"The Emperor has awakened from his slumber," Nolan announced in a tone filled with respect. "And he has proposed an Alliance with the League of Hunters to which they have agreed with some conditions."
The Last Living God, The Seer of the End, The Emperor had many names, as he is the one who united this universe and fought against the Demons of hell for as long as he lived. He is the only rope that holds together the hopes of trillions of planets in his hands.
"From now on, the humans will have equal rights to the metahumans. This rule was already implemented in Central City, but now it will be applied all over the world. The League will also take charge of cases including aliens or metahumans from the police. Lastly, they will be allowed in Paragon from now on; those are the conditions we agreed upon, yes?"
"That is correct, in return, we will stop hunting down villains without permission from the government and cooperate in the extermination of the demons," the hunter agreed with a bit of happiness.
After hearing about the agreement, it was clear why the other family heads didn't show up; they were being cautious of the hunters in case they turned against them before the announcement was made public.
And since these terms were stated by the Emperor himself, no one could dare not show courtesy, so they sent their core members instead... However, these strange events that never happened in the original story left Ray and Moriarty in confusion.
Did this happen because I didn't die? The Emperor... Is he the cause of this butterfly effect, did he sense me already? Damn it, this is too early! Ray thought. I need to gain his trust somehow, I can't have him ruining my plans.
The crowd was bothered by the announcement, and some were even scared about the fact that they were sharing the same space with a hunter, but The Emperor's words were absolute, and they had to follow them.
"Since the Emperor has awakened, we will start the selection for the war soon enough, and in fifteen years the war with the demons will resume," Nolan announced in a grim voice. "That is all, but don't let this announcement dishearten you; under the Emperor's light, we would never lose to those demons."
The ceremony continued without any accidents, and soon enough, it was the turn for Samuel to awaken.
"Batch seven, please step in," the announcer stated.
"Looks like it's my turn, wish me luck, haha... I am so nervous," Samuel heaved a sigh out of worry.
"Don't worry about it, you will do well," Ray comforted him before Samuel went inside the circle. "Is it done?"
"Yes, sire," Wally stated in a low volume.
The reason Ray had stuck around Samuel for so long was that Wally was planting a virus within Samuel's system before it got activated. Yes, just like the Codex that was a system that was available to the entire universe. Samuel had a system of his own that could speed up his growth rate, after all, he was the protagonist of the story.
Although this virus could only slow down Samuel's growth rate by a little, it would be enough for Ray to catch up if he worked hard enough. Moreover, he also wanted to keep up the competition with him.
For a while, Ray thought of keeping those bothering thoughts about timelines aside to focus on the task at hand because after Samuel was dealt with, his next goal was to gather allies on his side. People who could rival Samuel's team.
After the huge change in the story had taken place, Ray gave up on trying to bring Yelena over to his side. He didn't know how the changes in the timeline took place yet so he decided to research on that later.
The only one who was as valuable as Yelena on a potential basis was the daughter of the Extraterrestrial Alliance leader, Sylvia Krythalon.
Wait a minute, I am sensing a pattern... Why do all the strong female characters have blonde hair? Moriarty asked, looking at the awakening stone that was about to activate.
Why does that matter? Only two of them have blonde hair, better yet, how do you always come across such details when no one does? Ray asked in anger.
Perspectives. Moriarty answered as the awakening stone shone brighter than ever, going as far as to even blind the core members of the five major families and the hunter who stood next to Thomas and Nolan.
"A falling star has born..." Ray murmured with a smirk as the light started to get dimmer.
As soon as the light faded completely, the core members of the five major families rushed inside the circle while Thomas and Nolan followed slowly.
The crowd started to close in towards the circle as they witnessed the birth of a new potential metahuman who wasn't from any noble bloodline just like Nolan.
At this moment several thoughts rushed throughout Samuel's head. He tried to understand what had just happened but as soon as he looked at his status, he was aware of it.
He smiled with joy as he tried to search for the one who had cheered him on just now but...
"Huh... Where did he go?" Samuel asked himself, looking at the direction he had come from, unable to find his new friend.
In the midst of the chaos, he had lost the one friend he had just made within the crowd. Although it saddened him a little, he held on to the hope that he might come across him soon enough.
***
Ray's perspective:
While the seventh batch was awakening, Ray made his way towards the place where the Silverheart kids had gathered; without a surprise, some of them were trying to bring the Extraterrestrial Alliance to their side with the help of Sylvia Krythalon.
Sylvia looked like a human girl who was over ten years old with bright blond hair, aquamarine eyes and fair skin. She wore a silver-coloured floor-length gown made of cashmere. If someone were to compare her with a human, they would find no difference from the outside.
She is from an extinct race called Kyranoids, often known as a superior humanoid species that lived on the planet Tiran, which was destroyed by a rival race. The Extraterrestrial Alliance leader was kind enough to lend help to the last one of their species and adopted her as her daughter.
She wasn't such a relevant character in my story as the Extraterrestrial Alliance didn't have any connections with Samuel, and neither did they interact much.
She was a Law Path witch, right? We should make a plan to kill her if things go south, she can be a good ally but a terrific enemy. Moriarty stated.
When did you start becoming so cautious of kids? But yes, you are right, we should do that. I replied, walking towards them.
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, do you mind if I join the conversation?" Moriarty asked in a respectful tone.