Fight between alphas
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“35th Day: 7:23am.”
“s**t, s**t, s**t….” I said as I struggled..
“What the hell is happening? It wasn’t this high before"
“There seems to have been a malfunction", the AI replied.
(7 minutes later.)
“So run it back by me again?” I asked.
“I said for the third time, there was a malfunction in my system,” it answered.
“So how does that connect to the cooker?” I asked again, somewhat confused.
“Well, it is an electric stove “ it replied.
“An electric stove connected to you so that I can use things like voice control and all right" I asked again
“Yes?” it replied sluggishly.
“So why did you malfunction?"
“Wait, what no. I never malfunctioned, it….” It explained and then stopped.
“I see what you are doing here" It replied…
“There was a heavy storm last night and I alerted you saying it may affect functionalities this morning, not being sure which one it would affect and this happened to be it.” it said.
“Well it doesn’t matter anyway now, I mean it's just dandy to wake up to o verified eggs and almost burn t toasts.” I complained as I swallowed each chew harder than the other.
This was my wake-up call. I needed to get a job or starve, so I decided to head out on DAY 35…
The sun hit the right spot like always, but underneath that morning heat was the smell of spring, water from the storm had thickened the air with mist.
And though its calmness softened the ray of the sun on my skin, it was still
Noticeable that the sun shone gracefully this morning..
This was a beautiful morning, yet I knew j had to get to work. I already had the coordinates of somewhere downhill that my AI gave me and I had the watch, so walking there was relatively easy but then.
“Huh, why don’t I run somewhat halfway down the hill?” I said as my smile widened..
“Tracking your heart rate and…..”
“Oh, it's you again..” I heard from the tree to the left .
“Wait what the…” I said…
He was standing there again, the same person who I saw last time, the guy who soiled my training, how the f**k is… why the f**k didn’t I sense him?
“You were trying to run downhill again, huh” he asked with a smile as he walked down from the high ground where the trees were to the asphalt…
“How, why ca….who are you?” I asked as my brows furrowed at him.
This was getting serious because I don’t know who this person is but even now as I stand, my senses are kicking in, telling me like last time, to be careful..
“That doesn’t matter, and like I said before, I am just someone who jogs along this road every day” he replied, his face calm but somewhat dismissive.
“That’s Bullshit, you're not human are you?” I asked, hitting the nail on the head. After all, this was my thesis.
“Huh? Wait what…you know what my bad, I guess I disturbed you or something..” He said as he looked at me with disgust and began to walk off..
That look. I didn’t like the way he looked at me. He may have thought I wouldn’t notice, but I do…
He looked at me like I was beneath him.. and my body reacted..
My hair stood and became active. I became alert…
But i…I am the one who fears no man. I am the last son of the Devoveo family. I will not be looked down upon by a mere human with a strong soul energy…
I am a werewolf…
“Don’t you dare look at me I like I was beneath you..” I said as my anger began to stair up.
“I am what your nightmares are made of..” I said as I walked towards him
He stopped and look back at me but it was too late, I already had the intention of killing this human by all means..
I charged at him, plunging my fist forward..
But then right in that moment.
“THUUM!!” “SNAP!!!"
(Huh?)
“……”
“Boom!!” my ribs, they are…huh? Why are my ribs broken?
From a single blow, I attacked him. I know I did, but he moved, he dodged my attack and went for my ribs…
“Well, I guess my acting is a bit rusty” he said as he looked at me.
That same damn look again.
“W..who are you?” I asked as I began to feel my ribs return to their place. I began to heal.
“I see you can already use your dormant skill” he said as he walked towards me.
Dormant?
Oh yeah, Its happening again..
(12 days ago.)
“1,355”… “1356”
“Master Rio, Your heart rate is increasing. I believe it's time you stopped, or you may collapse.”
I didn’t want to stop, I wanted to continue, I wanted to beat my benchmark once again. I wanted to surpass my limit.
