Chapter 7 - 7. Our World

Roru Chikara POV.

Area: 430,000 m2 (4,600,000 sq ft)

Coordinates: 24°29′10″S 46°40′30″W / 24.48611°S 46.67500°W

Location: Snake Island

As Lilith, Theon and I were transported to our assignment destination, I couldn't believe what I had just experienced, my whole body, Lilith's and Theon's just instantly transferred from one part of the world to another, I expected powers, I expected different ways of living, but I didn't expect teleportation. "Wooo!, The Eritha portal sure gets my blood boiling". 

"Eritha?" I asked Theon as he took in a deep inhale with his arms raised to the sides and head faced to the sky. Annoyed by my question that interrupted with his zen-like moment he replied "Ughh! You and your questions" he then proceeded to approach me and patronisingly answered "The Imetheos have advanced technologies, and I mean very advanced, this glowing purple thing that just transported us from where we were to the human world is called the..." he paused, pointing at me, suggesting that I finish his sentence. "Eritha portal?". 

"Precisely young Chikara spaw".

"Leave him alone Theon, Roru is new to all of this" Lilith said, saving me from Theon's condescendence. "You want to know what just happened don't you?" she asked. Seeing an opportunity to extend my knowledge of this strange world I nodded to her, ready to listen. "Before I explain, it is best you first try to forget all of the preconceived notions you had about this world, You grew up with humans, an intelligent species but to us, the average Imethean views the average human the same way humans view monkeys, even though said monkeys are intelligent and capable to a degree, the smartest and most capable monkey would not hold a candle to the most insignificant and incapable human alive, that is exactly how we Imetheans compare to the humans, I do not know why your family chose to put you among them, but the human explanations that fill your head will only act as a limitation tool in our world. Do you understand?" 

I nodded again

"Good, now I will explain, let me start with the simplest difference between us and the humans, the difference between our worlds, we both live on this planet humans call earth and we call the Orbis, but with one major difference. You see humans and Imetheans reside in the same planetary body but the same physical space.." "Different dimensions" Theon said while walking away, "I'll go scout out the area while you update him Lilith" he then looked at the ground, kneeled on one leg to grab some sand, got up, stepped on and crushed a snake on his way to scout.

"Exactly what he said" responded Lilith continuing her explanation "Different dimensions are what keep us separated, think of where you are standing right now, what world are you in?" "The human world, Earth" I said. "Right, so this physical space you are standing on is probably not only being occupied by you, you are occupying this space on the 'Earth' dimension, our Orbis dimension has the exact same space but because Orbis and Earth have different properties, the different planes overlap and coexist without interacting with each other, this allows objects and Imetheans from Orbis to be placed or stand exactly where you are without interacting with you, so the portals are…" "A way to travel across the two dimensions?" "Yes" Lilith said "As for the specific workings of the portals themselves, that is something that you will have to ask a professor or someone in your clan that knows the specifics, a professor will tell you the specifics but a member of your clan will tell you how your clan uses them and where to find your clans portals, which are hidden from other clans" She added. "Wait, what if I were to find an academy professor from the university that is in my clan?" Lilith then responded by telling me that when the academy was founded, the three clans had to bring forth individuals from their clans to make the school possible but with the condition that they would forsake their clan names and serve only the school, corruption existed in the early years of the academy but now it has been around for long that members from those clans that started it bred only amongst themselves causing them form somewhat of a sixth hybrid clan that is small but because of the abilities and influence they possess it would be too much of a bother to interfere in their affairs, even though any of the five clans would wipe them out if real conflict were to occur.

Frustrated I let out an audible sign of frustration, "Ughh, so much secrecy and scheming in this world".

Before I could properly wrap my head around everything that Lilith had told me, Theon called out to us from a few metres away, "You guys might want to see this" pointing to the direction he just came from. We then proceeded to follow Theon down the path he led us in, Theon then proceeded to speak as if he was a showman that owned a circus and said "Limith Hekima, Roru Chikara, I present to you, creepy mutated snake that looks very very hungry" 

The mutated snake was purple in color about the same length as a basketball court, this creature was clearly not from earth. "Is this an Orbis creature?" I asked, looking at Lilith. "No, but it is like this because of something from Orbis". The snake, noticing us, let out a loud hiss before it charged at us. "Whatever it is, I'm killing it". Theon then proceeded to charge forward, towards a branch, which he chopped from its tree, imbued it with Zeal and threw its sharp pointy end at the snake, to Theons surprise and ours, the Zeal imbued branch hit the snake's skull and did nothing. "An earth creature that can fend off Zeal?". Theon, looking more intrigued than worried, called out to us, "need some help here!".Lilith springing into action said "There is no visible wound, but the branch did damage, Theon, you and I, attack it from above to pin it down and Chikara will deal the finishing blow". Lilith and Theon both ran towards the snake, dodging its large tail and toxic mucus that melted the trees around it, jumped on the snail's back with their legs kicking down at the snake and cracking the ground beneath the snake's body which caused it to stop moving. "Roru, now". Theon yelled while he and Lilith jumped off it. 

I then quickly increased my blood circulation and cell growth, adjusted my lungs to take in the raw nitrogen from the air, to boost my physical abilities, ran straight towards the snake and punched the same spot Theons spear like branch had hit before, when my fist connected, I felt the snakes skull crack as my punch went through the front of its face and send a shockwave to the rest of its body, The snakes purple blood was all over me and I wreaked of reptile insides. 

Chapter 7 end.