Last Updated:
2024-10-29 19:42:56The previously hooded figure ignored Avery's hate-filled words and instead tried to pull the canister away from him. From his body language, even he had gotten desperate and couldn't care less for Avery right now.
All he wanted was his device back but Avery who was equally as and maybe even more desperate resisted.The previously hooded figure's grip was weaker than usual but still strong enough considering the damage he sustained from the fall. On the other hand, Avery's fingers which lackadaisically followed the instructions sent by his brain were losing in the contest of grip strength."F-fucking let free!" Avery exclaimed with bullets of saliva shooting out his mouth, his sentences getting harder to construct properly as the Shadow Loss Fever was doing more and more damage to his body.To be able to contend, Avery quickly tried using his other hand to assist but the previously hooded figure wasn't just going to allow that.With his other hand, the previously hooded figure raised it and started pounding sideways, trying to attack Avery's head but Avery did his best to pull himself out of the way.Being a natural-born but also a well-trained fighter, Avery could tell from each missed strike that the previously hooded figure's strength was no longer as monstrous as it was in the kitchen. It had dwindled to that of a regular person which was still dangerous considering that Avery's had dwindled way below that.All he could do was dodge the blows aimed at his head while still trying to force the previously hooded figure to let go of the canister. All he needed was the chance to deliver one more strike of the canister with the ground and he was sure that the device would come apart, freeing his shadow.Once freed, he wasn't going to let his shadow glide to him like back in the kitchen with Cassandra. He wasn't going to make that mistake. Instead, he would be the one to rush to it, making contact as fast as possible and hopefully fuse back with what was once his.The more the previously hooded figure struck down at Avery's head but missed the closer he got to getting a hit as he adjusted the distance between himself and Avery whose fear was adorned on his face.It was a challenge for who was going to get their target first— Avery with taking the canister into his possession and the previously hooded figure with delivering a satisfactory hit on Avery's head.Unfortunately, the previously hooded figure wasn't that patient. He moved quickly, rolling and climbing on top of Avery who was shocked that he could still move in such a manner after falling 6 floors to the ground."Just what thing in the planet are y—?" Avery asked with shock but wasn't able to finish when the previously hooded figure reached for his neck and started choking the life out of him.Avery flailed and kicked his legs but the weight of his adversary on his body prevented him from escaping. With the oxygen flowing to his brain being cut off, Avery started to black out.All he could see was the blurry figure over him. Is this how he was going to die Avery thought— not even being able to see what the identity of his attacker was.Avery delivered a few blows on the previously hooded figure's ribs but both his positioning and strength weren't adequate to do anything significant to his adversary. The lack of air also made things increasingly worse for him.Seconds later, Avery who had lost all strength to resist finally let go of the canister. However, even when he had taken the device into his possession and held it under his armpit, the previously hooded figure continued choking Avery."MErRy fAX CurRY bASe" Avery heard the previously hooded figure say and he took that as the figure telling him that he was going to kill him this time.Avery recollected his previous encounters with the figure and realized that he had many opportunities to kill him and Cassandra but refrained. This time however things were different, he had had enough of Avery's interference and was going to end it, permanently.A tear fell down the side of Avery's eyes as he realized that he wouldn't be able to escape his fate this time. He might have escaped death when involved in the same accident that took his parents' life but this time however he wasn't going to be as lucky.At least that's what Avery thought until suddenly he and the previously hooded figure heard footsteps and then voices approaching the alley they were in."I think this is where the crashing noise came from! Come on, let's hurry and check it out" Yelled a male voice which pulled the previously hooded figure's attention to the direction.He saw an older-looking man and woman running towards where he and Avery were and he panicked."Look over there! I see people on the ground next to where those metal structures are and I think those are the things that made the noise. Anyway, let's check if they were hurt and need help!" The same man yelled as both he and the lady increased their pace.The preciously hooded figure looked down at Avery, obviously annoyed by yet another interference then he said "WiNe amoURE" which could have only meant him telling Avery how lucky he is.He let go of Avery who was just about to pass out neck then he punched him in the mouth to release his anger. The previously hooded figure got up from Avery's body, seeing the two people approaching then he wore back the hood over his head to conceal his blurred identity.He turned in the opposite direction from where those two strangers were approaching and started limping deeper into the poorly lit alley."Hey, where are you going?! Are you okay at least—" the man asked the hooded figure who didn't reply, but rather kept trying to get away and he was cut mid sentence."Honey look at that on the ground, I think it's Avery!" The lady yelled in a panic which made the man to ignore the hooded figure and focus on Avery."You're right, that's Avery!" The man yelled and both of them finally made it to Avery on the ground."Avery, are you okay?" The man asked as he crouched closer to Avery and tried to check on his condition.
