8 Chapter 8

After getting done with the awakening, Acht intended to go clean himself again since his body sweated a lot during the ceremony.

But, he remembered an important thing. "What about my gift?"

Gifts were basically the main form of manifestation of the soul force. This kind of energy couldn't be used in that form since it's very volatile and hard to control so the only way to use it is to turn it into fuel for other abilities. This is where gifts come into play. They give humans supernatural abilities in different forms.

Since the moment they were born, humans have a certain affinity toward an element of this world. Whether it was fire, water, wind, or wood. These examples of elements and many more create a certain bond with the individual and give him a small privilege of controlling that element to a degree.

So, for Acht to be able to use his powers, getting to know what his gift is, is of utmost importance.

"How should I discover it? Maybe I should try to use it and it will come out instinctively."

He then extended his hand and thought of his soul force. He felt the new thing that was moving inside his body as if it was blood and made it move towards his hand. He was able to easily control his soul force without even practicing.

The energy accumulated in his hand, creating a white hue around it. But, nothing else happened.

"Hmm?" He tried again and again with different gestures and poses and even muttered some words he thought could've been usable.

"It's useless…This is the farthest I could go without the help of an expert or a powerful awakener." He muttered.

He learned about this world, awakened his soul, and even understood how to control it to a certain degree. Was it not for his almost nonsensical talent, he would have not been able to do any of that alone.

Then, as he was pondering over what to do next, he heard a knock on the door. The sound was far away and almost too quiet to hear.

"Hmm?" He walked to the window to take a look. There, 6 men were standing in front of the main door of the house. They were all bulky, except for the one who was knocking who was rather on the leaner side.

"Lucas, You fat pig! Open the fucking door! Where is my money you fucker?!" The lean guy shouted with clear irritation.

Acht didn't have the time to deal with these maggots so he ignored them and walked away. 'They will leave when no one opens the door.' He thought.

But, he underestimated their tenacity. As soon as he reached the door of the library, he heard the man shout again.

"Nester, Blow this goddamn door open! I'm going to burn this place on that bastard's head."

His words made Acht sigh unconsciously, he didn't want to waste time on these men and he preferred not facing them. But, he will deal with them since they were eager for it.

He walked toward the main door and opened it. He then gazed directly at the men who were preparing some explosives to blow the meal door.

"Hmm, a kid? That fatty is still doing that stupid hobby?"

Acht ignored his words and spoke innocently. "Mm, who are you?"

His voice was high-pitched and timid. His eyes were sparkling with purity. Anyone who looks at him will never think that this is just acting. Acht was able to imitate how a child acted perfectly.

"Is your master here, young man?" The leader of this group spoke with a small smile to not scare the kid away.

"Master? He…He's in his office. Are you his friends?" Answered the boy.

"Hahaha, yes we are. We came here to meet him. Could let us go inside?"

"Yes."

Then, the group entered the house while snickering secretly. They thought they were smart enough to enter the house without any violence.

The men walked into the corridor and directly behind them was Acht who was still acting like an innocent child.

If he were to make a career as an actor he would've probably hit it big since such a level of performing was almost scary.

"Hmm, where are Lucas's men?" The leader muttered with a confused look. He was ready to face a horde of men and get into a bloody fight. Instead, he found an empty house and a small child in it.

He felt uneasiness creep into his heart but he couldn't quite put his hand on the reason for it.

'There's something wrong.' He thought.

Soon enough, they reached the end of the corridor and to their greatest shock, two dead bodies were on the ground with their blood spattered all over the place. The corpses were there for two days so they were already starting to rot.

"What is this?!"

*Crack*

Before the leader could even get shocked properly, the loud sound of bones cracking echoed in the place. He looked around in fright to find one of his men laying on the ground with his neck bent at a weird angle.

Beside the man stood the young boy with an extremely cold gaze.

*bang* *bang* *bang*

The young man then instantly pulled a gun and fired three bullets hitting three people in the head perfectly. Just like that, he got rid of 4 people in a matter of seconds.

"HURRY UP AND HIDE!" The leader shouted as he hid behind furniture in the corridor. He was the first to react since he was the one with the most experience out of them. His men hurriedly followed him.

"You! Who are you?!" He screamed as he took a peek at Acht. He could not believe that a child could kill most of his men in 20 seconds. It was just outrageous.

"You're not worthy to know. You bothered me and so you will have the same fate as that fatty over there." Acht answered with an emotionless tone.

"You think you could run away with this?!" The leader yelled.

"There is no need to run since none of you will leave this place."

He was very surprised by the kid's abilities but he was still sure that he could beat him. He had 'that' after all.

On the other side, Acht was having his own thoughts too. His pistol was emptied with the four bullets he shot. Now, he could only rely on close combat.

'This soul force is amazing. I was able to enhance my physical prowess with it. I was even able to break his neck easily.'

"Sir, why don't we run toward him at the same time. He won't be able to react to each one of us. You could also use your power to hit him from afar." One of the two men left asked his boss in a low voice.

The leader pondered for a few seconds, before nodding his head. He only needed a few seconds to use his attack which could be provided by the two men he had.

'You know that I could hear your plan, right?' Thought Acht with an exasperated look. He never thought people could be this dumb.

"Now!" The two ran out and pulled their knives as they ran at him with a loud shout.

Acht took a fighting pose and channeled his soul force. He learned from the book that the only way for him to use it other than activating his gift was to enhance his physical abilities since controlling the energy when it's inside the body is way easier.

He felt his muscles contract and his legs became almost light.

Then he ran toward the first guy, using his left leg, he avoided the upcoming knife and kicked his stomach.

"Blurgh!" The man spat his saliva out along with his breath.

Without waiting, Acht instantly jumped and rotated in the air avoiding the sneaky stab from behind. With his jump being so high, he was able to land on the man's shoulder.

"Die." With those words he cracked his neck swiftly, killing him on the spot just like his friend.

"You bastard!!!" The other was outraged to see his brother die like that. He just dashed toward Acht with no strategy whatsoever.

But, the man wasn't even able to keep up with Acht before, let alone now when he was out of his mind.

Acht then quickly grabbed the dead man's knife and threw it with all of his strength. The weapon flew like a bullet and stabbed the man's throat. Blood gushed out like a fountain as the man held his neck with widened eyes.

'Don't lose your composure in a fight. That is nothing but suicide.' Acht thought as he tried to land on the ground after standing on the man's stomach for long.

But…

*Swish*

A heat wave reached him as he looked ahead. A ball of fire was flying straight towards him.

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