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Chapter 33 - Umbrux Lux (1)

Standing in a dimly lit street, the street lights flickered as two figures hidden by a veil of darkness conversed

"Kill him" One of the unknown assailant said pointing at an unsuspecting victim drunkenly walking on the streets

"Why? , he didn't do anything" A boy shorter than the man responded,his light purple hair accompanied by his blindfold added a mysterious allure to him

"No questions do as your told" The bald man exclaimed, his gruff voice mixed with a scar on his face able to intimidate many

"This isn't what I signed up for" The boy known as Umbrux Lux responded his hesitation apparent

"What you signed up for?, look kid I don't think you understand just because you've got potential, you think I won't kill you?, you said you wanted revenge and you need our help to get it, so you play your part and we'll play ours" The bald man said threatening Umbrux

Umbrux stood his hesitation apparent wondering whether selling his soul was worth getting his revenge

'I must get my revenge' Umbrux thought steeling his resolve

Approaching the drunk man, his stumbling figure continued unaware of the impending danger

'I can do this' Umbrux repeated to himself

"Dragons Claw" Red scales covered Umbrux' arms as large sharp claws capable of clawing through steel appeared

"Excuse me" Umbrux said catching the drunk man's attention

Turning around unguarded a huge gaping hole appeared in his gut as Umbrux stabbed him, the drunk man's gaze widened in disbelief, blood sprayed out of his gut, as he collapsed on the ground

He didn't die immediately instead his life slowly drained, looking at the young boy, a simple question left his mouth

"Why?" The man asked Tears leaking from his eyes as his body gradually grew weaker

Umbrux watched the life force leaving the drunk man's body, a mix of sadness and guilt as he looked at the man's final moments

"Too messy,do better next time" The man said his gaze unaffected by the gruesome scene

'For my revenge' Umbrux convinced himself, his gaze conflicted as the man's blueish aura disappeared

Umbrux was blind, he had lost his vision as a child suddenly when he awakened his trait, his awakening was so powerful that his body couldn't handle it and he lost his vision

Though with the curse of losing his sight, his trait [Dragonborn ], came with many advantages, his sight which had disappeared was replaced with the ability to see mana, allowing him to see the mana within people, it also allowed him to 'see' more than a normal person as his ability allowed him to notice changes within one's mana and the environment, that mixed with the enhanced senses made his perception thousand of times stronger than a person who could actually see

"Let's go" The man said as he left the dead body on the floor

"And the body?, mustn't we get rid of it" Umbrux asked scared

"Kid stop asking so many questions and let's go" The man said completely ignoring Umbrux' question

This was the first time Umbrux had taken a life, thus beginning the story of Umbrux the destroyer

As they travelled, they climbed into the man's luxurious car similar to a Lamborghini before speeding away from the crime scene

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Arriving at District 3,the desolate streets howled with silence as they exited the car before heading inside a weapon shop, above the shop a name board with the name [The Enchanted Armory] appeared

The weapon shop from the outside looked like a reputable place, only few knew of the secrets hidden within its shadows

Although it was near midnight a big man with brown hair and eyes accompanied by his huge beer belly stood calmly, his unkempt appearance a clear contrast to the business he owned

Ignoring the man, Umbrux and Hyena walked to the back entrance,before entering the basement

Within the basement were a few boxes, and nothing else making it seem like a normal basement

"Liberemus eos a mendaciis." Hyena said activating some strange spell,the wall which had previously looked normal now had inscriptions surrounding it before a blue rift appeared

Casually walking into the portal, the scenery changed as now they appeared to be in some underground bunker, other figures also appeared each looking like criminals as they all shared a tattoo a mark of their allegiance

"Aaaggghhh" Umbrux grunted his figure collapsing to the floor, his fists clenched as he stopped himself from retaliating

"Next time do as your told" The man said a smirk on his face, his shrill laugh similar to that of a hyena is what had earned him that nickname

No one knew his real name, but one thing was sure

'He's fucking psycho' Umbrux thought watching his figure

"HEY" A loud scream sounded catching the attention of the other people

A lady, with black hair which was shaven on the side shouted, her colourful clothes like a rainbow mixed with her wrinkles gave her a creepy aura

Looking at her goosebumps appeared on his skin

'If hyenas a psycho, this lady's an asylum'