Several minutes before Seeker had challenged ng, A lone Aragarian was slowly headed towards her car. It was the Aragarian Madelyn.
Her car was not more than thirty ters from where she was now. But this distance seed like miles in her perspective.
Her every step was extrely slow. She would do her best to maintain her balance at every step. And the reason for her slow pace was the remnant sensation she continuously felt. She had an extre sense of panic and fear had gripped her heart. Her mind continued to recall the terrifying scene when she t Richie.
When Richie appeared and their base was raided by the unknown soldiers, Pridgeon had sent her to imdiately request for backup to the nearby Aragarian's based on the outskirts of the city. She would leave the battleground and head to the nearest Pioneer base and use her connections to deploy the military branch loyal to them.
But on her way to her vehicle, she suddenly t Richie.
Her guards simply died. They were convulsing when Madelyn turned to them for protection. Clutching their chest as hard as they could as it seed to have been gripped by a strange force.
A strange feeling occurred on her chest. What followed next was a jolt of fear as she heard the whistling tune of Richie.
"It's amazing, isn't it?" Richie smiled.
"Sound. Vibration. Movent. Waves… The science of matter. And I control it. Can you feel it? The intense vibrations of my voice that causing your heart to be gripped as the sound penetrates deeper into the tissues and skin." Richie happily narrated.
"Oh right... I wonder what to do with you..." Richie imdiately took out a comm device.
"Arthur… I know you're busy." Richie called out on the comm device.
"I t Madelyn again. What are your thoughts?"
Arthur had just defeated Force at that ti. He stood silently and gazed around the battlefield. His eyes noticed Alean.
"Leave her alone," Arthur called out seeing the opportunity to converse and yet hide their communication. It was at this ti that several assassins had moved towards Alean.
"Leave her? Why?" Richie frowned.
"Give her your best and most pleasurable kiss," Arthur ordered as he shut the comm device and focused on the battle.
Richie sighed. He knew what Arthur was ordering him to do. Richie recalled Arthur explaining another theory when they were still preparing for the attack.
"Your voice isn't sothing that can only push or cause fear. It's more than that. We don't know what ng will be capable of so the stronger you get, the better our chances of completing this mission."
"This voice of mine isn't my only Path you know. With my instinct, I can easily survive whatever ng throws on ." Richie brushed Arthur's words and attempted to leave.
"Seeker knew about your voice. Yet when I asked him what your Path is, rember what he said on that hotel floor? He told that your Path is your instincts. Why would he leave out your voice?" Arthur asked.
Richie stopped moving.
"Alright, kid. You got my attention."
"I assud that Seeker is correct. So that is your main Path. He's already up but said that I have to figure out what your Path is on my own. Seeker's hint was on the fact that he didn't describe your Path to be that of your voice but your instinct. So I worked under the assumption that your main Path is your instinct."
"Now you're just confusing yourself, kid." Richie laughed.
"Your Path is Vibrations." Arthur finally summarized.
"It isn't sound. But the vibrations that your sound produced. This also explains your instincts. The vibrations of everything around you tells you what to look out for. I could go on and explain the matters regarding string theory and what-not, but that's basically it. You feel things around you at a different level. And like a prodigy who understands music, the information of these vibrations simply… tells you what to look out for." Arthur quickly explained.
Richie gave a surprised look.
"Well, I'll be! Congratulations! Looks like you're becoming more and more like a true Prophet!"
"Use that knowledge well. You can cause terrible destruction. After all, wasn't it shouts that tore down the Walls of Jericho?"
"So my Peal's of thunder can do more than just push?" Richie's eyebrow raised.
"Probably. From a biblical perspective, God created everything through His voice. As for science, it has already proven that all matter is simply vibrations or waves at a certain perspective. I don't know what would be the end of your Path. But what I'm sure of, it doesn't just end with pushing things around and inflicting fear." Arthur then paused for a bit. After a mont of hesitation, Arthur continued.
"Also… if this helps… it's about her. The Tyrant Empress."
Richie's happy look stiffed and a slow-building glare surfaced.
"Your potential could be applied outside of warfare but even in other fields… Right now the vibrations you can cause shakes the inner being of a person. This jolt gives birth to the sensation of fear. But I believe you can do more than just fear. This would explain her… attraction towards you." Arthur's voice started to tremble. The astonishing force that vibrates around him already started happening.
Richie gave a stoic look at Arthur. He had already made Richie angry so Arthur resolved to finish what he started.
"When used appropriately, fear could command loyalty and respect, submission and even ecstasy," Arthur spoke faster knowing that if he prolonged this discussion, he wouldn't be able to think straight.
"Ecstasy?" Richie's eyes went wide opened as he realized sothing.
The crushing sensation around Arthur disappeared.
