Jael took steps into the dark forest.The forest was creepy and dim.The sun was setting and the sun reddish rays was blocked by the leaves of some tall trees.It was hard to see what laid beyond.Jael took a deep breath before readying himself to go into the forest.He wanted to get things over with.His grandmother was still in the hospital. He can't wait time here.Jael turned to look at the luxurious mansion behind him one last time.Thankfully, he had blood gems now.He would be able to exchange gems at the rate of a billion dollars to one gem.He was not going to be among the poor and destitute anymore.If he didn't have the ability to get money if he wanted too, he would have considered taking some of Yom's belongings to pawn.Thankfully, it hadn't reached that stage.[Ding! Do you want to consume the experience orbs?]Jael raised a brow.The system seemed to be aware of all his thoughts. It could clearly feel his intentions to enter the creepy forest that defended Yom's mansio
On Jael's way home, he came across the job offer Will proposed to him on a casino's billboard.He stopped to go over it carefully. The billboard only left a number for the people that were interested in the job and the job the employees were required to do. Nothing else was on the poster that was on the billboard.Jael perked up after reading the poster. He wanted to smack himself. Why would he forget that there was still a way for him to gain strength? His situation wasn't without hope!Although he suspected there was something wrong with this job, there was nothing he could do. The pay the rich man promised was a very generous offer among its peers and his intestines would be green with regret if he didn't attempt the job.It was a risky thing to do but living in this world was already a battle of life and death. He had to go for the job.Besides, he had too many grudges and it would be better for him to gain enough strength to protect both himself and those he loves.In this brutal
Jael was right. The prying gazes and the whispers assured him that he had become an internet joke again.It wasn't anything new but this time was different. It was because of Stacie.Jael didn't mind the eyes of his fellow classmates as he stared straight at the teaching lecturer.This was Mr. Baum's class, the meditation class. It was one of the classes Jael categorized as useless because he couldn't do anything with the information they are teaching when he was an ordinary person with no powers.He still likes the teacher though. Mr. Baum was very serious with his work. He didn't ignore the students with no powers as most teachers do. He carries everybody along with his lesson regardless of their status.Inevitably, Jael stopped looking at Mr. Baum. He had covered all what the lecturer was saying.Sometimes he requests off days from school to do his part-time jobs. He had to burn the midnight candle by going over the curriculum at his own pace in other to keep up with the rest of t
Jael hurried back into his rundown apartment room as soon as he got home.He unraveled the package to reveal a circle with several complex inscriptions and runes etched on its surface.The sole window in his apartment provided enough light to see so Jael cleared the floor and laid the circle down.The ritual circle expanded and widened until it acquired the size of an extra large bowl.A thin crack was running from the center of the circle to the edges. The awakening ritual circle was broken but Jael wasn't surprised, his parents' letter had already given him an heads up.Jael stood at the center of the circle before he started chanting the necessary incantation to kick start the array.The array began to glow gold as a powerful pressure filled the room. Jael's black hair fluttered even with the absence of wind and the golden inscriptions flowed into Jael.Power filled his muscles and flesh. For a moment, Jael felt like he could sunder the entire world. He felt indestructible.[Initia
"Haha." The laugh that came from Jael's lips resounded all through the space around him. He looked ragged and unkempt but he didn't care. He was willing to give these hypocrites that ambushed him a bitter fight. Tiny stars that was as small as a niddle tip glowed and dimmed around them. Scenes of battle remained strewn across the cosmos. Incomplete body parts floated aimlessly. Fifteen men and women kept Jael in a tight circle. Their weapons was poised to attack. "You fiend! Surrender and you get to keep a whole corpse." An old man with white hair on his head and lower jaw said righteously and Jael laughed again. "I should obediently clean my neck so you can cut it? Why don't you show me how it is done?" Jael returned the words back to the old man. He didn't know why humans could be so greedy and evil. He was on his own, why did they provoke him? "You think you can use me and my powers as a sacrifice to save Quone? You guys have vivid imaginations." Jael said as his nails grew