Anti-Magnetic World

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Finally, dear readers...

I welcome you to world of magnetic action and attraction. Of laughter and affection, of adventure and of horror. Please ensure you're with a well chilled cocktail before you embark on this journey. Our characters await you...

Your Lazy author: Jaystarbliss_2023

Five years after the apocalypse.....

The structure of the world had changed and now the rule of the strong rules the weak was the only thing that mattered.

After the Magnetic eruption, the scattered remnants of power left banded together to form an organisation.

This organisation was named 'Seven Apex Alliance' or SAA for short.

The Seven Apex Alliance organised the rest of the world and divided the remaining living space left from the Magnetic eruption into 12 domains.

Each domain was ruled by a class C domain ruler and under each domain were the regions.

In short, the Seven Apex Alliance was comprised mostly of superhumans.

These were individuals who were vastly stronger than even the strongest world heavyweight champion. Their body structure was modified by magnetic energy and as a result, had super human abilities and the opportunity to awaken magnetic talents.

It was this small blessing in disguise that helped the surviving humans find their bearings and a way to survive among the chaos and darkness of this era.

Due to the pattern of magnetic eruption, which spread out in a radial form that is, from a point to 360 degrees outwards, Superhumans were created but the stronger ones were those who were close to the eruption at that time and could bear the changes in their body system.

The weaker Superhumans were scattered around the outer ring of the eruption that was why even the superhumans had ranks among themselves.

The lower tier superhumans were placed in three different classes.

These were the,

Class I: Shackle breakers

Class H: Magnetic manipulator

Class G: Ability generators

The middle class superhumans were also divided into three classes.

Class F: Ability welders.

Class E: Zone enforcer

Class D: Region protector

The Upper class was also divided into three.

Class C: Domain rulers

Class B: Legends

Class A: Emperor

There was also a speculated realm above the Emperor realm but no one had reached that height yet.

Although the superhumans were called Defenders, that was just a general term. They had specific classes which generated their due respect whenever they appear.

The rest of the world who unfortunately failed to pass the Energy's baptism and receive superhuman strength, but survived the ordeal were called scavengers.

The scavengers covered a total of 70% of the world's current population. They were many but weak. Many Superhumans wanted to split off instead of carrying burdensome humans that would instead of helping, drag them down.

This was where the Seven Apex Alliance stepped in. They made a law through brute force and superior numbers of superhumans that all superhumans were to protect every mortal and should there be violation, then there would be serious consequences.

It was they who came up with the term 'defenders' for they believed that each superhuman was carrying the hope of humanity and should strive to be united in this era of darkness until humanity steps out into the light again.

It was the duty of the Defenders to protect the weak from small scale magnetic eruptions and dangerous animals that had mutated during the magnetic eruption when they go out for scavenging especially outside the base.

Each superhuman had a role to play according to their class which signifies their ability.

The low tier defenders focused mostly on scavenging and improving themselves except from when there was an emergency that concerned the Dark Side superhumans or a mutated beasts tide.

The middle tier defenders focused on protecting and contributing. These were the main stays of each division. Every domain had a total of 33 divisions and were ranked according to the number of mid-tier superhumans present.

The Upper tier defenders were overlords and considered the top strength present in each domain. The number of upper tiers also determined the strength and size of a domain that is because, domains usually had wars on their borders and tried to take in more land so that they could discover more natural magnetic sources.

Especially when a magnetic source mine is found. It usually causes a large scale domain war. A magnetic source mine could contain materials for producing the current currency being used now.

Yes! The currency system had also changed, what was used were magnetic metals that were thoroughly purified and turned into Anti Magnetic objects.

These were the only universally accepted currency in the world now. The currency being used now was called 'Black Magnetic tokens'

And according to the purification level of a black Magnetic tokens, the higher it's corresponding value.

The black Magnetic token has a total of five grades.

There was the normal 'Black Magnetic token' which was the Lowest tier out there.

The second grade was the 'Crimson Magnetic token'

The third grade was the 'Golden Magnetic token'

The fourth grade was the 'Holy Magnetic token'

The fifth was the 'Royal Magnetic token'.

Each of these currency had their values as they were all with a gap of ten times.

Yes!

The Crimson Magnetic tokens was 10 times that of the normal Magnetic tokens.

The Golden Magnetic tokens was also ten times which means 100 Crimson Magnetic tokens could be traded for one Golden Magnetic tokens.

But nobody was stupid enough to convert a golden black Magnetic token into a Crimson Magnetic token.

The Holy Magnetic token was very rare, and it was close to impossible to see it being traded. It's conversion rate was 1500 golden Magnetic tokens. It was a whooping 15 times! and yet no one wanted to spend such currency because they had a higher purchase power and were more of a symbol of respect for those of high status in the current society.

The Royal Magnetic token was the most expensive and rarest of all.

Some had never even seen a Royal Magnetic tokens before in their entire lives.

