Novels by Freshko

Kevin let out a sigh. "I am also afraid... that on this journey to gain the power to protect them, I will lose myself. That I will become someone they no longer recognize when I return."Silence enveloped them for several moments. And then, the old woman smiled—a smile different from before, warmer, more sincere."Pure honesty," she said. "This mist responds to your heart, young man. And your heart, though filled with fear, remains true and honest."She raised her wrinkled hand, and the mist around them began to thin."The right path will always be open to those who do not hide from their own fears, yet are not mastered by them either. You have acknowledged your fear without letting it paralyze you. That is the key to passing through this forest."Before Kevin, a clear path began to appear, cutting through the mist, leading straight north."Thank you," Kevin bowed with respect."Before you go," the old woman added, "I want to tell you something. The Forbidden Sky Mountain will not tes

Several days later, in a ceremony attended by all the people of the kingdom, King Aldric announced his decision."After years of service, I have decided to retire from the throne." His voice echoed throughout the palace square. "I hand over the crown of the kingdom to my son, Adam, who has proven his courage and wisdom in facing the greatest threat this kingdom has ever known."Adam, standing in his new royal regalia, looked at his father with eyes full of emotion before nodding to accept that great responsibility.After the coronation ceremony concluded, the new King Adam stood before his people to deliver his first speech."My people," Adam began in a voice that was clear and full of authority. "For so many years, we lived in the shadow of fear of Sin. Today, I proudly announce that this threat has ended forever."Thunderous cheers filled the square."But this victory is not because of the strength of our forces, nor because of the wisdom of our leaders." Adam turned toward Kevin, w

Kevin stood alone amidst the rubble of buildings already destroyed by Sin's initial attack, staring at the giant monster with eyes full of resolve.Sin, as though realizing there was only one opponent before it now, roared with a voice that shook the entire city."Come back to me," Kevin whispered, though he knew the creature would not understand his words. "I will free you."Sin attacked.Its massive tail swept toward Kevin with a speed that was surprising for a creature of that size. But this time, Kevin did not simply dodge—he met the attack with a fist filled with the pure energy of the Spirit Stones he had just absorbed.CRAAAAASH!!!The impact created a shockwave that destroyed the surrounding buildings, but to the shock of everyone watching from the city walls, Kevin was not thrown back.He held the attack."HE HELD IT!" One of the soldiers shouted in disbelief.Sin, as though startled by this unexpected resistance, stepped back before launching its next attack—a wave of dark e

But there was one big problem.To do this, he had to be far stronger than he was now.Spirit StonesAs Kevin shifted his attention away from the ancient script, he noticed something else around the coral ruins.Hidden in the crevices of the coral, emitting the same bluish light that illuminated this place, were several medium-sized stones—stones that radiated extremely powerful spiritual energy.Kevin approached one of the stones and felt a familiar resonance.This was the same stone—or at least the same type—that had been used to create Sin. High-Level Spirit Stones, remnants of Hexa technology left behind after they planted the destroyer seed on this planet thousands of years ago.'If these stones could create a monster as powerful as Sin,' Kevin mused, 'perhaps they could also help me become stronger to defeat Sin.'He took the stones one by one, feeling the energy flowing from them into his body.The process was excruciatingly painful.The energy from the High-Level Spirit Stones

The next day, after ensuring all his teammates received proper care, Kevin gathered everyone together.He used the remnants of his healing abilities—the same technique he had used to heal Princess Amelia—to accelerate the recovery of Adam, Zeph, Talia, and Bram's wounds. Golden energy flowed from his hands, closing wounds that should have taken weeks to heal, speeding up the process to just a few hours."How can you do this?" Talia asked in amazement as she felt her wound closing before her very eyes."Long story," Kevin answered shortly while continuing his treatment on Bram.After everyone had recovered, Kevin looked at his four new friends with a serious expression."I need your help to take me to the point where Sin was first seen—where according to legend he 'meditated' before transforming into the monster we see now."Zeph, who had the best navigation skills among them, nodded. "There are ancient records in the royal library about that location. A point in the Inner Sea, about t

"I'm fine!" Kevin rose, drinking a recovery potion in one gulp. The cracks in his ribs began to close. "Focus on Sin!"But Sin did not attack again.It stood there, holding its wounded arm. Its eyes—those two pits of fire—stared toward Adam. And for the first time since the battle began, it spoke.Not a roar.Not a howl.But words."A... dam..."The voice was thunderous, but there was something in it that made everyone freeze. It was not the voice of a monster. It was the voice of a father recognizing his child."Father?" Adam stared at Sin with tearful eyes. "Father, you... you're still in there?"Sin looked at Adam. The faces on its chest were weeping. Tears—not ordinary tears, but glowing liquid—streamed from the carved face of Queen Elena."A... dam... go..." the voice trembled. "Go... be... fore... I...""No!" Adam shouted. "I won't go! I came to save you, Father! I came to end this!"Sin shook its head. The movement was slow, heavy, as though every motion was a struggle against

