The group was still giving John a hug except Nick, uncle Ben and the rest of the men.
The hug had lasted for an awkwardly long time and Nick couldn't help but roll his eyes." Aaugh alright his fine you can let him go." Said Nick." I am happy to see you fine, but I must say it's like a miracle happened here, do you know who or what killed all of these beasts?" Uncle Benson asked. At this point, the group had stopped hugging John and they were looking at him with questioning eyes, waiting for his answer." Unm no, I don't remember a thing. I just woke up here with everything like this and the only thing I could remember was that I was being attacked by an Advance tier shadow dog." John lied. And because of this, Cassian shook his head. ' You can't hide who you are forever, you know,' he said.' I know what i'm doing.' John replied." Aah, I see." Uncle Benson said as he went over to one of the corpses of the shadow dog and started examining its body." How did you all find me?" John asked, trying to relieve himself from the awkward feeling he got from telling lies." There is a trail of the bodies of dead demons outside, leading to this cave." Nick replied." Whatever or whoever did this must be an expert fighter. Most of the bodies are still intact and it looked as if they were killed with one clean strike straight to the crystal core. " Uncle Benson said as he took a look inside one of the wounds found on the dog's body." It seems like it took away the crystals as well. " When Uncle Ben said this, John looked at Cassian with questioning eyes.' What? I thought the crystals would be important, so I kept them in your storage space.' Cassian said.' What do you mean by my storage space?' John asked, feeling confused.' You still have a lot to learn. Your storage space is an ability that enables you to store any non living object away and retain it at will.' Cassian replied." Whatever this is and whatever it's motive is, you have it to thank because it saved your life John." Said Uncle Ben." Sure," John replied." Now I think I won't let you guys go on another hunting mission, until you update your weapons and armors. Today you were lucky, but tomorrow you might not. Let's go." Uncle Benson said as he took his leave.---The hunting group had gone back to the bounty hall and collected their reward. Even though they weren't the ones who cleared the shadow dogs, at least they got lucky someone did it for them.John had taken his two gold coins as his own share of the bounty and he had a very huge smile on his face.'If I could kill all those beasts by myself, including a king tier beast, then I could make a lot of money as a bounty hunter and selling a king tier crystal would be at least twenty five gold coins.' John thought to himself.John's smile faded away when he thought of the innocent man behind bars. ' But first I will have to expose the real criminal. And tomorrow I will do that.' --At home, John's dad was having a conversation with his mum, then John stepped in." Hey John, how was school today son? You guys closed quite late." His father said." Yeah we had to study hard for our upcoming exams." John lied.' You are quite a skillful liar ' Cassian teased.' We are one person, remember?' Replied John." Son, I made dinner for you, go freshen up." John's pretty mum said.John hurried to his room and the first thing he did was to retain all the crystals in his storage space and to his surprise, there were over a hundred of them.The king tier crystal was the largest and it was clearer than all the other crystals. The higher the tier of the crystal, the more transparent it was.' So many crystals, if I sell all of them, I would not get less than five hundred gold coins.' John smiled as this thought crossed his mind.He quickly placed back the crystals in his storage space and hopped into his bathroom.--Later that night, John was eating with his parents, then he started thinking of how he would sell the king tier crystal in his storage space, and other advanced tier crystals, not forgetting the basic tier crystals. He wished he could just break the news to his parents that they won't have to worry about money anymore. " Mum, do you believe in miracles?" John asked his mother." Yes I believe in miracles, you are a miracle." Replied John's mum as she wondered Where the question was coming from." Can I know why you asked that question?" She asked." What if I told you that soon we won't have to worry about money anymore?" John asked." That would be great, but also it would need a miracle for that to happen, don't you think?" Replied John's mum." I found another part time job in the city that pays well enough." John said." May I know more?" John's father asked." I consulted Mr Benson about how I need a part time job and he decided that since he lives alone, I can come from time to time and clean his house and every week I would be paid six gold coins." John lied.' There goes another lie.' Said Cassian." Wow, that is so huge. Oh Mr Benson, my old time friend. How is he doing?" Asked John's Father." He is doing great." John replied.Everyone was really in a bright mood that evening, but it was interrupted when a bloody scream was heard outside, then what filled was the sound of a strange beast. The was that of a girl and John could swear that he recognized the voice."Stay here, Let me check," John's Father said as he grabbed his flashed light, and stepped out.John's father had been outside not for a long while, then rushed in suddenly with the look of horror on his face."We need to get out of here now," he said." What is going on?" John's Mother asked." We don't have time to answer questions, let us go now." John's father replied.Everyone left the house and stepped outside and down the street were beasts attacking houses. Some members of the neighborhood were using their abilities, trying to fight off the beasts, but they were outnumbered as the beasts were just too many.The whole area was in chaos as people were trying to run for their lives. Others were trying to protect their properties while others tried to protect their loved ones.When looking at the area, one could not believe it was once a peaceful neighborhood.While watching the beasts, John noticed that the beasts behaved in a strange pattern repeatedly as if something was controlling them. The beast didn't kill anyone, it looked like they were trying to drive people out of
