I reach for my spear, but before I can extend it into staff and steady my grip, the creature moves , unnaturally fast.13Please respect copyright.PENANAgu5EZ7I9g8
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Its twisted, joint-bending front leg lashes out, striking my torso with bone-crushing force.13Please respect copyright.PENANA1skn5082oX
My body lifts off the ground as if weightless,13Please respect copyright.PENANAYcp42uG6Ch
flung into the bridge’s boundary. The impact rattles my skull,13Please respect copyright.PENANAbuGXvOI87A
And I barely register being hit into the wall before darkness edges my vision.
When my eyes flicker open, everything is red—blood blurring my sight,13Please respect copyright.PENANAsv9jyjJrX3
seeping into my lashes.13Please respect copyright.PENANAolsP42xPXK
My ribs scream in protest with every breath.13Please respect copyright.PENANANKyOkoa3uG
My insides feel like they are stung, sharp pain driving through my core like knives.13Please respect copyright.PENANAbnc5AoGMiR
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I cough, thick and wet, splattering crimson onto the stone floor.13Please respect copyright.PENANAGJkfT8DzNo
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Warzheil is still fighting, his heavy blows crashing into the monstrous sheep,13Please respect copyright.PENANAlyzaqk4JOe
yet the beast barely reacts, fixated on me instead.
I force my head up and see something slide inches away from my trembling fingers—a bone.13Please respect copyright.PENANAyjPZn7xPxc
Not just any bone. My mind barely functions through the haze,13Please respect copyright.PENANA4BomtqOT2A
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Warzheil is yelling something at me. His voice feels distant, lost in the throbbing hum overtaking my head.
I have no choice. I know what I must do.
My stomach churns in disgust, but survival outweighs revulsion. I seize the bone and start absorbing it. At first, warmth spreads through my limbs—then fire.
A searing agony erupts from within, shredding through every nerve. It’s worse than the pain of my wounds.13Please respect copyright.PENANAY2XavBCHE6
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My muscles twist and shift,13Please respect copyright.PENANAHm6deUPVqv
bones realigning as if being torn apart and rebuilt at the same time.13Please respect copyright.PENANAvsszWc3sRQ
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My very blood feels like it’s boiling, bubbling under my skin with raw, burning energy. I want to scream, but my throat clenches as waves of unbearable torment ripple through me.13Please respect copyright.PENANADYOhdPiKu1
My limbs spasm against the stone, muscles convulsing in unnatural patterns.13Please respect copyright.PENANAk2SziJpbx3
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The lich is on back of a zombified dragon, as it shares its vision with the sheep monster.13Please respect copyright.PENANAt8Qbw1Cfzp
“A human with a Bone-Demons’s arm? *Grah* these little low-life insects try to steal the power which should be rightfully mine! Kill him first!”13Please respect copyright.PENANAfZ8sryveEp
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he instructs the sheep but is interrupted by the Dratnir bot, as it throws a sword made of light at the undead13Please respect copyright.PENANAVLS4Q4WcB4
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“Violation of Bridge law deem you unfit for passage, Light element engaged for power saving, You shall not pass on my watch Undead filth!”13Please respect copyright.PENANAp68LpStbZ8
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the Dratnir bot says as if alive, not fearing the massive undead army coming at it like a tidal wave, it lights up the entire scene with a single slash.13Please respect copyright.PENANAKHW8S2Nhss
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“Hey! I am your enemy!” Warzheil Shouts as he hits the sheep’s head which makes it stumble and fall down with its left legs on their knees,13Please respect copyright.PENANAb0WHiORxuR
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But the sheep decides it need to switch targets as it ignores Warzheil’s attack and runs towards me13Please respect copyright.PENANAEU7LVcXrDZ
Baring its razor sharp teeth.
Just as I thought I might black out again, it changes.
The fire in my veins turns into something controlled—stronger, sharper. The pain remains, but beneath it, something new awakens,13Please respect copyright.PENANAR5sVO1fMQn
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I feel new warmth. My vision sharpens past the haze. Every heartbeat feels heavier, more solid.
A shadow looms over me.13Please respect copyright.PENANAqBZjS1cKaa
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The sheep monster is above, its jaw unhinged, lined with jagged, rotten teeth. Its breath reeks of decay as it lunges. I barely react before its maw clamps down—only this time, something is different.
