Half an hour later, within the large conference room in the Grandview bank. Several big businessmen in Landville were gathered.A lot of them were middle aged men in their late forties to their early fifties, the younger people present were mostly women who came as escorts to some of the businessmen and the sons who were nothing but heirs to companies already built by their fathers.Everyone was here with the same goal in mind, to purchase the Vangham stocks, a small share in a temporary project by the Winters corporation.The auctioneer who was a representative from Winters corporation stood on the podium along with Cynthia Lane with a large projection screen behind them. "Welcome to Grandview bank, it is our honor to hold the long awaited auction for the Vangham stocks, a highly profitable project planned for the past five years by the renowned Winters corporation. I believe everyone is fully aware of the rules, only the highest bidder will purchase the shares making an investment
A tall man was standing at the entrance, his lean body wearing a fitting Randell85 bespoke suit that exuded pure luxury. Everyone present knew that a Randell85 suit wasn't easy to purchase. Only the wealthiest and most influential men could afford such attire. The man had a regal bearing that made everyone subconsciously conclude that he must have a remarkable identity making them curious about him, however when they all gazed at his face they frowned, their curiosity unsatisfied. The man had a black mask covering half of his face leaving only his attractive lips visible, the accessory seemingly infused with gold carvings adding to the air of luxury the man exuded.The mysterious aura oozing from him made everyone even more curious."Who is that young man?""I don't think I've ever seen him before.""Since he's here, he must be a businessman too, but I've never seen or heard of him anywhere.""Why is his face hidden? Could it be that his identity is that terrifying?" The men within
It wasn't just his appearance that had changed, he felt his mind become sharper and smarter as well.Things immediately started piecing together in his head, and when he thought about his decision to purchase the Vangham stocks. His instincts sharply protested.Peter's eyes glinted with understanding and he went on to get dressed in the suit Daniel had bought. When he emerged from the room he'd entered to change, Daniel who was waiting for him outside looked stunned as if he was staring at a ghost."You..." He couldn't make any words. It was as if the pauper he'd met just a few seconds ago had undergone a drastic change instantly.Perhaps that poor appearance was indeed a disguise."I'd like to keep my identity hidden, I don't want anyone to recognize me. Can you get me a little accessory to keep my face hidden." Peter asked. For some reason, seeing Peter again, Daniel no longer doubted his identity. This guy was indeed not so simple, he might have just hit a jackpot meeting someone
"I want the Paradise hotel." Peter demanded.The whole crowd was stunned by such an astounding demand."The paradise hotel in exchange for the Vangham stocks? Isn't that a little too much?" "Robert Crawford had always been arrogant, now he's met his match." The women present whispered among themselves."This mysterious guy is so cool, I want to know who he is so badly." While everyone was stunned at Peter's demand, Robert Crawford secretly smirked.'Idiot, he doesn't even know that he's taking a heavy weight off my hands.'He'd inherited the hotel from his father, hence Robert never really took the business too seriously since he'd never worked hard for everything he had.Robert had been leading a very extravagant life, he obsessed over multiplying his wealth so much that when investing in several stocks didn't bring him the perfect yields, he put his money into gambling. A certain time he had been absolutely certain he would win a gamble, he'd staked billions after borrowing money
Peter walked out of the Grandview bank the same way he'd walked in. Dressed in his old shabby looking clothes, of all the people and reporters gathered outside the bank, no one could know that the ordinary looking guy was the rich guy who'd not just walked in a spent a billion dollars in auction, but also outsmarted the arrogant Robert Crawford and took the paradise hotels from him."Boss, how do I contact you?" Daniel asked when they'd walked away from the crowd.Peter smiled feeling thrilled at what just happened, then he handed the papers of the paradise hotels to Daniel. "I'll leave you in charge of the hotels for now. No one should know who I am for the time being, I don't want my identity revealed, I'll contact you whenever I need to." Daniel was stunned seeing the papers of the hotels in his hands, no one had ever trusted him with anything this big even though he had been working tirelessly just to be acknowledged by the Winters family, spending so much time with Joey he'd eve
Beatrice ignored her colleague and led Peter into the showroom."The La Voiture Noire is an exclusive car designed to perfection unlike any other sports car in the world. At first only one was produced, but early this year, the company released two more of the series. Right now the last two have already been sold to private buyers, many people have expressed interest in the last one remaining but most haven't been able to afford it in this city, our boss had to work really hard to get the last one for this shop, and if it is to your liking, I hope you can be able to purchase it sir."Peter stared at the car before him with eyes aglow, since the first release of the model he'd had his eyes on it. He couldn't believe it was in front of him right now and he could finally afford it.As he opened the car he was met with a sleek interior luxuriously appointed with the finest material and modern technology. At this time Linda walked over to caution Beatrice once more."You're so naive Beatr
