S-ORIGINS | By ShadowNTS

(Era of War II) Trailing Wind.

The rejuvenating aura that fell upon humanitys' forces signaled the fall of their greatest healer. This occurrence shocked most but in their midst, two warriors brushed it aside and called out to the other troops.

ATT: Don't let her sacrifice go in vain! It's now or never! Charge!

The forces heard Antoinettes' chant and charged into battle. The other warrior pats her on the back, smiling gently.

CRO: Didn't think you had such passion in you!
ATT: Oh, shut it Cero. Being lazy doesn't mean I'd just sit around during times of war.
CRO: Can't say it suits you.
ATT: Of course, it'd make more sense if it was coming from you.

Cero smirks as he grips his katana tight and steps forwards. Antoinette cracks her fingers. They've set their sights on a fierce opponent. Across from them, two monsters stare. With an exchange of looks, both sides agree to a duel.

CRO: Let's do this, Antoinette.
ATT: Try not to slow me down.

The two monsters also assume their battle stance.

HLA: We're getting quite old for this, Gerson.
GRS: I'm afraid so, Hilea.

Ready for battle, Cero dashes forwards at an immense speed. Gerson lunges in front of Hilea and clashes blades with Cero. From their blind spot, Antoinette appears behind Cero and swings her staff. Hilea reacts in time and stops her movements, before swaying her hand and throwing Antoinette against the face of the mountain.

CRO: Antoinette!
GRS: Focus on the fight in front of you!

That slim moment where Cero wasn't fully focused, Gerson managed to slip past his blade and kick Cero in the stomach, crashing him against the mountain too. Both warriors stand back onto their feet and brush the rubble off of their clothes.

CRO: So we're up against a turtle with supernatural skill in close combat and a lizard with telekinesis, how wonderful.
ATT: No, not telekinesis.
CRO: What do you mean?
ATT: It's more like gravity manipulation.
CRO: Interesting. Then let's give them a battle worth fighting for!

Cero vanishes from sight and Gerson picks up on it first, looking amazed but scared at the same time. Antoinette slowly steps towards Hilea.

HLA: You're pretty young to be fighting wars, little girl. Shouldn't you be playing with your dolls?
ATT: And you should be knitting socks for your grandchildren, or should it be great grandchildren?
HLA: Tsk, didn't your parents tell you to never joke about a womans' age?!
ATT: Oh, my apologies. I mistook you as a old man.

Antoinette smirks whilst Hilea is looking furious at her comments. She reaches both of her palms out and drops a massive force onto Antoinette.

HLA: Be careful not to crack your fragile bones!
ATT: Missing something?

Hilea realizes Antoinettes' bo staff is gone, but before she can fully understand what's happening, the staff appears and hits her in the face. She rubs her cheek. Antoinette stands back up and chuckles, whilst her staff appears in her hand.

ATT: I gotta give it you, gravity manipulation is one hell of an ability... but you're severely outmatched!
HLA: (What was that just now... space manipulation?)
ATT: You must have your theories on what my ability is, but trust me, it's something much more scary!
HLA: No matter! My gravity reigns supreme!

Hilea dashes forwards and takes the initiative. She tries to capture Antoinette under her immense pressure but Antoinette swiftly moves out of the way. Hilea reverses the gravity around and causes the earth to rupture upwards, and leaving Antoinette defenseless in the air. Hilea reaches out her palm and grasps Antoinettes' soul, before twisting her hand and causing the gravity to swirl aggressively, crushing her soul in the process.

HLA: As I told you, my gravity reigns suprem-
*WARP*
HLA: What the hell is happening?!

The space around Hilea starts to disappear into thin air and replaced with a dark void. Her mind is filled with insufferable memories and tragedies that she didn't even experience, until...

ATT: Welcome back, Hilea.

Shocked at what just happened, she looks around, noticing the area in the state before everything went down in their battle.

HLA: Don't tell me.
ATT: It seems you have figured it out. The flow of time is something us mortal beings have been interested in since the dawn of time, and it is my personal playground! But I do not possess total control over it, instead, I simply can move through the timeline as I please, but it has its' own consequences.
HLA: What a truly formidable power... but I can't just falter in front of a challenge.
ATT: Hmm..?
HLA: Lucky for me, gravity affects time.

Hilea raises her arms into the air, concentrating all of her power into the palms of her hands.

HLA: Soul Power, Black Hole.

A giant concentrated mass appears over the battlefield.

HLA: This will kill all of us, but if that means you humans lose, then I couldn't care less.

Hilea closes her eyes and awaits her doom. Antoinettes' eyes gapen as she realizes that her power won't be enough to get rid off the black hole.

ATT: Then there is only one other way.
HLA: What are you...

Antoinette presses her palms on the ground and closes her eyes, focusing her energy into the earth. Pain pulsates through her body, but she endures through it. Moments before impact, a sudden memory flies through her mind... a memory from the future. She bears witness to the birth of a new era, far from todays', and it all begins with the reincarnation of several heroes, but one of them stands out to Antoinette, a kid with white hair and shining cyan blue eyes, and the ability to fully grasp and control the 4th dimension, time. Antoinette smiles and right before collision, the earth is transported into another timeline, one similar but safe from danger.

End of Chapter 2
"Astral Power"

[ Antoinette and Hiela have fallen. ]

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The person Antoinette saw in her memory is your favorite time god!