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“Jerry!”As I glanced in the direction he spoke in, I saw it.Just behind Jerry as he struggled to keep his sanity, an invisible figure stood with only the ink at its feet revealing it’s presence.How did it get there?No, what am I saying?The battlefield is currently chaotic.Whatever, this isn’t the time to think.I have to fight.Gripping my Vestige, I rushed forward without a single care in the world.The creature was invisible so the likelihood of it having left or even maybe about to devour me crossed my mind but I didn’t care.No, I did care… but I just didn’t want that to stop me.And so I didn’t allow it to do so.I leaped into the air and swung my Vestige down with as much power as I could muster.Aiming for the footprints made in the ink, I felt something solid upon striking down.“I did it.”Unfortunately I didn’t have the time to celebrate my act as I sensed something coming and immediately put up my Vestige to block.BamMy arms shook and I felt pains as I was sent flyi
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I knew I had to meet with Him, if I wanted to do anything but the thought of meeting him again thoroughly terrified me.Just take a deep breath for now… sighing inwardly, I asked as per protocol. “any casualties?”The sergeant shook his head. “None, sir.”“that’s good.” I nodded in response. “Inform Herald Richard to report to me once they are done resting. I would like to congratulate him for his efforts in preserving the peace of the tower.”“yes sir.” The sergeant said but made no effort to leave as he remained poised.Noticing this, I inquired. “Anything else?”“Yes sir!”“Ugh, go ahead, what is it?”“Herald Richard was requesting for the mission to be the one to clear the infiltration of the fog in the tower premises. He asked that I tell you that he is requesting permission to go ahead with it.”“He wants to handle the clean up?”“yes sir.”Furrowing my brows, I pondered for a few minutes before sighing. “quite an enterprising child, won’t you agree, sergeant?”“If anything sir,
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“In the beginning there was the void and then the Great god awoke from his slumber and gazed at the dark expanse.”“In his eyes, he saw that all was not well and so decided to make a change.“and so he did. With a single breath, he created the earth and humans that resided on it and gave us a single directive, to take care of and love his creations.“But as time passed, humans were unable to keep that commandment and so the great one was forced to punish us for our atrocities, thus heralded the beginning of the fog.“The fog is the great one’s punishment for humanity sinning against him. Only by turning away from evil and seeking the path of righteousness can we ever hope to survive.“But that doesn’t mean all is lost for the truth is that where there is a will there is a way and hope will always be what determines our future. Let us pray and hope that soon, all will be resolved and once again, humanity will be allowed to thrive on Earth.”A middle aged man wearing a white cassock wit
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Marcus chose the third option; to make Leo pay and get his sister back.If course, the benefactor agreed and gave him what he was currently carrying.He didn’t know what it was but he was willing to believe it would help him achieve his goals and so he moved without hesitation.He had come to the floor solely to get back his sister and he wouldn’t return without doing so.Using his prior knowledge of the area, he managed to sneak into the building and made his way to Leo’s office.Using the vents, he glanced down and watched the bastard vent.“that fool Marcus actually thinks he is worth something to speak against me?... I should have killed him directly.”“please… please let Marcus live.”Beside Leo, a child with blonde hair, wearing a pink dressed begged.“If not for you, I would have killed that fool. Anyway, you will have to pay for his mistakes.”“I will do my work well.” The girl said.“Good. You have your first task today. If you don’t bring back 15 wallets by the end of the da
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Marcus opened his eyes to find himself in an unfamiliar place.The smell of antiseptics, sound of a beeping machine and flurry of voices could be heard in his new location.Blinking a few times, he tried to get a feel for his location before slowly sitting upright to find Jeremy seated close to the door, his head down and his breathing measured.Taking a moment to breath, Marcus coughed a bit loudly in order to gain Jeremy’s attention which he was successful in as the latter slowly raised his head before glancing at him.Seeing as how Jeremy didn’t say anything, instead silently studying him, Marcus coughed again before speaking up. “who are you and how did I get here?”Jeremy lazily blinked as he replied. “My name is Jeremy Walker. I work with the Explorer association. You were brought here straight from the burning incident that occurred yesterday. You were the only survivor in the incident.”“An Explorer.” Marcus mumbled to himself before realizing he missed something.Glancing at
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Jeremy blinked a few times before recalling what Lincoln had said before his death.It was a trap.There were forces at play that sought to kill Jeremy and at this moment, Jeremy learnt about the identity of one of them, albeit a pawn, it was an accomplice through and through.“The captain sent you on that mission…”“No, but it doesn’t make sense.”“What do you mean?” the Headmaster raised a brow.Jeremy pursed his lips. “I was the one that volunteered to go on the mission. We can’t say that he made me volunteer, that would just make it look like I’m trying to toss the blame for my inability to protect my teammates to another innocent man.”“But he isn’t innocent.”“And as much as I’d like to believe that, I don’t want to blame anyone for what I clearly threw myself into.”Jeremy seemed bullheaded on maintaining his stance on the matter.It was understandable though.The situation was one in which even if the captain had indeed orchestrated the whole mission, he has the choice to refu
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“I mean, before he had to worry about breaking the rules so as to not become a fugitive, but now that he is a fugitive, there’s no need to hold back.”***Jeremy felt like he was sinking into an abyss he couldn’t come out of.He could still recall the terror, the pain, the anguish and the pain him and several other First years had experienced in the dream that killed more than 60% of their population.Philip on his own had managed to deal a damage so powerful, up until now the Explorer association was still picking their wounds.It was a miracle that they had managed to get rid of him but yet the Headmaster was telling Jeremy that such a man could still be alive.Was that even possible?Jeremy glanced at the Headmaster. “Is he really alive?”“the Dreamer is indeed dead but Philip is most likely alive and if I’m correct, he somehow found a way to absorb the powers of the Dreamer, turning him into the hooded monstrosity that terrorized the lower floors.”Jeremy pursed his lips. “… I see
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“Uhmm, it’s okay if you don’t want to respond. Sorry if I asked something wrong. I was just curious…”“My dad is missing and my mum abandoned me when I was born so I don’t know her, not even what her name is.”“Oh…” Marcus trailed off and at that moment, felt incomparably bad that he had opened his mouth and asked Jeremy questions on something so sensitive.‘My big stupid mouth!’ he cursed inwardly.“Don’t overthink it. About my mom, I’ve never really tried to look for her because my dad made sure I never felt her absence. Unfortunately, my dad is missing too so now I have to go look for him.”“is that why you became an Explorer?” Marcus inquired.Jeremy shrugged. “more or less. But when I first started, I had thought he was dead. I entered and realized that he was only missing so now I have to go out and find him wherever he is.”“out?... Like, outside the tower?...in the fog?” with each additional word added to his statement, Marcus felt incomparably scared.He, just like every othe