A moth sees a firefly for the first time. He new he had feelings for him the second he saw him. 

The firefly know the moth and always had a thing for him. 

But when they met they learned unexpected things about each other. They live there daily lives but going on adventures with each other. 

But what happens when their problems come into play and rumors fly in the air? 

What will happen to their romantic connections and daily adventures?

Shit happens.

Washington, DC August 12th...

Sirens and gunfire could be heard through the streets of Washington with buildings on fire it was safe to say mayhem has flooded the city, many firefighters were on the scene trying to save as many people and buildings as possible.

But no matter how many burning buildings the firefighter's extinguished more would keep showing up, not far from the fires the police who were seemed to be in the crossfire with the criminals who started all this and a man who was flying around in the sky with a jet pack and flamethrower.

The police had the criminals surrounded by blocking both exits of the one-way street but it was obvious it wouldn't end anytime soon as the man in the sky continued to set fire to his surroundings.

"HAHA, this city will burn!" The flying man was commonly known as FireFly who wore a black and yellow suit and was made out of some sort of metal that seemed resistant to fire, but before FireFly could set another building on fire a *TONK* and a humming noise could be heard as he got knocked away before stabilizing himself in mid-air.

"Not if I have anything to say about it!" a voice rang out catching the attention of FireFly and his crew, as they look towards the nearby building they see a man catching a circular shield that generated a humming sound.

Not only FireFly but the nearby civilian's attention turned toward the figure, as they saw a man in blue with red and white stripes holding a shield it was none other than Captain America himself.

"I'm gonna give you a word of advice...this isn't gonna end well for you," Cap said glaring at Firefly who's the only reply was maniacal laughter.

"Kill him." as Firefly ordered 6 crew members opened fire only to miss when Cap started running along the roof of the building before throwing a smoke pellet at his feet, this didn't stop the crew however as they continued to fire at the blue smoke.

As their guns finally ran out of bullets the smoke clears only to see nothing "Where did the-" *Smash* before one of the crew could finish Cap flew out of the window of the building, shield first blocking his body from any incoming bullets.

Landing on the ground shield first before rolling in between two of the crewmen "Holy shit!" one of them then aimed at Caps head only for it to get grabbed and aimed at his partner's foot.

*BANG* "Arghh" the man screamed in pain as his foot now had a bullet in it, but before the crewman could help out his friend Cap slammed his shield into him like a punch to the chest sending him flying into a nearby car knocking him out.

Cap then used the end of the gun by hitting the injured man across the side of the head causing him to join his friend into the dreamland before dismantling it.

Cap then threw his at a nearby Car causing the shield to Ricochet off the door before hitting the nearby enemies, who were aiming. 

"Hey, die already!" Firefly said as he fired his flame thrower full blast at Cap who covered quickly covered his face "BURN, BURN, BURN!"

Cap then threw a small disc towards him only for it to be dodged "he is that all you got." which Cap only grinned it was then *Beep* *Beep* a confused Firefly then turned his head to see the small disc attached to his Jetpack "Huh? Oh crap." 

Firefly then got electrocuted before falling back to the ground, meanwhile, Firefly's last crew members ran towards Cap with their guns ready, seeing this Cap stomped a manhole cover underneath his foot before spin kicking it towards one them breaking the line.

Taking advantage of this Cap rushed towards them giving no room for fire upon reaching them he quickly dismantled their guns it was so fast, in fact, that it seemed as if it was less than 4 seconds.

"What fu-" Cap didn't wait for the crewman to finish as he used his palm for and uppercut it was safe to say the man would later need to see a dentist...or get a new jaw.

Only two left Cap didn't see a point to let this carry on as he pushed kicked one of them into the other before growing two more discs electrocuting them both "dont wordy they were on stun."

Cap then walked over and picked up his shield only to hear "I promise this city-no this world will burn for me until then watch your back" turning around he sees Firefly flying off.

"Seriously?" Cap let out a small sigh before throwing his shield at Garfield knocking him out of the sky onto the building.

...

"No...no this isn't how it's supposed to be" Firefly grovelled on the ground as the Jet pack was no longer working.

"it's over Firefly," Cap said as he stood over Firefly while holding handcuffs, Cap then attached the handcuffs onto Firefly's wrists then grappled away towards the police cars to drop off a present.

...

After dropping off Firefly multiple reporters swarmed Cap and began asking multiple questions such as "Are you in the justice league!" or "Are you a sidekick of any the major heroes" which every question that was asked Cap answered as long as it wasn't personal "Sir my name is Cat Grant of the GBS news can you tell us you are.".

"My name is Captain America," Cap said honestly, to him this wasn't that big of a deal but apparently it's was to reporters as they began to swarm with more him questions.

But before he could answer any of them loud screams and cries could be heard catching his attention, near a burning build in could be seen multiple firefighters trying to rush in and a woman crying while being held back, that's when Cap looked up at a window and saw a kid and teenager banging on the window.

Without another thought, Cap shot his grapple at the building before launching himself off the ground Cap then used his shield to block as he smashed through the window landing in the next apartment that was filled with flames.

"ANYONE HERE," Cap yelled as he began walking through the flames but couldn't see anything as the dark smoke clouded the air.

"HELP!!" A teen girl and a kid screamed that was all Cap needed as he began following the voices.

Finally finding the apartment where the voices were coming from Cap saw a girl with pure white a hair and a boy who seemed about 10 years old who were banging on the window.

"HEY!!" Cap yelled catching the attention of both of them, they quickly rushed over towards Cap but that's when a large wooden pillar fell from the ceiling, quickly noticing this Cap rushed over and grabbed both of them while raising the shield over their heads protecting both of them.

"Are guys okay?"Cap asked which the teen just gave a nod while covering her face with her arm while the kid just held onto Cap without saying a word, using his strength he lifted the pillar with ease before tossing it aside "Okay to the window we need to get you guys out of here."

Cap then slowly walked over to the window with the two of them but once he got close he realised that the window was in fact broken so it couldn't open, seeing the fire getting worse Cap used his strength to forcefully open the window.

As the teenage girl goes through the window Caps instinct took over as he grabbed both the 10-year-old boy and the teenager and jumped out of the way as part of the roof fell where they once stood.

'I don't have time to look for another way out' Cap then threw three minidiscs at the flaming rubble, after few seconds it all turned to ice before a small explosion destroyed the rubble and the wall making a new exit 'probably not the safest way in a building that's on fire.' 

"Hold onto me," Cap told both of them which they happily complied, seeing them holding onto him, Cap, then jumped out of the building and landed on his feet as if he was jumping off a small box.

"Cisco! Dawn!" a woman cried out as she saw Cap with the two, they quickly rushed over to the panicking woman.

