Ark the Legend, page 193
But that message took away his worries. Health recovered by 30%! Attack and damage increased by 20% and attack speed by 25%. The shield also blocked 25% of all damage and returned it to the enemy! The shield’s skill showed the effect of 3~4 Esper’s buffs.
Of course, this was a skill triggered by an event. But it was likely that the Baius Shield would contain unique skills. If the level rose then he could acquire skills and these skills alone were worth investing experience in it. Anyway!
“Kuoh! H-how are you doing that?”
Ark had used Force Explosion to regain his footing. The aftermath of this meant that Set had stumbled for a moment. He then belatedly confirmed that Ark was free and stuttered.
Ark only had one thing to say at this point.
“Justice is the way to win.”
“Shut up! Justice is based on the will of the God that I follow!”
Set growled with anger and raised his lightsaber. A black swirl was produced by the lightsaber and flew towards Ark. No, just as it was about to fly. Gunfire was heard from the other side.
Tang! Tang! Tang!
Once Ark had released the dark aura, Rapid had immediately started firing. Set had to avoid the bullets. Across from Rapid, Hawk was staring at Ark with an unpleasant expression before shouting.
“Dammit! It can’t be helped. Awakening skill, Open Eye!”
Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa!
Hawk shouted while lifting his eye patch. A red eye appeared and a massive light exploded from it. A chain explosion then occurred in the air! The chain explosion swept passed like a tsunami until only soot marks were left.
‘What? That guy, he was hiding that skill?’
Ark’s mouth dropped open at the immense skill. But now wasn’t the time to be surprised. Basak’s sacrifice had won a hard-earned opportunity! If he missed this opportunity, there was no guarantee they could beat Set.
“Ugh! These lowly fellows…..”
Ark’s body shot forward like a bullet towards the blackened Set. Set swung his sword dozens of times in an intricate pattern. In the past, he couldn’t go against Set in a 1 on 1 fight but the circumstances changed once the buff was applied.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Ark’s sword moved at a dazzling sped and blocked the black sword. He received an impact with the shield and Set stumbled. The buff effect returned 25% of the damage to the enemy. Ark approached the wobbly Set and laughed.
“What did you say? Now it’s my turn?
“W-wait a minute!”
“You didn’t wait previously. This is the definition of ruthlessness!”
Wiing! Wiing! Wiiing! Wiing!
Ark’s lightsaber started to wave in a complicated pattern.
The light moved dozens of times and became more complicated. Of course this was due to the increase in attack speed from the buff. But it was only possible to tell for someone who often played online games. It was 25% extra attack speed but it actually felt like 2 or 3 times the normal speed.
Ark strove to prevent Set from attacking. Set’s health had already been decreased to 30%. Basak then turned into a crystal golem and attacked. Then combined with Rapid and Hawk’s offensives, his health reached 15%.
On the other hand, Ark had 30% health left but it recovered by 30% due to the Baius Shield buff. Currently he had 60%. The combat power was similar but there was 4 the difference when comparing health.
But fighting spirit was the crucial difference from before. It was a situation where Ark had been on the verge of death and was suddenly revived. On the other hand, Set had been on the verge of victory only to be cornered. It was impossible to stay calm in such a situation. Ark’s shower of attacks reduced Set’s health to 3% and Set fell to the ground.
“W-wait a minute! S-save me! I-I…..”
“It is too late! Khafra Fencing 3rd style! Galaxy Sword!”
Dozens of swords flew forward like a fan.
They surrounded Set and there were sparks as the swords kept on striking. Then there was a crack on the armour of Set’s leg before gradually climbing upwards like a breaking pillar.
Tong-!
Once the crack reached the head, there was a ringing sound and the helmet flew off. Black shadows then sprang out from the helmet and surrounded Set’s head.
-Kuaaaak!
Set held his face and screamed through the shadows! Red eyes stared at Ark from among the shadows. Ark quickly lifted his shield as an unidentified presence appeared.
He was nervous at the possibility of the battle continuing. However the shadow with red eyes just yelled with fury before disappearing.
–You! Jed! Elim! I will never forget this grudge!
“…..What was that? That guy?”
He waited longer but nothing further happened.
-Your level has risen.
-Your level has risen.
And the ringing sound of continuous messages! He disposed of Set and this was converted into experience. But there was no time to relax yet. Set was killed but Ark and Hawk’s team were still engaged with Set’s subordinates. Ark jumped up and shouted.
“Stop! Set is dead! Everybody surrender!”
“Dammit! Leader Set….”
“The rebellion was a failure?”
“No! We just need to kill them!”
“We’re going to die anyway! Let’s get revenge for Set!”
The rebels became enraged and fired their plasma bullets. Ark used Sword Defense to deflect the plasma bullets’ trajectory and moved towards Kuhwen.
“Damn! Your Majesty, Tri-Force!”
“Stop Prince Kuhwen!”
The surviving enemy rushed to the pyramid.
Then an enemy collapsed to the ground due to Ark’s sword. Another body fell down on the other side while three bullets penetrated a different enemy. They were Ark, Hawk and Rapid who killed Set.
