Shian left the room and made a mental note of the location. He walked out of the building and chose a direction to go.
As he walked he reminisced about his life with his father and neighbours, unknown to him as he thought about them, a smile crept up his face. He thought about how they all took care of each other like one family, but it all got ruined for him when his father died, the smile in his face slowly faded and was replaced with a frown."That's why I need to get stronger, so I will be able to take care of myself and those around me. I will awaken my ability no matter what and become the strongest human in the world, or even the universe."As Shian finished his thoughts he looked ahead of him and saw a lake in the distance, he rushed towards it and got down on his knees and began to gulp mouthfuls of water. He hadn't realized that he was that thirsty until he saw the water and after drinking to his fill, he brought out his flask and refilled it.He took off his amour and clothes and dove into the clean water. He didn't go too deep for fear of encountering a beast, he didn't even want to enter the water in the first place but he had to so that he could remove all the filth that had accumulated on his body.After cleaning his body, he felt refreshed, he stepped out of the lake and put on a new change of clothes. As he put on his clothes he turned to the lake and took a good look at himself.His hair which was previously black was now white. Truly Shian was really handsome, he stood at six foot tall, his skin was free of all blemishes and had a nice shade of brown, his eyes were pure blue and looked to be slightly glowing like sapphires, his facial structure looked like it had been carved by Hephaestus himself, his arms where not large but his muscles were prominent and he had abs that looked to be forged out of steel."Damn I look good" Shian reveled.As he was basking in his handsomeness, he failed to notice the ripple in the water on time, he looked at his reflection one more time and what he saw made him jump back.If he hadn't reacted in time, then his head might have been bitten off.A creature that looked like a shark jumped out of the water and began to crawl towards him swiftly, it had two pairs of human-like arms.Shian didn't waste time and thrust his hands forward, it looked like his hands were not going to reach the beast, but midway thrust, a black trident appeared in his hands and the tips pierced the beasts head, killing it on the spot.Shian sat there still dazed about the fact that he could have been killed if he looked into the lake a second too late. He immediately got up and retrieved the beast crystal in the beast.Unfortunately or fortunately, the moment his hands touched the crystal, it shattered into tiny fragments and flowed into his body. Shian was shell shocked."What just happened!?, that crystal contained enough energy to at least power the portal and it just...just..broke." Shian said almost crying.[synchronizing system with user][6% synchronized]Shian was so angry, he didn't notice the subtle change in the notification.Shian picked himself up from the ground, he steeled his resolve and left with his trident in his hands.An hour later Shian could be seen standing with his trident in his hands, the trident which was previously black was now painted red with his blood, Shian himself was covered in blood. His armour which consisted of a pair of pauldrons, a breastplate, a pair of gauntlets and boots were soaking in black and red blood. Shian was already feeling weak from too much blood loss.Although the current humans were more tenacious, they still had a limit to how far they could go."Why does this keep happening?!!"Shian had killed a total number of seventeen beasts, yet all their crystals crumbled right before his eyes and he had no idea where their energy went to.Shian sat down on the ground with his head down. He seemed to be broken."No, I refuse to let this happen to me, I'll go back no matter what it takes!"Shian stood up abruptly and turned in all directions, looking for the next place to head to to hunt down beasts.Shian looked north, east and west but not south because that was the direction he was coming from. In the process of searching he noticed the words in his front had changed, he focused on it and it enlarged. Shian had found out that he could do this, he could move the words to a corner of his vision so that they won't obstruct him when fighting. Shian read the new words that he saw.[93% synchronized]"I seems like this is where all the energy is going, what will happen if it reaches hundred percent" Shian thought. "I don't think I want to know what will happen. I better not let it reach hundred then"Shian walked to the east, some minutes later he had killed two beasts and had sustained more injuries."Okay, let's test a theory" Shian said.He carefully carved out the part where the crystal was and picked it up using a cloth.The crystal didn't break."Yesyesyes, I did it." Shian said. "Now let's see how you are going to steal this crystal from me"Immediately Shian said that, the crystal crumbled into several fragments. Shian quickly checked and saw that the percentage had increased[96% synchronized]"Ah shit, me and my loud mouth again." Shian cursed inaudibly. "Let's try something else."Shian went to the next beast and carved out the crystal and this time, he held it with his trident, he was happy when the crystal didn't break. He made a makeshift bag with his cloths and balanced it on the prongs and began to walk back to the base. He was attacked by some beasts on the way and had to stop to deal with them. Although it was annoying, he couldn't change the fact that he got more crystals that way.Shian continued this for a whole week. On the last day, when he was bringing the last set of crystals, Shian walked into the scene of a beast feasting on the crystals he had accumulated over the week."Are you for real" Shian screamed out loud.The beast turned around began to flee. Shian was so angry he threw the trident so hard it impaled the beast and pinned it to the wall.Shian bent down and gathered the remaining crystals on the ground, he placed them in a box and left to go and get more crystals. He retrieved his trident from the wall and removed the crystal from the beast and left."Now I have to start all over." Shian said through gritted teeth.Shian began to kill beasts with more fervor. After witnessing a beast eat all the crystals he had saved for opening the portal, he was extremely annoyed which lead him to almost double his kill count. If Shian could kill two beasts in three minutes, now he could kill four beasts in four minutes. Shian's main aim to enter a beast realm was to get high tier crystals in order to use them to forge a new set of beast equipments. He also planned to sell some crystals in order for him to have some money with him. Shian had gathered enough crystals and was heading back to the base, he placed the crystal in the compartment of the portal and closed the lid. He turned it on and waited, the blue glow in the portal intensified, Shian was about to go through it when the glow dimmed down. Shian quietly went to a corner and sat down, he was seriously depressed, the crystals were not enough to power the portal. Shian was tired and he had several injuries on his body that were struggling to heal. He
