“What am I supposed to do now? I don’t even know what is happening to the others and how much time they have left, but I don’t have a single clue to their whereabouts.” Michael ruffled through his hair, letting his frustration loose.
Evee might have told him she would investigate their whereabouts using her Soultrait and her Major Seal’s power, but Michael had no idea how fast Evee would be. What if she was taking too long and something happened? Would Michael be able to do something? He started doubting it.
‘I need to grow stronger. Once I’m a Divine Lifeform with several 8-Star and 7-Star Soultraits and a bunch of powerful techniques, I won’t have any issues dealing with people like Bloodhound. I can tear them apart before they make their first move by then.’
Michael sighed deeply, recalling everything Evee said.
‘They think I can influence the tides and make crucial changes. Well, maybe that’s true. But it would take a while. Maybe it would take longer than my friends can afford…’
He felt like ripping his hair out but chose to use his excessive energy differently. Michael hoped Evee would reach him with more information soon and that he could convince the Nest Leader to do something then. Maybe Selena would do something and infiltrate the Supreme Human Alliance’s territory if he offered her enough Soultrait Symbols.
Hoping for the best, Michael entered the Origin Expanse to train several hours a day. He had meetings with the attendants, read the daily reports, received news from the Valyr who accepted the changes in the contracts readily, and the Forest Elves who traded some of their ‘special’ treasures. They didn’t need those treasures anymore as they stimulated accelerated growth of certain plants and increased the probability of mutations within the plant life.
Several days passed quickly. The first days were hard for Michael because he couldn’t focus on his Body, Mind, and Soul refinement, but his heart and mind retained some calm after four days.
Almost two weeks passed outside the Origin Expanse. Some traitors who’d returned from the Origin Expanse – not knowing what had happened in their absence – had reappeared. They were captured, interrogated to prove their crimes, and executed once they were found guilty.
Michael didn’t pay too much attention to the changes happening in the Tritan Alliance. He trusted Palika, Kraft Viton, and his friends’ parents enough to stay out of their sight. It wasn’t like he knew enough about how to rule over several races and resolve the trust gap between Humans, Berserkers, and Warlock Centaurs that emerged thanks to the Supreme Human Alliance’s actions.
It would take a while to mend their relationship and emerge stronger than ever.
Michael didn’t know how to help with that. His influence among the Awakened might be extraordinary. He was trusted by almost everyone due to his actions, but that didn’t mean it was his responsibility to take care of everyone. Michael would much instead focus on getting stronger to deal with future threats.
He had a few hundred years before being forced to fight the Supreme Human Alliance’s invading forces, but that didn’t mean Michael would stay idle for centuries. He couldn’t imagine himself sitting back and growing stronger that slowly. There was no way he would make his move this late.
The sooner he accumulated enough strength, the better.
As the repairs across Elyra, Keltas, and the other planets, cities, and landscapes, which had been destroyed, continued, something unexpected happened. But was it unexpected? Evee and Selena told him repetitively that the Supreme Human Alliance was oddly interested in the Lesser Humans of the Tritan Alliance. Their actions affirmed their predictions as well.
The Supreme Human Alliance wasn’t willing to give up the Tritan Alliance. They wanted to rule the Tritan Alliance to nurture more Humans with powerful Soultraits – something the Lesser Humans of the Tritan Alliance had more than others.
Therefore, could it be considered a coincidence when a Peak Tier-6 powerhouse of the Supreme Human Alliance appeared in the solar system?
Michael wasn’t sure, but it didn’t matter either way. It was a matter of fact that the Peak Tier-6 powerhouse had to be defeated.
The alarm across the solar system was triggered and everyone, including Palika and his troupe, which had yet to return to the Lumina Stellar System, prepared to engage in a fierce battle.
However, instead of going for the Peak TIer-6 powerhouse, they waited for it to come for them. Palika, his people, and the remaining powerhouses of humanity gathered in a massive open plains, ready to fight the Peak Tier-6 powerhouse when Michael used Cosmic Stride to close the gap to the Peak Tier-6 Hyuman.
Michael could immediately tell that the newcomer was young and that he was different from ordinary humans. He was more.
He suppressed his curse power and the Essences of the Berserkers and Warlock Centaurs residing deep within him and covered everything with layers of Qi, Extraction, and Enhancement.
His energy was drained quickly, but the Hyuman didn’t attack him immediately. He studied Michael and smiled.
“Are you Kalos Blaze?” The Hyuman asked into the open space. Michael imagined the Hyuman’s voice dispersing into the space, but it reached Michael cleanly.
‘He knows the Blaze Patriarch but isn’t aware of the situation?’ Michael tried hard to control his facial features, but the corners of his eyes twitched.
[I’m not the Blaze Patriarch, but I was deployed to find out who you are and what your intentions are.] Michael uttered to the Hyuman using Whispering Energy.
The Hyuman raised his eyebrow, “Was your Master not informed about my departure? With the death of the Long brothers, I was put in charge of the Tritan Alliance. I’m your Ruler now!”
The last words thundered through the surroundings, resulting in faint vibrations in the fabric of space.
‘They sent someone to take control of the Tritan Alliance using a Peak Tier-6 powerhouse?’
Michael could quickly tell that the Peak Tier-6 Hyuman was on the verge of ascending to a Divine Lifeform. It wasn’t unlikely that he postponed his Divine Ascension to follow the Supreme Human Alliance’s orders and claim the Tritan Alliance.
But what exactly did “ruling the Tritan Alliance” mean in the Supreme Human Alliance’s eyes? They might either annihilate the Berserkers and Warlock Centaurs before becoming the sole rulers of the Lesser Humans in the small backwater galaxy or enslave the Berserkers and Warlock Centaurs. It was only obvious, but every rebel who resisted the holy orders of the Supreme Human Alliance would be killed.
Those things were what Michael imagined to happen and what he’d seen in the memories of others already. He didn’t want such a fate to befall the Tritan Alliance.
[I wasn’t informed about such a thing. The Blaze Patriarch informed everybody that we lost contact with the Supreme Human Alliance. We were never informed about a new Ruler.]
The man’s demeanor changed the instant Michael’s words reached them, and a burst of energy swept through the surroundings. The pressure all around Michael increased rapidly. It wasn’t enough to affect Michael seriously, but he acted like it hurt him.
“Bring me to this bastard!”
Michael nodded immediately and tried to shudder as if he was afraid.
[I-I…I can teleport you to the Blaze Patriarch.]
The Hyuman nodded and gestured him to come closer, “Lead the way!”
Michael appeared in front of the Hyuman, whose eyes narrowed slightly. Nonetheless, he allowed Michael to touch and activate Cosmic Stride, only to notice something odd the instant Michael touched him.
The Hyuman realized he was shrouded in too many powers and that there was something within him.
A primal roar escaped from the depths of Michael’s body at the same time. His curse power exploded, coating his body to protect him from potential harm. Simultaneously, he kept the layers of Extraction, Enhancement, and Qi all over his body, hoping everybody was ready for what was about to happen.
A moment later, they teleported…right into the trap prepared to deal with the people of the Supreme Human Alliance.