Looking up, Andrew could see a huge asteroid heading straight for his location. With it's diameter alone,it could cover the entire arena to which he was forced to get rid of his black fiery sphere.
The flame collapsed into his hand before disappearing thus putting an end to Ironheart's torture as he fell silent immediately after.
He was teetering at the verge of death but he was still locked in place. Andrew however diverted his attention to the massive meteor which was flaming towards him.
'Did she forget or what?' He thought as the meteor which was barreling towards him suddenly stopped right above the stadium. With a flick of his wrists,he threw the meteor back into space and Star Queen in the path.
Filled with fury,she wasn't fazed with the meteor and flew right through it piercing it into two as she continued to lunge at Andrew. He seemed uninvested with this as he casually looked at her figure which reeked of death.
*BAM*
Once again,the image repeated itself as he casually stopped her in place with his hand. "Let's do something else,okay?" He said with a hint of amusement laced in his voice.
He flicked his finger in her forehead which knocked her out of her berserk state and I to a state of normalcy. "How did you do that?" She asked in shock.
Andrew however refused to answer and raised another matter. He then proceeded to whisper in her ear before letting her go. Her eyes had lost their earlier glow of golden and seemed lifeless.
"I'll give you less than an hour t get it done." He said as he let go of Ironheart who fell onto the ground. She started to walk over to him who had fell first onto the ground. He tried to to get up but he failed and resulted onto falling onto his knees.
As he saw her walk ominously towards him,he tried to call out to her but she remained unresponsive with her callous gaze. "Star Queen,are you okay?!" He called out but his answer wasn't answered but rather he noted that tears started to come out of her eyes.
She was crying with an eerie smile on her face. Ironheart could realize that something was wrong but he was in no position to do anything. He had yet to recover from the heat he had been previously been exposed to as parts of his body had started to melt off.
"I'd start running if I were you." Star Queen said as she broke off into a maniacal laughter as she immediately appeared Infront of him. She grabbed him by his hair and started to choke him as she held his neck.
She tightened her grip on his neck as he tried to loosen her grip by trying to scratch her eyes out but she remained unfazed. She only increased her grip on her neck.
*Click*
Unfortunately for Ironheart, Star Queen managed to crack her neck and after that,she impaled her hand into his heart before ripping his head off his body covering her once pristine clothes in blood.
With his death,his body reverted back to that of a normal human body to which she then proceeded to step on his head.
Looking up, several missiles were heading straight for him. Tactical missiles which would attack specific targets reducing the overall casualty and destruction to a place. The Star Queen looking up knew exactly what she had to do.
*WHOOSH*
Charging head on,she made head on collisions with some of the missiles which then proceeded to blow up. Some missiles tried to avoid her but Andrew would tap into them and have them blow up even before they came close to him.
Andrew continued to watch the events unfold and it wasn't long before the scene was over. 'I thought that they would bring more than that.' Andrew sighed with his hand pocketed.
After the Star Queen was done,she came down Infront of him before the trance she was in came to an end. Like a wave of realization and futility washing over her,she fell to the ground.
As her tears started trickling down her face, Andrew stood over her and similar to the little girl from earlier. The Star Queen looked up to see Andrew who had a devilish grin on his face.
He crouched down to her level and held her cheek. "I want you to kill everyone you know and after you're done, I'll tell what to do next. Have fun." He said. "Do you even have a heart?"
She asked in between her stifles of moans and cries. "Of course I do. It's just that it's reserved for a few number of people. Maybe I could make a place for you." He said with a hint of concern in his voice.
"Hahaha!!" He then burst into laughter ruining his earlier image breaking his once callous demeanor. "But you'd have to lose everything for me to consider that. Now,get to it." He said as he finally got up.
"But don't say that I didn't help."
*Snap*
With a single snap,the stadium which was covered in rubbles and in shambles was once again in an instant pristine without a single trace of fault or deny wherever. 'You can do that?!' The Star Queen was taken aback.
'How many skills do you have?' She thought. "Just give in and you'll know." Andrew gave her a response with a small smile etched across his face. "You can read my thoughts?!" She further added but he shrugged it off. "Just get the job done." He said before a ripple in space appeared out of nowhere.
It seemed to devour everything it would come in contact with but he casually walked in before the crack disappeared out of sight. The Star Queen stood shaken by this shocking revelation as she fell at an impasse.
Suddenly,a weird feeling eminated from deep within her before suddenly taking off into the sky escaping the eye of millions that were watching the scene unfold.
...
"So not only did he survive but also he has more capabilities. This is certainly interesting." Rose realized as she watched the drama unfolded. She had initially messaged him during the fight to kill the Star Queen but he failed to do so.
Not because he couldn't but because he wanted to use her and kill the rest before eventually killing her. As she came to this conclusion,she considered herself lucky to have encountered Andrew to begin with.
