It’s a time of war in the state of Jewlen in Rabe. Martha Grey is the owner of the largest estate in Rabe and helps aid in the war efforts for the imperial side. She houses and tends to wounded soldiers. Her brave heart going in and out of the war zone has brought attention to General Albasten’s eyes. For months he tries to win over the young heart of Martha Grey until the unthinkable happens...

The dark haired bully Martha, studied her prey with interest, she noticed Pierce looked more alert and stiff than usual, she predicted it was due to an extra presence she had brought along with her, generally Martha would have asked her friends to knock out the extra if it wasn't an adult but the guy had an aura around him she wouldn't dare ruffle with.

"I am Martha Twain, who would you be?" she asked nicely, hoping she could get the guy to side with her, from wherever he was he must be very popular.

Vladius just kept on looking blankly at the girl who stood with arms crossed and a smirk on her glossy lips, her posture rivalled the models at ramp walk.

To Vladius she lacked perfection and presence both, he found nothing of interest in her. It was true her figure was very feminine with a slim delicate body and petite height although her caked face full of makeup and perfumed scent had him retching internally.

He noticed she was patiently waiting for him to speak and with each passing second she was getting angrier. He didn't like her, not at all, her existence radiated vulgar up-bringing.

Pierce saw the one sided interaction and wondered if the day could get anymore undesirable, because a pissed off Martha was worse than a raging bull. "He cannot speak so he -"

"Well, that doesn't matter to me, you can tell me his name."

"His name is Vla-" she silenced herself abruptly when a hand took hold of her wrist in a tight grip, to her utter shock it was Vladius. It was the first time he had initiated contact with her, so it had to be a warning. When she looked back at him he shook his head firmly, his eyes guarded.

Martha kept quiet about it but she didn't like the threatening vibes the guy was starting to send her way, it felt chilling when technically he wasn't even looking angry, his face was really calm and uncaring.

"What, you also not gonna speak now?" Martha asked with irritation and huffed slightly with frustration as she strutted towards them like a predator. Her eyes glaring dangerously at the two with a new found stubbornness, "I asked you a question bitch, would you or would you not answer. Remember who you are talking to."

When they didn't speak Martha pushed Pierce with her palms and heard her crowd laugh at their prey. Since they were standing at some distance from the eatery, people couldn't see them and thus they were partly safe, it gave the bully a slight advantage.

Pierce winced at the sudden contact and stepped back griping her fingers into a fist, she was scared for Vladius as he was their guest, she didn't care what happened to her as she went through it daily. She knew they were out numbered and even though he was a boy, looked tough and could also lodge a complain against the group, it would still be quiet a mess before anything could happen in their favor.

"Leave him out of this, this is between us."

"Pierce Pierce Pierce, are you that stupid, it may be between us but he got caught in this because he is siding with you. I am not scared of anything you know, since you already know who my father is and how much of an influence he has around here."

"Can't we just leave it as it is and stop this childish game?" Pierce was getting super annoyed with everything and above all she was scared for Vladius. Whatever the reasons for their feud might be, it gave her bully no freedom to just do as she liked. Still... judging from the smirking face and the angry tick on her forehead she was very angry for some reason and an angry Martha could go to any lengths to achieve what she wanted. Pierce felt the anger being directed more towards Vladius than her through the use of her sixth sense and it confused Pierce greatly. 'Is she angry because he didn't answer her authority?'

Pierce's dad was also influential if that was what she was wanting to compare but Pierce never took advantage of that or boasted about it to the whole world and she certainly wasn't a bully. She had been kind to everyone for almost all her life but if that kindness would in return hurt Vladius then she would fight back with all she had. He was an innocent lad who took pleasure in eating chocolates and if he was to get involved in some petty dispute because of her, she wouldn't forgive herself.

"Is that a glare I see Pierce, I didn't know you were capable of that," Martha mocked as her goons snickered to themselves.

"Martha let's get on with it, I am getting bored now," It was Ginny who said that, she was considered a rival of Martha in the earlier days but they soon saw something in common and got together as best of friends, that something happened to be the poor Pierce.

Martha considered her words and snatched away the packet Pierce had been holding, the contents fell down on the pavement like scattered beads. "Stop it Martha please, just take a look at what you are doing, this isn't right and certainly not what you want to become in the future."

The bully smirked some more as she stepped on the chocolate bar remorselessly, if Judith had seen it, he would be throwing a fit at the utter lack of respect for food, not to mention he would have lodged a complaint against Martha and her party. "You want me to stop this huh? Then make me."

Pierce was about to reply when she saw Vladius staring calmly at the ground, more specifically at the chocolate bar still stuck beneath the foot. In other instances she would have seen it as nothing more than just an expression yet in the situation they were currently stuck with, the calmness was nerve wrecking.

"Huh, you want something?" Martha asked him gleefully but what she missed was the clenching of the fist which Pierce did not. She just hopped this whole ordeal won't turn into a brawl and her chocolate loving friend just ignored it, or else the first day of freedom would turn into her last if they went to jail for it.

Vladius pointed downwards at the bully's foot as if asking her to remove it, but Martha just pressed further into the chocolate not caring that it was now torn and crushed.

What happened next was confusing for Pierce, she did not know the exact occurrence but Vladius was successful in scaring away Martha as she stepped back almost with a tremble. Since he stood in front of Pierce now she couldn't see his face but he must have glared or something for Martha and even Ginny to leave their stand like that, even the ones who were standing next to her shrank back in fear.

"Let's go."

Martha looked at Pierce briefly before leaving with half of the group who had taken a stand behind Pierce still as confused as Pierce, it seemed even they didn't catch just what happened. Pierce certainly didn't.

When they were out of sight Pierce bit her lips trying to hold back her questionings but her curiosity got the best of her. "What did you do?" She didn't see him punch, or push or speak, so what did he do for them to just leave like that? She was certain a glare couldn't do the trick. 'And I didn't catch when he stepped in front of me, wasn't he standing just next to me this whole time? I am sure I did not even blink.'

