Ambush from The Unknown

Asahi harshly coughs while wiping dirt off his face. The immense pressure of the impact was enough to pop his skin off. However, his god-like body is keeping itself intact. In severe exhaustion, Clover falls onto the floor, trying to recollect what happened when Asahi attempted to use The Soil.

She lays her head next to his shoulder while staring at the bright sky hovering over the tall green treetops. The sun pierces through the leaves and shines on both Asahi and Clover's faces. A comfortable silence forms around them, giving off the sound of pure nature at its best.

As Asahi's eyelids part away from each other, he slowly whispers to himself. "What just happened?"

He takes a deep breath and tremblingly tilts his head to Clover. Her bright green hair is stained by the thick dirt the shockwave produced. Her eyes are half-open, and her face is drenched in sweat. Asahi whispers to Clover.

"A-Are you okay?"

Clover consciously whispers to herself while spreading her arms out along the harshly paved dirt ground.

"I have never seen anything like that before. That massive beam of light wasn't supposed to spawn when you dissolved the dirt. There were supposed to be leaves popping out of thin air and relaxing on your skin. I can see why you claimed you're a god now. You definitely harness some sort of ability, even if your powers were stripped away."

Asahi painfully chuckles and slowly nods his head.

"Y...Yeah. If I can do this, maybe Aletha can follow?"

Clover shakes her head and nervously giggles while staring at the drifting clouds popping out from the massive circular hole on the treetops.

"Haha. I don't think that would be the most fantastic idea."

They slowly wrap their fingers over both of their hands and weakly smiles.

As Clover and Asahi tightly hold hands and stare at the beautiful cloudy sky, the sound of faint hums sound near them. It's a mechanical-sounding hum, like the sound of an ambient fan blowing softly against the ground or the sound of an active humming air refrigerator.

Asahi and Clover swiftly lifted upwards, turning their heads left and right, trying to find where the robotic-sounding hum is coming from. Asahi questions Clover.

"What is that? It sounds..."

Clover finishes her sentence while pointing her index finger over her soft lip.

"Like a faint hum..." Clover's glistening green eyes broadened, knowing precisely what the sound means. She pushes Asahi away from the circle and behind a thick trunk of a tree. They lean their backs against the surface and sits still.

Asahi quietly questions Clover.

"What are you doing--" Clover speedily covers his mouth with her soft palm, muting the rest of his voice. She closes her lips and whispers to Asahi as quietly as possible.

"Shhh! I know what that sound means. I have encountered them before."

Asahi confusingly mutters to Clover while his mouth is covered in her soft hands. "--Them?"

Clover slowly nods her head and stealthily peers behind the trunk. She sees the bottom of a hovering cube-shaped device encircling the perimeter of the crater. Clover's emerald eyes widened in fear, and swiftly, Clover peers her head away from the mechanism. She angrily whispers to Asahi while the device examines the area.

"See what you did? You attracted the Wrath Clan."

Asahi confusingly mumbles. "What's that?"

Clover slaps her forehead and sighs. She begins to unravel.

"The Wrath Clan is wanderers who come from the nation of Wraileza. They roam everywhere in groups of four or groups of thirty. They seek to find anything celestial or cosmic related and eliminate any threats that endanger the Rift. They gather information and blatantly steal precious resources from all of the nations."

Clover lifts her hand away from Asahi's mouth. He questions while tilting his head.

"So, you're telling me... that this world has advanced technology?"

Clover nods her head and shivers while hearing the ambiance of the mechanism approaching closer to them. She faintly responds to Asahi while hiding from the advanced device.

"Wraileza is way more advanced than all the other nations. It's most likely due to Cecilia's expansive knowledge and the infinite energy source deep below the nation. That energy source comes from a fallen and buried star that arrived in Gincad thousands of years ago. With unlimited power, she reconstructed her nation and tried to fulfill her ultimate goal. But she doesn't use the power of The Soil, and instead, relied on the energy source."

Asahi scratches his head and questions.

"Wait, there is a nation that doesn't use the power of The Soil?"

Clover nods her head 'no' and responds while the device backs away from the tree they're hiding in. She replies to him while staring at his trembling gray eyes.

"Yes, but that isn't the only one. There is another clan that rejects the power of The Soil, and that faction is known as The Ending. The Ending is a massive rebellious group of individuals, including cursed humans, monsters, and non-cursed humans. The faction roams around the land, trying to destroy everything they can. It is said that The Ending is ordered by a being known as 'The Princess' that wishes to banish the entire world into oblivion completely. They use their own wicked ways to form their own magic."

She shuts her eyes and shakes her head.

