Gabe came home.What he didn’t know was that Venkat followed him in his car from a distance. “He still lives in that old, shitty house, and he says he earns at least 20,000 dollars per month? He’s definitely lying.”“But this company card seems real,” Nora was looking at the visiting card that Gabe had given them. It had his name, company, address and everything in it except his phone number because he didn’t buy a mobile by the time this card was made.“It’s not that difficult to make cards like these,” Venkat blurted. He had short, curly hair which he hated. He also envied Gabe for his cool, soft, and straight hair, but now, he could see that Gabe’s hair was thinning down, and it made him happy inside because his hair was still dense. However, when Gabe said that he earned at least 240,000 dollars per year, his heart shook. “If I pay ten dollars in a store, they’ll print cards like these.”“You think so?” Nora sort of believed Venkat’s words. After all, if Gabe really was earning as
Mia hadn’t been the same ever since she heard from Bertha that Freddy was masturbating while watching her through the window. Since when was he doing it? Just thinking about it shook her to the core.Not only did she avoid meeting Freddy from there afterward, she stopped talking with everybody in the house.In fact, she was spending very little time in the house these days.Russell, on the other hand, had given a complaint to the police about his mother’s mobile being stolen. However, they didn’t even care enough to look for the thief.Though they told him they’d find the thief eventually, days turned into weeks.Today, Mia was going to the housewarming party set by Nora and Venkat not too far from her house.It was a duplex house, though one not as big as Mia’s current house.Venkat treated Mia well, knowing that she was rich, and he also used to have a secret crush on her back in school. While they were talking, Nora joined their conversation and asked her, “Gabe lives next to your
People’s eyes were glued to the dark olive sports car with state-of-the-art mechanical technology and craftsmanship of unprecedented prestige and quality. This V-10 beast with its streamlined lines looked like it could cut through the air and tame the road, making everyone want to not just see it but touch it and ride it down the smoothest lane in the world. And Gabe of all people stepped out of such a dreamy vehicle whose engine sounds created sensations in the bodies of men and women alike. However, Gabe was dressed in a simple T-shirt and a three-fourth. He did not look like he owned a high-end sports car. How could this plain-looking young man own such a sculptured and sensual car? Not possible. Definitely not possible was what some thought, while some others wondered if it was really his car or not. Those who didn’t know him however didn’t have such exaggerated reactions. As people began to murmur behind Venkat’s back, saying that the car would be worth almost half as much as
While Mia and Cynthia went for a ride in Gabe’s dark-olive lamborghini, Gabe felt envious of Cynthia because he wished to drive next to Mia.Bart, on the other hand, didn’t leave with Brendon and stayed behind for Mia, but because she went out with Cynthia, he was bored, and so he started flirting with Kiera.“You look like a precious jewel today, ma’am,” Bart smiled with his eyes.Kiera showered a beautiful smile in response. She was just eating, and this guy came out of nowhere and started complimenting her looks, making his intentions obvious, but because she knew Bart was not just anybody and had a good rapport with Brendon, she didn’t react in a negative way.“Even the way you’re eating is so wonderful to watch,” Bart said.Getting praised like this was nothing new to Kiera, so she acted a little indifferent.*She’s married, Bart.*Smarta didn’t like what Bart was doing.*You should pick someone else.*“I’ll pick whoever I want,” Bart continued flirting with Kiera until Zack ente
Gabe was sipping on wine happily because Mia wasn’t around. “It’s been more than ten minutes since they went for a ride. They are not going to recklessly drive and crash into something, right?” He was beginning to get a bit worried because it was a sports car, a Lamborghini Huracan, with a ravishing V-10 engine.“You’re Gabe, aren’t you?” a feminine voice reached Gabe’s ears.He looked to his right, and a curly brunette had this look of intrigue in her eyes. “Y-You’re… Roxy?” his back straightened. It had been so long since he saw her, so it took him a couple of seconds to recognize her. His eyes naturally looked at her from top to bottom because she was wearing somewhat revealing clothes. And her cleavage was giving him a good old thrill. “You… look, um… phenomenal.”“I know,” Roxy pretty much expected Gabe to drool all over her like this. She could smell a virgin from him, and she did her best to not roll her eyes already. “How are you doing these days?”“Uh, I’m a delivery driver,”
“Are you alone, Gabe?” The words of Mia reached Gabe’s ears as they walked along a slanted road on a hill region with the sun rising in the background, and his lamborghini parked at the base of the hill.Gabe shook his head, locking his arm with her, for with her around, he did not feel any fear anymore. She was like a heavenly gift given to him who was not worthy of such love and devotion. She was a perfect blessing. She was his queen.And they reached the hilltop together and had a wonderful time there.Back to reality, Gabe was chuckling as he daydreamed about him and Mia going on a trip and ending up having a great time.“How nice it would be if that becomes a reality,” he murmured. “But would she and I ever be free enough and ever get close enough to go on a journey together?” He could only wonder. He had been chasing money before he even grew a mustache, and afterward he also started chasing women.After many years, he started earning money after he met the alpha system, but he
