Interlude
Nightlife
What do you remember of your nightlife. .
Excursion. His hand folded in a well you gonna answer? Gesture
I blinked dazily only to realise that we were being listened in own. My pause confirmed it his next words hid his intent. Answer me now. damit
He never curses
He slammed his fist on the metal table it shook with mana, one. Two. Three. Waves of mana reverb so this is a class 3 emergency. My eyes widend as I spoke automatically, my training kicking in
Well to be honest
The precinct is in danger.
It wasent much to sniff at just another mage going rampant.
Its compromised
Though their were an unusual amount of.. activities of the grid movement.
He nodded I saw sweat bead down his neck hidden from the cameras he sent of wave of unconscious mana in the room
We're in trouble.
For curruption has reached home base again.
The corporations. are moving again.
And we began to chat as if it was a normal day
When all hell was about to break lose within the confines of this modern city..
Oh I miss my elf wife.
I almost was side tracked at that internal literal images until I heard a cough.
Oh, right tech is heavily monitored here. Their were a few chuckles at my face came
And I remembered the sheer severity of this.
Mechs units were deployed in the city of all places
Wars waged against elves
Money flowing to the wrong hands.. again
We're in a bad situation, one that not even a dragon rider can handle.. even in this
AGE OF DRAGONS
Two hours earlier
Vrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
A deep humming set in the background the sound deeply concerning. For it meant this was real, not a simulation.
I heard men and women cursing in foreign languages different dialects and even elf.
And Dwarven.
Though no giant no suprise there since—
The burd shook making us stop our sudden burst of curses into immediate.
Prayer to the gods above.
What the yomi is going on! Is the land of dead rising again? No then why would a city wide deployment of of the special forces happen!
L. D. F. Or the local defense force is only meant for a castostrophic events that could.. gulp destroy a city.
If only.. "if only I could see my wife!"
"I heard the usual of this man.. with a nasty sneer behind it though i made no physical sign i saw it let them talk. Their just jeal—"
"I swear all you talk about is your dam—" someone cut him off as I glared at said person
I shook my vest and they went silent.
For they knew. I was about to kick rear for her."
"Well that wife tangent aside cap whatcha thinks going on.. sir."
I folded my hands interlocking them as though holding her hand. Then answered in pure bliss.
"Honestly something going out of wack"
"Wack?"
"Thats an old term"
"Yes their is something special that appeared a glowing light of sorts. On the local city scan scouted an unfamiliar signature and formed a conclusion that.. something was wrong here."
If only I could, I looked out the window only to see a ray of green flashing towards us.. "huh"
What cap?
I didn't know they had holographic displays up here..
I looked aroudn helmets off them now. As they were relaxed. And they blanched.
Why are you— and the bird spun round and round the flying metal bird flew. Then fell towards our destination.
What in the fu—
My chest sagged hard agaist me.
rocks crushing me against the ground, I gasped in pain. Blood filling me helmed mouth
I couldn't even say a word. I was choking on my own blood.
I struggled then slowly but surely lost the ability to move until all I could do was sit.. no lay in the pool of my own blood
I forgot how tight these helms could be, but why can't I move my chest?
Then with the sound of cracks of rubble breaking my chest broke free from its confines!
My breath escaped my chest as the pressure lifted from my armored chest.
My mask tightened, then released at the first sight of light. I blinked like my life depended on it.
And because it did my right hand flicked from my wrist. A blade sprang from it, nearly cutting the throat of my suprised comrade. His black armor shook in fear then realized it was just, me. They relaxed and freed my left arm,shaking it loose. He helped me up.
as the rocks fell over me.
Sound began to register in my ears again, as pain seared my bones. I froze as i heard the cries and screams of my comrades. And saw.. threw my now broken, fogging mask that.. those without helms died, bloody deaths. Cracked skulls crimson lining the walls.
And, I nearly threw up! We're not the military. We cant come back to life once like they can.
When we die we die.
Though, they arent revived without.. consequence—
Only for an assault rifle to be shoved into me, i flinched back. He stared then wrapped the guns sling around my shoulders. The weight settling around my body i loo—
I was blown back from where I sat amungst the rubble!
wind whooshed, rocks followed my arms windmiled as i flew backards! Flying no flipping backwards I bounced off the side wall as I saw a flash of green. Bolts of energy were shot around. Fwiiiieeem fwiiiiieeeeeem.
dropping into the grid as though from the gods themselves, it rippled..
Fear struck me! Hard, as though in terror of a god decending to the battlefield.
Like a green droplet of water his energy fell throuout the grid as it received it hungerlily. the grid roamed the walls in waves, Causing the men to react like frightened sheep.
