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"... It was peaceful before..." A man in his 20s, inside a train he sits on a seat, speaking to a woman with red hair and a white dress with a dark brown and gold jacket over her shoulder. She nodded, carefully looking at the man's face...
It was so depressed, he just... He didn't, and understandable was going through the worst thing in his life.
"Eleven knights... I was accompanied by eleven knights who protected my home..."
***
Alaric is his name, a man wearing brown and golden armor. In his hand, a spear as long as his body is seen, made of gold and bronze, similar to his armor.
He was the "Spear of Protection" and used odd powers to form shields for others to stand behind. But with earth-shattering strength, he causes small areas to crack with just a landing alone.
"Alaric!" Spoke to another his age, a man as bright as the sun, the "Bells of Rejoice" that is Gallinum.
"Gallinum," Alaric responds, as he has a large bell, ringing it causes shockwaves to others, and he is an unusual knight. But, he brings the people together but sounding it at the right tempo, and is the life of the party.
"How's Junala? She looks PISSED right now!" Gallinum asked, as Alaric shrugged,
"We had another draw, and she stormed off." He explained that, as Junala is another knight of the Castalix kingdom, the "Sword of Annihilation." She weilds a mighty sword that could destroy buildings!
"Come on, let's go find the brute," Gallinum said,
"But we have a shift-"
"I know! But who's to say we'll have any problems like last month? This kingdom is as peaceful as can be! Take a break every once in a while!" Gallinum said, as Alaric sighed,
"Your attitude is infectious. Like a tapeworm." Alaric insulted,
"Hehehe, you know how life is! Don't be so stuck up!" Gallinum places his armored arm around Alaric's armored shoulder. His armor was blue and yellow, and a bell dangled on his belt.
"Let's go find the brute." He forced Alaric to come with him.
***
"... And how did you survive?" The red-haired woman asked,
"..." Alaric stared at the ground, wearing lighter clothing, he stared at his hand...
"THEY gazed on me..."
***
Soon, the pair stumbled across the woman DESTROYING trees left and right,
"YO! BRUTE!" Gallinum shouts, as Junala is seen, wearing a grey and golden armor as she swings her sword, causing the trees to SPLIT and break,
"WHAT!?!" Junala roared, staring at the...
"Gallinum...! ALARIC!!!" She lunges at the man,
"WOAH WOAH WOAH! Hold on, this ain't a fight! I wanted to check up on you, ya know? See how you're holding-"
"Hng..." Junala seethes with anger; she is EXTREMELY hot-blooded, almost as if every breath is that of a dragon's fiery roars.
"I... Don't care... About you... Gallinum! BUT HE, ON THE OTHER HAND! Those pesky shields block all my attacks! THAT NEEDS TO STOP!" She points her blade,
"HUH!?! You can destroy them just as easily-"
"DOESN'T MATTER! You play the long game, boy-"
"We're the same age."
-and that ticks me off!" Her hair was as black as night, with eyes as yellow as the sun. Junala was a beast when she was born and was able to walk by the age of not even 1, but the age of 5 months. She even punched a hole through the wall by the age of 2 years and lifted a marble table at the age of 3. She was a beast, and she grew strong and joined the knights as the Sword of Annihilation.
"There you guys are!" Spoke to another woman, as she gently lands on the floor, a woman with an umbrella that can shoot gusts of wind. This is Alissia, and she's the "Winds of Fate" and is always the balancer in power. She never goes onto the front lines and is always in the back.
"Captain Dan is worried sick for you guys! And if it wasn't for that fact, he'd be chasing you down and punishing you severely for-"
"Alissia... Hush, PLEASE." Junala demanded,
"EH!?! DON'T TELL ME TO BE QUIET, MISSY!" Alissia IMMEDIENTLY drills Junala a new one,
"You're always causing more problems than good, Junala! You need to pay attention to how your actions affect others!"
"Hm!?!" Junala quickly backs up,
"W-Well, I-!"
"NOPE! No guilt-tripping me, missy!"
"Pfft-"
"What's so funny, Gallinum!?!"