Its fangs pierce my skin, but they don’t sink deep. The beast jerks its head violently, flinging me from side to side like a ragdoll. Pain should consume me, but instead, I feel my body shifting again. Strength surges through my limbs. The beast tightens its grip, but this time, my fingers move with newfound force.
I grasp its jaw—not just to pry it open, but to break it.
A surge of raw power flows through me. Instead of struggling against its bite, I press harder, my grip like steel. The creature lets out a guttural, pained howl as its bones crack under my fingers. With a final push, its lower jaw snaps with a sickening crunch.
I drop, rolling onto the stone, panting. My wounds should be fatal, yet they’re closing. Blood no longer spills from my cuts. My hands tremble—not from pain, but from the rush of energy coursing through my veins. The crimson liquid dripping from my wounds shimmers faintly, glittering under the bridge’s light.
What is happening to me?
Before I can process it, movement catches my eye. More figures approach.
The sheep monster staggers back, its grotesque jaw hanging limp,13Please respect copyright.PENANAiWhXfIyLZ4
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but it isn’t alone anymore. Two more have arrived, their milky green , dead eyes fixating on me like predators sensing prey.
I exhale, feeling the newfound strength settling into my bones.13Please respect copyright.PENANA4o5xlj1lIc
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I flex my fingers. My body, though still aching, moves with a precision I didn’t possess before.
A slow smirk pulls at my lips.
"You two came just in time," I mutter, stepping forward. The first sheep lunges. This time, I don’t flinch. I don’t brace. I move.
I sidestep its charge with inhuman speed, twisting my body as my fist meets its skull with crushing force.13Please respect copyright.PENANASfKGEOQyZ8
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Bone cracks under my knuckles as the monster staggers, dazed. The second one rushes in, its legs tensed to pounce—yet before it even reaches me, something halts it mid-air.
A faint shimmer surrounds me—a barely visible barrier pulsing with unnatural energy.
I glance at my hands, feeling the shift within me.
“Ronin!” Warzheil’s voice cuts through my focus.“The numbers on the display just stopped dropping at 7650! That means one Dratnir bot is down. We need to finish up before we're completely surrounded!"
I roll my shoulders, feeling power settle into me like second nature. Warzheil smashes his hammers together, taunting the remaining sheep.
I crack my knuckles, meeting my approaching opponent’s empty gaze.
“This time,” I murmur, “I will be the hunter.”
I don’t want to waste time waiting for the rest 7000 undead to swarm us, so I stop testing my new strength with brutal force and switch to precise strike.13Please respect copyright.PENANAX3dmjEds7K
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I spartan kick one sheep, lauching it away from me, but the sheep with broken jaw tries to tackle me, giving me a good chance as I lower myself and get into the area between its head and ribs as I lift it to get it a German Supplex and I could see its innards rotten, bones break as I slam it on ground with the new force I possess.13Please respect copyright.PENANAIpAstvUNY3
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It struggles to get up and this time I stomp its head again and it works, the bones of the head get crushed under my feet, even making a crater on the bridge.13Please respect copyright.PENANA9C4NUSWWpN
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“That’s one down Warzheil, a hammer!” I say signaling Warzheil to toss me one of his hammers, he does as asked and I launch the hammer with speed at the sheep I kicked away which was now running toward me, the hammer goes crushing through the sheep and gets covered in oily green and purple goo.13Please respect copyright.PENANAF4w0GhXLmv
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“How dare you dirty my hammer!?” Warzheil says in anger as he fills up his hammer with thunder from a small cloud around the hammer he is wielding and then launches his hammer on the sheep’s head,13Please respect copyright.PENANAa6WdqGJpCJ
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crushing it into pieces as they splinter away with lighting trailing behind them.
