Apostle

Walking out of the old man shop. I quickly wore the clothes he gave to me. Strangely, the clothes he gave to me fit perfectly with my body. And the robe blended with the clothes perfectly aswell.

Shit, what are the chances?

I walked toward Anthony and Astra. They looked at me.

"That looks good on you man!"

"Thanks. I can finally walk around without people looking at me naked."

Astra let out a small laugh. I smiled toward them, while holding the back of my head.

"So, where are we going now?"

Astra asked Anthony.

"I think we should go to the town hall. There's a map there."

"Alright."

We walked toward the town hall with Anthony guiding us. Since im still new to this world. And i still don't have enough knowledge about this world.

Coming to this world, and facing all the thing that happened to me i still couldn't grasp anything about this world. Everything was new to me. All the different races here, the thing that is happening to me, the culture. I still couldn't figure it out.

I read some novel back in my world that looked like this world. But feeling it yourself. Im still amazed by it. Seeing monster interacting with each other like a human. That is some amazing experience.

My power aswell. Where did it come from? When i came to this world i felt nothing. When i fought against the robot. I felt nothing aswell. But when the robot was going to attack Astra.

All my thought was focused on saving him. The cannon suddenly disappeared into smoke and my body moved on its own. In the blink of an eye i was already behind the robot. Holding something like a pickaxe. Slicing the robot into half.

After slicing the robot, i finally can control my body. I was confused at that time. My body moved on its own. And suddenly i can move really fast and manipulate particle. But i moved on with the situation and adapt to my power while still thinking about it.

While still in deep thought, i followed Anthony. But as we reached the town hall. Suddenly, Anthony stopped walking. I looked at him. His body didn't move a single inch.

"Ant?"

I tapped his shoulder but he did not respond. I looked at Astra who was behind me. He was also not moving aswell. I looked around my surrounding. All the people around me was not moving at all.

Fuck. What just happened? Why is everyone not moving?

I suddenly heard something. I felt a chill in my spine.

Step...Step...Step...

I turned around slowly. A black tiger humanoid wearing a black crown with a white cape. Wearing a black uniform and a long black. With a blue and red shining eye in his right and left eye. Each time he walked. The world behind him start to disappear.

I was terrified. I was trembling. I was sweating so much.

Shit! Shit!

He finally reached to me standing infront of me.

[Who are you?]

The air around me became heavy. It felt like the gravity was crushing me. I fell to the ground.

Fuck what is this?! When i was fightning the old man i didn't feel such pressure.

[You are not from here.]

The pressure became heavier. Blood start to came out from my nose and my eyes.

[Tell me, who are you?]

"Kgugh!"

I tried to endure the pressure. While enduring it i answered him.

"I-im. . .B-Bane. . . "

The pressure finally stopped.

"Kuagh!"

Even then, my breathing was still unstable.

"Huft! Huft!"

Shit! Shit! What the fuck i almost died.

I tried to calm down and my make my breath stable again. After a while, i can finally control my breathing.

***

The black tiger crossed his hand.

What a tough guy. No one can withstand my pressure. Atleast, except for one person.

Bane tried to stand up but his body was too weak. He is on his knees. He looked at the black tiger.

"W-who are you?!"

While still trembling Bane asked the black tiger.

[Im the Apostle of time. Decka.]

Bane looked at him with a surprised look. Widening his eyes..

Apostle of time? What is that? Is he some kind of dimensional being? A deity?

"Apostle of time?"

[Yes.]

"What is that?"

The room became silent for a while. None of them said a word.

[W-wha? You don't know what apostle of time is?]

"I have no idea."

Decka looked at him in frustration.

How can someone not know what apostle of time is? Who is this guy?

[Haa..]

Decka let out a sigh while holding his face.

Bane look confused.

What? Why is he like that? Is that supposed to be a common information?

Bane looked around his surrounding. He then looked at Decka.

"How can i still move around? While everyone just stayed in place."

[Because we are in my realm. Time stopped flowing here. You can move only because i gave permission for you to move.]

Still even after the explanation, Bane still couldn't believe it.

What a mysterious world. Still, i can't believe someone can even stop time.

"So, why did you come to me? Surely i didn't do anything wrong right?"

Suddenly, the place changed into empty room with no end. 8 pillar submerged from the ground. Making a structure of a ruin. Bane didn't realize that he was already sitting on a chair. Looking directly at Decka who was on the other side of the table.

A blue particle came out from the table. Forming an illusionary line.

[You see this line?]

Bane nodded.

[This is the line of fate. Everything started from here.]

[The line has and will always been stayed straight.]

[If only. . .]

The line was twitching. Making it became distorted. Decka pointed toward the distorted line.

[This is when you entered this world. You caused the line of fate to distort. Making all that should have happened change.]

"What?"

[You have done action that was not supposed to happend. Interfering with the fate of all being in this world.]

[You were an anomaly. A thing that should have not existed here.]

"Anomaly? Fate? Don't you know? I have been brought here not because of my own choice!."

"I should have not existed? You think im a mistake?!"

[Yes.]

"Ha... ha... ha.."

"All of you dimensional being think of us like an insect. Decide thing for us..."

A flame emitted from Bane left eye. The flame became bigger and bigger.

"But let me tell you. . . You are no gods! You think you are so powerful. But one day... im gonna tear all of you apart..."

"i'll... decide my own FATE!"

[Done talking? Cause, i don't have all day.]

Decka scratching his ear. It was silent for a while.

[Very well. Time to dispose you.]

Decka formed a fist with his hand. He teleported infront of Bane and punched him. All the ground was shaking by just that punch. Bane flew several meter.

"Kgugh!"

Blood was dripping from his mouth. Just as he can breath again Decka was already beside him. Punching him again.

Crack!

The punch left a crack on the right side of his head.

[Still alive?]

[Impressive endurance, i'll give you that. Tanking my punch was no easy feat.]

Decka look at him with a confused face.

Why is he not attacking?

Bane clenched his fist standing toward Decka. Just staying still not moving an inch.

Cmon, keep attacking. Let me adapt to your movement. Let me show you that an inferior being can stood up to all of you arrogant bastard.

Decka continued his attack. Punching Bane continiously. Bane vision starting to blur but he still stood up and endured the pain. Every attack he take, he started to see his movement step by step.

A little more, A little more, Keep attacking.

Bane finally dodged one of his punch and countering it by punching Decka. Decka who got left surprised had his guard wide open. His instinct kicked in, and he almost dodged Bane punch.

He took a step back. Looking at his face. The punch left a graze on his left cheek. He quickly wiped the graze with his hand.

[I see now.]

[You were adapting to my movement by tanking all of my attack. Impressive.]

"Huft! Huft! You see now arrogant bastard... this is just... the first... step."

Bane fell unconscious. Lying on the ground. He was already too tired and weak. Decka smiled.

[To think an anomaly could stood up to me.]

[You proved your worth. That you are worthy to be alive. You proved your existence.]

Decka let out a small chuckle.

[Im not going to dispose you.]

[I want to see how you will tear us apart.]

[I want to see how you are going to decide your fate.]

[I want to see... your Story.]