Into the Void Once Again

(Wake up, little one.) A cold voice rang through his head.

Waking up from the sudden cold spike vibrating through his body, Mike wakes up from his deep slumber only to find out that he's in the void where all most of the sense has been dulled.

Immediately taken aback from what he felt like the cold shiver blocks all of his reason Mike bare fangs towards Imuthis who just pops out from behind.

"H-hoy! What's happening to you!?"

Forming up a weaponize arms Mike tried to slice the floating up but only ended up falling down to his knees because of the sudden exhaustion. He breaths deeply panting as he tries to calm down his kicking instincts.

After a couple of minutes Mike finally cools down but he still holds down his chest as he still trying to suppress the cold shiver coming from his body.

He didn't know what's happening everything just started when he woke up from the sudden cold. He doesn't even know he woke from the cold or the cold just started rising when he woke up but either way, this feels uncomfortable for his body.

Looking left and write he saw Imuthis looking at him cautiously about what Mike is acting.

"Want some sneakers?" Imuthis jokingly said as he tries to offer a pile of dirt in between them gesturing Mike to eat it.

Mike smiles back as he gets his joke.

(He finally started to cheer up.) what Imuthis thought as he advanced towards him.

Holding his head Mike asks a question; "What happened to me?" as he said it he tries to hug himself to gather up some little heat.

Usually, Imuthis will not tell him what's this or that just to see the fun about Mike struggling to find it for himself. Even though Mike has a fast brain process speed he can't know something outside the human field.

However, this time Imuthis gives a deep sigh and answers his question without giving it a deep meaning behind it.

"You almost die... again. This time it's a lot worse."

(... What do you mean? I reach the surface right before I lose consciousness, right? How?)

"How you say? It's because something like your body isn't used to the light pressure anymore. Look here I don't what the fuck is behind this situation, all I know what is happening to your body! Next time study more so I can know something! Geez, why all of your memories are mostly filled with fights!?"

What he said is true, his body evolves to the point it can survive to intense pressure but because of that, it abandoned its former normal pressure. Not only that his body also gotten used to the intense heat from the deep a little breeze will immediately give him a cold and his lungs have gotten used to breathing less different air. Back then when he breathes on the surface like an idiot he almost died because of that.

Even if he can adapt to it because of the speed-up evolution doesn't mean he can adapt immediately. There's a large difference between years and days.

Mike could feel the cold even in this place where one cannot their one's sense shows that

He immediately knows but even with that he still can't comprehend what's happening. Luckily because he already got used to encountering unknown situations or more like he already gives up what's happening anymore he always adopts towards it.

Sitting down Mike lies down on the ground, even lying down he still covers up his frail body from the breeze of coldness.

(So, how's my body?)

"More or less a corpse."

(I see.)

Their voices are dry and tired like they reached the peak of their exhaustion from a long journey. Like they can finally cool down.

However...

(I feel unsatisfied...)

Imuthis clearly heard what he said and look at him with the same expression.

"What a surprise, same here."

(Instead of reaching the bottom all by myself I got help from a creepy eel who pities me.)

"Yeah, but I think that you wouldn't reach the bottom without the creature's help."

(I would not even get to go the bottom if he didn't pull me down in the first place.)

Their interaction continues like people enjoying the limited time they have until one's conscious resurface once again.

(Since we reached the surface want to celebrate?)

"That's bullshit we're still in the dangerous situation where you must immediately go to your body. Anyway, count me in."

They know that his life is in danger but they cannot help it but to not waste to relax, and celebrate for reaching the surface. Life might be important but simply enjoying time is something one must need after a year of a rough life.

The two simply enjoy their time idling around as they didn't notice Mike's body is getting drag by someone on the land.

While Mike is in the void world, little by little the cold within himself disappears as his real body got used to the temperature. But his body is still barely in shape.

Mike and Imuthis don't have a clue nor don't have a care about the outside as they indulge themselves in their idle celebration.'

At the corner of the place, there's something lingering around with malicious eyes.

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Manila.

In the place where a cry of battle is happening.

In the place where deformed dried ashen rocks are all around the area like the area has been engulfed by lava.

Countless blood spilling out from here and there.

In the middle of the bizarre place, there are thousands of humans fighting against something.

That something can be called by one thing, monsters.

Monsters cannot be defined through science or even heard from any tales or myths.

These monsters they are facing are the embodiment of darkness, their faces cannot be clearly seen even when the sun is up in the sky.

Humans dying one after another as they are having trouble to kill one monster.

Monster's body shape is unknown or more like one can't see their silhouette properly. Not only they are least visible to one's eye they are fast and strong. Their size cannot be trust too, as they are either small or tall but one is sure that they are bigger than humans.

In the place where guns and technology are effective. The humans on the battlefield only use swords and bow. Reason? Still unknown. Mike still doesn't have any idea what's the reason or even knows this is happening but sooner or later he will soon encounter this kind of situation.

As both sides are shedding each other blood, in the middle of the thousands of monsters marching toward the human army, something appeared.

The rumbling can be heard from afar as the rumbling getting louder, humans riding in something like a horse are coming towards the shadow monsters. Number only 500.

However, the one leading the group is someone we all know.

The one who has frightening potential yet considered being weak in his school, Leo.

He grows well as the symbol of man shining from him.

As he shines the cavalries from behind follow him as they ready their spears and glaves.

The monsters face them head-on as they get out of their hiding place behind the rocks. Bringing out their own weapons behind their sleeves as they show their fangs ready to intercept them.

As one doesn't have any idea. This always happens all over the world, fighting for their survival. There are many things that had changed and this is one of them.

The normal life that one's used to is now gone.

Humans hide from terror while others fight for what's theirs and others used the chaos as their enjoyment to take advantage. There are few people who take a neutral path, not giving care to the world.

Many lives and properties have been as we also gained something new.

This world where everything is chaos, right now as millions of lives are still losing... people consider this a peaceful time compare to what happened from the past years that they experienced.

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