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Ji-Ho was left in a daze for what felt like an hour and his eyes blinked endlessly at the figure before him.
He heard her voice in his head and recognized it as the same voice from the previous day.
Whatever had happened to him, she was responsible.
His mouth opened but no words were forthcoming until she spoke, "I expect you to be in shock"
This was when he realized something that made sweat tickle down his face.
Her voice, she wasn't speaking in English but a weird language with a sweet accent.
Somehow his brain was interpreting her speech to English and he could understand.
When did he understand such a foreign or rather, unknown language?
"Who are you?" Ji-Ho stammered even though she had answered before.
This was because he didn't know what else to say.
"I told you already, I'm Lunara, but you must not make mention of it anywhere" The yellow figure's hands stretched backwards and touched the luminous hair behind which seemed to have a source of illumination from within.
A gulp went down Ji-Ho's throat and his eyeballs almost dropped while his heart rate became unsteady.
She-She was a beautiful sight to look upon even without her facial sense organ on.
Keeping his eyes away was impossible.
"Mmm" Her voice sounded in his head and then scolded, "Don't be unfortunate, Human"
"You keep calling me human" Ji-Ho finally found his voice and pointed out.
It was strange to him how she referred to him as a weak human.
But she was right anyway, he was weak and everyone trampled upon him.
"Because that's what you are!" Her response was sharp and he couldn't help but gasp at her hostility.
Then he heard her continue, "Your kind think so high of themselves. We would have wiped out this entire planet a long time ago if only we could use our energy here without a worthy avatar. Ye humans think so high of yourselves to invade Vitalixia and take our sisters for experimentation"
Ji-Ho's eyesight dimmed in confusion and he couldn't help but stammer, "What are you talking about?"
'Vitalixia?' Thinking about this, his eyes shone bright and he managed not to panic.
If he remembered currently, Vitalixia was a planet in the Milky Way galaxy claimed to not be visible to the eyes of humans and machines but exists.
This planet was discovered years ago and-- No way...
Vitalixia was a planet known to host enemies of the Earth who had been constantly attacking until they stopped about a year earlier.
There used to be a time when the gifted humans in Seoul above the age of 18 were selected to join a government defense organization to fight and defend Earth against attacks from foreign enemies on Planet Vitalixia.
He wasn't a part of it but he followed the news and was interested in the activities of the gifted.
A lot of people had died and the enemies were said to have retreated to their planet.
Vitalixia... Vitalixia was a planet hosting aliens who had abilities like gifted humans on Earth.
This was all he knew... Anyone from Vitalixia was an enemy of this world
"Anyone from Vitalixia is an enemy of this world" He heard her voice in his head and gasped in shock.
"You're my Avatar now, Human. I can hear your thoughts and I know your past, Ji-Ho, right?" Hearing her mention his name, his jaw dropped even further.
She didn't give him time to recover and continued, "I don't care about how brainwashed you are and won't try to let you humans see the light because it's useless. We are the enemies and you humans are our enemies. Yes, I'm from Vitalixia, an enemy planet as you believe"
A gulp went down Ji-Ho's throat, "You're a Vitilian? "
"Yes," Her charming voice resounded in his head and he blinked in disbelief.
"I don't care to know what you know about us and your notion. You are my chosen avatar now and will do everything I instruct you to do" There was a threat in her voice when she said this and he found himself protesting, "You murderers! Vitalians! You're an enemy of the world. How bold of you to say these things to me? You have no control over my life"
Ji-Ho felt a painful burn in his heart and dropped to his knees with his eyes shut.
As this happened, his memories refreshed in a second and he could vividly remember something.
He had indeed fallen from a height to the underground transformer which burnt him to bone and ash but then, a bee penetrated his heart and his body had regenerated.
He had died...even if his heart had a little life left... He was really gone after falling.
Ji-Ho opened his eyes and tears fell down freely down his chin now that he had a confirmation of his death.
He wasn't sure before and wondered why he was alive and fine but now he knew the truth.
"It was you..." Still on his knees, Ji-Ho raised his eyes to the curvaceous yellow figure standing before him, "You brought me back to life with your alien ability. How is that possible?"
Ji-Ho stammered as he spoke.
