Lord Shadow

EARTH TWO

NEW YORK

‘Oppa. Do you want coffee’ Na Eun said as she trails her fingers around Azief hard chest and his abs. Azief only smiles

‘I had enough coffee for one night.’

‘Cuddle?’ She asked

‘Why not?’ Azief surrenders.

She put her head on his chest and just enjoys being near him. The strongest man in the world, Hyperion.

And she is dating him. It’s like dating God. Whenever she called, he could be there in a second.

If her life in a danger, he would come like a prince saving the damsel in distress.

She might not look like a cute girl but that is only because she was strict in her workplace. Maybe none of her employee could think of her acting coy.

With him, she is a woman.

They were about to enjoy their night when suddenly Azief is startled. His hearing picked up something.

The sound of crackling electricity. First thought: Red Speedster.

His body tensed as he tries to contain his aura from leaking out because he knows that Na Eun would be crushed by his pressure alone.

‘Someone is here’ he said in a whispering tone and he got up with his Hyper Speed and instantly in his clothes again.

One moment he was cuddling naked, the other moment he was at the door.

And his body emitted an unapproachable aura like a beast getting up from his sleep, and the beast is angry.

‘Wait here.’ He said to Na Eun and Na Eun just nodded. He was about to just take one step when a voice greeted him.

‘Don’t be alarmed. It’s me.’ Na Eun dress lightly as she also get up from the bed and come to the door and then she could see the shock in Azief face.

Then Na Eun looks at the person who makes Azief shocked. Sitting there on the living rom sofa was the Dark Speedster.

Bleeding almost everywhere, his body discharging sparkling dark blue lightning, his act of breathing seems labored.

Azief quickly in an attosecond appears beside Will and pop a pill inside Will mouth and in matter of seconds the open wound slowly close up and the bleeding also beginning to stop.

‘What happens to you?’ Azief said, clearly his mind already runs through the worst possibility.

But nothing could prepare him for what Will going to say next.

‘Hyperion, you need to help me. Earth Two is under an invasion. They have come here.’

‘Who?’

‘The Seresian.’ Hearing this it was like thunder struck Azief and then he realize something and his hypothesis is finally proved.

The reason why Will could travel through this world.

The reason why Will doesn’t seem to be restricted like other people of Earth Prime to come here.

Using the Universe Orb weakens reality. There is a door. His hypothesis is right. But he’s not happy about it as he smiles bitterly.

There was no door before Azief uses the Universe Orb. Each one of the worlds has great wall of reality…until Azief rips out that wall and created a door.

A door through Otherwolrds. It’s the term Azief created for the other world in the other Universe.

Azief once uses the Orb to enter Earth Two so Red Speedster could use it to Earth Prime with his speed leading Will here.

And he once used it to enter the Seresian world, so Will could use it too. It was the Door. Azief opens the door and Will seems to have the key.

The Speed Source is another way to travel through universes but each time, each time they travelled through universes, they weaken the time continuum barrier and reality itself.

‘It’s my fault.’ Will said with a tone of sorrow.

‘I brought them here. I couldn’t shake them off.’ He said as he buried himself in guilt.

‘No.’ Azief said and he sighed.

‘It’s mine. I guess, Loki was right. There is a price for everything’ Azief said as he looks outside his house and then he sighed again, this time his sigh is long and hard.

Na Eun could see the expression on Azief face and she was worried.

‘Oppa, what are you thinking?’ Azief look at the sorry state of Will and he looks outside and sees the world and sees the people inside it, living their life.

He could see more than any other people, hear more.

He could hear people laughing, crying, telling each other stories…..living.

And then he looks at Na Eun and how he wished that he didn’t have to do what he had to do.

But looking at her, he knew he had to do it. Because he is the only one who could do it and then he sighed as he finally understand Loki words.

There is nothing without a price.

You always have to lose something when you use magic.

Azief thought he got a cheat code by using the Universe Orb but h now knows that everything…is not really as he thinks it is.

A price is needed.

If he is to keep the Universe Orb…the price is every life in Earth Two. He is not a good person, he admits but he is not a world destroying psychopath.

Because the moment, the pieces fit inside his mind he already has the solution. And this solution…he already knows it a long time ago, the moment Will come to this Earth.

It was his indecision, his reluctance that now sends this world to this particular doom.

‘What are you thinking?’ Na Eun said again this time her tone is nervous.

‘It’s time I show the world my hidden card.’ He said as he smiles bitterly.

‘Will, you take your time here. Get some water. Rest. You’ve ben through a lot. Let me….settle the rest.’ His eyes is now full of determination.

‘Al’ Will said as he look at Azief and Azief nodded.

‘I understand. You know what he is, I presume?’

‘I’ve had my suspicions.’

‘I guess you’ve learned something in your time at the Seresian world.’ Azief said smiling a bit

‘They’re merciless.’ Will reply, while chuckling weakly.

‘I know’ Azief replies as he look down.

Then looking back at Will he just shows an expression of guilt and said

‘Rest.’ And then Azief was trying to leave but before he got through the door, Na Eun grabbed his hand

‘Where are you going?’ She asked, her eyes were already welling up with tears. Azief chuckles a bit looking at it and then his face turns solemn. They both could feel it.

That this could be it. No…this…is it.

‘You know what I’m going to do.’ He said his voice is a little stuck.

‘Leaving me?’ Those are the words she couldn’t say.

She held up her tears, held up her feeling and just nodded.

And Azief nodded too. It was an atmosphere where nothing else needs to be said. Their eyes told them everything they need to know.

Their midsummer night dream is over.

It’s time.

Then Azief exit his home, flying in the night sky, not as Azief the billionaire but Hyperion, the protector of Earth.

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