Now that they are out of the way, lets get out of here before –“ I say as I turn to look back on the way we came from and surely I can see a huge wave of black and white entities rushing towards us as if the night sky had descended on the land.13Please respect copyright.PENANADkSORq73Qx
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“Warzheil!” I shout next13Please respect copyright.PENANAKMPCKHSAWG
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Without a need for more words I give Drax’s bone to Drax who puts it in his dimensional pocket again and hops onto my back, I run with unimaginable speeds.13Please respect copyright.PENANARmUUsyP86a
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“Woah, Slow down a little Ronin! If you run so fast you will be exhausted before long.” Warzheil says13Please respect copyright.PENANAAze5BoNfGg
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“I feel like I am running on air, my body feels rather light even with you on my back.” I say13Please respect copyright.PENANA2rdoXoH9xL
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“That’s madness, I thought your ability allows you to heal, but to think you can transform like a high bone-demon. How did you even become like this? Were you a part of an experiment?” he asks13Please respect copyright.PENANAGbw4vbfB6P
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“It’s a bit complex, so you see…” I explain the early events of me meeting Geolard.13Please respect copyright.PENANAAlectej88B
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“What!? You killed Geolard the forgotten 126th demon lord?” he yells13Please respect copyright.PENANAxsrcj6bsaH
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“Stop yelling in my ears, you want me to go Deaf?” I say with irritation.13Please respect copyright.PENANAb0E5EHLqHM
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“Oh, my bad. But god do you have devil’s luck? And that’s black orb that killed him was like your left eye? You are turning more and more into a mystery, lad.” He says almost excited.13Please respect copyright.PENANAHXOuLCDpCY
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“Why are you so excited though? I almost died back then.” I say13Please respect copyright.PENANApmeID5OT9p
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“But you didn’t right?” he replies13Please respect copyright.PENANAfFfmSG34ue
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As I run, we see a bot with a book, which looks like a mage heading towards the undead army.13Please respect copyright.PENANAPIV8T3pEnK
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After running for what felt like hours I stop to look back, I don’t see the undead army anymore but I see a beast flying toward us and it looks like a dragon.
We need to increase our speed.
“Old man, something is heading our way on a dragon’s back, and I don’t think we need to guess who it is,” I warn as I start running again.
After a short while, I see a robot archer running on the third furthest lane on our right.13Please respect copyright.PENANASYzKJ9N5BU
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“Intruders with weapons are to be eliminated. Travellers should retreat to the teleporter.” it says looking at us as it stops at a distance as it aims at the dragon that’s on our tail.
I glance at the counter on the nearby divider and see that there are still around 7600 undead left.
“There goes the third robot,” Warzheil says, his voice laced with concern.
“Weren’t they meant to be strong? How did they get destroyed so fast?” I ask, shocked.
“They must be overwhelmed by their sheer numbers,” he replies.
As we continue running, I hear the sound of flapping wings again after running for a few more minutes. I look back and see the King of Undead, the lich, flying toward us on his dragon.
The dragon shoots a greenish blue flame at us. I maintain my momentum, trying to dodge, but a huge spear flies into the dragon’s mouth. A robot stands at a distance, moving toward us as the dragon falls.
A figure jumps down from the dragon’s back, landing gently on the ground. The ends of his cloak flutter, revealing his skeletal frame.
The robot stands in front of us.
“Threat level is too high for the current form. Need admin authority to activate phase 2 defence. Positive decision highly recommended,” the robot says, turning its head toward me.
“W-wait, Me? Am I an admin?”13Please respect copyright.PENANAKtbnW1PpiW
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“The only person qualified to give orders is you, the bridge authorities stopped functioning 1 existent cycle ago.” The bot replies as if sentient.13Please respect copyright.PENANAQ3Ab4dO9uP
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I notice something wrong, I see the other 3 bots we saw on the bots running towards us, green glow in their structure. I know this can’t be good, and so do Warzheil as I turn to look at his face which twists into a face that finally about to give in to fear.13Please respect copyright.PENANAxWaWZT4zdl
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“Ronin, we need to run right now, we cannot face the Dratnir bots too. Just say yes so we can leave here.” Warzheil says.13Please respect copyright.PENANAyy4QEXKnVc
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“Like I would allow something like that” says a crancky voice full of malice, I turn to look at he lich who had already launched an attack on me, but he seems baffled when he sees his attack disappear in thin air as it closes in onto me.
“Yes, do it,” I reply to the bot.13Please respect copyright.PENANA7dnEJePASU
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“Permission confirmed,” the robot says, as the lich watches, seemingly plotting something.
The robot transforms into a larger, more intimidating version, glowing with an intense light.
“Transformation complete. Temporary access to Behemoth granted,” it speaks.
The robot points in the East direction.
