It all started when a strayed alienoid creature appeared in the world. It was captured by a scientist who was driven insane by his hate for humans. For a long time, he hated the humans for how he and his family were treated by everyone around them which led to the death of his children and wife. Driven by his desire for revenge, he sought out ways to punish the entire human race and after years of trying, he finally came up with an idea.
Mixing the genes and blood of the alienoid creature with that of a human, he was able to create a specie of an alien-human. He thought that as the creator, this specie will obey him forever but it was nothing but mere imagination, the humanoid-alien began to show rebellious characters for some time until one day, it ran away into hiding and began to multiply until they were overpopulated that they needed to find a new place to live. They made their way into the human settlements with the hope of making a deal with the leaders but instead of that, the leaders devised a plan to annihilate them. Out of anger, these species began to fight back until a war broke out.
The humans were taken by surprise as these humanoid-Aliens were having the upper hand in the war. It was at this point that the five countries decided to put their disputes aside and come together in order to fight their one enemy. Still at that, the humans were losing, they kept dying like chickens, houses were being destroyed, the remaining kids were hidden in underground tunnels while their parents partook in the war.
Just when humanity thought all hope was lost, the sky suddenly cracked and portals opened. Different colours of fogs filled the air and the people were engulfed in them, those who were lucky awakened some rare abilities while the unfortunate ones disappeared together with the portals. Those five people who awakened abilities became the heroes of the human race.
They brought the remaining people together in one place and they became one country, just when they thought everything was finally over, they began to see traces of those humanoid-aliens again. They didn't want what happened before to repeat again and thus, they began to seek ways to share their abilities with others.
It was not possible though but hopes weren't lost. They created an awakening stone that will aid the people in awakening any ability that they were able to, while doing this, they also wrote down their abilities in books and called it 'the ability book' Not everyone had this book because of the high price and so some individuals thought it wise to rewrite the ability books and make the new ones cheaper. It was cheap and so did the quality of the books drop, they called the original ability book 'advanced ' while the ones rewritten was called 'basic'Some poor families purchased the basic ability books for their kids who had awakened their abilities but unlike the advanced ability books owned by the rich families, they were lacking behind and were considered as the weak ones.
In the case of Max, his family were the average ones in society. They had given birth to Max and just like other parents they had expected their son to awaken an ability but unfortunately, he was not able to. Luckily, their second son came and he was able to awaken an ability, their parents used all their resources to purchase an ability book for their second son in return for him to bring them honour but for Max, he got nothing as he was considered trash.Because of the way he was treated by everyone around him, Max suddenly developed a hunger for power. He wanted so much to have powers so that he'll put an end to all the ridicules and ill-treatment given to him by people.He checked the time and it was 5:00 Am already, he had only an hour to begin his daily quest since classes commence by 7:00 Am every day.
Not wanting to miss his daily quest and go to classes late, he decided to start Immediately, he laid flat on the ground, facing the ceiling. "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10...." He kept counting as he did the sit-ups, it was easier and so he started with it.
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"...498, 499, 500, Argh!" Max yelled as he collapsed on the floor, he never knew that the press-ups will be harder than he thought, if he had known, he would have begun with it and then the sit-ups will come next. Nevertheless, it wasn't the time to regret or lay blames on himself as he was already done with the two.<<Daily Quest: 500 press-ups & 500 sit-ups>>
<<Quest Status: Completed For Today>><<Reward: 5XP>><<XP: 5/100>>
Max saw the messages but he waved them aside, he needed to drink water and the fridge was at the end of his room, he could not stand on his feet but there was only one option; 'drag' He began to drag his stiffened and aching body on the floor until he got to where the fridge is. He managed to open it after a while of struggle, the first bottle he grabbed was gulped in one go, so was the second and third. "Finally!" he muttered as he sat up, he was now able to feel his body unlike before.
He checked the time and it was almost 7:00 Am. Without waiting to be told, he sprang to his feet and dashed into the bathroom, after some minutes he came out again and began to wear his clothes which didn't take long.Five minutes was enough for him to get dressed and so he rushed out of his room and made way towards his class which was at the end of the large area.
He got to the class just before the doors were locked and took his seat, no one looked at him as they didn't see any difference in him and secondly he was not worthy of their attention. The teacher soon came and began his daily routine of filling the students with his blabs and mumbles. when his time was off, he left the class without turning to spare the students the last glance.Max not having anything to do placed his head on the desk to sleep as he felt sleepy, but before he could do that, trouble came looking for him.
