Uncrowned King Revenged

Chapter 7 - Warning from System

The master, already infuriated, released his aura massively in the shape of a giant iron-armored knight carrying a shield and a sword. The old man's body became the centerpiece of the knight, standing firmly against his chest as if it were the control room of a giant robot. He immediately launched an attack on the masked man.

The giant knight's sword blast swept through the area around it, almost even hitting James, who was still bound by the aura chain. But the attack seemed to mean nothing to the masked man. He restrained it using only one big green-black hand formed from his aura.

"It will definitely be very tiring if I have to fight against you, old man, so I think today is enough," said the masked man, directing his gaze to James, who was still raging and being bound by his aura chain.

As if having an epiphany, the masked man continued his words, “Aha! I have an interesting idea. I'm bad enough to just leave you guys alone, so maybe the stray dog can cheer you up instead. Have fun," he said as he let go of the chains that bound James and disappeared into the darkness of the night.

“Damn it! Don't run, you bastard!" shouted the master, releasing the form of his aura so he could move more freely to chase the masked man, but in vain, for in an instant, the person could disappear.

James, who had been released from the chains that bound him, started to go on a rampage again. The Master swiftly ordered Scarlet to tie him up again since his reach was close enough.

"Scarlet, quickly use the aura chain to bind your friend," the Master ordered. Scarlet immediately carried out the order.

But what Scarlet did was completely useless—in an instant, the chain broke and scattered, then disappeared back into nothingness. The two people were shocked to see that incident. 

In their minds, there was no way someone who had, just a moment ago, not mastered the ability to control aura could break the chain made by a Scarlet who was quite experienced in controlling aura.

Without thinking, the Master jumped with all his might to block James, who was trying to pounce on Scarlet. Locking his movements with such difficulty, he even had to emit a large enough aura to strengthen his physical abilities.

Once James was bound by the aura chain that Scarlet had made, the old man, who was called the Master, immediately jumped and stood in front of him.

"Hmmm, this is really strange. I have never seen anyone lose their identity due to an uncontrolled release of aura," said the Master, who was also amazed to see James' condition.

After that, the master placed his right palm on James' head. With all his might, he tried to suppress James' enormous aura with his own, attempting to restrain it so that James would not die from the explosion of his own aura. 

"Scarlet, don't just stand there like a statue! Quickly help me suppress this person's aura," the master said while trying to restrain James.

"Okay, master," Scarlet said as she placed her hand on James' chest, releasing her aura to suppress the aura James was emitting. 

Their desperate efforts to stabilize his aura finally succeeded. James calmed down, his aura shrinking and being reabsorbed into his body. After that, he was unconscious for several days. 

He then woke up in an all-white room on a bed that resembled a hospital bed. From end to end, the room was white—the mattress, blankets, walls, and equipment were all the same color.

The last thing James remembered was being in a white vacuum. Then, he swallowed the black flames, and a strange chart flew before his eyes.

[System: Greetings, Mr. James]

"What? Who was that speaking to me?" said James, confused, hearing an intangible voice coming from inside his own head.

[Let me introduce myself. I am a system ingrained in you. From now on, I will be your guide to help you become stronger. This is probably the first and last time I will be speaking directly to you, as after this, I will only give you missions to strengthen you and display the power chart as it appears before your eyes right now if you wish.]

“So what I experienced before wasn't a dream?” he asked

[System: Of course not, Master. If it's a dream, then I won't be able to talk to you like I am now.]

"Tell me what the system is?" he asked.

[System: I am just a guide to make you stronger.]

"Who ordered you to do that?" he asked again.

[System: I cannot say, sir. It is an order ingrained in me. If you want to meet my maker, then you have to complete all my guides and become strong enough to meet him. That is the message that is instilled in me when you ask about it.]

"Then how do I use this system?" asked James

[System: If you want to view and remove or add battle points in the stats that is in front of you, just use your will. Then the stat will automatically follow what you want. Or you can also give voice commands to use it. For example, say the word 'open system,' then it will automatically bring it up and say 'close system' to remove it. Also, if you want to add battle points to the aura or body, it will automatically add according to the amount you say or want.]

"Okay system, I can understand it easily," said James.

[System: One last thing I have to say. You are prohibited from telling anyone where I am or about the dream you had previously, without exception. If you do, you will be punished.]

"What's the penalty if I leak it?" James asked again.

[System: You will be burnt to ashes! My advice is that you should never do that for your own good. Is there anything else you'd like to ask?]

"No, System, your explanation is more than enough for me," said James.

[System: Alright then, I'll withdraw.]

The sound vanished, but the stats still lingered before his eyes. Then James uttered what the system had said before, "Close it." 

And sure enough, all the charts before his eyes immediately disappeared. One thing that really bothered and terrified James was the last warning uttered by the system. Burning to death was really not funny and must have been really painful, and thus he had vowed to himself not to talk about this to anyone.

“I really have to keep my mouth shut about this matter or I will die,” he said to himself.

Shortly after James woke up, a nurse came to him. But she immediately ran back as fast as lightning after seeing James had regained consciousness. Not long after that, it wasn't the nurse who appeared before James but Scarlet and the Master.