ttringttringThe shrill sound of the alarm rang through the small hostel room for what felt like the tenth time that morning.On the bed, Orion shuffled lazily beneath his blanket. Without even opening his eyes, he stretched out an arm toward the bedside table and slapped the alarm silent.For a moment, everything returned to quiet.Then he slowly opened his eyes and glanced at the clock.9:45 AM.Orion jerked upright as if electricity had shot through his body.“Shit! I’m so screwed!”He scrambled out of bed, nearly tripping over his own feet as he grabbed his phone to double-check the time. Somehow he had slept through two different alarms, sinking so deeply into sleep that the world might as well have ended without him noticing.Normally, someone as unserious as Orion wouldn’t care about waking up late.On a typical day he would simply roll over, go back to sleep, or spend the day doing random nonsense.But today was different.Today he had a very important test for one of his maj

~~trring~~~~trring~~Opening his eyes after what felt like the deepest slumber of his life, Orion reached out and stopped the alarm. Slowly, he raised his upper body from the bed and looked around the pitch-black room, his vision still heavy with sleep.He had returned from the test saga around 1 p.m., and the time now was 11:47 p.m. That meant he had been in an unconscious state for almost eleven hours.Yes, eleven hours.Even during the brief moments he had been awake earlier, all he did were to cover up everything in a semiconscious state, and it barely took 20 minutes.Reaching up, he touched his forehead and felt the dried liquid crusted on his skin. The moment his fingers brushed against it, the memories came rushing back.Recalling the wound he just suffered from,he would've clearly died and this would be the fourth time he'll go through it.Slowly, he stood up and switched on the light.The room was filled with a dull glow as he walked toward the mirror and examined his refle

Hey bro, did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed this morning?” “Why? Is something wrong?” Rolling his eyes in sarcasm, Jerry looked at Orion and said, “Why wouldn’t something be wrong when the greatest class boycotter suddenly starts coming to classes?” “Out with it. What did you come for? I’m sure you didn’t come just to listen to the old man’s class.” “Calling your revered lecturer an old man, you’ve got guts.” “Okay, let’s cut to the chase. I came here to ask for your help.” “My monthly allowance is finished. I’m broke.” Twitching his lips, Orion said, “I’m not here to ask for cash. I just need your help for a few minutes.” Looking at Orion in suspicion, Jerry said, “Are you sure?” “Seriously? I’m not here to ask for money, bro. Just a few minutes of your time, that’s all.” “Alright then. Hope you’re not thinking of collecting my blood to sell it?” “Honestly man, stop the jokes. I’m being serious here.” “Okay, what should I do then?” “Follow me.” Orion turned a

9:00 PM Putting on a pair of pants, with the hood draped over his head, he left his room and proceeded to the nearest nightclub in the vicinity, Luna Lux. Then he proceeded through the dark, ensuring he left no traces behind. When he got to the nightclub, everything was already in full swing and he moved silently to a corner where he wouldn’t be noticed. Looking around, he found a girl walking towards him. Since he was wearing a hood with a nose mask over his mouth, they couldn’t see the scar on his face, and with his build they probably thought of him as a tall and handsome guy. ‘I bet they’ll run in fear when they see my scar.’ But things aside, he was not interested in interacting with girls so he decided to just chat with her a bit and then leave the vicinity to look for a suitable target. “Hey there handsome, how you doing?” “Fine.” He said, trying to keep his words as short and bland as possible but it seemed the girl wasn’t really interested in leaving anytime soon. “

Looking at Rocky in front of him, Orion was shocked to see him gaining momentum with each passing second and more of the black balls were getting destroyed every passing moment. If the cycle continued, he would get overpowered and lose the challenge, but that wasn’t his concern. He was more focused on the possibilities of him being affected if all the black balls were destroyed.Suddenly, his eyes widened when one of the black balls turned to fumes, then reformed and actually took on the green color and the shape of Rocky’s.Before he could react, the newly transformed green ball came rushing back to his hand and in that moment all the black balls in his hand started changing color to the exact same green as the first one.This time there was no doubt. Although the change was very small, he could feel it all over his body. His hand suddenly tensed up and the hand which was getting pushed down was being raised up with every passing moment.While Orion was trying to figure out what was