Sizzle!
Mark suddenly came back to reality as he heard the sound of meatballs sizzling on the fire, and Art hurried to grab them off and brought them to the table before putting them beside the spaghetti. Mark sighed as he took his eyes away from the screen that had haunted him with the same message for more than four years now!
Ever since that day, Mark has tried everything he could to wake the system up! But nothing works! Mark did everything that he has seen characters in light novels do. He trained, he meditated and he even went to really dangerous places to try and see if the system needed him to be in danger before it could wake up. But all he ended up doing was putting himself in danger for no reason.
Trying to wake up the system was the entire reason why he even started fighting against Anima in eh first place. He thought that he could wake up the system by collecting stat points from killing Anima and passing some mysterious threshold, but after some time, Mark realized that this was also a waste of time. Now, he just fights against the Anima because he feels it is the right thing to do. Even though Mark doesn't have a system, he is still as strong as a regular A rank using only his regular human strength.
It was now that Mark really understood what the god of games meant when he said that Mark would be burning his future potential. Fighting against Armageddon was something that Mark could not regret because that bastard took away his parents from him. It had to pay! And Mark also knew that if he didn't do it, then the entire world would have crumbled and been destroyed. But in exchange for that, Mark gave up his blessings and it really sucked.
Mark had no blessings, and he also had no power; he was basically fighting against the Anima using nothing but pure physical strength from his superior body. With only this superior body, Mark could handle Disaster class Anima with some effort. That was enough for him to take care of many of the stray Anima that appeared around his vicinity.
Mark had no idea how long it would take for him to finally get his system back. He thought that it would have come back by now, but every year that he wishes for it to come back is only another year for him to feel disappointed when it doesn't come back. Mark would rather just stop wishing for something like that if it was only going to end up in disappointment every time!
Over time, Mark slowly allowed himself to forget about the god of games and his system, and he began to enjoy the life that he currently had with Arit. Mark closed the system tab that he opened and moved closer to the table with the food.
Once Mark smelled the food, he felt his mouth begin to water immediately! Arit was an amazing cook. She was probably one of the best cooks that he had ever seen in his life, and there was nothing that she made that Mark could say wasn't the best he tasted. Arit would always blush and deny that she was a good cook whenever he brought it up, but Mark knew that she was just being humble. She was damn good at cooking, and Mark knew that she wouldn't lose against any of those celebrity cooks that he sees on TV or anime.
Arit noticed how Mark was staring at her food, and she felt a giddy sensation fill her entire body as she tried to hide her smile. Making food like this every morning for them was very hard, and she had to wake up very early to do it. Most people would be completely shocked if they saw the amount of effort she put into waking up early just so that she could cook for Mark. She felt like a housewife trying to please her new husband whenever she did it, and she would always chuckle to herself when she thought about this while cooking.
But waking up that early was always worth it whenever she saw Mark looking at her food like that! Mark looked like the food was the best thing that he had ever seen in his life, and she knew that he would finish this entire dish on his own if she gave him the chance. He could eat enough food for three people on his own after all. The fact that Mark loved her food so much made her far happier than it should. Arit knew that she wouldn't mind a life where she made food for Mark every morning while he was going out to work.
Arit spoke up as she tried to hide her excitement.
"What are you doing standing there and watching me? Come sit down and eat before the food gets cold. And why are you still not well-dressed? How many times have I helped you with this already, and you still don't know how to knot your own tie?"
Mark raised his tie up and shrugged with a smile once she said this, and Arit sighed tiredly. Arit was already walking up to Mark, and she just grabbed the tie from him and began to help him knot it around his neck expertly.
Mark was extremely tall, so he basically towered over Arit. The feeling of having Arit hanging off his neck like this and helping him again was something that Mark always enjoyed! Did she really think he didn't know how to knot a tie? Of course, Mark knew how to knot a damn tie! Mark was an expert at knotting a tie. He could tie ten different styles of knots with his eyes closed and twenty with his eyes open. But he would never tell her that. Why would he want to ruin something as amazing as this by telling her that he could knot his own tie!? Mark looked down as he felt Arit's breasts brush against his chest and he had to force himself to control his little brother's reaction!
"You're really beautiful, you know. I keep telling you that, but you never take me seriously."
