Javab is a vast and verdant continent, teeming with an incredible array of plant and animal life. It is also known to be the home of some of the most formidable individuals in the world, including one particularly powerful and influential figure whose reputation preceded them. From the rolling hills and dense forests to the sparkling rivers and shimmering lakes. Not to mention the magnificent structures created by its people, which effortlessly blend into the natural landscape.
As the sun rose higher into the sky, its warm rays seeped into a dimly lit office. Inside the room, a woman stood, with her long, purple hair tied neatly into a ponytail. Dressed in a cool gray suit, she radiated an aura of professionalism. She stood in front of the window, gazing out at the sprawling campus grounds below. The view was breathtaking, causing her to be lost in thought as she took it all in. The silence in the room was broken only by the soft rustling of leaves outside, as a gentle breeze blew through the trees.
Her gentle eyes, the color of a purple sapphire, glided over the view below seemingly analyzing the students on the campus grounds. However, amid her viewing of the campus, she suddenly noticed a peculiar movement in the ceiling above her. A loud crash followed by a massive hole in the ceiling caught her attention. Her eyes widened in surprise as she instinctively leaped backward, displaying an elegant backflip.
Regaining her composure, she entered a combat stance, her eyes fixed on the figure that had just burst through the roof. It was a tall man wearing black and red armor from the neck down. He had long, flowing white hair that went down his back, a piercing green right eye, and a large scar that ran through his left eye.
As she observed him closely, she noticed that the man had four swords in his possession. Two were strapped to his back, while the other two were hanging from his sides. The swords looked ancient and dangerous, and the woman couldn't help but feel a sense of foreboding as she gazed at them.
A warning siren rang out throughout the campus, alerting students to take shelter and hide. Outside the window, mass panic could be seen as students made their way to the nearest safe zones designated by the University.
The Intruder turned towards her and with inhumane speed drew his sword, preparing to unleash a fatal blow. However, as he was about to strike her neck, the floor distorted, and the material from the floor was restructured, and transfigured into a wall between the assailant and the woman.
The man erupted through the wall. Grabbing her face with his hand, he threw her through the office wall, and out into the campus Courtyard. Keeping her mind off of the pain, she managed to maneuver her body midair to land carefully on her feet as she skidded across the ground of the courtyard coming to a halt. Whilst the woman was rapidly analyzing her surroundings, she heard a pair of footsteps approaching her. Jolting her head in the direction of the sound, she saw before her a young student with long, crimson-red hair and red eyes, which were quivering in fear behind her.
The student's eyes met hers, and she could see the student's previously erratic expression brightening. Out of breath, the student panted and trudged towards her. "W-whats going on, Professor Makina?"
'Professor Makina' Takes hold of the student's shoulders and meets her gaze, replying in a commanding tone, "Arumi, you need to get to one of the safe zones now!"
Before their conversation could continue, she suddenly sensed something from the direction of her office and saw the man who had attacked her leap out of the building with the sword in his hand engulfed in vivid red flame.
She Calmed her beating heart, and with a clear mind she began to deliberate, 'I have to get Arumi out of here, but there's no way I can guarantee her safety while I fight. I have to use it on her…'
The world around her slowed down, she perceived everything around her from the earth below her to the gasses in the air, as blue lines of code that she could manipulate. Blue-colored code signified natural or native existences in the world. she moved towards the lines of code that Arumi was composed of. 'I can only do this ten times, so I have to pick the students who possess the most potential.' In her hand, a new line of code intertwined, appearing in a bright orange color. She touched Arumi and the line of code wriggled into her natural code like a parasite infecting a host. Slowly all of Arumi's code started to change line by line turning orange, the color of that which is artificially created through unnatural means.
She could feel warm blood running down her face as her nose began to bleed due to the amount of power she exerted. '9 more times… I can only do that 9 more times.' She refocused on the attacker, Her left hand gliding across a metal bench near her, which started to lose its form transmuting into a sword. Gripping the sword in her hand she entered a defensive stance, invisible lines of code swirling around her body like unseen armor. Arumi backed away running toward the school building rapidly, deftly dodging and weaving through obstacles.
The man who had attacked her appeared to be comprised of green lines of code, unlike any being she had laid eyes upon during her lifetime. 'This person… they are not like anything I have witnessed before. They might be dangerous…'
Like a bolt of lightning, the man closed the large distance between the two of them in less than a second, giving her little time to think about anything else. She slashed upwards clashing with his flaming sword, sending sparks flying off to the side that flew across the concrete before dying out.
The two of them were locked in a constant exchange of blows, each with enough force to topple buildings and rend earth. The ground under their feet shook violently and each exchange of their swords resounded throughout the campus like explosions. Anything caught in the path of their blades was decimated unconditionally.
