ARCHDEUS

THE INTERMISSION VOLUME 2

Surabaya, November 10, 1945.

I heard the danger warning sirens go off at midnight. This has been the umpteenth time bloody fighting erupted in Surabaya. More than 16,000 fighters and innocent lives have been killed in this battle. When does this end. But whatever my day, I'm just a 17-year-old limp boy. I lost one of my legs when I was 14. At that time I played a chase and accidentally stepped on an active mine left by the nippon army.

My name is Reza Wahyu, a native who has been confined to his home for over 3 years. Ever since I lost my left leg, I've always been afraid to take a step outside. I have a beautiful little sister and both parents are in charge. Unfortunately, this may be the last time I see them.

*Ddddrrrrrr ....

I heard the sound of a fighter plane quite loud. It's strange, not usually an airplane near our housing. Just for a moment I thought of the reason, my mother suddenly appeared by slamming the door. I was shocked. But he doesn't care.

My mother was very sweaty and her eyes were red. It looks like he ran to my room. He lifted up my sleeping body on the bed and put me in a wheelchair. He rushed me to escape.

My house has three floors and originally my room was located on the second floor. But after the mine disaster, my room was moved to the first floor. My mother kept pushing my wheelchair out of the house. On the street that night, I saw people running. They escaped from the bombing of British planes. We ran through the evacuation route. It should all be fine. But unexpected disasters also appeared.

A missile slid down the road. But the missile was not alone, some of his comrades in arms also appeared. They fell near us.

*boom!!

One of the missiles hit a two-story house near us. Debris of flying buildings. My mother got hit by that whirl, she fell. I stopped and tried to help him. He was hit in the head and immediately fainted. I dragged him to get away. He was still breathing, but the blood in his head kept flowing.

"Mother .. mother."

I tried to call him. But there is no answer. I hugged her. If indeed he should die here, at least let me accompany him. And that too is done.

A bomb from one of the bombers crashed near us. The bomb exploded and destroyed everything. My mom and I crashed and didn't know where else. I was squeezed by the walls of the house that had been destroyed. I can no longer feel my hands. My body is getting cold. Under the red moonlight, I kept looking at it for a few minutes. Before losing consciousness, I heard the cry "Decome!" Several times and before long, I closed my eyes for the last time.

***

Petrograd-Russia, 7 November 1917 (Gregorian).

The Bolsheviks again besieged the city. After they and several other revolutionary factions successfully coup Tsar Nicholas II, they again succeeded in impeaching Prime Minister Alexander Kerensky. Is there a significant change in our lives? Or at least my life?

Foolish times with civil war. I just want bread. It's been more than three days that my mouth doesn't chew anything. Only water can I feel.

"Treasure ...."

At least I still have a cat who has always been loyal to me. He sometimes brought pieces of bread in his mouth and gave them to me. But for three days we found nothing.

Either me or Kitty, stay bone wrapped in skin. Some say if a woman already has nothing at least she can give up her body, but does anyone want on my body at this time. Definitely not.

Different from those who lived in the business center, me and a few others lived in the slums that were often flooded and dirty. My name is Lyudmila Dushenka, a 16-year-old girl who lives without a parent's love story.

Maybe I'm a little lucky today. A relief truck from the Bolshevik faction came to distribute bread. If it wasn't for the sound of the truck and the sound of the "Bread, land, and peace!" cry!" Which was repeatedly heard, I definitely would not know of their whereabouts.

I was with hundreds of people jostling for food aid. Long enough, but at least I got two loaves of bread. I hope Kitty wants to eat one.

On the way, I came across an old man who was also quite thin. He looked at my food from the beginning. I know she's starving but me and my cat are going through the same thing. But the unexpected happened. That man tried to take my bread. We got into a fight until the old man hit me on the head with a brick. My head was bleeding and I was unconscious. Since then the world I've seen has always been black.

***

Tokyo, July 12, 2030.

One of the famous MMORPG game-play consoles has just released its latest series. I'm an 18-year-old high school boy, named Matsuoka Natsuki. Well, I'm one of the best pro-gamers in Japan. My favorite MMORPG is Savior II. It was the game with the best VR and had over 50 million active users worldwide. Well, now that the Savior II developed by kingsyion Corp. has launched its latest version, the Savior III, and I ordered it two days ago, so it should be there soon. I've always been a beta tester for MMORPG games and I'm going to put all the reviews on the game into my blog.

