Chapter II: Trial

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Aliis rushes to the portal, pushing and shoving other Ul. He notices Hel jumping over them, stomping their heads and giving him a boost. His clothes are being pulled from other Ul attempting to pass him. Aliis elbows them in the face, knocking them out. He feels a surge flowing through him as he passes the portal. He hears thousands panicking as they float in heavy pressure.

"This must be the Universal Pressure keeping this universe intact. If i can figure out how to get to the other side, i can do this!" Aliis attempts every way possible but it was no use. He floats in nothingness until he sees Hel literally swimming the vast emptiness. No one seems to see him successfully passing through. And thus he follows Hel's method and by the time they are about to reach the end, Hel pushes Aliis away. A devilish smile is seen on his face but it changes quickly as Aliis grabs his arm and uses him for leverage, giving him a boost past Hel. Aliis feels the pressure change and feels lighter surrounded by space and stars. He took a moment to take in such a beautiful scenery, but it didn't last long. Hel pushes through and knocks Aliis further down vast space. He was about to enter a planet with an exploding atmosphere when all of a sudden, Aliis simply taps onto the atmosphere like a bubble and uses the explosion as his boost, lunging him faster than Hel could manage. As angered Hel is, he grabs a dying star and throws it in Aliis's direction. The dying star leaves a shimmering trail but before it reaches Aliis, it explodes within a nearby planet, crumbling to a lifeless debris floating in space. Sadly, the explosion has caused the debris to intersect the other Ul behind Hel and Aliis. Aliis looks back and sees that those who have been conflicted with the floating lands are safe... Except for one.

A female trapped in a cluster of debris. To make things worse, a black hole is sucking her in. Aliis halts in his tracks, only to hear Hel zoom past him. "SO LONG FOR BEING THE BEST SUCKERS! HAHAHAHAHAHAA!!" He paid no heed to his foolish desires and rushes towards the trapped Ul. With a single flick, the debris crumbles and in an instant, He carries her away from the black hole in an instant. They land on a nearby asteroid So Aliis can see if she will be alright.

"Thank you so much, Aliis! You're a lifesaver!" Her face is filled with Delight and relief as Aliis's face shows confusion. "Uhm... Have we met before?" The girl panics for a second and readies herself/ She bows to Aliis and responds. "My deepest apologies! My name is Eldreesa and we have not met before." Aliis gives off a still confused but ok kind of face. Eldreesa continues. "Oh but everyone knows you! The Ul of Kindness, of Sincerity, a Defender, a Savior, a-" Before she could finish, Aliis stops her with a finger on her lips and shushes her.

"Alright, alright, I get your point. But really, I help because I couldn't stand to watch someone in distress." He explains. Eldreesa stares at him as if he's a shining prince in armor. Aliis looks back to see they are both falling behind and goes back to Eldreesa, keeping it short. "I hope you do well in the Trial, Eldreesa. Good luck, friend!" And thus he jumps and catches up in an instant.

Aliis flew past the other Ul and notices more and more debris everywhere. He uses the broken planets to his leverage and leaps further. Before he knew it, Aliis lands on Hel's head which causes him to land face flat on a moon. Rage seeps out from Hel, "WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE!! I AM THE ONE WHO WILL BE ON TOP YOU SUNOVABITCH!!!" And with that, he launches himself back in, causing another planet to crumble. Aliis of course witness the destruction Hel has trailed but before he could jump back, strings of energy intertwines the barren moon together as if keeping an egg within pieces of an eggshell. A man leaps from behind the tangled moon.

"A new friend!?", Aliis thinks to himself. "I hope he's a go-" before he finishes his thought, The Man of Strings swings the moon towards Hel yelling, "HAVE A DAMN TASTE OF YOUR OWN MEDICINE YOU FUCKER!!!" Aliis's face went from relief to GOOD GOD WTF WHYYYY!!! "NOT A GOOD GUY! YOU'RE CRAZY!"

He snaps back to reality and realizes he is still in the lead. Aliis leaps from planet to planet to gain momentum and sees a bright light ahead. It's irregular than any shining star yet its obvious how a gate of Trial's End is between two VY Canis Majoris. As he flies closer to them, Hel bursts out from the moon and is entangled with them from the energetic strings, heading straight for the two suns.

With Pieces of the Barren Moon tied to Hel, he rushes with only victory fueling him. But something before Aliis's eyes: The 2 suns began to shoot meteors at him and plummets him to a nearby planet and engulfs him with flames and dust. Aliis took a closer look at the 2 suns. Shocked, he realizes they arent Suns, They're comets swirling around a core! He looks back and sees Eldreesa and the Man of Strings. They both zoom past him with a smirk of winning, but both came to a halt as Aliis grabbed them both.

"Don't go any further!" Aliis warns them. "But why?"Eldreesa asks. "Maybe he's just stalling! Well why don't I-" The Man of Strings began to threaten Aliis but he silences them both. "No! Those two suns aren't suns. They will attack without remorse and honestly, I'm just looking out for fellow Ul."

The Man of Strings grew impatient and crosses his bulky arms. "Yea right! Stop with your lies you piece of-" A random Ul reaches to the exit but was then shot down by a barrage of raging meteors and all you hear is him screaming like a literal girl afraid of spiders. "-Savior... Damn I'm sorry dude." Aliis forgives him already without hesitation, "All is well, uhh..."
"Name's Krowle. And you're Eldreesa, right?" She nods shyly and Aliis raises his hand to shake. "Tis an honor Xenos Vanguard Krowle." Krowle is surprised and shakes his hand, "Well damn, Didn't think you knew me that well Hehe." He smirks a bit and Aliis responds, "Of course. Your fighting skills are extraordinary and I almost didnt recognize you when you took down Hel." "Oh that Shithead? Heh, Yea I saw how dirty he was playin and trust me, I wanted to put him down like the PUNK he is!"

Eldreesa taps them both in the shoulder to grab their attention. "I'm sorry to interrupt, but We need to finish the Trials before everyone else gets hurt. They both nod.

"So whats the plan?" Krowle asks. Aliis steps forward and responds, "Teamwork." Both Krowle and Eldreesa exchange looks and back at Aliis with confusion. "How?", They both ask and Aliis answers, "Simple. We each have a role. Eldreesa, I understand you manipulate magnetism, correct?" She's surprised at how Aliis knows about her ability even though she hasn't told him. "Thought so", Aliis says. "We stick together and we can get through this. Krowle, when we all get close, I need you to catch all those meteors launching at us and throw them back to each sun. They will be stunned momentarily, and Eldreesa, use your magnetism to Push away the planets in case they begin to shoot again." Krowle nods but then shows another confused face. "Wait what about you?" Aliis looks at the Gate and back at them.

"I'm staying behind."

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