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Chapter 5 - Fake God

Somewhere in Busan. 20XX. 10:30 AM.

"Anneyeonghaseo!" On top of a tiled roof a lady in black greeted the men down below.

"Hello? Is this working? @&*^^! Ah here we go." She rapped her cordless microphone a couple times before eventually figuring out how it worked.

"How are you?!" One of the short tempered men shouted feeling indignant to protect the organisation and Korean culture.

"Ah, you see I'm only here because my younger brother dispatched me. Of course I'd rather stay at home but I would never go against orders."

Laughing dispassionately. "Oh forgive me for being rude I seem to have forgotten to introduce myself." Throwing away her black cloak and sunglasses flashily she revealed her tight fitting clothes that showed her detailed curves.

"No.5 of the Amazuki Familia. Amazuki Tsuruno." The men below began to stagger in surprise when they heard her name.

One person had even called her by the title given to her by the government. "The personification of madness. Pandora!"

Obscura was amused, she never thought that she would be so known within the scope of the underworld. "Oh, to think that I'm so well known! How lucky am I!" In truth she was extremely happy but because this was a job given by her brother she had to finish it no matter what.

"Secure Bedlam." Pushing her hands together she began to open them up revealing a ball of pink light.

"Pandora Release!" Blasting it full force the laser spread everywhere eventually coating the entire temple in pink light particles.

Sobbing and extreme sadness including depression and suicidal thoughts began to overwhelm them eventually forcing some into comas while others died of unnatural causes.

"I've already taken care of some of the branches maybe it's time to move on to the headquarters!" In all honesty these guys were too weak for her taste.

She needed blood and tears. A vehement passion for fighting! That's what she liked in men and why she was so picky.

She did agree with her brother's taste in men. In her eyes they were kind of hot even though they were not her type at all.

At this point she wondered how her mother was doing?

....

London, Inside Elizabeth Tower. 1:30 AM.

"You guys are nuts. To be wasting my time you really are rude people." Flicking away bullets with nothing but her palms whilst yawning in the midst of battle.

"Hmm?" She then realised one of her nails were cut off easily. "Oh! To think that you could damage me. How interesting!"

At this point she changed forms from her average middle aged looks to an outstanding and curvaceous woman.

Dressed in a floral kimono her sleeves fluttered before extending into binding chains. "Gah! I remember now! This woman is No.8 in the Amazuki Familia. Marion!"

"Shut up!" Flicking her wrist she controlled the chains wrapping around the man who spoke, to tighten. Eventually he couldn't handle it anymore and died.

"Golden Golem." Her kimono sleeve wrapped it around in a cocoon before eventually reconstructing his body into entirely something new.

A Zombie. "Progenitor Virus. Ah wait actually I'll change it to a virus that changes once in contact with normal humans. I hear Coronaviruses are the rage nowadays."

"I'll go sleep now. Maybe I'll see my husband in my dreams." Dozing off she left her corpse puppets roam free and left them to their devices.

.....

Washington, DC. Abandoned Warehouse. 8:30 PM.

"All those before me shall pay for their sins." A man in a bespoke suit with raven black hair tipped the golden scales in front of him.

"Brachium: Sigma Librae." The scales gleamed brightly. The area shook slightly as the men screamed.

The soldiers began to shoot their comrades as they bled profusely. "The balance has been broken." The scales dispersed as a new object took place.

A red die. Flicking it lightly the die began to roll and fell down before stopping at four. "Shi." Shouting the Japanese word for the number four a scythe began to form in his hands.

The blade shine with a terrifying radiance. It was curved greatly and had an intensely sharp edge.

The men below knew what it meant for them. Death! Some tried to resist their fate and began to attack him but it was too late.

As he floated down slowly he took stance. Putting both his hands in the pole he began to swing wildly.

The wind blew harder as he swung even more. Fear and certain death hung over them like a cloak.

Yes, it was a feeling that they knew they would feel one day. It was reminiscent to feeling aggrieved and despair.

This was pure terror! "Grim Reaper's, Shadow Waltz!" An explosion of blood spilt all over painting the floor in a crimson dye.

Heads flew up high smashing down becoming a mess on the floor, shards of bones from skulls.

