(Please read the note at the end of the chapter. Thank you)

KARRGGGHHH!

"It hurts, my throat, it is burning. The pain is too much, I can't take take it anymore!", a boy screamed inwardly. He had jet black hair which was illuminated by the moon's light.

His body laid helplessly on the ground where he seemed to have been dropped. He had bruises all over his face. He wore a black suit with a bow tie around his neck. His tight fitting trousers had been mangled and exposed his feet which were covered in a thick red liquid. The same red liquid could be seen all over his chest and had soiled his shirt. It had even escaped his body and was now flowing freely on the ground.

As the moonlight shone upon his body, a shiny metal could be seen around his neck area. On closer inspection it was a kitchen knife and it seemed to be stuck in place. It was what was preventing the boy from screaming for help. The red liquid was gushing out of the area in heaps and bounds.

The setting was a cemetery in the middle of nowhere. The air of melancholy was evident and continued to linger in the nearby surroundings of the person. His vision was getting blurry with each passing moments. The howls of wolves were occasionally heard throughout the whole place. The gravestones were arranged in way that they formed various triangles successively. Even though the place was a very reasonable place a person to die, one could not hope meeting his end in a place like this.

At this point there was no hope for the boy, to keep fighting was to prolong the intolerable pain which would by all means result in an inevitable death. The end was drawing nearer and nearer with each passing second.

Eyes began to slowly twitch and his heart beat could be heard throughout his ears. Was it death beating his chest in joy to receive his poor soul. The metallic taste in his mouth made the situation unbearable but it could get worse at any point in time.

"The world is a tragedy to one and a blessing to another, that's why I have to keep fighting", these words kept ringing in his head in accordance with his rising heartbeat. He had heard these words some where but he couldn't pinpoint the place or the person who said it. Well it didn't matter anymore since the time had come for him to also perish by the hands of this corrupt system.

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" Just remembering how pathetic I was on that faithful day makes me wanna puke. That's what happens if you believe that one can attain peace by living a normal life. There is nothing like a normal life in this world. It can never exist at the expense of these iron handed bastards who rule the system. They make their own rules and then later spit on them. They do whatever they want because they think there is no one in the world to give them the retribution they deserve. They think they are gods but they are just mere mortals crazed by power. You may think that I hate the government but you will understand me once you hear my story. I am Abel, I don't have a family name since I don't have one in the first place. This is the story of how I placed the government in check."

(Some years ago..)

"Pull yourself up loser, I'm not done with you. Your face still looks nice and normal which is pissing me off, I have to destroy that face of yours before I will be satisfied. I'm going to take my time and make sure you enjoy.., I mean you feel each pain like never before, loser." These were the disturbing words of a boy with blonde hair and a whacky attitude. He wore a school uniform which had the insignia of the school at the back of the uniform. Below it were the words: "LYSANDER ACADEMY ". The words were boldly written which made it stand out on its own.

Behind the boy were two others who wore the same outfit as the latter. They both had smiles on their faces as they speculated what was happening in front of them. It was a sight they would sell the world to see. It was a pity for the one on the receiving end though. The two boys both had black hair which went down to their necks. They looked abit similar but critical differences could be observed if one payed close attention to them.

The boy being on on the receiving end of this alter humiliation was a boy with a frail physique. His physique spoke much about his background. His jet black hair stretched beyond his neck line even at that tender age. I guess his current state was due to malnutrition and stress. He had a minimal handsome face which always kind of got him into trouble. Bullies just couldn't stand his face.

"I will scar you for life. I will burn that face of yours in a way you won't be able to recognize it for the rest of your life. You will always remember me each time you look inside your mirror."

The frail looking boy stared at him in horror as he awaited the torture. It was something he had expected to happen already. What was out of the equation was the reason why, the boy wanted to destroy his face so bad. It was almost as if he had been fantasizing about it all day. The thought of it was sending shivers down his spine.

Fwooosh!

Flames erupted from the blonde boy's hand as he opened it while staring at his prey wth contempt. Students were watching what was taking place in the hallway of the school but they decided not to waste their sweat on a filth like the boy. What will one gain from saving such a frail soul. They prayed that their friend ended his life immediately to help spare the government some of its expenditure.

