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85.18% MARVEL: GAMER PATH / Chapter 251: CHAPTER 240

Chapter 251: CHAPTER 240

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[Emily Walker POV]

At times, I hated being a kid.

I wasn't blind, I could see Dad worrying like never before, and just like always, I was nothing but baggage.

If I only were older, I could help him, if I only were older, he would confide in me.

I knew it was silly to think like this, but it pained me seeing him like that. Pretending everything was okay just for me and Nat, smiling to avoid worrying anyone around.

It made my heart ache, because I knew he was suffering, and I couldn't do anything about it.

"Em, are you okay?" Vest asked in a soft tone.

"I.. I am," I nodded, giving her a weak smile.

"Don't lie," Vest smiled, giving me a hug, "You can count on me, for anything."

I smiled, it was uncanny really, she had this presence that made me feel, okay, no matter the situation, "I'm worried about dad," I sighed, "I know something is coming, I can see it on his face, and I… I feel useless, I wish there was something I could do to help him, anything."

Vest smiled, giving me a warm look, "You being safe, it's all he needs, but I understand the sentiment."

"I know," I nodded, petting Goose as she came to the room purring in an attempt to cheer me up, "But, I don't want to be safe, I mean, I don't want to be safe if that means Daddy will have to face everything alone."

"A valiant sentiment," Vest smiled, offering Goose a treat, "But you have to understand, there is a time for everything. There will be a time where you will be able to help him in many ways, it's a part of growing up, leaving your parents' wings to fly right beside them."

I liked the sound of that, flying beside Dad, "I hope that time comes soon."

"Don't, you should be enjoying your time as a child," Vest chuckled.

"You talk as if you were older than me," I replied, rolling my eyes.

"I am," Vest winked.

"A few months at best," I chuckled.

"Older is older," Vest chuckled back.

Enjoying my childhood, that sounds sweet and all, but I would trade all of it just to help Dad, I know Nat would too.

As I mused over that thought, the entire room went dark, leaving me and Vest sitting on the floor, as Goose started to hiss in a mix of fear and anticipation.

"What happened?" I muttered, creating a ball of light with eldritch magic, only for it to be immediately destroyed by an unknown force.

"You are his, aren't you?" A mysterious voice whispered behind my ear, freezing me on the spot. The voice was deep and husky, having low tones that scraped like nails on a blackboard. 

"Who are you?" I managed to ask, shaking, not out of fear, but cold, unbearable cold.

The voice chuckled, and for a moment, I felt as if something was moving around the room.

I gave Vest a look, who unbeknownst to me had grabbed my hand, realizing I had to save her, she had no play in this.

"Right now? Nothing but a shade, biding my time, as the seal wears down, but once upon a time child, I was the King of Old, The Embodiment of Darkness, The Lord of the Abyss," The voice began, whispering, sounding thin and pained. And little by little, what had started as a whisper rose to a scream so high I had to cover my ears in pain, "I AM KNULL THE KING IN BLACK!! And your father will learn what it means to oppose me! So child, hope not ever to see Heaven. For I have come to lead you to the other shore; into eternal darkness; into fire and into ice."

As the monster screamed, I could feel something forming in front of me, I couldn't see it, but I didn't need to see it, to know what it was, a weapon, an instrument to end me.

I refused to end like this.

"Vest behind me!" I shouted, starting to create a shield around me with Eldritch magic, using all of my power to fuel it, however, before that came to happen, Vest took a step forward, her hand stretching into the darkness, grabbing a hold of something, as a dark look dawned upon her face. "Vest?" I muttered in shock.

For a second or two, she said nothing, simply staring into the darkness with a look I had never seen on her face before. After a moment, she smiled, turning to face me, "Don't worry, everything will be alright." 

Before I could ask what she meant by that, she turned to face the darkness once again, and with a tone devoid of any emotion, she spoke in a language I had never heard before, "Δεν θα πειράξεις τον δαίμονά της, και αν προσπαθήσετε ξανά, θα σας εξοντώσω προσωπικά." Soon after she said that, a high pitched scream of agony was heard, as the darkness around us dissolved like a mist, soon enough, returning things to normal.

"What was that?" I asked, staring into Vest.

"A message," Vest smiled, turning around to face me, "Now, if you don't mind, can we keep this a secret between us? Pretty please?"

"I have to tell dad about the attack," I replied.

"I know, I apologize for my bad wording, what I meant to ask was, to just… leave out my part, if possible, of course, if you don't, I won't hold it against you," Vest requested with a bright smile, to which I nodded.

She was strong, I could see it now, with but a touch of her hands, she had vanquished whatever had infiltrated my room with shocking ease. So for the moment, I would compromise as best as I could, she had saved my life, after all, so I would try to avoid telling anyone what she did, but if Dad asked, I would not lie.

"I will, but if Dad asks how in too much detail, I will tell the truth," I replied, hoping that she didn't get mad, she was my friend, and friends kept secrets, but I didn't like the idea of lying to my father, not a little bit.

"It's okay, you are a good child, as you should," Vest smiled, giving me a hug, "Like I said, I won't hold it against you, not a single bit."

I smiled, letting out a breath of relief I didn't know I had been holding, "I will try my best to not say it though."

"That's all I ask," Vest nodded.

