"Wooah." As the group walked in they walked on top of floating water, and there was starts no matter where you looked.
"This place is... breathtaking." Ashly looked below her and looked at the stars.
"What is this place anyway?" Luke asked astonished by the site.
"This place that we are in right now is not the T.O.H, this is a different dimension that has its own infinite time-space. This place was made by Spatium Temporis. Think of it as a place that heaven and hell using as trash ben." The king explained.
"This is the nicest place I have ever seen and you're telling me its a trash." Musabi wasn't sure how to feel now.
They walked until they walked upon a gold door with writings all over it. The door looked to be as big as a skyscraper. It seemed to just appear out of nowhere.
"Holy damn that a big door!" Stagnum said running up to it.
"Try opening it Stagnum." The king said crossing his arms grinning.
"Ok, I'll give it a try!" Stagnum push on the door with all his might. for about 5 mins.
"Dang HUH, this door is heavy, HUH," Stagnum said, out of breath.
"At least you tried buddy," Luke said, patting Stagnum on the back.
The king walked over to the door and looked at it up and down. Then turned to his group.
"I'll be honest, if you guys come through this door with me you may really die. The things that are behind here are stronger than you guys, drastically. So here is what we'll do." The king walked over to them and handed them all rings.
"These rings are only one-time use and only last 7 days, what they do is make your power equal to whatever you are fighting. So you won't be stronger than anything in here but you will be equal." The king explained.
"That's amazing! How do you get your hands on these?" Luke asked getting his notebook out ready to write.
"I had to go through hell to get these. I'm not joking I really had to go through hell. That was a very dark part of my life..." The king dropped the conversation and turned to the door. Luke saw he didn't want to talk about it so he dropped the conversation and put away his notebook.
"Alright, let's do this shit!" Stagnum punched his hand together.
"Hell yeah!" Musabi shouted as they all lined up side by side.
"Alright!" The king roared with a grin. Then he walked up to the door and pushed lightly and it started to open. A bright light was shined, then they got teleported to an all-gold bridge that was surrounded by the same flowers in the place that looked where Spec grave was.
"Get ready, enemies right in front of us!" The king got in a ready fighting stance.
A Group of no-faced guards came with spares.
"Da hell are those!" Luke Grumbled.
"Don't worry about that, fight!" The king Yelled.
The guards rush them. The king ran and knee the first one in the face then took his spare and block a guard's attack from behind then Stagnum punch the guard in its face. The king smiled and tossed the spear he had to Stagnum, He caught then spun it around his back then used a spinning momentum to throw the spare, the spare pierced one of the guard's chest. Luke grabbed the spare out of the guard's chest and barely blocked a guard's spare. He then sent his spear into the guard's foot, then he punches the guard in his face with a right hook then 2 left jabs then kicked him in the chest. Sending that guard into another guard then Musabi punched one of them and the shock wave sent both of the guards flying. The king grabbed 2 guards by their neck and threw one at a guard then tossed the other one into the air and punch him, sending him flying into 4 guards.
"STRIKE! everybody run for the castle and don't stop!" The King yelled as they all started running a full sprint. Flying beast loins started to fly after them shooting light from their mouths, The king front fliped over the first shot then rolled and kept running. The next shots were fire at Ashly, She took out her weapon and sliced through the light then sped up. The king reached out his hand to Stagnum and Stagnum took his hand and they both smiled. "Good luck!" The king said as he threw Stagnum at the loin. Stagnum reached and grab the loin and climbed on top and started bull riding it. Stagnum pushed the Loin head down then punched it in the back of its neck as hard as he could, The punch made the loin's eyes go white as it stopped breathing. He then jumps from that loin to the other and punches right inside of it, then he grabbed the rib cage and yanked his hand out almost pulling out the loin's rib cage. Stagnum fell back to the ground next to the king And started running. Then about 70 more started chasing them. "OH FUCK THAT RUN FASTER!" Luke Squealed as he picked up his pace. The loins started firing! The group duck dive and dodge. The light rained heavily. The group finally saw the castle. The king grabbed Luke and threw him far to the door of the castle, Then Ashly then Musabi then Stagnum. Then the king stops and looked at all the loins, and put his air to his chest, Steam started coming out of his mouth and then yelled as Loud as he could and the power from it sent the loins flying backward. He put his heart into it this time and released the yell of a dragon which shook the whole realm! The gods of the Dragon that day were alerted that a man powerful enough to overtake them was alive. The King did this on purpose. Heaven and hell just from his yell let every lower grade god know that he was above them. He was not scared of them finding him, but that doesn't matter because he will never be found. He changed fate with that single yelled, more than anybody could know at the time... His plan had been set into motion.