Tears started rolling down the boy's cheeks as he stared at his bullies. He cursed inwardly for not skipping school that day. If he had skipped school all this dilemma would have been just a fantasy of that maniac's mind. Being powerless to opressers was very annoying. The humanity you once had is gone forever and it is being replaced by an empty shell which bore the scars.

"Riley, please s-stop this. I'm not feeling well today. If you go on with this round of beating, the tendency of me surviving is less than the length of your hair. Please if it is my face that disgusts you then I will wear a mask to c-cove...", before the poor boy could finish his sentence, he was sent flying through the huge hallway of the school.

It seems the attack had broken most of the bones in his chest. The metallic taste of blood could be felt in the boy's mouth as he continued the trajectory with him being the projectile. All the talk was for nothing, he couldn't believe that even after being so polite with them this was the outcome.

He braced himself for the impact as his back connected with the floor also breaking some bones in his back.The pain from the impact shot throughout his whole body almost instantly. It was as if his whole body was on fire at the moment and there was no way of quenching it.

All that could be done now was to wait for the worst to happen.

Fwoosh! Swush!

He turned and saw two fireballs heading in his direction at an incredible speed. The idea of running was something some one will adore at this stage but since there were two of them running just meant he would move with his blind spot facing the attack. That was something he couldn't risk since he was too poor to purchase a medicinal pill.

Those kind of damages done to the body could also last forever. He also couldn't die here, he had a future ahead of him which he wasn't going to give up on. He later on made his mind up and stood his ground while staring at the approaching fireball. They were approaching with intensity. The anxiety worsened due to this.

As the balls were few inches away from their target they fused together into a bigger version and progressed but it became much slower compared to the others. Upon seeing this an idea had popped into his tiny brain. He turned his back on the fireball and sped towards the edge of the hallway.

It was very funny to see a frail looking child run like that but his life depended on it though. In no time he was able to reach the end of the halway due to the decrease in speed. He turned instantly and noticed the ball was few inches from hitting him. A smile appeared on his lifeless face for the first time.

Bad thoughts were flooding his little brain. Before he took any step he had to make sure he had dealt with the fireball. It inched closer and closer but he continued to stand. When the fireball was a few seconds before touching him. He immediately hopped out of the way and observed as the part of the wall scorched by the fire begun to slowly revert back to normal. It was the school's auto repair ability which doing its job at the moment.

"I guess mother luck is on your side today. I don't know how you got that idea though but your humiliation will be one I will make sure you don't regret", Riley said and dashed towards his opponent while he had his hands encircled in flames.

Railey had his flaming hand released towards the boy's chest. "You are a nuisance, do you know that? But by my crimson flames I will purge your heart of that stubbornness. "

Out of fear the boy ran away from the place in hopes of meeting a teacher on his way. That was the only way he would be able to escape the claws of this predator. True by his intentions when the next turn was made a teacher was seen coming towards the hallway he was running from.

"Please help me!, they wanna burn my face. Please save me!", he said out loud as he approached the teacher. This was his redemption. There was a few feet left before he would have to collide with the teacher.

Pah!

The sound erupted throughout the hallway.

The intensity of the slap had cause most of his teeth to uproot forcibly. It was something he had never expected from a teacher. "W-why?", he blurted out before bursting into tears uncontrollably. The teacher stared at him with contempt before opening his lips.

" Die already you good for nothing bastard. Thank your stars that you were accepted into this honourable institution. Useless entities like you do not belong in the spotlight. You will either die on your own or get eaten by the predators in the end. Show me your magicka and will help defend you", he finally said before walking away unconcerned by the calamity which was to befall the poor child.

"Abel, you've got nowhere to run to now. Your face is mine", Riley said diabolically as dashed towards his prey at high speed. He readied his fists as he proceeded towards Abel with his hands still in flames.

Abel sat on the ground and closed his eyes as he awaited his impending doom.

KIAAAARRRGGHH!

He screamed in pain as Riley lifted him up by the throat with his flaming hand. The flames were burning his skin slowly which made the pain endless.

Boom!

The sound was heard as Abel's body was slammed onto the floor. The sounds which followed were that of countless bones inside the frail body breaking profusely. Riley relived the moment over and over again until there was nothing left to be broken.

