Exiting the Kármán line, Jean's head began accelerating without anything stopping it. The hairs on his head were already gone, with some skin ripped off. Yet his eyes remained shut, he was not dead yet, he was just dreaming, dreaming about better days.
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"Jean, shouldn't we rest for a while?"
Jean nodded his head and they soon found a nice place to rest. Anastasia then made a fire and Jean carried two logs over, both from Zirtues.
"Why did you go with me anyway? You could have observed from afar."
"It just wasn't fun."
His heart suddenly ached, surprising Jean.
The maggots covered her skull side when there were heat nearby. Or that was what Anastasia told him, it was strange because she was boiled alive before but he didn't see such thing happen.
"So will you aid me in killing the grade-V?"
"You agreed to do it alone."
"Alright."
"Where's your diary?"
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"What do they even want me to find in the ocean?"
A few days ago, having heard orders from his higher-ups, he made his journey to the south of Japan and began investigating the waters. He was quite scared of the ocean because of what it did to Tyche a few hundred thousand years ago.
She was still comatose to this day, even though all of the remaining researchers, scientists and healers tried to heal her.
'Jean, I saw it myself Jean, you WILL free us all.....'
Thinking about Tyche hurt him, it was understandable but he didn't know why from the moment he arrived here until now, his heart ached. It felt like something was wrong and that he shouldn't be here.
"How do I even get about doing this?"
"They did say that there were tremors at the Mariana Trench."
Jean then dug a hole and put his whole head inside. He felt nothing, which was a relief. He then tried to get his head out when he felt intense vibrations, not just on his head but his whole body.
Taking his head out, he looked towards the Mariana Trench. And after a few minutes, he saw something rise from the water.
A massive tree.
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Their faces, full of terror before getting crushed by a mountain, he remembered it all. They were calling him, saying his name, Jean, asking him, Jean to save them but now, was a pile of red mess.
The Zirtue had already left and he was looking for survivors among the debris and rubble. Not after long, he found all of them, which was fortunate news.
Only about 9000 remained, and one of them ran off to face the Zirtue. He also got informed of other similar giants around the world.
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The Archive got destroyed, the same one which contained all the world's knowledge before the fall.
All because of his failed Adaptation.
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"Do me one favor."
A voice came from behind him, it was Ana's.
"Don't die when I'm still alive, Jean."
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Year 30.
"Yes! With this, we shall retake this world!"
The surgery was over, the core was finally infused into his body, giving him hope, hope that they could win.
"Isn't that right, Jean?"
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His head suddenly convulsed, all his skin then peeled off and he took on the form of something greater.
Something that would end his regrets.
Something, to fulfil their hopes of him.
His skin twisted, trying to replicate how his body looked and stiffened. The dark core infused deep into his body and brain suddenly spewed out from his skin. It was pure again, making his body shine with bright light.
His body looked normal again, as if he never got into battle with the grade V in the first place. All their hopes, all their cries for help had one thing in common: desire to kill the Zirtues. And to do that, he must be able to counter them all.
Fire, to kill the Trees. Radiation, to break down the very DNAs of the Crabs. And lastly for the Jellyfish...
With all of these together, he should be able to answer humanity. Only if he wasn't a few thousand kilometers away from the Earth.
Opening his eyes, he could see the entire world in front of him. He saw hope, he was still close to the Earth, gravity should still pull him back. And eventually, his momentum halted and he found himself diving back to the Earth.
One small problem, the Earth, even though it was so grey and dull still was quite active in its core, or well, it was spinning. If he just dived down, he would undoubtably end up in some random place.
So he quickly located the Baltic sea, which was quite eye-catching then tried to swim towards it, it didn't work.
Biting his finger, blood flowed out, which created some force to drive him forward. It worked, but by a small margin. He then made his blood flow faster by using the machines in his bloodstream.
It was slow at first but then accelerated. Soon, he saw an imposing figure. His legs then fused together, creating a needle and upon arriving upon the creature's head, pierced directly through.
He landed a good kilometer away from the giant, etched deeply into the ground. Getting out, he looked at the Zirtue.
Its head had a small hole on it and from it, dropped a strange liquid. The liquid then shifted, taking on the form of a jellyfish.
"This mother is different than the first one."
The creature then turned around, and on its face was a massive frown. Jean smiled when he saw this though.
The creature then sprinted towards Jean and he did the same. Its movements seemed slower now. A tentacle tried to attack Jean but he replied with his own attack.
When the two met, a flash of orange and blue emerged, and the tentacle twisted violently, dropping even more of the liquid.
Looking up, he saw the creature smile, looking down, he saw six jellyfish on his arm. Using the other arm, he gripped one of the Zirtues making it explode.
Surprising him though, was that the other 5 also exploded and the massive creature dripped more of the liquid.
'This is interesting.'