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[Breaking news]
An unidentified unknown portal has suddenly appeared above the center of Seoul, Korea, causing several buildings near the epicenter to collapse due to unknown reasons, local authorities say that the cause is still under investigation, and the area where the portal was located is currently cordoned off by police and fire department officials, citizens have been evacuated from the surrounding areas, however, some residents refuse to leave and are refusing to give information regarding who they are or where they came from, we'll continue to update you on this story as it develops, stay tuned.
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Ah, help me..... A-anyone... please! Help me get out of here... Please...
The man kept repeating himself as he ran through the streets of Seoul, looking for anyone willing to save him, his legs felt heavy as if he hadn't slept in days, he stumbled along the ground, falling multiple times every few steps, eventually reaching a small alleyway between two buildings.
He collapsed against the wall of one building, leaning heavily on it as tears rolled down his face, he wanted to rest, but he knew he needed to keep running, he looked behind him and saw a group of people approaching from the other direction, he panicked and bolted towards the opposite side, but tripped over something, landing flat on his stomach.
Ahh~
GAWHAHA, this strength, it feels incredible, it's amazing, I feel stronger than ever before, I can do anything now, I don't need to worry about my stamina, I'm the almighty king of everything, I'm invincible, I'm immortal, I will never die, I won't lose to anyone, I'll show them, I'll kill everyone, I'll take their lives, I'll make sure they regret Abandoning me, I'll destroy everything, I'll wipe out humanity, I'll bring about the end of the world, I'II RULE THE WORLD ALL BY MYSELF!!!!
Crackle!!!!
Blue Lightning started to crackle across the sky, the man opened his eyes wide and stared upwards, noticing a strange blue light coming from the heavens, it didn't look natural, it almost looked like it belonged there, the cracks spread wider and faster as the lightning began to grow larger and brighter, it reminded the man of the electricity that flowed through his veins when he activated his Ability he got from the Dungeon, he realized that the source of the power must've come from From "THERE",
he raised his hand and pointed at the sky, the Blue Lightning began to form a giant bolt of electricity that shot straight up, leaving behind a trail of smoke, the man smiled happily as the electricity continued to shoot up high, he looked at his surroundings and noticed that the street had cleared out, no one was left in sight, the only thing remaining was the scorched remains of what once used to be a busy intersection.
"If you don't come to me I will come to you!!!"
The man screamed angrily, jumping up and running after the massive electrical current, he could see it now, its size was impressive, he'd seen enough lightning storms to know how big it should've been, yet he still found it hard to believe that such a large amount of electricity would originate from a single place, the man stopped dead in his tracks when he noticed a familiar figure standing right next to the huge bolt of lightning, she was wearing an elegant white dress with her long silver hair tied into two pigtails, her bright red lips curled up into a smile as she turned away from the thunderstorm, watching as it disappeared into thin air.
"I wonder why?"
'Why do humans think they are powerful, once they Gain a semblance of power?'
She thought to herself as she watched the last bit of the lightning disappear, then looked back at the man who was chasing after the electrical energy,
'Humans are so naive, they're always trying to gain control over things they shouldn't even bother with, they act as if they own the entire world as if they deserve to rule everything,'
She took a step forward and approached the man, stopping just inches away from his face.
"You know nothing."
He gasped as she spoke, staring deep into her crimson eyes.
"Do you really want to go to war?"
"We already did that, remember? You lost,"
"What does it matter whether we win or lose anymore? We'll all be gone soon anyway, won't we?"
"we Rulers, will not Accompany you on this Ceaseless War!!"
"We Will Bless this world, but know this, Monarch, it will be your own doing, Once you experience it."
With those words, the woman vanished from the scene, the man stood alone, dumbfounded by the sudden disappearance of the beautiful young lady, he couldn't understand where she went, nor how she suddenly appeared in front of him again, but he wasn't going to question it, instead, he simply sighed and headed off to find another way home, he wondered what exactly the Ruler meant by "experience‟, maybe it involved getting killed in combat?
'... did she misinterpret who the Monarch is, there's no way that man is a vessel,'
'Well, what more should I expect from the rulers, or maybe "THEY" knew, that I was watching from the shadows, I'm not one to do this but who cares right?'
'But, when can rulers just suddenly, freely come and go from world to world, especially one with no mana, fortifying the world....??'
