarah exits the restaurant and begins her way to the nearest airport.

AN "Yes, Sarah I'm here. What's the problem?"

Sarah "I thought... we are like immune to anything that can make us sleepy. Am I wrong on that?"

AN "No, you're right. You got affected because Dave applied his power to the alcohol. Which he told me in confidence by the way. He must've tested it when he got his powers."

Sarah "That sly son of a bit-

She notices a couple of suspicious individuals observing her from afar. Anxious, she started walking in the opposite direction, and they slowly creep after her. She sprints further aiming for the alleyways, nearly slipping on a path of dirty puddles.

She looks back.

Sarah "Oh thank god. They're gone. those guys must be those cultists that attacked Kanji and the others."

"Yes Indeed."

A razor-sharp blade flies from above and barely cuts the right side of her neck. She jumps back and equips her ring.

Strangely they didn't fight back, the five strangers twitch sporadically and fall to the ground. Their bodies crunch together and merge into a squirming wet pile of flesh and cloth.

Giant gray armored centipedes burst out from within one by one, squirming their long bodies towards her.

She focuses and imagines their heads as Claire's bolts. Her weapon is tossed with immense force, the disk projection cleanly cuts through three of the monstrous anthropods. However, the weapon struck the wall of the alley and ricochet off somewhere else.

The other two continue with the assault.

Sarah "Shit shit shit! They look awesome. But shit!"

Sarah retreats deeper into the alley, but her detour leads to an abrupt end.

The two creatures slither closer and closer. Her mind panics to find a solution. But then-

Dave "Hell yeah! I am fucking free! America fuck yeah!"

Dave bursts out of a portal and his bat stuck one of the centipedes, the other one looks confused.

UCK!

A chain launches from the portal and pierces deep into the skull of the insect. Kanji, Claire, and Amelia step out. Kanji swipes the tablet off Sarah's hand.

Kanji "Please ask for permission before taking other people's possessions."

Sarah "Ye... yes sir."

Kanji "Anyway, what happened here? Did the so-called general decide the attack us this early? Or was this planned by someone else?"

He walks over the husks of the cultist and uncovers them.

Kanji "Wha...They're humans! AN I didn't know humans were involved!"

AN "Me neither! It must be something The Empress and those Bioforging bastards were working on. Claire, you should quickly-

Zzzop!

AN "... get them. Shoot! Missed again!"

Claire "Sorry, I was a bit distracted. We'll get them next time. For sure!"

Sarah "Where!?"

The group looks to see Sarah searching the wet and dirty ground.

Sarah "Where is it?! Dammit!"

She stomps, creating a large splash, and dramatically turns to her friend.

Sarah "They got my weapon."

Amelia "Definitely not something we want to hear. I feel as though my life is ever so at greater risk of death."

Dave "Ah fuck. Now they have two stupidly broken weapons. We're screwed! AN have you gotten the armor from that genius of yours."

AN "Sorry Dave, but I couldn't find a way to reach him. That bastard is always quote on quote "busy"."

Sarah "Umm... I might have an idea."

Amelia "Well? Do enlighten us, Sarah."

Sarah "As we know that items infused with our energy become...like stronger. So Claire..."

Claire "Oooooh! I see. No wonder those mechanical soap didn't fall apart when I knew them at you."

Sarah "... yeah and Nezha's universe ring is pretty sharp too... so maybe an armor made by Claire... can perhaps protect Amelia."

AN "That might be possible, as things are now. This might be our only chance."

Claire "Don't worry! I'm on it, guys!"

She puts her hands together and concentrates, slowly a large metal chest piece forms and falls to the ground.

Amelia picks it up, its appearance is that of a late medieval cuirass with symbols of roses carved into its exterior.

Everyone moves closer to take a better look, and immediately Kanji can tell it's made of rose gold.

Amalia stares at it dumbfounded and without asking, she puts it on. Strangely comfortable for a large piece of metal.

Kanji then uses his tablet, and the armor silently vanishes.

Kanji "Final preparations are set. Next stop Canada!"

Sarah "We're meeting... Noah... right?"

She asked in a nervous and shy manner, her arms tuck behind her back.

Kanji "Yes. Wait a minute. Don't like me you guys are dating too!"

Sarah "NO! Of course not! I just really... like his style."

Kanji "I see, well then we can't meet him by diddling around here. Who knows when those guys will show up again."

Dave "If they dare, I'll beat their ass up again. You have my word, dude. Also, does this mean that asshole is planning to attack us today?"

