《Unknown Son》 Chapter 1.1 Chapter 1.1 ¡®Is that lavender¡­ no, it must be cool breeze.¡¯ The young boy thought as a female walked straight past him with her long brown hair with highlights slightly brushing past him. As she walked past, he could do nothing but gaze at her beauty. Even for a back view, anyone could tell that was a gem in a pile of rocks. ¡®Emilia, why couldn¡¯t you notice me just a tad bit more?¡¯ The young boy thought to himself as he let out a sigh. His gaze went from the beauty that just walked past next to the buff male whose arms were almost as thick as his thighs. Letting out a tsk sound, he shook his head. ¡®Instead you chose that brute of a person to become your lover.¡¯ Weird isn¡¯t it? This young boy admiring a girl who probably hardly notices him and he thinks all of these things. If it were me, I would think this was a genuine stalker here, but I would be mistaken. It¡¯s just your average fifteen year old male who is admiring his crush from a few feet away. His black hair that cut off right before his eyebrows made him seem slightly emo. He was around six feet tall, but just a few inches underneath. Wearing a black t-shirt along with some black shorts, it surely didn¡¯t change the idea that he could have been an emo. However, he wasn¡¯t. Shortly after her figure went around the corner making the young boy lose all interest in anything. He turned his attention around to his blue locker and started rummaging through it looking for his text books for his next class. Bang! Snapping his head around, he was greeted by a face only a feet away from him. The person in front of him is your normal playboy figure. Smooth brown hair, clean white face, and hazel eyes. Don¡¯t even mention his body that all the females adored. The playboys hand was on the side of the young boys face, while the playboy himself was staring at the young boy. ¡°Mother fucker! Keep your lewd eyes off my sister before I teach you a lesson for real this time. You think shoving you in the locker last week wasn¡¯t good enough, this time i¡¯ll throw your ass in the dumpster.¡± The playboys voice was as cold as ice. This threat, it couldn¡¯t be real right? The young boy gave a slight nod, while turning back around to his locker. ¡®This bastard won¡¯t throw me in a dumpster.¡¯ Smack! A hand slapped the young boys head causing his head to go forward a bit. The force behind the palm strike was a bit strong, it almost made the young boy bang his head against the back wall of the locker. ¡°Who the hell told you to turn around! Huh?¡± The playboy''s voice sounded like he was angry. ¡®Fuck you! You damn bastard! Just wait, i¡¯ll make you regret this shit.¡¯ The young boy said to himself as he lifted his head up and turned back around. ¡®Fuck all of you too. Pretending like you don¡¯t see shit.¡¯ He cursed all these students who walked passed and glanced in his direction but continued to walk away. Some of them even used their cell phones to take pictures or record this. Humiliation! No, this was far from that! He was humiliated last week when he finally got to talk to his crush, but this bastard in front of him got upset and shoved him in a locker. All of this happened right in front of her as well! Who was she? The perfect angel, almost perfect grades, captain of the cheer squad and a member of the track team. From her looks, to her grades all the way down to her attitude. It could be described as almost being perfect. It wasn¡¯t just him, every male in this damn school was checking her out as she walked past. I mean, who wouldn¡¯t? That fine ass she had, those C-cup breast, her luscious pink lips. Just thinking about it made him have a strange sensation in his pants. Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel. If anything, this playboy in front of him should be one of his closest friends. Even if he was her brother, they still grew up together. Childhood friend? I wouldn¡¯t say friend, but these three basically knew each other since they were in diapers. Both their mothers worked at the same company, and they were next door neighbors. Every single school they went to was the same, nothing was different. So why, why the hell were things like this? Her brother should be rooting for him going out with her, but instead he let that other guy go out with her. Every time the young male thinks about this, it gets his blood boiling. ¡°Look Nate I-¡± The young boy said, but couldn¡¯t finish as his shirt was grabbed. ¡°Fuck! You think we are buddies? Best pales or some other bullshit! Just because I grew up next to you doesn¡¯t mean shit! My name is Nathaniel, and that''s what you will call me. Maybe if we were friends I would let you call me Nate, but hell no. I don¡¯t like your stupid ass!¡± Nathaniel said as he threw the young boy back, making him fall against the locker. ¡°Let me catch you looking at my sister like that again, i¡¯ll fucking kill you!¡± He told the young boy as he walked away. Brushing himself off, the young boy shot a glare at the surrounding students who were giggling at him. ¡°The fuck you laughing at!¡± He yelled at them. Turning around, he grabbed his books and walked away. ¡®Damnit Nate, you just had to go mess up my new shirt didn¡¯t you. I swear on my name, that if i ever get the chance to, i¡¯ll kick your ass real good and make you beg on your hands and knees that you never messed with me. Or else my name isn¡¯t Adrian Miller!¡¯ He sighed as he thought to himself. Beating up Nate who was the star of their basketball team was nothing but a hopeless dream of his. Adrian could barely hold his own against a middle schooler, so how could he hold his own against Nate. Luckily for Nate, he didn¡¯t know that when he caught Adrian talking to Emilia that wasn¡¯t his first time talking to her. Adrian had his small talks with her here and there, but it wasn¡¯t anything too major. If he did talk to her, it was usually to get pointers on something he couldn¡¯t figure out. Even though they grew up together, she usually never hung out with him. As for her not knowing his name, well that''s what he always thought since she hardly talked to him. Hell, when they were in class she never even glanced his way. But yet, he was still attracted to her. Adrian always wondered when he had these feelings, but he could never understand. Even though Nate made it seem like he was the top dog and Adrian was at the bottom of the food chain, Adrian still attracted the eyes of a few females. However, could they compare to what he was looking at? Not even close! Adrian¡¯s standards for females were high, it was like there was only one person who could fill that spot. But she just so happened to be taken. ¡®Ahhh! Forget it, I¡¯d better go to class before Mr. Cole goes ape shit on me again.¡¯ Chapter 1.2 Chapter 1.2 ¡°Pst, hey Adrian I heard you got done in by Nate again.¡± A voice whispered from behind Adrian. Adrian turned his head around looking at the person behind him. Spiky black hair with a dark green highlight in the middle. Pale white face, with brown eyes and a nose ring in his nose. Yup, just another male going along with a new trend, nothing new here. The style changed every season, and this guy also changed his looks to go along with it. Whether it was bleaching his hair, or getting piercing he did it all. It made Adrian wonder why he would do such a thing, but it also made him question how he got a friend like this. That¡¯s right, this young boy sitting behind Adrian¡¯s desk is also his closest friend. They¡¯ve known each other since junior high, and stuck to each other like glue ever since. ¡®Fuck me, does the whole school know about it already?¡¯ Adrian said to himself. ¡°Don¡¯t be upset about it man, it happens ya know? Nate can be a total douche at times, but he can be kind as well.¡± The young boy told Adrian. ¡°Ed, since when have you known Nate to be nice to anyone? I doubt that guy even knows the definition of the word nice.¡± Adrian replied back to him in a soft whisper. Edward Cole, or Ed for short was one of the only people in this world that understood him. Well, Adrian had his online friends, but those couldn¡¯t really be called friends since he hardly knew them. However, what he shared with them was more than what he told his own parents. Thinking about it, if Nate was actually nice to someone, it would only be his friends. Which may seem large on the outside considering he was popular and everyone hung out with him. But could the term friend be used so easily like that? Nah, Adrian knew better than anyone that the term friend couldn¡¯t just casually be tossed around. If Adrian had to guess the amount of friends Nate had, he didn¡¯t doubt it would be more than his own. Which could be counted on one hand! ¡°I know you don¡¯t like that guy, but at least give him credit. He¡¯s helped you out once in the past too. Besides¡­ he lent me five dollars today.¡± Ed said while slowly turning his head away and scratching his cheek. ¡®No wonder you are standing up for that bastard!¡¯ ¡°Whatever, besides it¡¯s not like he had a choice but to help me. If he didn¡¯t we both would have went down. If I went down, oh boy don¡¯t even get me started on that.¡± Adrian told Ed before turning his head around and readjusting himself in his seat while listening to the teacher talk. ¡®Man, today is just not my day is it. I finally got an A on my math exam, got praised by my art teacher, and helped win us the game in dodgeball today. However just when you think everything is going good, it all goes downhill from there.¡¯ He told himself. Thinking about today, it really did start out amazingly, but after what happened twenty minutes ago he could tell that everything was going down hill. He was literally two minutes late for class and Mr. Cole chewed his ass out about it, now he has detention and a two thousand word essay on the importance of being on time. Adrian didn¡¯t want to do that crap, he had better things to do. Like going home and playing a game or reading a book. Hell, he would even go with him mother to the salon if it got him out of staying after for another hour. Don¡¯t get him wrong, he likes school just as much as the other guy. However what he disliked was the principle. That guy is corrupted, as long as you play a sport he will basically overlook anything bad you do. However if you are average with no athletic talent then you could basically be dead to the guy. When Nate shoved Adrian in the locker, and the principle found out, Nate just got a slap on the wrist saying not to do it again. Is basketball, or any school sport more important the the welfare of his own students? Obviously it is, but what can you do about it, it¡¯s high school. If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. ¡°Mr. Miller, since you look so deep in thought how about you answer the question on the monitor.¡± An angry voice called out from across the classroom. Glancing up at the large monitor Adrian read the question to himself. ¡®What day was it that Congress declared America as independent?¡¯ ¡°Pft, Mr. Cole you must be joking, this question is elementary stuff. July fourth is the answer.¡± Adrian spoke proudly while tossing out his answer. Mr. Cole shook his head slightly while his blond hair swung side to side. ¡°Hey idiot, it¡¯s July second, not the fourth. Next time you should read carefully before answering, or did you really think that was the answer.¡± A voice called out from the other side of the room. The class burst out laughing, causing Adrians face to turn red as he lowered his head. ¡°That¡¯s right Mr. Harris, nothing I wouldn¡¯t expect from such a wonderful student.¡± Mr. Cole praised the boy that answered his question correctly. ¡®Fucking Nate again!¡¯ Is all Adrian could think about at the moment. How dare he embarrass him in the classroom. However Adrian couldn¡¯t get that upset about it, his answer was wrong, but he thought it was right. That¡¯s all he was ever taught, everyone always said July fourth this and that, but now it was July second what type of shit was that. Adrian hurriedly opened his history book and flipped a few pages until he noticed something about the thirteen colonies. Skimming a few pages back and forth, he finally noticed that Congress declared America as independent on July second, but everyone celebrated it on the fourth. Adrian didn¡¯t know how Nate knew the answer, when Nates grades are just as good as his own. Each one passing all their classes with B¡¯s or C¡¯s, barely even getting one A on their report card. ¡°Mr. Miller, since you don¡¯t think that knowing the importance of America¡¯s history is important, why don¡¯t we add another essay on top of the one you already have.¡± Mr. Cole said. ¡°But I neve-¡± Mr. Cole cut Adrian off before he could finish speaking. ¡°Mr. Cole you must be joking, this question is elementary. Did you or did you not say that? On top of saying it was easy, you still got it wrong. I¡¯ve been teaching you guys about the thirteen colonies for two weeks now, and what have you learned. What do you have to show for it, nothing.¡± His voice got colder with every word he spoke. Adrian tried to justify himself once more but instead of getting cut off by his teacher, he got cut off by the bell instead. He felt a hand pat his back a few times before he turned his head, only to notice Ed there. ¡°Don¡¯t worry man, I swear things just have to get better. And hey, if worst comes to worst, i¡¯ll help you write your essay.¡± Ed told Adrian as he waited for him to get up from his seat. Adrian grabbed his text books, and nodded his head towards Ed. ¡°Thanks man, you don¡¯t know how much that means.¡± Ed and Adrian chatted for a few minutes before both of them had to split to their next class. Just as he was headed to drop off his books he noticed Emilia, Nate and Emilia¡¯s boyfriend all together talking. They just so happened to be hanging around in this hallway, his hallway. Out of all the other several hallways in the school, they just had to hang around the one where his locker was located. Adrian wasn¡¯t in the mood for anymore bullshit today, he sighed to himself as he walked over. ¡®Well, things can¡¯t get any better this can they.¡¯ Chapter 1.3 Chapter 1.3 ¡°If it isn¡¯t the man we were just talking about.¡± Nate said as he noticed Adrian walking by. ¡°What do you want this time?¡± Adrian asked as he stopped walking. ¡°Stop it will you. Geez Nathaniel, no wonder dad is always yelling at you. Stop messing with Adrian, he hasn¡¯t did anything to you. Do you know how uncomfortable it is being in class and the next thing you know someone comes up to you telling you something about your own brother? Of course you wouldn¡¯t because you don¡¯t have to deal with it.¡± An angelic voice rang out next to Nate. That voice belonged to none other than Emilia, Nate¡¯s sister. Adrian didn¡¯t understand how these two could turn out so different, even though they were twins. Nate smiled while he patted Emilia on the head softly. ¡°Em, I was just playing around, Adrian knows that I wouldn¡¯t do anything to hurt him. Right, Adrian?¡± Nate turned his head towards Adrian. ¡®That creepy smile, stop it. Its weird as hell.¡¯ Adrian couldn¡¯t take that smile Nate was giving him, it seemed like he was sincere but Adrian knew otherwise. This was his famous lady killer smile that he often gave when he did something extraordinary or when he was in trouble. You could say that he had mastered this skill to utter perfection, it almost made Adrian believe the guy. However, would Adrian really believe it? Hell no. ¡°Playing around huh? Yeah¡­ no, I don¡¯t recall anything you¡¯ve done to me as playing around.¡± Adrian answered. Heck, he was already disliked by the guy, why not go against him while his sister is here. Nate¡¯s eyebrow twitched a little at Adrian¡¯s answer. It seemed like Nate expected Adrian to agree with him. ¡°What are you saying man? We get along as if we were brothers.¡± ¡°Bullshit! You shoved me in a locker for god''s sake. Just earlier you said you would throw me in a dumpster, then you said you¡¯ll kill me. I don¡¯t think a brother would say something like that, now would he?¡± ¡°Nate¡­ you did what?¡± Emilia questioned him. ¡°Em, he¡¯s lying. This is how we play around, trust me Em.¡± ¡°Hpmh! Last time you shoved him in a locker you told me that he stole your stuff so I thought it would have been fine. I don¡¯t like thieves, but if you are doing all this other stuff then i¡¯ll¡­ i¡¯ll tell dad on you.¡± She said angrily. Nate noticed that he wasn¡¯t getting through to his sister, so he looked at her boyfriend for help. He was around six feet but one inch shorter. He was wearing a tight fitted white shirt that showed off his muscles along with some blue jeans. Nate looked him in his blue eyes and said, ¡°Bryan, we¡¯ve known each other for four years know. I know you believe me right?¡± Bryan glanced down at Emilia who was looking back at him with her cheeks slightly puffed out. He smiled wryly at Nate. ¡°Sorry man, but i¡¯ve got to go with Em on this one.¡± ¡°I see how it is.¡± Nate coldly said as he turned around from them and walked away. Adrian thought he heard Nate say something as he was leaving, but he could have been mistaken. Inside Adrian was jumping up and down, he finally bested Nate at something. Even if it wasn¡¯t anything that was worth something to others, to him it was a huge boost. He felt like something was lifted off his shoulders. ¡®Could it be? Is this the start of me finishing my day in an amazing way?¡¯ Adrian thought to himself before he realized that Nate said they were talking about him. He wondered what it was about, since he was already here, he might as well ask. ¡°Hey.¡± Adrian said to Emilia. ¡°Hey.¡± She replied. ¡®So¡­ dry. Ah, my heart is in aching, why couldn¡¯t you make a cute expression or something?¡¯ He asked himself. ¡°Did you need anything, or was Nate just stopping me for no reason?¡± He asked her. Hearing what he said, she suddenly realized that she did ask her brother about him. ¡°Oh yeah, well there are two things I wanted with you actually. First, you know it¡¯s almost my dad''s birthday right, but he''s been so busy lately that he probably forgot his own birthday. We were getting together to throw him a party, I was wondering if you wanted to join in on it?¡± She asked him. Adrian never expected that Emilia would want him for something like this. He had to take what was given, being closer to her meant he would have more chances to steal her away from Bryan. Of course he would jump at any chance if it meant he would be with her. ¡°Sure, i¡¯ll help.¡± He told her in a cool tone. This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it. ¡°Sweet, I knew you would join. You and my dad get along so well, there was no way you could refuse.¡± She said. Adrian did get along with her dad, but that was only because one day her dad caught Adrian stealing something from the store. Him being in SWAT and what not, he wouldn¡¯t let this slide so he took Adrian back to his house to talk to him about it. While they were discussing Adrian''s little petty theft, her dad asked Adrian if he still likes his daughter. Adrian was stunned at first, wondering how he found out about his crush on Emilia, but he decided not to pursue it. Once they got to talking about Emilia, it led to them talking about Comics and other things. That''s when Adrian found out that they had more in common than he thought. No one would think someone in SWAT would be into this stuff, usually one would think they were hardcore or something. With her dad though, things were different. ¡°And the other thing you needed?¡± He asked her trying to keep his cool. ¡°Mr. Johnson gave me a project and he put you in the same group as me. So I just wanted to tell you that.¡± She said sweetly ¡°Doesn¡¯t it have to be people in your class?¡± He asked her. ¡°Nope, he just said a four man team. I kind of wish he let us pick our own teams.¡± She sounded upset. ¡°Oh, but not because of you Adrian, but Nate¡¯s in the group as well and I don¡¯t think he will do any work. If anything he¡¯ll just say he did something and take credit for it.¡± Emilia and Nate in the same group as him, one was like an angel while the other was like a devil waiting to drag him down to the pits of hell. He would really hate it if the other person in the group turned out to be some douche like Nate, that would just make things even worse. He glanced at Bryan and smiled on the inside. ¡®No way this guy is in our group, I heard the teachers barely give him homework. There''s no way they would give him a project, of course if they did the project had to be something like collect ten apples.¡¯ Adrian said to himself. ¡°So, who is the other member?¡± She pointed her finger towards Bryan who was standing beside her all quiet. ¡°Bryan¡¯s the last member. Mr. Johnson said since the season is coming to an end, he needed to get score some big points in class to make up for the points he was losing out on. You know what I hate, those people who spread rumors about him saying the teachers barely give him homework or what not. That¡¯s just the worst, they have no idea how hard he has to work to catch up to them at the end of the season just to pass his classes.¡± Emilia started going on and on, it really made Adrians heart feel like it was being torn apart. Just his luck, he¡¯s in a group with one person he wants to see and two others he does not. He definitely doesn¡¯t want to see his crush flirting around while this project is going on. Just thinking about it made him want to blow someone''s head off, including his own. ¡°Em, just leave it alone.