The man retreated backward a few meters in a single jump. He sheathed his sword and glared with intense anger and hatred at her.
As she examined his code once more with her Developer's Eye, which was what she used to observe how the world around her was comprised of code, she noticed the colors changing before her very eyes. The dark hues of the code were slowly transforming, taking on a deep crimson red that she had never seen in person before. It was the color of mythical creatures and legends, a hue that sent a chill down her spine.
Suddenly, without warning, a massive black and red dragon appeared right before her very eyes, its enormous frame towering over the nearby campus buildings. Its scales glistened and shimmered in the bright sunlight, casting an ominous shadow across the campus grounds. The dragon's wings were massive, spanning out to an incredible size, and it was surveying the area with a sense of authority and power. Despite its fearsome appearance, the creature also had a sense of awe-inspiring majesty, as if it had just stepped out of a fairy tale.
Her eyes widened with shock, her previous assessment of this being's strength was far removed from what she was sensing now. 'This thing will be able to decimate this entire continent of Javab!' She gave up on beating the creature in a head-on battle because it had stopped holding back. She was thinking about only one thing: ' The kids! I need to save the kids!'
She located where her kids were using non-invasive pieces of code she had placed on them to triangulate their location. She turned and ran in the same direction that Arumi had gone at a blazing-fast speed, the world a blur around her.
In front of her, the wall of the school building appeared, which was in the way of the shortest path to her destination. As she was about to collide with the wall, the wall began to dismantle itself creating a pathway for her to run through.
She continued to run, not looking back at what the creature outside was doing. With each passing moment, the ground beneath her feet seemed to grow more unstable, as if it could collapse at any time. The vibrations from the violent shaking reverberated through the empty corridors of the campus building, intensifying the sense of danger and urgency. Her footsteps echoed loudly as she hurriedly made their way through the deserted hallways.
Seeing that she had arrived at the kids' location she burst through the doors of the shelter. Inside there was a large multitude of students huddling together, with a few students at the vanguard.
Seeing Professor Makina burst through the door, a young man with messy white hair and forest green eyes stepped forth, his grip tightened around the sword at his side. "Professor Makina, we have accounted for almost all of the students." Next to him, Arumi stood quivering without uttering a word.
From the side, four more people approached. There was a pair of twin sisters with purple hair and purple sapphire eyes, the only thing that differentiated them was the length of their hair and the attire they were wearing. Standing next to the twins was a somewhat younger boy who had the same hair and eyes as the twins. Standing off to the side was a girl with silver hair and eyes the color of molten lava.
The twin with straight long hair spoke out first, her voice laced with anxiousness, "Mom, what's going on outside? Is the campus under attack?"
Before their conversation progressed further, the doors opened once more and four more students made their way into the shelter. The first one was a blonde, young man with emerald green eyes. The second one was a young woman who had a very rare natural green hair color and amethyst-colored eyes. The third one was a young man with black hair and crimson-red eyes. The fourth one was a young man with chestnut brown hair and deep blue eyes.
The young lady with green hair was the first to speak up after noticing Mrs. Makina, her voice was cold and unfeeling yet her body language made her seem worried. "We finished looking around the campus for stragglers everyone should be here. What exactly is happening?"
In a serious and commanding tone with despair hidden beneath Mrs. Makina spoke to the students gathered around her, "We are currently under attack from a mythical creature of legend. I don't think that my power alone will be able to defeat it…"
The atmosphere in the room grew tense none of the students uttered a word.
She walked over to the twins and the boy and embraced them, whispering into their ears she said, "My children, you've grown up so well. No matter how difficult the hardships we faced were you always stayed by my side… I truly didn't deserve to have such wonderful children…" Her voice was soft and gentle but it had immense sorrow hidden underneath.
Time slowed and a world came into view as lines of code once again. She produced 3 more pieces of the orange code and attached them to her three children. The tears streamed down her face as she let go of her children. She started to walk around to each of the the other students surrounding her who had yet to receive the orange code from her and attached a piece of it to them. One by one their code changed from blue to orange signifying the process was complete. She returned to embrace her kids one last time before the flow of time returned to normal.
'No matter what happens now they will be able to live out the rest of their lives.' She stepped away from her children and wiped the tears from her face. With her commanding tone, she Ordered the students, "None of you are to follow me. Understood?"
The Young man with the white hair and the Young woman with the green hair seemed to want to object to this but held back their thoughts, their expressions a mix of bitterness and regret.
As she turned around and began to walk out of the safe room, her footsteps reverberated throughout the building, creating a rhythmic tapping that echoed throughout the empty halls. Her eyes, which were once a resplendent purple, began to glow with an otherworldly blue light, illuminating the darkness around her.
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