At that moment, Lidya was already completely helpless. She couldn't fight back because she was afraid Johnny's men would torture Gerry again in the next room. Because of that, when Johnny approached her, she couldn't resist.She could only keep stepping backward until her body pressed against the glass window.Right then, Johnny suddenly heard his phone ringing, so he immediately took his phone out of his pocket, turned his body away from his previous position, and began talking on the phone.Lidya pulled aside the curtain of the glass window behind her. She used this opportunity to try to find help.At that moment, far off in the distance, she saw that the speedboat outside, which had previously been only one, now had two speedboats visible, close together, with several people standing on one of them. One of them seemed to be looking toward the ship where she was right now.But that person was very far away. The face wasn't visible from where she

Lidya was very shocked to hear Johnny's words, so her body immediately stiffened. She looked toward the next room, where Gerry was still being treated.Seeing her fall silent, her hand lowered like that, Johnny slowly approached and immediately caught her hand that was holding the ashtray.Lidya only realized when the ashtray was no longer in her hand and had been snatched away by Johnny. Johnny immediately took the ashtray to the cabinet and placed it inside the cabinet, which had a code so it could only be opened with a code.After making sure she no longer had a weapon, Johnny approached her again, still silent, staring at Gerry in the next room.The lust in Johnny's chest peaked even higher as he was now so close to her. Her full breasts made him immediately try to grope them.Feeling her chest being groped by a man she didn't like, reflexively, she immediately stepped back and delivered a slap to Johnny's cheek.A fairly loud sound was

Seeing Silvia fall into the water, Ken, who had actually been about to flee from her pursuit, was forced to turn his speedboat around and return to the position where she had fallen.From a distance, he could still see her hand sticking up, with her body nearly sinking.Once he was close enough to her position, he quickly turned off his speedboat's engine and immediately leaped as far as he could, jumping as close as possible to where she was.After that, he swam as fast as he could toward her position, but unfortunately, she was no longer visible. Her hand was no longer visible above the water's surface. Because of that, he quickly dove down.With the ability he possessed, he managed to find her, nearly drowned beneath the sea. He immediately hugged her body and brought her as quickly as possible to the water's surface.Her eyes were closed. She seemed unconscious, so he had to press and gently strike her back, which made her immediately vomit the

"You're right, Jack. She truly is an angel." The man kept admiring Lidya. He approached her and kept staring, tracing every curve of her body.This man was Johnny, in his early fifties, somewhat heavyset, and with a balding head. His lecherous eyes kept gazing at her face and body."DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH MY SISTER'S BODY," Gerry shouted.But Gerry was immediately hit by one of Johnny's men, making him grimace in pain."DON'T HIT MY BROTHER AGAIN!" Lidya shouted.Hearing her shout, Johnny immediately glared at his man who had hit Gerry. "Don't hit him! You've already tied him up. Why hit him again, huh?! He's the brother of my wife." Johnny pointed at Lidya. "So no one is allowed to hurt him.""Alright, boss," Johnny's man said.Johnny glanced at Gerry and said to his men, "Take him and treat him. I don't want anything to happen to him. He's my brother-in-law.""No! Don't take my brother." Lidya threw herself onto Gerry's body so

"WHAT IS IT?" Andreas shouted.Felix didn't answer with a shout. Because he was quite far away, he immediately called Andreas. "Grand Madam Maggie and her bodyguards just arrived. She's asking for Young Master's position. She's asking for a speedboat to be prepared.""Tell Madam Maggie that a speedboat is ready. But we're about to leave.""Grand Madam Maggie wants to join you. The other bodyguards will take the other speedboat."Hearing Felix's words, Andreas was forced to resign himself and wait for Maggie's arrival.A few moments later, Maggie came running toward the speedboat where Andreas was. But she wasn't alone; she came with Yoona and her head bodyguard.As soon as the three of them got on the speedboat, Maggie immediately asked Andreas, "What actually happened? I heard Lidya cheated. Is that true?""Yes, Madam.""How could that be? Lidya seemed to love Ken so much?""I don't know either, Madam, because I didn't

"Kill Grandpa?" Ricky asked on the other end of the phone."Yes. If your grandfather is no longer around, and with you currently serving as president director of Diamond Group, you will automatically become President Commissioner and the majority shareholder, right?" Jounne asked back."Yes, according to the rules, that's how it is. If a president commissioner dies, then as long as he hasn't written a will to arrange his shares, his shares will fall to the President Director, which is currently held by me.""Well. Up to now, he has only written a will to arrange his assets outside Diamond Group. Those are his assets in Beijing and San Francisco worth 238 million dollars, which he allocated for me. Meanwhile, his main assets, namely Diamond Group shares and assets in Hong Kong, he still hasn't arranged who they will fall to. This means...""They fall into my hands? Right?""Yes, Ricky. If he dies now, all his assets will fall into your hands."<