¡± Bryan told her as he wrapped his arm around her. Emilia smiled at Bryan showing off her bright teeth. ¡°If you say so, but still, it makes me unhappy.¡± If her smile could kill, countless men would die before her. Comparing her smile to Nate''s was like comparing a Yoda to Luke Skywalker. She would win hands down all the time, no questions asked. ¡°Anyways Adrian, I just wanted to let you know that. I tried to have Nate tell you, but he kept saying no, but then you came out shortly after. Oh, before I forget the project is about finding facts on the tenth planet.¡± Emilia said as she grabbed a sheet of paper from a folder in her hand and passed it to Adrian. ¡°Let¡¯s meet up tonight to discuss this.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t, Mr. Cole gave me detention, so some other time.¡± Adrian told her. ¡°It¡¯s fine, Nate has basketball practice so dad isn¡¯t picking us up till late anyways. Me and Bryan will just hang out here and wait for you two, not like we can do much more.¡± She told him as her and Bryan walked away. ¡®Girl, you just don¡¯t know how much more you can do in this school. Go to the other end of that hall where the camera is broken and the janitors closet¡­ what am I thinking¡­¡¯ Adrian walked to his locker and grabbed a few things, including his backpack. He had one more class he needed to go to before today ended, and that was Mr. Johnson''s class. Tenth planet? What kind of facts were they suppose to find on that? Were there even facts in the world on that? This project seemed like it would difficult, and to be honest he really didn¡¯t want to do it. Closing his locker, Adrian walked towards his next class. Chapter 2.1 Chapter 2.1 Seated all alone in a room was a figure in black clothing. They had their head on the desk in front of them, seemingly sleep. Footsteps could be heard approaching, the sounds made the figure raise their head up and looked straight forward. From the sound, it sounded like heels hitting the ground. The door to the room slowly creeped open and an older woman stepped inside. She was wearing a skin tight black dress that showed off her curves. Her black hair fluttered behind her as she stepped in the center of the class. With her green eyes staring at the black figure in front of her, she spoke, ¡°Mr. Miller, it¡¯s time you go home. You¡¯ve served enough time here, don¡¯t you think?¡± The figure who was seated was none other than Adrian. ¡®Finally, this damn hour seemed like forever.¡¯ He stretched his arms and let out a yawn as he got up from his seat and grabbed his backpack that was on the ground beside him. ¡®Guess i¡¯ll go meet up with them.¡¯ He told himself as he digged into his pocket and pulled out his phone. It wasn¡¯t anything too spectacular, just the A 5. The A 5 was a two year old smart phone that basically had a new one coming out every year. This year the company upgraded its processor so the phone ran smoother and made a better UI so everything was easy to access. Adrian would have loved to get one, but there was no way his mother was going to pay six hundred dollars for a phone. At least unless he was getting all A¡¯s in everything, which he doubted would ever happen. He sent a quick message to Ed telling him that he wouldn¡¯t make it home early today because he had something else to do. He also sent a message to his mother telling her that he would just order some food or something before he got back home. He didn¡¯t want her to come home from work making more food than she needed to. As he was walking down the hallway going towards the gym, his phone vibrated letting him know he had a new message. He checked to see what it was. It was his mother telling him to make it home earlier if he could, his dad was coming home today sometime. ¡®He¡¯s finally coming home huh? It¡¯s been around two months since we¡¯ve last seen him. Time surely flies by doesn¡¯t it.¡¯ Adrian¡¯s father was a scientist, so he was always busy and sometimes he disappeared for extended periods of time. Sometimes Adrian thought that his dad''s work was more important than their family considering how often he is away from them. However Adrian also knew that he was one of the lucky ones, not everyone had a dad. Well¡­ they did, but their fathers weren¡¯t around in their lives and some people didn¡¯t even know who their father was. Besides, it wasn¡¯t like his father was a bad one. Working for one of the biggest companies had it¡¯s perks. He got to sometimes go travel the world with his dad while his dad was on a project. Sometimes Adrian even got to see some of the famous scientist who were always on the news for something they¡¯ve did or for something they found. Compared to others, he could say his travel experience was probably quadruple theirs. Making his way to the gym, he could hear the basketball being bounced around. Not to mention he could hear the coach in their yelling at his players. ¡°Faster! That play needs to be done perfectly! Do it again!¡± An older man yelled to all the young boys running around passing the basketball around. His head was bald and he was wearing a plain shirt along with some tan pants. Adrian could make out Nate as he was dribbling the basketball down the court calling for a play. Shortly after another player ran through a string of picks, after he got set on the side of the court Nate passed him the ball. He took the ball and shot it. Swosh. It went straight into the net. ¡°That¡¯s what i¡¯m talking about!¡± The coach yelled at them in an energetic voice. ¡°Alright, today was just a warm up. Starting tomorrow we¡¯ll be doing the real thing. Go take a cool down lap and hit the showers after, you guys all stank.¡± He told them as he walked into his office which wasn¡¯t that far away from the court. Adrian took his attention off the players and walked over to the bleachers as he noticed Emilia leaning her head against Bryan¡¯s shoulder. They looked so lovely, that it made him want to throw up. ¡®Why Mr. Johnson, why did you have to put me in this group. Surely things would have been better if I were in another one.¡¯ Taking his seat away from Emilia and Bryan, Adrian brought out his A 5 and began playing a game on it while waiting for Nate to finish or for them to notice him. ¡®The hell! I¡¯m offline for almost a day and this guy¡¯s battle power shot up more than mines. Ha, you think i¡¯ll just let you take that number one spot away from me! Think again.¡¯ Adrian went to the cash shop on the game and spent a hundred dollars buying gems to increase what he could buy in the game. He then brought a few exp pills along with some drop rate scrolls. ¡®Give me five, no four hours, i¡¯ll show you who the real VIP is.¡¯ Adrian began laughing to himself as he lost himself into his mobile game. He didn¡¯t realize how long has passed since he came to the gym and started playing his mobile game, but his phone almost died on him in the middle of a match. ¡®Only ten percent left huh.¡¯ He turned his head and noticed Emilia looking over at him. ¡®Well since we made eye contact, I¡¯d better go say hi.¡¯ Getting up while putting his phone in his pocket, he walked over to the two of them. ¡°Hey.¡± He said to them. ¡°Hey Adrian. Why didn¡¯t you sit over here with us when you came in? You know your company is more than welcome.¡± Emilia told him. ¡®Yeah¡­ right. Who would dare come sit over here with you two being all lovey dovey. You would have to be insane. Sometimes I ask myself, is it really worth it liking you.¡¯ Adrian slightly smiled, ¡°Nah, I didn¡¯t want to interrupt you guys and ruin the mood or anything. Besides, I had something to do anyways. Speaking of things to do, where¡¯s Nate so we can get started on this project.¡± If you come across this story on Amazon, it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it. Bryan looked over his shoulder and Adrian followed where he was looking. He could see Nate wearing sweatpants and a jacket, it was totally different from his outfit from earlier. In front of Nate was a female whose cheeks were red. ¡°I see.¡± Adrian spoke softly. ¡®Poor girl, you just don¡¯t know what you are getting yourself into do you?¡¯ Ten minutes later Nate walked over to them. ¡°You guys ready, isn¡¯t about time for us to go.¡± Emilia looked at her phone and shook her head. ¡°Not yet, I thought today was going to be longer so I told dad to pick us up an hour later than now. I tried to call him but he didn¡¯t answer.¡± ¡°Em, I told you that today was going to be a short day. Geez, why don¡¯t you ever listen to me.¡± ¡°Maybe because last time you said it was going to be short me and dad waited for another two hours! You never tell us the full story, it''s always something practical with you. Next time how about you tell him yourself.¡± ¡°What about you, you''re not the perfect angel you make yourself out to be. Remember that time dad said you could only spend one hour at Bryan''s house because it was so late at night, but you ended up staying for three! Ha, I wonder what you were doing over there for three hours.¡± He said as he stared at her with his arms folded. Emilia¡¯s face turned slightly red. ¡°We didn¡¯t do anything you bastard! Bryan was trying to catch up on some work he didn¡¯t understand and I thought it was only one class he needed help in but it was actually three of them. You think I would do something like that, ugh you disgust me.¡± ¡°If both of you don¡¯t chill out, every time i¡¯m around you two are always fighting about something. Can¡¯t you two get along for god¡¯s sake, your twins.¡± Bryan tried to calm both of them down. ¡°No!¡± They said in unison. ¡°Look, how about I call my parents and see if they can pick us up, i¡¯m sure neither one of them will have a problem with it.¡± Bryan gave his suggestion to them. Emilia glanced at him and gave a slight smile. ¡°At least Bryan is trying to do something unlike you.¡± Nate rolled his eyes and gave out a sigh. ¡°Whatever Em, i¡¯m done with this.¡± Nate turned around and went down a few steps then took a seat and put headphones on that he got out of his pocket. ¡®This is why i¡¯m glad I don¡¯t have any siblings, they would piss me off more than Nate does on a school day.¡¯ Adrian told himself while thanking his parents for not having any more children. He couldn¡¯t imagine having to deal with anyone else, he had enough troubles as it was already. Bryan started dialing a number and started talking to one of his parents. The way it was going, it didn¡¯t seem like they could help either. He said that they both went out on a date, so he could either wait until they were done or find another way. From below Nate tilted his head backwards and looked up at them. ¡°Useful right.¡± Emilia rolled her eyes and told Bryan not to mind Nate. She said he was probably still upset at what happened earlier when he didn¡¯t back Nate up. Adrian couldn¡¯t help but giggle at this brother and sister pair. His phone vibrated a few times in his pocket and he pulled it out to see who it was. ¡®Dad?¡¯ Adrian¡¯s father was calling him, which meant that he had to be in town now. ¡°Hello?¡± ¡°Hey son, what are you up to?¡± ¡°Nothing much, just stuck at school for another hour it seems.¡± ¡°Detention¡­ again?¡± ¡°No¡­ well I had it, but that isn¡¯t why i¡¯m here even longer. Anyways, are you in town right now, if so I could really use a ride.¡± ¡°Yeah, i¡¯m just picking something up for your mother. She seems to be in a cheerful mood today, anything good happen while I was gone?¡± He asked Adrian. ¡°Not that I know of, you should know more about this than me, she is your wife you know.¡± Adrian¡¯s dad began to laugh over the phone. ¡°That she is. If you give me like five minutes, i¡¯ll be headed your way. Oh, I also have something cool to show you. It¡¯s part of a new project that we are working on, I wanted you to take a look and see what you think about it.¡± ¡°Alright, I guess i¡¯ll catch you when you arrive.¡± ¡°Ok, cya soon.¡± ¡°Bye.¡± Adrian said as he hung the phone up. ¡°Who was that?¡± Emilia asked him. ¡°My dad, he just came back in town and he said he¡¯ll pick us up. He¡¯ll be here soon, so we can wait outside.¡± Emilia¡¯s eyes became wide. ¡°Whaa! This is perfect, we can just ask your dad about his thoughts on the tenth planet and see what we can get out of him. Maybe it¡¯ll make our day a lot easier than we originally planned.¡± Chapter 2.2 Chapter 2.2 ¡°There he is.¡± Adrian casually said as he walked towards the curb of the sidewalk. A black Mercedes-AMG CLS63 S pulled up to where Adrian was standing. The passenger window rolled down and seated in the driver''s seat was an older man that seemed to be in his late thirties. Medium length black hair that touched the end of his neck, along with some glasses that weren¡¯t too flashy. He turned his head towards Adrian and his black eyes looked full of cheer. ¡°Well, what are you waiting on, get in.¡± He told Adrian. Adrian turned his head towards Emilia and company, giving them a signal to come on over as well. Emilia and Nate walked over, but Bryan seemed a little skeptical. He has never talked to Adrian before today, but from what he has seen so far, he would never have expected his dad to drive a car of this caliber. If anything, he expected his dad to pick them up in a mini van of some sort. He was slightly embarrassed when he compared his parents car to this one. If Adrian¡¯s folks were this rich, why did Adrian dress the way he did? Hell, why did he even come here of all places? When Bryan thought about it, Adrian could have probably attended one of the better private schools. The only reason Bryan could attend this school wasn¡¯t because of his grades, but because of a scholarship. ¡°Hey Bryan, you coming or what man?¡± Adrian asked him. To be honest Adrian didn¡¯t really want Bryan to come, he would have just rather left him there. But he couldn¡¯t do that, at least not with Emilia around. If he was alone Adrian wouldn¡¯t have a second thought of leaving that guy standing there. ¡°Yeah¡­ i¡¯m coming.¡± Bryan responded back. Hopping into the backseat along with Nate and Emilia, Bryan closed the door. Adrian¡¯s Dad turned around looking at the three. ¡°Buckle up.¡± ¡°Ah, how could we forget Mr. Miller.¡± Emilia smiled as she buckled her seat belt along with Bryan and Nate. ¡°So, am I dropping you three off at home, or are you going somewhere else?¡± Adrian¡¯s dad asked them. ¡°Actually, since you¡¯re in town we were wondering if we could ask you your opinion on some things.¡± Emilia asked him. ¡°Sure, we can talk about it on the way back to my house. I have to drop some things off before I get yelled at.¡± Laughing a little he continued, ¡°Can¡¯t have that now can I?¡± The Mercedes got to rolling and the car went somewhat silent. In the back seat Nate was on his phone texting someone and smiling about something. Bryan nudged Emilia a little to get her attention. ¡°Hey.¡± Bryan spoke softly just barely enough that she could hear him. ¡°Whats up?¡± ¡°I thought¡­ you know that he was...you know¡­¡± Bryan slowly spoke. ¡°Poor?¡± Emilia finished the sentence for him. Rubbing his hair he nodded his head. ¡°Yeah, from the way he dresses and talks, I assumed that he was. But I guess I was wrong huh?¡± Emilia nodded. ¡°You couldn¡¯t be more wrong, this guy is actually loaded. You should already know that my mom works for Striker Company, which deals in electronics.¡± ¡°Yeah, and she makes a shit ton of money too. You¡¯re telling me that his dad works at the same company?¡± ¡°No, his mom does though. She''s actually a director there. However his dad is the one who brings home the real money. He is a high end scientist that deals with neurology and other things that I can¡¯t understand. I can tell you that he once worked with asteroids and space programs which is why I decided to ask him about his thoughts on the tenth planet and such.¡± Bryan gulped down hard. He couldn¡¯t even begin to imagine the life that Adrian could have if he dressed a little better and fixed his hair. If his parents were making such money, he didn¡¯t know what he would do with it. Probably spend it all on some new sports car or something to show off at school. Turning his attention to the guy in the front seat Bryan didn¡¯t understand how he wasn¡¯t a stuck up snob. Instead when he saw him in the hallways, he was usually alone or with one or two other people who didn¡¯t seem like they were much better. ¡®Why would he not like to be in the spotlight? Does he not know how much attention he would have if he were in it?¡¯ Bryan thought to himself. ¡°Mr. Miller, about what I asked you earlier, would you care to give us your opinion on something?¡± Emilia finally asked after five minutes of sitting in the car. Mr. Miller was so focused on driving that he forgot she even asked for his opinion earlier. ¡°Yes, what did you want to ask me?¡± He asked her. The tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. ¡°Well, we are doing a project on the tenth planet and we were wondering if you had any thoughts into this? Although everyone thinks that there isn¡¯t a tenth planet, we would like to know an expert''s thoughts on this matter.¡± Using one hand to rub his rough chin Mr. Miller was silent for a minute or two. ¡°The tenth planet huh. If you asked me I would say that there was one that existed, but that doesn¡¯t mean it still does. To be honest, back when I was working for NESP we looked into the tenth planet but we could hardly find anything about it. We spent at least four years looking for evidence, and what we found amazed us.¡± Bryan wasn¡¯t interested in this project before, but knowing that Adrian''s father was a scientist he was interested now. All those documentaries that he was shown in school didn¡¯t have anything on hearing a real one speak in person. The way his voice was transmitted was astounding. Bryan was fully focused on every word that Mr. Miller spoke. However Bryan wasn¡¯t the only one interested in this matter. Nate who was on his phone was all ears as well. Sure he may be texting a few of his buddies, but that doesn¡¯t mean he wasn¡¯t paying attention to what was going on in the car. Adrian for one had his head leaning against the window looking like he was ready to take a nap. To him, this subject wasn¡¯t that interesting. He wasn¡¯t like his parents at all. He wasn¡¯t good with his studies and always needed extra help in mostly all of his subjects. He wasn¡¯t that athletic, just barely above average. As for his looks, he was totally normal. Compared to his parents, Adrian didn¡¯t think he had much to look forward to in the future. If worst came to worst, he would join the military. ¡°Finding out more information about the tenth planet took us back billions of years ago. But how could we easily find information like that? We had to talk to a few different Archaeologists to continue our findings. They all pointed us in the same direction. That direction lead us to Rome, where we were lead to an ancient shrine. Not going to lie to you kids, the shrine was pretty cool. There were different human statues there, but they were huge at least four times as big as we are. The writing on the walls were old and hardly readable due to the aging of the shrine. It took us a year and a half just to find that place. The rest of the time we spent trying to decode some of the language, but we only managed to understand a few words.¡± ¡°What, what, what was it!¡± Emilia exclaimed. ¡°Everit, Planet Zome.¡± Mr. Miller said slowly. ¡°What''s that?¡± Bryan eagerly asked. Mr. Miller shrugged his shoulders. ¡°No idea, we couldn¡¯t figure it out. However, we figured Planet Zome was the tenth planet and after that we gave up on trying to decode more. It seemed like finding out about the tenth planet just wasn¡¯t meant to be. Or¡­ so we thought!¡± Adrian finally spoke. ¡°What does that mean dad? Don¡¯t tell me you guys actually found something?¡± Mr. Miller smiled. ¡°Exactly. The reason i¡¯m back so early is because they found something. They asked me to transport it to the lab here.¡± ¡°Does that mean it¡¯s in this car!?!¡± Emila¡¯s eyes grew wide as she asked. ¡°Yup. Adrian if you could, open that compartment and inside the container is what we found.¡± Adrian moved quickly and pulled out a black box. The box look plain, but it had strange writing carved into it. He opened it slowly and inside there was a glowing crystal that shined light blue then switched to purple. It continued flickering back and forth endlessly. ¡°Wow, cool.¡± Bryan spoke. ¡°What''s that thing?¡± Nate finally spoke up. ¡°That Nathaniel is what we believe to be a piece of Planet Zome. We don¡¯t know what it does or if it even does anything, but that''s what we are going to find out.¡± Mr. Miller spoke. A vibrating noise was heard, and Mr. Miller slipped his hand into his pocket bringing out his phone. It looked like Adrians A 5, but it was slimmer and longer. Adrian shook his head, his father had the A 7 while he was stuck with the older version. He cursed his mother for not buying him the newer model, but it was nothing that he could do about it. She didn¡¯t want to spoil him, so she only brought him things if he excelled at something. Knowing Adrian, she knew that he wouldn¡¯t excel at anything unless he really put his mind to it. Mr. Miller put the phone to his ear, but the phone slipped and landed on the floor. He hurriedly reached to grab it before anything could happen. ¡®Phew, that was a close one.¡¯ Mr. Miller thought to himself as he looked back up towards to road. ¡°Dad watch out!¡± Adrian yelled at his father. Boom!
