‘Shit!’ Charles thought to himself as he walked down the stairs with Kevin, the murderous man who slaughtered Anne and several other Gifted.He planned to use the commotion Damian generated to guarantee himself and his family’s safe exit. Unfortunately, it was all ruined now that Kevin made him follow as they went to the entrance.On the bright side, he would get to see Tasha, and if they were lucky, they could both make their exit once Damian got the leader of the scavengers busy.“They’re all mostly dead, except for a few… what’s going on? How could they fall this quickly?” The buff, dark-skinned man grumbled in annoyance as he walked.His eyes showed a murderous feel, and the bloodlust he emitted was enough to make even Charles tremble in fear.The indomitable Camp Leader had been reduced to this!‘Endure it… just hold it in… your chance will come!’The two men made their way to the entrance and could already hear noises caused by the cheers of the victors and screams of the victim
Now thinking of the young boy, though, Charles hadn’t seen any signs of him. Curiosity and anticipation coursed through his body as he awaited the glorious entry of the one they owed everything to.It would seem that in his desperation, Charles had forgotten about the death of Anne, and how he would explain her demise to Damian.Searching through the group for signs of the boy of interest, the Camp leader was met with surprise, though.‘He’s… not here…?!’He counted the number of Gifted who belonged to his Camp—36! His eyes spotted Lara, who was supposed to be a deserter, yet clearly allied with the team. Seeing that she possessed the highest level among those on his side, Charles knew better than to complain. If she was helping them, that was for the best.Still, he couldn’t contain his surprise and confusion.“Where is Damian?” His voice leaked out unconsciously.He hadn’t meant to, but he couldn’t hide it anymore. Charles needed to know!As soon as he said this, though, everyone i
Right there and then, an unbelievable sight unfolded.Even Kevin, with his hand stuck and wrapped in the supposed target’s grip, could understand what he was in for.“So this is the big bad, uh…?” The voice was deep, smooth, and downright intimidating!It belonged to none other than the one who had just arrived.While the ebony-skinned man had to lower his gaze as a result of the individual’s height, it didn’t change the fact that he was completely horrifying. After all, this newcomer had stopped his full-powered blow so effortlessly and even caught it.The man, though having an appearance of a child, was deserving awe and fear. He had a mask covering his face and a terribly dark cloak that flapped ominously. The silence he commanded made Kevin shiver where he stood.So this was death… or rather, a personification of it.Even though he couldn’t possibly tell the kind of expression the man was ma
[The Present]“… You’re a bit interesting…” I smiled, raising my head a little to see the terribly massive man.Despite the difference in our height, with me on the receiving end, the effects of my dominance did not change. The giant cowered in fear before me, taking a few steps away from me in response to taking on his attack.Unfortunately for him, his hand had been caught by me, lodged deeply in my right grip… and I had no intention of letting it go!“You’re Kevin, right? The one they call a fiend…”My voice grew more intimidating and I could feel my rage surface.Standing right before me was the bastard who killed Anne. He really disrupted everything. After turning everything into a mess, the bastard now cowered before insurmountable power.“I… I can’t see your level…” His voice shuddered as he spoke.Judging from his expression, he must have deemed it impossible that someone possessed so muc
In a flash, I was done!None of the people within the Camp noticed my presence, allies and enemies alike. Using my stealth skills in combination with my intense speed, I was practically a ghost that zoomed past the massive structure and got away with tapping every single member of the enemy faction.They got caught in my Gift, vanishing in what would appear to be an instant for normal people.“Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!” The voices of the Camp members echoed in fright The sight of about a dozen enemies vanishing suddenly must have frightened them, but as soon as they recovered from the shock, I was certain they would rejoice.As for me, immediately after I concluded my business within the building, I zoomed outside and returned to the scene of the just-concluded battle.All of this was within thirty seconds, maybe even less…“Y-you’re back already?!” Charles gasped, having barely moved from where he was to his Camp members’ location.“Yes. Do not worry… they have all been taken care of.”For a m
“I know what you’re thinking, Lara. But, do not worry. There is a time for everything…”Just because I left the Camp members to clean up Kevin Smith’s mess didn’t mean they were off the hook forever.Besides, they had lost so much. It was only fair to give them some time to grieve and pull themselves together. “We have other business to attend to, you know? The scavengers are a group of collectors with ‘Evil’ Alignments. It’s only fair that they have some supplies and weapons stored in here. It may not be much, but we can use whatever we find later on. Plus…”I hadn’t forgotten about the men I had kept in my [Subspace]. Now that I was far away from prying eyes, I could finally take my time with Kevin Smith and his surviving accomplices.It wouldn’t be fun otherwise----------------------------------------------------------We explored the whole building, carefully looking out for traps. Thankfully, I had interrogated the sniper beforehand, gaining practically all the information I
The woman gave me a disbelieving gasp and shook her head in disagreement. Her expression told me she would rather die than spend another minute here. The moment I gave her a serious look in an attempt to ask if she truly meant it, her expression dissolved instantly.Well, I could tell she was still very uncomfortable about the whole thing—frankly speaking, I was too.But…“I suppose it could use a makeover.”It was at times like this, not just in combat, that I loved my Gift’s abilities the most!My eyes scoured the room, making sure I spotted every single nuisance in an instant—none of which were deemed to be ‘living things’ by the System.In the blink of an eye, they all vanished! From the deep musk that wafted in the air, to the piles of garbage and unspeakably unhygienic substances littered about—everything disappeared.“Tadah! Now, this is much better!” I beamed, now looking at the extremely clean room! Thanks to my attention to detail, there was practically no single piece of di
I decided to summon a curtain and used it to make an ultra-thin barrier between Lara and myself. It extended to both sides of the wall, and the linen was thick enough to barely register as transparent.I was safe!Throughout my mental ordeal, Lara was silent. I was certain she was laughing internally at my very innocent nature. It was probably no big deal to someone like her!Pushing those thoughts away from my head, I decided to focus more on why we were in the toilet, to begin with. No more distractions, no more perverted thoughts, just the gentle embrace of cool water.“Now, then… let’s shower!-------------------------------------------------I used [Subspace] to create several little openings above myself and made it appear as though shower drops were falling on us.It didn’t take much concentration to do it since I had gotten such high proficiency in using my Gift. Before long, water descended upon me and Lara, causing us to let out slight moans as the water collided with our