The eight masters of the Beast Brotherhood felt goosebumps as the air crackled all around, and the young man before them rose up many feet into the air.“What the fuck is this?” Hell Mask of the Shriner tribe looked with wide-opened eyes. “He was so close to death just a few seconds ago, and now he’s releasing so much energy. How the hell is this possible? Did he perhaps make a contract with a demon? No, that’s not the case as I don’t sense any demonic energy. Can someone explain to me what the fuck is going on?” He sounded more curious than anxious. He wanted to know just what exactly happened that brought Jim back from a near dead state to where he’s overflowing with strength now.“My Ice Seal isn’t easy to break out of,” Necro Knight of Nimo tribe said, coldly gazing up at Jim who was looking down on the eight masters as well as Old Blue.“So are my nether rose petals,” Wicked Heart said. “This brat is less interesting and becoming more scary now. I can see why Old Blue said he mus

A few minutes earlier.Shiney was watching her favorite romantic movie online, and the scenes in the movie reminded her of her younger days.She used to come out of the school during lunch so she could visit Drake's restaurant. And she would eat in the kitchen while Marcus and Jim were busy cooking and serving the guests.Marcus asked her many times to watch him and learn how to cook, but Shiney was more interested in chatting with Jim.She would always ask Jim to escort her back to school after lunch. Jim would agree every now and then, depending on his mood and how busy he was on that day.One day, Shiney and Jim were heading to school in the afternoon. He was just accompanying her.“Are you sure you don’t want to join school?” she asked. “It’s really fun, you know. If you join my class, I’ll help you learn every subject easily. I’m always in the top five rankers of the class. So you can rely on me for your homework!”Shiney had come up with a big plan so she could spend more and mo

There was no power in the city right now. Even the inverters in some houses were not working. So, most people were using candles and torch lights and other ways to light their houses.Many people were even thinking of sleeping because of the increased chances of thieves coming to rob the house in these times.Luckily, the inverter was still working in Lola’s house.Currently, there was a special guest that visited the house now, someone that Lola treated extremely respectfully.Because of his arrival, Lola arranged for a lavish dinner that she had ordered from a five-star restaurant named Eco Waves.Lola called everyone for dinner, including her husband and two daughters so that the table will be full and pleasant. But things were quite going according to her plan because neither of the daughters seemed to be in a good enough mood to even start a conversation with the guest.So, Lola and Marc kept the guest busy.“Mr. Tom, how is the food?” Lola asked him.“It’s pretty good,” Tom said

Many years ago.There was a time when Lola, Marcus, and their families lived under the same roof.Jim was about eight years old back then, with Rena being seven and Shiney being six. They would go to the same school, and every morning, Shiney caused a scene because she would always not find her socks.Lola would yell at her and sometimes even discipline her with a slap or two, but Shiney would rarely succeed in finding both the socks every morning. Because of her, the school bus had to wait for a long time at their house, which caused Lola to get all the angrier.However, one morning, Shiney asked her mother for the missing sock again. Lola started scolding again, but then Jim looked for the missing sock, found it, and brought it to her.Lola loved what Jim did, and to thank him, she kissed him on the cheek and said, “Her name may be Shiney, but you’re the one who shines the most in this house, Jim.”Shiney wanted to do more than her mother, so she gave Jim two kisses and said, “Who s

Neither Lola nor Rena could answer Jim’s question.Marc didn’t like what he was seeing at all.“Why the hell are you two not asking him where the hell he was all this time?!” Marc came forward and caught Jim’s shirt. “Where did you go for two weeks? Where’s the car? Did you sell it somewhere?”Jim kept staring at Marc. “Did you know it as well? About Shiney…”“Why is that important?” Marc pulled Jim closer. “Do you know how much we’ve suffered because of you? Rena has been hospitalized for over a week, and we’ve looked everywhere for you like fools.”Jim’s expression changed. “I was kept in a prison. I somehow managed to escape.”His words shocked Rena. “P-Prison?”“Prison? What bullshit are you talking about?” Marc yelled. In his eyes, Jim did not look like he suffered in prison for two weeks.“Dad!” Rena tried to pull Marc’s hand away. “Didn’t I tell you that Jim and I were attacked? Why are you talking as if he’s the criminal?”Marc reluctantly let go of Jim’s shirt. “Why did you c