In the vast expanse of space. Somewhere in the solar system filled with darkness, there was nothing but the myriads of stars glimmering in the distance as the only source of light along with the light of the sun that orbit one of the many distant planets nearby.
Somewhere in the vast space surrounded by countless unexplored planets. A figure could be seen hovering in empty space.
The man had long waist length red hair that reaches below his waist, and deep crimson eyes that seem as though they had already seen everything this universe had to offer. His face was handsome and quite youthful for someone who had lived for countless eons.
However, if one were to observe him closely, they would notice his body had traces of blood that seemed to have already dried up. In his hand, he clutched a long black greatsword.
And despite trying to seem firm, his blood-stained hand couldn't help but trembled occasionally, as though exposing his inner weakness behind his tough exterior.
On his body there were many injuries there and his breathing was uneven, as though he had just had one of the hardest battles of his life.
The corners of his lips were stained with blood, and some parts of his once exquisite golden armour were particularly destroyed.
Name: Lucas
Race: Transcendental existence
Title: Destroyer of worlds
Class: God of chaos
Level: ???
Mana: 30,000,00
Magic: ???
Strength: 70,000,000
Defence: 10,000,500
Dexterity: 1,000,00
Agility: 1,000,000
Intelligence: 1,000,33
HP: 10000/2000
Skills:
[Destruction manipulation.] (Level 10) (Unique skill) [Devourer.] (level 10) (Active skill) [Space manipulation.] (Level 10) (Active skill) [Beast summon.] (Level 10) (Active skill) [Extract.] (Level 10) (Unique skill)
[Chaotic flames.] (Level 10) (Active skill) [Concealment.] (level 10) (Active skill) [Berserker.] (Level 10) (Active skill) [Shadow realm] (Level 10) (Unique skill)
[Aura of destruction.] (Level 10) (Passive skill) [Fear inducement.] (Level 10) (Passive skill)
[Seeker of knowledge.] (Level 10) (Active skill) [Rebirth.] (Level 10) (Active skill) [Sword god domain.] (Level 10) (Active skill) [Void slash.] (Level 10) (Active skill) [Gravity manipulation.] (Level 10) (Active skill) [Abyss Black lightning.] (Level 10) (Active skill) [Chaotic Wings of annihilation.] (Level 10) (Unique skill) [Void divider.] (Level 10) (Active skill)
Resistance:
[Sleep resistance.] (Level 10) (Passive skill) [Heat resistance.] (Level 10) (Passive skill) [Paralysis resistance.] (Level 10) (Passive skill) [Pain resistance] (Level 10) (Passive skill)
After checking his stats, the red-haired man folded his arms and closed his eyes, as though he was waiting for something or perhaps, someone. It was only after thirty minutes did, he heard the voice he had been patiently waiting for.
[Notice: No pursuers are within the detection range of 1000 kilometres. It is possible to use long distance teleportation to escape at any moment. Shall I proceed? (Yes/No)]
An emotionless voice sounded inside the red-haired man's head, waiting for his response.
"Tch," The red-haired man frowned when he heard the word 'escape' He didn't like the fact that he was being forced to flee from a fight, but what other choice did he have? The man clenched his fist so tight that his knuckles turned white. He had to do everything he could to suppress his boundless murderous intent.
The man was a god and yet, he had no choice but to run for his life, it was the biggest humiliation he had ever felt.
But the enemies aren't something he could even handle alone.
Not to mention. 'Even if I flee right now, I'll still die anyway.' He recalled the fight he had before running away.
His chest was pierce by a Poisonous dagger of one of the enemies from the opposing side.
Even now, he could still feel the poison slowly eating away his insides.
"Yes, proceed with the plan." The red-haired man said, stressing every word as though they were the hardest thing to say. However, he ground his teeth and clenched his knuckles.
He had just agreed to escape. In other words, he was running away. Humiliation, indeed, he was showing his back to his enemies, truly the highest degree of humiliation.
'I swear with the heavens as my witness, all of you who had sullied my honour will perish here!' He swore to himself.
This was the edict of a god; it was the will of the heavens!
