Valkyrie Smash

Chapter 324: New Era. Part 02.

"True." AK nodded, summoning her Halo and lifting herself off the floor. "I really like how we can now fly without those annoying boosters."

Two disappeared from her spot then appeared behind her purple haired friend.

"I on the other hand enjoy teleporting a lot more." She said while embracing her from behind.

"These are only simple examples of the applications of the Runes. With practice, one can even manipulate the elements and reshape the world around them. Doctor Sanderson described it as a miraculous power that's similar to magic!"

Confusion spread throughout the human settlements as more and more people got to watch the video. Anyone with a little bit of logic realized that the information that was being discussed was too important for the public to know about.

If it appeared anywhere else most would've dismissed it as a hoax or a leak at best, but because it was being delivered by the three idols who were known for speaking on behalf of the Resistance people were quick to believe it was authentic, but that only helped add to the anxiety of learning about it.

Still, nothing could've prepared them for what they were about to hear.

"So what Odin was after is the power to create Runes and Halos?" T-Two asked, still hugging AK who frowned but made no attempt to push her away.

"Exactly." Eleven nodded. "It is a very versatile power and using it a genius like him would've been able to do a lot of things he previously couldn't. Fortunately he failed in achieving his goal which is why he keeps running between worlds."

"That's good to hear, but... Force Fields and Runes are abilities only Nephilim can use, right?" AK asked. "And Odin is a human..."

"It might look like that at first, since all Nephilim and Valkyries are born with it. But the truth is..." Eleven turned to the viewers and smiled. "Humans can gain this power as well!"

Many failed to register the sentence when the blue haired Valkyrie first said it. Some kept rewinding the video again and again wondering if they heard her wrong, but no matter how many times they did so the message was still the same.

Humans are able to gain the same powers as Valkyries.

The Resistance has decided to drop a second bombshell right after revealing the existence of the multiverse and that the Valkyries were in fact sentient beings all along.

"Of course it's not quite simple."

The screen behind the three idols flashed and something different began playing. It was a recording of the events that took place in the that took place in the abandoned airport a few days ago. A large crowd was gathered on the runway. There were a number of trucks and military vehicles parked around with soldiers moving about, however their number was small compared to the civilians gathered there.

"What you see here are humans from the Nephilim world. For a long time it was thought that they went extinct because of the destruction Odin caused, but Head General Sanderson ran into some survivors during his visit."

"That's weird." The footage paused when T-Two made a comment. "How come we were the ones to find them and not the Nephilim?"

"That's a complicated story that'll be revealed in the future." Said Eleven. "What's important to note is that there were survivors."

The scenes depicted were a reminder of the flood of refugees who flocked east during the start of the Calamity War. Despite having seen a destroyed world just before that, it was only at this point that the viewers that people began to realize the severity of the disaster that struck the other world, but little did they know that the nightmare was just getting started.

Though a somber atmosphere enveloped the abandoned airport, things appeared relatively peaceful. A disturbance ran through the crowd a few seconds later and at first it seemed nothing more than a couple having an argument.

People were quick to draw conclusions; with the man having a good build and wearing a soldier's uniform it was easy to assume that it was just another case of an abusive husband or boyfriend taking his anger on the woman he has a relationship with.

That quickly changed when red sparks began lighting up above his head, and an instant later, the screen suddenly blurred followed by a bone chilling scream.

One didn't need an uncensored version to know what was happening. The red color was enough to get the message across.

"I apologize for showing you something so gruesome, but please understand that it was necessary for what I'm about to explain."

Eleven bowed her head and the other two followed suit. The footage was then rewinded to just before the man attacked and zoomed in on his head.

"There is a reason Odin was unable to obtain our powers despite having found a way to do so." The blue haired Valkyrie spoke, the tone of her voice lacking the cheerfulness she showed so far. "The process is called the Awakening. When a human obtains the knowledge necessary for the use of Runes, their body and mind undergo a significant change and the results can be one of two kinds.

The first is that the person would become an Awakened and gain the ability to generate their own Force Field, allowing them to learn Runes. The second result, however, is what you have witnessed just now."

Several more images appeared showing five more people, and the one thing they all had in common was the jagged broken halo glowing ominously over their heads.

"Just like everything else, not all people meet the criteria to become awakened. If a person fails to awaken, the obtained knowledge would corrupt their mind leading to them falling into a deep pit of madness from which they can never hope to climb out of. Those are referred to as the fallen.

Though they still maintain their human form, they're nothing but monsters filled with humanity's darkest desires."