
Cyrus Hartman woke up with a throbbing pain in his head. Lately he'd been experiencing a series of fluctuating migraines, but today was different, worse. It felt like a hammer was constantly being pounded on his forehead, and it was becoming worse as seconds went by.
He sauntered out of bed, but fell on his knees moments later, it had gotten even more intense, he could feel the light fading away from his eyes, but just then a familiar voice called him back to reality. He recognized the voice, how could he ever forget the voice of his only sister, Fiona Hartman."Fiona?" He questioned abstractly. There was no one here except for him, but he was sure it wasn't a hallucination, he had heard his sister's voice call out to him just now."Cyrus, why haven't you heeded to my calls for so long?" The voice questioned him. There was no doubt about it, he wasn't going mad because of the pain in his head, he was really hearing the voice of his sister, and seconds later his suspicions were confirmed.She materialized before him, dressed in the same attire she wore on her deathbed. Her facials were just as graceful as he could remember, and her beauty hadn't waned even in death. Though the hospital dress she was cloaked in concealed most of her physical attributes, the protrusions on the area of her curvatures were still visible.The graceful figure of Fiona floated towards her awestruck body, and her cold slender fingers cupped his cheeks. Her pearly crimson eyes stared into his shocked own, and her warm tears soaked his nightwear."Fiona.." Her name was barely a whisper, "How? Why are you here, you should be resting" Cyrus cried. His once shocked eyes had contorted into ones of sadness, and it wasn't long before his tears were flowing too."How can I be at rest when you've forgotten the promise you made to me" Fiona reminded, her tears flowing even more.Cyrus reached for his sister's face, and with his thumbs he wiped away the tears that cascaded down her cheeks,"The promise..." He trailed off. Once again the pain his head had overwhelmed him, and his mind faltered to provide him the words he needed. Before his very eyes, he saw the image of his sister fade away, and in the next second he found himself on his bed, only awake because his alarm clock had prompted him to."A dream?" He questioned himself subconsciously while examining his palms. It all felt so real, everything that happened felt so authentic, and he could argue it wasn't all a dream.Cyrus touched his cheeks to remind himself of Fiona's touch, before reaching for his nightshirt where her tears had soaked. But nothing was there, it was all a dream after all.Disappointed, he reached for the electric alarm clock with the intention to put it off, but something on its screen caught his attention."Tuesday, 12th March, 2031. 7: 03am""Impossible!" He exclaimed, before racing towards the calendar on his wall. The year was the same, and the date corresponded with that of his alarm clock. Curiously, he stared out of his apartment window and realized that everything was just the same as of that day.12th March, 2031, three months before Fiona's death, and the same day he'd failed to secure a job at one of the wealthiest and biggest Visual Reality game company, Primal."What's going on?" He asked himself once more. Just then his phone chimed, and he received a message. It was a reminder from the hospital Fiona was admitted, reminding him that he was yet to clear the twenty thousand dollar debt that he owed them.Could this all be true, or was his mind playing games with him just like it did with his sister's appearance, Cyrus was curious, and confused.He was sure his sister had died two years ago from lung cancer. The cure was available, but after he'd failed to get a proper paying job, he wasn't able to pay for her surgery bills, and other medical fees. His sister had passed away due to his incompetence, and that was when he'd made her a promise."The promise" His mind clicked, Fiona had reminded him of it moments ago, perhaps all of this wasn't a scam. Perhaps he'd been given a second chance by the universe to save his sister from death.He glanced at the alarm clock once more, and took a reading of the time, 7:28am. If he was really back in time, then his interview with Primal was in less than two hours.This was unlike anything that had ever happened to Cyrus before, even though humans had advanced greatly in technology over the years, he hadn't heard about the perfection of time travel yet.He rushed into the bathroom and readied himself, today was the day that decided his fate. He wasn't going to let his sister die on him twice, he was finally going to make up for all the mistakes he'd done before.Cyrus was already aware of how difficult it was to get into Primal, even with his ten years experience with visual reality games, he'd still failed to be acknowledged by Primal. Their technology was more advanced, and everything about their games superseded anything humanity had ever created in history.The interview to screen players who would play in their newly developed game was today, and only fifty persons would be selected out of the thousands that had applied. The pay he would get from passing the screening process would be more than enough to get his sister out of the hospital.Cyrus was over excited, he had lived this day before, and he knew all the mistakes to avoid during the screening process. The universe had granted him another chance and he wouldn't waste it, he was going to save his sister from cancer, and he was going to play the hottest Virtual Reality Multiplayer Game.