Previous Chapter
Related Chapters
RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles SKY
After a quick assessment which caused a grim look to appear on the man's face, he said "My god, you're in such a terrible state. Were you caught up in the crash?""Honey, I think we need to call the ambulance—" the lady who looked really worried for Avery said but was interrupted when Avery coughed and started panting."Avery!" The man yelled as he rushed to help Avery.Avery was confused at first because his vision was starting to come back but then he saw who was next to him and he said "Mr. Prince, it is you and…your wife? What is two of you do here?"Mr. Prince and his wife looked at each other skeptically, wondering why Avery's grammar had gotten so poor all of a sudden but then they ignored it and focused back on Avery who they were more worried about than anything else."We saw what you did through the security camera footage sent to my phone. Not everyone would risk their safety to protect the shop from those hooligans so because of that we came to thank you while we were in th
RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles GRAVITATIONAL STREAM
Avery found himself in a perplexing and disorienting situation. Mere moments ago, he had been limping in a dimly lit alley, in the dead of night, but now, he was soaring amidst the brilliant radiance of daylight and clouds. This sudden change made absolutely no sense to him.A significant discrepancy between the darkness of night and the brightness of day suggested the passage of hours, perhaps even twelve which was lost from Avery's memory, but to him, everything had happened in the blink of an eye. How such an inexplicable transformation could occur remained a baffling enigma.Questions swirled in his mind, demanding answers that remained elusive. How had he ascended from the ground to the heavens above? More confounding was the realization that the gap between him and a particular cloud, the one he had first noticed upon his surreal shift in surroundings, was steadily widening.The piercing cold continued to envelop his entire being, the relentless winds tugging at his limbs, back,
RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles DIVE
For a moment, Avery thought that he had been caught in an updraft akin to a tornado which was powerful enough to force his body against the steady pull of gravity. However, after a quick analysis, he saw the truth and discarded that idea for two reasons.One of said reasons is that the wind pressure he felt never once increased which is needed for an updraft powerful enough to counteract the force of gravity on him. In fact, the wind pressure he felt all over his body stopped momentarily and became a cool breeze when he reached and experienced the point of maximum height.It was when he started falling upward that the wind gradually came back, however this time, in the opposite direction as his body started moving along the path of the gravitational stream.The second reason for the change of thought was in alignment with the first which is that he felt the wind pushing against him as he fell upward. This went against any possibility of an updraft being the reason why he was now "asce
RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles SIGN
Being of significantly higher mass and weight than the tumbling canister which also meant that he had a significantly greater terminal velocity than the not as streamlined device, the hooded figure was able to reach it mere seconds after zooming past Avery.Once back in his possession, the hooded figure flattened his orientation, opposing the wind which immediately slowed down his descent and took him off terminal velocity. He had accomplished the first phase of his goal and now it was time for the second phase which was surviving falling from the sky without a parachute.The hooded figure who had so far portrayed a good level of calmness, saw how close earth had gotten, giving him a time span to save himself before he became a splatter of dismembered body parts on the forest floor or a squired piece of meat on a tree.With the time of action established, the hooded figure started looking around his environment. He was trying to focus on and find a specific sign, when suddenly, he hea
RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles EXPLOSION
