Primordial Expanse: I have the Strongest Talent!

A few hours passed, and Alex had just barely gotten a grasp on the three different stances that swordsmanship taught.

What Alex was expecting actually wasn't the case at all.

He was expecting the swordsmanship Professor Will was talking about to be like the novels he had read in his youth, where they all have their own flashy styles with all different kinds of styles and forms.

But it was much simpler than that.

It was just these three stances that he had to learn.

That was it.

His Martial Arts training already taught him most of the other basics, like where to strike, how to strike etc.

Those three stances allowed him to apply his Martial Arts training while using a sword.

Now that Alex had learned basically all of the basics of Martial Arts and Swordsmanship, Professor Will would be visiting him and training him a lot less often.

Alex had all of the knowledge he needed to practise on his own, and he would only need Professor Will's personal guidance if there was anything he didn't understand, or if he became stuck at some point.

And with that, Alex returned back to his usual mundane life.

***

Karlax, the commander of the Red Demon fleet, stood on the command deck of his flagship.

It was a massive vessel bristling with weaponry and advanced technology.

But it was even more packed with simple Red Demon foot soldiers.

The Red Demon race's fleet consisted mostly of people carriers after all.

The weaponry attached to the exterior of each ship was only there for the AI to operate to provide cover fire while the Red Demons themselves descended down onto planets, or boarded enemy ships out in the void of space.

Karlax's red eyes glowed with anticipation as he observed the vast stretch of space before him.

It had been a long and enduring journey, but their destination was finally in sight.

For nearly four months, Karlax and his fleet of a hundred million ships had traversed the vast no man's space between the Andromeda and Milky Way galaxies.

The journey had been uneventful, with the fleet moving in perfect synchronisation through the desolate void.

The Red Demon race had mastered the art of Warp travel, and their AI controlled ships communicated flawlessly, ensuring a smooth and efficient voyage.

As the final hours of the journey ticked away, Karlax felt a surge of bloodlust and excitement course through his veins.

'The time has come for us to unleash our wrath upon the human race!'

He paced the deck, his long, clawed fingers tapping rhythmically against his scales.

"How much longer until we reach the human border?" Karlax asked, his voice a low, menacing growl.

"Just a few more hours, sir." The ship's AI responded in a calm, mechanical tone.

Karlax nodded, his bloodlust growing with each passing moment.

He had spent the last millennium conquering and annihilating other races, and now it was humanity's turn to face extinction.

He relished the thought of the chaos and destruction that awaited.

When the appointed time arrived, Karlax issued the order to exit warp space.

Instantly, the fleet responded, dropping out of warp in perfect unison.

Millions of kilometres from the human border, the sheer number of ships in the fleet created an awe inspiring sight.

A sea of darkness filled with the gleaming hulls of warships.

"We're finally here…"

"Attack!"

Karlax exclaimed, his voice echoing across the command deck.

The AI relayed his command to each and every other ship within his fleet, and his commanders and generals all gave out their own war cries and prepared the Red Demon ships for assault.

***

'Just another boring day at work.'

Meanwhile, on the other side of the human border, a familiar face was settling into another routine day.

The soldier who had encountered Alex months earlier was once again sitting in his office, watching his favourite reality TV shows.

The excitement from the previous incident had long since faded, and things had returned to normal.

He was beginning to think that him, along with all the other soldiers on the space station, being there was useless and a waste of taxpayers money.

But he wasn't going to voice his complaints out loud.

Who would complain about getting paid to do nothing but watch TV all day?

An idiot. That's who.

"Ship detected near the border! I repeat, ship detected near the border!"

However, his peaceful TV watching time was once again interrupted.

Suddenly, the blaring alarm shattered the monotony.

The soldier's heart skipped a beat as he instinctively leaped to his feat.

Ever since the incident involving Alex and the Kree ship, he had taken his role seriously, participating in every drill with utmost diligence.

But this time, the drill seemed a little different.

"This is NOT a drill! I repeat, this is NOT a drill!"

The voice over the alarm system sent a chill down his spine.

'Not again!' He thought, but reality couldn't be any different.

His eyes widened as he read the results of the scan the space station had sent out.

"M-Millions of ships… None of them are human…" he stammered, his voice trembling with fear.

The realisation of the impending threat struck him like a lightning bolt.

Without wasting a second more, he slammed his hand onto the emergency communication button.

A message was instantly transmitted to the federal headquarters back on Earth in the Solar system.

The special methods developed by the military ensured the immediate delivery despite the vast distance of tens of thousands of light years between them.

"We are under attack! The human race… is under attack. There are tens, no, hundreds of millions of enemy warships… God save us…"

His desperate plea was immediately cut off as the Red Demon fleet came within close enough range to jam communications, severing the connection between him and the headquarters.

Panic surged through him, but he knew the first half of his message had been sent.

But he couldn't be relieved in the slightest.

No matter how fast help came, they wouldn't be able to get there before the Red Demon fleet reached the station.

Besides, the federation would need to amass a fleet of similar size to stop the Red Demon's advance, which would take weeks to arrange, not a few minutes…

'Why did I sign up for this shit…'