The sky was dark and the road was busy.People were walking to and fro and the city was bustling as always.Dorian walked beside ordinary people with his hands in his pocket as always. People looked at him and he looked back at them, they smiled at him and he smiled back.He had managed to do something about his clothes and he didn’t look as shoddy as he always looked. He looked like any normal young person on their way to have some drinks or just to take a stroll in the parks of the city.Strolls were popular among the inhabitants of the city, especially night strolls where they could watch the sky and the stars, and just engage in mundane and happy things.Dorian felt something sharp sting his heart because he didn’t think he’d ever had the chance to enjoy the normal life he once had.It wasn’t even a normal life, it was a miserable life, and right now he wasn’t enjoying a leisurely stroll, he was doing his best to ensure his cursed existence didn’t become even more cursed.~Have yo
The rival gang was defeated seriously.Dorian chuckled to himself as he watched the report on the news.“Last night, small factions of the notorious neighborhood gang the Blacktips and Steelclaw engaged in a violent altercation.Passers-by fled in panic and the police were quickly alerted, yet even with that it still took some effort to stop. No one was hurt, although a number of the gang members are injured and are currently recovering while awaiting the verdict of the local judges on them.Citizens are advised to stay safe and be on high alert. The entire police force has been dispatched to every corner of the city to handle this threat.I’m Nadia Helio, and this is KYC NEWS. Have a good day.”Dorian looked at his door and counted how many hours it had been since the police had sent their little veiled threat for his father.It had been quite some time, more than 24 hours even, considering the fact that he had ignored the letter for the better part of a whole day and just learned of
“How did you..”Dorian found himself unable to finish his sentence because Connor threw the pendant at him briskly. He had to stop speaking and catch it, and when he had finally caught it he finished his statement.“How did you get this? I’ve… been looking everywhere for it.”Dorian found himself hesitant to tell Connor that he had found his apartment mugged because the place was already bad enough as it was. The building looked old and dilapidated, it was bad enough without Connor knowing,“Someone probably stole it from you.”Dorian felt his breath get stuck in his throat but he didn’t show any indication of it, he simply looked away to stare at something else as Connor continued, explaining almost patiently.“I visit these ... places where I can find rare things, and I found this there.It was being held by a man who said he wanted nothing to do with it now. He was acting pretty crazy when I met him.”Dorian stared at Connor while he went through all the explanations, all the whi
“And you said you had nothing to do with the blacktips feud.”Connor sounded cheeky and smug as Dorian approached him the next day and Dorian found himself frowning lightly as he responded,“I said I didn't.”“So I believe it’s a simple coincidence that you dyed your hair after I informed you of it.”The cold sweat running down Dorian’s back ran colder as he came to the realization of his actions. The system chortled in amusement and Dorian cursed under his breath.The Dye… had been a bad idea, but he had been slightly afraid when he settled on it and now that he had dyed his hair,Connor’s good natured chuckle snapped Dorian out of his reverie and Dorian felt a slight shock run through him as Connor slung an arm around Dorian’s neck.Connor’s voice was low and dangerous as he told Dorian,“Y’know i don’t care if you have some link to the Blacktips right? They recruit just about anyone lately, and when I say anyone, I mean anyone.Where we would have a problem though, is if you risk y
The man who had been trailing Dorian stepped into the bar and Dorian felt a mix of emotions go through him.This was someone who had managed to spook him in the matter of a single day. Even the blacktips hadn’t been able to do that, and as usual, the man didn’t speak to him, didn’t even approach him, he simply walked over to one of the stools in the bar and he took a seat, casually ordering a drink and flashing a glance in he and Connor’s direction.Dorian felt that glance send a chill down his spine.“He doesn’t look like someone who would stalk, Dorian.”Connor’s voice seemed to echo in Dorian’s mind as he heard it.Dorian took one swig of his drink as he rattled off his reply, “He was waiting at the entrance to my house when you left. I don’t think you might have seen him but you could have, he was there. He was also at the store when I went to purchase some hair dye. He was also waiting in my backyard when I went to burn the package for the hair dye.He was at the gate this morn
“Young Master?”Dorian scrunched his nose in confusion as he heard thatConnor nodded, but the action was slow and wary. Even he didn’t believe anything that he had heard, but Dorian seemed to.“You could be.”The statement came out skeptical and wary but Dorian knew he meant it. He had heard of stories, things like this happening.That his new friend was the heir of some secret company, it wouldn’t be the most fascinating thing he had seen.Especially since he had a system that was now acting dormant, not even dormant, but silent. The system had been silent for a while now and that wasn’t normal.That was never normal. The system was like a cat to him, a very violent cat whose silence could only mean trouble was brewing, and in this situation, he wasn’t sure what the case really was.“I’m not the Young master he’s looking for.He’s searching for someone else, and the poor fella doesn’t know where to start.”Dorian frowned as he heard that.There was a melancholy tone in Connor’s voi
