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Chapter 75 - A close call.

The battlefield was a cacophony of chaos and desperation. Talus, the

stalwart warrior, thrashed against the sinuous tendrils dragging him deeper into the

swirling pink abyss of the ocean, its viscous waves glowing ominously. Narcis Martreya

and Sir Rhyme hacked furiously at the monstrous vines, blades flashing like silver

lightning, but the eldritch bonds seemed to regenerate faster than they could sever them.

Above, Zaiyal clashed with Joseph, their duel a blur of lethal precision. Joseph moved

with uncanny fluidity, his every dodge mocking her strikes, his smirk a blade to her pride.

With a chilling whistle, he summoned a legion of shadowy entities—hundreds of wraiths

materializing from the void, their forms shifting and insubstantial, yet clawing with

tangible malice. The heroes—Ungar, Daniel, the princesses of al-Jihad, and others—were

swiftly overwhelmed, their defiance buckling under the tide of darkness. Hope flickered

like a dying ember. Talus was being held down being dragged further and further into the

pink ocean. Narcis and Sir Rhyme tried their best to cut open the tendrils. Meanwhile

Zaiyal attacked Joseph head on. Joseph dodged every attack like butter, he whistled and

summoned a bunch of shadow like beings, probably several hundred in counting. They

all began to fight them off, Ungar and everyone else. It seemed as if all was lost until a

massive explosion was felt, there were five warriors floating before the army. "We fight

for peace and justice!" "For a better tomorrow!" "We better not catch you sleeping for

justice!" "For we battle for love and hope!" "As we...are.... "THE ZAIKAT

RANGERS!" Everyone paused for a moment. Zaiyal smirked, "For once I couldn't be

happier to see these clowns." Along with them was... Ozymandias, Hawkman, Demi,

Sarah and Kai. Now the full roster of heroes were: Ungar, Zaiyal, Daniel, Talus, Sarai,

Tatu, Uvia, Qayyim's father Nova, Nova, Hermes, Alan, Mira, The three Princess of

al-Jihad, Narcis Martreya, Sir Rhyme, Ozymandias, Hawkman, Demi, Sarah, Kai,

Noah, the Green Wisp and Daniel-02.

Another account of the events goes as follows according to the Tales of the

Prophet Hermes and the legacy of the Holy Prophets: But would it be enough to tip

the scales of the battle. Ungar and Narcis went straight for Tik and Tok; they put up quite

the fight, fighting them for no less than 50 rounds. Meanwhile, the others put up a

considerable fight against this dark army as well. write something about this: The

battlefield was a cacophony of chaos and desperation. Talus, the stalwart warrior,

thrashed against the sinuous tendrils dragging him deeper into the swirling pink abyss of

the ocean, its viscous waves glowing ominously. Narcis Martreya and Sir Rhyme hacked

furiously at the monstrous vines, blades flashing like silver lightning, but the eldritch

bonds seemed to regenerate faster than they could sever them. Above, Zaiyal clashed

with Joseph, their duel a blur of lethal precision. Joseph moved with uncanny fluidity, his

every dodge mocking her strikes, his smirk a blade to her pride. With a chilling whistle,

he summoned a legion of shadowy entities—hundreds of wraiths materializing from the

void, their forms shifting and insubstantial, yet clawing with tangible malice. The

heroes—Ungar, Daniel, the princesses of al-Jihad, and others—were swiftly

overwhelmed, their defiance buckling under the tide of darkness. Hope flickered like a

dying ember. Then—the explosion. A shockwave of light tore through the gloom, and

five figures descended, silhouetted against the hellish sky. Their voices rang in unison, a

chorus of defiance: "We fight for peace and justice! For a better tomorrow! We are...

THE ZAIKAT RANGERS!" The battlefield froze. Zaiyal's smirk returned, sharp and

grudgingly relieved. "For once, I couldn't be happier to see these clowns."

Reinforcements surged in like a dawn breaking: Ozymandias, Hawkman, Demi, Sarah,

and Kai—each a legend in their own right—joined the fray. The full might of the heroes

now assembled, a pantheon of valor: Ungar's brute strength, Nova's celestial fury,

Hermes's speed, the Green Wisp's ethereal glow, and even Daniel-02, a mirror of resolve.

Yet the question lingered—was it enough?

