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Back From the Apocalyptic Future 013 - The Source Of Trouble
Arifin only shakes his head because of her awkwardness. Despite the fact that they are the same age, Arifin sees her like a kid. He then goes to the bedroom, and takes a look at his appearance in the mirror. He touches his hair and starts thinking about that oddity. A moment later, he remembers about something else. “Oh, right! I need to buy a skipping rope.” He takes out his scooter and leaves the house to visit a sports store in a mall downtown. Before purchasing a skipping rope, he happens to see a stadiometer. He can’t help but to be curious by what Minda had said before. “Excuse me, Sir! Can I use this for a moment?” “Oh, sure!” answers the shopkeeper. “It seems like you are a sports enthusiast. At your age, you need to keep monitoring your growth. It’s important to avoid injury in training.” Arifin just smiles awkwardly. From what he knows from his previous life, he stayed at 162-163 cm since he was 17 until he reached 28. He thinks that he doesn’t need to worry about that,
Back From the Apocalyptic Future 014 - Optional Quest
But Arifin doesn’t give any response. He doesn’t even take a look at them, keeping his gaze straight to those seniors. Nathan and his friends are coming, looking for a place to sit at the back. But Arifin is still standing there, looking so stand out with his silver hair, acting so nonchalantly like he doesn’t give a damn to anyone. It attracts some chuckles from those seniors. They even start making a joke about Arifin wearing a wig. That tomboy girl named Hannah steps forward. Her right hand is so firm on the waist, while her left hand is now pointing at Minda with so much arrogance. “You! The sunny-side-dish girl! Come here!” Minda is startled. She immediately tidies herself. She checks her condition first before answering that call. However, right before she gets up, Arifin immediately prevents her. “Minda! Just stay there!” And so, Minda just sits back albeit with some awry written in her face. And of course, it attracts Hannah’s attention. Some other seniors also get up an
Back From the Apocalyptic Future 015 - I Need No Excuses
The rest of them look so alert despite the fact they outnumber Arifin. Amongst them, there are still six boys with holograms above their heads, which only Arifin can see. While the other seniors who are not marked as the targets have already distanced themselves away. Arifin still isn’t giving any response to that optional quest. He simply tries to calm his mind, and holds that small pipe like he is holding a kodachi. “One meter!” he says. It makes those seniors a bit confused with his words. “That’s my reach with this pipe,” Arifin continues. “If you want to take this wig off, feel free to enter my territory.” That warning only provokes their anger. They look annoyed, to see Arifin acting so arrogant in giving them a threat. “Don’t get so full of yourself, kid!” One guy from the right approaches Arifin recklessly. As soon as he steps on Arifin’s territory, the pipe already hits his head. Another dude comes from Arifin’s left side, intending to kick him. “Let’s see if you can r
Back From the Apocalyptic Future 016 - A Man's Pride
Both Hannah and Ronald nod with unsure faces. Prof. Harun slowly averts his attention to Prof. Irwan by raising one of his eyes a little. As a matter of fact, this Professor Harun is the Chief of the Chemistry Department. While Professor Irwan, the Dean of the Faculty, is a Professor in the field of Physics. Most people in the science faculty are well aware of the fierce competition between these two professors in fighting for the position of the Dean Faculty. And they never shy away from showing their friction in front of others. “Are you going to punish him?” asks Prof. Harun. “Do you have the nerve to do that to our Chief of Student Association?” “I had abolished this kind of activity two years ago. How come these students are still able to do it under my noses?” replies Prof. Irwan rhetorically with a cold face. “This is an issue in our Chemistry Department,” argues Prof. Harun. “With all due respect, let me handle this matter.” “No, it's okay,” Prof. Irwan denies immediately
Back From the Apocalyptic Future 017 - Regret
Tony averts his attention, and sees a peaceful face that is always able to sooth his soul and makes him calm. She is a biology student, his girlfriend since high school. “Cindy? It’s because of you, I accidentally swallowed something.” “Haaah?” The girl immediately becomes panicked. “I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to surprise you. What did you swallow?” Tony’s face looks so blank. That crystal has been immediately melted as it entered his esophagus. Right now, it already makes his chest a bit warm. He ceases that girl’s worry, yet he is still looking confused and clueless about that crystal. “Anyway, what about tomorrow?” asks the girl. “My friends and I have a plan to see your next game.” “I’m sorry, Cindy!” replies Tony with a gloomy face. “I won’t be able to join the competition tomorrow. My leg…” He suddenly becomes silent, noticing something wrong with him. But the girl is already looking so worried because of his words. “What? What happened to your leg?” She takes a look, and
Back From the Apocalyptic Future 018 - False Prediction
Arifin only treats Tony flatly. Despite how hard Tony tries to put on an act that he no longer has any issue after that fight, Arifin still isn’t showing any interest in talking with him. The thing is, Arifin has had some trust issues with people since the incident in that odd shrine. And it has only been getting worse after the treatment she has had so far. It can be said that he is all alone now. And he has no intention to trust anyone at the moment. Yet, Tony keeps trying to get to his good side. “You can judge me as worst as you like. I apologize that I joined the others in ganging up on you. I was provoked when you beat six duded in that office.” Tony raises both hands, and then gets up from the chair to take his leave. He even offers to pay for Arifin’s drink. But Arifin denies his offer. “Are you thinking you can change my mind by paying for this drink?” It makes Tony’s face a bit tired because of that sarcastic rhetoric. “Anyway, what was that you gave to me the other day
