August 6, 1945—the day the first weapon of mass destruction was unleashed. The bomb, known as "Little Boy," claimed the lives of between 150,000 and 240,000 people, leaving a scar on humanity that would never heal.
For years, mankind has tirelessly developed these instruments of annihilation. One can scarcely fathom the sheer destructive power these weapons now possess.
This is how utopia was forged. After deploying the world's super soldiers to nearly subjugate every Akie on Earth, they were confined to a remote island. There, the creation of weapons capable of obliterating all Akies commenced, instilling fear in nations across the globe. No one dares to provoke war against those who wield such power.
The absence of any visitors to Island X since the fall of Adisa can be attributed to the relentless testing conducted on Akies worldwide, alongside so-called "criminals." The terror of seeing their homes reduced to rubble is what compelled people to submit to the oppressive authority of the world. This is… utopia.
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Hell. That was the only way Jade could describe the scene before her. The remnants of buildings and people lay scattered like dust upon the ground, a testament to the devastation wrought upon this place.
The sky was a chaotic canvas of orange and black, painted by the relentless flames that consumed everything in their path. Jade hesitated, ready to activate her Forcefield, but the noxious air outside made her recoil. "No. I won't breathe that in," she muttered to herself.
As she hoisted Xavier's lifeless body into her arms, she trudged down the desolate street. The ground was littered with the ashes of what once were lives—she could see the charred remains of a mother clutching her child, a man huddled in despair against the wall, and even the ashen outline of a dog, its loyalty rendered to mere dust.
Each step forward was a reminder of the horror that had unfolded, a haunting echo of lives extinguished in an instant, leaving behind nothing but silence and sorrow.
"Did…anyone survive?" Jade asked herself.
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Sendra gasped for air. She punched through the rubble and crawled from underneath it. Her body was completely fine and unharmed. He searched around. "No,no,no!" She cried. Sendra could feel a small aura reading coming from behind her.
She moved the pieces of building and was horrified by the sight. Ash remains of Gritha was carved into the ground, next to Alicia. Alicia is not a living thing…therefore, the nukes had zero affect on her.
Sendra's lips quivered as she took deep breaths, just like a panic attack. "G-Gritha?" Sendra put her hand out and touched her ashes. Sendra closed her eyes and began to cry out in pain.
"GRITHA!!!!"
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Jerome slowly walked down the street. His reaper creature was half-destroyed. Jerome's entire left side was burnt to a crisp.
He slowly wheezed for air as his body collapsed to the ground. "Je…ri….cho."
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Aubrie opened her eyes. Her and Colt were untouched. "I felt it. How are we-"
"I reversed the damage faster then the burning. I'll have to rewind your insides." Colt said. He held out his hand. "Me and you are breathing this air in. From here on out, I'll keep adjusting our air."
Aubrie looked around and felt a sharp feeling. "B…brother?!" Aubrie said. "Where are you going?!" Colt yelled as Aubrie ran.
"I can feel Jerome!"
Colt sighed and ran after her.
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Splinter sat against the tree in a pool of blood. His eyes were wide…known as the condition of: the thousand yard stare.
Splinter looked down to see Kenan's body ripped apart and left bloodied. "Why….didn't you run away? Why?" Splinter asked in a shaky voice.
"You were my everything…my diary." Splinter stood up and looked to his right. Dora was burnt, gasping for air. Splinter shaked in fear.
"K…Ill…me." Dora said.
Splinter's lips quivered. "Dora, I can't-"
"P….please. It hurts, Splinter. It hurts…so much."
Splinter limped over to Dora and raised his sword. "Thank you, brother."
Splinter closed his eyes and looked away. "I'm sorry." He cried as he plunged the sword in Dora's body.
Splinter took a knee and cried out in pain. "WHHHHY!?"
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Silvia opened her eyes. She sat up and checked her surroundings. She was met with a pair of green glowing eyes.
"You!" Silvia picked up her blade and pointed it at the being. "Onbeperk!" She yelled in anger.
"Silvia…it's been sometime."
"How dare you lay your hands on me?! Don't you know-"
"I know that I saved your life. Besides, the humans sure have evolved with their technology. Most of the island is burnt to a crisp." Onbeperk sighed.
He walked out to reveal himself. "Same old clothes, huh?" Silvia said.