Mark smiled down at Arit as he said this, and he saw a blush rise on Arit's cheek as she finished knotting his tie and flattened it against his chest softly. Mark could see some acceptance flash across Arit's eyes, but she just shook her head and she chuckled slightly before smiling up at him as she spoke.
"You tell me I'm beautiful every other day, just like a lot of others. Anybody can say something like that, and I won't know if they're just saying it because they want me for my body or if they really like me. When you're serious, I'll know."
Mark could see the longing in Arit's face, and he knew that she was serious about what she said. There was no way she wouldn't accept him if he just pushed her down and kissed her right now. But Mark held himself back and just laughed off their atmosphere again as he started to move towards the table. Mark was still hesitant to bring Arit into the world of superhumans that he lived in. She was just a normal human, and she would never survive if she got into a bad situation from being with him! Mark was being as cautious as possible because he really cared about Arit! He pulled out a seat for Arit and grinned.
"Come on then, princess! Let's eat before we get late for school. You wouldn't want to ruin your perfect attendance, would you? I know you're just going to blame it on me if that happens, and I'm not going to take the blame for you making us late."
Arit frowned in annoyance as Mark said this before she just sighed and went to join him. She knew that he was holding himself back for some reason, and she was still curious about it! But she wouldn't rush him. She was willing to wait as long as it took for him to tell her what was wrong, and until then, this was enough for her.
[System functions Recovering…]
[Time Elapsed: 4 years: 1 day: 10 hours: 32 minutes: 15 seconds…]
[Time remaining: 0]
[System functions can be awakened. System Functions are being recalibrated. System functions are being recalibrated.]
[System Awakening -]
"Not just yet. Let's calm down a little."
[A/N: I know this will piss some people off, but just wait. I have a surprise waiting for you guys in future chapters]
A playful voice laughed jovially as it caressed the system and stopped the system recalibration. The God of Games released another joyful laugh as he looked into the possible future and saw something that would be far more entertaining for him. The system could not awaken yet. Not until all the pieces have been put in their right place.
[System functions temporarily stopped. System Awakening paused.]
All of the system messages that appeared immediately cleared out again before Mark could see them and a certain God of Games laughed with even more mirth as it slowly made itself scarce again.
There is a Sozin in all of us
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Vroom!
Mark and Arit were on Mark's Kawasaki Ninja H2/R motorcycle as they made their way towards school. The Kawasaki was a gift from Pat on Mark's sixteenth birthday, and Mark has loved the bike ever since. Mark knew that this Kawasaki breed is the fastest commercial motorcycle in the world and Mark had no idea how Pat was able to get one as easily as he did!
Mark has always believed that Pat had way more money than he knew what to do with.
Mark made a lot of modifications to the bike to make it faster and stronger than other Ninja H2/Rs, and he uses any excuse he can to ride the bike anywhere he goes!
At first, Arit was against riding the bike because of how Mark always rode at a very high speed. Mark was always trying to perform stupid stunts with the bike, and Arit was always scared for her life when she was with him. She was afraid that Mark would put them in an accident one day, and they could both end up dead. But Mark assured her that he would be careful, and he would drive slowly whenever they were together, so she finally agreed for him to take her to school with it.
Arit had no idea that Mark only wanted her to ride with him so much because of how tightly she would hold onto him whenever she was on the back of the bike. Mark could feel all her assets pressing against his back, and it was too exciting for him to pass up. If feeling something like that meant he had to ride slower, then he would gladly go ahead and do just that!
As Arit and Mark went to school that day, Mark had to stop at a cross-section as he saw a long line of cars moving through the road. They were both shocked to see so many cars moving down the road toward the docks. The cars were all military-grade vehicles with bulletproof windows and large Gatling guns mounted on top of their roof, and everyone knew that these cars were specially created to fight against Anima. What was happening!? Was there an Anima attack?
Mark didn't receive any calls from Pat, so he was sure that there were no attacks close by right now. That means that this must have something to do with the attack that happened yesterday. Pat said that the attack was weird and there were a few things that didn't seem right about it, but Mark didn't know that it was this serious. He would have to call Pat later to get some info out of him!
"Hey, I think that's from the Phoenix guild!"
"Yeah, look over there! It's Lightning Rider from the Phoenix guild! He's that B-rank superhuman who fought against the Disaster class the other day! What is he doing here!?"