He then continued to stomp him in the guts. Laughs and giggles escaped his lips as he continued with his assault. He was looking like a maniac who could stop playing with his new toy.

The metallic taste inside Abel's mouth was no longer an odd feeling since his body had now become used to it. Even though it wasn't pleasant to taste his very own blood, he had no choice but to comply.

To put the cherry on the ice cream, he stomped his boots on Abel's face to the extent that it's imprints were left on the poor guy's face. What have he done to deserve this kind of treatment from his peers?. They didn't even take into consideration his physique but decided to destroy him immediately. Are they human afterall. No, they saw themselves to be gods but they were just mere mortals crazed by power and this even affected their offspring.

After this day, Abel made a promise to never cry again because tears wasn't going to change anything now his enemies only fancied his cries and wails. The were diabolical.He wasn't going to give in to their devilish fantasies.

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*Present day*

(Lysander Academy)

"Abel!, Abel!, PAY ATTENTION! WILL YA", the voice of a lady was heard throughout the whole place. The woman had a scorn on her face afterwards. She was really annoyed by what Abel was doing at the moment.

"Sorry, Miss Portia, I didn't mean to disturb the class am sorry. It will not happen again", he apologised briefly. All eyes were on him when he muttered out these words.

They were currently having a homeroom class with Miss Portia, their history teacher. She stood in front of a whiteboard with her hand propped against her waist. Her blue coloured sleeveless dress waved effortlessly around her figure each time there was a passage of wind.

Abel took a peek of the eyes watching him as he resumed his seat after his apology was made. He was dosing off in class and was caught by the teacher. Sitting at the back of the class had given him certain privileges others would reject. He could dose off without anyone spotting him. I guess Miss Portia wasn't one of those teachers. She was quite an observer.

Minutes passed and Abel had fallen into a deep slumber again without even noticing.

Miss Portia folded her arms and stared at the black haired fella who was dosing off at the back of the class. Her demeanour changed upon noticing the spectacle. She opened her right hand immediately while staring at the boy with contempt.

Swush!

A huge water ball the size of a football was created and was seen floating in her hand. Once the formation was complete, it was unleashed at an incredible speed towards Abel who was lost in his slumber.

The students stared in anticipation as they waited for the attack to reach its target.

PAH!

The sound erupted as Abel got hit by the attack. The attack had hit him directly in his face causing him to stumble and falĺ on his bottom. Heavy breathing could be heard from the back of the room since he begun to shiver due to the temperature of the water.

"A sneak attack, can't a useless being like me get some rest. I am not going to amount to anything after all", He muttered to himself in annoyance.

Outbursts of laughter were heard as the whole class ridiculed him. They just couldn't keep the image of his face when the water ball rushed into it. He looked so stupid and helpless.

"That scumbag had it coming", "He really deserved it", "Die already, you good for nothing freak". Several derogatory comments were passed about him. These comments were passed based how the children saw the incident.

"What is funny? Look forward! ", he muttered to himself. He stood from the floor while positioning his seat well as he sat on it.

"Who told you to sit on it?", Miss Portia's asked in a cold and chilly tone. Her sweet demeanour had disappeared almost in an instant to be replaced by a diabolical one.

Abel scratched the back of his head while staring at the teacher. He knew what to expect already and wasn't going to be shocked by whatever punishment he received from the teacher.

The class proceeded slowly afterwards with Abel been told to stand till class had ended. He was taken aback by this new punishment but since it was just another punishment it wasn't going to make him worried.

Miss Portia returned back to her initial posture and continued the class. On the whiteboard behind her were the words, "World history, The discovery of energy crystals and the revolution of the leaders". These words were written in a gold coloured digital ink which could be cleaned automatically by the board.

She picked a book from a desk positioned in the left corner of the room. The room was huge and could contain 100 students at most. The student desks in the room at the moment were around 95. Which meant the number of students present in the room were 95. They all seemed to be around the ages of 15 at least.

"Long ago, a breakthrough was made with the discovery of a new source of unimaginable energy. Energy which could power a whole continent for a millennium. This discovery was that of the energy crystals we now possess today. These crystals are the cornerstones of our lives.

