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

Luna let out a small, tired laugh. “The Trash Doctor.” It was a funny name, but it fit perfectly. They were turning the broken pieces of the world into miracles."I have to pay you," the man said frantically. He reached into his dirty pockets. He pulled out a handful of rusted screws, a small piece of clean copper wire, and a half-eaten piece of dry bread. He held them out in his shaking hands. "That is all I have. Please. Do not let the magic undo itself."Rick looked at the handful of garbage. He reached out and gently pushed the man's hands down."Keep your copper. Keep your food," Rick said firmly. "I do not heal for money. I heal because you are alive."The man stared at Rick. Tears spilled over his cheeks and cut clean lines through the dark soot on his face. He had lived in the cruel, greedy city of Rustgate his entire life. He had never experienced an act of pure, selfless kindness. It broke his heart in the most beautiful way possible."Thank you," the man sobbed, bowing hi

Luna ran to the table. With her one strong arm, she pushed down hard on the man's shoulders, pinning him to the hot iron. "Stay with us! Look at me!" Luna yelled to the man. "Keep your eyes on me!"Blood poured from the cut. It was not normal red blood. It was dark, thick, and mixed with the glowing purple poison.Rick worked incredibly fast. His hands were covered in the toxic blood. The purple acid burned his skin, leaving angry red blisters on his fingers, but Rick did not stop. He did not care about his own pain. He only cared about the patient.Rick grabbed the rusted iron pliers. He pushed another invisible drop of green Qi into the metal jaws of the pliers to keep them perfectly clean.He pushed the pliers deep into the man's open chest."Ahhhh!" the man sobbed, tears streaming from his yellow eyes."I see it," Rick gritted his teeth. "The core of the Reactor Rot. It has formed a solid lump of toxic magic inside his left lung. I have to pull it out."Rick clamped the rusted pli

The thick, yellow smog swirled like a dirty ocean. Rick stood perfectly still at the mouth of the giant, dark furnace. He looked into the shadows. The glowing yellow eyes looked back at him. They were the eyes of a man who was dying."I am real," Rick said again. His voice was soft, warm, and safe. "Please, come inside. The clinic is open."The figure in the shadows took another step forward. The yellow fog parted.A man stumbled into the dim light.He was a terrible sight. He wore clothes made of dirty, brown rags and rusted chains. On his face, he wore a crude gas mask made from an old tin can and thick leather straps. The mask was cracked. It did not keep the poison out.The man’s skin was a sickly, pale gray. But his eyes were a bright, toxic yellow. It was a clear sign of liver failure and deep lung poisoning.He took one more step. His heavy metal boots scraped loudly against the ground. Scraaape.Then, his knees buckled.The man collapsed forward, falling face-first toward the

"A sign?" Luna asked, looking confused. "Rick, you said we had to be invisible. If you paint a big green sign that says 'Doctor Here,' the guards will find us in one hour.""It will not be a sign painted with ink," Rick smiled a secret, knowing smile. "It will be a sign that only the sick can read."Rick walked back out of the giant furnace.He stood in front of the massive, dark iron mouth. The black metal walls rose high above him.He took off his thick leather glove. He raised his right hand.He closed his eyes and dug deep into his soul. He found the warm, beautiful, beating heart of his healing magic.He pushed his green Qi into his index finger. His finger began to glow with a brilliant, blinding green light. It was so bright it cut through the thick yellow smog around them.Rick reached out and pressed his glowing finger directly against the cold, black iron wall of the furnace, right next to the entrance.The moment his finger touched the metal, a loud hiss echoed in the clear

Rick closed his eyes. He did not pull out his wooden staff. He did not prepare a massive, flashy attack.He placed his bare hand flat against the cold, muddy ground.He pushed a tiny, almost invisible thread of his Earth Qi deep into the dirt. The green magic traveled under the mud, completely hidden from the red sensor of the robotic dog.The magic traveled fifty feet until it was directly underneath the old man and the guards.The guard stepped forward, reaching out to put the electric handcuffs on the crying old man."Earth Pulse," Rick whispered so quietly that even Luna barely heard him. "Rust Collapse."Suddenly, the massive mountain of scrap metal towering directly behind the guards let out a loud, terrible groan. Creeeeak.The guards stopped. They looked up.Rick had used his magic to break one single, important rusted pipe at the bottom of the scrap tower.Without that pipe, the entire mountain of heavy metal lost its balance.Thousands of pounds of rusted iron, broken gears,

Luna followed close behind him. "Where are we going to hide? The junkyard is massive.""We are going to find the darkest, most broken place in the whole valley," Rick said."Why?" Luna asked, stepping carefully over a sharp, rusted gear.Rick stopped and looked back at her. His eyes were warm, but very serious."Because broken things attract broken people," Rick explained softly. "The people who are the most sick, the people who are the most terrified of the city guards, they will not go to a bright, safe building. They will hide in the deepest shadows with the rest of the trash. If we want to find the people who need us the most, we have to go where the light does not reach."Luna nodded. She understood perfectly. They had to become a part of the junkyard to save it.They walked for two hours. The journey was slow and dangerous.The closer they got to the black walls of the city, the taller the mountains of scrap became. Soon, Rick and Luna were walking through a deep canyon made ent