"We're fine Mrs Ramon he-" Dawn then turned around to find that Cap had disappeared 'where did he go?'. She thought but soon smiled before turning her attention back to Ciscos mother.

...
Washington, D.C...the loft...August 12th.

finally arriving home at night exhausted Cap fell onto his sofa "Well today was productive" meanwhile his Tv was on, showing GBS news talking about him.

"Sir you have a call." Jarvis announced but Caps still stayed on the sofa.

"Tell them to call back later" Cap groaned, as he got up and went towards the kitchen and started going through his refrigerator.

"Sir...it's Batman he said it's urgent," Jarvis said with concern but Cap didn't look worried as he began making a sandwich.

"Okay, patch him through" when he said this a screen showed up showing Batman glaring.

"I heard about your extracurricular activities today," Batman said as he had a judgemental look on his face "Do you know how much damage you caused." 

"Well to be fair it was already burning down so-" Cap was soon cut off by an angry Batman.

"this isn't a game!" Although there was anger in his voice Cap didn't show any fear towards Batman "What if someone got hurt it or the build came down from stability that would've been on you." Batman went on for a few minutes drilling everything Cap had done wrong without him saying anything in his defence.

"But overall the issues good job," when he said this Cap eyes widened in surprise it wasn't every day Batman praises someone "You handled the situation adequately considering the circumstances."

"Thanks..." Cap honestly didn't know what to say.

"Lastly I need to speak to you about school." when Batman said this Cap's eyebrow raised in confusion.

"You do know it's pointless and a waste of time." Cap didn't have school on his mind, in fact, not once did he think it was necessary after all why would the smartest person in the world if not the universe need to go "I rather spend my time working."

"You are still a teenager, school is necessary no matter how smart you are." Batman said as he glared it was obvious Cap didn't have a choice "this debate is now closed." 

the screen then disappeared leaving Cap to sigh as he now had to think about the situation he was in 'So now I gotta go school...great..'.

After finishing his food, Cap walked to a table and placed his had on it as a large hologram display of blueprints popped up "Well time start working."

"Jarvis let's start our company with a bang, shall we." he said as a new hologram appeared showing a device of a large scale.

"Of course Sir" Jarvis replied.

"Oh, Jarvis play my playlist." when Cap said this a grin appeared on his face as Shoot To Thrill by AC/DC went through the apartment.

...

August 10th...unknown...

In a room, fear was plastered on the faces of many scientists as they saw a man holding a woman in the air by the neck the woman was none other than lady shiva who escaped from the Justice League after the attack on Captain America.

"YOU HAD ONE JOB....KILL HIM!!! THATS ALL I SAID!!" the man spoke in rage as he squeezed tighter.

"I'm...Sor...Sorry" Lady shiva said as she struggled for air, the man glared at her with cold his blue eyes before sighing then dropping her back to the ground, Shiva then began to take in all the air she could as if she hadn't breathed in days.

The man walked towards a window overlooking the snowy mountains "Well I guess it isn't all bad, he must be in some serious pain after that." a smile appeared onto his face, he then turned his head to shiva who began shivering as sweat went down her face, one of the most dangerous assassins in the world who could even give Batman a hard time was shivering in fear.

"...Leave" without another word Shiva and the scientists left with great speed "sigh~ Can't find good help these days...soon brother soon," he said as he looked out the window with a smile across his face.

........
A:N 

A few easter eggs in this chapter, I wrote this a while ago but I had to write multiple drafts to find the right one this cap out better than most idk how I feel about the combat because I can't write for crap (I think so anyway) so it's a bit hard so sorry....anyways hope you enjoyed

What would happen if a teenager died and went to the DC world or more specifically the Young Justice universe and what would this teenager have? The Supersoldier serum and a vibranium shield would be cool, Oh and supreme knowledge as in fighting styles and science these gifts will help him become a true hero.

Kruuug! 

Udil pried open the stone coffin that looked like a mini-treasure box. It was half-buried in the muddy grass floor. Floating inside were three luminous golden fireflies, illuminating the dark and hollow space with bright light. Their forms were somehow slimy as golden oil dripped from their glutinous bodies.

[You have discovered three 'Firefly Oils']

A system pop-up immediately appeared on Al's screen. The boy grinned. It seemed that the map's features were still the same despite the change in arrangement and battle type. He immediately grabbed the insects.

'Firefly Oil' - Increases Fire Elemental Damage by 40% for three minutes upon consumption. Users will receive zero damage from any form of fire elemental attacks within the duration of the buff. 

Thirty seconds to go, and the fireflies will dance. 

Meanwhile, the sound of nearby footsteps could be heard from the distance. It came from the increasing wave of humanoid fireflies led by a player in a blue and white cotton tunic. 

Character: JanuaryEmbers
Level: 8 
Rank: Rookie I
Race: Divine
Class: Mage

Judging by the similar level and rank among the members of Burning Orient, one could say that they were a solid party. United they stand, united they fall. 

'It's time to test this weapon,' Al was smiling. It was the first time that he did not feel any dread in a match. In his character's hand was a glass tube, covered by a black cap. The content of the container was a silver blood. 

Klok!

Bloodborne was uncapped.

The silver blood inside the tube quivered with life. It twisted to and fro before shooting out of the glass. It seemed to be alive as it wriggled in the air, growing in size until its shape became that of a bow. 

[Bloodborne - Bow Form] 

Udil was amazed. He slowly extended his right hand to reach out for the weapon. 

The entire bow was made from a stream of silver blood, endlessly circulating through the whole form. It seemed to be in a liquid state, but Al was able to get a hold of it. 

'Amazing!' Al could feel the power flowing through the weapon. However, when he tried checking its stats, all he got was a series of '???'. 

'Nevermind.' Al chuckled as he willed the weapon to change form - flamberge! The bow immediately changed shape, forming a wavy blade, made from streams of silver blood. 

[Bloodborne - Flamberge Form] 

'Hehe. Nice! Let's do this.' Udil wielded the sword as he slowly made his way through the stack of coffins, making sure that his movements were concealed. He was already on the edge of the maze, nearing the left lane. 

Meanwhile, towering pillars of flames could be seen nearby. It was a sign of a magic-oriented enemy. Udil immediately found an excellent spot to survey the situation.

JanuaryEmbers instantly got the attention of Al. The former was wielding a pestle-shaped staff. It was short. However, the red flames coming out of it were enormous. 

"There's still no enemy here in the left lane. Should I continue pushing, and head for their power-source? It seems that they're a bunch of noobs." Embers posted in their group chat. 