A quick little chapter for today. Made this one very quick, so might go back in a change a few things after I get back home later tonight. Chapter 2.3 Chapter 2.3 The Mercedes slammed straight into a Corvette that was in the wrong lane. It flipped straight over the Corvette and flipped around a few times before crashing into a tree nearby. Luckily they weren¡¯t on the highway or else things could have been even worse than what they were. This was not due to Mr. Miller''s bad driving, nor from him picking up his phone when it dropped. Sure, if he didn¡¯t pick up his phone in that second he might have avoided the collision, but there wasn¡¯t any proof that he would avoid it. The Corvette was driving fast, way faster than what the speed limit allowed them to go. Right as it turned the corner it drove straight into Mr. Millers car, making them collide hard. On the road was shattered glass along with parts of both cars lying around. The person inside the corvette wasn¡¯t in any shape to do anything. Their head was against the dashboard and blood was flowing down. In the smoking Mercedes, everyone was hurt in some shape. If it wasn¡¯t for Mr. Miller telling the three in the back to buckle up, who knows what sort of damage that crash really would have done. However, they had minor cuts and bruises along with a little bleeding here and there. Compared to Adrian and his father, their wounds could be considered light. Adrian''s head was against the airbag that was deflated. His head had glass all over it, and cuts across his face. ¡®Ugh¡­ what¡­ the¡­ hell¡­¡¯ Adrian thought to himself as he started to come to. He had this major headache that just continued to throb. It felt like his head would explode at any moment. Placing his hand on his head, he felt something liquidy and his heart skipped a beat. ¡®Blood? Fuck¡­¡¯ Adrian slowly opened his eyes, but his vision was hazy and he couldn¡¯t make much out. ¡°Hey¡­¡± Adrian tried to speak, but he just coughed and continued to cough. It hurt every time he coughed and when he did specks of blood would come up as well. ¡°You guys¡­ alright?¡± He asked while trying to move his body. He knew more than anyone else that they needed to get out of this car. If they didn¡¯t and any gas spilled, it would spell the worst for them. ¡°Ad..rian, ¡­ that¡¯s¡­ you?¡± Bryan spoke softly. It was so soft that Adrian could barely hear him. ¡°Yeah¡­ it¡¯s me.¡± Adrian barely made out. ¡°That''s nice¡­ nice man. Can¡­ you do¡­ me a favor¡­?¡± Bryan asked softly. ¡°What?¡± ¡°Tell Em¡­ I love her¡­¡± Bryan said as he passed out. ¡°Fuck¡­ you.¡± Adrian responded to him. Adrian became tired, it felt like all his strength was fading away. He didn¡¯t even have the strength to speak anymore let alone move his body. His body was already in a position to where he was staring at his father, who was unconscious against the steering wheel. He was relieved to know that his father was alright, or so he thought. Suddenly blackness took over and Adrian passed out as well. Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon. Everyone in the Mercedes was unconscious, but if they were awake they would find it fascinating that the piece of the tenth planet that Mr. Miller had was glowing still. Even in such a dire moment, such a beautiful thing didn¡¯t lose its radiance. The piece of the planet had blood splattered on it, but the blood slowly disappeared. After the blood disappeared, it started glowing into six different colors. Two of which were already seen, but now four more had been added. If Mr. Miller or another scientist were to notice this they would have to run these on this thing immediately to see what the effects were and why it changed its colors so suddenly. ¡®Six new kings have been added. We¡¯ve met the requirement for the change and potential to be unlocked. All changes shall take effect in four days.¡¯ A voice was heard, but no one said anything. It wasn¡¯t like the kids nor Mr. Miller could hear what this voice was saying, so why was it speaking? The glowing piece of the tenth planet started to phase through the car''s floor before it landed on the ground. The piece of the tenth planet was like a seed, it planted itself in the ground and completely disappeared, but not without the mysterious voice following soon after. ¡®Revival of Planet Zome begins in one day.¡¯ Sirens could be heard coming from the distance, and people were outside gathered around the wreckage. Stepping outside of a fire truck was an older man in his late forties with jet black hair that was gelled back. ¡°Step aside folks, let us do our job.¡± He spoke with an authoritative tone. The older man started giving commands to his subordinates, while they acted swiftly. They opened the doors to the black Mercedes and the older man sighed. ¡®Damn, what a waste of a damn good car.¡¯ He said to himself as he told his subordinates to get the people out of the car. ¡°Chief, this one isn¡¯t too good. He¡¯s already¡­ gone.¡± A woman spoke as she dragged out an older male from the Mercedes. ¡°The others?¡± ¡°They are fine, only light injuries except for that kid in the front. It seems that he¡¯ll be out for a little longer than the others, and his left leg is fractured.¡± ¡°But he¡¯ll make it right?¡± ¡°Of course chief, but it¡¯ll take a little longer.¡± ¡°Cover that one up with a sheet.¡± The older man pointed towards the older male who was dragged out from the car. He turned towards the woman and said, ¡°As long as he¡¯ll make it, that¡¯s all that matters.¡± ¡®Four survivors out of six. If only we would have got here sooner.¡¯ The older man spoke. He glanced towards his right and saw the crowd of people standing by. ¡®To think we wouldn¡¯t have even known about this if we never got that call. When the news gets here, we¡¯ll have to thank them publicly.¡¯
This was the ending of chapter 2 and it''s short I know, but it got things rolling at least... So... yeah, enjoy. Chapter 3.1 Chapter 3.1 ¡®Where is this? Where am I?¡¯ ¡®Who are you? I don¡¯t remember having a child like you. Tell me, what are you¡­ really?¡¯ ¡®I-I don¡¯t know! Tell me, who are you!?¡¯ ¡®I don¡¯t know why my blood flows through your veins, but I guess this makes you the fourth.¡¯ ¡®Fourth? Fourth what!? What the hell are you talking about!?¡¯ ¡®What makes this even stranger is that you look nothing like me nor any of my wives. However since you have my blood flowing through you, i¡¯ll give you a chance to prove yourself. Show me, my son, what you¡¯re capable of.¡¯ ¡®You are not my father!¡¯ ¡°Adrian! Adrian, stop it before you hurt yourself!¡± A woman¡¯s voice yelled out. ¡°Nurse! Help!¡± She yelled as she pushed a red button on the side of Adrian¡¯s bed. Adrian was moving around wildly in the bed while the IVs and other cords that were inside him were coming out. He was screaming and yelling with his eyes closed tightly. A woman was next to him holding his arm tightly. She was wearing a black suit that matched her hair and eyes perfectly. She was at least twenty years older than Adrian himself. This woman was gorgeous, enough for anyone to mistake her for a model. The reason she was here was simple. To look after her son. Storming into the room was a woman nurse along with two men. The woman in blue scrubs told the two men to sedate Adrian before he harmed himself or his mother. One man grabbed Adrian and held him down while the other took a needle and stuck it into his neck. Shortly after Adrian¡¯s body relaxed and he calmed down. The woman approached Adrian¡¯s mom and looked at her sincerely. ¡°Mrs. Miller, you should get some rest. You¡¯ve already been here for sixteen hours, I think it¡¯s about time you get some sleep.¡± The Nurse suggested. Mrs. Miller looked at the nurse with her bloodshot red eyes. ¡°I thank you for your opinion, but i¡¯ll get some sleep once I know my son is alright. Do you know how it feels to be a mother of one child and that child has been in a coma for the past day? Or how about losing your husband in an accident? Tell me Ms. how would you feel if you found out about this six hours after it happened, wouldn''t¡¯ you feel that your whole world was crashing down as well?¡± The nurse felt sorry for this woman. She has been through so much, losing her husband in an accident and not knowing when her son will wake up. Truly she didn¡¯t know how she was calm at this moment. ¡°I-I don¡¯t, but this isn¡¯t good for your health.¡± The nurse replied. ¡°My health is of no concern for me when I have no idea when my child will wake up if he even will.¡± Mrs. Miller told the nurse. ¡°Fine, I can only give you my opinion. I hope he wakes up soon not only for his sake but for yours as well.¡± The nurse said as she turned around and left. Once the room was empty Mrs. Miller grabbed Adrian''s hand and put it to her face. Tears started flowing out and she cried. ¡®Adrian please wake up, I¡­ I can¡¯t lose you too.¡¯ Another hour passed by and Mrs. Miller was still sitting down next to her son. Who knows how long it¡¯s been since she last ate anything, but it was strange. She didn¡¯t feel hungry at all, not even sleepy. Her cell phone kept vibrating the whole time she was at the hospital with her son, but she didn¡¯t answer it. She didn¡¯t care about anyone at this moment, the only thing that was on her mind was her son. A knocking sound could be heard, as she looked up at the entrance. Standing at the entrance was a woman who was around her age. She had short brown hair that came to her neck. Wearing a long vibrant purple skirt she looked at Mrs. Miller. ¡°Hey, can I come in?¡± She asked. Mrs. Miller nodded her head. The woman approached with a bag in her hand. She handed the bag to Mrs. Miller while she pulled up a seat next to her. ¡°I brought you some food, knowing you, you probably haven¡¯t eaten anything yet.¡± Mrs. Miller smiled at the woman. ¡°Thanks Monica. I really appreciate this.¡± ¡°No problem, I would have picked up something you wanted but you didn¡¯t answer your phone. So I just grabbed you a sub, hope that works for you.¡± Monica said. ¡°Mrs. Miller opened the bag and grabbed the sub that was inside. ¡°Works perfectly.¡± She said as she began to eat the sub sandwich. She must have been starving because the sub was gone in less than five minutes. The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon.Monica giggled. ¡°I should have brought more.¡± Mrs. Miller blushed turning her cheeks bright red. ¡°Stop it, I didn¡¯t even know I was that hungry.¡± ¡°You know how us mothers can be, not wanting to leave our children for anything. I would be doing the same thing as you if I were in your shoes.¡± ¡°Yeah I know. Speaking of children, how are your two? I hope they are ok.¡± ¡°Yeah, Emilia wasn¡¯t hurt to bad, it seems that, that boy Bryan protected her. At least he''s good for something.¡± Monica said while laughing lightly. ¡°Stop it, you know what Emilia would say if she heard you say that.¡± ¡°She is still young, she doesn¡¯t know what¡¯s good for her right now. You know I was always rooting for that son of yours, but alas things don¡¯t turn out how you want them to.¡± Monica sighed as she crossed her legs. ¡°I¡¯m sure he¡¯ll find someone good for him. Whether they end up together or not. It¡¯s out of our hands.¡± ¡°True. So what did they say about him? ETA on him waking up?¡± Monica asked as she looked at Adrian. ¡°No, they said he would only be out for a little bit, but that was hours ago. At this point i¡¯m just hoping he wakes up soon.¡± Mrs. Miller replied. ¡°Jamie, sometimes these things take time. Even the doctors can be wrong. Trust me, your kid is strong. He¡¯ll wake up and be jumping around before you know it.¡± ¡°I¡¯m just afraid how he¡¯ll react once he finds out about his father. You know how close they were.¡± Jamie replied as she sighed. This was her biggest fear, seeing how her son would react once he knew that his father was gone from this world. They were like best friends. When her husband was in town, her son and him went everywhere together. When he first came home, he already had a plan worked out for him and Adrian. But now, it doesn¡¯t seem like that plan of his will ever go through. Monica grabbed Jamie¡¯s hand and looked her in the eyes. ¡°Jamie, you have to be strong. Not only for yourself but for him too. These next few months will be the roughest time of both your lives, I know you two will make it through.¡± ¡°Thanks Monica.¡± Jamie softly said. Knocking was heard on the door as they both looked up. The door opened and Emilia, Nate and Edward were standing there. ¡°Can we come in?¡± Emilia asked. ¡°Sure.¡± Monica said. ¡°Wheres that boyfriend of yours?¡± Monica asked her daughter while raising her eyebrow. Emilia walked next to Adrian''s bed and glanced at him for a moment before looking at her mother. ¡°He¡¯ll be here shortly, his dad wanted to have a talk with him first.¡± ¡°Figures.¡± Monica said. ¡°Mom! Why are you acting like this?¡± Emilia asked. ¡°If you two don¡¯t stop it. At least don¡¯t do this here, not in front of Adrian. Eh, Adrian?¡± ¡®Fuck, my head hurts.¡¯ Adrian thought to himself as he held his head with his hand. He raised his head and looked at his mother. ¡°Stop crying will you, you act like I was a goner or something.¡± Jamie got out her seat and hugged Adrian tightly while tears flowed from her eyes. She started crying hard. ¡°I¡­ didn¡¯t think¡­ you would¡­ ever wake up¡­ again.¡± She said as she bawled her eyes out. Being surprised by this sudden hug, Adrian was momentarily stunned before he hugged her back. ¡°It¡¯s ok mom. Look, i¡¯m alright, so you don¡¯t have to worry anymore.¡± After a minute or two, she finally separated from her son and sat back down in her seat while wiping her eyes. Adrian glanced around the room and noticed the crowd. He didn¡¯t know how long he was out for, but it must have been long enough to gather a crowd like this. Hell, even Nate was here. However, Adrian didn¡¯t see his dad. He figured he must be out grabbing something for them to eat, or in another room. ¡°Mom, is dad in another room?¡±
This chapter was interesting to write, hope you guys enjoy it. Also, Here are some known characters. Adrian Miller - MC Mr. Miller - MC''s Father Mrs. Miller/Jamie Miller - MC''s Mother Emilia Harris - Female Character Nathenial''s Sister and Bryan''s Girlfriend Nathenial Harris - Male Character Emilia''s Brother Monica Harris - Emilia and Nathenial''s Mother Edward Cole - MC''s friend Mr. Johnson - Random Teacher Bryan ???? - Emilia''s Boyfriend Chapter 3.2 Chapter 3.2 Jamie, grabbed Adrian¡¯s hand and held it tightly. ¡°Adrian, your father¡­ he¡­¡± Rumble! Rumble! The ground started shaking, making Nate, Ed and Emilia lose their balance. Emilia grabbed onto Adrian¡¯s bed rail to keep herself from falling over, but Nate and Ed fell over. They didn¡¯t have anything to hold on to, they were standing in the middle of the floor. Dusk fell from the ceiling and some equipment in the room titled over during the shaking. Jamie grabbed hold to Adrian¡¯s hand even tighter. He wanted to yell out because she was gripping his hand hard, it seemed like she wanted to break it. However he didn¡¯t because he knew that she was scared. After the shaking stopped, everyone was breathing hard. They weren¡¯t breathing normal, but no one would if they just went through what they did. ¡®What was that?¡¯ Adrian thought to himself as he rubbed his hand over his mother''s hand to calm her down a little. Feeling her sons hand on top of her own, Jamie looked up at him and gave him a slight smile. She tried to get her breathing under control, but failed. She was shook and she knew it. None of them have ever been through something like this before. So she couldn¡¯t understand how her son was so calm. Her heart was beating fast and it felt like it would jump out of her chest at any moment. During the shaking she felt like she was suffocating and it was hard to breath. Jamie and Monica both looked at each other with a worried expression on their faces. The instinct they both had was to protect their own children, but how could they do that when they didn¡¯t even know what was going on? Jamie had to ask, ¡°Was that an earthquake?¡± Monica shook her head denying it. ¡°That can¡¯t be, we aren¡¯t even on a fault line so how could we even experience one here?¡± Monica knew that an earthquake wouldn¡¯t happen on a fault line, which was one of the best things about being in this state. She didn¡¯t have to worry about them, nor tornadoes. Don¡¯t even mention hurricanes because the state they are in isn¡¯t by any large body of water. ¡°Then what was that? I know we haven¡¯t experienced anything like that before, but from what I''ve heard on the news about them, it should have been an earthquake.¡± Jamie told her. ¡°If that was an earthquake, then there should be an aftershock as well.¡± Monica replied. Jamie thought about it for a moment and agreed, but she still had to ask herself what was that. Nate and Ed both got up from the floor and dusted themselves off. ¡°Well if that wasn¡¯t an earthquake, then I don¡¯t know what is.¡± Nate said as he walked towards the window. Emilia who grabbed on to Adrian¡¯s bed rail was now leaning across it on Adrian¡¯s lap. She got up from there fast and glanced at Adrian to see what his reaction was. However Adrian wasn¡¯t paying her much attention at this moment, instead he was staring at his mother and lost in thought. Emilia took a deep breath and sighed. ¡®It seems he didn¡¯t even notice. Good.¡¯ She told herself as she stepped away from Adrian¡¯s bedside. ¡®I wonder what is going on. Monica is right, we aren¡¯t on a fault line so we shouldn¡¯t have any earthquakes here, but from the way it felt that was definitely one.¡¯ Adrian was lost in deep thought trying to find out why they had an earthquake here. Ed walked over to Adrian and placed his hand on his shoulder. Adrian who was lost in his thoughts glanced up and found Sam next to him. ¡°What¡¯s up Ed?¡± Ed glanced at Emilia then turned back to Adrian. ¡°Bro, didn¡¯t you feel her all over your lap? I know your leg is fractured and all, but you should have been able to feel that.¡± Ed spoke softly. ¡°What are you talking about man?¡± ¡°Dude, she was totally all over your when that shaking started. I am disappointed in you, how could you not even notice that. Ever since I''ve known you, all you¡¯ve been talking about is finding ways to attract her attention and now a chance appeared. But you know what happened, you failed to notice it! I¡¯ve lost all hope in you man.¡± Ed softly said as he patted Adrian¡¯s shoulder while shaking his head. Adrian glanced at Emilia who was staring at Nate. ¡®She surely doesn¡¯t look flustered or anything. Maybe Ed is just making this up.¡¯ ¡°Eh, wait. Did you just say my leg was fractured?¡± Adrian asked Ed. ¡°Yeah bro, don¡¯t tell me you¡¯ve lost all feeling in your leg as well?¡± Adrian moved his hand from on top of his mother''s and removed the sheet that was covering him up. Underneath was his left leg wrapped in a cast. Adrian moved his toes and bent his leg slightly, to see something. ¡®Strange, it doesn¡¯t feel like it¡¯s fractured.¡¯ ¡°Nate, why are you still looking outside? Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯ve found something interesting?¡± Emilia questioned Nate who was still looking out the window. ¡®Yeah right, the only thing that would interest that guy would be some girl.¡¯ Ed and Adrian both thought to themselves. Glancing at each other, they both laughed. If you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. ¡°What''s so funny?¡± Jamie asked Adrian who was laughing. ¡°Nothing mom, I just remembered something.¡± Adrian told her as he held his hand to his stomach while trying to stop his laugh. Monica turned around and looked at Nate. If Emilia didn¡¯t say anything she would have forgot he was still in the room. He was being strangely quiet unlike his usual self. ¡°Son, what''s wrong?¡± She asked him. Nate turned around to them with a serious expression on his face. ¡°This may seem strange, but this hospital is down the street from Mr. Burgers right?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re hungry?¡± Monica said slightly disappointed with her son''s question. From the way he looked at them, she thought they were in something deep. She reached into the top of her skirt right on top of her breast and pulled out a wallet. She opened it and grabbed a twenty, holding it out for Nate. ¡°Here, go get something to eat.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not hungry! Heck, even if I were I wouldn¡¯t be able to go get anything to eat. Where the hell would I go?¡± His mother snorted coldly at him. ¡°Hmph! Do you want it or not, don¡¯t tell me later about how you¡¯re hungry and want something to eat because I won¡¯t be giving you anything then.¡± Nate pointed at the window and yelled, ¡°Where the hell would I spend it!? We aren¡¯t even in town anymore!¡± ¡°W-what!?¡± Everyone in the room said in unison? ¡°Look for yourselves. There¡¯s no Mr. Burgers, there are no cars, hell there isn¡¯t even a street! All I can see for miles is grass and trees!¡± Emilia, Ed, Monica, and Jamie all rushed towards the window to take a look for themselves. ¡°I-im-impossible! Where are we?¡± Monica asked. ¡°Hell if I know. If we went somewhere, then think about where dad could be? Where do you think everyone else is? Haven¡¯t you guys noticed that this hospital has been oddly quiet even after that shaking from earlier?¡± ¡®As much as I hate to say this, but Nate does have a point. I haven¡¯t heard any of the nurses or doctors say anything in a long time. I haven¡¯t even noticed anyone walking by.¡¯ Adrian thought to himself. He pulled his IV¡¯s out and sat upright. Ed dashed towards the door to Adrian¡¯s room and looked side to side searching for anyone in sight. He turned around and shook his head telling them that he didn¡¯t see anyone. ¡°That is strange. I wonder where everyone went.¡± ¡°Where they went? Don¡¯t you mean where ¡®WE¡¯ went?¡± ¡°Nate calm down, just call dad and see where he is at.¡± Emilia told him. ¡°Bright idea, how about I take my phone which has no signal and call dad.¡± Nate replied to Emilia as he pulled out his phone and showed her he didn¡¯t have any signal. He shrugged his shoulders, ¡°Besides, what can dad do?¡± ¡°At least i¡¯m trying!¡± ¡°Well, try harder!¡± Monica stepped in between both of her kids and yelled at them to stop. ¡°If you two don¡¯t get your act together. Now is not the time to be fighting with each other!¡± While Monica was calming her kids down, Jamie came up to Adrian who had his legs thrown over the side of the bed. ¡°How are you feeling?¡± She asked him. ¡°Fine I guess. Its funny, Ed said my leg was fractured but the strange this is, it doesn¡¯t feel that way.¡± He told his mother while lifting his left leg up. Her eyes opened wide as she almost jumped up. ¡°Ah! Adrian, how are you doing that? The doctors said it might take three weeks before you¡¯re able to move your legs like you use to.¡± ¡°No idea. I truly didn¡¯t believe him until I saw the cast myself. It seems like everything is strange now.¡± Adrian called Edward over and asked him if he could find him something to cut open the cast with. Ed told him alright and went out the room to look for something. Adrian looked at his mother and said, ¡°Dad¡¯s dead right?¡± Jamie was stunned for a moment then slowly nodded her head. She seemed so sad at that moment, and Adrian didn¡¯t know what to do. He put his hand on top of his mother¡¯s head and gave it a light pat while saying, ¡°It¡¯ll be alright. We¡¯ll get through this.¡± ¡°What! The! FUCK!!!!!¡± Edward¡¯s voice was loud as it was heard in Adrian¡¯s room. Everyone in the room stopped what they were doing and rushed towards the hallway to see what was going on. The only one who didn¡¯t move was Adrian, and that was because he had a cast over his leg.