"Doesn't matter" Her tone was surprisingly calm now, "You were a second away from your last breath and I gave you a second shot at life. That's all that matters"
"Why?" Ji-Ho asked and her response was blatant and fierce, "To make you my tool and do whatever I want in this world "
He could tell the sincerity in what she was saying but Ji-Ho could easily deduce her attempted dominance over him.
It was like she wanted him to be scared of her and--
"Are you.." Ji-Ho wasn't sure whether to say it but eventually did, "Are you trying to make me fear you?"
She heard her scoff, "You fear me already, Human. Vitalians, the succubuses who took your homes, fathers and mothers, and children. That's what you have in your head. We are Earth's true nemesis"
'Why does she sound vengeful?' He thought.
"Because you humans see yourselves as heroes... Hahaha... Defenders of a planet filled with weak minions who sought power by any means. In this universe, in the galaxy, we are nothing but survivors... There's no hero or villain, but predators and prey. The strong grow stronger and the weak embrace mischief to become relevant! " Her voice was loud and sounded like a drum in his head but he couldn't fully grasp what she was talking about.
" One day you will understand that Vitalixia is not an enemy of Earth, the enemy of Earth is you, Humans "
" What? "The boy could only get more confused at her words and she wasn't even giving him space to take everything in.
" You! "She soon called and his lips vibrated because he could feel his heart vibrating.
" I gave you life... You must be intelligent enough to know I can also take it... This is not a game. You are not in a game. This is reality and failure to comply will result in excruciating punishment. I can easily kill you and move into another body but..." Her voice was strong and harsh at first but became soft at the end.
" We're similar Ji-Ho, I'll call you by your name now. Victims of this endless madness of war. You're unwanted in this world. They hate you, they despise you because you're weak and without ability. That is how your world works. You humans are the enemies of yourselves. You look down on the poor and the weak because they are of no use to your government. I've seen your past, Ji-Ho, they don't want you, they want to wake up and wish you don't exist because you're not like them. Can you see there's no place in the world for you? This is why I've chosen you to be my avatar. I'll lend you all of my powers to be above everyone who once looked down on you. Practice, and be obedient to me and you will continuously grow and level up your powers... One day, they would raise their head and be unable to see yours because they are beneath your feet. In exchange for this, you will help Vitalixia take vengeance on this hypocritical planet " As she spoke, she soon lost her tone and all Ji-Ho could feel was the bitterness in her voice, and the unexplained rage.
"I'm not asking" Her voice was stern again, "You would do just what I want and I would make you powerful but be careful Ji-Ho. They must not know about me, humans must never know I'm inside of you now that you're still weak. Many of the gifted are currently stronger than you but if you level up and grasp the concept of my abilities, you will surpass them in no time. Especially the Kim and Kang group, be careful with them, they're the true enemies of this world and will end you if they discover you're my Avatar. This will be the last time I appear to you Ji-Ho... The system will build you to possess stages of my abilities. Now don't think so high of yourself, you're easily disposable "
That was the last Ji-Ho heard when the yellow figure disintegrated before his very eyes and the system screen reappeared in sight.
________BASIC STATS _________
[Avatar: Min Ji-Ho]
[Race: Human]
[HP: 12/25]
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[Flying: 10 / 100] lv.1
[Strength: 13 / 100] lv.1
[Defense: 10 / 100] lv.1
[Stamina: 10 / 100] lv.1
[Speed: 13 / 100] lv.1
Other Stats Are Currently Unavailable...
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[ Available XP: 65]
"Fvcking hell!" He cursed, trying to absorb everything she had told him.
Meanwhile In Seoul High.....
The Apex group excluding the gang leader was seated around a rectangular glass table in the VIP section of the Cafeteria.
The students who sat in the regular section enviously stole glances at them and wished to be in the same position as them.
"Has anyone seen Kim Nana? " Jang Mi broke the silence as she poured a glass of wine for her boyfriend.
The gang leader was yet to be in school that day and she wasn't taking their calls either.
"What if she had found out about Ji-Ho?" Park Mi Cha's tiny voice sounded from the corner where she was seated and their gaze turned to her.
