Kane was in front of Clay’s laptop, talking with Mr. Romero via video call. He was reporting everything to him and the man looked like he was in deep thought. Just like Kane, he was not expecting the devouring to manifest since he also knew how Kane spent his mana regularly in his training.Was it really because of his frustration?“Are you trying to do something?” Mr. Romero asked. He knew that Kane would not feel frustrated unless there was something that he really wanted and he believed that he could have it.“Yes. I’ve been trying to use my mana outside of my body,” Kane answered truthfully. “When I do land purifications, I always use a special dagger to bring the mana outside of my body.”“You wanted to cast magic?” Mr. Romero asked, his tone full of curiosity. He was aware that Kane was able to manipulate his mana to strengthen his body and increase his speed. Why would he think about casting magic?“Can’t I?” Kane asked. He was still not sure if it was possible for him to cast
The uncomfortable ride ended and Kane did not expect that Arisa would bring him somewhere near the sea. They stopped near a beach and he thought that they would enter there, but Arisa pulled him towards a small hut just a few meters away from the beach entrance.“Hey, did you even get permission from the owner of this hut?” Kane asked when Arisa just barged in and they found that no one was inside.“I don’t need to do that; this is my house.” Arisa smiled as she climbed up the window nook.“This is your house?” Kane looked around. It was an old hut with little to no furniture. The thick bags of dust and the cobwebs also signified that no one have lived there for a long time.“Don’t look around like I am such a big disappointment.” Arisa laughed. “It’s the truth that this house is mine. My Mom and Dad used to be the caretaker and managers of the beach and as a part of the compensation, this small land beside the beach was given to them. My father built this hut for me when my mother di
“Seems like we’ll go to another mission tomorrow,” Arisa said after checking her phone. Since Arisa told their master that he was with her, Viktor only sent the message to her and asked her to relay it to him.She insisted to give Kane a ride home and she invited herself inside Kane’s apartment despite the man’s stern refusal.She looked around the apartment and realized that it was so like him to keep his living space neat and clean. Aside from the fact that he was living alone, he was always outside so he would not need to clean all the time.“Where are we going? Did Master give additional instructions?”Kane who just came from the kitchen put down a pitcher of juice on the center table and gave her a glass. Then he went back to the kitchen to get the cookies that they bought before they went home.Before he settled down across Arisa, he put the cookies down on the center table first and get a glass of juice for himself.Arisa shrugged. She already told him the content of the messag
Kane found himself getting off in a silent terminal. Their master said nothing about their new mission, he just asked them to follow him and then set off to where they were at that moment.“They made proper safety measures,” Viktor mumbled to himself. He opened his bag and gave each disciple a face mask.Arisa looked confused but she wore the mask without a question uttered. They followed their master quietly, afraid to disrupt the deafening silence of the place.As they walked further, Arisa noticed that they were closing into a village surrounded by barricades. It was full of warnings for outsiders not to come in and she was surprised when she realized that the letters on some banners were made of blood.“Master, can we really go in?” Arisa seemed concerned but when Viktor pass through the barricades, the two did not have much of a choice but to follow.The whole village was silent and there was not a single person outside that they could ask. But since their master seemed to be fam
“We’ll never know unless we give it a try,” Arisa shrugged when she heard Kane’s mumbling.Kane nodded his head when he realized that Arisa must have misunderstood him. But either way, he would still need to wipe out that monster’s nest before he could try looking for the reason it manifested.While walking, a woman came running outside her house towards them.“Sir, please… help us!” the woman tried to hold Kane but Viktor pulled him away and the woman fell to the ground.“Master!” Arisa was about to help the woman to stand up again but her master stopped her.“Please… help me.” The woman sobbed as her shoulders shook violently. “I don’t want to die.”Arisa’s heart broke while watching the woman cry. She wanted to help them. She wanted to do everything to help them, but how? Their only way to help them was to kill the monster that put the curse on them.“Lilia! I told you to stop acting so pathetic!” A man came out of the house where the woman came from and ran towards her. He glared
Kane and Arisa prepared themselves as soon as they entered the forest. Arisa drew her sword while Kane prepared his dagger. Viktor kept watching while holding his phone—ready to call Gavin just in case something unexpected would happen.He knew that the curse monster was one of the worst opponents for his disciples because they both needed a contact in battle, but he still accepted the request. It would be a part of their learning and that experience would help them grow stronger.After just a few steps, a loud growl was heard and a tall creature that resembled a shadow hovered towards them. A monster with no face and no exact shape. For a melee fighter like him, a cursed monster was something that he should always watch out for. He could die in just one wrong move, but he would not let that happen.A monster who caused a lot of death did not deserve to be feared. No matter how strong it was, it could still be killed. He would be the one to kill it.However, before he could even move
The party composed of Gavin, Mila, Cyrus, and Arisa started fighting with the curse monster. They let Kane stay beside Viktor to just watch them for a while and recover his mana. He had been recklessly spending his mana earlier and he did not even notice what he was doing.Just because he had a monstrous pool did not mean that he could be reckless. If Gavin had been late in taking him away, he would either died from the monster’s curse or from devouring.It was Cyrus who led the attack with his ax followed by Arisa. Gavin was the one who was constantly distracting the monster while Mila was carefully supporting the three with her water magic. Even though their attacks were synchronized, just like how Kane did, they could not even manage to damage it.Kane could still feel his frustration while watching the party fight. They needed to think of a way to kill that monster. He could not even tell how many people died while they were fighting that monster. How many more deaths would it nee
“I am going to enroll you in school today, are you excited?” An old man told him with a mischievous grin.He felt himself nod his head then a wide grin crept out on his face. When did he ever smile that way? Who was that old man that could make him smile that way?“It seemed that you really are excited today, Kane. Do you want to make new friends?” the old man asked.He shook his head and with a faint smile, he looked at the old man. “Do I need to make new friends, Grandpa?”Grandpa? Did he just call the old man his grandpa?He looked at the man carefully and he noticed how much he resembled him. Not his current face which was morphed, but the old Kane’s face. It would not be an exaggeration even if they tell him that he was the spitting image of his grandfather.“Of course, you should!” The old man chuckled. “Kane, no matter how strong and smart you are, you will still need people by your side. If you want to be the north’s zonekeeper one day, you’ll have to train as early as possibl