"Mom! Is the cake ready?" A voice rang out which disrupted her train of thought. "I'm almost done. Just wait a little longer, sweetie." Her voice echoed back to Mileda.
...
Andrew then appeared back at Ashley's place. His father was absent as he was busy at work while Ashley was immersed in the game thus she remained oblivious to the world happening around her.
So far her progress could only be described as monstrous as she had already reached level 98.Andrew managed to sneak into the house and walk around before arriving at her room. He noticed as she was laying peacefully on her bed before making his way closer to her unconscious body.
Andrew sat next to her body before noting her progress. He rested his hand on her head before he started teasing her body.
[{Delicate Snowflake}]
[{Level 63}]
[{54,600 heloid coins}]
[{Statistics}]
[{Speed:60}]
[{Agility:63}]
[{Strength:59}]
[{Defense:62}]
[{Skills: Devouring (two hour cooldown, Versatile), Imperial Sword lance(Active), Sensory Destroyer(Active),Aura of the Void(Passive),Quick Steps(Active), Domain Blizzard(Active), Venomous Silk Poison(Passive)}]
From reducing the cooldown from a week to two hours was an astounding feat. She had mutilated other players not only from her world but from the other to increase her strength.
Aware of the effects,she didn't care that her effects of devouring a player not only did she acquire the skills of the opponents,but also had actual repercussions in the real world as the victims would actually die.
Their souls devoured which would strengthen her body and mind which she could feel. The more she did it,the more addicting she felt it but thanks to her strong mental fortitude,she was able to control herself.
She had been notified of the benefits along with devouring and now she barely gave a shit with whoever came across with. Now in the middle part of the game which she begrudgingly did as she had a blast terrorizing the other players.
So far she had done a couple of dungeon raids by herself along with her sword she had coated with her skill of devouring.
After realizing that her skill acted as both active and passive,she easily blasted through her opponents as her defence proved invincible regardless of the disparity,the only reason that prevented her from taking on higher opponents than her was because of her stamina which lied in her strength.
[{Congratulations on killing the Goblin King}]
[{12,000 heloid coins earned and 10,000 exp earned}]
[{Level 64 achieved}]
[{Warning,the host's body is experiencing extreme stress.}]
Ashley who had finished looting the place got this notification and immediately got off the game only to catch Andrew's figure towering over her. Without wasting a second,she immediately lunged at him making him fall into the bed.
"Hello Ash." He said with a smile. "Chuu~" Her response being a kiss which lasted for five minutes. "So I guess you really did miss me. And here I thought that you had forgotten about me." He taunted.
"How dare you think that I would ever forget about you?!" She pouted as she continued to sit on top of him. He then proceeded to pinch her cheeks which her smile only grew.
"I have to show you something though I doubt you'll love me after this." He trailed off which instantly garnered her attention. "There's nothing that you can do that can make me hate you." She encouraged him.
The more she spent more time with him,the more she realized that there was more to him than she realized. "Really,what if I told you to kill your dad." He joked. Her smile faltered a bit before responding. "Uh...I love my dad but if you really do want me to kill him then...okay."
She said in a small and meek voice to which he laughed it off. "I won't make you kill your dad. I'm joking but what I'm about to do might make you hate me. I'll meet you downstairs." He said with a smile.
*Snap*
With a snap,she felt her head feel heavy and crashed into the soft bed. He gave off a small sigh before heading downstairs and started to make a snack.
[{It should take her 30 minutes for the transfer to be over}]
He brushed it aside as he received a notification from Rose.
[{Why didn't you kill Star Queen?}]
[{I had other plans for her, but she'll deliver herself to you and if you want,you can kill her yourself}]
[{At first I wanted you to kill her but now,how did you control her?}]
[{You'll meet her tomorrow and then you can ask her all the questions you want.}]
[{Won't this risk the security of our operations?}]
[{No,but I'm sure that you should be attending to your daughter Mileda, right? And I appreciate the staff you sent over}]
Rose hesitated before her response was issued back to Andrew.
[{How do you know that I'm with my daughter?}]
[{That should be the least of your problems}]
Andrew replied before taking a bite of his snack. Rose had a bad foreboding of that testament but she couldn't bring herself to ask. So far she had now come to terms that he was more than just a player in a game.
She still didn't know how he was able to tap into the game like that and numerous ideas crossed her brain but most of them seemed illogical.
*Thirty minutes later*
The soft sounds of steps came from the stairs as Ashley came into view. She had a look of shock and worry etched on her face before Andrew stood up and opened his arms to which she came into his embrace.
"Do you hate me now?" He asked softly. "A little bit." She whispered. "Why did you keep this from me!" She asked as tears started falling across her cheeks. Andrew wiped off her tears.
"Because I didn't want to see you like this." He responded.
"Do you think that making her recall her earlier memories was the wisest thing to do,now considering that she has abilities?" Hedonism asked in his mind. "She had to know sooner or later. Besides I was curious what her reaction would look like."