Parallel Vol. 4 [LEGACY EDITION]

Chapter 63.2: Return to Serisis

Senehal Port, Serisis.

6:30 p.m. 20th Banem 1092.

The sun hung low over Senehal's port, washing the area in its beautiful red light. As a result of Serisis' new partnership with Rosendun, the once empty ports were always busy. Hundreds of workers walked back and forth, offloading or loading ships moored to the port. Most of these ships contained fresh food products from Rosendun stored in cool ice-boxes. In return, Serisis sent back resources like wolfram and asphalt. The latter of which was used in the construction of new roads in Rosendun.

The Serian workers sported bright smiles on their faces as they went about their daily businesses. Never had the entire country been filled with so much hope and anticipation towards the future. Every new day brought with a chance to grow, and they could not wait to see the new changes promised by the Royal Family.

On this particular day, a raku (raccoon beast-man) and a canur (dog-beastman) dressed in loose shirt and pants were in the process of carrying a crate off a ship when the canur suddenly dropped his end of the crate. The raku barely had time to jump out of the way as the crate crashed to the ground, barely missing his toes. Luckily, the crate only contained food items so there was no danger of breaking anything. Still, the raku was considerably shaken and upset.

"What gives man!" The young raku pulled off a pair of headphones, and then shouted at his friend, "That could've really hurt me!" To his ire, the canur did not respond, but instead, pointed at the distance with shaky hands. Angered by his friend's silence, the raku complained as he turned around, "What are you looking a—Merciful Aerith!" The raku exclaimed in shock at the sight of a massive bolt of lightning rushing towards the port.

Initially, it was so far away that it seemed like a speck, but with each passing second, it grew larger and more prominent, indicating it was traveling at an incredible speed.

The raku's eyes went wide with fear. He instantly turned back and took off, calling to his friend as he sped past, "Run! You Fool!"

The raku's shout shocked the canur out of his stupor. Shaking his head, he chased after his friend while shouting at the top of his lungs, "Enemy Attack! Enemy Attack! Call the soldiers!"

By this time, numerous sailors had noticed the anomaly on the sea. This led to an outbreak of chaos as the superstitious men and women tumbled over themselves to get as far away from the docks as possible while screaming for the soldiers' help.

Luckily, although Serisis did not have a naval force, they did have a garrison stationed at the port for the unlikely event of a sea invasion. The understaffed garrison, barely containing over a hundred soldiers, were shocked when they heard the cries coming from the docks.

However, being shocked was one thing, serving the country was another. Despite never expecting such an attack, the Serian soldiers quickly grabbed their weapons, mounted their raptors and quickly sped to the docks. By the time they got to the docks, it was completely devoid of hume life. The Serians had retreated a good distance away, but not too far that they could not spectate the harbor. Curiosity won over survival instincts.

The Serian soldiers frowned as the approaching lightning bolt showed no signs of stopping. The captain, a grey Lycan, frowned as he stepped forward with his tower shield. Even among beastmen, His sight was much better than most. He could barely make out the form of a man riding some type of beast amidst the lightning.

The captain, hoping his hunch was correct, walked to the edge of the docks and projected his voice for miles outward. "STOP! You are entering the Sovereign space of Serisis! Any further movement will be seen as and treated as hostile!" The captain paused, releasing a sigh of relief as the lightning bolt visibly slowed down, then came to a stop a few dozen meters from the docks.