Nux stood to his feet and looked around the cell he was placed in. The room was just like any other treehouse's interior, only that it didn't have a bathroom and it was extremely dirty. There was no place he could actually take a dump properly if he wanted to, but that wasn't a problem, he had that sorted out. What bothered him though was what he was going to be doing at the moment. He couldn't possibly break out of the cell, that would only worsen his punishments. He thought over it, and decided to check the Spells again, and that was when he realised a new but trivial problem. He found it hard to summon his Soul Book. He could see some Runes on the ground light up as he tried to summon his Soul Book, and when he forcibly called forth his book, the Runes lost their brightness and dimmed down, before his book manifested before him. "An Enchantment that stops the Soul Book from manifesting?" Nux asked himself. "Exactly." A voice from nowhere replied to him. "And I see it doesn't
Just like that, three days passed in the cell, and Nux, just like they wanted, was thinking, though it wasn't about what he had done, he didn't really care. He had eaten a few days prior, so food wasn't going to be his problem for a long time. As an Awakened, their tenacity was exaggerated, so they could last two weeks without food, although they wouldn't be in good condition after.Nux channeled all his thinking power into making out a plan on how to save Natalie. Sooner or later, he was going to need allies, and starting with someone like her would be a boon. 'I don't even know if she's strong, and asking her wouldn't be ideal in this situation, but considering she is being chased by a Noble, and that Noble would rather see her dead than let anyone else get her, she should be valuable.'He scrutinized Natalie with Frequency Reading and checked tried to see if he could sense anything from her, but he got nothing. He could see her just staring seemingly at nothing, probably thinkin
Nux pressed a palm over the face of the person before him, while his other hand restrained them. The person struggled, but one simple movement from Nux caused their hand to snap, and a muffled scream to escape their mouth."Don't test my patience!" Nux warned coldly. On the day when he was taken to the Head Teacher's office to be 'judged', he remembered seeing a set of people, Jrake, and two men in White and Gold embroidered robes. He didn't notice it immediately, because the Spell was still working on him and restricting the functions of his body, but he had time to think over it, and he realized something. "You're the one with the Harpy Beast Soul at the underground Arena RedBolt!"The eyes of the person constricted, and they panickedly cast a Spell that sent Nux's head spinning. Nux's grip on the person loosened a little, and that was all it took for the person to slip off and make a beeline towards the door. Nux's sight was blurry, but he regained his composure in a split se
"Teacher Clark said everything in the world is formed from Runes." Nux said, shock still evident in his eyes. "And if my eyes didn't fail me, and what Teacher Clark taught us was true, then that tree branch just returned to its base form." Frequency Agitation locked onto the Frequency of Vibration of the Runes making up the branch, then agitated that frequency, causing the Runes to become disorganized, though still stay together somewhat.However, because Nux held the branch for long, the agitation reached a breaking point, and the Runes were no longer able to hold themselves together, and dispersed. Nux stared ahead with a smile, then began to laugh loudly. "I have to say, this Ability is overpowered!"Nux grinned foolishly behind his mask, revelling in the insane and untapped potential of his new Ability. If he mastered it properly, he could already imagine just now much powerful and unstoppable he'll become. Throughout the journey from the house he got the Vibration Beast Soul f
Nux with Frequency Reading eavesdropped on the person standing before the cell, and he could see it was the old man who had 'Judged' his case some days ago. "Why are you being so hard? It's not like you have a choice." The old man said. "It's either you swear your loyalty to the Lieutenant General, or you die.""NEVER!! You bastards will never get me to your side, not after massacring my whole Clan." A voice came from within the cell. "You think death is going to scare me. You can do all you want, and I won't join your shitty cult!""Hahahaha... I see." The old man said solemnly. "Our Nine-tailed Demonic Fox are closer to our Demon General than you know, and we are soon to be bestowed the power of the Plague... Don't you want strength? Isn't that why you wanted to join us earlier but suddenly changed your mind."'Nine-tailed Demonic Fox...' Nux thought. 'Didn't I see that old man wearing a bandana with that design on it?'"You conniving son of a bitch! Do you think I would join you?
"Shit!" Nux cursed and suddenly burst forth with stunning speed and agility. He threw out his arm and let fly a Fireball. The guard didn't panic and retaliated with a fierce swing of his Spear, but he seemed to have underestimated the strength of the Fireball. The explosion was massive and the walls held and didn't collapse, but the same couldn't be said for the guard. He skidded back a few feets, and his armor plates could be seen glowing brightly from getting heated by the flames. Nux didn't give him time to recuperate and threw another Fireball. The Guard learnt his lesson and sidestepped the Fireball, but Nux was one step ahead of him and detonated ball of flame, and another explosion rang out. The scream of the guard threatened to be louder than the explosion, and Nux suddenly felt his body become two times slower. "What the hell!" Nux exclaimed. "What's happening?"He poured more strength into his body and tried to move faster, but his speed remained the same. He didn't kno
"I didn't find her in any of the cells like you said." Nux uttered coldly. "Pass her over to me, NOW!"Nux's body began to leak intense bloodlust, however, Deliben just continue to smile at him. "Aish! I was caught this time." He said. "How did you know though?"Nux didn't reply. Deliben giggled, but didn't let go of Natalie, instead he pushed her to his front and deactivated his Ability. "You might hurt her if you throw that." He voiced out at Nux, gesturing at the Fireball hovering over Nux's palm. "Put it away."Without warning, Nux tossed the Fireball upwards, and Deliben subconsciously tracked it with his sight. The Fireball exploded, and Nux used the smoke and dust as cover to barrel towards Deliben. He threw out another Fireball at point blank range, right in between he, Deliben and Natalie. Both of their eyes widened in shock, and they both thought at the same time. "Does he want to kill me?!!""Does he not care about hurting her?!!"However, just as they both tensed wit
Deliben looked down, horror painted all over his face. The iron bar in his hands slipped and fell, and more blood poured out of his mouth as the knife in his chest was twisted without mercy. Nux threw out his arm and tore through Deliben's head. The body collapsed to the ground, but just before it hit, Nux grabbed it and threw it into his storage space. Nux stared at Natalie who stood rooted to the spot, with a bloody knife in her hand. Her body trembled slightly and her eyes widened. 'Is this her first time of killing?' Nux asked internally. 'I didn't react this much when I first killed.'Nux remembered that he just had his first kill a few hours ago, but he only felt emotionally unstable for a few minutes before he regained his composure. He didn't shake nor shiver. 'Not everyone is the same.' Nux concluded as he approached Natalie. He placed a hand on her shoulder and she flinched, but when she looked up at Nux, she visibly calmed. "It's going to be alright." Nux said behind h