Chapter 14
*Noir's POV.*
(Noir, shall we go?)
Yulia spoke to my mind as usual. She was really bored since her fight has ended.
(Sure! But Is it really necessary to pickup and send me home?)
She smiled and said.
(Yes because just like my father said that it is dangerous for you to be alone now a days. There are probably many factions, organizations or countries watching us right now. We cannot risk losing you. Not to mention that I really enjoyed being with you hehe!)
I suddenly felt hot and averted my gaze from her.
She grinned
(Eeh? Are you blushing? Don't tell me that you got embarrassed because of what I said?)
(What are you talking about? It's just hot you know? Stop teasing me because we would looked like weirdos fooling around. Let's just get going.)
(Yeah sure!)
She stopped teasing me and we arrived at the school parking lot. We found her car and met with her driver, Oliver.
"Good afternoon, Young miss and sir Noir."
He greeted.
"Mhm"
"Hello, good afternoon!"
We get on the car and left the school. On the way to my apartment I suddenly received a warning form my power, ESCAPE! My facial
expression changed.
(Is there something wrong?)
Yulia asked worriedly.
"GET OUT OF THE CAR!!"
I shouted in panic. I hold Yulia in my arms and used {Dream Escape} to get off the car while Oliver jumped out of it without any questions.
*KABOOOOOM!!!!*.
People screamed, running in different directions to escape.
We looked at the people who caused the explosion. Five men wearing black hoods and white masks. One of them is floating in the air and looked down at us and spoke.
"Dear mortals who witness the world beyond the universe and received the grace of the gods slumbering in it. Be honored to be invited to join us worship the Outer gods."
This is bad these guys are strong. I don't know if we can defeat them. The world beyond the universe should be the labyrinth. What gods is he talking about? All I found in
that place are demons.
*Yulia's POV.*
(Noir be careful these guys are extremely dangerous. They should be the cult that my father is talking about. They have been active since years ago including the "Eminor incident" 7 years ago.)
(7 years ago?)
He asked as indifferently.
His presence changed and I saw a familiar looked of him. His anger rages like a storm, black lightning flashes around him similar when I saw him in the mountain of goblin corpses in the Labyrinth.
He spoke full of killing intent
"I don't care whatever god you worship I'm going to kill all of you."
"Ignorant fool! Whatever you have is grace from gods and yet you dare to defy them? You can gain wealth, power, immortality and everything that you desire and yet you fool choose disobedience?"
The guy in the sky spoke full of mockery and reverence.
Noir didn't answered and instantly appeared in the back of the masked man in the air. He tried to pierce the masked man but stopped as if he was being hold by something invisible.
Is he angry because of what I said? Damn it! I will never be able to forgive myself if something bad happened to him because of what I said carelessly. Please be safe.
I tried to apprised it but the Appraisal System warned me.
[Appraisal Note: Don't use it on him, he will sense it.]
If I got caught using it, I might get unnecessary attention, so it's better to hide my system.
It was different from when I tried to apprised uncle Arnold before which cannot be apprised.
"You're truly an ignorant mortal. Since you have chosen defiance, I will show you the price of it."
He raised his hand and control Noir's body and tried to slam him to the ground but—
"{DAYDREAM: Dream Escape}"
Noir escaped before
his body touched the ground which made me sigh in relief.
"The rest of you! Capture the girl."
He ordered the other masked guys to capture me.
"Oliver! Help the people to Escape!"
I ordered
"But ---"
"NOW!"
"Tsk!" he clicked his tongue before he go.
I shouted before he could say anything. We don't have the time for anything. Helping people escape will help us to be able to move more freely without thinking about people that might get involved in the fight.
A short masked guy with big sleeves makes his move. A swarm of insects emerged from his sleeves came
after me.
"Bzzzzz"
I took out my sword and slash it with freezing energy. Those insects that touched the freezing energy was frozen but some used others as shield to survive and continued to go after me.
Damn it! what's really happening?
I ran away from them because some insects are Extremely poisonous.
One big masked man was falling form the sky like meteor aimed at me. I quickly stepped on my sword to get away.
*BAGAAANG!!!*
The street was shattered with a small crater and the big masked man in the middle of it. His big hand was covered by silver scales.
I thought they were ordered to capture me and not to kill me? It's bad either way. The worst thing is, I got separated with Noir. I can tell that they are not taking me seriously.
[Appraisal Note: You can now use appraisal on them since the other guy is not here.]
I didn't waste any time.
Name: Shavish kahar
Age: 116
Strength: Super Human
Agility: Super Human
Endurance: Super Human
Intelligence: Elite Super Human
Luck: misfortune
Psychic: cursed red level insect manipulation
Proficiency: Natural disaster
Weakness: ???
Name: Temurion
Age: 87
Strength: City block
Agility: Sonic leve
Endurance: City block
Intelligence: Super Huma
Luck: misfortune
Psychic: cursed red level silver scales creation
Proficiency: disaster
Weakness: ???
