Not My Book!!!

This book belongs to Maria V. Snyder!!!

I have no rights to this book I just think that it is a great book and it was not on this app so i decided to share it on here for all of you amazing people to read and enjoy.

I am not sure if i will share the other books or not it all depends on how well this book does.

But honestly this is one of the best book series that i have ever read and i hope that you guys enjoy it.

Seeing Maria stand up, feeling the domineering aura and noticing the Level 19 above her head, Zhao Yao smiled and said, "Finally, he's here."
He asked Doll via the ear microphones, "Doll, how many people are watching?"
In outer space, inside the space station, Doll, who was preparing to leave Earth, sucked at his engine oil while he looked at the screen and asked his cat artificial intelligence, "Headless, how many people are watching?" 
Headless said, "Hmm… about 1.3 billion people are watching. I hacked the top global websites to live stream, but…"
Doll asked curiously, "But what?"
Headless said, "But they're not interested in the contents of the live stream. They were saying strange things…"
Doll asked bewildered, "What's that?"
Headless showed large volume of comments.
"Oh heck! I have just finished my work and you are showing me this?"
"F*ck! I had just reached my critical moment!"
"Thank you administrator. Greetings… What's going on? Why is the previous video gone?"
"Is this a new drama series? Very refreshing idea."
"The protagonist's without a head? Is this Ghost V? Gothic style… I like it.."
"Which company shot this? This Ghost V's special effects are way better than 'The Avengers'."
Doll felt something amiss and immediately asked, "What website did you hack? Is this a mainstream website?"
Headless listed his hacked websites and said, "Beep… beep… yes, these are the global top 100 websites according to the download volume, visit duration, and data transaction volume."
Puff…
Doll sprayed a mouthful of engine oil on the screen and said, "What are the humans thinking about all day?" He ordered, "Don't bother about the data, just follow the visitor's volume from highest to lowest. Hack as much as possible. Let everyone see the live stream!"
"Beep, beep… I understand handsome Doll. I'll do as ordered."
Doll said softly, "Yes, don't let Zhao Yao know that the live streams were on those websites…"
Zhao Yao's impatient voice was heard in Doll's ears. "Hey, I asked you. How many people are watching?" 
Doll replied immediately, "One billion… slightly more than a billion. The reception's good and they say you're handsome."
"Huh?" Zhao Yao sounded happy. "I tried to hide but it seems my charms are irresistible. This is irritating."
Maria asked curiously, "Who are you? The Headless Horseman? Zhao Yao? Or another person? Why are you in control of the power of awareness? Why is the supercat behind you in control of power of awareness?"
Giggle said in a tempting tone, "If you tell me, I'll let you live. You can feel the difference between our power and the difference between your cat and my power."
Zhao Yao laughed sinisterly and said, "Silly cat, why don't you be my pet? Let me sterilize you before cutting your fur. You shall be a good pet."
"You're tired of living! Giggle was enraged because he had been ostracized for having little and short fur. After he was admitted into the Short Fur tribe, he became better. He hated when people mentioned cutting fur.
With Giggle's rage, his distortion of awareness came into full swing. The power of awareness swept over Zhao Yao like a tsunami. The surrounding apostles covered their ears and screamed as they could not protect themselves against Giggle's attack. 
Zhao Yao felt a headache as though a huge drill was drilling into his mind.
Zhao Yao pressed on the invisible Roly Poly who was sitting on his shoulders and activated Time Freeze. The entire world came to a stand still.
"Giggle's strong." Zhao Yao stood in the frozen world and thought, "I have switched to Time Freeze. The Cat Prince Costume had Diana's Level 16 superpower but it was ineffective. Without Time Freeze, I'll be controlled within one to two seconds."
Zhao Yao looked at the enraged Maria and flashed as he shot out like lightning.
Level 10 Matcha had 18 seconds of Time Freeze. Under the effect of Boiling Point, Zhao Yao was able to move at 10 times the normal speed so he had 180 seconds of Time Freeze. 
With his superior constitution, he ran tens of kilometers away from the battlefield during the Time Freeze.
…
In the Extradimensional Belly, Match felt time freezing and resuming and the superpower entering the cooling down period. He looked at Lucifer who was standing by the side.
"Wa-da!"
Pom! He punched Lucifer on the face and started beating Lucifer's head. Lucifer lay on the ground convulsing while blood dripped from his head.
"Wa-da, wa-da, wa-da!"
Matcha folded his arms and said, "I'm telling you, we the Scottish Folds are not sick cats."
…
In the material realm, Zhao Yao felt a sharp pain in his head immediately after he exited from Time Freeze.
Giggle's sneering filled his mind. "Teleportation? Is it useful? This limited dimension cannot be compared to the unlimited awareness. You can't escape."
Zhao Yao was shocked and realized that Giggle had abandoned Maria's body. Instead, he possessed Zhao Yao's body in a bid to control him.
Zhao Yao was prepared for this. Giggle only managed 0.1 seconds of control before Zhao Yao stabbed his heart with Rice Cake's Vibrating Sword.
"What?" Giggle was astonished and he exited the dying Zhao Yao and flashed his awareness to a nearby human.
Zhao Yao activated Time Distortion. After revival, he entered Time Freeze and bolted off like lightning.
When time resumed, he had already covered a distance of tens of kilometers. He did not feel any headache this time.
"Death's able to break Giggle's control." Zhao Yao pondered over his experience. Giggle was not able to pursue him over a distance of ten kilometers like the first time. This proved that Giggle was unable to cover ten kilometers to pursue his target.
When Zhao Yao confronted Giggle the second time, Doll had prepared plasma bombs at the location. The bombs were ignited and high temperature plasma turned a radius of five meters into an inferno. The earth melted and became magma. 


"Let go of that kitty cat!"

A shooting star whizzed through the sky, causing countless super powers to appear on Earth.

However, the main characters that awaken during this phenomenon aren't humans, but cats...

During this event, this same thought appeared in the minds of countless cats: "Am I a god?"

Zhao Yao, an ordinary human, is the only person that can control these super cats.

Zhao Yao: "Am I a god?"

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TL's Intro：

Zhao Yao, the protagonist of the story, is the most ordinary man you could possibly imagine. Since graduating from college, he had been engulfed by his bureaucratic workplace and its toxic environment. To make things worse, he has neither a car, money nor a girlfriend. The only silver lining was his fat and lazy cat, Matcha, which provided a semblance of company and friendship.

However, things were about to change drastically for Zhao Yao and Matcha. One shooting star will transform their lives into anything but ordinary.

A lot of you have been wondering about the reason of me separating Ace and Mikasa

Well the reason is, I wanted to give Mikasa a good reason to fight against the titans not just fight because Ace is fighting

Also to save useless chapters in the 2 years period


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After spending the night in his father's house and the snow stopped falling in the morning bring in out the beautiful sun to shine on the walls


Ace looked around the house and saw that it was used recently meaning that his parents were here, he also found some money to use and move around the wall


Knowing the his parents must've been worried he decided to write a letter and send it to the HQ of his father's company where he will be mostly be


He finished writing the letter and gave it to the mail delivery service


" and now what??" He wondered about what should he do until his parents come to him after reading his letter, he then remembered his dirty clothes that he still wearing from a long time ago with many holes and blood all over it


" Shopping it is then " he said as he picked some money and went to the market to look for new clothes


Growing around the city, he didn't find anyone of the merchants opening yet but he still kept looking for someone until he reached the Noble's area ' Ah!! Those guys never close' he thought


It's true for the merchants in the Nobel area it's always a never ending business, who knows when some noble lady will desire some new clothes or some nice Jewelry, so closing will mean a loss of selling opportunity


Ace made his way towards one of the shops and entered. Immediately after that an angry and loud voice come out


" HEY!!!! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING??? " it was the shop manager, he come at Ace and stood in front of him preventing him from going in any further


Ace was surprised at first as he didn't know what he did wrong " I want to buy clothes, that's what I am trying to do " he said


The manager looked at Ace from head to toe, he had to admit that Ace was a good looking boy especially with his grey hair and eyes but when his eyes looked at his clothes the manager's eyes started hurting him

" This shop belongs to the Braveheart family, it's a place for nobles and higher-class citizens, a beggar like you can't enter it " he crossed his arms and said with a strong voice


" No this place is for the people who can afford to buy meaning that as long as I have the money I can buy anything " Replied Ace, since this was his family's shop he naturally know about it's policy's 


The manager wasn't surprised by that since it was true but no one aside from the nobles and rich merchants came here " Then do you have the money???"

