"Rumble" "Rumble" Rumble"
The sound of the subway riding across the tracks were constantly in everyone's ears within the subway car.
The packed car seated many people of different ages, races, and culture, as they silently looked at their phones, stared off into space, or stood trying not to fall as the subway car kept lurching on and about.
Among these people, was one individual who was silently staring at the phone in his hands.
The noise and constant disturbance to his seating position was completely ignored as he had his mind concentrated on the words on the screen.
Legends say that even if the subway car had crashed into Omni-Man during the scene where he holds the victim in yellow and blue, he still wouldn't have let go of his phone, gripping it with unyielding resolve, even in death.
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The little girl timidly poked her head out from behind her aunt and saw the terrifying, slimy tentacle gently swaying in the brilliant sunlight that shone through the windows. It seemed to be attempting to swat away the dust or was waving at her.
"Go, don't be afraid," Melissa repeated.
The little girl finally mustered her courage and stood in front of the altar.
She recited the incantations she had just invented before revealing a sincere smile and raised her palm.
The slippery tentacle whose patterns had disappeared paused for a few seconds. It seemed hesitant and somewhat out of practice.
Then, it raised its head and curled up slightly, lowering itself inch by inch.
Amidst the sunlight, it high-fived that tiny palm.
—The End—
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As he registered the final two words on the screen his very being froze.
He put his phone in his pocket despite the little space he had.
Then he closed his eyes let out a sigh and raised both his arms with his right hand and left hand facing the roof of the subway car as he bent his elbows.
The 20-30 year old something woman who looked Caucasian , wearing a purple coat, black boots, and a short pink skirt despite the cold weather, seated to the right of him, and the old man 50-60 year old man who looked Vietnamese, wearing a grey coat, with old fashioned leather pants and black shoes, seated to the left of him.
Instantly both individuals avoided his arms as they were trying not to touch his elbows in dramatic ways.
The Woman to the right of him tried to stand up and was abruptly tripped as she bumped into the person in front of her and caused her to land on the laps of a lucky high school boy seated to the right of her.
The old man only leaned further to the left and happened to headbutt a old woman who look to be his wife on the head as she glared at the arm-raising person.
Our character ignored them, how could he even acknowledge his surroundings at the moment?
After all, he just witnessed peak.
Tears flowed out of his eyes and he silently whispered, "Absolute Cinema."
Those around him ignored him, as crazy individuals was a daily occurrence for the average New-Yorker who committed to the subway.
"The Next stop is !@#!@$@%!%%"
"Stand clear of the closing doors please."
The sound of the subway closing the doors reached his ears as he realized he was supposed to get off at the next stop.
Wiping away his tears and sending apologetic but not very apologetic looks to those seated next to him, he prepared to stand up once the subway car slowed down.
After all if he stood up now, he'd reenact what occurred when the women to the right of him tried to stand up as well, and he did not want the women to gain a moment of amusement as her perpetrator faced an act of imagined revenge.
At that moment, the subway lights turned off, and the inside of the train became dark.
Kiiiiiiiik-! The subway train shook loudly and let out a metallic sound.
Then I heard confused voices coming from everywhere.
"Uh, what?"
"W-What is this?"
I heard the engineer's announcement, –Telling all passengers on the train. Telling all passengers on the train.
The loud surroundings became calm.
–E-Everyone run away...Run...!
'What?'
There was a beeping sound, and the broadcast turned off. The inside of the train became a mess.
A bright light flashed from the front of the subway train. There was a loud drumming sound followed by a pop.
Something was heading this way in the darkness.
Tick, it felt like the world was stopping.
Then I heard a voice:
[The free service of planetary system 69 has been termi-
[Ha HA you guys thought 😏]
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The line of subway cars finally stopped at its designated place, and he pushed and slid between the gaps of the people who were already standing up and the people exiting and entering as he tried to exit the car.
Afterwards, he took 2 flights of stair and waiting on the escalator as it traveled upwards to the passage above.
He adjusted his eyes and shivered as the cold air of February stung on his face and invaded his body.
He looked around for a second and went about his way towards the bus stop 10 minutes away from where he was.
Lumian Hall, A 21-year old of Asian descent, with his Mom being Filipino and Dad being Korean, he had the above average looks with black hair brown eyes, and an above average build. His ears were currently red and nose was slightly stuffed.
What was up with his weird name you ask? You're definitely right as you would assume a person of his upbringings be England based on his last name being hall. Well he didn't really know how that happened. His parents explained something about their relatives being European, but he wasn't really listening when they were explaining that.
He didn't really care about his looks. He had one girl in Elementary school bring up the disassociation with his looks and name.
Lumian very politely told her that her mom was for the streets.
He ended up still grinning when the girl broke down in tears.
Well enough about his background and whatever.
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Have you heard of our lord and savior Mr.Fool?
He loved Anime upon watching the big 3 as a child and evolved into literally any freaking genre of Anime he gained his hands upon.
Action? check.
Romance? check.
Sci-fi? check.
