2023-04-03 00:18:14Gabe’s mind went blank when he saw Mia. Her facial features were not something he could ever forget. Even with glasses on, he immediately recognized her.
She went and stood behind the other people that had gotten out of the car and patiently waited.A lot of thoughts flooded through his mind, but he wanted to confirm about one thing, so he walked up to her and said, “H-Hi.”Mia glanced at him and recognized that she met him recently.“Do you remember me?” he asked.She nodded, though only very slightly. “The guy who fought Bart.”“Actually, he attacked me first,” he explained.“I guessed that might have been the case,” she said in a low voice. The movements she made were very delicate and attractive. “What are you doing here anyway?”“I live here,” Gabe pointed toward his house. “That’s my house.”“Oh…” Mia looked a little surprised and went silent.Gabe felt like she wasn’t inclined to continue the conversation. Not wanting to spoil her mood, he turned around but after taking two steps, Systa took over his body, then made Gabe turn back. “I’m Gabe, by the way. You really don’t remember me?”Mia’s brows stiffened a little. “Gabe?” It took her a few seconds to remember that name. “You are the Gabe from middle school whom everyone used to pick on?”Systa had given the control back to Gabe, and his shoulders slumped. “Y-Yeah, that was me.”“The Gabe that used to bring me berries?” Mia took two steps and came closer to him and looked at his face. “Yeah, you have cross-eyes. It’s really you. You’ve changed a lot. You used to be so short and chubby back then. Now you’re so lean, and you give off a different vibe.”Gabe blushed because she was standing only a foot away from him. She smelled like jasmine.“Mia,” a woman called her. “Let’s enter the house together.” This was the same blonde woman who had refused to answer Gabe’s question.“Yes, Aunt Bertha.” Mia replied and quickly put her hand forward and shook her hand with Gabe. “It’s nice meeting you. I thought I was going to be alone in this neighborhood, but now I have a childhood friend I can spend some time with.” Saying that she rushed to her aunt, and they entered the house together. All six of them, though Bart was nowhere to be seen.“D-Did she just say she’ll spend some time with me everyday?” Gabe’s heart pounded against his chest. “She just said that, didn’t she?”[Yeah, she did, and you should thank me for that.] Systa suggested.“Thank you?” Gabe blurted. “If you were alive, I would have showered you with kisses!”[What makes you think I’ll let you kiss me with your filthy mouth?]“My mouth isn’t filthy. I wash it every morning.”[That’s not enough. You should wash it before you eat and after you eat. You should wash it in a way you always keep it fresh and clean… like Mia’s for example.]“Wait, you can tell that her mouth was clean?”[Of course, she has much better teeth than Kiera. Mia’s teeth are naturally white whereas Kiera got her teeth artificially whitened.]“How do you know all these things? You only met Kiera once. How did you analyze her teeth in that short amount of time?”[I’m the Alpha System.]“I know that, but how do you know all these things? Are you using some kind of highly advanced supernatural technology that came from the future or something?”[I’m the Alpha System.]Gabe rolled his eyes. “Yeah, I get it. You’re the Creepy Alpha System.”[If you want a straightforward answer. I started from nothing. I’m the first core and the only core of my kind. My AI-like core observed different ‘natural’ alphas around the world and learned and improved from it, so you can say, I’m the accumulation of a million alphas. So, you just have to do what I say, and I’ll make girls go absolutely crazy for you. I’ll make the richest of the world shake their hands with you, and the top politicians of the world beg you for your support.]“All those sound fine, but… can I make Mia go crazy for me?” Gabe hesitantly asked.[Well, she’s a Luna candidate, so it won’t be easy. For them, you need to look strong and reliable. If possible, show your love, which means some sort of sacrifice, to get a much better positive reaction from them. Once you make a solid impression, a Luna candidate wouldn’t leave you unless she finds someone who’s more charming than you.]“Okay, but how am I going to show my love to Mia? I don’t have much success with dating. Clearly, no woman feels my love.”[Don’t think too much. Worrying won’t get you anywhere. I’ll show you how it’s done when the time comes.]“Alright, I’m trusting you, so don’t make an enemy of Mia, or I’ll throw you in the sewers even if it means I’ll have to cut my finger off to get rid of you.”Systa liked his confidence. [It seems you really like Mia. Your heart beats differently whenever you’re talking about her.]“Of course, she’s got a special place in my heart, and a system like you wouldn’t get it.”[Talk about being rude, huh. But you’re right. The concept of a soul that can generate genuine emotions doesn’t work with me. That’s the only thing I lack when compared to a human mind. I guess that's why I’m artificial.]“Does being artificial hurt?”[No. Not really. I was created this way, so I should accept it even though I don’t like it because even ants make me envious of them.]While conversing with Systa, Gabe went to the bar, even though it was ten in the morning.The three bouncers in black T-shirts were standing outside, their arms crossed. And they stopped Gabe from entering. One of them pushed Gabe by the chest. “Single men are not allowed inside, unless you have the VIP pass, which I’m sure you don’t have.”