“Aren’t ya going to attack? Hehehehe! I can’t wait to slice you up.”

Kley kicekd Maxine in the abdomen, sending her body rolling dozens of meters away.

Zeke injected himself with an illusory syringe before shooting forward.

Thunderbolt shots from his hands, but the assassin spun around and easily extinguished the voltage.

“You’re at your peak state. Show me what you can do, boy!”

In but a couple of seconds, Zeke crossed the distance separating them and clashed with Kley.

Using [Sreyzhanian Arts] and the empowered from [Self-injection], he avoided the rapidly-moving sickles and unleashed a torrent of punches.

While [Fists of Fury] landed on Kley’s blody, they barely made him budge as he cackled and swept both his sickles downwards.

A violent gale made of a black-colored aura descended upon Zeke, who leapt back while leaving a lightning orb.

[Spark] exploded upon contact, letting out a rain of thin thunderbolts. This time, Kley was hit by the voltage, his clothes had small holes and a bit of blood leaked out.

“Impressive… but it’s still not enough.”

His figure blurred as he appeared in front of Zeke and slashed diagonally. The attack hit but the sickles weren’t able to impale the youth.

While holding onto the enemy’s sharp weapon, Zeke grinned and unleashed the voltage stored in [Voltage Rune].

Everything happened instantly as the electricity traveled from him to Kley.

“Ugh..”

The assassin’s bony face distorted as he groaned and tried to pull his weapons. Fortunately, Zeke had superior physical strength, which allowed him to hold onto the sickles at the cost of injuring his hands.

More voltage burst out, electrocuting the assassin and invading his body.

The black and ominous aura emanated from the sickles again, so Zeke teleported using [Life Motus] and raised his hand.

A spear of lightning quickly formed in his hand, which he threw at the immobilized Kley.

When it landed, there was a massive explosion which caused a small crater to appear. Kley appeared meters away, somewhat unscathed but looking enraged.

He glanced at the remnant lightning currents around the crater, frowning in confusion.

When he had last faced Zeke, although their fight was brief, he was certain that the youth wasn’t this strong.

Instead of blaming his judgement, Kley roared in anger and rushed toward Zeke while spinning his whole body vertically like a wheel.

He became a rolling sharp weapon as he drilled into the air and reached Zeke within three seconds; In retaliation, Zeke gritted his teeth and let out a thin thread of lightning that surrounded him and protected the charging assassin.

Deafening shock waves echoed throughout the field as Kley and Zeke’s voltage clash, ending with the former’s victory.

Zeke was blown to the back, leaving trails of blood in his wake. As for Kley, he cackled crazily and continued spinning.

It was then that Zeke raised his hand toward the cloudy sky, which, unexpectedly, made a thunderbolt descend from the canopy and hit the unsuspecting Kley.

As he fell to the ground and coughed blood, Kley looked dumbfounded. However, this wasn’t the end as thunder rumbled up above before more lightning bolts rained down.

Instead of hitting the assassin, they formed a circular cage that trapped Zeke and Kley inside.

“Now, you won’t be able to run.” Muttered Zeke as a devilish smile plastered itself on his pale face.

The storm raged forth and all the thunder was being pulled by Zeke’s body, which was no different than a massive circuit.

Zeke felt as if he had an infinite amount of energy. His body was enveloped by an azure curtain of lightning as he moved at outrageous speed.

Like a literal bolt of lightning, he crashed into Kley then circled around and hit again.

The assassin, riddled with wounds and defenseless, stood there as Zeke was bombarding him with voltage.

It continued for close to a minute before Zeke felt exhaustion. To end it all, he extended both hands to the sky then quickly lowered them, resulting in a soul-rending pillar of lightning to cascade upon Kley.

By the time the cage lightning cage disappeared, Kley was bathing in his own blood as his entire body was charred.

He was vomiting blood as he laid on his back, his face completely disfigured and his limbs twitching from the agony.

However, even then, he kept holding his sickles and trying to get to his feet.

Sadly for him, Zeke appeared next to his fallen body and looked down with a cold and bone-chilling gaze.

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He crouched down and used a razor sharp voltage in the form of a blade to brutally behead Kley.

…

A distance away, Maxine was being supported by Celestia. The two girls, along with Azmer, were flabbergasted by the sight. They had been planning to interfere, but Zeke had completely overwhelmed his opponent.

Most surprising was how he expressionlessly cut the man’s head and turned his corpse into ash using the still falling thunderbolts.

Due to how uncontrollable the lightning was, none of the three dared to get close. It was clear that Zeke was being empowered by the storm, that and his unstable mental state made him unapproachable.

While holding the decapitated head in his hand, Zeke transformed into a lightning bolt which disappeared into the distance.

“Z-Zeke!”

Maxine called for him but it was too late. Celestia and Azmer glanced at each other, both speechless by what they had just witnessed.

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“Agghh!”

Each time the thunder rumbled, Olivia cried out in fear. She was traumatized by what she went through and the storm was making it worse.

Elder Vas, her father, sat next to her and muttered reassuring words. However, after some time, he noticed that the falling lightning seemed to be getting closer.

