Bab 5: Prove It!

Swish!

A white portal with a radius of three meters arose out of thin air and soon Nash's indifferent figure could be seen stepping out of it.

He was currently standing in the middle of a huge cabin with several Sky Beasts equipped with different kinds of weapons on the side, each of them staring at him with a piercing glare.

The walls behind them were made out of some silver alloy with a rigid surface akin to diamond, while on the ceiling several cameras could be seen shifting slowly from side to side, obviously for security means.

However, what caught Nash's attention was not those things as he had already seen this sight millions of times before, but the holograms above each creature's head.

"It seems all the Sky Beasts love to be angry all the time." thought Nash as he saw each Sky Beast's Anger reached the Chance Level without a sole exception.

"Step forward." suddenly a cold voice sounded before him, making him know he should move or else he can easily find himself in trouble.

"Name?" asked the Sky Beast with extremely similar features as the rest, its eyes staring with deep disgust at Nash.

{Emotion Levels}

• Happiness: Neutral - 21%

• Sadness: Neutral - 12%

• Fear: Neutral - 2%

• Anger: Chance Level - 64%

Taking a quick glance at the creature's Indicator before putting his pickaxe onto the table, Nash averted his gaze and said, "Nash Skyfield from Section D."

The Sky Beast glared at Nash before grabbing his pickaxe and after checking the amount he mined, a cold sneer escaped its mouth.

"1032... Not shabby for a mere slave." after pressing a button on the pickaxe that caused the mined crystals to fall onto the table, the creature threw the tool back and pointed toward the side, "You have 1-hour rest from now on. Once it's over, you will be brought back to your area immediately."

Without saying anything, Nash was dragged to the portal on the side and with a powerful tug, he was pushed inside.

Swish!

In a blink, the scenery before him changed once again. The room filled with security and creatures now changed into a huge open place filled with humans sitting or walking slowly here and there as none of them had the reason to live any longer.

There were chairs and tables in a few places where one could sit down and eat while there were a few trees on the side where people could go and sleep.

All in all, the area was like a small grass field mixed with a tiny forest and a prison restaurant.

"Little Ash, it's you? Hell, it is really you! I can't believe my eyes, you are still alive? I thought you have died!" as Nash was examining the sight before him that was filled with numerous white threads, suddenly an energetic voice sounded from his side making a grin form on his face subconsciously.

"Well, thanks. It's also nice to see you too, old geezer," said Nash, his gaze already fixed on the man before him.

"Old geezer... that hurt..." answered the man, acting like his heart was just pierced, but when he noticed Nash's indifferent gaze he laughed awkwardly and opened his arms wide, "You little brat never change, haha! Come, give this uncle of yours a big hug!"

"I am not a little kid anymore..." Nash rolled his eyes as though he felt annoyed, but couldn't help but smile and proceed on hugging the man who called himself his uncle.

After a big hug, Nash's uncle who seemed to be in his forties with a long black beard, hair, and great physical features stepped back a bit and scanned Nash from up to bottom with his green eyes that were in complete contrast to all humans present; it seemed firm, determined and it still held hope that was rare to see.

"If your father were here, he would definitely be proud of you. Under these hard times, you not only have grown stronger but matured as well," said Nash's uncle, his eyes a bit teary from the memories and feelings that began to arise onto the surface even though he tried to hide and push them back.

Nash remained silent and listened patiently as he clearly understood just how hard it was for his uncle. He lost everything he had; his wife, his brother, his parents, and two of his daughters for more than 20 years so far!

The only person that he still had was him, his only nephew who he could only meet twice every year and even that amount was a huge exaggeration!

He could only meet him twice a year as some Sections were not allowed to rest even after several days of mining and even if they were allowed, their location to rest wasn't occasionally here but somewhere else!

Thus meeting with him was an extremely rare occurrence, even could be considered as a blessing from above!

Waiting for his uncle to calm down, Nash looked around and said, "Uncle Ben, come with me. I need to tell you something."

Grabbing his uncle by the wrist and pulling him into a faraway corner where no one was able to hear nor see them, Nash looked around, and only after making sure there were no cameras did he start speaking.

"Uncle, my Legacy had been lifted from its seal! And what's more, I have a way to get us out of this rotten place!"

"Haha, nice joke kid, you are funny." laughed Uncle Ben with a grin, but once he noticed Nash's dead serious expression he frowned, "You really telling me the truth?"

"Yes, and what is more..." glancing around again and even leaning a bit closer to his uncle, Nash told him everything that happened with him a few minutes ago.

"You either try to fool me or think I'm an idiot! Did you go insane or what? Your story is simple bullshit!" Uncle Ben seemed to be angry as he didn't like the way Nash played with his emotions especially not with his hope.

{Emotion Levels}

• Happiness: Neutral - 26%

• Sadness: Neutral - 21%

• Fear: Neutral - 1%

• Anger: Chance Level - 52%

Noticing that his uncle seemed to be angry but also showed hidden signs of happiness, Nash sighed but his eyes remained firm, "Uncle Ben, I am dead serious! What is more, If I want, I can control almost everyone inside here!"

"Hmph... Then prove it!" snorted Uncle Ben calmly, his anger level going up from 52% to 54% while his happiness dropped at the same time.

"I..." began to say Nash, but watching his Uncle's serious eyes, he knew he won't believe him until he proves his story.

"Okay, but make sure you remain calm." with that, Nash glanced around and making sure no cameras were recording them at the moment, he fixed his gaze on a guy in the distance that had a white thread floating above his head.

[Target's {Sadness} reached Critical Level!]

[Attaching {Life String} on target now possible!]

In a flash, the white string that drifted in the air now began to grow and soon reached and floated before his face.

Uncle Ben glanced at Nash with a calm gaze and even crossed his arms before his wide chest, and watched as he extended his arms and grabbed something in the air.

"So, when will you sh-"

"Come here."

"?" hearing Nash's whisper, Uncle Ben seemed confused and wanted to ask something when suddenly a guy appeared before them, seemingly confused about how he got here.

"Sit."

"!?"

Like pushed down by an invisible force from above, the guy watched with terrified eyes as he sat down even though he didn't want to.

Not understanding what was happening, he was about to open his mouth to ask for help, but this act of his was stopped in the following second.

"Just stay silent and remain motionless."

'...'

Doing exactly what Nash told him, the guy felt as his mouth was shut tightly, while his body stiffened up, not daring to move even a single inch!

"This... How?" asked Uncle Ben, hardly believing what he just witnessed.

However, instead of answering, Nash noticed as a security camera was about to turn toward their direction, thus simply said, "Stand up and walk away."

Immediately as his voice fell, the guy did exactly that and walked away, but his eyes still held disbelief as he tried to figure out what just happened to him.

Once the guy was far away Nash turned to look at his uncle, only to be welcomed with a gaze that stared at him as if he was a ghost.

"What? You told me to prove it. Here, I proved it." smiled Nash, enjoying the pleasant surprise he caused to his uncle.