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
Dorian felt his eyeballs dart left and right sharply, but he didn't turn his head. He was unsure of what to do next.Dorian cursed at himself internally because there was nothing he could now do to avert this. Any move he took could take his life. Before Dorian could try to get his system to assess the situation, laughter echoed in the air. This kind of laughter was rich laughter, the laughter of a man who had money and who was determined to show it in every possible way.With a flick of his finger, Dorian watched his father order the gun to be withdrawn,“Hello, boy.” The greeting was uttered in the most demeaning way possible and despite the shock of having a gun aimed at him still running through his body, Dorian bit out a reply.“I'm not your boy.” His father laughed a little again, the sound mockingly humorless, and then he poured himself a glass of wine.Dorian felt himself trying to hide the internal eye roll and hoping he failed. Who poured themselves wine while in the off
“So, how did it go?” Dorian took a deep breath and kept his eyes on the car as he felt his little frown go deeper. The system made that one question somehow sound like he had wasted his time. He decided not to give in to the temptation of possible banter and replied instead.“I’ll know the results sooner or later.” Dorian placed his car into reverse and prepared to exit the company grounds. He had been driving for a while now and he was finally at the last checkpoint. Yes, his father’s company was in a large ass compound that required him to pass several checkpoints to get to the main building.Dorian’s phone pinged and he opened it to see he had a text message. It was from Dave. Dorian frowned because he wasn’t sure he was ready to check the text message or even know what was in there. The system suggested cheekily,~Why don’t you check it? What if he needs you?~Dorian shot the smiling cat a derisive look and replied snarkily, “I didn’t ask for your opinion.” A low ringing soun
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
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
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’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
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