"So that's why… she enjoyed it…" A hateful look surfaced as Richie recalled an embarrassing and painful mory.
Arthur was closing his eyes and was trying to analyze his situation.
Soon, his fingers could move and Arthur retained movent in his upper body.
Richie glared at Arthur as if to say, you did that to yourself.
"As… I was saying… If you want to conquer that woman, you can either kill her or give her a taste of her own dicine. As early as now, you have to think of a way to match her assaults. If you et her again, she will try to kiss you. If you find a way to dominate her as she has dominated you, then you have truly defeated her. So use your powers and find a way to give a painful fearful and pleasurable kiss!" Arthur spoke coldly and imdiately retreated.
Richie smiled at Arthur's challenge.
"What a troubleso order…" Richie stretched out as he gazed at the petrified Aragarian.
"Fine. At least I can pay your kind the sa pain she inflicted on ." Richie finally resolved himself.
"Rember . Rember my voice. And rember my na. I am Richie." Richie playfully whispered as pangs of dread shuddered Madelyn's body.
Imdiately, Richie gave a passionate kiss. A silent growl vibrated out of Richie's lips and caused Madelyn's entire body to tremble in intense fear. But it wasn't only fear. The mory of that kiss, the lodious ring of Richie's na was embedded on her very heart. Her organs shook, her mind was jolted. And in that process, the na Richie was an unrelenting sound that trapped her heart and emotions.
Back at the present, the mont Madelyne woke up, she imdiately made for the car out of fear.
Suddenly, she realized that her legs couldn't respond and she stumbled off. She started to crawl faster and faster. And that was when she realized that a warning was displayed on her Alinon.
A panicked shock appeared as she imdiately dialed the Alinon and linked a line to Pridgeon.
"Madelyn!" Pridgeon was relieved to receive Madelyn's call.
"Presider. What happened? Why is the Killing Horn charging!"
"Good thing you called ! I almost forgot that Richie left you alive. I'll set the Killing Horn so that it won't target you. But it's still too dangerous to remain here. Head to the northern checkpoint. Soldiers loyal to us are there. Arrange a pickup and prepare my shuttle out of here. I'll leave the clean-up to you." Pridgeon imdiately ordered.
"Presider… I…"
"No ti! My suit's energy is extrely low! I almost died and this suit had to expend most of its energy reviving and healing ! I barely have enough ti to complete the launch and escape! I must kill that ng and the Richie!"
The mont Madelyn heard Richie's na, she stumbled down and started to convulse wildly. Extre fear shook her heart but at the sa ti, she climaxed in extre ecstasy.
Her entire body trembled when she heard the na. Madelyn continued to spasm and crawl towards the car with a mixture of emotions. Richie's na had rooted itself in her heart.
"Oh?" Richie lifted his head and gazed to a distance.
"Looks like she's up." Richie pondered.
"Amazing. That Arthur is right." A sinister smile appeared on Richie's face.
BOOM!
He returned his gaze to the battle in front of him.
Seeker was spiraling backward from the force of ng's punch.
Despite how ng would recklessly punch on Seeker's sword, the wounds on ng's fist were shallow and seed to be healing fast.
Seeker's figure had small cuts all over his body.
Richie patiently waited for an opening.
The vibrations he felt were extrely peculiar.
"Ugh. Forget it. This is his Path. No use understanding it." Richie sighed.
Seeker continued to charge and execute powerful slashes.
ng would evade the attacks the mont he could 'feel' even the slightest sensation of the sword touching his skin.
A desolate force gathered once more and exploded causing Seeker to retreat.
Seeker then noticed that the desolation near Richie was gone.
"Can't you do the sa for ?"
"No. The desolation gets stronger the closer we get that guy. Are you out of tricks?"
"I can't create an opening. That man's too strong." Seeker sighed.
"Oh alright. Sheesh. I'll help you. You're still too sloppy with your techniques though." Richie shook his head.
Seeker silently cursed.
"Let's go!" Richie laughed.
Richie dashed forwards at incredible speed.
ng utilized the armor on his lower body to dash faster.
The desolate force went wild around the room but a strange repelling force kept it at bay.
Seeker charged right behind Richie.
The trio moved at extre speeds. ng was retreating as his desolations were no longer hindering the two.
The desolate force gathered around ng's body as he kept moving wildly around the room as Seeker and Richie moved closer and closer.
"Water World." Richie suddenly declared.
The entire room suddenly felt heavy.
ng couldn't easily move as a force was pressing upon him in all directions.
The force suddenly got heavier and ng's expression started to show pain. Waves and waves of concentrated sound started to slam against ng.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
If it weren't for his strong body he would have been knocked around by this invisible force.
ng's red eyes started to turn darker as he glared angrily at Richie.
"Here's the opening you needed, kid. That should be enough to tie him down." Richie smiled.
