Suddenly, Benjamin's heart sank as he heard the girl's continuous screams, sounding like a woman in labor.Questions and doubts started to fill his mind as he struggled to understand what was happening.The loud cries echoed through the forest, making Benjamin feel uneasy.On the other side of the forest, Dawn knelt in front of a lifeless body that appeared to be a dead man."No, who did this to you?""This isn't like you. How did you become so black?" Dawn's cries reverberated, drawing Benjamin closer to her to find out what was going on.But Benjamin couldn't think clearly. Wasn't Dawn searching for her father? Why was she suddenly crying like this?He was truly confused. He knew Talastu's daughter was named Dorothy, not Dawn. Could it be that...Benjamin's heart skipped a beat as he approached Dawn."Dawn, what's the matter?"Although it was obvious what was happening, Benjamin pretended to be clueless. "Who is that?"The sight of the once cold and aloof Dawn, lying atop a headless
What if Dawn realized he was the person that killed her father?Benjamin had a bad premonition as he looked at Dawn, who was searching through the little spell book. Dawn flicked the page of the spell book in a hurry, what she wanted to find, unknown to Benjamin Reeds. After a while Dawn threw the book onto the floor in frustration. "Arh, I can't find it. Why can't I find it?" She said looking at Benjamin for a response. Benjamin, who had no idea how to respond only nodded since his mouth has been sealed."How come you knew that My father was dead? " Dawn looked at Benjamin directly and asked.Benjamin who has his mouth sealed muffled some words out which was obviously not heard correctly.Dawn flicked her fingers to release the invisible force from Benjamin's mouth.~Sigh~" I only said what I saw, I didn't know anything about your father's death, I'm twice as shocked as you are right now. Do you think I know anything about his death?Is it why you have tied me here? Untie me. I ne
What if Dawn realized he was the person that killed her father?Benjamin had a bad premonition as he looked at Dawn, who was searching through the little spell book. Dawn flicked the page of the spell book in a hurry, what she wanted to find, unknown to Benjamin Reeds. After a while Dawn threw the book onto the floor in frustration. "Arh, I can't find it. Why can't I find it?" She said looking at Benjamin for a response. Benjamin, who had no idea how to respond only nodded since his mouth has been sealed."How come you knew that My father was dead? " Dawn looked at Benjamin directly and asked.Benjamin who has his mouth sealed muffled some words out which was obviously not heard correctly.Dawn flicked her fingers to release the invisible force from Benjamin's mouth.~Sigh~" I only said what I saw, I didn't know anything about your father's death, I'm twice as shocked as you are right now. Do you think I know anything about his death?Is it why you have tied me here? Untie me. I ne
In every story, the main characters always have goals, but not in Benjamin's case. All of Benjamin's goals died on the day he lost his mother. That day was etched in history when Humans and Mermaids declared war on each other. The Humans feared the Mermaids would use their powers someday in the future and for that reason only, They attacked.All human inventions were used that day. Humans died like bugs, blood and carnage was everywhere. Lives were lost, many parents didn't return home that day, many humans and mermaids died. Benjamin Reed's heart froze after seeing his mother lying in a pool of blood with a fist-size hole in her heart."No, no! You can't die" he cried. "Mother. Please don't let me regret knowing you are a mermaid. Tell me, mother, why ain't you swimming? Please don't leave me alone in this world, I won't have anything to do with my life if you go, who is going to read me bedtime stories and kiss me goodnight?" The cries fell on deaf ears.His mother just died. It h
Vanessa was ecstatic as she headed to the club, eagerly anticipating her mother's promised love story. However, as she approached the building, she noticed an eerie silence. Once inside, she was aghast at the sight of lifeless bodies, strewn about the club. Blood coated the floors and walls, and the air was thick with the pungent smell of death. Vision blurred by tears, Vanessa searched for her mother among the carnage. Fear gripped her as she considered the possibility that her mother might be among the dead.She searched for a while, not sure whether her mom was part of them or not. Blood leaked everywhere in the room. Her heart trembled but the urge kept her searching. Even though it seemed like a terrible idea for searching for her mother amongst the dead, she still went on with it.Questions raced through Vanessa's mind: Who could have done this?' In the midst of her grief and confusion a terrible sight of a female lying dead met her gaze. She was even worse than the men. Her fle
Angrily, Vanessa sent Benjamin outside the cold breeze of the ocean and with the help of her people, she started forming ropes around the beast that took her mother on a rock. Vanessa slammed the heavy ropes tight around Benjamin's wrists, her face contorted in fury. He had brought himself to this state, he had invoked the deadliest predators of the sea. Vanessa watched with glee as her army of Sirens surged forth, encircling around them with their powerful tails.*****The first thing Benjamin saw as he woke from the blackness was the smiling, yet agonizing face of Vanessa. His eyes flickered open again to the hushed murmurings of the sea. His head ached as he registered the sight around him. At once beautiful and terrifying, their dark tails were adorned in scales that shone like polished daggers. Enormous creatures towered above him, their long tails coiled as they bowed in supplication to the menacing Vanessa.He looks at the rest of them, confused whether they were actually real
Chapter 4 Monologue....[ I know, I know. You were expecting me to just jump into the story where Benjamin magically wakes up with a system, like all the other system novels... MC receives a system, MC starts kicking butts, starts getting girlfriends, MC becomes famous and then what? ORMC reincarnates mysteriously with a weird set of abilities that surepass everyone else's for no reason then he starts getting special treatment in the military school or wherever the story settles.It's like, really? Nobody else in the universe has ever thought of this??? MC is always the "chosen one" without having a clear reason why he was the only one who could get the system activated in the first place. Every single day main characters were weaklings and then they receive a system in death situations like this and then what? They start Leveling up with the "only I level up" theory leaving the real origins of the system behind. How was it created? Who made it? who was the first host?.... All the
"Dad!!, Mother!!, there is something inside the bushes'' Clara gasped for air as she rushed inside the tent. Every muscle in her body was tense as she whispered in a panicked voice, "monster" She ventured down. She gasped out before continuing, "Dad, there is a green monster in the trees." She finished speaking.Ricky couldn't help but laugh at Clara's panicked outburst, and their parents soon followed suit. "Clara, calm down," her mother said, trying to soothe her daughter. "What is it you said you saw in the bushes?" Clara took a deep breath and gathered her thoughts before speaking, "I saw a monster. He jumped from tree to tree and then. And then. And then. He launched himself in my direction."Clara only realized that they were all laughing hard. Even her father was laughing too. "Come on Clara, are you sure it wasn't a monkey. Because I believe there's a lot of monkeys in this jungle." Mr Grayson finished returning to his reading. "I know what I saw and I am not playing around!