CHAPTER 6.5: K.I.D.: THE TEMPERING— TULQ

CHAPTER 6.5: K.I.D.: THE TEMPERING — TULQ 

[08:30] 05.01.2090

City of Samudraas, 

Country of Tefortis,

Mahabumi Continent,

10 KM to southwest of JUSM

"I am...." Tulq couldn't believe his eyes nor ears. For nearly a hundred years he prayed and believed yet nothing happened. However when the world was ending, he saw them glowing. The ruined statues glowed and a voice echoed in his mind. 

He had many things to say. Many things to ask, yet no words wanted to leave his throat. His hands were shaking slightly. Eyes wandering off all over the ruined statue room. His brain completely cutting off the chaos and destruction sounds outside. 

*BANGGGHHH*

However, he was pulled out from his drowned state. Forcefully. A huge tentacle swung by the ruined church. Now the church was destroyed completely without even leaving the ruins behind. Everything around Tulq came crumbling down and the statues were buried underneath the wreck. 

Yet he was unharmed. Not even a scratch. All his life, even if all went wrong, his body didn't. Tulq didn't get sick nor got into any accidents. He was ninety years old. Yet if cleaned his over-grown and under-maintained hair and beard, and gave elegant clothes, he would pass off for someone under fifty, easily. 

Tulq looked around in shock and looked at him. A little scoff escaped his mouth. In his life nothing good happened to him. Yet nothing bad happened too. A sudden thought appeared in his mind. That's when it all became clear. 

'It was me.... IT WAS ALL ME, NOT THE PROPHECIES!!! NOT OUR CHURCH NOR THE FOLLOWERS....I ALONE WAS THE MIRACLE CHILD!!'

Tulq's face tightened. He opened his eyes confidently. A stone cold expression ran across his face. It was the expression of a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain. 

He turned his hands over, revealing his fair palms roughed due to manual work and raised them mid air. Staring directly at the glow emitted from the cracks in the wreck, he declared with a high and mighty voice. 

"I AM OMNIANTE TULQ!!! I AM THE CHILD BORN FOR THE HIGH PROPHET AND HIGH PROPHETESS!!! I AM THE CHILD BORN TO GUIDE!!! I AM THE CHILD BORN TO SAVE!!!!"

"I AM THE MIRACLE CHILD!!! BORN TO CHANGE THE WORLD!!!"

The tiny rays of light emitting from the cracks increased. Chipping and scratching sounds echoed in the destroyed ruins. The air became heavy. The radiance scattered through the ruins reflecting from the dust rising. As a thought echoing directly inside his mind, Tulq heard the same voice again. 

《 INDEED YOU ARE! YOU WERE BORN TO THE MORTAL REALM THROUGH OUR BLESSINGS TO SAVE, TO GUIDE, AND TO CHANGE THE WORLD! 》

《 IT'S TIME TO FULFILL YOUR DESTINY, OMNIANTE TULQ, THE PROPHESIED MORTAL, THE MIRACLE CHILD!!!! WE'LL SHOW YOU THE WAY!!! WORSHIP AND BE WORSHIPPED, FOLLOW AND BE FOLLOWED!!! YOU ARE THE VOICE OF GOD, THE FORM OF GOD AND THE WILL OF GOD!!! LET'S CHANGE THE WORLD TOGETHER!!! 》

The man who had nothing to lose, gained something. He gained the gods blessings. The man who was nothing, became something. He became the gods avatar.

Shining light split the sky. Golden rays spread across giant monsters towering above the city, and the burning city itself. The chaotic and dark hell changed to a energetic and bright one. A mythical hum resounded through the destroyed city. 

Admist all the chaos in tefortis, every living creature stopped running. Stopped screaming and wailing. Just for a second. All looked at the golden sky for a moment. An Angel like being descended. 

However, unlike the other angels which appeared around the world, the angel above Tefortis didn't stop mid decent. Didn't just exterminate the chaos occurring monsters and vanished into the sky. 

The Angel like being descended further. Wrapped in a shiny golden raiment. It had gossamer like universal patterns. Above her head rested a golden halo. From it flowed a veil. Akin to a shroud of light like a fountain. Calm and smooth, uninterrupted and undisturbed by none and nothing. It ended right above her mouth. The never changing polite smile was the only visible feature etched to her face. 

As the Angel descended, she extended her arms. Extended them towards Tulq. An Angel came face to face with a human. Tulq raised his gaze a little and stared in awe. The Angel lowered her gaze and stared directly at Tulq. 

"What's happening??"

"Is that an Angel!!!"

"Hey, isn't that the old man who works the night shifts in that demi human restaurant??!!!!"

"I DON'T CARE WHO, JUST SAVE MY BABY!!!! MY BABY'S GOING TO BE CRUSHED!!!! NOOO!!!! AHHHHH!!!!"