GAWHAHAHA, you there, you will be my prey for now, come out I can sense you, you will be my new punching Bag
The man that was radiating Blue Lightning walked towards the center of town, the streets were empty except for some rubble scattered here and there, the buildings around him had crumbled down completely, and most of them had been burnt to ashes, he felt bad seeing the city in ruins, knowing full well that the citizens had probably died during the "attack", the man shook his head and kept walking, he had a job to finish, and the sooner he finished it the better,
He arrived at the gate leading into the dungeon, looking through the hole he saw several monsters roaming about inside, he smiled slightly before opening the door and entering the Dungeon.
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'How dare they attack our village! This is outrageous!'
The chief of the tribe yelled while glaring at the soldiers standing guard outside their village, they had returned only a few days ago from hunting, and the first thing they found upon returning was a pile of corpses, including many children, they also found a note left behind by the attackers, stating: you have failed to protect us, and now you shall pay dearly for your crimes against humanity, the tribe hadn't been able to gather any information since arriving back at the village, but judging by the bodies piled up near the entrance, the people must've known something was wrong because they immediately ran off in search of help.
The chief growled loudly and pointed at the soldier guarding the gate,
"Take these men, kill everyone living within this village, then burn it to the
ground!"
The soldiers nodded silently, each of them holding a spear, ready to fight. They marched into the village, kicking aside the fallen warriors lying around until they reached the houses, where they began searching every room thoroughly. One of the guards came across a small girl hiding under her bed, crying uncontrollably,
"Don't hurt me please...please don't kill anyone else..."
He put his hand on top of the child's shoulders, pushing her gently onto the floor, he knelt beside her, placing both hands on either side of her neck,
"I said get up, NOW!!!"
"Please stop, let me go, I didn't mean anything, I swear, I just wanted to hide, I never intended to cause trouble for you guys, pleeeease,"
"Shut up!!" He pushed her hard against the wall, causing the girl to cry harder than ever,
"Just shut up already, I'm sick of hearing you beg, if you wanna live, you'd best keep quiet."
The other soldiers laughed heartily as they watched the boy push the little girl against the wall, they thought it was hilarious how easily frightened she looked despite being older than them, but their laughter stopped abruptly after noticing something strange happening next to them,
"Wh-what are you doing?!"
They turned around in surprise, seeing an old woman standing behind the group, she held two spears tightly in her arms, staring coldly at the soldiers,
"You fools, don't tell me you're planning to murder innocent civilians like yourselves?" She spoke slowly so that the soldiers could hear her clearly, making sure they understood what she meant. The soldiers quickly realized their mistake and lowered their weapons, the chief stepped forward,
"My apologies madam, we didn't know that there were any survivors left in this village, please forgive us for our rudeness, it won't happen again."
She glared at the chief suspiciously, wondering why he would apologize to someone like him,
"Do you plan on killing us too, Chief...? You aren't part of those raiders who attacked this village last night, are you? We haven't seen any signs of life in this place since we got here, so I doubt there's anybody alive anymore."
"That is correct, Madam. There hasn't been any sign of life in this village for quite some time now. And I assure you that none of us intend to harm the villagers. However, we cannot allow any of you to leave the village, not unless you wish to die. Do you understand?"
"Why should we trust you?! Just because you say so doesn't make it true! Who knows how long you'll take to return home once you find out that there really isn't anybody left in this village! If you want to kill us, then do it right away!" The chief snarled angrily at the old woman, but she continued to glare at him,
"What makes you think you can threaten me? Did you forget that I am a dragon shamaness? Even if you manage to escape this village, you will eventually be captured by one of my subordinates or even myself, which means that you will still end up dying anyway. But if you surrender yourself peacefully, then I may spare your lives. How does that sound?"
"Are you serious!? Then what's stopping you from killing us when you come back!?" The chief roared in anger, but the old woman calmly responded,
"There shouldn't be anything stopping me. What exactly did you expect? That I would actually grant your request and save your pathetic asses from death?"
"How about this, instead of trying to force me to help you, you give me your word that you won't try to run off without letting me see you first? Will you agree to such terms?"
"Of course NOT!! Are you kidding me!? Why would we promise to do something like that?!"
"Then I have no choice but to kill you all right here and now. Is that fine with you?"
"We Will FIGHT BACK!"
As soon as the soldiers heard the old woman speak, they charged toward her, only to suddenly freeze upon realizing that the old woman wasn't alone—there were several more dragons nearby, waiting patiently to strike at the intruders.
"BOOM!!!!"
A deafening explosion rang through the air, followed closely by another one, sending the soldiers flying backward into the walls. A huge shadow covered the entire area before vanishing, leaving behind a pile of dust. When everything had settled down, the dragons that had appeared earlier stood among the corpses of the fallen soldiers, looking over the bodies with indifference. One of the dragons approached the old woman, its eyes filled with rage,
"D-don't give up, Soldiers"
The man was covered in his comrade's corpses, blood filled the forest,
Crackle!!!!