"Hey! the boss wants to see you now!" A boy said.<<Quest Received>><<Defeat The Boss>><<Reward: 10XP>>Just like any other school where the powerful kids are on top, Angel Academy was one of them. The rich kids who had advanced ability books were considered the top students because they were also skilled in their abilities. Some rich kids whose goals are to bully the poor weak students become the boss students, going around with dogs they call lackeys who keep trailing behind them and licking their feet.One of these kids is Nat, a blonde-haired boy with earth eyes and bulky features. He is considered one of the top ability students in Angel Academy and Is respected by students and teachers and also feared by the weak students. As the only son of his wealthy parents, he derives so much joy from hurting weak students and turning them into slaves.Max became his pawn the day he stepped on his tail. It was an unforgettable day with painful regrets. That day, he was asked by another top student to attack Nat, when he found out that they were both enemies, it was already lat
One thing is to commit a crime and another thing is to not be caught, especially when one is not up to the task.Max upon hearing the voice froze, his mind wandered to many possibilities of being caught by different people. It could either be a teacher and hell, if it were to be one it could only mean one thing — Expulsion! And he wasn't ready for that not even when he hadn't achieved anything yet.Another possibility is that it could one of the strong ability students, students like Nat who bully and torture the likes of him. It would not be a dead road but he knew he was going to pay a heavy price.Fear gripped his heart, sweats filled his forehead, his chest kept rising and he dared not turn around until the voice spoke again."Kid, you will surely die of a high BP!" The voice said and let out a chuckle, walking to the front."You!" Max blurted out while pointing at the man, who was none other than the Demon lord. Max wanted to talk
Upon hearing the question, Max's heart skipped. He stared at the faces of the boys and he could see anger written all over them, they glared at him silently, waiting to hear from him.'Didn't that old geezer say that he has taken care of everything? Why are they suddenly asking me that, fuck! I'm doomed' he thought to himself as he kept staring at the four boys."Hey, you ain't saying anything here. We are asking you a question and you are silent, have you suddenly become deaf?" One of the boys with red dreadlocks asked. He among the four boys is the tallest and seemed to be the leader of the trio."I- I don't know what you guys are talking about," Max replied, trying his best to act normal whereas his heart kept pounding faster than normal."Kelvin, I told you...there is no point asking him about that. We all know that by the time we came, he had left and Nat was all alone. We should go visit him later at the clinic instead of wasting our precious
"Ah! Damn it! Damn it!" Max yelled as he walked through the path of the school without minding the students that were all staring and laughing at him.*Bang*The door closed with a loud bang as he slammed it behind him angrily, he strolled to his bed and slumped. His chest kept rising and falling with no plans of stopping, veins bulged out of his head as his face was filled with anger."Fuck the awakening stone! Fuck the school! Fuck this goddam system! It's so useless!" He screamed at the top of his voice. He could not believe what happened earlier even though it was still vivid in his head.-----Max stood at the centre of the hall with his hand on the awakening stone. One minute passed, two minutes passed, three minutes also passed but there was no sign of the stone glowing."Come out kid, you aren't lucky again this time," The Dean's voice rang, it was filled with disdain and disappointment as he stared at Max. The students w
Max's heart began to beat rapidly again and he quickly withdrew his hand and turned around slowly. Upon seeing the person who had just walked in, he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief and did an imaginary sign of the cross."Oh, it's you? What are you doing here by this time?" Max asked the person who in turn gazed at him in confusion."Am I not the one supposed to be asking you that?" The boy asked in return and walked to the bed. After checking Nat's body and making sure he was fine, he turned to Max and stared deeply at him. "Now tell me, what are you doing here and by this time?""I-..... Of course, I came to see him. I don't know what happened to him or who did this to him so I thought it would be nice if I visit him," Ma replied, sounding in the best of his cool."At night?" The boy asked with a raised brow. Why would he come at night time to see Nat?! It's very suspicious, however, he could not accuse the boy yet