Kanji "It seems highly so, I bet you that this attack is his twisted way of teasing."

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?? "INTERESTING! INTERESTING! SO THAT IS WHAT THOSE HIGHER-TIER CULTISTS CAN DO. MOST IMPRESSIVE. MY PLAN WILL DEFINITELY SUCCEED."

"But Sir, they failed. They got killed."

?? "ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?! COME OUT HERE CULTIST NUMBER#456!"

A robed figure enters the command room, he is shaking with excitement. His legs twitch forward General Karnat.

"I...I can't believe it. I who ain't even a major rank cultist is standing in front of one of the great divine general. I CAN FINALLY DIE IN PEACE!!!!!!"

He unveils his chest, a large purple slimy sack is implanted deep into his chest cavity. It glows and beats with an intense and rapid rhythm.

"My Lord, PLEASE ACCEPT MY GIFT OF SERVITUDE!"

SPAT!

A prismatic centipede pops out, the creature travels along the floor and up to the general's left arm. It turns and coils, wrapping its wriggling body until its head reaches his palm. There it seems to vibrate for a little bit, but then its head splits open like a blooming lotus, and its center contains a metal ring.

KARNAT "WHAT A FANTASTIC DISPLAY AND GIFT! THIS WEAPON IS MOST INTRIGUING! BRAVO!!"

He laughs maniacally, the soldier tries to leave the room.

KARNAT "HEY! WHO SAID YOU CAN LEAVE!!!"

He throws the metal ring, and the soldier attempts to dodge it but the weapon's blade carves through his shoulder. He falls down and starts screaming in pain.

KARNAT "MARVELOUS, IT CAN CUT THROUGH TINODIUM ALLOY! I THINK I MIGHT USE THIS INSTEAD. NO MAYBE BOTH! OH, HOW FRUITFUL WOULD VICTORY BE AS MY ENEMIES BEG BENEATH MY FEET AS I CUT THEM DOWN WITH THEIR OWN WEAPON I WONDER. HOW POETIC. HOW SATISFYING. I CAN'T WAIT!!"

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The group manages to get on another plane and begins their departure north. The trip is plagued full of questions.

Sarah "... so I don't get the Aspect of Time and Reality."

AN "Oh, what would you like to know?"

Sarah "I mean, a reality wielder can somehow go through timelines, and time wielders can't for some reason change the past. It doesn't add up!"

AN "A reality wielder with enough willpower can travel within the confine of reality which may consist of timelines or alternate realities, but they can only stay within the period of which their own reality is on. The duration of the period is recorded to only be one day max. As for time wielders, not only that they can't the past they also can't change the future in some cases."

Sarah "What?! Why?!"

AN "It is the same reason why reality wielders can't change the outcome of different timelines, it conflicts with the very concept of fate. Or more specifically, the power of the wielders of Fate. Alone they are known to have no special attack-like abilities like the other wielders so I guess to compensate for that, its influence on existence is greater than other aspects."

Sarah "So, you are saying that if a fate user wasn't awakened.... they can change their fate right?"

AN "Somewhat, the aspect of reality could only change an outcome in a small period while time users can alter present and future to a larger effect."

Sarah "How about the past?"

AN "No, sadly the past is off-limit. Sometimes people forget how stupidly powerful that power is, and maybe that's why it won't be allowed unless........ No. there is no point talking about that now."

Kanji "Is it another secret? I'm quite invested in your conversation."

Sarah "Oh Kanji, you're awake."

He yawns and stretches his arms.

Kanji "Yep, so AN. You're really not gonna tell us."

AN "No, I won't. Especially under our current circumstances. Maybe when the time is right, I'll open that pandora's box."

Dave "Yo! Just got done taking a huge one in the potty, man..."

He walks over the plane's window and looks down at the scenery below.

Dave "... Hope those loan sharks from Minnesota get it. I used to have heavy debt you know, but I skated away from that shit man like fucking I don't know three years or something. Had to escape to New York and live off the fucking streets. Luckily, some mysterious tuxedo-wearing dude showed up and laid a case full of money to me for some reason. Thanks to a guy like him, I got back on my feet. Man, wish I knew his name."

|His chat types FeelsGreatman and Sadge|

Sarah "Dave...you sure do say "dude" and "guy" a lot. Dave....are you perhaps bi?"

He stops and thinks for a moment, her question kinda stuns him.

