70 Return (2/2)

All at once, he snapped his eyes open, finally in full command of his mind and body. He frowned then, though, as he felt small poking sensations coming from all over the skin, and when he realized the source, he almost laughed out loud.

The system had deployed a very thin barrier around him, protecting him from the large group of enforcers who were all kicking and punching, intent on reducing him to nothing but a pile of flesh and blood. Veins were pulsing on their faces, making evident their frustration as they couldn't even break his skin, and taking a moment, he spoke with the system to find out what was up.

[Responding to host. Magic system of the world that host has arrived in is completely different from the magic system of Angaria. Elementary particles are absent, or are in a different form which have not been detected, yet. System has been adapting the energy of this world to host's purposes. At present, a protective barrier which was detected around the city was able to be copied and deployed using the last crystals present upon host's body. Barrier breakdown in 10, 9…]

”Break it now, explosively.”

[Affirmative.]

”BANG!”

With a loud sound akin to a gunshot, a shockwave erupted from him that made all the enforcers fly back and thud to the ground. They all quickly looked up and found him getting to his feet slowly, stretching his legs, hands, neck, causing popping sounds to echo throughout the cavern while looking like he had gotten the best warmup and was now ready to take the fight to them.

Most of the enforcers were thoroughly peeved, already having seen too much that they couldn't explain. Only a couple were still in the throes of the adrenaline rushing through their bodies, and identifying one of them, Daneel beckoned at him, taunting him to come at him.

The man obliged, jumping forward with a shout… and Daneel smoothly chopped at his neck and on his back, causing him to crash to the floor. In a fluid movement, he ducked and dug out two crystals from the man's pockets, which were used to power the batons used by all enforcers… and after crushing them in his hands, he called upon the Will, just like he had done many times on Angaria, before.

'Why exert myself… when all my enemies are so weak?'

The orb of light below him pulsed once again, and Daneel felt its support suffuse the air of the throne room. All it needed was some energy to act, and he had been able to instinctively deliver the power of the crystals, thereby granting him the capability of using it as he wished.

He folded his hands behind his back. He raised his head up high, like that of a king surveying his objects. The enforcers were being coaxed by the master who was screaming unintelligibly to go kill him, but when he uttered a single word, time seemed to stop… and then, the sound of many knees hitting the floor was heard, which was like music to his ears.

”Kneel.”

In the absolute silence in the room, he smiled, then laughed, one thought echoing in his mind.

'Oh… It does feel good to be back.'

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