"W-Well, it's just that... This brings me back..." He smirked as Alissia quieted a bit.
"..." She stands there, as the four remember those days... Being the first of the knights... It didn't take long for more members to come and go, now 12 remain out of the prime 20 members... All powerful warriors. Many died or retired...
But when they were younger, living under the same roof, Dan, the captain of the knights, would do his best, like a single father raising many kids, to train them in combat, discipline, etc.
But... It worked out.
"..." The four remembered those times.
"Hehe, reminds me of when we got our weapons. Alissia was very upset when they didn't get the design correct." Alaric comments that a younger Alissia is seen crying because of that.
"H-HUH!?! N-No, I didn't! I wasn't upset at all!"
"I remember it clearly." Gallinum laughed,
"Y-YOU WERE JUST AS BAD, GALLINUM! You immediently bend the things because you were hammering them with the wand!" She shouts, as Gallinum used 38 bells at that point.
"Well, at least I didn't cry about it."
"SHUT UP!!!" Alissia demanded,
"...?" But suddenly... The sky darkened...
***
"A-And..." Alaric is then seen once again on that train.
"It's alright if you need to breathe a bit." The woman said,
"W-When I fought those things..."
***
"EVACUATE THE CITIZENS!" Dan shouts, a man with glowing rings, as...
"HA!!!" He fired bolts of electricity, as many of the things are zapped, but MORE kept appearing from portals of sorts,
"RAH!!!" Junala slashed through multiple,
"Hmph!" Alaric thrusts his spear, as...
"Hm!" He twists and twirls, hitting more with fetal wounds,
"They're never-ending!" Junala shouts,
"DON'T STOP! KEEP RUNNING!" Shouts...
"Oakamo!" A boy controls the earth via large rings around his wrists, causing it to shape into most things he desires, only in small amounts.
"DON'T GET DISTRACTED, ALARIC!" Junala ordered, as from afar,
"Hng!" Alissia pushes back many of these things... But...
"!?!" She gasps, as...
"Kuh...!" An arrow...
"!!!" Everyone turned to see...
"A... Ali...!"
"ALISIA!!!" Screamed Dan, as from afar a bow was drawn, and that arrow pierced through...
"..." Alissia fell from the sky,
"YOU BASTARD!!!" Junala screamed in anger,
"JUNALA!" Shouts Dan,
***
"... Did...?" The red-haired woman asked, as Alaric's lips wrinkled, as he...
"THOSE THINGS KILLED THEM ALL!!!"
***
Alaric stands there... Dan, Oakamo... Even the other knights...
"Ugh..." Alaric was rounded, his arm torn, his armor pierced or dented...
"Hng..." He unwraps the straps, allowing the chest to fall, as...
"COUGH!!!" Alaric coughed, his hand holding onto his spear, his knee touching the ground. Many of the beasts slowly gathered around, as screams of men, women, children even the elderly weren't spared...
"I..." Alaric coughed once more,
"I...!" He grits his teeth,
"I... I... I WON'T LET YOU DESTROY MY WORLD!!!" Alaric's voice roared... That mighty roar...
"!!!" And his vision...
"!?!" And a being gigantic... THEY stared, gazing at the man despite everything, he continues to fight on, his determination to try and protect his world... THEY gazed onto him...
***
"That being... Did THEY happen to have a hammer?" The woman wondered,
"... Ye,." Alaric said,
"... Qlipoth gazed onto you... Yet..." The woman gets up, walking and sitting next to him.
"!?!" And Alaric's eyes opened as...
"Don't worry. You're safe now." She said, as Alaric cried once more...
***
With this new power...
"GET OUT OF MY WAY!" Alaric demanded, his body coated in a glistening barrier, as every time these enemies hit him, their bodies would receive damage and causing many to falter.
"Hm!?!" The other beasts are surprised he's fighting back,
"Tsk!" Alaric growls as he avoids more attacks,
"HA!!!!" And he fought for hours... Days maybe... As when the red-haired woman came to the world...
"What the...?" She is confused...
"M-Ms. Himeko... Look! Someone is there!" Spoke another,
"He looks injured, let's go help him, March." Spoke a man, as the woman looked around...
