The sunlight poured through the window. Another day dawned, bringing with it new hopes and aspirations.
Sadly, this day wasn't going to be filled with hopes and aspirations, but with hopelessness and despair.Watching from the windows of my room, I saw people scurried here and there, some going to their work, some basking in the sunlight, children playing in the garden and cleaners cleaning the area.Many people were going to die today, many families were going to get destroyed, children will lose their parents, mothers will lose their children, but I felt nothing, I couldn't stop this calamity myself, not that I would even if I could, Unless of course saving these people would be beneficial to me.All that mattered to me were my goals and the well-being of the people I care about.I was just thinking about this when suddenly!, a wave of mana came from the sea and spread throughout the city.The wave was a very small one and Slayers below rank E wouldn't have been able to detect it, but I know that Sylvia might have felt it because of her superpower and high mana sensitivity.Jumping outside of the window and using the pipes as a support I made my way to the roof of the building in 3-4 seconds.Standing on the roof that gave a clear view of the sea without any obstructions, I took out my binoculars and put them in front of my eyes.There were no Monsters visible to the naked eyes even with the binoculars, but the Monsters weren't supposed to appear above the water, they were called sea monsters for a reason.Focusing a little more, I saw the movement on the surface of the sea that was approaching the shore with an incredible speed.This was all the confirmation I needed.Jumping down from the roof, I parkour my way towards the window of my room, got in and rushed towards Sylvia's appartment.Already aware of the situation that was going to happen today, I had packed up my bags last night, so no time was wasted there....~knock! knock!" Who's there ? " Sylvia asked, still in her genderless voice." Its me Sylva, hurry open up" I spoke in a way that makes the ' worry ' and ' urgent ' situation clear in my tone.~click!Opening the door, she tilted her head sideways and spoke with a confused face : "What happen! ?, Why are you in such a hurry "" No time to explain, quickly pack up your bags and come with me, Its not safe here anymore." I tried to hold her hands but she quickly pulled them back and instead caught my hands.' Of Course, I allowed her to do so '" Why ? come inside first and tell me what happend " She spoke and pulled me in her house.This was my first time in her apartment as yesterday when we came back, it was too late at night.Walking in, what came in my view was a similar looking appartment as mine but this one had more cracks on the walls, and the paint was almost inexistent.In the room where Sylvia took me, I saw an old looking middle aged lady was lying down on the bed. Anyone can tell at the first glance that she was sick and probably near the end of her life." Who was on the door dear ? " Her mother asked as soon as sylvia entered the room." Mother, this is Noah, the one I told you about yesterday." " Let me take a look, oh! what a handsome young man *cough* cough*. My name is Alice, its good to see the first friend of my da-""mother!"Before Alice could complete her words Sylvia intervened stopping her mother's blunder, then she looked at me, seeing my 'clueless' appearance and that I was still worried about something, she took a breath of relief." ohh~sorry I misspoke, I really am happy to see my son's friend ". Aunty Alice corrected her mistake and spoke." It's nothing much, I really do wanted to be good friends with this guy, he has this comfortable aura around him." I spoke with sincerity dripping down my words, but then my face suddenly got serious and I continued," Aunty, I really want to sit here and have a long chat with you all, but sadly we got no time on our hands. A big Monster tide is comming towards this city and we need to leave now or we would all be killed "Hearing my words and looking at my serious face they realised that I wasn't joking around with them.~ Rumble!Dust fell from the walls and ceiling, The whole building shook as another Mana wave suddenly spread throughout the city, Bringing an earthquake with it.But this time it was much bigger than the previous one and I knew that it was a clear indication that the seal on the ruins had been undone." Mother, I believe Noah. We should leave " Sylvia spoke, but this wasn't all because of her trust on me, but she also realized the danger. The little doubt she was having after feeling the first wave of mana was turned into absolute confirmation after hearing my words and feeling the second mana wave." But where would we go now if this city is in danger ". Alice also agreed with her daughter's words and was already thinking ahead for future, which was definitely a good thing." We are leaving this city as fast as we can. We have to cross the borders and reach atleast the Loran City. " Hearing my words they both nodded their head and Sylvia quickly ran to pack the necessary items." Noah, if you don't mind me asking what rank of Slayer are you "~*cough cough*As soon as Sylvia left the room, Alice asked while coughing a bit, she might be thinking of leaving her daughter with me, she knew her condition well