Chapter 1: Return of Real Chaos

N.E. 702 Nephilim City - Canaan

A scene of carnage. Screams of despair loomed and permeated the air as the city gates were breached. Monsters surge through the broken gate, some climbed through the walls and others raided by flight.

All of them were none other than the Worldeaters, creatures the people thought to be mere myths long forgotten through the ages. Their appearances varied from humanoid insects to Stygian furred wolves and poison-breathing wyverns with only one similarity. They were portrayed by history and legends as creatures invading worlds, devouring all lifeforms around the planet set upon until it is barren. NeoGaea had been there objective once in the past almost sending it into extinction if not for the group of heroes who led the war and manage to claim victory. The Avalonian ancestors with the help of other races were then able to find a way to avoid them from returning again, or so was it was thought.

Through centuries with their means of entering this world permanently sealed, these creatures were never able to reappear. But after hundreds of years for some unknown means the Worldeaters reappeared once more preying on humanity.

Selecting a place where the Voidgate disrupting force was weakened and the concentrations of mana far exceeds natural quantities, they made a crack in space between their dimension and NeoGaea. After succeeding, they flooded out of the Voidgate from the sky like a hurricane descending unto the ground. Searching for the closest location with inhabitants a city was attacked. The location was within the Nephilim Country Eden still undergoing a civil war between the Angelic and Demonic Nephilim factions. With its main army still away into the battlefield the Kingdom of Caritas, a kingdom inhabited by Angelic Nephilims were caught unprepared by the assault.

The monsters outnumbered the city protectors by 1 against 100. The horde charged into the city bringing with them terror and death. Any living creature that crossed their path was devoured or slaughtered. Blood and corpse were scattered painting the streets in red.

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"Damn. These horses can't go any faster. Hey all of you there in the back do something to stop those things from chasing us."

There were desperate citizens who were able to escape the city, among those who were able to succeed was a carriage containing a group of children. The only adults among them were the driver and a woman carrying an infant. An exemption would be it you include a pair of youth who just had their coming to age ceremony that day. Aside from them all that were remaining were children ranging from ages 4 to 12. All in all there were 16 people in that carriage.

The driver was forcing the horses to their limit through the paved roads. The cause of his concern was a crowd of Worldeaters that were chasing the carriage, the group amounted to around 50 creatures with two variations. One was wolf-like with black pelts, the other were reptile like beast covered in carapaces.

"We're already doing out best on it." A girl holding a bow in her hands said.

She had turned 18 years old today on her coming to age ceremony only to have an important day in her life turned to a nightmare. Drawing the strings of the bow, she focused her mana to flow toward her hand. Light gathered towards her fingertips and started to compress forming an arrow. After the arrow fully materialized, she immediately let go of it.

The arrow flew and multiplied in midair before raining down of the pursuing beast. Those who were hit stumbled on the ground, they manage to stand again but the damage had lowered their speed as the continued their pursuit limping.

Next to the girl, a boy 18 also years age compress light into his hands forming a javelin before hurling it towards the monsters. One was struck in the head collapsing into the ground dead.

"Agatha is right, but at our current level of skill its it would be very hard to take them all down before they could reached the carriage. Please just concentrate with driving." The boy advised the driver.

As if to mock their struggle multiple screeches were heard from afar, winged Worldeaters had joined in pursuit. There appearances were similar to wyverns.

"Argh...I can't believe this. We're doomed."

The woman hushing her baby approached Agatha and spoke to her.

"Agatha take my son. I'll stay behind and block their path as the carriage escapes."

"Sister, what are you talking about? Don't say you will also sacrifice yourself. What about your son? His father had already stayed behind for us to escape, brother Lex said he needs a parent by his side as he grows up. You can't just leave him alone!"

"It is just as what you had said. My husband and his comrades' sacrifice will be for naught if we all fail to escape and survive. I need to do this."

"Then let me also stay and help you Priestess Serina." The boy intruded in the conversation.

"No Kyle, you stay here and protect everyone during the whole journey. There still may be dangers in the path ahead."

"But-."

"No buts. Rather..."

There was a glint in Serina's eyes.

"If you really care for everyones well being including mine, by the time your already safe go and marry my sister. You're both treated as adults now. Take good care of my sister then together with her, during the time of my absence raise my son Akatriel like your own."

"Sister, there no time for such jokes!"

"Y...ye...yeah, Agatha's right miss Serina."

Both of them admonished in unison.

"Oh come on. You both have feelings for each other don't you. It may already be the end of the world, why not just let it out."

"For Agatha to like me? That's impossible!"

"Yeah, Kyle could never hold such romantic feelings towards me!"

"Sheesh, your really pushing me to use my aces."

Serina opened the bag she was carrying and retrieved some things inside it.

"What the...That's!" Yelped in shock.

