'I don't want to die.'
That was the last thing that Luke… No, the man that was once in his life named Jameson Mcjonathan thought, before he became Luke.
"You do not belong here."
A faded, distant memory of his past life sounded like a whisper beside his ear. It was the day when he was an honest and responsible lawyer, fighting the evil within the society with all he could do.
Until he found himself tied into a chair and his mouth gagged with a ball of cloth, right on the roof of a skyscraper building. In front of him was his girlfriend, who was holding the arm of a buffed man with a sinister smile on his face.
The man was a rapist and a murderer, but unlike any ordinary rapist, he was a son of a tycoon of one the most powerful people in the whole country. He didn't know what that man did to his beloved, but although she hugged her arm as if he was her lover, her gaze was filled with despair.
Before the man let his subordinates kick him off the building, he makes sure to let Jameson watch how the man molested his girlfriend right in front of him, even daring to rip her clothes apart to serve him in front of all his goons.
"Let this be a lesson for you to mind your own business when you arrive in hell."
On the next moment, he found himself falling in the air. On his last moment, he had decided. If fate ever gives him a second chance, he would try to just be selfish and think of only himself.
And fate didn't disappoint him.
He was given a new life, but a life he would never have expected. He found himself in the middle of a briefing room on the military barrack. He had a new identity, called Luke. And the real Luke had died when one of his enemies had cast a curse to corrode his soul before that enemy died.
Influx of information came into his head as he found himself able to do something he hadn't imagined. The power of magic flows like an instinct on his body, all he needs to do is do what he feels right, and he could do it.
Hacking and software abilities, mechanical designs, combat and shooting ability. Everything just seems like second nature to him. Following and adjusting what he felt right, learning more of the body, memory, energy, everything was top class. Then, Jameson realized that he was not Jameson anymore. He was Luke, the prodigy and genius of this century.
'But it doesn't matter anymore…'
Sighing inside, Luke prepared for his death once more. Winds howling right beside his ears, Luke frowned as he thought, 'Is this what they said that your life passed you by before you die? Although remembering that scene of me being thrown off to the ground, it sure wasn't nice. I almost peed my pants back then…'
But then, after some time, the sound of winds howling on his ears didn't stop even for a moment. Noticing that something was wrong, Luke opened his eyes slowly for the first time after his consciousness had blacked out when he went into the void.
'Wait…No way... '
On his vision was a green land stretching out everywhere with some cities that could be seen in the distance. Seeing the ground that was far below him, he found himself that he was approximately three thousands feet high from the ground.
'You have to be kidding me!'
Realizing that he didn't wear his mech armor, he tried to activate it but only met with a reply from the system.
"[Warning! Armor damage had surpassed more than 80%. Almost all functions had ceased to proceed. Immediate treatment was strongly suggested.]"
"holy sh*t!"
Knowing that he didn't know any magic to fly, Luke quickly asked, "What function would it still be able to use?"
"[The following list would mention all the function that would still in good condition:
-The energy shield.
-Radiation detector
-Emergency box kit
-Grappling hook]"
"Great.." knowing that he couldn't use his jet thrusters, Luke sighed and immediately picked the first thing that had caught his attention on the list, "Activate the energy shield!"
"[Acknowledged.]"
After the system's reply, a bluish, translucent shield enveloped Luke in seconds as he continued, "Put it into maximum defense!"
"[Acknowledged.]"
The shield sounded out a humming noise softly, as its glow was brighter than before. After that, Luke spread both of his arms wide as he chanted, "ᚲᛟᚾᚾᛖᚲᛏᛁᛟᚾ! (Connection!)"
Soon, the magic circuits flow from his hands and spread to the energy shield. After they had connected to each other, Luke chanted another spell.
"ᛋᛏᚱᛖᚾᚷᛏᚺᛖᚾ! (Strengthen!)"
A brownish light flashed only a second right on the outer layer of the shield. Nodding to himself as he saw the spell had worked, Luke put his hands in front of his chest as if they were holding something in the air.
"ᚹᛁᚾᛞᛋ ᛒᛚᛖᛋᛋᛁᚾᚷ: ᛋᛟᚠᛏᛖᚾ, ᛚᛁᚷᚺᛏᛖᚾ, ᛚᛖᛋᛋᛖᚾ. (winds blessing: soften, lighten, lessen.)"