"I don't believe it..." She is horrified, seeing...
"The Anitmatter Legion...?"
***
Alaric cried for a long time, as from the other side, the girl from before stood, her hair pink as cotton candy...
"H-Hey, Ms. Himeko?" She comes to her,
"Yes, March?" Himeko spoke to March,
"... Is he okay?" March wondered, as the woman nodded,
"Yes... And hopefully he'll make a full recovery before long." She explained, as March breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's good... Y-You know, I can bring something to drink... Mr...?"
"..." Alaric stopped crying, as he breathed a bit, letting out a shaky...
"A-Alaric is fine..." Alaric said, his hair as brown as chocolate with eyes as green as grass. He wore a black tank top with black shorts; he needed newer clothes than those.,
"R-Right! So... What kind of drinks do you like?" She wondered...
"..." Alaric recollects such things...
"... Apple juice..." He said,
"Alright, I'll-"
"Here." Spoke...
"?" Alaric turned to see a man with black hair and blue eyes. He wore a long trench coat with some very complex designs on his black shirt and jeans.
"Thank you..." Alaric drinks it, as it didn't taste like it... But it tasted like apple juice nevertheless.
"Seems Ms. Himeko here is done with the little session, hm?" Spoke a... Bunny?
"Yes, we just finished up, Pom-Pom."
"Not to sound like such a jerk, but that's good, because... W-We got a little problem on our hands." Pom-Pom said,
"Hm?" Himeko grew curious,
"I-It's the Herta Space Station! We picked up some familiar readings...! It's them... The Antimatter Legion!"
Chapter 1 - Herta Space Station
"What?" Himeko is confused,
"W-What!?! Now!?! B-But-"
"But isn't the right thing to ask right now. Pom-Pom, how long until we reach the Space Station?" The man wondered,
"It shouldn't take long... But we need to make a warp jump right now! Who knows what will happen if we delay any longer!"
"W... What's the Anitmatter Legion?" Alaric wondered, as Pom-Pom runs off, Himeko looked at Alaric...
"It... It's the legion... That destroyed your planet." She said,
"!?!" Alaric's eyes widened,
"What...?"
"You don't have to do anything, and March can take care of them. Don't worry." The man said,
"Yeah! Me Dan Heng are amazing partners when it comes to combat!" March said,
"That's correct. Right now, you need your rest." Himeko said, as Alaric couldn't believe it...
Those things... They're just mindless animals...
"... I'm going to," Alaric said,
"..." Himeko is silent, as...
"O-Okay, everyone! The warp jump will start soon! So please take your seats!"
"..." Himeko continued to stare...
"If that's what you want, I can't stop you," Himeko said,
"In 5..." Pom-Pom announces,
"But be careful." She asked him.
"3... 2... 1...!" And soon... They were off.
***
Soon, Alaric is seen fighting firercy, as from his spear... A wave of electrical energy erupts from the spear.
"Hng!" Alaric fights many of the beasts as he stands in front of retreating scientists.
"You things... Destroyed my home... And dare come here like nothing happened!?!" Alaric was FUMING, angered beyond anything sane,
"WELL NOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET THROUGH ME!" He shouts, as...
"Hmph!" Slamming his spear on the ground, a glistening purple shield envelopes the area around him, as...
"BAM!" The things known as "Voidranges" hit the shields, but they don't budge.
But then Alaric's eyes glint, as...
"HA!!!!" He rushed in, cleaving through every single Voidrange he sees, fueled by pure rage alone, he demolishes every single enemy in his path. But things take a more dire turn when...
"...?" In front of him, bouncing from one part of the floor to the next, a horse-like beast with the torso of a human gallops like a centaur.
A Voidranger, but this one is the "Tramplers". They wield powerful bows...
"You..." Alaric growls once more, as he readies his spear...
"I AM PERSONALLY GOING TO STAB YOU IN THAT CHEST OF YOURS." He points his spear, he promised as much...
But soon the scene changes to...
"Will he be okay?" March wondered, as Dan Heng and she ran along,
"He survived many of the legion on his home planet... I just hope he doesn't act so rash." Dan Heng hoped that, behind them, was another girl with grey hair...
