A man wakes up in a middle of a small town. Purple energy dancing around him. The town is completely destroyed. The man has his hand buried inside the body of a strangely looking dead creature.

  The creature looks to be about four meters tall. It is covered in blood of the town’s inhabitants and instead of a face it has a fish head. Nearby lay several more creatures like it…all dead. As for the town’s inhabitants…the same fate had met them.

  I…I killed them. Victory. The Crews were defeated…Or at least the few that attacked this town. However, this victory cost many sacrifices…But that happens.

  The man looked at his other hand. In it, he held an amulet emitting purple light. The man clenched the amulet tightly while smiling at it with joy. - ‘’Thank you…Thank you so much!’’

  The man stood up from the ground and began examining his body. His body was full of cracks from which purple energy also radiated. - I don’t have much time left.

  Suddenly another man with a hood over his head ran toward him. - ‘’Sorry! I arrived as fast as I could… I…oh. I see you really handled it haha.’’

  ‘’Yes. But it cost me a lot. I will soon leave this world. That is why we must use the time I have.’’ - The hooded man was greatly shocked by this sentence, but eventually swallowed his emotions and replied. - ‘’Alright!’’

  ‘’Now help me drag away the bodies of these fallen townspeople. They will be useful. Oh and…Take off that hood.’’ - The man removed his hood and began dragging bodies…The man was Two.

  Five days later, Two and another 98 people stood ahead of the man with the amulet.

  ‘’One hundred people. That is how many were needed to defeat a single Crew. However…after our very long effort, I can announce…that the number one hundred will greatly decrease. The revolution begins…Southern Endor will live in peace again…All Crews will be defeated!!’’

  The people standing before the man began chanting. - ‘’ONE! ONE! ONE!’’ - Suddenly One raised his hand. Everyone fell silent.

  ‘’Luck has smiled upon our side. With the amulet of creation, I can grant all of you incredible power. We will use this power to defeat all Crews!!! (The chanting started again, but One quickly silenced them.) However…it will not be enough. With the amulet of creation I can grant you strength, but that strength will not be sufficient to defeat all Crews.’’

  ‘’To defeat the Crews, we need more power. After my long research I found out a crucial thing. On a continent not far from here lies double the amount of objects with power similar to the amulet of xreation. This place is written about in many books. It is said that four wizards once departed to this place…This place is called Middleworld.’’

  Two days later, One and Two set off on a mysterious journey.

  ‘’So Two…are you ready to take command?’’ - ‘’Of course I am!! You prepared me for a situation like this almost my whole life haha! You taught me everything…and I’ll use it so I won’t disappoint you. That said…I’m still getting used to the number name…but I agree it’s smart to name ourselves by numbers. It shows value.’’

  A wide smile formed on One’s face. Suddenly the smile turned into sadness when Two asked a serious question. - ‘’Has your time really run out?’’

  One did not know what to say. It was hard to tell someone so close to him that he would soon no longer walk this earth. - ‘’I…I have a few days. A few days left.’’ - ‘’THEN WAIT A FEW MORE DAYS’’ - said Two as his eyes filled with tears and he grabbed One by the shoulders.

  One placed his hand on Two’s. - ‘’You know well that it is risky. I’m sorry, Two…but I became my own test subject.’’ - ‘’Please stop…Don’t say that. You did the right thing…Yes I’ll be sad, but…but I understand. Well I still don’t fully understand how the amulet works, but I understand your goals haha!!’’ - Two forced out a laugh despite the situation he was in.

  ‘’Hahaha. Thank you for understanding…but that still doesn’t excuse me.’’ - Silence fell between them. Suddenly One remembered something. - ‘’WAIT! You still don’t know how the amulet works? You should know that. Especially since you will now be the leader.’’ - ''Nahhh, Im joking. I just...I just want to hear the story once again. One last time...'' - One noded his head.

  ‘’The amulet of creation was passed down in my family for generations. However, no one knew how to use it. No one was willing to risk being consumed by the energy it emitted…Until my great-great-grandfather began research that continued for generations. My father came close to solving the amulet, but in the end it was me. Through my travels across much of Endor and the notes of my ancestors, I discovered…that the amulet can reshape your soul.’’

  ‘’After reshaping, the soul can connect with unexplained sources and unlock its hidden potential. In my case, it was abnormal strength. However…the soul has no limits. So I continued reshaping…and unlocked one hundred different potentials. Even though my body began falling apart after the first reshaping, I continued, hoping to find a way to stop the decay.’’ - ‘’So now that you reshaped my soul…will I also die very soon?’’ - ''So you did forget some parts...'' - ''Yee but like...I REMEBER THE MOST!!''