Remnants of brain matter, eyeballs and all sorts of body parts lay on the floor rotting. The man took a cigarette from his pants pocket and lit it.

Exhaling a breath of smoke he began to speak. "Sleep eternally O sinful ones."

Nameless ones organisation, obliterated!

....

In a penthouse view room a man and a middle schooler faced each other. It was a peculiar sight especially seeing that the man had a gun in his hand.

He looked so ready to kill him at any time. "So you're the bastard that kidnapped them." The other man smirked.

"So what if I was? There's nothing you can do about it. Besides I have heard of your deeds and I must say you're pretty good if I say so for myself." The man facing Jin knew exactly how powerful he was.

Unlike the other Nameless Ones this man actually had a name. "Unlike my brothers and sisters I am named you see. Which means I am special!"

Among the many children the organisation corrupted he had one of the most potential. It was once said that if he had more time to grow he could even beat the Number Six of the Ten S-Rankers.

And if he had reached his fullest potential he could even surpass the Master Poet, or so they said.

"I am Zeus, names after the King of Gods and the God of Lightning!" Blue sparks sizzled around him burning the wooden floor.

Tch! "I've met Zeus before and let me tell you something he's way more stronger than you." Jin retorted back, he did not like it when there were impersonators of his friends.

"Huh? Gods don't exist. Only I exist! Me Zeus Volta!" The man laughed crazily furthering himself away from reality.

Jin could not take it anymore and decided to act upon his anger.

"Deep Freeze." A frosty wind emitted from Jin stopping the flames from growing. Bringing out a card and throwing it on the ground he shouted.

"Field Open! Nightmare Room." The space distorted as they were transported to another dimension.

It was an endless pitch black world with only one light illuminating the space before them.

Zeus smirked before rushing towards Jin in a lightning fast speed. He appeared before him punching him directly at his face.

The force of the impact caused Jin to fly backwards his face bruised and bloodied.

"Full Regeneration." However as long as he could speak his powers are limitless. Standing back up he smiled wryly.

"How annoying." Zeus flashed once more and so did Jin. Moves faster than the eye could see.

Punches, kicks, feints and uppercuts. All sorts of techniques and styles were used against each other.

While Zeus was fast, Jin had the upper hand due to his ability to manipulate reality through speech.

"Paralysis." Impatience took over him as he already had enough of this farce. Zeus stopped moving, his face distorting in anger.

"Speak." If anyone who knew Jin was to describe him in one word it would be that he was 'merciful.'

He knew better than anyone that words and names hold power over reality. What he felt right now was fury but he would not give in to his murderous rage.

This was why he allowed Zeus to speak. "Let me go! Coward! I shall fight you fair and square! I'm going to beat you and the other S-Rankers to a pulp! Do you know who I am?! I'm a God! The only God! Bow down to me!"

Zeus laughed wildly giving in to his delusions. He had the typical messiah complex of those with natural born abilities.

They all believed that they were the saviours or superior being of the world. "I'm the most powerful one of them all! You're only immobilising me because you know that I'm too powerful for you to handle!"

His face contorted immersing himself into a facade, a fake reality where he rules over all. Sighing deeply Jin began to speak.

"In an endless loop of day and night

A nightmare unturned, a state of fright

Fear is shown upon my face,

In this inverted world of a dreamscape.

I close my eyes to wake from what I deem; with uncertainty.

Stuck inside a loop of eternity.

I cut myself and let out a scream.

In hopes that someone will wake me, from this world of dreams."

The world broke into pieces like shards of glass. Trapping Zeus within. The paralysed man kept on laughing as he broke apart like a porcelain doll.

This was Jin's last resort. He only used it on enemies he deems to dangerous to roam out in the world.

Zeus was right, he was too powerful however the reason why Jin was worried was not because of his power, but because of what he may end up doing.

He had met several people like Zeus before and they all ended up dying by his hands. He swore that if he met someone like Zeus once more they would either die or imprisoned depending on their personality.

Despite all this he was only worried about his classmates and nothing else. In his eyes they were innocent and he had dragged them into it.

"I just hope the principal won't blame me for this fiasco." Stepping forward to his destination Jin had resolved himself to become stronger.

One day, there shall be one day where he can stand alongside his classmates. But not now, not now.