Do you remember the Era of conflicts? Obviously not because I am the only human being who still got memories from this time. I will quickly explain you how we managed to got there.
All this thing started with the world War 3...
The war, for each country, got for sole purpose the enemy's resources. It war a true free for all. No one got the advantage over no one, except for some smallest countries which where the firsts to fall. Even Switzerland got to take part to the fight. But the true war was obviously between the largest countries. Well, those who got at least nuclear equipments. At a point, the countries no more wanted to use their nuke as a pressing point, they needed it as an example, in order to calm the others. The matter was that oddly everyone needed this example at the same time. And what a better chance to afraid someone than by aiming at someone mightier.
Resulting in a rain of bombs over the United States of America, the country was erased of the map. Others, including the States themselves, which had thrown their ogive at the same time than the others( what a happy coincidence), preferred to aim China and Korea. There were nuclear explosions everywhere. The deaths made by those accumulated with the ones made at the human scaled war that occurred before. The global population decreased to a seventh. It was really the Armageddon. Seeing the attacks set on the various countries, every remaining leader choose to attack one of the remaining countries. And this is how humanity was fated to end.
I, was still on the east front, against Germany, yeah France hasn't been touched by the first wave of bombs. Seemingly, we weren't a big enough fish to be aimed to.
I'm William, 16 years old, Elite Sniper in the 3rd company. If I seem to young for you it's probably because in this time of war even 15 years old were hired. And apparently I had a certain skill at scope aiming.
At that time we still got the upper hand on the Germans. But quickly our dream of victory faded, because in the sky, we could guess the shape of a certain plane. Everyone knew very well which type of plane were flying above us. This one type that was shown first during the training course.
This type of plane carry nuclear ogive
It was aiming for the capital. But suddenly, one of our anti-aerial turret shot the flying device. One wing was damaged. The plane started to drop rapidly, spinning on itself, doing some barrel rolls. It was obvious that, at the crash, the bomb which it was carrying will explode. Everyone in the surrounding were about to die. It created a big commotion, the fight even stopped. I, was standing still, knowing that I couldn't escape it, why would I try and run? During its falling the plane got further away from us. Some people could have still got the hope that it would go far enough. Far enough in a way that even the Shockwave doesn't make large damages. But they couldn't lie to themselves, it was implausible.
That's it, it only remain few dozens of meters before the nuclear crash. The plane touch the ground, the bomb explode, the mushroom appears and then the Shockwave. It was coming stronger than ever but mostly deadly to every living being that were at our distance. The bombs had well evolved since the world War 2, at that time the Shockwave could push you few meters away but now it was so powerful that it could cut everything on a radius of 12,7 km. It was extremely precise because, 100 meters away it would push you like the old model did.
I was just waiting it coming, I knew I couldn't see it, I had to prepare myself for an instant death without seeing what killed me. Far away, I could see something coming. I was the wave of dust that was carried by the Shockwave.
Death was there, coming at its pace, slowly far away but truly with deadly (literally) velocity.
I closed my eyes, waiting patiently. Still few seconds.
5...4...3...2...1.........
-1?...-2?...
Surprisingly, I didn't died at the time I was especting. But I was sure of my count down. I will die, I couldn't be wrong on that. I didn't felt the Shockwave neither, nor got repulsed by the wave. More seconds ticked and I decided at last to open my eyes. Slowly but surely.
In front of me, the unthinkable, the Shockwave didn't moved. It did not even consider its own name, it truly standing still. I tried to come closer but I couldn't move. As static as what could be my executioner. Only my eyes could move.
The next moment, I found myself rounded by people, a lot of people, I could move again. Looking at all those people, I couldn't recognize some fellow soldiers. Some that I knew having lost some limbs were fully recovered. On top of that, listening to the surrounding nature, meaning the sound of waves, we were probably on a shore. It was evident that all that was going on wasn't the doing of a man. Someone appeared near me, it was my mother.