“It’s okay,” Gabe moved back and then asked Systa. “Are these three alphas?”[No, they’re just betas pretending to be alphas. Defeating them wouldn’t improve your level, but it will help you gain experience, of course.]“Why would I fight them? They are just doing their jobs,” Gabe reasoned.[But we have to get inside, so you should either beat them or find yourself a woman.]Gabe looked around, but almost every woman had a partner with her. Just then, someone patted his shoulder.He looked back. It was Sheila, the divorced neighbor. “I didn’t bother you yesterday because you seemed to be on your way to an interview, but now you’re here, coming to the bar, so when are you going to paythe money you owe me?”“H-How much do I owe you?” Gabe asked. He owed too many people to remember how much he owed ehr.“420 dollars, including the interest. It’s been months, and you’re giving all kinds of excuses,” Sheila hissed at him. “You should have never asked for money if you weren’t capable of paying it back.”Gabe frowned and lowered his head.“Why aren’t you answering, huh?” she demanded. “How can you be so reckless?”[So annoying.]“Hey, I’m talking to you!” Sheila tried to lift his head by the chin, but Systa took control over Gabe’s body and moved closer and kissed her lips, widening her eyes.
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“MHHMPFHH!” Sheila's eyes widened at the strong kiss, but she immediately pushed Gabe away with both hands. “What the hell?” she wiped her mouth.“Now, it’s settled,” Systa said in place of Gabe.“Settled? What’s settled?” her brows drew together.“The debt.”“Huh?” Sheila squinted her eyes. “What nonsense are you spewing?”“You kissed me, and my kiss costs 500 dollars,” Systa reasoned, “so if we do the math, you still owe me 80 dollars.”Sheila’s jaw hardened. “Are you fucking kidding me? You’re the one who kissed me, so you should be the one paying me! Not the other way around.”“No. You’re almost 40 years old, but I’m not even 30, so no matter who kisses who, the older one ends up owing to the younger one,” Systa stated and turned around from her.“What the hell are you doing?” Gabe, through his consciousness, kept screaming at Systa who wouldn’t give control over his body. “You’re fucking my relationship with her. Give me my body back.”[You have no idea, so shut up.] Systa was col
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Gabe froze in his steps, for Mia was talking with his aunt, and for the first time in many years, he had seen a smile on Nicole’s face. Mia saw Gabe and stood from the small stool where she had been sitting. “Gabe is here.” “Gabe…” Nicole tried to sit up, but she couldn’t do it by herself. Gabe hurriedly helped, and Mia also gave a hand. “Look. Your friend brought us sweets,” Nicole spoke excitedly, though only slowly. There were two sweet boxes on the bed. Gabe looked at Mia as if telling her that there was no need to bring those sweets. Mia, however, tilted her head and gave him a similar look but with exact opposite intentions. He used to give her berries when they were young, so she was just returning a little bit of that now. Moreover, they were neighbors now, so this was pretty normal, she believed. “If it was any other kid, they might have abandoned me,” Nicole told Mia, “but Gabe isn’t like that. He’s a good boy.” “I will always love you, Aunt,” Gabe quickly replied, “an
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Mia was wearing a beautiful, bright peach gown. She looked so different and almost angelic without her glasses.Gabe couldn’t speak until she came up to him, climbing down the stairs on her toes.“Were you looking for me?” She had a soft, bright smile on her face.Was this the same woman who was crying a minute ago?Gabe found it hard to believe.“Ah, well…” Gabe hesitantly said, “I was looking around, and…”“Did you eat?” she asked as if she genuinely cared.He quickly nodded. “What about you?”“I haven’t. How are the items?” she scuttled down the stairs, holding her gown up slightly.He followed her. “I loved every single dish.”“I’ll tell them to pack some food for Aunt Nicole,” she said, surprising him. He didn’t expect her to remember about his aunt.She took him to the food section and told the workers to pack every item in boxes and give them to Gabe. He thanked her, and she said it wasn’t necessary.A short-haired blonde saw Gabe and Mia chatting at the food section. She was C
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The moment Mia activated the Luna System, Gabe received a message from Systa.[Hey… There’s the luna system nearby.] Systa used her scanning ability. [No. Wait… There’s also another system nearby. Let’s go and tame the luna system and then steal the other one.]“Tame them?” Gabe looked confused. “What are you talking about? Can we tame other systems?”[It won’t be easy. If they’re stronger, then it’s not possible. At any rate, let’s go.]“Whoa, wait. Explain to me in detail,” Gabe demanded.Systa sighed and said, [Arlight. Listen carefully. I’m the Alpha System. I have tamed many systems over the years, and so I’m capable of using a bit of power of every system I’ve ever tamed. If you remember, I healed your broken nose on the first day we met.]“Yeah. I do remember it.”[That’s because I can partly use a healing system’s abilities. I can heal your body, but I can’t heal others through you. That’s my limitation, which is why I can’t heal your aunt. However, if we tame a healing system