"But sir, he's a customer, and the shop policy states that all customers should be treated with respect, it is also said that customers are allowed to take the cars they're willing to purchase on a test drive. How am I wrong in this case?" Beatrice questioned after receiving a harsh slap from her boss.Such physical abuse was something she was used to, in fact she had a lot of bruises on her face which she had covered with makeup. But she still felt indignant about getting slapped when she had done nothing wrong.Mr Sanders, the boss of the car shop gave Peter a once over with disdain evident in his eyes."You are to serve customers, not random beggars that come in here for a fun ride. What if there had been a scratch on this precious car, do you think this guy would be able to compensate for that?" Peter didn't like how brazenly the man had hit a woman without a second thought, and the fact that she was just his employee incensed Peter even more."As far as I'm concerned, this car i
The policemen scanned Peter then turned back to Mr. Sanders, "What proof do you have that this young man here is a card thief."Mr. Sanders smirked confidently, "I'm a citizen concerned for other people of the higher class, this guy here came in with a card that clearly doesn't belong to him, if you make some investigations, I'm sure you'll learn that the card is indeed stolen.""There have not been any reports of a stolen card lately, however we'll still investigate the matter. Young man, I'm afraid you'll have to come with us." The policeman turned to Peter."Is it a crime for someone to purchase someone with their own money? The card is mine, and this man here is making baseless claims.""Hmph, then prove the card is indeed yours. What job do you have? Do you think a nobody like you can afford this precious car, you obviously stole the card." Mr Sanders spat.Peter didn't feel the need to keep arguing with the man, so he pulled out his phone and dialled a number."Hello miss Lane,
Within the huge Blue house estate in highland, a woman in a pristine black suit walked down the halls with guards and employees trailing behind her back waiting for instructions.The woman was beautiful with short hair, though she had changed slightly in the last few months, she still had the same strong efficient mind for business."Miss Samantha, what does the president like to eat?" One maid asked, she used to be among the former President's female employees. They were all eager to please the new president, especially after the news of his imminent return."The president has several favorite meals. Instruct the chefs to prepare a bountiful feast, anything with venison, the president loves those, caviar should be a must, he's grown a taste for that over time. Remember that everything about the meal should be flawless." Samantha instructed the maid who was the head of the kitchen in the Blue house."Yes Miss Samantha." The maid departed and hurried towards the kitchen to carry out he
"It's amusing to see how desperate you can go. You can even blacken your heart to kill me? Ethan Titan, your death shall cleanse the world." Saying this Peter's power doubled.Ethan who was already feeling triumphant stiffened, his expression darkened in fright."What is this? How are you able to...no! No!!"He couldn't believe his eyes, it seemed like Peter had merely been playing with him seconds ago.His dark power was pushed backwards in a fast speed. It didn't take Peter a second to depleted the power Ethan had sold his heart to gain.His own power hit him hard in the chest and he spat mouthfuls of blood repeatedly.He seemed to realize he was fighting a losing battle.Peter's position as a high supreme immortal was achieved through genuine tribulation which he managed to ascend, while Ethan's power was through a dark force, there was no way he could win this fight."Damn you Elias Titan, this is not the end of our battle." Saying this, Ethan turned around to flee."There is no e
'Big brother!' The tiny voice of a girl echoed through an empty space. 'Hurry and come back big brother. I'll be waiting for you.'A small speck of light flickered on for a single moment before it turned off again. 'I died for you in the past life, and I won't hesitate to die for you again.'The light flickered on again and died once more. 'How can this be the end of me?' Long minutes passed by, and then, all of a sudden..."Boom!" A thick burst of light surged in the dark empty space, the light so bright it could blind the ordinary eye.*System restarting!**Welcome back host!*The speck of light looked down at its own floating body."I'm back! I passed the tribulation!"Ethan smirked triumphantly when he noticed there was no trace of life on the dead body lying on the floor."Heh! Finally, you're finally gone for good Elias." Ethan laughed heartily as if he was currently experiencing the happiest day of his life."Announce to the whole world, today Titan state shall host the bi
