The Invasion
Arthur Leywin POV
I was currently at Etistin bay. It was noon, and the sun was just above our heads, providing a warm shelter against the cool winter winds. The waves rumbled, as they crashed into each other. The beach that was previously obliterated, courtesy of a certain legacy, I had to remake the land from scratch. It was an extremely tedious work, as forming natural landscapes and land was almost impossible using aether.
I looked around to see hundreds of ships, and a few air carriers. Nico had done an extremely good job replicating the air carriers, though it could currently carry only four people including the pilot.
When I announced the invasion, Nico told me he had something important to talk about. Turns out he had prepared this in advance to shock me. They were based on the same principle as the first plane made by the Wright Brothers in my previous world.
He had designed and made his own propellers, aided by the use of his own wind tunnel which he also designed and built himself. The propellers worked as rotating wings; their spinning motion produced a horizontal lift that pushed the plane through the air. The propellers were still to be rotated manually.
However this could give us a massive advantage. I spotted Regis walking over to me. Once he arrived he started humming and just stood without saying anything. I glanced over to him as I spotted his gaze trailing off from me to the distant waves. He surely has something to say but for some reason he's hesitating, which is so unlike him. Usually, he'd just spout whatever nonsense he has in that vulgar brain of his. His silence and hesitation meant only one thing; He's about to say something that will blast my brains due to anger.
*fuuuuu*
I inhaled and exhaled some air, readying myself for whatever weird idea he had come up with.
"Ehmm, so uhhh, Arthur?" Regis finally broke the ice
"Hmmm? Yeah what's up?" I asked, acting ignorant of the fact that I knew he had something to talk about.
"Well, you see, seeing these aircraft made me realise something." He said acting like he was about to say something extremely serious as his voice became garve.
"Go on." I said, my interest getting piqued despite knowing in the end I'll just be yelling at him and beating the living crap out of him.
"Now that we have these aircrafts, why don't you make some nukes? You know like just bomb the hell out of them." He said, his legs already in a defensive stance.
I mentally face-palmed myself. What else was I expecting? But the idea wasn't bad at all. However the downsides to doing this were also a lot. However I wanted to hear what he had to offer, so pretended to like the idea.
"Let's say I approve of that. How are you going to make nukes? We've already introduced much technology from my old world already. I don't want this place to be like my old world. The cost for this is going to be astronomical too. Unless you have something already prepared I don't see this plan being of any use."
Regis clasped his hands, like an excited child ready to show his good grades to his parents and took out a bottle but made out of a material I didn't know.
"Now this, my oh-so ignorant master, is destruction" he said, raising the bottle to his eye level, and holding it like some sacred item.
"Oooooookay? So?"
"I mean it's literally destruction."
"..."
"Come on give some reaction damn it."
"Well nuke is supposed to be destructive"
"No..... ughhh" he groaned "wait lemme demonstrate. Create an aether field around us and conjure a sturdy looking bunker. The strongest you can make."
I didn't know what he had in mind but decided to play along. I conjured an aether field around us and created a metal bunker and reinforced it with some aether.
"There. All done"
"Don't be too surprised."
Regis said as he threw the bottle inside the bunker.
"CLOSE IT NOW" Regis yelled as I closed the entrance.
"..."
"..."
"What the hell regis. You sick psycho. Is this a time for jokes...?"
"Shhhhh." Regis paused for a moment and then with a dramatic voice he said "Sometimes, all it takes is a snap and..."
*snap*
The next second bunker was obliterated to a million pieces. Some of the smaller shards travelled towards me.
*static void*
The world turned monochrome as time stopped. I looked around to see some shards had even pierced the barrier. Collecting all of the shards and making sure everyone was safe I resumed the time.
"So?" Regis asked with a puffed chest.
"I'm absolutely not using that. So no. But I'm curious what was that?"
"Combustible destruction."
"Huh? As in destruction edict?"
"Affirmative"
My jaw felt like it would touch the ground any second now.
"Don't be too surprised princess. Destruction has been my earliest weapon. While you had many options to nurture and grow, I was only left with one. So naturally I would be more proficient with my only godrune"
"Hmmm. Makes sense. But our purpose isn't to decimate alacrya."
"I know. I know. I mean you can still blast it in Agrona's ass. Then we can have an agronian tikka...."
