"Liz...what is going on?" My voice is shaky as I ask. In front of me in a cylinder with blue lights glowing beneath her feet, was Ruth's monster transformation."Is she alive, Liz?" "I don't think so. She must be a sample brought to test, as per usual.""As per usual?" I was confused by her words."Yes. The spies bring in samples for the echelon to work on, find something new in research about monsters. But no new information was passed down to us ever. It's been the same since three hard centuries, Dane.""Three centuries...and no progress made? Something is definitely wrong with the echelon. Who's the head of research. I hope it isn't Dr. Chen.""Master Chen is a member — well, was a member.""Why is it in past tense?""Because she failed to derive a conclusion over monsters three and a half centuries ago." Oh, now I needed to know more about her failure. I don't think Dr. Chen has changed even a bit. Considering how she never makes a mistake (a hypothesis) the failure might just b
Rejoicing the return of my monstrous powers, I gave the air a smirk. It felt good having some powers within me, like everything in my body was growing back to health.'Tch. You lost your leg in battle? Already?' "Yeah, I did. Because someone stole you from me, monsters have taken a liking to my leg and feasted on it. You should've seen the scene, my friend."'Oi, who is your friend?'"You, obviously." "Ahem." I stop my conversation with my force, turning my gaze up to a hand that is against my face."Trust me more in the future, will you?" Athena had said and I couldn't help but chuckle. Yes, I should start trusting my comrades a little more. Starting now."Where do we go now?" Charlize asks, for which we had an obvious answer."Earth, Charlize. Earth."Alright. The inner ring security wasn't something which I've expected when she warned me about 6 meter tall Jade statues wandering around aimlessly. Protecting the Guild from breaching."How the hell did that monster cross through su
We have been falling. It was like the departure was carried out in slow motion. Charlize extended her hand out and screamed Athena's name. Master Athena...her body was burning brutally. The poison was consuming her, the cloud around her filling with smoke. However, the demonic humanoid structure was slayed by her half-conscious state. It was a wreck, even for me.Suddenly, the feeling had returned.Dimensional transference. "Dane! Do not drift away!" She screamed in the fraction of the second left for us to land on earth.The vortex was unstable for some reason. And as we met the ground, the damp soil underneath our feet, we watched the vortex collapse with a bang.I tucked my head with my arms, watching white dust and glitter cover us up as the portal has been degenerated over our heads.Through sparkling material, I turned around, watching out for any danger or a predatory animal in this subcontinent.Looks like he landed in the safest place possible, away from monsters. We wer
How could this be true?It seems so unreal."Dane, you couldn't grasp how strong you've grown because of the Guild. Must be the difference in terrains which makes you feel this way. It's alright." She's right. Charlize knows the difference between the atmosphere of the Guild and earth. The main reason was that, Guild atmosphere is extremely competitive. I never felt the difference in my power amongst such good warriors. It was a dream, which ended all too well and quickly."Are you alright, Dane?" Holding my arm, Charlize asks as I nod softly."I'm fine, I am. It's just overwhelming." "Are you...sure you're not a monster yourself, sir?" The African dude suddenly asks, seeming scared and witless as he approaches us."I'm not. But did you even wipe your ass, Mister? Roaming around like that?""I did. With a leaf." "Huh. While we were fighting the monster?" Charlize was skeptical, so was I. "I am a clean pooper. But, moving on, I think the coast is nearby sir." I lift my eyebrow at h
~Author~Welp, because by the time the trio on a stolen military grade helicopter were gliding down on an abandoned helipad that evening, the monster transformations below on the floors look up. "Oi~" The monsters had cognition, broken linguistic skills and knowledge from their previous owners. The Tier of monsters, almost all fifty six of them, was tyrant. "Can feel...it." A monster croaked. Three other monster transformations on the same floor gaze up, dead and half eaten humans in their hands. Their height was around three meters tall, filling up the space between floor and ceiling. "Strong...force." The monsters speak again, taking a deep breath in through their dirty, wide nostrils. Strong force of the fire would always mean the meat of the Radge Hawker would be nutritious. Nutritious, on the basis of pushing the monsters up their rank.For now, the monsters were tyrant Tier. But after consuming the meat of someone with black force, they'll quickly gain every ability a monste
"How long," Climbing over another piece of fallen debris, Dane asks Charlize in a soft voice, "Has this city been closed for?""That, we have to ask Master Chen. She has been here for the past five months when you were unconscious. She knows better." Charlize answered in a soft voice as well. "Well then. We will ask her right away." Dane says, his curiosity was above the charts because he wanted to know what happened to his city. And where were all the humans at all."Liz, how did they keep the humans away from monsters? Is someone from the Guild helping them?" "I don't think so, Dane. The Guild is dealing with blaming from Humanity. Tier 3 master Radge Hawkers are being questioned every day.""Why is Dr. Chen allowed to stay on earth then?" "Because master Chen could never trigger that event even if she was a Tier 3. She has the special ability to hide her signature of Force from monsters. At least they can't sniff her out. That is why she has a public profession anyway." Dane mad
Dane whirred past the monsters at an incredible beast. He was as fast as the lightning, even in that speed, however, not missing to slash through each one of the monsters. To Charlize, the man looked menacing and handsome like the God of Death raining down on the monsters. It wasn't the time to think flowery, however. In no time, Dane had slain through hundreds of monsters in the thin pathway of one kilometer of length. "Phew..." the exhausted man sat down, but not as exhausted as Charlize felt simply by running behind him. "You...race like a horse. You know that?" The man chuckled, she found it sexy."You're simply lazy, metal girl. Well, how do we get inside now?" Dane asks. His eye catches the movement of a monster trying to rise from the ground as he slashes it into two pieces again."You're not even subtle about this shit." Said Charlize, Dane couldn't help but laugh. He let his sword mix into thin air, it was going back to it's realm. Dane sat on the ground, not worried abo
Dane walked past, but now that everyone rests assured that the strongest Radge Hawker was now against them. A sense of security spreads through their chest. Despite the blood he is drenched in, his human admirers began patting his shoulder as he walked by. Dane was taller than most, standing tall at 6' 4, he was a gentle giant who smiled all until he reached a room in the first floor. A ward which was empty so he could at least freshen up."Yo, Dane! You don't have clothes tho!" Charlize was in the room, assisting him as she had to use it after him as well. She knocked on the door after hearing no response.On the other hand, Dane was lost deep in his thoughts.The humans...they liked him because he was protecting them. Isn't that too one sided? He might be into altruism, but too much altruism will get him nowhere and he knows that it's his reality. "Dane!" He springs back to reality, Charlize has been knocking on the door for a minute or more.Turning the faucet close, he opens th