An absolute, universal rule!
[Understood, your subskill
At that moment, the red-haired man felt the space around him became distorted for a moment. His surroundings change, and he found himself on a planet covered with layers of snow.
Roughly three months ago many unknown beings from other universe invaded the current universe, attacking all its inhabitants indiscriminately.
Many of the other transcendental beings perished and some mysteriously disappeared, leaving the red-haired man all alone. The only one he could turn to was the "Ice goddess" Who lived on one of the coldest planets in the solar system.
On the vast planet of 'Uranus' The red-haired man, Lucas ran through the snowy path, leaving behind trail of blood.
The cold air made it difficult for him to traverse, as his speed had slowed down considerably by the cold air freezing his limbs, and the snow that made it difficult to move with absolute freedom and agility.
"Activate flight!" Lucas roared. He didn't have much time as his vision was already becoming blurry.
[Understood, the subskill
Lucas's body silently lifted off the ground and hovered at a distance of 30 meters above ground.
The law of gravity seems to be insignificant as he flew at a speed too fast to follow with the naked eyes.
Lucas coughed out black blood as he flew, his vision was slowly fading by the second. The freezing cold air gnawing at his body.
"How much longer do I have until the poison completely spread?" He inquired, his voice grim as his lips stained with dried blood, twisted bitterly.
[Calculating probability...]
[Answer: Master still has approximately two hours until the poison completely spread through your system, I am currently doing everything I can to delay the effects of the poison as much as possible.]
An emotionless voice resounded inside his head.
Hearing how much time he had left Lucas clicked his tongue.
The mana inside his body circulated as he sped up his flight. Soon, the image of a castle made purely of ice became visible in his deep crimson eyes.
However, once he gazed at the castle closely his pupils contracted to the smallest possible size.
The staircase to the castle was drenched with fresh blood stains, as the wounded figure of a woman with long silver hair reflected inside his pupils. The blood that reflected in his eyes were a complete contrast against the white snow.
Furthermore, there were many corpses of warriors dressed in various battered armours scattered around the area, as though a battle of a great scale had taken place here not that long ago.
However, they weren't alone. While the majority of the fallen soldiers were most likely the subordinates of the ice goddess, there were also some corpses that were different from the soldiers.
Grotesque humanoid beings with a wingspan of roughly five meters, their heads adorn with long curved horns.
As Lucas saw them, his blood red eyes gleamed with undisguised killing intent as blood rushes to his head. His impulse urging him to reduce their bodies to dust.
Even having a corpse was a sin for these repulsive creatures. However, he fought back that instinctual urge and turned his attention back onto the beautiful woman lying on the red stained snow.
Lucas landed a meter or so away from the silver-haired woman's body and quickly checked her pulse.
Name: Marzanna
Race: Transcendental existence
Title: Frozen empress
Class: Ice goddess
Level: ???
Mana: 25,000,000
Magic: Ice, wind, water
Strength: 10,000
Dexterity: 67,0000
Agility: 3,000,000
Intelligence: 2,000,00
HP: 10000/300
Skills:
[Ice manipulation.] (level 10) (Active skill) [Frosty kiss.] (level 10) (Active skill) [Ice clone.] (Level 10) (Active skill) [Ice empress domain.] (level 10) (Active skill) [Weather manipulation.] (level 10) (Active skill) [Space manipulation.] (Level 10) (Active skill) [Eternal ice prison.] (Level 10) (Unique skill) [Ice Phoenix summon.] (Level 10) (Active skill) [Merciless.] (Level 10) (Passive skill) [Frost world.] (Level 10) (Active skill) [Air manipulation.] (Level 10) (Active skill) [Water manipulation.] (Level 10) (Active skill)
Resistance:
[Cold resistance.] (Level 10) (Passive skill) [Sleep resistance] (Level 10) (Passive skill) [Abnormal weather conditions] (Level 10) (Passive skill)
"H-Hey Marzanna!" Lucas held her body close to his chest as he called out to her in a panic. However, he became relieved as he notices she wasn't dead quite yet. Although her face was paler than usual, her soft, pink lips parted in faint white gasps.
