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A long time ago back in the [Ancient Era], there existed figures of unfathomable power known as the [Titled Ones].
Their stories contained feats thought
to be impossible by most and were spread throughout the Cosmic Sky.
Today we shall explore the story of one of these unfathomable figures...
.....The Legend of Solar Champion.
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Before the Solar Champion rose to prominence, he was once an aspiring teenager named Raymond, living in Amara.
Raymond is an Amaran, a humanoid species with red skin color and two horns protruding on their heads; unlike other species, Amarans don't have any special innate abilities except for their exceptional fire/heat resistance.
Unlike most people, Raymond was born on a silver spoon as his parents were astronauts, a well paying career in Amara.
Raymond grew up with a great childhood, though he was born on a silver spoon, his parents didn't forget to teach him humility and discipline.
At a young age, Raymond got to see the stars and its magnificence through his parents and aspired to be an astronaut just like them to explore the Cosmos himself and bask in its wonders.
But Raymond didn't just aspired, he worked hard to attain his dream career.
By his parents hiring tutors and dedicating himself to his studies, Raymond aced in his grades which gave his credentials enough qualifications to enter the Amaran Government's Space Program.
Raymond trained for two years, consisting of classes encompassing: survival skills, theory, application, and many more subjects essential to become an astronaut.
Through his hardwork and dedication, Raymond passed his final exams and finally became an astronaut, only one step away from accomplishing his aspirations...to explore the Cosmos.
After a month of waiting for a spaceship to be assigned to him, Raymond finally gets assigned to one and given the job to map out the nearby systems.
Raymond gladly took the job and with his assigned ship, he was finally able to see the magnificence of the Cosmos.
With his ship, Raymond explored through multiple systems, visited planets where diamonds and acid rained, and gazed towards the beauty of the stars from his ship's windows.....
Though it was pretty boring when documenting and mapping out the nearby system as he was tasked to do so, Raymond was having the time of his life in his explorations and was very content on what he has.
However.....though the Cosmos is filled with magnificence and beauty....risk and danger are always hidden within...
As Raymond was sleeping in his cryo chamber, he was suddenly woken up when the chamber unexpectedly disabled.
Raymond still a little disoriented from being forcefully woken up, became wide awake when he opened his cryo chamber to a room filled with flickering red lights and alarm sounds.
Raymond rushed to the ship's control room and searched for the source of the alarms' activation.
Apparently....the ship's automatic navigation system had a malfunction and it redirected the ship...towards an asteroid field.....
Raymond tried his best to fix the automatic navigation system....but it was already too late...the ship had already entered the asteroid field.....
As the ship continued its movement, asteroid began connecting with the ship from all directions.
Seeing that it was already too late, Raymond had no choice but to disable the autmoatic navigation system and switched to manual navigation.
At first Raymond's ship was still being barraged with asteroids but as soon Raymond got the hang of it, the ship was finally dodging the asteroids, giving him a sense of relief.
After almost 30 minutes of manual driving, Raymond was now able to see the end of the asteroid field and gets excited as he was finally going to be safe...oh how wrong he was...
In just about a mile of driving left, Raymond's ship was unexpectedly crush by rouge asteroids from above and below, casusing great damage to the ship.....
Most of the ship's systems were disabled, the cryo chamber room was destroyed and replaced with empty space which was sealed up just in time.....but most especially.....the energy core of the ship was damaged...and almost all of the ship's energy was lost.....
Fortunately...the ship has backup power...unfortunately...it only has a limited amount....
Raymond disabled all energy connections and oxygen throughout all the rooms except for the control room to conserve energy and oxygen.
Raymond transmitted a rescue signal through every direction, hoping for another ship to be around the vicinity and save him.
But as time passed.....Raymond's ship continued drifting...no rescue ships to be found...
The ship's backup energy was dwindling...the oxygen supply was depleting by the second...it was apparent that all hope....was lost...
After a few minutes, the ship's backup energy and oxygen supply had fully depleted, Raymond breathes in his final bits of air...as each second passes by, Raymond loses oxygen.....
Eventually.....Raymond began gasping for air but to no avail....as he loses his life.....Raymond looks at the ship's windows and sees the system's yellow star....he hadn't realized that the ship had drifted near the star due to his heat resistance but it didn't matter now that he was dying....at the very least.....the scenery was beautiful.....
However...when Raymond used his final moments to look at the star's beauty...something had looked back at him...it was star itself....
This yellow star wasn't an ordinary star.....it was a living being...