He didn't reply with any kind of action or even a scribble, he just picked up the all the fallen things from the ground into the packet, his acute focus on the task was slightly disturbing.

"Vladius?"

This time he looked up at her as if finally remembering where he was or what was going on, his senses appeared to be flooding back to him. Shaking his head for a while he smiled softly back at her and pouted while pointing towards one of his crushed choco bar. This action was enough to make her sigh with relief, the Vladius she knew was back on track and it was a good thing.

"I just wanted to know what you did back then, they looked almost scared of you. Tell me you don't happen to be some fallen angel or vampire in disguise." She didn't know what she was wanting but the answer seemed almost crucial to her. She found herself asking what part of the question was a joke because she hadn't been joking. 'As if vampires are real.'

He tilted his head as if contemplating what she said and processing the answer and then chuckled strangely. Handing over the poly-bag to her he took out the notepad from his pocket and started to jot gown quickly. "I just glared at them with my full potential."

Pierce laughed awkwardly, "I would like to learn it too, I certainly haven't achieved my full potential yet."

Vladius just smiled goofily.

The eatery they visited was packet full but still they were able to get a seat before it closed down. They ordered a hearty meal of burgers and pizzas as she decided they were going to eat all junk food and with the money she had with her it was all within her limit, to the observers it was astonishing to find how much Vladius ate but to her it was fast becoming a common knowledge. "Want to try some Chinese?"

Valdius grinned while still eating the pizza slice, his demeanor was so happy that she was sure he could light up the whole city. "Waiter!" she called politely.

Candy, the waitress rushed to them as soon as she heard the call, she looked very pleased with them as she complained why more customers couldn't be like them. "What else can I bring for you?"

"I would like 1 plate of chilli garlic noodles with red sauce. Also pack some brownies, I heard you introduced it this summer."

"Yes yes we did, our special brownies are a hit. So anything else honey?" she lovingly asked with a well placed warm smile.

Pierce returned the smile, "No that will be it."

Vladius raised an eyebrow at her when she grinned stupidly at him, "You are so gonna love the brownie."

--

He had loved the brownies the most as she had expected, he even went as far as not to share even an ounce of it with her despite her whines. She wanted to tease him about it but let it go after catching a glimpse of his smiling eyes. 'Such a kid he is,' she thought for the hundredth time that day as a small smile made its way on her lips.

Reaching home hadn't taken much time, the night had become more chilly as they walked out the cab. At distance she could see the lightening and the delayed sound of thunder. It must be her but she caught shadows flying in the sky. Shaking her head firmly she went inside the door as her father waited at the side, Vladius had already gone in so she didn't need to delay any further.

"How was today."

Pierce didn't even need to think before a reply was already forming, "It was more than fun."

Judith watched as she went in and up the stairs, her face brimming with happiness he had never seen in years. He hadn't liked the idea of a boy coming to stay with them, he had refused firmly, 'But if she is happy then...'

Looking outside he saw the sky grimly, "It seems... they have started moving, don't you agree Raado?"

[ON HOLD]
Being normal is boring right? Not for her, because she craves it.

Pierce Slayworth is your typical 17-year-old, a gentle soul, very shy and timid. Yet the strict rules of her father, everyday bullying and the dark shadows always stalking her makes her life a great struggle.

But it all takes a sudden turn when she meets Vladius, her handsome young guest with a charming smile, a guy who respects her and is seemingly innocent, he is like your standard prince.

But is he?
 
A secret gets revealed that can change the entire world as she knows it, forcing her to question her life, was it all a lie?

"This novel is part 1 of the series."

Cyan Salvatore grew up as a normal human being in the world of mortals, not knowing that there are supernatural creatures living behind the shadows.

Devastated and in pain of the sudden lost of her loving parents, alone in the world full of malice, she was left with the most cruel situation of having to find a way on how she will be able to pay all the debts that her parents have left her.

What's going to happen when young, beautiful, and smart Cyan met this sinfully handsome man who didn't just managed to turn her world upside-down, her emotions inside-out, and make her feel the most unusual sensations that even her out-of-the-world imagination, wouldn't be able to form in her mind and heart?

Not to mention that her body always get warm all over, even by a mere gaze he threw on her way.

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BELOVED SERIES: BOOK ONE

I only had to keep her busy for 15 minutes.  She would probably want to make Dave lie on the bed, I thought.  I went through my wardrobe at lightning speed and took the Teddy and a bra which had been part of the clothes pack that Dave had ordered for me.  I also grabbed the lotions on my vanity table.  I opened the bathroom door from my room and rushed to Dave's room.  At the most I had one minute to try something. 
I messed up the bed sheets to make it look as if someone had just had a wild romp in it and crumpling the Teddy, I threw it on the bed. I artfully draped the bra over the mirror and put my lotions on the bedside table.  How I wished that I had otther feminine items I could leave around the room to make Estena feel that Dave was already engaged in another intimate relationship.
I knew that it wouldn't stop her plan, but it might delay her at the thought that she might be interrupted by the lady-friend.  I then rushed out of the room, putting the latch on the bathroom door.  Should she come to the bathroom, she would see the other door and know that there was another room connected.
I then put my eye to the keyhole and tried to peep to see what was happening.  I saw Estena almost fall into the room when the door opened, propelled forward by Dave's weight.  He was not asleep, he looked dazed and wasn't reacting at all.  He looked as if he was paralyzed, just his eyes moving side to side.  I was glad that, at least, he wouldn't remember any of this the next day as I was sure he wouldn't like to see himself so helpless and at the mercy of a woman like Estena.
As I had hoped, as she was nearing the bed, Estena couldn't miss the sight of the Teddy and I saw the scowl that covered her entire face.  She huffed and with a last effort, she threw Dave on the bed.  She paused, with her hands on her hips and surveyed the room.  This time her eyes couldn't miss the bra on the mirror and the grimace that she made this time transformed her entire face to something which was very ugly.  Her eyes were red and her fangs came out.  If I hadn't been on the other side of the door, I would have been frightened out of my wits.
I could feel my heart beating loudly and I hoped that her senses were dulled enough with the drug for her not to hear it.  For a moment I had forgotten that even she had a very good sense of hearing as a full-fledged vampire.  And if she was associated to a Vetala like Mr Freere, maybe even she was used to having fresh blood.  From what I had read in Nani's diary, this would also increase her strength as well.
'Why did you not realize this earlier?' I asked myself as I slowly backed away from the door, trying to put as much distance between us as I could.  I saw the citrus body mist on the counter and I sprayed it around me for good measure, so that she did not catch my smell as well.
As I moved back to my room, I wondered what she might be up to and with a jolt, I realized that frightened or not, even if it would put me in danger, I could not leave Dave at her mercy. 

