***** "So, this is Jasper," Ares thought as he observed the middle-aged man bowing respectfully to his parents. He was at a loss for what to feel, gazing at the person he had deeply despised and always hated to the bone until now. He had always believed this person had betrayed his parents. In case it had been forgotten, this was the name Ares heard on the day he unlocked his inheritance—the name of the person who had betrayed his parents. Actually, Jasper had not betrayed his parents, no. In fact, everything that happened back then was all part of his parents' plan. They had deliberately made Jasper constantly reveal their locations in order to draw the enemy's attention toward themselves, allowing their organization, which had been on the verge of collapse at the time, a chance to recuperate. Apart from the organization being the main reason, another factor was that the couple had discovered the existence of a deceased Deity’s tomb. Needing to search for this Deity’s inherita
***** "What can I do now that you and second brother decided to disappear on me?" The first brother, who appeared to have matured significantly compared to his past self, let out a deep sigh in response to Ares's question. Ares stared at him for a moment before clenching his fists. ‘Do I really think he would feel like he's on top of the world just because I decided to come back?’ he thought with a wry smile, recalling something. “Aren’t I also like him?” he mumbled, recalling how he wouldn’t forgive his parents after learning the true reason behind their disappearance. Instantly, all of Ares's remaining anger toward his parents vanished. .... Returning to see his first brother made him realize that sometimes, causing pain to one's loved ones is beyond one’s control because as long as there are bigger pictures to consider, one would always betray the trust of their loved ones. Ares let out a heavy sigh and gazed intently at his first brother before finally deciding to open up t
*****Have you ever been in a situation where everything just seemed out of place?That was what Ares was feeling at this moment, standing bewildered near his girlfriend’s bustling apartment and observing it.He was puzzled and couldn’t understand how the place would be crowded and noisy after Sarah had just informed him that she wasn’t at home.“Could it be that I’m at the wrong apartment?” Ares contemplated, but then he soon shook his head. "I'm sure this is her apartment. Although it's been a while since I last visited, how could I not recognize the flat whose rent I've been paying?"He couldn’t help but furrow his brows tightly while pondering the situation.Ares, utterly drained and exhausted from days of relentless work, gathering the remaining balance for his girlfriend's birthday gift had rushed here immediately after securing the present, hoping to surprise her. Yet, as he was nearing her floor, he received a message from her, informing him that she was heading out with frie
*****“Darn!!! What did I just watch?"In a dormitory, a 25-year-old man, dressed only in his underwear, who had been seated at his desk with his laptop suddenly jumped to his feet and exclaimed."Ugh!!! Second sibling, could you please let me sleep? I have an early class tomorrow morning which I must attend!" Another person cried out with frustration and helplessness."Eldest... eldest brother, come… come and see this. I... I believe we need to inform the third brother immediately?""What?" The eldest brother, a man who appeared to be one year older than the second brother grumbled unhappily before he sat up from the bed and looked irritably at the nervous second sibling bro."Why should I contact the third brother, who decided to become our enemy merely because of that cheater?" He sneered, appearing offended, but the second brother disregarded his feelings."You must come and see this." He hurried toward the bed and pulled the eldest brother out of it, against his will and toward h
***** In the middle of a street, that had nonstop people walking by, a young man, who was in blood was presently trashing and crying wildly on the ground with agony, but the passersby only glanced interestingly at him before going their way, acting as though they couldn’t see that he was in pain. The young man was Ares, whom his bully had already left behind. He continued crying for a long time, feeling the most immense pain of his life. The intense agony persisted for around thirty minutes, an unusually prolonged duration compared to his previous experiences. Then, as usual, whenever he suffered injuries, the green orb-shaped gem pendant hanging from a tiny rope around his neck began to emit a warm glow, sending a comforting sensation coursing through Ares' body.Normally, the glow, which only Ares could see would only flash for a bit before disappearing, but as the pain and Injury he was inflicted upon this time around was stronger than anything he had ever experienced before in
***** After getting healed from his injury and leaving the spot, Ares did not return to his dorm, instead, he continued walking aimlessly forward, his thoughts and minds completely jumbled together. Although Ares now hated Sarah to the end of the world, for not only cheating on him, sending people to beat him up, but for also betraying his trust, and wasting his time and effort all these years despite already knowing that she would never marry him. The more Ares walked, the more he thought, and the more he recalled all his plans and promises for Sarah, the same for hers to him. Although it was difficult for a nobody to make it and become wealthy in Rex City, Ares had promised himself to make it, to be wealthy for Sarah. Although he has no savings and always spends everything on her, as he earns it, even going on hunger strikes times without numbers, Ares’s dreams had still stand. If not for his miracle orb, perhaps, he would have become nothing but a Skelton, with the way he sta
***** ‘So soft!! What’s this soft and squishy texture in my hand?’ Ares couldn’t help but subconsciously squeeze the object in his hand. He had no idea whether he was only dreaming or he was just waking up. Suddenly, however, a hard smack hit his hand away. Ares was forcefully woken up. The moment he did, Olivia’s eyes also snapped open. Seeing each other, the two were first incredibly startled, but then they went blank for a second, which was followed by; “Argh!!!! Who are you !!! Who are you and what are you doing in my bed?! What have you done to me?!!!” A shrill scream that almost deafened Ares entered his ears, rousing him up from his stupor at the incredible beauty he had seen upon his waking up. Ares became greatly scared and confused hearing her words. “I… I did not do anything to you, I… I only remembered drinking last night, and that was it!” “You… you…” Olivia, shocked and scared to death abruptly made the intention of rushing out of bed, but then a great and shar
***** “Have you heard, that a fourth-year student of our school accepted a marriage proposal from an extremely wealthy and influential person last night?” “Ah… I also learned of this last night, and if it weren’t for you reminding me, I would have completely forgotten that. Do you know that I slept so late in the night, checking all the news about the proposal? oh… I so much envy the schoolmate.” “Same as me. As in, in this world and day, where countless beauties are all over the world, where would one find a wealthy man who would propose and want to marry us, who is from a poor background.” “But guys, do you think that what the lady did to her ex was good? I learned that he had been the one sponsoring her school and taking care of all her needs since the day she became a student of our school.” "Pfft... Spare me your nonsense. Who sends the loser to handle such matters? I heard that the poverty-stricken bastard can even barely afford a meal a day, yet he's playing caretaker for
***** "What can I do now that you and second brother decided to disappear on me?" The first brother, who appeared to have matured significantly compared to his past self, let out a deep sigh in response to Ares's question. Ares stared at him for a moment before clenching his fists. ‘Do I really think he would feel like he's on top of the world just because I decided to come back?’ he thought with a wry smile, recalling something. “Aren’t I also like him?” he mumbled, recalling how he wouldn’t forgive his parents after learning the true reason behind their disappearance. Instantly, all of Ares's remaining anger toward his parents vanished. .... Returning to see his first brother made him realize that sometimes, causing pain to one's loved ones is beyond one’s control because as long as there are bigger pictures to consider, one would always betray the trust of their loved ones. Ares let out a heavy sigh and gazed intently at his first brother before finally deciding to open up t
***** "So, this is Jasper," Ares thought as he observed the middle-aged man bowing respectfully to his parents. He was at a loss for what to feel, gazing at the person he had deeply despised and always hated to the bone until now. He had always believed this person had betrayed his parents. In case it had been forgotten, this was the name Ares heard on the day he unlocked his inheritance—the name of the person who had betrayed his parents. Actually, Jasper had not betrayed his parents, no. In fact, everything that happened back then was all part of his parents' plan. They had deliberately made Jasper constantly reveal their locations in order to draw the enemy's attention toward themselves, allowing their organization, which had been on the verge of collapse at the time, a chance to recuperate. Apart from the organization being the main reason, another factor was that the couple had discovered the existence of a deceased Deity’s tomb. Needing to search for this Deity’s inherita
***** Of all the things Ares had anticipated, seeing his parents—whom his heart had long yearned for since learning about them—definitely wasn't one of them. He had never expected to meet them at his weakest and most desperate moment.It was a moment he would never forget in his life as their arrival immediately saved him and ended any presence of intruders on Earth.The husband and wife duo did not hesitate to eradicate all the members of the Demon sect clan, leaving them in regret, unwillingness, and pain.As for the deity, given how her strength was on par with either of the couple, she was let off after making to swear an oath to heaven, using her cultivation that she would never intrude on earth or cause trouble again. And like that, in a matter of minutes, the horror and virus that had pillaged the earth for hundreds of thousands of years was put to an end. It was a moment that would forever be recorded in the anal of history. ….. “You know nothing hadn’t actually changed,
*****Everyone went stunned before quickly looking, the following second, all mouths gaped open.The grand elder of the Demon sect, who had always been all high and cold was currently kneeling and bowing repeatedly toward the Deity.