Novels by bilalisak

The hall was quiet again. Dust floated through the air where Duke had stood moments ago. The floor was cracked from the force of his blow. Everyone still stared at Thomas as if he had turned into something else entirely.Thomas looked down at his hands, still trembling. The blue glow was gone, but he could almost feel it under his skin, like something alive was still there, waiting.Jerry touched his shoulder gently. “Thomas… you scared me, man. What was that light? What did you do?”Thomas opened his mouth but no words came out. He didn’t know. He just remembered the screen, the words from the system, and how the blade had formed like it had always belonged to him.“I don’t know,” he said finally, his voice low. “It just… happened.”Master Iverson stood by the door, his eyes unreadable. For a moment, Thomas thought he saw pride — but also worry. Deep worry. “Go home and rest,” Master Iverson said. “Tomorrow night, we talk. Alone.”Thomas nodded. The way his master said alone made his

As Thomas and master Iverson were hesitant, Duke immediately ran and grabbed Jerry, Thomas' friend."Duke stop this madness" Master Iverson said."Should I intervene, master," Mike whispered to Master Iverson."Hold on," Master Iverson said.His fist was clenched tightly and without thinking, Thomas stepped forward with his voice louder and more confident than he felt."Leave him alone!" Thomas shouted as he was racing as he stood between Jerry and them. Duke and his guys stopped for a moment while turning to face him.The Duke snorted while one of the Duke guys tilted its head and made a mocking sneer. The Duke then let out a low rumbling laugh."Look at this little guy, you think you can stop us boy" Saul, one of the duke guys hissed while showing his tongue.Brave but foolish, what do you plan to do? Fight us? With what?" Saul, one of the duke guys said with a low growl.Thomas' mind raced for a second and he began to doubt his abilities.What was he doing? These weren't just any t

Days passed, it's a calm morning in the academy. All students were present in the hall waiting for Master Iverson to address them.Thomas stepped forward and everywhere became silent. "What's he up to" they were murmuring."I, Thomas walker, I challenge you, Duke to a duel" Thomas said after deep thoughts, he knew this was the only way to end it."Are you for real dude?" Duke said, looking surprised about how confident Thomas was."Yes Duke, are you scared," Thomas Walker said, trying to push Duke to accept his request."Are you crazy, Thomas, its suicide," Jerry said in shock."I got this," Thomas said."Alright then, it seems this boy hasn't learned his lessons man," Duke said as he looked over to his gang “The fight will be held by four pm. Both of you should be present at the main hall for the fight," Mike said.It is time for him to face his first true test. Thomas is going to fight Duke who has been humiliating him for years."Master Iverson, are you going to sit back and let th

After a cold shower, Thomas stood in front of the mirror and was stunned. His muscles had grown more. He didn't like a weak boy from yesterday.TASK COMPLETED+5 STRENGTH+5 SPEED+1 TALENT POINT EARNEDNEW ABILITY UNLOCKED: MINOR HEALING.PHYSICAL ENDURANCE INCREASED.FATIGUE RESISTANCE INCREASED."Whoa! I look like a bodybuilder," Thomas muttered, turning sideways in the mirror.He clenched his fists. They felt alive. He had been mocked, humiliated and nearly killed but now, he had a chance."I don't know what this system is or why it chose me but I'm not wasting this... I'll do whatever it asks me to do." He said.He stared at the glowing screen again as it flickered softly, ready for the next command."I'm running late to see master Iverson," Thomas said as he remembered that master Iverson had requested his presence.The path to power had opened and this time, Thomas Walker wouldn't be left behind.Thomas walked slowly through the hallways, he was looking calm but his thoughts we

"But be calm, I am not here to harm you," the monster said calmly."I will let you leave my domain unharmed but on one condition," It said.Duke curiosity made him have an encounter with quantum shadow. "What's it you want?" Duke asked.The quantum shadow went closer to Duke. "There's a boy, a foolish boy who is going to stumble up on a power that should not exist in this world" it said with seriousness."This boy is going to grow and be the most powerful and I don't want that to happen and I'm sure you don't want that to happen" Quantum shadow said with seriousness.Quantum Shadow's eyes were fixated on Duke and its expression was serious. "You must stop this boy before it's too late," it said."The powers he will stumble upon are ancient and powerful and if he is allowed to wield them he will become the most powerful in the world," the creature said."Most powerful? I can't let that happen" Duke said with anger."You must find him beside it, it's too late," the creature said."If yo

"I can't let you burn down this place! You will have to go through me first!" Thomas voiced, clenching his right fist and punched Duke across the face.Thomas pulled his fist backwards once more and attempted to hit Duke, but Saul boy from the defenders of the city grabbed him from behind and held his two arms."You damn human! You dare lay your filthy hands on me! After all what you have done for you guys and this city, you dare challenge me? You are dead meat!" Duke roared as he picked himself off the floor and walked towards Thomas who was held down by Saul."Let me go!" Thomas struggled to break free, but Saul's strength was greater than Thomas's."Saul! Hold him still!" Duke roared, and Saul did as he was told. Duke, then clenched his right fist tightly and flames formed around it before punching Thomas hard on his belly.The punch connected neatly, causing Thomas' jacket to burn slightly and he coughed up blood. The lady amongst the group closed her eyes as she knew what type of