I knew it was her because of her clothes, her belly was big, I knew she was pregnant but I didn't knew my younger siblings would be this big. I tried to talk to her because no sound was going out of my mouth. Suddenly someone broke the silence. Her voice reverberated so strongly whereas we were outside. I was looking for the source of the voice. She was upward... In the sky, there were a lot of women, and few men. The woman at the center, dressed in white, was the one talking.
-We're not here for what?.. few billion years and you somehow manage to almost destroy our planet?
Obviously she was talking English, luckily for me I understand it quite well, so I could follow what she was saying.
-We are goddesses, with some gods, but we are goddesses at majority. We were born from the void.
Blablabla blablabla everyone knows how gods are made, so no need for useless reminders. The unique bonus was that the gods, the male version were created by the living beings. Well yeah, apparently we're not the only beings able of communication to exist. Just the one dumb enough to self-destruct. In short, from the gods she mentioned there was Jenesus and Karma. Respectively the dad of Jesus, god of Hope and the god of merit.
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-It seems that we lost few people because of this explanation.
So... People died because of a heart-attack caused by the approval of the existence of the gods. And others because of shock that their gods didn't exist or are the weakest.
-If every living being of thid planet are gathered here, it's because we're in holidays and we will play a little game.
-Dragons! Where are my dragons!?
A loli in red seemingly upset had come from the rear of the white goddess. Motioning her head around, looking for.... Her dragons... Surprisingly she wasn't blonde.
-Ah!..
She flew above our heads.
-Come with me my dears.
She went back in the sky, near her peers, followed by 5 dragons. I could bet that other people died at this instant. But of fear this time. We weren't so much, around 800 or 900 millions now.
But it wasn't the time for counting deaths, the upset loli were even more upset.
- Where are all my others dragons!? What have you done to them? You're the only ones who could destroy species when we're not looking. They have a very long lifespan, are the strongest animals and reproduct themselves like bunnies. You are the only reason they are so few of them now! You doesn't deserve that we play with you!
A mini-sun took form in the palm of her hand. How do I knew it was a mini-sun ? First the shape, then, when the ball appeared, a breathtaking heat could be felt all around. And only a thermic equivalent of the sun could do that at this size. 5 meters less between her and me, everyone passed out because of the heat. I could really die this time? No. Because else I couldn't tell this story right now. Luckily for us, poor mortals, the white goddess was here to save us.
-Calm down Phyre, they didn't know the dragons, they did not even know that they were real, put your fireball down.
Thank you White-Sama. But while we got real dragons why not describe them?
Firstly they all seemed really old, I don't know their lifespan but it could be around a good millennial. Anyways, there were two dragons of the "occidental" type, if it was even their real name, we must ask the goddesses. They looked quite alike. Red, with scales that seems really tough. Then there was an other "occidental" dragon, but it looked like this one had leather instead of scales. But a was sure one of those dragons that got really thin scales but flew as quisk as sound. A sort of Night Fury but in red for those who know what I mean. Another dragon "oriental" this time, without wings and big scales. And numerous pairs of legs, about 3 or 4. A sort of red mane on the long of its back and green scales. Finally, the last one, the tallest, and probably the oldest. How to know the age of a dragon? Huh.. It got white hairs and it's the only one. It was also an occidental one, but slightly different from the previous ones. Where they seemed to confirm their predator side by their look, this one looked more frail. A more frail dragon was a dragon with more fat but tinier wings. It wasn't really fear-looking. It could even be petted. But as we say, never judge a book by its cover. If it doesn't look scary, it's probably because it doesn't need to. So powerful that no one dared to attack it. It proprably its race that could stand above anything else. Couldn't even imagine its fire power. And it wasn't as if a loli goddesses could have killed me with a mini-sun.
-You just have to make more of them, and those one, because they are the only survivors, would become our pets. You can even choose the one you desire first.
-No way I make more of them! It's really upsetting to be moving with their bodies without being used to. I will take this one, it will be Phyro!
Always finding a way to complain, this goddess seems really annoying. On top of that she not really good at giving names. She just replaced the "e" of her name with an "o". By the way, she choose one of the "casual" occidental dragons. The instant she touched it, its scale took a brighter red and it grow bigger. It was as if it became younger with a power bosst as a bonus. It's a goddess' pet after all, it must be powerful.