"Hold on for now, and just continue clearing the wave of creeps. I'm getting a bad feeling about the two players that have not yet appeared. Stay alert against ambushes." Zaito quickly replied. 

'Ten seconds left.' Meanwhile, Udil was still perched on top of a tomb, safely observing Embers from a nearby, but hidden location. He was waiting for the match's time to reach the three-minute mark. 

Ffrrrrrkkk! What Al was waiting for had finally arrived.

The chilly cold air was suddenly filled with the buzzing of insects. Many fireflies in red colors suddenly appeared out of nowhere, causing a red-light dim on the dark skyline.

"Hey! What's the situation over there? There's a lot of red fireflies here in the left lane! Is this a map feature?" Embers immediately reported.

"Same!" 

"Same!"

Two confirmations, coming from Zaito and Zhahk, immediately popped up from the group chat.

All of the players in the map was momentarily mesmerized by the red dots blotting the night sky. However, the majestic scene was just fleeting as it immediately turned into havoc - the insects dived toward the nearest targets!

"Shit! It's damage-effect!" Zhahk cursed in the group chat as the fireflies unveiled his stealth. 

"Pests!" Meanwhile, in the mid lane, Papa Bear growled as numerous tiny red objects pestered his vision. The blue electric particles around his body could not wholly get rid of the fireflies as they continued to swarm over him. 

"Haha! Your eyes are swirling, Orc! Now, die!" At the same time, Pilades, who had the buff of 'Angel's Blessing' and robust innate health recovery, easily endured the damage over time from the fireflies. He immediately jumped to slam his spiky bucklers toward Papa Bear. 

Each of the red fireflies was causing true damage of 1% HP per three seconds to their targets. 

"Damn!" Papa Bear finally retreated as he found it challenging to swat the insects. In connection, he coincidentally evaded the attack of Pilades and left the turret's attack range. "CancerIsLife! What the hell are you doing? Heal me! Huh? Hey, kid! What are you doing over there?" He finally noticed Zaito and the predicament of the dwarf. "How dare you bully my healer! You don't do that behind me!"

Undivided Strike!

Papa Bear was suddenly covered in a white aura. It was his weapon's hidden active skill!

The orc's body transformed into a streak of blue lightning, instantly striking Zaito. 

Boom!

Meanwhile, in the right lane, SwitchFoot and Zhahk found themselves in an awkward position. They were actually nearby each other, when their stealth suddenly faded, due to the indiscriminate attacks of the fireflies. 

After a split second of an unprepared standoff, their daggers immediately bit each other. However, SwitchFoot had the upper hand as arrows rained down behind him, freely striking the Divine Assassin before him. 

"The fourth player finally made an appearance! He's a horse-looking assassin! He's here in my lane! I need assistance!" Zhahk immediately reported in their team chat. Macca, the goblin, was freely bullying him with arrows.

Going back to the left lane.

Previously, when Al felt the vibration in the air caused by the sudden appearance of numerous fireflies, he immediately grinned. He took out a 'Firefly Oil' and squeezed it. The yellowish lubricant from the item transformed into a fiery gold aura that washed over his body. In addition, he activated 'Piston Lungs.' 

He was blazing on fire!

Blink!

Udil disappeared from his scouting spot and instantly appeared in between the creeps and JanuaryEmbers' formation. The Divine Mage happened to be occupied in burning the attacking fireflies, when Al appeared, catching him off guard. 

"Hi! Sorry if you got bored waiting for me!" Al grinned.

Rave! 

Al activated his favorite 'Warrior' skill!

The flamberge in his hand glowed in red as he entered a berserk mode. He gracefully executed a series of wild slashes, cutting those around him. His strokes showed that he was an experienced user of the skill. One could say that Al's favorite weapon was a sword. In addition, the fireflies seemed to dance with him as each of his attacks left fiery traces of crimson particles.

It was a beautiful scenery that was deadly for those who were caught up in the range of the skill.

At sixteen, Al Gentrix was a hotshot in any major Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG). The gaming community even labeled him a ‘promising genius’ in Esports. However, at the dawn of War Grounds, the first virtual MMORPG, he vanished. 
 
Two years after the game’s successful launch, the lost genius returned. But will he be able to compete against the established powerhouses in this virtual world?

"Angor, do you understand the relationship between spirit model, mana, and mana pool now?" Sunders asked.
Angor nodded. Sunders' explanation was clear and easier to interpret compared to the complicated definitions listed in the books.
"Good. Now, use what I said and give me your own analysis. Why do most talents in the wizarding world die as apprentices without becoming wizards?" Sunders crossed his arms and legs while looking at Angor with sharp eyes.
Why did the apprentices fail to become wizards? Angor had been thinking about that question these days.
Back at Padt Manor, Mara mentioned that he was stuck being an Intermediate Apprentice because he could not find his destiny.
Was "lack of destiny" the correct answer?
No.
If it was so simple, Sunders would not have said so much. Besides, Angor did not believe that all wizards made their achievements just because they found destiny.
What was the answer then? Angor went through Sunders' words about the relationship between the spirit model, mana, and mana pool.
The inability to become a wizard was because of an insufficient, unqualified mana pool level.
Why would someone's mana pool be unqualified? Probably because of a low mana flow speed.
So what caused the low flow speed? Obviously, a badly constructed spirit model.
With this theory, an answer already showed up.
Angor expressed his final answer, "A problem with the channeling method."
Sunders raised an eyebrow and said, "I'll give you a hint, then you give it some more consideration."
Instead of judging his correctness, Sunders asked him to keep thinking. Angor hesitated. Was he wrong?
"Most channeling methods these days are the safest, most stable spirit models left by the predecessors, after being tried and modified during thousands of decades. Let's look at the Triangle Channeling again. For most people, it's garbage. However, ever since it came into being, there has been zero backfire cases involving it. So you see, it also has its merits," said Sunders. He paused a bit before saying, "Also, countless talents in history became wizards using Triangle Channeling, and this included even several legendary archwizards.
"So is there truly a problem with the channeling method? Think again."
Sunders' words sounded like denial yet Angor got a faint feeling that it was not the case. Sunders was trying to remind him of something.
A "garbage" channeling method could create wizards, even legendary ones. So why did so many apprentices stuck there for decades, even centuries?
"Their spiritual power indicators were too bad?" Angor muttered.
"The indicator does affect one's mana pool build-up and strengthening, but there were also apprentices with an indicator of ten who became wizards while using Triangle Channeling or similar common methods. A lot of them. So this is not the main reason either," Sunders explained.
Then what in the world stopped apprentices from breaking through?
As Angor was thinking, Sunders picked up a white velvet feather quill from his pen rack, took off its cover, dipped some red ink, and began drawing shining spell runes on a leather scroll.
Symbols emerged from under the quill tip. It slowly floated into the air and vanished.
It was an extremely dreamy and fantastic sight. Every symbol was glowing like a firefly. Angor was stupefied by the scenery until one of the symbols landed on another blue pen on the rack. An idea glinted inside Angor's mind.
A pen and a quill.
A pen cap could be used to hold a quill too. It would not do a good job, but at least it would work.
But the cap of a quill was impossible for a pen to stick in. Forcing it would only crush the small cap in half.
"Improvise and befitting…" Angor's eyes brightened up.
Sunders grinned. He put down his quill and waited for Angor's further explanation.
"The Triangle Channeling, or all the similar channeling methods for the common public, are improvisational methods for certain talents, or even suitable methods for some. It will be easier for these people to break through into wizards. But for the rest of the talents, Triangle Channeling isn't even suitable as an improvised way. Studying it for years on end will instead cause problems."
When he was finished, Angor looked at Sunders with an expecting expression.
Sunders was silent for a while before he finally smiled.
"Good. Mostly correct. To be a wizard, you must have a fast mana flow. How to increase that speed has always been a lifelong subject for wizards.
"You already mentioned it. A high spiritual power indicator affects flow speed. But there's another question here, like you just said, if your spirit model does not suit you, it will not help you quicken the mana flow. This is where we reach a key point. Finding a spirit model that suits you best is the real condition whether you can keep up on the path of wizardry.
"I suggested you not to learn the common channeling methods in the books. They may be the most stable methods concluded by different wizards after thousands of decades. They can hardly go wrong. But their efficiency depends on the user, and might not suit you well. If you spend a hundred years on a model that does not work well on you, you would waste your life."
Angor thought about Mara. Mara spent decades to become a High Apprentice, not because he could not find destiny, but because he chose the wrong way from the very beginning.
"Why do different models work differently on people? No one has an answer to it yet. Almost every major wizard organization keeps gathering data to experiment on it, and they still haven't reached a conclusion," said Sunders. He pondered and said, "My guess is that people all have different life passwords."
Sunders did not explain what a "life password" was. Angor had no idea, but he guessed it could have something to do with DNA?
Sunders continued, "We can say that more than 80% of all apprentices idled their lives away because they didn't choose a fitting spirit model. And many of the remaining people don't do well with their channeling methods. As you said, they have to improvise. It's difficult, but they can still become wizards as long as they have enough resources, find their destiny, and work hard.
"This, is why few apprentices made it to wizards."