Back From the Apocalyptic Future 019 - An Advice
Because of this, they are back to their previous assumption, that Arifin is wrong, and there won’t be any other similar occurrence that will happen in their city. But a few of them keep talking about it, speculating that this kind of phenomenon hasn’t ended yet, and another meteor could just hit their city next week. At least, they only talk about it on their private social media groups, which prevents it from being a trending topic on a wider scale. And Arifin, he spends most of his time sleeping the whole day. He knows how important that blood crystal is, and intends to collect it tonight. “I better save my stamina for now, and let this fucking system give me a penalty.” That afternoon, he prepares himself with some isotonic drinks and snacks. He even put his first aid kit into the backpack. There is also a headband with an LED flashlight, to help him to see in the dark. The plan is to get into the jungle before the system gives him the penalty. That way, he won’t harm other peo
Back From the Apocalyptic Future 020 - Restless Night
This one dedemit isn’t that aggressive. And Arifin can easily cut its head using his katana. He observes that dedemit’s body for a while, expecting that he would get that blood crystal. But finds nothing. His enthusiasm begins to wane a little, realizing that he has to rely on his luck. He slays more, and more. But he still doesn’t get that blood crystal. Until suddenly, one dedemit creature ambushes him from behind the bushes, and manages to scratch his left arm. “Shit! This fucker!” It screams at Arifin with a mad face by showing off his sharp ugly teeth. Unlike the others, this one is more aggressive and more cunning. What’s more, Arifin also finds it a bit harder to target this one’s neck to cut its head. It's like this one creature has more intelligence than the rest. He has to hit whatever spot of its body part that he can hit with the sword. After limiting the dedemit’s movements by cutting one of its leg, only then Arifin stabs its head. He finishes that one, but he hims
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121 - Give Me Your Soul (Extra)
Meanwhile, in Westerpark. It’s a place that used to be a famous picturesque working-class neighborhood in Amsterdam. But it has been wrecked havoc by the alien monsters, and not so many people are still alive there right now. But there is still one beautiful mansion standing tall on one hill, with high concrete walls protecting that 2 hectares area. In fact, there’s only one family living in this area consisting of only four people. There is one underground lab right below that mansion. And there is one man in his white coat looking so desperate in front of his personal research book. “No, this is not what I want,” he cries slowly, grabbing his yellow hair in desperation. He leaves his desk, approaching one monitor which displays the work of his supercomputer in doing some kind of simulation. Not too far from that monitor, there is a unique wavy dagger with an asymmetrical shape being displayed in a glass case. That scientist only comes to observe the DNA splicing simulation being
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120 - The Night Vigilante (Closure)
Arifin also takes a glance at the other one who hasn’t done anything so far, which is Luis the lizard man. That man has grown his tail quite long, and no longer wears any pants at the moment. But his face is so pale, feeling intimidated by just Arifin’s gaze. Even right now, that man isn’t noticing that the bottom part of his body has turned into its beast form. He just turns by instinct, due to the danger he feels after watching how easily Arifin bullied Zaw Min. “So, you are going to turn into a cold-blooded reptile now?” asks Arifin as he prepares to handle that man, who used to be a hitman for the mafia. “But, what’s with that pitiful face?” “Ah?” Luis is shaken from his reverie, and only realizes that all the bottom part of his body has turned into the lizard legs and one big and long tail at his butt. “Well, I haven't had any big expectations from you since the beginning,” continues Arifin as he keeps walking intending to take his leave. At first, he did have an intention t
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119 - Disappointment
Those three are just the exact three men who betrayed Arifin in his previous life, especially Zaw Min and Jaidee. Just seeing their faces is already enough to provoke Arifin’s madness which helps him enter his Trance State.“Hey, Zaw Min!” calls Luis as he slowly turns his two hands into the shape of a lizard. “They said we only need to hold him down for an hour. We can’t kill him because the Colonel wants him so bad. Isn’t this an insult?”“Not really! I also want him to join us. You just don’t know what this man is capable of,” replies Zaw Min, who is currently looking so excited to see Arifin for the second time.“Cih! We can’t kill him, huh!” grumbles Jaidee with his annoyed face. “Then, let me handle him myself. It won’t be good if you accidentally kill him with your sabers.”“Stop bickering, you weak ass! Come anytime you want!” Arifin interferes by showing his mad face.Those words effectively make Jaidee so furious. He immediately demonstrates his skills in unarmed combat as a
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118 - A Reunion