I unlocked my door and went past Dave's room and started climbing the stairs.  As soon as I knew she couldn't hear my steps, I flew down the stairs until I reached the main door.  Then I started talking loudly,
'Martha, Martha darling.'
I tried to do my best impersonation of Gati and prayed that Estena did not know my voice enough to recognize me.  I had said just one line in front of her after all.
Martha came rushing out of the kitchen and she had on her shawl as I hoped she would as I had seen her with it the previous night.  As she opened her mouth to call out my name, I put my hand in front of her mouth and silenced her.  Then I whispered, 'Dave is in danger.  She drugged him and she should not recognize me.'  I could see that this was a lot of information for Martha to process at the same time.  So I pulled her shawl from around her shoulders and wrapped it around my head. 'Call me Gati,' I said.  It was the only name I could come up with at that time.
'Oh Martha, where is my honey?'
'Oh, Miss Gati, good evening.  He is upstairs in his room,' Martha said, playing along.  We moved closer to the stairs and I raised my tone, at the same time visualizing Dave who must be lying unmoving on the bed. Come Estena, fall in my trap.  You have to.  Five minutes had already elapsed.  Ten more minutes before the drug would start taking effect.  She could easily take Martha and me down within seconds if she went in full-vampire mode, so we had to trick her instead.
How I wished I had Claudia's acting skills at that moment.  Each year, she was the one in charge of the theatre club and would come up with great plays.
'Dave darling, where are you?' I said in a sing-song voice. 'I'm sorry that I had to leave early yesterday.  But I missed you sooooo much.' Oh God, I hated to talk in such a saccharine sweet voice, it was so fake.
I heard the door of Dave's bedroom open.  Bingo! I had to continue with this act for some more time.
'Oh Martha, it's so windy outside.  I had a special hairdo prepared for my Dave.  But first, I need some food to have some strength for my man.' Yikes, I really was an awful script-writer, but I still hoped it was a hit with my unwilling audience.
I could feel a strong gaze from the balcony of the first floor.
'Oh Martha, I saw two cups of coffee on the porch,' I then said, knowing it was not true as Martha had already picked them up and washed the dishes. 'My sweetiepie had a guest?' I asked.
Seven minutes to go.
Martha hesitated and I knew that she did not know what to reply.
'Uh, yes, Miss A...Gati, Mr Dawn had a guest.'
'Okayyy, who was it Martha?  I hope that it wasn't any of those air-head bitches that always seem to flaunt their chests around him.'  I knew that this would definitely make Estena bristle with anger. Riling her up might be one way to keep her busy.
I heard the door close gently again and knew that Estena had gone back to the room.  Either she would try to seduce Dave to get rid of me, the love rival, or she could do worse.
'Martha, we have to do something.  You are a vampire, so you would know the weaknesses of vampires.  How can I weaken her?'
Martha looked to be at a loss for words.

When Ash wished for her life to change, she didn't expect it to change so radically.  Who would have thought that the prized locket, given to her by her grandmother, would lead to an extraordinary adventure where she would encounter vampires and werewolves.  She would learn that it was dangerous to trust, but deadly if she didn't trust the one who had been sent to save her.

