After the traumatic experience Theo made sure to never look beneath his gown ever again.
Sigh
So this was solitary confinement. He doesn't know what time it is, he has no one to keep him company.
It really sucks.
Distracted by the many thoughts in his head Theo forgot that a gaping wall was opened when Guile punched him.
He never even thought of escaping from it, how sad. He turned to the spot and carefully analysed it. He saw small cracks disappearing. The white room can heal itself.
Infused with Archaic Energy.
There are so many wonderful things a human can do with Archaic Energy. All he could do with it was regenerate and that was not a conscious move.
He wonders what he could do now. Maybe he could fly. But how? Theo never went to any Hero school or completed any program. You have to be an endeavour to do that, maybe it's cause they know there's no potential to wring out of a D rank hero.
The D rank was so pointless that it couldn't even be named. It's either called D rank or the lowest rank.
So how do people fly? The only ones who ever gave him lessons were Muu and Mom.
What did Mom say again. Surround yourself with the energy.
Theo closed his eyes and accessed his Archaic Energy. There was so much of it.
He engulfed himself in it. Now manipulate the energy around you, make it leave the ground.
Theo tried but it was impossible. He opened his eyes and saw very well there was no hope.
"Tch".
He closed his eyes again and tried harder. The Energy around him was black and white.
" AHH it's pointless ". He's probably missing something.
With nothing to do Theo lays on his bed. For now he'll sleep or at least try to. When those guys wake up.
" Maybe I'll ask for a beer ".
--Nether lands.
--Utrecht.
--Counter Measure Dome. [ Used as a last resort. Civilians are housed in an impenetrable reinforced dome with food and water to last 5000 people for 7 days. It's used if an evacuation would risk fatalities. ]
It's loud, everyone's murmuring. Tens of thousands of civilians were gathered in the dome.
Why the government and sentinel heroes took this measure was an annoying mystery no one could find out.
The large TVs that were positioned domes inner cap. A narrator's voice could be heard.
He's probably in the dome with the rest of the civilians.
" There has been the unfortunate discovery that an Abyss class Fiend is in the area ".
The voice of the narrator was shaken with fear as he said the sentence.
People gasped and murmured in horror.
" No way ", " We are all dead ". The fear intensified and no one could hear their own voice.
" I thought those things didn't exist ". Even the public knew. The Abyss class was the strongest type of Fiend and only a World Guard could fight them one on one. They were practically gods.
" Please calm down. Know that numerous Sentinels led by Captain Ghazul have arrived in Utrecht and will make sure to neutralise the Fiend ".
" Accompanying them are the ( Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu)---[ Dutch fighter pilot ] ".
Now the crowd was much more calm. They all knew the name Ghazul. The Captain is strong enough to cut a meteor in half with his bare hands.
Then there were the other sentinels.
The loud gasps and banter calmed down to a low murmur filled with an air of optimism.
Now parents could calm down their children.
" I don't like it here Daddy ", a young child murmured to her father. Her older teenage sister scoffed with a stressed expression.
The two were blonde, the type that it was almost white.
" Don't worry Daisy ", The kind faces man bent down to calm his daughter.
He brushed her tears and lifted her up to his shoulders.
" We won't be here for long, the monster will soon be gone ".
Daisy had her hair tied in pig tails. She has beautiful hazel eyes and very chubby red cheeks.
Daisy sniffed in comfort and buried her face in her father's shoulders. For her, he was the only hero she needed.
" Come on Tess ", the man said calling to his older daughter.
" Let's go get something to eat ".
Tess was 18. She was slender and tall. Just like her mom. Her eyes were a hazel colour but not as pronounced a her sisters and her beautiful long hair was done in a messy bun.
The father and daughters trio were heading to the Caffe.
They were the gems of his life. His wife died a few years ago when she had Daisy.
Their blonde yet thick hair, reminiscent of hers. The only thing he had to ever remember them.
" Dad?", Tess called to her father in worry.
" Yes Tess?" He replied in a smile without looking.
" Maybe I should carry Daisy. You look kinda Pale ". She wasn't wrong. His under eye area was dark and he was visibly pale like a corpse in a cold sweat.
" Don't worry. I'm just a bit tired ".
" I don't want Tess to hold me ". Daisy said flashing an in your face tongue.
" Yeah I bet you don't ". Tess said mouthing--youre dead---.
INDEED IT WAS IRONIC, Daisy thought.
They reached the cafeteria. A building within a building. The dome was very very bright with large UV lights on the ceiling and then there were the loud TVs to keep the civilians notified on events.
The floor was a grey concrete and the walls a white colour with designs and graffiti decorated all around.
This dome has existed since the 90s and for a long time, Utrecht never had a need to protect its citizens so intensely. At least not until now.
Here stands the Captain.