"Guess what are these Agatha? All the love letters Kyle was unable to give you in the span of eight years. He's been ogling at you all those years."

"Hey don't read those!" Kyle grabbed the letter before they were passed to Agatha.

"Ugh...it now hopeless, she'll hate me for sure. She'll never talk to me. I won't have a chance." Kyle lifelessly moaned in a corner.

"Mwhuahaha...I'm not done yeah." Serina declared withdrawing a new batch of items from the bag. "Hey Kyle! Any idea what these are!"

"Eep...sister no!!!"

It was now Agatha's turn to be shocked.

What was drawn from the bag were:

A toothbrush. (Something Agatha found a few days ago.)

A ballpoint pen (Bite marks at the other end could be seen, an item Agatha borrowed and forgot to return. Or so she says.)

A broken spears bladed end (Souvenir Agatha got in their high school training camp)

A kiddie shorts. (Somewhat a souvenir from a summer camp Agatha participated in her elementary days.)

"Those stuff looks familiar."

"Fufufu...we'll you see my dear Kyle-kun, this sister of mine have been holding in affection towards you long before you could even discover your attraction to hers.

Wearing the your kiddie shorts the day you came back from camp. Thanks for saving her from the off cliff that day my sister wasn't injured, well rather she fell hard for you. She's even using your toothbrush and was biting on it this past few days. And oh there's more to her collection of your stuff back at home if you'd be curious to ask."

Kyle turned to see a beet red Agatha, tears flowing in her eyes in embarrassment.

"Huk...huk...sister...you didn't have to go that far." Snot were now running down her nose.

"Oy! Our lives are currently in danger right now, we got no time for crazy conversations!" The driver interrupted.

"Huuuh!? you dare interrupt me peasant?" Serina gave him a deadly glare.

"Uhhh...No ma'am please do continue." He spoke fazed. "Gee...is that woman really from an angelic bloodline? Looks more like a devil to me."

"Hey, I can hear your saying that! Hmmm...where were we? Right, so now that you see each other eye to eye, in place of our parents I'm giving you both the blessing of approval for your marriage. Now don't you dare let this chance pass."

"You really did plan this from the start don't you." Kyle said in astonishment.

"Yeah, if anything were to happen to us because of Akatriel's bloodline someone has to be there to escaped with him. I just didn't knew I'd be using this for a reason other than escaping the councils' wrath. Wait, I think I had revealed too much information...hehehe."

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"Dumb sister." Agatha mumbled in annoyance.

"I do intend to live through this ordeal, but if ever I fail to come back please treat him well. He may be hard to raise because he's special, but Akatriel is truly a good child. Raise him outside the Nephilim kingdom. He deserves to experience being loved by a family and grow just like a normal child."

"We understand, I will take the responsibility. Just promise us you won't die back there."

"Sister you must survive. We will be waiting for you."

A winged Worldeater has manage to get close enough to the carriage. It released a triumphant screech then folded its wings aiming to swoop down at the vehicle.

"Tsk...here take him now Agatha...I really hate those who try to interrupt me while I'm talking.

Serina hastily passed her son towards her sister. The infant stated to cry again after he felt himself separated from her mothers arms.

"Sister careful with you son!" Agatha spoke flustered while receiving the child.

Having her hands free, Serina immediately leaped out of the carriage and intercept the attacker. She compressed light in her hands and flung it to the beast.

"Uriel, angel of the sun. Thy guardian of my soul, I call upon thee. Heed my summons and cut thy foes with thou fiery swords. Invoke [Sanctuary of Swords]."

There was a bright flash. After the light subsided, all that was left of the beast were minces of meat. Around Serina hundreds sword made of light assembled defending her.

The others that followed through the first victims actions suffered the same fate as the swords met them. Surprisingly a couple were able to evade and get pass through the furor of blades.

"Damn, even a hundred is not enough."

However those who made pass were struck by spears right in the middle of their forehead and crashed to the ground. Witnessing this the Worldeaters were forced to a halt a few distance away from the formation of swords. Meanwhile the carriage continued to speed fast away.

"Good work Kyle." Serina silently praised. "Looks like I can't afford to slacken up here. How about you fight me in this form. [Awakening]."

The number of swords of light around her increased by a two folds and in addition to those were three colossal swords of light emerging behind her.

"I am Serina Heavensguard Reguleus. Bearer of the title 'Sword of Eden'. I won't allow any of you to easily get pass me. Its either you die trying or you walk atop my lifeless corpse, come charging here with all your might."

The beasts were warily watching her, she can feel their hesitation to attack. Together Worldeaters roared in unison. Lizard-like beast positioned themselves ahead of the horde and shot shards from their body. The wyverns joined in with their poisonous breaths.