Actually was suppose to be up like yesterday, but I couldn''t figure out how to introduce the ''new'' world or ''same'' world they were in. Originally I was going to have the building collapse and them fall in a crack or something like that, but then I just went with this. Now we''ll get more into our fantasy theme and story. Chapter 3.3 Chapter 3.3 Edward was rushing down the hallway back to Adrian¡¯s room when he noticed that everyone was in the hallway. He tried to stop himself, but he tripped over his foot and fell down. Nate started laughing at him and his mother told him to shut up while Jamie walked over and helped Ed up. ¡°What¡¯s wrong Edward? What did you see?¡± Jamie asked him since he was sweating hard and his face was pale. Edward was gasping for air as his hand was placed over his chest. He took a deep breath and then, ¡°No one was here, but then I seen bodies.¡± Ed explained as he quickly finished his sentence. ¡°What are you talking about? Speak more clearly.¡± Monica told him as she approached. Edward started to calm his breathing down with his eyes closed. It took him a minute before he was finally calm, but now he could explain. He could tell them about what he say and give them a reason why they should leave this place. ¡°As I said earlier, I noticed that this place was empty at first. However in the rooms around that corner you will find bodies.¡± Edward told them as he pointed towards the corner he came from. ¡°They were dried up like a raisin in the sun. It was scary as hell Mrs. Miller. I¡¯m telling you, you do not want to go that way.¡± ¡°Edward, I don¡¯t want to tell you this, but i¡¯m afraid I have to. You are sounding like a crazy person, don¡¯t try to scare us.¡± Monica told him as she crossed her arms making her breast stand out. Edward looked up at her and noticed her breast and his cheeks turned a little red before he said, ¡°Mrs. Harris, I know what I saw. Just trust me, don¡¯t go that way. Even my heart which is steeled from playing Zombie Hunter Six wasn¡¯t able to take that sight. It truly isn¡¯t meant for you to see.¡± Edward was proud of his gaming experience and he didn¡¯t hide that fact. He knew the ins and outs of Zombie Hunter Six which was why he was ranked in the top two hundreds in the world. The game had a high realism so the zombies were made to look like people unless they were modified zombies. However from the blood and gore that was in the game, it was enough to creep most people out. For Edward however, it wasn¡¯t enough. In fact, he got off on that game and loved to play it whenever he could. ¡°What¡¯s that suppose to mean huh? You think i¡¯m some old bat who can¡¯t handle the sight of a body or two?¡± Monica questioned him with her eyebrow raised a little. Edward shook his hands telling her that¡¯s not what he meant, but Monica just puffed a little and blew out hot air. ¡°Whatever, let me go see what is around that corner.¡± She looked back and Nate and Emilia, ¡°Stay here, i¡¯ll be right back.¡± Emilia grabbed her mother by a piece of her fabric stopping her from going. Monica turned around and looked at Emilia. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯ll be alright nothing will happen.¡± ¡°But mom, what if there are bodies over there, then what? There isn¡¯t a need to check is there?¡± Emilia asked her mother trying to stop her from checking. Monica patted Emilia on the head and looked down at her. Monica was only a few feet taller than Emilia, but that might because of the heels she was wearing. Grabbing Emilia¡¯s head with both of her hands Monica kissed Emilia on her forehead. ¡°There is a reason to check hun, if there really is dead bodies that way we need to find out why they are like that. Maybe it¡¯ll give us a hint as to where we are and who they are. Besides, i¡¯m your mother, when do you tell me what to do?¡± Stepping away from Emilia, Monica started walking down the hallway. ¡°Wait up, I can¡¯t have you go by yourself.¡± Edward called out from behind her while he ran up to Monica. Monica glanced at him and gave him a questioning look. She didn¡¯t know why this boy would want to go around that corner again if he really did see dead bodies. If anything he should be traumatized and be scared to even look at them again. ¡°Why do you want to go back?¡± She asked him as they both walked down the hallway. Edward smiled, ¡°Because you¡¯re going. What will happen once you pass out from what you see, don¡¯t you think someone needs to be there to pick you up and bring you back?¡± Monica glanced at Edward and looked at his thin arms and laughed a little. ¡°You think you¡¯ll be able to carry me back here? I don¡¯t think you¡¯ll be able to carry me ten feet without hurting us both. Try again once you gain some more muscle.¡± Edward looked at his own arms and flexed them to show off his muscles. A slight bulge was made and he smiled happily. ¡°I may not look like much, but these guns were formed from daily training. I have to say Mrs. Harris, you won¡¯t find anything like these in the world again. Most people look down on us gamers because we don¡¯t work out, but when you play a hardcore game it really gets your muscles going.¡± Edward explained to her. ¡®Jamie¡­ how in the world is your son friends with this guy?¡¯ Monica asked herself. She tried to picture Adrian in a room with this guy playing games all day, but she just couldn¡¯t. If he really did do that, what sort of future would he have? ¡®Adrian, I hope you aren¡¯t like him. For Emilia¡¯s sake, please don¡¯t be like this guy.¡¯ Turning the corner, Monica didn¡¯t notice anything too strange. If anything it seemed like an empty hospital. ¡®This might not have been such a bright idea.¡¯ She thought to herself as she made her body move forward. Monica was a woman who didn¡¯t like scary movies, she would always jump in fright at those jump scares. Those paranormal were worse than horror movies, she would literally have to go to sleep in her husband''s arms just to feel calm. In this empty hospital were you couldn¡¯t really hear any sound besides the buzzing lights, it gave her goosebumps. She only came here because she didn¡¯t want her kids to check out the dead bodies, and she knew Jamie had to look after her son. Not to mention the way Edward made it seem like she would pass out on sight, she just had to prove him wrong. Monica took a quick glance at Edward who was walking in silence next to her. ¡®How can I let me say that about me? I¡¯m an adult and he¡¯s just a child, soon he¡¯ll know who the real brave one is.¡¯ They eventually walked past a door and Edward pulled Monica¡¯s hand telling her she was going the wrong way. She was going to keep going straight, but he told her that this was where he found the bodies. She looked at the door and noticed it was a waiting room. She knew that just because of the sign at the top of the door that said ¡®Waiting¡¯ on top. ¡°You better not have been lying.¡± ¡°Mrs. Harris, the only two things I lie about is my virginity, and my grades.¡± He confidently told her as he opened the door. Monica didn¡¯t respond to him, she didn¡¯t know how to respond. She is old enough to be his mother and yet here he is openingly talking about his virginity. She hasn¡¯t even had a sex talk with her own children, so how could she talk about it with someone else¡¯s child? Instead she just followed him inside. ¡°I don¡¯t see any bodies.¡± Monica said as she glanced around the room which was completely empty. The only thing that was there were chairs, a couch, a vending machine and a tv. Click! Hearing the door being locked, Monica turned around and seen Edward standing at the door with his hands behind him. For some reason, she felt scared. ¡°Open that door immediately!¡± She told him with an authoritative tone. ¡°Mrs. Harris, I simply can¡¯t do that. If I did that then I would lose this chance to be alone with you. Do you think I could pass up this opportunity? Fuck that.¡± Edward responded with a smile on his face as he approached her slowly. Monica felt goosebumps all over her body when she heard what he said. She unknowingly took a step back and she fell backwards on the chair that was behind her. ¡®Shit! Not good, Not good!¡¯ She screamed to herself as she moved her eyes around the room looking for something to grab a hold of. Edward approached her at a faster pace now that she was down and defenseless. Edward¡¯s hand move like lightning as it grabbed hold of her smooth white leg. He held it down with one hand as he tried to position himself on top of her. Bang! Edwards head leaned sideways as he fell down and lost consciousness. It all happened so fast that he didn¡¯t even see it coming. Monica put all her strength into her right leg that was still free and hit him in his temple with it. ¡°Hpmh! I guess that month of defense class has its perks.¡± Edward was out cold, and it actually seemed like he was dead. His body was lifeless as it laid there and his body began to slowly lose its color. ¡°What the?¡± Monica was stunned. She hit him hard, but it wasn¡¯t hard enough to kill him was it? She shook her head, even if he did just die, he shouldn¡¯t lose color from his body that fast. As she was stunned by his body losing its color, a black spider crawled out of his mouth. It was at least twenty-eight centimeters in length, and had a weird ghost like face on its back. The instant it came out of his mouth, she almost screamed in fright but steeled herself to kill the thing. Her heel smashed the spider in an instant as black blood splattered all over the place. She didn¡¯t know that Edward had died from that spider already. When he came to them he was already dead, that spider was just taking control of his body and using it to find its next victim. If she knew that, she would have known that Edward wasn¡¯t actually a pervert like she thought and he wasn¡¯t the one who tried to do something to her. You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story. Calming herself down, she wiped the blood away on Edward. ¡®It doesn¡¯t matter right, I mean¡­ he¡¯s already dead.¡¯ She thought to herself trying to wipe away the guilt that she had in her heart. Once she finished she unlocked the door and walked out as if nothing happened. ¡®Need to think of a good story, I mean¡­ who would believe me when I say he tried to rape me and a spider came from his mouth? Fuck¡­ why does it have to be me.¡¯ Monica finally arrived back at Adrian¡¯s room, she was just a few steps away from entering the room. She took a deep breath and put on a slight smile. Taking that step she walked in the room and said, ¡°I¡¯m back.¡± Everyone in the room looked at Monica who was walking towards them. Everything was silent for some reason, which creeped her out. Looking at Emilia and Nate who were staring at her with eyes filled with disgust her heart tightened. ¡°Em, Nate, what''s wrong?¡± She asked them. ¡°We know what you did. Why? Why did you kill him?¡± Everyone in the room said in unison. ¡°No, it wasn¡¯t me. I didn¡¯t do it.¡± ¡°Lies!¡± Their voices erupted. Monica shook her head as she realized she finally made it back to the room. ¡®What the hell was that?¡¯ She asked herself. She didn¡¯t understand why she thought about what would happen if she actually made it back to the room. However she did think about it, and what she saw made her heart tighten even further. ¡®Don¡¯t be like that, don¡¯t be like that, don¡¯t be like that.¡¯ She chanted to herself as she entered the room. ¡°Hey mom.¡± Emilia said as Monica entered the room. ¡°Who is that?¡± Monica asked as she noticed a little girl with dark blue hair and a white nightgown standing in the middle of the room. ¡°She call¡¯s herself Veronica.¡± Nate answered as he was leaning against the wall. ¡°And how did you guys find Veronica? I was pretty sure no one else was in here besides us. At least this gives us hope to find more survivors.¡± The little girl turned around to Monica was walking in the room. Her black eyes stared at Monica, ¡°Now that everyone is here. I must congratulate you on clearing the safety zone so quickly. I at least thought that the other two would die before one of the kings beat the boss.¡± ¡°Safety zone? Boss? What are you talking about?¡± Adrian asked Veronica. He suddenly realized something and asked, ¡°What do you mean the other two would die?¡± Veronica pointed towards Monica and Jamie while saying, ¡°These two. They aren¡¯t Kings so I would have expected them to die, however I guess they survived. Not that it harms Everits plan in any way.¡± She spoke in a very cool tone that gave a slight chill down one''s spine. Although Veronica seemed small and cute, her voice was very mature and every word she spoke was made very clear. Her appearance might seem like that of an eight year old, but one could easily tell from the way she spoke that she was not one. ¡°Well one died, so I guess all isn¡¯t too bad.¡± ¡°One!?¡± ¡°Indeed, that young boy. Don¡¯t worry, he is in a better place now, or so you could say.¡± ¡°Ed!? You¡¯re saying Ed is dead?¡± ¡°Is that not what I just said? Do you humans have ears not made for listening?¡± Adrian glared at Veronica while Jamie grabbed his hand and shook her head slightly. She turned her head towards Veronica and asked, ¡°Are you not human?¡± ¡°No, I am not.¡± ¡°Then what are you?¡± ¡°A being created by Everit to help guide the Kings into the new world. Even I do not know what I truly am.¡± Veronica coldly said as a black chair with a skull appeared out of thin air and into the room. She sat down in it and cracked a slight smile as she noticed the faces of everyone in the room. ¡®Typical human''s.¡¯ Thinking to herself she crossed her legs. ¡°New world? What does that mean?¡± Monica asked Veronica. Monica was next to Emilia standing up. She just had a bad feeling in her gut that told her not to sit down, and she was one to follow her gut. Veronica tilted her head a little in a cute manner and looked slightly confused. ¡°Have you not seen the outside? Does this look like your planet?¡± ¡°So¡­ we were transferred to some new world like in a manga or something crazy huh?¡± Adrian asked. ¡°No, you never left your planet. The only thing that is different is that your planet is changing into something better. You can say that it is merging itself with a fragment of the tenth planet. I would go into more detail, but we don¡¯t have a lot of time. And by we, I mean I.¡± Veronica moved her hand and created a star with her fingers. Black lines appeared in the air and she chanted a few words. A split second later a globe appeared in the air, like a hologram. ¡°This is how your planet will look in three days. After that this place will be once again called Planet Zome. To make a long story short, a great change is approaching and everything that was once on Planet Zome shall once again appear again. That includes the different races, and ancient bloodlines.¡± Veronica pointed at Adrian, Nate, and Emilia. ¡°You three are one of the eight Kings. You may not feel it now, but in a few days your whole body will change. Thank Everit for giving you such a gift.¡± Veronica swiped her hand and the globe disappeared. She glanced at Adrian and gave him a slight smile. She snapped her fingers and both Adrian and Jamie disappeared from the room. Not one trace of their existence was left. Monica grabbed hold of Emilia tight as she feared what would happen next. ¡°So lady, which one would you like to stay with?¡± Veronica asked Monica who was behind Emilia. ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°Too many questions, i¡¯ll just leave you with her.¡± Veronica spoke as she snapped her fingers again and made both the females disappear. Nate¡¯s eyes opened wide. He tried to speak, but an unknown force didn¡¯t let words come out. ¡°Lucky you. You don¡¯t have to leave at all, this field, this land I know give it to you. Have fun my little King, I hope you give me something nice to enjoy.¡± Veronica spoke in a cute fashion as she disappeared from sight leaving Nate all alone. ¡°AHHHH!!!!¡± Nate screamed as he punched the wall. ¡°What the hell is this? Some sort of joke?¡±
Ding!
All xxxxx will now appear here. Create your kingdom well, my King.
Ding! Revival of Planet Zome 2:20:58:12
Ding! Evolution of race
You are now in Phase 2 of 4 for your race change.
Hibernation will begin in 15:21:08
Finally! *Wipes sweat away* Finished with chapter 3, hope you guys like the ending of it. Took me a while to get use to making those blue boxes, hopefully i''ll get better at it though. You won''t be seeing them a lot, only ever so often because this isn''t a full on Game world, it just has Game elements in it. Let me know if you are enjoying the story so far. Chapter 4.1 Chapter 4.1 It seemed like a dream to him. The more he thought about it, the more he knew it had to be a dream. Was this a dream he would wake from was the question. However deep down inside, he was afraid the answer would be no. It was as if he was a spirit that was able to freely move about without anyone noticing him. Except, he couldn¡¯t actually move, but he could see. He wasn¡¯t able to talk to anyone, because no one could hear him. The only thing he could do was watch, as the events unfolded before his very eyes. Thinking about it, he recalled what happened almost a day ago. Or was it really a day? He couldn¡¯t tell time in this new world, it seemed like the days were longer than what he was use to. When he tried to check his phone, he realized it was nothing but a black screen. He was watching the woman in front of him as she came to his side. She moved his body so that his head laid on her lap, as she bent over and cried. It was painful for him to watch, but he could do nothing else. He didn¡¯t feel anything in his current state, even though tears were landing all over his face. The gorgeous woman was his mother. She was wearing a black suit that matched her black hair perfectly. The suit of course had some stains on it now because of where they were, but she didn¡¯t mind. He wanted to hold his mother and tell her everything would be alright, but he couldn¡¯t. She lifted herself up as she wiped the tears from her face and looked up into the sky. Placing her hands together she closed her eyes as she began to pray. Truly he didn¡¯t know how this happened, but he knew that he didn¡¯t like it at all. Everything that started happening was because of him. If he never called his dad that day, maybe things wouldn¡¯t have turned out the way they did. Maybe if he never got detention, things could have been better. Self-blame. That''s what he began to do. He blamed himself for everything that happened so far, if it wasn¡¯t for him then none of this would have happened. If this never happened his mother would never be in this state. The usual strong woman who he adored was now like a little girl lost about, waiting for someone to save her. He felt like crying, like screaming and cursing, but he couldn¡¯t do anything. ¡®New world? What a load of bullshit!¡¯ He cursed. This new world was hell to his mother, she lost her husband and now she thought she lost her son. When they arrived in this dense forest, he told her they would find somewhere to stay so she could sleep. Due to the cast on his leg they weren¡¯t moving at a fast pace, but she didn¡¯t say anything and kept smiling along the way. Taking breaks here and there, it seemed like they traveled for the whole day. He told her that he was sorry that they didn¡¯t find anywhere to stay for tonight. She said it was alright and maybe they would find somewhere tomorrow morning. Together they slept in the forest under the starry night. He watched over her as she fell asleep and thought about how he could have done better. ¡®A king huh?¡¯ He thought as he gazed down at her. ¡®If it means she¡¯ll live happy, then i¡¯ll become your damn king.¡¯ Time passed as he felt his eyelids feeling heavy. He fought to keep them open, but failed. As he closed his eyes, a voice rang out in his head. ¡°Hibernation begins.¡± ¡®Hibernation? Hibernation for what?¡¯ In such a state, he found that he could see still and talk. When he tried to move, it failed and he realized he must be dreaming. Hours passed by and his mother awoke, she tried to wake him up but it failed. ¡°Mom, i¡¯m here.¡± He said, but gained no response. ¡°Mom! Mom!¡± He yelled, trying to garner her attention. He watched her as she tried to do everything she could to wake him up, but she ultimately failed. She was filled with shock as she mummered some words. He could make it out, she said, ¡°D-dead?¡± Seconds passed, then minutes, and then an hour. His mother walked off slowly, but came back shortly after. ¡°How much longer?¡± He asked himself thinking he would get an answer. He wasn¡¯t dead, but how could he tell his mother that. ¡®Think Adrian, think.¡¯ ¡°Ugh, fuck!¡± Screaming didn¡¯t help, but it let him get his emotions out of the way. He was suddenly scared, as he watched his mom snap her head towards the south. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Unauthorized duplication: this narrative has been taken without consent. Report sightings. She placed his head down slowly as she got up and walked towards a thick tree. She hid behind it as she peeked out from the side staring south. She suddenly jerked back as she covered her mouth and crouched down. ¡°What the hell is going on!? Someone answer me!!¡± Adrian yelled as loudly as he could. Did the animals in this forest notice his yell? They scattered in every direction as they ran away. The birds high up flew away as if they knew something was coming. Adrian was helpless in such a situation. His mother got down on her knees and started crawling to him slowly. It seemed like she tried not to make a sound, as if something was out there. The tree she just left from burst into tiny pieces. She was scared out of her mind that her body froze where it was. ¡°What was that? Mom, keep moving!¡± Behind his mother appeared a creature that was as tall as him. It had dark skin, pointy ears, and a tail. Adrian thought it was a fantasy creature from some video games he has played called a dark elf. However he instantly got rid of that idea once he noticed the tail behind it. ¡®The devil!?¡¯ It was clearly a woman. Short black hair that came to her neck and red eyes. This being didn¡¯t have any clothes on so Adrian could see every inch of her body. Except for the tail and ears, she almost looked human. This woman was hot, and if he could control his body he would surely get a reaction from his lower half. Her breast weren¡¯t as big as the models he was interested in, but they were a decent size. Her black tail with a pointed tip lashed out at Adrian¡¯s mother and wrapped itself around her neck. The woman¡¯s eyes seemed void of any emotions as she glanced at Adrian¡¯s body. ¡°Don¡¯t!¡± Adrian screamed out as he watched the tail seem tighten around his mother''s neck as she struggled against it. His mother''s arms slowly dangled down by her side and her eyes closed. The woman glared at Adrian¡¯s body and stomped her foot in annoyance as she dragged Adrian¡¯s mother away. ¡°Ahhh!¡± Yelling out all his frustration, he really felt like punching something or someone. ¡°I¡¯ll murder you!¡± ¡®Why! Why me? What the hell did I do to deserve such a life!?¡¯ Adrian felt weak and helpless. First he had to deal with his school problems, then his father died, his close friend, and now his mother is dead for all he knows! Calming himself down, he stared at the spot his mother was just at. His eyes never left that spot, and all he knew was that days passed by. Day turned into night, and night turned into day. The earth rumbled a few more times, but Adrian didn¡¯t feel anything. He was dead inside, his family was dead and so was his friend. All he could do was stare at that same spot where his mother last was and wait until his body became his own again.
Hibernation Complete!
Phase 4 of 4. Evolution from Human to Xylan is now complete. Due to your special bloodline, you have awaken to the status of Pure. Pure means your blood is that of a full bred Xylan which gives you the look closer to those of your ancestors.
Everit¡¯s Blessing
Everit gives you his blessing in hopes that you will be the one with the title of the true king. Due to this blessing, he will give you the crystal which will unlock your ability. Note that in the world you can only have one ability.
Adrian had control of his body again. He opened his eyes and everything was so beautiful, it was like his vision had increased dramatically. Floating in front of him was a purple gem.
High-Grade Ability Gem
High grade ability gem which gives you one random ability of the rarest type. If sold, you can gain billions.
A smirk appeared on Adrian¡¯s face. ¡®King? Fuck you Everit. If I find you, I will kill you.¡¯
And now ''we'' go towards the Dark side cause there is always light at the end... right? Well, hopefully there is. Chapter 4.2 Spoiler : Do note that this isn''t a game like situation coming to the real world, it just has game elements involved. There isn''t any leveling or such. Also, there will be deaths of characters. Some you may like, some you won''t. No one is safe, not even the MC. Just warning you before I start introducing new characters and such. Chapter 4.2 Three days ago if I told you a new world including new towns, creatures you¡¯ve never seen before and real magic could appear all in a matter of two days, would you believe me? What if I told you that we humans didn¡¯t really understand how weak we really were before, would you believe me then? Hell, I wouldn¡¯t believe it myself if someone told me that. If I were you, I would hide. These creatures can¡¯t die. We¡¯ve tried everything we could, this is the end. God really has forsaken us, hasn¡¯t he? Is this what we get for all the sins we¡¯ve committed? Watching the scene below, an older man with white hair sighed. His hands were behind his back as he looked down from the window. ¡°Mr. President, what should we do now?¡± A voice called out from behind the older man. Turning his head around slowly the older man shook his head. ¡°Nothing, there is nothing we can do. The end of the world is here and all hope is lost.¡± A man who was in his late sixties clenched his fist as he glared at the president. ¡°We can¡¯t do nothing! Even if they¡¯ve slaughtered us all or kidnapped some there has to be some hope. You can¡¯t give up Mr. President.¡± ¡°Fool! If you think there was hope don¡¯t you think we would have killed them all by now? We¡¯ve tried everything, even missiles don¡¯t work. Not one. Not one of those things have died from us yet, but do you know how many of us they have killed! Too many! Too many to count.¡± ¡°T-there¡¯s one thing¡­ we haven¡¯t tried yet.¡± ¡°N-no, I won¡¯t risk it.¡± ¡°It could be our only hope, think about it.¡± The President was silent for a moment before he looked at the man with eyes full of resolution. ¡°No matter the cost, even if only five of us survive. We¡¯ll kill them all!¡± Reaching into his desk, the president took out a black box that had a lock on it. He typed in some numbers and opened the box, showing a place for three keys to go inside. ¡®To think, we would have to resort to this.¡¯ He thought to himself as he glanced back up at the older man. ¡°Do you have the other two keys?¡± The older man nodded his head and reached into his pocket, pulling out two silver keys. Handing it to the president, he sighed and knelt down. He already knew that with this, it truly was the end. The president placed both keys inside the box and pulled out his own key. With all three keys inside, he turned them and the box made a clicking sound. Using his hands to open a secret compartment, a black remote appeared. Grabbing it he held it tight as he gritted his teeth. ¡®I¡¯m a failure as a president. To think I would have to end so many lives, just to hopefully keep a few.¡¯ Slowly his finger pressed the red button in the middle and sirens went off all over. ¡°Darling has been released. I repeat Darling has been released. Please take cover in the bomb shelter. I repeat, please take cover in the bomb shelter.¡± A voice rang out in the room. The older man who was kneeling down glanced up at the president. ¡°M-mr. President¡­ you should¡­ take shelter.¡± Shaking his head, he turned around and glanced out the window again. ¡°I will not. If I take shelter while everyone else is in harms way, what kind of person would I be. I wanted to be the president, so I will act like one!¡± ¡®Darling, the fate of humanity¡­ rest in your hands.¡¯ ¡°T-3 till impact. I repeat T-3 till impact.¡± Closing his eyes, tears streamed down as he regretted everything. Powerless. Helpless. Coward. He¡¯s never felt this way before, but he knew he had let everyone in the nation down. ¡®Marta, I wasn¡¯t able to save you or our son, but if I can save only five people. As long as it¡¯s at least five, I know that I was able to please you in the end. If Darling can¡¯t kill them, then this world that we¡¯ve been living in truly wasn¡¯t meant for us.¡¯ Slowly he opened his eyes and gazed outside. The ground shook hard as a smoke and a huge red light flew past in an instant. The president smiled as the red light and smoke went appeared closer to him. A second later, the president was gone, not even his ashes were left. ¡­ Stolen novel; please report. Adrian grabbed the gem in front of him, but noticed something strange. His white arms were now dark. It was as if he turned black. Not to mix it with the race, but literally the color black. ¡®W-what is this!?¡¯ He moved his head down and side to side looking at his body. It wasn¡¯t his anymore, at least it wasn¡¯t anything he remembered. ¡°No, No, NOOO!!¡± Screaming his arms felt over his body as he shivered. He knew that he had changed, he just knew it. If he could change, he didn¡¯t want to change into this. Black skin that could cause fear in the eyes of a human. Underneath him he felt something strange that he never felt before. He stood up turned his head around and instantly knew what it was. A tail that was close to two feet in length. It was skinny with a shine to it, not to mention it had a pointed tip that seemed as if it could stab into anything. This thing that he was, he didn¡¯t want to be it. It was the same thing that took his mother away. He dropped down and slammed his fist against the ground causing a dent to appear. ¡®Why? Why did it have to be this? Why!¡¯ He was naked, but it didn¡¯t matter he was enraged. Anyone who gave two fucks could just die. He calmed himself down a little, but the rage was still there. His hands were around the gem tight as he glanced at it. The purple gem fit in his hand perfectly, and it also showed his reflection. Jet black hair that was longer than what he was use to. Golden colored eyes that could invoke fear in others. The thing that surprised him the most wasn¡¯t his hair or eyes. It was the five horns on top of his head. One of each side of his ear, and three on his forehead. He was no longer human. Instead he was something called an Xylan, a race he has never heard of before in any of the games he has played. He felt a surge of power in his veins, he felt like he could crush a mountain with his bare hands. In his hand, he glared at the purple gem and thought of the person who did this to him. It was Everit. His rage suddenly exploded as his grip on the gem tightened even more until the gem shattered into pieces.
Ability unlocked.
Notice, you can only gain one ability in your life. Every time you rank up your ability, you will unlock one of it¡¯s new skills.
You¡¯ve gained the Ability Sun/Moon Synthesis.
Harness the power of the Sun and Moon to use as your own. While the sun is up you will be a tracker, but at night time you will become the hunter.
Ability - Sun/Moon Synthesis (Rank 1 0/10)
Harness the power of the Sun and Moon to use as your own. While the sun is up you will be a tracker, but at night time you will become the hunter.
Sun Skill
Mapping - The sun reflects off a lot of things, and plants use it¡¯s energy as their own. Using the Suns energy you are able to sense your surroundings and everything that''s in it. Places or creatures can be marked as friend or foe, depending on your subconscious.
Moon Skill
Stealth - The moon hides that which doesn¡¯t want to be seen. Using the Moons energy you gain a buff which lowers the rate at which others will notice your presence, while increasing your movement speed. If concentrated you can make your presence unknown even if a person was standing in front of you.