"Sigh, not only that, but both of the two factions want to destroy the world. Fortunately, the world can fight back, and they can draw the factions away by using their Queen's power. Queens is just another term for a Powerful Goddess."

A giant dark purple artificial light beams in front of the tree trunk, with the ambient loud hums of the mechanism approaching eerily close to Asahi and Clover. Both of their chests tighten in fear as the light draws closer and closer to them. Clover holds Asahi's hands and whispers.

"I know this isn't the right time, but... we might not be around to say it. So I just have to say. Asahi, I love you."

Asahi grips her hands tightly. As the purple luminescent projecting light nears down to both of them, Asahi tries to reply. He weakly smiles at her while staring at her fair face.

"Clover, I--"

Just as Asahi can confess to Clover, the luminescent purple light hovers over them, with the box-like mechanism floating in the air. Asahi and Clover remain completely still while the tool stares at them. After a few moments of silence, the device screams out.

"Intruder! Intruder!"

The box-like figure slowly transforms into a mechanized golem, with its fist-raising high into the air. Clover and Asahi swiftly flee from the robotic monster and slides underneath a bush. Suddenly, the sounds of screaming missiles resounded over the forest, blasting a tree into purple flames.

"Asahi, over there!"

Clover screamed to him as the massive black mechanized golem charges at them at full speed. They slide underneath a small hole, feeling the trembles of the footsteps shaking the ground.

The device stands still, peering its blazing mechanical blue eye out for Asahi and Clover. The gears of the eye shift while its head tilts up, down, left, and right. Asahi's face nears Clover's, unintentionally almost about to kiss.

But just as the robot tries to scan for enemies, the sound of a mildly deep feminine voice shouts out to the device.

"Were you not supposed to analyze the area? Cecilia will be really disappointed if they see your chunky trash wandering anywhere except the ordered target.

Her long dark hair stretches from her feet to her head, tied up with a large purple ribbon. A blend of blue hovers at the tips of her dark straight bangs, and her eyes gleam a bright luminescent blue. She has a very slim figure, wearing half of a purple visor over her face. Her attire is filled with steel, devices, and mechanisms all over. And to top it off, she wears a small bluish-violet rose on top of her head.

The mechanism sighs at the woman and replies.

"Master Lyssa, there were intruders detected here."

Lyssa bites her lip and punches the device. The mechanism kneels at the ground while she takes her visor off and reveals her beautiful blue and black eyes with black shadow makeup and eyelashes over her beautiful face.

"Since when did I say that you should speak?! Don't you dare bark orders at your master, you here? You worthless piece of junk! You would disappoint Cecilia if she ever saw you like this." She powerfully kicks the device's legs once more and chips away from the metal off from it. Lyssa mutters while giving the device a disgusted look.

"I knew you were a mistake when you were birthed in her factory."

Clover and Asahi's eyes broaden while Lyssa slowly walks over the hole with her long slim black high heels. Her nearly transparent indecent leggings shimmer under the harsh sunlight while her servants walk behind her, awaiting command.

Her long black-painted fingernails drag on the dirt, then reach her glossy lips. Lyssa shakes her head and screams at her servants, covered in dark mechanical armor and matched a human shape.

"Servants, dispatch from me. I smell something off within this area, and I would like to be ALONE! Do you understand?!"

The servants bow and reply with a threatening tone in their voices.

"Yes, Master!"

Lyssa nods her head and pulls out her long black whip. The servants swiftly nod their heads and sprint away from the area, only leaving Lyssa. She lusciously walks over the ground with her black high heels, waiting for Clover and Asahi to pop out of the hole. She viciously yells while walking back and forth.

"Idiots! I know you are in there! Come on out. You can't hide from me all day!"

Clover and Asahi remain as still as a rock, hearing Lyssa's direct screams underneath the ground. Asahi and Clover look at each other again and tightly embraces one and another.

"I hope we are safe..." Asahi fearfully mutters.

Clover nods her head and smiles. "I hope."

As minutes pass by, the patience of Lyssa starts to burn away. She grits her teeth and clenches her fingers with her fierce black glove. Lyssa brutally stomps on the ground, directly yelling at Clover and Asahi.

"Get up now! I know you are in there! Fine, since you won't jump out of your own, I will just do it for you."

She swings her luminescent whip at the ground and tosses the rocks into the air, exposing Clover and Asahi.

"There you are," Lyssa said as she smiled menacingly.

Asahi and Clover jump out of the hole and stands behind Lyssa, preparing to attack with no choice. Lyssa harshly chuckles and smiles seducingly while staring at Asahi. She crosses her legs and tilts her head to him.