Serina effortlessly parried the attacks with her swords. The shards were pulverized to dust upon contact with the swords. However the attack was still incomplete. Before the dust could settle two of the wolf-like Worldeaters emerged from the dust-cloud their claws and fangs aimed at her.

Serina quickly retracted he swords to form a protective phalanx around her. The Beast were impaled like pieces of meat sticking unto a porcupine made of blades before being torn to shreds.

"To think they would use the dust to cover up their approach. Was that mere coincidence?"

She felt the Worldeaters observant gazes, as if looking for loopholes in her defense.

"I don't like these feeling. Looks like these creatures are far more intelligent that their ugly appearances show." She muttered.

The Worldeaters in the ground once again began to shot projectiles which Serina also deflected. What emerge from the dust cloud this time were not beasts but poison breaths. Serina ordered her colossal sword to block it, the next moment another batch of shards assaulted through the dust cloud.

"Now their attacking alternatively. I'm starting to feel irritated with these guys." If only they weren't Serina's enemies, she would have admired the way those creatures applied tactics and teamwork.

Worldeaters continues their assault without pause, their attacks showing greater precision and rhythm with each succession. Suddenly a dozen of Wolf Worldeaters burst through dust cloud and charged towards her. The hundred sword were busy intercepting the shards so Serina took them down with her two remaining colossal swords. Taking advantage of this, a group of winged Worldeaters tried to break through her blockade.

"Don't underestimate me! Your'e not going anywhere."

In a flash, rays of light slashed through the air coming from the colossal swords. Half of the Winged Worldeaters were shot down. As she was preparing for her second wave of attack, the wing beasts suddenly ma a quick turn towards her. At the same moment another group of the wolf creatures broke through the dust cloud. Serina was attacked from four corners and above.

"A pincer attack! so this was their intention in the first place."

If she retaliates, her back would exposed for an attack. Serina decided to defend and ordered the colossal sword to encircle her forming an enclosed triangular wall. She successfully blocked the attacks from all sides, but now it had sealed her movements. She recalled some of the swords intercepting the bombardment and hacked at the beasts surrounding her.

Unbeknownst to her crack were beginning to form below her feet. She was too focused retaliating it took her moments too late to realize as the ground collapsed. Emerging from below were a set of jaws wide open from a lizard Worldeater ready to devour her.

"No!"

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The dust settled down, in the middle of the Worldeaters the traces of the woman were gone. However, they felt something was amiss.

"Phew...looks like I just got here right in time."

The voice came from a man, quite a distance away from where the Worldeaters were gathered. In his arms was the woman who should have ended up in the lizard's belly.

"Lex? Why are you here?" Serina spoke bewildered.

"The kingdom's defenses had all fallen, all the city guards as well have been wiped out. There's no point staying there now. I had covered for those left to give them time to escape before running away myself. Rather, I should be the one asking you why you're here."

The man carrying her spoke with a solemn face. Wounds were allover his body. Serina jumped out off the man's arms and once again summoned her awakened form keeping the Worldeaters from immediately attacking.

"As you could see some Worldeaters were able to spot us outside the city. I had to remain to block the before they could catch up on the carriage."

"I see. Sorry for being such a useless husband. I shouldn't have just seen you off at the gates. What about Akatriel?"

"No, your wrong.To stop the horde from reaching the temple while we're gathering those children. Then even finding someone to provides the carriages as a means to escape. Your'e more capable a husband than I could ever ask. Our son is safe. I left him with my sister and Kyle. He's in good hands, you can be at ease about that. However the carriage had just left moments ago, the Worldeaters might still be able to catch up on the if they break through especially the winged ones. We'll have to stall for more time to ensure their safety."

"That's good to hear. Well then, I'll lend a hand to hold these guys up a bit longer. Much better if we could simply slay them all."

Lex faced the monsters and began to chant.

"I invoke thee from the darkest pit of hell. Answer thou pact made with thy Demon's Advocate . Demon of destruction and death, Apollyon. Bring forth holocaust upon thine enemies. Materialize [Soul Thresher]."

In his hand materialized an obsidian black scythe releasing an aura of death. the grasses around him began to wither.

"[Awakening]."

Shadows gathered around Lex. It wrapped around his body like a cloak emitting a sinister atmosphere. Everything near him was swallowed by darkness, malice and corruption.

"Nexus Lex Reguleus. Holder of the title 'Grim Reaper', now here to send you all to your end."

Both sides readied their stances preparing themselves for the final clash.

The wyvern and lizard Worldeaters assaulted with missile projectiles while the wolves charged in. Serina unleashed a rain of swords and scorching light rays while Lex released a wave of death with a swing of his scythe accompanied by shadow spears coming from the ground.

At the very moment the couple had only one thing in their mind. Not a single one shall pass. Their son must remain safe.