Bored and tired of life 'The Brute' Maximus, waited for his moment to pass on. Not one human in sight, to wish him a better next life or a loved one to hold his hand while he takes the Reapers hand. His one and only companion was his trusty Morningstar hanging right beside the door.

*Sigh*

*Sigh*

He had truly done much, Been the Empires leading general for 33 years. Crushed more skulls and drank more blood than any other. Only reason he couldn't continue is due to his destroyed and inept body. For you see Maximus was born without the power to harness magic. Instead the gods compensated him with tyrannical strength and rage to go with it.

But his Godly body did nothing for his vitality, here he was dying at 53 years of age, with an. That mages took for granted as they lived past the 200 year mark. The countless wounds and fractures his body has taken over the years, is the cherry to top it all off.

The Empire was destroyed and everyone important executed, well except him. only reason he could live is because the aliens thought he was an old wanderer, inept and weak. How right they were, he was WEAK.

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*DRRRRRR*

Everything within a 2 Meter, radius started vibrating... But nothing more, as his rage couldn't bring back the power and body he lost in the war. 

Maximus angry at everything and everyone. Forched his body to listen one more time, and stood up, his bones creaking, blood, sweat and skin began falling off. His body and organs rotten beyond recognition. The once 2.5 Meter tall giant, looked like a shriveled up corpse.

Maximus walked slowly, very slowly over to his morningstar. As pristine as he found it, he used his remaining strength to take it down, and slowly lift it up on his shoulder. And like all his soldier and general brothers he refused to die a weakling and of old age. 

So he used the only skill he could train without magic, 'EARTHQUAKE'. Hehe, he laughed and channeled every fiber of his remaining body and memories into the skill.

And slammed the ground right in the middle of the cabin.

*Creeeak* 

The wooden floor splintered, and his Morningstar touched the earth.

*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM*

The villages around the valley, even the alien empire 15 miles to the west heard it. But by then it was far too late.

Not even a second later everything ruptured, the empire, the people, the aliens.

They Quaked.