16 Setting Rules

Crack!

"And... this is the last one, right?" breaking and throwing the smashed tools together with the Stellar Tracking Device into a gap on the wall, Nash pushed a button on the side, sending the junk into space.

"Yes, there remained nothing else." Revio nodded even though he didn't want to.

Nash nodded and walked back to Uncle Ben who was piloting the spaceship without any visible issues.

"You back already? It was fast." Uncle Ben told Nash but still give his seat to Revio who guided them further away from Azure Planet and the Sky Beasts.

Once everything seemed to go perfectly, Nash turned to look at Uncle Ben and said, "I will go and talk with the rest now. Can you stay here and make sure they don't do anything fishy?"

Uncle Ben seemed surprised that Nash asked him to stay, but as he kind of knew why he nodded and even smiled, "Sure, leave it to me."

Nash nodded and turned around before leaving the cockpit to talk with the rest of the humans. However, exactly as his figure vanished, Uncle Ben's smile gradually vanished while a mixture of worry and sadness replaced his complexion.

"Everyone is here?" entering one of the biggest rooms in the spaceship where several people were still talking merrily among one another, Nash stood atop a platform and remained there for a few seconds.

His figure caused everyone in the room to quieten down significantly, while their gazes this time held nothing but burning and deep respect toward him.

No matter if there were 1, 10, or even 50 years difference between them and Nash, what he did for all of them simple words can not describe. Saving them from that hell, from that shithole that made even death seem as salvation in contrast, made them feel nothing but genuine gratitude!

When Nash saw this, a profound glint flashed in his eyes and after taking a deep breath, he began to talk.

"I am really glad that we all escaped safely and broke out from our shackles, but even though everything seems to go fine at the moment, you all need to know things will only get harder from now on."

The words Nash spoke made many turn serious as they understood what he meant, thus knew that it was indeed not the time to celebrate... yet.

Nash remained silent and made sure everyone comprehended what he tried to say, and only after then did he start talking again, this time in a more relaxed manner.

"As you may have noticed this so far, we have no place to stay except this spaceship, which sooner or later will be found by other races if we decided to roam freely in space. That is why, our first objective is to find a decent planet that is far away from the Sky Beasts, which can help us survive for a while, whilst also not conspicuous too much."

"And what will we do once we find a planet? Our Legacy has been sealed so we are basically helpless against normal beasts much less creatures that underwent evolution after The Ancient Path has opened." a hand suddenly emerged from among the crowd, shifting Nash's gaze at the owner.

'Even though I have thought about this previously, I still can't find the proper answer for that. Except myself, everyone here is still a mere mortal that can die just by getting hit by a rock alone. What should I do?' Khal began to deeply ponder, but it wasn't long before the voice appeared in his head.

[Erasing sealed Legacy can be done if you attach {Life Strings} on Targets!]

'...'

Nash turned silent once he heard this, and after a moment of silence he just simply closed his eyes before he sighed inwardly.

'Is there any other way except that one? For example, a Domination Art that can unseal their Legacy?' Nash asked from the voice as he didn't want to attach his power to other humans for specific reasons.

[I do not have the answer to that question.]

'I see...' Nash nodded and turned to look at the guy who asked the question.

"You indeed have a point, but unfortunately, I can't answer your question as even I don't know what we should do," replied Nash, ignoring the fact that he had the means to unseal their Legacy, but as that would open up further problems in the future, he just decided to lie.

"Then how do you have inhuman powers than the rest of us? Isn't that your... our Legacy? How did you unseal it?" another guy suddenly raised the question from the side, causing many to stare at Nash suspiciously.

Nash however just simply shook his head and said, "That power is not my Legacy. It's an ability I have obtained through sheer accident and maybe luck."

And after taking a deep breath, Nash proceeded on telling everyone how he received his Domination Art, obviously skipping the part where he could have explained how this newfound ability of his was working on others as he didn't want everyone to know about this heaven-defying power.

Once he reached the end of his story, everyone in the room turned silent, each having complex emotions written on their faces; some were shocked, some were speechless and there were a few that had envy in their eyes too.

Nash naturally noticed these, especially because everyone's Indicator changed drastically, but he just simply ignored them and said, "And that is why, until we do not find a solution to unseal our Legacy, we must do everything with ten, even a hundred times more caution than before. Understood?"

"Yes!"

"Perfect. Now let's start the main purpose of this 'meeting', shall we?"

He then proceeded on saying, "First and foremost, as we will work together to remain alive and even rescue other humans once we get strong enough, thus our numbers will hopefully increase by the day, we must set a few principles to avoid unexpected problems and unwanted arguments in the future."

The rest of the people listening to this nodded in agreement, approving Nash's idea. As all of them knew, maybe freedom was an essential aspect of life and a wish that everyone wanted, without rules, even freedom could turn into chaos, hence a few basic principles that everyone agreed with was a must.

"I will tell you the ideas I had in mind and once I finished talking, I insist to hear all of your viewpoints. Of course, you can come up with other ideas but keep in mind it must be favorable for everyone in this room. Ridiculous ideas or rules that no one wishes to agree with will be dismissed without question." Nash said to everyone in an unquestionable tone, and after taking a deep breath he proceeded to talk.

"Rule number one! No killing, fighting, stealing, or violence is allowed and strictly prohibited among us humans. We have been tortured and seen way too much of that, so I hope you won't lower yourselves under morals such as the other races did. I hope we can support each other and become stronger together, just like a family!"

"Rule number two! If you are in immense danger or find something that can be a threat for all of us, you must notify either me or my uncle about the matter without further ado. As you know, currently only I have the power to protect us, thus if you don't inform me about problems in time, not only yours, but everyone else living here can come to a definite end!"

"Just as myself, all of you have to take responsibility for your actions as the slightest mistake can lead right into our demise!"

Watching as everyone was nodding in agreement Nash nodded too and continued, "Rule number three! Everyone must contribute to this community, let it be with cleaning, cooking, or something entirely different. I know all of you want to rest, which you will definitely have the chance as you deserved it, but you must understand we need to help each other!"

"And rule number four, if any of you refuse to accept the previous principles, especially the first two..." as he reached this point, Nash's eyes suddenly flashed with ice-coldness while his stare held a hint of killing intent too!

"I will make sure to personally take care of the individual, though, if I do, that will most likely be the very last time you will ever see daylight again."

Right at that instant, the air in the room seemed to drop several degrees at once, while almost every person before Nash felt their backs soak with cold sweat from nervousness!

Even their Fear Level began to increase rapidly, which Nash naturally noticed, thus closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Once everything calmed down and turned back to normal, Nash opened his eyes once again and said, now in a way calmer tone than before, "So far I had only these basics in mind. Now it's time to hear your thoughts and ideas."