Lighting flashed across the sky, illuminating the surrounding woods. The man raised both hands high above his head and shouted loudly,
"I'M COMING FOR YOU, OLD WOMAN!"
"What will A half-dead geezer Do?"
The old woman shrugged and replied,
"Heh... Hehehee.... It's almost time..."
"It will be an incomprehensible time once we can Go "THERE"
"We will be Able To go back to where we came From and destroy everything! Everything!!"
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in an interview room sat two men.
The two men were sitting in front of each other with Video equipment on their table.
JINSUK KIM: Good Afternoon, This is Jin Suk Kim reporting live from Seoul.
"Good afternoon. I'm very excited today, as we're going to meet the Discover of the Portal, or what the government has Started calling the "Gate"
"Today we will talk about what we have discovered About the Gate"
"First of all, we must explain how the gate works, and the theory behind it."
"The gate was created using ancient technology that was unknown to everyone until recently."
"Not much information exists about the technology, and the only people who know how to use it are the Awakened. In fact, the gates themselves don't exist anywhere else in the world. They only appear in places where there is an Abundant amount of mana"
"It seems that the portals open whenever the mana level in the vicinity reaches a certain threshold. Once opened, the portal remains active until the Dungeon is cleared."
"The "Gate" is a portal that transports anyone who enters it into The dungeon a place where monsters dwell. | believe that the reason why these gates appear is due to the existence of a large amount of Mana.
"However, since there are many other ways of reaching the dungeons, such as by entering the labyrinths, it is unknown whether the Gate truly serves any purpose.
"Mister, Jioak, why do you keep mentioning "MANA", Mana, or Magic does not exist in this World"
"HAHAHAHa, oh I forgot you Humans don't know about that, Its time we Release this information to the public, Magic is real, the phenomenon called magic is still used by humans by Calculating, and using natural phenomena."
"It's just that so-called mages of this generation and the last two hundred or so..... years have been gatekeeping it, but with the appearance of the gate all can awaken,"
The man said this as if it was nothing while igniting a fire Ball, the Fire Glissen'd on Jioak's hands as if this was a normal feat, barely worth his effort or time, the Fireball glistened like a star in the night sky.
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"W-wha is this human doing!!!"
"To expose this world to the existence of Mana, but what is this Gate they refer to I've never heard of it before"
"I've never heard about it before what about you?"
"This is unbelievable, we cannot allow this kind of thing to happen, we must stop him"
"Leave it be...."
"You can't be kidding me, adjudkas, HE Is Exposing the existence of Magic and The Supernatural!!!!"
"So be it...."
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"You. The one lurking in the shadows like a rat. Do you think hiding makes you special? Do you think I don't sense your worthless presence?"
"Come out! Face me! Or are you too much of a coward? I'll make this quick—if you beg, maybe I'll let you die standing!"
The man's body was Radiating with Blue lighting coursing off of his Body it looked as if the lightning had found its way inside of the man, his whole being was illuminated in blue light.
"Are you afraid of death? Afraid of dying alone in some dark corner without even being able to tell someone goodbye? You pathetic creature. Are you really that weak?"
Crackle!!!
The lightning that was enveloping the man, the lightning Split apart forming several balls of electricity which shot towards the Shadows.
BOOM!!!
At this moment the Lightning hit the Building that was behind the shadow, the building shook violently, cracks started appearing on the walls and windows began shattering, the man did not move at all he stood still and watched the destruction unfold around him, after the buildings were completely destroyed, the man turned away from them, his face was emotionless.
CRASH!!!
"What...?! What happened here?!"
"Somebody help!!!"
"Get away from me! Don't get near me! Get away from me! GET AWAY FROM ME!"
"Dude! Dude! Help me!"
"Help me, please! Please somebody help!"
"There's a monster attacking us!!"
"Run guys run!"
"Oh god no!"
"Don't look back, just go!"
"Please save me!"
"We're going to die! We're gonna die!"
"HELP US PLEASE HELP!"
"Oh, so you've noticed me. Interesting... for a human. But I suppose it's expected, considering I don't make a habit of lurking in the shadows."
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note to make the story easier to read
*** = scene skip or small-time skip, which would than focus on a different time place, etc.
"....." = talking
'....' = thoughts
["....."] = system
[.....] = skill use
this chapter was for the plot, to progress, i added oc's/ Original characters, places, goals, etc. for this chapter, note even though the rulers or a ruler showed up i will not specify how, because I won't spoil,