Against the Inevitable Destiny
Chapter 37 - Ruler of Ice
[Place: Unknown ]
Somewhere unknown, some beings, who were not human, but similar, were sitting around a table in a magnificent and mysterious room.
No one knew their number, but the number seemed to be less than ten. There were a few empty seats so maybe not everyone in the group gathered.
“I assume that you already feel that energy.”
“Indeed.”
“That's it
(captured)
The people present in the room replied with various expressions. There were people who were indifferent, serious, and just nodded in silence.
The one who asked at the meeting was a white-haired man. He is different from humans because he has several characteristics, such as his ears are rather long and also some unique ornaments that cover his body. In addition, he also has wings on his back that confirm that he is not human.
He did not resemble a monster instead he looked extraordinary, the ornaments covering his body were more like mecha or armor, just that it might be slightly different.
He might have been their leader at the meeting.
The reason why he might be their leader just then was because there was an empty chair that was more luxurious than the other seats.
It was probably the seat of their original leader who was not present at the meeting. So the white-winged man back then was likely not the real leader.
“Something that can store that troublesome energy cannot be allowed. It would be very troublesome if that person's energy was also involved.”
"What's the problem. We just need to come to that place and destroy it. Humans are just a bunch of ants, even though they have little power, ants are still ants."
"I don't agree with you. Humans are playful toys to me, just hearing their screams excites me. What if I'm the one who visited nature?"
“I'll be going.”
A cold voice interrupted their conversation.
It was the voice of a beautiful woman with snow-white hair and some sky-blue color in her hair.
Different from most people there, he was the most similar to a human. The difference lies only in his slightly long ears. If humans saw her, they would definitely say that she was an elf.
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[Earth Space Laboratory ME ]
“Teacher, where are we going?”
Maya asks her teacher who is currently beside her, walking with her to a place where Maya is unknown.
Maya does not know where they are going, she is just told by her teacher to follow her somewhere.
Usually Maya would follow her teacher without asking anything, but now she felt something was amiss.
He didn't know what it was, maybe it was his teacher's expression or his feelings.
His teacher looked more serious than before, while his feelings were a little strange. He felt something familiar. Something, like his family is somewhere in this place.
This was a new feeling for him since he had never known his real family before. He only knew that he was one of the victims of the Eternite invasion that was saved by the Akaasa Family so he did not know his own origin.
However, he thought that it was better that way.
His reason? Because he's not actually human.
He doesn't know who or what he really is. He had a power that humans were not supposed to possess, and he also had a physique that was different from normal humans. Her appearance today was the effect of some disguises she used.
Several important people in the Akaasa family knew about it, including Ryu after he showed his long ears when he parted from her.
He thought that he would not be accepted by anyone if not for the Akaasa family who took care of him. Therefore, it was fine even if he did not know his real family.
However, today Maya felt a strange feeling. A familiar feeling approached him. His teacher might know something if he asked him. After all, he knew who he really was, his true identity.
It was just that his teacher was unwilling to tell him so he just kept quiet this time as well.
“We will go to a safe place, Maya chan.”
“To a safe place? What's the matter teacher? What is also the reason why uncle is not with us.”
“Yes, your uncle is taking care of something important. He's preparing to welcome an important guest who's coming here."
“Amportant guests?”
“....”
Mother Riyu simply responded to Maya with a small smile.
And the two men continued their journey.
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Okay, for those who ask and are a little curious where other ME lab researchers are, there's nothing like that.
The research conducted by Ryu's parents is very secret, and without anyone Ryu's parents can handle everything.
This may seem arrogant, but the fact is that the presence of other researchers will only hinder their work.
(door opens)
“It..”.
Maya sees the room there, feeling strange because it looks different from other rooms.
“Teacher, the cube..”
Maya looked back to see her teacher.
“Teacher?”
However, what Maya saw was a gentle smile from her teacher, and the transparent confinement surrounded her inside
"Maya chan, stay in this place okay. You'll be safe if you're here. Give the cube to Ryu after he has grown up."
The iron door began to close when Riyu's mother was still smiling gently.
"No teacher, don't leave me."
Maya tries to destroy the cage by hitting it several times. But there is no change at all.
He only saw his teacher turn around then the iron door started to close tightly. Only the memory of his teacher's back wearing a lab coat is embedded in Maya both now and in the future.
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[15 Minutes later ]
tap tap tap
The sound of footsteps echoed. It came from a beautiful woman who was stepping in the sky. Each step will be followed by ice on which to base.
He descended from the sky, giving off a cold energy, colder than the coldest ice, making the air temperature drop all at once.
A domineering aura emanated from his body and it was aggravated by the cold, indifferent, and expressionless expression he had.
Its appearance would be similar to that of an ice goddess trying to freeze the world itself.
“Really, striking appearance. Well, it was probably as expected of Ruler.”
Riyu's father walked out of the laboratory building and said calmly, not the slightest bit threatened by the energy and aura of his enemy.
“......”
“If see your energy... people will call you Ruler of Ice, maybe.”
Without any warning.
(Booms)
The sound of an explosion rang out right at the position of Riyu's father.
Undoubtedly, it was a low-temperature ice spear strike unleashed by the Ruler of Ice. The attack came without any warning.
“Ara, honey, are you trying to tease the little girl. You better be careful.”
Riyu's mother's voice sounded not long after the explosion.
Just like Riyu's father, Ryu's mother is also calm or perhaps too calm to call her enemy, whom humanity fears, a little girl. If people heard it, they would sweat just thinking about what Ruler of Ice would do.
“I was just trying to extract information from her, but she didn't seem to have the slightest intention to speak."
Riyu's father spoke inside the steam that was still covering his body.
"Thank you for the energy shield.”
He continued his words.
Riyu's father is still alive because he is protected by a transparent colored energy shield made by Riyu's mother.
“Is that?”
Mother Riyu said.
Hearing the conversation of the two humans, Ruler of Ice frowned.
He was initially surprised that the first human was very calm, and now the second human who came seemed to have strange powers.
And then they chatted as if they were underestimating him, it made him very angry even though he was expressionless.
The steam from the ice explosion started to dissipate then revealed Riyu's father who was fine with a transparent shield around his body.
When Ruler of Ice saw the energy protector surrounding the man, he opened his eyes wide, and for the first time, in this era, he revealed his emotions, revealing his expression.
He was trembling and surprised.
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[The Akaasa Residence ]
“SMALL SHIT, OUT OF YOUR ROOM WE WILL-”
“......”
The Akaasa Master opened the door of his grandson's room only to see that the boy was, for the first time, in his current life, crying.
Look at the monitor in his room.
Even though he was just silent, staring at the monitor, but the longer, the more his tears grew. Her tears were unstoppable, unbearable, and unwilling to stop. He kept looking at the monitor as if he did not want to believe what he was seeing.
“So you've seen it yes.”