The Annihilator: Killer Of Gods

Inside a dimly lit room, there was nothing but a bed and a single chair. Hanging on the wall was the skull of an unknown monster, so massive that it covered half of the wall. The walls were painted with ancient runes and appeared to be made of black limestone. The room was silent, and on the bed lay a young man, his upper armor removed.

His boots and bracers were still on. He appeared peaceful, yet a closer look into his beautiful but terrifying golden-red eyes revealed a different story. He was incredibly handsome, with an exquisite jawline that framed his perfectly refined cheekbones. His skin was as white as a cloud and as smooth as butter.

Suddenly, the young man's eyes jolted open. He immediately leaped from the bed and retrieved his swords. The upper half of his armor instantly wrapped around him. He looked around the room, scanning with both his eyes and his senses, which extended to a radius of about 10 kilometers from where he stood.

However, because of his low cultivation base, he wasn't able to sense anything. At once, his mood shifted from calm to danger. His eyes flickered making his usual golden red eyes turn darker.

The he saw it, inside the room, there were runic symbols everywhere. The Man is Karsha who has woken up in an unknown room. His face was not happy at all and his Weaver Eye passive ability activated when his Third eye resurfaced making him see the true nature of the room where he currently is.

For a moment, his mind was filled with awe for what he was seeing. As a Rune Master himself Karsha was able to see the strings of complex Runic Tapestry woven to form the chair, the bed, and the chair. The skull however is real but has been made bigger using runes.

Karsha looks at the complex but magnificent Runic craftsmanship and can't help but praise the Rune Master in his heart. The Rune symbols used are all foreign to Karsha yet he felt somehow he could understand them.

In truth, Karsha was absorbing and comprehending the runes as he observed them thanks to his Mind and Nature being a Universal Enigma. However, as he stared and continued to stare at the complex Rune, Karsha knew he was nowhere near understanding it.

The Runes are just too complex and ancient. The only saving grace is, they are not dangerous for those who look at them. Before long, Karsha spent 2 hours just looking at the Runes but couldn't even comprehend a single rune.

"Would I be able to draw such a complex rune someday" Karsha muttered to himself but to his surprise, a voice responded from behind him, "With enough practice, you can achieve anything with the big brain of yours"

Karsha turned around and to his surprise, the face the greeted him was that of a Nine year old human. He was stunned yet didn't let his guard down. He remained vigilant because despite the voice feeling Childest, Karsha could sense a deeper voice behind it.

And to make matters worse, his third eye saw through the person or more like saw something that should be there. There were Runic symbols connected into a complex Rune Core.

This can only mean one thing, the person standing before him is not a human, at least not when it comes to possessing blood and soul.

"You know it is not good to look at a child with those terrifying eyes" The child spoke, a little smirk gracing his face.

"Says the not-so-human" Karsha also smirked looking at the child attentively. The child's smirk widened into a smile when he heard Karsha's reply.

"Quite observant, I see. You even managed to see through my creation." This time, the voice that spoke was more manly and heavy. Karsha gulped when he heard it, but he did not lose his composure. He held onto his swords and gazed back at the child, ready to spring into action at any second.

"Why the hostility? Is this how you repay your saviors?" The voice spoke again, this time with a hint of sarcasm. Karsha was taken aback by this but didn't say anything. He looked at the child and spoke, "Who are you, and where am I?"

The child smiled and answered, "You, my friend, are in an unknown world called Shadowfield, home of the Shadowfiend, the children of Zalgorath, the demon lord, the terrifying one, the shadow demon."

Karsha's face turned pale when he heard the reply. It is safe to say, that just a few hours ago, he read about the Malevolent demon that plagued the universe with his terrifying powers but was imprisoned before he could become uncontrollable. Hearing he is currently standing in a world that belongs to worshippers of this dark and sinister being made him more apprehensive.

"No need to look terrified. I won't hurt you or anything" The voice spoke through the child again. Karsha just looked into those eyes and couldn't help but curse the Unknown Emperor in his heart.

Without the mask awarded to him after completing the second task by killing the Acidcoil overlord, none of this would have happened.

"Why did you bring me here, I don't believe touching a mask would have caused this" Karsha questioned. The child smiled and gestured for him to follow him while he spoke, "I didn't bring you here my friend, you brought yourself"

"What's that supposed to mean? I didn't remember ever making plans on coming to an unknown world while in the middle of a quest" Karsha asked again but this time, the child didn't reply, he stopped and looked Karsha in the eyes.

"Looks like you are still asleep." The reply was vague but Karsha knew it had a deeper meaning so he asked, "Who is asleep, I am right behind you" Karsha replied but the child didn't reply to him. He just shook his head and continued to move.

Karsha wasn't done so he started asking some more questions.

"Who are you?"

"Where are you taking me"

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"Talk before I cut off your head even if you appear as a child I won't hesitate because I know you are older than this" Karsha asked countless questions but the child never answered him, not even once.

Soon, they entered a new hall full of people, but Karsha was quick to notice these people were all made from Rune. However, his mind was shifted from his questions as he began admiring the complexity of the runes used to create the humans walking about, some doing chores, others writing in scrolls.

They appear in various genders, ages, and sizes. There are children like the one leading him and there are men and women writing on countless scrolls. There are some too performing alchemy using every huge cauldron.

Of course, the cauldron is real but the people concocting the pill are not humans but puppets made from runic magic. However, Karsha who also practices the same magic was intrigued by how complex the runes used to make them look.

"I call the Papermen. They are created from complex Arrays and Talisma paper" The child spoke looking at how Karsha's focus was shifted from him to the people working in the large hall. The child smiled but didn't say anything. Soon, Karsha's focus was shifted to three people obviously papermen too, however, these three are more complex than the others.

At one glance, Karsha could tell these three are more human than papermen. That's because they are exuding an aura so powerful that Karsha subconsciously wiped an invisible sweat from his forehead.

"Ah, these three are the best of my creation. They are not mere papermen. They are formed from Array tablets or what most ancient Rune Masters call Rune Stones. They are more human than they appear" Karsha didn't understand anything he said so he asked.

"What are Array Tablets or this Runic stone" The child smiled and answered. "Rune stones or as most people call them, Array Tablet are treasures that contain spiritual energy and can hold runes or arrays for as long as there is spiritual energy in them.

Karsha nodded but was still lost so he asked, "I thought Runes is something you draw in the air and apply them how you like" The child smiled and then pushed open a huge door. They walked through and started walking down a stair.

"That is if you are just casually using it. You can do that for mine issue, however when in active battle, you wouldn't have time to draw runes so putting them in Talisma paper, Array Tablets or Restriction flags is the best way. You just have to retrieve them and channel your energy into them"

This time, Karsha nods in understanding. He had wondered the same thing. When he was first looking for a way to use Rune in his battles. After browsing through many Runic techniques, he settled for only two. The rest all require him to send close to five minutes to draw. Of course, this was due to his weak soul strength.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

But even wasting just a second in battle could cost one his life.

So he always wondered how he could use them without having to waste time drawing them. He knew as his mastery advanced, there would be more complex rune techniques that would require Months if not years to draw. So there has to be a way to hold them.

So hearing there are three different ways to hold runes, Karsha's interest in Rune magic became more lively. He wanted to learn all he could, even forgetting he should be on his guard. The fact that he was quickly drawn into the world of RUnes was something he himself didn't quite understand.

However, that doesn't mean he wasn't interested. Looking at the child in front of him, Karsha couldn't help but imagine himself creating an army of papermen.

"You seem to have an interest in Rune Magic young man," A door was opened by the child, and in the room, a Man with glasses on spoke feeling the room with eerie sound.