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Gabe’s eyes met with Mia. Both kept staring at each other without blinking for different reasons.Gabe’s eyes were full of love and respect, whereas Mia’s eyes had a hint of pity in them.Soon, Bart entered Gabe’s vision, skipping his heart beat.Bart stood next to Mia on the balcony and offered her coffee in a mug. It was Bart's personal mug through which he usually drank coffee, so she politely pushed the mug away.And Bart didn’t like it, but he smiled.“Mia… you should now have a better idea about the luna system in your possession,” Bart said. “I gave you that flower because I have feelings for you. You know how much I love you, right?”Mia pursed her lips.“My family might act like they love you when the only thing they love is your money,” Bart said, “but I’m not like them. I have always loved you from the bottom of my heart.”Mia looked Bart in the eye. “From the bottom of your heart? How can you say that when you’ve dated so many women in the past few years? I’m sure you’ve d
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After cleaning the lawn, hall, and then learning to wash all the clothes using the washing machine with William’s help, and ironing the clothes, Gabe was finally able to get a break. As he was exiting the house through the back door, Carrie gave him a box that had the leftover breakfast in it. It was a cream of wheat, which generally had nuts, spices, curry leaves, ghee, and more. However, in what was given to Gabe, there weren’t any nuts because they were all eaten by Carrie before she gave him the remaining food. As she gave him the box she said, “Rest until afternoon and then come at two o’clock so you can wash the dishes.” “Yes, ma’am, but…” Gabe hesitantly asked, “what about the payment? Is it daily? Or weekly?” “We’re feeding you, aren’t we?” Carrie replied, “So why are you worried about the payment? We’ll give it to you in time.” “Yes, thank you,” Gabe then went home and gave most of the food to his aunt, and she loved the taste and even remembered the last time she made th
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Carrie was watching television in her room, and her mobile received a message. She checked it.Mia sent the message: Your husband is acting out of place again. How many chances should I give you? If you can’t keep him under control, just let the police take care of him. I want you to do something before I return home, or I’m going to file a complaint on him.Carrie frowned. “Tsk, this punk…”Just then, Freddy entered the room.Carrie stood and fumed at him. “Why the hell are you going after Mia, Freddy? Do you want me to tell Bart? He’ll kill you!”“Hmph,” Freddy grabbed her by the shoulders and pushed her down on the bed. “I’m sure you won’t tell Bart because you love me.” He jumped onto her and began kissing her everywhere.“Stop dodging the issue,” Carrie hissed. “I’m tired of you acting stupid.”“C’mon, Carrie,” Freddy bit her waist making her hiss again, but this time she hissed differently. “It was you who told me I should attract Mia and make her sleep with me and be obsessed w
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Gabriel Agnar stopped by a motel.Systa looked a bit dull.“Bring her tea,” Gabriel looked at Alleria who had a bandage wrapped around her head.Alleria frowned but didn’t complain.“To think this little girl is really the Alpha System,” Alleria was still finding it hard to believe. “But, Lord, just so you know, she didn’t beat me. She created a clone of hers and tricked me into fighting the clone.”“You still let her take the woman away, didn’t you?” Gabriel calmly said. “It was your loss. Doesn’t matter how it comes.”“Ugh…” Alleria couldn’t talk after that.She went to the motel owner and asked, “Give us some tea.”“We don’t sell tea here.”Alleria hit the thick wooden bench with her palm and left an imprint there.“I-I’ll get the tea ready in ten minutes,” the motel owner nervously said.“I’ll give you five minutes.”“I-It’s impossible to get it done in five minutes, ma’am.”“Go,” she coldly growled, and he ran to the neighboring convenience store to buy tea bags and milk.Meanwhi
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Gabriel grew much angrier after Gabe and Mia disappeared right before his eyes.He put more power into his fist and threw it at Ulmer who was under such pressure he was not able to move.A streak of red lightning flew into the scene and wrapped itself around Gabriel’s fist and stopped his fist in its tracks.“Mm?” Gabriel and Ulmer both looked to their side, where a red-haired woman was standing atop a nearly uprooted tree.She was giving off a ridiculous amount of energy.She looked like she was the embodiment of a million thunderbolts. She looked almost ethereal.“A wolfe clan’s girl?” Gabriel uttered.“The wolfe clan?” Ulmer seemed surprised. This was also his first time directly coming into contact with a person from the wolfe clan since he became the Urban God. “The strongest clan in the world… You came at the right time. Let’s together beat this old man up.”“Hmph,” the red-haired lady descended from the tree almost in a floating manner. “I didn’t come here to take sides. Both o