"Of course. It IS part of my group. Anyways, our race has been lowered in numbers thanks to the bombs. The humans have even more in their possession."
"Why…the hell are you telling me this?"
"Because we must prepare, Silvia. The beast left through a portal. Wonder made an announcement about attacking with a great army. Hell, the humans are probably close to the island. For the very first time…I believe all Akies should work together to solve this conflict, don't you?"
"Slow down, Onbeperk. You…don't expect me to help someone as evil as you, right?! I mean…just look at you! Look what you are!"
While Silvia talked, Onbeperk closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Onbeperk walked towards Silvia and took a knee. Silvia stopped talking; stared at Onbeperk with disbelief in her eyes and face.
Onbeperk hesitantly put his hand out and rubbed his hand through Silvia's hair. "I'm sorry…for everything." Onbeperk whispered. "Silvia, the fate of our race…is in our own hands. The entire world is coming and beast are coming. This…is world war. So, for the mean time…forgive me for all I've done to you."
"Onbeperk, I…I'd rather die…than to work with you."
Onbeperk sat down and smacked his lips. "Well, you can go outside. If that's what you would like, then go ahead. Just spread the word of what's coming. I don't know how many survivors are left."
Silvia turned around to see a metal door. "You're just letting me walk?"
"Yes. You may leave, Silvia."
Silvia got up and walked towards the door. "Wait." Onbeperk said. "How is Summer?"
"Your daughter is fine." Silvia answered quickly.
"Hmm. She's still with Frost?"
"Yes."
"I see….what a disappointment."
Onbeperk could see Silvia's body flexing. Silvia bit down on her teeth. "Goodbye."
"Be prepared for war, Silvia!"
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Joster kicked open the gates of the Star clan. Everything was burnt away and turned to dust. (The cave! I barley managed to escape the explosion. Our people…the ones who came should be in the caves.)
Joster limped through the clan's ruins. He came across the door that was on the ground. He opened the door to see no one. "What?! Where the hell is everybody?!" Joster fell down in disbelief.
"Damn it!"
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Adisa wandered in the shadow realm. Nothing but darkness surrounded the kid. "I can't sense Splinter,Kenan, or Dora. Just how much of the explosion caught the island?"
Adisa could hear whispers behind him. He turned around to see the giant soldier, Tank standing behind him. "Adisa."
"What is it, Tank?"
"What do you mea? This is the shadow realm! All of the soldiers you tame come here with you automatically."
"Is that so? Well, can you tell me what's going on or happened up there?"
Tank closed his eyes and flared his powerful aura. "60% of the island's population was wiped out. Almost 80% of the island was hit by the bombs that were dropped. Shockwaves are still spreading across the world as I'm talking, Splinter is alive, however…Kenan and Dora are at rest. Jade is alive,Silvia is alive, Joster is, Xavier is dead, Elizabeth is alive, the being using that woman's body is alive, and…I'm getting the name of Jerome?"
Adisa's eyes grew. "Jerome?!"
"Aubrie is alive, Colt is, and…Frost is doing well. People in the star clan are also alive. The Frost clan, all the kingdoms, and royal families are all untouched." Tank explained.
"Untouched? Is that so?" Adisa asked. "How is that? Those places should've been decimated." Adisa said.
"Yes, but there…is some fist business going on." Tank said as he opened his eyes. "I didn't say anything…because I don't care. However, I shall tell you, Adisa. The power families were on their way to kill you all in the games and help the beast."
"That's not true. The families were killed by the beast. The kingdoms are still around, yes. The families are dead. I even heard Jericho's family died."
"That's because they were one of the good ones." Tank replied.
Tank held out his hand. He showed Adisa a vision. A vision where each ruler from every power family kneeled to Wonder.
"The people…who almost decide everything…was working with that animal? Is this real or what, Tank? Tell me the truth."
"This is all true, Adisa. I know you of all people hate the order that runs this island. It's the main cause of why people look at you the way you are."
"How the hell…do you know all of this?"
"I'm not the same being you are. I can know about you from the way your world energy moves in my eyes. You and everyone else aren't on this level. Udo, your master was on this level. Wonder is on this level also. If you really want a chance at growing stronger and taking down Wonder and your father…you'd be wise to sit in the shadow realm and train with me. That is the only way to reach this level. Once you have a small taste of it, not only can you defeat the kingdoms and power families, but you can kill the king."
