Hope
1407 Words
AGA, Yellow City
December 2, 2500
05:48 PM
"What? A lot of Glitches appeared in Maiden's Shroud City?"
"Yes, sir! It seems that there's a lot of Skeleton Generals spawning instantaneously -- it's a Glitch loop, sir. What are your orders?"
My name is Clark Dunes. I am a light brown-eyed, yellow-haired man with a long scar on my left eye, crossing from the eyebrow, down to my cheeks, and have a physique appropriate enough for my age. I'm in my thirties by the way. I have this gentlemanly yet intimidating aura that would make anyone fear me. I'm sitting in my office busily making the paperwork needed for the reconstruction of buildings and houses destroyed by the Glitches and allocation of budgets for it, just to name a few.
Someone notified me of what's happening outside, but I never imagined the scenario today. Lots of Glitches appeared throughout the Lecrucian Continent, and the highest ranks in AGA— ranks lower than I have of course— the board members, dispersed and exerted efforts to ensure that everyone is safe.
"Put it on the screen."
"Yes, sir!"
A monitor slowly emerges from my desk.
What is revealed is the very image of hell.
If can't call it hell, then what should I name it?
Then I tried to stand up but then a man appeared right before me while snickering.
"What a surprise. Who would've thought that the man who cried for the loss of his subordinates is the new chairman? The Anti-Glitch Association board must be getting senile to choose someone as pathetic as you are."
"It's also surprising to me as well to see the traitorous scum that killed all of his team years ago and stupidly cast himself out, framing it so well everyone we're fooled that you're dead. The truth has been recorded, so you can't just alter the history, doctor."
"My, why are you getting so heated up?"
"I could say the same thing to you."
•••
"Just what in the seventh hell is going on!?"
"I-I don't know ma'am!"
GUARDIAN OF THE FALLEN BLOOD CURSE Level 1000
HP: 56 300 100 / 56 300 100 MP: Infinite
Strength: 68 000 / 74 000
Dexterity: 200 / 500
Constitution: 7 500 000 / 9 999 999
Intelligence: 7 500 000 / 9 999 999
SKILLS:
[Conceal / ACTIVE]
- (Limited effect) This skill no longer conceals the user’s stats and skills, based on the user’s own will.
[Beam Force Barrage / ACTIVE]
- (Limited effect) This is the evolved skill of Beam Force. The user releases fewer orbs and hits the opponent after a delay. The target style is areal, area reduced.
[Life Siphon / PASSIVE]
- (Limited effect) It is a skill that allows the user to drain the foe’s HP upon hit by a basic attack or a skill. The skill bearer could only receive half of the overall damage as healing.
[False Strike / PASSIVE]
- (Limited effect) It is a skill that damages the opponent if a basic attack or a skill doesn’t hit. It has a 20% chance of activation.
[Locust Swarm / ACTIVE]
- (Limited effect) A skill that summons a swarm of locusts to attack. It could also be used as a distraction. The locusts’ health is reduced to ¾’s of the total health.
[Tentacle / ACTIVE]
- (Limited effect) A skill that spawns a tentacle to deal damage to the enemy. Caster could only use two tentacles at the same time.
[Doom Rage / ACTIVE]
- (Limited effect) A skill that toughens the user but drains the HP gradually. The HP drain is 1.5 times faster than normal.
[Self Destruct / ACTIVE]
- A double-edged, last resort attack that obliterates everything and everyone within a specific area. [Ability Exhaust] could not affect this skill.
[Shared Fatality / PASSIVE]
- (Limited effect) When a fatal hit has been received, this skill grants a 70% chance to give the 30% of the user’s sustained damage back to the opponent. The skill now only grants a 50% chance to give the 15% of the users sustained damage.
[Fallen Forge / PASSIVE]
- (Limited effect) Each damage dealt with the bearer of the skill would be granted with extra defense. The defense acquired is lessened.
[Fallen Sharpness / PASSIVE]
- (Limited effect) Each damage dealt with the bearer of the skill would be granted with an extra offense. The offense acquired is lessened.
