Satisfied with this, he began. “It is an honor to meet with the Heavenly Generals.”“Enough with the theatrics; what does the man that somehow managed to turn Solaria from a monarchy to a democratic Republic want with us?” “Don't worry, I have no bad intentions.”“That much we are aware of. Your capabilities are for lack of a better word, quite intense. It would be best to not overdo things so the Imperial family doesn't feel threatened by your presence.”“Why would they be threatened?”“You'd know soon enough.” Chuckling in slight amusement, Ethan decided to go straight to the point. “There's been a breach in your information channels. Sensitive information that, in the wrong hands, could cause chaos in Lumina Empire is currently in my hands, and I got it from an auction. You should already know what this means?”“How can we be sure that you aren't just exaggerating the effects of the information you have received? We do not doubt your capabilities, Ethan Jones, but do not doubt ou
“Who put you up to this?” Ethan gruffly asked as he picked up Carl with one arm, raising him by his collar.Carl struggled but realizing he could not escape his fate, he stopped. “I don't know who he is.”Ethan's expression turned sour causing him to immediately raise his hands as he remarked. “But I can tell you this, he is an influential figure in the capital and I believe he wants to overthrow the current government but can't, maybe because he isn't strong enough or because he won't be able to survive the backlash, either way, he prefers to move in the shadows.”“Hmm.”“He is the one that approached me and told me to kill you.” “Why?”“I don't know, but he sounded worried, I don't know why,” Carl admitted sincerely.Nodding thoughtfully, Ethan muttered. “Alright then, anything else you need to tell me before I end you?”“Please spare me, I can be useful.”“How?”“That mysterious figure would surely show up to figure out if I have completed my task. You could set a trap for him.”
Leilani quickly turned back to find an intruder on her stage but instead of fright, endless joy sprouted in her heart as she could immediately tell who it was.Ethan, donning one of Anna's designs, was seated in a corner, playing the piano without a care in the world, his entire ambiance radiating class and heaven-defying charm.Women swooned upon seeing him, while men could only curse him in their hearts for being so handsome.Naturally, he ignored all of them and kept on playing, enjoying the benefits of being a blessed of Prodigy.As he kept playing, the entire hall was drenched in silence causing Leilani to gasp in admiration.If her voice was like an angel's, his movement was also quite angelic.Each key he pushed tugged a string in her heart and, by extension, several others as they were drawn to the performance.Finally, the short piece ended but that was only the beginning.Leilani sang and Ethan played, their duality creating a crescendo of music that swept everyone into thei
In the main hall, the event was going as planned, with several people interested in the prospects Ethan Jones and his company, Zeroth, had to offer to the thriving business landscape.However, just as they were about to reach the next phase of the itinerary, an explosion outside quickly caused everything to descend into chaos as everyone began to panic."Everyone, stay calm!... Everyone, please stay calm." The security men already placed around immediately moved to calm the audience, mostly succeeding in the attempt.But then, this wouldn't be enough as hardly the crowd started to calm down when gunshots were fired in the building, with a few men in masks revealing their firearms."Oh my gosh!""Run away!" This time, security could hardly hold them back as those in attendance rushed toward the exits in a panic, their thoughts fueled with the desire to escape.Thankfully, the masked men didn't bother to attack any of the attendees, instead hurrying backstage, where they met Ethan and
“I think not. This is much better for me, by the time I have taken over everything and left you with no means to escape, what would you do then?... Of course, we both know the answer to that already.” “Hear me and hear me well; I will look for you, I will find you, and I swear that I will kill you in the most painful way possible.”If the person on the other end was present before Ethan, Ethan would have seen the terror his words caused the person to feel as silence persisted for a moment before a response was heard.“You will serve as my springboard, Ethan Jones, I will win.”“We'll see about that.” With that, Ethan ended the call before proceeding to take a deep breath to calm his emotions.The other person had managed to rile him up but that won't happen again.No, he wasn't worthy of anger, but what he was indeed worthy of was death, and by tomorrow morning, he would have received it.That was his promise. "Ethan, is everything alright?" Anna worriedly asked, noticing the expre
“Though no demands have been made, the guests are trapped in the building, giving them little opportunity to escape.”“So far, law enforcement has not shown up at the scene, and there doesn't seem to be any sign that they are on their way. With little idea on how things are going to proceed, we can only hope that Metro City survives this disaster.”Meanwhile, on the ground, the dignitaries and men of substance who were forced to stay inside began to complain."How long do we have to wait here?... What if those terrorists get tired of waiting and attack us?... Some are still even in the building right now!""How did these bastards infiltrate our city?""This is getting out of hand. We need to find our way out of here before the terrorists get restless.""Someone save us!... I don't want to die." It was clear that everyone was tense, with most worried about how they would survive the terror attack.Even the security forces deployed by Aaron were worried but not for the same reason the
He had thought that Ethan's exploits were grossly exaggerated by the representative of the GK Council that had informed him of his existence.How could one man do so much and yet have so little?Sure, he was rich, but wealth could only take one so far, and in the divine world, wealth was equivalent to grains of sand at the beach, completely worthless.The only important thing was power because it was only with power that one could truly dominate.Hadrian had learned this principle the hard way as he watched his siblings surpass him, leaving him in the dust.He'd always hoped for a means to grow his strength and Ethan's presence was meant to be his lucky break.A nameless fool who dared to do too much, he was asking to be made into an ingredient for ascension.But now, he realized that Ethan was not just roasted chicken served on a platter.He was a healthy lion, merely entrapped in a cage and if it were to ever get out, the damage it would cause would be impossible to fathom.Facing s
"What the hell is happening?""I didn't see Ethan Jones move so why is that guy falling like a fool?""There has to be something going on that we don't know."As viewers tried to figure out what was happening, Hadrian got back to his feet, his breathing uneven as he finally realized that he wasn't falling because he was clumsy.That was hardly the case, after all, who was he?... He was the seventh prince of the Royal family of the Lumina Empire who served the First Man.Servitude to the First Man gave one superhuman capabilities, allowing them to be the best version of themselves.So how could he be clumsy?... But if he wasn't clumsy, that meant that he was falling for a completely different and humiliating reason. The truth was that Ethan was just hitting him too fast for him to catch.How was that possible?... Even if he was strong, that was just too much of a difference, right?Even his father could not hit him without him noticing yet Ethan had managed to accomplish such a feat.