The air stank of diapers, i farm products; the ambience soggy and uncomfortable. ' Where did I fall into.' Kalen thought rising from the metal box he spent the night in.
More garbage dump than metal box, ' That bastard really plans on where to drop his kill.' Jumping down the dump, Kalen grimaced from pain and fell to his back.
That was a beating he would never recover from…, mentally. His almost naked body was covered in black disgusting slime. Apart from that he was relatively fine.
His skin, flesh and bone were heajiled up without scars. His organs were intiiact and perfectly functional. In full, he had survived death.
' System, open up my yesterday mission rewards.' he mentally commanded.
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[ Mission Initiated : Confrontation ]
[ Description : Angering the sleeping lords of falcons by killing one of their own. The adversary, Falcon Shadow, an assassin of the Black Falcons gang has arrived to settle the score. An eye for an eye, A tooth for a tooth. Confront the assassin and survive…, for at least a minute.
[ Rewards : The Mask Of Velstryx, Undead Revitalization. ]
[ Failure : Lucia dies. ]
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[ Rewards :
< The Mask Of Velstryx >
Description : The mark is received, the symbol has been awakened. From the depths of Sheol, a lonesome doomsday stole the heart Hephaestus and fled the crumbling temple of the Lost Rock. With the unique liquid metal seeped from the heart, the mask was forged.
Properties : { Indestructible : This mask cannot be destroyed by anything in or outside existence.} { A Shadow's Friend : Reduces visibility by a considerate amount.} { Not Known : Serves as a medium to alter the physical concepts of the wearer, height, built, voice, hair color, skin color. } { Energy Saver : Reduces by fifty percent the usage of energy by wearer, also increases energy replenishing rate.}
< Undead Revitalization < lv 1 > : The host has been granted the profane re-healing of undead abominations.
Sub-skills passive : { Inhumane Regeneration }
Sub-skills active : { Pain Tolerance } ]
Dismissing the holographic panel, he dropped his raised head and relaxed on the trashy alleyway. He relaxed, letting the morning hours crawl by quietly.
By noon he stood at the door step of a penthouse. A huge coat hung over his back, flies encircled his appalling state. He knocked softly.
No one answered, so he knocked again, this time forcefully. ' Come on dude, don't leave me hanging.' he stepped backwards and glazed over the building.
Staring in amazement for a while, he remembered his purpose and attempted to knock. However the door open as he was about to. " Come on idiot, I've been standing here for like nine hours." He said.
The brown haired boy who opened the door just stood still staring at him with a deadpan expression. " You smell like you slept in a garbage truck and swam through the sewers."
Kalen hissed, " I basically did, don't gloat idiot.", Michael sighed combing his curly hair with his fingers. " Seems like the university is treating you well. " He tapped Kalen's shoulder.
" It is." Kalen replied brushing some dirt of his tattered pants. " Before any of that, who informed you of my secret location." Michael asked with a dubious expression on his face.
" The dog your parents hired as a Butler did, he also gave me this old eighteenth century coat…, after insulting my beautiful ego. Well I think I should stop being harsh on the aged man." Kalen said shoving Michael aside and walking in.
" I think so too, the old dog's seen a lot, that's why he barks and bites hard. You might think you're strong, but that bag of bones would whoop your ass." Michael remarked.
Kalen scoffed observing the interior of the penthouse. " A week after you become a multi trillionaire, you decide to buy a penthouse."
Running passed him, Michael jumped on the couch. " Don't dirty my rugs fool. And please don't flatter yourself, I own seven warehouses, three estates, four commercial buildings and an sixty-nine story skyscraper."
" Tsk!!, What do you need a skyscraper for and how did you buy all that in one week?" Kalen asked in disbelief.
Michael quipped, " That the headquarters of Apex Enterprises LLC. Did you think we would fool the bank for long, and for the properties: you'll get anything in at anytime…, as far as you have the right amount of cash."
Before Kalen could speak, Michael cut him off, " Go take a bath, I can't hold my composure anymore." With a sigh Kalen walked of following Michaels direction.
Minutes later the duo sat side by side with each other. Kalen was fresh and cleaner, he wore some of Michael's newly bought clothes. Facing a huge screen television, the close friends passed time by gaming.
They gamed mostly in silence, only cursing at periodic moments, till Michael broke the silence. " By the way, who did that to you, don't you know were you are. Those bastards can make you vanish into thin air."
" Oh, I mistakenly killed someone and got killed by a powerful enhanced. Died and got resurrected by a God, became a monarch and resurrected…, more like went back in time.
Then I fought another powerful enhanced which was related to the other. I got beat up real good…, I would say, I got humbled. Woke up this morning in a trash dumpster, swam the sewers to get to use house and finally your penthouse.
So that summarizes everything." Kalen said, Michael however bust into a wild uncontrollably laughter. Kalen scowled at him, " What."
Michael shook his head wiping the tears of his eyes. " The way you said it as if it was true really had me there." " What the fuck are you talking about, it really happened." Kalen protested.
" Oh God, but seriously, what happened to you? " Michael asked getting over his laughter. " Why do you think I am lying." Kalen replied. " Who in thier right mind would believe that bullshit story, if you didn't want to tell me, you didn't have to."
Kalen sighed, his grip on pad increased and the pad crumbled with a crunch. Michael slowly turned his head towards him, his expression unreadable. The pad in his own hands shattered and he threw it at Kalen's face.
" A normal human can do that, you didn't have to destroy a hundred dollar pad." " Let's bet a thousand dollars." Kalen proposed, Michael hissed, " Just for the fun of it because we are rich."
" I would prove to you I am now superhuman and you use your card to get me anything I want." Kalen said. " Deal." Michael replied.
They both rose, " I have just the place you can waste my time, and I also get to zoom around in my new Parazi Neo 8." Michael murmured.
" No way you have that super rare sports car." Kalen replied as they exited the luxurious penthouse.