The Earth After Rebirth

They waited for him to explain further but he never did. He just looked at the strangeness of the darkness surrounding them. He was trying to get a sense of what was going.

His eyes told him it was dark, his other sense told him it was day.

"Well, why can't we hear anything." Ishaan said impatiently.

"I don't hear anything." Hiro exclaimed

"It's not something you can hear, no offense buddy." He said smugly.

"But we should be able to hear something, Nikolai and Felix did hear movement inside at night."

"That's because it's not night, not really. That lich must've done something." He shrugged.

Even though the sun wasn't there, Kiro could still tell that, this darkness wasn't naturally occurring. It was as if the sun was carved out from the sky, leaving them in unending darkness.

"Well, can't you use your abilities to bring the sun back? I don't enjoy the heat by any means, but I'd still like to see without straining my eyes." Nikolai complained.

"If I do that, it'll drain my energy and I mean all of it."

"We waited for a day, we can wait another."

Kiro could see well in the darkness, but he still agreed. They needed everyone at the best of their abilities to clear the dungeon, most of all, he thought the zombies were weaker during the day. If they had that to their advantage they could clear it faster.

He started immediately, warping space and time, attempting to reverse whatever curse the Lich King had blessed the dungeon skies with.

The others watched him with caution and curiosity. They'd never seen anything like this being done before, so they watched in apprehension.

Though their entertainment was rudely interrupted. Hundreds of Wraiths hovered in the air, threatening to bury them with the city.

"Oh no, they're back."

Ding!

[You've gained the animosity of wraiths. They've brought many because of the one you've killed. You cannot hide your scent from them, you can only elimate each and every one of them.]

"Ishaan, quickly use your force shield to protect Kiro and Felix, Nikolai, let's try our best." Hiro gave out orders.

They couldn't risk having Kiro be disturbed by something trivial as this. Especially when he was doing something so great for them.

Ishaan did as he was ordered, the only difference was that, the shield only covered Kiro, Kel and Felix. He had purposely gotten out of there, he refused to just watch while the two fought for him.

Hiro didn't ask, he understood.

He let out a storm of flames. They couldn't see much, they mostly depended on the guidance the spectres gave them. His fire luckily worked on them and it left some them as nothing but smoke.

Nikolai depended on his poisonous daggers. His death stare didn't work, since his enemies had no eyes to stare into.

Ishaan on the other hand, had since been able to use sword aura, so he had no problem cutting through their thinly veiled bodies.

"To your right!" Ren shouted.

Ishaan slashed his sword there a split second later, connecting with one that dissipated immediately.

The three of them didn't dare to separate, they stood at the centre of it all. Having their backs turned on each other, with the spectres guidance, they moved like well oiled machine cogs.

Hiro used his shield, his axe was completely useless, being of lower rank it couldn't hope to inflict any physical damage on none solid beings. He vowed to make himself a better weapon. Though the shield was serving him well.

Their magic continued to get drained, since they were surrounded. Felix wasn't slacking off this time, he understood the seriousness of it all. He continued to replinish their energies.

While taking restorative potions to replish his quicker.

"Guys, is it too painful when I do the death ballad?"

"Yes, it's as if my insides are on fire. I can't stand it even though I have a special bond with fire."

Ishaan didn't have time to answer. He used his long sword to stab one that glided over to them. For the first time ever, he felt useful. Like he was finally part of after dark.

On the other side of the force shield, Kiro was sweating profusely. There was but a little shift, it wasn't visible with the naked eye, so he could only feel it.

He had failed to reverse the curse so he was creating a sun of his own. He figured if he had a whole world created in his head, how hard could creating a single star be?

He found out just how hard it was. His every muscle complained, his eyes popped out like he hadn't slept in months. He was beginning to lose weight, like he would shrivel up and disappear with the wind.

His energy wouldn't be enough, so Kaos was draining his HP to make up for it. For the first time since he tamed it, he was reminded of how cruel the energy could be, he had completely forgotten.

"Felix, give me a restorative potion, quick." His voice sounded hoarse.

Felix had to leave his post and down the potion in Kiro's mouth. The potion only replenished his his HP, it couldn't restore his Kaos, which Kiro thought it was still a win for him.

He continued like this, while his comrades fought with the energy stealing vengeful spirits. Kel looked worried for his master, but there was nothing he could do to help the situation, so he stood there helplessly.

Just then, light started to fill the world. It was but a small, tiny fracture through the sky but he had done it. He had created a sun, before it could turn into a much bigger disaster.

Kiro quickly gave it more mass and eventually made it grow bigger. At first it was the size of a dot, then it expanded rapidly.

The moment light adorned the dead city, the wraiths disappeared into thin air. Making it seem like they were fighting nothing but wind.

They fell to the ground, a bit relieved and exhausted.

Hiro took out a restorative potion and finished it in a single gulp. The two followed suit.

"I know this is a waste, kind of, but we don't know what will spring up on us next. Better stay alart and ready for anything." Hiro said, lying on the ground and enjoying the warmth the light brought them.