Bang!
Bam!
Bam!
Adam was merciless when beating Lawson. Each attack corrupted his body, making him powerless in front of Adam. It was very cruel to think of it, but he brought it upon himself.
"You killed my friends and now you come for me? Why didn't I kill you at that time?" Now Adam's axtion seemed weird all of a sudden. First, it was a weak stance, then a psycho stance and now, he was crazy. Hailey looked bewildered at Adam. There was a feeling of emptiness and fear oozing in his aura. He was depressed about something which became his strength.
Lawson couldn't think anymore. Few rounds and he was left battered. He couldn't recollect any scene of him meeting Adam until today. Or was this guy psycho?
Bang!
Bam!
Bam!
Adam continued his attack with incredible speed that noone would dare to stop the fight, not even Hailey.
Plump!
Lawson's lifeless body dropped on the floor like a dead animal's corpse. It was Ironic when Lawson declared he would make Adam feel how it feels to be close to the reaper. But the reaper himself was Adam. Now he understood what it felt like.
Adam had failed the mission when he killed Lawson. Though he regretted it, he didn't feel bad because he vented out his devastation on him.
Hailey had called the superhuman bureau before this and they arrived and arrested Adam, with cuffs capable of restaining his awakening. While Hailey on the other hand fell to the ground and hugged her brother's corpse. If she knew Adam was a psycho, she wouldn't have allowed her brother do him any harm. It was all her fault.
Old Simon, on the other hand, almost had an heart attack. He never expected Adam to show his inner demon in front of everyone. He himself was feeling scared. "Adam was the real demon among men. And I never saw through him one bit. With every strike, he became stronger. And with every increase in fear of him from his opponent, he became stronger. He didn't kill Lawson in a battle, he absorbed his lifeforce and concentrated genetic pool with his mutated Negative is like a gift from an ancient demon king called Devrik, the last Deva lord."
Old Simon's analysis went staight to the cash. But the hypothesis related to Devas were not verified. But for Old Simon to know this little, it only meant one thing.
Three days passed after Lawson's death and the Stewart Family was in chaos. Lawson death didn't really amount to much, but his ability was the problem. He was one of the strongest in third family, and now he was gone. This would affect their business and their reputation, most especially the part of him dying go a nobody.
"Hailey! Why didn't you hrlp your brother back there? You are stronger than many of us, except your cousin Xavi. You should have supported him." Hailey's uncle, Gunther expressed his dissatisfaction for Hailey's behavior, but she was occupied with trains of thoughts. She only felt dread whenever she thought of Adam. Her tears were supressed due go she being one of the strongest in their family.
"Lawson was a formidable opponent because of his awakening called Negative. It had the power to deliver series of debuffs to an opponent during a fight. But that guy called Adam also had this same special awakening with some extra effects as well as those electric sparks. It acted both as an independent awakaening and a negative awakening"
The entire Stewart Family held their breaths for a long time before calming down. Was Hailey talking about a dual awakening?
"What is its major debuff. From my knowledge, Negative has major and minor debuffs with accompanied side effects to the user." Another member spoke up not long after, which made Hailey face-palm herself.
"He draws the life forse of a living being with every touch. His debuffs includes paralysis, depression, fear, hopelessness, despair, and an additional feeling of superiority. He had some mental domain he used to paralyze Lawson and sent him to trans. Also, the side effect is he loses his mind gradually during that duration. His powers are unstable because he remembers his darkest past and uses it as a fuel."
Hailley's description wasn't really complete, but it was enough to send shilvery chills through their spine. For some moment,the Stewart family thought of eliminating Adam, now theydidn't want to anymore. What could happen if they fought him? It was better to get him to work for their family than to get drained of life by a madman.
"Hailey, my friend at the bureau wants one of our skilled people to Join in the interrogation of that guy. I've decided since you know more than any other person, it would be better if you go." Hailey's father and head of the Stewart family said before leaving the living room for his study. He may look strong willed and shows no compassion, but only little knows he love his children very dearly. Especially after the death of his late wife forteen years ago.
As ordered, Hailey arrived at the city's bureau and met up withthe person-in-charge, who took her to see the prisoner who was responsible for her brother's death.
As espected of him, Adam sat patiently with biotechnological restraints and a choker to deactivate his powers. But it didn't stop his system from working as usual.
Adam's lips curled into a smirk. If he wanted to escape, now he could do it anytime, anywhere. But someone came into his cell to see him. He was a little suprised, but he showed no feeling or expression. Hailey, whose body trembled as she took slow steps forward finally reached Adam's clear view.
"Why visit afterI killed your big brother? Or do youwanna die too?" Adam's words almost executed Hailey mentally, but she was able to hold herself. This was real power she hadn't seen. Only her master could possess such strong will.
"Back there, you didn't mean to kill my brother. I saw you. You spoke of your friends being killed and my brother being someone who haunts you. What the hell is going on? Come clean to me and I'll get you out of here."
Adam wasn't affected by Hailey's words. Besides he could do anything he wanted in jail. So why bother finding help? But Adam was a brilliant guy, sohe thought fast. It was better to get acquitted than being a fugitive of the crooked law.
"You really don't know me. I'm Adam. I'm not the strongest, but I'm extremely dangerous. Let's say I'm more like a reaper, delighted to kill, but only those whose life reminds me of him."
Adam didn't wait for Hailey to reaspomd as he channeled his energy using wirtz, thus breaking all restraints. Adam's performance only made Hailey tremble more and more until she fainted. Adam couldn't stop smiling, and he reached out to grab her and placed her at a conducive spot for rest.
Hailey awoke shortly after and found that she wasn't hurt at all, which came as a suprise to her. Adam sat at the other end, playing with a indigo ball of negative energy covered in electrical crackles.
"Why didn't you kill me? I thought you could only be satisfied after killing someone?" Hailey asked without m9ving from her spot. She felt her heart in her mouth anytime her eyes met his. Adam suddenly flashed and appeared in front of her like a ghostwearing a smile. He touched her tender and beautiful face and then held her chin, raising her eye level to his.
"I'm not a monster, but my inner demon is one. I can't control it, so people dying when I get angry or frightened is no new news for me." Adam said before going back to his former position.
After this, Hailey reported home to her father and then flew back to White Snow Island. Her little experience from Adam made her see the world in a new light and she would do anything to curry is favor.