Under the twilight sky, there was only silence and tranquility broken by the sound of light footsteps sweeping away the dust around them. Yeon walked in front, there were no remains of the previous battle, all the dead ships were lost in the shadows. Behind him, Kael ran with excited steps, he pointed towards the remains of a building that used to be a former house.
"This way." He said. "You stay here—me and my brother, it's a bit messy but this is a safe place."
When Yeon stepped into the building, he stopped for a moment. He smiled faintly. "It seems, there is something interesting here." He said. "These remnants of energy... Not just any ability, I wonder who this belongs to, especially the ability is often used here so that a lot of residual energy has accumulated."
Kael walked towards the rocks that were used as chairs, he sat there. "We will wait for my brother, he should be home soon." He said.
Yeon without thinking immediately approached Kael and sat next to him. Soon after, rapid footsteps were heard approaching the building, Yeon realized it but he remained silent because the footsteps were not a threat.
A brown-haired person with tattered clothes but still suitable for use, the man was at least 179 centimeters tall, his eyes were bright blue, behind him were several large monsters that had been killed, the monsters flew as if they were going to be lifted by something. The man entered the building in an exhausted state, because he had run non-stop from the forest to the city.
Seeing the person coming, Kael was very happy. "Ka—" Before Kael finished calling the person, suddenly the person attacked Yeon, a wave of dense power shot from his hand, bending the air through gravitational pressure. His gaze was only focused on Yeon, he ignored Kael who was exploring.
Before the attack reached Yeon, the attack disappeared as if swallowed by nothingness. The person was shocked, his eyes widened, his attack suddenly disappeared without knowing at all what the reason was.
Yeon smiled in response to the person. "Wow-wow....it's like welcoming a stranger you have to attack them first.." He said. "You should observe your opponent first and see what kind of abilities your opponent has, if you attack suddenly it will give you an opening, you know."
The person who opened his eyes, he was still wary of Yeon. Just now. What happened? He asked curiously.
Responding to that question, Yeon smiled faintly. "My ability, a nameless fragment. Every attack aimed at me will disappear into nothingness." He answered.
The person was shocked, because it was the first time he heard of a nameless fragment. Yeon looked at the person seriously. "I know your intentions, do you think my ability is only for defense? You..... are very wrong...." Yeon said to the person who wanted to attack him.
The person ignored Yeon's words, when he wanted to attack the song Kael suddenly stepped between them. "Stop! Brother Caius, what are you doing?!" He shouted at his brother Caius. "You can't just attack every now and then just because you feel something is wrong! At least ask me. Brother Yeon is not dangerous, in fact he saved me from the ships!"
Caius blinked, Kael had never raised his voice to him before. "Kael.... I'm worried, I feel a dangerous aura, all I can think of is your safety..." He said anxiously.
In response, Kael sighed. "You should ask me first." He snarled. "Don't treat everyone like an enemy!"
Hearing his brother's words, Caius lowered his hand. "You're right Kael, I'm sorry.... Thank goodness you're okay." He said with relief.
Kael stepped back, his anger starting to disappear. Yeon, seeing the interaction between the siblings, only smiled thinly.
Kael raised his hand, he pointed at Caius. "Brother Yeon. This is my brother, Caius Lydra, he's 21 years old, a year younger than you." He said introducing his brother. "And, the older brother with sunglasses is Yeon, he's 22 years old. He's from an unknown place, he's also the one who saved me from the ships." He said to his older brother.
Yeon stepped towards Caius, he extended his hand with a smile. "Nice to meet you, Caius."
In response, Caius also extended his hand, and they shook hands. "Yes.. Nice to meet you Yeon. Thank you for saving my little brother." Caius said happily.
Responding to the words of gratitude, Yeon smiled. "No problem." Yeon replied. "Gravitelle, huh. A great ability, manipulating gravity perfectly, even being able to manipulate force, weight, and directional pressure. It seems that your experience during hunting has made your abilities develop little by little, right?"
add level 3 (Resonant Initiate) with a resonance level of 45%." He said in awe.
Hearing that, Caius widened his eyes, he couldn't believe Yeon knew his abilities completely. "Seriously... How did you know?" He asked still with an expression of disbelief.
"I told you, my abilities are not only limited to defense, my abilities are varied, one of which is analyzing someone's information as a whole." Yeon replied. "Even though you haven't trained at all, but you can reach this level, amazing! Your potential is limitless!" Yeon said with a smile.
Hearing that, Caius was amazed by Yeon's abilities. On the other hand, Kael was very happy to know his brother's greatness, but there was something that still confused him. "Level 3? 45%? What does that mean?" He asked while putting his hand on his chin.
Hearing that, Yeon immediately walked towards a nearby rock, then he sat there with his legs crossed. "It seems like you still don't understand, Kael.. Let me explain."
