Chapter 1018: War Of The Underdogs

Chapter 1018: War Of The Underdogs

Lyra led the charge under Leowynn’s orders, taking with her no less than three hundred Fallen Deities. This force was created with three purposes. Their primary mission was to eradicate the void monsters attacking Lorek, Spica, and Earth, before moving to assist the other worlds. Secondly, they were to assess the combat power of the monsters that they were facing.

Finally, regardless of the success or failure of the first two objectives, the members of the vanguard team had been chosen with the thought of being able to retreat if necessary. There were numerous Fallen Deities that had support abilities to help them get away from harm. With their assistance, it should be possible for the majority of them to escape, even in the worst case scenario.

“According to the reports of the advanced scouts, the realm facing the greatest danger is none other than Lorek!” Lyra reported. “Additionally, Lorek’s particular opponent is one that could spread to other worlds, if it is not dealt with promptly. When we enter the void, everyone with me, and we will rush Lorek with everything we have!”

The Fallen Deities around her nodded their heads firmly. When Lyra cut open a void gate and rushed out, everyone immediately prepared for battle. Their bodies turned into a blur in the void, ignoring the vast majority of the monsters. They flew towards Lorek at their greatest speed.

However, they quickly found that the distance between themselves and Lorek did not seem to be getting any narrower. If anything, Lorek was becoming further away the more that they flew. Lyra signaled for everyone to stop, holding a saber shaped like a crescent moon. As she did, a guttural voice spoke up in their minds, before pausing. When it resumed, it had adopted the common language.

“Is this better?” The voice asked, and Lyra would see a faceless man standing only inches away from her. She jumped back in alarm, swinging her sword, though only seemed to cut through empty space. “Now, that was rather rude. I believe it is proper to introduce oneself before taking their head off.”

Lyra grit her teeth, grasping more firmly on the curved blade in her hand. “The invaders this time want to talk? I have no desire to give you information that you could use to influence me.” Although not as much as the myths of old, names were precious things when dealing with the void. It wouldn’t be strange if the being before them were able to kill someone only by knowing their name.

“Hmm? Oh! You are mistaken. My skills do not lie in abusing the power of identity. You see, my dear, I am a Void God. Have you heard of those? I suppose not, I have been told that we are quite rare existences.”

“To put it simply, I am a being born within the void that has devoured the essence of countless of your fallen deities, absorbing their nature to reach transcendence myself. Thanks to this, I have surpassed the mundane need to abide by intrinsic rules. Instead, I am one who creates my own rules. You may call me Kal’thrall.” He said, performing a polite bow. Lyra heard a shocked gasp from the Fallen Deities behind her.

Lyra turned to look at them, only for her head to tilt, falling off of her neck and into her free hand. Her eyes widened, hastily moving to reattach her head before the void could corrode her severed neck. However, no matter how she tried to control her energies, her head would not stay attached.

“I told you, didn’t I?” Kal’thrall asked in a confused tone. “One must give their name to take the opponent’s head. Though, I suppose simply taking your head won’t kill you. I know!” He clapped his clawed hands together, before Lyra shouted out.

“Everyone, close off your sense of hearing! His power must only work if he tells you his rules!” It would make sense if that were the case, functioning like an incredibly powerful memetic script. Thus, she immediately cut off her sense of hearing, deafening herself to what the ‘void god’ was about to say.

At the same time, dozens of abilities flew past her, whether fire, ice, darkness, or light. After accepting Lyra’s prior order, they knew that they wouldn’t hear the order to attack, and had to end the battle before more rules could be established.

“Then I’ll fight him.” Dana said simply, causing the rest of us to look at her in shock. “What? If it comes to fighting a monster like this, nobody is better suited to it than I am. You can consider his fighting style to be an advanced version of the Absurdity of Fate. He focuses on a rule he wants to implement, and causes the void to respond. If that is the case, the only people that can fight him are those that have either mastered controlling the void to the same degree that he has, or those that can master the Absurdity of Fate. Leowynn’s the only one here that can control the void with the same ease as he can, but she doesn’t have the combat awareness needed to fight someone like that.”

“Let me send the scholar with you.” I said, but Dana firmly shook her head.

“He’d only be a liability. If the other party realized that he was a summon, they could use that connection to attack you. Don’t worry, though.” Dana grinned, her shadow spreading out as two identical figures rose from either side of herself. “I won’t be going alone.”

“That’s right, boss! Leave it to us!” Clara declared proudly, flashing a thumbs up at me. Meanwhile, Sienna only nodded her head, clenching her fist.

Dana turned, looking at Lifre. “What’s the status of the Last Gasp?”

Lifre hesitated, before shaking her head. “It takes time for them to open a void gate from Fyor. They haven’t managed to leave yet.”

“Good. Call them off until we’re done with this guy. If they enter the battlefield, we won’t be able to focus on what we need to do.”

Lifre nodded her head briefly, and I watched Dana and her two clones tear open another void gate, walking through with a confident stride.

Kal’thrall was just thinking about how to draw out more natives from the world where they were hiding when he saw a gate open in the distance. From it, three nearly identical figures emerged. One had purely black hair, while the other two had either a silver or golden streak. He could tell at a glance that the three were essentially one entity, but they had to be confident to face him alone.

“My, hello.” He spoke to the trio, teleporting himself over to appear a few feet in front of them. “My name is Kal’thrall. It’s a pleasure to meet you. I don’t suppose you have a moment to chat about the world that you just came from?”

The girl in the center smirked, forming a sword in one hand. “Clara, battle mode. Sienna... let them all out. The shadows march to war.”

Clara grinned, her eyes going black as two whips appeared in her hands. Sienna, meanwhile, offered a small nod. Her eyes went black as well, darkness spreading around her body. Kal’thrall paused, watching them, and even thought of entering the shadow to break their morale.

However, as the shadow grew larger and larger, countless figures began pouring out of it. Soldiers, spirits, dragons, the endless void suddenly felt so very small. “Sorry, Kal.” Dana said as she pointed at him with her sword. “My name is Dana Jafer. I’m not here to fight you, I’m here to destroy you.”