2025-02-18 00:57:26Oliver's eyelids began to lift open as he slowly regained consciousness. He picked himself off the floor and rubbed his head slightly.
"What the hell happened?" Oliver mused, a slight look of puzzle evident on his face as he glanced around his room. The last thing he could remember was him swallowing his medical pills,and then he suddenly passed out.
."Was I imagining things, or was there this strange screen right in front if me even though I did passed out?" Oliver pondered. After blacking out last night, Oliver remembered this strange holographic screen popped up in his line of sight.
While thinking about the screen, the strange holographic screen materialized right in front of him.
.[OLIVER BECKETT HAS SWALLOWED THE LAST ENERGY PILL]
[OLIVER BECKETT IS NOW MEDICALLY FIT TO INHERIT THE DIVINE TALENT]
[CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE AWAKENED THE ULTIMATE DIVINE TALENT]
Oliver glanced at the numerous screen popping up right in front of him, and none of it made sense to him.
"Just what is all these? Am I hallucinating or what?" Oliver wondered as he rubbed his eyes, hoping to get rid of the screen, but that didn't seen to work.
"It's still here? Meaning it's real?" Oliver intoned, his fingers rubbing his chin with looks of contemplation evident in his face.
Since Oliver failed to get rid of it, he began to read the words written boldly on the screen.
"I am now medically fit to inherit the Divine Talent?" Oliver read out loud with his fingers on his chin. "Does it mean those pills I've been taken these past few years was to make me fit to awaken some...divine talent?" Oliver blurted out, his gaze still glued to the window screen in front of him.
[TO PROCEED, OLIVER NEEDS TO ACCEPT THE POWERS AND COMPLETE THE ACCEPTANCE QUEST]
The screen in front of Oliver morphed to a whole new one, and the puzzled expression is on Oliver's face intensified.
[YOU ONLY HAVE 10 SECONDS TO ACCEPT, OR YOU WILL LOSE HIS GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOREVER]
[TEN]
[NINE]
[EIGHT]
[SEVEN]
"Great, there's a countdown!" Oliver blurted out with his eyes widened. "I don't get a chance to think about it? Really? I am supposed to make my decision within ten freaking seconds?" Oliver lamented as the clock kept counting down.
Even though Oliver didn't really know what was going on, he wasn't dumb to know that it meant he would awaken a Talent, and probably become stronger once he accepts. What Oliver wasn't sure about was what the acceptance quest would be all about.
But there was no time to think, he had to make his decision right now or lose it forever.
[THREE]
[TWO]
[ONE]
[YES✓]
Oliver selected the yes option in the last second, and the screen in front of him vanished, replacing it with a whole new one.
[YOU WILL NOW BE TRANSPORTED INTO THE QUEST AREA]
Receiving that last notification, Oliver vanished into thin air, and appeared in a whole new location.
"What the?" Oliver swept his gaze through the foreign location he now found himself in.
The place looked like a vast open arena that was filled with hundreds of seats for spectators, but no one was present there.
"Where am I?" Oliver mused in bewilderment as he glanced around the place.
[YOU ARE NOW IN THE ACCEPTANCE QUEST ARENA]
[GOAL: DEFEAT THE WARRIOR]
[REWARD: ????]
[FAILURE: DEATH]
Oliver's eyes widened in shock and his jaw dropped to the floor after reading quest's instructions.
"Defeat? Wait, I am going to fight someone? Or.. something? How am I supposed to defeat anyone if I do not have a Talent?" Oliver panicked with his heart racing and his shirt now drenched in sweat as he kept glancing around the place.
[ELEPHANT DAGGERS HAS BEEN GRANTED TO YOU FOR THE QUEST]
A notification popped up right in front of Oliver, and in a blink of an eye, two short daggers appeared in both of his hands.
"Daggers...that's good.. at least I won't be completely defenseless." Oliver glanced at the daggers in his hands and clenched them firmly. "Just what am I fighting?" Oliver wondered.
He kept glancing around the place, until a metallic gate by the side of the arena lifted open, and thunderous footsteps could be heard, causing the whole place to shake drastically.
"It's coming." Oliver gulped as the footsteps grew louder, and the whole arena kept shaking as warrior stepped out. The footsteps got louder until the said warrior finally arrived meters away from him.
The warrior looked like a 7 foot tall samurai with black mask on his face and two giant blades held in both hands. The appearance of the warrior was intimidating, and just by looking at it, gave Oliver shivers.
"I am... supposed to fight that thing?" Oliver gulped down with a nervous expression. "Hey, I don't want to be apart of all these again! I don't want your stupid powers, just let me out of here, please!" Oliver pleaded, seeking for a way out.
But there was none.
Once he clicked on the yes option, there's no going back. The only way out is if he completes the quests or dies.
"Shit, why did I agree to this in the first place? I should have just keep living as the clueless trash everyone knows." Oliver lamented, his gaze still fixed intently on the warrior meters away, and the warrior also stop there glaring at Oliver.
"There's nothing I can do now..I already made my decision, now it's up to me wether I live or die. Even though I am weak, I can't just give up without doing anything! I rather die knowing I at least tried to defeat it!" Oliver hyped himself up as he clenched the daggers in his hands and got in a fighting stance.
He dismissed the nervous expression on his face and replaced it with a determined look.
The samurai stood there for a few more minutes before charging forward and headed towards Oliver.
