Mastermind
Author
Novels by Mastermind
Capturing The Angel of Death
Fantasy
9.7
To the vast majority, the concept and understanding of death was not very welcoming. To them, death was the end of life, the power to destroy life and the end and destruction of all hope and happiness. To those who had given up on life, it was like the first rain of the year; A kind shower that ended the heat and suffering of their miserable life. But to the Quinn Family, death was none of these. Their understanding of death was a whole new definition, and wasn't something that the ordinary man would easily come to terms with.
To the Quinn's death meant transcending to a whole new world, they didn't fear death like the rest did, rather they accepted it and sometimes called onto the Angel of death to heed to them. To the Quinn Family, transcending to a higher being was the purpose of living and this had driven the family into different acts that the society strictly abhorred. Everything concerning the Quinn's was termed evil to the extent that they word evil had been replaced by Quinn in their town
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Chapter: Newly Discovered Prey
Subsequently, Adam will glare back behind his shoulders trying to catch a glimpse of his stalker. He knew someone was following him, but whoever it was talented in the art of stalking and stealth. Ever since he left the shop he's been feeling the cold breath of another being behind him, yet he has been unable to catch his stalker. Now fed up of the hide and seek games, Adam made a default turn into an abandoned alleyway. It was definitely unwise to be doing so, but his curiosity demanded he cared less for his safety at the moment. After escaping from the eyes of the public, Adam finally called out to his stalker. "You can come out now." He authorised, but received no response. "Your inability to see spirits is seriously becoming a liability, Adam." "Have you come to mock me, Martin? Or do you simply derive joy in making others feel inferior to you?" Adam returned. Although he hadn't paid eyes on his stalker yet, Adam was already conversant with the voice of their leader. From Ad
Last Updated: 2023-06-30
Chapter: There's no Saving Him
"I see you've friends too. I never expected that you'll ever have friends.?" "Long time no see brother, are you just going to ignore me?" Benjamin asked. He had a different aura on him, one that hadn't escaped Adam's notice. And along that different aura was a confident smile that seemed to mock him. "You seem quite....""Different?" Benjamin completed. "I was going to say unhealthy, but they can all be counted as being different. Have you been getting enough sleep?" Benjamin didn't reply, he didn't trust himself to not launch an attack with his words. Despite his expressions, different emotions were welling up inside of him. He wasn't the kind that loved expressing his emotions through words. If he had anything to say to his brother, he would convey the message through his actions. "I realise this might come as a shock to you, but I do not want to fight any of you. Why don't we all settle down and talk things out." Adam suggested. He had just walked into this little shop to fin
Last Updated: 2023-06-29
Chapter: A Bad Trait
Marcelo walked into a room with a curious and furious Rebecca. "You're not their babysitter you know. Those two can take care of themselves without you." He reminded as he tossed his work bag aside. His tie flew in the opposite direction, but he managed to get his shoes back to their right position. "When were you going to tell me about Liam?" Rebecca asked. One look at her, and Marcelo could tell she was angry. Everybody had been when he made the announcement, but that didn't change a thing. Liam was crucial for his plan to work, and no matter what anyone said, he wasn't going to change his plan. "Get over it Rebecca, we need Liam and you know it." "You haven't forgotten what he did right? He sold Francis to the Quinns to save his neck. What makes you think he won't do it again?" She was genuinely curious. The Marcelo she knew and fell in love with wasn't this senile. Could it be he is so desperate to achieve his goals that he cannot see just how much of a mistake recruiting Li
Last Updated: 2023-06-28
Chapter: Secrets
Rebecca watched Benjamin and Sebastian train from a distance. Although she loved Benjamin like a little brother, her suspicions about him hadn't waned a bit. She had a feeling he was hiding something important away from them, and she knew Marcelo had his suspicions too. However, the both of them had decided to keep their questions to themselves for now. Trying to force information out of someone like Benjamin wouldn't go the way they intended. Aside from Benjamin, she had other issues that she wanted to discuss with Marcelo. It was about Liam, she hadn't been there when Marcelo announced to the others about his return, but she was going to be here tonight to question him. Recruiting Liam back into the Anti-Quinns had a lot of disadvantages attached to it. Someone who was once acquainted with the enemy should never be let back into the group. She understood that with the Dark Knights and Quinns, they needed to up their games a bit. But recruiting a traitor into their circle was just
Last Updated: 2023-06-28
Chapter: Work
