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Fate’s Curse

First cover: Talen (by burnredcruz) Second cover: Anthony (by burnredcruz) Third cover: Uriel (by laffel) Fourth cover: Alora (by laffel) Fifth cover: Atlas (by laffel) The Kismet Empire. A nation of humans capable of manipulating a supernatural life source dormant within everyone aptly named Fate. Amid the four kingdoms assembling the continent is none other than the Capital Kingdom of Barronia, headed by the almighty Supreme King donning Fate’s Crown: Divine Barron. One night, an assassination attempt is carried out against the King, and even more so than that—the perpetrators are part of his very own secret assassination organization: the Syndicate of Dictation. A former Syndicate agent, Talen Amit, wielder of the all-powerful Unconquerable technique, is made the conspiracy’s prime suspect. After a decade of inactivity, Talen reluctantly returns to the King’s aid to help determine the usurper’s identity. While investigating, Talen discovers an unbearable truth and must come to terms with the fact that his long-thought-dead best friend, Uriel Barron, might just be the true culprit. In the end, Uriel intends to dethrone the King and take his father’s place as Kismet’s true leader. To anyone who threatens his dream, he could only remember the vow he made ten years ago. ‘I don’t like monsters. That’s the truth I chose.’ Will Talen and Uriel get to meet ten years following the Prince’s supposed demise? Everything moves with Fate’s destined flow. That is the way of the Kismet Empire. (Btw I’m writing the sequel it’s just taking a while lol - B. 4/4/23) also I will be posting this story on RoyalRoad.com

skyerivers · Fantasy
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104 Chs

Monster Executioner.

The Enforcers moved into Jotan through the Supreme King's golden portals. Conjuring weapons from the auras surrounding them, the Enforcers ran, charging toward the Monster at the end of the street. Each of them heard legends of the Disastrous, but until they were met with the embodiment of his signature before them in the present, they had no idea what they were getting into.

Malum's hand swiped the air. In the same instant he vanished from the ground, Veil released a slice from its hand and cut apart the frontal guard of the charging Enforcers. As they exploded into splattering blood and guts, Monstrum began moving. Walking through the imminent attacks, the Disastrous remained idle and unimpressed.

"You all bore me."

Walking past them after waving his hand, their bodies split apart into bloody cubes. Upon splatting into the ground, Monstrum stopped in the middle of the road, glancing at the buildings overlooking himself. The Disastrous peered from his peripheral, watching the Enforcers attempt to ambush him together.

By simply pointing his finger at them, their bodies divided—scattering into more bloody cubes that dirtied the Monstrous Malum. Licking away the blood from his lips, he yawned.

"Insolent brats like you cursed with inherent weakness are uninteresting to me. Throw some real powerhouses at me or die trying…"

Another signature entered the fray. Glancing over his head, the Disastrous raised his arm—blocking a downward slash from Alora's sword. The following shockwave formed a crater beneath his footing.

"Illustrious. You've grown…"

The Enforcer grinned and vanished from his sight. Reappearing behind him, she sliced at his neck, before she was abruptly swatted away by the bulk of his arms. After watching her fly back briefly, Alora spun around before stabbing the road with her blade. Quickly skidding to a halt, Lora stood at the street's end. Bearing her fangs, she formed two swords; dashing straight ahead and cleaving at the Monster.

He hopped back. Despite his overwhelming strength, the power imbued into every stroke of her swords was enough to be wary of. Eventually, Monstrum moved, catching the blade in his hand. She immediately jumped following that and spun around, kicking at the side of his multi-eyed skull. His arm reflexively raised to block; he flew back regardless.

'That technique etched into her soul is something! I'm surprised she can contend with me for so long…'

Monstrum crashed through numerous miniature buildings. As Alora scanned the rooftops for her Disastrous foe, her short white hair swayed with the wind. Until he revealed himself. Emerging from the rubble of a nearby storefront, Malum leaped from the platform, soaring through the air while cackling maniacally.

The instant he got close enough, his fist sunk into the roof and destroyed the building. Alora luckily reacted—jumping away just in time, her sword drawn. He jumped after her and caught the Enforcer by the throat, punching her in the gut with one of his extra fists. Flailing around into the sky, she quickly regained her composure. She conjured another sword from her aura, diving through the clouds.

Monstrum flew past her in an instant and grasped her face, throwing her further back into the upper atmosphere. As she flew above the clouds, the Disastrous reappeared behind her, folding his leg over her build and sending the woman into the cityscape below.

Despite the new strength she attained by shattering her spiritual limits through Blessed Freedom, Alora Illustrious's physical superiority was irrelevant to the Disastrous Monster God. He hovered above the Enforcer, glaring down at her.

"What a shame."

More signatures tried ambushing him. In the fight against Monstrum, everyone tried to buy time for Talen's escape. Marie, Lily, and Maeve all jumped at him, summoning the depths of their Fate and techniques. Pointing at Maeve, her body immediately dismantled—falling to the ground as more bloody cubes.

"No!"

Lily swung her ax at his head. Blocking the blow with one wrist, he pulled her closer and struck her in the gut before landing an uppercut. Falling back toward the ground as blood leaked from her nose, Marie vanished, taking her comrade.