" Of course I have, Bring me Two  T-shirts with full sleeves, one grey and the other black and two black pants with one silver belt and a pair of shoes from B.H series, Also give me a silver necklace from the Lion series with it's matched ring, Also, a scarf will be good in this winter. All the money is calculated in here " he gave him a bag of money filled with a few gold and silver


The manager was surprised and just held the bag if money a d looked at Ace with a baffled expression, he didn't know that this kid had this money, and it was even calculated, plus the kid knows about their recent series of shoes, no commoner know about them since it was so expensive ' Can it be he is a noble's son??' That single thought sent terror through the manager's soul ' If that is true then I am done for' 


" RIGHT AWAY!!!" The manager ran inside the shop to get what Ace demanded and brought the back to him with heavy breath


Ace was setting on the waiting chairs with his legs and arms crossed, he looked at the manager who had a nervous smile on his face, he took the bags that had the clothes in and went to the changing room and started changing his clothes, he already took a shower yesterday so he only need to change his clothes


After changing his clothes, Ace came out with a full black clothes with his silver Belt, Necklace and ring, the clothes looked good on Ace, Black and silver were always his favorite colors 


" Wonderful!!! You look very handsome my lord!!' The manager praised  Ace clapping his hands. Ace gave him no attention and just said " The survivors of the Shiganshina district... Where are they??"


The manager got surprised at first for not expecting this kind of question out of the blue but he still answered " They're in the northern lands of wall Rose in the lands of the braveheart family my lord"


"I see...then see ya" he tossed the man a small bag of silver coins and before he leaves he said " I will forgive what happened earlier for that question " he then left


The manager was sweating from head to toe "He was a noble's son after all, I almost ruined my career " To offend or please a Nobel son means a lot for people like him, with just a word you will raise up or fall down to play cards with the king of hell



After leaving the shop Ace walked through the snowy roads of the city with his black silhouette as he was in deep thoughts ' I just hope Mikasa is with my parents and Eren and Armin too ' they were his precious friends and he didn't like for them to suffer, he wants to meet them. His friends and his parents


Ace made his way back to the house after buying a few refreshments like juice and fruits, so he can spend the night


" There is so much time ahead for me, I think things will be boring before I join the military...Should I start writing some kind of story or book to pass some time " Ace talked with himself and struggled to decide either to write or not and in the end he decided to write something from his world


So when Ace got home, he went to his father's study and brought she juice and a bag of paper to start writing

"  Game Of Thrones it is then " Ace said as he started to recall the TV series he watched and turned it into writing


...


The next morning in wall Sina. At the manor of the braveheart family, Roger was running through the hallways of his manor with a heavy breath as he shouts

" MARIA!!!? MARIA!!!!" he was calling for his wife with all his might with an opened letter in his right hand


He made his way to his bedroom where his wife is resting, when she heard her husband's shouting, Maria thought something happened and she got out of her bed with a nervous face as she asked " What's wrong Roger?? " 


Roger stopped in front of her with his chest raising up and down, he didn't speak and just handed her the letter


Maria took the Letter and started reading, from the first words her body started trembling, the longing in her heart for her son is raising like it never did, she could recognize it, her son's playful writing

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Wassup!!


It's me Ace, Just in case you forgot I am still alive, I am now in the old house of the Mimira city in wall Rose

Missed you :-P 

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As always, short and playful, he never respected the rules of writing letters


Maria looked at  Roger with her face filled with tears and she just smiled at him, a smile that made the house look more cheerful than ever and just said one word that she didn't say in a year and half " Ace!!"

Roger smiled back at her and said " Let's go meet our son " he gave her his hand and pulled her out of the house after changing their clothes


Finally the braveheart family that was separated for long will reunite after a long time, The father, Mother, Son and daughter have all suffered in their own way, be it physical pain, worrying, heartache,hate and sadness those are all feelings that hurt the braveheart family


And now they finally can stop those emotions from eating them

After his death, the MC met a high-level being who told him that he can send him to a world to live a second life with a few cheats with him...and of course, the MC agree to it.


Update Rate: Unknown (when I have free time)

Heavy breaths rang in the room. Her emerald eyes jumped around the place, a dead body, a severed head, no blood, and a Gear in her grip. She released the weapon and threw it aside. Soon, she had crossed the room and the house and threw herself outside of the shack.
However, a moment later, she was forced to a stop as she glanced around her.
"What. . .where am I. . ."
Lights filled her vision, lights and sounds she had never heard before. There was talking, yelling, clanks of metal, and soon, she was looking up.
It was a giant domed city. A giant domed city of iron, and a film of a mana covered its construct. Yet, a brick tower pierced through its rough and into the white clouds above, reaching higher than even she could see. She was on the outskirts of such a city, not even residing within, and all around her were dilapidating shacks made of wood and metal, some like little boxes and others rising high, and then there were humans in mismatched clothing—moving about in daylight through an asphalt road.
The place was beyond crowded.
There was a honk and she turned her head to see the mass of a white truck headed for her. Rose moved her body, quickly jumping out of the way like the rest of the slum-folk along the road and ignoring the curses of the driver of such a motor.
This was a world, a place she did not know.
She quietly settled her mind, shocking herself at the composure the hum of her Core brought to her, listening to it reminded her of her own safety, and returned inside of the shack. She had to get a grip first. She entered the workshop, the weapon had disappeared, and she looked to the Core and the woman.
A few minutes later and she managed to put the thing back into the Homunculus. Brown eyes blinked open, took in the room with the dead body then back at the girl in front of her.
"Did you kill him?"
"Yes," She told the truth.
The woman looked at her and then smiled.
"Please," Maria said, and Rose thought she would cry if their bodies could, "Please. . .kill me too. . ."
The girl's emerald eyes widened and she looked at the woman with narrowed eyes.
"Why!? You're free now!"
"I have 5 years of memories. . .memories I do not want. . .memories I don't want to live with any longer. . ."
"I could reset you!" Rose exclaimed, she felt she could, no, she knew she could, "I could reset your memories and programming!"
She couldn't make her free from restrictions. That would require her Core to be re-built from the ground up, and that process would wipe her current self from existence. But it was possible to reset her to an earlier state, a state before she met Lux
But the Homunculus asked her a rather simple question.
"And what then?"
"What-what then?" Those words left her mouth, quieting with each instance until there was nothing left.
"You already know the answer to that question."
Maria laughed lightly then pointed to her neck.
"Look at my neck, look at this mark of a Slave Series—a single human that takes a look at me will just order me again, claim me as theirs, and that's that—I'll forever be the same."
Rose fell silent at those words. The Homunculus was right. Unlike her, who held no markings as per being an N. Series, Maria's branding could never be removed and she certainly couldn't set herself as a owner, that too would require her Core to be rebuilt. Even trying to hide the marking with clothing would make no difference, if any human accidentally commanded or asked her for something or another, her cover would be blown and her body would move on its own. There was simply no escape.
"Alright. . ." She took a breath and forced out the words, "I'll kill you."
There was something terribly wrong with this world, Rose thought as she detached the Core from the woman.
"My name is Maria—do you have, did your owner give you a name?"
A pale blue light shined between them, highlighting both of their faces.
"Rose," The girl muttered.
"I envy you, Rose."
With those words, Rose severed the connection between the doll and her Core and Maria fell over.
"There's no need for that."
She looked at the woman then at the core that shined blue—there was still residual of energy left inside. She thought it better it didn't go to waste and brought it close to her heart.
A blue light shined and the Core in her hand grew duller.
However, as she absorbed the mana of the dead Homunculus, draining her energy into her being, five years of memories entered into her.
Her body shook and the Core fully shattered.
She saw the life of the Homunculus in her mind. From being told she had been taken from a trash heap, fixed by the boy, then staying by his side as per the sigil he had engrained in her. Their relationship had been simple—she was initially like a mother to him then, more of a mother than his own, and as the boy grew, his mind worsened at failure after failure, he had spent 3 years in a Mage Academy and he had came back out with nothing to show for it. His family, the Luthers, nobles that lived within the domed city of Alos she had saw, disowned and kicked him out. A few months of struggling and he finally found his way to the slums. Then, the day came when he broke down and ordered her to be his wife. And that was the same day Maria lost what little freedom she had as an Homunculus.
Rose sat down at the chair, looking between the corpse of the man with eyes of hatred and that of the woman. She sighed. Save for the baggage the memories carried, there was also a slew of information on this world, specifically the city and the slums, that it contained.
"I see," She thought, her mind settling down with the hum of her Core, "Before anything, I need. . .a way to make a living."
It wouldn't be funny if she lost all her charge and collapsed. She needed Mana Orbs. She needed to buy them. And she needed a way to continually make Lixels, what she came to know as the currency of this world. And as she looked at the Constructor in front of her, she thought she knew just how to go about that.
Rose stood up and walked to the man. His detached head still had a shocked expression but she bent down to his body and began to remove what she needed.
She went through the memories she had gained. She stripped off the bracelet, the Pad, the most important asset on him and wore it to her own left arm. She took off his blue jacket and wore it over her sweater. Then, she took his Peace-Maker, otherwise crudely known as a Gun.
Finally, she rummaged through the bin at the back of the workshop, taking her eyes off the other that had both metal and scraps. At the end of the day, she had found black leggings that seemed to fit her well enough, socks of white, a strip of the same color to tie her hair into a ponytail and sandals made of wood.
When all was set and done, she looked over herself and an insight came. The hum of her Core still resounded in her mind but she was an homunculus that took no orders from humans. She was an homunculus that was free. And, she wondered, how and why that come about, along with all the slew of things she didn't know she had or could do.