Aside from being a professional exorcist, Marcelo Quinn was also a professional accountant in a well developed company. Although his boss knew of his second work, Marcelo received no special treatment. He was already falling short in his office duties, and had already received warning twice from the management. It was obvious the third warning wouldn't consists of just pleas to take his work seriouslyIt wasn't as if he couldn't cope without this work, but at the moment he needed it. Bornville was a little town on the coastline between Greenland and Kingsview. It was mainly occupied by people of the lower class, and it was heavily dependent on the imports from its neighboring cities, and little government funds. As if the economy of the town didn't make corporate works excessively difficult, the decrease in occultic activities during these periods made exorcism jobs very rare. If he didn't take his accountant job seriously, he might actually go broke.Marcelo cleared his head of the
Last Updated: 2023-06-27
Chapter: Assessment
Liam made his appearance at the designated arena where Edward and Marcelo sat awaiting his arrival. Earlier today, Marcelo had called and informed him of a training session with Edward. This was probably to check out if he was still strong, or if he had gotten soft. Edward rose from where he sat, and walked towards the center of the execution ground. An open space where offenders are betrayers were executed by the law. It was the perfect place to have a not-so-friendly spar against someone like liam. They were armed with real swords, and both downed an elixir which would increase their healing capabilities for sixty minutes.Liam followed his opponent's movement, and soon the two of them stood face to face in the middle of the sparring ground. "Don't hold back" Liam informed before unsheathing the katana that hung behind him. "I wasn't planning on doing so" Edward returned before replaying the same action. Marcelo sat the on one of the numerous seats and stared down at the two
Last Updated: 2023-06-27
Hero Awakening: Shadow Vanguard
Fantasy
10
Michael Black is a kid who believes superheroes are nothing more than idiots. After his parents were killed in an attack, he loses hope in the concept of saving others. To him, power is meant for one's personal use only, and risking one's life for another, is nothing more than stupidity.
Things however change for Michael when he watches his best friend die before him. His ideals change, and with his newly acquired powers, he swears to change the world, and become the greatest superhero alive.
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Chapter: What doesn't he have?
[Beast defeated! +50xp][Beast defeated! +50xp][Beast defeated! +50xp]Just before Michael landed the last blow on his last opponent, he took a few seconds to examine how well Frank was doing. He wasn't exactly struggling, but he wasn't having a field day either. He had already managed to put down two wolves out of the five, but the remaining three were making him work a little bit harder. Letting out a sigh of exhaustion, Micheal balled his hand into a fist and pummeled the last of his adversary into the ground. [Beast defeated! +50xp][Host has leveled up!][Hero Level: 7][Exp: 30/500][HP: 92/100][Strength: 10/11][Agility: 13][EP: 350/350][You have three stat points available!][Passive Ability Heal is Active!]With a wave of his hand, he immediately dismissed the flurry of messages and immediately rushed forward to help Frank out. Using his superior speed, he managed to ambush and restrain one of the wolves, giving Frank enough time to focus on the remaining two. Michael d
Last Updated: 2024-02-26
Chapter: Internship..
Due to the chaos that had been brought by the deviants and hostile activities of the general public, General Allen had issued for all admitted students in any hero institution of all kinds to begin internship. The demand for heroes had become high, in and out of Geo. People were awakening in large numbers daily, and most of the newly awakened individuals had taken to the streets to show off their newly gained abilities. The pro heroes were already distracted with fixing the damages and investigating issues concerning deviants and supersoldiers, there was no time to waste on mediocre villains these days. "You're going to your family's agency, I suppose. It's a shame you won't be joining us." Cedric said to Damian who was busy with getting his things in order. Thanks to Michael, Charles McRae had agreed to take three students under his care, and those students were Michael, Cedric and Frank. Michael and Cedric weren't exactly onboard with the inclusion of a bully in their team, but at
Last Updated: 2024-02-26
Chapter: Suspicions and Visitations
From time to time Cedric would glance over at Michael's desk. Ever since the night of the inter guild contests, he couldn't help but feel that something was up with his friend somehow. At first he brushed it off as disappointment for not finishing the event, but now he was certain it was something else. Subsequently, Michael always seemed to excuse himself, and Cedric always watched him climb to the rooftops. He would spend five to ten minutes there regularly, and Cedric had begun to think that Michael could be secretly seeing a lover. That had been his first suspicion, but that hadn't been the case. There were no love letters, no chocolates, and even lately he had crossed his boundaries and had gone through Michael's messages. He didn't text a lot of people, and he didn't find anyone who could possibly be Michael's love interest. "Focus, Cedric!" The teacher instructed firmly. At the moment they were being taught how to perform simple rescue operations, and everybody absolutely loa
Last Updated: 2024-02-25
Chapter: Partners?