"Ah, and who must you be? Are you from our nation, pretty boy?!"

Asahi clenches his fists and shuts his eyes. He angrily grits his teeth and yells to Lyssa.

"No! I am from another world! Don't do anything, o-or else..."

Lyssa approaches Asahi and grabs his chin.

"Or else, what? What can you possibly do to a powerful woman like me, pretty boy? Are you just going to stand there with your weak green-haired peasant?"

Clover grits her teeth in anger. She clenches her fists and prepares to fight Lyssa, but Asahi stops her and yells confidently in Clover.

"She is not my peasant! She is far more vital than you!"

Lyssa mockingly laughs while staring at the puny white-haired boy. She shakes her head and smiles with her glossy lips. Her glistening aqua eyes peer straight through Asahi's with a feeling of a sick attraction. She approaches him and smiles.

"Oh? Is the pretty boy challenging me?! HAHA!" She laughs hysterically while Asahi and Clover stare at her. "I never had such a laugh in a while. Okay... pretty-boy. Let's see what you got."

Lyssa swiftly backflips into the air and grabs her whip. She stands in an acrobatic stance, with her long legs perking upwards. Lyssa shouts out to them.

"Let's make a deal, like the tradition of my home country. If I win, I get to kiss the pretty boy and kick his peasant away from him. If you win, you are free to flee and act like nothing ever happened here. If you don't accept the deal, I will shoot both of you with this."

Lyssa grabs an advanced purple and black pistol out from her pocket. She gives both of them a smug look while waiting for the decision to be tackled. Clover tilts her head to Asahi and shakes her head.

"Asahi, are you really going to accept this."

He shakes his head and sighs.

"There is no other choice. It's either we get out of here, or we get killed."

Lyssa shouts out to Asahi while dragging her whip across the dirt.

"Time's ticking, pretty boy!"

Asahi angrily grits his teeth and grabs Clover's shoulder. He stares at Clover's green eyes dominantly and confidently and whispers to her.

"If I don't win, flee from this forest while she is distracted."

Clover's eyes broadened.

"But Asahi, I don't want to leave you behind! I love you!"

Asahi shakes his head and sighs while Lyssa menacingly glares at the two.

"It seems like we have no choice. We have to fight with effort!"

Clover clenches her fists and gives a confident smile to Asahi. She nods her head while the wind blows over her hair.

"Okay!"

Lyssa impatiently yells out to Clover and Asahi.

"THAT'S IT I'M--"

Asahi interrupts Lyssa with a confident smile and stands. As his long white hair fluctuates side to side, Lyssa prepares to swing her whip. The sun shines on his head and his back. As the shadows of the forest cover the three of them, he confidently shouts.

"I will accept your deal!"

Lyssa silently chuckles and smiles while staring at Asahi's legs.

"Hm, Hm. You actually DO have the confidence to face me."

She licks her lips while harassing, and staring at Asahi.

"Look at your body. You're quite the feisty one aren't you, pretty boy? With your dominant confidence and your striking pose, and your sexy attire; I thought you were just nothing to me. But now I know... that you can be more than that." Lyssa stretches her fingers out. "This will be fun..."

Asahi confusingly back away and yells.

"Huh? I don't know what you mean, but Clover and I have the confidence to fight against you! We will win!"

Clover grabs Asahi's arms and screams at Lyssa with her eyes piercing straight at her.

"Yeah yeah, pretty-boy. Go ahead. Cause either way, I'm going to have you."

Clover grabs Asahi's arms and screams at Lyssa with her eyes piercing straight at her.

"NO! He belongs to me!"

Lyssa angrily grits her teeth. She swings her black whip on the center of the ground and forms a combat-ready stance, ready for battle.

"That's it! You have angered me far more than much! Time to silence you!"

Lyssa swiftly charges at both Asahi and Clover with her mouth drooling. Asahi and Clover prepare for the attack and weakly standstill, waiting for anything to happen. But just as soon Lyssa could approach the two any longer, a massive blue shadow blocks the attack and powerfully knocks back Lyssa like a stone.

The shadow of a very tall man with dark hair and cosmic attire stood in front of them. Asahi and Clover couldn't find out much of the appearance except his upper half. Lyssa's eyes widen in shock while standing far from the shadow. She squints her eyes and yells out to the shadow.

"Oh, someone plans to interfere with me? Fine, three is better than one."

With just one sound of the shadow's deep voice, Lyssa gets knocked up into the air while Asahi and Clover stand there, clueless.

"Cosmic Wave..."

And just like that, the entire motion of the fight against Lyssa shifted as this mysterious tall man covered in dark cosmic attire stands in front of them.