Isekai? check.
The Misfit Demon of Demon King Academy: History's Strongest Demon King Reincarnates and goes to school with his descendants is an amusing high school power trip and other stupidly long-ass titles? check.
Hent- ahem.
Lumian loved Anime and enjoyed reading manga. He was stuck within his own universes of imagination when his friend recommended him to light/webnovels.
Shoutout to that friend bro.
He wasn't much of a reader but upon reading the first chapter of Shadow Slave, he was hooked.
Lumian searched the internet and found heaps and heaps of different series.
Did you know the anime had a light novel???!! He was stupid to think Anime only had a tv show.
Upon many great works by different authors and many not so great works by different authors. He came upon the goated series that was a sensation in China.
LORD OF THE MYSTERIES
He found the book and was instantly hooked from the beginning. Klein's journey in a (new world)
{ 🙂}
and the system of Beyonders amazed him to no end. His sad moments {Captain Dunn Smith ;-; } and peak fights made Lumian obsesses with the book.
He had just finished the book on that subway, and planned to return home to sleep. After all. he needed his mind refreshed when he heard that Lord of the Mysteries had a second book. Circle of Inevitability.
He didn't really know anything about that book. Just that the main character was named Lumian.
Huh, just like his name. What a coincidence right? HaHaha.....uh
Nah just a coincidence.
Lumian stopped his inner monologue and remembered what he wanted to do.
Oh right he just needed to make one more stop before he gets home.
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Lumian had boarded the bus which was not so crowded and stopped by the market for some supplies.
He planned to buy 4 pieces of bread.
Yep, just like you thought. He was planning to do the ritual that Klein did at the beginning of the novel.
Why? you ask. Of course he had to celebrate his successful reading and commemorate the novel as a whole. After all, it wasn't every day that he read peak.
Lumian had fashioned a wooden kunai upon finishing Naruto, bought a straw hat upon catching up to One piece, bought a set of dragon balls after finishing dragon ball, the physical copy of ORV, and etc..
Entering the market, which was surprisingly warm, he wandered into the bread & loaves section and looked over the choices.
2 sets of 8 sandwich bread $12.38.
Yeah not that one.
1 extra large French Baguette $9.68.
Hmmm tempting but not that one either.
50 sets of loafs for the holidays $36.10
The hell? Sorry but the holidays ended months ago. Where are the employees?
A pair of 2 ordinary looking bread. $5.01
Eureka.
Lumian grabbed the breads packed in plastic and brought it over to the cashier.
That will be $5.35 plus taxes. (Idk about the math part... correct me if I'm wrong)
He took out his wallet to pay in cash.
After politely putting the breads in a plastic bag that cashier gave him he only had to now walk home which was 11 minutes away from the market he was in.
The walk was agonizingly cold as he distracted himself by kicking a ball of snow ever so often as he walked along the sidewalk.
Finally after seeing the familiar driveway of his home he ran to the door and took out his keys to enter.
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"Ughhhhh...."
Lumian laid on the floor for a while after entering taking in the chilly air of his home.
"Looks like Mom went shopping," he remarked.
His Dad usually was absent throughout the day because of work, and it seemed like our refrigerator was starving so Mom went out to get some food.
Lumian went upstairs, after standing up, to his room and promptly changed into warmer and comfortable clothes and turned on the heater. Afterwards laying down on his bed.
"Now then can I do this in my room?"
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Lumian sat up taking out the bread he looked over his room to prepare for the ritual. His room wasn't to small and wasn't to big so it was probably doable.
The novel description was: [Just take the staple food in your area and make four portions in four corners of the room. They can be on the table, cupboard, etc., Then you stand in the center of the room and take four steps counterclockwise in a square.
The first step is to mediate silently "Blessings of Xuan Huang Immortal Lord (The Immortal Lord of Heaven and Earth for Blessings)", the second step meditate "Blessings of Xuan Huang Heavenly Master (The Sky Lord of Heaven and Earth for Blessings)", the third step meditate "Blessings of Xuan Huang Deity (The Exalted Thearch of Heaven and Earth for Blessings)", the fourth step meditation "Blessings of Xuan Huang Heavenly Lord (The Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings)". After the walk, close your eyes, wait patiently for five minutes. The ceremony will be successful. ]
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Starting from the wall facing the North side of the door. Lumian stood up from the bed placed near that wall and went to his left. His eyes went to the desk placed on the West section of his room if you were to start from the bed.
He walked towards the desk and place a loaf of bread upon its surface. Then, he walked to the North section facing the bed and placed another loaf of bread on a wooden chair that leaned back. It was covered with clothes as he didn't really sit on that chair.
Then, Lumian paused on the cabinet on the Eastern side of the room facing the bed. It was filled with his journeys with constant franchises from figurines of anime characters, symbolisms of their main titles, Marvel, DC, etc.
After giving it some thought he removed a figurine of Kakashi and set it gently on the floor.
"Sorry Kakashi," Lumian whispered.
