Spectacular World

Hope stood there for a moment as she processed what the number one hero just said. She was still a little taken aback by the fact that she was actually getting to talk to such a legendary being. She imagined anyone else would be freaking out, but to her this felt like seeing an old relative or friend. Someone she hadn't gotten to see in a while had returned.

"I did wonder a bit what happened back then, but does it really matter?" She asked after some time. "Like, I get the gist of it. You died at the hands of the Emperor."

Full Monarch placed his hands on his hips, and he gave a nod of his head. "For the most part, the entire war could be boiled down to Nier's temper tantrum and doesn't matter, but the final part of the war is something that I think you'll be interested in." The hero explained. "I was teleported to the other side of the universe thanks to a sword known as Story Maker."

"That's Avalon. The magic teleporting sword."

"Yeah." Full Monarch nodded. "It was able to connect to the Lord of the Sea and Depths, which resided inside of Mr. Sini. Normally, the blade can only send someone to a place it has been or a place the wielder of it has been. The Emperor used his ability to change his shape and mass to devour the Lord of the Sea and the Depths. This didn't give him a power-up or any special powers, but it did allow him to trick Story Maker's ability into thinking that he was the Tallest Wave. With this effect, they could send something anywhere a Lord has been."

"So the Lords are aliens?" Hope asked, tilting her head to the side. "I mean, I always had the thought since they clearly aren't humans and came from outside our world, but if one really has been to the other side of the universe, then that means they'd be aliens, right?"

"Perhaps. In truth, even I do not know the full story on what the Lords are or where they came from." Full Monarch muttered, and for a moment, he remembered the first thing he had seen when he appeared on the other side of the universe. It was a wall of ice, bigger than any galaxy, blocking off everything past it, and in the center of the wall, bigger than he had been able to process, was the form of something massive, ancient, and very dead. "I appeared on the other side of the universe, and it took me four years to fly back to Earth. While I was attempting to fly back, the Emperor made his move. He started a war, one against the entire planet, which would go on for the four years I was gone. This war nearly brought an end to all life as we know it, but the Enforcers at the time managed to hold him back. This war was going on for one reason."

"To get Max Lightning," Hope stated.

"That's right." Full Monarch folded his arms. "The Emperor believed that if he could absorb a Lord, he could harness the power. This ended up not being possible, but at the time, he didn't know. His plan was to get access to Max and Sini. He thought that if he could use both of them, the combined power would be able to defeat me, and he would then be able to absorb me. Once all four Lords were connected, he assumed he'd be able to kick-start his plan, which was to turn all humans into a Super. This ended up failing, though, because in the final battle, he found out he couldn't take the power of a Lord even after absorbing them. Now, instead, his plan has moved to another great power. The Emperor now wants to gather the shards of the Ruler, which come from the Shadow. He thinks that if he can get all four pieces, he can do what he tried to do fifteen years ago and make a world of Supers. Unlike the Lords, the Rulers are made to recombine and become whole, so he might actually be on to something this time, but I fear what will happen should all four pieces come together."

"If the Rulers are using shards of the Shadow's Ego, then it could result in the return of the Shadow." Hope sighed. "Yeah, that sounds bad. If the Shadow shows back up, I think we automatically lose. After all, it sent humanity back to the Stone Age."

"That's why you can't let them collect any of the shards." Full Monarch announced. "Trust me, the Rulers are dangerous. It took all four Lords teaming up to defeat the Shadow, and its shards are just as strong. You need to be careful when the fighting starts. That's why I'm going to show you my fight with the Emperor and the Ruler form he entered. It is the same one Jack is becoming right now."