Rose, a broken doll tossed out into the world with the carelessness befitting her status below humans. However, acquiring a power beyond what she should be able, she fights and Rose Against The Heavens.

The story of a homunculus fighting against fate with a piercing wrath. Raging, an adversary to a cruel world. And taking place in a techno-fantasy.
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'Today has been a long day ...' Adrian thought as he looked at the front of a store that looked quite ordinary. After manipulating Nick Fury, Adrian used his webs and came swinging from building to building to the place where the abandoned SHIELD base was located.
 
He was being accompanied by the five agents who have Symbiotes in their bodies, Natasha and Jessica also accompanied him.
 
Adrian was surprised for a moment to find Maria Hill in front of the abandoned base. She was waiting with several agents beside her.
 
After Adrian thought about it, he believed it was his mother who ordered Maria Hill to show up here. Of course, she must have used Adrian's new pawn named Nick Fury for Maria Hill to accept her orders.
 
"Is this the location?"
 
"Yes." Maria Hill, who was next to Adrian, replied.
 
Maria was suspicious, she doesn't know what happened, but suddenly Nick Fury and Adrian became best friends ... She finds this sudden friendship very strange...
 
How can two enemies who have sworn to death each other become friends so suddenly?
 
"Hmm, this is just an ordinary store." Jessica Jones commented, she was still wearing Adrian's outfit.
 
"SHIELD has several underground bases around New York, they disguise their bases by building ordinary stores on the surface," Natasha explained. As a former SHIELD agent, she knew very well how they operate.
 
 
Natasha was also wearing a costume similar to Adrian.
 
Adrian looked at the SHIELD agents who were being hosted by the Symbiotes.
 
Adrian looked at the black Symbiote named Riot with a cold smile. From the moment Adrian saw the Symbiotes, Adrian wanted these Symbiotes for himself; after all, he knew0 the benefits of having a Symbiote by his side.
 
Adrian deemed he can give these symbiotes to his family; with that, they would be protected from any danger.
 
Adrian is not afraid that the Symbiotes may harm his family instinctively. He knows that if these Symbiotes become his followers, they will follow any order from him.
 
That was the privilege of an Alpha.
 
'Well, if they don't obey me, I just have to make them obey me.'
 
Adrian took his attention away from Riot and looked at Maria. "Is there anyone else besides Symbiote and Natasha's sister on this base?" He asked, pretending ignorance. He knows very well that this sudden 'friendship' he had with Nick Fury will raise suspicion of Maria. Because of that, he decided to pretend he doesn't know anything.
 
Adrian doesn't want to control Maria Hill like he did with Nick Fury. He wanted Maria Hill to willingly become his subordinate.
 
Adrian regarded Nick Fury as an enemy and a threat. He will go to great lengths to eliminate or use it to his advantage. But so far, Maria Hill is just an agent who follows Nick Fury's orders.
 
A sudden thought crossed his mind. 'Stopping to think, if Nick Fury is under my control, then is Maria Hill my subordinate too?'
 
"No, only V-001 and ex-Red Room agent Yelena Belova are on that basis." Maria Hill denied it. "The V-001 host is also on that base, but we don't know his status."
 
"V-001?" Adrian asked he hadn't heard that classification from Nick Fury.
 
"This is the name we give the first Symbiote to have a host."
 
Adrian used his brain and can soon find out where they got that name from. 'Oh, they used Venom's' V, 'Since he was the first Symbiote after Venom, they rated it' 1 ', so the name V-001.'
 
"Let me guess, is my name rated V-000?" Adrian asked, smiling.
 
Adrian gave his Symbiote a mental command, and soon he was covered in a black suit.
 
"Yes." Maria Hill responded with a stoic expression. "How do you know that?" She asked in a neutral tone of voice.
 
Adrian huffed: "It's pretty obvious, I can say that you used me as a basis for experimenting on these symbiotes. They must have been named in order of host or importance." He looked at Riot and pointed with his finger:
 
"He has the presence of a leader, so his codename must be V-002." Adrian pointed to the yellow Symbiote. "She has a slightly lower presence than V-002, but I can easily see her pride, her code name is V-003."
 
"The rest must be codenamed V-004, V-005, and V-006, right?"
 
The agent groups will be surprised at Adrian's deduction. Maria Hill was surprised too, but that surprise didn't show on her face.
 
Adrian turned and walked towards the store.
 
Natasha, who was smiling through the mask, quickly followed. Jessica looked at Maria Hill with disgust and followed Adrian too.
 
Jessica was disgusted, misunderstood Maria Hill, and Adrian's conversation. She thinks Adrian is a mutant, and he was captured and experimented by this organization. Because of that, these agents have powers similar to Adrian.
 
"What is the plan?" Jessica asked.
 
"The plan is simple," Adrian replied.
 
"Currently, I am stronger than all of you, I will get the attention of the aggressive Symbiote, and I will fight him."
 
Upon noticing that Natasha would deny the plan by saying it was too risky. Adrian added: "The five Symbiotes will help me eliminate the aggressive Symbiote in the meantime. Natasha and Jessica will rescue the survivor."
 
"Okay." Jessica agreed.
 
Adrian looked at Natasha and said in a kind voice. "Go save your sister, she needs you."
 
Natasha nodded with a gentle smile under the mask.
 
Adrian turned and walked to the back of the store, he investigated the place a little. He found a strange opening in the wall, he pushed the wall a little, and a secret passage was opened.
 
The secret passage was an elevator...
 
Adrian looked at the agents and Maria Hill, who were entering the store and spoke. "Maria Hill, I want you to wait here, I don't want to protect you during the battle."
 
Maria Hill narrowed her eyes in annoyance. "Are you calling me worthless?"
 
"Yes," Adrian replied without mercy. "In a fight with beings who can do that."
 
Adrian lightly attacks the wall behind him.
 
* Booom! *
 
"Ordinary humans are just dead weight."
 
Maria Hill calmly looked at the destroyed wall. She can see that Adrian did not try to destroy that wall. He just shook his arm, and that happened. She broke into a cold sweat when she imagined this result on a human body.
 
"Okay, I'll wait here."
 
"Good." Adrian smiled through the mask. "These five agents and I are going to fight the aggressive Symbiote."
 
Adrian turned and was about to enter the elevator. He heard the black Symbiote speaking in a hoarse Symbiote voice.
 
"Wait."


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Adrian Weismann is a lazy and normal boy with a weird family, there’s also a chuuni one-eyed bald pirate. Adrian's life seems normal but his mother aunt and that bald pirate aren’t. What is Adrian gonna do when he gets trained by the best spy and gets symbiote as his partner? For that you’ll have to read this to find out.

"I can use the trunk." I thought, emptying it out and placing my art supplies beside my bed. It was a fairly big trunk, enough so that I could fit inside of it if I was curled up into a ball. The red container became lighter, and I popped the wheels out on the bottom. They folded up so that the trunk would move around, and remain stationary, but I needed this for my plan. Not to long ago on social media, Maria had made a post of her at her house. She and her friends were spending time together, celebrating Maria winning the art contest. I knew where she was, and knowing her and her friends, they most likely had alcohol at the 'party'. If my assumption was right, they should be drunk by the end of the night, which is when I planned on pulling this off. I didn't have time to wait, I needed her gone now. Just thinking about her was pissing me off. Besides, "I'm smart. I've read police reports and watched dozens of show's movies, and even a couple of books explaining how these things usually go. I can avoid mistakes if I'm careful enough."

The first part of my plan was how to kidnap her. Well obviously, I can stuff her into my trunk. The art supplies label should throw people off. I can look like a simple high schooler, rolling her stuff down the street. If Maria at all woke up though while in there, then there would be problems, but I wasn't counting on it, considering she could potentially be drunk. It was snowing outside too, so I would be leaving tracks. I might have to cover them up then. How though? I remember hearing something about covering up tracks in snow being difficult. There isn't any real way to do it, but I do remember one thing. I can't leave any imprints of the soles of my shoes. The markings on the bottom can be identified, so with every step, I have to shift my foot to not leave any. That's another problem. It's December. Christmas is only a few days away. People could still be out shopping or doing other activities, so I can't look suspicious while doing it. 

