Cultivation Online: Trapped In A New World

"I'm sorry" Jenna repeated. Rohan was completely stunned by this news. His eyes looked empty like he was having a seizure, just then Allison came to the rescue of his friend,

"If what you're saying is true, why the hell did you bring him here? To taunt him, huh? To make fun of him and his father?"

"No, gosh no! I thought he deserved to know what happened and what better place to explain things than here? Besides, this thing's gonna wipe the whole nation any time soon" Jenna said, pointing towards the now enlarged Sumarik portal.

"What about us?" Everyone turned towards the strange voice. Leon had spoken out for the first time. "What about us? I have no intention of spending my last minutes in this sick place" He spat, gesturing around.

Leon started to walk, moving towards the nearest exit he could find.

"Hey! Leon. Trust me when I say this, either way, you're dying, you step out to those hallways, they'll chase you down" Jenna tried explaining at the top of her voice.

Rohan was stiff. He could hear their voices, but it sounded distant and far off. His heart felt heavy, a bombshell had just been dropped. Is she telling the truth? Rohan had always suspected that his father could be dead but murdered. Who would've murdered his father and why? And what did she say about his father being the Chief of Nile? What did she say about his real last name being 'Nile'? Was he the son of a prominent man and family? Why didn't his mother not tell him all this?

"So we should just wait here doing nothing until that thing eats us? You know what, I don't even believe you!" Leon's voice echoed through the large Portal room bringing Rohan back to reality. "Every elite has a contingency plan. I'm sure you plan to use us for something-" A loud rumble erupted. There was a loud blast next to Leon that lifted him to his feet, throwing him across the huge room. The metal floors shook, the lights blinked, and some glass shattered from high above falling on them.

"What's happening?" Allison yelled, using his arms to protect his head. They all scrambled looking for a shade from the falling glass. The trembling ground made it difficult to balance on their feet.

"Shit! It's about to happen." Jenna cursed. She looked up at the portal, it was scary, it was bigger now. Its growth was now visible to the human eye.

"Right now?" Annie's little voice squeaked.

"I had no idea it would cause a commotion like this," Jenna muttered to herself.

A large metal rod fell from above landing right in front of them.

Annie screamed in horror.

"Look if we don't find a shade, this falling debris is gonna kill us before that thing does. Jenna, get us somewhere safe" Allison looked at Rohan, he seemed okay, just as terrified as the rest of them.

Rohan noticed Allison's concerned look,

"Al, I'm okay. Is everyone else alright?" Rohan asked. Leon and Annie nodded.

"Alright, we'll make a run to that entrance over there, it has a metal shade above it" Jenna announced.

"How do you think your exhibit is going so far? The day of your exhibit is the day the portal decided to go off. How ironic" Damie chuckled as Lirk held open a door for her. "Everyone would be asking where's the Captain? What's he going to do about this earthquake?"

"If you find this funny, I'll order you to be killed even before the engulfment. You, take the left." Lirk said, ordering the officer to the second passageway. The grounds were still vibrating furiously, the ceilings seemed to be crashing down.

"Is it possible the boy must have jumped into the portal thinking his father was in there?" Damie asked as they kept on pushing

"Be quiet and pull out your blaster, we're here" Lirk said pulling out his.

"Talking about waiting for your death" Leon muttered out loud.

"Shhhh! Someone's coming" Jenna cautioned towards the door. They waited in anticipation. The knob turned, and the door opened with a weapon pointing out.

Jenna charged towards the body with surprising acrobatic skills. The officer was too huge for Jenna, he tried fighting her off. Rohan joined in, throwing punches to his sides. Jenna disarmed him of his phaser as he gave her a wicked blow to the head. Allison aimed with his blaster, but everyone was too fast, coupled with the vibrating grounds, he didn't want to hit Rohan.

Rohan grew angry seeing what the officer did to Jenna. He started punching him in the face, Rohan was exceptionally strong and the officer didn't stand a chance. Rohan didn't stop punching until the officer was unconscious. Allison had to pull him off.

"Are you okay?" Rohan asked Jenna. She nodded in agreement as she grabbed the phaser. The sound of two palms coming together echoed through the room. Allison quickly turned, aiming his blaster towards the sound. Everyone turned to see the Captain and the General.

Lirk continued his clapping, "Very impressive, very impressive, right Damie?" His voice resonated. They were completely across the room even shots fired from a blaster or phaser would hit none from either side.

"I don't know which is more surprising, the fact that a bunch of kids were able to bring down a trained officer or your niece Damie, your niece ganging up with these little brats."

"Jenna? Tell me what you're doing there with them?" Damie asked her niece. The building still seemed to be tearing down.

"I should be asking you that question Aunt!" Jenna snapped back at Damie. "How can you betray my father by befriending his enemy?"

"How dare you!" Damie bawled

"I know everything, every single thing. And I wouldn't mind saying it." Jenna threatened, her crew behind her.

"Jenna, don't you dare say another word!" Damie warned angrily.

"Don't stress it Damie. She could say whatever she wanted to say. After all, this thing's gonna close in on us very soon." Lirk said casually, "I'm more concerned about someone else and I'd like to finish what I started" His eyes drifted to Rohan. "You remember me, boy?" Lirk asked loudly.

Hell yeah, Rohan remembers him. The cause of everything that's gone wrong today. If he had let him in with his ticket, he wouldn't be in this problem. Lirk started walking forward, his eyes still glued on Rohan.

"Don't take another step!" Allison warned still pointing the blaster at Lirk. "I'll shoot you!"

Unknown to Allison, the officer regained consciousness and grabbed his leg, Allison lost balance. Seeing the chance, Lirk and Damie started running forward shooting their blasters.

Jenna replied by blasting the phaser she picked. Though none of the shots were reaching each other, it was all about whose shot was first to hit. Rohan and Allison tried fighting the officer off, but Leon and Annie were cornered in shock.

Lirk and Damie were already halfway through the room, still firing when they all heard a loud explosion like that of a pressure pump. No one had noticed how incredibly large the portal had become, it had started to surpass the building, bringing it down.

"Tsk! I hope Uncle is alright" Caperon exclaimed. He and Stefan had taken up the power to clear the building after the earthquake started. He was hoping his uncle would be impressed with his discipline.

All the elite citizens were running for their lives, no one wanted to be crushed by a building. The earthquake seemed to be happening throughout the nation. He signaled to a trooper. "Ready the underground hatches, they're only a few, those who pay the highest get in, okay?" The trooper nodded "Save one for me and my Uncle"

Caperon turned to the building, "Come on uncle" He squinted his eyes, "Wait, what the hell is that?!" A bright white light was emerging from inside the building, pulling everything into it. Caperon started to run but the light was picking up a faster pace, within seconds the Parade Grounds was cleared, and the whole nation was pulled in.