BXBX NOVEL Chapter 282 281. The Reset.
"Argh!" Eshwar's groan trickled into Isha's ears when she ripped off his wings.
THROB
'.... I have to do this, or he'll be ignorant, thinking that he is strong enough! I don't want to lose him again!' Isha thought, ignoring her throbbing heart.
"I'm not used to those wings yet...." Eshwar's mumble sounded, and in an instant, the wings she held in her arms shot out towards Eshwar.
Eshwar grabbed the ripped-off ends after killing the force behind the wings, and Isha noticed that his wings were not real wings, but the wings made out of his power, aether. It was painful for him when Isha ripped them off because they were still merged with him just like normal wings. Even though she knew that his wings were made out of his own power, she couldn't help but be surprised by how Eshwar used his ripped-off wings.
He brought both ripped-off ends together and merged them with each other, making a massive double-edged weapon or a shuriken-looking weapon out of it, with both ends morphing into blades. Eshwar then stood mid-air, held one end of the massive, double-edged, winged, incomprehensible yet cool-looking weapon, spun mid-air, and with all the gathered force, he threw it at Isha, as it spun at an extremely fast rate and cut through the winds and the clouds in its path.
WHOOOOMMM
WHOOSH
And by the next instance, it was in front of Isha, threatening to cut her in half.
"Ack!" Isha barely dodged the weird yet cool-looking weapon by leaning back with her gaze fixated on it; after a second of travel, it abruptly halted and shot back towards her.
"!!!!" Isha flapped her wings upward and pushed herself down to dodge the incoming weapon.
WHOOOOMMM
As soon as the weapon was in front of her, it halted again, causing Isha to think of another way to avoid the weapon, but instead of shooting down at her, it split in half and stuck themselves back on Eshwar's back as he appeared in front of her out of nowhere.
"Dodge it." Eshwar said calmly, pulled his clenched right fist back, and inhaled sharply as he looked straight into her eyes.
Without any other thought cruising through her mind, Isha listened to her instincts and Eshwar's words, flapped her wings, dodged his attack, and
PAT
A small balloon burst sounded when his fist stopped, and for a split second nothing really happened, but a small gust of circular wind pressure shot out from the ends of his knuckles, and that simple phenomenon made Isha shudder.
WHHHOOOIIIINNNNGGGHH!
With a loud alarming sound, some kind of ever-expanding black coloured beam shot out from his fist that was aimed at the ground. Several gusts of circular wind pressure shot out as the beam made its way to the ground, and the process continued for a few seconds before it stopped completely.
'It is fortunate that we had somehow appeared above the ocean while fighting, or else the Elven Kingdom would have disappeared because of him.' Isha thought inwardly, with her back covered in cold sweat.
The water in the way of the beam had disappeared, who knows where, and even the land at the bottom of the ocean had caved in from the force behind his punch.... Was that really just a "punch?" With those thoughts in mind, Isha glanced at Eshwar with a wry smile, curious about what he just did.
'But'
"What was that?" Isha appeared behind Eshwar and asked with her katana placed on his neck.
"..... I lost?" Eshwar asked for confirmation, and Isha finished their "spar" with a nod before sheathing her sword.
"Whatever you did took time, and if I had been your enemy, I would have definitely used that opportunity to cut off your head. You should know that for beings like you and me, even a split second is enough." Isha explained, but Eshwar didn't seem satisfied with it.
"Why did you hold back?" Eshwar asked, and before Isha spoke, he continued.
"You're a mage, Isha. You didn't use a single spell," he said.
"And a goddess. A single spell of mine now is enough to kill you." Isha answered.
"So, you held back, without even giving me a chance to see if I can dodge them or not?" Eshwar questioned.
"And my skills are specialised in a surface more." Isha ignored his question and explained.
'Though I don't think I need to be on the land anymore....' She kept that thought in her mind.
"Ha. Who're you trying to fool?" Eshwar said with a scoff.
"Haaa.... Alright, I won't hold back now, so do you want to spar again?" Isha offered.
"Ye...." Eshwar was about to agree, but Isha cut him short.