It’d been a week since the whole encounter with Connor and the strange stalker man had ensued and Dorian glanced at the system sharply, before letting out an exhausted sigh and asking,“Do you have to remind me that I got someone killed?”For the past seven days now the system had displayed a notification always in his line of sight. It was outlined in the familiar gold letters of the system’s usual notifications, and he had ignored it at first because this was a skill system. What business did a skills system have with telling him the Destroyer reward feature had been activated if not for the sole purpose of mocking him?He took it as a joke, but for the past seven days, that has been there, and now Dorian found himself wondering if this was his punishment for indirectly taking a life or if this was just the system telling him destruction was actually a skill.“Don’t be a doofus idiot.Regardless of your lily-livered mind and intellect, you still have to be notified that the Destroye
The sound of cars honking and neighbors arguing occupied the larger part of Dorian’s thoughts as he settled in for the night.Right before he hit the bed, he took a deep breath and navigated his way around the notification screen of the Skills system.The Destroying Intellectually skill glowed when he tapped on it, and the system announced,[ONE TIME SKILL: DESTROYING INTELLECTUALLY: ACTIVATED.]All through the night Dorian’s eyes were wide open while he was on the bed. He still contemplated if this was the right choice to make.Dorian felt anxiousness build up in him because this was the first time he would try something like this, but he hoped that it wouldn’t have a consequence that would be too much to bear.Dorian waited until he began to frown.He had been waiting for ideas to come in, but no idea was coming in. Wasn’t that how this was supposed to work? He had gone through the properties of this one-time feature, and it had said the ”Destroying intellectually” feature would
“Thanks.” Dorian appreciated one of the maids who happened to hear them, and opened the door.He walked out with Rayah, Mr. Grayson’s daughter, to the sitting room where Mr. Grayson was waiting.“I almost thought you changed your mind and left.” Mr. Grayson chuckled, and stood up. “You should get someone to fix that door.” He instructed one of the maids.He had been informed that Dorian hadn’t left, but was trapped in the basement with his daughter.“Alright, let’s leave.” Mr. Grayson urged, and then Dorian followed after.They got to the car, and Dorian sat at the driver’s seat, while Mr. Grayson sat back at the backseat.“If you don’t know the way to Grayson Tech Company, then you can use the map, Dorian.” Mr. Grayson informed, and Dorian nodded before he started the car.He didn’t need to use his phone for the map, but he decided to use the system to direct him. The system displayed an easy to understand map, and this made Dorian’s drive, smooth.Mr. Grayson was quite pleased with
Dorian got down from bed, and headed out of the house, without taking Max along with him. He knew that there was a tendency that Max would make him feel like an idiot for going to meet Amelia, so it was best to avoid that.He got to his Maybach, and drove off to the park which Amelia wanted them to meet at. According to her, she was there already, and wasn’t going to keep waiting for long.Soon, he got to the park, and his eyes scanned everywhere in search for her before he spotted her, sipping an orange juice, then he walked up to her.“I’m here. What do you have to show to me?” Dorian asked immediately, not wanting to spend more than a minute, here.“Easy, easy.” She said, staring at him like he was a weirdo, then her eyes drifted off to his Maybach, and she scoffed.“I still wonder how you got that Maybach. Whoever lent you the car must be really stupid. Tch!” She commented badly, and rolled her eyes.“Is that what you came here for? Let’s get right into what you called me for, Ame
Soon, Dorian and Mercury got to Mr. Grayson’s mansion. Dorian was ushered in to the sitting room, and asked to wait for Mr. Grayson.The mansion was truly a mansion, and had beautiful interior decorations. The marble floor looked squeaky clean, and the white-painted walls gave off the vibe of a wealthy home.The pretty chandelier that was hung on the ceiling, added classic beauty in the home, and then Dorian’s eyes fell on the big frame of a photo of Mr. Grayson, and his beautiful daughter.He stared at the photo, and he smiled. He could tell that her father loved her very much, and that showed how lucky she was, to be born in a home like this.“Dorian Flint.” Dorian heard his name, and a chuckle followed after.He looked in the direction of the voice, and stood up as he discovered it was Mr. Grayson. He was quite surprised that the man knew his full name.“Uhm… I’m sorry. I sort of did a little dig on you. Come on, have your seat.” Mr. Grayson urged as he carefully sat down on the so
The dinner went by fast and since it wasn't really a dinner, Dorian found himself dumbfounded until he finally got home and went to sleep.Dorian’s eyes fluttered open as the warm sun rays shone on his face. The system had explained later that the change into a human had been a test of a one time feature. It would finally choose a true form finally, but not until he had earned it. Dorian stared at the ceiling, and was reluctant to get up from bed, but as usual his thoughts were interrupted by his phone’s beep.He reached out to get his phone, and opened the text which read:“Hello Dorian Flint, this is Mercury, the man whom you thought was stalking you a while ago.Please, I’d like to meet you regarding a very important discussion.”Dorian pondered on this message.Why would the man would want to see him? He was sort of skeptical about it. He didn’t know how to react. Then another text popped up. It was an address.The address of the restaurant which the man wanted them to meet at.