Above the green trees, a cluster of dark green clouds arrived, within it there were flashing electric arcs, showing the fury of nature.
Then the cloud shrank into a young Wood Elf. His neck and hands were covered with mysterious patterns, just like those shamans who were in charge of the sacrifice rites.
"Martha, repeat your words. You said you were framed by them? They said you had summoned the devil?" Ferragond asked Martha, and he had completely ignored the sorcerers. 
As he was asking, the right hand on Martha's face and the creepy veins had all withered like fallen leaves in autumn to the ground and turned into mud.
Martha said in great grievance, "They see Dance of Revenge as a summoning rite! That's ridiculous!"
Obviously, Ferragond knew Dance of Revenge. His eyes lit up with lightning, and the air of his power was integrating into the surroundings. Then, under his gaze, the sorcerers felt that the trees were shaking, air compacting, and dark cloud gathering, as if the entire world was being resentful toward them!
Even the little crystal dragon, Alferris, had felt the pressure. Annick's hand had been cut off in the middle of the gestures; Heidi could not help taking a step back and her back against the wall of the tree house; Jurisian had sweat on his forehead, and although he tried to smile and say something, he could not.
A new right hand had grown out of Felipe's snapped wrist, and it was covered with a layer of moisture as if it was just born from a mother's womb. In the strong wind, Felipe's hair streamed and his body was very tense. However, he would not lower his head. Instead, Felipe said with great effort, "There's… a book."
Iristine was not influenced by the great pressure, so she hurriedly added, "The congress's shown us a book called Viken's Special Summoning Ritual. It's about using simple and absurd rites for summoning those primeval devils. The book was written by Viken, 'King of Calamities', a legendary sorcerer in the past and today's pope!"
Although Stroop forest was located on the west coast of the Boundless Ocean and was away from Viken, to Ferragond, a legendary Druid, this distance was nothing to him. Viken wasn't a strange name to Ferragond, and since the congress had been informed that Viken was the pope, he had been putting even more attention to him.
Ferragond's eyes slightly squinted. As he lifted his hand, the book held by the elf automatically flew toward him.
The biggest enemy for Nature's Abhorrence was those human beings who destroyed nature, and the followers of the South Church were also human beings. Therefore, Nature's Abhorrence also regarded the Church as an enemy. Since the South Church had been trying to steal Nature's Heart and have the elves bend down in front of the glory of the God of Truth, for Nature's Abhorrence, the South Church was even more hateful than the congress.
Martha said at the top of her lungs, "Your Excellency, don't listen to them! We don't know if this was written by Viken! We don't know if Viken is the pope!"
Ferragond leafed through it and his brows frowned, "It indeed looks ridiculous, but it's ridiculous in the way that appears creepy and mysterious. I've read Pain Fable. In the fables, all the stories aim at twisting the good emotions and feelings to make one's heart full of pain and hatred."
Elves could live very long, and therefore, many of them had read lots of books. However, as Viken's Special Summoning Ritual was so childishly absurd, they had never paid much attention to it.
Seeing Ferragond's attitude, Iristine gave him the notes, "Your Excellency, please take a look at it."
"Mr. Ferragond, they're lying! They're lying!" Martha kept repeating herself, her lips trembling. 
"They do resemble a bit, but this cannot be the solid proof that Martha was the one who summoned the devil. A further investigation must be conducted." said Ferragond after reading the notes, who was still on Martha's side.
"Yes, sir. We're just being suspicious, and we hope that Ms. Martha can show us her willingness to cooperate." Iristine released a sigh of relief.
Martha shook her head, "Mr. Ferragond! They're faking it! They're sent by Nature's Balance!"
The look on Ferragond's face changed. Weighing the situation, he finally said, "Iristine, I don't trust humans. I'm going to question Martha myself."
A smile appeared on Martha's face.
The sorcerers did not think it was fair. No one knew if Ferragond was totally on Martha's side.
Iristine felt that she could not take it anymore. She did not trust Ferragond, while Ferragond did not trust humans and Nature's Balance. It would keep going like this and nothing convincing enough could be found.
"I'll take Martha to the elven tree." said Ferragond who had made his own decision. Iristine wanted to stop him, but had no idea what to say.
"Wait a second."
At this time, Lankshear and Atlant had arrived! It was just in time!
Holding a simple wood bow in his hand, Lankshear landed between Ferragond and Martha.
"Ferragond, you're the leader of Nature's Abhorrence. You shouldn't be interrogating Martha. I highly doubt it if you could find anything."
Heidi and Annick were greatly relieved when they saw Atlant had come back. Facing a legendary on their own was so stressful and scary for them, as they felt that they could be devoured by nature at any time if they were not careful enough.
Alferris finally had the chance to take out a light green fruit and fed it into its mouth. The little dragon needed some sweetness to comfort its nerves.
Ferragond stared at Lankshear, "You're suspecting me?"
"It's not about suspecting but avoiding suspicion. Don't tell me you don't get this, Ferragond." Lankshear talked back to Ferragond sharply. 
They never got along with each other.
Ferragond remained silent for a while and finally said, "Then let Her Royal Highness do this herself. I don't trust you."
Lankshear nodded, "I'll take her to the elven tree."
He did not mention anything about Town of the Anonymous.
Ferragond did not say anything but sneered. He had accepted the decision, but obviously he was not happy.
Lankshear turned to Martha, "You'll be treated fairly."
Hearing that, Martha suddenly burst out with crazy laughter. Devil patterns quickly covered her dark-green skin. Meanwhile, her eyes became red and creepy, and scales started growing out under her eyes.
Martha had been corrupted! The elves were all shocked.
"Is she possessed by the devil of abhorrence?" Felipe said in a low voice.
"Sir Ferragond, run!" Martha burst out with a bitter scream, "They know the secret of Dance of Revenge!"
Then her body exploded.
At this time, thick, dark green vines rose straight from the ground within a second and trapped the flesh and blood inside the cage formed by them.
When the vines split, Lankshear had put an arrow on his bow at Ferragond.
"It is you." said Lankshear word by word.
"Me?!" Ferragond was shocked, and when he realized what was going on, now his guts were burning with fury, "How dare you, Lankshear!"
Behind Lankshear's back, there was an illusionary picture of forest, and then the forest formed into a green ray of light which was the power of his arrow, "Martha's words have revealed it! Also, it was you who ordered to close the town. In the town, those possessed elves were also from Nature's Abhorrence! We're here just because of this!"
"Those human sorcerers have given us enough proof. What else can you say, Ferragond?" Lankshear scolded him, "Why did you do this?"
The elves could not believe what was going on.
Hearing the words, Ferragond took a bitter and hostile glance at the sorcerers and his fury burst out, "It's you bloody human beings! I'm seeing Her Royal…"
However, before the words finished, dark-green scales started growing out of Ferragond's skin, as if the hatred was taking its physical form.
"No!" Ferragond burst out bitterly.
Iristine and the rest of the elves were totally shocked. Seeing it with their own eyes, they were still having a hard time accepting the fact that it was Ferragond who did all these.
Lankshear said coldly, "Ferragond, be ready for the sentence!"
And then the green light shot out.
The great power of the cycle of nature consisted of incubating, nurturing, spreading, thriving, decaying, burying and again incubating was contained in this one single shoot. The gloss of the trees and plants nearby had all gone within the second.
At this moment, Ferragond had been abandoned by nature!
Totally unprepared, Ferragond was not able to do anything. The arrow directly went through his chest and green tree branches were now growing out of the hole in his flesh.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
Ferragond's bitter crying was full of hatred. His body started becoming transparent and it bulged fast. The tree branches went crazy by the polluted flesh and blood and were now turning to attack the elves and the sorcerers.
The forest had suddenly turned into the forest of flesh and blood!
Under the protection of Atlant's legendary-level shield, the sorcerers and elves remained safe. However, when the blood and flesh were all gone, Ferragond and Lankshear had also disappeared.
"Sir Lankshear can for sure catch Ferragond…" Iristine tried to comfort the rest of the elves, although she was in bad spirit, "He's Vengeful Hunter. He's good at tracking…"
...
Badly injured, Ferragond had run into this forest close to the abyssal gap. In a secret cave, he was trying to cure himself and get rid of the devil projection within his body.
"Why is it…" he couldn't help murmuring. He did not understand the situation.
"Why? Why!" He roared.
Under the influence of the devil power, he could not control his feelings.
"Because you learned Dance of Revenge. Because your heart's full of hatred." the cold voice arrived.
"Lankshear!" Ferragond was about to stand up and fight, but found that he had no spare power to use since he was resisting the devil projection. To gain the power again, he had to give up his mind and let the devil take control.
Leaning against the rock, Ferragond saw Lankshear walking in step by step. Lankshear's long, golden hair shone in the sunlight. 
"Why?" Ferragond kept asking in great frustration.
Lankshear smiled and checked the position of the sun in the sky, "It still needs a bit longer. When that plan works, it'll be a success."
"That?" Ferragond was confused. Meanwhile, he kept working on getting rid of the projection. For a legendary, a devil projection could not make him or her yield immediately until they decided to give up their mind.
...
"When the plan works, everything will be going perfectly." grinned the human-faced goat.
At this time, he saw Malfurion and another two legendaries coming.
The dog head roared in low volume, "I wish I could eat them up. But we have to pretend and run…"
"Get ready!" said the human-faced goat.
Facing a fight, the human-faced goat would never argue with the dog head, which would prevent them from exerting all their power.
At this time, he saw that there was a silver pocket watch in the young man's hand who was wearing the black double-breasted suit. Somehow, although the young man was still far away from them, they could already hear the pocket watch ticking.
"What is it?" The human-faced goat was very concerned.
"Whatever it is!" The dog head started roaring and the entire Scarlet Plain started boiling. Blood gushed out from the soil. The filthy raindrops hit the ground mixing with dark red dust. Their body bulged quickly and grew as tall as the red sun in the sky!
But then, they heard the clear "click".