"Your wings are a part of you, like another limb, so don't forget about them just because they are made up of aether." Isha offered advice, receiving a nod in reply.
"Good, then let's go again." Isha said and disappeared.
***
A handsome black-haired man laid on a pitch-black, 10-foot-wide footing, while a pitch-black, shadowy woman sat on his back with her sword placed at the man's neck, as he stared straight at a black-haired, beautiful woman looking at him with an amused look on her face as she floated mid-air with ominously yet beautiful looking pair of pitch-black feathered wings on her back.
10 Seconds.
My fight, no, spar against Isha, lasted mere 10 seconds before she immobilised me with a single shadow summon of hers, which was unique in its own way and was even able to use its own, unique magic and martial arts techniques.
"Don't underestimate me, Eshwar." Isha said.
"Like hell, I was underestimating you! I was overestimating myself, thinking that I had a chance against a god, just because I survived against one." I said with a self-mocking smirk on my face that continued to widen as I thought of how strong I could get and how strong the humans could get, because they were needed to fight against the Fallen Gods, though they seemed to be receiving blessings that boosted their growth by their beneficiaries, while I had none, yet had everything I could ever ask for. Because I'm "selected" by the system, maybe I'll get a benefit too, but looking at Isha in front of me, I don't think I'll need one because I can feel myself getting stronger the more, I fight against her.
"Let's fight again." I grinned savagely and tried to move, only to be restrained more by Isha's shadow summon.
"I like your arrogance, Mortal."
***
(AN: OMNISCIENT POV)
The next day at, 00:00.
[Time limit for the selection process: 00S]
DING!
[Selected recipients will be teleported to a selected planet.]
[Selected Planet: Planet Antinoüs]
[All the constellations hope for the recipient to do their best as they support you from behind.]
[You have all been chosen as "players" to save the world, Antinoüs, from the Fallen.]
[From now on, all the selected players will be teleported to an area called "The Safe Zone."]
DING
[System will go through a "Reset"]
[Warning: All individual skills and classes will be lost.]
[Players with "Skill Holder Tickets" can hold the prioritized Skills.]
[Player ranks will start from "F" by default.]
[Ranks and level classification:
· Level 1 is Rank-F.
· Level 2 is Rank-E.
· Level 3-5 is Rank-D.
· Level 6-10 is Rank-C.
· Level 11-15 is Rank-B.
· Level 16-20 is Rank-A.
· Level 21-25 is Rank-S.
· Level 26-30 is Rank-SS.]
[A player that is currently at max level, level 20, will revert to level 5 after arriving at Planet Antinoüs.]
[Players will receive new classes and class-exclusive skills on planet Antinoüs.]
[Weapons are classified into ranks of F, E, D, C, B, A, S, and SS.]
[Class and skill ranks are classified into Common, Rare, Epic, and Legendary.]
[Various weapons and supplies required for your survival will be there in the safe zone. Bear in mind that the ranks of the provided weapons will be Rank-F.]
PING!!!!
With a loud ping, a ripple of strange energy shot out from the centre of the world, scanning everything in its way, and after a few moments,
DING
[Few players with "tokens" detected]
[Tutorial difficulty function added.]
[Token colour classification: orange—hard, red—very hard, black—impossible.]
With that world-wide notification, another individual notification popped up in front of Eshwar, who was staring at everything that was happening as he sat above the clouds with Isha.
DING
[You are in possession of all the available black tokens (100x)].
ZZZT-ZZT
With a familiar static sound, another glitched system notification window popped up in front of him.
[You can combine the horded black tokens; would you like to continue? Y/N]
Eshwar scoffed at the message and clicked on Y.
ZZZT-ZZT
[Abyssal Token (1x)]
DING
With the pop-up in front of Eshwar now gone, another message appeared in the air, which was visible from everywhere on Earth.
[Players will now be teleported to Planet Antinoüs.]
[Please have a safe journey.]
BING-BING!
And a ripple shot out vertically in front of Eshwar, who resisted the urge to pass out as he continued to stare at the mesmerising phenomenon take place, while all of the living passed out with a wave of thuds, including Isha and other powerful individuals.
"Fascinating...."