"The reason why ordinary humans can't use the power of fragments is because their souls don't match the fragments. And, for humans who can have the ability and merge with fragments are called vessels, resonance is the key to making humans merge with fragments. Now, imagine that fragments are musical instruments, and human souls are the frequency of notes, if your frequency matches the instrument, the sound produced is harmonious and you can control the instrument. That's a simple description, and if it doesn't match then it will cause side effects that can hurt yourself, even death, because forcing the soul to merge with the fragment makes someone's soul damaged and die." Yeon explained. "Because the abilities of the vessels are different, a level system was created based on the level of resonance with the fragments. Although humans can control fragments, it is actually limited, they cannot control their power fully. Like your brother, Caius, he is at level 3 with 45% resonance, that means his soul has not fully merged and has only accessed half of his fragment's power. Then, for the level, the level is divided into 7 from level 0 to level 7. For level 0 itself, it is 0% resonance, that means those with level 0 are ordinary humans who cannot become vessels."
"And, each level has its own nickname. 0 for non-resonant, ordinary humans. 1 for rejection, they can feel the fragment but cannot resonate, because to access the fragment requires 10% resonance and above. Level 1 rejection 1-9%, level 2 dormant touch, 10-24%, they can access fragments but their power is very small, and they tend to increase physical strength and senses."
Kael who heard that felt dizzy, because it was very long, on the other hand his brother just smiled looking at his younger brother.
Seeing Kael who didn't seem to understand the whole thing, made Yeon stop his explanation. "This is very complex, it's natural that you would be dizzy, plus this is also a mystery why this world has changed drastically. Until then, I will explain everything and make you understand, Kael." Yeon said with a smile.
In response, Kael's expression immediately changed. "Okay!" He said excitedly.
The sky began to darken. The orange color of the twilight had faded, replaced by the darkness of the night.
Caius looked outside for a moment. "It's getting late, we're going to have dinner, you must be hungry." He said to Yeon and Kael.
Hearing that, Kael was very excited, and he immediately prepared the cooking utensils. On the other hand, Caius used his gravity power to lift the monster he had hunted. Yeon helped by preparing the fire. Then Caius began to cut and grill the meat, his movements fast and regular.
A few minutes later, the aroma of grilled meat spread. Caius shared the results of his grilling, and they sat together.
Yeon bit into a piece of meat, after tasting it he was amazed by the taste. "You made it perfectly." Yeon said praising Caius's cooking skills.
Hearing that, Caius smiled in satisfaction.
"Brother Caius is indeed great when it comes to cooking." Kael said praising him.
Responding to that, Caius smiled. "Thank you, Kael." He replied.
A few moments later, they had finished eating, Kael was sleeping. Only the two of them were left in the silence of the night.
Yeon sighed, before finally asking. "Caius, do you know people named Velhart Eltur, Serena Fein, Droven Cain, Nielle Ogward, Dorios Flour?" Yeon asked Caius.
Hearing Yeon's question, Caius was silent for a moment. "They... Are 5 young geniuses, they are predicted to be the successors of the 7 Celestial Lords." Caius answered.
"How strong are they?" Yeon asked again.
"They are very strong, 2 years ago, this country was attacked by a wave of monsters, and the deadly wave of monsters i they managed to handle it." Caius replied. "Why are you asking about them, is there something?" Caius asked curiously.
Hearing that question, Yeon smiled faintly. "There is some unfinished personal business." He answered.
Caius was surprised to hear that, he didn't want to ask further because it was Yeon's personal business.
"Thank you for the information, Caius. Then I'll go first." He said to Caius.
Hearing that, Caius was surprised because Yeon left in the middle of the night like this. "Don't you want to stay until tomorrow morning?" Caius asked.
"No, thank you for your kindness. I have business. Send my regards to Kael, and take care of yourselves." Yeon replied.
"W—"
Before Caius could utter his words, Yeon immediately disappeared.
What was that just now, teleportation?
He muttered questioningly. He didn't believe Yeon had the ability to teleport.
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In an unknown place, a subordinate was conveying information to their leader.
"What did you say?!" someone asked angrily. "The team we sent to capture Kael and Caius didn't respond?"
The old man was angry to hear the report given by his subordinate.
"R-right, their signal was still there this afternoon.... However, in an instant it disappeared..." His subordinate replied in fear.
Hearing that, the old man didn't believe it at first, but he assumed that there was a third party interfering in his affairs.
There's no way that bastard Caius could do this, he's just a lowly vessel with no experience fighting other vessels, his younger brother is also just an ordinary human. It's clear that someone else is interfering with my plan.
"Tomorrow, mobilize the best group to forcefully bring Kael and Caius before me, if the person who helped them is still there, capture them alive, I want to see with my own eyes who dares to interfere!" The old man said firmly.
"Y-yes sir!" The subordinate replied with a panicked expression.
Then the old man sat back down, he was still thinking about the report given regarding the person who thwarted his plan.