In her hand, a bat of sorts is seen.
"Do you know where he is?" March wondered,
"He should be...!" Dan Heng and the two turn a corner...
"Uh..." The woman with the grey hair is seen... Perplexed.
"..." Alaric, on the other hand, was battered and beaten. Wearing nothing but a tank top and shorts, he defeated the centaur-like beast but...
"... You're back." He simply said-
"Y-You shouldn't push yourself too hard, Alaric!" March rushes over,
"Are you okay?" She wondered,
"Yeah... I'm fine. Did you guys finish whatever it is..." Alaric noticed...
"Who's the girl?" He asked, as the golden-eyed girl was quieter, likely a stranger.
"Oh, this is Steele. We found her unconscious some time ago. We also got the head of security, Arlan, to safety on the way!" March smiled,
"... But you don't-"
"I'm fine. Knight training didn't go to waste. I'll be fine." Alaric explained, as Stelle, because I said so, wore the outfit her concept design has. A longer skirt instead of the shorter one. (Picture in the comment)
"Where to now?" Alaric did, however, seem calmer than before.
"..." March didn't like that.
"We're going to meet up with Ms. Himeko and lead researcher, Asta.
***
Soon, they do meet up with Himeko.
"Alaric... Hey, are you doing alright?" Soon, they meet once more, as Alaric stood there BLEEDING, and only nodded,
"I am doing fine, Ms. Himeko. Thank you for asking." He said, but soon, was treated.
"Look... I get it, you're angry, but don't go running in like that and getting hurt, I don't want you to-"
"I am fine, Ms. Himeko. During my training, we go through stuff like this all the time." Alaric said, but is surprised by the machinery here. It's unlike the stuff on his planet, a medieval-like world.
"... But... This stuff is mind-blowing... To think machines like this are so common..." He pouts, as it would be nice to have such things like this. Machines that scan and even detect what is going on their the person... Himeko smiled at this. Alaric had so much to learn...
"BRR BRR BRR!" But soon a loud alarm goes off, as Alaric turns to notice...
"!" A large beast is seen, its size comparable to buildings,
"What the...?"
"Come with me! We need to head back to the shelters!" A scientist said, as Alaric looked confused,
"W-Wait!" And soon, Alaric is forced into a shelter. The doors shut, loud metal mechanisms reinforced the door shut, as many scientists are seen either anxious, calm, or worried.
"..." Alaric remembered that thing's face...
"What was that?" Alaric wondered, as the scientist tapped on a device,
"...!" And their eyes widened,
"T-That thing..." The scientist grew worried,
"It's the Doomsday Beast... A powerful group of Antimatter Legion soldiers that... To think..." The scientist can't wrap their head around it...
"..." Alaric just hopes they're doing alright...
"... Well, do you think you can tell me what this mechanism is?" Alaric wondered, and confused the scientist,
"Huh...?" The scientist grew confused by the-
"...?" They noticed Alaric's gaze lingering on the device.
"Uh... It's called a tablet... H-Have you not-"
"No... I've never seen this thing before..." Alaric said, as he was actually fairly and decently mellowed out.
Seems his rampage on the Antimatter Legion cooled him off-
"Ahh!!!" Everyone screamed, as a shockwave of energy caused the station to suddenly shake, the power turned off and on, and on the outside, Asta is seen quickly fixing the issue.
"...?" Alaric soon steadily stood, the shaking stopped... And...
"Alright, everyone! It seems the Doomsday Beast was defeated...!" Asta is soon heard,
"I repeat, the Doomsday Beast was defeated thanks to the Astral Express!" Asta said once more, as scientists cheered, thanking the Trailblazers for defeating such a powerful beast.
The shelter soon opened, as Alaricrans rushed straight to them.
"MS. HIMEKO!" Slamming open the doors, the station seemed to have gone through some minor damage.
"Mr. Alaric." Asta is soon seen, the lead researcher when a certain person isn't present.
"... Where's Ms. Himeko?" Alaric wondered,
End of chapter 1.