The booms of explosions roared incessantly, the various types of weapons colliding and pounding against each other. Floods of blood pooled everywhere, All because of the war that lasted countless times.

Originally the flames of war started in one area, now it has penetrated half of the entire World. The war has claimed millions or even billions of lives in this world, from babies, children to adults. But it's not only the war that has taken billions of lives, but also nature and extreme weather that kills us slowly but takes many lives in just one year.

Extreme weather changes and the emergence of strange diseases to the toxic pollution of the air are triggered by the war that previously occurred. The war used banned chemical weapons until Nuclear was launched to attack the opposing side.

The cause of the war resulted in all ecosystems being damaged. There was an extraordinary incident such as a mountain being destroyed by gun attacks and there were even several volcanoes erupting and exploding until large rocks flew due to a chemical bomb that had been planned by one of the parties to trigger an explosion of magma from inside the mountain, which finally the mountain exploded. and the rocks from the explosion fell on one of the cities located not far from the mountain. Everyone ran scattered regardless of family, relatives, friends though, they were more concerned with themselves than anyone else.

Nature is raging as if to express that nature itself is angry with human greed on earth, war, bloodshed, or other things that affect and trigger the anger of nature on earth itself.

I am Hyuma, an orphan living in an  abandoned orphanage, living in this harsh world with my sister, Yuna. Watching the world that is angry to the point of destroying various major countries in the world, makes us continue to live like mice, which are always hiding in the dark and it is difficult to get out. How is it possible for us to go out freely if the air is poison for us, therefore we also need anti-radiation masks to go out.

Lots of people end their lives because they are not strong enough to survive in a world that is harsh and full of threats of death around them. Those who wanted to kill themselves just walked to an area full of radiation, and their lives were lost with their bodies decomposing miserably in just a few days.

Previously, we had traveled across the globe and kept moving from one city to another for a full year. The place we stopped at could not last long because of the extreme weather and the air which had been contaminated by various chemicals, causing porousness in the shafts of the buildings we visited.

Until finally we found a really safe place with a building that was sturdy enough to live in, even though the place was worn out and covered with moss all over the walls, the important thing was that a shady place for us was the best place for us.

In our survival, we get food sources from supermarkets that have been damaged and abandoned around our city. I'm very very grateful when I get food while I'm roaming around the city and looting supermarkets that are no longer operating or closed, because getting food in a broken world like this is very difficult. Planting is also very impossible because the soil and air have been contaminated by nuclear radiation, therefore I am very grateful when I get food even if it's just a pack of bread and give it to Yuna, for me that's enough. Watching Yuna eat the food I got from exploring the dead city makes me happy, even though I don't eat myself, because seeing Yuna's smiling face while eating makes me happy and feel full for myself.

We continue to survive while waiting for a bright spot in this world. Whether it's help or maybe mitigating the current precarious situation, but unfortunately the bright spot never came at all.

I don't have any friends besides my own sister. Everyone living in this city has died, some have fled from this city, and some people are also hiding in empty places that are safe from radiation like us.

Previously, we had one more friend, namely Granny Chichi. She lives in one of the small houses near the vacant building we live in. I was amazed that Granny Chichi could survive in a broken world like this.

I often call her granny fortune-teller, because she likes to talk about things that I think are insignificant and ramble, but she also often gives me the kind of advice like parents always tell advice to their grandchildren.

But one day, Granny Chichi said that this world will reach the end of time. As Granny Chichi's said, the world will soon be approaching doomsday. And today, is the culmination of the doomsday that Granny Chichi's said before. Granny Chichi also said that 'The Devourer of The World' would come to devour this world. But not long after that, Granny Chichi died in her bed like someone sleeping soundly.

I don't know what she said, Devourer or whatever is that, but the fact is everything she said is now become true.

‘what the hell is that??!’ I looked up at the sky through the window with my little sister beside.

The sky, which had only been filled with overcast clouds for years, now that clouds become a huge vortex with an extremely wide circumference.

Watching that make me suddenly say “Devourer?? Is that.. the Devourer that Granny Chichi said??”

“Devourers?? Nii-san.. What's a Devourer??” asked my sister while shivering in fear.