"Here is your room, have a good night." Sabrina said as she gave John a wide smile." Thank you," John said."Your welcome," Sabrina said, then she turned to take her leave, but then she heard John's voice saying " Wait," which made her turn back and face John." Umm.. I.. I am John, nice to meet you" John stood there with a red face as he tried to speak. He wasn't good with girls so he felt embarrassed that his speech was shaky." Oh, I am Sabrina, nice to meet you too." Sabrina replied politely." Good night," John said as he rushed into his room and closed the door.' Damnit, look what you made me do Cassian, are you happy now?' John asked, feeling enraged.' Uhh.. Don't worry it was a good start, next time you will do better.'' There is no next time,' John replied.--At night, for some reason, John could not sleep, so he decided to go outside and get some fresh air. When he stepped outside, he picked up a familiar scent. It was that of Sabrina. Then John's ears picked up the sou
John and Sabrina had left the building which the meeting was holding in and they were both heading back home. The Journey was a silent one. John peeked a little to his right to see if Sabrina was still mad but he realized that she was really still mad as her face showed her rage. John quickly turned his eyes away from Sabrina because he never wanted to know what will happen if his eyes met with that of Sabrina.' Boy, now she is like a wounded lion.' John thought to himself.' Say something, will you leave her that way?' Cassian asked.' And what will I tell her?' John asked.' Tell her you are sorry.' Cassian replied.' Don't you think I should wait until she calms down?' John asked.' That is also right, but what if she wants you to say something?' Cassian asked." What were you thinking?" John and Cassian's discussion was interrupted when they heard Sabrina's voice." Why did you follow me?" She asked." Look I am sorry okay, I just saw you leaving the house at night, heading somew
The leader sent forward a punch at a great speed and John managed to dodge. This surprised the leader.' That was just luck' he thought to himself.Then he charged forward and he send a sort of blue energy towards John, from his gauntlets and John dodged, but the energy attack was just a distraction, the leader's speed suddenly increased and he ran behind John and gave him a huge punch on the back." You might be a special kid, but you don't measure up to me." The leader of the bandits said as he looked at the chain containing the red crystal in his hand." How did you get that? " John asked, wondering how the man was so fast that he removed the chain from John's neck without him noticing. Then John looked at the man's boots and noticed that it wasn't a normal boot. It was a king tier magic fused boot.' That explains a lot.' John thought to himself." Since we have what we wanted, we will take our leave." The leader of the gang said. But when he looked at his hand, the chain was no l
" You should be thankful that I took back your crystal instead of asking how I did it." Sabrina said, crossing her arms with a silly frown on her face." Don't you think that goes the same for you? You should be thankful that I saved your life rather than asking me how I did it." John replied with a grin as he enjoyed every moment, since he had the upper hand in the debate." Whatever, I still have not forgotten the fact that you followed me without my consent." Sabrina said as she moved ahead." About that, I think I would love to come here again some other time." John said following behind Sabrina.---Somewhere in a big and beautiful Mansion, a Mansion, six men dressed in formal clothing sat on a long rectangle table.Five of the men sat at the side but the other man sat at one end of the table.His hair was long and very dark in such a way that it sparkled. His pale and smooth skin made him stand out from all the other men sitting on the table. He had a look on his face like he w
The sun was high up in the sky and John decided to go out and take a look at the big city.He stepped out and his lips curved into a smile. He could never get tired of looking at the beautiful paradise city. From the hovering cars and bikes in the sky to the sky scrappers that had peaks that went up in the clouds, not forgetting the vehicles, trains and motorcycles that moved on the busy street.Everyone seemed to be rushing somewhere, probably going to handle their businesses.' I Wonder if other cities are half as pretty as Paradise City. ' John thought to himself as he took a deep breath enjoying the fresh air.' Where to go now? Let me take the right.' John took the right, just walking on the street and looking at the open shops and other stuff.When John had gone a certain distance and he arrived beside a certain crystal shop, his nose picked up a familiar scent.' Sabrina?' John went closer to the shop and looked through the window and there she was sitting with a man reading.