¡®Didn¡¯t think that was how you gained an ability, but I guess it works.¡¯ Adrian noticed that the Moon skill was grayed out, so he figured he couldn¡¯t use it right now since the moon wasn¡¯t up. This wasn¡¯t some virtual reality game where you could turn on and off skills. The skills he had also didn¡¯t use any mana of the sort. He could sense it, the small ants on the ground, the way the grass moves slowly. He could even sense the birds that were flying in the sky. It was a strange feeling to get use to, but he would adapt. He had to. His planet wasn¡¯t his anymore, he didn¡¯t know what to expect in this new world. Him without a family or friends. It was strange being all alone, but it could have been worse. His heart grew cold without him even knowing it. Losing so much in so little time can change a person. I wonder what changes it will have on him. Adrian got up from the ground and started walking, his footsteps were light so hardly any sound was heard. This new body he had felt amazing, but he still didn¡¯t like the fact that he was one of those things. Grinning, he sensed something. He didn¡¯t know what race this was because it certainly wasn¡¯t human, but he was attracted to it. He could instantly tell that there were ten of them in the direction he was headed. Who knew what strange thoughts he was having, but I doubt it could be anything good. Chapter 4.3 Chapter 4.3 ¡®Eight on the outside, and two inside that carriage huh.¡¯ Adrian started making calculations in his head as he peaked out from behind a tree. From his point of view, he could see four guards dressed in gray armor from the neck down on one side of the carriage. However with his skill [Mapping] he could sense another four on the other side. ¡®Two on the inside. They have to be weak if they have this many guards going along with them.¡¯ Adrian jerked his head back behind the tree as he sensed that a guard looked his way. His heartbeat spiked, but on his face he had a smile. Placing his hand over his heart, he could feel it beating. As if it wanted to jump out, it went thump, thump, thump. This rush made him even more excited, as he made his move. Dashing from behind the tree, he lunged at the guards closest to him. ¡°What the!¡± The guard said as he started to unsheath his sword from his side. Adrian had many thoughts running through his head at this moment, but they weren¡¯t random thoughts. It was as if he could sense everything like it was apart of his whole being. The way they were moving their muscles, even their heart beats. He could sense it all. He used his momentum against them. He threw his body against the guard unsheathing his sword bashing him against the carriage. The carriage was exquisite and sturdy. White sides along with golden symbols on it. ¡°What was that!¡± A voice called out from inside the carriage. His heartbeat was getting faster and he could feel it. This excitement, this rush, it was all beyond him. He never felt anything like this before, at least not on this level. Adrian grabbed the guard''s sword from its sheath then spun around as the sword sliced the man''s neck. Black blood sprayed out of his neck as he tried to stop it by covering it with his hands, but it was no use. Adrian¡¯s hands trembled slightly. ¡®I will kill you all! You took her from me! I will take your life from you!¡¯ His hate for these creatures were instantly surfaced. All the emotions that he held in were now being leaked. ¡°W-who are you?¡± One of the guards asked. Adrian didn¡¯t reply, instead he threw the sword at the man¡¯s throat. It pierced through the creature''s throat as he fell backwards. A smile appeared on Adrian¡¯s face as he wiped the little blood that was on his cheek off. ¡®No!¡¯ Adrian told himself as he shook his head. He moved his head from the open and slumped down behind the tree. He placed his hands on his head and ran his fingers through his hair. ¡®I can¡¯t.¡¯ ¡®You can. They took her from you didn¡¯t they?¡¯ ¡®I can¡¯t go down that road, not again.¡¯ ¡®Do it. They need to die!¡¯ ¡®I¡¯m not that kind of person anymore!¡¯ ¡®You are! You never changed!¡¯ He balled his hands up making a fist and hit his head. ¡®Deep down inside, you know what you have to do. If you want to kill Everit, you might as well start with them. Look at them, look!¡¯ Adrian took a small glance peaking from behind the tree at the guards and carriage slowly passing by. Their faces, almost looked like his. He could easily tell they were the same race. ¡®They took her from you, you need to make them pay. It¡¯ll be easy, just like you did with ¡®him¡¯, you know it don¡¯t you.¡¯ Adrian shook his head. ¡®No! I¡¯m not going down that road again, I promised myself that I wouldn¡¯t. After what I did to ¡®him¡¯, I don¡¯t want to do anything like that again. ¡®What you did to ¡®him¡¯ was easy, remember?¡¯ Adrian couldn¡¯t help but remember that moment. It was something he hoped to get rid of, a path he never wanted to go down again. ¡°Shit dude, you were serious. I didn¡¯t think you¡¯d actually kill him.¡± A young voice said. Laughing, a young teen patted the other guy on his shoulder. ¡°What do you expect, I told you he would take care of it. And he did. Now, are you in?¡± This teen was wearing a black jumpsuit with a bandana around his mouth. His hood was down, so his features could still be seen. His white skin was shining in the rain, as his brown hair was wet and hanging down his side. The look in his hazel eyes told the other male that he wasn¡¯t playing around with him at all. He was facing another young male who seemed to be around his age. He had brown hair as well, but his looks weren¡¯t nearly on this guys level. The look on his face was filled with confidence, but inside he was shaking. A guy just died right in front of him, and the person who killed him was right in front of him. He took a quick glance at the young male holding the bloody metal bat. It was raining kind of hard so he couldn¡¯t see his face, but there wasn¡¯t much to see anyways since he had his hood over his head. ¡°Y-yeah Nate, i¡¯m in.¡± His voice was shaking as he gave his reply. The young boy with brown hair and hazel eyes was Nate. Better known as Nathaniel Harris. This year he was thirteen, but the vibe he gave off gave others the feeling that he was older. Nate squeezed the guy''s shoulder and nodded his head in approval. ¡°Good, cause I don¡¯t need to add another onto my list.¡± ¡°Y-yeah¡­ no need for that.¡± ¡°Well? What you still here for? Scram!¡± Nate yelled at the young teen as the teen was scared for a moment before he turned and ran away. Nate turned around and patted the young male with the bat on the shoulder. ¡°C¡¯mon Adrian, we¡¯ve got no time to be standing here. Big Bob is having a meeting in a few, we can¡¯t be late or else he¡¯ll have our asses.¡± Adrian sighed as he remembered something he didn¡¯t want to. That part of his life was the worst. A young male trying to find his way in life, he went down the wrong path. Thinking about it, it wasn¡¯t just him who went the wrong way. It was also Nate. ¡®Damn, what did we get ourselves into back then?¡¯ Adrian thought to himself. Truth be told, him and Nate were actually good pales two years ago, however things changed fast a few months after that incident. Nate started acting like a different person, and they fell out. Whenever Adrian approached Nate, Nate pretended like he didn¡¯t know him. One day it got bad when him and Nate had a fight that caused his mother to almost have a heart attack. From the way he noticed how much his mother cared, he decided that he never wanted to see her like that again. He knew he had to change himself, for his and her sake. ¡®Mom, what should I do?¡¯ It seemed like she answered him, because all he could see was a smiling image of her in front of him. He knew that it wasn¡¯t real, but he wanted it to be. This was the moment he realized that he was actually on his own for the first time. All through his life, he always had someone who helped guide him along the way, but now it was only him. Everyone else is dead for all he knows, there is no one he can depend on. ¡®I see, that¡¯s the only way to survive huh?¡¯ Adrian thought he had a tear streaming down his face, so he wiped it away but he was just imaging it. He looked back up, but his mother was gone. ¡®If a first year high school student wants to make it in this new world, the only way to do it is be cold. No more attachments, no one who will hold you down. No more emotions.¡¯ He told himself as he got up from the ground. What seemed like hours for him was actually a few minutes. The carriage was only a meter away from him, he could easily catch up. Adrian for the first time, took a step out of the forest. This step would mean a lot because not only was this the first step out of the forest, it would also be the first time he would travel this road alone. He started walking towards the guards, but he already knew that he couldn¡¯t play it out like he would like. His combat experience wasn¡¯t as high as he would like it to be so he wasn¡¯t stupid enough to try to take on eight armed guards bare handed. Heck, even if he was armed he still wouldn¡¯t try such a thing. This ability of his didn¡¯t have any combat like skills, so wishing to be an overpowered protagonist like in a video game was a dream. This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. As he got closer, the guards also noticed. They stopped the carriage and they had their hands on their sheathed swords as they let Adrian approach. ¡®As expected, who wouldn¡¯t be suspicious of a naked guy coming out of a forest. I guess it¡¯s to be expected.¡¯ Adrian thought to himself as he approached the guards. Suddenly he got this weird feeling, as he noticed they relaxed their guards when he got closer. It was close enough for them to make out his appearance, and for him to make out theirs. They all looked young to Adrian so he couldn¡¯t make out their age. These creatures weren¡¯t like humans were you could instantly make a guess at the others age. He stopped a few feet away from them making sure to keep a safe distance. One of the guard approached and did something Adrian would never have expected him to do. He took a knee and placed his hand over his chest as he bowed his head. It creeped Adrian out, but he would just play along with whatever was going on so far. ¡°Noble Sir, we didn¡¯t know it was you, sorry for being wary of you sir.¡± The man spoke with his head still bowed. ¡®Noble huh? I guess we¡¯ll go with that.¡¯ Adrian didn¡¯t even think about why he could understand them. They were speaking english, so that''s all that mattered. ¡°Rise.¡± Adrian told the guard in a cold tone. ¡°If that is what the noble one wants, this one will do.¡± The guard replied as he rose from the ground. ¡°Don¡¯t give me that look, I know how I look and if I were you, I would be looking the same. Don¡¯t be mistaken, i¡¯m not naked because I want to be, that silly woman of mines took my clothes while I was sleeping. I tell you, I¡¯ll never sleep with her again.¡± Adrian started spouting some nonsense to the guard as he thought that the guard was wondering why he was naked. The guard seemed to understand him as he nodded his head and smiled. ¡°Noble sir, this one understands. My wife even treats our children like they are trophies, but the woman you were with treats your clothes like trophies.¡± He laughed a little before he continued, ¡°Truly I wasn¡¯t surprised at your nakedness. We see naked nobles all the time wandering around.¡± ¡°Oh, then what were you looking at so intently?¡± Adrian asked. ¡°If you want me to say, then i¡¯ll say. It was your horns, i¡¯ve never seen a noble such as yourself with five horns. The most i¡¯ve seen were four, and the only one with four are the sons and daughters of our king. I must say, your blood must be even purer than theirs for you to have so many!¡± ¡®I see, no wonder, no wonder! It seems that nobles of this race have horns, and the purer their blood, the more horns they have. So five should be the max since my race is the closest to my ancestors.¡¯ Adrian laughed a little, ¡°I wouldn¡¯t count on it, how could my blood compare to them? Their blood should be the closest to our ancestors, there is no way a little noble such as myself could even compare.¡± Laughing along with Adrian, the guard nodded. ¡°Right, right. I was just checking to see what noble sir thought of his own horns. I say, i¡¯ve taken a liking to you noble sir. What say you catch a ride with us back to town?¡± Adrian thought about it before nodded his head. ¡°Sure, but you can stop with calling me noble sir. Adrian Remington C. Miller is fine enough, or just call me Mr. Miller.¡± ¡°N-Mr. Miller, this one understands. How about I give you something to wear, unless you want to go into town like that?¡± The guard asked him. Adrian shook his head. ¡°No way, I can¡¯t have such an appearance going back into town. What would others say if they knew I walked around naked?¡± The guard walked over to the others along with Adrian and introduced him to them. Once introductions were over, he handed Adrian a bag with some clothes inside. Adrian opened it, but the clothes inside weren¡¯t anything too fancy. It was just some black pants with a white V neck shirt. ¡°Sorry Mr. Miller, but this is all we have. However with your looks, i¡¯m sure no matter what you wear you¡¯ll still be a catch to the young ladies.¡± Adrian smiled but didn¡¯t reply as he put on the clothes given to him. The guard suggested Adrian get inside the carriage, but Adrian told him he would rather not. Instead he would rather walk and talk with the guard, which made the guard seemed pleased. After walking for a while and talking with the guard, Adrian found out a few things about this world. He would go over the information later tonight, but for now he wanted to know what happened to his mother. The guard seemed to notice that Adrian was deep in thought, so he couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Mr. Miller, is something on your mind?¡± ¡°Actually, there is. What happens to the humans you capture?¡± ¡°Humans? Sir, I think you are mistaken, we don¡¯t capture Humans. We have an alliance with them so we are forbidden to capture them. I think you are mistaking the High Humans with those mongrels.¡± ¡°My bad, I meant to say mongrels. Are they used as food, or slaves?¡± Adrian asked. He could already guess a little about the current world from the conversation he had with the guard. Since there are nobles, there are bound to be slaves. He just didn¡¯t know if the humans were used as slaves. The guard laughed loudly making the other guards glare at him for a moment, before he shut his mouth. ¡°Food, Mr. Miller you sure are a funny one. We wouldn¡¯t dare eat such a thing, do you know how rare it is to find a mongrel now? When we noticed them, they instantly attracted our interest and we captured a few. Turns out the other nobles liked them as sex slaves. It didn''t seem to matter whether it was a male or female, they were used as sex slaves. However a few days after capturing a few, it seems the other mongrels killed themselves in an explosion. Now finding even one of them is as rare as my chance of marrying into a noble family.¡± ¡®Sex slaves!¡¯ Adrian let out some killing intent which caused the guard to be frightened a little. He couldn¡¯t picture his mother being used as some sort of sexual toy for other''s amusement. ¡°When¡¯s the next auction?¡± ¡°Mr. Miller, the next auction will be held in four months from now. I¡¯m sorry to say, but you missed the last one that happened three days ago. I must say they did have some fine mongrels on display. There was this one female mongrel that seemed different from the rest, the looks she had for a mongrel were top of the line. Only downside to it was that attitude she gave us, I fear if it wasn¡¯t for the slave mark she would have attacked us. If one of those mongrels dared to do such a thing, their head would be served on a platter that same night.¡± ¡°Mr. Miller? Is something wrong?¡± His blood was boiling hot, as his eyes had this sharpness in them. He already knew he was too late. ¡°Nothing.¡± Adrian spoke with his voice filled with chilliness. However that aura around him didn¡¯t disappear at all, instead with every step he took it was growing. This was a moment where he never wanted to kill anyone so bad. He wanted to cut off their skin slowly, gouge out their eyes as he took apart their limbs and have them watch. From the corner of his eye, he could make out the guards expression, but Adrian didn¡¯t care. Being the bearer of bad news never had its perks, because Adrian really wanted to kill this man that told him indirectly what happened to him mother.
Spoiler : This chapter was difficult to write, I wanted to have Adrian actually kill these guards, but i felt that it would be way to out of character for him to do so. Therefore, I wanted to make him conflicted over what he should do and also give you a glimpse back into his past life. I guess now you know a little bit more about him than you did before. If you are confused as to what is going on tell me, I didn''t know whether I should do the [...........] thing that separates his imagination and memories from whats really happening. Tell me if I should if it will help you guys out. Chapter 5.1 Chapter 5.1 The group continued to travel, but this time it was silent. No one was talking, not even the guard or Adrian. It gave this feeling as if something could happen any moment, which made them all become alert. If he never got the news that his mother would be made into a sex slave, then his mood wouldn¡¯t have plummeted like it did. At this moment, he didn¡¯t feel like talking. So far, he hasn¡¯t had much of a goal besides wanting to kill Everit, but how could he do that when he didn¡¯t even know where Everit was located? Hell, he didn¡¯t even know the strength of Everit. He put that goal aside for now, his mother''s life and well-being took priority over Everit. He wouldn¡¯t trade her for anyone. I bet you would feel that same. Could you imagine the feeling you would get if you knew at this moment your mother was being fucked by someone you don¡¯t even know. Not only was it someone you didn¡¯t know, it was more than likely a whole different race as well. It wasn¡¯t like she willingly went along, it was forced. Just thinking about it would make a person go insane, especially the child of the mother. No one wanted that for their mother, especially Adrian. If he could, he would give the world to her, but he knew what she really wanted. However he could never give that to her, no matter how much he tried. Bringing back the dead was something impossible for him or anyone in the world. They continued on the road for another hour or two before Adrian finally caught sight of a giant wall surrounding a town. The walls were black, and there were towers on top of it. He never expected to see such a sight, he was actually expecting to find a small town instead. If this was a novel situation and he was the main character, he expected he would at least start out in a low ranking town. However it wasn¡¯t a low level town, instead it was a high level one! On his face Adrian appeared to be calm, but inside his heart was beating faster. Truly this town even from afar looked spectacular. Nothing could compare to it in the world that he knew. The sun was setting down, so it was already getting close to night. Adrian didn¡¯t know much about this new world, so he already knew he had to find some way to gain knowledge. If he didn¡¯t, then he would be easily exposed. Didn¡¯t matter if he looked like a noble, if he didn¡¯t have the knowledge of one then that would make everyone suspicious. The entrance to the two was guarded by four men wearing black armor with a symbol that looked like a flower on their chest. It was easy to make out because the flower was purple. Each of the guards had a lighter skin color than Adrian himself, but they still looked like him minus the horns. Adrian felt weird having a tail at first, but now he didn¡¯t even feel it. If he didn¡¯t remember he had one, he would actually forget he had one. It just felt natural to be there and it didn¡¯t bother him much. Even controlling the skinny tail felt purely natural to him. Soon the carriage approached the entrance and one of the guards approached. ¡°Identification.¡± His voice was respectful. He didn¡¯t know who or what was in the carriage, but just from the sight he could tell that these people were someone highly important so it was best to show them respect. Every guard around the carriage started chanting something and a piece of paper appeared in their hands. The showed the guard and he nodded his head, then he looked at Adrian. ¡°Identification.¡± Although Adrian was wearing some common clothes, he still had horns so he had to show him respect. There was no way a low ranking guard like him could know every single noble in the world, hell it was impossible for a king to know all the nobles. This was his first time that he had seen Adrian around though, but he didn''t give it too much thought since he had to be a noble. ¡°Sorry man, don¡¯t have one.¡± Adrian calmly replied. ¡°What?¡± ¡°Surely you jest. Once you are born you are required to have an identification, for someone such as yourself i¡¯ll ask you again, identification.¡± The guard told him. He didn''t know why Adrian wanted to make things hard for him. He was just a lowly guard who worked the gates, so why would a noble man such as Adrian try to make his life even harder. He didn¡¯t want to push Adrian because he didn¡¯t know how much power he had, and he didn¡¯t feel like finding out unless he needed to. Truly the guard already knew that Adrian probably already had an ability. There wasn¡¯t even a need to guess it, every noble had an ability. It was like they were born with it or something, but that wasn¡¯t the case at all. Instead their parents brought them an ability gem once they reached a certain age. Ability gems sold for tons, surely more than his whole life is worth. Even a low grade ability gem was expensive, and only high ranking kingdom knights would be awarded one upon a great achievement. ¡®Fucking nobles have it easy.¡¯ He thought as he snorted and stared at Adrian waiting for him to take out his identification. ¡°Don¡¯t have one. I just told you that, if you want it go chase that girl who took my clothes.¡± Adrian told him. The guard Adrian talked to before started laughing as he looked at the other guards and nodded his head. The guards took out their swords and took a stance while surrounding Adrian. ¡°You are still sticking with that ridiculously story? My god, how much of a fool are you?¡± Adrian raised his eyebrow a little. He could feel the killing intent being released by the guard, and it was directed at him. ¡°A woman took your clothes? Pitiful. I had my suspicions when you came out of the forest naked, then you spouted such nonsense. I let you live a little longer just to be certain, but now i¡¯m a hundred percent certain. Not having an identification is basically saying you don¡¯t exist.¡± The guard took out his long sword and pointed it at Adrian. ¡°Now, who are you?¡± ¡°Maybe you are a spy sent by one of the other kingdoms, but even then you would still have an identification. Even if they had to forge you a fake one, you would still have one. But you, you don¡¯t have one at all! Tell me, were you following us to gain something? Gold? Jewels? What?¡± His voice was cold enough to freeze steel. Sighing, Adrian thought to himself, ¡®I have no one to count on, my father is dead, and my mother has been sold as a sex slave. In this world, I have no identity for myself. Nice guys finish last? Hell, a nice guy is about to die right now! Fuck, I tried, I really did. Being nice gets you nowhere. This world, it seems like those who have power rule. To save my mother, to kill him, I need to have power.¡¯ If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it. Adrian glared at the guard as if he was about to stab him in his neck. ¡®The power to oppress others, the power to rule. You think you will kill me here? No, before I save my mother I will not let myself fall here! If I must kill a thousand to save one, I will. This is only the beginning, I can¡¯t have it end now.¡¯ ¡°What, cat got your tongue? Fine, don¡¯t talk, die in silence!¡± The guard yelled out as he lunged forward with his sword aimed at Adrian. It was as if Adrian¡¯s body disappeared and was replaced by black smoke. His sword hit nothing but air making the smoke dissipate. His eyes seemed to pop out of his head, this was something that he would never expect. ¡°I-impossible¡­¡± Right before the guard even made a move, Adrian heard something in his head. It was like an alarm went off telling him that the Day was over and his Night skills could now be used. He only had one night skill, and that was [Stealth]. This was way better than any type of stealth in a game. Nothing could match this feeling. It was like his whole existence faded into the shadows. He could no longer see the red dots around him, or feel his surrounding like [Mapping] did, but this was a hundred times better. Once [Stealth] was activated, he only dodged to the side making the guard completely miss his attack. Adrian knew he had two options, he could either run away or stand his ground here. What would running away do? It would only make him more suspicious, he wouldn¡¯t get all the answers he wanted if he ran away. Besides, where would he run to? He had no home anymore. Naturally the only option was for him to stand his ground here, and take that second step in his life. Adrian wasn¡¯t one who liked killing, but if it was absolutely necessary, he would kill. If it meant his survival, he would do it in a heartbeat. This type of situation was one where killing could be avoided, but these guards tried to kill him. He could not let this go. Adrian grabbed the guard''s hand wielding the sword and twisted it, while he pulled him forward and gave him a kick in his head. This wasn¡¯t a game where these guys were considered NPC¡¯s, with levels. Even if he had skills and an ability, he couldn¡¯t check his stats. He didn¡¯t know what type of strength he truly had, but soon, he would find out. The guard was sent flying as he dropped the sword on the ground. He crashed into another guard, making them both fall on the ground. ¡°What the?¡± ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± ¡°He had an Ability! Be careful, we don¡¯t know what type it is. It could be an invisibility type.¡± The guards went back to back, each watching out for each other. Adrian grabbed the sword on the ground, but soon the appearance of the sword also disappeared in front of the guards. To them it was as if it also turned invisible, but to Adrian it looked like it was still in his hand. His surroundings didn¡¯t change at all, everything seemed the same to him. However to others, he had completely disappeared. It just so happens that what ever he holds also disappears as well. He held the sword in his hand, the weight was different than what he thought it would be. It was actually light, almost as if a stick was in his hand. ¡®A sword shouldn''t be this light, should it?¡¯ His grip tightened, as he dashed forward towards the guards with the sword in hand. ¡°Look! That shadow, it¡¯s coming closer.¡± A guard spoke. ¡°It has to be him, I guess his invisibility isn''t that perfect. Once he moves, he is actually able to be seen slightly. Makes things easier for us.¡± The guards got the courage upon hearing his words. It¡¯s true, they can see Adrian¡¯s figure, even if it only seems like a shadow, they can still see it. His skill wasn¡¯t perfect, it was flawed. If it was truly invisibility, the wouldn¡¯t see him even if he walked around. He would easily be able to kill them all, but now they had a fighting chance. As Adrian got closer, a guard swung his sword at him in a downward motion. Adrian side stepped and stopped moving. ¡®Damn, that was close. I guess I can¡¯t move around too much in [Stealth] or else i¡¯ll give away my position. This¡­ will be tricky.¡¯ ¡°Huh? Where did he go? I can¡¯t see his shadow anymore.¡± The guard was confused. At first he noticed the shadow, now it was completely gone. Adrian was already close to the guard, but the guard didn¡¯t sense him at all. Raising his sword, he lunged at the guard as the swords tip was aimed at his throat. It pierced the guard''s throat as deep red blood leaked down the blade. ¡®Red huh, thought it would be black.¡¯ Adrian thought to himself as he quickly pulled the sword out and blood sprayed as it left the man''s body. ¡°Good, good. Callous, decisive, strong willed, you are indeed my son. Much better than the other three who inherited my bloodline.¡± A voice all too familiar to him appeared in his head. The last time he heard this voice was in the hospital, but that was a dream, wasn¡¯t it? No, it wasn¡¯t, the evidence is right here, that voice was real. ¡®I am not your fucking son!¡¯ Adrian responded in rage, as he swung the sword at the confused guard who was standing behind the one he just killed. ¡°Good, that rage is what makes you strong, never forget that. Those types that like to hesitate are the ones who die, don¡¯t be that type. Kill those that oppose you.¡± ¡®Stop talking to me, I¡¯m not your son!¡¯ ¡°You are! Look at yourself, you have the same qualities as me, and the makings of a true king. If you want to save that ¡®mother¡¯ of yours, you¡¯ll become the king that once ruled over the Xylan. The only way to do that is to fight for my throne, but with your current power, you can¡¯t even take over a small city let alone my throne.¡± Chapter 5.2 Going to go back and fix some stuff in the past chapters and add some more tags.