So, get Maria into the trunk, cover my tracks, and then bring her somewhere to kill her. Before that though, I need to know what to kill her with. I contemplated the idea of using a hammer or perhaps a wrench, but why not use a simple knife. Making my way downstairs, I looked towards the kitchen. We had a small rack of knives used for cutting things up. The biggest one also shared some similarities to that of another killer. Always wore a white mask, never spoke. Usually had a mechanic's jumpsuit on. "The knife could work." I thought, grabbing it and taking it upstairs with me. I put the knife into my trunk and went back to planning. I might need something to keep Maria quiet. My father had duck tape in the garage, so I could use that. Another thing I needed to come up with was what to do with the body. I could bury her, but that would take some time. That, and the snow is making the ground cold, so that should make it harder to dig. Shit. I have to though, there's no other way I can completely hide the body. The only question for that is, where. Bate's County is rather big, and has a couple of spot's that could work, but no. I need to bury her far away. "The woods? Yes, that can work." Bates County is surrounded by a large heavily wooded forest. I can take her there, walk deep into it, and kill her. "It's going to be a long night." So for the checklist, I would need my winter gear, my art trunk, the kitchen knife, duck tape, a shovel, and maybe a lantern to see. That'll work. 

I walked back downstairs, and to the garage. The shovel was hanging on the wall, right above the table with duct tape on it. I grabbed both of them and walked over to where we kept the later. Well, it was more of a flashlight, but it looked like a large lantern, so I always called it that. Once everything was gathered and stuffed into the trunk, I grabbed the spare lock I had and put it on to prevent the trunk from opening. The key was attached to a necklace, which I just easily put around my neck. I took a step back and let out a long, and deep sigh. "Am I really going through with this?" I wondered, "Is this a good idea." No. But I can't think of anything to do anymore. The school's office hasn't helped me before, my parents surely won't. Beside's, I want to see Maria dead. Her gone would just make my life a whole lot easier. 

My snow coat and snow pants were hanging in my closet. I put everything in and readied myself. The city buses have a compartment to put luggage under the seats. It's like the overhead luggage space in an airplane only for buses. I carefully took my art trunk down the stairs and out the front door. Already, the wheels were leaving tracks in the snow. I groaned and shook my head. "It better snow later." 

The bus stop wasn't far. I waited, using my trunk as a seat. When the bus did come, I opened the compartment on the bottom and slid the ramp out. Pushing the trunk into the commitment and closing it, I climbed on and sat down. It would be at least a thirty-minute ride to her house. As time passed I stared out the window, looking at all the people. They were walking with their kids, chasing each other, playing, shopping. When I finally got to my stop, I climbed out, retrieved the trunk, and started rolling it down the sidewalk. Maria lived at the end of a long stretch of houses. Each one was built to look the same, though some had small gardens to try and stick out. There was a tree line I could use to hide behind, close to the side of her house. I wouldn't have been able to find this if she didn't have her location on when she posted the picture. I pushed the trunk past her house and into the woods, hoping no one saw me or thought this was suspicious in any way. A series of bushes covered the tree line, to block the tree's trunks, and I chose to hide behind theirs. All that was left to do, was wait. Wait for the sun to set, and the moon to come out. It can provide me shadow's to hide in.

It being December and all, it didn't take long for night to fall. The light's in Maria's house were on, and I could just faintly hear the beat of the music. If I could hear it all the way out here, I can't imagine what it sounds like inside. I waited a bit longer, and got back up, pushing the trunk along the treeline, until I was at the left side of her house. Peaking through the one window on that side, I was able to see inside. I could just barely see through what was going on. Music was blasting over speakers while something on TV was playing. Maria and her friend were sitting around each other in a circle, spinning a bottle between the four of them. Other empty bottles had rolled across the floor and judging on their movement, they were all drunk. "Perfect." I thought, "Just as planned." I undid the lock on my trunk and opened it slightly, enough so that the lid was leaning against the side of the house.

Cracking my knuckles, I walked over to the front yard, and over to the door. I picked up a rock on the stone path parallel to the front sidewalk that led to the driveway. Quickly, I pressed the doorbell, and ran, hiding around the side of the house. The music kept going, and once the door opened I could hear just how loud it was. "I can use this." I thought. Maria stepped out onto the front porch and looked around. She had a cigarette between her middle, and index finger. The smell was awful, and I started to despise her, even more, knowing that she smoked. 

"Hello... hellooooo?" Maria said, stumbling a bit as she walked further out. Her hair was a bit of a mess, being very undone and frizzly. She walked out in a pair of sandals, her feet covered by tall stockings that went up to her knees. They were visible, as she was wearing shorts that only really went down to just above the knee. She wore a long sleeve shirt, with a pink skull printed on the front. Judging by the two bump's that poked out of the shirt where her breasts where I assumed she wasn't wearing a bra. "She must really be drunk to walk out here wearing so little." 

I used the other rock and slammed it against the side of the house. I pulled my head back as she turned her entire body to look my direction. Slowly, I made my way further back, and around the other side of the house so I was just out of sight. A moment later, Maria rounded the corner, tripping over herself and almost falling into the snow. It wasn't very thick, and every footstep revealed the grass beneath it. The moment she saw my trunk, she tilted her head and started walking over to it. 

"What the fuck?" She said to herself, bending over to look inside. "The fuck is all that?" Her words slurred. This was my chance. Quickly, I ran around the corner and over to her. Adrenaline filled my body as I rushed over and raised my fist. I didn't scream and brought it down onto the back of Maria's head with all the strength I had. She was lunged forward, hit her head on the roof of the trunk and slumped over into it, going limp. The cigarette went out as the tip of it landed in the snow.

I winced in pain as my knuckles went numb. I'd never punched anyone before, and it hurt like hell. I tried to ignore the pain and rather celebrated that I had knocked Maria out. It felt good. Reaching into the trunk, I pulled out the duck tape and bound her arms and legs together, then put a strip around her head to completely cover her mouth. Every time I used a new strip, it made a loud ripping sound, but the music drowned it out. Once everything was done, I positioned her into the trunk and slowly closed it, locking the container, and grinning. All that was left was to cover my tracks. I walked back over to the front door, and shut it quietly, muffling the music once again. As I walked, I used my feet to brush away the footprints. That was they couldn't identify me by my shoe's. Pushing the trunk out from the side of the house, and back through the tree line, I followed along with it until I hit another street. That's when I finally left cover and rolled it through the thin snow to the nearest bus stop. I needed to get to complete another side of town.

It has been argued that horror films, and violent movies, spark aggression and inspiration to commit horrible acts of violence. Though this argument has been countered, let's take a look into the life of one, Zoey Morgan. An eighteen-year-old high school student, living in an abusive household, with the constant and daily harassments from rivals at school. What will happen when this abused, and lonely art student finds great enjoyment in watching the suffering of others? In order for her to keep this desire a secret, she must juggle it alongside her daily life, and her growing feelings for her best friend.

This book contains relatively short chapters. Something you can pick up, and read in a few minutes instead of sitting for half an hour to read one chapter. 

Author's Note
I am a huge fan of horror movies and read a lot of Stephen King, who is probably my favorite author. So, I wanted to write a horror story, but I'm not that good at it, so instead, I came up with an idea I'm much more satisfied with. I want to write something disturbing, and horrifying. I want to see just how far my imagination will go. Trust me when I say that some scenes may not be for the faint of heart.

