Chapter 112: Query
"It would appear we've suddenly become enemies..." remarked Himmel, his tone relaxed as he materialized a broad-bladed sword with a golden crossguard and a long, royal blue handle. A large, oval-shaped, sapphire-blue gemstone was embedded near the blade's base, and when infused with Mana, the entire blade emitted a faint golden light.
"I prefer the term rivals," countered Vahn, holding up his hands, a pair of black and gold gauntlets materializing around them as he remarked, "We could also team up or part ways to find other oppon—"
Before Vahn could finish speaking, a powerful tremor spread through the ground like a subterranean pulse before the entire floor appeared to begin shaking. Some of the people who had been invited to the newly anointed Tower of Ascension were among the greatest figures in anime, manga, or fiction as a whole, so even though the floor was larger than the continent of Australia and exceedingly durable, it wasn't impervious to being shaken by their power.
With the trembling only becoming stronger, Vahn spread a pair of angelic wings and took to the sky. To his surprise, Himmel did the same. However, instead of manifesting a pair of angelic wings, tiny, fairy-like wings formed of light appeared at his ankles.
Functionally ignoring each other, Vahn and Himmel watched as the terrain beneath them began collapsing and visibly undulating as if it formed from a bunch of rings. Himmel had no idea what this was, but Vahn recognized it almost immediately, his throat tightening, his eyes wide in awe, and his smile cramping as he asked Sis, 'I'm guessing Whitebeard was one of the people who accepted our invitation...?'
[Indeed.] responded Sis, her voice calm and to the point as she added, [But the tremors should stop relatively soon.]
As if punctuating Sis's words, a visible shockwave emanated from beyond the horizon, seemingly rippling through the entire floor as it sent Vahn and Himmel reeling from the wind pressure alone.
[That would be Saitama.] stated Sis, fairly confident as she asserted, [*I estimate he has a 99.492% of securing and holding the top position in this particular batch of invitees.]
'Saitama? As in the main character of One Punch Man...?' asked Vahn, his skin, particularly his palms, feeling clammy and his stomach heavy, almost like he had swallowed a large lead weight.