The Disastrous knelt over Maeve's gory remnants. Not even a semblance of her personality remained. Holding one of the cubes between his fingers, he took a bite and chewed.

"Is that seriously all you people have? If this keeps on, I'll get bored and end up destroying this entire city. You guys better keep me entertained. Or else—" Monstrum appeared behind her as Marie landed on a rooftop. "—everyone else might die."

Once she turned around, Malum punched her face, effectively launching through the sky and several towering skyscrapers. The Disastrous shrugged, waving his hand.

"I can't remember if that one was supposed to be strong or not." He scratched his neck and sighed. "Too bad. Oh well. I've grown bored." Monstrum interlocked his fingers.

"Area Empowerment: Darkness and Despair."

After a long and hard-fought battle across two kingdoms, the fully incarnated Disastrous Monster God, Malum Monstrum, invoked Area Empowerment. Before today, Monstrum's domain was unknown, even to veteran Fate users. This would be the first time anyone could see it.

Instead of forming a barrier with the life force dormant within one's soul, Fate, Monstrum enhances the technique by using Veil to reshape the darkness—mimicking a barrier.

Excluding the Capital Kingdom, Barronia, each kingdom across the Kismet Empire was designed identically. The space the kingdom covers is equal to 35.6 square miles in area. The domain Monstrum formulated through Veil's shadows engulfed almost the entire city, allowing the Disastrous full control.

With the kingdom entrapped in his domain, the Disastrous grinned, cackling the moment his technique finally activated. Malum's Predestined Power is Veil and through that spirit, can boundlessly manipulate the shape of darkness. He can also give it commands as long as they're logically feasible. Including detonation.

Once the darkness finished swallowing his surroundings, Monstrum's scarlet eyes brightened, allowing the chaos to begin.

In the aftermath of the domain's deactivation, the only thing remaining for miles upon miles was none other than the Disastrous. Allowing the smoke to cover his figure, Malum stomped through the destruction, crushing a singed victim under his foot. The remaining Enforcers at the kingdom's edge worriedly glanced at their burning surroundings and then back at the Disastrous. Reforming from the shadows directly behind them, the frontal Enforcer guard splattered into bloody cubes. While guts blasted into the air behind him, Monstrum pocketed his hands and tilted his head, flashing a smirk.

"COME AT ME ALL AT ONCE!!!"

Knowing their deaths were inevitable, the Enforcers quickly decided to perish like warriors–amid the glory of battle. Just like that, Monstrum dashed through the crowd, cutting apart the weaklings before him. One wielding a staff jumped ahead, spinning it around and throwing strikes at Monstrum's supposed openings. He jumped back with a laugh, sinking into the shadows and resurfacing right behind them. Snatching the foe by the face, the Disastrous snickered, throwing his victim back into the crowd around them.

Malum stepped back, gradually pacing around the circle he was centered in. Another Enforcer came out of the crowd and tried slashing down at his face, to which Monstrum sidestepped away. Without needing to summon Veil, the Enforcer's sword-wielding arm flew away and Malum spun around, kicking his attacker's skull clean off.

Ava jumped from the crowd, punching at the ground the fiend stood on. Swaying around her relentless punches, he mockingly chuckled, eventually catching one punch and easily breaking her arm. He charged forward, digging both thumbs into her eyes before vanishing. Resurging behind Amit, he grabbed her face with two hands—pulling her into the air and throwing the girl over his shoulder. The Disastrous stomped her face into the ground, perking his head at the last second until he finally jumped away. In mid-air, his arm swiped the air, releasing a blade that Veil guided across the darkness.

As the paralyzed Enforcers burst into innards, the Disastrous blocked his face, spotting Valentina leap from behind them and fall, striking his impregnable guard. Veil caught the woman by the face, smashing her into the ground. Monstrum lifted the Unconquerable's mother and stopped, deciding to longingly gaze into her eyes.

Archer emerged from behind the rocks, pulling down the scarf and screaming at the Disastrous. Once Valentina fell to her rear, Monstrum vanished-sliding his hand across the young man's shoulder. He leaned closer, dangling his lips just beside the boy's ear.

"What a wonderful technique." He smirked. "Veil."

Talen Amit's little brother split apart into limitless bloody squares. Pushing his hand back into one pocket, Monstrum shrugged, kneeling beside the fragments.

"Blessed Freedom like Alora's is certainly formidable, but the same can't be said for the Unconquerable's little brother. Both he, the mother, and the girl are all weaklings."

The sight of her child's dismantling body repeated within her pupils. Upon falling to her knees, the tears already revealed themselves—beginning to stream down her cheeks. The endless memories she shared with her son flew through her head. All she could do was clench her teeth and bite her lip, closing both eyes while gradually parting both lips.

"Archer…"

Monstrum pointed at her. "Failures like you don't deserve to be related to the Unconquerable Amit. Slaughter… Veil."

Once the blades scattered across the shadows, a deflection occurred as the edge struck the Absolute. "Oh my. And here I thought you'd all last a little longer. What a disappointment. Isn't that right—" While Raven glared at the Monster, King Uriel grinned at him. "Monstrum?"

Looking down at the Supreme King and his Displacement sister, the Disastrous Monster God smirked. "It's so good to see you again… King Uriel Barron."