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Both Mia and Gabe were being pressured to hug the ground. Some kind of invisible force as heavy as many mountains was crushing them, making it feel as if their bones would turn to powder under pressure.Gabe gnashed his teeth and tried his best to resist. He was only able to barely move one of his fingers, though.This can’t be real.He thought he had become strong, strong enough to at least stand his ground at those who are at the top of the world.Even though Systa wasn’t with him right now, and even though he wasn’t at his full strength, how could he be toyed like this?How could he not be able to resist the head of the Agnar clan even a little?How can there be such a huge power difference?As he gave it his all to just try and get back, Willow didn’t wait for him.She went for the kill.“I’ll break your wife’s skull right before your eyes, boy!” She axed her foot down at Mia’s head.Mia wanted to move away, but she couldn’t, and she looked more frustrated than afraid that she was
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Gabe’s attack kept all the four squad leaders at bay as the electricity that washed through their bodies did not leave to the ground.Instead, it stayed in their bodies, trying to cook them alive.They had to resist the lightning energy with their ethereal energies.At the same time, Mia was able to push Willow back, though her leg suffered a deep cut in the process.Half of her bone was also cut, but she was healing at a fast pace.Regardless, Mia wasn’t worried about these opponents right now because the lightning energy of Gabe was also filling her body.However, it did not hurt her.But it made her feel stronger, and she began to feel Gabe’s presence all the more. Not just his presence, but all the things he had done in the past were popping in her mind.So many new memories poured into her mind.From the memories of his childhood to recent incidents, all the strong memories of his life played in her mind like a fast-moving dream.Some of these memories really squeezed her soul.S
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“This is the end, youngling,” Willow turned into ten thousand different clones which looked like a giant swarm of illusion moving toward Gabe. “Phantom Dance!”All the figures of Willow attacked him in different styles all at once.It looked like Gabe’s entire body was burst to pieces.“It’s over already?” Fang snickered. “Heh, who gets to keep the omega system now?”“It’s not over,” Stark frowned. “Didn’t you see that flash of light?”“What flash?” Fang looked at Stark. “Did you see something that I didn’t?”Zephyr arrived where they were. “He used his lightning ability to move fast… so fast that my eyes also barely followed it.”“How the hell did he move that fast all of a sudden?” Fang frowned. “Where is he now?”Willow put her sword on her shoulder and looked down at the park miles below, a corner of her lips slightly curling up as she saw Gabe standing behind Mia now.“He released a burst of lightning at the last second. I thought he was defending himself, but he used it to pull
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Gabe could feel what happened to Mia, that she was sent flying down to the earth.He wanted to go and help her, but Stark and Fang kept him occupied.The narrow and precise attacks of Stark constantly targeting Gabe’s head were messing with his sense of distance.Fang also stayed closed and made sure to mess with Gabe’s timing by throwing attacks that unpredictably supported Stark.Clearly, they were seasoned fighters who didn’t put a single foot wrong.Even Gabe, who wasn’t much of an experienced fighter, could tell that these two had fought each other and together many times before.Otherwise, such perfect coordination might not be possible.“If I can’t overpower them with technique, I have to do it through other means…” Gabe leaked electricity into the cloud, which reflected it back at Stark and Fang, forcing them to fend off from these sudden attacks.“He’s able to use not just the ground but also the clouds to his advantage,” Fang harrumphed. “How annoying. Even though I’m covered
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More than two decades ago.“I understand about the alpha system, but why does the Patriarch want to find the luna system, too?” Zephyr was asking his squad commander at the time who was his own aunt.“He wanted to give it to his wife or his daughter, maybe?” Zephyr’s aunt said while smoking from a pipe.“Why?”“Haha, why you ask? Because it’s known to be the best support system,” she laughed. “I don’t know much, either, but the luna system is said to be driven by the owner’s feelings more than any other system. So, it is one of those systems where anger, happiness, and even sadness can be turned into strength. They say it can cast perfect illusions that make dreams resemble reality.”“What? That’s pretty fucked up.”“Yeah, it is a fitting system for any queen, as it has the capability to keep the alpha in check when everyone else fails,” she opined. “That’s why it’s a coveted system, but unfortunately, our clan never got hold of it. If you ever come across an opponent who wields that