"But… how did you do that?" I asked, tilting my head.

"One day, I'll show you," Vest winked, her reply making me pout, if I had that power, I could actually be of use for a change, "Don't pout, I truly mean it, one day, I'll show you."

"Thanks for saving me," I sighed, giving her a small smile.

"No need to," Vest replied, kneeling to give the terrified Goose another treat to calm her nerves.


Chapter 252: CHAPTER 241

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[Alex Walker POV]

As I tried to find what I was missing to craft my weapon, the one I intended to use to vanquish Knull permanently. I felt something, a pulse of energy so dark, so vile, so horrendous on a fundamental level, that it sent an icy shiver down my spine.

Putting me in a state of alarm.

In all my life, I had never felt something like that, something so vile, so putrid that it went beyond good or evil, entering a category of its own.

"Knull," I muttered without realizing, opening my system in a rush to see if he had broken out of his seal. Only to confirm, he hadn't.

Nonetheless, that pulse of energy had to be him.

The question was, why, why would he put everyone on alert by doing so? To force action? To send a warning?

I couldn't really know, and that scared me.

I had to check where the pulse had ended, perhaps then I would get an answer.

Rushing to check, I opened my map, putting the pulse on the search parameters, seeing it had stopped after scanning the nine realms, which meant…

The girls…

Somehow , someway, I felt something was amiss, with my first thought going over to the girls. If Knull wanted to hurt me, to weaken me, they were his best shot as of now.

Cursing under that realization, I summoned the girls to my office using a non-compliant spell, begging whoever could hear me for them to be okay.

Working as intended, the spell summoned the girls in front of me, and at the sight of them, I started crying in relief. They were okay, he hadn't harmed them, they were okay, they were okay.

"Dad?" Nat was the first to speak, approaching me with a look filled with worry.

I said nothing, pulling her and Emily into a hug, they were okay, they were alive, and that's all that mattered.

"Dad, are you okay? Daddy, please answer." Nat asked her tone soft, hugging me back.

I couldn't answer, not verbally, so I simply nodded.

"Dad, we are okay," Emily said, her tiny arms hanging around my neck.

I nodded, she was right, they were okay.

"No matter what happened, everything will be alright," Nat added, taking hold of one of my hands, delicately putting her face on it.

"I'm sorry," I managed to mutter, loud enough for them to hear. Never in my life I had been so scared, so vulnerable, so human, the thought of them being hurt pained me beyond anything I could possibly imagine.

Those brief few seconds where I didn't know how they were, I felt weaker than ever before.

"Don't be," Nat replied.

"Vest stopped him dad, don't worry," Em muttered, while hanging around my neck.

At this, I froze, taking what she had said, and dissecting it, as everything around me seemed to come to a full stop. Vest had stopped him?.... He had been here, and Emily had faced him.

At this realization, I felt the color drain from my face, as a new sense of cold took over.

"Who?" Nat asked, giving Em a look of concern.

"Someone named Knull," Em replied.

He had been here.

He had targeted my daughters. 

Knull had been here, and had tried to harm one of my…. 

Had Vest not stopped him.

I would've lost them, I would've realized what had happened too late.

In a state of shock, I repeated those lines in my head, over and over again, almost like a mantra, as little my little, all that I was feeling, turned into a new feeling altogether, one of passionate wrath like I had never felt before in my life.

He had dared.

That fucking coward!

"I will kill him," I muttered, grinding my teeth. I would show him the meaning of true despair, and on my path, I will stop at nothing to end him, to see his suffering, and even if my soul stands in the way, I'll toss it aside! 

"Dad," Nat and Em muttered at the same time.

"Don't worry girls, you won't hear of him ever again," I replied, staring at nothing in particular.

He wanted to play that way? I would oblige him then, after all, I was anything but a bad player.

"You should not let your emotions cloud you," 

I blinked, feeling a warm hand touching my forehead, one that didn't belong to Nat or Em.

"Vest?" Em muttered in shock, as Nat slowly moved her hand to her hip to get her knife.

"Don't," I said, giving Nat a kind look. Her reaction was the correct one when an unknown appeared in the room, but it was as of the moment, unnecessary.

"Don't let your emotions rule you. Feel them, embrace them, but don't let them take control," Vest smiled, giving me a warm look.

"Girls, leave," I said, my eyes on Vest.

Nat and Em nodded, leaving the room, but not without giving Vest a look before leaving, Nat, one of suspicion, and Em one of worry.

"Who are you?" I asked, once the girls were out of ears reach, "I'm done playing these games."

"Well ain't that the question," I heard someone chuckle, the voice echoing across the room, each echo making the voice clearer and clearer, until I had no shred of doubt, it no other than Mr. Ara.

"Now it's not the time to be playing!" Vest scolded, as Mr. Ara appeared, giving Vest an apologetic smile.

"Sorry," Mr. Ara sighed, scratching the back of his head, "I was trying to make a dramatic entrance, but, it's obviously not the time for that or my theme song, so I will… keep it serious."

"I want you two to know, I hold you ill towards you, in fact, I am grateful for what Vest did for Em, saving her from that… monster, but nonetheless, I am tired of these games you two are playing," I said, my eyes firmly on them.

"Games we are playing?" Mr. Ara chuckled, "I assure you, it's quite the contrary, Merlin."


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