Worlds of Wonder

Reggie feels the unfamiliar shock of betrayal. Freya chuckles as she runs her arrow through Reggie. Freya, like everyone else in the rank 10 Outer World, called the cave of eternity, is a demigod level Hunter. they are all here as part of the same Hunter Firm, Pantheon. The leader is the number three Demigod Hunter in the world and the man currently using his magic to trap Reggie in the sacrificial magic circle. "Merlin why!? I know the others aren't stupid enough, so why?" Kali uses her daggers, cutting Reggie's tendons. Her special ability prevents all healing Reggie falls to knees. She fully embodies Kali, being a combat Auramancer who has also has the power to freeze time. Kali puts a dagger to his neck, "It's because you are Takhar, Menhit and Gu. and you refuse to act. You are content to protect and teach. We are gods in this world and we will be in the next." She has never forgiven Reggie for rejecting her. For not pursuing power, for having more aspects than her and never using it as she believes is fit. Reggie is looking at his brother, his best man and fellow Demigod Hunter. " Horus son of True God Hunter Anubis. How can you be a part of this?" Horus' eyes shine bright red, his father's ears lower before standing straight like the long spear in his hand. He could never quite control his father's Khopesh. "You let her die. She was the light of the world and you let her die." There are no tears, his face stiff, unmoving, frozen with hate. Reggie can't believe what he is hearing using her to justify this. She sacrificed herself alongside his wife. They saved the northern half of the world. The Winged demon invasion is the outer-world invasion ever to happen. "This won't bring her back. We are in the middle of a war with the Pale Pacers. How can you all sacrifice the world?" Reggie looks around, his blood filled mouth spitting venom at his friends. Kronos chops off both of Reggie's arms. Then Kronos and Ogun beat him close to death with his own arms. "We are not giving up, just shifting the battle to a different time. You see, that's why I brought them." Iktomi points at the bodies of the former Takhar and Menhit. The strongest demigod hunters ever, Reggie, used to be in their firm, but fate is cruel. "This will change everything. You can't control the changes to the timeline." Reggie himself has thought of time travel this way, but he never could pay the price. The death of the world would weigh too much on his heart, even if they were technically reborn. He still harvests their lives. "that's why you are here my friend..." Reggie's heart sinks. The voice he is hearing is one he never thought would join these crazy people. Creeping out the shadows holding a totem of his mother. Reggie stammers, " I love you and I'm sorry." His son is storm blessed the strongest hunter in a generation. He is promised the crown of Shango. Reggie has already forged his storm axe in the heart of a plasma lightning storm. "It's too late for sorry, you will die so she can be reborn." Reggie cries they don't know what they are doing this will empower the outer worlds. His son will die for nothing. Each of them takes from his body, writing runes on their body in his blood. His sons' hands are not even shaking and he spits on Reggie. Beyond anything that hurt, to know that he failed his son. Merlin whispers in his ears, "Now, who is the best look at what I have done to your family, your friends. When I go back, I will let you live, let you grow and take it all away again." Reggie doesn't understand why Merlin is doing as the only Archimage. He should know that he can't control the rift even with two other demigods with Time abilities. Something good and pure snaps in Reggie. It will never grow back. Merlin continues with his spell, nodding for Reggie's son to kill him. The boy, barely thirteen, kills his father, finishing the time travel spell. As the anchor, he will be the last to die, giving the others a chance to go back. Reggie uses his blood with the last bit of his power to separate his son from the spell. It doesn't work bouncing into the body of Takhar. Merlin shouts some profanities. The spell is ultra-sensitive Kronos and Kali uses all their powers just to arrive at the correct point in time. As Reggie fades away, He hears his son Langa say, "I hope she never meets you." The cave of eternity glows, the rainbow of colours ripping them into the past five years before the opening of the outer worlds. Everything goes white, turning into nothingness. 55 years ago present-day, Johannesburg, "Reggie!" A furious stomping of feet makes its way to him. Reggie is barely out of bed when his father barges, holding a tablet, playing a video of giant gates appearing around the world and creatures coming through. "look is this real? It can't be right. It's just an elaborate prank to get views back on the platform, right?" Reggie takes the tablet to evaluate the gate is but a prelude, he doesn't care that he is back. His father is drunk and his mother is long dead. When he finds the one he wants, he hands back the tablet, pushing him to the table, making him a proper Irish breakfast of Guinness and mash potato. "Don't leave the house. I'm going to bring back proper Five ships whiskey for you." Even with the chaos going on, the government has known for time and is mostly prepared. Unlike the Americans who sold gate locations to corporations and PMCs. The South African government is going with the wait and see method. They all know that the gates arrivals will do something, but violence is not their first response. The gate Reggie identified is at Gandhi square and has his power inside certain gates affiliate with certain powers. Seething on the bus, he has backfilled with knives. Gandhi Square is a bus depot with a shopping centre and a business district close by. The bus arrives early, giving him just enough time to the gate appears at exactly 9:30 am 202X. The gate to the first outer world is a gift that will last one month. In that time, he will cast away his humanity transforms himself so that he can wield a power so great he can kill his enemies. It is not a literal gate. The magic from the Outer bleeds into the earth's ley lines, opening gates all over the world. The panic lasts only a few days until the return of the seven God tier Hunters. These seven are the only ones remaining of the 4400 people who disappeared mysteriously. Humanity enters an age filled with magic might. Reggie makes sure he is the first one through, leaving behind those who are pointing and afraid of the unknown window. Each gate has one legendary reward, being the first to give Reggie his first ability. Other players will have to kill one monster to earn their first ability. ⭐Heart Of Aido⭐ Reggie smiles, his mind flooding with the skills ability. It is a passive that gives him the ability to use every element. This is important for his transformation into an Archon. The transformation won't change his looks much, but he wants power, not looks. This saves him from killing elementals, but these are common elements. What he is after are four prime elements: life and death, gravity and time. This outer world focuses on magic and construction. Landing on the wide-open savannah, he can see bicorns running wild. These are useless to him. They are beasts of burden. He won't waste his monster slot on it. Reggie grabs a knife as he sees a Lightning Lion, most would run, but it is the perfect catalyst. Reggie digs a clove of ▪ Jumel Root ▪ the purple smelling weed is a key component in making the scent bag. He also collects ▪ Roca Leaves ▪, ▪ Orange berries ▪. Crushing the leaves with the roots produces a smokey purple liquid. The Roca leaves is to keep the scent bag activate for at least a week. The scent mimics a newborn Bicorn. Reggie crawls towards the Bicorn herd. They are extremely violent and fast with those sharp horns. The scent bag works as intended. Reggie cuts a Bicorn in the carotid. Blood is spilling all over him as he tries to flee. Unfortunately, the blood is him and not on the floor. The Lightning Lion is a vicious predator skilled killer with an impeccable nose. "s**t!" Reggie can see the Lightning Lion coming to him. Not the injured bicorn. There is no way he can outrun the Lightning or catch up to the wounded Bicorn.