It was Luna. She slid into the dirt beside him. She ignored the fighting all around them. She only looked at Rick.Her crystalline arm was glowing with a bright, pure white light. She pressed her crystal hand firmly against Rick's chest, right over his wildly beating heart."Rick, look at me!" Luna yelled over the noise of the battle.Rick slowly turned his head. His eyes were wide and wild. The veins on his neck were bulging and turning black.Luna gasped. She could feel his energy through her crystal skin. She was deeply connected to the magic of the world. She knew immediately what was happening to him."Your pulse!" Luna cried. Her eyes filled with terrified tears. "Rick, you are slipping! Your soul is losing its shape!""I have to fight him," Rick ground out through clenched teeth. "I have to destroy the blue light. I hate him, Luna. I hate what he is doing.""No!" Luna begged. She squeezed his shoulder tightly. "Listen to me! If you fight his Hatred with your own hatred, you wil

The blue glass fell like rain. It was a terrible, beautiful storm. Millions of sharp, glowing blue pieces dropped from the broken ceiling. They cut through the dark air of the cavern. They hit the dirt floor with a loud, crashing sound. Crash. Tink. Shatter.And right behind the glass came the Enforcers.Hundreds of them dropped from the bright hole above. They wore their thick, spotless white armor. Their blue visors glowed in the dark. They did not scream as they fell. They did not yell a battle cry. They landed on their feet with heavy, perfect thuds. They were totally silent. They were machines of flesh and bone, emptied of their souls, ready to clean the "dirt" from the world.Rick stood in the center of the Hollow Clinic. He held his old wooden staff tightly in both hands. His knuckles were white. His chest was covered in his own dark, poisoned blood. He was exhausted, but he did not step back."Protect the patients!" Rick shouted. His voice was hoarse and broken, but it echoed

The outcasts in the clinic lowered their weapons. They understood this pain perfectly.Rick slowly lowered his wooden staff. He walked over to the bed. He looked down at the smiling, empty woman. Then, he looked at Elias. Elias was the enemy. Elias had probably forced the cure on hundreds of innocent people.But right now, Elias was just a broken husband begging for his wife's soul.Rick knelt beside the bed. He placed his hands over the woman's chest."Hold her hand tightly, Elias," Rick instructed. "When she wakes up, she is going to be very scared, and she is going to be in a lot of pain. You must be her anchor."Elias grabbed his wife's hand with both of his hands, pressing it against his forehead. "I am here, Elara. I am right here."Rick closed his eyes. He gathered his Qi. His energy was low, and his chest burned with the black poison of the plague he had already absorbed. But he pushed through it. He found the blue chains inside Elara's heart.Rick sent a sharp wave of green,

The people in the slums began to whisper the name. The Saint Below. They brought him their sick, their hollowed, their empty children. The dark tunnels were filled with the sounds of crying, groaning, and laughing. It was the loud, messy symphony of true human life.Luna stood near the warm fire in the barrel. She watched Rick work. Her eyes were full of love, but they were also full of deep worry.Inspector Vane stood next to her. He was wearing an old, dirty brown coat now. He helped around the clinic, bringing water and holding patients down when they struggled. He looked tired, but his brown eyes were sharp and alive."He is killing himself," Vane whispered to Luna.Luna nodded slowly. She looked at Rick's hands.Rick was pulling the Heaven's Cure out of a young girl. As the blue light shattered in the girl's chest, a wisp of the dark blue energy traveled up Rick's arms. Rick coughed heavily. He turned his head and spit onto the dirt floor.His spit was thick, and it was swirling

Vane threw his head back and screamed. It was a loud, ugly, messy scream. It was the sound of a heart breaking into a million pieces.As Vane screamed, a miracle happened.The blue light in his right eye flickered. It flashed brightly one last time, fighting to stay alive. But the raw, powerful human sorrow was too strong. The blue light shattered like glass.Vane’s right eye faded to a normal, bloodshot brown.The glowing blue lines under his skin turned gray, and then they disappeared completely. The Heaven's Cure was gone. Vane fell back against the dirty floor, panting, sweating, and crying. He was weak. He was in emotional agony.But he was free.Rick sat back and wiped the sweat from his own forehead. His arms ached. Pulling the cure out of a high-ranking Inspector had taken a lot of energy.Luna walked over and placed a hand on Rick’s shoulder. She looked down at Vane. "He is human again.""Yes," Rick said softly. He looked around the large, damp tunnel. "We cannot go back up.

The red alarm lights flashed in Laboratory Seven. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. The loud sound hurt Rick’s ears.Inspector Vane was on his knees in the doorway. He was a man who used to be a perfect machine. But now, he was broken. The tiny wisp of dark gray smoke from Rick’s bag had entered his eye. The smoke was pure human sorrow. It was the tears of a dying man.Vane’s left eye was a messy, chaotic human brown. His right eye was still glowing, solid blue."Please," Vane begged again. He grabbed the front of his torn black coat. "Teach me how to bleed."Inside the room, the woman possessed by Yuren laughed. It was a smooth, beautiful, terrible sound. "Oh, Vane," Yuren’s voice said through the smiling woman. "You let the dirt inside you. Enforcers! Cleanse him! Cleanse them all!"Rick did not wait. He moved faster than the wind.He grabbed the heavy iron mask from the table and shoved it into his bag. He grabbed the sleeping little boy with his left arm. With his right hand, he swung his wooden