Shian waited for some minutes to gather his energy before getting up. He studied the dead rhino at his side, poking random places at intervals, he went round the rhino but didn't move close to the bite mark on its neck, he felt that of he touched it he would die instantly. After scrutinizing the rhino enough, he produced a dagger from his space ring and began to cut in between the armor-plated skin of the beast. After an hour of arduous struggle, he finally got to the core of the beast and saw a massive crystal the size of his head glowing brightly. Shian was mesmerized, he had never seen anything so breathtaking in his life. While he was looking at it, a fight was happening inside him, he was resisting the urge to grab the crystal simply because of its beauty, but his rational self knew better that if he touched the crystal, the system that was synchronizing with him, will synchronize completely and he didn't want to know what will happen if it did, so Shian did what he had been do
Shian lay down on the floor to rest, then remembered that he had to hunt for crystals to power the portal and return back to earth, he sat there for a while, too lazy to get up and hunt beasts.He soon got up to go and gather crystals but returned later to rest with nothing in his hands. He got up again to go and get crystals and once again but returned with nothing, this continued on for weeks without Shian noticing anything wrong with his actions, albeit each time he returned he always had one thought. 'I went outside for a reason right, well, I'll think about it later'.Shian walked out of the base, his scythe in hands, with the intent to complete his mission. As he walked towards the beasts in the distance, his mind began to wander, he thought of irrelevant things and soon found himself walking back to the base while thinking.'What the Fuck did I come out to do!!!'Shian was getting angry but didn't know why. He walked briskly back to the base and entered an empty room, he slamme
Shian stood there with his bruised and battered body staring at the moving rock. The giant head revealed itself, four tortoise like arms burst out from four sides of the rock. A ceature that looked like a tortoise made out of uneven orange rocks scrutinized him briefly, before turning around and walking away. Shian heaved a sigh of relief and sat down, he was relieved of the tension that had built up in him in that short moment. For a second, he thought he was going to fight with his life on the line again, but when the beast turned around and left, he suddenly felt weak and fell on his butt.Not long after that encounter, he felt a vibration in the ground and the sky turn dark, he looked up and saw a giant circluar foot coming down on him, if he lingered any longer, he would be crushed into an ugly mush in no time.Shian picked himself up and assessed the situation, he chose a direction that could lead him faster out of the area of impact of the giant foot and ran with all his might,
Shian swung his scythe wildly, severing and dissecting several beasts at the same time, he tried his best not to move his legs too much because of the pain that might distract him, but some beasts unknowingly forced him to, and those beasts... He gave them a very cruel death. A beast charged at him with its horns, aiming to gore him to death, Shian jumped to the side and avoided it but his legs were strained in the process.Shian gritted his teeth and gave the beast a threatening stare, if stares could kill, the beast would have died a dozen times already. The beast felt a shiver run down its spine, it ignored the threatening gaze of Shian and charged at him again. Shian who was slashing at a beast suddenly stopped, caught the horns of the beast charging at him and snapped them, the beast wailed but it was short-lived as Shian stabbed the beast to death with its own horns and then...he smiled. 'Have a taste of your own medicine' He thought coldly.The beast he had neglected to kill s
The old man in blue armour was standing behind Shian looking at him worriedly, he had sensed something was wrong with Shian and immediately killed all the beasts around him to lift the pressure off of him.'He's still alive. I caused this, so I think it's only right I take care of him' The old man thought.He gingerly lifted Shian from the ground and ran. He moved at a steady pace so as to not disrupt Shian's rest, though he wasn't slow by any means.It didn't take long before they reached a base that was bustling with people, the old man stopped in front of the gate where two guards were positioned. They immediately bowed their heads and let him in, several similar situations occurred as he walked inside the base, the people he walked by bowed their heads with respect, though not the type of respect forced, but the one willingly given.The old man made his way towards a room, he opened the door without knocking and entered.Inside the room was an adjustable hospital bed with railings
"Umm...Do you know us?" Maya asked curiously."My father had only one good friend amongst all the friends that he had when he was a hunter for a certain someone. When he had a disease, that friend didn't leave him, he always came to visit to check up on my dad, even when all the others left him —heck even my mum left him— until recently, he stopped coming to visit." Shian sighed. "That friend, his name was Ryan Blackwill."The old man wasn't looking too good, it seemed like what Shian said had shaken him for some reason."My son!!, Ryan Blackwill is my son." The old man said. Considering the way he said it, something seemed to have happened. "What happened to him?" "Ryan died a few weeks ago." Maya sighed and replied gloomily. "He was assassinated.""I'm...so sorry about that" Shian said."Anyways, you might want to head back to earth..." Maya spoke but was cut off by Shian who was already standing up from the bed."Yeah, I really want to go back, like, right now. This planet has giv
Grandpa Enzo led the way out of the room, but before they left, Shian took a good look at the room, it was wide with white walls on each side and nothing in it except the portal in which they came through. "Why did we come through this portal, I thought we were supposed to come out through a portal in a military base?" Shian asked."The portal we used to head to that beast planet belongs to the military, but the one we just used to come back here is connected to this one we just came through." Grandpa Enzo explained while pointing to the red shimmering portal behind them. "So if you want to go back to the beast planet, you have to use the portal that belongs to the government, right?" Shian asked. "Hmm...not really. You see..." Grandpa Enzo was about to say something but changed his mind. "Nevermind, you're correct."They left the room and he led Shian down the long corridor, the walls where bare with nothing except the windows.'I thought they were rich, aren't rich families suppos