Chapter9: Surprise

Normally he would wake up feeling sore from sleeping on the concrete floor but today it was different.

"Probably the best sleep I've had in years."

Dom acknowledged that he had not been able to sleep well while living as a slave for the mafia. But today all that pain he felt at the start of everyday had vanished most likely due to the passive healing of his Divinity attribute.

He gulped down the last bits of rations he had left even though he didn't feel that hungry even when he didn't eat in the night before.

"Time to head out."

As soon as he was about to leave he saw a strand of white hair gently flail in the air as it fell on to the floor. Naturally he was quite confused as to how it got there as he was the only one here and for his whole life he had auburn/ brown hair.

In panic he grabbed his own hair and pulled it over his eyes to where it could be seen. To his total shock, his hair had turned to a silvery while colour and it had also developed the texture of smooth silk threads.

"Whaaaaat!!"

"How is th…"

"Possible." He stuttered and his voice trailed off as he unintentionally fell into deep thought to figure out why this had occurred.

Then he remembered the golden apple and the Divine Orb that he had consumed yesterday and speculated that one of them could be the reason for the change. It's not that he didn't like the colour but he thought it looked too flashy and would attract too much attention.

And how correct he was in this assumption; everywhere he went, heads turned but, fortunately for him, no one could look him in the eye.

"Oh…"

"This intimidation skill is very useful."

Dominic rather than being annoyed about This was actually quite delighted as he thought that it would be better if others didn't approach him all the time and he would rather be feared than respected.

He walked into a local shop and was surprised when the security guard moved aside to let him in even though he looked like a hobo living on the side of the road.

The thing is, Dominic Dmitry would currently be classified as a Hobo as he had no money or a place to live. He only walked into th shop to check the news on the TV that was pinned to the corner of the wall next to the till.

Though many people found this weird they didn't have the courage to even go up to him, never mind telling him to move aside or leave the shop.

"The world has been taken over by a storm. A storm of these superpowers humans called players. We don not know the exact purpose behind their awakening yet but we do know that they are necessary for humanities' survival after we were dragged into Hegemony"

The anchor took a deep breath and continued

"Now we have some information to share with everyone and this info is mostly for players and about the power that they have received."

"Firstly someone in the government, who was lucky enough to awaken, gave us the news of how the awakening process happened. After they were transported, the players were allowed to choose 5 attributes from a selection of ten. And afterwards they would receive a class on the attributes that they had chosen."

Hearing this, it finally dawned on Dominic that his awakening was completely different from everyone else in the world. He had expected that there would be some difference due to just how strong he was compared to everyone else but never did he this that it was such a great change.

"Was it an error in the game?"

Dom contemplated as to why he had received such powers but he decided to concentrate as the anchor started to speak again.

"The player was kind enough to share that the attributes he received was: Strength, Dexterity, Mana, Aura, Casting speed, Stealth, Hp recovery, Life force, Healing and Sword skill. Of which he chose Strength, Sword-skill, Aura, Dexterity and stealth which gave him the Swordsman class. He said that since he picked attributes with a lot of utility, he was able to do well in the the Initial training that took place in the other dimension and get to level 5."

"Haaah, why the hell are they bragging about a level 5?"

Dom unconsciously said this out loud which inevitably drew attention to himself. This made Dom realise that it was actually him who was wired and different from others and the fact that level 5 would be quite high among the average players.

"The government are therefore recruiting talented players to find a way forward for humanity. They promise to help Players level up and grow in their Player association. They also said that portals like the one from a couple of weeks ago are starting to open up all around the word, including Russia and all able players and men are to support the country under the guidance of the government."

Dom found this hard to take in but he tried not to dwell on it as he was only appreciative of the opportunity that has been presented to him. And he also had no plans to work under anyone else as he was determined to become stronger than anyone else.

"Firstly I need to get revenge."

He was determined and knew that he would only be able to go on with his daily life after he was satisfied with the pain he would inflicted on those bastards.

Dom stormed out of the shop leaving most people, including the workers, shocked. On the way he caught a glimpse of his reflection which didn't at all resemble the countenance he remembered. He almost looked like a whole different person but aside from that, he was handsome. Most would say that handsome would be a severe understatement as he was the most handsome person they had ever seen.

Dom, although happy about the changes that had taken place, decide to not think about it for the time being as his revenge came first.

…

Later in the evening, Dom had already arrived back at the mafia base. The Hellish memories of this place resurfaced in his mind as he drew closer to the building.

Dominic would've liked to scout the place and get more information before making an attack but he would need to have a stealth ability, which he didn't currently possess.

He planned to go through the back door, which he was bound to find out after working for them for a whole three years.

After putting his devils mask on and equipping himself which the D-rank sword, he confidently walked through the door. He didn't care about anything but inflicting maximum pain on to everyone in this building. The two men who were clearly guarding the door were alerted by Dom's presence but his sword was already at the neck of one of them.

Shiiiinng!

"Youu."

The other man swiftly pulled out his hand gun and shot Dom. It was a hit but things didn't go as he planned.

Dom had used his hand to block the bullet due to being caught off guard but luckily the bullet only slightly dented his skin. Though it bled a little bit, he and the man could see it heal visibly and this made the man freeze in shock.

"P…Player."