This made Seo Do-yoon laugh, "So what? Kim Nana will understand our commitment to her. I'm sure she gets angry by seeing that trash every day and can't help but punish him for being useless in society"
"Useless people shouldn't be born into this world" Baek Woo agreed as he devoured the foot of a chicken proudly, "They're simply taking space with nothing to give"
They all laughed except for Park Mi Cha who still had a frown on his face.
"Oh Mi Cha," The third female in the group, Cheong Mi-Sun, said with a soft voice, "We all know Ji-Ho is handsome even though he is poor"
"What are you trying to say" Mi Cha was enraged as she rose to her feet and tightened her fist, "I don't like that loser and will never"
"Then why the sad look, Baby Mi Cha" Jang Mi dropped her fork to ask and her boyfriend nodded in agreement.
"You... You all don't know Kim Nana" Park Mi Cha stammered and took her seat, "You have no idea what killing Ji-Ho would cause"
When she said this, the gang members looked at themselves with a serious look, then burst into uncontrolled laughter.
"Are you guys sure Baby Mi Cha doesn't have an ability?" Baek Woo teased and Do-yoon responded, "She is hiding it. Baby Mi Cha's ability is to understand Kim Nana better than any of us"
They laughed but stopped when Mi Cha said, "You're right"
They stared strangely at her and she continued, "Kim Nana takes me along better than any of you and I know her better. We should better think of something now. Moreover, you killed someone at a prestigious company in Seoul. What would happen when they find Ji-Ho's body and investigate"
Mi Cha's words were intelligent and that made everyone glance in Do-Yoon's direction.
Do-yoon casually threw his hand, "I've taken care of the evidence, rest assured. They would never trace his death back to us. Moreover, he's irrelevant, why would Kim and Kang's technologies bother about a nobody in the society"
He snorted and resumed eating.
The others nodded and resumed eating except Mi Cha.
"Can you stop saying us? You independently killed him, I'm not a murderer" Her tone was quick and violent as she spoke and that made Jang Mi revolt, "Don't talk to my boyfriend that way. When we beat up Ji-Ho or anyone, it's us, when any of us does something, we're all involved. If I kill someone, if he kills someone, if any of us kills someone, we're all involved. Why are you so worked up about a loser? We killed that bastard, okay?"
" You guys are out killing? "A cold voice sounded at the entrance and everyone's fork dropped from their hand to the plate.
Instant silence was ensured and they could now feel the strong presence in the room.
Everyone turned to the entrance and Kim Nana was standing at the entrance in a Double Breasted Maroon Halter Jumpsuit.
Her wavy blonde hair was over her emotionless face which was fair and the boys couldn't help but gulp at her beauty.
They were stunned at how she had appeared without making a noise and heard the last thing Jang Mi said.
"You guys killed someone or you're planning to?" She took a step into the room and glanced at their frightened faces.
They didn't respond to her.
Kim Nana frowned and walked up to them, "Are you guys hiding something from me?"
Mi Cha's fingers were now shaking under the table because as a human, she could feel the full imposing aura of their gang leader.
"Nana, we've been waiting for you all day. Where have you been?" Cheong Mi-Sun tried to change the topic but one glance from Kim Nana sent her quiet.
"Yes, we killed someone irrelevant in the society," Jang Mi said quickly to calm their Queen who seemed to be getting angry.
"Oh, Really?" Kim Nana's voice became calm and sat at the head of the table, "And his family is not strong enough to cause problems in the future, right?" She poured herself a cup of wine and all eyes were now on her.
"Yes," Baek Woo answered, "He doesn't even have a family. He offended us. How dare an insignificant person offend us?"
Kim Nana gulped the glass of wine and took her fork, "You guys make me proud, Y'know. Don't let anyone think so highly of themselves to fvck with the Apex. C'mon, eat guys" She raised her head with a smile, and that made Do-yoon smirk foolishly.
He glanced at Mi Cha with an 'I told ya'
They resumed eating except Mi Cha who had her gaze unmoved from Kim Nana.
"Is her aura affecting you?" Cheong Mi-Sun whispered and she shook her head in response.
"Do-yoon.. " Kim Nana soon called and that made every one of them stop eating.
