Scarlet Paint (V)

Throughout the whole walk, Kiyro was curious about the whole ordeal. From getting an easter Egg that would open when it wanted to and a vision from someone like Eve. Many things made Kiyro wonder if there was possibly more to this quest. He knew they needed to finish the quest to find that specific answer.

Kiyro and Eve suddenly stopped moving. Instead, what they saw shocked both of them.

What lay before them was the same exact scene that Eve had stated. The scarlet red paint-like liquid was smeared on the white floor. It was as if something heavy was pulled towards the dimly lit hallway with tinted windows on the side. A couple of lights flickered on and off like a horror scene as the buzzing sound could be heard.

Then a horrible stench hit them squarely in the face. Kiyro and Eve quickly covered their nose to block out the smell, but it did not go away.

Eve turned towards Kiyro in complete silence in shock. He could see on her face that she was deeply unnerved.

"Eve. Kiyro. What are you guys doing standing there?" Jack called out before them. He came up from behind and stopped beside them. "You guys okay?"

Jack looked down towards the ground where both of them were looking. "What the hell-"

Both Eve and Kiyro turned their head with worry on their face. They did not know where to begin.

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<Alex aka BlackStar>

Alex sat patiently in the principal office. He wasn't so hyped about punching the young man in the face. In reality, he didn't want to do it, but that young man did not let him go. Why are young adults these days so rude? He thought. Maybe it was just the younger generation getting more ignorant these days, or possibly they just were not taught any manners.

He did not want security to be called, so he went along with the principal and arrived at the office. One way or another, the quest asked him to arrive at the principal's office, so he did not care how he got there.

At first, when he received the first world quest, he did it out of curiosity. There wasn't much to it but delivering the trinket to a run-down junkyard. The only problem was five pit bulls were running around the area. Luckily for him, he didn't get a single bite, but the dogs were a different story.

Alex shivered at the thought of the dogs that were chasing him relentlessly. He did not want to go through that whole ordeal again. Even though two out of the five were killed on the spot, the other three did not back down. Their foaming mouths made them look like rabid dogs, the third and fourth ones took a bit of time, and he was able to lock them up in a car.

The last one was different; he wondered what the owner fed those dogs. He could still remember the dogs glistening red eyes and ghastly blur-like speed. For a moment throughout the chase, he thought the dog had shifted into a demon. It would growl an unearthly growl, corner him, and spring traps that a normal dog couldn't possibly know how to do.

Outsmarting the dog was a challenge, but it was not impossible. He was able to arrive at the destination of the target and leave before the dog could catch him. Remembering the past gave him unwanted chills. But, in the end, he got a clue about what he wanted.

Alex was standing in front of the train station, waiting for the clue to arrive, when he received the message for a call out. The quest was the hint to his question about the elusive Seed. These questions regarding the Seed started bothering him to the point where he started having dreams about it.

He sighed and leaned backward as he comfortably placed his head on the end of the chair. He had a slight headache that seemed to not want to disappear today. The headache seemed to increase in the last couple of minutes. Staring at the ceiling, he wondered why this whole mission was even given to him in the first place. Now he remembered; he was drinking a coffee when WhiteRose slipped it in his large stack of mission files he had to do. He should've paid more attention when she came over, but he was too engrossed in reading his files to even pay attention to her.

She had a knack for giving him missions that she did not want to do, especially gaming. Then, one day, he would get her back by dragging her into the game. The lame excuse of the game ruining her skin would be thrown out the window in seconds. He did not tolerate WhiteRose's complaints like Fallen Angel. He spoiled her too much compared to others.

"Mr. Black. Please come to the office." The secretary called out towards Alex He got up and made his way through the opened door.

The elderly principal sat down with her hands crossed and stopped talking with the young man Alex hit square in the face.

"Mr. Black. You're here for one reason, and you know that reason. When we get angry, we do not use violence like savages even if the other person was in the wrong." The principal said crossly. Her high-pitched tone was making him have a worse headache.

He wished that she would stop talking. The concept of using violence did get a lot of things solved on the spot. It brought him to the principal's office on the spot, didn't it, even though it did bring unwanted attention. The only problem was the annoyance that bothered him to the point where he had to use his fist.

"Because we have grown adults, I would like to solve this civilly between two people."

Alex's headache was intensifying from the screech-like sound her voice was giving. Her voice was droning on and on so bad that even his vision was failing him. Everything was like a blur as her voice made things worse and worse. The excruciating headache got to the point where his head wanted to burst.

He stood up and shouted, "Enough!"

Suddenly, both the young man and the principal were roughly pushed back against the wall, making a loud bang from impact. Both of them fell to the ground unconscious. Alex stared in complete shock. He did not know what had transpired; instead, all he could do was gape at what lay before him.

A seed has been activated.

The first growth period of the Seed Sprout has been released. Seed skill Telekinesis has been learned.

Telekinesis or in other words Psychokinesis

Beginner level 1

Throughout the increasing migraines and headaches, your ability has finally been released, allowing you to use the pent-up stress in your head. A psychic ability allows a person to influence a physical system without physical interaction. It can be used in the real world and in-game world. Requires a large amount of energy to activate the skill. Practice makes perfect!

No words could describe what had happened before him. He was too confused and lost in how he could pull such an ability out of thin air. The so-called ability didn't hit him until he finished reading the screen. He was the one that caused the unconsciousness of both the boy and the principal.

Stepping forward, confused, he almost tripped on the wooden chair in front of him. Then, quickly correcting himself, the answer hit him. What he was looking for had finally been answered, but for what purpose? The answer was just as elusive as the first time he was searching for the Seed in the beginning.

Alex knew he needed to tell the higher-ups, but at the same time, he knew the mission did not end here. He sighed. Eve's voice sounded off from his Alive gear.

"I'm in location," Eve called out.

"Same," said Jack in an irked voice, "I'm in a damn female bathroom. What the hell. Let's get this over with."

"Are you serious?" Eve whispered and laughed. "Don't get caught, pervert.

"I'm not trying to be one. Let's hurry it up, people." Jack was peeved at where he was at.

"I'm in the maintenance room. It's quite dark in here," said Isabel.

"You guys are better off than me." Alex's voice-over encompassed the others. "I'm in the principal office."

"That's not too bad," replied Jack.

"I think I'm in trouble."

"What happened?" Eve gasped. "You alright?"

"Got into a small fist fight."

"You serious? You could've avoided all that."

"I know; something happened where it was necessary to pull a few punches. It's fine; I'll get myself out of here today. Either way, it seems almost all of us are ready. Who else are we missing?"

"Kiyro," Eve called out. "Hey, Kiyro. Are you there?"

"I'm here in a classroom. There is a class going on," said Kiyro.

"Are you going to be fine over there?"

"Yea. Give me a moment." Silence followed. "I'm ready. What next?"

"I'm not sure. We wait?"

"How much longer?" Jack asked impatiently. "I can't stay here forever." He whispered into the Alive gear.

"Same. I think I hear footsteps on my end," Isabel's voice was in a panic. "Come on...Yes! I got something."

Please recite this word on the selenite.

"Invictus Irritus"

"Invictus Irritus," said Alex stupefied.

"Ignis," whispered Kiyro, trying not to bring attention.

"Sonus," said Eve

"Ventus," said Isabel.

"Aqua," said Will.

"Humus," said Jack.

He could hear each person speak out their words simultaneously.

Alex quickly opened the door and left, trying not to catch anyone's attention. But, unfortunately, he failed to notice that his headache was gone.