2026-04-30 22:20:00The space before Raka no longer recognized up or down. The moment he stepped past the final threshold of the orbital tower, the familiar sensation of gravity vanished, replaced by a vacuum pressure that seemed to pull at every atom of his body of light. This was where he stood, at the Core of the Arena, a place where reality was nothing more than an unpainted canvas, and time was a heartbeat that had stopped.
As far as the eye could see, the horizon was filled with massive strands of c
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A Call from the Guardians
“Collector scout signals, Raka,” Sari said flatly, her eyes fixed on the holographic display glowing with dim red light. “They’ve started deploying larger ships. The numbers are increasing drastically.”Raka turned from the transport cabin window, looking at the screen, then at Sari. There was deep exhaustion in her eyes, growing heavier every time he had to leave. “Larger? How large?”“More advanced reconnaissance fleets. They’re no longer just testing our response. They’re mapping every gap in our defenses. Knowing how much Cosmic Light you used in that last battle…” Sari paused, swallowing hard. “It’s drawn attention we didn’t want.”A chill spread through Raka’s stomach. He had only just returned from the Guardians’ station, only just begun to feel grounded on Earth again, and now he had to leave once more. The weight pressed down harder than ever. &l
The Truth Revealed
“A new threat has arrived. The real battle is about to begin.” The words echoed in Raka’s mind, reverberating amid the blare of alarms that now sounded calmer, yet no less ominous.“What does that message mean, Sari?” Raka asked, his voice hoarse, still trembling from the battle they had just endured. He felt the energy of the Cosmic Light within him pulsing, a power that now felt more integrated, yet heavier with responsibility.Sari let out a long breath, her gaze fixed on the main screen now displaying an unfamiliar star map. “I’ve been analyzing the mutant remains we found in the ruins after Bara’s attack, Raka. And what I discovered… it’s horrifying.”“Horrifying how?” Raka stepped closer, the faint glow of Cosmic Light in his palm illuminating Sari’s tense face.“The Collectors aren’t just harvesting physical energy, or even emotions like we first assume
Struggle on Earth
The wave of zombies led by Bara roared down the hill, their purple eyes gleaming sharply in the reddening dusk. Raka felt the tremor beneath his feet, not only from the pounding of enemy steps, but from the dreadful resonance of violet energy radiating from Bara.“There are too many!” a guard beside Raka shouted, his voice choked with panic. “We can’t hold them all at the front line!”“Sari, the frequency towers, now!” Raka yelled, his hands blazing with golden light that stretched outward to form a shield around the community’s main gate. Glass around him cracked, straining against the first wave of violet energy that slammed into it.“They’re active, Raka! But I don’t know how long they’ll hold!” Sari’s voice came through the communicator, tense and tight. Raka could picture her in the control room, fingers dancing across the terminal, trying to keep the fragile frequency towers stable.“Long enough for us to turn this around!” Raka shouted back, feeling his Cosmic Light pulse. He l
A New Servant
The air still trembled around Raka, carrying the chill of the void that had just swallowed Bara. Dust from the ruins drifted like tiny ghosts mourning the departure. Raka knelt, exhaustion crushing his bones, every breath scraping his lungs like a dull blade.“He… he’s gone,” Raka whispered, his voice hoarse, not to anyone, but to the emptiness stretching before him.“Raka!” Sari came running from behind the rubble, breathless, her face pale with horror. She dropped to her knees beside him, her hands checking his shoulder for wounds, worried. “Are you okay? What happened? Who was that? I… I felt a strange surge of energy. Not your Cosmic Light, not Bara’s either.”Raka shook his head slowly, his eyes fixed on the spot where Bara had last been. “I don’t know, Sari. That thing… that entity pulled him away. I couldn’t stop it.”“Pulled him away? To where?&rdquo
Duel in the Cosmic Ruins
“So you came after all, Raka,” Bara’s voice rasped, deeper than before, as if filtered through gravel. His eyes, a deep violet, fixed on Raka without emotion, a black hole that seemed to swallow the light from the ruins around them.“I had to,” Raka replied. The Cosmic Light in his hand began to glow faintly, warm yet cautious. The ground beneath his feet felt cold, sandy, and hollow. “Stop this, Bara. This isn’t you.”“Not me?” Bara chuckled, the sound painful, like sand grinding through a dry throat. Black veins bulged along his neck, pulsing. “Oh, this is very much me, Raka. More than ever. Free from your shadow. Free from the Architect’s chains.”“You’re being controlled.” Raka stepped forward, his foot crunching over shattered glass with a brittle chime. “The Collectors are using you.”“They gave me power!” Bara shouted, his voice r
Traces in Outer Space
“Earth.” Raka drew in a deep breath, feeling the cold, clean air, a stark contrast to the scorched metal and burning ozone that had filled the Guardian station. He could still feel the tremors of the battle they had just endured, the echo of the Cosmic Light he had unleashed to repel the Collector fleet. Beside him, Sari closed her eyes, leaning her head against the wall of the small transport ship carrying them back.“Thank God we made it back,” Sari whispered, her voice exhausted. “I still can’t believe K’tharr’s station survived an attack like that.”“They’re strong,” Raka replied, his eyes fixed on the silhouette of the city being rebuilt in the distance. “But they paid a heavy price. We drove the Collectors away this time, but that only delayed the inevitable.”Sari nodded and opened her eyes. Faint dark circles marked her fatigue. “The information we got… the C
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