In a pitchblack space strange creatures with countless limbs and of boundless length were floating around before many bizarre space cracks. Suddenly the space shaked and a new crack formed, meaning a new gate was opened.
'Someone else finally emerged out of this flood... New prey to have fun.' 'Ah, it has been so long!' 'Finally!' 'Prey!' Many voices could be heard clashing around each other as the Void beings let their violent emotions loose. Everytime something like this happens, the Greater Void changes as many beings go to search for the culprit.
- After the small mishap with the Void Chamber did the Commander ban Mars from this facility and so he had nothing to do. All his exp got drained during the last training session and there were currently no enemies in the solar system. Aurelius didn't answer his calls and the physical core seemed inanimate. Levi also just looked at him with tempted eyes, not letting him access the Void Within. So he played with his own energy and tried to activate new quests in a look for experience points, but that was also for naught.
Seeing his new stats rising over a hundred, he got another idea. It might work to strengthen his skills using the technique from last time. So he raised his Physical Stat to 120 and initiated the Strengthening Consuming all his Physical Skill Points and 18 free Skill Points. His exterior suddenly got more defined, sharper and sturdier. His energy veins now integrated themselfes fully inside his body. It seemed as if his energy cicle and bladder were now unseperable to his real body. It was a part of him and he couldn't shake it off anymore.
... CONGRATULATIONS - PHYSICAL STRENGTHENING SUCESSFUL GRANTING PHYSICAL ++ (Your Physical Skills got strengthened and reached a new height, even affecting your Energy Skills to a certain extent and integrating them fully into your body. Escape is futile. The Void has reached you...)
Mars just stood still, feeling his 'new' limbs and muscles, letting the feeling overflow his body. He felt full of power. He felt amazing!
But at this moment something inside was tearing him apart. His energy pores opened forcefully and let his Energy Core appear with Levi already awaiting him. 'The passage opened! We can't miss this chance and let you get a feeling for it. Ah just imagine it. Finally being connected to the Greater Void again...'
Mars was confused as a disturbing light was shining in the insides of his Energy Core, showing a miniature version of a happy Levi swimming around it. He seemed way too excited about it.
'Wait a minute! I thought the Greater Void was too dangerous for me!' 'It was before but now it there is a stable passage connecting your own Void with it. You have to mask it before they find it! Or else you can probably imagine what would happen if you tried to defend the entrance...'
... MAIN QUEST DISCOVERED - 'The passage to the Greater Void' - A stable passage opened within your Void Within. Hide it from the other side to let your enemies not inside... PENALTY FOR FAILURE : DEATH ... REWARDS : UNKNOWN ...
'It seems I have no choice... How can I do it?' 'Use your camouflage to mask it, that is your only option.' Mars quickly gathered his thoughts before acessing the Void Within and entering the passage full of light.
- On the other side near the cracks, one suddenly started to emit a bright light. 'What is this? Something like this shouldn't happen right now! Aren't we at war? Which ignorant fools would fuse themselves?'
Those questions lingered in the minds of the higher Void beings, overseeing the current reign of the Void Army.
Every strong Void being would form a connection to the Greater Void through these cracks. This was because after really forming a connection to the Greater Void, they could acess its power and energy and would become stronger than their enemies. By consuming each other, they would grow stronger and get the conquereds share of the Greater Voids power.
And it has been a long time since another one awakened... time to break the balance...
- Mars immediately got overwhelmed the moment he entered the Greater Void. No one seemed to have found this place yet and everything was just quiet. Nothing floated around and there was just this eery feeling that the black nothingness gave him. Even so he had no time and began to work quickly, trying to 'rip' his Void Camouflage off, but it just sticked to him like a second skin. He had to try other ideas. So next he searched for the feeling this cloak gave him. It was a warm and protective feeling a real opposite to the nature of the Void and its inhabitants. As he was soothed by this emotional comfort he did what he could best - he combined the technique of expanding his Mind Space with the Void Camouflage, creating a field of nothingness that let everything dissappear even the golden glowing passage that had been there just now. Everything was now the same.
After checking that there were no discrepancies anywhere, Mars decided to leave since staying any longer than needed meant a higher risk of Void Beings finding him and his gate.
He approached the shining portal and as he was about to step through it, an immense pressure and a strange feeling weighed down on him. It was making him shudder of fear. His mind screamed to advance quickly and run away, but this order got replaced by an extreme and deep roar that blanked his head. 'FOUND YOU.'