  ‘’Well to answer your question. No. As I said, I was the test subject. After exploring possibilities through experiments on my own soul, I figured out how to be most efficient. The reforming of two souls.’’

  ‘’A few days ago we gathered one hundred bodies. The bodies were dead, but the souls were alive. I reshaped those souls to make them twice as strong. If people with those souls were alive, they would lose most of their lifespan. However, I combined them with your souls and made the stronger soul subordinate. This way your souls were protected. You still lost about ten years of life…but that is far better than being reduced to ten years of life.’’

  ‘’Anyway, Two. Here is the amulet…I discovered one more thing. Only people from my family can use the amulet. You probably need a different type of soul to use it, and a member of my family long ago reshaped our souls so we could use it…but that’s simply how it is.’’ - ‘’Then what use is it to me?’’

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  One hugged Two. - ‘’It will be a memory. Two…remember me…please.’’ - Two hugged One even tighter. - ‘’I will. Of course I will!’’

  Two and One climbed a small hill. From the hill, hundreds of creatures at least three meters tall could be seen, each with an animal head instead of a face. The creatures began running toward them.

  One opened a purple portal. They looked at each other one last time with smiles. - ‘’I’ll be watching your battle…Show them hahah!!’’ - ‘’I’ll try to take down as many as possible.’’ - Two replied and One pushed him into the portal.

  Two landed in One’s base…now Two’s group base. Three ran toward him. - ‘’Has it started yet?’’ - ‘’Yes.’’ - answered Two and opened his third eye.

  All members of the group gathered around Two and listened to what he said.

  ‘’One jumped directly among all the Crews. He released several different attacks. Telekinesis, chains, energy, fire from his mouth.’’

  ‘’One of the Crews stabbed him in the back. One is still fighting.’’

  ‘’One is…One is close to death. One…One is preparing to use an explosive attack.’’

  ‘’One…One is…One destroyed about a quarter of the Crews. He…he is dead.’’

  Two turned toward the rest of the group. He was completely shaken. He couldn’t speak. So he slapped himself. - ‘’So…Now it’s our turn. Tomorrow our journey into the unknown begins!!!!!’’

  Brown month, day 36.

  ‘’WELL THAT REALLY MESSES WITH MY HEAD. That story is seriously insane, I’ll tell you that!! So there’s this guy named One who dedicates his life to defeating creatures called Crews. One sacrificed himself because his lifespan was running out and thennnnnn you followed in his footsteps to OUR continent to take OUR Crystals so you could defeat the Crews. Do I understand correctly?’’ - ‘’Yes. That is exactly how it happened.’’ - Elizabeth answered Sand.

  ‘’But one thing doesn’t add up. You said you came to save Middleworld from the Crews. But according to your story…the Crews stay on your continent. I assume…you made that part up.’’ - ‘’We didn’t made it up. The Crews are conquerors. Before we left, almost all of southern Endor had been conquered. In other parts of Endor live even worse beings that the Crews fear…So after conquering the south, they will move elsewhere…and Middleworld is the closest. The Crews are knocking on the door, Sand.’’

  Sand did not know what to say. He only nodded and cut off a large piece of bamboo. Sand turned to leave, but Elizabeth stopped him. - ‘’Wait! What happened to my finger? Where is it…?’’ - ‘’Ah yes. I forgot to tell you hehe. My main goal isn’t to get information from you. My main goal is to obtain your power. Your story about the amulet will definitely help…Thanks!!’’ - Sand left while Elizabeth stared blankly with her mouth open.

  Brown month, night 27. - Near the cave

  Six stretched out his only unbroken finger and opened a purple portal. - ‘’T-there…They are there. If…i-if you look t-too long…they will kill you.’’ - Bowler was slightly frightened but decided to look into the portal.

  He formed stone around Six’s hand so he wouldn’t be able to move even a finger. Bowler approached the portal. First, however, he decided to stick a finger inside in case Six was trying to trick him.

  Bowler pushed his finger into the portal and instantly stopped feeling it. He pulled the finger out…Well, he didn’t. His finger was gone. Bowler looked at Six and angrily began approaching him, ready to end his life in terrible ways.

  ‘’W-wait! I-it’s not my fault…They m-must have built a b-base around the place where I created the p-portal. Th-they were…they were prepared. I…I can’t help it…’’ - Bowler struck his hammer into Six’s head…completely crushing it.

