Chapter 758: The Hell Rain, The Day that Marked the Worlds End (1/2)

Day 157 - 7:32 AM - Mountain Base, Mount Malabito, General Nakar, Province of Quezon

On the balcony of his house, Mark sat alone. With a cup of coffee in his hand, he gazed at the sky.

Today was the threshold. The final day that Earth would be seen as it was before the apocalypse. At any time, the world-changing catastrophe would happen.

However, none of them knew when it would happen. It might be today or might happen tonight. It might even be tomorrow.

One thing was definite, nonetheless. Today would mark the start of another era on Earth.

An era not ruled only by science but also magic.

But, of course, it was not the humans nor the magical races that reigned the new era.

It was the infected who would rule it.

There was nothing to do now but wait. At these times, it made one think about how powerless an individual could be in the face of such a catastrophe.

”Gege?”

Mei peeked out of the door with a soft call. She then came out after seeing Mark sipping his coffee while looking at the sky.

”Are you going to wait here the whole day?”

She asked.

”Yeah?” Mark replied. ”It's a once-in-a-lifetime event. I don't want to miss such a thing.”

Planetary debris from space hitting Earth. It sounds like a horrifying event. However, there was also the tinge of anticipation in Mark's voice. It seemed like he was excited about it.

Mei noticed that tinge of excitement and could not help but tilt her head in confusion.

Mark, in turn, noticed her asking expression and explained.

”Well, I always have a strange fascination with disastrous scenarios, especially world-ending ones. For some reason, I think that this world is the most beautiful when it is struggling. And after that, the world would grow without humans, turning everything into breathtaking sceneries. So, I want to see it with my own eyes. The event that would end the previous world.”

”Sounds crazy, right?” Mark asked, knowing how absurd this interest was. ”I don't watch too many movies, but I probably watched all disaster and apocalyptic ones in the world no matter what language once they became available in pirate sites.”

Mei ignored how crazy it sounded and sat on the chair in front of Mark.

”That's illegal,” She remarked with a smile.

”Haha, what can I do?” Mark shrugged. ”I don't have money. Even if I have extra, it all goes to video games. I also don't feel good going into crowded cinemas and finding distributed copies of non-mainstream movies in our country is like finding a needle in a haystack.”

”I guess that's true.”

Mei smiled.

With this, Mei fulfilled her goal for this time. Mark looked like a lonely traveler waiting for the end of the world while gazing at the sky. That was why she came out. It was good that there was something they could chat about as she accompanied him.

And there, the two waited together.

Fortunately or not, nothing happened early in the day, aside from the surroundings being too quiet. Everyone in the base knew what was going to happen. Afraid, most of them decided to stay within the safety of their homes, only coming out to get food during breakfast and lunch.

Lunchtime ended, late afternoon came. Nothing was happening.

Some people thought that it might not happen today. Some began to doubt the information they had.

Mark, on the other hand, began to feel a bit restless.

The more it came late, the more dangerous it could become.

It would be better if it happened tomorrow. However, if it happened during nighttime, things could get awry.

During the night, the eastern countries would be on the side of Earth furthest away from the sun. It meant that the eastern countries, including the Philippines, would be facing the direction where the planetary debris would come from.

When that happened, the Eastern countries would face the brunt of the catastrophe.

But as Mark considered the worst-case scenario, a humming sound entered his ears. Just when he thought that he was just hearing things, he felt that everyone inside the base was confused.

Everyone was hearing the same humming sound in Mark's ear, and they were looking around for the unseen source.

The animals in the base were all scared. Even Chaflar and Laelaps were not exceptions.

Even Crimson appeared in front of Mark, only to rest on his shoulder because of fear.

Mark heightened his senses and turned to the sky by reflex.

What they were hearing was not a hum. It was the vibration of air due to some cause.

That cause, without a shred of doubt, should be the incoming planetary debris as its arrival affected Earth.

”Gege, this sound!”

Mei and the others rushed to the balcony where Mark was still waiting. All of them saw Mark staring at the sky.

”It's starting,” Mark said as he opened his wings. ”All of you stay inside. Do not go outside unnecessarily. Odel, I'll leave them all to you.”

”Yes, Master. Leave everyone to me.”

Odelina nodded and urged everyone to heed Mark's words.

”Gege, I'll go with you.”

Mei said, and Mark nodded.

The two of them flew off towards the sky, flying above the base.

***

In the space above the western side of Earth, several individuals floated. It was a magical sight, considering that all of them were hovering without any protective suit that humans required to traverse space.

They were the ancient Gods gathered for this event. There were twenty of them, with three being Supreme Gods from lower realms. However, none of them even could contend to a Lower God back in their time with their current strength.

Hovering at their positions, they started at the adversary in front of them.

A chunk of debris from an artificial planet that was about the size of the moon.

”Is everyone prepared?”

A male Supreme God, wearing a gold chain armor, whose eyes looked like Beryl and had an Emerald pupil, asked. However, almost no one replied to his irritation.

”Just don't mind them.” Bathala sighed as he replied. ”Let us start.”

With the Georgian Supreme God Armazi, and Philippine God of Creation, Bathala, leading the group, they started gathering their energies into a ball of blinding light.

***

The entire world was enveloped in confusion and fear. The humming sound began to grow louder and louder without anyone knowing where it was coming from.

It did not matter whether it was the humans or the animals. Everything was panicking on the unknown event that no one could run away from.

However, in the western night sky, everyone saw a chilling sight.

There were three moons in the sky. The real moon was already setting, but there were still two overlapped together.

The larger moon had a darker hue compared to the real one. On the other hand, the smaller moon was emitting light too bright that one could mistake it for a miniature sun.

Fear overcame the confusion as the people watched the phenomenon with their own eyes. The humming in their ears did not stop and began to drive people crazy.