The activities in the shadow vanguard headquarters were yet to pick up pace since the deviant incident, and the events had been canceled until the heroes decoded otherwise. Charles visited a lot more often these days, and he never left without having a word with Michael Black. However, today was different, he was taking the boy out of the headquarters, and it was for good reason. Just recently, while some heroes were out investigating the deviants and supersoldiers, they had come across an interesting piece, a human hand, torched and almost burnt to a crisp. The hand had been taken to Mark who had run a series of tests on it, and after two days of intensive tests and examination, Mark had finally come to a conclusion that the arm belonged to Daniel Hardwood. "Y..you're joking right?!" Michael trembled after he had received the news. He never really believed that his friend died on the day they'd been attacked. Now that he knew a little bit more about what was going on in his life, h
Last Updated: 2024-02-25
Chapter: Work
Logan led his partner through a dark alleyway. The chaos that the deviant's had caused had left the city in a cold state for a week now, and although no more deviants had been sighted for a week, things weren't exactly as they used to be. The public had begun an open rebellion against the awakened individuals, and were rioting for them to leave the country. No one knew how, but an article had leaked out to the public giving detailed information on the deviants and how they functioned. It exposed the secret that only awakened people could become deviants, and ever since then, the public and the government had taken advantage of the information to create hostility in the entire country. "What exactly did you say these people are?" Hugo questioned for the umpteenpth time as he followed Logan into an old abandoned house. He wouldn't partner up with Logan for an assassination work on a normal day, but thanks to the commotion caused by the deviants, schools had been on lockdown, and incom
Last Updated: 2024-02-25
Chapter: I'm On Your Side
"Principal Hugo? What are you doing here, and what did you do to my friends?" Michael asked with a shocked, yet equally afraid expression on his face. "I just knocked them out, they'll be fine. Secondly, I came to pay my best student a visit, is that a bad thing?" The older man answered with a smile, one that Michael didn't find soothing at all. He had a lot a things going through his mind at the moment, but the question that bugged him the most was—"How did you get in here?" Principal Hugo read the boy's mind. He expected the question, but Michael was not ready for his principal's reply. With a hand stretched out in the air, Hugo tore a hole through space, and at the same time, another hole appeared behind the stunned boy. From the portal he had just created, Hugo walked through, and appeared right behind the unsuspecting boy. "How—? You're awakened?!" Michael stammered with visible shock. "Yes I am, Michael Black." Hugo answered as he steadily studied the boy's appearance. His p
Last Updated: 2024-02-24
VRMMORPG: HEAVEN'S DESCENT
Games
10
After his dreams of saving his sister were shattered, Cyrus falls into a state of depression and solitude. Living life like it has no meaning.
Things however change for Cyrus when he's struck with a revelation in the form of a dream
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Thinking that the future events that he had experienced were just a bad dream, he was reminded that he had returned back in time to the day that he was supposed to interview for a job designed to enter the hottest VRMMORPG.
Will Cyrus conquer the game and save his sister, or will history repeat itself?
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Chapter: Test II
With his eyes, Cyrus sized up the creature before him. The body that was possessed was that of a middle aged man, and while the figure before him seemed intimidating physically, Cyrus knew his own strength was not normal as well. Carefully, he dodged the first attempt at an attack by his opponent. Getting bit by a dead body was no fun, and he'd like to avoid conceding hits from the walking corpse. Drawing flames from a nearby lamp, Cyrus launched his first attack, but it was promptly deflected by another ball of fire. "What?" He gasped, and so did the entire class, all except Noah who already expected this to happen. Chi was basically the life source of human beings. It was the energy produced by the core of the human soul, and since the soul died with the body, dead humans did not possess chi. Everybody in the class had not expected this creature to be able to utilize the abilities of its dead host, but somehow it was doing so, and that new discovery had suddenly changed the entire
Last Updated: 2024-01-09
Chapter: Test
