Empire Year 8712, 27th Day of the Full Moon, a year before the start of the Era of the Armageddon.
A few hours before sunrise, the city was peacefully slumbering for the night.
Cecilia opened her eyes and scanned the room, unable to find Zane. She stood up and grabbed the clean bandages to cover all of her body with only her golden eyes visible. Once done, she walked towards the outside. There she saw him sitting outside staring at a small purple rock in his hand.
She walked toward him and asked, "How much longer?
"15 minutes" Zane answered in a melancholic voice.
"Do you feel burdened?"
When he heard the question, he paused for a while and said, "A bit... but what's the point of regret? Everything is already set in stone."
Cecilia sat next to him, staring at the breaking of dawn.
In contemplation, Zane remembered the time he was back on earth, 'Before I was just but a simple man on earth, with simple problems. Now... I will become a bomb-making mass murdered.'
'Hmmm. How time flies,' he shook his head.
Zane looked at his catalyst, which took him quite a while to create. It was a small purple rock the size of a pebble. It has become his synchronized detonator.
Sunblaze Mercury Rock (Modified)
Introduction: A flammable material that causes a small fire when it reaches its expiration. Time: 13:54 seconds before destabilization. A combination of Sun Blazestone and ionized chemicals.
The original plan was for Gerax and his people to ring the bells and create commotions all over Capricia to let everyone know that the Blood Rebellion has started.
However, Zane knew that the plans should have been leaked by now. With so many slaves involved, it was highly likely that the guards were already preparing to intercept them. Last night he noticed that the soldiers patrolling the streets doubled than usual.
So his second option is to create enough commotion to alert everyone, although more earlier than planned.
Two minutes before the countdown, Zane stood up, and Cecilia followed. Zane stared at the orange pebble.
'3'
'2'
'1'
Very quickly, the small pebble suddenly turned red and turned into a small ball of flame. Then it died out as fast as it burned.
"CECILIA! Get ready!" Zane roared.
Above the city of Capricia, blinding lights followed by a large blasting sound started going off one by one.
"BOOM!" "BOOM!" "BOOM!" "BOOM!" "BOOM!" "BOOM!" "BOOM!" "BOOM!"
Flames were roaring everywhere in Capricia. Many of the explosions came from the city's northern area where the rich and powerful were located.
When the explosions were currently happening, Zane and Cecilia felt that the earth they were standing on was moving. Cracks were, forming, and fault lines started wreaking havoc everywhere.
Although their underground base wasn't close to the central, the shockwaves could still be felt from all the explosions, with both of them having trouble standing still.
Hundreds of orange smoke were visible. The sky was filled with orange ashes and rocks flying all over the place. For the whole five minutes, the explosion can still be heard. Earthquakes were felt throughout the city.
The inhabitants of Capricia were woken immediately. Many started to scream in horror. Many started hiding under the tables, and many were running aimlessly. Chaos was everywhere.
"We are under attack!" screamed the guards, but they couldn't find anything visible. The first thing that came to their mind was a powerful individual had invaded the city. In front of an Ascendant, they were nothing but an ant to be slaughtered. Many of the guards cowered in fear and just waited till everything was over.
When everything settled down, cries of horror can be heard around the city. With the flames like ranging inferno sweeping many houses and buildings, many were trapped along the rubbles.
When the explosion came off, thousands of people died in an instant, and tens of thousands were wounded in the aftermath. One-third of the nobles' area was demolished, and almost half of the city was burning. The guards suffered the most,
The slaves participating in the rebellion were stupefied. The mission was supposed to start a few hours later. Furthermore, they were supposed to be notified by bells not any type of explosion. With the city already in chaos, it would be foolish of them not to take the hint that the Blood Rebellion has begun.
"ZANE!! There is no time to think of it now! We got to move!" Cecilia cried out.
Zane was woken in his stupor. Zane nodded and started running towards the western side of the city, where it housed many of the slaves. Their mission was to free the slaves on the western side of the city and create more chaos.
When they arrived, it was unnecessary to create more chaos because everything was already in turmoil. Fires were everywhere, and sinkholes started eating up the houses. Many were wounded and asking for help while the guards were running everywhere.
Just to make sure that there would be enough explosion, Zane planted Volatile Rocks throughout Capricia. Furthermore, since he have enough of the materials, he asked some people around to do the same without them knowing what it was for.
Many Zane saw the scene, his hands started to shake while his heart troubled. Cecilia looked at him once again, she said in a calm voice.
"I think you used too much of that powder," she chuckled.
When Zane heard Cecilia's chuckle, his knees couldn't help but shake, almost tripping him.