Dave "Mm-mm, that's a good question dude. I mean my standard for girls is fucking low. As for guys... I mean would fuck a guy..."

They all stare at him, curious about what he said. Dave continues

Dave "... But they have to be like super high standard. I mean like me. I would only fuck myself, bro. Not a clone, but an actual me like if a Dave from another timeline shows up here right now, I won't hesitate to fuck him raw. If he allows it of course but knowing me he will lmao."

|The chat spams GachiHyper, GachiGasm, GachiWide, DaveGachi, GachiOmega, GachiBass, Gac...|

Sarah "Wow narcissism much... why am I not surprised?"

|The chat spams DaveBased and SigmaDave|

Claire moves in and joins the conversation.

Claire "If we going on the question train. Might as well pitch in. So AN what is romance like on your planet?"

AN "Oh well, it's a bit.... complicated. Do you know about the 12 zodiac signs?"

Claire "Oh yes, let me guess that somehow affect romance."

AN "Yeah in many ways actually, for some reason our species are tethered to certain fates relating to romance. If you were born a month representing one of the zodiacs and someone else was born on the same day as you, you are destined to be partners. Although, each sign affects the relationship differently. Oh, and we can also have like group relationship."

Claire "That last part was a bit weird, but I won't push you on that. So, maybe give me a few simple rundowns."

AN "Alright, as you wish...."

Aries: Strong friendship, hard to progress to actual romance.

Taurus: One gender simps, successful romance if something insane is done.

Gemini: Strong affection, but tend to avoid each other.

Cancer: Love born from pity.

Leo: No affection at all, just mate and leave.

Virgo: Love because something bad may happen if they don't.

Libra: Very complex. Must maintain love and hatred to not die.

Scorpio: Stockholm symdrome.

Sagittarius: One partner will ignore the other's existence.

Capricorn: Normal romance.

Aquarius: Love beneath mutual hatred. Hate each other but love will grow if they know more about each other.

Pisces: Obssessive love.

Claire "Holy fuck! Most of these sound awful. So which one are you?"

AN "Actually, I'm none of them. I'm an exception since I was born during a transition into a new year. Unfortunately, that means I have the worse fate of all. I have a star-cross relationship, I don't think I will ever meet my partner in my current life or my next life or my past life for that matter. For it to happen, a universe-bending event must occur."

Kanji "I'm finding it hard to believe any of this, but since you're aliens I can somewhat let it slide. So can't you guys just start a relationship with anyone? And how do know that these facts will actually happen?"

AN "Well, our species found this very essential in progressing our species and have recorded documents about this subject for decades. There is enough evidence that supports the romance system. And no, we rebels have tried to become more than friends with those who have different zodiacs, but nothing works. The relationships just won't start. Before this, I thought it was because of the monarch's influence but now I see that this is how things are, it is part of us."

Kanji "I see, sorry for confronting you about this."

Dave "Yo, that's interesting and all but for the past fucking days, I haven't seen any interviewers or reporters coming to us. That is super weird man."

Kanji pulls out a red card and spins it.

Dave "Oh right. You're like every government's boss. But shouldn't we use the teleporter instead of this shit bro?"

Kanji "No cause teleporters are public use. Taking a private plane is much easier."

Dave "Ah that makes sense lmao."

They go back to their seats and rest. Time passes and soon the air grows colder.

The group wakes up, it seems like everyone landed safely and so they exit the plane. A portal flashes forth from Kanji's tablet.

Amelia "Oh shit! Where in the bloody hell are we?! It's bloody freezing out here!"

Kanji warps in 5 fur coats and hands them to his friends.

Amelia "Thank you Kanji, I would apologize for being in there for long. But I have a surprise for everybody."

She pulls out a 5 Bentos and gingerly gives them to everyone.

Amelia "There sure is a lot of ingredients, you stored in there. So I couldn't help myself, I hope everyone enjoys it."

Dave "Ah sweet dude! You made them with ingredients to match our clothes lol."

Dave starts munching down, everyone decides to sit down and dig in. It is truly delicious, packed full of addictive flavor and texture.

Kanji "Now that everyone's morale is high, we must go to Noah's home."

Kanji opens up his map and leads everyone to a remote area near a large boreal forest.

There they saw a large cabin made of pinewood, and proceed to knock on its door.

No one answers. They knock again.

A groaning sound approaches the front door, it opens showing a dude with the most emo posture imaginable, torso crouching forward and face all depressed as fuck. They see that he wearing a grey hoodie with a white skull pattern on its hood, a blue t-shirt underneath, a green beanie, fairly old Adidas stripe pants, oh and brown boots.

