Re:Immortal

"The prophecy of the 'hunters'?" Asked Omis in doubt.

To that, Silas gave a solemn nod before speaking.

"Precisely."

"And how would you know about a prophecy foretold by the 'Hunters' master Silas?" Asked Omis, his eyes squinting in uncertainty.

Hearing his question, Silas seemed unconcerned about the doubt that was clearly visible in Omis's eyes. His gaze turned into one of reminiscent as he seemed to have been lost in a distant memory before slowly speaking.

"A long time ago, I lost someone very dear and very close to me because of my foolishness." He spoke, his voice filled with sorrow as he continued.

"Because of my incompetence, I had foolishly sent him on a mission above his capacity..." At this point, Omis could see the pain visible on Silas's face as he recounted his story.

"The prophecy was the final secret that cost him his life." Added Silas, when he finished speaking he was almost unable to hide his pain and sadness as he raised his head to stare at the ceiling with a blank look.

Hearing everything, Omis suddenly recalled the strange man named Sam who was floating lifelessly in the middle of a container inside the alchemist's workshop.

'Could it be?' He thought to himself yet refrained from prying any further.

"I'm sorry for your loss master Silas." He is offered his sincere condolences.

"It's okay, it has already been so long since then." Though he said so, one look at his face was enough to tell Omis that Silas was nowhere near getting over it.

"He was bold and strong, yet very smart as well. As members of the Seekers of knowledge, although our clan may have collapsed, our search for knowledge did not dwindle in the slightest. One of the unknown variables, since we came to this world, was the 'Hunters'. I proposed to send someone to infiltrate their ranks and gather information. Sam volunteered, and I foolishly let him go..." Said Silas, his voice decreasing until his final phrase came out as nothing but a whisper.

Omis remained silent as he listened without interrupting him, letting him take his time, this was clearly not an easy topic for Silas to bring up.

After a few minutes, Silas had finally managed to regain his composer, his face looked tired as he stared at Omis for a long time before finally speaking.

"When the Void's chosen one awakens, the balance shall be broken, as Immortals and Barbarians take arms against the true Gods." Said Silas.

"This is the prophecy." He added, a strange glint flashing in his eyes as he looked at Omis who had a frown on his face.

"Forgive me for saying, but that doesn't make any sense master Silas." Answered Omis.

"Oh but It does, now everything does." Replied Silas a sad smile on his face.

"When you came to visit me for the first time, I had my doubts at first. There has not been any awakened 'Original' for thousands of years master Omis, so when you suddenly appeared the first thing that came to my mind was the prophecy, but still it was nothing but a hunch at the time"

"Hmmm" Omis stroked his chin as he waited for Silas to continue.

"Then we went to the Heavenly realm and got crowned as the new Primordial God and the chosen one of the Void. This only served to further confirm my suspicions, and now you want to work together with the 'Hive' to push back the 'Hunters'. The prophecy speaks of you master Omis."

A frown made its way to Omis's face as he looked at Silas for a while before speaking.

"So you mean to tell me, the Barbarians are the 'Hive'?" He asked.

"That appears to be what the 'Hunters' are calling them." Nodded Silas.

"And the Immortals are...us?" Asked Omis as he pointed at him and Silas.

"All of us, yes." He answered with another nod.

"And the true Gods are them?" Asked Omis, still not fully convinced.

"That would be their masters." Replied Silas a serious look on his face.

"The glowing bastards?" Asked Omis with a frown to which Silas nodded and continued.

"Yes, they refer to themselves as the True Gods. That's the only thing I know." He added with a shake of his head.

"You see master Omis, to the 'Hive' you are their savior, yet to the 'Hunters' you appear to be their enemy." Said, Silas as he looked at Omis waiting for his reply.

Rubbing the bridge of his nose, Omis let out a long tired sigh before speaking.

"I do not know about any prophecies, not do I care to be honest. All I know is that the 'Hunters' and their glowy bastard of masters are coming after us with the intention to exterminate us, and I will do anything at my disposal to stop and kill them." He said, his left eye flashing with a scarlet glow as his killing intent leaked out causing a shudder to run down Silas’s back before a wide smile broke out on his face.

“The Seeker’s of knowledge, or what’s left of them at least will do everything to help you master Omis.” Said Silas as he stood up before giving a deep bow towards Omis, who waved his hand and replied.

“Please raise your head master Silas, I’ll be counting on you in the upcoming fight.” Smiled Omis.

“Haha, please don’t expect too much master Omis my strength pales in comparison to yours and the White devil’s.”

“True, but your mastery over arrays is unparalleled.”

“You flatter me.” Smiled Silas in reply, but did not say anything further.

“Shall we go see the others?” Asked Omis.

“After you.”

Soon the duo left the library and headed towards the center of the village, where Tizzy could be seen giving out orders to his subordinates, Omis was also able to spot Eva who was tending to Li, the second God realm cultivator under Tizzy’s command.

On another side, Omis caught sight of Addi and Lu Lu standing next to Leyla, she was sitting on the ground, with tears in her eyes, Addi simply stood next to her his hand patting her back while Lu Lu was crouching in front of her offering words of comfort.

‘How many will survive the upcoming war?’ He did not know. Did they even have a chance at winning? He also did not know, the only thing he did know however was that they had to fight, this was the only way to carve a place for them in this damned world they were now stranded in.