Chapter 5.2 Adrian didn¡¯t respond, he didn¡¯t know what to say. There was something strange that he couldn¡¯t figure out, and that was who the owner of this voice was. On one hand they seemed helpful, but on the other hand they seemed to want something from him. That something they wanted, he couldn¡¯t figure out. He was a nobody, he didn¡¯t have anything to offer them, so why would they help him? His mother was important to him, way more important than his own life. Given the chance, he would easily trade his life for hers. This voice, was it his chance? He was muddle headed at the moment. Nothing made sense. Claiming to be his father, when his father was dead. Saying the only way to save his mother was to become a king. What did becoming a king have to do with saving his mother? Who was the owner of that voice? It was as if the world stopped when he concentrated on his thoughts. The guards, the small bugs flying around, all seemed to move in slow motion. It was as if ten minutes of time was actually one second. ¡®No, no. I¡¯m not listening to you, not now, not ever! I may be going crazy, but i¡¯ll be crazier if I believe any word you say. You can¡¯t control me, and I won¡¯t bend to your will. Now leave me the fuck alone!¡¯ Adrian was furious. Everything that happened, his current situation, even his past. He was done with it all. The muscles in his body seemed to relax more, even the grip on the sword relaxed some. His eyes were much clearer than before. This was the calmest he has ever been since the accident that happened. The him from before, and the him now were two totally different people. Like night and day. Even if it was his closest friend, no one would be able to tell it was him. His golden colored eyes moved as they locked on to his next target. It was a guard whose hand was slightly trembling as he held the sword. It was hardly noticeable, but Adrian could tell that he was nervous. Who wouldn¡¯t be after watching two of comrades die in front of them. What he didn¡¯t notice was another guard who seemed to be watching his surroundings closely. He didn¡¯t show it, nor did it feel like he was a veteran, but he was. He didn¡¯t have an ability like others, but what he didn¡¯t have he made up with skill. This guard was different from the rest, he was an elite. Being placed at the gate wasn¡¯t a job that was given to him, he asked to be placed at the gate. There was a simple reason for it, he wanted an easy life. ¡®Damn, never thought we would meet an ability user.¡¯ He glanced around at the other guards and sighed lightly. ¡®Not to mention these guys aren¡¯t even wet behind the ears yet. Just because you passed the academy doesn¡¯t mean you are a true guard. Being sent on one mission and making it back alive, doesn¡¯t make you a true guard.¡¯ He couldn¡¯t make out where Adrian was, but he knew that he didn¡¯t leave the scene. He just had a strong feeling about it. ¡®This, this is what makes you a true guard. If you can fight someone stronger than you and come out of it alive, that is what makes you a true guard. If it ends here, then so be it. But i¡¯m at least taking this bastard with me!¡¯ Adrian¡¯s foot that was planted on the ground pushed off as he darted at the guard who was slightly nervous. As soon as he made his move, the others could see a shadow move. Everyone slightly hesitated, but they knew they had to move, if they didn¡¯t, someone would die. ¡®Chance!¡¯ The veteran thought as he dashed towards a point where the shadow was heading. There was no certain percentage that Adrian would pass by this point, but the veteran just had a feeling. His knowledge was much more superior to the others here, he just had to put it to use. Fully focused on the nervous guard, Adrian didn¡¯t even sense the veteran guard coming his way. It was different when he had [Mapping] up, he could sense everything even without looking at them. However now, that skill was disabled. His sword tip aimed for the guard''s throat, but his heart jumped. His stomach felt like it was going to turn over any moment. ¡®Danger!¡¯ He told himself, but it was too late to stop. He felt something warm, it was a fuzzy feeling like you were being held in your loved one''s arm. This feeling was over his heart, but it soon was felt all over his body. Lowering his head slowly, he was already afraid of what he would see. The first thing he noticed was a hand holding the hilt of the blade. His head was lowered even more as it followed the blade that went through his chest. Blood dripped down the blade as Adrian felt shocked. ¡®My moment. My goal¡­ my mother¡­ it¡­ ends here?¡¯ He asked himself as he dropped down on his knees. ¡®No! It can¡¯t end here! I¡¯m the main character! I¡¯m the one who isn¡¯t suppose to die. Right? Right?¡¯ From the corner of his eye, a tear could be seen. Slowly it slid down his face. ¡®This isn¡¯t real! Yeah, that''s right, i¡¯m dreaming right? That¡¯s the reason, that has to be it. Any moment now, i¡¯ll wake up and be back with my mom.¡¯ ¡°Mr. Veil, that was excellent work. I thought it would be impossible to kill an ability user unless we had one of our own. Now I know, it can be done!¡± Mr. Veil was the veterans guard name. He didn¡¯t show that he was happy with the results, but he was inside. He put his foot on Adrian¡¯s chest and pulled out his sword watching Adrian¡¯s body hit to floor. ¡°Idiot, anything can be done as long as you train.¡± He told the guard as he swung his sword making blood go flying. ¡®Why is everything so cold? Was it truly wrong for me to want my mother back? Was it wrong for me to want to kill the person who did this? Tell me! Was it truly that bad?¡¯ The tear finally reached the edge of his check, as Adrian started seeing nothing but blackness. Little images of his childhood flashed in his mind. It felt like he was watching the life of someone else growing up. ¡®No, t-this¡­ can¡¯t be.¡¯ He said slowly. These memories weren¡¯t his. The life that was flashing before his eyes, that wasn¡¯t him at all! This person, his life was sad. ¡®Growing up with a lone mother, who didn¡¯t even know who your father was. Your mother came home with bruises everyday, as she tried to make a living for both of you. You¡­ waited for her to come home every day. Looking out the window of that small house in the slums, waiting. Except, she never came home. Day by day, you waited at that window sill looking out, watching, waiting. You hoped she would come home like she did every day. Never moving, not eating, not drinking, for five days. Five days you waited, but she never came. Time passed, one year, two, then six. You had to make a living for yourself so you joined a band of thieves as a child. A year later, you fell in love with an older woman who reminded you of your mother. She treated you just as a mother would, but you wanted something more, however she didn¡¯t accept. Four months later, that woman also disappeared from your life. Feeling like it was your fault, you left the band of thieves to wander the world. Stumbling across a group of mercenaries, they beat you and took everything stripping you naked. Once you woke, you found out you were in the middle of the forest. Having no idea how you got there, you wandered endlessly, until you suddenly passed out. When you woke, you had five horns on your head and you gained an ability. A chance for a new start is what you thought, but it failed. Although it was required to have an identity when you were born, you never had one. It was as if you never truly belonged to this world, to this life you had. It ended with you being killed by some guards. It was a short life you lived, dying at the age of fifteen. Before you even had a chance to see anything this world had to offer, you¡­ died.¡¯ Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation. Adrian saw it all. The pitiful life of this mysterious man. From how he grew up, to how he died. Adrian saw it all. When he first woke up in this world, he thought this was happening to him, but it wasn¡¯t. He was just replacing everything that happened to this guy with his own life. However, he couldn¡¯t change the guy''s fate. It was meant for him to die at the gate, he wasn¡¯t meant to live past the age of fifteen. ¡®Your name, i¡¯ll remember it. Even if no one else in the world knows who you are, even if we aren¡¯t from the same race. Even if we are from different planets, i¡¯ll remember you. Because no one else will. Damien Le Elstro.¡¯
Memory Acquired - Damien Le Elstro
Damien, a child who lost everything at a young age. Raised by a single mother who mysteriously disappeared a few years after Damien was born. Damien matured quickly as he lived on his own. His life was filled with tragedy, nothing went the way he wanted. No matter how much he wanted to change his life, it never changed. Bearing the blood of the royal king, he awakened his hidden bloodline, transforming into a pure bred Xylan. His fate ended with him dying alone, not one person knew who he was.
Phase 3 of 4 complete.
You¡¯ve not only gained Damien¡¯s memories, but also his bloodline and ability. The true power of his ability was never revealed due to him dying before it ever ranked up.
Bloodline fusion 0.01% complete
Once the bloodline has been fully fused with your own, your body will transform. You will no longer be yourself, your body will no longer be yours. Instead, you will live as Damien.
It felt like he was being drawn away from this place. Everything that happened so far, it felt so real. The feeling of his mother being dragged away, the reactions at the hospital, even the combat he felt. It all felt real to him. A little white light appeared in his vision. Laying on a bed, with white sheets covering his body was a young boy. His face was white, but compared to the paleness it had earlier, you could tell that he had some life left in him. A bandage was wrapped around his head, and his face has some slight swelling. Attached to his arm were countless cords that were also attached to different machines. His eyes that were closed moved slightly. ¡°U...gh¡± His voice was soft, being able to barely speak a word. ¡°A-adr...ian?¡± A womanly voice called out by his side. The young boy laying on the bed was Adrian, currently he was in the hospital. He didn¡¯t feel much pain, it was just a slight shock when he moved his body. He slowly turned his head to the voice, and a figure he knew all too well appeared. Her hand was covering her trembling pink lips, as countless tears streamed down her face. ¡°M...om¡­?¡± She slowly reached out her hand until her fingertips touched Adrian¡¯s hand. Her hand was shaking. ¡°Adrian!¡± She yelled out as she threw herself on top of him. Gritting his teeth, he didn¡¯t scream out in pain. He held it in, for her sake. Who knew how long he was out for, but he was glad to be awake. ¡°T-th..ey¡­. Said¡­ you wou-wouldn¡¯t...¡± She cried over his shoulder as she spoke, but never finished her sentence. ¡®Was I truly dreaming? Veronica, Damien? Were they even real? No, it shouldn¡¯t have been a dream, it was too real to be one. This must be the moment before that damned planet is revived.¡¯ As his mother was crying, Adrian was deep in thought. He was currently injured, and he didn¡¯t expect to heal up in the next minute, but he knew that given a day he could be fully healed. He placed his hand over his mother''s back, giving her a hug. ¡®I won¡¯t let anything happen to you. What dad couldn¡¯t finish, i¡¯ll finish it!¡¯ A knock was heard on the door. ¡°Can I come in, or am I interrupting?¡± Someone asked. Jamie leaned back off of Adrian and gave him a quick kiss on his forehead, as she looked at the door. Standing there was a woman around her age, it was her best friend, Monica. ¡°You aren¡¯t interrupting, please come in.¡± Jamie told her as she wiped her eyes. Spoiler : About Me and Unknown Son Hi, let¡¯s start off with a little bit about me. I¡¯m 19 (Young I know), male, and currently getting ready for university to start this fall. I actually didn¡¯t plan on writing a fiction, that was until I got inspired. I fell in love with a few tv shows, and I thought hey, what if this happened instead. That lead me to reading a few fanfics online, then some of my friends told me about certain novels. Some were light novels, others graphic, and web. All were pretty interesting I have to give them that, but due to that it made me wonder what writing would feel like. I¡¯m not one to say I enjoy writing, but I do enjoy seeing how stories turn out. Seeing one character grow up, and reading their actions/experiences makes you wonder what they will do next. Even if it¡¯s a casual conversation, you might wonder if it will turn into something else. Unknown Son was inspired by these tv shows and novels. Unknown Son, I wanted it to feel somewhat realistic. However for a fantasy, that wasn¡¯t happening. It didn¡¯t even take me a whole lot of planning to realize how I wanted to start this story off. I¡¯m like, how can I make a story with a slow start, but still attract the attention of a few readers. I thought about it, and based it on some random high school stuff I watched in tv shows. Some characters are named after my good pals, but their personalities are way different. There were countless trends going on, but I didn¡¯t want to follow one of them. Reincarnation, Evolution, Dungeon Masters, Apocalypse, Wuxia/Xiania, Virtual Reality, Transported to another world. I thought about it and wondered how could I make it different, but still keep slight elements of these. So far, I only have VR/Evolution, but I guess you could consider it an Apoc/Another world type setting. It¡¯s only the beginning, and it¡¯s slow because I have to think things out and work and other stuff. I¡¯m taking elements from different novels, and using them. This story is dark, but¡­ idk, I would expect people to die I guess. I wouldn¡¯t call this a perfect story, nor some masterpiece. To me, it¡¯s just an average story, nothing special. However, i¡¯m glad you like it. Like I said, i¡¯m new to writing, so i¡¯ll make mistakes. My first story might not turn out that great, nor would my second or third. However one of them will turn out great! ------------------------------------------ If you are confused about the story and what the hell just happened, just know it all started from Chapter 3. Remember how he was yelling out and his mom called the nurse? Well, he never woke up, until now. I actually wanted to do that, It was all a dream thing, and this was a good opportunity to do it. However the question stands, was it really a dream? The way the world was introduced, the races, everything. Was it a dream? Probably not, but it surely wasn¡¯t reincarnation. Let¡¯s just say, the story will finally start. Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Monica gracefully sat down next to Jamie and crossed her legs. Using her finger, she put one piece of her hair behind her ear and let out a slight sigh. Anyone could tell that she was having trouble with something, it was obvious from her behavior. ¡°Anything wrong?¡± Jamie asked her. Monica shook her head, ¡°No, not really. The kids finally woke up twenty minutes ago, so that¡¯s not a problem.¡± ¡°Then why were you letting out a sigh? Something must have happened.¡± Monica glanced at Jamie, then took a quick look at Adrian. ¡°Well, today after they woke up we had a short chat, but then Bryan came into the room. Him and Emilia hugged and kissed.¡± Sighing, she continued, ¡°It makes me feel old. Like really, time surely does fly.¡± ¡®What? You were upset because you know your kids are growing up?¡¯ Adrian thought to himself, he didn¡¯t know how women think. Growing up and dying is a part of life, she shouldn''t worry too much about it. ¡°Speaking of which, did you tell him?¡± Monica suddenly spoke up, asking Jamie a question. Jamie¡¯s eyes wandered over to Adrian¡¯s before shaking her head. ¡°Better to tell him sooner rather than later.¡± ¡°I.. you¡¯re right.¡± Jamie looked at Adrian with eyes filled with sadness. ¡°Adrian¡­ you¡¯re fa-¡± ¡°I know already. He¡¯s dead right?¡± Adrian replied cutting his mother off. Jamie was taken back by his sudden answer that she didn¡¯t really hear his question. It took her a few seconds to take everything in before she nodded her head in response to him. ¡°Yes, but¡­ how did you know?¡± She couldn¡¯t help but ask him. ¡®You¡¯ve been sleeping for almost a whole day, how could you possibly know your father is dead?¡¯ Jamie thought to herself for a moment wondering how he knew. Thinking about it logically, for him to suddenly wake up and know his father was dead made no sense at all. There has to be an explanation for this. Adrian scratched his cheek and smiled wryly. ¡°Well, when I woke up you suddenly threw yourself on me. After that I looked around and dad wasn¡¯t here, but still I didn¡¯t think he was dead. However you never spoke about him, so I started thinking. Then a moment ago when Mrs. Harris asked that question it only proved I was right.¡± ¡®There were so many hints, it¡¯s only right he would come to this. However, the way you said it made it seem like you knew everything before hand. The way your eyes looked, it was filled with sadness but you showed no emotion.¡¯ Inside Jamie''s head, she was trying to figure out what she should do, what she should say. She was a loving mother, but this was the first time in her life that she faced such a situation. Even her parents were still alive, so she didn¡¯t have to go through what her son was going through at this moment. Seeing his mother not finding any words to say, Adrian couldn¡¯t help but laugh at her cute appearance. ¡°Don¡¯t worry mom, i¡¯m fine really. I mean i¡¯m sad and all, but i¡¯m fine. You don¡¯t have to worry much, we¡¯ll get through this¡­ together.¡± Jamie gave him a slight smile and said, ¡°You¡¯re right, we¡¯ll get through this.¡± Monica placed her hand on Jamie''s shoulder making Jamie look at her. ¡°You have me as well, i¡¯m here for you too.¡± ¡®Wah, what did I do in my previous life to deserve such caring people? Was I some sort of saint? No Jamie, you can¡¯t get confused, you have to settle the funeral arrangements, the church cost, tell the family and other arrangements. This needs to be settled as soon as possible!¡¯ Jamie was already thinking of what to do next, to Monica it seemed like she was in some sort of trance. ¡°Is he finally awoke?¡± A womanly voice called out from the doorway. Adrian never moved the curtain that covered part of his bed, so he couldn¡¯t see who was at the door, however he knew that voice. ¡®Sam! Why is she here?¡¯ Adrian couldn¡¯t help but shake his head. ¡°Samantha, Edward, come in. You¡¯ve come at the perfect time, he just woke up not too long ago.¡± Jamie seemingly snapped out of her trance when she heard Samantha¡¯s voice. Anyone could tell that her mood turned a little better upon hearing Sam¡¯s voice. Jamie had taken a liking to this woman. Samantha walked into the room sporting a black tank top with a white skull in the middle. Also wearing a checkered black and purple skirt that stopped right above her knee. She was Adrian¡¯s other friend. Besides his family, the only people who were close with him were Ed and Sam. Unlike Ed, Adrian befriended Sam at the beginning of their last year in middle school. She was a transfer student, and everyone seemed to like her. Once she passed the curtain, Adrian caught her in his eyes. If anyone could compare to her looks, it would probably be Emilia. Long black hair that reached down to her back, and black eyes that caught anyone''s attention. Sam didn¡¯t wear much makeup, but she did wear black eyeliner along with black or purple lipstick. Even without that little makeup on, people would still have to give her another glance or two when she walked by. Ed was next to her and he glanced at Adrian. ¡°Damn man, you look like¡­.¡± Ed said before minding his words as he nearly forgot that adults were in the room. ¡°Like what? Come say it.¡± Adrian told him in a proud tone. Edward turned his head away and looked at Adrian¡¯s mother and Monica. ¡°Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Harris¡­ how are you?¡± He said trying to sound like a likable teen. ¡°Oh Samantha, how are you. It¡¯s been almost two months since you¡¯ve last come over to hang around. What happened? Why did you stop coming over?¡± Jamie ignored Edward and slammed Samantha with a bolt load of questions. ¡°Mom! How can you ask that?¡± Adrian blurted out. ¡°It¡¯s fine dear.¡± Jamie gave him a sharp reply, that made him shiver inside. When Samantha came around, his mother turned into a totally different person. ¡®Who are you? Where did your loving mother appearance go?¡¯ ¡°It¡¯s alright Adrian, not like it¡¯s a secret.¡± Samantha told him. ¡°Sam, but everything''s still not settled is it?¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine. My parents got a divorce so I had to move, that''s all.¡± She said. Jamie seemed slightly sad before she got up and hugged Samantha. ¡°Awe, honey I¡¯m sorry. You should have called, I could have talked to you to see how you were doing. Where do you stay? Will you still be coming over?¡± ¡°Mom!¡± Jamie gave Adrian a deep glare telling him to shut his mouth. ¡®Where would I ever find such a girl again? Adrian just shut your mouth and let me do all the talking, we must get your a girlfriend!¡¯ Samantha opened her mouth but quickly shut it. She then glanced at Adrian to see his reaction, but it seemed like he was scared. ¡®Who is this girl? Don¡¯t tell me this is Emilia¡¯s competition? No, that can¡¯t be the case!¡¯ Monica thought to herself as she started looking Samantha up and down giving her a rating. She didn¡¯t realize it, but she put her fingernail in her mouth and started biting on it. ¡®Why didn¡¯t I know about her earlier, this wasn¡¯t part of my¡­ ugh.¡¯ Monica turned her head towards Jamie. ¡°Jamie, who is this girl? Why haven¡¯t you ever mentioned her to me before?¡± Jamie finally stopped hugging Samantha and turned to Monica. Her hands were covering her lips. ¡°Oh my, how could I forget. Monica, this is Samantha Day. She attends the same school as our kids, and is one of Adrian¡¯s close friends.¡± When she spoke, she made the meaning of close friends seem like something else. This could pass by anyone else¡¯s ears, but Monica knew what she meant when she said close friends. ¡°Nice to met you.¡± Samantha told Monica ask she placed her hand out for a handshake. Monica shook it, ¡°Nice to meet you too. I¡¯m Emilia and Nate¡¯s mother, you can call me Mrs. Harris.¡± ¡°Wow, I had no idea that their mother would be so gorgeous. No wonder, that¡¯s where she gets her looks from.¡± Samantha gave Monica a compliment on her looks. ¡°You¡¯re one to talk, look at yourself. I bet you have all the males fawning over you.¡± ¡°No, not really. I¡¯m not as popular as your daughter.¡± Samantha replied. While the girls were talking, Ed walked over and took a seat on his bed. ¡°Dude, you really look like shit. Wait till we get out of here, let''s go grab some Starbucks or something.¡± ¡°Do I look that bad?¡± Adrian asked. Ed didn¡¯t hesitate and nodded. ¡°Like someone is getting ready to have a funeral and you¡¯re trying to take it on by yourself¡­ Speaking of which where is your dad. Haven¡¯t seen him around.¡± Edward took a look around the room wondering where Adrian¡¯s dad is, before he suddenly realized something. ¡®Fuck me. How could I say such a thing!¡¯ ¡°Sorry¡­¡± He said. ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡± Adrian quickly replied. To him, it felt like he already went through this so he wasn¡¯t that sad. He was still a little sad, I mean who wouldn¡¯t. Having to lose your father, no many how many times you had to hear the same thing and know about it. You would still feel like a piece of your world came crumbling down. ¡°Well, look on the bright side of things. Yo-¡± ¡°Move it.¡± Sam said in a cold tone as she shoved Ed making him get up from his spot. ¡°Geez, don¡¯t be such a rash woman. This is why you¡¯ll never¡­.¡± Before Ed could finish his sentence Samantha gave him a death stare. If he said one more word, she would probably kill him. ¡®Damnit. Why am I stuck in the middle between these two?