  ‘’Little trap-maker.’’ - Bowler climbed out of the stone dome and looked around. From far away he saw a person dragging another person toward a cliff. Behind them marched about fifty more people.

  Bowler didn’t know whether to attack and risk death or observe from afar. Suddenly he heard footsteps not far behind him. He turned and saw Sapphir with Nine walking into a forest. Since Bowler had a better view of this scene, he decided to follow them.

  Brown month, night 27. - In the cave.

  Horwann layed on the ground, completely cut up. - ‘’Horwann. Would you like to know my secret weapon that I didn’t tell you about?’’ - Horwann looked at Two, not knowing what to say.

  ‘’Silence means yes!!! So as you surely knowwwww, my ability is seeing one second into the future. But come on…you didn’t think such a mediocre ability would get number two! RIGHT?? I left out one SMALL detail. My ability lets me see one second into the future at any place my foot has stepped on.’’ - Horwann touched his head with a heavily trembling hand. Still unsure what to answer.

  ‘’Did you think I didn’t look around your castle during the celebration day? Did you really think I found the celebration hall immediately haha? No no, I explored almost the entire castle. INCLUDING THE GREAT HALL!!!’’

  Horwann rose from the ground full of rage and attacked Two. Two predicted his attack and was ready to stop it. However, Horwann anticipated Two’s prediction and the moment Two stabbed Horwann’s leg and dodged his strike, Horwann dropped his sword, grabbed it with his other hand, and attempted to stab Two’s body.

  Two managed to react partially. He slightly dodged and Horwann struck his shoulder. Two fell to the ground and Horwann lunged at him, ready to end his life.

  Suddenly Horwann sank slightly into the ground thanks to Forty seven’s ability, stopping him.

  Two stood up and began clapping. - ‘’I… I SERIOUSLY UNDERESTIMATED YOU. Anyway!! You lost…time to get straight to the point.’’

  Throughout the fight, Two had been using his sword. However, he also had another sheath attached to his body. From this sheath he pulled the legendary sword containing the black Crystal.

  ‘’Horwann…Your son Horw…He is inside…Or at least his life or something hahaha. His body is in a safe place, thrown into a forest not far from here, guarded by one of us. Your son can return to his body if he wants.’’ - ‘’WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT.’’

  Two realized Horwann wouldn’t believe him easily, so he handed him the sword for a moment. Horwann grabbed the sword and felt his son’s presence. Two quickly took it back.

  Horwann looked as if he had seen a ghost. Outwardly he looked completely dead. His son was inside the Crystal…And he didn’t know what to do. - ‘’What do you want from me? WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT FROM ME???’’ - Horwann shouted.

  ‘’I want to make a deal with you. Your son’s life won’t leave that Crystal as long as I am the one holding the sword. So it’s useless to me.’’

  ‘’Horwann, you are the only person I can make this deal with…because you are the king of Middleworld after all!! My offer is this. Give me two legendary weapons with a Crystal. And I will give you the legendary Crystal sword and your son’s body. Oh and you know what’s interesting? That body is healing!! I estimate that within two months all wounds will be healed…So we’ll make the trade in two months…At this very place. Two Crystals in exchange for your son!!! Do we have a deal?’’ - Two extended his hand, ready to shake Horwann’s.

  Horwann was lost in thought. After a moment, he slowly extended his hand. Horwann and Two shook hands.

  ‘’Perfect!! Now finally…however, I must punish you.’’ - Two’s smile turned into a warning. Two grabbed Horwann by the neck and began dragging him across the ground toward the cliff.

  ‘’You know, Horwann. I must make one thing clear…YOU MUST NEVER ATTACK ME AGAIN…THAT’S JUST NOT RIGHT!!! Honestly, killing only 600 of your people feels insufficient.’’ - Horwann and Two reached the cliff. Two turned Horwann’s head toward the sea. - ‘’Look there. In around two hours the show begins! Enjoy!!’’

  On the Black islands.

  ‘’What does this mean? WHERE THE HELL IS EVERYONE???’’ - Raven asked nervously. Seventeen smiled through his tearful face.

  ‘’A trap.’’

  Raven began to see Seventeen’s severed hand start glowing. Suddenly she looked back at Seventeen and his body began glowing as well.

  ‘’The original plan was only a smaller explosion…but since I have to stay here, THEN I’M GOING ALL IN.’’ - Raven realized what would happen in a few seconds. - ‘’WAI-'’

  BOOM.