Trained men and women frieghtend like calves for useless slaughter. Till i spoke up converging with the other captains in the area.
"Backup I repeat were aborting the mission our bird was struck down"
"Men and women dead."
"Theres no chance at winning this—"
"Understood mech units on its way."
My face, shown with a new light as the men began to laugh. Giving cover fire for my splayed out body I knew
My wife might be amungst them!
But back to the problem at hand, green sparks flying. I didn't blame them for their fear.
I don't blame em. And I rose up, shaking from the impact. As I begun to look up all i saw was absolute carnage.
Ratatatattatata automatic fire? blam, blam, two of our men went crashing into the walls. Blood spraying my helm. Body slick with blood, My gun nearly slipped out my hands. As my arms went up with trained precision as i flicked the switch.
The hud read,
mana charged bullets.
ratatatatatatatah blue fire flashed from the muzzle. the sound of my gun going off but they simply.. reflected.
Staring in awe i looked at the glowing green figure. Then i said it, something i thought i never say
"phoenix formation!"
Fire mages immediately stepped up and began to blast the halls with magical flames— they. Shorted. Out.
Flames dying mid arc they began to turn to from orange, then blue, then finally white.
Poof the flames disappeared like that.
Our guns, which are top of the line were useless, our high classed mages, flames were just cut short.
I nearly sagged in defeat but my body moved for me.
"Melee combat covering fire physical rounds now!"
the grid dancing around him,
Lights flashing my shoulder shook from the recoil, then it stopped. I yelled with a high pitched voice, "switch to physical rounds!" As it echoed through our coms, men began to scream in terror.
But they did as ordered.
We. Charged, desperation filling our voices. Our fear unified we died as one. Or at least. My men did, one after another those closing the distance died. Horribly.
Each unique to them, one body morphed beyond repair. Another split from the inside out, rhe next they began tk have some overgrowth of their.. their armored broke as their torso began to convulse in a way resembling a heart. Bump bump, pumping. Bump bump, blood splilling from the air tight suit. Despair filled me as mana flowed throughout my body. I blizted forward my vision slightly bluring.
I grabbed my blade of pure energy sprouting until a command from the me forced it into a 3d printed blade, enchanted with anti magic properties.
This, is my specialty
All units, anti magic engage granting permission to their suits we all began to glow with green magic runes.
Ancient saved text formed into modern military.
The height of magic
And he simply swatted me away, to the side. Crack! The sound of the wall giving away made me remember im on a high rise!
Nearly falling, I activated my secret. Magic, the one that helped me win the challenge to make my wife. My lover, times slowed and I began to simply walked around the waves. And waves of energy. Ducking calmly stepping over strings of green light.
Time seemed nearly still, but i knew the world was moving faster than my perception. So I simply predicted the next 15 seconds. That's the discrepancy between my vision and whats actually.. happening...
Thats weird, why has his eyes been tracking me. The waves per flash or burst of energy became more accurate every burst. Every step every rapid blurring blinking.
Ah, he can perceive the energy im emitting, thats how hes able to see. What im going to do..
What? What does that even i looked ahead of me only to see myself.
The future actions I was just about to make. Made visually clear. And with it my coming death.
So I envisioned it so and saw it occur before my very eyes. My predictions, were becoming the truth.
I.. see.
Looks like this is the last of my tine isn't it?
So I saw my wife for what i believed to be.. my last time and charged anti magic ready and pulsing.
Cutting through the bands I charged forwards ignoring my future and creating my own future!
And I did just that, for time began to rewind slowy but surely time reversed until I was. Falling out the high rise once more! "How in the"
Captain! My hand was grabbed and I was thrown back in only for them to fall out. To the great height below. Nooooooooo—
My visuals were obscured by one thing, orange brigade in route.
And I followed my new path forward. My body moving for me, my magic taking over my body. As I flipped stepped leaned back and dodged all his bands of energy!
Until I finally began to cut through those bands and strays of light.
Making hin gasp as I slash from shoulder to hip, blade sinking in—
The blade shattered into light particles.
And shot thousands of energetic needles blocking my mana channels! Pain roared in my body as i simply took a step forward. My body no longer leaning back, blood spilling from my lips. "I. Make. My own. Future! Dam mage!!!!!!!!!" And I simply head butted the man smashing my skull into his!!
He rocked backwards the grid going wild till it knocked me backwards.
How can this be! Only the gods can! Theirs no way.. is he? A god?!!!
He skidded backwards before recovering, blood dripping down his head. To his lips till he licked it, as we both had the same realization. He can control.. the grid.
He began to twirls his hand around like an evil man would a wine bottle. In the movies. After all, holograms were for the rich.