Chanting three spells in one go and making it into a chain spell, three magic circles appeared right in the middle of both his hands, as the magic circles began to rotate and overlap each other.
Then, he pressed the magic circles right into his chest and let the magic circuits dispersed through every inch of his body. Within seconds, his body flashed with a green light.
Soon, he felt that his body became lighter and his falling speed had lessened by a half of what it was. Sighing in relief, Luke was about to chant the wind's barrier just to be sure, before something flew in his direction at an unnatural speed.
It flew in the air as it was spinning so fast that it made a whirring noise. Sensing something would come to him in rapid speed, Luke stretched out his hand to where it was coming from and chanted.
"ᛋᚺᛁᛖᛚᛞ. (Shield.)"
Right in front of his energy shield, there's a bluish, transparent wall materialized and about to brace the impact. The shield spell shattered in the blink of an eye as the thing quickly pierced the energy shield but stopped halfway.
It was a sword. Embedded right on his shield energy. Seeing the appeal of the sword, Luke frowned as to know someone was attacking him. But on the next moment, an old man wearing a luxurious hanfu, stepped out of thin air and looked at Luke's figure that was falling to the ground each second.
Humped slightly, the man moved his hand and slapped the air as he said softly.
"⟟⋔⏚⟒☊⟟⌰⟒. (Imbecile.)"
As if an invisible force struck at his shield, Luke found that his energy shield had almost shattered and his falling speed was accelerating. Quickly, he found himself being thrown away by the immeasurable might of the old man and about to reach the ground much faster than he had expected.
Seeing that the earth was approaching him, Luke held out his hand and he shouted loudly, readying himself to brace the collision.
"F*ck!"
*BANG!*The earth bursted as the shield collided with the ground. The impact had made a two meters deep crater with a width of four meters. Coughing from the dust in the air, Luke swiftly flicked both of his wrists and took out his handguns.
"ᛋᛏᚱᛖᚾᚷᛏᚺᛖᚾ… (Strengthen... )"Quickly muttered a spell right away, a flash of magic power shone for a brief moment as Luke stretched out his hands to welcome the incoming carriage.
As the sword was about to slice the girl's arms, a gunshot rang in the air. Soon, the raider had his head burst with a bullet that penetrated right until the other side of his head. In the distance of fifty meters away, Luke walked over with some blood on his clothes and shouldered something big that wrapped with black cloth. His clothes were still that of the soldier's uniform, before they wore their mech armor.
"And here will be your workplace, boy!"Opening the door of a building that was right beside one of the town's main streets, the old man moved his gaze at Luke and said, "It's been a while since we had left this shop because of some urgent matters. So it looks quite dirty, but it's definitely a good place."
"Xu Xuoguang! Come out right now!" One of the three men started to take one of the vases nearby and smashed it to the floor. With an intimidating voice, he continued to shout, "If you don't come out, I'll burn this place to the ground!""I'm here, you punk!" Moving down from the staircase, Old man Xu, Xu Qingli, and Luke confront the three intruders. Side glance at Luke, old man Xu smirked confidently and flung his sleeve and spoke with an irritated voice, "What do you want from us? Your presence is not welcomed. Leave!" "You want to kick us out?" the shortest men of the group suddenly laughed as he said, "Sure. After you pay the protection fee! As well as those last year's protection fees as well! You dare to go without even giving us some farewell gifts eh?" "Of course, you have to personally apologize to us too for chasing you to this place. Our boss would love to hear your apologies personally by your daughter. We would even take her to get some tea." another interjected, while
"No!"Shouting out loud, Luke woke up with cold sweat dripped down from his forehead as he jerked his body. Realizing that his vision was an unfamiliar environment, he tried to stabilize himself and think clearly. "I.. I think the poison price has changed into forty gold coins now." replied Luke with gritted teeth.'Ha! Not in a Million chances I'll get ripped off because some sexy woman came to me and tried to rob me!' said Luke to himself inside as he sighed. Once, when he had yet become Luke and was living on his home planet, earth, there was a particular assassin game that was so famous. Although he wasn't a gamer or anything of that sort he still tried the game and quite liked it."Now.. I'm just trying to imitate that game character.."Sighing, Luke The Saga of the Unbroken 19. Assassin game
The Saga of the Unbroken 20. Stalk and ambush