"A falling star has brought the chaos. The throne of fate has lost its master. The nonbeliever who walks in light and darkness will make his debut."
In this magic world, knowledge is power.

Klein wanted to see how strong he had gotten. As he was about to take a fighting position against Supergirl, he felt a sharp pain in his spine and he passed out again. 

One would except Klein to have some illness, but that was not the case, instead, he was getting stronger. Inside the suit, Klein's skin started to turn gold, his psionic powers started to gain a boost and his body was now filled with the energy of the speed force. 

Klein slowly opened his eyes and got up from wherever he was sleeping. 

" Hey Martha, what happened? " Klein asked. In these difficult times, the only one he could trust was Martha. 

[ You finally woke up, huh? You have gained new powers, your body has upgraded, your mind has been upgraded, and most importantly you can now use the full potential of the speed force ] 

Klein heard this and was happy when he heard the last statement, wasn't he being scammed? It had said that it would let him use the bomb speed force once he completed the mission. 

[ It is not his fault Klein. Your body still can't handle the bomb speed force. From now on you should not trust the mechanical voice. It didn't really care if you died or not, the bomb speed force is being suppressed by this suit. One new information, you can now use your powers, without the suit. ] 

Klein listened to all of this and realized more of his flaws. The only one he could trust in this world was Martha, she was the only one who cared for him and loved him. 

As Klein was about to run away, suddenly, 

" Who are you? " A girl in a black leather suit asked. Behind her were several people with their guns pointed at him. 

" Hey, hey guys - " Supergirl was about to say something when Klein jumped from his suit and noticed the difference in his powers. 

Everything he could see was frozen, not moving at slow motion, it was literally frozen. He examined his body with the help of Martha and noticed, his body was now had multicolored lightning. 

Martha had said he could now use the full potential of the speed force, did that mean that now he could control the speed force? He decided to try something.

He willed the speed force to cover his hands. The speed force slowly but surely moved towards his palm and covered it. 

He could feel the power in his hands. He felt like it could cut anything. His hands were now glowing with multi-colored lights. 

Could he really cut anything? He decided to try it out, he lifted his hand and put it straight in front of him. He swiped his hand down.

Klein had expected the space to be cut, and that was exactly what happened but Klein didn't like this because he was again falling through another space-time hole. 

As Klein was falling though he didn't even try to outrun it. Any universe was better than the supergirl earth, it was just a soap opera. 

As he was falling he saw something that shocked him, that would be an understatement, it astounded him. 

On the walls of space and time passageway he saw, aliens. They were not Krypton, Daxamites nor Martians. They had a black body which was 20 feet tall with a star sign on their chest which glowed red and they were casually changing reality, to be exact creating. 

His was very scared, he didn't know where those places existed in the dc multiverse but he didn't want to be in their universe. 
Just as he thought he was about to see some normal things he saw another scene involving magicians. Their body they possessed wasn't a human body. They looked like their bodies were created of some kind of metal and they too were changing reality. 

One of the small kids from that race seemed to have sensed something and looked around, as he was turning his head he suddenly stopped, staring right at Klein. 

Klein's heart nearly stopped, but then he passed that scene and looked at the next scene. This scene shocked him even more, three teenagers were roaming in a jungle where they discovered a hole and entered it, there they encountered some kind of strange material which gave them physic powers.

How could Klein not recognize those scenes? The scene was from the movie chronicle. But the thing that happened after surprised him even more, in that movie those three kids gained minor, physic powers, but in this scene, they were granted the power to manipulate reality. 

Those three eventually ascended somewhere and disappeared. 

Klein was no pussy but he knew if he stayed here, he might get plunged into one of these places and potentially lose his life. 

