Novels by Eric

“Didn't ya hear me lad?!” It was then, frozen Haruto jolted back to his senses, after Mr Grey's second, almost desperate scream. He quickly charged at the man in hopes to help him with the massive cylinder. All the while, silently cursing in his heart.‘What the hell?! What's with this old man?!’ He got over to where the man was. Then he crouched beside the rusted weight of the gas cylinder, slid his fingers under the lid and tried to lift it. ‘What the hell?!!’ Haruto stared at the man with horror and awe, how could he carry this massive thing without so much as an expression of over strain written on his face?!. The damn thing was as heavy as a boulder. Let alone carrying it, Haruto had trouble just lifting it barely some meters above the ground. He had a feeling he wouldn't even be able to move it if he hadn't upgraded his strength stat yet. What was it of? Tungsten?!. Haruto grunted shakily as he struggled with the rusted thing. Mr Grey shook his head wit

It wasn't that hard for Haruto to complete his daily quests as he already had an idea of what he'll be doing and where he'll be landing, especially on that particular quest to find corals. It was tasking, but this time, he wasn't plunging himself into the unknown. During the free fall though, he still felt nauseous, this was just his second time experiencing it after all!!. ‘Damn it! Damn it all’ More importantly, he was especially careful to not leave the street of where the Sentinels were located. He still hadn't forgotten about how the darkness had almost devoured him the previous dusk, the feeling of utter powerlessness and the high probability of being plucked by death with what he thought to not take more than one move. Remembering it, he shivered slightly. What were the chances that whoever was lurking in the thick darkness that night, had not placed a kind of mystic tracking device on him without him knowing? He had an answer already…Zero!!. So, he really didn't take

[ You have unlocked the inventory ] [ You have received an Item ] [ You have received an item] [ You have received 10 Stat Points ] Haruto stared at the messages, unsure of what most meant. But, there was one…there was one…just one. He stared at it with intensity enough to melt steel. ‘10! I have 10 unused stat points!’ Ecstatic, Haruto quickly chose to accept it as well as the other two items he had received. He quickly navigated to the stats panel. And fell into deep thought. No matter how happy and eager he was, he was not going to let that cloud his sense of judgment. That was how he had survived in his former world after all!! — well, at least before he died. After thinking deeply for some time, he chose to increase his strength stat by 5 and agility by 5 also. That brought both to 20 and 15 respectively. He didn't feel anything from upgrading the agility stat though, it made him feel disappointed, he felt like he just wasted stat points. But, something in him tol

‘A new notification?’ Indeed, the system had sent him a new notification. ‘What were the chances that It was good news? Or maybe it was bad news?’ He would have to find out. Adjusting his position on the bed, he quickly checked the notification panel. There were a couple of unread messages there, but he chose to read the latest one.[Host, your short term quests have arrived. Complete them to gain astonishing rewards] A short term quest? There was really another type of quest?!. He quickly grew ecstatic instantly. He navigated to the quests panel.[QuestsDaily Quests…Short Term Quests Undead SlayerDescription: Rid a floating island in the endless abyss of nothing from undead creatures.Rewards: Unknown Rank: Grade 3 (89%), Grade 2(10%), Grade 1 (1%)Daring The -unknown-Description: Currently, -unknown- is resting in a secluded desert infested by Metal devourers. Kill -unknown-Rewards: A Grade 2 ore vein.Rank: Grade 3 (50%), Grade 2 (40%), Grade 1 (10%).]

As Haruto walked through the dimly lit hallway, he pondered about everything he'd learnt. It was a whole new set of revelations, never in his life did he dream he would be part of something so big. And 5 million yen?!. His got light headed from thinking about it. But, there was something bugging him, the captain, he was sure he didn't make a mistake. The grey eyes — albeit almost unnoticeable, and most of all, the empty gaze and slight displacement sometimes when he was aiming for a particular spot.The captain was blind!. It seemed the enchantment gave one abilities beyond comparison as well as a reverse of it to complement, was it…a flaw? Perhaps. It wasn't just the captain. The blonde also!. He had the power to compel one to say the truth when he was the king of lies himself! Ordinarily, his name already implied so. For now though, it was just an assumption, he had not yet confirmed it. After all, some theories all just remained what they were — theories. They never rea

Exiting the fleet of stairs, Haruto found himself in a long hallway. He couldn't really see to the end of the hallway. It was dimly lit by just two blue torches unlike the yellow ones below. The blue torches barely lit the hallway—their faint glow wasn’t enough to even reach halfway through. Gulping hard, Haruto started to walk down. Remembering what the young girl had told him, he counted the rooms as he did so.‘...five….six….seven….’ He soon got frustrated. Perhaps, because he couldn't see anything. But, the damn hallway seemed endless!. Haruto continued to walk, all the while, he didn't dare to hasten up his movements for fear of missing a room and entering a wrong one. What's more? With how conspicuous and wild abilities could be, who knew what kind of vicious creatures anyone here could control? He'd really be done for.‘... seventeen, eighteen…nineteen…tw…enty’ Haruto paused. He had reached a dead end. Then, something sparked in him. He remembered