and maybe having doubts of surviving today." I haven't officially made my Slayers license yet but I have recently leveled up to a D- Slayer. I would like if aunty Alice doesn't speak about this to anyone. "" Don't worry dear, I understand. Then let me ask you something, and please be honest with me. I know that you have already realized the truth by now. There's no way a D- rank Slayer didn't see through it."Aunt Alice spoke and looked me in my eyes, trying to read through my expressions, but finding nothing negative she nodded her head and continued," I don't know your intentions but Sylvia trust you and you look to be a good person. Take care of my Sylvia for me. She is an innocent girl and has lived a very tough life till now. I just want her to be happy, Would you promise the old lady this much "She said and held my hand tightly, at the end of her words she was on the verge of crying.She was an old experienced woman who had seen the world. She realized everything, and she also knew that if I had any ill intentions toward her daughter, a strong Slayer like me doesn't need to waste my time playing these games with her daughter.But being a mother she couldn't be sure anyway, I was a stranger to them as she didn't know me and Sylvia had only met me yesterday. So being a helpless mother all she could do was beg for the well-being of her daughter.Watching her made even my ice cold heart melt a little.I knelt down beside her bed, held her hands tightly and spoke with sincerity." Yes,... I would not lie to you Aunty. I had already known the truth since I first saw her. I fell in love with her at first sight. I know it sounds absurd but that is the truth, her eyes look like my late mother, those kindness in them couldn't be replicated by anyone. I promise you I would never let her be unhappy and even put my life on the line if it means that she could be happy, I will prove it to you, not with words but with my actions. "" Thank you Dear, I am glad hearing that. "My sincere words seemed to have given her agitated heart a relief.After that I helped Aunty Alice stand up from her bed and Slyvia was also done with the packing by then." Give me your luggage, I will put them in my storage rings "Sylvia obediently handed all the luggage to me and we all left the building.Coming outside, all we saw was chaos. Someone had already informed people about the monsters comming from the sea and people were running here and there, trying to find a safe place to hide untill the Slayers come to rescue.Now that I think about it, Sylvia didn't mention about staying here and wait for the Slayers, that means she trusted me and my judgement about the situation and decided to follow me.This was definitely a good news for me." Noah wait! we need to tell these people to leave the city too, if the danger is that big."Sylvia said and stopped me by holding my hands." But we would be wasting time Sylvia, we didn't even know if we could even reach the borders before the monsters reach us. "Sylvia gritted her teeth and looked to be in distress, she knew her request was selfish and irrational but I knew that she was a kind hearted girl who couldn't allow people to die, and run away herself without even warning them." Okay go warn them, let me help you too but please do it quickly "I sighed and finally allowed her to do as she wish, and the surprise was evident on her face as she didn't expected me to allow her." Thank you Noah ".She smiled brightly at me and run away to warn people about the calamity that was about to befall on them and I too went with her to help....." Why, why aren't they listening to me ? ".Sylvia came back with a dejected face.She couldn't believe that not even a single person was ready to leave and instead they reprimanded her for spreading false rumor." They would not listen to you, humans are innately selfish, greedy, and ingnorant. They can't be like you and aunt and leave this place, they will stay here with their houses and trust some strangers to protect them, But they didn't know that the Delvon city doesn't have any high ranking Slayers. "I said and pulled Sylvia, and didn't allow her to go again this time.Slyvia tried to get free but the strength she used was negligible. She was having an inner fight with herself to go help or to not go.Finally she decided to not go, I also patted her back and supported her decision.After that we all took a taxi and I paid extra money to the Driver and just asked him to reach the Loran city border as fast as he can.The driver also got serious by watching our faces, he stepped on the peddle with force and the car accelerated with full speed.The greed and irony of human nature is ridiculous.Greed blinds people, while irony makes them ignorant.And no matter how hard you try to stop a blind ignorant person, they will continue to run stupidly, seeking their own death.People preach what they don't believe in or practice themselves, and fight profusely, destroying the peace they aim at by preaching.Often, you will find the tyrants speaking against other tyrants, than confronting core evil arising from obsolete traditions or rituals.Kings wage wars against other Kings for protecting the poor, while the poor suffer more because of the war.Religion spreads messages of peace, Yet, people wage war using religion.The same thing was going on here.Looking out the windows of our taxi, we couldn't see anyone heading towards the border.The highways were even more deserted than usual.People in Delvon City became so accustomed to not being attacked by monsters that they became ingnorant.They were willing to stay in their homes a
