Legacy of the Betelgeuse

Chapter 161 - Episode 161: End Of Invasion.

Kingstar is commanding the right side of the city while Ivonna is commanding the left side of the city. The Invasion is about to end in 10 minutes. Everyone is doing their best and they're all so excited and can't wait to see the end of the invasion. Nobody in their minds that they would survive the invasion, especially against this massive extraterrestrial being.

Everything seems promising and Shazjae is overwhelmed from the wounds and injuries that he has while the players and the NPCs keep attacking them with spells, bolts, and boulders. They just realize that Shazjae's stamina is less than 10% and it seems that he won't be able to use that regeneration spell again because he lacks stamina, but then something bad happens.

A pulse comes out from Shazjae's body, then the ground starts shaking. Another pulse comes out from his body and then another one. He keeps releasing his pulse and everything starts to float. We are all confused and for some reason, our bodies feel light. I look down at my feet and I'm no longer standing on the ground and slowly we are lifting up to the air. I can't control my own body and it feels like we are in the space, then a notification appears.

[Hasgur Malak Do De Auhak!]

[Shazjae used [Zero-Gravity] and [Psychokinesis]]

Debris and stones are floating around us. Suddenly someone is screaming so loudly that everyone can hear his screams. I look around and I can't see who's screaming, but then another scream is coming from right behind me. I turn my head and I see an NPC's head is getting crushed by two stones. They're immediately looking around and see if there are stones around them, and then start to hit those stones away from themselves, but because they hit those stones away, another person is getting crushed by them.

Everyone starts to hitting and throwing away the stones and debris around them. From my perspective, it looks like I'm watching a dodge ball game. Those who are unfortunate are getting crushed by the debris and the stones. Everyone starts to blame each other and it's getting out of control. Aria's barriers are useless now since the threat is not coming from outside the barrier but it comes from the inside. The only thing she can do is protecting herself with the barrier she creates.

"Trev!"

I look around and I can't see who's calling me.

"Up here!"

I look up and Emma is looking at me. Emma is reaching out her hand at me.

"Throw me your sickle!"

I swing my sickle and throw it at her. She grabs the chain and she pulls me toward her.

I'm floating next to her and raise my eyebrows.

"Long time no see, Em."

Emma scoffs.

"Long time no see my ass! What are we going to do now? Everyone is dying from getting crushed by the debris."

I look around while shaking my head.

"I don't know. This is also the first time for me. Can you push me up there? Maybe I can do or find something."

Emma sighs and nods.

"Alright. Two feet coming right up!"

Emma pushes me up with her feet. I'm floating higher and higher, then I hook my sickle on big debris and pull myself toward it. I'm standing on the debris and I'm still far away from the top, so I jump and float around while looking at the others avoiding the debris.

I see Ivonna and Francesca far above me.

"Ivonna! Francesca!"

They both look around and then Francesca looks at me. I wave at her and she waves back at me. I look around to find something to boost me toward them. I see a player not far from me and I ask his help to boost me up. He pulls me in and then pushes me up with his feet.

Ivonna looks at me and reaches out her arm.

"Give me your sickle."

When I'm about to throw my sickle, dozens of weapons are flying past me. I'm surprised to see so many weapons are flying around. I'm so pissed at whoever throw their weapons or even let their weapon unattended, but then a dozen of weapons are flying toward me again and I look at where these weapons are coming from, then I realize those are not the weapons that the players or NPCs are using, but the weapons that are on Shazjae's body.

Everyone is getting attacked and stabbed by the weapons. This is the worse. The weapons are backfiring at us and what makes it worse is that they can't really move around and dodge it as fast as they can because of the zero gravity. I look at Ivonna and Francesca. They both are being attacked by the weapons, and thanks to Ivonna's armor, she's barely taking any damages. On the other hand, Francesca is borrowing Ivonna's shield and hide behind the shield.

Ivonna is still reaching her hand towards me.

"Throw me your sickle!"

I throw my sickle and Ivonna grabs it then pulls me in.

I'm floating next to her. Ivonna is looking at the timer.

"The invasion will end in a minute! Let's wait until the timer runs out."

30...

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15..

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13...

Everyone is looking at the timer and starts counting down together.

5...

4...

3...

2...

1...

0...

1...

2...

3...

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"What?"

The three of us are looking at each other with confusion. Francesca peek at me.

"Trev. We need some explanation here. Why the countdown is now going up?"

I look at her and shake my head with confusion.

"I have no idea. This isn't supposed to happen!"

Ivonna pulls me closer to her and puts me above her. Ivonna leans toward my ear.

"I will push you toward Shazjae. I hope you can reach his body and do something about this!"

Ivonna then pushes me toward Shazjae, and as soon as I get closer to Shazjae, his eyes turn red and glaring at me. He opens his mouth and he casts a ball of light in his mouth. I'm covering my face but then Shazjae turns his head away from me and releases a beam of light toward the players and NPCs. One by one player and NPC are getting disintegrated by the beam.

Shazjae keeps releasing the beam of light. I keep looking at the beam and then I realize that the beam is getting closer and closer toward Aria. I try to push myself but there's nothing around me to help me boost myself toward him. When the beam reaches Aria, Aria is concentrated her barrier and holding it off, but Shazjae keeps firing the beam toward her and only her as if he knows that Aria is the most important target.