"Alright I made the first step. Let's see if we can pull this off, Ivens." The king said as the loins dropped out of the air. He turned and walked away, then started running.
When he got to the castle his group was standing there in amazement. Because the king had put a barrier around them before he yelled, they didn't hear it so from what it looked like he just made all those loins die by standing in one spot.
"How the heck did you do that!?" Stagnum asked with stars in his eyes.
"If you're wondering, no I didn't kill the loins with my mind. I just moved so fast you couldn't see me." The king was lying.
"Dang dude that's cool!" Musabi said.
"Yeah, welp you guys ready to head inside." The king said placing his hand on the castle door.
They all nodded. The king opened the door slowly and peeked in.
"Stay on guard it's way too quiet." The king murmured, walking inside.
They stood on a crystal floor with gold walls.
"The guy who made this place really likes gold," Ashly said looking at the gold walls.
The king walks up to the writing that was scratch on one of the walls.
"This doesn't say nothing but some bullshit!" The king growled irritated.
"What is it," Luke asked.
"Apparently we have to solve some damn riddles to enter the next floor below us. It says 'even though big, I spin gracefully as a dancer. What am I.' I honestly don't give a fuck about this." The king figures it out as soon as he looked at it but he was mad that there was so much just happening just for them to be solving easy ass riddles.
"I don't get." Steam started coming out of Stagnum's ears.
"Well, all we have to do is solve it right? Should be easy enou-" Luke was cut off.
"Nope fuck that, I'm doing this my way!" The King yelled as he punched the floor and shatter it.
They started falling into the next level. The king didn't even think about it, He zoomed at the next floor and shatter it making them fall directly to the next floor.
"You crazy baster!" Luke covers his face from the shards of crystal.
"Now this is what I'm talking about!" Musabi cheered punching the shard that came her way.
"Who needs riddles anyway!" Stagnum pushed off the air and punched the next floor cracking the ground.
"You need more force if you want to break it! LIKE SO!" The king punches the cracked ground and shatters it. The energy from that punch shatters the next one.
The king flipped himself in the air getting in a landing-ready position.
"This is our stop!" The king yelled to everybody.
The king landed on his feet along with Ashly. Luke had to push off the wall then roll. Stagnum just smacked the ground on his side.
"Ouch, That hurt like hell," Stagnum grumbled standing up and rubbing his head.
"We all had cool landings, you just HAD to mess that up." Luke gave him a disappointed look.
"It wasn't on purpose, you ass," Stagnum snapped.
"Anyway all we have to do is walk through this door and the riddles will be done." The king assured turning to the door.
"But this door has a riddle on it as we-"
The king kicked the door down without hesitation, making Luke goes silent.
"Welp that done with let's go." The king casually walked over the crystal door he just shattered.
The other didn't even say anything they just followed.
They started walking down a long core door which was made out of more normal-looking stuff like, stone. Torches lit the walls as they walked.
"Judging by the Iracuj I feel here, this core door never ends it is infinite." The king stopped.
"Wait then where are we supposed to go?" Ashly asked.
"Right here." The king reassured looking at a wall. The king pressed a stone brick in a pattern causing it to reveal a secret path.
"How in the hell did you figure that out!?" Luke asked.
"When we were falling I solved each riddle and they all gave me the answer to this." The king had a cocky grin.
"Wait so your saying as we were fallin you were really reading each riddle and solving them!?" Musabi was surprised The king was actually smart.
"Nobody should be that smart." Stagnum was feeling like a lower being.
The group walked into a large empty room made out of weird white blocks.
The door shut behind them, and an animal with a human body but had 3 birds head came out of the floor.
"What the hell is that!?" Ashly sounded discussed.
"That's one of Heaven's sins. We have to beat it to get to the next room!" The king punched his hands together.
"Alright, that's all I needed to hear!" Stagnum smile and got ready to fight.
"Everybody, show him what you got! He is strong but you guys are equal with those ring on!" The king yelled.
