OCTOBER 27, 9:55 PM - Twilight Garden Square, Basin City, Wodren
After walking for almost two hours, Adrian finally reached his apartment building. The building is nothing good to describe, only very lower-class families lived here because of very cheap rent.
Adrian sighed.
It was tragic that he started from here and went to the Final battlefield for Humankind.
And still, they lost.
Looking at the colorless, damped building once again, Adrian went inside.
His room was on the second floor of this three-storied building.
Adrian searched his pocket, the room key was still there.
Adrian opened the door of his room and went inside quietly. He needed some rest now.
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Thirty minutes later.
Adrian wasn't asleep. He was just tossing and turning in his bed, thinking about different things.
The first thought that came to his mind was his last fight in the Abyss.
When they were on the 55th Floor, fighting their way in to reach Lucifer, the Demon King of Abyss, Lucifer was not worried at all to see them there.
It looked like he had everything under his control from the beginning.
Lucifer or his Royal Guards wasn't surprised in the slightest even while seeing a large group of 50 most powerful members of Humanity standing against them.
It looked like they were well prepared and were just waiting for them.
Seeing them like that, everyone understood that something went really wrong.
Members of Shadow Legion had doubts in their minds that someone had leaked about their Kamikaze Raid on the 55th floor.
Adrian was clueless at that time. Even he was thinking that someone betrayed them at the very last moment.
But why?
Why would someone betray the last standing of the Humankind to side with the Demons, who killed hundreds of thousands of humans in wars?
Adrian was thinking while lying on his old bed.
The only thing Lucifer hadn't prepared for was his [Time Reverse Scroll].
Adrian remembered when he took out the Mythical Tier Scroll, only then Lucifer looked visibly shocked. He didn't expect that someone from this raiding party still kept a Mythical Tier Scroll to reverse the situation in the battle.
At that time, Adrian used the scroll without any hesitation.
Before Lucifer could launch an attack himself, the scroll worked and Adrian landed in his past, 25 years ago, at the starting point of the First Tribulation Period.
Even Adrian himself didn't know that the scroll would take him 25 years back.
He thought that the scroll would probably reverse their condition in the battle by reversing the time to prior their raid to the 55th floor.
But, reality became much different from his wishful thinking at that moment.
He didn't even know what happened to the last standing members of his team.
Did they come back in time as well? If they came back just like himself, then do they still remember everything from the past?
Adrian wanted to contact every known person from his past now, but he didn't do it.
He still wasn't very sure how that scroll worked.
He came back along with all of his memories, but can the same be said for his team members?
Adrian didn't know anything about that.
So, if he contacts them right now, it can create a huge ripple of causality and there will be a very large-scale effect in the future due to his today's actions.
His coming back from the future can already be labeled as a major change in the upcoming future.
But, if he now tried to change others' futures with him as well, it could also cause a negative effect or it could also hinder his future teammates' growth.
And many of them still resided in different countries in the world, all of them were not from Wodren.
His past lover, Reina Thompson was from Ernia, they only met with each other during the Third Tribulation Period. Before that time, they didn't even know each other at all.
Adrian sighed again. Right now, everything is a mess to him.
He decided not to contact any of his former team members directly as of now.
The Shadow Legion was formed after the Fourth Tribulation Period. So, there is no need to hurry. He would form his Core Team this time before forming The Shadow Legion.
But, there was still a doubt in his mind.
Who in the end betrayed him, his team, and the whole of humanity then?
It was not anyone from his team.
They fought together against Lucifer's Royal Guards and died there one after another.
Adrian was well aware that none of them had any of the two Final Life-Saving Items, the Mythical Tier Item [Resurrection Scroll] or the Divine Tier Item [Great Resurrection Scroll] at all.
So, they are out of the question.
Then who did it?
Adrian thought to himself. There were still some powerhouses and hidden experts left within Humanity during the last time. They acted as the Last Stronghold for humans so that their race could survive and develop themselves further.
So, was it anyone from them?
Adrian started recalling everything from the very start.
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Fifteen Years ago.
