System Fall : A Apocalypse Reborn LitRPG Adventure Vol 1 by Kaz Hunter

Author:Kaz Hunter [Hunter, Kaz]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-09-04T16:00:00+00:00

19. All to be Done

The cawing of some animal in the distance was the only sound that followed the challenge I’d thrown down as the two groups found ourselves in a standoff.

Everyone was frozen, their eyes wide and fixed on me, their expressions in varying stages of disbelief. I meant what I said, I’d already shown the group mercy, and for them to continue acting in a certain way just let me know they’d be a bigger problem in the future and would, if I did nothing, prey on other people.

In my prior life, Aria had always been a believer in collaboration, but she was no pushover. Her kindness was extended only when it was reciprocated. Betray her, hurt her, and she made it a point to collect, threefold, when possible, in resources or damage. I smiled at the memory. Of the two, she had always been partial to the former and had at times let things go unanswered if the price was right.

James, in contrast, was disciplined in his approach and always tried to see the best in people. Yet, his own self-perceived shortcomings led him to internalize any misfortune as deserved karmic retribution.

I followed more in Selene’s approach. She had been more cynical and why she had even saved and trained me up to begin with I wouldn’t understand, considering her mentality. Still, instead of seeing the best, she had been grounded in realism and called a spade a spade. She never suffered fools and trusted very few people. When she made a statement she always went through and if someone threatened her, she answered in kind. Of all those who had survived till the end, Selene was the one who suffered the least when it came to the betrayals of others. And those who did betray her never lived to tell the tale.

In general, Aria and James avoided conflicts. Whereas Selene wouldn't hesitate to start a fight if it served her interest. Others like Luna I’d never been close enough with to get a feel for their style.

As for me? My style was to end fights, and not just the fight in front of me. I aimed to end every fight I could in the future before it was a problem.

The other group? They were that kind of problem and they were amped up and ready to go. I could see them looking excitedly at the line in the sand, like somehow I had given them permission to give in to some of their worst of impulses and instincts.

Like I said, a problem.

The other group seemed raring to fight, their eyes almost itching to cross the line I'd drawn in the sand.

And then, the first of them stepped forward.

The military-garbed man, his nose still crooked from our previous encounter, was the first to step forward. "Think you're some big shot, just 'cause you got lucky one time?" He lumbered past my knife, effectively crossing the boundary I'd set. A glowing ax swung from his hand, mirroring his

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