A young traveler who receives enlightenment from another civilization is on a mission to save his beloved mentor. In his journey to seek the ultimate truth, he travels extensively and along the way, he experiences some unpredictable encounters. Will he be able to save his mentor or will his path be derailed?

The campsite within the valley was very lively.

The Wind Slasher Guild that Sara is part of was located at the left side of the mountain. Chen Xiaolian found that the location was a very good spot. The left side of the mountain has the highest amount of steepness, thereby eliminating the problem of defending the rear. In addition, the leeward winds here were better than the blowing winds in the mouth of the valley.

Most importantly, the terrain here is clearly somewhat higher compared to others.

Glancing around hastily, Chen Xiaolian determined that this place is definitely the best location within the entire valley – Putting it in a different manner, for the ‘Wind Slasher Guild’ to be able to secure this piece of terrain when faced against so many other teams, their strength must be very good.

On his way into the camp, Chen Xiaolian had been secretly making preparations. Even though he had not revealed any flaws before Sara and Damon… he was very clear that a person capable of becoming a leader would have top-notch abilities, especially in the area of thought process. He was very worried that when facing the one known as Team Leader Newton, he would end up being exposed.

When he laid eyes on Newton, Chen Xiaolian broke out in cold sweat.

Newton… is that pilot!

The “I wish you good luck” fellow!

Newton possesses a lean body shape and was wearing a combat soldier uniform reminiscent of an interstellar science fictional movie. Chen Xiaolian noted that upon his waist was an exaggerated looking metal belt; several card slots were affixed on it.

Sara took the initiative to move forward. Before Chen Xiaolian’s eyes, she passionately hugged Newton – that was definitely not a simple hug between comrades. Chen Xiaolian was incidentally able to see Sara gently pinching Newton’s waist in a secretive manner.

Sara conversed with Newton in a low voice while pointing at Chen Xiaolian.

Newton walked over.

Chen Xiaolian suddenly felt cold sweat flowing out from his back. He tried to maintain a façade of indifference and composure, carefully placing his uncontrollably trembling hands behind.

“You are the newbie that Sara picked up on their way?”

Newton’s face was expressionless; however, Chen Xiaolian could feel the traces of vigilance within his gaze.

“Yes.”

“We seemed to have met before? At the airport, the washroom’s entrance.”

After Newton said those words, Chen Xiaolian almost answered subconsciously. But, he instantly realized what was going on!

“I have no idea what you are talking about,” Chen Xiaolian shook his head in a dull manner.

Too dangerous!

He nearly forgot. That Sara was obviously unable to recognize him… In other words, after she transformed from the chief flight attendant into Sara, she could no longer recognize him!

Thus, if he is a ‘normal player’, then he should not have any memory from before the plane crash!

But… something is not right… if everyone would lose their memory, then why could this Newton remember the incident that happened at the entrance of the washroom?

Sara who was at the side laughed. “Newton, have you really met this kid before?”

“En, in the airport washroom,” Newton lightly replied. “He lost his boarding pass and was nearly unable to board the plane.”

“Hahahaha… how absent-minded, Xiaolian, it appears the host body that you have been given is not too good…” Sara giggled softly, causing her huge breasts to quiver.

Sara moved forward and squeezed his face again. (Damn it, why does she like to keep doing that?) Sara laughed and said. “Our Team Leader is this time’s Navigation Staff. He had arrived even before the plane began flying off. That is how he could recall everything that happened in the Lower Plane. Back then, you have yet to arrive, it is only natural that you cannot remember.”

Navigation Staff… Arrive…

Chen Xiaolian quietly memorized those critical words deep within his mind.

Seemingly having lost interest in questioning Chen Xiaolian, Newton waved his hand. “All right, let him go mingle with the other newbies.”

…

Damon brought Chen Xiaolian over to the smallest tent, and then kicked him on his thigh. “Rest here and get to know your team mates. Remember, our Wind Slasher Guild have only two requirements: When orders are given, do not be lazy. When there are none, do not cause trouble.”

There are four people within the group of newbies, a stocky middle-aged Asian man. He sports a Mediterranean hairstyle. A young woman with a bland and skinny appearance, she gives off an indifferent expression and gaze. A strapping and sturdy white man, his body resembles a big brown bear… one glance is enough to determine that he is a Russian tribal warrior.