The bell for classes went off sooner than anyone had expected. Although it was exactly at the normal time, the vampire attack had caused a lot of shifts in the academy's schedules. However, after one week of zero attacks, things had steadily begun to go back to normal. Even though Victor Farkas hadn't made a move just yet, Cyrus and his friends had continued their training, and he had managed to level his fire abilities to the third level. Since he was only training against Noah, the system didn't repeatedly task him with defeating someone he had already defeated once. He hadn't time to cultivate his Chi and since that was a hindrance, he couldn't battle Liam and improve his stats in the system. "I heard your father's the one teaching us today. Are you excited?" Liam asked Noah as they settled down in class. Cyrus was busy exchanging pleasantries with Lucy who had managed to develop some confidence and self esteem. "I can't say I'm excited, but I'm looking forward to it." Noah repl
Last Updated: 2024-01-08
Chapter: New Ability
Exhausted and wounded, Cyrus and Noah climbed out of their ring and immediately walked straight to the medical team around. He wondered why he had suddenly lost strength when he motioned for his final attack, and the sudden appearance of Logan Stone had his mind running wild with suspicion. Lucy was still in the ring with Rin, and while she was still losing badly, she seemed to be doing a lot better than she was earlier. "That was a nice performance, Cyrus Hartman, you as well Alaric." He commended before settling beside the two boys. Cyrus nodded to the compliment and flashed his teacher a brief smile, while Noah simply lowered his head in defeat. He had lost, and even though he knew that Cyrus was stronger than him, he had entered the ring much more prepared than his opponent.He took a second to glance at his friend, and all he could think of was his explosive strength and stamina. Perhaps it had something to do with being a transcended player, Noah really couldn't decide. The on
Last Updated: 2024-01-06
Chapter: Training
[Host's Knowledge on Supernaturals has increased!][IQ: 108/???][Daily Task completed!][Exp: 10/20]Cyrus heaved a sigh of relief before tossing the book in his hand aside. He was worried about himself as well as the entirety of the school. Even though the teacher had told them not to worry, he and his friends hadn't been able to stop thinking about what Logan Stone had said. Two hundred daylight soldiers was no joke, and he doubted Victor Farkas was going to stop harming other students. Even if he does, he now had the strength to enchant and wipe their memories. In worse case scenarios, he might even decide to turn other students. Although he had made up his mind to train and improve his abilities, doing so would not be easy. He couldn't self impose tasks on the system, and since first years rarely got to participate in fights, it was difficult to develop one's skills when relying on classes alone. And that was exactly why the academy had built a training chamber. It was just besi
Last Updated: 2024-01-05
Chapter: Victor Farkas
"What were the both of you thinking?! You could have been killed!" The dean scolded the two boys before him. "We're sorry Mr Thawne, we got over curious, and we apologize for the troubles we have caused." Cyrus replied with a hung head. They had been caught sneaking back into their rooms the previous night, and had immediately been reported to the Dean the next morning. The guards had almost killed the both of them because he assumed they were vampires, but after hours of explanations, they'd been left to sleep. "What do you have to say Mr Alaric?" The dean asked the quiet and lost boy beside Cyrus. Noah hadn't said much since last night, in fact he hasn't really said anything to anybody just yet. They had visited Liam before the bell for classes went off, and just as they'd expected, Liam was oblivious of the events of last night. He completely denied leaving his bed, and the guards on duty also failed to remember anything as well. Hearing that had broken Noah even more, and he ha
Last Updated: 2024-01-05
Chapter: Long Cold Night
"What on earth do you think you're doing Liam?" Noah asked the moment the two made their way out of their hiding spot. He tried to make a move at the boy who remained silent, but Cyrus promptly restrained Noah before he could move an inch. "Look closer, he's being controlled. It's not Liam, that man is in his head." Cyrus pointed out, and only then did Noah pay attention to the silver haired boy before him. He had thought it was his scarlet eyes that were active, but things were different. "It's you two again huh? Don't you know it's not safe for first years to walk around unsupervised at night?" "Don't lecture us about supervision! A..nd what are you doing with Liam? What business do you want with him?" Noah inquired with a shaky voice. He was getting agitated every passing second, and Cyrus did his best to calm his friend. This third year was clearly stronger than they were, and if he forced Liam to fight them, they were definitely going to lose. Cyrus understood that, but Noah w
Last Updated: 2024-01-05
Mutants and Mutations
Human's are on the verge of extinction in Tantra thanks to an experiment gone wrong. A project that was supposed to save humanity could potentially be the end of life on Tantra.
Without the adequate firepower to put down their enemies, humanity's efforts to bring down the creatures that plagued their homes seems fatuous. Even with the creation of super soldiers and development of evolved human species, putting down the Ostrians might be impossible. Will humanity's soldiers triumph, or will this mistake end life as they knew it?