Ungar and Narcis broke away, charging Tik and Tok, the twin terrors. Their duel

was a storm of steel and savagery, 50 rounds of clashing blades and shattered ground.

Elsewhere, the Zaikat Rangers carved through shadows with synchronized brilliance,

their battle cries igniting hearts. Sarah and Kai flanked Joseph, forcing him to divide his

focus, while Demi and Hawkman rained havoc from above. Talus, finally freed, roared

back into the fight, pink seawater sloughing off his armor like a reborn titan. But Joseph's

shadows multiplied, endless and ravenous. The cost of victory soared—every hero bled,

every breath a struggle. Yet in that crucible of despair, unity became their weapon.

Zaiyal's flames intertwined with Ozymandias's sandstorms; Sir Rhyme's poetry bolstered

spells; the princesses of al-Jihad wove ancient magics into the Rangers' modern fury. The

scales trembled, unbalanced. For the first time, Joseph's smirk wavered. The tide had

turned... but not yet broken. Victory hung suspended, a hair's breadth away—would their

combined light outshine the abyss? The battle raged on, a symphony of chaos and hope,

as the world held its breath.

The battle began to turn against our heroes. Hermes for her part began to panic.

The feeling was palpable, nothing she did made a difference. Eventually the boy she liked

Alan was being tortured by one of these things. In a flash she heard a voice, "Hermes it's

the Prophet Elavatorr, you are not ready to wield your true strength. But if you wish I will

grant you great power. Do you accept it?!" Without thinking and with her tears in her

eyes, Hermes said, "Yes." In a flash, the entire battlefield exploded into nuclear energy.

Sarai gritted his teeth, "What the hell is happening?!" The tentacles stopped moving as

Talus looked up in shock, "Whose energy is this?! I've never felt such energy in my life,

dammit which one of these peons has outclassed me again. But still... it's times like this

that get me excited." In the distance, Sun Wukong, Cthulhu and Erlang Shen appeared.

"She has begun to finally awaken," said Erlang. Hermes stood there with eyes that were

completely white her hair moving around like electric rays. Hermes began to leap into

battle and made mincemeat out of these strange apparitions, freeing Talus from the

tendrils in an instant. Talus had nothing but a look of shock on his face. Joseph was

visibly scared, "Who is this child?!" A high pitched voice was heard behind him, "Well if

it isn't that Jew I fought in the West so many centuries ago." Behind Joseph [the

Wandering Jew] was Sun Wukong with the beak of a thunder god, "You impudent little

pagan monkey. You're affront to the glory of Christ." Sun Wukong threw down his staff,

and the misguided Wandering Jew blocked the attack with his sword, "The fact that I

have to deal with you again is revolting." After this Sun Wukong and the Wandering Jew

began to fight no less than twenty rounds. Meanwhile, Hermes stopped in midair

focusing on the dark elves Tik and Tok. While she wasn't looking, the tendrils once more

got hold of Talus again, but she was focused on the miscreants before her. The air

crackled with an impossible energy as Hermes stood transformed, her presence a celestial

storm given form. White-hot arcs of power surged around her, illuminating the battlefield

in a blinding radiance that sent shadows fleeing. The ground trembled beneath her feet,

the very fabric of reality bending to the will of her newfound strength.

Joseph took a step back, his smirk faltering. "Impossible," he muttered. His

summoned wraiths recoiled, their spectral bodies disintegrating at the sheer force of her

aura. Even the endless tide of darkness seemed to hesitate, as though instinctively fearing

what had been unleashed. Talus, freed from the eldritch tendrils, exhaled sharply. His

battle-worn face twisted in both awe and frustration. "Damn it," he growled, wiping

seawater from his eyes. "I train my whole life to be the strongest, and now this?" He

cracked his knuckles, a grin splitting his face. "But hell, this just makes things

interesting." From above, Sun Wukong twirled his staff effortlessly, his golden eyes

narrowing as he assessed Hermes. "Took you long enough," he mused, his tail flicking in

amusement. Beside him, Erlang Shen's third eye pulsed with divine insight. "She has

unlocked but a fraction of what is to come," he warned. "Her path is only beginning."