“What happened?” Roxy found herself on the ground, looking worse than someone that slipped on a banana peel. “Why am I on the ground? How did I…”It took her a few seconds to realize what could have happened, and the sharp pain in her cheek only confirmed her thoughts that she really got slapped by Gabe.It was no ordinary slap. It was a slap that she couldn’t see coming. It was a slap that erased all her ego and almost made her shed tears like a child. It gave her something that was beyond humiliation. It was an eye-opening slap that tore through the facade of her sexiness and revealed her nakedness to everyone.Sevyn helped Roxy get back to her feet.With her cheek covered by her hand, Roxy looked at Gabe like a victim would.“Gabe!” Venkat quickly rushed over in a bit of a rage. “How could you slap your friend like that?” He used to have a crush on Roxy as well, so he felt really inclined to support her during this time. “How could you hit a woman?”“She asked for it,” Gabe shrugge
“Give me the key, Mia,” Cynthia asked for the car key.“You want to go for a ride by yourself?” Mia asked.“No. I just want to see the key,” she replied, and so Mia gave her the key. Cynthia got over the car after Mia and slid the key along the length of the car to ruin its appearance. She made sure nobody noticed it and then tossed the key to Mia. “That’s the best key I’ve ever seen.”Mia just smiled and then they entered the house together, only to see many people gathered around a poker game. To her surprise, both Bart and Gabe were also playing the game. Cynthia went and stood behind Bart, who she had a bit of a feeling for, but at the same time, she also had an eye on Russell.Mia didn’t know who she should stand behind. Bart was family, but Gabe was a good friend. Whom should she support?Since Cynthia was behind Bart, and there was no one supporting Gabe, she went and stood behind him.Gabe’s heart was filled with positivity when Mia stood behind him, her hands touching the cha
“Whoever manages to defeat that ‘worthless’ brat will get to keep the omega system.”The moment Gabriel Agnar uttered those last few words, all the nine standing members of the Jaguar squad rushed toward Gabe without a shred of hesitation.They were all elite warriors his grandfather had commanded, all intent on claiming the power that lay still dormant within Gabe."Stand down, brat," the third ranker Bennie called out, her voice layered with authority. "You cannot hope to win against us. Surrender, and you may yet find mercy."“You monsters who are ganging up on me, do you even know what mercy means?” Gabe retorted and countered Fang with a punch.Surprisingly, Gabe’s punch seemed simple but the weight it had was tremendous. Fang was pushed back.But at the same time Stark kicked Gabe’s face.Once again, Stark expected Gabe to be sent flying, but Gabe took the attack without even moving an inch.And it was Stark who frowned in response.Zephyr raised his hand, stopping others from
“It’s time to return,” Gabriel Agnar said, and these few words changed the body language of all the squad members.In that moment, they let their guard dawn, a small figure dashed in through their ranks and attacked their patriarch Gabriel.Gabriel saw through the first feint and responded accordingly, but the second attack also turned out to be a feint just to distract him so that they could pluck the severed hand out of Gabriel’s hand.And they managed to grab the hand, but no amount of pulling was enough to get the severed hand out of the old man’s grip.Everyone was startled after seeing the young kid who gave off an ethereal energy, which they could sense.This young kid was none other than Ulf.“What do you think you’re doing, kid?” Gabriel asked him.“Ha-ha, good afternoon,” Ulf replied awkwardly, “or is it evening now?” He grew triple in size and clenched his fists. “Omega Arts Secret Move…” He threw in a straight punch at Gabriel’s chest. “Final Fist!”Gabriel took the attack
At Russell’s estate.Zephyr, the head of the Jaguar Squad, struck Gabe’s chest with his palm. A shockwave burst through his chest and ripped the back of Gabe’s shirt in the shape of Zephyr's palm.Gabe coughed out a lot of blood, and his eyes nearly turned white. He was about to fall back.Zephyr caught Gabe’s throat and squeezed it. “If I kill you, then the Alpha System will be ours.”“Gabe!” Mia ran toward him. “No!”“Where do you think you’re running?” Pixie, the number five, blurted. Her green hair extended forth like tree vines and sought to capture Mia.Mia moved swiftly and dodged a few vines, but the hair grew branches like trees, and they were sharp enough to pierce through Mia’s body.Her torso and limbs were riddled with many thin holes.She bled from the nose and mouth and couldn’t move at all. She felt completely frozen.Pixie pulled the hair out and retracted them. Mia fell to her knees.Seeing all this, Gabe’s blood thrummed beneath his skin. His heart pounded with the c