I shook my head, for even our thoughts are being monitored, the grid was following his command! And it twirled via his command.
Fu—
I was blasted away again! This time by the grid slidding backwards back into the rubble I realized I started. We're I began. Men covering fire!
Ratatatatatatatatah
Then he simply waved his hands our way reinforcements only a few minutes away.. I think?
Flowing ever smoothly like waves in the ocean, it crashed against us. Making us fall toghether under the pressure of the grid. the dark room glowed neon green,as it struck at us. like a constant it force. It shaded the room in green and black. the sound of the grid almost hit me as I dodged low i flicked the switch. Then fired again at the green man to no avail. It simply rippled of the air around him.
My body began to shake then
I.
got.
a.
grip.
Channeling my mana into my body.
using the enforcers method, I charged fast smooth. My body freely moving with the motions of my body. My legs pumping I ran up the the man and threw my gun at him setting it off to explode.
It did.
Kaboooooooommmm the sound rocked the hallways sideways literally! We all slide sideways expecting the gridded man to do the same. Then I cursed in the coms "he's and energy mage" a simple statement. With a mirrad of consequences,a string of curses echoed mine at that acknowledgement.
And we all fell down as the energy mag— no grid mage moved with the waves that is our grid. By the gods why can he use the grid. As the building slid sideways us falling to the wall. Gravity began to catch up and we fell to the wall now the ground.
The grid mage slid down the water walking with a carefree attitude. We charged blades of various sizes slashing at him. Mana hit through me like it was bumping against walls. Going through my blades rectangular structure was hard enough as it is. Except now I'm panicked! I hit my head with the pommel of the blade. Snapping back my focus head rocking we screamed loud. And died left and right stopping myself from moving forward i saw my men get slaughtered. Blood splattered on the wall green blades sung. as it slashed through my men eyes glowing green.
I even saw a mans head get slashed clean in half mid gunfire. For he sinply walked through the bullets. Taking away the energy that kept it in flight. Worst yet? Even when they hit the market at the intended speed, the grid. Interfered.
I summoned up the last of my courage to call my men for a fools gambit. My men without question began to run throwing their guns set to explode. As i stood their frozen, with a flash of green he was towering over me. A cool six feet three inches, and I could only stare up at him. Then my body moved with a flick of the wrist slashing at his neck
Clang
The feeling of hitting a soft energizin—
Zap
I was sent flying my body scorched from the mana shock. Kaboom my back screamed in pain as my men retreating good. Now the big guns come into play
Precinct
So.. why did you do it?
It was my duty sir
Why are you here
Because my duty got in the way of order. sir!
Good at least you know that the god of war and carnage would be disappointed in you.
Gods?
Now he bring it up
The damned gods
1 hour later during the grid incident
Yes this is it! The rush the power! Hahahahhahahahhahhahahahah this is all I ever needed!
Who knows energy mages like me! Could control the grid itself. And onminpetiant piece of divine order. Manipulated me a mere energy mage. Hah
Some gods they are
Maybe...
Yes, im the god, the true god of this wor—
Kaboooom
I was sent flying out the building the city below barely able to stop my catastrophic fall... not!
I injected my pure mana directly into the grid giving it one order
Move.
And a giant net of energy caught me mid free kaughhhhh! Blood spilled from my mouth as..
What was that?
Oh gods. Its the mechs division! Armor wirering it kicked me. its iron foot throwing me into a builidng! crackbooom!! it burst towards me with the zeal one could expect from government dog. hounding after its prey. I smilled and sent the grid agaist the mech catching it in strings its large hulking.. wait why can I barely see it...
By the divine!
Its the special forces government dogs who
Yes!
Now shut up criminal said the nearly invisible robot
If not for my energetic vision id be unable to even envision it. Let alone fight it. This is getting fun right? The grid began to act strange and wrap around the body of the mech, nets forming around its frame. The feeling of energy responding to you is a rush ill never forget not for the rest of my—
My vision blured as I was sent flying the mech seemingly still only for me to realize he just went in his armored suit, that's the real danger of the special forces.
Adaptability.
Its black suit was flying to me blue jets following its back as the fought me. Me! Mid air hahahahhaahhahaha is this man a foo—
My mouth was grabbed as I was blitzed to the building behind me crackboom
The speed disornting I nearly blacked out from the sheer speed of it. But I won't go out like this. I woke uo only to be slammed agaist the building grid responding in kind it energized me like never before my aura grew as it glowed green so did my body.. yes this is what its like to be a god!
I simply flicked his mask helmet whatever you may call it. doesn't matter
For i was now the god of city z—