Dorian felt sick to his tummy, and wondered if his misery had decided to come back for him. There was no way he could contact those men who had abducted he and Dave as that was the only lead, he had.He tried to track the cat again, but the same X sign came up on the system, and he slammed his hand on his face, feeling frustrated and helpless.He had lost interest in meeting Mr. Craig as he felt that the connection, they might have together might not last long, due to the unavailability of the cat in his life.Dorian plopped down on his sofa, thinking of what he could do, or if he just had to wait until the cat came back, if that’s it wandered away for a while. But a text interrupted his thoughts, and he was surprised to see Mr. Craig’s text again.“I’ll be expecting you shortly, Mr. Flint. We have a lot to talk about.”Dorian sighed, and stood up on his feet. His curiosity had just been piqued again by Mr. Craig, and he wanted to know how important the meeting was.Dorian walked over
Dorian’s eyes widened for the first time in a while and he let out a silent breath.Craig Tech Industries. That was a fairly big name in the city’s tech sector.“It’s nice to meet you, Mr Craig. I’m Dorian Flint.”Craig Thian replied with a chuckle, “Yes, we know that, Mr. Flint.”Craig Tech Industry was a popular industry known for producing one of the best tech products, and it got Dorian wondering why he contacted him, or how he got his number.“To what do I owe this call?”Dorian’s question was one of fifty percent interest and seventy percent caution. The equation was unequal, but he had to be careful here.“I’d love to meet you regarding something very important Mr Flint. I do hope you’ll be able to create some time here for us at Craig Industries, and then maybe we’ll be able to talk over a cup of coffee.”The suggestion seemed innocent enough yet the moment Dorian heard it the only that came to his mind was that he was going to be kidnapped.The system’s chortle was the only
As was always the case when the leader of a gang was stupid, the coughing started and Dorian watched as those under Matthew Don struggled to organize themselves and get him to safety fast enough.They bumped into each other, crashed into one another, the whole situation was confusing and there was an added sense of chaos because Matthew wouldn't stop coughing.Dorian watched as all this was going on and he caught Dave's eyes from the corner of his vision.Dave was staring at him weirdly, and truthfully anyone in that situation would.Almost like Dorian had known this would happen he kept on a calm expression all through the ruckus. Something different was on his mind. Getting Matthew to have a coughing fit that would almost take his life didn't mean they would get released.Obviously, this was only occurring to him right now because he always forgot to think things through.Dorian cursed under his breath and hoped that this would play out the way he wanted it to.Dorian stared at the
Dorian smiled at this information.This was what he needed to get at the leader.This was the power of the destroyer system.Or at least one aspect of it.Dorian could feel something pricking him in his heart at the fact that this man had a daughter he was taking care of. Someone he was trying to better.Something like fear ran through his heart at the fact that he would have to repay this use of the destroyer system, especially when he didn’t know what the price would be, and especially when he knew this feature was a malicious one.Dorian looked up at the smirking man and responded,“Yes, I am awake, and don’t you think I need answers to my questions?”Dorian could see Dave stiffen beside him but he ignored that reaction.It was better Dave was out of the line of attack. Dave on the other hand was busy wondering what Dorian had in mind. From the time of the ambush and their subsequent kidnap, only one thing had been running through his mind, the fact that he had to escape this.Lif
In the middle of a situation like this, there were only two options. Defend, or run.Dorian chucked the other option into the trash bin because it was obvious that wouldn’t work. How fast would he be able to move before a bullet went into his leg? Or spine?Plus, Dave was here. Even if he was to use the aerial surveillance feature to evade the shots, Dave would be collateral damage.“Back away from them really slowly.”Dorian whispered those words under his breath and he was pleased to see Dave got them and was now obeying them.To keep the strangers distracted, Dorian did the one thing he had never really done in his life.“Who the hell are you guys, and what the fuck do you want from us!” Shouting.Shouting when no one else had raised their voice in a situation was a surefire way to aggravate your opponents, and get hurt if your bark couldn’t back up your bite.Oddly though, the lanky man at the head of the group simply chuckled and slickly put his lean mean looking gun into the be