Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 2002

Chapter 2002: No Chance [Bonus]

[Bonus chapter thanks to 'ol scrooge mcduck, Eeshoo. May he rest in peace. No way he survived that dive bomb into a vat of gold] Sylas appeared beyond the dome that protected the Sanctum's planet, above its temple, and amidst the stars. A scythe rested on his shoulder, his clothing having been replaced once more at some unknown time.

A black leather trench coat fluttered behind him, dark grey slacks and a black as night turtleneck completing his new look. A pair of shades covered his eyes, hiding them from the world. And somehow, every step he took echoed through space as though he was stepping through hollow halls rather than a vacuum that shouldn't have transferred sound at all.

Much of those hovering around had long since scattered. But, there was only so far they could make it on their own feet without ships to rely upon.

Everything they took out in hopes of accelerating their path out was destroyed under the Rune Suppression. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Sylas hadn't been ignoring them because he planned on letting them go. He had been ignoring them because no one there was capable of crossing light years on their own.

There wasn't a single powerhouse on the Mortal Plane capable of doing such a thing without the help of an external aid or treasure.

Not unless they were a Rune Master.

But good luck finding a Rune Master that could cast much of anything here.

The only one who could?

Sylas himself.

Primus Luminaria had had a suppression ability that was completely worthless to Sylas for a long while now. So... he just made his own.

Sylas' blade flashed and the head of a C-tier fell before they even understood what was happening.

One arc after another filled the skies and distance seemed entirely meaningless to Sylas. He hardly moved at all, but he attacked across what must have been tens of thousands of kilometers.

Space didn't have any Will to restrict him. There was no world here to weaken his existence or limit how much distance he could cross in a single go.

The downside was that everything was reliant on his Will alone to be strong enough to sustain his life and existence.

But when you could literally craft yourself from the foundation up in the blink of an eye...

If you couldn't sustain yourself, then who could?

It was a complete massacre.

The weak canon fodder that the Buri and Sona had chosen to use as their vanguard fell like weakly strung up chickens.

Yet, all the while, Sylas' footsteps never even really turned toward them. He had been walking in the same direction the entire time, a direction that Riqo, Ziel, and their retainers were all too aware of.

They had been trying to run as fast as they could as well, and to their credit, they had made it further than most. Their plan was simple: find the nearest world.

So long as they could, it didn't even have to be habitable or form life. All it needed was a Will of its own. That should bring them far enough and give them enough distance from Sylas' Rune Suppression for them to forge a new way home.

The problem with that, of course, was that even if the nearest planet fit the bill, that was still countless light years to travel. They were powerful, but not powerful enough to move such large distances under their own power.

It was like they were moving in quicksand. As fast as they thought they were going, the world they aimed for was still the very same size in the distance.

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