She noticed but chose to ignore and say to him, "That loser is playing around again. Fetch me Jin Ji-Ho. I've checked everywhere for him and I'm going to so kill his ass today"
A gasp all escaped their mouth and that made Kim Nana stop eating.
She looked into their faces and eventually stopped at Do-yoon who said, "We've killed his ass already"
"Oh.." She pushed the strand of hair covering the side of her face, "I guess he's somewhere crying then. Bring him to me"
'Kill his ass' was a slang Kim Nana used for beating someone to a pulp, especially a loser.
Do-yoon didn't move and that made her halt the movement of the fork in her hand.
"Actually..." Jang Mi spoke up for her boyfriend, "Ji-Ho is the loser we killed"
There was a proud smile on her face.
The casual look on Kim Nana's face instantly transformed into an ugly one and the fork dropped from her hand to the ground.
For the first time in since they knew her, there was a visible frightened look on the face of the leader who always had a proud composure.
They weren't sure what they were seeing on her face but it looked like fear and her eyeballs were almost popping out of their sockets.
Her vibrating lips and blinking eyes were visible before them and that was strange to look upon.
Kim Nana had never acted this way before.
Everyone was silent as they watched her reaction and tried to grasp what it meant.
Suddenly, her face curved into a smile and she burst into a loud laughter.
"The loser... You killed Ji-Ho" Kim Nana chuckled hysterically.
They stared strangely at first but soon joined her to laugh understanding she was initially shocked.
Only Mi Cha wasn't laughing and had a horrified look, "Oh... No...God please"
Her fingers vibrated.
Kim Nana soon stopped laughing and that was when they realized there was no smile on her face.
"Queen Nana... You won't have to worry about that loser anymore" Jang Mi giggled and the others did but slowly stopped when they realized the wine bottle in front of Jang Mi was elevating.
Slam! The bottle crashed into her face at a swift speed and shattered into pieces.
She fainted instantly on the chair and everyone lifted their eyes to the one at the head of the table.
The Queen was the only one with such ability.
Swish! The chair underneath Baek Woo fired into the air and his body horrifically broke into the ceiling.
His head was buried into the ceiling and the returning chair slapped Cheong Mi-Sun, sending her stumbling to the ground.
Everyone was shocked and tried to comprehend what Kim Nana was doing.
They could see a big smirk on her face as she rose from the chair to her feet and the movement of her fingers was now visible.
"Babe...? " Do-yoon legs were shivering as he glanced at his unconscious girlfriend whose head was bleeding and had mixed with the red wine on her face.
The glass table shattered into a thousand pieces before their eyes and all the dishes scattered all over the ground.
"Oh... God.." Park Mi Cha stuttered and her eyes caught the knife that was slowly elevating into the air.
"I wasn't a part" She cried with a loud voice and dropped to her knees, "We didn't kill Ji-Ho. I swear, Nana. It was him..." She pointed at Do-Yoon who gasped for fear and he turned to see the sinister smirk on Kim Nana's face.
She looked like a complete psychopath with wavy hair over her fair face.
Do-Yoon thought he knew much about the gang leader but now he understood Park Mi Cha's fear.
Their leader was a psychopath and maybe they knew the entire time.
Her fingers were twirling and rotating as her eyes fixed on the unconscious body of Jang Mi.
The students in the cafeteria were now watching through the transparent wall but no one dared make a single noise.
The flying knife slowly glided in the direction of Mi Cha who was on her knees and that made her sob the more.
"It's Do-Yoon. I swear! You know I will never kill Ji-Ho. You--" The knife stopped abruptly before her face and slowly rotated away from her.
"I know" Kim-Nana's tone was the coldest they've ever heard.
Swipe! The movement of the knife was invisible to the eyes of everyone and only the sharp noise of air was hard.
The next second Do-Yoon was being lifted in the air by an unseen force and a knife was buried deep in his lap.
He cried with a loud voice and Kim Nana did not bathe an eye as she kept her fingers steady in the air.
"Kim...we're sorry" Park Mi Cha begged and kowtowed, "We all made a mistake"
"Mistake?" She scoffed and bit her lower lip till it bled, "The only one permitted to kill that loser is me!"
The explosion of her aura was so strong that the glass wall of the Cafeteria shattered into a million pieces.