“Come as much as you want. I will kill everyone. Awakening skill, Open Eye!”
Flash! Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa!
A red light flew from Hawk. The chain explosion occurred in a radial blast! The enemies caught in the explosion had their health decreased and some even instantly disappeared.
“Continuous Fire! Quick Fire! Chain Fire!”
Tang! Tang! Tang! Tang!
Rapid spun his pistol and bullets penetrated the enemy. And dozens of swords extended towards the enemy line!
“Khafra Fencing 3rd style! Galaxy Sword!”
Dozens of enemies collapsed under the combined attacks of Ark, Rapid and Hawk. Even the team members were helping. Their morale was already at the bottom so quite a few enemy troops couldn’t resist and collapsed. However these rebels were desperate. No, the uprising had failed so their deaths were confirmed anyway.
Kwa kwa kwa kwang! Kwa kwa kwa kwang!
There was also the bombardment of the airship from above. It really was a plan of desperation. Everyone was going to die so they gave everything they had. But Ark’s team had a user who could oppose the bombardment. The controller Park!
“Car! Kum! Transformed into the final form!
The dinosaur form opened up parts of its leg and other areas at Park’s command. Then the knight form got on it and transformed into a long spear. The two autobots had transformed into a type of turret!
“If an airship is the opponent then it is my specialty!”
Kwa kwa kwa kwang! Kwa kwa kwa kwang!
Park got on the turret and a spear of energy shot out from it.
Indeed a tank expert!
Kaya and Sadain were good in hand to hand combat but Park showed his mighty power against tanks. Fortunately there was Ark, Hawk and Rapid. Along with the team members, they managed to interrupt Set’s troops while Kuhwen called the Shire to open the entrance of the pyramid.
Ku ku ku ku! Ku ku ku ku! Ku ku ku ku!
Many people were feeling anxious. Suddenly the earth shook and a huge red pattern formed on the pyramid. The pattern formed an ‘x!’ At first he had no idea what this meant. But he knew once the pattern changed. It became a blue ‘○’ pattern.
‘Perhaps that is….?’
Ark looked up with hopeful eyes. A huge space gate had formed above the pyramid. Sparks flew around the gate before a huge spaceship passed through.
The airship that was exchanging hits with Park turned towards the spaceship and fired. But when looking at the scale of the spaceship, it was like sticking a needle in an elephant. The offensive of the spaceship…..
Flash!
A blue light flew from the spaceship and the airship dissolved without a trace. Meanwhile dozens more gates had formed over the spaceship. And hundreds of spaceships similar to the one that destroyed the airship filled the sky.
That’s right. What explanation was needed? The pyramid was the boundary between space and Muratio Star. So ‘x’ meant no entry while ‘○’ meant it was okay to enter….
The atmosphere became lighter with one pattern.
Anyway, the ward Abraxas protecting Muratio Star was turned off. The space fleet spread throughout the galaxy could now enter Muratio Star to suppress the rebels.
“Waaaaahhhhh! Murat space fleet! We did it!”
“That’s it. Now…..”
The militia cheered. Tot who was leaning against the pyramid wall gasped and slowly closed his eyes.
***
At that time.
–Kuoh….
An ancient temple somewhere in the galaxy. A black form occupying the centre groaned and grabbed his face. The robed men in the vicinity flocked with confused expressions.
“What’s wrong?”
–It is nothing.
The black form answered in a thin, tremulous voice.
–I was just reminded of nasty wounds that occurred a long time ago.
A red mark was engraved on the forehead of the black form. However, a black hand rubbed it and the red mark immediately disappeared.
–This bruise from the past isn’t anything special….
The black form frowned before continuing to speak.
-I don’t know why but I’m in an unpleasant mood. I need to hurry. Tell Fenrir to put things in order and return.
Ark the Legend Setting Collection
The Milky Way galaxy is 100,000 light years in size and consists of 500 billion planets. However, most of the planets are simple inert gas and rock chunks and have no species or civilization. It is only possible to extract resources and construct civilizations on 1/1 billionth of the planets. This is only a handful compared to the scale of the galaxy.
There are 3 powers that had possession of the planets. The humans located on the eastern part of the galaxy known as the galactic federation, the Rama who had colonies throughout the northern area and a coalition of 70 alien species in the south called the Aschulat.
And there is also the Space Council. The territory of the 3 powers is established through an agreement. Each power is still trying to break through to the unclaimed area known as the Galactic Halo (an area (16 million light years in size) and have proclaimed it as the space frontier. The Space Council is a committee that mediates any disputes that happens in the space frontier.
-Galactic Federation
In the 22nd century, Earth finally came to an end. Hundreds of years of environment damage has caused the Earth to start to collapse. Thus humans started dreaming of a new life in space. Space science technology exploded until a base was created on the moon. Humanity continued to grow until they reached a turning point on the 23rd century. So far technology like spatial jump and warp navigation only existed in the imagination.
