Meanwhile…
In the city of Vale, located at the southern part of Norath kingdom, business was bustling as usual, with people going about with happy smiles on their faces.
Vale was one of the biggest cities in the kingdom, known for its trading markets and beautiful structures.
The people went about their business as usual, unbeknownst of the terrible fate about to befall them.
Bang!!!
A powerful shockwave suddenly erupted from the ground, sending huge chunks of earth hurtling into the air. The force of the explosion carved a giant hole in the ground's surface, scattering debris in every direction.
The massive chunks of rock hung scattered in the air for a split second, before plummeting back to the ground at terrifying speed, raining down like a deadly hail of stones.
Bam!
Bam!
Some of the giant stones smashed into the ground with tremendous force, each impact leaving a small crater in its wake.
The ground shook violently with every collision, the shockwaves rippling ferociously across the landscape.
A few of the rocks crashed into the surrounding buildings, breaking down the walls and sending rubbles flying in all directions.
Bam!
"W-what the hell… is going on?!"
"Run… run for your lives!!"
"Ahhh!!!"
The people around started screaming in confusion, running around to avoid getting smashed by the furious descent of the rubbles.
Desperate to survive, some people quickly activated their psychic abilities, their Zet pulsing out in waves towards the incoming rocks.
They managed to deflect the smaller ones, but the sheer mass of the larger ones proved too difficult for many to handle.
"Arrrgh—"
Squash!
In the middle of the panic, not all of them were lucky enough to escape. The less powerful one and those who were caught off-guard were mercilessly crushed under the weight of the raining stones.
The ground was splattered with blood, with the sickening sound of bodies being crushed echoing across the streets, mingling with the cries of the dead.
Amidst the chaos, a young woman stood frozen, her eyes widened with terror as she saw a massive piece of rock rapidly descending towards her.
"I-I don't want to d-die, help me … ahhh!!!" The shrill scream of a woman pierced through the ears of many, but no one spared her glance, all only worried about their own safety.
The woman, seeing the shadow looming over her, quickly stretching her hand forward, hoping to push the projectile away with her Zet.
A thin wave swiftly shot from her hands, flying towards the rock, but, it didn't slow the rock down in the slightest.
Unfortunately for her, her Zet was far too weak to push away such a giant piece of earth, and all she could do was watch as it rapidly closed in on her.
"N-no… ahhh!" She screamed out, her voice trembling with despair as she squeezed her eyes shut, bracing for the inevitable.
But as time flew by, the expected death never came, and she was still somehow standing… alive.
"H-huh…?" Her body shivered as she slowly opened her eyes, her vision readjusting to the light she never thought she'd see again.
What appeared before her was the broad back of a tall man, clad in a deep blue jacket.
He had dark blue hair, along with a thin beard which ran along his cheeks.
Trembling, she lowered her gaze, and her heart skipped a beat at the sight before her.
There it was… the massive rock that had been seconds away from ending her life now lying shattered into countless pieces beneath her feet.
"Move! The order force will handle this." The man said without even glancing at her, causing her gaze to tremble in relief.
"T-thank you…" The woman muttered, swiftly dashing away to the other side with tears pooling at the corner of her eyes.
"What is happening here…?" The man muttered, acting like he didn't hear the words of appreciation from the woman.
His eyes narrowed in confusion, staring at the large number of unrecognised bodies lying pulverised under the rocks.
'So many people… dead…' He thought, gnashing his teeth in frustration.
Swoosh!!
While he was still absorbed in his thoughts, a blur of motion at the corner of his eyes snapped him back to reality.
From the massive hole a few meters away, a strange man suddenly shot out, moving with an unnatural speed that made his eyes widen in shock.
Thud!
The man landed back on his feet with a resounding thud, the impact forming a small crater on the ground.
"Hahaha!! At last… I'm out of that stupid lab!" He shouted, stretching his hands out in excitement.
He had long, dark brown hair, which flowed down to his back, each strand glistening beautifully in the light.
The man was also tall, standing at an impressive height of about 192cm, with smooth brown skin.
He was putting on a pair of deep black trousers, revealing his well-sculptured and athletic upper body to the world.
However, the most captivating feature about him were his eyes. Two glowing brown orbs hung within his sockets, shining with an otherworldly brilliance.
"This fresh air… standing with no shackles… I-it's amazing!!" He shouted again, his eyes gleaming with pure joy.
"Freeze! You're under arrest, don't move or I'll shoot!" A loud voice suddenly sounded behind him, causing his brows to raise in surprise.
"Huh?" He muttered, turning his gaze to the man who just spoke.
His eyes met with that of a blue haired man clad in thick blue jacket a few meters away from him.
In his hands were two short guns, with two red lines running all over their surface.
However, what caught the brown-haired man's attention was the logo at side of his jacket; the fiery head of a lion and two swords crossed in front of it.
Although he was standing quite far from the man, he could easily see the logo due to his extremely sharp senses.
"The order force… how interesting." He muttered, his lips slowly curling into a sinister smirk.
The order force was an organisation in charge of upholding order and arresting those who tried to trespass against the law.
It was filled with many powerful psychic, and also worked hand in hand with the royal house, so their power was anything but little.
The blue haired man standing before him was quite powerful; he was a rank five technomancer, and held quite a high position at the order force also.
However, all that only served to pique his interest even more, and the smirk on his face widened in excitement.