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With his eyes, Cyrus sized up the creature before him. The body that was possessed was that of a middle aged man, and while the figure before him seemed intimidating physically, Cyrus knew his own strength was not normal as well. Carefully, he dodged the first attempt at an attack by his opponent. Getting bit by a dead body was no fun, and he'd like to avoid conceding hits from the walking corpse. Drawing flames from a nearby lamp, Cyrus launched his first attack, but it was promptly deflected by another ball of fire. "What?" He gasped, and so did the entire class, all except Noah who already expected this to happen. Chi was basically the life source of human beings. It was the energy produced by the core of the human soul, and since the soul died with the body, dead humans did not possess chi. Everybody in the class had not expected this creature to be able to utilize the abilities of its dead host, but somehow it was doing so, and that new discovery had suddenly changed the entire
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The bell for classes went off sooner than anyone had expected. Although it was exactly at the normal time, the vampire attack had caused a lot of shifts in the academy's schedules. However, after one week of zero attacks, things had steadily begun to go back to normal. Even though Victor Farkas hadn't made a move just yet, Cyrus and his friends had continued their training, and he had managed to level his fire abilities to the third level. Since he was only training against Noah, the system didn't repeatedly task him with defeating someone he had already defeated once. He hadn't time to cultivate his Chi and since that was a hindrance, he couldn't battle Liam and improve his stats in the system. "I heard your father's the one teaching us today. Are you excited?" Liam asked Noah as they settled down in class. Cyrus was busy exchanging pleasantries with Lucy who had managed to develop some confidence and self esteem. "I can't say I'm excited, but I'm looking forward to it." Noah repl
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Exhausted and wounded, Cyrus and Noah climbed out of their ring and immediately walked straight to the medical team around. He wondered why he had suddenly lost strength when he motioned for his final attack, and the sudden appearance of Logan Stone had his mind running wild with suspicion. Lucy was still in the ring with Rin, and while she was still losing badly, she seemed to be doing a lot better than she was earlier. "That was a nice performance, Cyrus Hartman, you as well Alaric." He commended before settling beside the two boys. Cyrus nodded to the compliment and flashed his teacher a brief smile, while Noah simply lowered his head in defeat. He had lost, and even though he knew that Cyrus was stronger than him, he had entered the ring much more prepared than his opponent.He took a second to glance at his friend, and all he could think of was his explosive strength and stamina. Perhaps it had something to do with being a transcended player, Noah really couldn't decide. The on
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[Host's Knowledge on Supernaturals has increased!][IQ: 108/???][Daily Task completed!][Exp: 10/20]Cyrus heaved a sigh of relief before tossing the book in his hand aside. He was worried about himself as well as the entirety of the school. Even though the teacher had told them not to worry, he and his friends hadn't been able to stop thinking about what Logan Stone had said. Two hundred daylight soldiers was no joke, and he doubted Victor Farkas was going to stop harming other students. Even if he does, he now had the strength to enchant and wipe their memories. In worse case scenarios, he might even decide to turn other students. Although he had made up his mind to train and improve his abilities, doing so would not be easy. He couldn't self impose tasks on the system, and since first years rarely got to participate in fights, it was difficult to develop one's skills when relying on classes alone. And that was exactly why the academy had built a training chamber. It was just besi
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"What were the both of you thinking?! You could have been killed!" The dean scolded the two boys before him. "We're sorry Mr Thawne, we got over curious, and we apologize for the troubles we have caused." Cyrus replied with a hung head. They had been caught sneaking back into their rooms the previous night, and had immediately been reported to the Dean the next morning. The guards had almost killed the both of them because he assumed they were vampires, but after hours of explanations, they'd been left to sleep. "What do you have to say Mr Alaric?" The dean asked the quiet and lost boy beside Cyrus. Noah hadn't said much since last night, in fact he hasn't really said anything to anybody just yet. They had visited Liam before the bell for classes went off, and just as they'd expected, Liam was oblivious of the events of last night. He completely denied leaving his bed, and the guards on duty also failed to remember anything as well. Hearing that had broken Noah even more, and he ha
Long Cold Night
"What on earth do you think you're doing Liam?" Noah asked the moment the two made their way out of their hiding spot. He tried to make a move at the boy who remained silent, but Cyrus promptly restrained Noah before he could move an inch. "Look closer, he's being controlled. It's not Liam, that man is in his head." Cyrus pointed out, and only then did Noah pay attention to the silver haired boy before him. He had thought it was his scarlet eyes that were active, but things were different. "It's you two again huh? Don't you know it's not safe for first years to walk around unsupervised at night?" "Don't lecture us about supervision! A..nd what are you doing with Liam? What business do you want with him?" Noah inquired with a shaky voice. He was getting agitated every passing second, and Cyrus did his best to calm his friend. This third year was clearly stronger than they were, and if he forced Liam to fight them, they were definitely going to lose. Cyrus understood that, but Noah w