"It takes a monster to deal with another monster." Seeker laughed and started dashing towards ng.
"It's not enough!" ng growled.
A desolate force rushed from ng and was headed to et Seeker's charge.
Sensing a strange danger, Richie dashed forward and used his voice to alter the molecules before him removing friction and adjusting the aerodynamics around him. Water World also started to obstruct Seeker's charge. Richie dove towards Seeker and pulled him back.
Seeker finally noticed the anomaly approaching him and followed Richie in dashing backward.
Seeker and Richie continued to retreat and finally was outside of ng's reach.
"You miscalculated big ti, kid! If I fought him alone I would definitely die!" Richie laughed.
"How bad was that attack?" Seeker imdiately asked.
"I could no longer sense the vibration within the area of his attack. Whatever molecules existed in that area just disappeared." Richie explained.
"Maw of the Dragon! How? He needed to be at least at Ranked Hero if he was to activate that!" Seeker cursed.
Seeker knew that ng was among the fastest in terms of the developnt of his Path. He knew Richie wouldn't be able to defeat ng and so Seeker sent Richie to the Reforr to stabilize Richie's Path.
"Sothing must have happened in this tiline. But the question is what? How did he - wait… it's Rosa isn't it?!" Seeker then realized what may have caused this predicant.
"The red gem!" Seeker thought in his heart. He knew that ng needed his trigger to finally overco the last hindrances in his heart.
After years of being engraved with Chinese teachings and philosophies and following several superstitions, ng had struggled with what he believed to be a heart devil.
"You slept with Rosa?!" Seeker shouted angrily. He knew the red gem was sothing that Rosa would love and that fitting gift he delivered through Sting would have undoubtedly help ng in his pursuit. But what Seeker didn't expect was for things to progress faster.
"Damn it! If that's the case fighting ng at full force is too risky!" Seeker thought in his heart and clenched his sword tight. The opportunity of facing ng for his growth had to be ignored now otherwise he would die.
ng was enraged at Seeker's words.
"And what if I did?" ng coldly challenged.
Seeker was surprised.
"Oh boy. It looks like he misinterpreted your reaction. Funny how soone like him could get jealous." Richie teased.
"Shut up! Your making things worse!" Seeker cursed.
"No choice. I've got to persuade him to stop!" Seeker then took a step forward.
"Wait!" Seeker called out.
"It's pointless fighting!" Seeker shouted.
ng scoffing glare at Seeker.
"Pointless?" A fierce look in ng's eyes appeared.
Seeker sighed. He quickly used Surmounting Senses to quickly formulate the best argunt and proof so he can convince ng to stop fighting.
"Yes. Because-"
"TIER ONE WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION DETECTED! ALL PERSONNEL, EVACUATE TO THE SHELTERS!"
The alarm sounded out.
Seeker was stunned at the announcent.
"So that's it…" ng slowly walked towards Seeker.
"Is it the Qilin's Horn?" The ground started cracking and breaking. The footsteps that ng made would dig down through the stone floor.
"You've invested quite a bit to kill . But even on my death, you'll never have MY Rosa!"
A powerful strange desolate force started to appear. A greenish glow appeared and started destroying everything around him. ng's appearance started to turn black.
A dreadful fear gripped Seeker and Richie.
A dark and pale greenish glow started to surround ng as his body started to turn black.
"Interesting. The Black Dragon has green wings." Richie smiled as the greenish glow took a strange shape behind ng.
While Richie was impressed at ng's show of power, Seeker was scared stiff.
He had seen that attack once in his future after the Rapture took place.
The show of power that the Black Dragon displayed to fend off the attacking armies solidified ng's place as one of the Four Horsen of the Apocalypse.
The horrifying scene of a valley full of dry bones once again surfaced in his mory. This was one of the few mories that Seeker had to actively forget because it was too grueso even for an Unlocked.
"The Wings of Abomination…" Seeker unconsciously mumbled.
"Richie. I'm going to try sothing crazy. if I die, get out of here." Seeker sighed.
"No way. I'm an Overcor. Either I die defeated, or I Overco." Richie smiled. an intense vibrating force started to gather near Richie.
"Walls of Jericho?!" Seeker identified the sensation. Despite the formidable odds before him, Seeker grew excited. They still had a chance as Richie has awakened his own skills that solidified his place as one of the Seventh Trumpet.
"Amazing. I get to witness sothing that many on my future would die to see. A Horsen Fighting a Seventh Trumpet."
"I doubt this is enough. Are you able to overco as well, Inhuman?" Richie asked with a smile.
"That's why I love this New Ga. The climb is more exciting than my first playthrough." Seeker grinned excitedly.
"Ti to Tread the Ancient's Path.." Seeker readied his sword.
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