“1,360”… “I did i……” I was saying when a sudden dizziness overcame me.
“Master Rio!?” I feel so ….. “Thumm!!”.. “Thwack!!”
…..
I opened my eyes a while later…
Standing up but noticing something awkward.
There was blood on the floor.
“Master Rio, you are finally awake” it said.
“What happened,” I asked as I looked around.
“You passed out” it replied.
Well, that’s obvious, but when did passing out cause bleeding?
“So why is there blood on the floor?” I asked.
“Oh, well, you dropped the dumbbells before you fell to the floor and one of them fell on your leg.” It replied.
“Oh, well then, where is the wound then?” I asked out of confusion.
“Well, I should be asking you sir.” It replied.
After watching the clip of what exactly happened, I was confused. The dumbbell fell on my foot and left a nasty wound. From the looks of it my middle toe was crushed but at the same time, its side bled out... but as I laid there completely unconscious, the bleeding slowly began to stop, and then I began to heal.
Ever since then, I have begun to heal any time. I take in any type of injury, but the strange thing was this wasn’t how it was before. Sure I could heal fast, but I couldn’t heal an open wound in under an hour or in minutes…
(Present moment)
“Dormant skill?” I asked as I stood up.
“He doesn’t even understand me” The prick said as he laughed.
“Your Ribs you i***t, they are healing ain't they? You think that’s normal?” He said.
I think that’s normal? What the f**k is he saying, I mean the punch that made me fly to other side of the road, is that normal in the first place?
“Crruum!!”… “Crumm.” I stretched...
“Alright then I guess I’ll get serious now.” I said as I focused on him.
“Celeritas..”
“Oh, I see, you can now manifest your art without…”
“You talk too much you know that right?” I replied behind him.
“THOOM!!” I landed a hit a legit hit but something felt weird, his body, its freaking hard.
The punch indeed still did its work pushing him backwards with both fits off the ground.
“Ooofff!! Nice one there boy...” He said as he laughed, standing up.
“Nice one? Who the f**k are you!” I asked again.
“Oh my God, who am I? Who am I?” He said, rolling his eyes and mimicking me.
“Now that was a good punch but let me show you a real punch.” He said smiling as he walked forward.
Real punch? Though I don’t know who he is, he may not know what art manifestation is…. Lol, he can’t catch me in this st…”
“..” He dissapeared..
“Like I said...” he said at my side.
But before I faced there, he had dissapered again.
“This is a real punch.” He said in front of me but he was below…
He already assumed his stance, I could see it, but I could not react, I couldn’t hastily dodge or block…. I was f****d… if his normal punch could break my ribs talk less of this one with such momentum…
~Saxum Magnum ~
“c***k!!!”
“Smart…” He let out after landing his attack.
“Ughhh, ah..” I Groaned, as I managed to stood up off my kneel.
His punch pushed me back even after I activated my art… He still was able to c***k my defense even with how strong Boulder is, s**t, I better get serious or I may be dead…
I don’t know who he is, but ever since I met him, I have been at alert, my senses have alerted danger, its just like your own body telling you, you could die at any moment but then….
“Now you see, you didn’t need to call your art to manifest it did you? Or no hold on, I mean you didn’t need to call it with your mouth.” He said walking towards me again…
“You are beginning to feel it right?” He said as he smiled at me…
“The overwork of your art, The Excitement mixed with fear..” He said as he stopped in his tracks…
He Is right, right before he hit me, I called an art into manifestation without using my mouth, this Is my first time, in that split second before he hit me, though I shouldn’t have been able to react to his attack, I did, right after I called BOULDER...
“The fear of death mixed with the excitement for battle, the overlooking of skills to surpass its limit, Boy, you’ve unlocked an alpha art called… Ebullience of Battle.”
I swear I don’t even know what he is talking about but…..all I can say is…
“I feel the Goddamn Rush" I said cracking a smile like a mad Dog...
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