[Flames of Corruption / ACTIVE]
- (Limited effect) This allows the user to cast flames that could burn the opponent. Anyone hit by this skill would receive additional damage from the next attack. The additional damage is now reduced to half.
[Light Barrage / ACTIVE]
- (Limited effect) This skill ejects multiple piercing lights to the target. Each light ray deals damage. Additional damage would be according to four percent of the caster’s intelligence.
[Light Maiden / ACTIVE]
- Summons light maidens. [Ability Exhaust] could not affect this skill.
Status Condition:
[THE CORE’S AID]
- The status would be doubled. [Ability Exhaust] could not affect this skill.
GRIFFIN OF AN ALTERNATE PLANE [Elite] Level 53
HP: 2200000/2200000 MP: 8000/8000
Glitch
Strength: 15400
Dexterity: 13000
Constitution: 14200
Intelligence: 11800
Skill:
SKY DIVE: STRENGTH [ACTIVE]
- The user will dive down with the acceleration based on STR. The more power it has, the more damage it could give. It has recoil damage if it hits.
WHIRLWIND [ACTIVE]
- The user will cast a raging gust that can blow away anyone and anything. It depends on the STR stats of how violent the wind could be.
SLASH [ACTIVE]
- Attacks with a heavy s***h using claws or talons.
BEAK STRIKE [ACTIVE]
- Attacks with a beak.
Morph (Aero) Level 069
HP: 1000/10000 MP: 3900/3900
Glitch class: Boss (Unique)
Strength: 11000
Dexterity: 19000
Constitution: 13100
Intelligence: 54000
Skill:
WHIRLWIND [ACTIVE]
- A powerful gust is released, and those who can't withstand it will be blown away.
RAZOR WIND [ACTIVE]
- A shredding gust is released, tearing those who comes across its path
GUST STRIKE BARRAGE [ACTIVE]
- It comes in two stages. Step one: the user accumulates enough power and forms a sphere made of wind; step two: a spontaneous attack of wind element bullets will be unleashed and hit the target area.
MORPH [UNIQUE TOGGLE STATUS: INACTIVE]
- Changes the physical form to its elemental form.
Status Condition:
MANIPULATED – This is either a hypnotized or possessed glitch.
ARTIFICIAL – This glitch isn't manifested by natural means.
Skeleton General HP: 20000/20000 MP: 100/100
Monster class: Chrome Lv. 071
Strength: 359
Dexterity: 30
Constitution: 311
Intelligence: 92
Skill: FISSURE [ACTIVE]
- Quickly launches a vertical s***h to the ground and makes a wave of spikes along the way.
ATTACK BOOST [ACTIVE]
- Physical damage is boosted thrice s***h [ACTIVE] - Attacks with a heavy slash
Status Condition:
REANIMATED – Unless the core will be destroyed, it can still be revived.
ARTIFICIAL – This Glitch isn't manifested by natural means.
This is a nightmare.
There's that Aero Morph that was included in the reports regarding the incident that happened in Crystal City. It's a female wearing a gothic outfit.
There's also that Griffin from Platinum City but this time, it's a high-level Glitch.
The weakest of them all is the Skeleton General. However, it's in a Glitch loop and keeps on spawning like crazy. Its stats are way lower than the Infernal Wolves but...
"What are those monsters!?"
"We are doomed, aren't we?"
"This is hopeless."
I can't blame them. I can't say I can stop them all and protect them, because, in reality, I can't.
But that doesn't stop me from trying. I'll do my best to manage and set the casualties to a bare minimum. This is one desperate act.
"Hold the castle for me."
"Ma'am?"
I gripped my sword and shield much tighter. I shall see this until the end.
"[Knight's Assault]!"
A giant crescent projectile comes forth and hits several Skeleton Generals, cleaving them in half.
That skill...it's Sven's!
"I think it's the first time we'll team up, no?"
"[Lotus Flame]!"
A lotus-shaped flame appeared on the air and little petals came falling with a speed like meteors and remotely chased every single Glitch it could hit.
That's from Edward!
"Indeed. This is also the first time we ever saw each other ever since that gathering of ours in Samaru Mall."
"[X-s***h]! HAH!"
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