Marcel dropped Liam off at school the next morning. He was feeling very reluctant to part with him, to the point where his road manager went to drop off Liam's things at the orphanage while Marcel was wasting time saying goodbye to Liam as if it would be the last time the two would ever see each other.
"Big brother, you should go now," Liam said as he too got tired. Marcel was just thinking of how George is going to bully the boy and just that thought made it difficult for him to let him go in peace.
"If anything happens, you have to call me right away, if you can't reach me-"
"I'll call uncle Damien, now go, I will be late for class," Liam complained. When he finally had the chance of moving away from Marcel, he did not make the mistake of lingering around and instead left immediately. He waved back at Marcel as he ran to class.
"Okay, now that we've dropped him off, you have to go to the hospital," Julia said from behind him and he groaned helplessly. Julia did not seem like the kind of person that could be easily talked out of plans, it was especially clear when he received a call the previous afternoon not to eat because of the medical check-up he was going to be doing that day.
Marcel looks back for the last time before getting in the van and driving off to the hospital.
"Do you have any health issues?" Julia asked as she was aware of everything that happened the previous day.
"I can assure you that I don't," Marcel said with his eyes closed. He had had a hard time sleeping the previous night because of how he was stressing himself on how he was supposed to leave Liam alone at the orphanage.
"You're lucky the audition is later today, if Damien didn't insist on this check-up I would have postponed it to a later date so you can prepare yourself for the audition." Julia said as she fiddled with her phone.
"I just have to do the walk right?" Marcel asked curiously.
"They'll probably ask you a few questions on if you've had previous jobs and your goals and things like that, you know it's for tv right?" Julia asked to confirm that Marcel was aware of what he was getting himself in to.
"Yeah, I know that, if I do make the cut, will I have to move to another residence? Will filming be every day?" Marcel asked as he sat up. He lost all the motivation to take a nap that he had before.
"They'll let us know how your schedule is going to be once you make the cut, so make sure you do," Julia answered. They had revived the current program from its predecessors that had failed miserably in the past, so there was no definite guideline on what to expect of it.
"We're here," Mark said after stopping in front of the hospital. 
"Let's go," Julia said as she got out of the van and Marcel followed behind her. After confirming the appointment, Julia sent Marie to accompany Marcel as she left with Mark to prepare for his audition. 
Marcel went through a series of blood tests, scans, x-rays and some machinery that he did not even recognize and what he thought would be a basic health check ended up being too thorough.
"Who is paying for this?" Marcel asked Marie who had been escorting him from one lab to the other.
"Of course, it's you, it'll be deducted from your earnings in the future," Marie said with a sweet smile. Marcel could only groan helplessly. He thought that after being ordered to get the health check-up the company would pay for it but it seemed he had to pay for the time the CEO wasted to come to check on him.
"Ah~ I didn't even ask for this," Marcel said but that was the extent of his complaints, he didn't say anything else about the whole situation, it was his own health anyway, so it would be a bit weird to complain.
After all tests were complete, he met with the physician who gave him a clean bill of health and just ask that he have a more balanced diet as his gut health was questionable.
"I'll go change," Marcel told Marie, who had called Mark to check on their whereabouts. After receiving a nod of acknowledgement, he went to change back into his clothes.
"Are we ready?" Marcel asked after coming out of the changing room.
"Mmmh, they are waiting for us downstairs," Marie said and fell in step with him.
"Is it just me or have people been staring at you a lot today?" Marie asked after she noticed a bunch of girls pointing in his direction.
"Is that so?" Marcel asked as he looked around and also noticed the girls that were looking at him. He smiled in their direction and waved and chuckled in amusement when one of them squealed in excitement.
"Is it fun? Being so good-looking?" Marie asked curiously.
"It actually is," Marcel answered honestly as they continued to walk out of the hospital. Marie was not actually expecting him to answer her question, but when she heard his answer, she could not refute it all.
The door to the van opened the moment he stepped outside, and he got in the van quickly. 
"Let's go," Julia said to Mark, and they drove off.
"How were the results?" Julia asked.
"Clean bill of health," Maria answered. Julia turned to look at Marcel, who had reclined his chair and put on a pair of sunglasses. His entire demeanour screamed that he was resting and did not want to be disturbed.
"Really? Nothing at all?" Julia asked Maria to confirm.
"Yeah, he was just told to have more balanced meals to improve his gut health," Marie answered saying everything she heard from the doctor.
Julia looked at Marcel in confusion as he remembered how Damien described the whole situation. He said that he had a headache that was severe to knock him out and leave him practically paralysed afterwards. Julia frowned but didn't bother him and let him rest. Whatever it was, in case it recurred during the audition, she did not want to be blamed for not letting him rest.

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Lulu had been in the entertainment industry for more than 20 years. At the peak of her career, she received an endorsement deal that was difficult to refuse.

On the product launching party, she was handed a "prototype" of the final product but because of a bad accident that happened during the party, she woke up in Marcel's body, 300+ years into the past. Just in time to change the direction of the future he would have chosen for himself.

What will happen when the queen of the entertainment industry in the 24th century is taken back in time to the 21st century as a man?

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The team from Amestris and their guide Boris along with his pet bear Toby took shelter in a broken house, just at the outskirt of the forest. Boris told Maria and Danny about the time when he met Olivier Armstrong. Then they slept well under the protection of a large brown bear sleeping right at the entrance of that house.

When the Sun started spreading its crimson ray on the land of Drachma, it also managed to enter the house through the holes on the ceiling, and the rays fell straight on the closed eyes of Danny and Maria. They woke up while Boris was enjoying his sleep with his furry friend.

Now that the sun was shining in the sky, the internals of the house in which they took shelter, were visible more clearly. There were marks and small carved drawing on the walls. While Maria and Danny were examining the drawings, Boris woke up and spoke from behind.

"What are you guys looking at?" Boris yawned.

"Just some writing and drawings on the wall," Danny replied while looking at the drawings.

Boris stood up and moved closer to them to look at the drawings and writings by himself. There were three bubbles in which something was written and one bubble was connected with other with arrow marks. The complete carved drawing of those bubbles was representing a series of places. In the first bubble, a cacoon was drawn which was connected to the bubble in which a house was drawn. The second bubble was then connected to the bubble where there was a question mark. The wall was covered with dirt so, Boris cleaned the wall with his palm to see what else was written on it. After he cleaned it, he was shocked to see what was written over there. Maria and Danny were also watching it, but those words on the wall had a far greater impact on Boris, the words which said – "Krish was here".

Boris was speechless, he fell on his knees and started looking at the floor. He then got emotional and spoke. "All this time, I tried to search for you, and you were here all along… More than 25 years passed, not a single clue…I almost gave up on you…I wonder what you would be looking like now old friend," He chuckled faintly.

There were some tears accumulated in his eyes. He wiped out those tears, stood up and turned around. There was a genuine smile on his face. Maria and Danny were a bit surprised by his actions. So, Maria asked, "Is that Krish person very important to you?"

Boris kept on smiling and replied, "I spent almost my entire life searching for him, and this is the first clue I found after all those years…Yes, he is indeed someone very important to me."

After his explanation, everyone was starting him, even Toby. But, he walked past Maria and Danny, and tousled the bear, with the grin still intact on his face.

"Let's go, we have some important business in Othon," He said.

They picked up their bag packs and got ready to leave the broken house.

"So, how are we going to reach Othon from here?" Danny asked.

"There is a village nearby," Maria informed.

"How do you know that?" Boris and Danny asked simultaneously out of surprise.

"Get out of the house and see for yourself," Maria replied.

Boris and Danny got out of the house and saw there was really a village at some distance. The houses in the village were appearing small from the place they were standing because the village was approximately 1 mile away from the broken house. Everyone was now assured that there was indeed a village nearby but there was a question bugging in everyone's mind, which was brought into the conversation by Boris. "It's really strange that we didn't see any light from the village when we came here last night," He said curiously.

"Let's go and find out," Maria proposed.

"Alright," Boris agreed.

"But, what about Toby? Are you also going to take him into the village?" Danny asked.

"Don't worry, he won't enter the village. He will be wandering near the village avoiding contact from people. We have been doing this from years, and he can easily track me if needed," Boris replied.

They separated from Toby and went toward the village. The village's name was Selonova. It was an almost abandoned village, where only a few families were left. The people of the village mostly relied on fishing from the sea which was 3 miles away from the village. When the group entered the village, they saw the people wearing furry coats, furry boots, and furry hoods. The village life was looking very dull. They went to a shop where a man in his sixties was selling fishes. The shop was in the open, so when Boris and team reached near the shop, the shopkeeper stood up and smiled. "Welcome, you don't seem to be from around," The shopkeeper greeted.

"No, we are just on our way to Othon. Do you happen to know how far it is from here?" Boris asked with a smile.

"Othon is just 30 miles from here," The shopkeeper replied.

"Is there any train or another mode of transportation we can use to reach there?" Boris enquired.

"If you get lucky then you may find a cart going to Othon," The shopkeeper answered.

Boris responded by saying "I see", and then took a deep breath to get out of the frustration. He started thinking about a way to get to Othon and that too fast. Meanwhile, Maria noticed the few fishes in the shops, and asked politely, "Can you prepare some fish for us?"

The Shopkeeper got worked up and said with a charge of energy, "Definitely Miss. How would you like it, raw or grilled?"

"Grilled," Maria answered with a smile.

"Alright," The shopkeeper responded, and quickly pulled out a fish. Then he started cutting it into rectangular medium sized cuts. While he was preparing the fish, Maria asked, "So, why there are so fewer people in your village?"

All of the energy in shopkeeper's voice disappeared instantly. He replied to the question, but with a sad voice while cutting the fish, "Everyone is moving to Othon slowly, that's why the population is continuously decreasing."

"Why is that?" Danny asked curiously.

"There are lots of reason for that. There is no proper connectivity to other places, there aren't many facilities in this village, and the most important reason being the safety issue in this place," the Shopkeeper answered.