Cthulhu's looming presence stirred the ocean's abyss, his tentacles shifting with

unreadable intent. His voice rumbled through the minds of all present, a whisper and a

roar entwined. "The child treads the line between mortal and god. It remains to be

seen which side will claim her." But there was no time for prophecy. Joseph clenched

his fists, his expression twisting in disdain. He raised his blade skyward, and the heavens

screamed. The sun itself seemed to darken as unholy runes carved themselves into the

sky, opening rifts to realms unknown. "You think I came unprepared?" he spat, his voice

a blade of its own. "You think a single awakening will change fate?" From the void, they

came. A legion not of mere shadows, but of devourers—creatures of forgotten

nightmares, wreathed in the curses of the ancients. Their eyes burned with unholy fire,

their voices a discordant symphony of suffering. They poured forth like a flood, a tide of

annihilation. Hermes' eyes, still blazing with pure white light, narrowed. She raised her

hand, and the world answered. Bolts of energy lanced from her fingertips, obliterating the

first wave of horrors before they could touch the ground. The battlefield erupted into

chaos once more, but this time, the scales had shifted. The Zaikat Rangers roared in

unison, their energy flaring as they charged into the fray. Talus and Ozymandias fought

back-to-back, carving a path through the monstrosities with brutal precision. Zaiyal, his

smirk now feral, launched himself at Joseph once more, her sword igniting with a fire

that mirrored Hermes' newfound radiance.

Hermes lost no concentration and she dealt with the monsters. Meanwhile a large

creature resembling a caterpillar tried to devour Talus as it ascended from the ocean.

Talus froze in terror until Cthulhu protected him, transforming into his giant form and

pushing back the monstrosity that tried to devour Talus. "Get out of here imp, I'll take

care of this." Talus feeling insulted transformed himself into another Caterpillar and other

Cthulhu using his multi-form technique. Hermes for her part, trounced Tik and Tok they

couldn't lay a finger on her. Talus and Cthulu pushed back the Caterpillar creature; it was

incredibly weak, in fact as more of the monstrosities were killed by Hermes and the

others it grew weaker until it descended back into the depths to which it came. The battle

was over, and for their part Joseph, Tik and Tok retreated into a portal. The white energy

left Hermes' eyes and she began to collapse falling from the air, lucky for her Alan

caught her. "She needs to get some rest." They all descended back onto the coastline of

the continent they found in the Other World, there was a city in the distance. Nova

interjected: "Well, should we tell Talus." "I will say Ungar." Ungar went on to explain

everything to Talus and everyone else. They could not convince him to go through with it

until Daniel said, "Remember how you wanted to fight me, well if you're killed you'll

never get to fight her, she's a Qadian Prophet, when she begins to fully transform in

around 10 years she will have incredible power. You saw her power just now." Talus

began to shake, eventually he relented, "Alright we'll remove this worm from my brain,

as long as it's worth the wait. But if she'll be anything like I saw just now, I know she

will be."

They all agreed to take off in their planes and head to the nearby Metropolis. It

was a close call but after all, through the grace of Providence, Hermes had saved them

all. Nova and Sarah piloted off most of everyone else, Uvia took the rest in their portals.

But a small group: Ungar, Zaiyal, Talus, Tatu, Daniel, Narcis Martreya, Sarai, Alan,

Hermes and Qayyim (10 individuals) decided to head off to the city on foot they would

meet the others, just so they could keep up with each other. They felt the need to finally

catch up with each other since it had been so long, but first they had to ask Hermes what

came over to save everyone in that instance. Hermes said: "The Prophet Elvatorr," came

to me and granted his power." Ungar remembered the vague silhouette he saw behind her,

"You're kidding me, you've unlocked the Avatar ability, that's been an ability unused in

this world since the death of Prophet Elvattor, its an art that's been lost for over

100,000,000 million years." Everyone stared at Ungar while quickly blinking. Qayyim

asked: "What's an avatar?" Ungar was surprised: "I'm shocked your father didn't know

about this, well I'm sure he certainly does but because you're all unaware I'll tell you

what. The Avatar ability is the art of producing your past selves as Avatars of power, if

done right you can summon them as powerful entities behind your being, they'll appear

behind you like Guardian Angels." Talus was intrigued, "So sort of like power boosters."

Ungar nodded: "It was prophesied that one of the next Prophets would re-unlock this art

in this art in this world which means we now all have the potential to once again use this

ability. If one was not reincarnated from someone else there Avator will simply be a

personification of their essence. Some that are reincarnated can do both." Zaiyal shaking

his head said: "Can you do it again, Hermes?" Hermes shook her head no. "That's okay, I

can do it. I knew I'd be able to reawaken this ability after this cycle (Kapla) ended."