Ever since they were placed in commercial facilities, domestic properties and industries, the world has been void of certain environmental problems which was caused when energy was generated from chemicals. The world became a wonderful place to live for most of us. Children whose umbilical cords were exposed to these energies from the crystals evolved with extraordinary powers the world had never seen before. Animals who were also exposed to these energies also mutated into monsters with similar powers the children possessed.

Few years passed and the spawning of these transmutated animals became rampant. The current government couldn't take care of the problem at hand. The animals had lost their sanity when they evolved and were killing the humans. The situation got out of hand and the population of the earth was rapidly decreasing due to this.

A secret meeting was held by five groups of evolved humans who couldn't bear the sight of losing their loved ones. They rebelled against the current governments killing most of the leaders at that time. They took over the affairs of the world in an attempt to save the population.

The earth was divided into five and was shared among these new groups to rule each portion they were given. Each group had a responsibility to take care of each part of the world they were assigned to.

Throughout the years the bloodline of the non-evolved humans perished. The world was now full of evolved humans with most having diverse powers based on the attributes of the crystal they absorbed at birth. The crystals comes in different colours excluding black. No one had ever spotted a black energy crystal before. It was believed to have never existed.

A few of the earth's new population were born without absorbing the power of the energy crystals. These people were given the opportunity to purchase pieces of refined energy crystals from the market. They could later absorb it when ever they wanted. Since no one knew each attribute each crystal held it was very tedious in predicting the kind of power each person could obtain from it. The required age for one to absorb a purchased crystal is 16 at least since by that time the body would have been matured enough to withstand the pain the process brought on it...", Miss Portia explained gradually as she read the book.

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The school bell rang and it was finally time for school to close. The students rushed out of their classrooms heading towards the gates of school. Others waited for their parents to come get them.

Abel bolted out of the school with one of his eyes swollen. Riley Lionheart had done it again. The scars of what happened to him was seen clearly on his face. On the school 's timetable they were suppose to study 5 subjects per each day but for Abel it was 6. He had a special final lesson from bullies minutes before school closes.

"They could have just given me some medicinal pills!", he blurted out once he was out of the school.

After several minutes of walking, he reached a bus station and was already off to his apartment. He was an orphan from birth. He was told his mother died when she gave birth to him and his father got a heart attack on his way to the hospital and passed on. He had no idea of how they looked like but he prayed they were save wherever they were.

Abel reached his apartment's building and was now climbing the staircases. He lived in his deceased parents apartment. The agent who gave it to them told him that he could stay in it for as long as he wanted without paying.

Inside the apartment was a spacious living room, a well ventilated kitchen, a bathroom and two bedrooms. I guess one was for the parents and the other must have being prepared for the new born child. There was no gadget and appliances since he could hardly afford a three square meal each day.

All he had in his bedroom was a worn out wardrobe which contained some of his cheap clothes.

Abel undressed, took a shower and slept for a while. Around 9PM in the evening, his cellphone's alarm rang loudly which caused him to wake up instant. He checked the phone just to realise there were two unread messages. They were all from the same sender. He quickly opened them and they read:

"New delivery job is in, come to the shop around 9pm ASAP to get it", and,"Don't be late Abel, we don't want to upset the customer. Failure to reach there on time and you will pay with your cut".

Abel after reading the last part of the message almost felt his heart skip a beat. He hurried towards the wardrobe and suited himself out. He was done within no time. The cloth was a black suit with a bowtie tied around his neck. He later on left the apartment and proceeded towards the nearest bus station.

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(Somewhere within the city)

Within the city were a cluster of skyscrapers aligned in an orderly manner. Among these huge but amazing buildings was one which displayed a blue coloured light all around it. Its tip reached out to the skies which showed one how amazing it was as compared to the others around it.

The building was one of the most busiest part of the city. People were always seen moving in and out of its doors nonstop. On top of the building was a bright neon sign displaying the name of the company which was, QuantumQuake. The sign could be seen from all parts of the city.