It took will. But finally, she opened her eyes. She refused to move. Her shiny pyjamas failed to hide her curves and protrudes. “Yesterday morning,” she whispered.“It wasn't a dream” She smiled.“Mr Han's back” Sun-deok smiled wider. A soft knock came in. ‘Damn it’ She snarled in her head, clearly dissatisfied with the abrupt disturbance.“Who's there?” Sun-deok asked.“It's Ethan, we need to go see Mr Han at the hospital right now,” Ethan explained.“Oh!!! yeah right!!!” Sun-deok jerked awake alarmingly and rushed into her bathroom. “Sun-deok” Ethan called out again but got no answer.He grew frustrated as he stared at the door. He said a silent prayer in his heart as he slowly pulled down the handle. He went in.He had come here a lot of times but he still felt — though not impressed as he had seen better— jokingly oppressed by her room compared to his room.It was nothing like his. It had its own parlour and room. Though not really separated from each other. It w

**** Sun-deok sat in her office. Her mind was unable to focus as she did her work. It all seemed as if nothing mattered anymore. Her brain sobbed. ‘He’s supposed to be on my neck right now, yelling at me and telling me I didn't do well with my work. And I'd say I know and pack my bags and leave in annoyance’ Sun-deok sobbed softly. Ring!! Sun-deok's phone buzzed. “Hello, Attorney Kim in the line, how may I help you?” Sun-deok tried to control her emotions. “I should be asking you that but I get it, I called” a voice replied. “Where's Mr Han?” Sun-deok got worked up as she immediately recognized the voice. She couldn't mistake it. It was that voice that called the morning she discovered that Mr Kim was kidnapped. “Where I want him to be” the voices chuckled coldly. “You know, we could release him” The voice continued. “Can we? How?” Sun-deok asked. Tension written all over her voice. The voice laughed slowly. “His life depends on someone else's,” the voice replied. “Whose?”

Knock!.“Rest, I'll take it” Sun-deok headed for the door.“Dad? Good morning” Mr Kim came in.“That should be evening but it's good either way,” Mr Kim smiled wryly.“Who did you get involved with Mr Ethan?”Mr Kim asked.Ethan sighed.“How did we get here?” Ethan asked.“A question with a question” Mr Kim chuckled.“A car dropped you off at the front of the Motel yesterday night. I saw you guys and brought you inside” Mr Kim explained.“What about Mr Jojo?” Ethan asked.“He'll be fine” Mr Kim smiled Wryly.“He’ll?” Sun-deok asked with a puzzled expression, clearly noticing the tension in that tiny detail.“He was shot. Near the abdomen but it didn't do any major damage so he'll be fine” Mr Kim explained. Ethan sighed…“I need to go see him” Ethan held his head in pain. “No, you have to rest,” Mr Kim suggested.“I'll be out, I'm going for a Motel owner's meeting” Mr Kim explained and helped himself out of the room.“I need to go see him,” Ethan argued. Worry etched in his face.“He'

MR SHI’S KITCHEN.“Weird name,” Mr Jojo chuckled.“I just hope that son of a bitch didn't trick us” Ethan frowned and gestured for them to go inside.*****Mr Jojo, being a fan of Chinese culture, ordered a group of Chinese delicacies.Ethan just ordered Chinese tea. Sun-deok ordered spaghett.“So how are we supposed to find Mr Han?” Mr Jojo asked. His voice covered by loud chewing sounds. Ethan checked his time.“Someone here will lead us to him” Ethan replied with a slight twitch on his lips.“But it's not not time,” Ethan continued.“Ahh I see” Mr Jojo nodded and continued his delicacy.Ethan just sipped his tea slowly as he flickered his lighter rhythmically.“Hi” Ethan gestured at one of the waiters after some while.Ethan gestured for her to bring her ear near his mouth.She obeyed with a bright smile clearly mistaking his words.“Yu….shou….jiiii” Ethan called the strange words slowly, trying not to make a mistake. Mr Jojo bursted into laughter, almost choking on his food.“Wh

Ethan maintained his calm as he raised his phone to his ears with his left hand.“You can come in” Ethan commanded and ended the comm.All the while, everyone just stared at him puzzled and scared of every of his movements. He seemed to be really dangerous or he was already, in their Senses.Bang!A group of people came in, their numbers reaching ten. They came in armed in a semicircle formation.“Thank you Mr Jojo” Ethan smiled as he gestured at one of the people who barged in.Already knowing Sun-deok was bound to get into trouble on getting here. He had anticipated every possible outcome he could think of and made countermeasures. This was one of his probabilities, so he was naturally prepared.Ethan smiled as he slowly made his way towards the man. He held his shirt and squeezed it. The man shivered.“What's your name again?” Ethan asked.“Bruce,” He replied. His voice was like that of disturbed waters.Ethan nodded and smiled.“I'll ask you a couple of questions and I want

“Good evening residents of Seoul, welcome to the news at 6. 3 men reported dead at Motel Yung. According to sources, armed men attacked the place at night and killed these men without doing any more damage. After looking into the backgrounds of these men. Experts discovered that they all worked for the same company 5 years ago…” Ethan switched off the news with a frustrated hiss. Slowly, he pulled into the Motel’s garage and went in. “Where are you rushing to?” Ethan asked as he spotted Sun-deok rushing outside. “Mr Han!” Sun-deok explained in horror, amidst pants. “Yeah what happened to him” Ethan twitched his brows a little. “He's been….” Sun-deok stammered. “He's been what?!” Ethan started to get worked up. “He's been kidnapped!!” Sun-deok sobbed a little. Ethan slapped his head in frustration. “When?” Ethan's voice dropped in volume as he asked. “The previous night, he was kidnapped at a bar, he went to play a game at the casino there” Sun-deok exclaimed as