Chapter LXXI – Day 901 (3) – The Stars
I partially missed my attack as Michael dodged. I had been aiming at his chest, but I got his hip instead. Multiple beam attacks began to strike me, and soldiers were rushing in. I was out of time. I tried to open a breach between layers, but I failed as the System suppressed me.
The attacks were coming quickly, and I needed to escape. I quickly thought through all my options. There was one that might work in the chaos.
Expelling some energy, I hid my presence. “Astral Projection.” I quickly appeared like one of the soldiers and escaped during the confusion. I had to take my time to not make it appear I was running away or leaving the battle.
Soldiers had been pulled in from the inner wall that had been set up. I quickly hid my presence and went through the opening and into the wider city. Even now, the curse damage was damaging my body and disrupting my Astral Projection. I needed to fix all of this as quickly as possible. Thankfully I always had a backup plan, just in case for situations like these. I made my way through the back streets and to the safehouse that Ruth had retreated to.
I entered and let my outer projection fail. I couldn’t maintain it anymore. My inner projection was on the verge of failing. “Help, to the tub,” I told her and she carried me upstairs. I quickly used my two captives I had prepared to fill up the small tub with blood.
That was when an anti-point suddenly appeared and came for me. The black and white cube quickly transversed the distance towards me. I didn’t hesitate and reached out to grab it. There were only two choices, my useless skill or my life. I chose my useless skill. The anti-point disappeared and I staggered as knowledge and memories were ripped from my head once again.Witness the debut of this chapter, unveiled through Ñôv€l--B1n.
I...I needed to fix myself quickly. The damage this body had sustained was immense. The curse damage, and pushing past my limits had damaged me greatly. The city shield wasn’t helping either. “Help me into the tub,” I commanded as the two captives finished bleeding out.
“Are...are you the Astrologer?” Ruth asked. I turned to look at the woman. Why was she asking that? I guess some of her original personality was coming through. And I never thought to really talk about my real identity when I had created a decoy. No need to take pointless risks.
“Yes, now hurry up,” I told her without hesitation. I needed to hurry up and construct a new Astral Projection. I would lose a lot of progress turning my body, physical, but there was no time for half measures.
“Carry me out of here,” I said. He quickly picked me up, and the lump that I was. More soldiers rushed in. “Ignore me.” They all turned away but one.
“Crush!” Force energy surrounded me and my Astral Projection was put under great strain. This wasn’t how it was going to end, to some useless low stat people.
“Null Refraction!” The one soldier’s head ripped apart partially. This shocked everyone else and they spun towards me. The soldier carrying me dropped my body. “Help-“
Skills were unleashed. I formed up barriers. Nothing was working. This was the end as my Astral Projection broke, revealing my true form. The attacks increased and there was shouting, but I couldn’t really make it out anymore.
I felt my physical body being ripped apart by all the skills being unleashed. Curse you Michael. Curse your empire. I hope you die of the super cancer I tried to give you and I spit on your throne and all that you stand for. If only I had aimed that attack in the right direction, then everything would have been different.
I mourned for all the women I would not be able to enjoy. There was also a trace of bitterness that I was not able to unleash some final super attack as a screw you to this place. Or was there? Even as my body was destroyed, I focused with all my might, twisting the energy into place.
This was something I had never done and would not live to see if it worked. But if it did, then Michael would deal with the nightmare I was about to unleash. Good luck as the world crumbles around you.
I was Astrologer! The one who would escape this place and sail the sea of stars, charting my own course.