Ghazul stood on the highest skyscraper in the city. His bright red eyes moving in unnatural directions, observing trying to pin point the creature.
The sharp spire did nothing to his feet.
His dark long hair was bellowing beautifully with the rain yet his expression remained stoic.
He'd only ever caught a glimpse of an Abyss class Fiend once and that was the Carcass after Muu Vaughn Gunnes was done with it.
Now he has the chance to not only see a live one but massacre it.
A horrific smile appears on his face, pushing his dimples to his eyes.
He was overcome with evil intent. An intent to murder.
The rain fell hard. The jets patroling cutting winds back and forth creating loud booms in the clouds.
" Orange 1. Do you copy "
" Copy ", the second pilot replied without hesitation.
The rain was getting heavier and the storm clouds blocked the entire light from the sun.
It looks like judgement day. Maybe it was for, nature knew-- something lies in Utrecht, something that didn't belong.
" Do you see anything ".
" Negative. Only buildings and water. It's a fucking grave yard out here ".
" Are you sure there's something here?".
The other 5 sentinels were stationed in different wings of the city. Each responsible for miles.
1. Gregor Vale – Rank 11. Steel Dominion ; He's able to create and control large amounts of steel and iron. Bend it and manipulate it down to its very molecules.
Gregor Vale
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Otis Draven
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2. Jai Leven – Red Phantom Rank 13. Blood lord Dominion ; Karis controls a red substance from his hands. He could weaponize it into anything he could imagine. Other than that he was extremely powerful physically.
3. Otis Draven – Pillar Rank 14. Power Dominion Almost no Fiend could trade punches with bim
4. Jun-Seo – Funeral Man Rank 12 -- Despair Dominon. Reduces the will for his enemies to fight and makes them succumb to weakness of mind easily. They give up quickly if injured. He's almost as Fast as Baran.
5. Helena Valis – War Crier Rank 18 -- War Dominon.A protege with a rare and powerful dominion that allowed her to get stronger the more intense a battle got.
War Lord was Ghazuls Dominon. Basically the same but off course much more powerful.
Ghazul was a master of the 4 limb martial arts. This coupled with the fact that he was one of the most physically strong Captains made him impossible to defeat in a fight.
Though it was a spar a long time ago. Guile lost to Ghazul.
" I've been waiting for hours, have you guys seen anything " said Otis Driven.
" Patience Draven ", Gregor replied.
" This Abyss is releasing enough Archaic Energy to reveal it's existence but not it's presence. How sophisticated ".
The beautiful Jun Seo said scratching his ear.
He was the sort of man oblivious to his own effect on people.
They were all communicating telepathically.
Helena added, " Well it is an Abyss Class. They're smarter than most humans and can all communicate in every language we speak ".
" That just makes them scarier ", said the seasoned hero Kai. He was the oldest and most respected.
" Have any of you seen one before?", Otis asked like an eager child.
They all replied to the contrary.
" Well then remember this day for this will be the day that mankind acknowledged as 5 as the sentinels who killed an Abyss ".
That wasn't a telepathic message. Otis literally shouted at the top of his lungs for everyone to hear him.
Even the people in the dome heard the scream louder than a volcaic eruption.
" Yeah but with the help of Captain Ghazul ".
" With the help of Captain Ghazul!", Otis shouted in joy again his hands raised to the air.
" Shut the fuck up men ", said Gregory covering his ears.
Suddenly the Captain's Energy rose up to the sky. Each of the Sentinels attention turned to the building he stood on.
" Strike team, Strike team. I see something ". The voice was shocked.
" Copy Orange 5. What do you see?"
" Its not a Fiend. A boy, I don't know 7 or 8 ".
There's a bit of static in the audio.
" He's wearing an all white gown. He's bare foot ".
The pilot had trouble catching his breath. Staring too long at whatever he saw made his eyes hurt badly. A stinging pain as if they were about to explode.
" You okay Orange 5 ".
The Pilot took some time to answer still trying to compose the deep fear.
" I'm fucking bleeding ".
" What?"
" It hurts. My eyes are fucking bleeding ".
The boy didn't even look back at the jet flying fast above him. He was blonde and dancing. Limbs convulsing upwards and downward with a weirdly natural rhythm. A chthonic danse macabre. Ritualistic and evil. His head shaking way too fast, his hips swaying and his ankles seemed to be breaking themselves and healing again in the dance.
" He's dancing ".
" What ".
" The target is dancing wildly and heading towards the direction of the dome ".
The description left the Air strike team confused and scared at the same time. No one knew what to make of it.
" Sir?".
"Sir do we proceed?"
The whole attack team was waiting for its leader to give a command.
Ghazul Didn't give one command. But from his blood lust the other sentinels knew this was it.
That inhumane smile on his face becoming more and more grotesque.
" It's here ".