There were no more than a thousand royal Magnetic tokens that had been produced in the world and each of them were tokens that only Class A Emperors could use.

The Royal Magnetic tokens were a symbol of authority in the current world.

It was in this dark era that Blade a low tier superhuman with the lowest strength among low tiers, a Class I Shackle breaker, was struggling to earn enough money by scavenging desperately.

(AD 3000: 9th Domain, division 33, outer base perimeter, 13:46pm)

Slash! Slash!! Slash!!

Blade used a triple knife work on a mutated beast that attacked him. This mutated beast had long since lost it's calmness and attacked on instinct. This was what Blade was currently facing.

He had been walking around for a very long time now and didn't know how many mutated wild animals he had encountered.

This was the lowest level of scavenging grounds that his strength could carry. Being just a shackle breaker didn't give him much edge over mortals, rather most shackle breakers had to scavenge for resources.

He was already familiar with the habits and habitats of some special animals including the ones he should avoid in case he sights them.

Yet, his body was already covered with bruises and slash marks due to the sheer number of mutated animals he met on his way.

All of a sudden, he stopped as he listened attentively, then with a systematic method of movement, a woosh sound was heard as a blade shot out from his left hand, a sharp wooden like spear was thrown to the right and he had jumped up with an anti-magnetic rifle with his aim on the animal coming in the distance.

Swoosh!

The blade got to the animal first. It ducked it's head low but still got pierced by the spear. In anger it jumped out of the shrubbery it was using as camouflage and shook its head from side to side to dislodge the hook but was met face to face with the AMAG rifle.

BAM!

Blade shot the mutated leopard down to the ground.

It howled in pain for a moment before it died.

Such precision and timing!. The calculations were all performed and repeated in his head before acting. This was done in a fluid manner which showed that he had been doing something of the sort constantly to the point of instinct.

Not all superhumans had extraordinary mental abilities like Blade. But he knew that even before becoming a shackle breaker, he had been calculating this way. Those were times he had detested calculating because his dad used to force him to. Now that was his helper.

Without sitting down to rest, Blade continued his journey before animals that are attracted by the smell of blood from the dead leopard's body come looking for easy meat.

That would be a serious headache to deal with. Imagine being surrounded by lots of mutated beasts! Crap!!! It's better to stop thinking about it lest he jinx himself.

After making a number of turns, his face broke into a relieved smile!

He had found it!!!

Yes he finally found it!

The magnetic detector had picked up an unusually large magnetic field and It was amazing to find out that it was this item that looked old and broken, it was an old fuel pump but Blade knew that so long as he could salvage what's left and turn it into the alliance, he would get 50 black Magnetic tokens for getting an item from the pre-magnetic era!

Why did he need to scavenge for these things? Well it was because the AA discovered that every time a normal object of the pre-magnetic era was gathered together and refined, they could get rid of the Earth's magnetic field around an area using special machines.

The purified magnetic objects were used as a power source for the machines and were also used for a variety of purposes.

As Blade finished unearthing the half buried fuel pump, his magnetic detector picked up another strong signal nearby.

Blade grew excited, this was such a lucky haul he was going to get today!

Immediately he was done with the fuel pump, he added an anti-magnetic film on the body of the fuel pump so that it's magnetic energy wouldn't dissipate. The magnetic film cost just 2 Black Magnetic tokens so it wasn't a stretch to wrap up a magnetic source of 50 black Magnetic tokens.

Then he moved forward in search of the object that radiated such strong magnetic energy. As he got closer, his hair began to stand on end. This was a feeling of discomfort or danger but could also be interpreted as excitement. But from Blade's experience, he felt that it could be danger from the intense magnetic field which could hurt him. So he activated his suit's anti-magnetic shield.

Pop!

A thin film of energy popped out and spread over him. This prevented his skin from coming into contact with magnetic energy directly.

All of a sudden, his eyes widened in delight! What was that in front of him?

It looked like....... the remains of a car!

Blade looked up to the sky and laughed, the heavens were really good to him today.

Now he just had to sit back and enjoy the rest of the month without scavenging. His efforts had rewarded him and surely he would get more than 1000 black Magnetic tokens!

Meanwhile at his blind spot there was movement in the grass, and a small head rose up slowly. The vertical slits for eyes gave this animal away. A mutated snake!

Blade was feeling on top of the world at this moment. His brain started whirring about and making calculations and at the end of it all he laughed whimsically like a mad man.

Do you know what level of supplies he would be qualified to buy from now on?

All those weapons he couldn't access, the body suit he was in need of, the...

All of a sudden from the corner of his eye, he saw something black extending towards him, his reaction was very fast as he quickly dodged and used the tree branch over head to pull himself up.

Before he could complete his actions, he felt gravity pulling him down. The earth's gravity around him had suddenly increased.

"Sh*t" Blade cursed.