Aria is gritting her teeth and the barrier is slowly getting transparent and soon she can no longer hold the beam.

"NO! ARIA!"

When the barrier is about to disappear, dimensional rift tears up the sky above Shazjae and making an extremely loud crackling sound. A woman wearing shiny blue armor with a long blue and gold skirt coming out from the dimensional rift. She's coming down super fast and her feet hit Shazjae's head and it makes him stop firing the beam and closes his mouth. What surprises us is that Shazjae is stunned by just that.

The woman lands on top of Shazjae's head and then jumps off and floats in front of Shazjae's face. A very long black-haired woman is glaring at Shazjae and then she turns around. She can fly around freely as if the zero gravity isn't affecting her, and then she looks at me. She smiles and flies toward me. Everyone is looking at her approaching me with confusion.

The woman keeps smiling while looking at me gently.

"I am finally able to see you in person, Trevor. I have been watching you ever since you created my weapon."

Her weapon? Then I look at my sickle and then look at her while raising my eyebrows.

"Ezira?"

Ezira chuckles and nods.

"It seems that I have to come down to Orion myself to help you deal with this monster."

Ezira then looks at my sickle.

"May I?"

I give her my sickle and then she grabs it and starts swinging it around. Ezira lifts it up and then looks at it.

"You have recreated my weapon very nicely. Too bad, mine was a hundred times better than this, but I guess this should be enough to deal with this puny monster."

Shazjae is recovered and then starts roaring toward Ezira. Ezira raises her eyebrow and smirks. Ezira lifts my sickle in her hand and then flies toward Shazjae's body. Ezira slashes Shazjae's body and then...

*Swing*

*Crack*

Our mouths and eyes are wide open because Ezira just cut Shazjae's body in half. Ezira then flies to the top of Shazjae's head and then swings the sickle toward him. A dimensional rift is opened by just doing that and then the dimensional rift is slowly sucking Shazjae's body, but his body is too big for the dimensional rift to suck him up. Ezira then dives toward Shazjae and starts slicing his body into pieces, and then the dimensional finally is able to suck all of his body. The dimensional rift disappears after it manages to suck Shazjae in.

We are slowly descending onto the ground and everyone is still looking at Ezira with admiration. Ezira then lands in front of me and then gives the sickle back. Ezira smiles.

"Trevor. I will be waiting..."

Ezira then flies into the dimensional rift and then the dimensional rift disappears. The blue sky is back, and it feels nice to see the clouds and the blue sky again. It feels like we are back to our lovely home.

A notification appears.

[Voice of the World]

[World Quest: Shazjae Dummak Pharas Do! (Completed)]

[An extraterrestrial being called Shazjae has failed to invade Orion! The people of Orion and the players of Orion managed to send off Shazjae back to where it belongs. Betelgeuse is very pleased with all your hard work and sacrifice!]

[Unique Title "Protector of Orion I" has been given to all the players who participated in the invasion]

[10.000 Fame has been given to all the players who participated in the invasion]

[[Unique Mysterious Box] x10 has been given to all the players who participated in the invasion]

Everyone is on their knees and cheering happily. When everyone is still celebrating their victory, Sev appears above us. Everyone stops cheering and looks at Sev in silence. Sev smiles and opens her arms.

"Congratulation on your victory, players of Orion! There is another thing that you all need to know. Some of you have been chosen by Betelgeuse for your hard work and achievement. They all have been watching from the land of victory! I, Sev, as the messenger will announce the 5 players that will get extra reward for their contribution."

Everyone is looking at each other and I just look at Sev while squinting my eyes with suspicion.

Sev clears her throat.

"Before I announce who they are, let me summon all the players who participated in the invasion."

Sev snaps her fingers and hundreds of millions of players are appearing around us. Sev then spread her arms.

"These players have shown and proved their liability as a leader. Their bravery is undoubted. They have gathered and united the players of Orion together to fight the threat. You all might have known who they are, so let us cut to the chase and congratulate them!"

Sev lifts her hand a VoW appears above her.

[For your bravery and your sacrifice, Betelgeuse will reward you a limited exclusive title that only 100.000 players can receive them]

[Congratulation to the player [Ivonna Ivon] who has received Exclusive title [Hero] of the Alliance Kingdom]

[Congratulation to the player [Kingstar] who has received Exclusive title [Hero] of the Aarus Empire]

[Congratulation to the player [Seven Diamond] who has received Exclusive title [Hero] of the Eluna Empire]

[Congratulation to the player [Lothair Ermes] who has received Exclusive title [Hero] of the Eluna Empire]

[Congratulation to the player [Aspen] who has received Exclusive title [Hero] of the Unknown]

Ivonna, Kingstar, Diamond, Lothair, and Aspen are lifted from the ground and are flying below Sev. Everyone is cheering for them and giving them a standing ovation. Nobody is doubting Sev's decision because they all know that these people are the ones who are worthy of such a reward.

Sev then lifts her hand and everyone stops cheering and looks at her.

"Of course, there is someone else who is worthy to be in the same place as them. But, who might that be?"