Samantha and Gloria were exhausted by the time they reached the rooftop. They sat on the floor, trying to catch their breath. Eira and Nyssa, despite being on patrol and enduring fatigue for a whole week, sat down after making sure they were safe. Not long after, Ivy rushed back to their side, and Eira locked the rooftop door, letting out a relief."Look over there." Gloria pointed into the distance.Looking out from the rooftop, they saw that all of Swallowston had fallen. The whole city was overrun with monsters. At the sight of the monsters gathering at the base of the tower, the group felt a shiver down their spines and cold sweat on their forehead."We're completely surrounded. We’ll need a miracle to get out of here," Eira said, breathing heavily.Everyone remained silent, focused on regaining their strength. When they had calmed themselves, Ivy stood up and walked to the edge of the roof, gazing into the distance. "There's something off about these monsters. They’re specif
The women took turns standing guard on the rooftop the entire night, waiting for someone to rescue them, but in their hearts, they knew the chances of that were next to impossible. Even if their message had gotten through, the people who heard it might choose to ignore them. Maybe the men they sent will not be capable of breaking through the army of monsters.They knew their lives had been forfeited at this point. ***The women continued to wait for the next two days. Having no food or water, they were so exhausted they barely had the strength to sit up straight. They had yet to receive any messages that brought them hope, and the monsters continued swarming around the base of the tower.Nova was crying incessantly from how hungry she was while Samantha's tears had dried up. She was out of ways to keep Nova safe.The fourth day arrived, and the sun was still nowhere to be seen. Ivy and her sisters were now weak and frail.Ivy struggled to stand up and walked to the rooftop's edg
Ivy winced in pain but managed to evade a fatal strike.Countless more bird monsters descended from the sky, emitting piercing cries as they swooped down toward Samantha, Gloria, and Nova. Their claws radiated with a chilling murderous intent, sending fear through the women.Samantha trembled, clutching onto Nova tightly. She had given up. She knew resisting the monsters was futile.Time seemed to freeze. Ivy and her girls were pinned to the ground, trying to fend off the bird monsters. Samantha and Gloria had succumbed to fear, their minds blank as they waited for the end.Ivy and Eira's pained screams filled the entire rooftop. None of them wanted their lives to end like this, but there was nothing they could do. As a massive legion of bird monsters screeched and launched another attack, a beam of golden light suddenly shot toward the sky.The light condensed into a colossal golden sword in the sky, carrying with it a powerful force as it swept through the air, splitting the sky
At these words, Ivy and the others cried from relief and joy.Adrian smiled at them. He then pinched Nova's cheek and asked, "How did you know it was me?""Papa!" Nova's little hand tugged at Adrian's ear.Adrian chuckled and fished out some milk powder and water from his backpack. Handing them to Samantha, he said, "Here. I'm sure Nova must be starving. "Samantha stared at the milk powder like it was a lifeline and quickly prepared some for her daughter. Meanwhile, Adrian went to Gloria and held her face as he smiled. "You've lost so much weight. You must've been through quite the ordeal." Gloria bit her lip, unsure of how to respond. She simply let his warmth wash over her as he hugged her. "Thank goodness you're here. I thought we were all going to die.”"Let’s not talk about that for now. I've brought food and water. Go ahead and have some."Adrian released Gloria and walked to Ivy. The bird monsters had torn her clothes to shreds, leaving her with visible wounds all over.
"Where are the others?" Adrian asked."We're the only ones left. Everyone else disappeared," Ivy replied."Adrian… Mya, Ada, Jojo, Juno and Mother… They're all gone," Samantha added.Adrian nodded and said, "Don't worry. There’s a chance for them to return. What we need to focus on right now is resolving our current situation.” He then looked to Gloria, “By the way, Gracia's alive. She's currently in Drogoton with Remy.”"Really?!" Gloria's face lit up with joy."Yes, she was the one who contacted me and told me about your distress signal. It's thanks to her that I knew I needed to come here. I thought this place would be in better shape…" Adrian said with a hint of frustration.The women breathed a sigh of relief.Nyssa then curiously asked, "Are you all in November right now? What's happening to the world? Why did so many people suddenly disappear?"Adrian reached out and stroked Nyssa's long hair, saying, "We'll talk more along the way back. The world is currently in chaos,
Nova's sudden change made Adrian realize that the world had undergone a transformative shift, and it went beyond what everyone had imagined. There might be many other changes, just like Nova's transformation.Everything they knew had changed after the world was reset. There were maybe some things that had evolved in ways that not even the Creator could control. For example, immortals were becoming more common.Adrian instructed, "Gracia, observe the infants and see if they go through any changes. I think what's happening to the world may be affecting human evolution."Gracia, though surprised by Adrian's request, recognized the validity of his concerns. As the world underwent changes, human genetics might have been influenced, leading to evolution heading in a different direction. "Understood. I'll contact you if I notice anything."After ending the communication, Adrian looked at Nova and thought of the changes that were in play, albeit unnoticed."What did you mean by that, Ad
The reset was apocalyptic, but it also brought hope, and it was this hope that Adiran was speculating over.Gloria wondered, "Now that the world has been reset, do you think many immortals will emerge among us? Can we assume the reset cost him a tremendous amount of power, and in doing so, he unleashed a ton of aura essences into our world? Is it possible the excess aura essences can't be dispersed, and our bodies will continuously change upon absorbing them? Does this mean we'll eventually become like Nova?"Everything seemed to point toward there being aura essences left behind throughout the world after the Creator reset it.Adrian nodded. "You're right. I'm beginning to think the same as well. However, we shouldn't get too hopeful just yet. If the same thing happened during the last reset, he's probably going to try and collect the excess aura essences this time. After all, nobody wants to repeat the same mistake twice."The Creator was not human, so his thought process was ine
Samantha, Gloria, Eira, and Nyssa got up and gathered around too. They saw the situation and knew it would not be easy for them to get out of the city. The number of monsters within Swallowston was endless, and even more were converging from outside the city. Swallowston had fallen, and there was no going back to the way things used to be."Adrian, have you noticed the monsters seem to have a leader? They’re following someone's orders," Ivy said."You're right, they are being controlled. They have a stone inside their heads, and it's the runes on the stones that control their movements. Their purpose is to kill all humans. More precisely, all living beings," Adrian answered.Samantha asked worriedly, "How are we supposed to get out of here? There are so many monsters around. It’s impossible to deal with them with just us." She did not wish to stay any longer. She was hell-bent on leaving Swallowston and finding a safe haven for Nova.Adrian did not respond immediately. Instead, h