The hooded figure looked at the spinning earth getting closer and he knew that the situation was as bad as it could get. If he does nothing then death is certain, and so, he looked at a mindless Avery and desperation kicked in.Thinking quickly, the hooded figure put their tumbling into his control— as much as he could anyway. He added more force, increasing how fast they tumbled while also altering their bodies' trajectory until they managed to get back to the edge of the upward gravitational stream.*Two hundred and eighty meters… Two hundred and sixty meters… Two hundred and forty meters…*Being at a point where both gravitational forces acting on their bodies went in opposite directions increased the speed at which they tumbled but also slowed down their descent by half. They rode a fine line of almost being pushed in or out of the upward gravitational stream but the hooded figure wasn't going to leave it to chance.*Two hundred meters… One hundred and eighty meters… One hundred a
RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles PAIN
('It started as a mundane day, the same way every other day does… didn't it? Yes, yes it did. Nothing ever happens in this godforsaken town, absolutely nothing and that's the unspoken rule that we all accepted. I counted on that stagnating fact so, how could everything go so wrong so fast?')*Silence*('I woke up like I always do, got ready like I always do, greeted sister goodbye like I always do, and went to the store like I— Wait, what did I just say? Greeted sister goodbye like I always do? That's right, sister. I have a sister… Cassandra, that's her name, right? Right? It should be. I think… No, I'm sure it is. Cassssaaaandrraa— Cassandra! Hmm, how long has it been since I last saw her, sister— no, Cassandra? I think it's only been minutes since I last saw her, Cassandra, but what is this? Why does it feel longer? I don't know')*Silence*('My gentle, loving sister. Her long curly golden brown hair that almost looks dirty blonde in certain light, her set of grayish blue eyes, and
RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles CENTSHUU
All five strangers looked at Avery, expressions changing for four except the one who was panicking only a couple of seconds ago. He still had worry on his face aimed at Avery, whereas, the rest looked confused, just as Avery was.The four kept looking at Avery then the second tallest out of all of them said with a commanding voice "What language did he just speak?"Unknown to Avery and because it had been a language he'd been speaking for over two decades now, after waking up, he said his first sentence in the English language.The commanding figure looked at the tallest guy in the group who had always been by his right side then asked "Ripply, do you understand the dialect? I know it's not Scrimis and it doesn't sound like Hephsi but I could be wrong. You're the only one fluent in the two languages here"All four, including the panicking one, looked at Ripply and Ripply looked at Avery who was still trying to process the fact that he could understand a different language now when he
RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles BLOOD
"Now that we have an idea of what happened, what do you say we do about the pug, huh Centshuu?" Asked the last member of the group who was a short but burly man with a thick red beard and a scar of an animal's claw mark along his right eyebrow.Centshuu looked at him, pausing for a moment to think, and then he smirked and looked at Avery."Mosey, Ripply, Kove... come with me. Let's go find out who this pug is and maybe do something about his situation. Shieve, you can stay here if you want. Who knows, maybe the pug has fangs and he'll bite that nose of yours if you get too close" Centshuu said then chuckled as he took the first step toward Avery who had been trying to stand up but was still too weak.Ripply was the first to follow behind Centshuu which from how he moved seemed like a common occurrence. Next was Kove who smiled at what Centshuu said to Shieve and lastly was Mosey who laughed his heart out, making sure to infuriate Shieve. Shieve frowned at them, crossing his arms and l
Latest Chapter
- RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles
IMMUNE TO CHARM