Loran city,Hotel Chrome, Room no.392After the little confrontation with the monsters, the rest of our journey went without a hitch, and we safely reached the borders, where the Slayers inspected us properly with our identification cards and asked a few questions about the situation in Delvon, before they allowed us to enter the city.Usually this much checking wasn't necessary, but due to the monsters attack, the security had to be tight around the corner and no unidentified person was allowed to cross the borders.Arriving at the Loran City safely, we first booked a hotel suite and rested for a bit. The Hotel suite had two separate bedrooms, divided by a bathroom and living room in the middle. But just as we all relaxed and thought that everything was finally over, the thing that I was most anticipating about, finally happened." NOAH! quickly come here, something's happening to mother " Sylvia suddenly came running towards my bedroom while shouting out in a worried voice." Cal
Showing my expertise and using my talent to its maximum potential, I spout as much bullshit as I could and expressed fake emotions. I was trying to covey the message that ' i was extremely hurt because of her ' and I conveyed it beautifully.Continuing with my act, taking out all of my storage rings, putting them in her small hands, I gently closed her palm into a fist , and spoke with a calm emotionless voice, that even made Sylvia to flinch and come back to her senses." Take these and keep it with you. This is almost all my wealth and everything I own, even the ownership papers of my properties are here in these rings. "My emotionless voice changed a little and now it contains that tint of sadness, which although small, but was extremely sharp like a needle, continuously piercing through Sylvia's heart with my each word." Give me one day! I will bring you the Elixr, and in case if I do not return after one day, then light up some candles in front of my photo, because that would
I soon came around the stone gates.These structures that were supposed to serve as the city gates, turned out to be large structures made of giant stones stacked together.Standing below the structures of stones gave me the feeling, that it would collapse even with a slight touch, and the giant stones would fall above my head.A single stone weighed in tonnes and was more than enough to crush a D- ranked Slayer like me.Although I knew that these stones would not fall even if I punch them hard, but it was still not a good feeling when something that could crush you to a pulp, hangs above your head.Shifting my sight around the pyramid, I could see that there were no entry points or instructions to enter the main building.However, according to the story told by the group of Slayers, that came here in the Regressors' memory. The mechanism to enter is located in these giant stone gates.The slayers came to know about it in a lucky encounter. They searched around for hours around this a
Following the command of the System, I could see the blue rays of light in my retina had already formed an image of arrow coming straight towards my right arm.Dodging the attack by side-stepping a bit, and jumping to the left, my lips curled upwards subconsciously as I saw the arrow flew past me and struck on the floor, bringing up some stones.[ The best way to react: Left turn 50 degrees, Horizontal Slash! ]The system instructed again.Following the System's instructions, I dodged another arrow, and sent a horizontal slash, deflecting the arrow that was about to pierce my abdomen.....A few minutes later." It can't go on like this "I was resting in another safe zone. Applying healing potion on my injuries.At first, the co-ordination between me and the system was going smoothly, and I was dodging arrows one by one, but as the number and speed of arrows increased, my reaction time after listening to the command of the system wasn't sufficient enough and some arrows were able
After finishing my preparations, I opened the iron gate and entered in.Entering through the gate, What came in front of me was the Purple Fog that covered the whole area, and as soon as i inhaled it, my mind started getting dizzy.[ Host is getting affected by the Mind's Fog. ][ Host is recommended to operate Mind Cleansing with mana Or Host will suffer from Hallucinations and Drowsiness ]" System, Activate auto mind cleansing and continuously purify the Fog with mana " [ Automatic Mind cleansing activated ]Suddenly, I felt a warm current of mana washed over me and my mind got cleared.The first thing i noticed was the same passage as before, but this one in front of me was split into three separate ways, Left, middle, and right respectively.The restrictions on the sight were lifted here, but the purple fog was still obstructing my view a little, serving the same purpose as the restrictions in the previous passage and I could still only see for about 5-10 metres ahead with my n