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Chapter: Secret Weapon
"Did we just teleport?" Lewis stared at the Mutants in shock. "I'm guessing we did." He answered himself after minutes of no reply. "Seems Darwin hasn't gotten here yet, we'll have to get the others to safety before he arrives." Roman suggested as he made swift moves towards the place that once served as their underground bunker. "Roman," Gregory called back. The man in question turned around to find Lewis bound to the ground by Gregory's smoke and he arched a brow at the sight. "Should I allow him in?" Roman shook his head affirmatively. "He'll be killed if we leave him out here." "I guess you're right. He did save us back there, leaving him to die will be a bit cruel" Lewis swallowed hard, moments ago he thought they were friends, and in the next moment they were deciding whether or not to leave him to die. Perhaps switching sides was not the best of ideas. Once freed of his restraints, Lewis chased after the commander before he could disappear out of sight. It was a bit dark
Last Updated: 2023-06-30
Chapter: Faster Means of Transportation
"Not that, I meant shooting. You're gonna get us captured again." Gregory growled before brandishing a pocket pistol from the dead soldiers pocket. "Ohh.. the walls are soundproof, nobody heard." Lewis replied while taking steps away from the armed Mutant. "This way, there's an airship at the back, if we manage to get there without being killed then I can fly you back to Aegon before Captain Darwin gets there." "Why are you helping us?" Roman questioned as he trailed behind the slightly trembling Lewis. "Why risk your life for people who can potentially bring about your end?" "Because I know you won't." Lewis answered firmly. "I understand they're bad Mutants out there, but not you two. I also know the only reason why you haven't decided to destroy all of Borion is because you're not that kind of person. But that's not the same with these people, they kill for the fun of it. They do not care for human life.""He overestimates us. We're not holding back because you're humans. The on
Last Updated: 2023-06-26
Chapter: Jailbreak
"You two don't seem too well, a little malnourished?" His question was met with no reply, but he didn't really expect any replies from either of them. "Don't worry, your execution is in less than twenty four hours, you'll be meeting with your subordinates pretty soon" "What have you done to them!" Roman slammed his fist into the Polycarbonate glass which made no effort in breaking. He was cuffed with one of those ability nullifiers, and was basically a normal human now. "I don't know, but I think one of the Pro's was killed yesterday, Noah Walker was it? And we also know about the little secret in his lab, you mutants are dirty creatures, cloning Ostrians is no small crime." The Supersoldier finished before walking away. "Roman I'm sure they're fi—""Don't! Don't you dare lie to me Gregory. We both know that's not true." "Michael's still there. Even if Noah's refuses to fight Michael and Allan can still protect them. let's have a little faith." Gregory assured. "What about the sp
Last Updated: 2023-06-26
Chapter: foolish Idea
"Have you heard doctor?" "Heard what Alice? You know how much I detest unreasonable information. Tell me what you know already." "It's the Mutants.""What about them?"..... They've been declared as threats to mankind. They're to be killed or captured on sight using any means necessary." There was no expression visible on the face of the middle aged man even after receiving such an information. All he cared about was the data in front of him and how to process it into valuable information. "And?" Came a cold inquisitive voice. "Isn't your son the leader of the Mutants? According to the article I read this morning he's been captured by the Borion government, the date of his execution is yet to be fixed."The reply to her words was a light chuckle which was followed up by series of orders. "Confirm if the Valves in the storeroom are still good for reusing, then get me my lab coat" Without any signs of opposition, Alice left to carry out the duties as she was tasked. Ever since sh
Last Updated: 2023-06-26
Chapter: Trial
"...Roman.." Came a light whisper from the ground. Beneath the first Mutant laid the mangled body of the governor. He was barely recognisable, and was probably only alive because most of his parts were gadgets, any normal human would be dead in those conditions. Crouching down to the floor, Roman took the remaining pieces of the broken man and settled them on an elevated plane beside the mass of rubbles and destruction. "Who did this?" Roman's voice was calm, yet sinister. His expressions didn't show it, but the bloodlust that coated him was enough to have his enemies trembling in fear. "...It's..a setup..." "A setup?!" Gregory questioned frantically while taking quick supervision of the environment. "Where's Michael?" "..You two have to leave now!" It was taking all the energy in him to say those words, but these two weren't yielding. They were overcome by their emotions and weren't paying attention to the threat he was trying to warn them about. "..Please leave now.." Before G
Last Updated: 2023-06-26
Chapter: A Monster
"A bit of the population have been migrating into Aegon lately, should we do anything about that?" Gregory questioned his leader as they walked down a passage that lead out of Noah's lab. "I understand your skepticism towards everybody, but we should really let them be this time. I'm sure it's not what you're thinking"A light frown appeared on the commanders face before he glanced away from the compassionate eyes of his leader. "I'm just trying to keep everyone safe, those Borion bastards are sneaky rats, they might be hiding amongst the regular citizens." Gregory reminded. "Besides the Ostrians haven't fully been eradicated, the risk of infection is still there." "I guess you're right about that one, have Albert and his team go on one last survey around the city. After that we'll be heading towards the refugee camps." Aegon was mostly inhabited by mutants, but that didn't separate them from Tantra's government. Although Roman was basically in charge of almost everything in Aegon,
Last Updated: 2023-06-26
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