The last one is a youngster whose age is about the same as Chen Xiaolian. He seemed to be around eighteen-years-old with highly average looks. However, his eyebrows are very thick, just like a pair of brushes.

Mediterranean raised his head to glance at Chen Xiaolian before closing his eyes and continued resting. The skinny female was seated beside a fire pit, concentrating solely on cooking some unknown food.

The tribal warrior was in the midst of performing push-ups. He raised his head to look at Chen Xiaolian before continuing.

As for the youngster, he stared at Chen Xiaolian up and down for a few seconds, his eyes showing a somewhat strange expression. Nonetheless, the youngster shifted his seating position to allow Chen Xiaolian to sit beside him.

Chen Xiaolian took the hint and sat beside him.

“My name is Xiao Lian (face), you?”

“Han Bi.”

Han Bi’s voice was a little hoarse and he lowered his head. A few seconds later, he could not help but raise his head and look at Chen Xiaolian for a bit.

The four of them were wearing similar looking clothes, a black coloured army like protective suit. It seemed to made of certain composite materials.

“Xiaolian, your equipment have been issued.”

Not far away, Sara threw over a protective suit. Chen Xiaolian caught it hastily.

“Wear it quickly, we will be bringing you out in the night for a quest.”

After saying that, Sara left.

Chen Xiaolian looked at the protective suit in his hands… honestly, the shape is reminiscent of the protective suit worn by a certain special force in ‘Dragon Ball’. However…

How to wear it?

This item seems rigid, giving off the feeling of hard plastic. A cylindrical shaped body… could it be that it needs to be forcefully pulled down through the head?

Chen Xiaolian suddenly realized the danger that he was in! If he does not know how to wear this suit, would that expose his true identity?

He raised his head. Fortunately, none of the surrounding people were looking at him. As for the few newbies…

En?

The youngster called Han Bi was looking at him quietly.

Chen Xiaolian’s heart sank, he could feel that Han Bi had seen through him.

Suddenly, Han Bi made a minor movement, which caused Chen Xiaolian’s eyes to lit up.

Han Bi twisted his head. Then, putting an act of scratching himself, his left hand forcefully pushed down on a spot behind his right shoulder.

Chen Xiaolian quickly checked the back of the right shoulder on his protective suit and found a depressed notch.

Chi…

It was as though air was being vented out. The originally stiff protective suit suddenly turned soft. Chen Xiaolian quickly wore it. He turned to look at Han Bi who had at an unknown time turned back his head. Han Bi looked at Chen Xiaolian, his eyes carrying a trace of a meaningful… smile.

Chen Xiaolian became nervous.

…

In the evening, Damon walked over to the newbie group. Standing there, he pointed. “You, you and you, follow me. The rest of you are responsible for catching twenty Firefly Frogs. Return before dawn!”

The ones he pointed out were Mediterranean, Skinny Woman and Tribal Warrior.

As for Han Bi and Chen Xiaolian, they were assigned the quest of catching ‘Firefly Frogs’.

Observing Damon lead the three people away, Han Bi turned to Chen Xiaolian. “Let’s go. If we fail to complete the quest, we will be punished.”

Chen Xiaolian noticed that Han Bi was winking at him secretly, causing his mind to be shocked.

The two of them left the valley’s campsite. As they were passing by the members of other teams, they could clearly feel the disdain and faint hostility directed at them from within the other teams’ gazes.

Chen Xiaolian remained silent and followed Han Bi out of the valley. The two of them entered the forest, continuing onwards until they reached a small stream. There, they could faintly hear the sounds of insects…

Suddenly, Han Bi stopped. He then violently turned around; without giving Chen Xiaolian any time to react, he had thrown his hunched body to crash into Chen Xiaolian!

Chen Xiaolian was greatly surprised. He instinctively backed away, but Han Bi had already produced a shining dagger in his hand. The dagger stabbed towards Chen Xiaolian’s neck!

Chen Xiaolian was startled and immediately pulled out his own light sabre. He exerted himself to push Han Bi back, then he snapped in a low voice. “What are you doing!”

Han Bi held on to the dagger in his hand and faintly smiled at Chen Xiaolian. He suddenly extended his left hand. Upon it was something small and black, with the shape of a bottle cap.

Puchi…

It was as though something was leaking out and the protective suit that Chen Xiaolian was wearing suddenly became soft. The originally durable composite material turned into something akin to snot, sticking softly onto his body.

“This…” Chen Xiaolian turned pale.

Han Bi’s eyes lit up even more. “As I expected! You do not even know how to use the Beginner Protective Suit. After wearing it, you did not close off the safety device! This is the most basic knowledge, don’t you know?”

Han Bi walked forward, his eyes staring at Chen Xiaolian in an imposing manner. “You, are not a ‘Player’!”

Chen Xiaolian’s heart was shocked!

Instinctively, various thoughts flashed through his mind… I am exposed! What to do now? Run? Silence him?

It was at this moment in time that the sounds of footsteps came from a distance away. There were also sounds of conversation, signalling that there was more than one person!

Chen Xiaolian was able to recognize that the voices belong to Damon and the other three newbies.

This time, he had lost all hope!

Forget silencing Han Bi, he would not even be able to escape! As long as Han Bi shouts out…

It is all over!

His hand that was gripping onto the light sabre was already filled with sweat, dripping profusely.

It was at this time when Chen Xiaolian had already lost all hope…

Han Bi suddenly made a strange move. He quickly hid his dagger and vigorously waved at Chen Xiaolian – It seemed that Han Bi was indicating to Chen Xiaolian to not say anything. Han Bi also pointed at the light sabre in Chen Xiaolian’s hand.!

Chen Xiaolian was shocked. Han Bi stared at him with widened eyes, seemingly anxious.

Chen Xiaolian followed and turned off the light sabre.

“Why are you two here?”

Damon brought the other three person over, his face frowning. “Why aren’t you working? Are you lazing about?”

Han Bi slowly replied in a dull voice. “We could hear the frog sounds earlier. After you came, they were frightened away.”

“… Don’t make excuses. If you fail to complete the quest, I will personally punish you.”

Damon stared at the two of them with an overbearing attitude. Then, he led the three newbies towards another direction and left.

After they had left far away, Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief. But, his heart pounded again as he looked at Han Bi with a complicated expression. “You… just what is it that you want?”

Han Bi spread open his arms, and slowly walked over. His next words nearly caused Chen Xiaolian’s heart to jump out!

“What if I tell you, I am also the same as you? I am not a real ‘Player’.”