Year 2268
JANUARY 01, 3:55 AM, Hindon Space Observational Tower, Wodren
Red Alarms went off one after another. High-pitched Siren sounds can be heard from all around the Observational Tower.
"Please contact the Prime Minister, this is a National Level Emergency...", a gasping voice can be heard over the phone line.
"Requesting....."
The man was still holding the phone in his sweat-covered hand. He was extremely nervous looking at the scenes over the Glass Screen in front of him.
"What happened Chief Miguel? I didn't expect a call from you at the midnight of the New Year. Are you calling to wish me Happy New Year now?", a chuckling sound can be heard over the phone.
It was the voice of Lorenz von Hines, the current Prime Minister of Wodren.
"No Sir, I am sorry for not wishing you right now. The situation here is dead serious. We've already informed the Armed Forces and now I'm informing you, sir, at least 9 huge-sized asteroids are coming over. We didn't know how all these huge asteroids remained hidden and out of our space-detection range and showed themselves at the very last moment. Our 15 satellites are already destroyed which were on their current course, including 5 military-scale satellites. We've already taken some preventive measures, but none of them worked. Even after bombarding them with missiles in a smaller range, the speed at which these asteroids are coming near our world space is not decreasing at all. Even we were not able to change their course at all. And the most shocking thing is even after using our Special Division Reconnaissance Satellites and Military Modules, we can't still determine what these asteroids are, why they are almost indestructible or what materials or any life-form they are carrying inside. And at their current speed, if their current course remains unaltered, these asteroids will crash land into our country as well as on many other countries within 20-22 hours. Sir, we don't have much time left".
Miguel finished speaking. He told everything to the Prime Minister in a very brief manner.
Lorenz listened to every line Miguel spoke. He frowned deeply after understanding the gravity of the situation.
"Thanks, Miguel, I will contact the Army Chief and also the other Nations' leaders. Maybe there will be a solution to this after all. Keep monitoring them, and inform them about their speed, current course, and probable crash landing sites after every thirty minutes to the PMO. And take notice if there is any change to these asteroids at all. I will be coming over within an hour".
Lorenz cut the call, then looking at someone in front of his desk, he said, "Declare National Emergency within an hour. Inform the public about the current situation after cross-referencing with our Space Observational Team. And while declaring an Emergency, I want no resistance from any opposition or anyone at all. And call the Army Chief to my office. Also, connect me to other leaders within five minutes. Time is the essence now".
After saluting him, his Secretary left his bedroom.
And that's how the first change started when the Asteroids almost descended on the Solaris Planet.
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The next 20 hours went on almost in a breeze. Meetings were conducted one after another. Scientists from all over the world contacted each other, trying to find any solution to their current problem. World Leaders conducted many meetings, trying to decide what could be done now. Armed Forces, Naval Forces, Air Forces, and Paramilitary Forces all over the world became prepared for any kind of war, civilian rescue, and other military protocols.
People from all over the world became shocked and panicked. They never thought that the New Year of 2268 would bring them world-wide destruction and there was no way to escape at all.
Almost all of the countries in the world declared National Emergency and Martial Law till now. The Internet became controlled. People became more panicked looking at the overall situation. Paramilitary Forces can be seen on the roads patrolling along with the Armed Forces to stabilize the situation and Law in various countries. Transportation almost stopped all over the world. Flights were kept on hold. Many people thought if they could leave the crash landing site of these asteroids, then somehow they could even manage to survive this calamity. With these thoughts, many people crashed over Airports, train stations, and even over each other. Chaos ensued. Shots were fired. People got injured, and some even got killed just by getting trampled in a mass.
Lawless people tried to rob, kill and rape others during this situation in many countries. Everything became a total mess at that time.
Many meetings happened during this time between world leaders, armed forces chiefs from various countries, and other influential people. Many of these World Leaders went inside their doomsday bunkers along with their families and other important people, scientists, doctors, etc.
Armed forces all over the world took action too.