While waiting for the arrival of Savior III, I tried to return to play Savior II. In that game I was already at max level and all the quests had been achieved. Well, my chara is also sultan so sometimes I divide gold and items for the needy.

Evening came, finally the stuff I was waiting for arrived. Because I played Savior II for a long time, I decided to play it later tonight, exactly after dinner.

Well ... because I earn money from playing games, my parents are not too angry if I keep playing but still they sometimes say occasional out, kek or something.

Well, it's time. I'm unboxing Savior III. It looks beautiful and looks more classy. Silver and dark colors are so harmonious that they look charming. There is a helmet that has been integrated with the Savior III. The helmet is connected via cable to the main engine. I put it on and prepare to bring it to life.

"Who? This is the great goddess Elysia? She's become the welcome icon?"

I know, the Great Goddess Elysia is a character who appeared on Savior I and she is said to be the essay in this game. Before I was about to press play, a notification board appeared like this:

"Player, congratulations, you were chosen as a hero in Midgard. Do you want to be a hero there?"

"Yes/No."

The midgard? Whatisit? Could it be the new world of the Savior Universe? Because there was nothing strange and I thought it was just an event, I chose "Yes!" Then change happens. My world is dark and I don't know where else.

***

Colony Alpha 0023, 15 Elderan 942 (Galactical Calendar).

It's been over 900 years since the sun turned into a red star and the Earth is no longer habitable. The remaining human race is trying to survive and eventually they arrive at a stage that is exploring space. Now the successor of those human warriors is us. We are made up of four large colonies namely Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Omega. Alpha and Beta colonies were the strongest military colonies because they were at the forefront of the war. We are not alone or rather, human beings are not alone in this universe. There's one intelligent creature that lives far out there. We call it Biontomon. They are giant intelligent insects capable of creating their own civilization.

Unfortunately, they are not creatures that want to work together. From the beginning they always wanted to dominate and control beings who were weaker than them and they considered humans to be classified as weak creatures. So for years the war between the biontomon and the humans continued. I'm one of the front line guards and my name is Lieutenant Beatrice von Coburgsavoia.

"Lieutenant! We have to step back. The insects have successfully attacked Alpha Victoria and S-Vieta IX."

A soldier reported to me. Right now we are at war with those intelligent insects. But it looks like it will be a difficult thing.

"What about the survivors?" my many.

"Alpha Victoria has confirmed that all have been killed. But for S-Vieta there are still some squads inside."

"We have to save them. Prepare the team."

"Good!"

I also moved as the head of the rescue team. We are made up of 50 people who are combat robot pilots. Well, it's automata age, so meccha pilots are very important.

"Lieutenant! One evacuation capsule was spotted being attacked by a biontomon."

I got a report from my men over the radio. I also asked to send the location of the capsule.

I rushed to rescue the crew who were in the evacuation capsule. I shot the bugs with lasers and missiles. That creature was also destroyed.

I rushed to push the rescue capsule using the power of the robot I was controlling. But the unexpected appeared.

A giant monster that looks like a cyborg (Cybernetic Organism/Sibernetic Organization) appears behind me. The size of the creature is equivalent to our mothership. The giant cyborg creature had a mouth like raflesia, it spread its mouth, then a light appeared. I know what it is.

That's attack! I strenuously stayed away but it was not possible. With effort and a last minute, I pushed the rescue capsule with all my might so that at least they could survive.

*boom!!

I got an explosion. All of my body and the body of my meccha were destroyed.

***

After everything that happened to us, we were suddenly in a strange place. We got there unconscious and then slowly one by one we woke up.

We looked around. All we know is that we are currently in a spacious room containing strange people wearing robes and sticks. There were only a few of them who looked not to wear robes but the clothes they were wearing were quite strange.

We got up and just fell silent while looking at a woman smiling at us. She looks carefree and pretty. After he gave a smile to the four of us, the woman spoke to us.

"Welcome, dear heroes. Welcome to the Artemice Empire."