Maria and Danny got more curious. So, Danny couldn't help but ask a follow-up question. "What safety issue?" He enquired.

The shopkeeper was finished with cutting the fish. So he put the fish pieces on the grill and looked at them. "This place has been infested with some creatures which come at night and hunt animals and human beings if they find any in the open. So, we stay inside our homes at night, even we keep our huskies inside," The shopkeeper replied.

"Is that why you don't even use lights at night?" Maria asked.

"Yes," the Shopkeeper answered.

Now that they got the answer on why they couldn't see the village at night, even Boris got interested in the conversation going on. "When did the last incident happened?" Boris interfered.

"A week back. They took a man about my age… He was drunk and let his door open at night," The shopkeeper replied.

"This seems very dangerous, isn't the military doing anything about the situation?" Maria continued questioning, and the shopkeeper kept on answering. "They don't care about a village full of old people," The shopkeeper answered with a frustrated chuckle.

When the team learned that the village was full of old people, their eyes and mouth were widened out of surprise.

"What do you mean old? Isn't there a single young person here?" Maria asked.

"No, everyone left long ago," The shopkeeper paused for a moment because of some old memories and then continued, "My son wanted me to go with him but, I have too many memories in this place. I would rather die here than go somewhere else."

In the meantime, the fish he was preparing was ready. He put the grilled fish pieces on a plate and served it. "Here is your fish," He said after placing the plate in front of them.

Because the shopkeeper was a very old resident of that village, Boris thought of asking him the question which was bugging him. "Do you happen to know about the house present near the forest?" He asked.

"Yes, that house belonged to a hunter. I think…he died a very long time ago, maybe 20 to 30 years ago," The shopkeeper replied.

"Was there a kid with him? A boy maybe, 14-15 years old?" Boris asked a follow-up question.

"After he died someone started living in that house. You are correct, I remember a boy, 14-15 years old living with a man in his late twenties. They didn't communicate with the villagers much, and one day they suddenly vanished," The shopkeeper answered.

While Boris was questioning, Danny and Maria were busy eating the grilled fish.

"Do you remember their names?" Boris asked anxiously.

"I remember the man's name, it was 'Artem'. He sold me fish sometimes which he used to catch at the bay," The shopkeeper replied.

Boris started thinking if he happened to know any person by that name, but no one by that name was coming to his mind. Meanwhile, the shopkeeper caught Boris' attention by saying, "There is one thing I can never forget."

Boris curiously looked at the shopkeeper to listen what he was going to say.

"There were never cases of creature attack in our village before Artem's disappearance, but after few months of his disappearance, creature attacks started happening. Initially, we thought it to be the attacks of some wild animals, but soon we understood once we saw them. We also tried to kill them, but we lost a lot of our own. Soon, many of the villagers gave up, they decided to leave the village or coexist with the creatures," The shopkeeper informed.

In the meantime, Danny and Maria were finished with their food. "The fish was really nice," Danny said after taking a burp.

Boris looked at the plate, and couldn't find a single bit of fish meat left on it. He glared at Danny and yelled, "WHAT? YOU ATE IT ALL?"

"You were busy talking," Danny replied calmly.

Boris narrowed his eyes and asked annoyingly, "So you thought you can eat it all?"

"Don't worry, I have more," The shopkeeper interrupted and smiled.

The shopkeeper then quickly grilled some more fish and packed them. Boris took the packed fish and thanked the shopkeeper.

While they were about to leave, the shopkeeper remembered something. "I forgot one thing," He said.

Everyone looked at the shopkeeper with curious faces. "If you want to know more about Artem, then you should go to Ms. Viola. She lives in the sixth house from here," The shopkeeper informed.

Boris couldn't stop himself from getting some clues which could lead him to his long lost friend, Krish. He thanked the old shopkeeper and went toward Viola's house to get some answers.


Roy and Riza have a son, named Oliver whom they have hidden from the world. Oliver has grown knowing that Roy is his father, but he never got to know about his mother. When Riza decides to reveal that she is his mother, something terrible happens. Meanwhile, someone in Drachma is finally stepping into Amestris with his deadly army, now that he knows Father is dead.

Find out, whether Oliver will ever know, who is his mother. And will Riza ever get to listen, the word "Mother" or "Mom", from her son's mouth. And what has Father left behind, which can bring down his own legacy. And what is the role of Oliver in all these events. Is he the key to save Amestris or he is the doom?