This is really bad. I can't beat one of them the other 2 still hasn't move since the beginning. They are as strong as an elite Espers in the association. I can only buy time until the other Espers come.
I looked at the other 2
First is the one with scythe
Name: Guofu
Age: 68
Strength: street level
Agility: Mach 2
Endurance: Building level
Intelligence: elite Super Human
Luck: misfortune
Psychic: cursed red level sharpener
Proficiency: disaster
Weakness: ???
The next one is surprisingly a woman
Name: Makiya almsn
Age: 63
Strength: Above Average
Agility: Above Average
Endurance: Above Average
Intelligence: Super Human
Luck: misfortune
Psychic: cursed red level charms
Proficiency: disaster
Weakness: stronger mental strength than her.
She's weak in stats but her powerful charm is definitely a trouble. I'm definitely in trouble this time. Someone help!!!
*Arnold's POV.*
I'm working on my office. Sigh! When will I be able to finish it?
*Scribble! Scribble! Scribble!*
Slammed! Bam!
The door was slammed and an employee entered panicking.
"Sir, We got a problem! A strong spatial fluctuation bigger than an Island has detected in north. We suspect that it is artificially created by an Esper."
I frowned and whispered
"Welster!"
Then I ordered the employee to send message to the elite Espers.
"Listen, tell everyone to stay alert and be prepared to fight anytime! The cult is planning something."
If "Welster the Jester" is doing it to lure me out then they must be planning something. They are using that jester to make sure that I won't interfere in whatever they're planning. If I don't accepted his challenge he will definitely sunk an Island or two and blame me for not showing up.
I flew towards to the north with the speed of mach 40. I saw him waiting for me, still wearing his stupid jester costume. He laughed like crazy and greeted me.
" Hahahaha! Hello my friend. It's nice to see you in good health."
"I'm not happy to see you though."
"HAHAHA Don't be like that my old friend. I just want to play with you."
"Hmph! Liar, what are you trying to do?"
"hehe! I'm telling you after you played with me."
He winked at me
"Stop it! It's freaking disgusting. I don't swing that way!!"
I said angrily.
"Hehe! Who knows? I might be a beautiful woman you know?"
"I'm sure that you're not. No woman is as disgusting as you!"
I didn't waste more time and I got serious.
"{1st sin, Pride: Force domination.}"
The atmosphere changed and the strong force from me pushed everything
down to earth.
"Hahaha interesting! You're as strong as ever."
He praised while struggling to even float but I didn't let my guard down even for a second. He still wasn't serious.
"Hmph! You can still talk? It looks like your mouth is as hard as ever."
"Hehe! Why don't you try if it's hard or soft?"
"Tsk! Disgusting!"
"Ouch! And here I thought that the worst thing that a man can say is no. It's my turn now.
{Circus space: joyful domain.}"
The world changed into purple space, as if the world has become his playground. Everything in this spatial world is his will and my gravity domination has lost its effect.
"Phew! That felt better! Shall we continue dancing?"
"I'm not here to dance but to beat you up.
{2nd sin, Wrathful Force}"
I gathered the gravity around my fist and condensed it to the limit. I released it with a
punch towards to Welster.
"{Circus space: spatial juggling}"
He redirected the gravitational force and he threw it back at me using space manipulation. I wonder what is this guy's doing? He knows that it won't affects me but I won't complain since it works for me.
"{3rd sin Greedy force}"
I used this technique to absorb the gravity of the surrounding to strengthen my powers. I rushed towards to him and we exchanged
blows using our own powers and martial arts.
*Bang! BANG! Baaaam!*
My movements are hard, fast and heavy, full of gravitational force and each strike can destroy big Islands. He is moving softer, using weaker movement and relying on spatial manipulation to overcome my power. Using his palm to deflect my fist and using
his feet to block mine.
*Bang!!
Baaaam!
Bang!*
The space started shaking because of the collision of our attacks. He flew away to make a distance between us and sent spatial blades at me.
"{Dimensional slashes}"
"{4th sin, Envy: Gravitational slashes}"
This is the technique that I use to analyze and create my own version of it.
The Dimensional and gravitational slashes clashed.
*SWOOOSH!
SWOOOSH!
SWOOOSH!
CLANG!
CLANG!
CLANG!*
He stopped smiling=This is bad.
"{CIRCUS SPACE: Dimensional storm dance.}"
The space itself was distorted and started to twist rapidly until it becomes a tornado like spatial force. Anything that will touch it will be obliterated, being twisted until nothing left.
"{5th sin Slothful force: Gravitational defense}"
I released a strong gravitational force that will stopped everything that comes in my way. It is my strongest defensive technique. His strongest attack against my absolute defense clashed and the purple dimensions started to cracks and crumbles. I going to
finish it now!
I raised my index finger and whispered
{6th sin Gluttonous force: Pseudo Black hole}
Black energy that devours everything in a size of a coin.
I shot it at him and destroyed half of his body including the purple space itself
and return to the real world.