Noah "Urgh, my normie friends are here."

He looks at Sarah.

Noah "Except you." "Holy shit, It's Sarah! She looks cute. Ok, dude calms down! Just act cool."

Sarah "Ep!" "So cool."

Dave "Yo, you edgy IRL lmao."

Kanji "Yeah, I presumed that you were just playing a character all this time. I guess I was wrong."

Noah "Told you. I'm edge, itself." "Oh my god, it worked! Even a world-class genius like him can be fooled. I also can't believe three of my friends are famous! Thank you, god!"

He coughs and invites everyone inside. They travel up a spiral staircase and visit his bedroom. A bunch of mangled corpses scattered across the floor.

Both Claire and Amelia fall back at first sight. But they then realize that these are fake so they laugh it off.

Dave "Holy edge much! Dude, this might be a good Halloween deco for sure."

Sarah looks around in awe and decides to crouch down and play puppeteer with corpses. Noah sees this and plays along.

Sarah "Hey, I didn't know you like doing this too!"

Noah "Yes, obviously. Whatever." "What do you mean by "doing this"?!"

A large explosion GOES OFF outside.

It ruptures the windows and rains shards of glass toward the group of warriors. Fortunately, Dave manages to block the incoming fragments with his bat.

Everyone prepares their weapons, Noah seeing what's happening is confused. Sarah steps in front of him and raises her fists.

Sarah "Guys I think they came."

Kanji "Yeah, remember you and Claire stay to protect Amelia and provide support from the back. Me and Dave will fight them head-on. Oh and Noah. You stay with them."

Noah "... ok." "Wtf is going on?!"

Kanji "AN activate his powers! We need as much help as we can!"

AN nods and urgently spins the relic.

Without a moment to spare, AN presses down on it. A flash of light covers Noah's face, he screams in pain but it quickly stops. There is no more face, only a blank white mask remains. The panel right of Sarah's lights up to show the view of Noah.

Noah "Woah." "What is this?! I feel strange."

They leap out the window and take a look around. It seems they're surrounded by a large squad of both soldiers and cultists.

Dave "Damn, this going to be a hard one."

Dave initiates the conflict, rushing forward and taunting the enemy with rude gestures.

"Fucking get him first!"

One of the soldiers shouted in anger.

They approach Dave and try the swing at him but he dodges and deals fatal blows to their legs and arms. Another wave of soldiers follows after, this time they all leap and aim for his head.

Dave "Gotcha."

He smiles and his bat morphs into the shield. The attack is stopped, the front side of his shield ripples and bursts forward a row of narrow spikes poke through the enemy.

Dave "Argh!"

Dave looks behind him, two large centipedes latched themselves onto both of his ankles.

He switches back to his bat and crushes the insects' heads. Dave retreats thinking that poison might take effect at any time but nothing happens.

With this realization, he runs back toward the cultists. They twitch violently and more centipedes emerge from their chest. Dave darts left and right, closing the distance.

Dave "Take this! Transform Pattern Wave!"

He stomps the ground with an immense force which disturbs the enemies' balance. A bundle of spikes spews out of the ground and curves forward in an arc. Their tips skewer both centipedes and the main bodies.

Dave: |6. Transform Pattern (Wave)|

Dave "Ok that's done. Let's see how-

He looks over it, a bunch of soldiers and cultists shocked and killed on the ground.

Dave "Wtf happened there?!"

Earlier, Kanji commanded Amelia to switch the enemies' visions, giving him enough time to move in and charge a massive wave of electrifying energy.

In a blink of an eye, a platoon of stunned soldiers and an army of paralyzed cultists were gone like dust in the wind.

Kanji "Whew! Good. I still have some energy left."

AN "Guys! Watch out!"

They hear a weird zapping noise and all turn their heads to forward a distortion behind Amelia.

Dave/Kanji "Fuck! We are too far!"

Sarah and Claire prepare for battle, they tell Amelia to stay behind them. Noah holds out his ax following the girls' decision.

?? "HAHAHAHA! HERE I COME!!!"

A familiar and annoying voice appeared from the distortion. Out of it comes the general holding his trusty knife in one hand and a couple of cultists.

Sa: "We might be in trouble."

He attempts to weave around the two girls, but they persistently block him. He looks at the unarmed Sarah and smirks.

He changes target.

KARNAT "YOU FIRST THEN!"