Now that warp technology was developed, they could explore areas of the galaxy that had been limited before. Then the world governments consolidated into one power and was renamed the galactic federation. This was a very peculiar change to occur. The politics that had developed for hundreds of years reverted back to the caste system of royalty, aristocrats and commoners. Some anthropologists attribute this change to requiring a strong sense of leadership because of an unknown world.
The early galactic federation appointed a representative of each country to the royal family or aristocrats and humanity was transformed into one perfect force. Once they entered the galaxy, the aristocrat’s power started to strengthen even more during the war with the Rama that occurred for dozen of years. However, the federation still adhered to a democracy. In order for aristocrats to display their power in the political arena, they needed the support of the citizens.
Currently the federation occupies and controls all species in the east of the galaxy. Their sphere of influence is 270 planets surrounding Istana in the centre. However, 200 of them are to extract resources and if the protected planets were removed then only 40 of the planets were actually civilized.
The population is approximately 12 billion. 8 billion of them are humans. The rest consist of 20 alien species. When considering the amount of refugees flowing in, the actual estimated population is 16 billion. In addition to production, trade, research etc., the galactic federation has implemented a system to encourage many beginner pioneers.
-Rama
The home planet of the Rama consist of dense forest and swamps. On the other hand, the gravity is low so the flora and fauna have evolved to a huge size. The Rama is the size of a human so they are considered small mammals on that planet. However, they were able to overcome this difference with aggression and combat power. They started to spread to other planets but the aggression of the Rama didn’t disappear. After the mysterious destruction of the Murat, the Rama were like wolves released from chains.
But the organization of the human species and the alliance of the alien species called Aschulat cause the Rama to halt in its tracks. Although a special treaty was signed, the Rama is still aiming to conquer the galaxy. The Rama possesses a power structure similar to ancient Rome.
The Rama has a population of 8 billion, but only 2 billion of them are actually Rama. The remaining 6 million come from the colonies they absorbed. Unlike the federation, the Rama’s structure is completed focused around a King/Emperor. Around 300 planets are included in the Rama’s area of influence. The Rama are a warlike race and they had unparalleled combat power and physical abilities. On the other hand, they oppressed the other alien species as they expanded so their culture and commerce hasn’t developed. If a user is focused on combat abilities instead of a wide variety of content then they will choose this species.
-Aschulat
The existence of the Rama had a great impact on the birth of the Aschulat. Originally each species in the Aschulat possessed their own civilization. But the Rama started to explosively expand their power and invaded their territory. To combat this, 70 alien species joined together to create a coalition. An alien species that looks like ET called the Aschulat is the centre of this resistance.
However, in the early stages the Aschulat couldn’t perform its function properly. After the Rama were defeated, it emerged as a 3rd power among the two camps. The humans who advanced into the galaxy are the galactic federation. While the Rama were concerned with the federation, the Aschulat took advantage of it to advance into the galaxy. They then allied with the federation to corner the Rama and were able to end the 1st Galaxy War.
The political system is a democracy similar to present day earth.
70 species of aliens are gathered so there is a mix of culture and technology taking advantage of the species’ different special abilities have been developed. 400 planets belong to this alliance and with a population of 20 billion, it is the largest among the 3 powers.
However, the combat ability is the weakest among the 3 powers. On the other hand, the mix of cultures means their science and technology is the most developed. Since science and technology is the most developed, it is a popular choice for users to pick after the galactic federation.
-Council
A council created to mediate the rights of the areas not in the influence of the 3 powers, which includes the Galactic Halo. The council is a hive matrix arranged through an employment agency called Elysium. However, the role of the council started to grow as the number of pioneers grew and more disputes occurred.
However, the treaty states that the council has no power over the areas controlled by the 3 powers.
Therefore, anything that applies to pioneers are recommendations not laws. They can’t be forced to follow it. However, there are around 1000 agents or enterprises that have joined the council. The four large companies of the galactic federation, the merchant alliance of the Aschulat and the mercenaries of the Rama have joined so the Council’s influence is absolute.
-Etc.
Colony: Pioneers can buy planets in the frontier and turn the place into their own territory. Most of them are planets where resources are extracted. Therefore a large number of them are for extracting resources and few planets are civilized.
Hive: An artificially created space station. Due to the special treaty, the 3 power can’t be involved with any hives in the frontier and it can only be owned by civilian businesses. Hives the size of a planet or a small spacecraft can exist. Fairy, Star Gates, shops and taverns can be established on large Hives. It is similar to a small territory in the universe.
Company: Private companies that don’t belong to the government of the 3 powers. The concept is similar to a guild but NPCs can be employed. The nature of the company depends on the CEO such as mercenaries, space resources, exploring ruins etc. The name also changed depending on the scale of the company. Those with less than 60 staff are called Agents, those with 60~120 are called a Company, 120~240 a High Company and those with more are called a Space Company. Of course, the companies can also give special quests depending on the nature and the scale.
Sector: Villages built in the territory of the 3 powers. It is similar to a Colony or Hive but it is administered by the government. The classification depends on the level of civilization. Just like the companies, the name of civilizations also change depending on the development such as a town, city and metropolis. And there are rumours of unknown Black Cities that exist on several planets……