"Heh, there he goes." Smiling widely at the falling Jameson, a burly man and more than a dozen men in suits snickered in derision. Then, those men shifted their attention to the beauty whose expression was full of horror as she watched the one she loved fell to his death. As she was subconsciously about to rise up and rush to the edge of the rooftop, a strong hand grabbed her hair and another hand slapped her right cheek. Toppling her back to the floor while the burly man spat, "Who said you could move without permission?" Without a second thought, he walked to the woman and continued where they left off. Amidst the struggle of the woman and
Two days later, somewhere within the territory of the Empire, a man in a casual T-shirt and jeans was walking through the sidewalk as his eyes darted around. His figure was perfectly blended into the crowd, as a strange invisible force enveloping him made it harder to be spotted and sought of amidst the busy streets. It made him no different than a ghost. Even the lenses of the camera near the traffic signs couldn't locate his face and figure. At the same time, no one around him seemed to be aware of his presence. Yet, their body subconsciously moved to the side to give a way for him. The red sporty hat that covered his hair and the surgeon mask he put on gave him the appearance of a shady person. However, the man didn't think that his disguise would attract much attention if the force around him disappeared. All he t
At last, everything finally died down and back to the silence, where not even the quietest noise of some engine or footsteps of any lifeforms. Except for Luke's breathing and the sound of the gigantic star behind him, everything was silent.Or rather, everything was gone. All that he could see was the never ending horizon of countless stars. The spaceships, the abominations, and all of the immortals were killed by a few spells from him."I did it…"His voice traveled only to the square barrier enveloping his figure that contained breathable air for him and withstanding the harshness of outer space. However, even without a barrier, Luke was sure that outer space wouldn't be a threat to him anymore. Not when he was in this state.&n
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"Guahkk!"A long, deep gash appeared on Dong Zhuo's chest, adding to the countless injuries he already received. Although the creature wasn't fully unscathed either, the situation was bleak no matter how he saw it.Instead of following for another attack, the creature halted his movements and leisurely watched the exhausted and wounded group before him. None of them seems to be able to hang on that long and Dong Zhuo who had been clashing against the creature all this time was panting heavily as well.The creature crossed his arms and waited. Blatantly showed a superior attitude to the immortals. But after all of the battle and even wrecking most of the area, they couldn't give the creature any fatal blows except for some scratches. It was clear that day th
'But first…'Turning his head, the remaining mobs were approaching him but they slowly decreased their pace after a certain distance. Growled threateningly yet didn't dare to take another step.'They were afraid of getting burned.'Even Luke realized that his spells barely managed to hold on under the heat. And yet, the heat was steadily rising up with time. If he took this too long, he would miss his chance.Didn't wanting to waste anymore time, he flew to the group of mobs and readied his handguns. Although he could fight using Rein's fight, manipulating the space around him, Luke prepared to use this approach. For this was the most comfortable way for him.
'Another powerful abomination? No… This pressure, that thing is on another level.'Staring at the floating being high above, Luke the rest felt cold sweats formed on their foreheads. Even Hong Ming's energy based body was shivering in fright by itself. The notifications inside his mind were ringing incessantly. Telling him to run away as he encountered a creature that would kill him easily."Another weird creature that tried to act big."Among everyone present, Dong Zhou, one of the immortals and the strongest of them, stood up from his position, even though his legs were shaking quite a bit. His piercing gaze glared at the creature. Murderous intent seeping away from his figure and permeating the air. To the point that one could feel the bone chilli
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Half an hour later after he went through the ventilation, Luke still couldn't see the end of it. In addition to the twisting ways that are no different than a giant maze to him, Luke wouldn't be that confident anymore if not because of the system that helps him."[One kilometers ahead, turn to the right side. There would be 67% chance it would lead to the center area of the headquarters.]"To further aid him, Luke used his recreation school magic to create small androids that act as the eyes for the system. They were as big as a fly and their numbers were more than a hundred. However, even though they were supposed to only cost a drop of magic power to Luke, his size also restricted the magic power reserve within him as well.Along the way, he learned that there