With well practiced movements, he began flailing about to balance his centre of gravity then he hooked up a small button like device and activated it.

Instantly, a small Anti magnetic domain formed around him and allowed him to counter the gravity pulling him.

But before he could celebrate, he saw something out of the corner of his eyes,

"What the f**k!" Blade nearly screamed.

"What the hell was that?!" Blade asked no one in particular

What did he just see?

A grade 2 beast comparable to a magnetic manipulator!

This was really dangerous! He didn't have a good combat gear in the first place and was even sneak attacked by a grade 2 beast.

If not for his wealth of experience, he would have been a dead man now.

The grade 2 Black Mamba didn't give Blade more time, but that was enough for him to place the battle on a more favorable side for him.

Instantly, a fierce fight unfolded between man and beast. Blade closed in and struck the snake underneath the belly but just as he expected he heard a loud 'clang' and his Blade was repelled.

He looked at the scales of the snake and observed that it just had tiny scratches, Blade frowned, that wasn't the defense of a grade 2 Black Mamba..

Unless, it was on the cusp of becoming a grade 3 and was looking for energy for its breakthrough. At this moment, Blade grew a bit angry.

"You dare to think of this Blade as food?" Blade asked the snake as he kept harassing it intermittently. Though he was struggling to hold it off, he still persevered as a form of training.

"..."

No one replied.

"Fine! I shall take your silence as a yes" Blade declared then with interweaving strokes, hit some parts of the snake's body slapped an anti magnetic film on its skin and then the snake became paralysed temporarily.

Instantly Blade dashed forward to the snake's den in the car and saw a scene: an egg, surrounded by a wreck of magnetised metal.

"Holy cow!" Blade exclaimed. There was a car that had absorbed magnetic elements and become filled with dense magnetic energy after suffering a wreck from the magnetic storm. It was in this vehicle that the snake made it's den.

Within a split second, he turned around to face the snake and said,

"You stupid creature you actually stole from me!"

If the snake had intelligence, it would definitely had protested the fact that Blade was lying shamelessly.

"Ha! Today, there is no reconciliation between us. It's either you die or I die" Blade said and charged forward as he raised his weapon.

Slither, slither!!? The snake hissed and finally broke free from the anti Magnetic film around it.

The creature then began to gather energy, although it couldn't uderstand why, this human was very annoying to it and it had to deal with him fast.

Immediately the creature started gathering energy, Blade knew that he had to strike now, rather than later or else he might just become another bone on the ground.

The signature move of the grade 2 black Mamba was it's magnetic lock down skill. Although, it was not as strong as the ability of a Grade 3 beast, it was infinitely close to it.

The magnetic lockdown was differeent from the gravity area it unleashed the other time. Then, it used it's primary ability as a Grade 2 beast to control the magnetic field in an area to increase the pressure on other bodies in the area. This was how gravity was performed through magnetism.

Blade closed in on it as the concentration of energy in the body of the snake got denser and denser. All of a sudden, it opened it's mouth.

"It's now or never!" Blade grunted to himself as he pushed his hands forward and threw two metal objects towards it's mouth.

Blade felt a pang of pain in his chest while doing this. Those two objects were level 2 field disablers. They were quite costly to get and had almost drained him of his savings. They actually cost a total of 25 black Magnetic tokens!

With expectancy, Blade waited for the disablers to take effect when he saw an astonishing sight.

The snake broke the disabling field without much effort and kept powering up.

"Son of a b*tch! This thing is upgrading forcefully" Blade almost peed himself at this uncommon sight.

Even if it was a newly promoted Grade 3 beast, he stood no chance against it. Although it would be in a weakened state, after forcefully promoting it was still possible for it to kill him 5 times over.

Blade began considering the possibility of withdrawing before it was too late. After considering it for a bit, he gritted his teeth and moved towards the snake with his hand held blade. His calculations had revealed a 30% probability of success. That was his driving force. As far as he had a chance of success, he would hold on to it.

With all the strength he could muster, he thrust the blade towards it's lower abdomen once more. The snake just looked at him in disdain, then the next moment, a clang was heard and the blade got blocked again.

Blade started to feel despair rising. How was he supposed to tackle this beast?

Before Blade could withdraw, at a speed so fast the snake moved and everything that happened next looked like a blur. By the time he came to his senses, the snake's tail had wrapped around him and began constricting around him.

It was over! Blade felt hopeless, the beast had finished upgrading and he had still forced himself to look for that slim chance of success.

Did he regret it? No, he didn't because he would still do the same thing if he was place I'm such situation again. Was this how he was going to die? Blade questioned himself.

No, he couldn't die now. He was not ready for all of this but then, pain brought him back to reality.

A terrible force that could crush bones was transmitted to Blade's body and then the snake opened it's mouth to bite.

It's fangs were long and black, it's breath had a foul stench to it and then Blade waited for the darkness to engulf him as he prayed for a painless death.