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
As Ethan tended to John's injury, Randy, who was the only one still alive among the masked assassins, couldn't help but tremble as he stared at Ethan's unprotected back.Despite being without any guards, Randy could immediately tell that if he moved even an inch, he would die rather painfully.But how?... Even after everything they had done, how is it possible that Ethan had managed to overpower them?Randy gritted his teeth as he struggled to accept the outcome.Finally, Ethan finished with John and turned his attention to Randy who was still glaring at him.Ethan met his gaze with an iciness that chilled one to the bones.Randy trembled as Ethan inquired. “Are you unconvinced?... Would you like to fight me again and try not to die within the first ten seconds?”Randy gritted his teeth but didn't dare to say anything.He knew the reason he was still alive was because Ethan wanted him to be alive and nothing else.But it worked to his advantage as there were ways he could survive this
Ethan and John arrived at the Metro City airport only to be bombarded by security who thought that the Emperor was the one on the jet and had naturally come to pay their respects. Of course, they were disappointed when they realized it wasn't a member of the imperial family. But the journalists that were there were not at all disappointed as they understood that this in itself was a juicy story; after all, not just anyone was allowed to use the emperor's private aircraft. It wouldn't be long before rumors of Ethan getting engaged to a princess of the imperial palace would begin to spread. In any case, after escaping from the journalists who were hungry to get to the bottom of things, Ethan found Trina waiting in the lounge. After exchanging pleasantries, Ethan asked John if he would be returning, but John decided to tag along with Trina, finding no issues with that. Once that was sorted, they made their way to the Park Manor which was located on the outskirts of the city.