My Demonic System

Chapter 6 : Dark Variant

The ash fell on the ground and covered the floor. If the people here hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed that the ash lying in Shawn's feet happened to be a young living man until a minute ago.

«Havoc point 1 obtained»

Ignoring the people, Shawn gazed at his hand as he muttered

“Strengthening?”

He could feel that his body had more strength than he had before he died. Not only was he able to toss the waiter like he was a toy, but what happened after that also proved the same thing. He realized that his strength was much higher than the man's since he couldn't even feel any resistance from the man.

He hadn't tested it before, but now he realized something. This power of strength, wasn't it something his father had before? If so, why wasn't it recorded in his Stats?

“Azazel! My stats window.”

«Ding!

DEMONIC SYSTEM

Name: Shawn Zach Kaleb

Age: fifteen

Race: Inhuman

Status: Warlock

Havoc points: 2

Strength: 250

Speed: 200

Control: 200

Skill: Immortality, Advanced Healing, Decay, Strengthening, ??, ??, ??

Main quest: Dominate this world (0%)

Side quest: Host's vendetta (0%)

Overall Demonic power: 0% (weak)»

It was indeed the same. Did he just awaken another power? Didn't this seem too easy? If this was indeed the same as his father's Physical power, didn't it mean he had received the S-rank Physical power of Strengthening from his father as well? Not only that but he had the S-rank Elemental power of Decaying that he had received from his mother. He even now possesses the mysterious power of Healing and Immortality which was granted to him by the system.

'So I have four powers now?' Shawn thought as he walked up to a nearby table to test his strength more. He tried picking it up only to realize the table felt much lighter. He was able to easily pick up the table. The table felt as light as a paper, and that confirmed his lingering suspicions. He now has the S-rank Physical Power of Strength.

While the customers in the restaurant were scared and unable to move in fear, there was one person who was calmer as if he wasn't scared in the least. It happened to be a middle-aged man who was standing behind the counter of the restaurant. He was the owner of the restaurant; His name was Big Joe.

Big Joe had been observing Shawn since the beginning but hadn't interfered. He took a deep breath as he finally decided to do something; It was his place after all, and he couldn't just let anyone run wild here.

Big Joe was confident and stood more relaxed than everyone else. He wasn't as shocked as others as this wasn't his first time seeing a Variant. He had crossed paths with Variants before in his life. And during the two times he saw them, he once actually managed to kill a Variant.

Even though it was years ago and the Variant he killed was not only weaker but also drunk as well, it still helped him gain confidence in himself that he could kill a Variant, anytime.. anywhere.

It also helped him gain much respect amongst others. He often told these stories to people who came to this restaurant. It fanned his pride a lot. So now that another opportunity was present in front of him, how could he let it go? He had been waiting for another Variant to go rogue for many years now. He always kept a gun with him for that very reason. He had also been practising shooting now and then.

Big Joe had remained silent until now to attract as little attention as he could. He let Shawn cause havoc in the restaurant on purpose. He wanted his entry to be as magnificent and dramatic as possible.

He wanted to be seen as a "Savior" by others. Now that the moment was right, according to him, he took out his gun from underneath the counter and aimed it at Shawn. After he was ready, he shouted

“Everyone, be careful! that kid is a powerful Variant! He is probably an evil Dark Variant!”

The people who knew what an evil Dark Variant meant grew even more scared. Evil Dark Variants were Variants that hated humans and wanted to rule them. There were even more organizations of such Variants. It was said that they rarely appeared in public sight. What was one doing here?

Shawn was already indulged in his thoughts, so it took him a bit longer than expected to get out of his trance.

He soon turned towards the origin of the sharp voice. But just as he did, a bullet pierced through the left side of his chest.

Once again the situation inside the restaurant had shifted. Big Joe's action brought back hope to all the people inside the restaurant. It was as if their souls had left their bodies, but the moment their saviour appeared in the form of "Big Joe", the souls finally came back to their bodies.

Cheers erupted inside the restaurant as the bullet pierced through Shawn's body. Shawn couldn't help but drop to his knees, in front of everyone. It was the first time he had been shot.

“Yes!”

“Big Joe killed the monster!”

“Good work! No matter how powerful these Variants are, they can't survive being hit directly with bullets.”

“That kid is dead!”

People who were silent like chickens previously started laughing like tigers.

“Hahahaha! He was showing off a lot! Good riddance! I was right; he was a slightly powerful beggar, but still a beggar.” the man who had abused Shawn earlier sneered at him again.

“Now he can atone for his sins in hell! I hope God forgives this child who went astray and became evil.” a woman in her mid-forties pitied.

The customers started laughing as they saw Shawn being shot. They were scared before, but now they calmed down as Lucifer was already dead in their eyes. Being relieved finally, they were laughing happily.

Unfortunately, their happiness didn't last for long. Slowly more and more people started closing their mouths as they realized Shawn hadn't fallen yet. Despite being shot, he was still kneeling. He hadn't dropped to the ground yet. He was still in the same posture with his eyes closed. He didn't move even an inch, as if he was a statue.

As for his wounds, the few people who had a clear view of his wounds were able to see that they had healed already.

They were about to tell the others when they all felt a chill run down their spines as they saw Shawn open his eyes.

Shawn rose to his feet, he stood as tall as before.

«Chaos mode engaged. Havoc points intake pool activated.»