All Chapters of THE ONE: Chapter 1
- Chapter 10
15 chapters
chapter 1
Augustine pov.I was fast asleep on the floor when a bucket of cold water was emptied on my body. Immediately I rose.My eyes caught a glimpse of his, he was furious.“What are you still doing there? Get up on your feet and get back to work. Unless you want to starve, I advise you to do as I say,” my boss hissed as he walked out of the room.I managed to get on my two left feet. Still feeling lightheaded, I staggered towards the door.My name is Augustine, that's as far as I can remember.I was found by some group of mercenaries who sold me off to my boss.Ever since that day, my life has been miserable, he treated me like I'm nothing. Even his pets are taken care of better than me.For the past ten years of my life here, I would say I only experienced pain rather than love.I worked in his kitchen and in the bar, all I do is serve food, serve drinks, and washed the dishes when the sink is filled with dirty dishes.There was one thing I hated though, that was how some customers behave
chapter 2
Augustine pov.I felt something warm dripping on my skin.I twitched.Then I stared at my boss, although I could not see anything because of the smoke, but later I saw my boss.Some metallic parts of the gun pierced through my boss's body.I looked at the hand I used in covering the gun's pinhole, and to my surprise I wasn't hurt.“What are you?” my boss asked as blood gushed out from his mouth and fell on top of my body.After saying those words to me, he fell to his side and died.I rolled his body off mine and navigated through the restaurant, confused and lightheaded. I just killed my boss.Those were the words going through my head.Then I saw a man sitting on a chair in the restaurant, his back turned against me. “What a mess you did here.”I froze in shock, unable to move.“You are not human, are you?” He walks towards me, but I couldn't see his face because the room was dark and covered in dust “Stay away from me, I'm warning you.” I slowly moved backwards in fear. “Look, k
chapter 3
Ace pov.Twenty-five years ago, I and my team battled the tyrant Umar. He ruled the world for over thirty years, and it took five years for the people to decide their future.He was the strongest superhuman we have ever faced. I and a handful of warriors survived. But the damage the war left was unfixable.It was rumored that some people from Utopia were building a superweapon to annihilate Umar before we did. I later heard that the project was called off.“Is he really up to the task?” Brawn asked.I looked at him. “If he wasn't, I wouldn't have brought him here,”“What does that mean?” he counters my response.“It means he is ready. Just believe in him just as you believe in me.” I was able to keep him at bay with my words.It's now up to Augustine to prove himself.Augustine pov.I noticed that they didn't like me at all. From the way they looked at me and from the way they spoke to me.I knew I wasn't welcome. We were six in number, our leader was Josh. He possessed two metallic
chapter 4
Augustine pov.Who is he?I asked myself as I stared at him. Moments later, we arrived at the Falcons headquarters. The new guy was escorted to Brawn's office.Brawn established the team. He provided financial aid to the team.Lewis pov.My name is Sinclair Lewis. I'm a mercenary and a member of the Scorpion Clan. Years ago, I was banished by my clan because I refused to kill my younger brother.Turns out my younger brother also wants me dead. I met a man in a nearby village to the east. The man and his family welcomed me.But I never told him where I came from. I hid it from him because members of my clan are regarded as criminals.My clan and other clans don't get along easily because of an event that happened hundreds of years ago. One fateful afternoon, everything changed. For some reason, the village was attacked by a group of bandits. They killed everyone, including the man who accommodated me with his household.I stood there, staring at their lifeless bodies.My fists clench
chapter 5
Augustine pov.There she was. Standing before Lewis camouflaging herself within the smoke.Lewis, on the other hand, is prepared to fight her.A cloud of dust obstructs my view of Lewis. He lunges towards her with his sword drawn.I almost followed him, but the cries of the town's folks drew me back. They were sharp and ear-piercing.Andy walks in on me, looking worried. “We need to make sure that everyone in the town is okay. Come Augustine,” he pleads.I followed him. We entered the first house we saw. Even before we entered, I sensed something was wrong.My legs gave up on me. I couldn't move them. I was so gripped by fear that I was unable to even breathe. Andy sees me and pulls me into the house. That was when our eyes saw the terror that awaited us.“What the hell is this?” Andy said in shock, covering his mouth and nostrils.I stood behind him, but I could still see what he saw. They were bodies of people, dried up and burned. There was no sign of fire anywhere, nor was ther