We attend school, find love, work, buy a house, pay our housing loans, insert weird faces in WeChat, watch movies… do any of you find anything amiss? One day, a group of strange people entered this world, equipped in strange clothing and possessing extraordinary powers, cold-blooded killers! They call themselves [Players]. 

Wait! Wait! You people want to kill me? You say I am NPC (Non Playable Character)? Stop joking around! You crazy bastards! I will fight you to the death! I will survive!

NPC beating up Players! Original residents beating up Transmigrants!

My world, my rules! What makes you think you bastards can come over and boss us around?

Treading the path of the strongest saviour in history, one destined to be filled with excitement!

…

Chen Xiaolian: From today onwards, an organization whose sole purpose is to oppose those bastards is established! Our guild shall be named… Player Thwarting Alliance!

Guild Member: Leader, this name, if we are to say it out, I fear we will be beaten up… 

Two days later, at the edge of the Dragon Snake Space Zone, where Firefly was docked…
A thousand years ago, in the last years of the Star Ocean Republic, Firefly's antecedent had been the exploration starship of the latest generation.
At that time, the Cultivators of the republic had high hopes for the experimental starship. They had stuffed all the magical equipment of the Star Ocean Imperium, the primeval technologies excavated from relics, and the hope of all the people into the body of the starship that was as round as a whale.
The experimental starship was supposed to have carried out the greatest mission ever. It would set off from the heartland of the civilization of mankind and explore the corners of the universe in search for the worlds lost in the Armageddon Rebellion, which caused the collapse of the Star Ocean Imperium, so that they could rejoin the big family of the Star Ocean Republic and build an even more brilliant, glorious civilization of mankind together!
When the behemothic body of Firefly slid out of the dock in space for the first time, and the ninety-nine engine units in a rhombic distribution emitted the most dazzling blue light at the same time, none of the joyful, cheering Cultivators of the republic, however adept they were at deduction and calculation, could have foreseen the absurd fate of the experimental starship in the future.
The very first official voyage of Firefly was not for exploration and discovery but for hiding and running.
In the long thousand years, Firefly had discovered a lot of Sectors with the powerful probe magical equipment on board at first and received the support of the Cultivators in those worlds.
Countless Cultivators who were unwilling to bend to the rule of the Imperium had carried all their belongings, techniques, and magical equipment into their own starships that were in a myriad of different styles. Then, after simple technical modification, those tiny starships were connected to the main body of Firefly, like the barnacles that were attached to a big ship or a shoal of fish that were swimming together with a blue whale.
The advanced space jump matrix on Firefly could release a special protective membrane that prevented collisions, which should have been very likely when two starships performed a space jump close to each other.
Such a technology enabled the possibility of a hundred starships jumping simultaneously when they were stuck together closely. It also constructed the basic form of Firefly in the hundreds of years that followed.
In its prime, centered around Firefly, almost six hundred starships constituted an enormous group of refugees, with a population of more than five hundred million.
But the good days did not last long. The corpulent structure and the redundant internal control system greatly lowered the combat ability of Firefly. After a few soul-stirring battles, although they luckily escaped from the blockade of the Imperium, the number of starships that made up 'Corporate Firefly' was reduced from more than six hundred to less than three hundred, most of which were empty iron coffins that had lost all the impetus and only managed to stay in the group by the pulling force. The population on board had also plummeted by eighty percent. The society was on the brink of collapse.
Before encountering the Star Glory Federation, Firefly was like a whale that had half rotten. It was drifting with the current in the sea of stars and could not throw away any 'iron coffins' despite knowing that its body was slowly decaying, because in the universe with few available resources, a lot of useful garbage could be dismantled from the scrap starships even if they were already total losses. That way, they could manage to catch their breath for a while longer.
For Firefly and the 'rightful government' of the Star Ocean Republic at that time, what else could they have hoped for except to catch their breath?
Such a starship, or rather, a 'heap' of starships, which had become riddled with holes and rust, certainly required a protracted and arduous project to be maintained. The difficulty and the consumption were no less than to reproduce hundreds of starships.
Thankfully, to a 'bumpkin' living at the edge of the cosmos like the Star Glory Federation, Firefly, being from the center of the cosmos, finally had certain reserved assets that had not been entirely wasted yet.
The government-in-exile exchanged the extraordinary techniques and secret arts from the center of the cosmos for tremendous resources from the Star Glory Federation. Then, a whole area of docks and floating maintenance bases were established in the periphery of the Dragon Snake Space Zone, and the heated maintenance work began.
The government-in-exile even purchased a batch of starships from the Star Glory Federation and connected them to the main body of Firefly after preliminary modification in order to increase the activity zone and improve their quality of life. After all, in space where there was zero gravity and friction, however bizarre-looking those starships were, they would not hinder Firefly's cruising ability.
Therefore, if one looked from the carriers that were shipping resources, Firefly—which was illuminated by the crimson flames of the red giant—did not look like one firefly but an amalgamation of hundreds of fireflies that were surrounded by circular rails, docks, floating ports, and maintenance bases.
Hundreds of carriers were shipping assets to them incessantly. Thousands of times more maintainers were working diligently in the cold vacuum outside of Firefly in their crystal suits, like a group of ants that were struggling hard in the sea of stars.
A seemingly plain carrier without any marks on the shell passed through a circular orbit dock and a starship that had been declared a total loss a long time ago and was ready to be completely dismantled. It then slowly approached the main body of Firefly.
The universal exploration starship had been utterly deformed. Hundreds of communication tubes had been connected to its shell, linking it closely with the other starships around and making it look like a heart from which countless veins and artilleries were extending.
The carrier moved unhurriedly. It entered the inside of Firefly. Countless close-distance defense cannons turned swiftly in various directions. Invisible identification rays were brushing past the newcomer now and then. A hundred fully armed Exos were also floating in the vacuum. The crystal cannons on their shoulders had been unsealed, and starry brilliance was flashing at the end of the barrel. Behind the cold masks of the Exos, sharp eyes seemed to be gazing at the carrier without blinking.
The carrier slid into a secret dock when it was several kilometers away from the 'heart' of Firefly.
Chi…
The enormous, airtight gate was slowly closed, like an iron giant that had gritted its teeth.
Inside the dock were hundreds of fully armed Exos who were highly vigilant.
They were all the secret police of the Internal Affairs Division of the government-in-exile, who were there to pick up a batch of special 'goods'.
The cabin door at the tail of the carrier was opened, revealing a ladder and a driving belt for cargos.
Part of the members of the 'Election Observation Delegation' were moved down. Some other people, who were deemed more dangerous 'traitors', had been loaded into special confining cases and delivered by the driving belt for cargo.
Few people there did not wear a crystal suit.
They included a middle-aged woman in a black coat. Her face suggested that she was a rigorous person. Her left eye was missing and replaced by three crimson crystal cameras.
She was Cheng Xuansu, the leader of the special investigators of the Internal Affairs Division in the government-in-exile, as well as the commander of the arrest operation.
"Wait!"
When most of the prisoners were escorted to the internal shuttles in the starship and ready to be delivered to the secret jail, Cheng Xuansu suddenly bellowed. The crystal cameras that had been installed on the same round pedestal rotated slowly, releasing bright redness, as she looked at a prisoner who was locked inside a confining box.
It was… Tang Xiaoxing!
"Leader!"
The secret police who were escorting Tang Xiaoxing stood at attention.
Observing Tang Xiaoxing who had fallen asleep carefully, Cheng Xuansu asked, "Repeat the whole process of your arrest exactly as it happened. Such a strengthless refiner escaped from your hands twice?"
"Yes." An officer hesitated for a moment and said, "The first time, we attempted to knock her out with a 'stunning cannonball' in order to capture her, but she was not affected by the stunning cannonball and quietly slipped away. She even set up traps and heavily wounded six of our teammates. The second time, we had already captured her, but a mysterious tactical squad marched out of nowhere and rescued her again. The third time, we pressed our siege with the cooperation of the Chamber of Commerce and resorted to the surveillance cameras of Fish Dragon City. Finally, by analyzing her walking pattern, we locked onto her hideout.
"The enemy seemed to be playing a distraction trick. Most of them were delaying and harassing us on the outskirts. Few people were actually around Tang Xiaoxing. Seeing that it was not good, they could only abandon Tang Xiaoxing and run away."
"How long was Tang Xiaoxing out of your control from the beginning to the end?" Cheng Xuansu asked emotionlessly.
"No more than six hours!" the officer replied.
"Six hours?" Cheng Xuansu sneered. "Besides, the enemy has an 'anti-tracing specialist' who found all the localization and navigation chips we deployed on Tang Xiaoxing?"
The officer hesitated again and said, "Yes."
Cheng Xuansu looked her subordinate coldly. After pondering for a moment, she said, "Prepare a sterile room for me and bring two female officers. I want her body to be examined."
The officer was slightly dazed. "We ran a full scan in Fish Dragon City. There's nothing on her body."
Cheng Xuansu stared at her subordinate.
The officer shivered and breathed hard. "Got it. I'll immediately prepare a sterile room!"
Half an hour later, Cheng Xuansu walked out of the sterile room with a tiny glass jar in her hand. Inside the glass jar lay a scarlet ball that was similar to the color of the skin.
"This is—"
The secret police who were responsible for capturing and escorting Tang Xiaoxing began sweating hard.
"An anti-tracking specialist must be a tracking specialist. How can you not understand such simple logic?"
Frowning, Cheng Xuansu looked at her subordinates.
"I have carefully studied the operation report that you sent back yesterday. The guy who was with Tang Xiaoxing in the beginning was obviously a real expert. The team that ambushed you later was made of well-trained specialists, too. Do you really think that they would give Tang Xiaoxing away so easily when they already had her?"


