CHAPTER 1- ASCENSION

"Everything that possesses a beginning must have an end".

It was the beginning of the fulfillment of the scriptures and the end of humanity regarded as "the rapture".

Every day, the world was set ablaze, coated with fire and anarchy and Reigned upon by the entities of destruction and chaos.

Every moment felt like a journey through hell.

In the day, the sun shines red and with red clouds painted like thick blood all over the sky; and at night, the sky is filled with black stars and shining on the land is a red gleaming moon.

The land continuously strive to survive from the rumbling of the entities known as "the demons".

Scattered like ants over a hill, they reigned terror all over cities and feast on humans.

Their red eerie eyes struck fear on those who gaze upon it. Covered in lava-filled veins, they emit intense heat like that impending from the sun. Their actuate claws and teeth pierced through the skin with a swing like butchered meat and they continued to hoover on the humans.

The remaining of humanity, after living in fear and fury for a long time, decided to fight back against these creatures.

They created weapons and produced several tools for their survival.

Building high walls, creating underground passages sprinkled with salt, they protected themselves and fought alongside the holy men known as "the exorcist".

The exorcists were regarded as the blessed order of light or in lay man terms; the army of the lord.

They are believed to possess supernatural powers and knowledge necessary for purging the entities of destruction back to the pit of hell.

After one year since the beginning of the terror and war between humans and demons, the humans have been able to rest easy, developing several means of survival and with the help of the exorcist, they gained the upper hand against the demon.

Present day…

The sky suddenly goes dim in daytime with lightning raging over the heavens. The wind wafts heavily through the lands and right in the heart of the city of usopp, in a town named xien, a crack gradually appears.

The little demons lingering around the town grumbles in fear and the land shakes vigorously at the appearance of a hand breaking through the crack, struggling to be released.

The king living far from the occurrence sensed a strong presence arising in town.

He rushed out from his hut and the citizens, together with the exorcist living in the town came out to witness the pressure pouring through the city.

They rushed down to the scene, praying and altering words of exorcism and baptizing the crack with salt and water but the sinister aura intensified, growing stronger and stronger.

"Gather around" the king commanded "we must send whatever is coming from this crack back."

The exorcist and the citizen frightfully prays, raining down holy water on the hand.

"Do not let this hand come out" with a loud voice, the king commands his people

They continued to alter prayers of exorcism when one of the citizens witnessed the hand emitting dark smoke rapidly.

"The hand is burning" the citizen shouted.

The king hurriedly appeared before the hand, cautiously walking towards it as he observes the hand burning.

"It's useless" a voice altered from the crack as it grew bigger.

The king frightfully falls to the ground, shifting away from the hand.

Just as the hand continuously struggles from the pit, the aura grew stronger and more ominous, striking fear into the citizens and the exorcist.

"You can't stop the revelation" it altered again.

With fear in their hearts, the citizens continue to pour blessed water, sprinkling salt on the hand appearing from the crack when suddenly, black flame was released from the hand.

It burned down everything and everyone, spreading rapidly through the city and covered the land in ash and flare.

The being forcefully rises from the crack. Its body was coated in armor and fire, radiating like the sun while the crack closes gradually.

It starred at it burning hand and clustered it fingers together and raising it head, viewing the burning city.

"The flames should have done more damage" it said distressfully "Guess I have used up all my power".

it strolled down the city, gazing upon it with disgust and inhaling deeply, he stretches forth his right hand with its palm wide open and casted a spell.

"azastras veldora" it said

Numerous souls gradually appeared in form of blue mist, emitting rapidly from the ground and gathering at the tip of his palm while he instantly, absorbs them all.

"Tch" He sighed, dissatisfied at the souls he gathered

The souls gathered were not enough for it to manifest his desires like he wanted.

"Well, I guess I have to clear up for their arrival" it said, instantly vanishing from the city, almost like teleportation.

Just after the "being" disappeared, pile of rocks broke down while someone struggles through.

It was the king of the town, covered in bruises, blood and dust.

He held his broken right arm with his left, bleeding rapidly from his forehead, with blood gushing down his tightly shut right eye.

"This is bad news" he said achingly "I have to get to the royal capital immediately".

He persevered through the pain as he nimbly limps his way to the royal capital.

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