Upon closer inspection, there was a large quantity of blood pouring from her abdomen as it seems as though she had received a stab wound there.
"Haah.. L-Lucas." Marzanna said weakly, her long white eyelashes fluttered softly, as she opened her eyes, revealing two dull sapphire pupils.
"I'm here, are you okay? Who did this to you?" He questioned strongly; his voice was laced with killing intent. Although he had a faint inkling of who the culprit was, he asked anyway. He gnashes his teeth, suppressing his murderous intent.
"... T-The apocalypse invader. Th-They showed up here a few days ago... and launched an attack." She explained in a weak voice. Just the simple act of talking was difficult for her. Lucas eyes narrowed dangerously at that.
'The invaders!' Sure enough, it was the same enemy that had attacked him in his own territory. Lucas clenched his fist in fury, many of his subordinate died facing them.
They each used strange magic and artifacts unknown to this universe. "Cough," Blood trickled down Lucas lips as he gritted his teeth.
'I... I can't allow things to end like this! I must do something! How could I allow those scums to do as they please in my universe?!'
As time passed, his life force was slowly being sapped away by the unknown poison. He knew his life was about to come to an end very soon.
Lucas had tried everything to neutralize the poison circulating through his body.
Unfortunately, this poison was unknown even to his partner he wasn't able to figure out a way to cure the symptoms.
Maybe if he had gained the unique skill 'poison resistance' he could've survived, but resistance type skills were even rarer than manipulation skills.
Learning it in a short amount of time was naturally impossible, even for him.
Lucas glance at the bloody wound on the ice goddess abdomen, it was the same for the ice goddess, Marzanna as well, her wounds were also affected by the same poison.
With a heavy heart, Lucas sighed as he saw the ice goddess was about to take her last breath. "Evangeline... is it possible for me to reincarnate along with my memories?" He called out to his most trusted partner.
With the skill "Rebirth." He wasn't exactly concerned about dying as he would eventually be reborn after some time. What bothered him was the possibility of losing his memory after his reincarnation.
Although the active skill "Rebirth." Had the miraculous effect of granting him another chance at life, if didn't guarantee he would keep his memory, and his skills would all be sealed until he had gained a certain level of strength.
There was a possibility his incarnation could be someone weak, making his return delayed, or worst, he could fall. With so many possibilities of dangers, he couldn't help but furrowing his brow in worry.
[Calculating Probability...]
[Answer: While the chances aren't zero, it isn't high either. However, with my estimations I Calculate your chances will increase by a probability of 30% with the help of the ring of fate.]
Evangeline responded in her usual emotionless tone.
"I... I see." It wasn't very surprising when he heard that, Lucas knew that the 'ring of fate' was a powerful godly artifact after all. Even he wasn't able to bring out its true power.
A 30% increase wasn't exactly reliable…
'But... If it can help, then.' He closed his eyes, as though testing his resolve. The only one he could rely on now was the ice goddess.
The goddess of creation, someone who was like an older sister to him had already gone missing.
Even the mighty dragon god and the sacred empress of scorching flames had mysteriously disappeared along with the demon emperor while facing the apocalypse invaders.
Their fates unknown.
Each of their territories were attacked simultaneously. There was no doubt that this was all planned by the opposing side.
And so, he made his decision.
"10,000 years from now will be the day I shall return to this world and reclaim what rightfully belong to me... This universe!"
After heaving a sigh, he said in a firm voice, "Start the preparations!"
[Understood... The active skill
Lucas held Marzanna soft hand firmly as he waited for the countdown. It was evident the ice goddess was already dead as her breathing has halted some time ago. However, with a faint smile Lucas brush away the strands of her long silky silver hair from her face.
"... Soon. I will make everything right! Those invaders will regret the day they chose to invade this universe!" He declared.
[... 5, 4, 3, 2.]
'Until then... Once we are both reborn let's meet again... Marzanna.' He thought to himself.
[Your active skill
The ring on his middle finger suddenly began to emit a bright light that swallowed both Lucas and Marzanna in its radiance!