Chapter 83: Corruption
" Even that large piece of meat had an ability and I didn't get any? Seriously? This has to be a joke. "
All of Lucian's happiness disappeared in an instant, even if he had grown this much so fast it would all be pointless if he didn't get any ability, not only would his future growth be very slow but he would never be able to reach the peak.
[ Yes, just joking hehe w- wait I am sorry, so don't tear my pages, I won't ever do it again. ]
" Do it again and I'll turn your pages into a collage, sigh I just went through several cycles of depression. Anyway, how do I use my ability and just what ability did I receive? "
Lucian asked as he finally relaxed, he sensed that several people had walked into the Chasm to check the surrounding.
[ I am really sorry. Close your eyes and try to concentrate, try conversing with your ability, question its name and it will appear in your mind on its own. ]
"..." Without saying anything Lucian nodded and did as he was told.
Closing his eyes he tried to find the name while trying to connect with the ability, after a while, just when Lucian felt that this was meaningless, a name appeared in his head as if he had known it for his entire life.
" I... got the name. " He mumbled in a low voice, the people searching would not be able to locate him easily.
[ So what is it?!! ]
Even Zero seemed quite excited to know about his ability, so Lucian spoke the name of his ability out in a whisper:
" It is... Fire of Corruption? "
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They both remained silent for a few seconds then words appeared on Zero's page:
[ Just how evil are you, that even the ability you received is related to Corruption? You seem more evil than the villains on the other Earth. ]
' Hey, it's not like I chose it, and let's not jump to a conclusion, not every shiny thing is gold okay? '
[ Huh? Gold? Shiny? What are you talking about? Are you trying to change the subject? Those things are of no interest to me.
]
' Sigh anyway, judging from its name it looks like a fine ability, so does it burn things like a fire or does it mean things will start to rot, as the name corruption suggests? ' Lucian wondered.
[ Just try it out, you are already connected to it so just a thought should be enough to use the ability. ]
' Hmm, Then let's give it a try. ' Lucian extended his right hand forward, with his palm facing upwards, he concentrated and tried to summon flames over his hand.
In the next moment, a black flame appeared over his hand above his wrist, it had surrounded his hand.
' Whoa, that looks dangerous, let's try burning something. ' Lucian thought, while maintaining the black flames over his palm he brought his other hand closer to it and tried to burn his sleeve but it didn't seem to have any effect.
' Wait it isn't burning the cloth, what's going on? ' he questioned.
[ Let's try out your abilities once we are out of this place, for now just focus on hiding. ]
Lucian clenched his fist as the flame disappeared, then he put the matter of his ability in the back of his mind and did his best to hide himself.
After several more hours had passed, all the people had finally left, they weren't able to find anything then Lucian questioned: " Can I leave now? "
[ Just wait for a couple more minutes, they are currently talking right outside the Chasm. ]
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Soon, Lucian came out of the hiding place then he headed straight towards the Chasm, as he ran he noticed that even his speed had increased.
" Can I also use Fog to increase my physical capabilities further? " He questioned.
[ Of course, as long as you have good enough control over it you can use Fog to increase your physical capabilities or as a fuel for your ability. ]
Since the beginning, Lucian had felt a strange kind of energy inside of his body, and he knew it was Fog, he concentrated on his legs and tried to move it.
Lucian's speed suddenly increased by several times, each step felt as if he was flying and his body felt so light, each push accelerating his speed.
He felt the fast and hot wind hitting his body, yet with each passing moment, his speed just kept increasing.
Lucian was able to arrive near the Chasm much faster but he didn't think how he was going to stop and was just running at full speed.
" Dang it, this is going to hurt. "
He suddenly stopped moving his feet and tried to stop himself, his feet skidded against the ground for several meters then he lost his balance and rolled several times before his body finally came to a halt just in front of the Chasm.
" Hahaha That was awesome, I wonder how fast I will be if I grow even further. " Lucian thought, then he rose to his feet unlike his expectation his body wasn't hurt even after he fell so hard he just had a few scratches on his arms.
Then he walked out of the Chasm, there was currently no one around it and there were no cameras around the Chasm because of the blinding light and most sensors didn't work around the other gate.
' Zero, show me the way out. ' just as he spoke, a map appeared inside his head.
Following the exact route and timing shown by her, Lucian avoided all the security placed around the Chasm and slowly continued to move towards the exit.
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After taking different routes and following Zero's instructions, Lucian was finally able to come outside of that area without being noticed, he walked past the old houses and soon was in a safe range.
It was already way past midnight, there would be no cabs working at this time of the day, and even though Lucian was tempted to just run to the station but he held in the urge and decided to go to some hotel around there and take some rest.
" I just finished one more thing from my bucket list, killing someone by crushing their heart.
I don't know much about the other porters but if it wasn't for Jackie then I wouldn't have been able to kill that burly man so easily, that poor YouTuber gave me such a good opportunity. Did he have any family members? "
Lucian questioned while walking towards one of the hotels only to remember that he was only left with a one dollar coin.
" Fuck, I don't even have the money to go back, who should I scam here now? " He wondered but he couldn't find anyone at this time of the day.
[ Yes, Jackie had a younger brother, who is studying in primary school. ]
" Oh since Jackie helped me so I should help that kid too, though can someone help me out first? "
Lucian sighed then he decided to pass some time since it was going to be morning anyway, then he could borrow some money from Perv, who was his only option.
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