The Rise of the Urban God

CHAPTER 02

Ulmer was sitting in front of the graves of his family members. No one else was there with him. He felt all alone.

As much as his parents and siblings scolded him, they were still his family. With all of them gone from this world, he now felt truly alone.

At this point, Ulmer didn’t care about his life or anything anymore. Like a caged animal awaiting its death, he shut off his heart and even began to breathe very sparingly.

At the same time, the gravekeeper was checking out the golden bird chain on Ulmer’s neck. “It’s a pity that this thing doesn’t have any diamonds, but it’s definitely pretty. I’m sure my second wife will love it,” he was telling himself.

Just then, the bird locket shone slightly, and the gravekeeper looked like he was possessed by it. He walked over to Ulmer.

“I don’t need this to tend to your family members’ graves every day,” he said, puzzling Ulmer.

What was this gravekeeper talking about? Did he drink too much? He had clearly wanted something from Ulmer not long ago. Now, he’s giving the gold chain back?

“I saved your life, and in return, I will ask for one thing,” the gravekeeper added. “Help me. Help me achieve my goal, and I will give you all my unconditional support. Except maybe one or two conditions added.”

The word ‘unconditional’ rang in Ulmer’s mind.

“Why do you want my help?” Ulmer asked. “I’m just a nobody.”

“It’s not the gravekeeper that’s talking to you now,” the gravekeeper said. “It’s the golden locket that’s in his possession that is talking to you right now. I’m the spirit system. I have supernatural powers, but I’m one of the few systems that doesn’t make contracts with humans. I give free will to humans, and we work together to achieve our goals. So, are you willing to work together with me, Ulmer Whitlock?”

Ulmer forced out a sad smile. “Supernatural powers? You surely drank too much, dude. Leave me alone.”

The gravekeeper lifted his finger, and Ulmer’s body lifted up.

Ulmer couldn’t understand what he was experiencing. It felt too unreal. “I-Is this a dream?”

“No, this is as real as the guy who caused your home to collapse, which resulted in the death of your parents.”

“What?” Ulmer’s eyes widened to the max.

“Don’t you want to see him?” the gravekeeper asked.

Once those words were heard by Ulmer, he didn’t even care how this system was able to know all these things, or why it had supernatural powers.

“I want to see him,” Ulmer expressed his wish without hesitation, his gaze turning sharp.

The gravekeeper smiled and then put the golden bird chain around Ulmer’s neck. And then the gravekeeper escorted him out.

As Ulmer was exiting the cemetery, he asked, “Where is he?”

“In the cafe a few blocks away,” a voice rang in Ulmer’s head.

Ulmer was surprised by it, but right now, he didn’t care about it. He quickly went there and entered the cafe, and without the system’s help, his gaze landed on the only man sitting in the cafe right now.

To Ulmer’s great surprise, this man was one of Ulmer’s friends. “Kale?” Ulmer couldn’t believe his eyes. “W-Why did you do it?”

Kale was drinking chocolate coffee. He was not too surprised by Ulmer’s appearance, but he was definitely surprised by the fact that Ulmer was still alive. “W-Why are you still alive?”

Ulmer frowned. “Answer my question,” he gritted his teeth. “Did you kill my parents?”

As shocked as Kale was, he still took out a cigar and lit it up and took a whiff from it before replying, “Yes. And I was also ordered to kill them.”

“Ordered?” Ulmer was startled. “By who?”

“Minerva,” Kale said, but Ulmer had a confused expression on his face. “Oh, right, you only know her as Brianna.” His words enlarged Ulmer’s eyes. “She’s the one you lusted after, right? Did you at least get to fuck her before breaking up?”

Ulmer clenched his fists. His body automatically moved, and he jumped at Kale from across the table and threw his fists.