The next day was Friday and it is a skill training day for Angel Academy. The skill training is an activity for students to train themselves using weapons like gauntlets, scythes, daggers and the rest that can't be mentioned. It is mandatory for all students notwithstanding gender and failure to not participate will have to undergo some punishment. The school had to take extra measures to see that the students are well prepared for the forthcoming great war against the humanoid aliens."Argh! My head feels so heavy!" Max grumbled as he got up from bed.<<Daily Quest: 500 sit-ups & 500 press-ups>><<Quest Status: Not completed>><<No rewards>>"Fuck this system! Am in no mood for your messages this morning," Max yelled as he waved the translucent screen off his face.He had woken up late this morning due to how stressed out he was last night. He should count himself l
"Harry!" Max called out as he stared at the ball of flames on Harry's palm. No one could explain the expression on Max's face as he kept staring at the ball of flames. "My 20XP is gone!" He suddenly said out loud causing the students to stare at him in confusion."Is he mad already or something?" A student asked and no one had the exact answer to his question, they were all confused."Hey, the hell is wrong with you? I just saved your ass and you can't show some appreciation!" Harry said. He was upset at Max's sudden behaviour."Thank you but I didn't beg to be saved...I need that thing on my chest, two of it on my chest or my reward will be gone," Max replied pointing to the ball of flames."Are you okay?" Harry asked in confusion. He was here to eat some breakfast when he saw the ball of flames dashing towards Max, out of instinct he rushed and caught it before it slammed on his chest. What he didn't understand was why he is acting the way he is doing r
"How was I able to withstand those blows just fine?" Max asked himself with a smile on his face. He had rushed out of the cafeteria, not because of anything but because he was extremely happy and surprised at the same time. He got into his room and closed the door behind him then walked to the mirror and removed his shirt. "There are no injuries at all, this is freaking awesome! I guess it should be because of the system, hahaha!" Max began to laugh out loud as he danced around his room.As he was dancing, his eyes subconsciously moved to the clock. "Ahhh! Don't tell me that I am late!" He screamed seeing the time. He quickly wore another shirt and carried his bag, he didn't mind his dishevelled hair which was unlike him and dashed out of his room.-------------"Are you all complete?" Max's home-room teacher asked as he stared at all the students one after the door."No.....""Yes, Yes, I am already here!" Max called out as he ran into
With wide eyes and opened mouths, everyone watched as the same dark fogs that had disappeared before reappeared again. This time it was behind Kelvin who still had his eyes fixed on Max, he heard everyone scream his name but before he could process anything, it was already late. The dark fogs formed into some long claws and began to tear on his skin. Screams filled the air as Kelvin began to run around the duelling ground, as he ran, the claws followed him as well, tearing on his skin and causing his clothes to be dyed red.As blood gushed out from his body, he began to get weak. He got weak to the extent that he could no longer walk and so he fell to the ground, helpless. No one came to help him, everyone watched as strength sipped out of him gradually, yet, no one made an attempt to help him. Not even Matt who wanted so badly to be his friend. It was as if the world had left him to die, that he was insignificant. From where he was lying down, a tear dropped from his eye then followe
"Looking for me?" Kelvin heard Max ask behind him, he turns around abruptly and sees the grinning Max but before he can open his mouth to talk, he was suddenly sent flying to the wall."What!""How the hell did he do that?""Did he just kick my Idol?"The entire Arena was in an uproar, students could not hide the shock on their faces as they stared at Max who was still grinning and then Kelvin who was lying on the ground, unable to move.Max slowly walked up to Kelvin who was groaning in pain, a smirk curved upon his lips as he bent down towards him. "I hate people like you the most!" He said coldly, causing Kelvin to turn around despite the pains on his back."Y-you....!" Kelvin shuddered, he didn't know what to say, he was confused, shocked and angry at the same time. Yet, he could not do a thing, he could only point at Max with hostility.Max seeing the anger on Kelvin's face beamed, he tilted his head to take a better look at Kelvin's face then without saying a word, he stood up.
