Chapter 56: Losing Control [1]

Chapter 56: Losing Control [1]

In a dense forest as the sun approached the centre of the sky, indicating it was almost noon, a boy with amber eyes, sitting on a log stared into the air as he looked to be deep in thought.

[A thread has been woven]

'What 'thread'?'

No matter how much he thought, Isaac couldn't figure out the meaning behind the text.

'It's supposed to be the work of a Calamity, but it doesn't seem to be any Calamity I know.'

Isaac hadn't encountered many calamities in the Dark Continent.

If he was considering 'Calamities' as every creature in the Dark Continent, then it would be a fair amount.

But the title of 'Calamities' was one created by Don Freecs to signify some of the most dangerous he'd come across, capable of human extinction.

'If I'm being honest, the Calamities aren't the worst of the bunch. Some of the most unique, maybe. But in terms of threat, I'd only rank them an 8 out of 10 within the Dark Continent.'

It seemed Don figured this out too, seeing as his second book depicted far more terrifying and dangerous creatures.

For example, The Fortuneteller: Curiosity's Price.

A creature that seemed innocent at first, promising it could tell you the future. To which it did. However, upon telling you the greatest and happiest moments in your life, it implants disasters sure to occur right after.

Or the Guardian: Greed's Result.

This Guardian would promise you Immortality and longevity. It wasn't lying. It would grant you exactly that in the form of a small lotus flower.

However, this 'Immortality' was really just the Zobae Disease.

The lotus flower was the same lotus the insect had shoved down Isaac's throat.

Therefore, it wouldn't be an understatement to say Isaac was well-versed in the topic of Calamities.

Yet he still had no idea what could be haunting him, making the Curse all the more terrifying.

And as time went on, the same screen kept appearing before Isaac, more times than it usually did.

Because of this, he couldn't help but think something was afoot.

And the constant messages appearing all became far worse since Isaac had met him.

Wayne.

"What are you staring at?" Wayne asked, standing a few feet away from Isaac with his usual stoic expression.

"Nothing," Isaac answered simply, shaking his head.

"Good, then get up. Break's over."

Isaac quickly complied as he stood, moving a few metres away from Wayne.

As he did, he closed his eyes, taking a deep breath.

Since he'd met Wayne, his very obvious lack of experience during combat was far less notable now.

'But still not perfect.'

It wasn't long until he kicked off the ground, almost instantly coming face-to-face with Wayne.

Pulling back his arm, Isaac twisted his hips, putting as much strength as he could into his punch.

His fist connected with Wayne's forearm as the large man blocked, however, due to the strength of the attack, he could not help but take a step back.

Seeing Wayne pushed back, off balance, Isaac leapt in.

However, it seemed as though Wayne had anticipated this, swinging his dominant fist and striking Isaac in the middle of his face.

However, Isaac did not falter.

He stayed in his same position, as if the attack was nothing to him, despite the blood pouring from his nose.

Instead, he leapt off his feet, coiling his arms and legs around Wayne's arm, twisting and bending.

'He endured that attack to attempt to break my arm.'

Wayne thought, raising his second arm to try to escape.

Meanwhile, Isaac followed the man's actions with his eyes.

'Now!'

However, upon Wayne raising his arm and aiming to strike Isaac, the boy skillfully detached from the arm, slithering up Wayne's body like a snake till he wrapped his arm around the man's neck.

Wayne's eyes were slightly widened as the arm quickly started to tighten around his neck.

'He waited till I was vulnerable, till I attacked prematurely in fear for my arm.'

Meanwhile, Isaac grinned as he channelled all his strength into squeezing Wayne's neck, hoping to knock him unconscious.

Isaac's heartbeat quickened as he summoned his Nen.

"Ren." Aura exploded from Isaac's body as he prepared to make a run for it.

"Uh uh." The female waved her finger.

"Absolute Cancel."

In an instant, Isaac could feel the Nen in his body disappear, deactivating his Ren.

"Wayne, have you met our newest member? Or should I say, creation?"

A female stood behind Jayne. She was young, not much older than Isaac. She wore a simple leather jacket and jeans with high-heeled boots.

Her short black, maybe even purple, hair sat on her shoulders as the female stood with both her arms pointing out toward Isaac.

"Our second perfect experiment. State your name, girl."

The girl lowered her arms, facing Wayne.

"Greetings. My name is Merlin."

"Isn't she fascinating? She stands as a symbol. Our second successful poss..."

"KHRGG!"

Jayne turned her head, the smile disappearing from her face as she looked to see who interrupted her, only to be met with Isaac writhing on the ground.

'My Nen...its gone...Zobae...'

"How rude. Wayne."

Isaac could feel it.

The Hunger hadn't felt this bad since the day he completed his scenario.

The Thing inside him.

It was growing.

Taking over.

Isaac tried his best to formulate a thought. He wanted to summon his Vitaflow, however, he was having difficulty.

His skin darkened and the colour in his eyes faded as his pupils dilated.

When this didn't work, Isaac tried to reach for his bracelet in desperation.

'I refuse...I don't want to go.'

As the seconds passed, it felt like more of Isaac was disappearing.

As he tried to reach for the bracelet, the towering figure standing over him caught his attention.

Wayne stood with a greatsword in his hand, staring at Isaac with cold eyes.

'What...'

Wayne raised his sword, without uttering a word.

With his last bit of feeling, Isaac watched as the sword pierced his chest, going through his heart.

He didn't even need to see it.

Wayne turned the sword as Isaac spat blood.

'Is...this it?'

This was the last straw.

Isaac's consciousness was seconds from fading, and in those last seconds, he witnessed a screen before him.

[A thread has been completed.]

[CAUTION!!!]

[A disaster will occur]

With it, Isaac's closed his eyes.

*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

Next chapter title: Losing Control [2]

Someone: Which is made valuable to you? Money, fame...

Author: POWERSTONESSSSSSSS!!!!!!