Chapter 4: Night of the Beasts

Street vendor

October 18, 2010

Eternity Border City Main Road

I was walking home late at night as I thought out loud about my discomfort.

-Another day, another failure. I came to this insecure shit town because I thought the losers would be easy to sell them mirrors for diamonds, but I didn't count on the government already supplying the month's needs in this dump by doing the stores. The only buyers I have are those looking for some very particular medicine or drug. -

Annoyed by my situation, I punched a trash bag with all my might and extended both hands while reciting an incantation at high speed.

××Unholy flame×××

A green fireball was born from my hands and headed at high speed at the trash bag, reducing it to ashes. It relaxed me to watch things burn.

-I've made up my mind, I'm going back to the capital. This will be the last night I walk in this town of failures.

When the flames went out, I continued on my way. The moon was the only source of light at night in this shitty town.

I was only two corners away from my house when I noticed someone following me. I turned to see if some homeless or drug addict was chasing me, but my surprise was that it was an animal.

I couldn't see it properly. I could only see a dog-like figure and red eyes.

I didn't think anything of it and continued on my way, until I felt an accelerated breathing on my left shoulder.

I turned my eyes quickly and jumped back. What was chasing me was no ordinary animal. It had the legs of a goat, the head of a dog, the tail of a scorpion and its torso appeared to be a viscous black gel. I was facing a beast.

I reflexively raised my trembling hands and began to recite the most powerful spell I had. 

××××Whitefrog××××

A white sphere was born from the palm of my hand and began to enlarge as it moved at high speed towards that beast. After 3 seconds, the huge ball hit and made a rather loud explosion.

- Hey, can't you see the time," said an old man as he looked at me with a noticeable hatred on his face.

A little relaxed because I thought it was all over, I decided to ignore the old man and tried to continue on my way, until I heard a metallic sound next to me.

As I turned my face, several limbs and a head were held by black tentacles protruding from the site of the explosion. The beast was still alive and I had exhausted all my mana using my most powerful magic.

I had lost my strength to run and fell to my knees against the ground as more tentacles came rushing up to wrap around my arms. I wanted to scream, but no words came out of my mouth.

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Asher Himmel

October 18, 2010

Eugene Himmel's house

-Auch-

A strong tremor caused me to fall out of my bed. I get up from the floor, and try to see if I observe something through my window. To my surprise, I could only see red eyes that seemed to be looking at me. I decide not to give it mind and go back to sleep when without warning, black tentacles break my window and a nightmarish monster enters my room through the gap.

The tentacles protruding from the monster's body disappeared as they became part of the black jelly I had for a torso. 

The creature stared at me, as if waiting for me to make the first move, but I could do nothing but tremble with fear. My heart was telling me to run but my mind and body were screaming at me that if I moved, something bad would happen.

The monster upon seeing my reaction, smiled in a scary way, as if it enjoyed the sight. It showed me its teeth, full of blood and pieces of clothes, to increase my fear of an inevitable end. 

I was already beginning to accept my fate, until I remembered the presence of my talent: the miracle machine. I had to think hard because I only had two wishes, and if I made one flashy move, one of the creature's tentacles could end me. I needed to think of a way to defend myself.

At that instant, I remembered one of the heroes from the stories my grandfather had in the basement. A superman who could break through walls and withstand the impact of a gun to the chest. I had already decided on my first wish.

[Miracle Machine]

[I wish to have super strength]

/Scanning user's memory to secure a wish according to his request/.

/Example found/

//Wish approved... In view of being a direct modification of the user's body, a unique ability is created in response to the wish.... Unique Ability: "Superman Strength" has been created///

A translucent window appeared in front of me, just like what happened with the miracle machine.

[Superman Force]

[Heaven has blessed you with superior strength. This strength will grow with you until you become a true superman].

[Unique passive ability]

I didn't feel any physical change in my body but I had a strange feeling. My fear was gone and I felt peace in my heart. 

The monster, not seeing me tremble, decided to attack me with its tentacles. I tried to cover my face thinking the worst but the tentacles broke as soon as they hit me, causing him some pain which he reflected with a scream.

Seeing that its tentacles did not do anything to me, the monster lunged to bite me but its fangs broke without causing me any damage. The beast tried to flee when it saw its life was in danger but I ran with all my strength and quickly hit it with my right fist in the torso with such force that a gust of wind was formed that threw the remains of the animal far away.

[Teleportation]

My grandfather seeing so much commotion, used his teleportation ability and appeared in front of me thinking my life was in danger.

-Asher, are you all right?!!!" said grandfather while grabbing my shoulders.

-Grandpa, a monster attacked me and I was so scared," I said while hugging grandpa.

Tears came out of my eyes. To think that not long ago my life was in danger. If I hadn't had the miracle machine, maybe the last thing that would be left of me would be the remains of my clothes in the teeth of that creature.

I described the situation to him, but a feeling inside me made me hide the miracle machine. I said only that I had awakened the strength of the superman as my unique ability.

My grandfather decided not to talk about it and we went to his room to rest. As I lay down on his bed, I fell into a deep sleep.