[THE VR PROGRAM HAS ENDED]
[PREPARE FOR LOG OUT]
The message was passed across to each and every student in the VR right after the pained whimper that seemed to be pleading reached everyone.
Apollo frowned in frustration as he clenched his fists tightly.
'A team had gotten there before us and killed the Guardian. Tch, so irritating.'
He thought as he swung his scythe, shaking off the blood on it.
"I can finally get to see the movie with that senior~."
Suddenly an annoying voice trickled into his ears as he was about to store his weapon.
Step. Step.
The sound of footsteps stopped just a few meters from him, causing him to look at the person who just appeared.
Long golden hair, sharp golden eyes and a body that bordered on perfection.
It was all that defined that person.
Sebastian Hemsworth.
Apollo's eyes narrowed slightly as he felt the energy Sebastian was emitting. It could be equal to or probably greater than his.
'Well, there's only one way to find out.'
"Yo! Could you take your nasty eyes off my perfect body~?"
Sebastian said with a condescending smile as he combed his hair while looking at a mirror.
"Perfect body? Please don't tell me you're narcissistic!" Apollo chuckled as he rested on his scythe with a grin.
"Well, unperceptive humans would be unable to fathom the glory of someone like me." The Gold head replied as he pocketed his mirror and comb.
"Anyways, I can't be wasting my time here with an imperfect being."
Grinning to himself, he proceeded to walk away only for a scythe to bury itself in the ground before him.
"Aiyo~! Are you seriously considering that?" Sebastian asked with a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes.
"I've always been considering it." said Apollo as he retrieved his scythe with a simple tug at the air. Let me test you perfect—"
BANG!
His eyes widened as he felt his arms tremble from blocking Sebastian's attack— whatever it was.
Looking up, he realized that the boy was holding a black pistol with a carefree expression.
"Hmm? Wow~! You're really not that bad, I guess." Sebastian shrugged as he resumed his walk only to halt from a lightning slash that would have dealt a few injuries to him.
"You aren't leaving here without my permission." Apollo growled as he weaved the scythe around his body effortlessly while taking a stance.
"Haa~"
Sighing, Sebastian pulled up his gun and shot it several times without looking— yet his aims were always accurate.
Apollo however, grinned as he dodged every bullet with calculated moves while blocking others he couldn't dodge.
'Since he's shooting from a distance, he must be a ranged fighter. Once I get to him— the rest is victory.'
Or so he thought.
BANG!
A shot bounced off his scythe but the force behind it almost sent him tumbling. It was different from other shots since it caused a small dent in his weapon.
'Weapons containing essence.'
He thought, feeling quite shocked.
Unknown to him, the narcissist called Sebastian possessed a Dormant Ability called [Essence Infusion]. This ability allowed him to easily supply his weapons with essence— strengthening them and amplifying their output power.
"Very strange~. Although I increased the power behind the attack, you were able to withstand it. I guess you aren't as weak as I thought." Sebastian said with a look of mild interest as a second gun materialized in his hands.
"Your way of talking really irks me." Apollo said as he activated his Dormant Ability [Thunderclap].
Purple lightning danced around his form as he let the blade of his scythe scrape the ground— leaving scorched marks on it.
PZZZT!
Like lightning, he shot forward and slashed at Sebastian— aiming to decapitate his arms.
However—
BANG! BANG! BANG!
A series of shots intercepted his momentum as he hastily rolled to the side— dodging the last bullet by an inch.
'He can predict my trajectory.' He thought as his body trembled— not from fear but from excitement.
'Let's see how far you can push me, Sebastian.'
....
Somewhere else...
Kaiser silently appeared beside Kiera who was still sound asleep. Her gentle expression heavily contrasted the dark and ominous atmosphere of the realm. Looking at her, a mocking smile appeared on his face.
'Humans are really fickle creatures.'
He thought with a depressing laugh as he quietly assessed his fight.
'I noticed I've been getting really impulsive ever since I reincarnated into this world. This weird uneasy feeling. It's so frustrating. I'll just have to wait for whatever's coming to come.'
'Daisuke, Hazel, Liam, Logan, Iruca, Sofiya, Apollo, Weng Lan and so on. What the hell is that old hag Mothercore planning?'
....
Unknown to him, countless red eyes suddenly opened in the darkness of space and locked onto a distant planet at the edge of the Universe.
"Ahh~ The scent of the Fiend Bloodline~ Have you reincarnated yet, old rival~?" A rusty voice that sounded like metal grinding against stone echoed from the being whose presence seemed to curse the worlds around it.
"Be so sure of yourself~ Cause I'm going to kill you for real this time~ I promised you didn't I~?" The voice said with a mix of excitement, fear, sadness, melancholy and many more indescribable emotions that would make even a Half-God run mad.
After all, it was the Lord of Curses.