Quest
Author: Brownybrown
last update2024-12-21 06:50:40

"Ahh, when the heck is it gonna end?" Mason yelled in frustration as he ran round the orphanage for the umpteenth time, trying to complete the second lap.

It has been hours since he had gotten back from the cliff and now he was trying to confirm if the system was indeed real or not. He has done the push ups and sit ups already and now he was trying to complete the hundred meter lap. But so far the system had still not displayed anything.

"So it was fake all along." Mason said with a sigh as he continued running. And just when he was about to stop and give up, he heard a ding and immediately, some few messages appeared before his eyes.

[You have completed the daily Quest]

[Complete a hundred meter run - 2 laps]✓

[Push up - 20/20]✓

[Sit up - 20/20]✓

[20 Exp has been obtain]

[Exp - 20/100]

"Wow... I...it's real!" Mason said with a laugh as he finally collapsed on the ground, trying to catch his breathe. He couldn't believe it, he had finally awakened an ability after seventeen years of age. And although he still did not understand how everything worked yet, he was happy to finally become a neohuman. And now he couldn't wait to practice and become stronger. But first things first, he needed to know what a demon truly was and how their powers worked. Only then, he felt would he be able to grow stronger. And the only way to do that was to find a book that explained about demons in the school library. And since he had missed school today, he had to wait until tomorrow.

With that thought in mind, Mason got up on his feet and walked inside, his eyes filled with nothing but joy. He had finally unlocked an ability and now he couldn't wait untill tomorrow.

////The Next Day////

Mason woke up early the next day feeling happy and excited. And after completing the daily quest, he took his bag and hurried out of the house as he headed towards Avalon school.

Avalon school was just a few blocks away from the orphanage so within a few minutes, he arrived at the school and immediately went towards the east wing where the school library was located.

There were a few kids sitting around the library when he arrived and immediately they saw him, they started whispering amongst themselves and bursted out laughing before heading outside the library.

Mason didn't need anyone to tell him why they were laughing as he had a clear picture in his head, but he choose to ignore them and walked down towards the huge shelf in front of him. Right now the only thing on his mind was getting to know what a demon was and how their powers worked.

So with that thought in mind, Mason walked towards the first shelf and search through the books there, looking for anything that might explained what a demon was. After a few seconds of searching through, he still could not find what he was looking for and moved on to the second shelf, wishing it in his mind that he'd find it here.

After going through the shelf for what felt like forever, Mason finally found three books whose titles seemed to catch his interest. The books were titled The mystery of the demon race, A demon's tale and Chronicles of demons respectively and after debating on which one to pick for a few minutes, Mason finally decided to go with the third one, the chronicles of demons.

With a firm look in his eyes, he reached out for the book and drop it on a table before running his hand over the hard cover for several seconds. After that, Mason opened the book and flipped through the old pages, hoping to find an answer to his questions. Eventually he came across a page that seemed to get his interest and stopped to read it.

"A demon's origin." Mason read aloud and could feel his heart pounding in his chest as he moved on to the next text underneath it.

"A demon is a supernatural entity with power unlike any you have ever seen. Born with the rare immortal gene, demons are able to live for thousands of years with powers like super strength, super speed, regeneration and a thousands more." Mason began to read the words with disbelief in his eyes. He had never heard of an ability that was capable of using speed, super strength and regeneration. Moreover he had never heard of an ability that made one immortal and wondered if the book was just talking gibberish or facts but nonetheless, he decided to read it to the end.

"A demon can either be created, birth or turned and their powers varies depending on how they are formed. Turned demons are less powerful compare to demons who are either created or birth. Demons who are created are more powerful than the three but a demon who is given birth to from two powerful demons can be more powerful in some cases depending on who their parents are and how powerful they are. Demons are sometimes weak to sunlight and iron and can feel their skins burn when they come across them... "

Mason paused as he read that line. Demons are weak to iron and sunlight? He asked no one in particular as he kept staring at the line. Did this mean his skin would burn if he ever touch iron? Mason wondered and paused as he saw an iron string laying besides him.

Slowly but carefully, he reached out to it and closed his eyes as he touched it, expecting the pain that would come from his skin burning. But to his surprise, nothing happened.

Mason took a deep breath as he removed his hand from the iron string. Thankfully, iron had no reaction to him yet and he hoped it would stay that way.

Mason then continued to read the book and eventually stopped when he heard the bell ring, indicating that it was time for the school break. He looked at the time and saw that it was twelve noon, which meant he had spent four hours in the library.

Satisfied by what he had read so far, Mason closed the book and returned it back to where he had taken it from. And as he made to leave, Mason heard a familiar ding sound.

[You've gained more knowledge about the system]

[10 Exp Obtained]

[Exp - 50/100]

"What is this?" Mason asked as he stared at the blue screen in front of him. It seemed he gained exp the more he learned about the system even though he did not know the usefulness of it.

"I hope it's something useful." Mason mumbled as he walked out of the library and headed down towards the cafeteria.

On his way there, a punch from nowhere landed on his face, throwing him down on the ground as blood drip from his nose.

Mason looked up to see who it was, only to discover Drake towering above him with a wicked grin on his face.

"Did you think I'd let you go after that stun you pulled?" Drake said coldly as his eyes glowed. Mason on the other hand couldn't help but clenched his fist tightly as he felt anger ripping through his veins. He was tired of being looked down upon, of been bullied by Drake every single day. He was tired of it all and could endure it no longer.

As Mason thought that in his head, a few messages popped up before his eyes.

[The system has sensed your hostility towards the opponent]

[You have been granted a quest]

[Defeat the opponent who is one level above you]

[Reward - 50 exp]

[Punishment - Lost of the system]

As the message appeared before his eyes, Mason knew immediately, that he had to defeat Drake by all means or lose his ability.

///Tbc////

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