"I don't have time to train. I've spent years in the dark training. I also feel that Wonder is no longer on the island. I guess he's about to unleash his army soon."
"Wrong. Being that we are in a realm that I control…I possess the ability to slow time in here compared to the outside world."
Adisa gave Tank a curious look. "Elaborate."
"Of course. Let's say you train for one day on the outside world. one day in here will feel like 3 whole years of training. Your body will change and look older, but you'll still be 19 and have the body of your 22 year-old self." Tank explained.
"Hmm…I think it's the right call. However, I must find my crew. I won't leave them behind. After I find them, we shall train." Adisa said.
Tank stared at Adisa for some time. "Your crew…99% of them are dead. Kenan…is barley alive. Splinter will make it."
"Take me to them, now!"
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Adisa used his aura and wrapped it around his body. He popped his head out from the shadows. In front of him, he could see Splinter crying while holding kenan.
Adisa emerged from the shadows behind some tall grass. (The grass here isn't burnt. Splinter was…somehow protected by the blast?)
Before Adisa could say anything, Flow walked into the opening. "Here's one. Take him back to the star clan and work on him. Help this big guy out to!" Flow commanded a group of fire soldiers.
"Kenan….my…my brother is-"
"Young man. Do not worry, I will save him. I just need you to-"
"I shouldn't have trusted myself or captain!" Splinter yelled as he slammed his fist into the ground.
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Frost was eating at the table. The room was frozen to the touch. Summer sat across from him. "That's everything that happened. Splinter raised his head and looked around urgently. "No,no,no!! She's gone?! And where did Elizabeth go?!"
Flow slowly walked and stood over Splinter. "Calm down. I'm trying to-"
"You want me to calm down?! Tell me where she is! Where's the bastard who's using her body?!"
Adisa slowly backed away. "Kenan and Dora really…really are dead, huh?" Adisa put his hand on his head. "What the hell happened here?"
Adisa went back into the shadows, leaving Splinter behind.
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Frost and Summer were sitting down, eating steak and potatoes. "Is it really that bad out there?" Summer asked.
"Pretty terrible. It's fine, Summer. I'm too cold for this. All we have to do is wait and see what our people will do to counter-"
"Wait?! You should be out there hunting down Adisa! This is all about him. Why you helped the higher ups, hurt your own people, and you own family!"
Frost had a cold look on his face. Summer fixed her tone and took a deep breath. "I'm sorry. It's just…I'm scared, Frost. If you don't do it…then I'll do it myself. We can't keep that bastard alive." Summer said.
"I agree. However, things are looking…pretty bad. The king of the beast is building up an army as we speak to attack the entire world. We've just been nuked. Our numbers are low and the humans probably aren't too far from the island. It's not the time to kill and fight. We must come together." Frost said.
Summer smacked her lips and sipped from her cup. "Come together? With who?"
"The humans and their army. I'm 80% sure that they'll accept the offer."
"Why's that?"
"Because they don't want their world to go to shit. Right now, I can track them. They're not too far from the island. I will offer them something…it will work, Summer. We will also need Adisa. Along with everyone else. Jade will-"
Summer chuckled while drinking from her cup. Frost gave her a confused look. "What funny?"
Summer ignored Frost and left the table. "Jade." Summer whispered.
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Rue sat on the edge of the massive ship. He smirked at the smoke that came from the island. "Even from out here…you can see it. Everyone has on their mask, correct?"
"Of course." A man said. Rue turned around to lock eyes with him. A man with blond hair, Green eyes, muscular body, and had cuts on his arms.
"How many super soldiers did we bring?" Rue asked the man.
The man smirked. "You have me and Destiny. That's more than enough for these freaks. We are all waiting on you to give the word to attack."
"Not yet, Bane. Be patient. These…things will do soemthing…I'm sure of it." Rue said.
Bane scolded Rue. (Something's off about you, Rue. Almost like you ain't human.)
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Charlie opened his eyes. He gasped for air as he lifted his head and looked around. Thousands of Akies were being treated to their wounds.
"The star clan?" Chairlie could see Elizabeth being treated on. "What happened to Splinter?" Change whispered.
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Next chapter: The Deal.