The condensed blow of light and patterns that looked like a sun slammed towards me, but My Thunder flash collided with it first~BOOOM!!!and all the patterns and light vanished into thin smoke without a trace." Haa... uuhh.. haaa.. uhh "With that, the palace finally recovered its tranquility in all directions and only the sound of me panting with exhaustion could be heard.Catching my breath, I stood up and looked towards my sword that was still emitting a terrifying amount of mana." System, can you supress the mana of the sword and make it look like an ordinary sword, so that even the strongest of humanity or monsters couldn't find out about it ? " [ Task Recieved. Required permission to analyse the working of the sword ? Y/ N ] " Permission given "[ Analysing the sword... Loading .. ][ Method Found to disguise Dáinsleif as an ordinary sword. ][ The Sword is a weapon that is bound to the user. The user can store it in his soul space, and can only take it out whenever he want
The next day within the room of an Hotel a bandaged handsome boy could be seen sleeping in a bed, next to him slept a feminine looking boyYes it's me and Sylvia alright.Slowly opening my eyes, i take a look around.'ohh, it's seems it worked?'Seeing Sylvia who was sleeping on the bed next to me I smiled peacefully.' Open Sylvia's Status ' I commanded in my mind.|--------------------------|[ Status ]Name - Sylvia OxfordStatus - Noah's Slave( Emotional Analysis is available )Age - 18 yearsRace - HumanSTR - GAGL - GCON - G+MAG - FCurrent overall Rank - F-Maximum Talent Rank - SSSuperpowers - [ Mana's child ] **Click for a more detailed analysis**|--------------------------|" What! ? " Exclaiming in my mind, I again tried to read her status properly, But the result was still the same." Emotional Analysis ? System what is that ? " I asked the system, as it was my first time seeing something like this. [ The Host can get an analysis of the Slave's Emot
"Why did you do it?"A question like a slap on the face, making her beware of the reality and the consequences of things she did in the future.Lora understood what Noah was implying here and what he wanted to ask her.However, looking at his indifferent gaze that was ready to rip her apart, and that wild, uncontrollable anger in his voice, hidden behind his calm face, she felt her heart beating loudly with fear.Her heart was beating so loudly that she could hear it beating outside her body.Still, she wasn't sure who Noah was, and she wasn't going to be sure until she got a good explanation, so she gritted her teeth and pretended not to know."What? I don't understand what you're talking about.""Why did you do it? Why did you betray me?"However, what she got in return was the same answer, this time much clearer in context, but in a more chilling voice, giving her palpitations all of a sudden.She understood after hearing those sharp, sword-like words piercing her heart and questio
Evening had arrived, but the sun was still a good distance away from the horizon, where it would set.The sun's bright light, mixed with a little orange-red hue, fell upon the green trees of the wilderness and cast a long black shadow of those trees on the ground.Noah sat on a branch of one of these trees, dressed in cameo military pants and a black T-shirt, waiting for Lora.After getting the confirmation from Rudger that Lora agreed to meet him here, he quickly got ready, left the dormitory, and secretly waited for Lora outside the academy's gates. When he saw Laura taking a taxi alone, he also left in another taxi that he had already booked on the way there.And the reason he came here in the wilderness earlier than her was because he tipped the driver to follow Lora's car, and only when they both were some distance away from the east boundary gate did he order the driver to drive at full speed, overtaking Lora's car and reaching here ahead of her.This was all done by him to conf
Noah couldn't help but let out a curse, though in a lower voice this time so as not to wake up Sylvia.He was rendered speechless by the mere thought of this bloody plot, and for a split second he once again felt as if someone was deliberately plotting against him; this feeling has only grown stronger since gaining Regressor's memory.Noah knew he was being paranoid, but the feeling of being plotted lingered in the back of his mind, even after denying it many times.However, he knew for a fact that the plotting wasn't harmful but was actually in his favour, which made Noah all the more suspicious about the cause and effect of these things.Being the type of person Noah is, once something gets in his mind, it's difficult for him to let it out.So, with the thought of someone plotting against him in his mind, he started thinking deeply about these things.* * * * * * * * * * * * *Noah POV: For example, if my assumptions were right, then it all started when I got regressor's everything
As soon as the light particles hit Noah, his eyes rolled backward for a split second, followed by the system's resistance to the light particles, but because it was just an automatic defence mechanism with only a few seconds to deal with the situation and the system itself was not powerful enough, its interference had no effect on the particles, which were absorbed into Noah's soul without wasting any seconds.The sudden situation startled Noah, who had no time to react and could only passively accept what was coming towards him.Even though Noah was shocked by the sudden influx of light particles, he could not do anything to resist their power, and he simply allowed himself to be overcome.[Warning!]Since the system couldn't do anything else, it kept showing red warning messages even though it couldn't do anything else.which, in addition to the splitting headache brought on by the light particles, almost made Noah unconscious due to pain.Despite all the warnings and pain, Noah was