Just as Alexander stepped outside the hall, he scanned the area for Blessing and saw her standing in the distance.He also saw some students talking to her but from how bashful and uncomfortable she looked, he could tell that the conversation being had was something she didn’t want to talk about. “Hey, Ble—“ Alexander called out, raising his hand to get her attention but was interrupted.“Alexander”Alexander stopped and groaned after hearing his name.He turned in the direction he had heard the voice come from, already knowing who it was because he recognized the voice. After all, it hadn’t been more than an hour since he last heard it.“Princess” Alexander said after looking at her from head to toe, wondering what she wanted. She was leaning on the wall of the exam hall, legs crossed and arms behind her back.“So you remembered my name after hearing me tell it to the invigilator” she smiled.“I have a really good memory so remembering wasn’t a challenge. Also, it’s an easy name to
- RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles
HANDSHAKE
(“Crystal? What crystal is he talking about? And Foci? What the hell is that supposed to be? Is it like a title or something?”) Avery asked himself and then placed his hand on his chin.(“Hmm, does the Crystal he was talking about have anything to do with the gemstone on my forehead? But wait, Shieve also talked about crushing crystal so it should be something different from the gem on my forehead, right? Speaking of gemstones, I wonder what this thing on my forehead is all about. I think I remember a time I didn’t have it so when did it get stuck on my head and why can’t I pull it off?”) Avery asked himself as from underneath his hair he pulled on the gemstone on his forehead.It didn’t budge.He stopped messing with the jewelry when he looked at Vox and his friends being carried out of the premises by Centshuu, Ripply, Kove, Mosey, and then Shieve who was only confident because Avery had physically and mentally crippled them.Vox was trying to say something but Centshuu who was the
- RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles
FREAK
All he and everyone else wanted to see was the other side of Vox’s head. The part that used to be on the floor and covered in the blood.Now that his friends had helped him sit up, everyone who was at the right angle could see what the condition of that part of Vox’s head was.With the amount of blood that had leaked from his body, if the wound was on that side of his head then it could only be seen as a miracle that he wasn’t dead yet.Emphasis on yet.“So all that blood is from his mouth and not a broken skull. That’s good.” Centshuu commented.After confirming, Centshuu smirked and looked at Avery.“See that, Ave. The bastard is fine— well, as fine as he can be after that punch. It could have been worse but the thing to note is that it isn’t so you’re good. Nobody died and you’re not a murderer so chill” Centshuu said.After seeing that Vox was alive and also hearing Centshuu’s words of reassurance, Avery finally calmed down.“You see. Don’t go getting carried away again and most i
- RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles
OUT OF THE WOODWORK
“What are you waiting for? Aren’t you guys going to do something to help him? Do I have to ask for the people he calls his friends to help him again like last time?” Kenser said in a panic.Centshuu looked at her and then furrowed his eyebrows. “It’s you, bargirl. If I remember correctly, all of this started because the pug wanted to stand up for you” Centshuu said then turned to Avery who was sinking deeper into insanity.“Don’t you dare put this on me! This happened because Avery tried to protect you and everyone knows it. If you guys hadn’t carelessly stepped closer to these guys and antagonized them the way you did then Avery wouldn’t have had to step in and protect you. Doing something that might—“ Kenser said, looked at Vox and looked at Avery then swallowed her words. She didn’t want to say that Vox was dead because she didn’t know if hearing that would worsen Avery’s condition.“It’s my fault, huh?” Centshuu said and Kenser jolted She quickly covered her mouth. She realize
- RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles
MURDERER
*BAM*The sound of Vox’s arrogant ass uniting with the hard waxed floor of the Velvet Serpent’s main hall reverberated in everyone’s ears. A sound only heard because the onstage live performance had halted the moment Bell made her appearance and kicked Vox and his friend out of her establishment. After all the training they’ve received, none of the girls could do something as disrespectful as continuing their performance, risking the possibility of stealing attention from the madam as she enforced her sovereignty and reprimanded the leader of some disrespectful guests.The same leader who got taught a lesson he would never forget by the young man from another world, adorned in tattered clothes and a borrowed jacket.The force Avery had punched Vox with not only sent him on a crash course between the cold hard floor and his rear end but, after the first impact, the momentum gained from the punch remained, causing the victim to skid a few feet backward until his back also met the floor
- RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles
EXPLOSIVE POWER
During the moment that Ripply warned Vox, Mikie, Fez, Kief, and Graham, to leave the Velvet Serpent peacefully or face expulsion and Vox reacted negatively by clenching his fists and vibrating with rage, causing his friends to fear for what he was going to do, Avery had gotten himself distracted.His mind was enthralled, pondering the truth of the decision made between Centshuu and Ripply and why it was so important that Centshuu felt it necessary to bring it up at that moment.For a moment, Avery took his eyes away from his recent adversaries and lowered his head to contemplate the intriguing topic.In those fleeting seconds of looking at the floor, Vox turned around, pretended to heed Ripply’s warning, and walked away. (‘Hmm. I wonder if when I become a part of the squad like Centshuu eluded to, would I be able to get the answer about the decision Ripply made between the both of—‘) Avery's thought halted when he noticed something from the corner of his eyes.Vox discreetly reached
- RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles
BONE KNIFE
These were all things they wondered about that caused their hearts to pound, and their fear wouldn’t subside until Vox finally acted./“Alright. I guess we’ll leave like the bitch wants”\ Vox replied, shocking but also relieving his friends who became happy, thinking that he cared more about them than his ego and pride.Centshuu, maintaining his poker face asked “What did he say, Ripply?”“The fuck leader of the fuck crew said they’d take their leave” Ripply answered.Centshuu grunted with concern. “I’m guessing he said more than that or else you wouldn’t still be this angry.”“Yeah. The bastard keeps testing my patience” Ripply replied.“Did he insult Bell or me?” Centshuu asked, knowing well that that was the only thing that would get Ripply angry enough to act and speak how he is now.“He did alright. He called her a bitch… to my face” Immediately and for a moment, Centshuu who had been keeping his cool, poker face and all, had a chip in his amour.His anger slipped right through
- RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles
THE REAL RIPPLY
/“….you have until the count of five to get whatever trash-water nonsense you came here with. Once that’s done, you have half that time to discharge from the premises or else get thrown out. We won’t warn you a second time”\ Ripply declared.By the side, Makieth who was surprised to hear such brashness come from a calm-looking individual like Ripply couldn’t help when her mouth gapped unknowingly. On the other hand, Bell who had known Ripply for the longest smiled./It’s unbecoming for a lady as beautiful as yourself to look so lost. Correct yourself”\ Bell said as she helped Makieth close her mouth then went back to crossing both arms. “Still as foul-mouthed as always huh, Ripply. For a second there, I was starting to think that your time abroad had domesticated you too much but I guess I was wrong” Bell monologued, staring at Ripply with nostalgic eyes. Mosey discreetly glanced at Kove, the only one among them who might have understood exactly what Ripply said. “Do you think he d
- RETIRED TRANSMIGRATION: The Shadow Loss Chronicles
TRUE INTENTIONS
Vox grimaced as he tried to remember what he had said about her and then like a bolt of lightning, it came to him./“You not only called me names in front of my workers and other guests but you also voiced your insulting assumptions of what I was doing in privacy with those two gentlemen. Your associate also insulted one of my girls which is the same thing as insulting me so Mr. VOX, tell me if there’s anything I’m missing”\ Vox cleared his throat /“Madam Bell, I accept to saying all that but I did so in the heat of the moment—“\ he said but was cut off again./“Mr. Vox, I’ll do you and your associates all the favor of clearing the amount you would have paid for the damage done to my establishment. Think of it as a final showcase of appreciation for your patronage so far but I won’t repeat myself. You and your associates should escort yourselves from the premises or else be forced out”\ Bell said, the anger in her voice becoming more apparent. Vox looked around where they were then