The glass doors of the building opened and a young boy wearing a black suit walked inside the building. The inside of the building was extraordinary, words couldn't express its elegance. It was just the ideal place anyone would like to do business. The boy walked towards the receptionist desk which was several feet away from the doors. The desk was circular in shape and had a small part of the curve missing for the receptionist to freely move in and out of it. The floors of the building were all tiled white. The place had several roaming in and out of it. The desk was white in colour just as most of the interior of the building. It had blue light glowing from its edges signifying that there was technological life in it.

"I'm here for the package", Abel told the receptionist and showed the message to her on his cellphone. She was also clad in a black suit with a scarf folded neatly around her neck. She smiled gently and bent down only to bring up a box with the company's name on it. The box had a QR-code attached to its back. Abel quickly scaned it with his phone and the destination of the buyer was uploaded onto it.

With that he proceeded to the parking lot of the building. That's where he noticed the delivery bike among the numerous cars parked in the area. Most of the cars were hovering above the floor. That was the new technology the company had invested in. He sat on the bike and was out of the building at an incredible speed. This was his first and last delivery for the day.

Moments passed and he had arrived at the destination. It was a seluded place on the outskirts of the city. His instincts were screaming at him to run but he couldn't chicken out on the money. He needed it in order to survive. This was just another delivery which had to be done in order for the green to flow.

The place he was now in was in the middle of nowhere. He was stuck on the main road which was surrounded by tall trees. He called the number below the code on the box to inform them he was at the destination with their package.

The call was a quick one and ended almost Immediately as it had started. Immediately after the call ended Abel felt his face being covered with a cloth by an unknown person. The person had a mask on his face and was clad in thick black full set armour. His vision became blurry and he was lost in oblivion. The unknown person's movements were swift almost unnoticeable by the naked eye. He carried the lifeless body of Abel and the package away into the woods.

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(Few hours before the successful kidnap)

"QuantumQuake industries"

Inside the main boss's room, he could be seen staring at the city which lied beyond his windows. The city was glowing with lights everywhere. It was indeed alive during the night. Since his office was on the last floor of the huge building, he could see the whole city from where he was standing.

Alphacrest was the name of the current city. A city which look dead during the day but came alive during the night. It was heaven on earth for those who were in search of technological advancements. These advancements came from no other than QuantumQuake industries. Their service to the city and the whole world was astonishing.

Even though the world was ruled by five group of individuals, QuantumQuake did not look like they were under their rule. Since they gained respect by giving each group their technological advancements, they were treated with equal respect. There were other companies within various countries and cities of the world but they held no candle to them.

The boss was clothed in a blue suit with most of its stitches gold in colour. He had brown hair which was rare nowadays. He had a muscular physique. One could see his muscles almost bulging out of the clothes he was wearing. This goes to show that he wasn't just a rich man. He knew how to protect himself if need be.

RING! RING!

His portable earphones rang in his head. He scorned in annoyance as the call had disturbed his view of the city. He waited for sometime before he tapped the inside of his ear.

The ringing sound stopped and the voice on the other side of the phone could be heard. His eyes shined brightly with joy as he realized the voice of the person on the other side. The conversation started with:

Caller: "Hey, I have something interesting to tell you".

Boss: "What could this interesting subject matter be?".

Caller: "We are going continue the experiment today".

Boss: "Yay, Is that all?"

Caller: "I need your help"

Boss: "I knew it, that's why you were sounding all friendly towards me, you snake".

Caller: "Yeah, yeah, just a little help okay."

Boss: "What do you need?"

Caller "Now we are talking! I wanted that package I told you to prepare sent to my location today. I will also need a test subject, one which has not being corrupted by the energy of the crystals. I am talking about a non-evolved, can you do that for me?".

Boss: "Do you call this a simple favour, you bastard. How can you use someone as a test subject?"

Caller: " It is for the greater good. They are of no use to the society. This will just limit the liability and if the operation is successful you will get to see the improvements in them"

Boss: "Okay that's true but you will be paying triple the original amount. I will be sending one to your location around 9:30pm so be prepared. The package will arrive with the test subject".

Caller: "Thank.s..."

With just that the brown haired man disconnected the call and picked up a tablet which was lying effortlessly on his office desk.

He opened a list containing the name of his employees who were currently delivering packages for the company. The list was a long one but the man knew who he was looking for already.

