We are nearing the bridge after running for almost an hour with the skeleton on my back.
"Hey, not trying to demotivate but what if the Lich catches us?" I say
"We just need to make sure we run and not be caught. Don't get any second thoughts."
"I have a plan"
"What plan? If it's to fight him then drop it. Because lich commands a big army of undead, you will be overwhelmed."
"No not that, I was thinking that..[interrupted]"
"Absorb Drax's powers? I will only let you when we don't have any other choice." Warzheil says as if knowing what I am thinking.
"Ok old man, If he summoned me and thought I would do as he says for free then according to you he should be a fool because that's what he should be according to the condition you gave me."
"You want your ass handed to you or what? Huh kid?" he says annoyed.
"Come on, you know that you are just trying not to make yourself feel responsible and waiting for the right situation to tell me to absorb. If I am supposed to be the avatar of his god wouldn't he gladly offer his powers to me?"
"Ronin, I thought maybe you are different from other humans but it seems like it was my fault." He replies in dismay while running.
"Hey! I knew I was asking to hear such words old man, but I said that anyway because it will be better if we make decisions based on our current situation! It's good to have emotions. I had them crushed multiple times. I know that what you said are not your actual thoughts, don't be so emotional, Think about what Drax would want to do in a situation like this and answer me when you have calmed down."
Warzheil sure is angry, He didn't even reply to me. But we moving slowly because Warzheil is slow. If I were to carry him I would need constant supply to run without exhaustion and my strength would improve as well.
But He is not wrong as well.
After running for a few minutes we finally make it to the bridge.
"Hey, I am sorry. I shouldn't have said that." I apologize to Warzheil
" Don't worry, you have been for a long time in a field that clouds one's emotions, I won't blame you."
He is not talking willingly, I have hurt his feelings.
After walking a few more kilometers I see a statue almost double my size. So that must be the Dratnir soldier bot.
Why do I feel like it is looking our way?
We are about to pass near the Dratnir bot when suddenly The Eyes and body of the Bot start to glow, it lifts its sword from a downward position to upward with the blade now covering its face, and starts speaking which startles me and Warzheil.
"The cosmos has blessed us again. We hope you cross the bridge with peace." Then it puts it down back to its original position and the glow in its body disappears.
"You didn't tell me they can speak!"
"I didn't know that they could speak until moments ago."
"Is it something to do with me?"
"Ancient relics tell of Om, The God who built this world. Since your left eye has his symbol, the robot must have thought of you as him. Don't talk to others about this to anyone else, but the god that Drax worshipped was none other than OM, to avoid an enemy of other gods he came up with the name LegendGod as they forbade the worship of any entity other than themselves. They thought LegendGod is a being that Drax came up with so he let him be."
"And I am supposed to be that god's avatar,?huh"
"Yes," he replies.
We travel for a few more minutes and I notice some screen-like devices displaying some numbers on the closest divider of the lanes near the left wall of the bridge.
"What's this? You didn't tell me of this." I ask pointing at the display.
"Oh, that tells us how many beings are currently on the bridge. It changes the language every 5 seconds. I used to think that it counts by detecting mana but since it is counting you as well then that means it uses some other method that we don't know of."
"Hmm, I may have answers to that I think."
"What?!!! I would gladly hear your Earthly knowledge."
And so we finally make up and talk for an hour but then we reach a place that looks like a toll plaza.
"This is the only supply stop of this bridge. Some have two but this one has 1. Wait a bit I will buy something to Eat since we can buy veg food too."
"Oh! Sure please."
I wait for Warzheil to come. I notice the counter on the lane again and this time I notice the numbers increasing slowly but soon it paces to increasing fast and the lanes turn red.
"Warzheil! The number is now 8376!"
"What? Shit, we need to leave now! Run!"
And with this, we start running again. I look back and using my eye I focus a bit which shifts the scene so that I can look at what's going on far away. At night all I can see with my left eye is mostly like a normal eye now, everything is greyed, and the energies are not radiant anymore it looks like a dust breeze now. But I can still easily make out the beings. The robot is fighting ferociously and not letting them move forward. But one guy is flying on some big dragon towards us. We need to increase the speed.
"Old man, something is heading towards us on a dragon's back and I don't think we need to guess who it is,"
"I know, ok? I am slowing us down. F**k!, Fine then. If it's come down to choosing between you or that lich then I would rather let you have it."
