ocean-life Chapter 146: Landing
Chapter 146: Landing
What do I do now? How do I get us to safety?
A young South American boy gritted his teeth, forcing his trembling legs to keep moving as he quickened his pace. His hand clutched tightly to the woman’s behind him, his grip cutting off her circulation, desperate not to lose her.
“Ack. Santos. Santos!”
“...”
He heard her, knew he was hurting her with his grip, but he did not stop.
“Santos! Stop already!”
“No! Hurry!”
The boy urged her onward. But then, there was a heavy thud as she stumbled and fell behind him.
“Argh!”
“Sis?!”
“...Santos.”
“...”
The quiet sound of her voice made him stop at last.
“Sis...”
It was the voice she used only when she was truly angry, far from her usual gentle tone.
“Santos. That’s enough now.”
His sister was solemn. He thought maybe she was upset because he had dragged her so forcefully, or because his grip had hurt her.
Sadly, it was neither.
The boy looked up at her with teary eyes. His sister, wearing dark sunglasses, straightened herself unsteadily.
“Santos.”
Tap. Tap.
His sister tapped the ground with her cane, facing toward him.
“That’s... far enough.”@@@@
“Sis...”
She looked in his direction with a weary, warm smile, her unseeing eyes carrying both fear and a fierce determination. She pleaded with her most beloved little brother. ℞ÁΝо₿Ěş
“Santos. Please.”
“...”
“You have to live.”
Santos understood exactly what she meant. She was compelling him to leave her behind in this chaos—his sister, who could not see, who had raised him despite her disability—and survive on his own.
But how could he ever do such a thing?
He choked out a retort.
“I... I could never do that to you, sis.”
“Santos!!”
Her voice cut through the air with uncharacteristic force.
“I... want you to live. Just like I promised our parents.”
The boy was silenced by her unyielding will.
“...”
“Go now! Don’t make my sacrifice meaningless!”
Growl-
Behind his sister, a massive black wolf-like monster prowled closer, saliva dripping from its jaws. It walked slowly, as if savoring the thrill of the hunt.
“Sob...”
“Santos...”
Seeing her brother unwilling to budge, she sighed hollowly.
“Santos. Let’s do this then.”
“...?”
The woman spoke gently to her crying brother. Yes, the way she always did.
“We’ll split up here, and run in opposite directions. This way, won’t at least one of us have a chance to survive?”
“Si—“
“Enough! How long will you cling like a baby?!
“S-sis...”
“I promise, I’ll do my best to survive too. So will you make a promise in return?”
“Wh-what?”
“We won’t look back. And whoever makes it out will live happily, for both of us.”
“Sob.”
Tears spilled down the boy’s cheeks.
“Answer me, quickly! Do you want to see me die here without even the chance to run?”
“N-no.”
“Then Santos.”
“Sob. Sis.... Waaah!”
ᄂworship!
ᄂGALACTIC! GALACTIC! GALACTIC!
ᄂWelcome the Galactic Empire!
ᄂis this a fking dream or what?
ᄂHey this is insane. Did you guys see?
ᄂye
ᄂspace battleships? spaceships? I saw dozens
ᄂLooks like they appeared worldwide but how many in total?
ᄂdunno. how tf am i supposed to kno
ᄂDare not measure the Galactic Empire! HUEHUEHUE!
ᄂHe wasn’t... a hidden boss!
ᄂbro’s the great galactic boss
ᄂSF for real?
ᄂDid yall see the marines?
ᄂya... I saw them briefly but they seemed like regular soldiers?
ᄂthot they generals at first
ᄂthey look awesome
ᄂeven S-rank Hunters be scared
ᄂS-rank hunters overwhelmed by SF soldiers
ᄂI JIZZED
ᄂwadafeks goin on
Unsurprisingly, the internet erupted in chaos and disbelief.
ᄂFrom tower climbing to sudden apocalypse and now this sci-fi shet rofl
ᄂWe survived, right?
ᄂuhuh... thanks to the invincible galactic empire.
ᄂfr they were like sweeping the floor with them monster ass
This simultaneous outbreak of Kaiju was named the Gate Incident.
The first wave took 24 hours to contain. But just two days later, before the damage from the first attack could even be repaired, the second wave hit. After that, all of humanity fought under a state of emergency, but they were reaching the limits of their strength as the 12th wave approached. Civilian casualties had mounted as early as the 8th wave.
People could do little but watch the world crumble.
[Welcome the Galactic Empire.]
But then, a man’s face appeared before everyone’s eyes.
Karlstein... Babylon?
And with that, the world turned upside down. As thousands of portals opened, spaceships flooded in, and the Galactic Empire’s forces landed on Earth.
What followed was massacre, slaughter, and more massacre. The Kaiju were blown apart like dust.
ᄂdamn yo! r we also empire people now?
ᄂfuck! Invasion my ass this is salvation!
ᄂisn’t it like charity work at this point?
People could not help but feel hopeful about the Galactic Empire’s arrival. Especially because...
ᄂso uh... kemonomimi android babes aren’t just a dream anymore?
ᄂTOTALLY possible. did u see those portals? their tech is outta this world man
ᄂWoaah. Please conquer Earth!
ᄂWelcome the Galactic Empire!!
ᄂI wanna ride a spaceship once...
ᄂREEE... MAH HEART IS SWELLING
ᄂWow... all those Hunters amazing us all, turns out they was just Civilian #1.
ᄂWe shouldn’t think of them as the same humans LOL
ᄂfr lol
ᄂso all the cutting-edge future tech we only saw in movies will come true?
ᄂWhat future tech. From their perspective, we’re just primitives. It’s not the future, it’s just their present.
ᄂrather than that did u bros see? I just came from a temporary medical center and it’s a whole new world...
ᄂreally?
ᄂyea... like one pill is better than any elixir
ᄂthey even made new arms for people
ᄂlmfao I’m looking forward to the future srsly.
Science-fiction, did they call it?
A power had descended, one that would bring dreams into reality. Naturally, Earth’s six billion people rejoiced madly, as if they had won the lottery.
And they all burned one name into their minds: Karlstein Babylon. The man who had once seemed like a lunatic full of hot air now appeared as nothing less than a god.
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