The yellow star was a being named Akhaten, from the [Solar Sapiens], an ancient species of sentient stars.
Akhaten looked at the dying Raymond and sees his final moments, looking at him....basking the view of Akhaten in his last breath.
Akhaten felt somber from Raymond's death...an oddity as it had never felt such emotion from seeing the deaths of billions in his lifetime.
Therefore, Akhaten looked into Raymond's dying origin and was surprised to see that there was a connection between it and Raymond.
In the traditions of the Solar Sapiens, each individual must choose a worthy person to become their champions.....to act as protectors of the Cosmos.
It took billions of years for a Solar Sapien to find a worthy individual but Akhatan who was only 1.2 billion years old was shocked to see that it had already found someone that was worthy to become its champion.....what was the chances for such thing to happen?.....was it the works of fate?...
Akhaten wasted no time and materialized a tendril made of harmless fire that pierced through Raymond's ship, it moved towards Raymond and wrapped itself around his dead body.
"Raymond Cortex...an astronaut of the Amaran species.....through your dreams if being able to explore the Cosmos and witness its wonder and magnificence.....you have found your way to me...."
"I am....Akhaten....the youngest of the [Solar Sapiens]....our tradition to choose an individual who is worthy to become our champion and defend the Cosmos in our stead....Raymond.....you are worthy...i shall grant you...with new life...and along with it....power that cannot challenged by most....i implore you to use our power for good....or else suffer the consequences..."
Suddenly the tendril of flames glowed brightly and entered Raymond's origin...awakening his origin....
Raymond's body glowed bright orange from every orifice....he was transforming...revitalizing....
Through Akhaten's gift of power.....Raymond became a [Titled One].....he was now.....the [Solar Champion].
A week later....Raymond woke up....he was surprised to see that he was still alive and...he didn't need oxygen now?.....and what's with his newfound strength.....how did obtain such power?...
Suddenly, Raymond received a mental message from Akhaten containing all that he needs to know and what to do.....
Upon realizing his sudden responsibility...he accepted it openheartedly and secretly went back to Amara as according to the Amaran Government.....he was officially "dead".
Raymond went to his parents abode and told them what had happened and his new responsibilities as a protector of the Cosmos. His parents were happy for him that he was serving for the greater good and was very glad that he was actually alive and bid goodbye to their son.
After settling his affairs, Raymond left Amara and set off to the vast space of the Cosmos.
Raymond using his power, patrolled throughout the Cosmos and saved civilizations from the brink of destruction from unjustified wars...he collaborated with other [Titled Ones] such as [Peace Maker] and [Moonwalker] to settle the disputes of major civilizations to prevent galactic-sized wars.
During the Seventh Cosmic-Abyssal War, Raymond was a highest contributor of the war as he had single-handedly slain the Abyssal General and led the Cosmic Forces to defeat the remaining forces of Abgrund.
During the Elven-Vespin War, Raymond was chosen to be mediator and through great communication between leaders and mediator, the war was settled preventing further casualties.
In the Elemental Competition conducted in the Citadel of the Faerie Realm, Raymond participated and dominated the competition, earning him the title, the [Solar Archon].
During the Eight Cosmic-Abyssal War, Raymond continued to be the war's highest contributor as he once more, single-handedly slaying the Abyssal General and leading the Cosmic Forces to victory, this victory earned him the title, [Master of War].
However....Raymond's biggest challenge has yet to come....
Now comes the Ninth Cosmic-Abyssal War, this was one of the most special invasions of the force of Abgrund since the Third Cosmic-Abyssal War.
This time, the forces of Abgrund was not led by an Abyssal General....but led by a corrupted [Titled One].....[Hyperlight].
Throughout the years, Hyperlight was a lone warrior against the forces of Abgrund. After 40,000 years, the forces of Abgrund managed to corrupt Hyperlighg once more and now used as their main force in the Ninth Cosmis-Abyssal War.
Together with two Abyssal Generals and millions of abyssal warriors, the forces of Abgrund attacked with sheer ferocity.
Like the two previous wars, Raymond led the charge and attacked the corrupted [Hyperlight] head on.
The collision of their attacks made waves of energy powerful enough to destroy planets, destroying not only nearby abyssal forces but also cosmic forces.
Seeing this, Raymond led Hyperlighg to a barren space and continued their battle. Multiple rays of energy connected, both equal in power...they were at a stalemate.....however.....not for long.....
