Chapter 9: Missing

The sound of water hitting skin, along with the screams, roars and noises similar to when a blade strikes a shield and many other can be heard in the background of the shower as the man washes his hair slowly and thoroughly, He tries to shut the voices out but they don't stop....They never stop....and never will.

Soon the water stops as he turns it off and steps out and into the mirror in front of him, water still pouring down his face as he wraps a towel around his waist. He takes a step close so his face is a mere ten centimetres away from the mirror as the screams get louder his left eye starts to change.

The iris turn a crimson red and the and skin surrounding the eye turn darker and more scarred like as he continues to look at the changes his eye goes through before the sound of knocking can be heard and a Woman's voice calls out.

"How long are you planning to be in there!?"

The voice brings him back as his eye turns back to normal as if nothing ever happened to it. The noises how ever continue to go on in the back of his head as he turns to the door and takes a deep breath and opens the door.

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Ashley Grey P.O.V

Before we were teleported the last time I say my brother he was this sickly pale and skinny boy that was shorter than me, I wanted him to be strong and I knew it wasn't going to happen if I kept babying him.

Now the boy that once couldn't even look at me with out flinching opens the bathroom door and steps out looking like a real man, Chiselled 8 pack and large shoulders standing at 6'5 with tanned skin and not a sight of body hair anywhere apart from his head. His hands look lightly calloused as if he had done a certain amount of training which pleased me a little seeing he might be good in a fight still.

They look at each other for a couple seconds before He chuckles nervously and rubs the back of his head as if he had made a stupid mistake as he speaks.

"Sorry about that Ash, didn't mean to take so long in there, you can go now and use it." He shuffles to move towards his room down the hall as I call out to him suddenly.

"Hey wait!" And then he stops as and turns around to look at me curiously "What's up?" A glint appears in my eyes as I let a feral smile form on my lips.

"How about a spar like old times?"

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MC P.O.V

An awkward smile appears on my face as I stare at her a couple seconds opening my mouth to start my refusal just as I see a frown appear on her facing knowing I'm about to refuse before we hear a loud noise coming down stairs.

"Kids can you come down for a sec? You're father and I have something to discuss with you!"

As we hear the sound of our mother I quickly go into my room to get dressed, Trying and failing to ignore the irritated look on my sisters face as I return wearing a grey baggy hoody and pants as we both go downstairs to where Our parents, out of their armour are sitting, Smiling as they see me and Ashely come to sit down. My father Gets up and walks over to hug me, Noticing that we are of similar height now. I freeze upon the contact as my father speaks.

"Its so god damn good to see you again my son...I feared the worst."

I hear him choke up at the end of it as I swallow a gulp a ball of saliva down my throat as my arms reach up just a couple of centimetres away from his back before I stop and slowly put them down and speak in a slightly shaky voice.

"Me too..."

I can feel the strange stares both my parents and sister give me as I don't return the hug but they try not to make much of it. It had been this way for a couple days now since our reunion, They would show much love and warmth while I would try to stay clear of it.

Soon my father took his place sitting back down at the head of the table with mom on his right and me on the left and Ashley at the end as He and Mom both exchanged glances at one another before turning to look at me. It was Mom who spoke first.

"Daniel, We were so scared that you weren't transported with us and we feared that you would perish.." I could see my mother was on the verge of tears as, my father had a dark expression on his face even Ashley looked at bit fearful, picturing me dead somewhere...Oh how easy it would be if that was the case.

I look at them with a sad smile on my face as I place my hand on top of my mothers as I speak. "Its ok Mom I'm alive and well and I think that's what matters the most." I try my best to reassure her of my return before Ashley looks at me and asks something I've been dreading since we reunited.

"Hey Danny, what did happen to you when you left? What was the world you went to like?" She asked me with a huge amount of curiosity shining off her eyes as I look at her suddenly and feel my face get a bit red which she and my parents took note of and got confused as to why I looked embarrassed I opened and closed my mouth a few times trying to think of a way to form the words.

My parents look at me worried and afraid now while Ashley was growing more concerned thinking that the reason I haven't answered was because it could be something bad. Finally I had give up on speak as a transparent blue light shines in front of them, Caught off guard Carter, Allison and Ashley jump from their seats as they stare at the screen now Identified as His status sheet, But once they looked they quickly became dumbfounded for more than one reason. As is shone.

[Name: Daniel Grey]

[Race: Human]

[Class: None]

[Sub-Class: N/A]

[Leve: 19 H ]

[Age: 26 ]

[Stats:

Strength: 100

Agility: 100

Dexterity: 100

Intelligence: 100

Vitality:100 ]

[Mana: 10 000]

[Skills: Wrath, Regeneration ]

PARENTS P.O.V

His family just stands there dumbfounded at the amount or Lack there of information given as they stared gobsmacked, Sure there were some lazy people that leeched off of others until the time to return but even they had reached the lower of D rank before the return home.

What made them more confused was his stats and the two Skills he had mainly due to the difficulty of raising them purely by physical effort being to hard, Carter and Alison both saw his stats were closer to a F ranks which was extremely weird for his level, Sure there had been a few monsters over the years that had risen but not exceeding 1 rank above there own where this child they raised had gone over 2 ranks. There daughter however had a dark look on her face as she looked at her brother now seeing him sweaty and nervous, She yells "What is up with you're status?! how could you have a low level yet such high stats what happened?!"

MC P.O.V

I look between my parents worried yet curious expression then back to my sisters irritated face, as I shrug nervously " They're....Missing?"