"Ethan Titan! You are a despicable beast!" Lucina cried as she was held back by many Titan guards. She had fought with all her might, in the end she hadn't been able to over power them.Ethan laughed loudly as he dragged Peter's body by his foot, he went outside in the open field of the Titan castle."Do you see this cousin Elias? This is where we used to play as kids. And this is the same place I killed you last time, how nostalgic it feels, being here again with your dead body.""Darling, now that you've gotten rid of him for the second time, can I be your queen? I have been hidden for a long time, our plans was to bait him when he returns again, he never knew I betrayed him last time, he would have still loved me if he saw me again, I'm glad I didn't have to pretend to be in love with him again this time." Celene spoke, her words dripping with disgust as she stared at Peter's body."Don't worry my love, you're already my queen. The entire independent states will bow to you. But fir
*Beep!**Beep!**Beep!*A speck of light fluttered in an empty dark space.*Welcome host, to the system space.* The voice of the old man which belonged to the system sounded in the space.A large screen appeared in the dark space, the speck of dust seemed to have awareness of it's own."This...this is the system screen I always see in my head." *Replying to host: system has caught host's soul before it can be transported to the netherworld.*"Right, I'm already dead." The speck of dust said looking down at its own floating body. *In order to be transported to the netherworld, host's soul needs to be unbinded with the system.*"Did you bring my soul here to get permission to unbind the system?"*Replying to host: I brought you here to give host one final test.* "A final test? But I already died."*Host's soul is that of an immortal, for an immortal to be killed and completely wiped away from the earth, they have to be destroyed by dark energy.*"Dark energy." The speck of light whic
When betrayal got so intense, it would feel like a chain of flames burning ones heart, that was how Peter felt in this moment.He had tasted betrayal several times, in his lifetime as Elias when his trusted cousin betrayed him and staged a rebellion against him then killed him, and in his life as Peter when the woman he loved scorned him and left him for a richer guy, now he was both Elias and Peter, and he was experiencing another painful betrayal.Celene had been his one true love...or so he thought."You...betrayed me?" Peter asked blood dripping from the side of his mouth."I never betrayed you Elias, right from the start, I never loved you." She said, while still in Ethan's arms, "Ethan and I had been childhood lovers and me being with you, was just a part of our plans." Right in front of his eyes, Ethan kissed Celene passionately making Peter feel disgust along with the unbearable pain burning inside him."It was my fault for trusting you...both of you, a mistake I'll make cert
When the guards saw Peter entering the Titan castle, they laid down their weapons and bowed to the floor.He watched the place he'd known as home in his past life, the grounds he'd played as a child and practiced his magic as an adult.When he walked into the hall he saw the day he climbed the throne, and the day he was struck down from it by his own cousin.The desire for revenge coursed through his blood and he clenched his fist.Today he'll take back everything from that bastard!"You finally came dear cousin."Lights turned on in the hall illuminating the majestic opulence of the room.Peter's face hardened when he sighted Ethan.He was sitting in a chaise lounge atop an elevated platform within the hall. A woman was kneeling by his feet cleaning his shoes.When Peter's eyes focused on the woman, he realized she was familiar, extremely familiar."Mom!" The woman slowly turned around, her face was sunken and she looked pale and frail. The woman who had been a queen in his past lif
"Yes!" Peter replied. "I am Lord Titan. But you will take that knowledge to your grave!"Peter snapped his fingers and the chain tugged ruthlessly, Oliver's wrist fell to the floor, severed from his hand."Arghhh!" His cry of pain was seized by the chain tightening around his throat burning his skin and snapping off his head.Students scrambled backwards as his body fell separated from his head.Knees immediately hit the cold floor with resounding thuds."Hail Lord Titan!" Peter slowly descended the stairs.Diana gazed up at him feeling the huge change in his aura."How did you do it so fast? Your aura has changed... you've become stronger.""I told you I had a treasure." Peter replied with a smile.With heads bowed down to the floor, no one dared to glance up at him in the face.The legends were true. Lord Titan had returned.Lucina moved to stand beside Peter."Congratulations my Lord, you can return and take back your rightful place." "Thank you for your help Lucy, go back home
The man standing at the top of the stairs was the same person they were thinking had exploded into minced meat, but there he stood with a regal aura, and shockingly...dark golden eyes.Everyone knew that only the Titans had golden colored orbs."How is this...who is he?" At this moment, one of the staff taking care of the Haven rushed into the scene."Bad news! Bad news!" He exclaimed, voice trembling as if something terrible had just happened.No one answered the man who had rushed in, he approached the first elder and spoke."The second and third level of the Haven is experiencing a big problem. All the energy in the air has been sucked up by a strange force!""What?" The first elder couldn't help but feel shocked and frightened at the same time.His eyes subconsciously looked up at the figure standing atop the stairs."How could the energy be sucked away just like that?" "I don't know how, but from our control rooms we saw a person through the cameras, that person seems strange,