A broken warehouse: sunlight was coming inside the room through a broken window.
That warehouse was one of the hideouts of the dangers that lurks in the shadows.
"I have found a new power-holder like Lightning-clown, No.1."
Feist said that, sitting on a round wooden chair.
No.1 with Its unsteady form, said:
"Did you do anything to him?"
"No."
Feist said with a neutral expression.
No.1 smiled, and said,
"Good. We should do anything to do those power-holders. 'Cause, our lord would need playthings after he wakes from his long slumber. So, we should just leave them be."
"Including that guy from yesterday, there are now 5 power-holders in total. But, do you honestly think that leaving them be would be a good idea. This might hinder us from moving freely and implementing our master plan.
No.1 sighed, and said:
"If they get in our way, then you are permitted to get rid of them without any delay. I am sure Lord Ultimate would understand that, and let us off the hook.
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Ingrit, taking a shower while his hands were against the tiled wall, and head a bit lowered.
Shower time is suppose to be a relaxing time. But, it wasn't the case with Ingrit, at least not today. Unlike usual he was very tense, and panting whenever he thought about that scene of him killing Thot.
After finish taking the shower, he got changed in casual clothes--a black t-shirt and black short pant. After that, he sprawled on his floppy bed, using his hands as pillow.
He then stared into the distance, looking very depressed.
I need to get over yesterday. But, it is easier said than done. That same scene of me killing him is constantly popping up in my head. I need to distract myself with something.
[Notification: It's time for your 'Daily Training Quest']
Huh?What training?
Ingrit thought as he stared at it, looking a bit puzzled.
[Training Quest is a must for an Amateur ranker]
[Once you reach Experienced level you don't have to participate in the training quest]
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[Training Quest]
[Participate] [Delay]
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I need to go to school now. So, I will delay it.
Thinking that he clicked the 'delay' button.
After that, another notification appeared before him.
[Training quest has been delayed. But you must complete this quest within today. Otherwise, you will have to take 2 training quest within one day as a penalty]
Thinking that training quest can't be too hard his facial expression remain neutral.
He turned his head and looked at the clock by the wall. Seeing that he had still one hours left before the school starts, he thought of learning a bit more about his new found power as a distraction from his turmoil.
He then summoned his rune.
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[Status]
Name of the holder: Ingrit Cloudines;
Age: 17;
Status: Amateur;
Power obtained: 5%;
Name of the power: Dracid;
Abilities: Sphere of Dracid, {more to be Acquired};
Coin: 10,000;
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HP:1500;
MP:2000;
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Strength:140;
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Intelligence:167;
Agility:170;
Vitality:150;
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Extra abilities: { click here to know}
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He closely observed this, then his interest got piqued by the 'Extra Ability' option.
So, he clicked on that, looking a bit eager.
Then another screen appeared before him.
[Usage of extra abilities is optional. This has nothing to do with your original power. But, it can be used to help you in tricky situation]
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Original power enchanter= [use this to enhance your original power whenever you like. But, to use this option you have to spend 12,000 coins each time]
Auxiliary abilities=
[Invisible shield] rate: 3000 coins;
[Hyper speed] rate: 2500 coins;
[Danger sense] rate: 2000 coins;
[Red spider threads] rate: 3000 coins;
[Instant healing potion] rate: 5000 coins;
[Show more]
[Note: After buying these abilities, you can only use them once. Therefore, to use them you must buy them every time.]
[Customize your appearance]
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Wow. There's so many options.
Ingrit thought with growing curiosity. He got what he wanted. He managed to distract himself from his haunted yesterday.
But still, he was disappointed about the mechanism of the Extra abilities option. He could only use this abilities once. After that he had to buy them again to use them. He was hoping he might get them for free or at least after leveling up to a certain point. But, that was hardly the case.
So, he sighed, and frowned, then mumble to himself:
"What a hassle!"
Even so, he wore an expression of gratitude to even have this luxury of using superpower. He can finally embody his long desired fantasy into a reality. So, naturally he should be very happy about it, right? But, a sense of guilt was still lingering inside his heart, waiting to take an outwardly appearance. He wasn't as happy as he looked.
He stared at the ' Customize your appearance' option for a while, thinking what might that be. After wondering for awhile, he clicked it.
[Customize your appearance: Create any outfit you like]
Now, that greatly interested him. His eyes became very lively again, and he sat up.
[Input Prompt to create the kind of outfit you desire]
[Input--- ]
Ingrit closed his eyes, and crossed his arms, thinking what to create first. It didn't take him long to decide on what to create.
He touched the input button and inputted what he wanted to create. After inputting, the screen told him by text to wait for awhile.