Seven Nukes were fired from all over the world within 5 hours. Three of them were Conventional nukes armed with Nuclear warheads, Two of them were Thermonuclear Weapons of mass destruction, and the last two of them were special.
A group of people carried out the last two missions. It was nothing but the Direct Crash Module Mission.
They will hit some of those asteroids directly while bombarding them with conventional nukes from a closer range to shift their current course.
Many reserve nukes were also prepared after launching these seven nukes one by one.
But in the end, nothing happened.
The nukes went off and bombarded the asteroids, but they were not able to make a dent in them.
Asteroids continued in their path, but this time their speed increased rapidly.
It almost looked like these asteroids were nothing but the Indestructible Space-Ships of some Superior Intelligent Life Forms.
And their target was the Human Planet, Solaris.
Some of the Religious people started to organize a mass rally despite the beating from the Police and Army.
They declared, "Gods are coming into our world. Nothing will work against them. Nuclear Weapons, which are the most terrible weapons of Humanity for mass destruction are nothing but the child's plaything in the hands of those Gods.
Gods are coming, they will judge you according to your character, submit to the God, submit to the All Mighty".
Many called them lunatics, and zealots.
But many believed them too. None of the Human weapons of mass destruction worked.
Either this world will be destroyed or they will get salvation by serving the coming Gods.
People became frantic.
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At that time, an announcement resounded all over the world.
Every person heard that announcement.
It was a deep mechanical voice, hinting at a new world and a new world order.
[Welcome Humans from Planet #45HBP (Native Name : Solaris)]
[We welcome you all to form a New World]
[This is a World Announcement from "Inheritor $45" for all humans in Planet #45HBP]
[The Towers Of Heaven are going to descend in your world]
[Your Planet will be undergoing a world-wide change and Natural Selection Process]
[Mana and Magic will be introduced into your world]
[Super-Powers will be introduced into your world]
[Human Rankings, Classes, and Legendary, Mythical, and Heavenly Items will be introduced into your world]
[Personal Rankings and Preferences will be introduced into your world]
[World Rankings will be introduced into your world]
[Foreign Beasts will be incorporated into your world]
[Foreign Races will be incorporated into your world]
[All the Humans will have to fight for themselves in the New World]
[Remember, The Towers Of Heaven doesn't accept Weak Beings in its World]
[Remember, This is a Preparatory Phase for all Humans of Planet #45HBP]
[Remember to be prepared for The Great Tribulation Period of All Races in Heavens]
["Inheritor $45" is assigning 3 Guardians to the Human Planet #45HBP]
[First Guardian "Monarch Of Death" (Level ????) has been assigned to your Planet for Overseeing]
[Second Guardian "Monarch Of Light" (Level ????) has been assigned to your Planet for Overseeing]
[Third Guardian "The Iron-Blood Monarch" (Level ????) has been assigned to your Planet for Overseeing]
["Inheritor $45" is assigning 5 Enforcers to the Human Planet #45HBP]
[First Enforcer "King Of Beasts" (Level ????) has been assigned to your Planet to enforce the Will of The Supreme Being "Creator"]
[Second Enforcer "King Of Dragons" (Level ????) has been assigned to your Planet to enforce the Will of The Supreme Being "Creator"]
[Third Enforcer "The Law King" (Level ????) has been assigned to your Planet to enforce the Will of The Supreme Being "Creator"]
[Fourth Enforcer "The God Of Thunder" (Level ????) has been assigned to your Planet to enforce the Will of The Supreme Being "Creator"]
[Fifth Enforcer "The Herald Of Darkness" (Level ????) has been assigned to your Planet to enforce the Will of The Supreme Being "Creator"]
["Inheritor $45" welcomes all the Humans of Planet #45HBP to The Towers Of Heaven]
[Good Luck]
With the last sound of "Good Luck", the worldwide mechanical announcement ended.
Then People from all over the world looked towards the sky.
Now, they can see everything in the starry night sky.
The Large Fiery Asteroids, which were now looking like some Giant Fire-Balls, still descending in their world.
The "Towers Of Heaven" were coming to their world.
A New Era was coming.