"Thanks, old man." I put my left palm on the bole of a skeleton on my back and I sense an insane amount of power. But I can also feel pain, which suddenly intensifies, I have never felt pain like this before! I fall on my knees and try hard to breathe and my vision blurs. I can hear Warzheil vaguely, he seems worried. I can feel every bone breaking and muscle tearing. I opened my eyes to see that the old man was running with me on his back with one hand supporting me and one hand dragging the skeleton.
"Are you up?! Then start running! My back is killing me!"
He says as he drops me down. It seems like I lost consciousness for a few minutes and yet the old man didn't abandon me. I have found a new respect for this old dwarf. I can feel new stretches in every part of my body. Also, did my height increase or is it my imagination?
Without my invitation, the old man with the skeleton hops on my back. Well, we don't have time to argue so I start running.
As I run I realize I don't feel any weight it is as if I can run forever now.
After a short while, I see a robot archer running on the third lane to intercept the lich.
I look at the counter on the nearby divider and see that there are still 6800 left.
"There goes the third robot," Warzheil says which comes as a shock to me.
"What?!! But weren't they meant to be stronger? How did they get destroyed this fast?"
"They must be overwhelmed by their sheer numbers."
Now it's been nearly an hour according to the User-Interface in my mask. I hear the flapping sound so I look back and it can't be none other than the King of Undead. The dragon shoots a purple flame at us. I look at my momentum while trying to dodge but a huge spear flies into the dragon's mouth and when we look behind us there stands a robot at some distance. He moves towards us as the dragon falls. A figure jumps down from the dragon's back, He lands on the ground gently, the ends of the cloak hiding his bones fluttering as the bones beneath become visible. The robot stands in front of us.
"Threat level is too high for the current form, need admin authority to activate phase 2 defense. Positive decision highly recommended." The robot says as it slightly turns its head to me.
Am I an admin? Well, whatever.
"Yes do it."
"Permission confirmed." The robot says while the lich just watches as if plotting something.
The robot transforms into a bit bigger version and starts glowing even more and looks more Intimidating.
"Transformation complete. Temporary Access to the web granted." It says and turns to me.
The robot points in the East direction.
"Time is Less, the bridge has energy worth 15 minutes left to maintain phase 2. Within this time make your way to the teleporter 16km from here, it will teleport you to any active bridge or any one end of the bridge. I will stall for time. I wish you well in your future endeavors." It says with a bow while keeping its right fish on its left chest.
18km in less than 15 mins? I pick up Warzheil give him the skeleton and start to run to measure my current speed using the suit's inbuild speedometer, I am currently at 54km/hr which is already insane for a human, But I need to be at above 90km/hr to reach there a minute before considering time is running out. I don't want to experience that pain again but if I don't then the teleporter will be disabled.
"Warzheil, we need to go much faster than this, I need more power.:
"What are you waiting for then?"
He says as he extends the left leg of the skeleton. I absorb more power, it's kind of addictive. Soon, I feel more pain which forces me to stop but this time I won't faint. And so I bellow and keep myself awake as I try to control it. Ah, I can see my bones moving inside the suit. I fell down unable to do anything but I managed to keep awake this time. The pain subdues not too long after I fall and I feel like I can jump across the skies now. My suit feels a bit tighter even though its interior is woven from stretchable fiber. I invite the old dwarf on my back and this time my speed is over 105km/hr. I can't believe what I am seeing. Only cheetahs could run at this speed at the cost of their life. But I feel like I can run forever now!
"hahahahhaaaaaa, wooooh!!!"
"Hey, kid! I will fall, run slow!"
" Sorry, but we only have 10 mins left and still around 16 km to go. Can't stop, Won't stop!"
I say as I push my speed to limits achieving a speed of 110 km/hr. I Can't Even imagine how fast I would be if I ran without anyone on my back.
"Who knows what else you can do in the future? Even Heroes can't run this fast." He says.
After 8 mins we reach another big structure which covers the lanes like a tunnel and sits on top of the tunnels. A circular beam on a platform glowing blue. Warzheil uses the stairs while I make a jump and barely reach the teleporter platform. I rush to the teleporter where I see a display with 3 points of bridge. One point in the East, one in the north, and one in the center. There is only 40 seconds left. The bridge's lights fluctuate.
"Come fast old man we will miss our chance."
But Warzheil wastes 25 mins. I hit the East point and the teleporter gets covered by metallic sheets. There is too much light! We open our eyes to see the metal sheets going down but then it jams in half its way and the power seems to die out.
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