“Time is less. The bridge has energy worth 15 minutes left to maintain phase 2 before the colossus collapse. Within this time, please make your way to the teleporter 16 km from here. It will teleport you to any active bridge or any one end of the bridge. I will stop these trespassers here, I wish you well for your future endeavours,” it says, bowing while keeping its right fist on its left chest.13Please respect copyright.PENANABlCP9R3JRh
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Are these even robots anymore? It looks like a living transformer from one of the sci-fi movie I watched on earth.
And 18 km in less than 15 minutes? I pick up Warzheil, give him the skeleton, and start running to measure my current speed using the suit’s built-in speedometer. I’m currently at 54 km/h, which is already insane for a human. But I need to be at above 90 km/h to reach the teleporter a minute before the time runs out. I don’t want to experience that pain again, but if I don’t, the teleporter will be disabled.
“Warzheil, we need to go much faster than this. I need more power,” I say, determination driving me.
“Start running, I will fetch the bone from the pocket.” he replies, as he goes through his dimensional pocket.13Please respect copyright.PENANAoCMLmbbKN1
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“Anyway What was that about just now? Is that dratnir your friend from Earth or something?” he asks13Please respect copyright.PENANAAlvH60MB4F
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“Stop asking stupid questions, how am I supposed to know? Just hand me a bone already before I turn into a bone hungry dog.” I demand13Please respect copyright.PENANAkJtDOhA4py
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“You are the one in need of shutting up lad, and what do you mean you will turn into a dog? I don’t want to ride a human mutt.” He says, almost shocking me on his low sense of sarcasm.13Please respect copyright.PENANA2uWQMKlhVy
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“Will you be alright? Last time your shouts felt like you were in too much pain.” He asks but I don’t want to describe the pain as I brace to suffer through it once more.
I start absorbing more power, and it’s kind of addictive. Soon, I feel more pain, which forces me to stop, but this time I won’t faint. I bellow, keeping myself awake as I try to control the power.13Please respect copyright.PENANAJNJd4qF9VO
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Ah, I can see my bones moving inside the suit. I fall down, unable to do anything, but I manage to keep awake this time.13Please respect copyright.PENANAPyWdfcNDrE
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The pain subsides faster this time. I feel as if I’d be able to run on water if I tried. My suit feels a bit tighter, even though its interior is woven from stretchable fiber.13Please respect copyright.PENANAs4pCpaYrV6
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I want to know I fast I can go, and then it clicks in my mind, I have an A.I. integrated mask which comes with many features, although the A.I. is very annoying so I keep it turned off.13Please respect copyright.PENANAY4x6zObrqS
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I take out the mask and wear it, it tightly fits on my face, but my face has hardened too, although my nose is bent so I need to breathe from my mouth.
I invite Warzheil onto my back, and this time my speed is over 105 km/h. I can’t believe what I’m seeing. Only cheetahs could run at this speed, and that’s at the cost of their lives. But I feel like I can run forever now!
“Hahahahhaaaaaa, wooooh!!!” I exclaim, exhilaration coursing through me.
“Hey, kid! I will fall, run slow!” Warzheil warns, clinging to my back.
“Sorry, but we only have 10 minutes left, and we still have around 16 km to go. Can’t stop, won’t stop!” I reply, pushing my speed to the limits, achieving a speed of 110 km/h.
I glance at Warzheil, who’s struggling to hold on.
“Who knows what else you can do in the future? Even heroes can’t run this fast,” he says, awe in his voice.
After 8 minutes, we reach another large structure that covers the lanes like a tunnel, with a circular beam on a platform glowing blue. Warzheil uses the stairs while I make a jump, barely reaching the teleporter platform. I rush to the teleporter, where I see a display with three points of the bridge: one in the East, one in the North, and one in the center. There are only 40 seconds left. The bridge’s lights fluctuate.
“Come fast, old man! We will miss our chance,” I urge.
But Warzheil takes 25 seconds, and I hit the East point. The teleporter gets covered by metallic sheets, and there’s too much light. We open our eyes to see the metal sheets going down, but then it jams halfway, and the power seems to die out.13Please respect copyright.PENANATJ6HfCZhTV
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For a second there we almost gave up hope, but thankfully the metal sheets start to rise again, and just when 8 seconds were left, it worked.13Please respect copyright.PENANAMHr0esCo4k
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We were suddenly blinded by a bright flash of light.13Please respect copyright.PENANAxSlasfle5L
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“Gah, my eyes! It should have warned us at least, so much for technology” Warzheil says, irritation evident in his voice.
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