The System

Prologue Ō - Part III - Who's To Blame?

    Kal zips through various locations, his movements were swift and unpredictable. "Pardon me, I may not be as agile as I once was," he jests, while multiple iterations of himself materialize in different parts of the planet. Each replica mirrors his actions perfectly. "I could use a moment to recalibrate," he chuckles, his voice emanating from every version of himself.

    Glutten comes to a sudden halt and disintegrates into smaller fragments that scatter in every direction. Each piece passes through the illusory copies of Kal without resistance. "Mirror Mirage Skill!" Glutten shouts, revealing the nature of his power.

    "A cheap skill," Haranu scoffs while surveying the multitude of Kal's surrounding her. "At a grand scale," she adds, turning her attention to Glutten. Her attention shifts to Glutten, her hand already forming a massive fireball that continues to grow in size. "I'll obliterate this entire planet," she declares.

"You're both insane," Glutten exclaims before dashing away from Haranu's fiery assault.

Haranu scoffs at Glutten's sudden retreat. "You're a god. A little outer space won't kill you," she retorts, unimpressed with his fear.

"I might not die from a little space, but that fireball will certainly gloom me," Glutten grunts in response, clearly frustrated by Haranu's recklessness. "Why don't you think for once?" he adds before diving into the ground, his gelatinous form seeping into it.

"I don't have the luxury of time," Haranu responds, gesturing with her hand and pulling on the fireball, intensifying its size and power.

BOOM! The planet explodes into countless pieces, and all the illusory copies of Kal disappear in the process. Haranu stands atop a large boulder, surveying the aftermath. Among the wreckage, the chunk of rock where Narzex was lying appears to be the largest that survived, with his armor shielding him from any visible damage and saving a significant portion of the planet underneath. Under these two other souls took refuge.: Glutten and Kal. As soon as they lock eyes, Glutten frantically scrambles out, pointing and muttering towards the massive mountain. "He's down there," he gasps.

Haranu descends like thunder, striking the rock where Narzex lay and shattering it with her impact. The shockwave sends Glutten flying. "Move, you worthless piece of pork," she barks as she kicks Narzex off the rock and onto a smaller chunk of debris. She roars with fury as a massive shockwave of light and sound obliterates everything in its path. Her eyes continue to scan the area for any signs of movement.

Kal's message board receives a new notification, displaying the message: 'Two lucky or calculated moves?'

'What do you think? ~》' Kal types back.

Kal decides to stop typing and instead focuses on observing his opponents. He sits atop the crescent moon of the planet — what's left of it, anyway. He reminisces on his earlier actions, realizing that heading straight to the moon was a brilliant move. Leaving a mirror image of himself below that pig was just for fun, but an investment well made, nonetheless. He can't help but chuckle at the memory of Glutten's face and the way he scrambled away after finding Kal right beside him. Kal had to use half of his hands to control his laughter from being too loud, while the others wipe his eyes clean from all the tears.

Kal maintained his vigilance, keeping a watchful eye on his opponents and their movements. Glutten, always resourceful, wedged himself between two rocks and catapulted away by swinging them around. Haranu, meanwhile, remained oblivious to Kal's presence on the moon, giving him a distinct advantage, which he didn't plan on exploiting. As for Narzex, Kal knew he had given up any hope of fighting.

Perched on a floating rock half his size, Narzex observed as Kal frolicked in utter delight. Suddenly, his line of sight was impeded by an intrusive notification.