¡¯ Ed thought to himself as he takes out his phone and immerses himself in it. ¡®Whatever, just take my friend away, i¡¯ll find someone else to talk to!¡¯ Samantha grinned as she sat on the bed. Before Adrian knew it, her arm was around his shoulder pulling him close to her. He could feel something soft on his shoulder, and knew what it was without even taking a glance. Samantha¡¯s breast wasn¡¯t huge, but it was big enough. Just a tad bit bigger than Emilia¡¯s, so when she brought him close to her his shoulder naturally touched her breast. ¡°Sam, what are you doing?¡± He asked her. ¡°Pipe down, and take this pic with me.¡± Her tone was like that of a dominant wife who knew how to control her husband. In the hand that was free, she had her silver iphone. Holding it up, she made a silly face with her tongue sticking out of her mouth. Adrian was forced to be in the picture, because of how close their faces were. Once she was done, she let him loose and started typing something in her phone. ¡°Who are you sending it to?¡± ¡°Why does it matter to you who I send it to? My picture, my phone, my life?¡± ¡°I¡¯m in that picture, it means a lot.¡± She clicked her tongue. ¡°You¡¯re not my boyfriend, so you have no right to tell me what I can and can¡¯t do.¡± Did you know this text is from a different site? Read the official version to support the creator. Rolling his eyes, he responded, ¡°Well maybe if you acted more girlish I would.¡± Sam looked him in the eyes for a moment before turning her head away. ¡®Yeah right, you don¡¯t have to lie to me. It¡¯s obvious who you like, and it isn¡¯t me.¡¯ She coldly snorted as she told him, ¡°You have your whole life planned around one girl, so I don¡¯t need you.¡± ¡°Emilia, you¡¯ve finally arrived? Come in, don¡¯t act like a stranger.¡± Monica told her. ¡°Yes, we just got discharged a moment ago.¡± Emilia told her mother as she, Nate, and Bryan all came into the room. Suddenly it got a lot more crowded in this one room. There were seven people in this room, not including Adrian. ¡°Cat got your tongue?¡± Sam teased him as she knew he stopped speaking once he heard Emilia came into the room. ¡®Yes, it does!¡¯ He wanted to respond, but just kept his thought to himself. The three teens found a spoke in this room to settle themselves in. Emilia was close to Monica, talking to her mother. She suddenly caught Samantha and Adrian on the bed in her vision. ¡®Come Emilia, show me how you respond in this situation. A new woman has appeared, and shes trying to take your man! You can¡¯t let that happen.¡¯ Monica spoke to herself while wondering what her daughter would do next. To her surprise, she just glanced up and began to continue talking to her. Sam who was seated next to Adrian grinned a little. She moved her face close to Adrian¡¯s just barely an inch away. ¡°See, your whole world is revolved around one girl. When she came in, you stopped talking to me like I never existed. Is such a person really worth it?¡± She asked him in a low tone letting only him hear her. Adrian didn¡¯t reply, but a drop of cold sweat slid down his forehead. ¡°Don¡¯t reply, but i¡¯ll leave you with this. Let¡¯s see how you recover.¡± She whispered to him as she kissed his cheek and got up off the bed. Adrian¡¯s face turned red as he placed his hand on his cheek that was still a little warm from Sam¡¯s lip. ¡°Oh my.¡± Jamie spoke breaking the silence that suddenly appeared. ¡®I was worried for nothing, she had everything in the bag. My girl!¡¯ Monica couldn¡¯t help but look at Emilia and shake her head, her daughter was losing the race and it seemed like she didn¡¯t even care. Samantha brushed her hair aside and walked by Edward hitting him in the shoulder. ¡°Let¡¯s go, I need something to drink.¡± ¡°Why can¡¯t you go by yourself?¡± He asked her. ¡°You want me to go by myself, boy you¡¯re crazy. You are not staying here!¡± She told him as she pulled his arm forcing him to come with her. As Ed was being dragged out, he gave Adrian a thumbs up and a smile. ¡®Why are you smiling? Don¡¯t you know how I feel? You¡¯ve given me your support for the longest and know you are siding with her?¡¯ He thought to himself. ¡°Oh look, the loner got himself a girl. I guess anything is possible in this world.¡± Nate said making his mother glare at him. ¡°Nathaniel what is wrong with you? Adrian is not a loner, and you should know that better than anyone.¡± Monica let out a sigh as she continued, ¡°What happened between you two, you were close like brothers until a couple years ago.¡± Nate gave Adrian a quick glance. ¡°We grew up.¡± He told his mother in a cold tone. ¡°Whatever, growing up has nothing to do with it. You¡¯ll tell me when we get home young man!¡± Monica replied with a fierce tone. Bryan who was leaning against the wall next to Nate suddenly had a chill. ¡®Welp, I guess i¡¯m not coming over today. It seems like they will have another family fight, I don¡¯t want to get dragged into it.¡¯ He took a look at Emilia. ¡°Sorry Em, I just got a message from my dad, got to run.¡± He told her as he tried to leave the room. ¡°Bryan, why are you rushing out. We can leave together, I have to have a word with your father anyways.¡± Monica told him as she got up from her seat. Turning her head towards Jamie, she gave her a sad look. ¡°Sorry Jamie, we¡¯ll have to catch up later. Please do tell me about Samantha, she seems like a lovely girl.¡± Jamie got up and gave Monica a hug showing her towards the door, leaving her and Adrian alone in the room. She had so many questions she wanted to ask him about Samantha. She didn¡¯t realize that their relationship moved so far along. As his mother turned to him, Adrian knew he was in trouble. That look in her eyes, the way she was walking towards him. ¡®Help!¡¯ ¡­¡­¡­. Slam! Adrian closed his locker door as he held his Chemistry book in his hand. He had his monster headphones around his neck, wearing a white shirt along with a checkered shirt over it. He glanced down and was still amazed. He wasn¡¯t amazed about his black vans on his feet, instead he was amazed at the recovery speed of his leg. It¡¯s only been two days since the accident happened and he could already walk fine. That ugly cast was finally off his leg, he couldn¡¯t be more happier. The passing students gave Adrian a confused glance here and there, but no one said anything to him. ¡®The fuck you looking at?¡¯ He decided to ignore them and headed straight for his class. Today was a good day, Nate didn¡¯t come up and bother him, nor did he hear anything about him today. It was strangely going well for him, he feared that it wouldn¡¯t last forever though. His Chem. Teacher was Ms. Matthews who was closing in on her mid-fifties. She had a few wrinkles here and there, but one could tell that in her younger years she was quite the looker. As class began, Ms. Matthews stood in front of the class. ¡°Congrats, you guys still suck and can¡¯t write a decent paper. Therefore, since none of you ¡®enjoyed¡¯ your homework, I decided to let you guys work in a group to do a project on it. Don¡¯t worry, you can pick your own partners.¡± A young girl in the class raised her hand. ¡°Ms. Matthews, I think you should give us more credit than that, most of us really tried hard. It¡¯s just the task you gave us was too hard.¡± After she said what everyone else was thinking, the rest of the class agreed with her. They wouldn¡¯t do this project, they just had to write a five page paper last night! What sort of torment was this? Ms. Matthews slammed her hand on the table. ¡°Shut it! You want me to give you credit for this piece of crap you call work? Even my twelve year old can do better that this. Did you forget that in the syllabus I gave out at the beginning of the school year said that projects were worth forty percent of your grade? Fine, don¡¯t do the project, you aren¡¯t hurting me.¡± She said in a nasty tone. ¡®Like hell I care, i¡¯m retiring next year anyways. Go ahead, bitch, gripe all you want, nothing will save you.¡¯ She was laughing in her head at the reactions of these kids. Adrian didn¡¯t even know what the project was, nor the homework they received. He could only wait as the groups dimmed down and he could find one to join. Samantha who was in the same class as Adrian sat in the back. She noticed that Adrian wasn¡¯t coming up to join her like he usually did, which made her sad. ¡®Don¡¯t come, i¡¯ll go to you!¡¯ She walked towards the front of the class and slid into the empty seat next to Adrian smiling at him who had a face of utter shock. She couldn¡¯t help but laugh. Was a small kiss such a big deal for him, it¡¯s not like she did something else to him. Heck, it wasn¡¯t even on the lips, but the cheek. ¡°What, ignoring me because of what happened? C¡¯mon, don¡¯t be like that.¡± She teased him. He turned his head, not looking her in the eyes. ¡°Not ignoring you, just upset a little.¡± Samantha took with him not looking and placed her hand on top of his that was laying on top of the table. Adrian glanced down at it and tried to move his hand, but she had a tight grip on it. ¡°Sam, could you let me hand go?¡± ¡°What are you talking about? I seriously have no idea.¡± Adrian looked at her, and then pointed towards his hand with his left hand. ¡°This! I¡¯m talking about this!¡± ¡®Awe cute.¡¯ She laughed as she removed her hand. ¡°Oh, I didn¡¯t even noticed. But are you alright? Your hand was oddly cold.¡± She told him. Adrian couldn¡¯t help but look at his hand. He didn¡¯t feel anything strange about it, and it didn¡¯t look pale either. ¡®Looks normal to me.¡¯ As Ms. Matthews came around to pass out the material for the project, Samantha stopped bothering Adrian. He couldn¡¯t help but take another peek at her through the corner of his eye. ¡®What¡¯s with you all of a sudden. I mean you teased me before, but never like this.¡¯ His eyes wandered all over Sam¡¯s face like a predator searching for its prey. His eyes stopped on her glossy lips, and his heartbeat spiked up for a moment. ¡®No. Calm down, she may like you, but we don¡¯t like her in that way. She''s just a friend, just a friend.¡¯ ¡°What? Something on my face?¡± She asked him. ¡°Huh? Why would something be on your face?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know, that''s why i¡¯m asking. You¡¯ve been staring at me for the longest, it¡¯s kind of creepy to be honest.¡± Adrian¡¯s hand that was under the table suddenly burst forward and he waved them denying what she said. However he caught something, his hands were not white. They were black. He quickly moved his hands out of sight, fearing someone might see. Stuffing them into his pockets, he got up from his seat. ¡°Hey, I didn¡¯t know yo-¡± Before Sam could finish her sentence, Adrian dashed out of the room. His speed was fast. ¡®Strange¡­ I don¡¯t remember him owning a pair of black gloves¡­¡¯ Sam thought to herself as she waited for him to come back. Adrian went into the restroom just down the hall and locked himself in a stall. He slowly pulled out his hands from his pockets. ¡®No! No!¡¯ His hands were black, and he could even see that the blackness was spreading up his arms. He punched the stall door. ¡°No!¡± Bang! His fist went straight through the stall door, making a hole in it. The restroom door opened, and two voices could be heard. ¡°Nate, what the fuck is this? I was perfectly fine a moment ago, but look at this shit!¡± ¡°Speak for yourself, look at this!¡±
Lots of talking in this chapter I know it''s kind of dull, but wanted to introduce a new character. As you figured, there wouldn''t just be one female around the age of Adrian. I was going to post it like I use to, but didn''t find time to make the previous parts so I just finished this one and put it in a single chapter instead of parts. Hopefully you guys enjoy, let me know your thoughts. Chapter 7.1 Spoiler : Hey, sorry for not posting any chapters earlier this week, but I was busy. I was figuring out some stuff for the plot of the story and making up new characters as well. I also went back and read a few web novels to see how they did their story etc. Also read a few novels on here to see how the other authors wrote. Anyways, I should be uploading more chapters today and tomorrow. I''m sure you all want to know how this will come together, and I actually do as well. It is interesting seeing how my own story/characters come together in this world. Reading the other stories, made me realize how much as a reader I want a new chapter, therefore i''ll try to see if I can push out more chapters as time passes. Also, i''ll be moving soon, so I won''t be posting chapters for a short period of time. Doesn''t mean I dropped it, just means my internet hasn''t been hooked up yet. Once it is, i''ll start posting again. Chapter 7.1 ¡®Nate? Bryan? What are they doing here?¡¯ Adrian thought as he slowly peaked out the hole that he created with his fist. ¡®Could it be, that they are also changing? No, that can¡¯t be the case can it? I mean, how they were reacting before¡­ it seemed so normal¡­¡¯ Peaking through the hole, Adrian could see that Bryan lifted up his blue shirt. It was as if his eyes were about to bulge out from the sight. ¡®Damn, this guy is hairy!¡¯ Bryan¡¯s stomach was full of golden like hair, and some parts were denser than others. Strange though, because Bryan was not a blond instead he had black hair. ¡°You told me that it was a hallucination! You said that we were just making shit up! This isn¡¯t making shit up Nate, this is real!¡± Bryan yelled at Nate as he started plucking the golden hair from his stomach. ¡°You could get away with that, how in the hell can I get away with this?¡± Nate yelled back as he turned around and lifted up his tan shirt. On his back were black scales and two bulges coming from his back. It looked like he was mutating into some sort of lizard. ¡°I don¡¯t know what the hell is going on. Maybe we both are hallucinating! I mean my sister looks perfectly fine, even Adrian looks normal! We must be dreaming.¡± Nate said in an anxious tone after pulling his shirt back down. ¡°Fuck that! I know for a fact i¡¯m not dreaming, stop spouting bull man. This is serious, we are fucking mutating into god knows what are you don¡¯t even care.¡± Bryan folded his arms and told Nate what he actually felt. ¡°You think I don¡¯t care? You have no idea what this means to me! How the hell can I walk around with two fucking bulges on my back? Anyone would think that is suspicious. At least you can cover yours up, me on the other hand¡­ I can¡¯t do anything about it.¡± Nate took a deep breath as he calmed down. ¡°Look, we should take the day off or two. We can¡¯t go in public like this¡­ at least I can¡¯t.¡± Bryan looked at him, then looked at the watch on his wrist. It was a silver watch that seemed somewhat expensive. ¡°No, I can¡¯t. I have a history test in thirty minutes. After I finish that, then i¡¯ll go home.¡± Nate sighed and walked towards the door. ¡°Suite yourself, if you get caught I can¡¯t help you. I¡¯m going home.¡± Bryan looked at himself in the mirror first, then turned on the water. Washing his face, he noticed something strange. There was a hole in one of the stall doors, which wasn¡¯t there before. Adrian¡¯s face could hardly be seen through the hole. He made sure that Bryan wouldn¡¯t notice his, even his feet was on the toilet seat. Bryan shrugged his shoulders and took a deep breath. ¡°One test man, just got to get through this one test.¡± Pumping himself up, he left. ¡®So i¡¯m not the only one changing! That''s a good thing¡­ right? But why isn¡¯t Emilia changing? We were all in the same crash, so she should at least be changing as well. Maybe females change slower than males, I¡¯ll just have to watch out for it.¡¯ He told himself, then shook his head. ¡®Who am I kidding, I need to get away from this place. The further the better!¡¯ Adrian opened the stall door and left. Before he did, he noticed that the blackening on his hands slowly reached his wrist now. It was definitely spreading all over. Walking through the hallway, there weren¡¯t any students around now as they were all still in class. Adrian didn¡¯t even bother going to the office to get a slip to go home, he just went straight out of the door. It¡¯s not like this school has security guards like some other ones. ¡®What''s the plan Adrian? Now that we are out of school, what do we do next?¡¯ He asked himself. Knowing that he couldn¡¯t let others see his hands, there were few options left for him. Heck, even if he wanted to go to the store, he still couldn¡¯t. A few options? More like his only option was to head home. A case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. Adrian lived around a mile away from school, so it wasn¡¯t that bad of a drive. However walking was another story. He has never walked to school before, so this would be a first. Ten minutes after walking down a few streets, he came across an intersection filled with people hurrying around. Some had coffee in their hands, other hand a newspaper. A few of them seemed to be on some sort of date. Stuffing his hands in his pocket, he turned right on the intersection. The ground shook hard, as some of the building windows started to crack. Adrian stumbled for stability as he placed his hand on a nearby building. Alarms went off on cars that were parked on the roads, and people screamed. The ground started splitting apart right in front of his eyes. ¡®The hell is this?¡¯ Adrian suddenly recalled what happened in that dream like vision or memory or whatever it¡¯s called. When the whole building shook and the next moment they were transported somewhere else. ¡®Not good, not good!¡¯ Even as the ground was shaking, Adrian slowly made his way forward step by step. He heard this screeching sound that almost made his eardrums rip apart. He looked around and it seemed like the others on the streets also heard that sound as well. They were on the ground with their hands over their ears, yelling out in pain. Adrian noticed that one man had blood leaking from his nose and ears, which was disgusting. Crying out in pain, Adrian dropped to his knees as the noise amplified. ¡®What is this noise? What is going on?¡¯ His nose started bleeding as it dripped on his shirt. Adrian couldn¡¯t take it anymore, ¡®Make it stop!¡¯ He yelled inside his head, but the noise didn¡¯t die down. ¡°Stop!¡± He screamed out loud as he banged his head against the ground. He would rather be knocked out than continue hearing this ear piercing noise. Suddenly all the noise stopped. The ground stopped shaking. Adrian was on the ground, in the middle of the sidewalk with his head on the ground. Lifting his head, he noticed a crowd around him, but they weren¡¯t in pain like he noticed earlier. In his view, he could see that no windows were cracked, nor were the alarms going off. Even his nose wasn¡¯t bleeding as he felt earlier. ¡®What the hell is wrong with me?¡¯ He asked himself confused. Everything he felt a moment ago was so real, there was no mistake about it. However the facts in front of him stated otherwise. Nothing was going on around him, everything was perfectly fine. The only thing that wasn¡¯t fine was him. ¡°H-hey¡­ are you¡­ ok?¡± An older man in a suit slowly asked Adrian as if he was afraid of him. The look in that man¡¯s eyes, the way the others were looking at him. It seemed like he was some sort of freak. Only thing did Adrian notice that the blackness that was on his hands crept all the way up, he couldn¡¯t even tell where it ended anymore. ¡®Am I even¡­ human?¡¯ Adrian got up and rushed past the others that were surrounding him. Sprinting down the sidewalk blowing past everyone, he recalled what Nate said. ¡®Maybe this is a hallucination? Maybe this isn¡¯t real¡­ yeah¡­ this isn¡¯t real! I¡¯m still in the hospital! In a moment, i¡¯ll wake up and be back with mom¡­ ha..ha..¡¯ Like a lunatic he started laughing as he began to run faster. ¡®Yeah, this is just like that Damien memory thing¡­ once I die¡­ i¡¯ll just go back to the hospital¡­¡¯ Adrian didn¡¯t know it, but a creepy smile crept up on his face. He blackness that was on his hands, was now slowly spreading across his face. He spotted a red brick wall, and ran straight to it head first. ¡®As long as I die¡­ i¡¯ll go back¡­¡¯ ¡°Hey, hey, hey, what¡¯s wrong with that kid?¡± Someone yelled out as they watched Adrian sprint towards the brick wall. Just as Adrian was about to slam into the wall, his body stopped moving. The surroundings stopped. The time stopped moving, everyone, everything was frozen in place. Adrian could only move his eyes, but not his head. ¡°Stupid, you think that will kill you?¡± A voice called out from the alleyway that was next to the building. Adrian knew he heard that voice before, but just couldn¡¯t remember. His eyes searched around, but he couldn¡¯t see anyone. If he wasn¡¯t frozen in place, his skin would definitely be crawling right about now. Chapter 7.2 Chapter 7.2 The scene in front of his transformed, he knew that he was no longer on the street. In front of him was a little girl with dark blue hair and a pure white nightgown was seated upon a black chair. ¡®Ver-Veronica? thought that was.. All a dream? It was real?¡¯ Adrian asked himself. Her small white leg was crossed over the other as she laid her head against her hand. Adrian would have thought she was some sort of mafia boss, if he didn¡¯t know otherwise. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Everit gave you a wonderful gift, and now you are trying to kill yourself? Humans¡­ fu¡­ humph!¡± Her tone was cold, clearly she didn¡¯t like the things Adrian was doing. Adrian didn¡¯t dare say anything, even if he could say anything he still wouldn¡¯t! In front of her, he was clearly a small being who didn¡¯t amount to much. Veronica sat up straight as she waved her hand and Adrian felt his body was able to move again. She watched as he straightened himself up, but still didn¡¯t say a word. ¡°Sit.¡± She spoke as if he was her pet. Adrian didn¡¯t have anywhere to sit, but he felt immense pressure on him pushing him down. His legs buckled under the weight, as he flopped to the ground. ¡°Listen. I can¡¯t have you kill yourself, not before you fully change. The world is only halfway done changing, and your friends aren¡¯t fully changed yet either. You think it¡¯s only yourself that have problems in the world? Not one of the others tried to kill themselves¡­ they may have thought about it, but not one has done it! Even if you ran into that wall like a lunatic, you still wouldn¡¯t have died. Your body can¡¯t take the change, it keeps trying to resist it. Strong will? Strong soul? No matter, you will change!¡± Veronica stood up from her seat and walked over to Adrian. As she came forward, he felt like sliding himself back. However his butt was glued down, and he couldn¡¯t move. Her hand was on the bottom of his chin as she forced him to look up at her. ¡°Originally, I wasn¡¯t suppose to get involved. I¡¯m just an overseer. I exist, but then again, I don¡¯t. However, Everit gave me another task.¡± She placed her index finger on his forehead. Adrian started screaming out in pain, but she placed her finger on his lips and his voice no longer leaked out. ¡®Aaaaahhh! Fuck, you! Fucking bitch!¡¯ He couldn¡¯t yell out, but he could yell inside his head. Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there. The pain was really intense. It felt like his whole body was being ripped apart, healed, then ripped apart again. Adrian could feel his bones being crushed, then built back up again. It was like an endless cycle of pain. His skull was changing, his muscles, bones, everything was changing in his body. Every time he felt as if he would black out, his body was healed. When he wanted to curse in his head, the pain would instantly surge up making him forget about cursing due to the pain. His brain was flooded with different types of information. Words, places, beings that he never dreamed of. As time passed by, his brain only swelled up with more knowledge. Veronica was already seated back on her chair as she watched him change. He looked somewhat pitiful, but she could care less. Everitt told her to accelerate the growth, so she did. It wasn¡¯t only him changing, the other Kings were also changing faster than before. The world experienced earthquakes all day long. At night, the seas roared as water swept up on the land. How much time passed could only be considered one hour to her. However to everyone else, it was a day. News spread about saying it¡¯s the end of the world. Banks were robbed, people died, and people were raped. These things happened before, but now no one could go outside without being scared. This was only the beginning. As the earthquakes and sea¡¯s called down, a new problem occurred. Buildings started disappearing, and replacing them were places never before seen on earth. Strange enough, all the humans on earth never noticed. The reason could be explained easily. They were all asleep. Every living being on earth was sleep. It happened early the next morning. Everyone was overcome with drowsiness, then passed out. By the second hour, Veronica yawned as she stretched her arms. Her gaze focused on Adrian who didn¡¯t look the same no matter how you compared him to his previous self. ¡°Awaken, Damien.¡±