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The cloaked figure stepped forward, its boots cracking the stone with each slow stride. The air warped around it, shadows bending toward its body like servants bowing to their master.The rebels backed away instinctively, their breaths ragged. One dropped his blade altogether, the clatter echoing too loud in the strange silence.Mara shifted Elias in her arms, her knives poised. Her voice was low, sharp. “Stay back.”The figure chuckled, the sound hollow and wrong, echoing like ten voices speaking at once. “Oh, little warrior… you don’t even know what stands beside you.”Its mask turned toward Oliver, the glowing cracks stretching wider into a smile. “He is not your ally. He is not your savior. He is Hollow born, and Hollow bound.”Oliver’s sword rose, shadows hissing across the blade. His crimson eyes blazed, his breath ragged. “Shut your mouth.”The figure tilted its head, amused. “Do you feel it? The ache in your chest, the fire in your veins? That is not corruption. That is truth.
Chapter 275
The Rift swallowed them whole. For a heartbeat, there was only light, violent, jagged light that burned the eyes and seared the lungs. It felt like falling into fire, yet the fire was cold. Screams echoed in every direction, torn from mouths and shadows alike, then came the silence.Oliver hit the ground hard, stone cracking under him. His sword clattered beside his hand, still wreathed in shadowfire. His chest burned as if molten iron had been poured into his veins.[System Alert: Rift Transfer Complete][Location: ???]His crimson eyes opened slowly. The world was wrong. The ground stretched in jagged shards, like broken glass fused into stone. A black sky loomed overhead, no stars, only cracks of green light that pulsed in time with his chest. The air smelled of ash and rot, each breath heavy and sharp. They weren’t in the cavern anymore. They weren’t anywhere he recognized.Mara groaned nearby, rolling onto her knees with Elias still cradled against her chest. The boy was pale,
Chapter 274
The cavern floor buckled, splitting in jagged lines that glowed with Hollow fire. The Rift pulsed like a bleeding wound, vomiting Phantoms faster than they could cut them down.[System Alert: Hollow Rift Collapse, 1:59 Remaining]Oliver swung his blade in a storm of shadow and steel.[Skill Activated: Shadow Sever, Overdrive Mode][Remaining Duration: 15 Seconds]His sword tore through another cluster of Phantoms, the ash burning against his skin. Each strike came faster, heavier, as though the Hollow Seed itself guided his hands.The rebels stumbled behind him, their blades swinging wildly, their voices high with panic. “This is impossible!” one cried. “We’ll never make it out alive!”Mara’s knives flashed as she cut down another Phantom lunging for Elias. Her chest heaved, sweat streaking her bloodied face.She looked at Oliver, shadows swirling off him in violent waves. “You’re burning yourself out!”Oliver’s crimson eyes glowed, his voice a hollow growl. “If I stop, you die.”The
Chapter 273
The Anchor split with a deafening crack. Shards of crystal fell like blades, green light pouring out in rivers that seared across the cavern floor. Shadows gushed from the wound, twisting into Phantom shapes, dozens of them, their hollow eyes blazing.[System Alert: Anchor Integrity, 0%] [System Alert: Hollow Rift Unstable, Containment Collapse Imminent]The cavern shook so hard the ceiling rained stone. The rebels screamed, stumbling back as the Phantoms poured forward. Mara whirled, knives flashing in both hands. “Oliver! Now! We need you!”But Oliver knelt frozen in the storm, his body wreathed in shadow, his crimson eyes blazing too brightly.[Corruption: 100%][Status: Hollow Transformation Overdue]The Hollow Seed howled in his skull, its voice no longer whispers but thunder. “This is your moment. Rise. End them all. Become the Revenant of the Seed.”His sword hovered above the stone, shadowfire spilling along its edge. His hand trembled, halfway to claiming it. Elias’s voice
Chapter 272
The Revenant towered above them, its body split with glowing cracks, each pulse shaking the cavern. The Anchor throbbed behind it, veins of green light spreading through the stone.Oliver’s sword trembled in his grip, shadows coiling along the steel. His chest seared with fire, every heartbeat syncing with the Revenant’s.[System Alert: Resonance 82%][Warning: Hollow Seed Progression nearing critical limit.]The whispers roared, louder than the clash of battle. “Yes. Yes. Finish it. You are the Revenant. It is you. Why fight yourself?”The monster lunged, its claws tearing a trench through the floor. Oliver blinked aside.[Skill Activated: Echo Step Lv 3]His sword slashed upward, tearing through the Revenant’s arm. Shadows burst, green light spraying from the wound.[Critical Hit, Integrity Reduced 12%]The Revenant shrieked and swung back, its claw slamming into Oliver’s chest. He flew backward, crashing against stone, blood spraying from his mouth.[HP Reduced, 19%][Current HP: 4
Chapter 271
The Anchor pulsed like a giant heart, cracks glowing green. From its shadow, the Revenant rose, towering, jagged, its mask cracked into a grin that split too wide. Its body was woven from black threads, each strand writhing as if alive.The cavern shook under its presence. Its claws scraped the stone, sparks flashing with every step.[System Alert: Anchor Guardian, Hollow Revenant (Lv. 45)][Special Effect: Resonance with Hollow Seed detected.]Oliver’s chest seared. The mark on him pulsed in rhythm with the Revenant. Every beat sent agony through his veins. His sword trembled in his hand.The whispers hissed with joy. “Yes. Do you feel it? It is you. You are it. Why fight what you already are?”The rebels broke instantly. One dropped his blade, backing away. “No. No, no, no, we can’t fight that. We’ll die!”Another screamed, bolting for the walls as though he could dig his way out. The scarred rebel stood frozen, his face pale, sweat dripping. “We’re finished,” he muttered. “Finished
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