Heart of Darkness - Chapter 258 The Ball (Part 1)

In the cruel world of Ranas, normal people are considered nothing more than trash. Blaze is also one of those trash. He and his mother has been treated like animals by his loser 'superhero' stepfather. But then everything changes when the SYSTEM gives Blaze a mission to kill him in exchange for superpower.Blaze does not hesitate.[Force Strike (E-rank) acquired][Force Strike has evolved into Force Impact (D-rank)][Force Impact (D-rank) has evolved...][Genesis Legion (S-rank) acquired][Genesis Legion (S-rank) has three Sub Powers...][You have acquired a new Equipment: Lantern of the Damned (Rare),...]The abusing stepfather who terrorizes his family.The bullies who made his life hell and sent him to the hospital, expelling him from the school.The despicable human-trafficking criminals who dares to kidnapp his friend.More and more people who do not deserve to live in Blaze's eyes.“I will kill them. I will kill them all.”But once Blaze has acquired more power. He now has the responsibility to decide what he should do with it.This world may be cruel and unfair but he shall be fair.Cruelty shall meet a cruel end.And the people who deserve to have a second chance shall receive forgiveness from Blaze.He is now the vengeful spirit in the night, rain down judgement on the corrupted that does not deserve their superhero title.

Matthew, a 25-year-old otaku, never imagined his obsession with fantasy worlds would turn into reality—until a fatal gas leak ended his life and transported him to another world.But this wasn’t the second chance he hoped for. Born as the illegitimate son of an affair, his very existence was a stain on his family’s honor, and his father relentlessly sought to kill him.Yet Matthew, now Claude, survived, again and again, driven by an unyielding will to live.Until one day he discovered his power darkness. Feared and reviled in this world, dark mages were hunted and burned alive.Knowing his gift could become his downfall, he trained in secret under Theo, his true father.When he turned sixteen, he, his mother, Dalia, and Theo planned their escape from the small town.But their attempt was thwarted by knights and clerics from the Promised Land.Though he narrowly escaped with his life, the cost was high—his family’s safety shattered.Wounded and desperate, Matthew fled to the fabled Elysian Plains, the last hope for those like him.Just as he reached the border of the Elysian Plains at eighteen, an ambush left both him and his mother gravely injured.Collapsing on the sacred ground, he heard a voice echo in his mind:[Welcome to the Elysium of Darkness System, Lord of Calamity.][Your first quest is available!][Increase the number of dwellers in the Elysium using your seeds and blood! Spread your legacy by making demons and witches bear your children!]

This is a story about the protagonist gradually uncovering the truths of various cultivation realms through a simulator, continuously improving himself in the pursuit of survival.Jiang Yifeng transmigrates into the eldest son of the Jiang family’s trading company in the Great You Kingdom. Initially, he believes he has entered an ancient society where he can spend his life idly enjoying entertainment. However, five years after his transmigration, the simulator activates.Each simulation allows him to randomly draw different talents.Three-Minute Enthusiasm: Every day, you will have three minutes of extraordinary heat and hard down below.Fitness Expert: Your physical training results are beyond the ordinary.Eye of Insight: You can see partial information about everyone.Extreme One-for-One: The person who kills you will die simultaneously with you.During his first simulation, Jiang Yifeng discovers that this world is not what he thought—it has cultivators. Moreover, in just over a decade, these cultivators will come to destroy his family. After this revelation, Jiang Yifeng begins to simulate continuously for self-preservation!Through simulations, he keeps exploring the truths of this world and striving to improve his strength. In reality, he continues his carefree lifestyle.After numerous simulations, he discovers that the place he inhabits is nothing more than a sealed-off area, akin to a prison.In this place, people are forbidden from cultivating or seeking immortality. Otherwise, they will be hunted by an organization called “Immortal Arrival Gate.”This discovery makes Jiang Yifeng feel even less secure, so he works harder at simulating to exchange talents and cultivation...As he simulates repeatedly, Jiang Yifeng finds that the truths of this world are far more complex than he imagined. Even he, along with those around him, seem to have extraordinary origins. And all of this gradually unfolds within the simulations.When Jiang Yifeng finally becomes invincible, the truth he uncovers is...

Gazing at the Starbucks café at the airports had become a ritual for her. A desperate attempt as she hoped against hope to see him again, probably get one more chance to kiss him again.

Looking at the store all lost, she walked ahead, but stumbled and bumped against someone.

The cup of coffee that he had in his hand spilled all over just like the first time when she had met him.

“Jesus Christ”, he muttered.

The moment she heard the voice she looked up and saw his face. It was the same face that had promised to stay next to her, till death did them apart.

Tears flooded her eyes and she could barely speak, “I knew you would come back for me Raymond”. She raised herself on her toes in an attempt to kiss him, but he blocked her lips with his palm.

“Whoa, whoa, Miss !!! I guess you have mistaken me for someone else.”

“What are you saying, Raymond? It's me, your Akira. The love of your life, your fiancée,” she said and stretched her hand showing the ring on her finger.

He stared at the ring for quite some time and then looked at her face apologetically and said,

“Miss please, I am already a married man.”

And then he silently walked away.