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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
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Dressed in a patient’s garb, she sat on a wheel chair with a table filled with dishes beside her.Bread, potatoes, rice… you name it, yet the lady didn’t bat an eyelid as she stared at the window.Looking closely it seemed as though some of the food had gone bad and because of that, a foul smell covered the room.However, this didn’t affect the lady as she merely blinked once or twice due to her eyes stinging as a result of the smell of course.The room she was in had a bed, a toilet and bathing area.On the walls, a grey paint was used and there were no aesthetic pieces to be seen.The room itself was barely enough to fit 50 people but since not much was in the room in the first place, it seemed pretty spacious for one person.The woman sat in the chair for a long while, not making an attempt to move from that spot.Just then, there was a knock at the door followed by a joyful voice coming from outside.“Mom, I’m home!”Without waiting for a response, the person on the other end turn
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“Mom, how was it?” Leah asked after having lunch with her sick mother.It had always been like this ever since the illness her father gave her mother took effect.In fact, it was much worse to say the least.She was bedridden at that time, unable to move while going through excruciating agony.It was a terrifying sight Leah had to watch happen before she gave into her father’s sick and twisted desires.Was there a need to go so far?She would never know.However what she did know was that her father, the Storm Family head had caused her and her mother so much pain, killing him would be mercy.Naturally, Leah wished revenge but she knew it couldn’t happen yet.She definitely had the qualifications to be a god killer.Her father had made sure of that but unfortunately, she couldn’t utilize that capability just yet.With training, she would surely reach that peak but right now, even facing off against her older siblings was asking for too much.Glancing at her silent mother, Leah sighed.
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“He is Marcus.” Jeremy replied casually as he proceeded to take his seat with Marcus doing same.Reginald watched them sit and after watching for a bit longer, move over to take a seat as well.“So what brings you here?” Reginald inquired out of curiosity.Jeremy sighed. “I’m sorry to come like this but I need your help.”“You need my help?” Reginald raised a brow in surprise at the sudden request.Ever since the newbie massacre, he hasn’t spoken to Jeremy.Himself, Veronica and Jeremy had all gone their separate ways after the incident without as much as a word said between themselves.In a way, they blamed themselves for surviving where their comrades died.It was painful as they had to relive that day for quite some time.The nightmares, the voices… it was a miracle they hadn’t lost their minds yet from the constant torture.In any case, it had been so long since Jeremy and Reginald had conversed and so it was strange that Jeremy would be back now, asking for a favor.In any case,
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“You heard about the fire?” Jeremy inquired with a raised brow.Reginald nodded. “It was a dangerous affair after all. It’s one of the few times when an entire floor was threatened. If anything had gone wrong, we would have seen casualties in the thousands.”“I agree. And that was just a side effect.”“A side effect, you say?” Reginald raised a brow.Jeremy replied. “Yeah. Apparently, Marcus only had to kill some mafia leader that had his hands on the black market on that floor, engaging in unsavory activities including drugs, prostitution and slavery.”“that… wait, you said the orb is a Vestige?” Reginald asked.Jeremy nodded. “it is.”“so how did he use it?... Aren’t Vestiges objects that only react to variance?... So how did he activate it?”“I have no idea.” Replied Jeremy in all honesty.He was also quite curious to figure out how it happened.It was a known fact that even ordinary Explorers could not use Vestiges because of their lack of variance.But Marcus managed to do so des