[It will take one minute to craft your desired outfit]
After one minute, text appeared before him, displaying:
[Crafting is complete: You have spent 9.000 coins on this]
After that, the object appeared on his hands. It was a metallic, well-patterned, black color and head of a dragon-like full mask. It had few centimeters slim horns with their tip a bit curved. Moreover, its mouth was opened, and consisting black color pointy teeth.
It was exactly the kind of mask he wanted. So, getting the perfect outcome he was happy, and excited to put on the mask.
The mask is lighter than I expected.
He rose on his feet, and stood before a mirror, putting on the mask. He observed from every angle how he was looking like.
Not bad. Not bad at all.
Now, he has a superpower and a mask unique to him. Next, he needed an alias. Because, before long he plans to go public and earn a name for himself.
[Reminder: you have only 1000 coins left]
[To earn more you must kill Darkens]
Darkens? What are they?
Ingrit put off his mask, and made it dissapear as he wondered about that.
[Darkens are extracted forms of 'Ultimate']
Though, it wasn't very informative. But still, he thought that the screen was referring to those shadowy entities he saw yesterday.
Even so, Ingrit frowned, and asked the screen:
Who is ultimate?
[Ultimate is the greatest evil whom you will all be fighting in the distant future]
[Thousands of years ago he was sealed away. And, the ones who did it were 9 extraordinary giants, also known as colossus', who sacrificed their lives to seal that evil being away. This is why they are known as supreme Heroes]
Ingrit looked baffled when he read those texts. Because, First of all, the giants that it mentioned were part of the mythology that he had read so many years ago. He always thought colossus' were nothing more than a mere myth.
Secondly, the mentioning of the 9 colossus'.
He didn't know about those so-called supreme heroes. But now, since Ingrit was one of those 9 colossus' incarnation then it meant that there are other 8 incarnation besides him. That would also mean that Lightning-clown was also one of the incarnations.
"Wait. I need to get ready for school. Let's save this for later."
Saying that he hurriedly got changed into his school uniform, then descended down the stairs and exited the house.
As he stood before the gate of his house, he thought of doing something out of the ordinary for once.
I don't feel like walking to the school, today. So, I guess I will by a cloud taxi.
He stood there for awhile, then saw a cloud taxi coming his way. So, he waved his left hand. Seeing the signal the driver stopped his taxi beside Ingrit.
It was an oval shaped taxi made of cloud. The outward and inward of the taxi was made of dense cloud, also the seat was floppy and comfortable to sit in. The taxi top was made of glass. Moreover, it didn't actually have a wheel. It was floating five-seven centimeters above the road.
Anyway, he got into the taxi, sat on the floppy seat, then he told the driver his destination, after that the taxi left at a great speed towards his destination.
The taxi left Ingrit Infront of his school gate. There he unexpectedly came across Givan. It's not everyday they met each other outside the school's gate. Moreover, seeing Ingrit never take a taxi on his way to school or home surprised Givan a little. So, he asked:
"What's up, man. It's unusual to see you came to school in taxi."
"Nothing is up. I just felt like taking a taxi today."
He replied with a straight face.
But, Givan noticed that something was off about Ingrit today. Givan was literally Ingrit's childhood friend. So, if something was really up with him Givan could immediately notice. Even though, Ingrit, most of the time, talk with him with a straight face, but still there was an expression of uneasiness .on Ingrit's face.
So, Givan got a little concerned, and asked:
"Is that so?"
Ingrit didn't answer, and the both of them walked into the school yard. As they were walking, Givan turned his head slightly towards Ingrit, and said:
"You know, if something is bothering you, you can always tell me. I will do my best to help you in anyway I can."
Ingrit's eyes got widened a little, hearing this. He was a bit relief and happy to hear him say that. So, he smiled a little, and said:
"Thanks. I am glad to have a friend like you by my side, Givan."
Givan was a bit taken aback by Ingrit's sudden expressiveness. That made him glad. So, he put on a dampened smile.
"Don't mention it."
After that conversation of their's Ingrit's mind was a bit at ease.
After that they didn't talk much, and headed straight to their classroom. But there was a big commotion. Almost all of the female students were encircling someone, and was obsessed over something. The boys tried to looked too, but failed miserably due to all the girls creating walls around that certain someone.
"What's this about?"
Givan confusedly asked as he cast a gaze that way.
"Beats me."
Ingrit said with a neutral expression.
Finally, the encirclement of the girls broke, and through the wide gap they saw someone very beautiful.
She had long pick hair, blue eyes, hair put in a ponytail style, cute and beautiful face. At the mere sight of this beauty anybody would be enchanted without any doubt. She was like an otherworldly being.