Like the Abyssal Generals and the [7 Sinners of the Cosmos], the corrupted [Hyperlight] was being provided with a constant supply of Abyssal Energy from the Abyssal Portal, enabling a long-lasting duration of boosted power, high regeneration rate, and higher attack power from the infusion of Abyssal Energy to attacks.
Unexpectedly, the two Abyssal Generals which were the sub-commanders of Hyperlight, had left the battlefield and joined Hyperlight in fighting Raymond with the intent to kill.
Raymond began losing his ground due to being outnumbered....he was beating beaten black and blue and clawed from all sides.....however...Raymond has a trick up his sleeves.
As Raymond was being pushed back, he redirected their attacks so he could lead them to the star boundary of a nearby system.
You see, as the [Solar Champion] he had a particular ability that involves stars...[Star Nourishment]. An ability that allows Raymond to gain a constant nourishment from stars like how Abyssal Portals provided his foes with a constant supply of Abyssal Energy to boost their power.
Once he was pushed to star's boundary, Raymond enacted his ability and began to unleash attacks infused with the stars energy, surprising the Abyssal Generals along with the corrupted [Hyperlight].
In fact, because Raymond led them to such a far distance.....they weren't able to obtain a constant supply of Abyssal Energy anymore.....
Quickly, Raymond got the upper hand and lands a fatal blow on one of the Abyssal Generals, killing it.
In response, Hyperlight created clones of himself and ganged up on Raymond.
Due to the speed of Hyperlight's clones, Raymond began getting slashed with light blades from all directions.
In order to combat this, Raymond unleashed a flame shovkwave which burned all of Hyperlighy's clones and sending him off a few miles away.
Hyperlight was losing and he knew that...so in order to fight another day, he abandoned the remaining Abyssal General and sped off towards the Abyssal Portal with full force.
Leaving the Abyssal General all alone, Raymond easily dealt with it and killed it with ease. Seeing Hyperlight's escape Raymond chased him.....however....Hyperlight was too fast and was able to enter the Abyssal Portal before Raymond got to him.
In annoyance, Raymond who was still powered up by the [Star Nourishment] ability, quickly dealt with the remaining invading abyssal forces.
After the war, Raymond continued on with his patrol around the Cosmos Sky to protect.....however.....something happened...
For some reason, when the Tenth Cosmic-Abyssal War occurred, Raymond was nowhere to be found...
Multiple search parties were created and even associate [Titled Ones] helped in the search but it result to nothing...it was liked he vanished to thin air.....
Currently, no news about the [Solar Champion] has come out. However, according to the [Titled One], [Oracle]....Raymond was still alive but he was located in a different place and wouldn't be able to return for now...
How fortunate must this Raymond Cortex be.....to be saved by a [Solar Sapien] from death and transformed into their champion.....i think he must have saved the Cosmos or something in his previous life AHHHAHAHAHAAHAHAH.....
Welp....i guess that concludes the story of Raymond the [Solar Champion] for now....thank you all for exploring this story with me...once again...I am the Narrator.....a mere storyteller.....i'll see you all next time....
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(Announcement:
Sup mates, I am Phantom365, the author of World of The Apex.
First of all, why is my work different from other novels which contains chapters while mine is like short stories about different characters that contain so much nonsense that has no further explanations?
Well because this novel is something i made with the purpose of introducing characters for a possible actual "novel".
If i were able to have the time and imagination to enact the creaton of such novel, then i'll say right now that my possible "novel" is inspired by Kamen Rider.
You know, the protagonist has a device where he can "Henshin" (Transform) and become an armored rider with powers and super strength and whatnot.
I ain't saying everything because like i said it's only a "possible novel" meaning i might not do it and just continue with World of The Apex but it really depends on time.
The reason being is because i am still a student, i go to school mates just like some of you. If some of the readers here have read my other works then you might have knowledge of that as i did reveal that information a long time ago.
Another announcement!!!!!
As you know or now know, i am student, meaning most of my time is spent on school and as today is monday and its the first day of our 2nd semester, i've had so much difficulty in writing today's character...i can't think of anything because i have to stay focus in school you know.
So unfortunately, I am going to have a schedule in when i am uploading new characters.
That schedule will be in the Weekends.
When? Depends on when i'll be finished with it really.
Also if i do have some time, i'll try to upload new characters during the Weekdays; only if i know i have free time.
I'm really sorry about the inconvenience :(
Before concluding my announcement, i would like to thank you all who gave their time to read World of The Apex, i really appreciate all of you and i hope that you enjoyed my stories.
Thank you very much, Phantom365 out :)
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