After Mr Jones asked John About the crystal, after much consideration he decided to answer." It was given to me by my father, he said he picked it up while fishing in the sea." John lied." Oh I see," Mr. Jones said as he went and shut his windows and door, then he went to a drawer and unlocked it." What do you want?" Mr Jones asked Mr George." We wish to know the origin of the crystal and the meaning of the words on it." Mr George replied.Mr Jones took out a big book that looked old and dusty from his drawer and on the back of the book were writings like the one on the crystal." This book is an ancient book that was passed down to my father by his father. My Grandfather was a librarian in the vampire palace. This book contains secrets about the vampire kingdom that only a few ears are allowed to hear and in this book, you will surely find the answers you seek." Mr Jones explained." The history of every king that ever ruled the vampire kingdom and their achievements are recorded
Somewhere in a forest, a girl was running at her fastest speed possible. Every once in a while, she looked back to check if whatever was chasing her, was closing in on her.Then one time she looked back, there it was. The thing chasing her was close as if she had not been running at all. " Help!" She shouted at the top of her voice, praying that a miracle happens and someone hears her voice.As she kept running, she tripped and fell down. And that was it. She decided she would not run anymore, because the thing was evidently faster than her and would have caught up to her sooner or later.She sat there crying as hard as she could, with her tears almost blinding her eyes.While the thing chasing her had stopped running and decided to advance towards her slowly, after all its prey had nowhere to run to.It enjoyed every moment as it got closer to its prey, and when it was close enough, it leaped up in the air. The girl shouted as she closed her eyes and accepted her fate. But what she
The Rose Faction gates were heavily guarded, but the group of ninjas had an unusual ability that made them experts in the art of shadow. They moved unseen and unheard, slinking through the darkness like wraiths on a mission. The guards stationed at the gates barely had time to react before they were taken down with swift, precise strikes. Drawing their swords from their sheaths, the Rose Faction fighters poured out of their barracks to engage the ninja invaders. There was a brief moment of chaos as the two groups clashed, the sound of metal on metal ringing out across the compound. Despite being outnumbered, the ninjas fought with incredible skill and speed. They seemed to move as one, striking from the shadows before disappearing once more. The Rose Faction fighters were bewildered and outmatched, and soon the courtyard was littered with bodies. The ninjas had come for a specific mission. They slipped past the battle and ignored the carnage being wrought around them, heading straig
The atmosphere in the arena was electric as the announcer's voice boomed through the speakers. "Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for round three of the battle between John and Spider Mechanic! The first round was a draw, with both fighters showing impressive skills. In the second round, John and the Rose Faction emerged as the winners. Now, the third and final round will determine the ultimate victor of this battle!"As the referee signaled the start of the round, Spider Mechanic immediately surprised everyone by transforming into a fire-breathing dragon, its metallic scales gleaming in the bright lights. The crowd gasped in awe at the unexpected move, wondering how John would be able to defend himself against such a powerful opponent.But John was no ordinary fighter. He had the powers of a Warlock, and he was not intimidated by Spider Mechanic's new form. With a swift wave of his hand, he summoned a shield of arcane energy around himself, protecting him from the dragon's fiery breath
The tension in the air was palpable. The members of the Rose Faction had confidence in John, but they knew better not to underestimate Spider Mechanic from the Tech Faction. His suit's ability to shape shift could make him adapt to any situation.The fight they had all been waiting for was announced on the big screen above. The crowd was unusually quiet. Was it the tension?….John stood in the middle of the fighting arena, his eyes scanning the crowds. The cheers and roars of the audience were deafening as they waited for the new fighter to be introduced. He felt a sense of anticipation and excitement ripple through him. He was here for one reason, to prove that the Rose Faction was the strongest.Then, the announcer made his way to the center of the ring and raised his arms high in the air, signaling the beginning of the introduction."Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the fighter from the Rose Faction. John!"The crowd erupted into cheers, and John felt his heart swell with prid