Stagnum ran at the bird first and pulled out his sword and jump and spun and tried to cut the bird. It quickly jumped backward, But Stagnum was right on him in a nanosecond, Stagnum thrusts his sword directly at the bird's chest, the bird sidestepped to the left and deflected Stagnums sword by sliding it off his hand then punch Stagnum in the stomach. The punch was so strong it made Stagnum throw up! Then the bird pushed Stagnums head down and kneed him in the face. Musabi ran at the bird and kick him in his chest. The bird barely blocked. Lightning was shooting out of Musabi. Musabi stepped lightly and on her toes. She bounced around, put on her brass knuckles and cracked her neck then ran at the bird. She came at him with a spinning jump kick, The bird ducked and she went over him. She landed on the wall and pushed off it and punched at the bird with one straight right then 2 jabs before she hit the ground. When her feet did touch the ground Musabi threw 2000 punches at him in less than a nanosecond. The bird dodged all of them besides the last punch that he had to block, then he was about to return one of his own but Luke sent a Tornado at The bird out of his hand. The bird jumped over it and waiting in the air for him was Ashly! She slices at him with her knife and activated her ability. The bird tried to use the armor on his arm to block but the knife went straight through and chopped off his arm! "SKREEEECH!!" The bird was hurt! Without hesitation, Ashly kicked the bird and sent him zooming at the floor. "TIME FOR PAYBACK!!" Stagnum shouted as punch the bird in one of its heads and sent one of the bird's heads flying off! Luke jumped up and caught the head and spun and launched it at the bird's back. The head shatter against the bird's back! The bird yelled in pain then quickly jumped to his feet but Stagnum came up and punched the bird before it could react. The bird was dazed, Luke shot another tornado at the bird, and weighed him down to its knees. Stagnum pulled out his sword and chopped off another head. After that, the bird yelled and shook the room, and knock Stagnum off balance.
Then a surge of power shot out of the bird and made the group back up.
"GUYS I THINK HE'S MAD!" Stagnum yelled trying to stay on his feet.
"YEAH, NO SHIT!" Luke was doing the same
The surge of power stop and the bird stood up. The bird's eyes turn gold and said only 2 words "KILL ME!" This took the group by surprise. The bird before any of them could react was right in front of Ashley's face. It was like everything went in slow motion as the bird's fist approached Ashly's face. And her life started to flash before her eyes. Just as the bird's fist was 1 millimeter away from her face, Luke grabbed his fist... steam came out of Luke's mouth and his eyes were glowing red like a demon. "Godanm! Luke looks like he's about to grow horns!" The king blurted watching the battle. Then the bird and Luke moved so fast that to everyone besides the king they had disappeared. Luke was throwing devastating punches. In the time it took it to blink thousands of punches were thrown in between Luke and the bird. Then Luke pulled out his daggers and sent a double slash of wind at the bird. The bird blocked but got sent back into the wall. When he hit the wall the wind slashes didn't disappear they kept pushing! Luke wasted no time and ran up to the bird Luke broke the bird's block then causing the wind slashes to cut off the bird's arms! Before the bird opened its mouth to scream Luke reach in its mouth and pulled out its tongue. The Bird slid down and sat down. Then Luke with his demon red-eye hurled a final blow at the bird. Everything felt like it had slowed down. "I did not ask to be born...all I wanted was to make others happy when I was though. I-I never thought I would die like this. But I'm happy that even for a second that I could be useful. To make somebody else stronger. I remember when I protect the angles with my life and played with the kids. Seeing them smile made me happy...I wonder if anybody wanted me in the first place." The bird's thoughts flooded through his mind. Just as the punch was about to land the King stopped Luke. "Stop." The king remonstrated holding onto Luke's arm. Luke's eyes turned back to normal and he fell to the floor.
"Damn it happened again," Luke said catching his breath.
The king wasn't too worried about Luke instead his focus was on the bird.
The king squatted down and healed the bird's tongue but nothing else.
The bird slowly looked at the King.
"Why do you stop me from a quick death?" The bird said.
"You didn't deserve this...you kept smiles on the kid's faces when everything seemed hopeless. And even went against the gods to protect them. And for your bravery, you got countless lifetimes of suffering. You were forced into this form by the gods for doing what was right. Even though you couldn't protect the kids they await you in the true land of peace and never stopped watching you." The King toned soften and he spoke out of sadness.
The bird's eyes widen and cried at what he saw. The kids he had tried to protect standing right in front of him in spirit form. When he blinked they were all grown up. young adults. "When the hell did you all get so damn big." The bird said crying even harder. The group couldn't see the spirits but they felt something.
"Luke...send him to the land of peace." The king said to Luke.
"W-why are you making me do it!?" Luke's eyes widen.
"Please do this for me." The bird said not able to move at all anymore.
"Everybody watch." The group gathers around the bird.
"Don't turn away you need to see this." The king said. "Luke, do it."
Luke stood up and raised his hand at the bird and took a deep breath and looked him in the eyes and fired a sharp shot of wind through the bird's head and watch the bird's life drain from his eye.
"Everybody...I'm coming to see you."
The room was silent.
"Why did you make me do something like that," Luke trembles hanging his head down.
"Because I wanted to show you that no matter what fight you end up in if it's to the death...It's most likely going to feel like this after you watch the life drain from their eyes. In the heat of battle, you don't think too much about it but after each fight, you have to live with what you did. Guilt. But this time you did well. You helped him find peace." The king said rubbing Luke's head.
See you next time space cowboy...