After a short series of flips, his thumb landed on an employee with the name, ABEL, written boldly on it. The tablet's interface turned off momentarily. Tiny pixels came together in midair and in no time the holographical body of a teenage boy stood in front of the man.

The name of the boy was levitating above his head. His jet black hair and blue eyes were evident even though it was just a hologram.

The hair which was below his neck line was waving around beautifully. He was clad his the official black suit with a bowtie tied around his neck. The computer system didn't care to even hide his frail physique but it all sums up the quality of the technology.

"Hmm, Display information ", he told the computer system.

[Name: ABEL

Height: 5.2 inches

Attributes: None

Race: human

Class: non-evolved. ]

These were the information the system had produced to the man. He touched his jaw and smiled. "Send him the delivery massage".

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Inside the deep woods, a facility could be seen standing secluded from humanity. It looked like an old abandoned science centre since most of its gates had been destroyed. Bushes had grown all over most of the place within the facility.

The remains of the rusty place was yellow in colour. It was a an advanced technological building which had been left to rot. Its glamour still remained since the moonlight was hitting its surfaces.

Inside the remains of the centre, a man wearing a thick black full set armour with a mask on his on his face could be seen. He seemed to be carrying a black haired boy on his shoulder and had a box in his unoccupied hand.

"I've brought the package and the person you spoke of, Oswald.", he said blankly and continued to proceed through the place.

A tall muscular body appeared in front of the end of the hallway. The person was also clad in the same outfit as the other man. He had a sword by his waist as he approached the masked man.

"Hand the test subject over to me, Duncan. Your work ends here. If you are needed you will be called back", the unknown figure said with outstretched arms. The cold voice ran shivers down Duncan's spine.

"Okay mate, you can have the boy and the package. No need to be aggressive", he muttered out in defeat. He handed out the above items to the figure and disappeared out of the place in an instant.

The figure placed the lifeless body on his shoulders and box in hand as he continued further into the dark remains of the centre.

After some minutes of walking, candles could be seen far ahead of the figure. The candles were arranged in a straight line at both sides of the large hallway.

At the end of the hallway was a door leading to a different section of the place. This place had numerous robots working tirelessly on all sorts of experiments. Everything in the large room which could contain 5 huge buses was normal except what was in the middle of the room.

It was a table where the boy was later placed. Around the table was a huge sacred circle with lines in it. All the lines even though twisted and turned to produce an artistic sense were headed towards the table.

Some of the candles were placed at the intersection of the lines within the circle. They glew brightly around the table.

After placing the lifeless body on the table the figure clapped his hands and disappeared out of the room. His presence could no longer be identified in the place anymore. It was just like what happened when Duncan had left the place.

Immediately after the clap sounded through the room the robots moved towards the body on the table to complete the task assigned to them. They had torn the box open and were using most of the equipments in it to work on the body. The mechanical sound of machines at work was heard throughout the entire hallway. The boy was lucky to be unconscious or else the pain he would have passed through could end his useless life for good.

Five men wearing black cloth which reached their ankle were seen walking towards the room. Their cloth had a hood attached to it which they had used to cover their heads. They had appeard out of nowhere. There was someone in front of the group. He/she had in hand a book which had a sacred circle at its back.

They slowly progressed towards the room which had the sound of machine erupting from it. Upon reaching there, Four of them stood at the corners of the table which had now been left by the robots. The boy on the table looked fine and unharmed by what the robots did to it.

The hooded figure who was in the middle of the group picked up the package. Inside the box were straps used to tie the boy firmly to the table. Afterwards, water was sprinkled on the lifeless body. The boy slowly opened his eyes only to realise the horror which was unfolding in front of him. He had become the victim of a horror movie.

The hooded figure smiled and removed something from his pocket. It was a golden necklace with the same sacred symbol which was on the book on it. The boy stared in horror as the necklace was placed around his neck.

He had nothing to say since his body was tired after all the hustle and bustle it had passed through within these few minutes. He tried to mutter out some words but his body gave in.

The figure from before raised the book closer to his face and opened it to a page. He muttered out some words in an unknown language. The recitation of these unknown words took a while but with each word that was muttered out the air around them grew thicker and thicker. It was making it hard for him to breathe at the moment. The flames of the candles begun to waver and the robots around stopped working as if they were being compelled by an unknown force.

