Ethan ignored Rook's taunting words as he inquired. “What game are we playing?”“Monopoly, my friend. But on a country-wide scale.” Rook remarked as a monopoly board appeared before them.“I don't understand.”“The game is simple. We play Monopoly, using real money, and Lumina Empire is our playground. The winner will be decided by who has more properties. Do you understand now or do I have to dumb it down further?”Ethan once again ignored the insult as he stared at the board.In truth, it was a reflection of the Lumina Empire, with the 36 states revealing the worth of each item displayed as well.But what caught Ethan's eye was the fact that instead of dollars which he was familiar with, the items were instead valued in coins.“I hope you didn't think that we'd make use of the human petty currency on a divine battlefield like this,” Rook remarked in a condescending tone.Ethan shook his head. “I didn't.”Rook snorted. “Now let's begin. But before that, I should let you know, there w
Expecting to see Ethan despair, Rook pulled out a golden ticket with two hundred thousand written on it, a mocking smile plastered on his lips.Ethan's expression remained unchanged, almost bored, even causing Rook to frown as he had expected Ethan to grow scared or, at least, frown.Why was he so calm?Unable to figure him out, Rook decided to play it off as the pathetic human trying and failing to bluff him.Did he think that he would fall for such a pathetic act?Only humans would fall for such things and he was a proud deity.Such things were mere child's play for him.“Your move,” Rook remarked, waiting for Ethan to admit defeat only to be shocked as Ethan pulled out another golden ticket, this time with two hundred and fifty thousand written on it.Rook's expression faltered but he was quick to regain himself.‘Is he planning on spending everything to protect this city?’ Rook couldn't help but wonder inwardly as he stared at the golden ticket.But then, thinking about it, it mad
For the first time, Ethan displayed emotions on his lips but instead of despair or melancholy like Rook would have wanted.It was instead, a smile.A joyous smile. “It kinda is.” Ethan frankly replied causing Rook to glare at him.“You won't win this.”Ethan chuckled. “You have gotten something wrong here, Rook.”“And what is that?”“You are bidding what you can and I am bidding what I want.” Ethan intoned before adding confidently. “We are not the same.”“Bastard!” Rook bellowed before proceeding to pull out three hundred thousand coins at once.Ethan smirked before proceeding to pull out three hundred and fifty thousand coins.Rook trembled as he saw this, his eyes widened as he struggled to believe what he was seeing.Ethan smirked. “Wanna keep going?”Rook met his gaze and for the first time since he arrived, he felt something strange welling up within, something that he had never experienced before today.Gulping hard, he decided to move on to the next city with Ethan throwing t
Rook had spent thousands of years as a Demigod of Heaven and never in that time had he ever been humiliated to such an extent.To think that the perpetrator of such an act would be a human!... A human of all things.Even if he died, he wished to make sure that Ethan would die. Else, where would his face be?That he would lose to a human and still fail to kill the human was something that he had never considered happening.Yet that was exactly what was happening and he had no means to deny it.“Stand down.” Ethan gave a final warning with a cold glint in his eyes but Rook did not listen.Why should he when he was a superior deity?There was no way he would accept defeat, not now, not ever, and so, he struggled but tried as he may, he couldn't overpower Ethan, and that was when he noticed it.He was weaker than when he first arrived and more than that, he could no longer utilize his divine power.That was when the crazy thought came to him that he had lost his divine position but there
After so long, the national competition and its trophy were within reach for Metro City and, most importantly, Zero once again.As the news traveled far and wide, it wouldn't be long before most gamers would learn that the former rising star, Zero was back and not just back, but was back to stay.***After meandering through the feral journalists that wished to get a juicy story for the tabloids, Ethan and John were slated to return to Metro City but then Aquila arrived along with Moses to invite them for a party.l at the imperial palace.“What's the party about?” Ethan asked on their way to the palace.Aquila shyly replied. “Considering everything that has happened, I believe a small party is required to help set the tone of our new relationship.”“I see. But there's no need.” Ethan admitted but Aquila insisted.“After everything, it's the least we can do. Also, you have to celebrate winning the hosting rights for the national competition. Congratulations.”“Thank you.”“Also, I am c
With that thought, Felicity picked up her pad and just like that, the game began.Their characters in the game were quickly chosen and the battleground decided on.Round 1, fight.Felicity's character charged forward like a cheetah, intending to use her incredible agility to blindside Ethan's character.However, just as she moved to strike, Ethan turned to face her and in the most insulting way possible, dodged her attack.Felicity froze at this point with the crowd quickly going silent.Even those who laughed were now looking on in awe as Ethan's in-game character caught Felicity's fist then almost like he didn't care to waste any more time, he shoved the fist aside and in the most disrespectful way possible, landed several combos on her, not even giving her a chance to fight back.All Felicity could do despite her efforts was watch as Ethan defeated her in the first round with a flawless victory, not even giving her a chance to touch him once.The silence permeating the atmosphere w
Ethan nodded before stepping forward and taking aim.Barry was still grinning as he noticed that Ethan's form was off because he was more used to combat-oriented games, which meant in such games he was slightly lacking.Ethan had no way of knowing that Barry was a trained archer in real life so such games were easy to deal with. Soon, Ethan took the shot but because his skills with archery were rudimentary, it landed in a spot worse than Barry's own, earning jeers yet again from the crowd.Several of the dignitaries present were supportive of the sibling's attempt to put Ethan in his place, so naturally, they wished to see him lose.Barry snickered as he stepped forth. "What were you saying before?... That I should challenge you right?... You sounded like you'd win then but look at you now, you can't even land a good shot. Pathetic." With that, he took his arrow, striking the area closest to the bullseye."Beat that," Barry said provocatively, with Ethan remaining quite calm despite
Ethan stared at the unmoving bodies of the Emperor, Princess Aquila, and Crowned Prince Moses with a complicated expression as a system notification continued to pop up in his peripheral vision.[Warning, Host has been poisoned, Warning, Host has been poisoned][Attempting detoxification now][Detoxification failed][Attempting detoxification][Detoxification failed][Utilizing the divine shard of deception to neutralize the threat][Neutralization success][The divine shard of deception has entered a slumbering state]Taking a deep breath, he proceeded to activate [LifeGiver] after which he began to heal Princess Aquila.Once done with her, he moved on to Moses and then finally, the Emperor.Though the poison had been neutralized, it would take some time before they would wake up again, so in the meantime, Ethan decided to take care of others' matters, it seemed like other matters were already on their way over, as he could sense an approaching group.[You have attracted the gaze of