John was still at the party, drinking with his buddies Carlson and Benjamin. They were having a great time, laughing and joking around. Suddenly, Carlson grabbed John by the arm."Come on, man, let's go dance!" he shouted.John looked at him incredulously. "What? I can't dance!""Don't be a wimp!" Benjamin teased. "You gotta show us what you got!"John sighed and got up reluctantly. He made his way to the dance floor, feeling embarrassed. The music was loud and the lights were flashing. John didn't know how to dance, so he just flailed around awkwardly.The ladies around them burst out laughing, pointing at John's ridiculous moves. This made John feel even worse. He was trying his best, but nothing was working.Finally, John couldn't take it anymore. He stopped dancing and glared at his friends."You guys are jerks! I can't dance!" he yelled.With that, John stormed out of the party. Sabrina, who had been watching the whole thing, followed him."Are you okay?" she asked, concerned.Jo
The Rose Faction was in a good mood today, that was because of the fact that they had finally made it to the finals and they were very confident that victory would be theirs. However, the tech Faction wasn't to be underestimated, especially the shape shift master with the bot spider suit.Today, the Tech Faction had made an announcement for a party to be held at a large building at the center of the city. Suits and pretty gowns, all in white were delivered to everyone according to their sizes.Sabrina was arranging John's suit in his room, then she noticed that John kept staring at her with a smile. She focused her eyes on John's tie so she wouldn't make eye contact with him." There… it is all good now," Sabrina said, taking a step behind, but when she looked at John's face, he still had that smile." You look so pretty today." John said." Thank you," Sabrina said with red jaws.When everyone was done preparing, they went down to the train station which led them to the venue.The Ro
With Sabrina and John having secured a place in the finals, all they had to do now was watch who advanced to the finals among their rivals..The names on the screen above appeared, and the Tech Faction was to go against the Root Faction.….Once again, as the arena was packed with thousands of people all waiting for the next match to begin. The sounds of chatter and excitement echoed throughout the walls as the audience took their seats. Suddenly, the stadium announcer spoke into the microphone, "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your next contestants, Sophia from the Tech Faction and Megan from the Root Faction!"The crowd erupted into cheers as the two fighters made their way down the ramp and into the area. Sophia strode confidently, her armored suit glinting under the spotlights. Her suit allowed her to change the size of her body, making her a formidable opponent in any match. Megan, on the other hand, carried herself differently. She was calm and stoic, with a serious express
The tournament had advanced smoothly, rounds fought and Factions eliminated. After days of endless matches, it was finally the day for the semi finals. So far, the four teams that qualified were the Rose Faction, The Dark Cloud Faction, The Root Faction and the Tech Faction.The arena was filled with a large crowd as always. Each spectator was eager to see the next Factions that would advance to the finals.From the Rose Faction, Sabrina and John were to face other Factions in individual fights.After the announcer had made all the pleasantries, the next fight was displayed on the screen. This time around, Sabrina was to face off against the Root Faction.….Sabrina's heart pounded in her chest as she stepped out into the fighting arena. The roar of the crowd was deafening, and she could feel the weight of their expectations bearing down on her. She tried to push the nerves aside and focus on her abilities. Energy swipes, spells, and invisible traps. She could do this.On the other s
The Rose Faction was so proud of Sabrina, they never expected anything less from her. However John was the one left and he couldn't wait. When they looked up at the screen to see the next fight, another interesting pair was displayed on the screen. It was the Tech Faction against the Dark cloud Faction.…She wore black and red leather armor with a hood that cast a shadow over her face. Her eyes glowed bright blue as she surveyed the arena. The ground was dirt and sand mixed together, providing an uneven surface for fighting on.The announcer’s voice boomed through the arena, “Ladies and gentlemen, we once again, are about to witness an ultimate battle, here in the fighting arena tonight. we have a special match between two formidable opponents! First, we have Janet from the Dark Cloud Faction!” The crowd erupted with cheers and clapping. Janet stood still, her eyes closed. She breathed in deeply and then released it slowly, centering herself. Suddenly her eyes snapped open, and th
With just one win in three fights in the record books, Sabrina and John knew that in the upcoming fights, they had to be fully prepared. So far they have seen all sorts of terrible opponents so they had to be ready for the worst.The names were displayed on the screen above showing The Root Faction against the military Faction. At this point, everyone knew that the root Faction was ruthless so everyone placed their bets on them.….The entire arena was buzzing with excitement and anticipation as they awaited the announcement of the next fighters to enter the ring. The air was thick with the scent of sweat, metal and nature. The audience sat on the edge of their seats and everyone was waiting for the next set of fighters to make their entry.Suddenly, the booming voice of the announcer rang through the loudspeakers, “Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for the next two fighters about to enter the ring! From the Root Faction, please welcome Gizelle!”The crowd erupted in chee