He didn't want to go to Supergirl, but he didn't want to fall in one of these places either, so he ran towards the hole which was above him. 

[ POTENTIAL STONE: FORMS COLLECTED 3: KRYPTONIAN, CYBORG SUPERMAN, MARTIAN ] 

Klein noticed the notification but he didn't really care, he didn't have time for this. He finally reached the top and got out of the space-time hole. As he got out he noticed that everyone was still frozen. 

He didn't know how to close this space and time hole, he didn't want to ask Martha, he seemed to rely on her too much. 

If his speed force opened this, then it could close it too. That explanation would sound ridiculous if he wasn't in the ArrowVerse. 

He willed his speed force to close it and the multi-colored lightning slowly covered the space-time hole and closed it. 

Klein wanted to come out of his suit, he was in it 24\7, he needed some fresh air. 

" Bye Martha, " He said to which Martha said bye too. His suit eventually started to disappear into thin air, he knew the suit was bound to him so he didn't really worry but the next thing that happened really worried him. 

Everyone started moving again, Supergirl, the DEO agents everyone. At this moment, Klein knew, he fucked up. Klein soon got the idea of using the I am a good guy, from another universe, accidentally dropped here.

But why not just activate his suit? Klein thought then suddenly, 

[ POTENTIAL STONE: THE SUIT HAS BEEN TAKEN FOR AN UPGRADE BECAUSE OF ALL THE RESIDUAL POWER ] 

Now he knew, the only thing that could save him was his speed but he knew he couldn't really go faster than a speedster with red lightning or he might die. 

Klein then suddenly wondered, why did he feel like he was going to blackout? 

BAM 

Klein's body fell head first on the ground. He hadn't eaten for days, how was he going to use his speed when his body couldn't even handle it? The only reason his body could work perfectly normal was because of his suit providing him with energy. 

Klein then today learned another lesson, he should never leave Martha.

Klein is transported to the ArrowVerse. He is going to be the strongest but also the fastest.

Monk was worrying even more after hearing the words come out from Ray's mouth. Monk trusted Ray ever since Ray had gotten him out of the situation with the minotaur.

"Martha please give up." Monk wanted to shout out these words but he knew what Martha was like and she wouldn't listen.

Martha still had one more trick up her sleeve that she wanted to try. She knew she was in a dangerous situation but didn't want to give up before trying everything she had.

Wilfred and Sir K were currently watching inside the arena. They were using Sir K's shadow skill to remain practically invisible to everyone. This included those in the audience, as well as the two contestants.

"Do you think you can stop the arrow in time?" Wilfred asked.

"If it's at that speed, it's not a problem. The problem is if that arrow was her full power or not." Sir K replied.

Wilfred wasn't able to use the shadow skill to hide himself like Sir K so he had to stay close. In this situation, it would have been ideal to have one of them cover Martha while the other Cherry.

Sir K looked towards Martha and could see she hadn't given up yet. He decided that until she did, only then would he stop the fight. If the arrow moved faster, he might not be able to stop it completely but he could definitely stop it from causing a fatal blow.

Finally, Martha had calmed herself down and was ready. She took a shot aiming straight for Cherry. Cherry took a shot back, this time adding in her Ki making her arrow completely destroy Martha's. The arrow carried on moving forward but when Cherry looked up, she noticed that Martha was no longer there.

Instead, another arrow was already coming at Cherry from the side. Cherry quickly shot another arrow to meet the one from the side.

"So that's your plan," Cherry said while smiling.

Ever since Ray had given Martha advice from the first round, she wanted to practice it straight away. Although Martha didn't have much time and she hadn't perfected the technique, it was the last thing she had left.

Every time Martha would take a shot, she would move in an instant taking another shot after. This would allow the archer to attack while constantly changing their position. The problem was it was extremely difficult for an archer to move while shooting and still be accurate.

Martha's concentration was at her maximum.
"Shoot and move, shoot and move," she mumbled to herself.

The arrows came out fast and from all sorts of different angles. Cherry wasn't able to keep up and shoot all the arrows down. Lucky for her, she didn't have too. Many of the arrows were simply off target, either going above her head or even falling short hitting the ground.

As another arrow shot by Martha landed by Cherry's feet. Cherry bent down to pick up the arrow.
"It's a good idea, it's just a shame you don't have the power or accuracy to use it properly."

Cherry put the arrow from the floor into her bow and started to gather her Ki. It was a lot bigger and stronger than the time before. 

Martha then used her quick draw skill while moving causing three arrows to fire nearly at the same time but in three different directions.

The audience watching thought Cherry was done for but for some reason, Cherry remained calm while pulling back at her bow just aiming at one of the arrows.

Watching from the side lines, Ray could see how much Ki was being put into the arrow with his dragon eyes.

"Sir K, stop her now!" Ray shouted.

But the crowd at this point were cheering too loud for the master knights to hear anything.

Cherry fired her arrow with all her Ki. It was a one-shot skill that used up every bit of energy she had. If this didn't work then she knew she would lose.

As the arrow left Cherry's bow, it seemed to spin like crazy. As the arrow moved forward, the wind around it was being sucked in causing a mini-tornado.

The arrows that were coming at Cherry from different directions got sucked in by her arrow. It was now moving so fast that Martha had no way of dodging it.

Sir K and Wilfred moved as soon as possible to stop the arrow but there was no way they would get to it in time.

They both infused Ki into their weapons and shot out a blast of sword Ki energy hoping it would stop the arrow.

As the Ki energy hit the arrow, the power weakened and the tornado that went with it was no longer but the arrow still had great strength and carried on moving forward.

Martha closed her eyes as she knew there was nothing she could do but take the arrow head-on.

*Clunk

The sound of the arrow piercing through armour and into the body was heard.

Strangely though, Martha could feel no pain. How was that possible though she thought? Had she passed on to the other side? Or perhaps it was the adrenaline in her body blocking the pain.

"Someone call a doctor here as soon as possible and make it quick!" Wilfred shouted.