Sitting in despair all alone on her chair, Lora felt the pain of losing her beloved again, which at this time was hundreds of times more sharp and painful than what she felt from the experience of her future self. She thought of the happy times spent with her loved one, now a distant memory."Why! Why is this happening to me again? Why did he have to die?"She roared alone, her painful cry echoing throughout the soundproof room.With tears streaming down her face, she could not understand why life was so cruel.Lora felt that there was nothing more left for her to do in this world."Where are you, Alvin? Where are you? Are you really dead? I don't believe it! I don't believe that guy. Please let me know where you are! Please come back to me."Like a madwoman, she cried her heart out, denying that her lover was dead and denying what Noah told her. Desperate and heartbroken, she kept calling out to him, pleading with him to come back to her.Sadly, the reality was in front of her, and n
In a well furnished modern room with minimalistic decoration and furniture, a girl was sitting on a chair, blankly staring out of the floor-to-ceiling window in a daze. She seemed to be lost in her thoughts, perhaps pondering some deep issue that had been troubling her.No one knows what was going on inside her head.But this sadness inside her consciousness was drowning her whole body, making her suffocate every second. She was trying to be calm and peaceful, but deep down inside her there was an abyss of despair, loneliness, and emptiness that had been gnawing away at her.Her heart was heavy and her soul was hurting, and there was nothing that could be done to help her.You guessed it right.She was Lora, who came back to her dorm a few minutes later after Noah left.Lying on the chair as if there was no strength left in her body, she didn't know how much she had cursed this fate, and no matter how much she tried to stop her tears, they just wouldn't stop.In this moment of immense
'I told you about his death and other things, and you only cried and went mad, but as soon as I told you the location of his death, you coughed up blood and fell unconscious?'What kind of bloody play was this? Noah had no idea. Lora's strange response baffled Noah, who was unable to make sense of it.And for the time being, it wasn't the right time to think deeply about it, because no matter what grudges Noah had with Lora, at the end of the day, she was sitting with him here in the cafe, and as a good student, it was his responsibility to help her.That's why, as soon as Lora's body felt unconscious, Noah rushed up to her and helped her sit on the chair as he splashed some water from the water jug on another table.When the waitress saw that Lora was in trouble, she also ran over to help them."What happened here?"Lora slowly opened her eyes as the waitress asked, and Noah described the situation to the waitress, who finally felt relieved and then advised Lora to go to the hospital
This time she couldn't hold on anymore, and without a care about face, she suddenly lashed out at him."Don't you dare lie to me, Noah Blackstorm, I will fight you to death here."Tears streamed down her face as she spoke, her voice shakingHer eyes got blooshot as she threatened him, but her heart was pounding rapidly because of the sudden shocking news.However, she couldn't believe it, and she doesn't want to believe it. Nevertheless, the truth remained the same. Her heart sank as she realized that what he said was true, and she felt the full weight of it all."It's what you heard; he's dead; otherwise, why do you think I'll be looking after his mother?"Noah's words were like a bolt of thunder that fell on Lora's head, shaking her whole world. She felt a wave of sadness wash over her as the reality of the situation sunk in.Her legs got tired, and she slumped down on her seat in grief and disbelief."No, no, it can't be; it can't be; it's impossible! How can he die? It's impossib
|--------------------------|[ Status ]Name - Lora StifflerAge - 18 yearsRace - HumanSTR - E+AGL - E+CON - E+MAG - E+Current overall rank: E+Maximum Talent Rank: SProfession - swordsmanship ( 2⭐ )Superpowers - [Desired Sharpness] [Lover's diary]**Click for a more detailed analysis**|--------------------------|"Impossible!"Looking at that unbelievable status, Noah stood up in shock, his mouth and eyes wide open in disbelief. He couldn't believe his eyes"How?"He couldn't help but ask himself over and over, but no matter how hard he tried to think, he wasn't able to find an appropriate answer for the information that was in front of him.However, unaware of Noah's inner turmoil, Lora was startled by his sudden aggressive behaviour, as she thought that he was really mad at her for telling lies, and she involuntarily shrieked back in fear from his suffocating aura that was directed towards her, ready to rip her apart on a moment's notice.Then, as if remembering something,