Reincarnated as a World

Ch.289 My Brother in the Moon!

For a moment there was silence as everyone gazed up at the sky. Even the restless sea creatures had paused, and the only thing you could hear was the crashing sound of waves and the relentless beat of the rain.

The storm had officially started. Not everybody knew what that meant, but that did not stop them from feeling the change in the atmosphere. That did not stop them from feeling as if they were in deep, inescapable trouble.

However, a moment later there was an explosion of water as a huge creature broke through the surface of the sea.

The body was serpentine in nature and mostly silver in colour, with the main exception being the strange white patterns decorating the surface of the body. However, this being was definitely not a snake.

First of all, the shape of the body was very thick towards the head and slimmed down towards the tail. Second of all, the head itself was very uniquely shaped and had a very wide jaw filled with sharp teeth. Lastly, running up the sides of the creature’s body were many legs that were reminiscent of a centipede, only they were much thicker and much sharper.

The creature was a Beast, a Sea Beast, going by its aura, and it was very powerful. Some people could detect that it was only in the 4th Stage of the 4th Realm, but none of them doubted that its true power was above that. The power of the Laws that revolved around it was just that noticeable.

However, to a few people here, they could see more than that.

Zero’s eyes widened when he identified the Moon Laws. He had slightly sensed it before, but he had denied the possibility. The ethereal Laws of the Moon was not something that the lowly simpletons that walked this land could comprehend. And by ‘this land’ he meant everybody. Land dweller, sea dweller, sky dweller, everybody that was not blessed by the Moon was unworthy of its Laws.

So to see this unknown sea creature emitting Moon Laws that were even purer than his own was like a strike to the face. He had not been this shocked in a long time and for a moment he just stood there dumbfounded.

But then the huge creature began to shrink as it shifted into its Enlightened Form.

Zero watched with widened eyes as the previously metallic-looking creature became a 2.5 metre tall humanoid male made of flesh and blood. It was a very tall height as far as humanoids went, not quite comparable to Isgard’s 3 metres, but still taller than most. His other features consisted of pale skin, wild and long white hair that fell to his back, and silver eyes that held a tinge of blue.

If it weren’t for the 4 insect legs sticking out of his back, or the carapace that covered his lower arms and lower legs, then it would have been very easy to mistake him for a member of the Serene Moon Owl race.

“What?” Chad asked, flabbergasted.

“You know, that big fellow over there. If he had continued to belittle my brother in the Moon, I would have had to put a few holes in him.” Zuko replied with a cheery smile as he pointed at Isgard.

Zero’s eyebrows rose at that.

Chad on the other hand frowned, and many other Phoenixes look the same way or angrier. Isgard however, looked sick. Was he scared?

“You may be a Kaiser, a Kaiser of the Sea even, but we’re all allies here, Zuko. We all share the same foe and he’s not here. So don’t do anything you’ll regret. Don’t cross any lines.”

‘He’s the Kaiser?’ Zero inwardly asked with surprise and greater interest. He was already aware that they would be travelling with a Sea Kaiser, but he hadn’t known who the Kaiser was until now.

“Haaah?? What do you meannnn?” Zuko asked exaggeratedly. “I know the golden ones of your kind can fix any holes that might find their way on to your bodies, very easily at that, so what lines would I be crossing? Besides, we may be allies, but my fellow brothers and sisters in the Moon will always come first, and you will do well to remember that.”

Chad turned to look at Zero.

“I see.” An unidentifiable emotion appeared in his eyes but then he turned to Zuko, and then turned once again to look back at the giant silver cloud in the distance that was still approaching.

“However, you’ve been very vague about this ‘brother and sister in the moon’ thing that you like to talk about. You said that Ziket over there is one of such people, and I understand that you all seem to have comprehended...” He paused and glanced back at Zero with narrowed eyes. “The Moon Laws...” Clearly, he hadn’t been aware that Zero had been one of them until now.

“But it seems to be more than that. You mentioned something about ‘Apostle’ earlier, can you explain that?”

“No, I don’t think I will.” Zuko responded flatly. “But on that topic” He spun around to face Zero. “My dear brother, you’ll soon meet our sister! Isn’t that great?!”