"Ah, so I did get hit by the arrow," Martha thought to herself.

"If we hurry, we can still save the boy."

"Boy?"

Martha then opened her eyes and noticed that there was no arrow in her. Nothing, not even a scratch on her. As she scanned around the arena to look for what happened, she noticed Sir K and Wilfred were knelt down in front of her.

Not only that but there was a boy in black armour on the ground. Martha rushed over to the master knights dreading for the worst.

As she looked down it was someone that she cared for dearly…it was Monk.

While Cherry was gathering Ki in her arrow, as soon as Ray shouted for the master knights to take action, Monk moved in immediately. Using his black sash footwork, running as hard and as fast as he had ever done before, Monk managed to make it just in time to stop the arrow.

He took the blow with his body, instead of Martha.

"Monk please don't die!" Martha cried out as she knelt by his side and looked at his pale face.

Sen, the last and most powerful dragon left roaming the skies causing chaos and destruction across the land. When all hope is lost the human race call upon their last hope, a powerful witch. Unable to destroy the dragon the witch uses the last of her power to cast a spell. Sen has not been defeated but has now been reborn as a human. 

How will Sen live his life now as a human who he once despised and saw as weak?

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A young man was browsing through his laptop while looking at ads on the Dark Web. After letting Jennifer handle the permit issue, Michael immediately drove home. He realized that he was too patient with ER games and needed to strike now. Michael had been building up a reputation on the dark web. He had developed a list of contacts that he could use to get anything on the dark web, for a price. 

First, Michael hired some hackers to keep ER games busy for a while. He paid one million dollars in bitcoins to Dragon squad. Dragon squad was a hacker group that could be ranked in top 25 of all the hacker organizations in the world.  Michael did not think Dragon Squad could bring ER games down; he just wanted them to keep ER games busy for a couple of weeks so that he could train in peace. The real attack would start once he breaks through. 

Michael then looked for Hitmen. He ended up hiring Mad dog; who was one of the top hitmen in the world. Michael paid Mad dog 500,000 dollars to take care of Lewis. The base fee was only 100,000; however, the price increased since Lewis was a high profile target.  Fortunately, Mad dog promised to complete the task within a week.

Michael knew that Lewis was merely a pawn being manipulated by the big boss of ER games. However, taking out the pawn should give him enough time to make his breakthrough. Then he can permanently take care of ER games. After making sure that ER games will be busy for the next couple of weeks, Michael resumed training. He emptied his mind and let all his worries fade away. 

While Michael was meditating, Jennifer was thinking of ways to deal with the letter from the city. First, she contacted Tiger security, the contractor who performed the security upgrades. The owner Darin agreed to meet Jennifer at the city hall. 

Jennifer drove to the city hall and met up with Darin. 

"I really can't understand why they revoked the approval. I followed all the proper codes and made sure the modifications were legal. " Darin explained. He had some contacts in the building inspector's office; therefore, he agreed to help Jennifer.  

After waiting for one hour, they finally got to meet with the building inspector.  Darnell Potter had been the building inspector for the city of Austin for nearly ten years. He had a reputation for being a tyrant who only respected those with political connections.

Jennifer handed Darnell the letter from the city and explained the issue. 

" I remember you guys, People were saying that there was a new military base built in town. After I checked it out; I was surprised to see that it was a business office. There is nothing I can do. Those modifications are too much to be approved. It is a fire hazard." Darnell explained. 

They argued back and forth for a while; however, Darnell refused to budge. Jennifer stormed out of the office in anger. The building inspector was clearly not cooperating on purpose. Jennifer felt like he was specifically targeting them. 

Darin stepped out of the office and walked towards Jennifer. 

" What did he say?" Jennifer asked. She knew that Darin was more familiar with the inspector so she hoped that he could get better answers. 

" I can't say much, but I can say this. There is pressure from a third-party. Someone is trying to shut you down." Darin explained. 

Now Jennifer was almost sure that it was ER games. " Well, what can we do?" She asked Darin. 

" There is not much I can do. You're on your own." He replied. 

" What! You are the contractor who made the modifications that were rejected! This is partly your fault." Jennifer tried to reason with Darin. 

"Sorry I did what you paid me to do. Our business deal is over. Look, let me give you a word of advice; try to make a deal with the company that you angered. They are the only ones that can help you now." Darin warned and walked away. 

Jennifer clenched her teeth in anger. She was repulsed by the contractor's behavior. As the builder, how could he bail on the project if it gets rejected? However, she understood that a local builder would probably be intimidated by ER games. Modern-day Corporations simply held too much power. The only ones that could go against them were other corporations. 

Regardless, Jennifer was not ready to give up yet. She had plenty of experience dealing with mega-corporations and still had some tricks up her sleeve. She drove back to her office and started doing some research on the Building Inspector. 

After Jennifer completed he research, She made a call.

"  Hello thank you for calling Martha models. How can I help you?" The receptionist answered.

" I would like to speak to the Manager please." Jennifer replied. 

" Can I ask why you want to speak to the manager?"

" I would like to chat with her about the weather." Jennifer replied. 

There was silence on the line for a few seconds.

" I see, What name do I give the Manager madam?" 

" You can tell her Lilly is calling." Jennifer replied. 

The receptionist transferred her and after a minute the phone picked up.

" Lilly my darling, I haven't received a call from you in years. I thought you forgot about me. " A modulated voice transmitted over the phone. It was gentle yet wild, captivating yet reserved. Jennifer had not heard that voice since she left the business world for college. 

" Oh Martha, you know I was away at College." Jennifer tried to vindicate herself.  

" Yes, I heard you just graduated recently. Congratulations my dear. I also heard that you are with a new startup. I am glad you took that step. You could never shine in one of those old and stubborn companies." Martha kept talking for a while. She doted on Jennifer quite a bit. 

Finally, she asked. " So I am guessing you did not call just to chit-chat?" 