“No.. it's nothing.. we should go now”

“Eh?? Go?? Go where?? Didn't Nii-san say that this place is the safest place in the world??” asked Yuna with a trembling voice.

“Sorry Yuna.. this place is no longer safe.. and we have to get out of this place”

It's not just this place that's not safe, it's the whole world that's not safe.

Hyuma and Yuna packed all their stuffs and food and covered their bodies with triple jackets while wearing anti-radiation masks.

They leave the building by walking and sometimes running. Hyuma looked up at the sky once more and saw the vortex of the cloudy clouds above growing bigger and widening to all over the country.

What he saw from the vortex was like a mouth that was about to eat.

'This is dangerous..!!' Hyuma subconsciously walked quickly without noticing his little brother who was walking behind him. And then...

*Zwoomm*

Suddenly a strange circle of light with ornamental motifs appeared under Hyuma's footrest and surrounded him, but not for Yuna.

"What's this..?? why can't I get out of this circle??”

Hyuma was very confused and didn't know the circle of light that suddenly appeared underneath him, moreover he also couldn't get out of the circle as if there was a strong thick glass that locked him up.

*Dung**Dung**Dung*

Hyuma kept hitting the invisible glass cage caused by the strange circle of light appearing underneath with his hands. But the invisible cage didn't budge at all and didn't even scratch a bit.

“What the hell??!!”

“Nii-san..!!”

“Don't come closer Yuna..!!”

“B-But.. Nii-san..” Yuna immediately stopped approaching Hyuma

"Calm down Yuna.. everything will be fine.. I'll get out of here" said Hyuma while smiling so his sister wouldn't worry.

But in fact, Hyuma didn't know how to get out of the circle's light, because the circle's light seemed to enclose him like a small diameter invisible steel glass.

Hyuma once again peeked at the cloudy clouds in the sky which had begun to let out numerous fangs emerging from the darkness of the cloudy clouds that were spinning into a vortex. He could see the fangs from a good distance below, and he deduced that the 'Devourer' was a being destined to show up in this Doomsday to devour the world he lives, Earth.

*Zwooommm*

The halo of light enclosing Hyuma became brighter and brighter.

“Sister..!!”

“Yuna..!!”

Then the light particles enveloping Hyuma gradually became brighter, and Hyuma instinctively felt that he would be separated from his little sister.

'Shit..!! I will never leave Yuna..no matter what..!!’

But what Hyuma thought actually happened, and Hyuma couldn't fight against the circle of light that trapped him.

"Nii-san..!! what’s going on with you.. i can’t hear you..!!” she screamed while hitting the invisible glass that locked her brother inside.

Hyuma with a feeling of resignation immediately shouted at his sister “Yuna..!! run and hide..!! I will look for you even though I'm in the afterlife.. so just wait for me..!!”

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"Nii-san..!!!!!" Yuna screamed hysterically while crying.

Immediately Hyuma disappeared from where he was and left Yuna alone on the street.

***

*Swish**Swish*

A gust of wind sounded in Hyuma's ears who had fallen asleep and tickled his nose, then he opened his eyes with pain all over and couldn't move at all when he tried to get up, and he couldn't even speak.

'keeghh.. it really hurts... what happened??' Hyuma slowly tried to move his body, but he had no strength at all.

'Am I paralyzed?? I.. can't.. move my body.. at all.. and..' Hyuma once again lost consciousness with his body still lying sprawled in the middle of the meadow.

*Jak**Jak**Jak*

Not long after that, someone discovered the unconscious Hyuma.

“What the hell... this huge pressure is coming from this brat??!! Does this make sense??”

The person was babbling to himself while complaining of fear and staring at Hyuma's body that was lying helplessly.

Then the person sighed "I better bring him home.. this child could just be in disguise or incarnation.. everything will be answered by itself"

The person carried Hyuma's body on his back and immediately ran as fast as the wind.

***

*Tesss*

“!!!.. Huh??!!”

Hyuma immediately woke up when he heard the sound of dripping water, and he realized that he was currently in a small closed room measuring 5x5 meters of square in a restrained state.

"What's this??! Why i can't.. move??”

