***** [Congratulations to the…] “Boy, we’ve gotten to the destination.” Williams, “_” Williams again, “_” He couldn’t help but suddenly blink several times after returning to his senses, then he raised his head. ‘Old sir, how could you kill my great anticipation like this?’ Williams did not know whether to laugh or cry, recalling all the wild and great expectations he already had for the longest quest he had ever taken in his life, but still, he got out of the taxi after letting out a helpless sigh and paid the driver’s money. He was about to turn around and walk to his destination when the old man suddenly called him back. “I can tell that you’re new to the capital city, probably amongst the massive visitors who are here for the Gem Seeking Competition.” Williams, “_” He looked at the old man for a moment, not knowing where he was headed, but then he nodded his head slightly. The old man also nodded his head, already expecting his response. “Given how nice a kid you are,
*****The first thing Williams did upon entering the room that was prepared by the old man before his arrival was take off all his clothes and take a long cold shower, washing away all the stress and sweat of the day.Once done, he put on a casual wear and then rushed out of the room, running to the restaurant of the hotel.He would have ordered the meal to be brought to him, but thinking that it would take a much longer time, which he doesn’t have, considering how famished he was, Williams opted to go to eat it himself.….“Dang!!! Do I need to stay in this busy city till the day of the competition before I see my only deserving competitor? Why won’t they just let me enter their hotel.”Currently sitting alone with a brooding expression on her face, Jewel, who had already changed her filthy dress into the new one she got after reaching the capital city couldn’t help but sigh heavily.She appeared thoroughly defeated as she looked through the extremely crowded hall despite how
*****Although the hall was filled with people right now and almost everybody was discussing in a hushed manner, which made it seem as though the place was noisy, they all still heard Jewel’s sudden yell, causing everybody in the hall to stop whatever they were doing and turn their heads in her direction in unison.The place abruptly became pin-drop silent and everybody began to wonder what was going on.Jewel also realized this, that she had acted way out of line.She went blank for a jiffy, and then she became embarrassed, realizing that all gazes were on her.Nobody taught her when she hurriedly sat down the same way she had shot up, then as though she wasn’t the one who had made everybody look at her, she began to eat her meals with all focus.Seeing this, everybody did not know what to think for a second till they saw Williams, then some people quickly concluded that it was a couple’s fight, causing them all to start gossiping while happily laughing at them.Jewel became f
*****“Are you really sure you wanna do this?”“Yes.”Seated within a bar of the hotel that was presently filled with a lot of other contestants of the gem-seeking competition and gazing emotionlessly at a guy of the same age as him, who does not have any special appearance, Maximus nodded his head.As soon as the guy received his unhesitant response, he remained silent for a moment, gazing intently at Maximus and trying to understand if he really meant it.A second later, he sighed and took a gulp from the glass of beer he was holding before glancing seriously at Maximus again.“But man, this same country you are trying to betray is your birth country, which you are here to represent. Are you sure you will not regret this intention and action of yours later?”Maximus, “_”As soon as he heard the guy’s question, a slight frown appeared on his face and he became displeased.“Can you do it or not?” He growled darkly, his voice low.Realizing that Maximus was already furious an
*****In a hotel room, a beautiful lady was seen seated on her bed and doing a video call with a middle-aged man at this moment.“You’ve completed the mission already? That was quite fast, how did you manage to neutralize that old bastard in such a short time?” The man on the video inquired with amazement.“Boss, I did not neutralize him. Have you not heard the news?” “What news?” The man appeared confused, which in turn confused the lady.“Boss, have you not heard that someone else has replaced the old gambler and made him unable to gamble again in his life?”“Huh… that…”The man on the video frowned for a moment, but then his eyes constricted and he appeared amazed.“The news was real and not a mere rumor?”“Of course, boss. How come the organization’s Intel had not reported it already?”“Amazing.” As though the middle-aged man didn’t hear the beautiful lady’s words, he beamed excitedly, looking as though he had just won a jackpot.“The person that defeats him, what’s th
**** “You will never amount to anything in your miserable life.” These words were like night terrors that had been haunting Williams’ life for days now. No matter how much he wished to forget them, to erase how they were spoken, who uttered them, and to erase the images he had witnessed before these words were mockingly voiced to him, they kept coming back like incurable ailments. Poor Williams Miller. Williams Miller was the son of Jacob Miller, the now-deceased patriarch of the Distinguished Miller family that reigned supreme in Zed City. Until five years ago, Williams' life was still filled with sweetness and joy, when he didn't need to concern himself much about sustenance, finances, clothing, or anything else as they were always readily available to him. His misfortune all began on the day he lost his parents in an unfortunate plane crash. Even now, Williams couldn't come to terms with it, perpetually hoping that it was all a nightmare he would soon awaken from. He could
**** “Madam supervisor, I apologize sincerely. You know my house was quite far away from here and I had to trek every day.” “You, you wretched and unfortunate person! How does it affect me, even if you had to walk from the outer reaches of space to here every day? Look at the time you’re just arriving at work! A whole thirty minutes late.” At this moment, the place that initially had only Williams and the person who had informed him of his tardiness was now filled with several other guards who were casting mocking glances at Williams while the supervisor scolded him. It must be known that the supervisor wasn’t the only one who harbored a strong dislike for Williams. His colleagues also despised him, and their animosity had begun long before the supervisor’s aversion. When Williams was first hired, their supervisor favored him and treated him with special consideration then, assigning him easier tasks that had fueled their jealousy. Rumors even circulated among them that the supe
***** Williams was momentarily taken aback by this unexpected voice that came from nowhere. He couldn't react, and his face wore a blank expression before it was overtaken by shock. "Hey brat, watch where you are going!" "You fool, I almost thought you were going to jump in front of that speeding truck." The voices of two passersby grannies were what woke him up and made him return to his senses. "I'm... I'm sorry," he quickly apologized blankly before looking around him. "Don't tell me I've only heard wrongly." He was confused for a moment more before he eventually sighed to himself with regret and looked behind him at the now-disappearing truck. 'Could it be that it was my fear of death that made me think I heard something?' Williams shook his head again regretfully, then he sighed heavily. 'What could a stupid fear do for me? Could it grant me shelter or my daily meal?' He mocked himself with a dry chuckle, then he gazed about the road, looking for another opportunity, a