chapter 6
Augustine pov.There she was, staring me in the eyes. Half of her body was badly burned. I could practically smell her roasted skin.She smirks at me, slowly walking towards me dramatically. “Look at what your friend did to my gorgeous face. For that, I will make sure you all burn alive.”I saw Lewis, Andy, and Janet lying down on the ground. From the looks of things, it's like she got to them first. But where are Bernie and Elenore? I can't seem to find them.As she dashes towards me, I'm able to dodge her and escape from her toxins before they get to me.I have to think fast and save the others before they choke to death. As I ran away from her, I turned around only to see that she was catching up with me.Damn it. Why aren't my powers working? Why can't I use my speed to outrun her? At this pace, she would catch up to me for sure.I continued to run from her. Drawing her away from the rest of my teammates. I was clueless, I didn't have a backup plan. I was just running away from h
Chapter 7
Augustine pov.Did I do that just now?I watched as a single punch sent her flying. Then I lunged for her again and landed another punch that sent her far away from where I stood.Moments later, the atmosphere cleared up. There were no more toxic in the air, and slowly my teammates regained consciousness.“What happened here?” Bernie asked, looking light headed.I stared at my knuckles, “I believe I just got stronger than I was before.”Lewis pov.I saw everything, right to when he knocked her out with his fists. Somehow, I was able to regain consciousness after Augustine drew her away from us.I was weak and exhausted. And from the look of things, I was badly hurt, some toxins got into my blood stream, and I was already exhibiting the effects.I thought of heading back into the fight, but even though I got there, I won't be able to do a single thing.However, I managed to sneak up on them undetected. I saw how the rest of my teammates gave up, including Augustine.I had already plann
Chapter 8
Augustine pov.The news that came shocked us all. It was about another village, where its citizens were oppressed. My guess was that it may be another superhuman like us.So myself and the team left the hideout for this village. It was a two day trip. Since our previous mission, I just discovered that Lewis wasn't with us.The village was in the eastern part of utopia. Hours later, we eventually arrived at the village by morning. The surroundings felt silent. We couldn't sense any form of life around.Everything was in place, nothing moved or tampered with. It was like a ghost town. From what I was seeing, I suddenly became scared.“Guys, I think we need to look around. Because it's weird nobody came to greet us. So we should all take a look around,” Andy instructed.Andy stares at Janet. “Use your psychic powers to create a link between us so we could communicate with one another,” Andy concludes.Janet did as Andy has said and linked us all together with her psychic power. So now we
chapter 9
Frozen in time.Lewis pov.He chuckles, “What do you think I'm doing?”I twitch, “Answer my question!”He remains calm for a while before he starts walking towards me. Yet everything remains still.What kind of power is this? Should it be an illusion? But illusions have a gap within reality. If it is an illusion, then I should be able to wake up from it by inflicting pain on myself.So I pulled out a small knife and aligned it with my skin.Hope this works.I sliced open my skin with it. Groaning in pain, I closed my eyes, observing the silence.Maybe it worked.I was certain. I slowly open my eyes.But to my greatest surprise. It didn't work, reality remained frozen. I gnashed my teeth, unable to express my disappointment.He was already standing before me. I didn't even sense his presence. He stares directly in the eyes.How is this happening? How could he have done something like this to me without my knowledge? If it was an illusion, I would have woken up already. Pain is the onl
chapter 10
The rainThe unknown figure pov.I hid away from their sight. Minutes later, they both showed up. I chuckled.Now Sheila, show me what you are capable of. I have brought them to you. Use your ability to annihilate them all.Augustine pov.We arrived at another place. I took a look around. It seems nobody is here. But one thing occurred to me.How come we didn't notice this place ever existed? I mean when we arrived at this place earlier during our fight with the artist. We went around the place, but we couldn't find this place. Then I saw something. There were ashes on the floor.Immediately I remembered her. The lady with the toxic ability. Though I was unable to see or perceive her toxic, from the way the ground looks, this place was burned not too long ago.The ashes were still fresh. Smoke was still engulfing the air. She was here, I could feel it. My instincts never fail.Elenore eyes were staring at one particular place. “She is here. I can see her,” she said to me. “Then let