Chapter 17 - The reset

Countless millennia have passed since the cataclysmic event that wiped out nearly all life on Earth and pressed the reset button on all life on the planet. All dinosaurs have now gone extinct, smaller mammals taking their role in the new environment.

The planet's once-massive singular continent has broken up, scattered across the globe, each carrying different forms of life, some big, some small. The bigger animals ruled the land, trampling the weaker ones for their continued survival, to thrive in the world's newly-formed habitat.

This new world was relatively stable as each animal maintained its role. The environment continued to progress, and heal.

This was about to change, as an apex predator from the old, prehistoric world had laid dormant for all those countless years, buried deep beneath the Earth in his near-eternal slumber.

This entity will not stay dormant for much longer, no, it will soon rise and take back its rightful place as the absolute pinnacle of evolutionary life.

In an unknown location of the new world, a forest flush with life and greenery could be observed. In the distance, a long-tooth tiger was fighting a life-or-death battle against a massive bear-like creature; they were both fighting for the corpse of some animal that was sprawled on the floor, cold and lifeless.

Little did they know that the ancient entity was about to wake up.

Deep underground, Spencer was twitching from time to time. Immense heat starting to be released from his body, the cracking sounds of joints rang out. Spencer's body started to shake violently, causing tremors above the surface, despite his body being many miles below ground. The heat his body was generating was causing the rocks around him to melt away.

All of a sudden it all stopped. The tremors, the shaking, the heat, all of it, everything came to a sudden halt. Everything was shrouded in silence.

Spencer's eyes flung open with immense force. After countless years, he was now awake, his body had reset itself and ended its long cycle of hibernation.

He did not speak, Spencer only sat up straight. This simple action caused the shifting of the tectonic plates above him to shift, causing massive tremors to disrupt the surface. The two fighting animals have long been gone since the earthquakes had begun.

Spencer's mind awakened, allowing him to recall what happened to him in his last moments. He recalled the meteor and how the collision forced his body into hibernation for countless years. His eyes gradually adjusting, he decided to get himself to the surface. Being so deep underground, encased in the rock wasn't comfortable.

Spencer positioned himself upwards and tried to limit his strength to not damage the environment too much, not like the last time he was in a similar situation. Deciding to use around 20% of his power, he launched himself with the force of a massive explosion.

He burst through the crust, sending shockwaves throughout the zone, knocking over all trees within the radius.

Spencer had launched himself into the upper atmosphere of the planet. As he reached previously unattainable altitudes, he was appalled at how powerful he was. As his momentum came to a halt, he was soon hurtling back towards the surface of the Earth.

Within moments, Spencer collided with the ground causing a cloud of dust to form.

After some time had passed and the dust cloud dissipated, Spencer was seen standing in the crater he created, observing himself. Feeling an immense boundless sensation within his body, he couldn't stop shaking as his body was filled with overflowing energy that felt like it could spiral out of control at any moment.

At this moment, Spencer felt as if he could easily destroy the entire landscape if not more if he would let this energy go out of control. Not wanting to test this theory at the moment, as it could prove catastrophic, Spencer placed the idea in the back of his mind for a later date.

Examining his surroundings, he came to see a forest, but not the same forest as the one he was in before, this was much different, more modern in its design, and much less massive in size.

Walking out of the crater, Spencer spread his wings and began to fly.

"I need to find someplace where I can release this urge that's welling up inside me…"

For the following hour and a half, Spencer was flying across the continents at an unimaginable speed. In his eyes, the terrain was vastly different than it was before; he was starting to compare this new terrain to the terrain of the old Earth.

Eventually, Spencer came across a small island far away from any land, devoid of life. It was completely desolate with no signs of ever producing any. He decided that this island would be a good place to release his boiling urge, as his new-found immense power was becoming overwhelming.

"This will work!"

Landing on the small island, Spencer retracted his wings into his back and examined the zone to make sure it was clear. As he was growing restless, the urge in his body was growing stronger, the energy was continuously growing in its potency as time passed.

Not being able to take it anymore, Spencer raised his hands above his head and tightened his fists. His fists radiating immense pressure. In the next instant, Spencer slammed them into the ground as hard as he could, not holding anything back.

*BOOM!*

An explosion many leagues above what he has ever produced was released. It spread rapidly, similar to that of a modern-day nuclear bomb, multiplying the damage immensely. The small island began to shake violently without stop.

That was not the end of it, as the island slowly began to sink into the water as if something was pulling it from the bottom. Spencer felt this and immediately summoned his wings and flow above to observe what he had done.

"This felt amazing!" He exclaimed, with a satisfied grin sprawled across his face.

He felt relieved as his body was no longer tingled with this sensation of immense power. It was now calm, allowing him to think clearly and observe the situation at hand.

Remarkably amazed by what he can now do, Spencer became ecstatic as he could now be officially classified as one of the most powerful beings on this planet, even including those that have yet to appear.

"I suppose sinking an entire island is a good start for my debut…"

Spencer said with a grin on his face. Turning around, he flew into the distance, not able to hold back the excitement for what the future holds for him and what benefits he could reap from the challenges that he will soon come to face.