Alex was laying on the floors of a grassland, the breeze was soft, and the grass was vibrant as a result. Alex's hair was also being softly blown as a result too, he looked like the younger version of himself that was thirteen years old. A boy his age walked in on him, he had purple hair that seemed similar to his, but a bit sharper. The boy was wearing a purple shirt and black joggers, this was the young teen version of his father, it was Kazuma Starion. Kazuma waved "Yo. Alex.", Alex's eyes rolled backwards while he layed down "Yo, dad.". The two sat together, Alex was laying on the floor with his hands stretched out, while Kazuma was sitted with his legs stretched out too. Kazuma asked "So, what brought you here this time, Alex?", Alex replied "You're always watching me, aren't you? You should know.", Kazuma scoffed dryly "Yeah, but it's not all the time I get to do that.". Alex sighed "Ahhh. How do I put it? Well, you see...", Kazuma turned his head to the other side "I'm not listening anymore.", Alex sat up for a moment "HA?!". Kazuma laughed "HAhaha!", Alex seemed confused "What is it?", Kazuma replied as his laugh calmed down "Nothing. It's just that you remind me a lot about myself and Mio.", Alex had still retained that look of confusion "Well, I am your son after all.". Kazuma looked calm before teasing Alex with a smirk, elbowing his arm in the process "So? What are you fighting? A war god? A powerful demon lord? Or maybe it's some existence level threat like Zodia again.", Alex's tone was filled with annoyance and confusion "Wait a minute. You also fought Zodia too, so why aren't you as weirded out as I am when I hear his name?", Kazuma waved his two hands apart "I don't know.". He looked forward "All jokes aside...", Alex looked at him too "Huh?". Kazuma turned to Alex "You do a pretty good job for someone who's always been by himself, Alex. You train hard, you obsesse over getting stronger, you're not an asshole.", Alex squinted his eyes "Don't compare me to the rotten kids of your era, dad.", Kazuma turned to him with a teasing smile "Kids of your era are probably worse.". Kazuma stood up, almost looking like a teenager "Well, I don't know what you're fighting, or the kind of dragon God you're facing this time. But all I do know is that I'm proud of you.", Alex too was almost looking like a teenager, he was wearing a white house shirt and black joggers while his palms were facing the ground. His hair was flowing with the wind while his red eyes reflected the calm sun light. He blinked before smiling softly and looking down "Thanks dad. I really appreciate it.", as Kazuma walked forward, he explained "In this world, survival is the best option. And in order to survive, you need power. Keep on getting stronger, okay? So you can live longer than i did.", he was starting to transition from the version of him that was once a team leader as a young adult, to the version that became the lord of the demon country. His purple short sleeved cloack and his purple hair blew with the wind, Kazuma turned back to his son "You got that? Make me and your mother proud.". Everywhere had gotten dark "Got it, dad.". In that dark space, Alex was laying in a pool of blood, his face looking upwards "So what's with the look, buddy?". Shenragon was staring down at Alex, his expression almost annoyed. His elbow was laying on his knee while his palm was holding up his head "God, I hate seeing you in this state. It always makes me annoyed, seeing my vessel like this.". Alex dryly laughed "Haha.", Shenragon asked, his voice echoing through the dark halls of his inner space "What's so funny?", Alex responded "It's nothing. It's just that for the longest time I remember, you've always been keeping watch over me.", Shenragon asked "And why is that?". Alex explained to him "I don't know. Cause you're my guardian?", Shenragon raised his voice "It's because I was forced to be sealed inside you, you fucking child.". Alex responded in a teasing manner and a smirk that could evoke annoyance "Nah, you actually do like being sealed inside me. You're like an uncle who pretends to hate his nephew but actually does like him.", Shenragon yelled "WOULD YOU STOP?!", Alex responded "No.". Shenragon sighed "All jokes aside, your body is being eaten by dragons, you're not gonna waste time chatting with me, are you?", Alex kept quiet for a while before standing up from the pool of blood "You're right, can't die here now. Even tho it's a game, I just can't lose any how i please.". Shenragon thought as Alex walked off "The aim of this was for you to be strong individually. I wanted to see how strong you were if you were limited to only specific levels of power you've gained over time. But you've proven that you can handle yourself very well, I'm very happy for you. Alex Starion.", Alex walked into the dark with a soft smirk. Back in the real world, Astavel couldn't believe her eyes, seeing Xalvagon's power on a rampage, towering into the sky. The world was about to end, and the hero that had accompanied them all the way here was now being eaten by serpent like dragons that were enjoying the taste of his blood. As if that wasn't enough, her sister was losing her life, layed on her lap and not responding "Oh, no. What should I do?", she questioned herself as she was in the middle of this apocalypse, her voice filled with sadness as if she had just finished crying "Alex is being eaten. Bellika is almost dead. I don't have the power to fight anymore, let alone stop Xalvagon. The world is about to end with power I can't hope to compete with. Alex.... Alex....!". Astavel heard a cackle in the air that got her attention, she looked up Into the sky and saw Alex cackling. She was stunned, her eyes were widened "Alex...?", everything went blank "Yo, Xalvagon.". Xalvagon was in terror "WHAT THE HELL?!", he exclaimed with fear and shock as to Alex still being alive, his dark energy shooting out of his body. He yelled "HOW ARE YOU ALIVE?! HOW THE HELL ARE YOU STILL ALIVE?", Alex's smirk was casual, but it was only more demon like than ever.
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