Everyone turned toward Ungar. Ungar squatted his feet, "Behold the power of one of my

past lives." The energy around Ungar began to shake until eventually a large spirit of a

Bear appeared behind him. It was clear that Ungar was infinitely more powerful than he

had been previously. Talus fell to the ground, "Incredible, I've been looking for a rival. I

should have known better. You were my rival all along Ungar."

Ungar told Talus, "I have access to

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than that souls, including the souls of microorganisms, you have only lived once Talus

you will have access to only your soul so to reach my level you have a long way to go.

Talus began to smile with glee, drool dripping from his mouth. "And you're that strong

right now!!" Ungar replied: "I am now." Talus began to scream with joy, eventually

calming down he had tears dripping from his face: "First Demi, then Sun Wukong and

God Erlang, then Ozymandias, then Tatu, then Hermes' potential, and now you

Ungar. It's a dream come true, I'm no longer the strongest warrior. Because of the power

up I'm against, I'm finally complete." After saying this Talus had a bizarre expression on

his face, he sneezed and out fell a small evil looking Caterpillar. This surprised everyone,

Ungar shouted: "NOW!" He put his palm out creating a portal that created a vortex that

sucked the Caterpillar into it. "I can't send that to the Caterpillar because I fear the worst,

perhaps my ancestors, the Star People, can figure out exactly what this thing wants."

Talus smiled and then passed out. Everyone began to worry about him but Ungar

interjected: "That thing was controlling him for so long that his body can no longer

control its own spiritual weight. We'll be in the city within the hour, we need to get him

to the hospital. He should be up within a few days." Everyone nodded.

As the group pressed forward, the towering skyline of the metropolis loomed ever

closer. The streets ahead shimmered under the golden hues of the Other World's sun, an

eerie yet inviting glow that reflected off the polished surfaces of alien architecture. It was

a city unlike anything they had seen before—an intricate blend of ancient stone structures

and futuristic crystalline spires, pulsating with an ethereal energy. They could see life

bustling within. Strange, humanoid figures moved between market stalls, floating

transport vehicles zipped through the air, and the scent of exotic spices and metallic

ozone filled their senses. Yet, despite the city's vibrance, an underlying tension filled the

air. There was a presence—something hidden, something watching. Alan, carrying the

unconscious Talus over his shoulder, spoke first. "Something's off about this place."

Zaiyal narrowed his eyes, scanning the buildings. "You feel it too? The moment we

stepped within a few miles, it was like... something started listening."

Sarai adjusted her gauntlets, prepared for anything. "We should get Talus to a healer fast. If he's spiritually

unstable, we don't want him losing control in a place like this." Ungar, still

contemplating the captured Caterpillar entity, muttered, "The Star People should be able

to tell us more, but I have a feeling that whatever was inside Talus... it didn't act alone."

As they approached the city gates, two armored figures descended from above, their

forms flickering between tangible and spectral states. They wore gleaming,

obsidian-colored armor etched with sigils that seemed to shift and reform as they moved.

The taller one stepped forward, his voice reverberating as if spoken by multiple beings at

once. "Welcome, travelers of the Other World," he intoned. "You arrive at a time of

prophecy." Hermes stepped forward, her gaze steady. "We're not here for prophecies. We

need a healer." The other guardian, a figure draped in flowing robes interwoven with

threads of starlight, tilted their head. "Healing shall be granted, but first... the one who

carries the Avatar's mark must step forward." Hermes flinched slightly as the energy

around her began to stir, the remnants of the Prophet Elvatorr's power still lingering

within her. She could feel something responding to her presence, something ancient

waking from dormancy. Ungar clenched his fists. "If this is some test, we don't have time

for it." The armored being gave a solemn nod. "It is not a test. It is a choice. Enter the

city, and you walk a path that cannot be undone. The forces that once shaped this world

have waited for one such as her. The Avatar has returned, and so too shall the war that

ended an age." The group exchanged glances. There was no turning back now. Talus

stirred slightly in Alan's arms, murmuring in his unconscious state. A single word

escaped his lips, filled with both excitement and dread: "Finally."

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