" Actually I called because I wanted to hire a model for someone." Jennifer admitted. 

" Oh, making enemies again are we? Who is it for this time?" 

" Darnell Potter, He is the chief building inspector." Jennifer answered. 

" Oh, that moron? For him, I will have to get someone out of the city. When and where will it be?" Martha asked again.

" Next Tuesday. At a fundraiser ball held by the City for the Emergency services department. He will be alone since his wife is visiting her relatives." Jennifer explained. She had completely researched Darnell's life.

" Alright, It will be $50,000 for companionship with video delivery. Would you like to add medications for another $50,000?" Martha asked. 

Jennifer considered for a moment. Michael had already given her permission to spend up to a hundred thousand dollars to deal with the issue; however, she did not want to use the full money. 

" Yes, I would like to order the full package." Jennifer reluctantly agreed. She wanted to have enough to make him change his mind. 

" Well thank you for choosing Martha Models. Wait for the good news on Wednesday darling." Martha replied and hung up. 

Jennifer put the phone down and smiled. She was looking forward to facing the inspector next week.

Michael was just an ordinary boy living in modern-day America. He grew up in an orphanage with a bleak future. One day he acquired a mysterious package only to inherit a system. Join Michael as he changes his fate and conquers his destiny; armed with a mysterious system that tries to convince him to take over the world.

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7:00 in the morning 

In a room we see a boy in his early twenties sleeping, his face covered in sweat surely having a 
nightmare. A lady in her forties enters the room.

Seeing the boy drenched in sweat she embraces him and tries to soothe his pain.

Lady: "Alex, wake up son! Everything is fine please wake up".

The lady turns out to be the boy's mother Martha.

Aaahhhhh!!! Ah!! Ah!!.....h! h! h!

The boy wakes up screaming and panting for air, he seem's suffocated.

After some time the boy relaxes and notices the surrounding. Seeing that he is in his room his heart comes to ease, but noticing the panic and tears on his mother's face he feels guilty.

Alex: "Mom I am alright"

Martha: "You had the same dream?"

Alex: "Yes"

Martha: "Why don't you go on a vacation and enjoy your life"

Alex: "I can't mom I have an interview today, I need to find a job and most importantly I don't want to leave dad and you"

Martha smiles and doesn't say any further but is worried inside.

After talking about some random things Martha leaves the room asking Alex to come down soon.

Alex walks into the bathroom. When he removes his clothes we can see scars all over his body on the back and chest. After pondering over something for a while Alex starts getting ready.

On the dining table a man in his mid-forties is reading the newspaper. Seeing Martha worrying over something asks her the matter.

Martha: "George we need to do something Alex is getting those dreams more frequently"

George (knitting his brows): "Did he get one today too?"

Martha: "Yes, I asked him to go spend some time on vacation but he won't listen. Why don't you try?"

George: "Doctor said the same thing but Alex refused saying he won't go without us"

Martha: "So why don't we go on a trip all together"

George: "You also know in my work I can't just ask for vacations. On top of that some foreign diplomats are also coming soon."

Martha: "So what should we do?"

George: "Didn't Alex had an interview today if he gets the job it might be a good distract for him"

At the same time Alex comes down dressed formally giving a noble vibe. Alex being nearly 6 feet tall with a broad shoulder, a great build and fair complexion is every girls dream. Alex has a flawless face no one can guess seeing his face that if you remove his clothes you will see a body full of scars.

Seeing Alex coming Martha and George stops their discussion and greet him. Martha goes to get breakfast.

Alex: "Good morning dad"

George: "Good morning! I heard you again had one of those dreams?"

Alex: "Nothing serious, leave it. Why don't we discuss about today's party?"

George: "Party?"

Alex: "Don't tell me you forgot, mom won't leave you. Today is mom's birthday"

George: "F**K!!"

Alex: "I knew it you will forget it. I have already planned for the party you just need to buy a gift, I will message you the details later"

Sob! Sob!

George (On the verge of crying): "Thank you son! You are my savior"

Alex: "Well I have an interview today see you in the evening"

After having breakfast Alex leaves the house…..

"Hi Alex"

Just when Alex left his house he was greeted by the lady next door. 

"Hello miss Cole"

Margaret Cole is the lady who lives right next to Alex's house. In her early thirties, she is a lady with mature charm. She was once married to a real estate developer but later divorced and has been single since then. She lives alone in her house. Margaret has a very warm personality which makes her easy to approach adding to her seductive charms she is the perfect lady. Many rich and influential families tried to marry her into their families her but no one can. No one knows what she does for a living but she sure is rich, leading to a lot of rumors about her.Some say that she married an old guy and after his death all the property transferred to her. Some say that she is a sl*t warming the beds of rich men. But no one knows for sure.

Margaret: "Jeez!! Alex just call me Margaret miss Cole sounds distant and I feel like an old lady". Margaret replied in a seductively tracing her finger along the face of Alex.

The only time Alex feels powerless is when he is talking to this lady. Saying that he has no interest in her would be like questioning whether he is a man or not.

Alex: "Today I have an interview Margaret so let's talk later I am getting late"

Margaret: "Oh! So today is your big day". Now her hand is rolling all over his chest and going down.

Alex: "Yes". Controlling his breathing he replied. 

Margaret: "If you get selected you will give me a treat me won't you?" Now her hand was about to reach his pants.

Alex: "Alright"

Being treated like a toy in broad day light in the middle of road Alex didn't know what to do, dodging her hand he ran as fast as he could not turning back.

"Hehe… So I do have some charm left" Margret thought.

After running for more than a kilometer Alex stopped and while panting heavily he stopped a taxi.
Giving the address of the company Alex relaxed himself while looking out of the window thinking about his peaceful life, but he does not why but there is a feeling of emptiness somewhere in his heart as if all this is not for the real him.

While he was wondering about all these soon the taxi came to halt.

Coming out of his thoughts he looked at the tall building in front of him, this is the place where his new journey will begin.

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