“I don’t understand, Zeke. Why are you protecting him?” Veronica stopped a distance from the scythe-wielding youth and motioned to Gastin, who was busy opening the container. “It isn’t a personal vendetta or anything like that.” Responded Zeke as he shrugged, “He hired us to protect him. I didn’t expect you people to appear.” “Yet here we are. So… what now?” A black snake slid from within Veronica’s cloak and wrapped around her neck, its eyes concentrated on Zeke, hissing at him menacingly. “You know, you could just walk away.” Upon hearing him, it wasn’t the cool-headed Veronica who lashed back but the distressed Maxwell, who wasn’t pleased with Frederic’s death. “Do you think we’re afraid of you?” He looked at his teammates, seemingly a bit riled up. “We can take him down.” “There’s not just him.” Muttered the fearful Bibi as he looked over to the side, focusing on Sulong and the Zyth. Gastin was already a strong individual, and they had just seen Sulong incinerate Hanza wit
Pyromancy was the most wide-spread ability amongst the genetically gifted humans. It was also the easiest to defend against, either with the use of a counter ability, proper artifacts, or the right tactic. After all, Pyromancy was just casting fireballs of different sizes or causing fiery explosions.Only when Pyromancy was turned into a special type of fire would it become extremely dangerous. A perfect example was William Lorson’s Ink Fire, which charred the entirety of Zeke’s arm and couldn’t be healed using conventional means.Sulong’s ‘Pyromancy’ was special from the get-go, but his crimson fire was ‘savage’, in contrast to Azmer’s ‘serene’ Origin Fire.Precisely for that reason, Special Agent Elizabeth and the tenacious Zeke jumped out of the way. The former was already wary of the blond youth’s fire and the latter felt a dangerous heat and instinctively dodged, though that could be attributed to the fear born from being subjected to William’s fire.A tall cloaked figure descend
Deep within Black Rock Mountain, in the an outrageously massive cavern riddled with volcanic holes and infested with ferocious lizards, Special Agent Katrina and Jonathan Stellar Link were reaching the end of their arduous ‘journey’.They had killed hundreds of Magma Lizards, and both were finally reaching their physical limits. Even with the help of a System, Jonathan wasn’t an all-powerful, unstoppable human.The System in his possession derived power from misery and anguish. It heavily relied on the user’s mental state, and the worse it was, the stronger he would become.For a man like him, who had been through hell and suffered again and again, it was a suitable System, but that didn’t make it diverse.It was considered a ‘Minor’ System, significantly inferior to the Paths of Extinction System, which was one of the three Divine Scriptures.“It’s there!”Jonathan smashed his hands together and let out an uncontrollable black mist that protected him and blew all the incoming lizards
“Don’t you have any money?”Zeke unlocked the door to his apartment and hesitantly looked back as he asked the Witch. However, once he saw her piercing glare, he quickened his steps and went inside.Basically, Jennifer Savbra appeared in front of her and demanded to accompany him home. Apparently, she was sent here to monitor him, but she didn’t elaborate on the details. For example, why would the Witch Queen be interested in him? What did the Witch Association want from him?He only understood the need for secrecy, after all, Jennifer was the commander of her nation’s armies. A very important figure and an incredibly strong witch. Her presence here would alarm the three Departments and they wouldn’t let her roam around so freely. Even if they were generous enough to let her stay at Zeke’s side, they would closely monitor her to avoid any problems.“This is much better.”As if it was her own apartment, Jennifer sat on the sofa and spread her legs and arms. Noticing the fidgety youth s
The Sunken Metropolis was the Southernmost city of the Nezulian Republic as well as the most bustling civilised settlement. There was also Poudel City and The capital, both of which were similar in size, located North-West and North-East of the Sunken Metropolis. Poudel City was a proud and relatively ‘new’ city that housed the companies and public organisations. It had breath-taking sights for tourists, but the downside was that its inhabitants were mainly wealthy businessmen, government officials, and rich merchants. It was one of the pillars of the Nezulian Republic, a fortified settlement ruled by Madam Jevani, the head of the Department of Finance. It was a day like any other; The sky was clear, the wind was mixed with the heat of the summer, the streets were crowded with people heading to work. Poudel City was similar to the large cities found on Earth. In terms of the technology integrated into communication, transportation, and construction, it was superior to the Capital
Poudel City was in utter chaos, the streets were ravaged and the buildings were damaged.In the Eastern sector of the city, the Proto-Demons had already set up somesort of a camp. They quickly built mediaeval structures made of bones and strangely-colored wood, which made the whole thing look unnatural with all the modern buildings around it.“This is unacceptable. Did you forget what we came here for?”A Proto-Demon with light red skin, long black hair, and a pair of coal-like eyes, was facing one of his kin, specifically the spear-wielding one who had briefly faced Madam Jevani.“We do not have the forces to launch a full-on invasion. We’ll be massacred in a week! Why did you kill the humans?!” Lashed out General Gajin Cordis. In response, his particularly indifferent kin, which didn’t belong to the same tribe as him, sneered and shrugged,“We are the superior race. Before there’s any talk to be had, we need to establish our dominance and show that we can crush them at any time.”A
“The survivors in the Northern, Central, and Southern sectors have been secured and brought to the safe zone. However, we were unable to enter the Eastern Sector without encountering enemy forces.” A solemn middle-aged Special Agent, with a body riddled with scars, reported to the higher-ups sitting around a large table. However, the man was neither fearful nor too respectful to his superior. The only exception was the Minister of External Affairs, who had volunteered to join them and was the person in charge of most of the Special Agents. “The whereabouts of Madam Jevani, subsequent to her battle, remain unknown. In addition, the invaders have caught around 50 hostages, all of which are imprisoned within web-like cages.” “So we’ve reached a stalemate.” Michael Lopmore, looking more annoyed than before, shook his head and leaned back on the chair. “We cannot suffer to let them in our city any longer. We have to act decisively and swiftly.” Declared Bhak Djinn, whose hands were clas
Jennifer Savbra and Sulong Braveheart were taken to the already crowded meeting room, in which the higher-ups were awaiting for the reports.The first person to react was Kleya, the Nightmare Witch. Upon seeing the brown-haired and relatively petite Commander, she frowned.“Jennifer?”Likewise, Jenny’s body stiffened as she instinctively performed a military salute. Silya was kind enough to give her an abridged briefing, but it was still daunting to come face to face with Kleya.“...”With a blank face and clenched fists, Jennifer walked towards her direct superior. She wasn’t feeling guilty about her actions, after all, she had left her capable confidant in charge of the outpost. Moreover, it was the Witch Queen herself who had hinted about Zeke’s identity, so it was to be expected for her to go and seek him out.Still, Kleya seemed to be oblivious about the relationship between Zeke Orland and Jennifer, and from the look on her face, she wasn’t that pleased to see the Commander appe