"Oh, my gosh, it's Lightning Rider! Over here! Look at me!"
One of the fangirls on the street started to wave erratically as she tried to get Lightning Rider's attention. Lightning Rider only glanced towards her for a second from inside the car before he rolled up the window in annoyance and told the driver to move faster so they could get away from the annoying children. The girl that was screaming shouted happily as she started to gush to her friends on her group chat that Lightning Rider glanced in her direction.
"There are a lot of cars! Is this about the attack I saw on TV? They said that there was an attack at the docks, but a Superhuman blocked off the reporters and prevented them from getting any pictures because the Anima's corpse is still there!"
"Yeah, I heard that too! They said it was Yellow Phantom that killed the monster! I watched a video of the fight on Metube, and she was so cool! But why are so many Superhumans from City C doing here!? I thought the Phoenix guild only functions over there. They don't have jurisdiction in City A!"
The students who were also going to school were all talking about the cars that were passing, and Mark could see that all of them were very curious about what was happening. Mark also found it strange that this many Superhumans from City C were coming down to City A, but he didn't stop to gawk like the other students because he wasn't interested in watching the convoy. He needed to find out what was happening over there! There's a chance that there is a big fight coming soon!
Arit only looked at the convoy for a few minutes before she looked away without a care in the world. She looked down at her phone to read up on the class that they would be having today so she would be prepared for any questions from the teacher. Arit didn't care about Superhumans, and she wasn't some fangirl who would start gushing over them just because they were passing by!
PEEE!
PEEE!
PEEE!
A loud car horn echoed through the street and startled Arit so much that she almost dropped her phone in shock!
"Hey, fucker, don't just stay there blocking the way! Get a move on already and let me pass! You think this fucking road belongs to you!? Get that stupid-looking bike out of the way now!"
Someone suddenly shouted from behind Arit and Mark, and Mark didn't even need to turn around to know exactly who it was. The person was driving a yellow Lamborghini and was shouting loudly in anger, telling Mark to get the hell out of the way. Mark looked back to see one of his seniors in school named Francis. Francis was from class 3-B, and he was the son of one of the richest men in City A. His father owned at least one-third of the businesses in the city, and they were far too rich to be considered normal!
There was a girl sitting beside Francis in the Lamborghini, and she was busy fixing up her makeup in the car mirror as she ignored what was happening around her. Her name was Esmeralda Fortuna, and she was the second daughter of the Fortuna Entertainment company president. The Fortuna Entertainment company was in charge of everything that had to do with media in City A. They handled things like modeling and idol shows, and they were also involved in TV presentations. She was from a very wealthy family, so she knew she didn't have to worry about anything in life! All she had to do was look pretty, and she knew that life would be easy for her.
She hung out with Francis because she knew that it would look good on her to be with the son of such a rich family, but she was constantly annoyed at the things that he did. Did he not know that he was bothering her makeup session with his stupid horn!? Esmeralda glared at Francis as he pressed the horn again. He just made her make a mistake in applying her lipstick. But she just sighed and looked away. She couldn't do anything to stop Francis when Mark was involved. Francis has hated Mark right from the first time he saw Mark hanging out with Arit.
Esmeralda didn't have anything against Mark, in fact, she thought that Mark was very handsome, but she couldn't say that out loud because she would be going against Francis and that would be bad for the future relations between their two family businesses. So she just allowed Francis to torment Mark anyhow he wanted.
Francis has always had it out for Mark right from when Mark started coming to Nature Academy. The reason for this was that Francis had been trying his best to woo Arit right from her first year, and she has never agreed to be friends with him, so Francis was pissed when he saw how Arit and Mark immediately became close when Mark started going to their school last year. Francis considered himself to be better than Mark in every way, so he didn't see any reason why Arit should not like him more than Mark. As far as Francis was concerned, both Arit and Mark were eyesores, and he tried his best to make things difficult for them in any way he could!
I once wanted to get a dog when I was little. My mum told me I couldn't beacuse I was terrible at taking care of other people. I told her to by me a gold fish as a test and she agreed to it.
I ended up loving the gold fish so much that I forgot all about the dog. I currently have five goldfishes in my tank. They're pretty cool.
Creation is hard, cheer me up!