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Chapter 7 - THE TRUE EFFECT OF ABSENCE

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TIER 20: KARAMISTAR

Thanks to Jamz's teleportation, the team reaches Boluk and sees a gray Jilid behind Morider's purple atmosphere, and two more Tenerasls, one black and the other white. Edy and Vahura's faces show astonishment, as Boluk is a completely different phase for them. Edy points to the black Tenerasl, and Jamz teleports in that direction. Upon entering the Tenerasl's atmosphere, they are met with foggy, polluted air. They proceed and enter a universe, and then a planet. The planet is barren and desolate, with no slopes, cliffs, rivers, or seas. A black fog covers everything, making it impossible to see anything. Heading towards Monfel, the team finally reaches a city. Upon landing in the city, again surrounded by ruined buildings, they begin searching for others but find no one. Edy notices a signal coming from underground and shouts to the other two, "Monfel is underground!" The team gathers and, thanks to Jamz's teleportation, arrives at the main city. While the city's size is undeniable, its beauty is breathtaking. Its walls, filled with mines, its lush waterfalls and rivers, its gardens adorned with various flowers, and its architecture are reminiscent of paradise. When the team arrived at the city center where people lives, where a castle is located, everyone in the city stares at them, trying to understand who they are. At that moment, a gigantic Ancient figure appears, human-like but with gray rats instead of hands and feet, and a raccoon head instead of a human head, wearing a brown coat and green armor with gold plates. "Welcome, Luwdes-Vun. The Team of Salvation. Monfel spoke highly of you..." says the Ancient. Jamz immediately pulls Obisad away. The Ancient calmly extends his hand and says, "My name is Ru-un, I am the king of this place, Karamistar." Jamz puts Obisad down and asks, "The King? I'm Jamz. This is Vahura, and this is Edy... Although Monfel must have told you about us. So, where is he? We already know he is here." Ru-un shows them the way, and they enter the royal castle. (...)

TIER 21: BEYOND

The team following Ru-un's steps into the castle with its breathtaking architecture and enters the king's throne room. Ru-un sits on his throne and calls Monfel. Monfel arrives and stands beside Ru-un. Ru-un begins to tell his story... "In the past, Karamistar was a lush, green universe. Everyone lived happily, and no one had any problems. Harutyk was the same... Of course, it was also a white universe. We got along very well with their king, Tarkak. Harutyk had no ores, while we had plenty. We conducted a lot of trade, but there was something wrong with our last trade... Normally, we trusted each other completely and conducted our trade alone, minding our own business. But on that last trip, the number of soldiers Tarkak brought was countless. I realized something was wrong and made a quick move. They attacked... They destroyed and plundered... They killed and raped indiscriminately, men, women... Even children... They didn't show mercy to any being... They took our animals and our crops... Then they emptied the mines and left us this vile universe where no living thing can survive... Luckily, I was clever enough to always have a plan B. I had built this place underground and pretended to be dead so as not to be discovered... I saved many citizens this way... Even though we lost far more. After the war, I gathered everyone who had taken refuge here and told them that I was not worthy to be king, that I should now bring about my own end. But everyone sided with me and defended me. They said they were alive thanks to me... And I, believing in myself as they believed in me, stood tall." Just as Jamz, thinking the conversation was over, is about to ask why all this was being told, then Ru-un raises his hand towards Monfel and says, "You will need to listen to him too for this to make sense." As the team watches in disbelief, Monfel begins to speak... "After leaving the Baz I came from, I went to many different Baz, I learned a lot about the Holy Void, I've seen and experienced many things... But one thing I saw changed my entire perspective. A being. In a colorful void... A pitch-black being. You can see it, but it's not there. As it moves forward, it leaves a trail behind. I assume it erases the existence of the place it's in. It's the devil itself... And beyond the Holy Void... Far beyond, there are things we don't know... What I mean is, Tarkak may have been possessed by the devil's minions. Maybe even the devil itself..." This time Vahura speaks. "Is this devil's power known? Aside from the theories." Monfel, as if ready, answers instantly. "I only have theories sadly. I've thought about this a lot. Based on my estimations, I've identified the devil's power as "Invulnerability." It's such a powerful being that the place it stands on is erased because the space touches it... Of course, it's just a guess. And Jamz, we want you and your team to accompany us." he says, turning to Jamz. Jamz replies, "I thought I had no purpose... Now, I've decided that I definitely don't." After saying this, he stands up and, laughing, says, "Let's do it, I was bored anyway." Edy respects Jamz's decision and approves. Vahura also approves, as his purpose is to fight. Ru-un smiles, goes outside, and announces the start of the battle. He asks everyone if they will fight and brings the volunteers to the castle. Thanks to Jamz's teleportation, they gain entry to Harutyk. (...)