He can’t simply tell that to Colonel Fermin. Because he doesn’t want to be seen as ridiculous any further.But then when he goes outside, he finds a few soldiers are lying on the ground. The situation becomes hectic as there are a few evil spirits infiltrating this medical area.Thankfully, those three shamans, even though they are not combatant-type of awakened people, they know some ways to repel those evil spirits. After all, they are not too many, since the corrupted aura that Arifin releases is somewhat weaker than usual.For the next two days, few dedemits and evil spirits keep coming during the night. Only in the next morning, Arifin is back to his consciousness.“Oh, you are awake?” One nurse approaches him and checks his condition.“Where am I?” asks Arifin as he tries to get up.But the nurse forces him to stay on the bed. “You've been unconscious for more than two days. You should just rest until you are completely recovered.”“Two days?” mumbles Arifin.He then checks his
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117 - He Is Cursed
Mike looks up, and sees Dr. Cohen hovering in the air in his beast form. And the one who just hurt Mike’s chest, Marcus, is currently perching on a branch.“That accent? An American?” asks Mike.“Yes, I’m an American,” replies Dr. Cohen nonchalantly.“Which means you are the people from the Defiance Atlantis,” Mike continues.“Hohohoo! You guess right for the second time. And guess what, our organization highly values beast-type awakened warriors like you. Why don't you join…”Mike doesn’t even let him finish his words. He jumps so quickly after running on the tree trunk, and catches Dr. Cohen off guard.“So fast,” mumbles Dr. Cohen as he holds Mike’s right hand who has stabbed his chest right on his heart.Mike makes a turn and throws Dr. Cohen to the ground. As he lands, three of Dr. Cohen’s men immediately cover their boss.“Javier, we have to buy time to let Dr. Cohen recuperate,” issues Roberto.Both Javier and Marcus intend to attack, but Mike just stands there by releasing a su
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116 - The Ritual's Premature Ending
Right now, all the dedemits and evil spirits begin to look mad like before. However, they no longer hunt Arifin, but only the people who have been marked as the target.Some flesh tendrils also crawl to the building, and then pull so many female employees from the second floor, including Naomi.“Dr. Cohen, help me!”Roberto frees her and the other female employees by cutting all of those tendrils. But all of them who have been bitten, are now in the similar situation as Arifin. Their wounds are leaking the corrupted aura, which makes all those demonic creatures so eager to kill them.“Dr. Cohen! What should we do now?” asks Javier half-shouting. “We can’t stay here forever.”It’s not that hard for Javier to deal with the dedemits. But the evil spirit, he can’t even touch them until now. But those creatures have been stealing his life force every time he tries to hit them.There are some balloons made of viscous membrane popping out on that throbbing flesh. It then explodes like pus of
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115 - Name Your Sacrifice
The kid then turns silent, waiting for Arifin to reply to his offer. He even draws his ear closer, as if provoking Arifin to plead.Arifin knows that the Grace she loves has already died in the future. And she admits that he hasn’t been that close with this current Grace either.They are still like strangers so far, and he never thought of getting close together with her like in his previous life. Because he doesn’t want to put her in a life full of danger.But he can’t just ignore her after knowing she is still alive. More than Andini, right now saving Grace is much more important to him. At least, to pay back what Grace did for him in his previous life.“Please,” he mumbles with a low voice.“What? I can’t hear you,” says the kid with a kind of childish manner.“Please, help me!”The kid chuckles again with an amused face. “Sadly, I’m just an illusion. There’s no way I can harm them. But that kris can. All you need to do is stab the kris to the ground, and tell the kris what you tru
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114 - Ask My Help
Arifin looks so confused, mixed with desperation which starts to resurface in his eyes. Meanwhile, Dr. Cohen is just observing from above, grinning devilishly as he controls Andini’s mind and body.Oddly enough, the other four beast-type awakened soldiers are trying to make the dedemits busy with them, and prevent them from getting close to Arifin. But Javier, as he finds an opening with Arifin is still occupied by Andini’s oddity, slams Arifin’s from the side with his shoulder.>That last collision has left some cracks on two of Arifin’s ribs. He coughs up blood, and his physical condition is also dropping to 14 %.Dr. Cohen flies lower and starts persuading Arifin once more. It’s clear he really has great interest in Arifin and doesn’t want to kill him. He doesn’t care that much that all the facilities that Defiance Atlantis built for him in this place are destroyed, as long as he gets Arifin to join him.“Why? Why Arifin, why? Yo
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113 - Stabbed In the Back
Four floodlights have also fallen due to the chaos created by these unstoppable demons. More than half of the guards have died too. Those four beast-type awakened warriors have no other options but to help protect the few guards who still survive, while still keeping track of Arifin’s action.As they are busy in that chaos, a few people come out of the building through the main hallway. It attracts Arifin’s attention, and finds Jack and Rizal taking the ladies from the same group as Grace. But there’s no Grace amongst them.“Jack, where’s Grace and Andini?” asks Arifin as he intends to approach them.But his left leg is held down by one dedemit which has lost its legs. He just destroys the dedemits head by kicking it once.“Watt is still inside trying to get them out,” shouts Jack from afar.“What takes him so long?”“Unlike these people, their rooms are locked,” answers Rizal.Their conversation catches Dr. Cohen’s attention. That’s when he learns Arifin’s real reason why he is so in