"Someone, ANYONE... please save me....."

The nearby crowd saw the divine interaction and fell on their knees. An Angel had descended. They felt hope. They felt they were saved. Yet the angel's first action wasn't to exterminate the monsters, nor to save the people getting trampled over. 

It was to stare at an old man. In the life and death situation they're facing, they realized two things. In fraction of a second, the witnesses minds concluded that either the Angel was playing favoritism, or, The old man was the chosen one.

 The environment was there. The situation was there. All they needed was just to trick their brains into a glimpse of hope. As in a story, they didn't want to become the chosen one and save the day. They needed hope. And it was handed to them on a golden platter. Every witness concluded the same thing. 

"Save us...." The Old man was the chosen one who was going to save them. 

As adding fuel to the fire, both literally and metaphorically, a ray of shining light rose from the ground covering the whole ruins and Tulq alongside it. In less than a second the tower of light dispersed in rays as far as the eyes could see. In arcs, they reached and fell in the giant monsters. 

The monsters vanished. Without leaving a single trace, they polverized into the thin air. Leaving all the destruction they brought with them. However that didn't matter in that moment. All had eyes only on the one who was inside that tower of light.

Slowly the light faded away. From it emerged the old man. Or atleast that's what the witnesses thought. Yet they were wrong. The man who emerged from the light wasn't old. Wasn't frail or weak. Not a single gray hair in his head could be seen. A middle aged, well built man stood infront of them. 

Covered in white robes with golden engravings, he stood on the edge of the ruins. Yet Tulq was wrong too. He glanced back just to see his old home, old church being repaired brick by brick. Piece by piece. Not even a minute yet there were no more ruins. Only his childhood home built even more granduer. 

From the columns, he caught a glimpse of the statues set on both sides of the now grand hallway. They were new. As new as a book which was just now removed from its cover. Not only the statues from their parents times but new ones had appeared too. And all the statues glowed a little. 

Tulq had absolutely no idea what happened. He was no better than the witnesses who just witnessed once in many lifetimes scene. He took a quick look at himself and gazed upon the Angel in shock. He witnessed a shining light slowly disperse from the angels extended hands. That's when it all clicked in him. 

"...you blessed me....i was blessed.... THE GODS BLESSED ME!!!"

 Tulq remembered his conversations from a moment ago and realized what happened. Without ever changing expression nor answering Tulq, the Angel raised above. She ascended into the sky and vanished without a trace too. The golden radiance in the sky disappeared and the gloomy sky returned. Yet nobody noticed it. 

The only thing they were staring at was the man in white and gold clothing standing in front of the newly built church. Although it looked more like a cathedral than a church.

Seeing what happened, a single thought echoed in Tulq's mind. 'I was blessed, I was chosen...FINALLY I BECAME THE MIRACLE CHILD... IT'S TIME TO FULFILL MY DESTINY'

He turned around to face the disaster which happened right around him. Yet what he saw was the faces of the people watching him with shock and awe. In their eyes, they just witnessed the birth of something extraordinary. 

Upon seeing the faces of those beneath him, Tulq understood what the gods meant. He took a step forward and raised his hand. 

In the middle of the the disaster, between the crashed buildings and burning vehicles, the new cathedral stood strong and unaffected. Admist the corpses and victims, the newly born man stood unwavering and confident. 

"I WAS BLESSED" Tulq started. 

"I WAS BORN TO GUIDE, TO SAVE, AND TO CHANGE THE WORLD". A lighting ring extended from his raised hand covering the whole surrounding. The fires vanished, the flames subdued and thousands of minor injuries healed instantly. 

Seeing the miracle occurring right before their eyes, the witnesses started cheering. Some put their hands up and cheered. Some got them together and prayed. Some groveling on the ground and worshipped. They all celebrated the birth of the new God of their world. 

"I AM THE MIRACLE BORN TO THIS WORLD. ALONGSIDE THE GODS, I SHALL GUIDE THIS WORLD INTO THE FUTURE. SAVE THIS WORLD FROM ITS ENEMIES AND CHANGE THE WORLD FOR ALL OF US!!!"

The cheering exploded. They were at their lowest when a glimpse of hope appeared right in front of them. Nobody hesitated to grab it. To follow it. To let it control them. In the age of technology, a single invasion which lasted no more than fifteen minutes changed the course of the world forever. 

However in the world where nothing was free, they convinced themselves that hope would be free. They didn't realize that hope was the last thing they should expect to be free. Admist the blind believers cheers, Tulq continued with his hand still raised. 

"THIS IS THE ALLS'CATHEDRAL WHERE EVERYBODY IS WELCOME AND EVERY RELIGION COEXIST UNDER ONE ROOF!!! AND I'M THE FOLLOWER AND WORSHIPPER OF ALL...."

"I'M THE ALL'CATHEDRAL"