Novels by ConfusedAuthor

CHAPTER ELEVENCyra smiled gracefully, pleased that Rufus had shown interest in the quest. Her eyes brightened up with their glow, and she took two steps closer to Rufus, who stood still with his eyes staring at her.“The Island of Aeaea is located at the end of the ancient forest, far beyond the cursed mountains where the trolls lived. Circe chooses to live alone with her maidens where no mortal dares to trespass.”“Oh. That sounds far. How do I get there? Do you have a car or maybe a horse?” Rufus inquired anxiously, causing Cyra to chuckle instantly.“There are no cars here, Rufus. And the horses you speak of have all gone into hiding after the Mutants that came upon the forest.”“Oh,” Rufus mumbled in a little disappointment, and then he sighed heavily.“Worry not, Warlord. I know just the perfect means to get you there in no time.” Cyra said, igniting the sparkle of hope that was almost lost.“You might want to step back a bit.” She warned, but Rufus stood still, his mind harbor

CHAPTER TEN“I was wrong…” Tina whispered, cringed by both shame and guilt.She could barely look both her father and Rufus in the eyes, watching Lord Vincent get back on his feet.“I told you that it was very wrong to judge people, Tina…” Lord Vincent said with a frown, glaring at his daughter.He turned to Rufus, a beam eradicating his scowl.“How do I ever repay you?” He asked, but just when Rufus opened his mouth to speak, ten soldiers rushed into the room, aiming their guns at him.‘What’s going on here?” Lord Vincent asked with a raging tone, glaring at the soldiers.“On whose authority have you stormed this place?” He asked, but silence was all he met.Tina had already hurried to hide behind her father while Rufus who was bemused was still trying to make sense of the situation.“I have done nothing…” He stated, but the soldiers refused to budge.From the crest on their soldiers, it was obvious that they were from the Grand leaders; the council in charge of the City.“I knew you

Tina’s father, Lord Vincent, finally snapped."If your theory is correct," he rasped, his voice thin but still carrying authority, "then I am dead anyway."He coughed, black blood speckling his lips."So there is no harm in the stranger trying."The words cut through Tina's resolve.Her eyes widened. This was her father, the man who never let anyone beneath their status even speak to him directly."Father, you cannot be serious," she started, her voice shaking. "You do not even know who he is. He could be anyone. A cultist, a scavenger, a—""Enough!" Lord Vincent snapped, bringing her to a halt.The single word cracked like a whip. Tina's mouth closed instantly.She stood there, her fists clenched, her whole body trembling with rage and helplessness. But she could not push further. Not when he used that tone.Lord Vincent looked at Rufus with tired eyes."If you have something that can help," he said slowly, "do it. I do not have time for pride."Tina glared at Rufus like this was all

Even when she was in pain watching her father die slowly, she frowned at Rufus's audacity.Her eyes were red from crying but her face was twisted with the kind of anger that came from desperation. She looked at him like he was the most disgusting thing she had ever seen.With a grim look and an arrogant gaze, she told him what everyone already knew."There is no cure," she said, her voice sharp and cold. "Everyone knows that. Even the best doctors in the city have not been able to come up with one. The best doctors that work for the government, they have been trying for three years. Three whole years and nothing."She stepped closer, her eyes burning with disdain."So what makes you think you can even do anything? You must be a mad man.""It is not madness," he said quietly. "We conducted research in an underground lab, a small team working on ways to stop the virus before it reaches the brain. That is how I know it can still be done."Tina scoffed almost instantly.The sound came out

Rufus looked down at the trembling mutant bleeding against the wall."I am the one that is going to rid the world of this curse," he replied.Something flashed in his eyes as he said it. Not anger or pain or the hollow emptiness that had been eating him alive since he found Mia in another man's arms.Something that had no name yet but felt like power.The mutant saw it and trembled with so much fear, unlike anything that it had seen before.The creature had spent years being the thing that made humans scream and run. It had never been on the other side of that terror. It had never felt small and weak and completely helpless.Until now."The leaders," it muttered, its voice shaking badly. "The leaders have to know about you. You are trouble. You are something that should not exist. They need to know before you become..."Before he could finish, Rufus moved fast and delivered one final strike that crushed what was left of the mutant's skull against the broken tiles. The creature went s

The mutant was stunned, and its dark green face turned purplish from the roiling astonishment. Even Rufus had a glint of surprise in his eyes.A few moments ago, he had been powerless, bleeding out on the hotel floor while zombies tore into his flesh. Now he could control zombies just through his words and his thoughts.The silence in the room was thick and heavy. The zombies stood exactly where they had been when he said "stand by," frozen like someone had pressed pause on their entire existence.Rufus could feel something like invisible threads connecting his mind to theirs. It was strange and terrifying and completely real, like he was an extension of them.The mutant snarled at Rufus, breaking the silence, its ego and hatred for humans gradually slipping back."What sort of sorcery or trick are you using?" it hissed, its rotting mouth twisting with rage. "What did you do to my children?"The creature circled him slowly, its one living eye scanning every inch of Rufus like it was