Hyuma confused and surprised by his current state of being held and couldn't move at all as if there were invisible chains on both of his hands that stretched left and right, while his stomach and legs were the same, couldn't move at all as if there was a thin invisible chain wrapped around it so that it hurt Hyuma when he tried to move.

"Where is this?? Aarrgghh..” he was in pain from trying to move while he was being held down by something invisible like thin thread.

Then he stopped moving and resigned himself to his situation, then he thought while wondering in his mind 'how did I get here?? Shouldn't it.. wait..!!’

“Yuna..!! are you here Yuna??!! Yuna..!!” Hyuma immediately remembered all the terrible events starting from the vortex of the cloudy cloud that released many large fangs to the halo of light that trapped him.

At that moment, Hyuma immediately shouted for his sister “Yuna..!!! say something if you were here too..!!”

But there was no answer or sign that Hyuma waiting for.

When Hyuma stared at the door in front of him, he shouted “Hey.. is there anyone there?? I want to talk..”

"Then speak"

Hyuma's eyes widened when a big voice from a man with a cold tone suddenly appear from behind him that sent chills down his spine, because he was very surprised and didn't realize that there was someone behind him all this time and he realized that the voice was not Yuna's.

*Gulp*

Hyuma swallowed his saliva and worked up the courage to speak to the person behind him “s-sorry.. sir.. why do I have to be detained like this?? What did I do wrong to have to be detained like this?? I also have nothing”

*Tap**Tap**Tap*

Then the figure of the man walked in front of Hyuma. His body was large with the muscles that characterize a soldier and his face was very fierce with a scar across his left eye along with a beard and short brown hair. In essence, his big voice perfectly represented his large and manly stature as well as his ferocious-looking face.

The person stared at Hyuma with a sharp look and speak "what are you talking about.. I don't want anything from you.. and before I answer your question about you being detained like this.. let me ask.. who are you?"

“Eh..??” Hyuma who was confused tilted his head with a big question mark.

At last, Hyuma introduced himself and explained the whole story that happened before he woke up in this place. But the look on the person's face was still serious as he scowled at Hyuma who was helpless, then he asked again.

"where are you from?"

Hyuma replied “I'm from Japan” he answered while looking down.

The man was silent for a moment and stared at something behind Hyuma "Neira.. Did the fire in the 'Honest' crystal react to this boy's answer??”

"No.. the flames didn't react at all.. even the color didn't change since activating it" answered someone standing behind Hyuma.

Hyuma was surprised and confused when he found out that in this room there were 2 people holding him back, and the voice he heard just now was that of a woman.

"Hmm... this is weird.. it's very unlikely that the 'Honest' crystal is broken... and this is the first time that the 'Honest' crystal doesn't work as usual," said the man in front of him.

"Never mind.. have mercy on this boy.. judging from his answers and tone of his talk.. this boy doesn't know anything.. I can't bear to keep holding him with my threads," said the woman behind Hyuma.

"But.. the pressure of the atmosphere.. is very large.. even very intimidating"

"I know.. right now I'm feeling goosebumps all over my body.. even breathing is very difficult.. but the atmosphere it emits doesn't suit this boy.. you sense it right?”

Hyuma who didn't know anything listened to their conversation and wanted to speak, but Hyuma held back his intention and let the situation flow.

"Okay.. let go of your threads" said the man.

“Eh??”

Hyuma's hands immediately fell and his whole body began to move freely, even though his body was limp after experiencing several incidents and had just woken up from his faint.

He also confused by something that had been holding him back 'what the hell is that??! What was that thread?? But why is it so strong??! And where did that thread come from??!’

After a moment of silence, the man took a deep breath and then speak, "I don't know what kind of situation this is... and his atmosphere is also terrifying and mysterious... like... Godsphere..."

“Impossible.. only certain people possess the Godsphere.. only a few High-Rankers can use the Godsphere.. and those with the Godsphere are people who have the direct blessing of the Gods.. it could even be called the Atmospheric Aura that Gods are wary of.” denied the woman.