TIER 22: HARUTYK

Harutyk has a grey-white, misty atmosphere, beautiful architecture, and a white, desert-like landscape. It's like a universe reborn from the ashes. As soon as the team enters Harutyk, they sense something that shouldn't be there, and Monfel speaks. "You felt it too, didn't you? That's how it is. We don't even know what it is, but that repulsive aura it emits gives us stomach aches and confused feelings... We can't waste more time. Let's go." he says. The team enters the planet where the royal palace is located, the capital Harn, and sets off towards the palace. Upon arriving at the palace, Ru-un is astonished by what he sees. "No way..." he exclaims in horror. All the citizens are enslaved to Tarkak, suffering torment. Ru-un rushes to the slaves. The soldiers reach for their swords, but instantly turn into pools of blood. "Let's go, Luwdes-Vun. And my soldiers. You will stay here protecting my back. I can't see my back after all." Ru-un says immediately afterward. The slaves are astonished, but also happy to be free. Luwdes-Vun advance towards the palace, but Tarkak's soldiers block the way and prevent them from passing. But Ru-un, with a single glance, shatters them into a million pieces. "Luwdes-Vun. Stay here and unless it's an emergency, don't get involved in our war. I will go face to face..." first, he destroys the castle gate, then the soldiers who tried to attack him, and all other obstacles in his path. Tarkak, frustrated by his soldiers' uselessness, rises up and confronts Ru-un in the main hall of the palace. Tarkak is gray-skinned, in white armor, extremely overweight, his head shape appearing as if he were wearing a long top hat. Ru-un removes his jacket, transforming it into a double-ended spear, actually gray, turning green towards the tips, and says, "You are uglier than I last saw you, Tarkak." Tarkak, with his hoarse, thin voice and sly smile, replies, "You should have died that day, Ru-un..." (...)

TIER 23: SOUL

Meanwhile, Jamz, Vahura, Edy and Monfel are outside, holding Harutyk's army with the soldiers. Jamz says, "Hey, Edy... Tell me a little more about this 'Soul'?" Edy begins to explain. "Soul, like what you call 'Energy', is divided into 'Knowledge' and 'Vision'. You already know this. Both knowledge and vision are powers that unleash mental and physical strength. In knowledge, mental development helps a person master the subject they are knowledgeable about, while physical development allows the body to adapt to that subject. As for vision, physical vision covers the area a person sees with their eyes, hands, ears... It covers every physical feeling, while spiritual vision plays a role in guiding a person's ideological views." Edy concludes. Monfel continues, "Of course, just as there are Tes of Will and Grudge, there are also Eqia of Knowledge and Vision... The Eqia of Vision is with Ru-un, while the Eqia of Knowledge is with Tarkak..." Jamz says, "So that's why he told us, 'Unless it's an emergency, don't get involved in the war.'" Vahura nods in agreement. Meanwhile, Ru-un and Tarkak are ready to start the great battle. "I know what you're doing, what you did, and what you're going to do, Ru-un. It's ironic that you actually think you can defeat me..." Tarkak says. Ru-un replies, "How quickly you forgot that our powers... are based on the same foundation, Tarkak. I can see what you're doing, what you did, and what you're going to do..." Tarkak says, "Me? Forgetting? It saddens me to know you're serious when you ask that..." "It also saddens me to see you mocking me, Tarkak. We're old friends, after all." Ru-un says. Tarkak reshapes his armor into two white metal gloves and starts the battle. (...)

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