Yorick screams painfully.The sight is horrific as it appears that multiple entities are inside Yorick’s body, each crawling out one by one, screaming and collapsing onto the arena floor.Each creature, about twenty in human shape, begins to melt under the intense heat of the spotlight, their forms disintegrating into the ground.The potent poison takes effect swiftly; within five minutes, Yorick and all the creatures hidden within him are dissolving into the arena.The air is thick with the acrid smell of their demise, and the crowd watches in a mix of horror and fascination.“The winner is Alex!” the referee yells, his voice cutting through the tense atmosphere.The crowd erupts into a frenzy. "Alex! Alex! Alex!" they chant, their earlier horror temporarily forgotten in the excitement of victory.“Now, it is the awarding time!” announces the referee. “Our king will present the trophy directly!” The crowd's attention shifts to the king's special seat, where Sophia and the queen are a
I observe Livia carefully. Despite the chaos I've unleashed Sariel with rank 1 tasked to eliminate all physical demons around Babel, Livia is here, unscathed.This can only mean one thing: she isn't a physical being but a spirit, and this sudden, piercing pain in my chest must be the result of a spiritual attack—perhaps a curse or black magic.Evading a spiritual attack or black magic generally isn't difficult for someone with a deep faith in the True Source, the God.Unfortunately, my faith is lukewarm at best, so I can only pray with what little conviction I have.“Dear True Source, please protect me from all kinds of evil spirits. Send me your Light and Love for protection.”As the words leave my lips, a soft, almost translucent light surrounds me, forming a shield. It isn’t particularly vivid, yet it’s sufficient to make Livia recoil.Light always could destroy the darkness; it works like a charm.“You will never break my black magic contract with the King, and all of these souls
The minister's frustration is evident in his teary eyes as he exclaims, "Why do you mirror your master so closely? If I express dissent, will you simply eliminate me? In this day and age, such a notion is preposterous!""I don’t care," Sariel replies coldly, his voice steady and threatening. "I only know that if you don’t agree, we will kill you and later your whole family.""Damn it!" the minister yells, overwhelmed by fear and helplessness. "I agree!"Around the country, spheres start to float menacingly toward each influential figure—military generals, the leader of the hunters, and other key individuals—taunting them and demanding obedience. "Follow my command or I will kill you."More and more people starting to cooperate with Sariel, even if they don’t like her. She is real attacker and she try to free the city from the monstrous beasts.Outside the towering Babel gate, Sariel begins constructing the main base for her operations, resembling a massive castle.The country is now u
I find a pure light that clears my mind, and there she is—the same girl praying for me.“May True Source bless us with His light and love and cleanse all that is impure within ourselves.”As my mind surfaces again, I quickly join the prayer, feeling my negative emotions dissolve more and more. After a few moments, I can feel myself staying conscious for an extended period."Are you okay?" asks a girl with big, piercing blue eyes, looking deeply into mine. She appears young, maybe still seventeen."Where am I?""Greentown.""The Greentown that was in the ex-Soviet territory?" I ask."Yes," she answers.How can I have moved so far, almost halfway around the world to be here? My mind is still unclear."Marie, what are you doing here?" I notice three thugs approaching us.One of them suddenly strikes my face. "Hey, I'm going to use this as my human sandbag like usual. It's my turn."With anger clouding my emotions, I feel dark energy rise from within me, causing me to scream as I begin to
"Don't you know who I am?" Tommy yells, his voice echoing across the restaurant. His eyes blaze with a fiery pride."I am the savior of this town. As long as I am here, my ability will chase away any beast that threatens our people."I gaze at his right hand, where a peculiar tattoo gleams slightly under the light, and raise my voice so everyone around can hear. "I know someone with the same tattoo as you; he's the salt maker. I bet your real ability is turning water into salt.""What!" Tommy looks genuinely shocked, as if the reality of his ability has just dawned on him. He has been boasting, pretending he is one of the chosen protectors of the town."Put your hand on the water, and it will turn salty. That's all your ability is about," I declare, making sure every ear in the crowd catches the truth. "You have nothing to do with chasing beasts. You are just a liar.""You!" Tommy's face flushes a deep crimson, his fists clenching as he lunges towards me.I control my emotions, recall
As the ground trembles violently, people around me pray with intensified fervor. Their faces are pale, frightened, filled with fear and tears. Yet, all of them try to find a bit of peace and hope from God.Above, a celestial light, unseen by many, grows ever brighter. I sense my ability is coming back, stealthily, I find a secluded corner, close my eyes, and delve deep into my mental world.In this realm, a devil at the core harnesses thousands of the souls of Babel's populace—criminals and those engulfed by their dark emotions, unable to follow the light to free themselves.These souls coalesce into a vast, ominous sphere, breathing dark energy and striving to dominate my inner world.Meanwhile, in my inner world there are hundreds of stars, each of my ability manifest as tiny stars.When I founded the Eden Guild, there was a pact that each superhuman or ability user who want to join had to give me a minimal amount of their ability to me as the leader.This pact is still remains in e
The fat man, his face a mask of disbelief, looks at Tommy painfully. "Why did you stab me?""If you weren't following me, you'd tell everyone that I lead the beast," Tommy says, his eyes cold and unyielding."But you're my brother, I would never tell anyone..." the fat man's voice trails off as his face slackens, his breaths ceasing.“Only dead man keep secret!” Tommy replied.Beside them, a tall man, Jack watches Tommy with a mix of shock and fear. "I will tell no one. I hate the city, and you know I wasn't born here. Any way we are bothers right?""Good, let's just throw this fat man off the cliff."Later, as Tommy drives another car back to the city, he enters a restaurant, blending in as if just another citizen.Yet, someone from across the room stares at him with an angry scowl, rushes over, and shoves him to the ground."What are you doing?" Tommy protests, his voice laced with disbelief."How dare you bring that baby beast to the marketplace, and unleash horde beasts on this ci
Under the sprawling canopy of a dense forest, the chill of the afternoon wind whips through the air. Tommy stands, his breath visible in the cold.“No,” Tommy declares firmly, his voice echoing slightly in the vast, open space, “I love my mother, and I want to be a successful person for her. She needs to be alive to see her only son succeed.”Livia, appearing as an ethereal angel with a gentle smile, responds soothingly. “You are good, Tommy. That’s why you are the chosen one. You are special. I am just joking with you.”Tommy’s gaze shifts to the corpse lying a few feet away. “How about Jack?” he asks, his eyes reflecting a mix of curiosity and dread. “Do I need to bury him?”“You already have a new ability,” Livia explains with a mysterious grin. “It is necromancy. You can use it to bind Jack’s soul to his body, so he can be a zombie who will always listen to you.”“Really?” Tommy laughs, a hint of excitement mixed with disbelief in his voice. “Great. What should I do?”“Just say th