The Way of the Future: Age of Machines(Completed)

The Nine Gifts

"What was that.." Liz stood frozen in place; her eyes shivered as a chill went down her spine. Her friends also frozen in shock; what they witnessed was the epitome of evil, destruction, unlike anything they've ever seen before.

In just a few seconds, thousands were instantly incinerated in a fireball. Cries and wails of mothers searching for their children and children looking for their mothers filled the air. The group stood among civilians rushing away from the scene and soldiers rushing into the chaos.

Fortunately, the Great Warrior of Atira try to slain the beast and fought in a tense battle and nearly succeeded in slaying it.

But in a blink of an eye, the metal dragon that caused the destruction disappeared after allegedly attacked the Queen and her cohorts and the tense battle with the Great Warrior. It was last seen hovering over the royal palace dodging the Great Warrior's powerful skill called [Absolute Severance] or something but the creature immediately flew, instead, it let the Great Warrior's skill cut a nearby huge building in half but he save some people that were about to get crushed from the fallen rubbles, with that distraction, he lost sight of the monster.

Liz and her friends were supposed to drink at the Inn before embarking on their mission, only to witness it burn down.

"Ru-Rudolf! what was th-" Shialynn turned to look at Rudolf who was supposed to be behind her only to find out he had disappeared.

"Where did Rudolf go!?" Shialynn asked frantically.

"He said he was going to the Royal Palace," Liz answered Shialynn's distress. They were all frightened; it was fundamental human nature to be frightened at something beyond their control or comprehension. What they witnessed could only have been done by a demon, a monster, or a God.

As the situation seemingly escalated, the three were caught in the panicking crowd which swept like a flood in the streets, and they were trapped in the middle of it. Unable to find a way out, the three lost themselves in the chaos and in that day, the Royal Capital was plunged into near anarchy.

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"Your highness?"

"Get some water, and some Ice! quickly!"

Faint and muffled voices sounded in Evelyn's ears. She felt nothing, numbness took over her body, and she could neither see nor feel. Her mind was calm; it was as if her mind got flushed of all thoughts and stress and only the relaxing feeling of relative peace took over her.

She did not think of anything else but felt as if she was in bliss; she felt the urge to stay at the state she was in and never return to the everlasting torture which was the reality of all living beings. A state where she had no responsibilities, where she could finally rest and accept her mistakes and move on into another plane of existence, and she thought this was the higher plane of existence.

She could only remember the faint memory of her flung away from the balcony. She felt no pain but a slight jolt from her stomach, which pushed her at high speeds, slamming her against a wall.

And now she felt in bliss, relaxed in a manner in which she has never handled before. Slowly her numb body began to feel once more, and she felt as if she was drifting and afloat. She slowly opened her eyes and a white light shined upon her, she couldn't see clearly, but the light was unlike anything she had ever laid eyes on.