The figure was getting to the last part of the recitation and the book was set ablaze by that same unknown force. "Hear us, o, dark lord we your servants have provided you this body as a vessel. You can have it, come and rule the world with it. This world and everything in it belongs to you. Come and take it, grace us with your presence."

The flame stopped and everything returned back to normal as nothing had happened. The figure stood and stared at the boy with a disappointed face. The boy sighed in relief as everything died down.

"The dark lord had rejected your body..." Before the figure could finish the words, a loud noise erupted through the whole place as a scary door appeared at place where the entryway of the room was.

"What is that?", one of the men asked with fear in his voice.

The door slowly opened on its own and a long chain of spiral flames was seen appearing at the empty space left when the door opened.

The air around became heavy again as the flames reached the edge of the door. It stayed there afterwards.

Out of the flames, a foot appeared out of the door. The foot was set ablaze by the spiral flames. When the foot had made contact with the floor, the whole floor was set on fire. Even though the whole place was burning , the table and the five hooded figures were not affected by the flames. After some time, the burning figure was out of the door. The fire slowly cooled down after the door vanished. Now the true form of the figure could be seen.

The figure was roughly seven feet tall. He had two horns which originated from his temple and coiled backward towards the back of his head.

Apart from his head his whole body was covered in hard scales like that of a dragon. On his shoulders they projected out slightly to form small spikes. His neck was also surrounded by the scales. At his back, huge dragon like wings were visible. They were flapping around slowly around the room.

His hair was white in colour and went all the way down to his waist. His red eyes were also visible. They were blank and if one was to stare into them they would feel like they were staring into emptiness. He had a grin on his face which was a bit confusing.

He opened his mouth to speak but the same language the hooded figure spoke was heard. The man pressed his throat gently and that was it, his language had changed to that of a human.

"Oswald, why did you have to bring this trash of a body to me? I'm I that kind of a trash?", he asked with a cold tone.

All the people in the room at the time were lost for words as they looked at the unknown man. No one was able to answer him because of the menacing aura around him. The young boy on the table was finding it hard to even breathe. His frail body couldn't take the intensity of the aura.

After a minute of awkwardness without any answer to his question, he moved from his position. His movements couldn't be traced by any eye in the room.

KIAAAARRRGGHH!!

The scream was heard several times almost instantly. They were coming from the four hooded men standing at the corners of the table.

"If you won't respond then your friends will pay for your stubbornness with their lives. ", he said whiles laughing. He returned back to his position immediately and continued to laugh hysterically.

The boy trembled with fear after noticing the the display of speed by the ungodly being. "I never knew anyone could possess this kind of power apart the faction heads whose power I have witnessed on my cellphone ", he said to himself.

The man stared at the boy with his red eyes. The boy felt himself falling in an abyss by just staring into it. "What leaders are you speaking of?", the man asked while folding his arms.

"Huh!, how did he know...". "...what I was thinking?", the both ended in unison.

" Quit playing games with me and I will think about letting you go ".

"Ok, they are the current rulers of the world. They are the most powerful people on the face of the planet at the moment", the boy responded simply in fear of not getting disposed off.

"That was resourceful of you, trash. I will give you a chance to get out of this alive you will have to play a game with Oswald over there.", he said while Pointing at the hooded figure. "You have ten seconds to run out of this place. If by then and you are not out of here I will send him to find you. If he those he is to stab you with his kitchen knife. Your time starts now", the man said and vanished into thin air.

"10!", a familiar cold voice sounded throughout the whole place.

The boy upon hearing this got hit by reality and begun rushing out of the place.

"9!..."

"8!.."

"7!.."

"6!.."

"5!"

"4!"

Sweat was trickling down his face as he sought his way out of the huge facility. Since he was unconscious when he was brought there, he couldn't find his way out of the place.

"3!"

"2!"

The anxiety was growing at this point. The thoughts of failure was running uncontrollably through his mind.

"1!"

"Ready or not, here he comes"

After these words were spoken, the boy had swallowed hard and continued to find his way out of the place.