"You are to begin after the count of five," Kelvin said, sounding like an official referee. The two opponents nodded in understanding and Kelvin began his count."1""2""3" "4""5""BEGIN!"After the count, Kelvin quickly gave them some space by moving closer to the wall of the duelling ground. Max and Nat both took a fighting stance opposite each other, with their whole attention fixed on themselves. The noisy crowd became quiet as the time they all have been waiting for has finally arrived, their eyes and whole senses on the two boys on the duelling ground, no one wanted to miss any action."Hey, I won't take it easy on you so you better do the same," Nat said as a warning and clasped his hands together.'It's not time for me to show them my demon powers or I'll be in danger, I'll have to follow Zheren's idea even though I would want to beat the crap out of him' Max thought inwardly as he braced himself for whatever Nat was about to do.From Nat's clasped palms, particles of ligh
The next day arrived sooner than the students expected it to. But instead of complaining about how short the night was, they were all elated. They rushed to the dining hall for their breakfasts and when they were done, they all went to do one thing or the other. Among all these students were some that went to the school poling unit. This was one of the fun of the school, voting for a particular person during duels.The night before, it was announced that the duel between Max and Nat will be taken place today and so this morning, they could not wait to start voting for their favourite person. As expected, they were all voting for Nat to win because they believed he would but except for one person. The short brown-haired boy walked to the front and cast his vote on Max, this act got the entire students around upset to the extent that some could not take it again."Hey, shortie! What the hell do you think you are doing voting for a loser? You are the only one wishing Nat to lose," one of
Max stormed inside the room and then slumped on his bed, his face was squeezed and his fists were clenched. Zheren also walked inside the room after some time, he glanced at Max and seeing his angry face could not help but sigh. He understood how he felt at the moment because he too had been in the same situation before. Nevertheless, he walked to Max and sat close to him, placing a hand on his shoulder he comforted him as a friend would — This was what Max needed at a time like this, a reminder that he has a friend who believes in him and will stand by him.After some time of comforting, Max calmed down. His face returned to its normal mood and his rising chest completely fell. Thanks to Zheren who knew how to use words just perfectly. After Zheren fell asleep because he mentioned that he was sleepy, Max took a shower because he knew how bad he smelled. After that, he wore light clothes and left the room after glancing at the Zheren.When he got outside, he began to make his way tow
"Kelvin, you guys have to hurry to the dorms, Nat and Max are about to fight!" A student yelled as he saw Kelvin, Harry and Matt."Max?""Max?"Harry and Kelvin asked in unison, the shocked expression on their faces could not be hidden. "How is that possible?" Kelvin asked in incredulity as he turned to Harry for an answer."We should go and check it out first," Harry replied and ran off. Part of him was overjoyed while the other part was in doubt, Max couldn't be back from the portal and alive. Nevertheless, he ran to the dorms and when he got there, he saw the crowd of students had already gathered around and mumbling hell knows not to themselves.Harry made his way through the crowd of students until he got to the front, where he saw Max being pushed to the wall by Nat. "Max!" He called as he rushed over immediately and stopped Nat from punching Max in the face."Hey man, you just woke up! Can't you rest a bit?" Harry asked as he held the angry Nat who was struggling to free hims
Zheren led Max through the dark hallway until they got to another building. Then he suddenly stopped and turned around causing Max to almost fall. "Max, I don't know how you were able to do it but I want to say thank you for bringing me back to life and for healing me. Damon said I am now a demon, it came as a shock to me considering my status before but I do not mind that again," Zheren said in a low voice then let out an inaudible sigh."I did what I had to do so you don't have to be like that, besides you saved me," Max replied with a slight smile on his face. "About the demon stuff, well I happened to be favoured by Damon and so I was able to turn into a demon, I guess it was a bit of luck that I was able to bring you back to life. As you have seen, I am not yet strong enough which explains why I fainted. By the way, how many days have I been asleep?" "Two days I guess," Zheren replied to Max's shock."Two days? Hell! I need to return to school," Max said as he remembered someth
Max closed his eyes still and tried to fully fix his attention on the dark energies around him. He may not know why the system requests that he absorb the energies but one thing is for sure and that is his desire to get stronger. After some time, he opened his inner eyes and he could see the dark energies and how they were raging around his soul. It was like they wanted to tear his soul apart but something kept stopping them.Max channelled his mind to the energies and began to draw them to himself, the dark energies felt his presence and suddenly they gathered around and began to form until they formed into the shadow of a man."Are you strong enough to withstand my powers?" Max heard a voice ask him through the shadow of the man. He kept silent for some time as he didn't know if he could be able to do it. At the same time, be wanted to do it because of the rewards attached to it by the system."Yes, I can!" Max replied and without waiting for the shadow to reply to him, he gathere
"Who are you?" Asked Max with a curious look as he stared at the figure of a man who was standing not too far away from him. He was supposed to be startled by the appearance of the manly figure but surprisingly he wasn't, he felt as though they were connected somehow."My name is Yama," the man said calmly. His eyes glittered as he stared at Max. "Do you know me?" he added."I don't! I should be asking you that because you approached me yourself," Max said still with his gaze fixed on the man."If I am correct, you awakened the remaining part of me during your breakthrough. I am quite surprised to be honest, for a mere human to awaken me is something I never expected even when I was still asleep." Yama said, his voice filled with surprise."I awakened you?" Max asked in shock. 'That explains the strange voice I was hearing during...' he stopped his thoughts halfway and returned his gaze to Yama who was patiently waiting for him to ask questions. "Were you the one speaking through me?"