Earth: The Second

A Brave New World (Part 1)

As the purple sphere persists, everything inside a one-meter radius is swallowed to nowhere. The creature is no exception, after its main body swallowed by the void, its consciousness that resides in the remaining tentacles are trying hard to holding on to the man’s arms and legs. 

The man noticed, he tried to shake the tentacles off, but it is very stubborn. Those eyes are looking to the man, as it wanted to take revenge.

“Removing foreign substance from the body using wave,” said the man. Small gaps opened around his shoulder and thighs, they are emitting series of invisible soundwaves around the man. It succeeds to repel the tentacle grip, after that, the remaining dark substance flew into the sphere void, and gone for good.

After the threat has been eliminated, and the purple sphere closed and gone. The man scanning his surrounding.

“Subject eliminated. No other thread detected. Switching control to the main host.”

After a moment of buzzing sound inside his brain, the man fell to his knee. He needs a little while to process what has just happened. Sun has completely set, and now the moon, stars, and galaxies are the only source of light in the sky.

Eventually, he is able to gain control of his body and senses. He noticed something different though, that is the existence of some kind of HUD-like thingy that fills his vision. 

At the bottom left corner of his eye, there is an outline that shaped like a human body. It describes the head, body, arms, and legs, as ‘unit’. For some reason, he comes to the conclusion that the scheme is explaining the condition of each body part. Across it, are other HUD objects with a symbol he does not know, but they have word that said ‘Weapon: unarmed’

Lastly, on the top side of his vision, is something that looked like a grid. This time he really doesn’t know what its function. 

“Welcome back. Subject Adma.” it is that voice again that he heard inside the dark place. He wants to ask a lot of questions, but how the voice refers to ‘Subject Adma’ is the one that catches his attention.

“Adma?” said the man, curious.

“Yes. that is your name. Adma, as written in my archive number 01,” the voice only gave him brief explanation. No shape or manifestation as far he sees from that emotionless tone. 

“Adma… My name… then do you also know other things about who I am?”

“Certainly. Powered by GP Manipulator serial OPAF-8845GD, your body mainly arranged by multiple military-grade materials that able to mimic functional human tasks. Additionally, your source of power and structure has granted you a horsepower equivalent to a battleship…”

“Okay… okay… I mean, do you know what is my past? Or where we are right now?”

The voice goes silent for a while until it replied with little words. “Entry not found.”

For some reason, he lost words. The man can’t remember anything ever since his consciousness return from the darkness. He only knew flashes of image which give no clues other than a sense of familiarity, and a desire to seek an answer for the question he does not even know. As he looked around the place where he stands, Adma notices a huge tree that bursting from the tower’s floor. He sees a hole inside the tree that covering what seems like a metallic tank.

Perhaps, that where I came from? He thought to himself.

Suddenly, he heard a voice. A little girl, crying beside a body of a man. She spouted words and language that Adma does not understand, all of that while bawling and weeping. The man whom she is talking to is not in better condition. His blood flowing down from a hole on his stomach, he is panting, and every time he tried to talk, blood coughing out from his mouth.

Although Adma can not understand the language that they spoke, he knew enough, to not disturb their final moment together.

Izanagi’s vision is hazy, but he still able to see Kiki’s face, with the stars as the background.

“Leader! Don’t die on me yet! The monster has gone! We have to save you now!” Kiki screams as she holds Izanagi’s hand, but his wound is too severe to process what the little girl is saying. 

Izanagi’s mind wanders into the previous night, where Kiki, Yulia, Mila, Chap, and himself talking about their achievements. He thought that they are all ready, that they will able to help Kiki’s home, and then continuing each of their own life.

“I’m… Sorry…” Izanagi’s strength slowly fading away, and his hand has gone cold. Kiki is sobbing after his leader finally gone, as well as her other team member. She thought that she is alone until she realizes the presence of a mysterious human, who able to chant such powerful magic.

Kiki then got up and walk toward Adma. She is afraid, but her life is in that man’s hand right now. Adma on the other hand only stares at the child. It seems that the monster that ‘he’ previously defeated is dangerous and a thread for the child. Just what would happen if Adma does not arrive on time?

“Thank you… For saving me…” the child stammered as she tries to communicate with Adma. Strangely, for some reason, now Adma can make sense into her words as if he understands the language for a very long time. 

“Thank… You…?” he replied, and Kiki’s eye suddenly brightens up. She afraid that the man in front of him is actually another monster but knew that they can communicate with each other. The girl just too happy and she can’t hold her feeling to hug Adma, startled him.

“Are you… Ok?” Adma can not think of any other choice of words to say. In turn, he just placed his hand on the girl’s shoulder and patting her head. “There, there, everything is going to be alright. Rest assured,” comfort Adma. A little while later, a snooze sound coming from the girl. Tired after the whole day, fighting for her life. She fell asleep.