FVN Chapter 214 The World
Chapter 214 The World
214 The World
[Special Entity Recognized.] [Major Arcana: "The Sun"] [Level: 150] 'Another one?' He realized. There was no feasible way to move in that direction with the astronomical heat emitting from it, forcing him to quickly spin around as he dashed in the opposite direction. As he ran down the street, the heat reached other people, leaving their skin bubbling up. One man collapsed as his blood left his body with a sizzle against the asphalt, gargling on his own screams of pain. Finn stopped briefly, wanting to help as it seemed his leveled body could at least manage the heat, though it seemed impossible by this point. The entire western district seemed hopeless with the extraordinary heat spreading through it. He kept moving, though was conflicted by the screams of agony, bringing him to clench his teeth as he came to a stop–
THWOOM. –Between him and the pillar of solar heat, a capsule of black steel drove itself into the concrete. It didn't look to be something from the Arcana, but instead an invention of Nikko. The construct was short, but built like a cauldron, shifting its plating to reveal multiple compartments. 'Nikko? What is that?' He thought. From the enigmatic invention, a massive wave of frosted wind released, pushing outward with incredible volume. All of the heat was counteracted, colliding the immense cold with the melting hotness as the wind howled with the clash of temperatures. A constant influx of cold and hot; the kind of energy needed to combat the heat of the embodiment of the Sun was something astonishing in itself. In that moment, watching the waves of frost push against the heat, stopping the boiling of the people in the streets, a sense of hope surfaced in him. A secondary compartment opened within the frost-emitting device, expanding what appeared to be an electronic veil, deployed throughout the sector of the city. Within it, the heat was kept out, now leaving the frost to cool off what was already heated. Finn watched the flames that had sparked be snuffed out by frost, finding the cold more pleasant than ever as his breath left with an icy paleness. While many were injured, their wounds would not get worse; most seemed to have passed out from the pain, comforted by the cold. '...They're saved?' He thought. It was the kind of device that seemed far too niche to have been created, though he realized quickly that line of thinking didn't apply. Nikko was well aware of this threat; there was no doubt he had prepared for it. 'You're goddamn brilliant, Nikko...!' He praised the inventor in his mind, now free to sprint without the burden of choice on his back. If at all possible, regrouping with the engineer who oversaw the city itself would likely be his best path. It would simultaneously be the best chance of locating his friends as quickly as possible. With that in mind, he set his sights on the skyscraper in the center of the city as he sprinted down the desecrated street. He kept his eyes locked on the building miles away, though found his boots not making contact with the asphalt as he stepped down again. "Huh–?"
–Five.
–Ten. Count was lost as the full storm pushed by, filling his ears with a violent hum as each and every impact felt like calamitous raindrops against his body. As one struck right against the stone covering his face, it undoubtedly shattered his nose as the rocks were shattered. "Pyuh–"
He gasped out as a bit of blood squirted from his nostrils, finding the hailstorm at an end for the moment before glancing behind him. The devastation left from the transonic scattershot was harrowing; clouds of dust engulfed the area of the city below, with entire buildings looking like swiss cheese. '...I got lucky–I don't think I can endure another one of these. Well, I won't have to worry about that–before it happens, I'll be pulled into that thing's gravity...I'll be turned to mush,' he realized, looking at the earth-like sphere as it loomed over him closer than ever.