Chapter 8: KANA'S DETERMINATION
At the Palace after the broadcast, Kana rushed through halls worriedly for Reo and Anko. 
"I can't believe that they turned the entire world against them. I need to find a way to help Reo and Anko before thing gets worse. The Royal 13 might be call to end both Reo and Anko.  I know that Reo and Anko are strong, but even they can't fight thirteen of the strongest people at once. Let alone my father. Speaking of which, why did he place the blame of the purge of Takayama on Reo and Anko and what is he planning?" Kana thinking to herself as she continue down the hall and up the stairs. 
"Good afternoon, Princess Kana." The Head maid and her daughter said while bowing.  Kana ignored them and continued to destination. 
"Mama, There's something wrong with the princess." the daughter said. 
"What do you mean sweetheart?" The Head maid asked. 
"I saw tears coming the princess eyes. I think she's feeling sad about something." The daughter worriedly said. 
"Okay, then how about we cheer her up by giving her some snacks and tea." Head maid said. 
"Yeah, I bet she would love that." the daughter said excitedly. 
"Then, let go to the kitchen and fix some." Head maid said. 
"Yay!"
Five minutes after roaming all around the castle, Kana decided to go find Reo and Anko, and try to convince them to not go to war with the world. Then, she rushed back to room to change clothes. On the way there, she ran into the head maid and her daughter carrying a tray of delicious snack, ranging from cakes to cookies, and a pot of hot tea. 
"Good afternoon princess. We were wondering if you like some tea and snacks?" the head maid asked.
"I would love some, but only if you would join me Amelia and Sophia. " Kana said smiling. 
"Yes, Princess." Amelia said. 
"Well, let's enjoy them in my room. I have to change anyways." Kana said. 
"Okay, Princess, would you be needing any help?" Amelia said. 
"I'll be fine, but I'll be going out after tea. Would you like to join me?" Kana said. 
"Yes, I want to. Please mama can we go?" Sophia asked. 
"Okay, we'll go after tea." 
"Yay. I get to go with Princess Kana out." Sophia excitedly said. 
"Please settle down Sophia." Amelia said. 
"It's alright. She just excited. Let her have her fun." Kana said smiling. 
"Alright, princess." Amelia said.
After three minute of walking to Kana room, they sat down and enjoyed the tea and snacks they brought. Afterwards, Kana changed out of her clothes and put on some more comfortable clothes.  
"Here you go." Kana handing over a roll of cloth to Amelia. 
"What's this?" Amelia as she took it out of Kana hand. Then, it suddenly liquefied and formed clothing around Amelia body. 
"This is a special kind of clothing that instantly forms around your body. It's was a birthday present from some friends." Kana said. 
"Are you sure it's okay for me to wear this?" Amelia nervously asked. 
"Of course. Besides you were going to attract a lot of attention wearing that maid uniform." Kana said. 
"I guess you have a point." Amelia said disappointedly. 
"Oh. By the way, Can you keep this little trip between us?" Kana asked. 
"Yes, Milady. We'll keep this a secret." Amelia said. 
"Alright, Let's go." Kana said as she walked out her room door headed for the main exit.
At the south side of the capital, Kana and company walked up to a strange building. 
"Princess, What is this strange place?" Sophia asked. 
"I don't know. I was following a familiar PWR Level, and it led here. However, I have a feeling it safe for us to go in." Kana said as she walked towards the gate.
  As she tried to open the gate her hand went through it. 
"Oh, that's how it is. Come on, it's just a really powerful illusion magic. We can walk right through it." Kana said as she walked through. 
"Milady, Please don't leave without us." Amelia said concernedly as she grabbed Sophia and ran through. 
Once inside, they saw room with different people. Then, a portal suddenly opened up beside them, and a bunch of kids walked out. 
"Lady Kana, What a wonderful surprise. I didn't expect to see you here." Kasai said. 
"Oh my god, That the world's Princess, Kana Hasegawa." Geikei said. 
"Oh! You're the one that stopped mom and Auntie Asia temporarily with that gravity magic. What are you doing here?" Evee asked bluntly. 
"I'm here to talk to your overpowered brother on the behalf of the world. I was hoping that we cou- 
"Sorry to tell you this, but Reo and Anko aren't here." Lucie said as she and Maria appeared in front everybody. 
"What! Where did they go? Don't tell me that they went into hiding." 
"Of Course not, Why would they need to go into hiding? They're the most powerful people in the world. But if you need know, they went back home." Lucie said. 
"Okay, to Hikojima then." Kana said as she walked towards the elevator. 
"Where are you going human? You can't just roam around." Maria said. 
"By the way, Lord Reo and Lady Anko isn't at Hikojima." Kasai said.
 "What? If not there, where can they be?" Kana yelled. 
"Kana, first you need to calm down. This isn't right attitude for a princess. Secondly, Why are you so anxious to find them?" Lucie asked calmly. 
"How dare you talk to the Princ-"
"It's alright Amelia. She is right. I do need to calm down." Kana interrupted Amelia. 
"I'm looking for Reo and Anko to convince them to turn themselves in, and wait for before this turn to a bloodbath nobody wants." Kana said. Kasai, Yuko, and Maria, shocked by Kana statement, showed killing intent towards Kana, but didn't act on it. 
"Kasai, Maria, Yuko put a strong barrier up around me and Kana." Lucie said surprisingly calm while smiling. 
"Yes Lady Lucie." 
The three of them place the barrier around the two of them. 
"Now Kana, Repeat what you just said." Lucie said smiling. 
"I want Reo and Anko to turn themselves in to prevent bloodshe- 
"Purgatory" Lucie said as she transformed. 
"I think I have misspoken. I meant. I dare you to say that again." Lucie said giving off an immense killing intent. 
"Lucie, calm down. I know how it sounds, but I'm trying to ensure that they both live because I know my father plan. Once they are found, my father is going to send all of the Royal 13 members to handle them. And, when I say handle, I mean kill on sight." Kana said with fear in her voice. 
"How dumb do you have to be? Reo and Anko are immortal. They barely age, so they can't die."  
"Even so they can't fi- 
"Enough with all these excuses. I don't care if you want to try. You can, but I doubt they would agree to your plan. By the way, you're a horrible friend for suggesting that on today of all days." Lucie said as she powered down. 
"I know today is the day when their hometown, and most of the people they care about got purged. And to make things worst they get blamed for it." Kana said. 
"No, you idiot, today is their birthday, and for you to suggest that they turn themselves in for a something they didn't is what I call a horrible friend. But what can you do? It's not like you knew that this was going to happen on their birthday. You just knew what the king was going to do it. Anyway, don't come to me like we're friends cause apparently we're not in your eyes." Lucie said as the barrier collapsed. She turned around and walked off leaving Kana on her knees to think about her relationship with everybody. 
"Princess, Are you okay?" Amelia asked.
 "Yeah, I'm fine." Kana said. 
"Hey Meanie, what did you do the princess Kana, you meanie." Sophia yelled at Lucie. 
"I did nothing to her, sweetheart. We only talked about something important. I didn't touch her at all." Lucie said. 
"You sure you're okay, Princess?" Amelia asked concernedly. 
"Yeah, I'm  just fine. No need to worry." 
"Hey, you still want to talk to Reo and Anko?" Lucie asked. 
"Yeah." Kana said. 
"Okay, Let's go. We're going there now." 
"Where?" Kana and Amelia  asked. 
"The land of the Jan-gu, Eden." Kasai said. 
"Where is that? I haven't heard of a place like that on earth." Amelia said. 
"That's because there no such place ever existed. That's just a place that was written in the twenty-first century bible, The origin place of all mankind." Kana said.
  "According to legend, It was a beautiful place where filled with every kind of animal and flowers. It was the place that god himself had made to be as his workshop. There, he made the human beings, the first man, Adam, and the first woman, Eve. Together Adam and Eve became the guardians of Eden and lived freely, but they only had one rule given to them by their creator. Don't eat either of the two apples from the Tree of Knowledge. One of the apples grants unlimited knowledge, but in return you will have to lose your mind. The other apple grants immortality, but in return you will face unbelievable pain. They realized the dangers of the apples, and promised not to mess with them. However, one day there was a snake that tempted Eve to take one of the apples and eat it. She walked up to the tree, and grabbed both of the apples. Then she ran back to Adam to give him one. They each took a single bite from their apple, and something unimaginable happened. Adam, who bit into the apple of knowledge, gained the knowledge of the gods, but it was too much for him to bear. He went insane almost instantly. Eve, who bit into the apple of immortality, gained immortality, but felt a pain humans all know now as a woman's period. Later that day, the god, they served, saw the changes in his creations. They were radiating divine energy. When he their disobedience, and as punishment he banished them from Eden. But, he didn't stop there he supposedly ordered a subordinate of his to burn Eden down, and Adam and Eve was cursed to roam the earth. However, this story from the Bible is wrong." Kasai said. 
"What do you mean? How can you go against a whole belief like that?" Amelia said. 
"Hey, we aren't here to talk about religion? Where is Eden, Kasai?" Kana said excitedly. 
"It's in another dimension. One that's exists above the rest. It'll take about a hour or two get there by our ship at its fastest." 
"Okay, Let's go immediately." Lucie said. 
"Hey big sis Lucie, can we go too?" Evee and Lacia asked excitedly. 
"Huh, what did you call me?" Lucie said surprised. 
"Oh, did we overstep our bounds?" Evee asked.
 "No. No. No. I was just excited and surprised you called me that. Anyways, sure you can come with us. Now let's go to Eden together." Lucie said smiling. 
"Her mood changes quickly." Kana and Amelia thought to herself. 
"Gate." Maria said. 
Then, a giant magic circle appeared under everyone's feet, and teleported them into a dark basement of the mansion, where they keep a variety of things that Reo and Anko made using their creation ability. The things in there ranged from vehicles to weapons to giant robots to clothing. 
"Wow, leave it up to Reo to make a lot of amazing things and just lock it away." Evee said.
 "Well, All of the things in here have some type of fault in its engineering." Lucie thought to herself. 
"So, Lucie, what are we looking for anyway." Kana asked. 
"One month before we started classes last year, Reo and Anko came out of the V-room,  and created this place. Then, they started to transport a lot of things they created in the V-room. Apparently, they both don't have full control of their creation ability, because they create stuff while they sleep. Among those things, there was a vehicle that was capable of inter-dimensional travel. I think Reo called it 'Kuro'." Lucie said. 
"Who dares to utter the name my master has bestowed upon me." A mysterious voice echoed. 
"Who said that?" Amelia asked. 
"I guess it was Kuro, but I don't see anybody though."  Kana said. 
"Foolish human, I'm right in front of your eyes. I'm Kuro, The Shadow Cart.  Why have you come to see me?" Kuro said appearing in front of Lucie.
They saw a little spirit-like angel girl with pitch black wings.
"I'm Lucie Tachibana, future wife of Reo Amagiri and Anko Namikaze. I came here to ask you to take us to Eden, The  land of Jan-gu." Lucie said.
"Wait! She's a Tachibana. Even more did she say future wife to Chronos and the Queen. What kind of monster is Chronos?" Amelia thought to herself.
"Lady Lucie. Please forgive for my rudeness. Of course, I will take you there immediately." Kuro said as she disappeared. 
Then, the ground started to shake and rise up from beneath them. 
"What's going on?" Amelia said as she wrapped her arms around Sophie.
Then, she and Sophie fell off the platform as the ground beneath them crumbled, but she was caught by a white tail. 
"Be careful, human. Your the only bodyguard that is here for your princess. If you don't come, she will be in danger." Kasai said as she sat them down on the beside her.
"Thank you." Amelia said gratefully as Kasai pulled back up her tail.
Then walls formed around them making a box. Slowly the box deformed into a big jet-like vehicle.
"Please take a seat. We're about to take off into the dimension gate, and we'll arrive at Eden in thirty minutes." Kuro said.
Suddenly, a light shined revealing a path leading into a wall.
"Alright, let's go." Kuro said as she revved up her engines ready to zoom down the path.
"Wait, we haven't sat do-
Kuro suddenly propelled forward at sonic speed. Everyone screamed as they was flung into the back wall. Kuro gained speed gradually as she raced down the path. 
"Kuro! Slow down! We're going to crash into the wall!" Lucie yelled as Kuro got closer to the wall. 
"Don't worry Lady Lucie. We'll be just fine." Kuro said as she continued  speed up.
Everybody screamed except for Kasai, Yuko, and Maria.
Then, the jet phased through the wall as if it was a phantom. 
"What just happened?" Amelia asked as everybody went.
"We entered a dimensional vortex." Kasai said.
"D- men- si-on- al vortex?  What's that nice lady?" Sophie asked with a confused look.
"Kasai Amagiri, and a dimensional vortex is like a highway that temporarily links the dimensions together. It similar what Lord Reo and Lady Anko do when they move to places instantly through portal." Kasai explained to Sophie.
"How do you know this?" Kana asked.
Kasai ignored her.
"Well, Kasai how do you know this?" Lucie asked.
"Well, As you know, there are abilities that granted to those who form familiar pacts with each other. One of those abilities is Mind Link. Mind Link allows us to learn everything about each other from our past. You can say it helps us understand our family better." Kasai said.
"But how does that answer our question?" Kana asked.
Kasai ignored her again.
"Oh come on!  Why are you ignoring me?" Kana thought to herself.
"Big Brother Reo and Big Sister Anko have the memories of three people inside them. Big Brother Reo's Grandparents, his uncle's and Big Sister Anko's Aunt, and their own memories. That's how." Yuko said.
"Thanks Yuko." Kasai said.
"No problem, but why did you ignore the princess like that?" Yuko said.
"Because the pathetic human wants to convince Lord Reo and Lady Anko to turn themselves in to the World government for a crime they didn't commit." Kasai said. 
"Yeah, but Big Brother won't accept that proposal easily." Yuko said smiled.
"I know, but to think she suggest something like that. It's unforgivable." Kasai said.
"Calm down. There's no point of getting angry about it. You know she'll fail." Yuko said.
"Still, How dare she have the nerve to even suggest that." Maria said.
"Enough you three. We can't be worried about that now. Reo and Anko are in another dimension. Who knows what going on there?" Lucie said worriedly.
"I doubt that Lord Reo and Lady Anko would cause trouble." Yuko said.
"Kuro, full speed. We have to get there before Lord Reo and Lady Anko get into trouble." Kasai said.