After putting the loaf of bread from where Kakashi was placed, he returned to the bed from which he started from and placed a piece of bread on top of the bed.
Lumian walked to the center of his room and let out a breath.
"Alright le-
He paused. He quickly ran to his window and drew the curtains.
He went back to his position and continued.
"Alright lets to this."
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(Reminder: Don't try this at home kiddos!)
Lumian took the first step clockwise and said silently The Immortal Lord of Heaven and Earth for Blessings.
He took another step clockwise and thought, The Sky Lord of Heaven and Earth for Blessings.
He took another step clockwise, The Exalted Thearch of Heaven and Earth for Blessings.
He took the final step clock wise, The Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings.
Then Lumian closed his eyes and counted 300 seconds. He wasn't sure that he could accurately count 300 seconds so he let some time pass after counting 300 seconds just to make sure.
Lumian then opened his eyes and stretched his arms as he jumped onto his bed.
"(Yawn) I should sleep now dammit" Lumian said.
He wasn't worried if his parents came home as he already called them earlier to tell him that he already ate.
He realized the loafs of bread would draw suspicion so after standing up for the upteenth time, he gathered the loafs of bread and set Kakashi [ Kakashi: " 😁" ] back to where he was.
After eating the loafs of bread and trashed the plastic bag, Lumian layed on the bed putting the blanket over him.
Damn, I can't wait to read Circle of Inevitability tomorrow, Lumian remarked.
He didn't really find his antics to be childish. One could be childish if they do something they truly love after all.
He closed his eyes and very quickly fell asleep.
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What Lumian didn't know..... was that "HE" was looking at him.
A bright flash illuminated the room and just as quickly disappeared.
If onlookers had saw this, they would thought it was a trick of the light due to how momentarily sudden it was.
A fly that entered the household flew into the living room resting upon the couch and counter.
Afterwards it flew upstairs and sneaked into the room that was slightly ajar.
It flew around and landed on the plastic bag in the trash can. It hoped to get whatever bread crumbs were left in the bag. After finishing, it flew out of the trash can and momentarily landed on the bed.
The bed in which no one lay upon.
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After that day, police arrived in front of the house as officers rushed to get some knowledge over what took place.
A Father and Mother crying as they recalled what they knew.
Their neighbors looks at the scene with pity.
The lead officer sighed as he walked back to his patrol car. He sat down on the drivers seat and closed the door.
"What you got, Hank?" the officer on shotgun said.
"Nothing, Connor," the leader officer stated.
"No footage, no witnesses, no trails, Nothing,"
Hank put his notepad in his pocket and turn the engine on.
"You don't think the kid just ran away do you?" Connor said.
"Nah, the kid had a promising future and a lot of friends. Or at least that's what the parents told me." Hank stated.
"Sigh... a shame a real shame," Connor stated as he sipped his latte.
The rest of their drive to the station was silent other the constant beeping and murmurings over the radio.
The next day fliers and the news would cover the mysterious disappearance....
of
Lumian Hall
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He had a dream
不朽的天地之主
a weird dream...
天地之主为祝福
a weird dream...
高的天地之首
a weird dream....
天地之天值得祝福
He couldn't feel anything.
不朽的天地之主
Couldn't see anything
天地之主为祝福
Couldn't hear anything
崇高的天地之首
Couldn't smell anything
天地之天值得祝福
Just constant murmurings
天地之天值得祝福
Over
天地之天值得祝福
and over
天地之天值得祝福
and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over,
天地之天值得祝福天地之天值得祝福天地之天值得祝福天地之天值得祝福天地之天值得祝福天地之天值得祝福天地之天值得祝福天地之天值得祝福天地之天值得祝福天地之天值得祝福天地之天值得祝福天地之天值得祝福天地之天值得祝福天地之天值得祝福天地之天值得祝福天地之天值得祝福天地之天值得祝福天地之天值得祝福天地之天值得祝福天地之天值得祝福天地之天值得祝福
AGAIN,AGAIN,AGAIN,AGAIN,AGAIN,AGAIN
不朽的天地之主, 天地之主为祝福, 崇高的天地之首, 天地之天值得祝福
The Immortal Lord of Heaven and Earth for Blessings,
The Sky Lord of Heaven and Earth for Blessings,
The Exalted Thearch of Heaven and Earth for Blessings,
The Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings
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"AUGGHHHH!"
Lumian sat up in pain. His heart drummed and his face felt hot as his vision cleared to take in his environment.
Everything and Everywhere hurt.
He was momentarily disoriented to this sudden change of setting.
Currently blinded and overwhelmed by the situation. He put his hands on his head.
It felt wet.
Finally Lumian looked around him as his vision returned to him and his body calmed down.
"What the?" Lumian hall saw burning fire and arising smoke as the smell of sulfur and ash registered in his head.
"Cough" "Cough"
He stared at the fires as he realized burning corpses laid around him.
"Ah Shit"
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Goddamn writing a fanfic was harder than I thought. Anyways, You guys know what to do. Let me know your thoughts and POWER STONES!!!