“Grand… Grand elder!” A few of the Demon sect warriors cried out.However, just as they finished, the grand elder waved his hands and… (pft.. pft…)Blood splashed and the unlucky warriors fell dead.The place fell silent in an instant and this silence lasted for a moment before; “Please accept us as your slave!”It began with an elder, also kneeling and following this;“We surrender!”“We surrender!!”All the Demon Sect’s members fell to their knees, crying…..The members of the Orders of the Immortal Shield appeared stunned and were unresponsive for an extended period, questioning if the opposing group was still the same one that had troubled them for years.The virus they had been doing their all to destroy.….Apart from the cries of the
*****No matter how much he tried, Ares couldn’t believe his eyes.He continued gawking blankly for a long time before he shook his head and then blinked his eyes hard.“Second brother?” He inquired again.At this time, everybody had already realized that Ares seemed to know the other party.“Master, do you know them?” Andrew, who was standing beside Ares couldn’t help but inquire, but Ares was too stunned right now to respond.As for the second brother, he stared intently at Ares for a moment before he forced a smirk that did not come from his mind.“You really hid yourself well,” he said, recalling the level of his shock and disbelief after learning Ares’s true identity.He couldn’t help but become nostalgic for a moment, recalling the Ares he knew.After that, he shook his head.“Although I don’t want us to be enemies, the situation around has already made that imminent,” he continued and Ares hurriedly shot him a gaze.Right now, Ares is filled with a lot of questions,
*****The war was an all-out one that seemed to be changing in favor from time to time.one time, The Order of the Immortal Shield would be winning, another time, it would be the Demon sect winning.This war took over two hours with almost a hundred lives lost while almost everybody suffered all sorts of injuries.Everyone became weak and they started becoming sluggish, unable to attack well again.This was the time the Oriole, who had been completely motionless from the start, finally decided to make his move.“Hahahahaha!” A sudden laugh erupted within the battlefield that was now covered in blood, startling everyone.The two groups instantly departed from each other, regrouping before looking toward the source of the laughter.“Junior, what’s the matter?” The Demon Sect Patriarch, one of the few people who hadn’t suffered even the slightest cut inquired.He was unhappy, but even though he wasn’t that smart, he understood that the weak junior wouldn’t disrupt the battle for
*****The instant the member of the Immortal Shield arrived, the situation in the Johnson Family’s estate swiftly changed.In an instant, hope returned to the faces of the people on the ground while the members of the Demon sect became serious.As for the Vanguard, he became unwilling, breathing heavily as he stared hatefully at Ares.Like a mighty general in battle, Ares remained suspended at the forefront of his men, staring at the enemies.Right now, his blood was wildly pumping as he knew that he could finally use his strength without constraint.Suddenly, however, he glanced at the ground, at his wife in particular.“You should withdraw this site completely,” he stated.“I…” Olivia, who had been gaping at Ares immediately hesitated, but noticing that the situation had already reached its peak and this was the only time she could escape without pulling Ares and his group back, she nodded her head.“Take care,” she said with millions of unspoken emotions, and with this, sh
*****“You really want to protect this brat who had killed my daughter?”The owner of the voice was nobody other than the Vanguard who had just returned to his senses.Old Man Ton did not respond, but his silence already showed his stance. He would fight till the end.“Don’t blame me then!” The Vanguard spelled slowly and began to gather his strength.“Why don’t I send you two of my men to play with him together?” The Demon’s sect patriarch abruptly asked.Although The Vanguard directly understood that he was being treated as his name had suggested, he did not mind.“Please,” he responded and instantly, two of the Demon sect’s soldiers landed beside him.“Since you have learned not to mind your business, you can only blame yourself!” He growled beneath his voice, and then without further delay, he waved his hand.“Attack!!!”“Attack!!!” The two soldiers also roared.They rushed beside the Vanguard and like three arrows shot by a god, they flew with an insane speed toward Ol
*****The attack was so fast and sudden that nobody had anticipated it.“To think this one is this powerful,” the ghost-looking Patriarch of the demonic sect suddenly mumbled to himself with shock, staring at the attack even he would be wary of if thrown at him.He sighed heavily before looking at the grand elder."Didn't you say we needed his help because he's human, and humans are only good at scheming?" “How come he couldn’t use that in a time like this?” he suddenly asked.The grand elder, whose gaze had been following the Vanguard immediately stopped and then turned toward the patriarch.He directly understood what the question meant, so he smiled wryly."He has clearly lost all ability to reason since the other party just killed his only daughter," he mumbled.The patriarch immediately shook his head with disappointment upon hearing the response."Considering the other party was just a young kid whom anyone from the sect could have easily handled, doesn't that mean we