Chapter 2 : The Hero Candidates

  The Altar ///

  A strange figure sat on his chuniby- Ahm almighty throne, Adorned in golden ornaments, his figure glimmered with gems. He felt so heavenly.

  In his left hand, he held a long wand, its spiraling gold twisted like a serpent. At the top, five colored crystals pulsed faintly.

  Standing beside him were two women,

  "[Hero Candidates], for responding to our call, I offer my deepest gratitude."

  Her voice was soft, almost musical.

  Clad in flowing white, with milky white hairs.

  A smile touched her lips, gentle.

  "I am Ruby, the embodiment of time—Zaphkiel Arcelona Orion."

  Her golden eyes opened slowly, sharp and penetrating. Pointing a suffocating silence.

  The second woman stepped forward, her voice dripping with an unsettling elegance.

  "I am Sapphire, the harbinger of the Void—Zadkiel Vecerona Orion."

  Her presence was a stark contrast to Arcelona's: dark, brooding, and full of mystery. Her gown, as black as the deepest night. Her dark.violet hair shimmered like a nebula.

  She surveyed us with disdain, her voice dripping with scorn.

  "How dare you, pathetic mortals, presume to stand before one who embodies the Supreme Being?"

  Her words were sharp. We were struck silent, the weight of her presence pressing down on us, forcing us to our knees.

  "Argh! What is this...?"

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  I gasped, the pressure feeling like magic—an invisible force that held us in place. Forcing us to bow.

  A voice hit in my head,

  "Mass Variation ─ Alters the Mass of the object it is applied to ─ Type: Void"

  "Mass… Variation…? Alters… Void...?" i murmured,

  "As of this moment I've already understood something-"

  "Vecerona. Enough."

  The commanding voice from the throne cut through the tension, releasing us from the oppressive force.

  "Fufufu! I warned you to behave," Arcelona laughed, mocking Vecerona.

  "Ahem. We apologize for her behavior,"

  She continued, her tone shifting to something more serious.

  "[Hero Candidates], we understand you are confused by your situation."

  Her expression grew somber, and she added,

  "But before we explain, you must first understand why you're here."

  A glowing sphere appeared before us, its presence awe-inspiring, yet unsettling.

  "What is this?" I exclaimed, still trying to process everything.

  [ Projects what user is thinking ]

  or imagining on a sphere made of magions

  The same systematic sound ringed in my head.

  "magions..? I remember hearing it before but what is it?"

  Type of particles present in atmosphere, flows through body and helps to manipulate magic

  "So... this is all magic?"

  I muttered in disbelief. Until now, magic had been nothing more than fantasy.

  "-This world is total isekai-fantasy"

  The sphere began to project a scene: a brutal war, a world ravaged by conflict. Human beings were like insects, weak and insignificant against an unstoppable force. Screams of terror & rivers of blood filled the war land.

  Well i couldn't say it aloud but they really were like insects, at least in this movie, uhh… is it a movie?

  "This is the state of our world," Arcelona’s somber voice echoed.

  "Such a crappy World, it is." I blurted my thoughts mistakenly. "Oops"

  Arcelona's eyes narrowed, Smirking with a beautiful but a warning smile.

  "You would do well to show respect, [Hero Candidate] Kurose Sen-Sama."

  I looked away, avoiding her graze.

  The projection faded, leaving us in stunned silence.

  Arcelona continued,

  "Long ago, the Supreme God created apostles to maintain the balance of existence. But in time, the eldest apostle sought to claim divine power for himself. While God slept an eternal slumber, he devoured Him—gaining unimaginable power, turned against the world."

  I nodded in acceptance.

  "A final battle ensued, the apostles sacrificing their lives to seal the first apostle and his army behind an unbreakable barrier, entrusting the world to our lord. For eons, the world has been safe... but now the barrier is crumbling, and our Lord’s strength falters."

  I nodded in acceptance.

  "The time has come for us to call upon you, the [Hero Candidates], to rise and save the world from its impending destruction."

  I was nodding in acceptance till i got a strange thought,

  Something was off, something that made me wonder if I was in over my head.

  "Oh! I see, I've got stuck in a really big trouble."

  Well this was just peachy.