In ancient times, serpents had wings and feet, and they were called by many names. One of those kinds were also called Dragons.So, dragons were indeed serpents with wings and legs. Even in the modern day, dragons were worshiped in some places. Some martial arts were derived from dragons, too.However, Alleria’s martial arts were not related to dragons but of a different serpent kind, whose existence had been erased from history..When Alleria was young, she spent her time in the woods, and the most difficult enemies she faced were the monstrous serpents that lived in that forest. This made her wonder just how much stronger would the serpents be if they had legs, too, as they did in the past.This led Alleria to search through her clan’s library and find the ancient serpent art books. And she picked one that she believed would be the most challenging.And thanks to her collective efforts, she managed to become the head of one of the Eight Enigma Squads, the Serpent Squad.The Ancient S
Alleria was sent flying through multiple walls, and she ended up crashing into the tables of the precious customers.“That hurts…” Alleria’s cheek bruised, and she bled from a corner of her mouth.“W-Who are you?” The customers were all shocked because this woman was wearing armor underneath her cloak, and there was even a short sword at her waist. “Are you a cosplayer?”“Who was that little girl?” Alleria got back up, looking quite irritated because her cloak was dirtied by the food, so she had to remove it. She looked sturdy despite her age, and she was nearly six feet tall. Many men in that hall hadn’t seen such a well-built woman with attractive looks like that before. “Call herself as my grandmother,” she cracked her neck, releasing the gas bubbles from the joints in her spine, “let’s see if you’ve really got what it takes to utter such words.”She rushed into the bathroom, but to her surprise, Systa and Nicole were gone.“What?” Alleria frowned. “I didn’t see them leave. Where di
Nicole was getting out of the taxi, but Systa held her hand and stopped her. “I’m not feeling the urgency anymore. Can we go somewhere else now?”Nicole couldn’t make sense of Systa’s words. The little girl was struggling until seconds ago, and she’s fine now? Something didn’t feel right. Whether Systa was playing games or not, Nicole didn’t want to take the risk. “I’m taking you to the toilet room once.”“Ugh,” Systa hissed at her. “Listen to me.”Nicole was startled. “Did you just hiss at me? And why are you gritting your teeth?”“Because you don’t understand the trouble that you’re in!” Systa blurted. “Driver, turn the car around and get going.”The driver, however, looked at her with a silly expression as if Systa was not the one who’s going to pay him for the ride.Systa didn’t like that the driver was treating her as a little girl. She wished she could show her powers to him, but because of Nicole, she had to hold herself back.“Can you wait here for half an hour for us?” Nicole
Nicole finished her work in the hotel and walked out with Systa who was in the form of a little girl now.“Why do you look like that?” Nicole asked her.“Look like what?” Systa asked her back.“Look like you’re weighing life's burdens on your shoulders?” Nicole said.“I was just thinking about something,” Systa replied.Nicole picked her up onto her waist.“W-What are you doing?” Systa quickly said, her cheeks flushing. “This is embarrassing. Put me down.”“Get used to it,” Nicole pinched Systa’s cheeks. “You know, I watched Gabe grow, but I missed watching a girl grow. I didn’t have a daughter, you see. So, I feel like keeping you with me for as long as possible.”“S-Stop pulling my cheeks!” Systa found it annoying because her skin was not perfectly authentic human-standard.“Stop acting like that,” Nicole stopped pulling the cheek and gently rubbed it. “You’re a girl, so you’re going to raise kids one day. You shouldn’t get angry easily. Your worth will be decided by how good you ca
In Sciocidad, also known as the phantom city which floated through the sky also known as the lower heaven.At the border, Russell and Jessica were talking with a mature lady whose name they didn’t even know. All he knew was that she was the librarian of the clan that lived in this city.“My goal is to stop another world war from happening,” Russell told her. “If a war breaks out again, then the world really is going to end.”“Silly young man,” the lady named Uzza smiled, “the third world you were worrying about has long started and is still ongoing.”“W-What?” Russell was startled.“Food, air, water, and even people’s very blood has been polluted for decades now and it’s still happening today,” Uzza said. “We see a lot of chemicals being sprayed in the air through special jets. There are nanoparticles, graphene, and even parasites in those chemicals, which will mix with water, food, and can even enter people’s bodies through their skin. Everything the media tells you is fake. The elect
“It’s one thing that James lost, but for Atarah to lose to this brat…” The number one ranker of the Jaguar Squad, Stark, spoke. “This is quite shameful.”“Indeed,” Fang, the second ranker, opined. “I feel a little embarrassed since I’ve trained James for over a month now. For him to lose without even taking an opponent’s limb is quite disappointing. I hope he’s not dead.”“James is the last ranker, the number 10 of the squad,” the zeroth ranker and the head of the Jaguar Squad, Zephyr, replied. He had a sharp mustache and was cleanly shaven. “He’s the weakest, but Atarah is the ranked fourth in the squad, and she let her younger comrade lose. So, she failed both as a teammate and as an individual fighter. She needs to be punished for her mistakes later. But for now…” He glanced at the number five ranker, who was a green-headed female, Pixie.Pixie stepped forth and treated Atarah’s injury with her vivre. It was as though she was conducting surgery with her vivre, using it as needles to