“Even if this universe is truly nothing more than a brutal, bloody, shadowy forest, we Cultivators will burn all that we have just to give off a single weak flickering spark in the darkness! 
“No matter how weak each spark is, how short-lived, how small… As long as the sparks flow unabated, then one day one of those sparks will light some tinder, and that tinder shall light some fallen branches, and those branches shall set ablaze each and every last tree of the forest! 
“In the end, even the smallest sparks will eventually set the shadowy forest ablaze and illuminate the whole world!”
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** Qidian International and the former translator, Mr. Strivon, have reached an agreement to buy out the chapters and host them on our site. We will be continuing the translation from the last chapter translated by Mr. Strivon **

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--- 2 Years Later, In the depths of Hell --- 

"Arrgggghhhh...urrgghh...."

*swooosh___scrash____

Many voices of wailing pain came before completely disappearing in the depths of hell.
Suddenly a very large demon awakened from the wailings of the lesser demons. This demon was larger than a mountain and as soon as he got awakened, all the demons and wandering souls in the area tried to run away but they all got sucked in his mouth which was like a whirlpool.

*Swooosh_____

Suddenly came a voice after which a line golden appeared on the Demon's neck!
The demon instantly exploded from his neck and with it died all the dwellers in the surrounding.

As the destruction calmed down.
There was a figure standing on the remains of the many demons.
The surrounding area was burning fiercely and even the clouds were in flames.
In so much flame, the figure was standing without flinching. His long black hairs were tied in a bun and he was wearing a completely white dress.
His eyes were completely red and if anybody were to stare, they would feel their soul getting lost in a bottomless abyss.
His body was tall and slender and had a fair skin while a wooden stick was in his hands.

'*Good job, Tarun! you have defeated a peak saint level demon with ease after just stepping in the Saint realm yourself not too long ago.*'

Came a voice from a black hawk which was flying behind him.

Tarun, whose face had no expressions just turned around and left without throwing a glance at the hawk.

'*Today is your last day in the hell, how are you feeling? Excited for your trip to the Blazing-Radiant world? *'

Asked the Hawk.
Tarun, at this question stopped, and then started to walk again without giving any answer.

'*You have some guts to ignore Me, the Impaler!*'

Said the Hawk again.

Tarun while ignoring the hawk, went towards a very large castle which was visible from every direction of the hell.
There were many dwellers in his way but they all ran after they saw Tarun! 
The dwellers, who have seen all kinds of torture, actually got scared of Tarun. As Tarun saw them, many started to wither away at a rapid speed which frightened the rest even more.
After slowly and slowly walking towards the castle, He finally reached the gate which opened on their own and when he stepped inside of the castle, a very friendly voice came

"Oh hey Tarun! I see you are back, come come, look what I prepared for you for your fight in the Blazing-Radiant Tournament! A New set of daggers! You like them, right? Hey Dracula, where are you flying, come here and look at these!"

Listening to the person who was obviously Lucifer, the Hawk flew towards him and started to examine the Daggers.

Tarun, on the other hand ignored the daggers completely and went towards the main Hall.
After reaching the main hall, he said with a very low tone

"Let's go"

As soon as he said this, a big large portal appeared in front of Tarun and a bright crystal started burning in his hands

"Hey! Why are you using God stones when I am here?"

Exclaimed The Devil in a very unhappy voice but Tarun ignoring him, stepped inside of the portal.

Behind him, Dracula too flew and in the last, Lucifer also rushed in.