Few minutes passed and he still couldn't find his way out. At this point the anxiety had dug deep into his skin. He was walking by the same hallway with the candles when he felt something hit him hard in the head. He turned only to see the hooded figure standing at the end of the hallway where he had moved from holding his kitchen knife in his right hand.

Every instincts in the boy screamed that he should have fled the scene but his frail had been hit by an unknown force which had caused his body to be numb for a while.

The man inched closer to the poor boy who was unable to move his body.

" He has got you now, Abel. There is no where to run", the cold voice said once again.

"Help me, please!", Abel shouted out to who ever was around.

"That wasn't part of the rules of the game".

Before Abel could mutter out any other word the kitchen knife was stabbed into his throat.

"Die already, you piece of thrash. It's because of you that all of my acquaintances are dead!".

Abel tried to scream but nothing came out, his vocal chords had been destroyed completely.

"Game over!, Oswald wins and Abel loses", the voice said and the figure appeared behind Oswald. "Now you have to dispose of his body, why don't you try the cemetery close to the facility." With that Abel was carried away out of the place.

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Abel lied on the ground of the cemetery with a knife stuck in his throat. Blood was gushing out of the fresh wound. His once elegant delivery wear was now stained with crimson blood, his own crimson blood.

His eyes were feeling heavy with each passing moment. He body wanted to enter a deep slumber but he knew if he fell for that there was no way he would wake up again.

This wasn't like sleeping in class anymore where Miss Portia would have used a water ball on him. This was a bottomless pit made for him to fall in and never return.

Several minutes passed and the problem was getting out of hands. He couldn't hold on anymore. "I swear if I make it of this, those two and everyone involved in this is going to pay. They will pay with their own flesh and blood, I will make that they endure ten fold of the pain that I'm going through right now. They will pay!, no THEY MUST PAY!!", he shouted in his head.

Hahahahahaha!

The diabolical laugh erupted throughout the whole cemetary. The voice was an unfamiliar one.

STEP! STEP!

Footsteps were heard inching closer and closer towards the still body.The air around the area became heavy and the temperature became unbearable. It was as if the cemetery was on fire. Abel would have screamed if only he had the chance to do so.

The diabolical laugh continued for a while before cooling down.

"Do you really want to make them pay in that worthless body of yours?, Abel. Do you mean your words or are you just saying this because it is the only way you can assure yourself that you are worth something?", the voice said as the footsteps kept coming closer and closer.

Finally, the figure was right in front of him. It wasn't like anything he had seen before. It's mere presence was sinister and impressive at the same time.The figure was also the same height as the other guy but this one was on a whole new level of awfulness. The figure had spiky silver hair with a grin which stretched from ear to ear. His eyes were red with fury and not emptiness. A long tongue came out of his mouth and licked his lips before disappearing into his mouth. Sharp long teeth could be seen when his tongue came out. His whole appearance was menacing.

In the middle of his chest a red crystal could be seen embedded in it. He had two horns that were pointed upwards but coiled backwards. He wore an elegant armour which had the colours red and blue flashing around to show how glamorous it was. It had several projections at its shoulder and elbow. At the back of the figure were two pair of wings, a huge upper pair and two moderate lower pair. One of the notable features of the figure was his tail which wavered effortlessly at his back.

He inched closer to Abel and asked, "Do you want to become stronger enough to defeat those morons and exact your revenge?".

Abel couldn't answer him with his lips but he nodded his head with all the strength his frail body could gather.

Hahahahhah!

The man laughed hysterically again. He made a cut in his right hand and dropped the blood inside Abel's mouth. Immediately it had made contact with his lips a soothing sensation was felt all over his body. His heavy eyes were no longer heavy and he could breathe well.

[All requirements has been met, bonding process is in session 0/100%]

[Evolution and transmutation are taking place]

[Bonding process is in session 40/100%]

Rectangular screen appeared in his line of sight. He couldn't believe what he was seeing at the moment. He closed and opened his eyes but the screen remained unscathed.

some few minutes passed and the soothing was replaced by a painful one. Abel's bones were breaking up one by one and were getting reassembled back. His whole body was undergoing drastic changes.

[Bonding in session 100/100%]

[Bonding is complete]

[All wounds will now be healed by the system]

[Sleep mode activated]

These were the last messages he saw before falling into a deep slumber as the last message stated.

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