But the man in front of Hyuma still believed in his guess "maybe he's different.. and I'm very sure.. this much atmospheric pressure.. is the Godsphere"

*Gulp*

The gurgling sound of the woman standing behind Hyuma sounded stunned and shocked and didn't comment anymore, because the woman really knew that the man in front of her had never lied even during their friendship, and that man also had a lot of experience and met various kinds of people that very strong before.

"And also...  I’ve explored this whole world when I still active as a Hunter... but I never knew a region, kingdom, or even a country called Japan," said the man with a questioning and thoughtful expression.

Hyuma looked up at the man in front of him who made him a little surprised by the words he just said.

'Is this person living in a cave?? Does this man really not know Japan??' muttered Hyuma.

He was surprised to hear the statement of the man in front of him who didn’t know Japan, a country whose culture is well known to the world.

Then suddenly a woman who was behind him stood beside him and helped Hyuma stand up.

"let me help you".

“!!!” Hyuma was surprised to see a mature female figure helping him up.

The girl has sharp and slightly long ears, but her face has a very beautiful face like a princess from a fairy tale. Hyuma remembered the comic book he read when he was still living in the orphanage, namely the character of the Elf race.

"Don't be shock like that.. hmm?? Is this your first time seeing an Elf??” asked the Elf girl.

Hyuma nodded while gawking and the woman laughed at his expression "then I'm the first Elf you meet"

Hyuma was even more confused and finally asked “wait.. are you a real Elf?? You don't wear Cosplay attribute??”

“Hmm?? Cosplays?? What is Cosplay?? Of course I'm real… look at it…” said the Elf girl while showing her ears from all sides.

Hyuma was even more confused and couldn't say anything, then the Elf girl continued to introduce herself “My name is Neira.. I'm a 'Half-Elf' which means I'm a half-elf human.. because I come from a mixed marriage.. and this person is Silva.. he is a human” Neira introduced herself while pointing at the big man in front of her.

Neira continued to speak "Only his appearance looks fierce.. but inside is actually a kind and loving man" Said Neira with one corner of her mouth raised.

Hyuma was a little scared when he looked at Silva who was looking at him with a confused look and frowned. Seeing that look, Neira immediately reprimanded Silva "Silva.. your look scare him"

"Hmm.. sorry.." answered while rubbing her eyes.

Silva continued to speak again "Then... your name is Hyuma right?? Actually I have a lot of questions.. but first.. You said earlier that you are from Japan.. I don't know where it is.. more precisely.. where is the Japan you mean??”

Hyuma thinking for a moment, because Silva's question indicated one possibility, namely that he was currently in another world. It made sense that Silva and Neira didn’t know about his country, Japan, because this world was not the planet Earth that Hyuma lived in before, plus Neira who is a 'Half-Elf', which race is only mentioned in fairy tales or fantasy novels.

'judging by their ignorance.. the possibility makes it more sense.. and also..' Hyuma looked at Neira with a serious look.

After thinking for a few minutes, Hyuma replied "Sorry Mr. Silva.. actually.. I also have a lot of questions that I want to ask.. but I have to answer your question first.. Japan is precisely located on the continent of Asia.. have you ever heard of that continent??”

Silva and Neira shook their heads, seeing that reaction made Hyuma sigh slightly.

“Then… this isn't my world”

“Are you saying that you're actually from another world??”

Hyuma nodded and said “Yes.. actually I come from a place called Planet Earth.. and on that Planet..” Hyuma explained all about the Earth, Continents, and various countries that exist on Earth till doomsday creature called the Devourer who devour his world showed up.

After listening to Hyuma's explanation, Silva touched his chin while crossing his arms "Hmm... now it makes sense.. the Atmospheric pressure you have is so huge.. which is none other than the Godsphere.. your world must be very strong"

Hyuma didn't understand what Silva was saying, but at that time Hyuma asked them “So.. do you know how to send me back to my world?? I'm in a hurry right now.. because my sister is in danger”

He asked while pleading to Silva and Neira, because Hyuma couldn't stop worrying about his little sister who was left on earth. But their answers were not the answers Hyuma wanted.

Silva and Neira shook their heads, and Silva continued to answer "Sorry boy.. we don’t know the way to send you back to that world of yours"