"SHUT THE FUCK UP" I yelled at the top of my lungs, getting the attention of multiple people around there.
"Relax princess. It was a joke. However, having one wouldn't be bad."
"Regis keep those sick jokes to yourself"
"Hahaha. Alright alright. But is sending Caera safe? You know she's..."
"I know. But she insisted. And I can't do much once she's like that."
"Hmph. Weak man. Imagine a literal genocidal godkiller having difficulty in persuading his wife "
"You're the one to speak"
I was brought out of my stupor by Cecelia. "Everything's ready. The ships will arrive a week after us. You should create a portal now."
The plan was to bring in officials and others to discuss matters with alacrya after we win our fight. So the combatants will arrive there by portals and officials will arrive there by ships and aircrafts, which will be accompanied by multiple high silver cores.
"Alright. Then EVERYONE. Get ready for the final showdown. Let's show the Vritra hell."
I yelled as everyone started chanting "Long live Dicathen"
*bzzzt*
5 portals, leading to 5 domains of Alacrya shimmered to life as everyone started to move to their respective portals. I glanced over to see Caera entering the portal with Seris. She gave me a warm smile and then she stepped into the portal.
"Come on lover boy. You have some asses to kick yourself. Chin up now"
Regis said, patting my shoulder as he entered his portal all alone. Assigning soldiers to where Regis was going would be a waste, as they would just hold him down.
I steeled my nerves, shifting my attention to the portal in front of me. As I stepped into it a familiar view came into sight. The familiar academy and central bank.
"Brings back memories." I muttered under my breath remembering the time I spent here after I almost died because of that useless brat in the previous timeline.
"THERE. THE ENEMY HAS ARRIVED"
I looked down to see a swarm of people, adorned in battle robes and armours, ready in an attack stance I didn't wanted to attack them relentlessly and kill all of them. After all, we have to establish diplomatic relations with them later on.
"Alacryans." My voice boomed to the point that some of them covered their ears "The Vritra have been experimenting on you for centuries. They do not care whether you live or die. You don't need to fight me. Relinquish the worship of Vritra and side with me"
I said not to waste a single second.
"He's lying. Do not back off. ATTACK. He's just one man..... All hail vritra, long live vritra"
Looks like they don't know what position they are in. A barrage of spells headed my way. I pointed my finger towards it, as destruction danced on it. Letting the flames of destruction loose on the spells, it leapt on it like a hungry dog. Devouring every single spell until nothing was left of it.
Gasps of surprise and fear enshrouded the streets as the feeble army went into a frenzy.
I conjured a pure aether blade in my hand, "For those who surrender, they'll live"
I god-stepped in the middle of the army with the head of the one who was ordering the others around "As for those who do not. I can only offer a quick death."
Some people started running from there, followed by others. The process continued as I just stood there with the pure aether blade in my hand, letting the ones who surrendered escape.
Just as the last person escaped I looked towards the ones that remained. They all looked like ascenders with multiple regalia holders.
*fuuuuu*
I let in a deep breath, as I activated a godrune I hadn't used for a long time now. Jet black aura enveloped me from head to toe. The environment turned dark as clouds started to rumble. The bright sun was covered by a veil of darkness, not allowing a single ray to pass through.
The sword in my hand vibrated as a rune appeared on it. Soon the shimmering amethyst blade turned into a mix of purple and jet black.
I could feel my white sclera turn black, as my pupils turned purple. The people who stood there with all their pride had an indescribable amount of trepidation as they started to step back.
"Holy Vritra.. what is he"
"What is that thing?"
"It's a demon"
But everything turned on deaf ears. After all, I am a demon. Just like them I will kill everyone.
"Reap, reap, reap more souls."
The continuous chants of death godrune resounded in my ears. My lips curved into a devious sneer as I cracked my index finger.
(A/n Kaneki mode goes brrrrr)
I saw multiple aetheric passageways, but not just straight. I bent multiple strands of aether, making a multi-teleport path.
As the sword started to shudder in my grasp, hungry for the souls that I was about to reap, I leapt off leaving a huge crater where I stood.
"Time to pay the devil his dues"
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Rusinen here, this mf should start paying me.
Idk what to say, I shouldn't be left unsupervised.
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