A/N: happy new month everyone, I don’t know if it’s already a new month where you’re from but if it ain’t, then happy new month in advance..
That said, what better way to start off a new month than with a mass release?
So, to not eat out word space, I’ll leave the announcents I have for after the Chapter, as for now?
Enjoy....
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I froze the mont I saw that notification..
[You have received the title: ..]
I didn’t know what that ant.
Hell, I didn’t know what anything ant.
One minute I was celebrating with the atmosphere, the next, I was in a bizarre location, being addressed by... what even was that?
That voice? It felt familiar, yet different at the sa ti.
And what did it an by partner?
What did my system an by the Firmant Acknowledged ?
Nothing. Absolutely nothing was making sense..
"Hey... friend, you alright? You’ve been staring at your hands for a while now." Malachi’s voice intruded upon my thoughts as I turned towards him.
"...huh? Did you say sothing?"
"I said. What’s wrong with you? You’ve been staring at your hands all this ti, is everything alright?"
I looked back down.
My hands had ceased their trembling.
My thoughts were jumbled.
I still couldn’t understand anything, but for now, "yes. I’m fine." I had to be fine, being confused wouldn’t help.
"Alright then. So can you now explain why THAT! Is happening?" He pointed at , I turned, confused.
"Why what?"
"THAT! The air and shit, why is it behaving wonkily?", it wasn’t until he said that, I realized sothing strange.
I hadn’t woken up on the floor I passed out on.
No, I was currently floating just above it, on a blanket of clouds, the winds caressing my body softly as a subtle shield of currents surrounded .
I.. was being guarded, guarded by the atmosphere.
"Wha.. what?" Just what I needed, more confusing happenings...
"Haaa... one thing at a ti, one thing at a ti Dante.." I sighed, intending to jump off, when the clouds lowered by themselves, dropping on the ground, they swirled around a few tis before scattering.
The wind shield. It remained.
"Well... that happened I guess." I sighed once more..
"Soooo... mind telling how a big fight ends with you getting pampered by clouds?" Malachi ca closer, arm draped over my shoulders as he asked.
"Hell, if I know buddy, I’m trying to figure it out myself." I shook my head wryly..
"Alright then, so, what are you going to do with him?" He pointed towards the crater below, at the motionless body of the one designated as king.
My gaze turned cold at the sight of the abominable creature.
I might be confused as hell, but my hatred for the creature was about as clear as day.
"There’s only one thing left to do." I muttered softly, placing my palm over the crater.
Devour!
A black miasma poured out of my palm as it engulfed the body of the creature, its form being consud as the familiar notifications returned.
...
..
The mont the body fully disappeared, the confirmation hit.
....
.....
..
I waited, and waited, yet a few seconds passed without any other notifications popping up.
"That’s it?" I couldn’t help muttering, all that, for so energy?
I an five million points of chaos energy is a lot but surely this thing should’ve given sothing else right?
"Phe... That’s so terrifying stuff you got there. What the hell even is that?" Malachi asked, clearly curious about what I’d just done, yet before I could open my mouth in reply, sothing shifted...
The world.
In my perception, the world shifted.
Not drastic, just, structural.
Lines.
A multitude of them.
Everywhere.
The air around suddenly felt... strange.
I frowned.
The crumbling building beside looked normal.
Yet at the sa ti, it didn’t.
I could see cracks.
Not on its walls.
Not on its surface.
Sothing deeper.
Hair-thin fractures running through its existence itself.
Weak points.
I didn’t know how I knew, but I did, call it anything, an instinct, if you will.
I could see them.
Places where everything connected.
Places where things...
broke.
My gaze shifted.
The ground had them.
The clouds had them.
Hell...
even the wind had them.
And then my eyes fell on my own outstretched hand.
Tiny fractures.
Countless invisible cracks spread across it.
Not on my skin.
Not on flesh.
Sothing deeper.
As though my arm had suddenly beco fragile.
Breakable.
Like all I needed to do was close my fingers...
And it would all co apart.
"...what the hell?"
[DING!]
[Your comprehension of the [SUPRE] has deepened considerably..
[SUPRE]: 19.0078%...]
....
"...Collapse?"
....
..
"Nineteen percent?"
"Hey, hey, hey! You’re staring off into nothingness again, are you sure you’re alright?" Malachi’s voice crashed into my ears like a brick through glass, snapping out of my thoughts.
I blinked.
The fractures vanished.
"Haaa... not now. Dante. Not now." I had to ground myself.
Things had gone haywire after I’d dropped that executioner, leading to one weird event after another, I was tired, not physically, ntally, emotionally..
The toll of having your entire existence be bathed in in the dreadful feelings of the atmosphere, losing all your emotions, raising said emotions to boiling intensities, then having all these things happening, one after the other, was too much..
My mind was strained enough.
So, "not now." There’ll be a ti for taking stock, a ti to understand everything of what happened here, but until then, I’ll just leave that issue to future , because the of now? Just wants to sleep and be cuddled..
"Haaaa..." sighing once more for the nth ti today, I let the weight fall off my shoulders as I addressed my friend..
"Yes. Yes. I’m all good, we can go now." I smiled.
"Go? What do you an go?" Only for the monkey to disagree.
"We’re done with the mission, we can leave no?"
SCREEEEEEEEEEEECCCCCHHHBH
The loud screech of that annoying chicken-cat resounded through the skies, announcing the arrival of the arrogant Leo.
"Well, seems you fools didn’t need help after all."
"The day I need help from a chicken-cat is the day I cut my dick off and use it to hang myself."
"Bastard!!!!!"
"Useless bird!!!"
"Hey. Hey. Hey, Dante, did you know that he could talk?" Malachi’s question interrupted what was inevitably going to be another squabble..
"Hmm? Of course? Isn’t he talking right now?" I answered, confused.
"No, no, I an, with a normal voice, not his intent."
"Well, yes?"
"Huh? How’d you know? I don’t think he’s ever spoken before no?"
"Well, even if he hasn’t, if those lizards can talk, then it’s normal for the chicken cat to be able to, what I’m confused about is why he never transforms."
"Humph, why would I take such an inconvenient form as you humans? My glorious form will always be better."
"The delusions of a chicken-cat baffle ." Before another fight could ensue, Malachi interrupted once again..
"Anyway, it doesn’t matter, because as I was saying? We’re not returning anywhere?"
I turned towards the monkey, curious now.
"So if we’re not returning to the academy, what will we be doing?"
"Isn’t it obvious?"
"What is?"
"Our next destination."
"And that would be?"
"MY HO of course."
"We’re going to pay those cranky monkeys a visit, hahahahahahahaha...."
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A/N: so, everyone, welco to another new month, and as always, new month, new goals, so for the first announcent.
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Our monthly GT goals have been updated once more, I know, but trust , this will be the last update for a while.
New goals are-
400 GT- 1 extra Chapter.
600 GT- 2 extra Chapters.
1000 GT- 3 extra Chapters.
Am I reaching? Maybe, but a man can never dream too big.
As for the second announcent, it pertains to what I addressed in the last Chapter.
I’ll be adding new characters to the story for the top #1 GT gifter and #1 fan by the end of the month.
So, by the end of this month, the top fan and top GT sender both get to have their own characters created, details will be finalized by month end so that’s that.
Once again, I look forward to your support and love.
Happy new month once again and..
Thanks for reading...
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