*THUMP*
"...This is really unbelievable, you know," Zachery scowled as he swore to fate in each language he knew as he looked for the source of the sound.
It sounded like someone was slamming a sledgehammer against the bulletproof glass, but the impact was powerful enough to shake the entire allegedly secret realm that Grendum had constructed.
[I know, right!] Alexa said with infectious excitement.
The 'veins' of Gerndum and Zachery swelled as we both scowled at Alexa for being overjoyed at our current circumstances.
*THUMP*
Zachery attempted to regain balance as the 'thump' rattled the entire secret realm this time.
Since Grendum appeared to be impenetrable to even the weight of a mountain falling on him and Alexa was in the air, neither of them had to deal with 'mortal' concerns.
"How the hell did anyone find this realm? I made sure to create spatial lock around... Tsk," Grendum grunted as he eyed Alexa.
The atmosphere around them stiffened up at that same time as Alexa's face appeared to be expressing the same sense of gloom as Grendum and Zach.
*THHUUMMPPP* *Crack*
A very small fracture formed in the black sky as if it were all glass.
Grendum's aura flared up at this point, and a multi-colored aurora began to wrap around his body.
"Guess this will be my last exercise, huh." Grendum glanced at the crack with the intensity of an apex predator as he cracked his head.
His neon-green eyes gradually turned crimson blood red as his entire carapace began to shift about like nano-bots.
*THHHHUUUMMMPPPP* *CRACK*
The small, scarcely visible fracture got larger and larger, resembling spider webs.
Grendum tightened his hand, his strength causing the atoms around him to tremble.
Everything suddenly slowed to a crawl as a drowning pressure descended on the realm. It felt Death itself was facing them all.
Zachery swallowed as cold sweat ran over his brow. He was becoming worried.
He was starting to be afraid of death. That, however, did not make sense. He'd always planned to die. He had witnessed many deaths and was prepared to die whenever fate permitted.
It was only because of his 'Talent' that he had survived in this blasted realm. He was fine with his life ending in any way possible because he saw no reason to live another day.
Zachery's will to live had been snuffed out from the start. But now that these two have said that Zachery might have a second shot. A long-lost feeling had resurfaced at the bottom of his heart.
A fire had been rekindled. Zachery's will to live has returned after an extended break.
But it was like watching a replay of his life when he was barely a foot away from attaining what he wanted and it was taken away from him.
It felt like the grim reaper had a scythe on Zach's neck, ready to snuff out the reignited fire that had flared inside Zachery.
...
Wait, it was literally like that!
Grendum was practically holding a scythe in front of him with his hand, preventing it from moving forward.
"How are you? The last time I heard, you were trying to kill the Gods of the Denzark Pantheon," Grendum's mere voice sent waves through the land as it rumbled. The voice had a bass to it that compelled everybody who heard it to bow down and lay down to be murdered.
"Hahahahaha"A lethal, yet harmonic, laugh reverberated throughout the land. It had a lovely feminine touch to it that was appealing to the ears, but Zach was filled with dread
"How am I? What a rude thing to say when you meet Lady Death itself! No matter, shall I correct your attitude." The terrifying voice was just as frightening as Grendum's voice, which inspired fear.
"Oh, you, teaching me? That would be a spectacle to see, wouldn't it, Mi'lady" The whole set of Grendum's menacing teeth, which would cause the lighthearted to pass out in a matter of minutes, was displayed when he grinned.
After that, there was silence, but Zahcery could tell by the aura that they were emanating that they were engaged in a battle of their own.
One had an aura of death and destruction, full of Yin energy and radiating despair and dread. The other was an aura of Strength and Might, filled with Yang energy and radiating strength and pressure.
'Mmm, kinda wish I could do this one day,' Zachery sighed as he watched the Omniverse's powerhouse battle it in their respective ways.
The aura calmed down after a few minutes as the scythe was withdrawn from my neck with a 'shing' sound.
Zachery groaned and walked away, leaving this new problem in the hands of more capable hands.
He gazed at the figure who was just about to claim his life after stepping a few feet back and joining Alexa, who was enthusiastically waving at him.
Zachery turned to face the female figure, who was clothed in black armor that seemed to devour light itself.
He saw the figure remove her helmet as her face became visible.
Her snow-white hair drifted down like snow. As her face came into view, each strand of her hair was magnificent to see slithering around her head.
It was not surprising that her face was also as white as snow. She was emitting an excessive amount of death aura just by virtue of her physical presence.
Because Death energy contained Yin energy, becoming pale was merely a side effect, similar to Grendum. He had a lot of Yang energy, which was reflected in his compacted muscles and sun-like brilliance.
"What do you want?" Grendum grunted while Alexa and Zach nodded their heads like scholars trying to find meaning in life.
The beauty's hand moved across the plane as it came to a halting stop when her index finger was pointed at Zach.
"I want him"
...
Duck me sideways.
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