He thrust down his blade forward her neck, but luckily she grabs onto his wrist, pausing his attack.

With all her strength, she pushes back.

KARNAT "HAHAHA! YOU'RE A QUITE STRONG ONE, BITCH. BUT YOU ARE STILL HUMAN TRASH!"

Claire fires a couple of bolts aimed toward his head, and a cultist jumps in and takes the shots.

KARNAT "YOU GUYS, TAKE CARE OF THAT PEST!"

He looks back at Sarah, her strength is slowly giving out.

Karnat applies more and more strength, his attack successfully goes through. As the weapon approaches her neck, one of the strange symbols suddenly glows. The blade changes directions and cuts across her right shoulder, she then retreats.

KARNAT "UMMM, DID I MISS? NO, YOU WERE JUST LUCKY!"

Karnat then feels something ominous, he looks at the guy with the mask. Karnat can feel a pot full of anger boiling deep within him.

Noah "Sarah. Sarah just got hurt. No that can't be! This guy. HE MUST PAY!"

Red particles manifest and begin rotating around his ax, he leaps high in the air and swings it down upon the general.

Karnat blocks it with his knife, but this strength. Its force shatters the bones in his right wrist forcing to him recoil back in pain. He grabs the knife with his left hand and quickly stores it away. Then, he pulls that out...

Sarah "Hey! That's my weapon!"

KARNAT "WELL TOO BAD!"

He moves to finish off the injured girl, but Noah blocks his way and swings at him again. This time, Karnat dodges and gets closer to Sarah. In that instant... a strike occurs.

KARNAT "HUH?"

What he attacked wasn't Sarah but Amelia! It seems that Amelia and Sarah swapped places during the conflict and changed their appearance.

Amelia: |6. Disguise|

Her pink armor vibrates and births out a spread of ultra-sharp spikes, one of which pieces through a blind spot on his left elbow. He quickly moves back, his left arm becomes limp.

At that moment, a crossbow bolt hits an unprotected spot between his left shoulder. Claire has finished off the cultists.

KARNAT "UUUUURGHHHH!!! YOU FUCKERS! I'LL KILL YOU ALL!!"

In a flash, two dudes appear between him and his targets. The one with sunglasses leads in.

|Dave chat spams MEGALUL|

Dave "Say that again."

He tries to escape but a sudden shockwave penetrates his body.

Dave spikes up his bat and swings with all of his strength onto Karnat's injured shoulder. He then pulls back violently, ripping off the general's left arm. Kanji follows up and strikes both of his Achilles heels.

Karnat stumbles against the ground.

KARNAT "I MUST ESCAPE!"

And with the remainder of his fighting will, he bites off a chunk of his right wrist and presses a button on his watch with his tongue.

Zorp! He's gone.

Dave "Fuck! We couldn't finish him off!"

Kanji looks at everyone, they all seem exhausted.

Kanji "Guys. We must get out of here! Knowing that guy, he would send everything at us after what we just did?"

Claire conjures some pain killers and healing bandages. She applies them to Sarah and Dave.

Claire "But to where?! We can't get far! Especially in this climate."

Kanji "Damn she's right!"

He punches to the ground in frustration, wishing he could have come up with an escape plan.

AN "Don't worry guys! You'll be safe but you have to trust me. Just tell me where you guys are going next."

Kanji "What? Errr, Russia."

Dave "Wait, no! Don't tell me we're meeting the party pooper next! This is going be fucking suck, man!"

Claire grabs the general's arm and everyone waits.

And with that, AN hovers over a map icon in the upper right corner of the panels and selects Russia on a map. AN moves the mouse cursor to the bottom center and presses Travel.

The group starts being encased in crystals representing the color of their aspect.

After the process is done, they all warp into AN's viewing device. AN looks to see that the panels now only show the crystal of the aspect and a status window saying "Sleeping/Traveling".

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Up high in a large rocky vessel of space, Karnat broils with so much anger and his eyes are as red as blood.

He speaks in a soul-curdling voice.

KARNAT "Find them. FIND THEM!!!! NOW!!! I WANT THEM DEAD!! DHSKLKHALHSJHUF! SENT EVERYTHING WE HAVE AND THOSE WHO DON'T PARTICIPATE, KILL THEM!!"

All the soldiers leave the room in fear, everything goes silent.

He looks at his arm still gushing out murky green blood, this is a first for him.

At this moment, Karnat's mind breaks, and he starts laughing maniacally for hours to come.