-I will take this one, its name is Photo. Come choose one girls.
-This one look pretty buffed, I'm gonna name it Guerth.
-Sorry you find yourself stuck with me, I'm gonna name you Mizuo.
-So... You're gonna be Skiel.
Three other goddesses moved forward time after time, every one of them wearing a dominant color on their outfits and their hairs. An old lady, wearing a brown dress, then an other loli but with deep blue clothes this time. This one seemed calmer. Finally, the last, a young woman wearing jade color, seeming assured. All those goddesses with their dominant color on their hairs and outfits looked just like a box of color pencils.
On top of that, when each one of them touched their dragons it color changed in order to match theirs.
-So let's go back to the point. We will lend some of our powers to every living beings in order to launch a new phase in evolution. Everyone will be taken under the guardianship of a goddess, matching their personalities. She will teach you how tu use those powers in order to survive the other species. The winning specie will be brought on a perfect planet with infinite resources and no violence. You can thank the human beings for this concept named battle royal.
-Hey girls, how come I wasn't invited?
A goddess in full black came from the sky and moved toward Phyre.
- Tell me, Phyre, where is my dragon?
-There is no more! And even if there was, you would have none!
-I don't care, I'm gonna make one myself.
-You're not allowed to! I created it, I got the rights!
-Yeah but... If it only look like one?
She extended her arm toward us, humans, two dozens of people flew upward, then she aimed another specie, insects, crocodiles, lizards, birds, molochs. In the air, every group of animals gathered dangerously, smashing each others, they were more and more compressed. Until they became a huge ball of flesh, bones and blood. This ball reshaped slowly, until it looked like a dragon. At least in the shape, because it was a really weird and gore version of a dragon. Few parts of its body didn't have skin, on other bones could be seen alongside with the various fleshes that composed the body.
-This is my chimera, Shithan.
-You're insulting my dragons with you're monstrosity!
The red loli looked more upset than usual. Well, an usual of 10 minutes but it was still something. She motioned in our direction.
-I announce that everyone under my tutelage will have to kill this goddess, the one who will succeed will took her place.
-She's always causing trouble, let's calm her down!
-I will do the same!
-Saddly, it's true.
The black goddess doesn't seemed really popular.
-Okay! Mines will kill all of you!
-Huh, so it's war that you want, anyway no one will be bad enough to find himself with you! You're just gonna wait for your death.
-As if they could kill me with a bit of your powers! And you would be astonished by the number of bad people there are in there.
-We will see that!
The goddess in black and the red loli turned their back on themselves. It looked like two children facing each others. Why would they bring us in this instead of fighting between them?
-I knew it would end this way...
White-same seemed annoyed.
Ploc ploc ploc
We could hear drops of waters falling near me. It was coming from my mother, her waters broke.
While William wanted to turn himself to take car of his mother, further away in the air, two goddesses also turned them self in his direction. Oh by the way, it's me the narrator, I will be there everytime our MC can't tell his own story, well I hope so...
While motioning, Will saw his facing the black goddess. He wanted to do something, but the next instant the goddess but her hand on the belly of his mommy. A baby appeared on the other hand. Actually he want teleported from the womb of his mother. The goddess looked hardly at the mother.
- I don't need you anymore.
The woman fell in the instant that followed those words, as if it was a puppet. The other woman, in black, then looked at the baby, carrying him by the armpits and in a gaze he grew until his teens. Seeing for the first time, he took the one before him as his mother. Then that same woman received a punch in the face. Let's go back a little with a different point of view.
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While looking at my mother, I saw her facing the most hated goddess.
Don't touch her!
My brother was born.
Stop it!
She killed my mother. Yet, I couldn't even accept I, but a tear still had runned down my cheek. Wasn't even sad, I was filled with wrath for this goddess. Then she held my brother before her and I didn't knew what she would do with him. Without thinking I took one step closer.
-...
Blinded by anger, my body moved by his own and my fist was launched directly at the face of the bitch in black.