Tower Ascension

"So, this is where your sister lives?" Daniel placed Peter on the ground as he looked at the silent apartment. After his sister's trauma, Camellia placed her in a place where she can't damage herself.

Knock! Knock!

Peter took a deep breath and knocked on the door a few times. He knew she can't open the door but he was simply giving her privacy before entering the room. He placed the password on the side. As he guessed, she didn't change the password.

Creak!

After he opened the door, he walked inside. Daniel decided to stay outside. As Peter walked in, he saw Anne in the same position as she was. But, there was a difference. She seemed even weaker. He opened his mouth to speak but words didn't come out for a moment.

"Anne!" But when it did, it was filled with grief, sadness, and every bit of negative emotions in his mind.

When that familiar voice rang in the room, Anne raised her head. She looked at the man standing in front of her. There were a few drops of tears falling down his cheeks. When he saw his face, her eyes turned blind.

Soon, tears filled it and poured down her cheeks.

"Waaaaa!"

She didn't even move but still cried. Her voice was hoarse. Seeing that, Peter rushed to her. He crouched her and pulls her in his embrace.

"Please! Please, don't cry!"

At this moment, he regretted it. Why did he die? Why did he save someone who he doesn't even know? Why did he have such an obsession? None of this would have happened if he had just run away. Why didn't he run away?

He broke the promise with his sister. He broke her trust. He made her cry. And, now those tears won't' stop falling.

For a moment, brother and sister stayed in each other's embrace. Although Peter didn't cry a lot, he also couldn't hold his tears. He failed as a brother, as a son, and as a boyfriend.

Slowly, he noticed his sister had fallen asleep in his embrace. She didn't even get a chance to speak a word. She was tired, broken, and helpless. And, even till now, his parents are still in the door of death.

His eyes turned red with all that tears. His expression changed wild 'I am going to take revenge. I am going to kill that bastard. Nobody touches my family, he will pay for that.'

His killing intent was getting stronger but his heartbeat was normal. He was perfectly capable to keep his killing intent in his heart. This was his Stone Heart.

He sighed and puts his sister on his back. He binds his sister with rope and covered her with a robe. He didn't want to leave his sister and disappear once again. At least, not until she wakes up.

"Hey, I can't lift both of you." As they came out, Daniel pouted after seeing Anne on his back.

Peter glared at him making him shut up. This time he didn't let Daniel hold him rather rushed at a slow pace. Even though it was a slow pace, for normal humans, it was faster than running. Daniel followed him.

After half an hour, they reached in front of a bar. The bar was surprisingly calm. Peter walked in but a guard blocked his way.

"Our bar is currently closed. Please come later!"

"Obsession is sin for weak and blessing for strong." When those words escaped Peter's mouth, the guard froze for a while. He hurriedly moved to the side and let them enter. Daniel looked at Peter's back with confusion.

Obscure Demons, a group of strong individuals who don't care about their image. Although they normally do not harm humans, they are truly cruel to other monsters. To join the Obscure Demon, there are two things one must accomplish.

One must slaughter more than thousands of monsters and they must be strong. But, he knows that Peter was just a regular human until yesterday. So, he didn't understand how Peter knows them.

Peter walked inside the bar. There were very few people. There was a butler standing behind the desk, making drinks for these people. Peter walked near the desk and saw the coin on the counter.

He picked the coin and strike it with his finger. The coin flew towards the drinks and struck one of them. Seeing that, the people drinking inside froze for a moment. The butler smiled and said, "It has been a while, young master!"

"You haven't changed a bit, Aron. I am not your young master." Peter shook his head as a smile emerged on his lips.

"Young master's friends are my young masters. There are no more than seven friends. And, you are one of them." The butler smiled and spoke as he turned back to pick that drink.

"I see, he hasn't broken that promise yet." Peter shook his head and sighed.

Hearing his words, the butler's hands froze. His voice trembled a little "But, you broke the promise, young master. You promised to follow our code always."

"Obsession is a crazy thing, Aron. Until that moment, I didn't realize how much I would lose just following that obsession. It seems I made another person cry." Peter's voice was a little hoarse as he spoke.

Clap!

Suddenly, the butler clapped his hands and everyone inside the bar left. All of them were members of obscure demons but not all of them knows Peter. Suddenly, a hand startled Peter and a soft voice rang on his ears.

"Don't move!"

Peter was already going for the offense but when he heard that voice. He didn't move. He even forgot about everything. Slowly, that hand took Anne away.

"Sorry, James!"

Bang!

Peter turned around as he apologized but a fist smashed on his jaws. The collision made him fly across the counter, breaking the tables. Before this, a beautiful girl had already put a pair of headphones on Anne's ears.

Seeing this, Daniel froze for a moment and activated his superspeed but suddenly a heavy hand pressed his shoulder. He turned around and saw a seven-foot-tall man with brown skin, in a coat holding him with just a single palm.

Peter tried to get up from the crash. His body was full of bruises but he didn't care. Suddenly, a man appeared above him and smacked a punch on his face.

"Why? Why? I thought we were best friends. Why did you break the code? Why?"

The man shouted as he kept punching Peter's face. Slowly, tears fell down his cheeks and landed on Peter's face.

"I didn't care whether you awakened or not. I didn't care if you get a job in a restaurant. I didn't care if you had lived a normal life. But, why did you break that code? Obsession is sin for weak and blessing for strong."

"You told me that. You made seven of us follow that code then why break it?"

James' hands paused in mid-air as he shouted at Peter.

"I just wanted to be someone's light." Peter coughed out blood and spoke a smile on his face. But, that smile was filled with helplessness and regret.

"Then, what about the darkness you forged in our heart?" James shouted as he punched Peter once again. Even though Peter could retaliate, he wasn't able to. How could he retaliate when he was the one who broke the promise?

"Leave him! Anne will wake up soon." Suddenly, the beautiful lady patted James's shoulder and stopped him. As soon as he heard her words, he immediately got up.

"Hey, Tina!" Peter smiled as when he saw the beautiful lady wearing a red dress. She crouched down and gave him a slap. After that, she puts her hand in his chest and the yellow light released out of her hands. The yellow light was her soul talent.

Blessing of Light!

She was the perfect support for any team member. Her light could improve someone's strength, heal them and even make her move at high speed. She was a Diamond Rank Soul Defender. Behind her, the Aron released a green light from his hand.

As he touched the floor, the broken furniture starts fixing itself.

Wood Element!

He could create and manipulate wood. He was also a Diamond Rank Soul Defender. The man holding Daniel was Jack. He had the Iron Body Soul Talent. As long as he wants, he can make his body imperishable.

Of course, that is only within his rank which is Diamond Rank as well. As for James, his soul talent was Blood Manipulation. He was the only Platinum Rank in this group. He had the power to change the blood structure of a person with just his thoughts as long as the person is weaker than him.

"Your body is healed. Go hold her! You wouldn't want to let her suffer more." Tina snorted as she stood up and walked away. There was anger and tenderness in her eyes. But, she only showed anger to him.

Peter followed her words and walked near Anne. She was still sleeping. He puts her in his embrace and lets her wake up. As Tina predicted, she wakes up just a minute later.

"Hey, sleepyhead!" Peter smiled as he looked into her eyes.

Slap!

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