It was creeping closer to the manor until it reached the entrance, which was being scorched by the thunderbolts.

Although it was a fair distance away, the elderly saw a blood-soaked youth stand there, unperturbed by the guards surrounding him.

He was unresponsive for a couple of breaths before lifting his head and staring right back at Elder Vas.

‘It’s him!’

Zeke extended his hand backwards then threw the decapitated head straight at the manor. It flew at great speed before crashing into the window of Olivia’s room.

As it Kley’s head rolled on the ground, Olivia screeched in terror and passed out.

Elder Vas, on the other hand, had an ugly expression as he kicked the head away. He was about to go after Zeke but he had disappeared.

Not long after that, the raging storm calmed down and the rain slowly ceased.

The Vyrsan Family’s manor was located in the prestigious district of the Sunken Metropolis. It was where the vastly wealthy and high-ranking government officials resided.

Still, thanks to the storm’s lightning, Zeke was able to escape with ease. Only when he arrived at the park he used to train at did he stop and sit down near one particular tree.

Feeling physically exhausted, he hugged his knees and buried his head in them.

His shoulders trembled non-stop as he cried for half an hour. He did what he set out to do and killed Kley, the man who murdered Samuel, but he exacted vengeance not to make himself feel better but to make things right.

From the beginning, he knew that it wasn’t going to relieve his sorrow, sadness, and anger, yet he still did it.

He knew how Detective Vans would react, and since the man was relatively weak, he wouldn’t be able to avenge his son’s death.

Initially, Zeke was planning to use [The Reaper] after strengthening himself with [Self-Injection] but the storm’s timely help was more than enough.

Not even an expert assassin like Kley was able to defend against a rain of thunderbolts.

“I’m sorry, Sam. I’m really sorry.”

Zeke wept until he could no longer do so. He paid no heed to his bleeding right hand or his wet body reeking of blood and ash.

…

“Hmm…”

Back in his shallow shed, the elderly Dean caressed his small beard while listening to his pupil recounting what happened outside.

Even when he heard that Zeke killed the assassin, he didn’t seem that shocked.

“At least the matter was dealt with.” He commented at the end as he beckoned Azmer into the shed.

“Sir… how was that possible?”

Azmer had been training meticulously and never stopped improving, but after witnessing Zeke command the lightning like that, his pride was slightly hurt. He dejectedly sat across from his ‘teacher’ and sighed.

“You’ll have to keep what you’ve seen to yourself, okay? Zeke’s abilities are a sensitive matter.”

“I already know that. It’s just that… I’m curious how he became like that.”

It was rare for the Dean not to be strict, but this time, he spoke with a gentle voice as he faintly smiled.

“It’s better that you don’t know, Azmer. I do not oppose your sense of rivalry, but Zeke got himself in an inescapable labyrinth of misfortune. You should focus on yourself. On your life.”

“Yes, sir.” Responded the youth with a relatively low voice. It was apparent that he was still shocked and confused, silently demanding answers with his eyes.

..

In the lounge of the Special Investigation Squad.

Maxine had a warm towel wrapped around her as she sat on the couch. V and James were sitting her left and right, trying to calm her down.

Were it not for Celestia’s constant’s reassurance that Zeke was going to be alright, she wouldn’t have obediently returned to Erys.

“His friend was killed. He needs some time alone.” Said Celestia as she sat at the meeting table while absent-mindedly drying her hair.

“Still… It's quite unbelievable. He defeated an assassin from Black Wing!”

John was slightly excited as he conversed with Vanessa, who was furrowing her brows.

“There was a storm. He got lucky.” Remarked the stoic James.

“I wouldn’t call that luck. I’m sure he had more cards up his sleeve or else he wouldn’t have gone in the first place.” Retorted V while glaring at his friend.

The two were about to engage in a heated argument but a cold look from Maxine silenced them both.

…

“What do you see?”

Solas was in Mary’s room, impatiently waiting for her divination to bear fruit.

The Mystic Diviner, who was the counsellor in Erys, was trembling from over-exerting her ability. Still, she bore through the fatigue and kept her eyes closed as vivid images flooded her mind.

After the passing of mines, she leaned back while gasping for breath. She controlled her shaky hands and wiped her sweaty forehead before opening her mouth,

“It’s as you suspected. I wasn’t able to see clearly but that interference could only be due to the System. It was either Zeke or another System Holder.”

“Hmpf! It can’t be a coincidence that the Ambassador was killed by a lightning attack.” The old man grunted in anger, “This could get troublesome.”

After advising Mary to rest, he hastily left the room.

Mary sat on the sofa for a while and eventually fell asleep. She forcefully peeked at past events, which was a difficult task made harder due to the gaps and inconsistencies caused by the System.

Time quickly passed and it was finally Monday morning, the first day of the Final Exams.

Just as the sun rose, someone lightly knocked on the counselor’s door.

Mary’s body twitched before her eyes abruptly opened. She drowsily looked down then stared at the door.

It was unprecedented for someone to visit her at dawn, which made her surprised and curious.

“Come in.”

The visitor opened the door and slowly approached her, looking miserable with black-circles under his eyes.