*ZUPP___

Suddenly the portal closed and in a different world, which was burning even brighter than the sun, a portal opened!
There were Many portal which were opening in that area and hence it didn't stand out that much but One person which was registering the people coming from the portal noticed a golden hue around one of the portal which gave him a huge shock!
He immediately rushed towards that portal and as he reached it, 
A very graceful and handsome man stepped out from it! His hairs were tied in a Bun and he was wearing no rings, had no weapons and instead was wearing a very normal looking white robes.

Many people started to laugh at him as in contrast to him, whoever came to this burning planet was wearing many types of armors, had many rings of different use and had some really sharp and scary weapons.

Many laughed at Tarun but there were some who looked at him with a solemn expression as they noticed the light golden hue coming from his portal.

"Welcome esteemed guest! My name is Siwa. I am the in charge of receiving people from other worlds. May I know what your name is?"

Asked the person who came to receive Tarun.

"Tarun"

Said Tarun with a very low voice.

"Are you here to take part in the Blazing-Radiant Tournament?"

Asked the person very timidly

"Yes"

Replied Tarun with a very low voice again.

Siwa immediately started doing something in his notebook and Tarun started observing this world.
This Blazing-Radiant world was created by the Flame Emperor, Amir Flame and it was always on fire. The flames were only high enough to completely engulf a person's feet but they were not burning anything.

Tarun suddenly spotted a firefly near him and started to walk towards it and extended his hand. But before his hands could reach the firefly, the firefly flew towards Tarun and exploded!

Everyone was startled by the sudden explosion and saw towards Tarun's direction and suddenly many people in red robes also appeared beside Tarun

"Are you okay?"

Tarun nodded to their question before shifting his gaze towards a group of people who were laughing hysterically.

"Damm!! Bro, your mind control has reached new heights!! You can even explode the animals you control!?"

Siwa also saw this and hurriedly rushed towards Tarun

"Sir, We are extremely sorry that this happened! He is the son of Demi-God Imperyon and so we can't arrest him now but we will surely alert the higher ups and they will get them punished"

"It's okay"

Said Tarun looking towards the person who exploded the firefly.

"Lead the way"

Said Tarun after shifting his gaze towards Siwa and started walking behind him while noticing the surrounding.
This planet was indeed burning with golden blue flames from everywhere and it also had large modern buildings. When Siwa noticed that Tarun was not startled by anything he saw even though this was his first visit according to the records, He became even more respectful towards Tarun.

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--- In the teleportation field ---

The guy who had exploded the firefly was laughing with his friends as an attendant was registering him and his friends.

"Hey, look there! another firefly! Young master, try to control that!"

"Sure...hahahaha"

The 'Young master' tried to control the 'firefly' and the 'firefly' too came near him but as soon as he snapped his fingers, on the contrary to his expectations, the firefly didn't explode but kept coming in his direction.
He tried snapping a few more time but when the firefly came near him, he got scared and shouted!
As soon as he shouted, he discovered that it was all a dream as he was just spaced out for some time while looking in the direction Tarun was standing and there was no other firefly.

His sudden shout got the attention of everyone around him and as they were staring at him, he felt a little embarrassed and tried to laugh it off but as soon as he laughed, He Exploded!

*BOOOOOOM_______

A Glib, Charming, Deceitful, Cunning & Manipulative Vampire with a Grandiose Sense of Self-Worth creates a River of Blood to the Summit of a Dangerous World filled with Magic and Wonders!


CAUTION - R-18 Descriptive Scenes

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I settled into the hero role and the years of adventures slipped by. 

I faced a host of enemies from jet skiing bank robbers to shape-shifting royals. I even faced down a time travelling rocker hell bent on kidnapping Elvis Presley.  

One of the most evil was a serial killer who called himself the Stranger. For months London was in a grip of terror.   

The press had jumped on it and named him Jack the new Ripper.  

He had slashed a bloody mark across the cold streets. Me and the Chief tried everything we could to catch him. But he was always cleverer, quicker and just plain luckier than us.  

Then destiny took a turn and out from the night as I did one of my patrols stepped Firefly a fourteen-year-old kid who wanted to be nothing else but a hero like me. 

I wasn't sure what to do or say. But in the end, we talked. It turned out he was an orphan. His parents had been killed during the war. And every night in the orphanage he dreamed of giving some payback to the bad guys. 

Yet even with all that said I could see something in his eyes. He meant what he said. He might have been only fourteen but he was nobody's fool.  

Then destiny stepped in again. I had installed a police radio in my car. Suddenly it fired into life. "The Stranger suspect spotted in the British museum." 

"We could be there in 5 minutes in your car." Firefly said.  "I know a short cut."  

Inside my head I tossed a mental coin. Heads I bring him, tails he comes with me. 5 minutes later we really were skidding up to the museum.  

The whole place was swarming with police. The Chief was waiting for me. "Who's the kid?" He asked.  

Firefly, as I was soon to find out, was quicker than he looked. "I'm his new partner, name's Firefly. So, Chief where's our bad guy to." 

The Chief gave me a sideways glance.  

Somewhere deep in my heart I felt the Dirty Desperadoes give a cheer of defiance. What the hell I thought. No guts no glory. "The kid's with me Chief." I said.   

"Right ok." The Chief said. "This freak or monster or whatever the hell you want to call him is inside. Turns out a woman he attacked wasn't that much of a push over. In fact, she holds a third Dan in Karate." 

The Chief took his gun out. "Witness reported last time she saw him he was running inside the museum. That was 15 minutes ago."  

The kid looked at me and said. "I can do this." 

 

We stepped inside the dark museum and fanned out. I'd forgotten how big the place was. 

"Firefly." I whispered. "Stick with me." I saw him look at my guns. I shook my head. "No chance you having one kid, you're lucky you got this far." 

Slowly we made our way through the massive rooms.  

"Look." Firefly whispered and pointed to a wall full of swords.  "One of them is missing." 

Then from above we heard the sound of singing. 

"Gee this guy's crazier than a full moon." Firefly said.  

Then very quickly a sword was placed to my neck. From the darkness a voice calmly said. "No young man, I'm perfectly sane. But I take it you both did not know the museum now houses a large record section above."  

The blade then pressed against my skin. "A perfect distraction, don't you think Darknight?" The stranger as he pressed the blade harder. "Now put the guns down slowly before I chop your head off."

Wraith Macabre, one of the best occult detectives in the business & the only son to Mother Earth. With nothing but his keen eye & the help of his trusted hell hound Hex, they sniff out the most recent strange goings on in London Town. But when truly sinister forces begin plaguing London, will Wraith and his friends be enough to protect their beloved city? Only the secret war for London’s soul will tell.

Novel by: David Thomas
Illustration by: Felix Setiawan

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