Demon Kane lunged at him. His punch, packed with the remnants of strength he gathered and the rage of his own embarrassment, cut through the air, aimed to shatter Zane in the face."Just dieee!!!!" He screamed from his lung.Zane caught his neck mid-speed and lift him up cleanly from the ground with one hand without even trying like the powerful enforcer was a light feather.His fingers closed around his neck in firm iron-grip like a clamp screaming around a metal rod.Demon Kane's eyes widened in horror. His face paled as blood seized to flowing to his face.He gripped Zane's wrist, groping around it to break free from the iron grip that promised to suffocate him to death.The air had stopped flowing to the lung, his throat burned under grip. He flailed his legs mid-air as he struggled desperately to break free but Zane's finger didn't even burge the slightest.Zane raised his head up to meet his face. His expression was cold, his eyes empty."You said you were going to come after m

Kane kept processing his thoughts.He couldn't take on Zane alone, but maybe he could use more men— men at his level of cultivation— Nascent soul. They could defeat him with numbers.More men with powers equalizes more strength. Or someone at a level higher than his own. The soul transformation realm.That— is the last level any mortal can reach. No one has ever reached the Apex. The immortal realm. He lowered his head more. "Master, I'll need more men. Men at the Soul Transformation Realm." Alexander Blackthorn narrowed his eyes. "Are you saying that Zane, the low-life gambler of the Sterlings family is a cultivator?" His voice rose, hardening. "If you're asking for men at the soul transformation Realm. Are you saying Zane, that nobody is at the immortal sovereign?"He laughed— Sharp but cold. "Is this another one of your lame excuses?" He stared at him hard."If you're asking for reinforcement against that nobody, then how can I trust you with the duty of protecting my family. Y

Alexander's thugs moved forward, armed with crude weapons that were meant for destruction and inflicting pains.The small community men of Hollowgate gathered to stop the intruders, about twenty of them, each holding crude implements. Hoe, spade, Cutlass and even whips.A matured man with skin cut stepped forward confidently to challenge Alexander and his men. His name is Russe, the leader in the community."What do you want in this place," his voice carried across firmly. "We don't have any harvests to give you this time around. Go away." Then he nodded at Julie. "And that girl is one of us. Let her go and walk away from this place." His voice was firm."Who the fuck are you to meddle with business that doesn't concern you?" Alexander Blackthorn toned, his voice grave, "If you don't want to die, walk away right now. The first warning is the last warning."The air thickened with tension and Russe immediately knew that these people weren't here with good intentions.They were here on

Agatha ran all the way home from Rose's school after she received the call from Russe, her heart hammering like a war drum as she stumbled across the street. When she reached the gate in less than five minutes, her legs were covered in dust. She burst through the rusted gate and stumbled inside.She stopped cold at what she was seeing at the distance where her house should be standing but what she saw was smoke curling thick into the air as her only home was reducing to Ash before her eyes.Her chest hammered. "what is going on..who.." Her voice trailed off.Another wave of tears streamed from her eyes. Her knee buckled, and her weight gave out to the floor.The neighbors watched her, shaking their head with pity and silent condolences."No..who did this...who did this.. No.." She cried, her voice hollow and broken, tears rolling fast down to her cheek. "..my house.. everything.." Yet, at that moment, she recalled something that mattered to her daughter. A scholarship to progress w

Four years ago after the death of their parents in a Car accident, Zane refused to come to the family even after he heard about what happened to their parents.Agatha cried out her eyes with only strangers there to console her while her own brother was away, nonchalant about their death, gambling away his life.It was until after a month that Zane returned to the family. By this time, everything has settled, and even Agatha has nearly forgotten he existed.Zane didn't come for condolence. He walked in demanding their parents' only property. The house.Agatha refused to give in, berating him for his insolent attitude towards their parents demise and showing up later only to demand the house papers without even bothering to know if their parents were properly buried.At Agatha's refusal, Zane Walked away angrily. Returning, he came back at night when it was dark and quiet, burglared into the house and stole the house deed. Zane vanished right from then.When Agatha realized what had ha