In the year 2108, the world has changed its definition of being normal. The people of the world gained unique abilities and magical powers. However, with this development, the corruption of the world grew. The spread of crime and murder increased all over the world. To fight the corruption of the world, the world’s governments decided to rally together and fight against this threat. They formed an army of people who have special powers, called SP User, and magicians to combat against the corruption of the world. They called this organization The World’s Army Association. Thanks to the power of the World’s Army Association, corruption has decreased in the world. As a result, the world became a peaceful place and began to flourish, however peace doesn’t last for long. The world on the outside looks normal, but it’s horrible and full of corruption. The corruption of the world spread to the world’s government and the army’s leaders. However, in this corrupt world, there is a righteous boy who dreams of leading the world’s army. However little that he knows, He would be the leader of the World's Strongest Team, The Amagiri Clan, or that he would change the world.

Out of the other three villas, Li Du landed one more. Logan and an estate buyer took down the other two. The house-pickers had poor loot that day.
They blamed it on Li Du and felt that Li Du was there to hinder them. It was he who had brought the treasure hunters there and caused them to win nothing.
In such a scenario, they naturally harped on the fact that Li Du had spent two million to buy a haunted house, just to vent their anger. They talked about it non-stop, with a smattering of critique.
Li Du nodded at Lu Guan and Lu Guan understood his intentions. He went off to check out the state of affairs as the house.
The real estate agent, Snyder, was already waiting. He took over the three villas Li Du had won and prepared to go through the formalities. He said, "Boss, you can go back first, I will sort it out for you as soon as possible."
Li Du stopped him and said, "No hurry. Regarding the villa on the hillside of Belair Pilates. This, one, do you know anything about it?"
Snyder has been involved in real estate transactions in Los Angeles for many years, and his source of information was much superior to Li Du's, as Li Du was a newcomer.
As he expected, Snyder indeed had information regarding that villa.
Seeing the photo of the house, Snyder's nostrils flared up slightly. He said, "You bought this house? How much did you pay?"
"What happened to this house?" Li Du persisted in asking.
Snyder threw his hands out and said, "This house is quite famous in Bellaire. It's known as the Haunted House or the Murderous Mansion."
"This house had been built around fifty years ago. In the first forty-odd years of its existence, everything was fine. However, around five years ago, something happened. At that time, the owner had been a lonely man. His wife and children had passed on due to an accident."
"The old man had lived a quiet, sad life. However, one day, he was suddenly very happy. His surrounding neighbors asked him what happened and he said that his wife and children had returned. He said that they were now living together again."
"From then on, the old man often went to purchase daily necessities, as though it was an entire family using those things, and not just himself. At that time, everyone thought that he was hallucinating. After all, he was a lonely man who lost his kin. As you know, such situations are understandable."
Li Du nodded, signaling for him to continue talking.
"Around two weeks later, someone heard a gunshot in the house. The gunshot had rung out just as the sun rose. Then someone called the police. When the police entered the mansion, they found that the old man had shot himself."
Snyder pointed to his chin and said, "The muzzle of the rifle was here. The bullet entered from here and blew up his skull."
"That incident was classified as a suicide. There were many strange things in the storeroom of his house. There were photos of his deceased wife and children, their belongings and other items. The police felt that the old man had mental problems and killed himself in his hallucination."
Li Du said, "They came to that conclusion simply because of those things? Isn't that over-simplifying it?"
Snyder said, "Listen to me, boss. It was not that simple. According to the information I got from an internal source, the police even found some items related to witchcraft. There was a bloodied small coffin, some ashes from animals, the preserved carcass of black cats and crows, among others. They also found a sinister book that recorded the spells of resurrecting the dead…"
"That has happened the year before. Then the house was sold off at a low price. A couple bought the house and moved in there with four children."
"Not too long ago, their four children started to say that they would see strange people loitering in the house at night. One of the children described the person he saw and the description matched the old man who committed suicide!"
"Those children had never seen the old man, nor did their parents. Logically, the children would have no way of knowing how the poor old wretch had looked unless they had really seen something."
"The situation worsened. On the one-year anniversary of moving in, the couple was awakened. They realized that their children were not in their beds. In the end, they found their children loitering on the rooftop…"
Saying that, Snyder gulped and said, "Boss, what I'm going to tell you next is not exaggerated at all. It's all facts."
Li Du said, "I will not doubt you, go on."
Snyder said, "According to what the couple said, the four children had been loitering on the rooftop with their eyes closed, as though they were sleepwalking. However, a strange smile hung on their lips."
"Then, just after they appeared, the children looked as though they had been led by invisible people who were holding their hands and pulling them off the roof!"
"They just watched them jump off?" Li Du asked, shocked. "The parents, the two of them, were they sleepwalking as well?"
Snyder shook his head. "No, of course not, they were very awake. However, they felt as though they were controlled by some invisible force. They were conscious as they got to the roof, but they were unable to move. It was like a nightmare!"
"Fortunately, after the two children jumped off, there was suddenly thunder. The sound of the thunder shocked the husband so much that he was able to throw off the strange force that was restricting him. He dashed crazily forward and held onto the remaining two children. That saved their lives."
Li Du stopped for a moment before he asked, "The first two children who jumped off, they passed away?"
Snyder said with a dark expression, "That's right. Those two poor children died."
"Later, the police interrogated the other two children but did not get any information. The two children who fortunately stayed alive seemed to have lost their memory. They could not remember what happened that night. A doctor's examination found that there were traces of atypical activity in their brains. It was like they were drugged. However, the medical examination did not find any kind of drug in their body."
"The couple was unable to bear with it and decided to sell the house and move away. From then on, the haunted house gained its fame, which caused its value to depreciate."
"Finally, a rancher in Montana bought the building at a low price. He typically did not live there, and he treated the house as a place to stay on his winter vacation. In his hands, everything seemed to become normal. However, in the first half of this year, another accident took place, and the rancher died as well."
"Three consecutive homeowners, three consecutive accidental deaths… this made the haunted house more and more famous. When the rancher passed away, the incident caused a lot of talking in the local area. Many people demanded that the house be demolished. Perhaps you weren't here at that time and did not know about it."
Li Du asked, "Then, how did the house end up here after that?"
Snyder said, "The house was bought by the rancher on a loan. After his death, the house was passed on to his son, but the son did not have enough money to pay the inheritance tax and gave up some of the inheritance, including the haunted house."
Having heard that explanation, Li Du frowned. This house was really quite sinister. No wonder the starting bid had been so low. He had not thought much about it then. He did not expect this to be the reason.
Based on the stories, he had really gotten a wretched house. However, Li Du did not believe in ghosts or haunted houses. Instead, he believed that there was someone behind all of it. Hence, he decided to move in and discover himself what exactly happened.


They love gold, and they love silver. Even more so, they love gems that dazzle, like stars across the skies. 
Firearms, jewelleries, and precious metals; A collector’s world will not be complete without antiques.  
Storage auctions, old goods trade, re-estate sales and gold-digging. But the truth is, if one wants to make money, then the supreme way is through searching for the legendary treasures. 
Holding the fort, there’s an ocelot, a wolf, and an Andes condor. At the side, there’s a loyal hound, an irascible ape, and an African honey badger. Who said that you can only rely on humans when treasure hunting?! 

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