Part – 2 “Powerup - 2”
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I reach for my spear, but before I can extend it into staff and steady my grip, the creature moves , unnaturally fast.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1G211WvDzz
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Its twisted, joint-bending front leg lashes out, striking my torso with bone-crushing force.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHNGIQCfjO
My body lifts off the ground as if weightless,345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlH539uQb1v
flung into the bridge’s boundary. The impact rattles my skull,345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡteNAdYmdZb
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,345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwjHK2gEsX
seeping into my lashes.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2BMCNKrPD
My ribs scream in protest with every breath.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrpdOxQxxn
My insides feel like they are stung, sharp pain driving through my core like knives.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8FLKdnI9F3
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I cough, thick and wet, splattering crimson onto the stone floor.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2KiPObmDA
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Warzheil is still fighting, his heavy blows crashing into the monstrous sheep,345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUEv5OuN4E
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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYrTVNB5IA
Not just any bone. My mind barely functions through the haze,345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlu8grscLbl
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeug88202u3
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My muscles twist and shift,345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6bBKGXs1v
bones realigning as if being torn apart and rebuilt at the same time.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zH4IRtIUw
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uRmbt33i0
My limbs spasm against the stone, muscles convulsing in unnatural patterns.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjbpAxLqP7
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The lich is on back of a zombified dragon, as it shares its vision with the sheep monster.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRfLONXo2n
“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!”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJb8sxhnTu
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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 undead345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0bn3YOF2g
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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!”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgG1kMmhZ6K
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zJ3gTGNd7
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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,345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuq3Okcj7Y
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But the sheep decides it need to switch targets as it ignores Warzheil’s attack and runs towards me345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJMZWMeSpY
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,345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcMzTrpjuh
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsclyMiVDVk
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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,345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSv4J4tysR8
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJP8tuDXO2
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2uvBxiSQf
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIa9J8YfqgR
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlW8a6EtNrT
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcGvnsJTcQ
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iRpCzGyvT
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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,345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQctHUKju8
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfIVkr0vji
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“Warzheil!” I shout next345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyvQMNW9WbV
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WbsNKEJ8Y
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“Woah, Slow down a little Ronin! If you run so fast you will be exhausted before long.” Warzheil says345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡweo8whK1kn
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“I feel like I am running on air, my body feels rather light even with you on my back.” I say345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvSRTbTqkF
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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 asks345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52QDq1tPMp
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“It’s a bit complex, so you see…” I explain the early events of me meeting Geolard.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrsflewFvy
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“What!? You killed Geolard the forgotten 126th demon lord?” he yells345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZlK5HWFFs
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“Stop yelling in my ears, you want me to go Deaf?” I say with irritation.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjpWFBWGSX
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzpld7MNVcB
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“Why are you so excited though? I almost died back then.” I say345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7HaUeoiHZ
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“But you didn’t right?” he replies345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WmGeNxL5g
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As I run, we see a bot with a book, which looks like a mage heading towards the undead army.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZgxUrf7R4n
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTa0AlqD34
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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?”345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlmOsh6Hsc
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSByknHnS1G
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYBMmiwpC0
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsYBi1pcI9
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bSLgpQQHf
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUFBTcwbIR
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLiBjCzngSZ
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“Anyway What was that about just now? Is that dratnir your friend from Earth or something?” he asks345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQtZE6K13o
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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 demand345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dvFDpRMBI
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebuyJdsbj9
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lOUwDkcwD
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSqnTJVasJ
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttgNGgD8my
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwI6D7Dz1z
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjipx4iYuUb
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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.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNiIh0J31C7
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We were suddenly blinded by a bright flash of light.345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhmOYILeT6
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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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