The Sadistic Immortal chapter 5: Fallen Divine

Inkmatas walks through the hall in the realm of creation when she suddenly hears a wormhole open in the ancient library, Inkmatas rushes to the ancient library and sees Nova, panting, holding the limping Collector, and the unconscious Traveler.

“What happened?!” Inkmatas cries out

“We tried to kill Xerxes!” The Collector struggled to say, “You can yell at me later but first we need to save the Traveler!”

Inkmatas clears everything off of the workbench and turns it into a makeshift hospital bed. Nova gently lays the Traveler on the bed. Inkmatas senses what could be a faint pulse.

“I can’t heal this wound but I’ll get help!” Inkmatas exclaims as she blazes out the door

Nova places the Collector in a nearby chair and then goes to the Traveler where he holds his hand.

“Don’t you die on us now!” Nova pleads

Inkmatas quickly returns with Saike and Saike rushes to the Traveler. Saike eyes begins to glow as he starts to feel the Traveler’s energy. Saike quickly performs a brushing movement over the Traveler’s body with his one arm.

“I’m trying to restart his heart by manually pumping his blood through his body but I’ve never felt any electricity this strong in any body before. His whole nervous system could be compromised!” Saike warns

Inkmatas rushes over to the Collector and checks his wounds out.

“Why couldn’t you heal yourself with your creation stone or sword?” Inkmatas says in concern

“Do you see a creation stone on me?” The Collector sarcastically retorts

Inkmatas looks at him in a panic.

“DAD!” Inkmatas shouts

“I can’t heal these electrical burns… I’m barely keeping him alive at this point.” Saike yells out

Inkmatas looks over at Nova and grabs him by the arm.

“How fast can you teleport?!” Inkmatas panicks

“I’m as fast as they get, where are we going?” Nova quickly responds

“Andromeda” Inkmatas quickly states

Nova teleports Inkmatas away. Several moments pass and Nova reappears with Inkmatas and Rea: Queen of Andromeda.

“Please help him!” Nova exclaims

“I need your help, your highness” Saike says

Rea nods and joins Saike at the Traveler. Rea quickly looks over the Traveler and puts her hands on her chest and her head, Rea begins to chant healing incantations in Andromedan. A couple seconds pass and she begins chanting louder and louder as her whole body begins to glow and radiate with energy. Rea stops chanting, takes her hands off the Traveler, and puts her hands on Saike to pause him.

“He’s lost… all I felt was Saike.” Rea sighs

“WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE WAS NOTHING YOU CAN DO?!” Nova shout in agony, “THIS MAN CAN’T BE DEAD, HE’S EXPERIENCED THE RAW POWER OF THE COSMOS, HOW CAN HE BE DEAD BY ELECTRICITY?!”

“I’m sorry but he seemed susceptible to electricity-“ Rea tries to explain but is suddenly cut off by Saike

“He experienced an ungodly amount of electricity, That can’t happen, not even a normal bolt of lightning can do that in a direct hit.” Saike exclaims, “This is some thousand times worse”

Nova slams his fist on the table and teleports away in a fit of anger.

“This was Xerxes… this was not the man we fought several years ago, he was an entirely different creature, It started according to plan, dislodging the space stone out of his back, when his strength and power suddenly skyrocketed. This was no man… it was a monster” The Collector states exasperatedly

The Collector cough after speaking as if he’s out of breath.

“Xerxes would never do that!” Inkmatas retorts

Rea walks toward the Collector and examines him.

“You’re staying unusually still, what happened to you?” Rea asks

“I’ve seen better days.” The Collector says with a smirk

As Rea examines the Collector she gasps.

“You… You seem to be missing most of your liver and your spleen!” Rea remarks

“DAD NO!!” Inkmatas shouts in fear

Rea begins to heal the Collector.

“When I and Inkmatas spoke to Xerxes, he seemed to speak with much thought and subtlety, not the primal, even animalistic monster you’re speaking of.” Rea exclaims

“Xerxes is gone, I don’t know what can stop this…… thing, now” The Collector sighs

Several weeks pass since the failed attack on Fit 1176B, Now the Collector pours over ancient texts, and Inkmatas watching over him. One day the a broadcasted message interrupts their studies.

“This is an emergency request from the people of Novo Nammu, please help us, a hideous multi-limbed creature with what looks like it’s wearing Lord Xerxes’s armor, has appeared rushing around, killing and eating the citizens on the planet including men, women, and children. We don’t know where our lord and savior is but we fear that this creature may have consumed him. Please send help, there is many of us hiding in bunkers across towns from this creature but also from the mutated animals. Send help, please, I repeat, send help!” A civilian in a bunker cries

Suddenly the bunker doors turn destruction purple and a deep bellowing roar is heard, the broadcaster turns around and sees the monster. Some letters appear on screen.

“H – E – L –“

The Screen cuts out as screaming is heard from the broadcast.