If you were confused before... I tell you... Your in for something else Chapter 7.3 Chapter 7.3 Have you ever felt as if you were roaming around endlessly without a goal in mind? Going here and there without knowing where you are at? That feeling as if you were lost in an unknown world? Here, you felt somewhat at peace. No one was around, there was no wars, no fighting, not even an argument. It was truly peaceful. Slowly, you hear someone calling you, trying to wake you up. ¡®Who¡¯s calling me?¡¯ Adrian¡¯s body was on the ground, no moving. Completely motionless. The tail that was hanging down suddenly jerked as if it was being controlled. All the nerves in his body felt as if they were alive again. He made a grunting sound as if he was being disturbed in his sleep. He didn¡¯t want to wake up, but it was too late. He was already awoke. His eyelids moved until they were open showing his golden eyes. In his head memories flashed around. From being born, until now. ¡®Adrian¡­?¡¯ He asked himself as if confused about his own being. Shaking his head he remembered that he died. This should be the afterlife, and he should be going to hell. ¡°Damien.¡± A sweet voice called his name, as he glanced up. His eyes were locked on a little girl who he¡¯s never seen before. As if the memories of Adrian overlap with his own, he recalls that this girl is Veronica. ¡®This isn¡¯t the afterlife, and how am I still alive? That guard¡­ fucking bastard killed me.¡¯ He thought to himself as his eyes wandered around the space. It was empty. The only thing he could spot was Veronica, a black chair and the white tile that he was sitting on. As Damien opened his mouth to speak, Veronica cut him off with her hand telling him not to say a word. ¡°You must have a lot of questions, however i¡¯ll only tell you what you need to know.¡± She told him. ¡°First, Everit has been kind enough to revive you once again. Although you¡¯ve been reborn, some things have changed. Those who you knew, are all dead. The world has drastically changed over the years. Second, abilities are still the same and you still have your own ability you had so long ago. Third, Everit has revived you, but at a cost. You may not understand, but he does. Your father, has a strong bloodline and you have inherited it. That mother of yours was nothing but a vessel to give your birth. Because of your special bloodline, Everit has revived you. He has a few task for you to complete, and you will complete it. As thanks in advance for your service, he has given you something special that will help you in your journey. The task is quite special, in three years time you will understand.¡± Veronica could care less about humans, but Damien wasn¡¯t human. He was special and Everit needed him for his own goals. Thus when she spoke it wasn¡¯t in a cold manner, yet it wasn¡¯t pleasant either. This novel''s true home is a different platform. Support the author by finding it there. As she watched his face show no reaction, she was surprised. She was at least expecting him to try to interrupt her when she told him that everyone he knew was dead, but he just sat there like a good child. ¡®Maybe, he¡¯s still taking it in.¡¯ She thought as she continued to watch him. ¡®Who is Everit? What does she mean special bloodline? My mother a vessel¡­¡¯ Damien couldn¡¯t take it all in. What she was saying was too hard to swallow at the moment. He needed time to get everything straightened out, and figure out a plan. Anyone who would revive someone just for their own goals, could not be a good person. Damien knew that, but he also knew that if someone had the power to revive him. That person could only be a god. Who or whatever Everit is, has given him three years to prepare. This time, he won¡¯t waste it. ¡°The way out?¡± He asked her. Damien couldn¡¯t stand being in front of Veronica, but he hardly knew her. Maybe it wasn¡¯t him that couldn¡¯t stand her, but Adrian. ¡®Is he still lingering around?¡¯ Damien thought. If Adrian was still somewhere in his body, then that would explain why the things he felt were haterd at this moment. ¡°So soon? You don¡¯t have anything you want to ask?¡± She questioned him with her eyebrow raised. To her, it was strange. So much has happened, she was expecting him to shoot her with questions. However that is not the case, the only thing he wanted was to leave. ¡®How rude!¡¯ She snorted. ¡°You said you¡¯ll tell me what I needed to know, and you did. I listened, now I want to go.¡± His voice was cold. Maybe it was due to the fact that Adrian has been through so much and all his emotions were still around that Damien spoke in that tone. However it just naturally came out of his mouth, as if the tone was dead set. ¡°Fine.¡± Veronica sounded angry as she couldn¡¯t believe the rudeness Damien showed her. She snapped her fingers and humphed as Damien vanished from her sight. As Damien left her sight, she turned her head. Her vision was stuck on something, it was like she was watching tv, but there was no screen in front of her. ¡®Damien, that bastard! Humph, maybe one of the other seven will kill you!¡¯ ¡­. As Damien disappeared from that space, he landed in the middle of a small town. When he appeared, the people around him glanced at him with strange eyes. It wasn¡¯t too weird for them to do so, as Damien just appeared out of thin air. However, their eyes were like if they found a savior. ¡°K-King!¡± Multiple voices said in unison. Their eyes shone with light as the crowd slowly grew larger and larger.
Would you like to set Advert town as your base? If you accept this place as your base, all the information about this place will belong to you. You will control what happens in this town, and are in charge of expanding.
Chapter 8.1 Chapter 8.1 ¡®What the hell is going on? I¡¯m not their king, hell, I still haven¡¯t figured out all this out yet.¡¯ Without even blinking an eye at the surrounding Damien began to be lost in thought. ¡®Adrian Miller, a high schooler? Yeah, this was his first year attending. He was in a car crash with four other people, and ended up in the hospital. There, he learned a little about my life, and gain a part of my memories. I see¡­ he thought that everything that happened didn¡¯t really happen. From there, his body started changing. He was hallucinating, maybe a trauma caused by what happened in the hospital? He thought that what happened in the memories would become real. Without knowing, he made it real. Even though it was in his head, what he felt, what he saw, all felt real. That kid thought that he would end up in the hospital again if he died. Thinking if he died, just like what happened in the memories, would happen again. He would end up in the hospital and everything would be alright, however this time it wasn¡¯t a dream. He was actually living. After arriving in that space with Veronica, he was confused. Was what he saw a dream, or was it real? It wasn¡¯t real, but it wasn¡¯t a dream either. The proof was that Veronica was in front of him. He couldn¡¯t wrap his head around it, he wanted to ask her what was going on. He was losing himself, and he knew it. She must have sped up the process of him changing. No, she must have sped time up instead. But why change into me? If he was changing, he should only have my memories and still be in control of this body. However, that is not the case. Adrian isn¡¯t here, I am. He also isn¡¯t in control of this body, I am. Instead of him having my memories, I have his. I.. don¡¯t understand. It¡¯s like he vanished from this world, and I replaced him. Impossible! Rebirth? No, it¡¯s more like we were switched somehow. I don¡¯t understand it, but, but we were switched. Think Damien, think. The possibility for rebirth isn¡¯t high, and a being who can even use the word rebirth must be high. A power that can only be used by a being classified as a god. Everit! His logic doesn¡¯t make sense! Why would he want the revival of Zome? Why would he want me revived? Special bloodline? Even if that is the case, there had to have been a way to get my bloodline without reviving me. Ugh, why can¡¯t I think of a logical explanation for this? What Veronica told me, I think forty percent of it had to have been a lie, but why? Maybe Everit doesn¡¯t want me to know his real plan. Why? Is Everit afraid of being rejected? Still, if Everit is a god, then he could bend me to his will. She did say he had to pay a cost to revive me, but what was it? I need to find out, I won¡¯t fall for his plan. Things will not go his way.¡¯ Damien had questions that needed to be answered, but he knew that he wouldn¡¯t get them anytime soon. What he needed right now was power and authority. He needed to build a safe haven for himself while he could gather the information that he lacked. If he wanted to survive on planet Zome, he needed knowledge. This is a second chance, and it couldn¡¯t be wasted. If everyone he knew had died, then that could only mean that the time period he was currently in was further ahead than his own. Veronica told him that ability didn¡¯t change, but he couldn¡¯t be certain of that. He needed to know other things about abilities, as well as the current state of the world. He could only shake his head and laugh. Everit was smart, he only gave him a limited amount of time. With that time, he could only accomplish very little. By giving Damien three years, it gave him enough time to gather strength and gain information about the currently worldly affairs. However it also kept him on a short enough leash that he wouldn¡¯t be able to figure out enough about Everit himself. ¡®Smart Bastard.¡¯ Was the only thing Damien could think of at that moment. Sighing, Damien took in his surroundings. His gaze was met by a crowd of people. Naturally they looked just like him, only a few things were different. They lacked the same features he had, such as a horn. Their skin color was also a lighter than his own, and their tails were fairly shorter. However, Damien could easily tell that this town was poor. The clothes they were wearing wasn¡¯t made of fine silk. In his vision, he could still see a blue box hovering about. No one else seemed to notice this, so he thought it was special. ¡®Is this the gift?¡¯ He asked himself remembering what Veronica told him. ¡°Daddy, i¡¯ve never seen a noble before. Look, he has five horns, you think i¡¯ll grow some?¡± A childish voice could be heard in the background. Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. ¡®This gift, i¡¯ll accept it.¡¯ He said as he accepted the approval of this town. Although the town itself wasn¡¯t luxurious, it was a good starting point. He could slowly upgrade it and build up his forces. Slowly spread his rule to other neighboring towns. As he said he would accept it, he noticed that the crowd of people opened a small gap to let another person through. Although this person had short gray hair, Damien could tell at a glance he had some sort of ability. He didn¡¯t know what it was, but it was his gut telling him to beware of this guy. In front of Damien, this guy was around six two in height, while Damien was around six six. ¡®Who is he?¡¯ The guy kneeled down in front of Damien, and crossed his hand on his heart. ¡°Noble sir, if you would do the honor of being the Mayor of our town. With your presence here, we would surely shine above the neighboring towns.¡± As he spoke, he was careful with his words, making sure not to cross the line. He was nothing but a small time Mayor who got lucky enough to find an ability. Just having an ability made you special, but out here, it only gave you the title of Mayor. He was the current Mayor of Advert town, but seeing such a noble person in front of him, he just felt the urge to give the town to him. He didn¡¯t have this thought until a moment ago, but no matter what, this was the right decision. ¡°I accept.¡± Damien finally spoke for the first time. His voice was cold, but maybe that was just by nature. He didn¡¯t look down on these people because truth be told, he use to be one of them. The crowd was bewildered, they couldn¡¯t hold back their joy. They cheered, while some men took this chance to confess their love for their loved one. In the spur of the moment, the women accepted. Was it by their own will, or was it just because of the excitement. Whatever it was, they got lucky. Just being given the chance again meant starting fresh. Given the chance to rule over a small town meant he could slowly gain power. At this moment, Damien¡¯s only goal was to spread his power and authority while finding out more about this world. He had things he needed to know, but no one to tell him. With the way he looked, he could easily be able to take up residence in a major city, however that would require money. Also that would mean he would be under the rule of the current King, which he didn¡¯t want. He had goals before he got revived, but for now he had something else in mind.
Advert Town
Population150
Birthrate10%
Military0
Securityvery low
Culturenone
Specialtiesnone
Hygienevery low
Food Storagenone
Surrounding Monsters100
Tax Rate1%
Monthly Income/Annual Income250/3000
Current Money100
As Damien gazed at the screen, he felt like coughing up blood. This was pitiful, he expected it to be slightly better. ¡®Did I make a mistake?¡¯ Chapter 8.2 Chapter 8.2 No matter, mistake or not, he would continue on. Mistakes are meant to happen, and they can be fixed. As they say, anything lost can be found again except time wasted. Damien was not going to lose time. ¡°Stand.¡± Listening to Damien, the ex mayor stood up and looked at Damien. He knew that he couldn¡¯t speak unless he was spoken to. Most nobles had a bad attitude, hopefully Damien didn¡¯t as well. ¡°Name, date, year, location.¡± Damien asked nonchalantly. ¡°Ve, it¡¯s second Bear, tenth year. As for location, we are seven clicks from Moon city.¡± Ve spoke fast trying not to upset Damien. Damien took everything in, but he couldn¡¯t process the year. It¡¯s not that he couldn¡¯t, but tenth year can mean anything. From his old memories, he was on the twelfth year, but from then till now wasn¡¯t long. The year goes from zero to a hundredth, after it reaches a hundredth it goes back to zero. The average lifespan of Xylan was one hundred and fifty years. Since all of the people he knew died, Damien knew that there was more than a two hundred year gap between then and now. In two hundred years, a lot can change, however he should be able to guess who is on the throne. The king back then only had one son who could inherit the throne, so Damien guessed it was him. However, guesses were never accurate. As for the months on planet Zome, there were twelve of them. Bear, Ox, Vulcan, Carp, Eel, Crab, Lion, Fox, Turtle, Dragon, Phoenix, Tiger. ¡°King Drake?¡± Damien asked Ve as he crossed his arms. ¡°King Drake? Noble sir, that was more than six mil ago if I haven¡¯t gotten it wrong.¡± Ve answered him after thinking about it for a second. One mil is equal to one thousand years. If at least six mil has passed since then, a lot has changed since then. ¡®Six mil! My guess shouldn¡¯t have been that far off, I didn¡¯t think that I would be standing here this far into¡­ never mind.¡¯ Damien¡¯s calculation was off by a lot, he expected to be in a world where at least two hundred years passed. Never would he have thought that so much time has passed. In six mils, what could have changed? There were bound to be new kings, and new abilities being discovered. However for so much time to pass, that surely couldn¡¯t be all that¡¯s changed. ¡®Wait, Adrian was on a planet called earth, so how could this be Zome. From the way it seems, it looks like Zome never disappeared. I highly doubt that he was kept in that place for a long period of time, maybe two or three days at most. If that is the case, there are bound to be traces left of earth still around, I just need to find it. Also, how are these people alive? If Zome got revived, no matter what they should still be dead. Even the beast that hang around should be dead, and yet they are clearly alive. Did Everit not only revive me, but everyone else as well? No, there is no way that¡¯s possible. Such a being doesn¡¯t exist, there are bound to be some humans left as well. His power couldn¡¯t revive earth and revive every creature at the same time, no one is capable of that!¡¯ Just thinking about it made Damien¡¯s head hurt slightly. He didn¡¯t realize it earlier, but now he did. Everit didn¡¯t just revive him, almost everything was revived. Heck, even this town that shouldn¡¯t be here, is here. Damien has his doubts in mind, even if Zome was revived, Earth should still have a few fragments left. ¡°I see, lead me to my office.¡± Damien told Ve. Damien didn¡¯t pay the surrounding people any mind, at least not yet. He still has to figure out a few things before he can decide his plan of action. If six mil has passed, he had a lot of catching up to do. Who knows what state his nation is in and what kind of alliances are going on. One thing is confirmed for sure, he still has his ability. It¡¯s bright outside, thus his day skill is working. He can feel everyone¡¯s presence around him even without looking. It¡¯s a feeling he hadn¡¯t felt in a long time. ¡°Certainly, however I must advise you that the state of our town isn¡¯t that great.¡± Ve told him honestly. Damien already knew these things because of the box that popped up earlier, so he wasn¡¯t surprised. He did not think Ve would tell him though, which caught him off guard. There weren¡¯t that many people who would be honest like Ve was, Damien made a mental note about him. As they walked past the crowd of people, they arrived at a small building. It was made of logs. Not too advanced, and Damien didn¡¯t expect much from this town. Everything here was made up of logs, so how could he not expect the mayor''s building to be made up of one as well. Ve lead him inside the building, but Damien was greeted by a pop up message instead.
Entering management mode...
Management Mode - Able to manage the town''s affairs, as well as open the exchange system.
This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source. Damien¡¯s eyes blinked multiple times, it seems that this was Everit¡¯s true gift. He almost wanted to shout in joy, no matter how you looked at it, this was a cheat. A moment of Adrian¡¯s memories past in Damien¡¯s head and he realized that the layout of this management mode could be considered the same as in those RTS games. A smile crept up on his face, this was simply fantastic. Although Adrian is no longer here, he is still helping Damien out. He made a silent vow in his heart, that if Adrian¡¯s mother was still around, he would save her. He didn¡¯t think she would be alive, but if she was, he would help Adrian out. He could use Adrian¡¯s experience in those RTS games to help him build up this town. The layout was the same, but there were a few added features. The exchange system for example, was like a shop in an RTS. You can buy goods there that you need with real money. ¡°Noble sir, here are all the tax papers as well as management information for the past year and current year.¡± Ve told Damien as he was already standing behind a small brown table holding a folder of papers. Damien clicked his tongue, Ve made him realize that he was still in the room. ¡°Out.¡± Damien¡¯s voice was as cold as ever. Hearing what the noble said, Ve made his way towards the door. He didn¡¯t know what he did to piss him off, but he didn¡¯t want to find out what would happen if he stuck around either. ¡°Wait. Bring me some clothes.¡± Damien stopped him before he could leave the room. Currently Damien wasn¡¯t wearing anything. It wasn¡¯t that he didn¡¯t notice before, but that he could slightly care less about it at the time. Now however was different. He would not allow himself to wander around in public nude. The crowd before already got a good look at him, there was no need for more to get a view. ¡°Certainly.¡± Ve replied in a hurry as he scurried out the door. While waiting for Ve to return, Damien started messing around with the exchange system. It had a variety of items, it even sold ability gems that he could buy. Granted they cost a lot more than he had right now, but in the future it would be different. Damien¡¯s body tingled with excitement, imagine a whole army full of ability users. How devastating would that be! It was easy for him to transfer over the money that the town had into the exchange system. He transferred over fifty percent of what he had. The reason he did that was because a few items caught his eye, and he wanted to buy them.
Status Viewer - You¡¯ll be able to see your own stats, as well as the overall stats of another. To open your stats, just say Status. To view others overall stats, just say view.
Identification Scroll - Identify one object of any grade.
Green Dagger - Please use Identification scroll to see stats.
Manny(Builder) - Manny is the first son of four. Out of his brothers, his skill in crafting is slightly lower than theirs, but faster than others. He is able to build anything as long as he is given enough time and resources. At a greater cost, he can use his ability to instantly finish a project of any size.
Every cent was spent in the exchange system, and the things he got took no time to arrive. In his hand was a dagger that had a silver grip, but black blade. In his other hand was a piece of tan paper rolled up. When he brought Manny, a dwarf appeared in front of him. With a hammer in one hand and a saw in another. The status viewer cost him five gold, the identification scroll cost him five gold as well. The green dagger cost ten gold, he could have brought a white one for five gold but he got this instead. However Manny costed thirty gold, which was a steal. While browsing through the exchange system, the other builders in his family costed several thousand gold which he did not have. ¡°Status.¡±
Name:Damien Le Elstro
Race:Pure Xylan
Power:B+
Health:B+
Speed:A-
Skin Density:B-
Ability:Sun Moon Synthesis (Rank 1 0/10)
Yeah, slow story, I know. Hoping to get through these next few chapters quickly. Dropped This! So this has to be 500 characters long, but I have no idea what to say. You can tell from the title that I am dropping this story. Lack of motivation for it, but might pick it up again.... (probably not, just saying). I dislike being disconnected from internet, but it happens to the best of us. Which is why I didn''t write anything so far, and also lack of motivation for writing. But excuses are excuses so.... yeah. I really do want to finish a series, but after a while you get all these new ideas while writing one story thinking you can do both at the same time. Ideas get mixed together and it just doesn''t mesh well. Therefore it is best if I focus on one series instead of multiple. Also long drawn out stories do not suit me much, as the longer you write, the more content you will need to have and plot. Best to start out with short stories instead and see if it is meant for you. Makes things a lot easier when writing for a crowd of people.Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel. There is an idea I have for a VR novel, but don''t feel like doing all the blue boxes etc. so that won''t be happening. Think i''ll finish up DWOPS and maybe go on to something else.