In the buzzing metropolis of Planet Grania, a convoy of floats and hover platforms gently floated over the streets. Millions of citizens gathered to see the great and feared Blood Mutants.
As a way to prepare them for war, the Granians decided to let the Granian population set eyes on the four humans Ace, Cherry, Anya, and Jim. The mutants had floats of their own, with Lord Grania’s at the front and Grim’s at the back. Accompanying the mutants was Skyler, the only human, to her knowledge, who refused to be turned into a Blood Mutant.
For over an hour, the floats were intentionally controlled to move slow, drawing much attention to themselves in the process. The Granians gasped, cheered, sneered, and gawked, both in honor and excitement at the sight of the Humans. Their soft-looking bodies, small rounded faces, and clear skin with hair on their heads, some on their hands and legs, made them seem bizarre in the eyes of the Granian citizens.
’What odd-looking creatures.’
"Lord Grania." Ace shouted, clearly frustrated about the unnecessary and flashy ceremony. "What’s the point of this?"
"The goal is to show our people what and who you are," he responded, making sure to be loud enough for only he and Ace to hear. "Everyone present today will spread the news that the Blood Mutants are amongst us. They must know that with your four, and Skyler, the Granian pride will return to us, and we shall walk proudly and mightily, boasting of our triumphs and victories...with you four and Skyler leading us, of course."
As lengthy as the Granian’s explanation was, Ace found it hard to understand what the ’point’ was. However, he wished not to continue the conversation any longer, for he knew that the Granian Emperor would embark on a lengthy and unnecessary exposition that wouldn’t deliver the answer he desired.
A few more hours passed, and the parade finally came to an end. By the time it did, those on the floats found themselves arriving at the Granian Warrior Facilities. Outside the facilities were thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of spaceships, weaponry, and heavy machinery that were purposely designed to for war. At the center of the outside of the facility were the three Motherships the Granians used to invade Earth. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⟡𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕥⟡𝕟𝕖𝕥
At the moment, Granian soldiers were aligned on either side, creating a path for their Emperor and the Humans to pass through. No words, glances, vocal/facial expressions, or even sounds were exchanged. The only sound that was heard was the awkwardly loud noise of footsteps pressing against gravel repeatedly.
"Soldiers, assert your positions," Lord Grim commanded, being one of the highly ranked Granians in the entire kingdom. Upon his command, the Granians entered the three large ships, a total of thirteen thousand warriors in total.
At the front of the ships stood Lord Grania, Lord Grim, and Grand Master, each with a discerned facial expression on their faces. The humans, clad in black, flexible uniforms decorated with red trims and slits, stood before the Granians, eager to start with the mission. Ace was excited to see how much power he possessed. Cherry was eager to learn from her brother. Jim and Anya were sort of looking forward to testing out their new symbiotes that were placed on them upon Grania’s command and Skyler was prepared to use her Eneraflux to its fullest potential.
"Let us proceed," Lord Grania spoke, no sense of whimsical stupidity/humor in his intonation. Ever since their arrival, the humans found him to be quite the odd style of choice for leadership due to his ’childish’ and ’forced’ human-like behavior.
However, this time, the Granian was more assertive with more authority in the way he conducted himself. Despite being known as a childish and playful being, Lord Grania seemed to have put on a completely new personality.
As soon as the humans entered the ship, the Granians gently knocked them out and placed their bodies inside the cylindrical containers filled with the same green liquids. Once that procedure was complete, the three ships took to the skies with a few hundred smaller ones following closely behind.
"Set course to our first destination."
[A few more hours later.]
Floating gracefully in cylindrical containers were Ace, Cherry, Anya, Jim, and Skyler; the four humans captured and turned into walking weapons for the Granian race, an intergalactic race of beings that resembled different species of reptilians, only they had humanoid shapes.
Having been abducted against their will and turned into mutants and Eneraflux users, the humans had no choice but to comply if they wished to return to their home planet.
At the moment, the three mothership were currently in a solar system that consisted of a small red sun, three dwarf planets, and a giant gas planet larger than the sun itself. The dwarf planets were as red and dry as Mars, while the giant planet consisted of a blueish snow-white color. The dwarf planets glowed with millions of lights shining through their atmosphere, signifying signs of life.
"Approaching the first sector," the Granians in charge of piloting the ships began to descend into the atmospheres of the first of the three dwarf planets. Slowly but steadily, the three ships eventually landed on a cold and barren field. The field, with soil that was red in color, had thousands of craters scattered all over its surface. Signs of life coming from ahead signaled the Granians that the inhabitants of the planet were expecting them.
Upon their arrival, Lord Grania ordered that the humans be released at once while Granian troops escorted them. Each one of the mutants was going to be backed up by one thousand troops in case of any unfortunate circumstances going their way.
[You are in an uncertain environment.]
[Your symbiote is going to forcefully readapt to the surrounding conditions.]
Just as Ace’s system implied, the symbiotes in each of the humans, and a few Granians, caused them to slowly readapt to the planet’s conditions. The cold winds and terribly thin air made them gasp for a while until Lord Grania approached each one with a mask in his hands.
"Even though your bodies are slowly adapting to the planet’s harsh conditions, you still need these," he said while handing them masks that covered their nose and mouth area. "They come fitted with air filters to help you breathe, and thanks to their metallic structure and components, they can readjust with your transformations.
"Whatever you do, do not drop them; otherwise, you will die."
[Over ten thousand life forms have been detected.]
[Kill more than ten percent of the life forms to receive great rewards.]