Ability Wielders

The people that poured in went all around and wreaked havoc, killing Blue Agents, the greenhorn Official Agents and some of the leftover Special Agents who were in charge of upholding the base and guarding it. They had no chance at all due to the sheer numbers of Level 3 and high-end Level 2 wielders, more so as they were psychopaths.

Amongst the people was Annie wearing the standard Kamay ng Lagim black fatigues. Her eyes were darting around. Exiting the cafeteria, she broke off from the groups and wandered around.

Going to a small room, she saw three Kamay ng Lagim soldiers cornering a pink-haired woman in a white tight-fitting Puting Araw uniform. The woman"s small beautiful face seemed to be calm despite being cornered by three men wearing bloodthirsty expressions. Witnessing this, Annie was uncomfortable, torn between the decision of taking a detour to save the girl or executing her guardian"s plan as soon as possible.

"Uh, G.o.ddammit…" Annie rolled her eyes at her own heart and nature. "Why do I have to always be helpful in trying times…"

With that, her figure expanded, striped fur jutted out of her skin and her arms bloated up. Disappearing, two of the men"s heads flew off, with the last one intercepting Annie"s claws with his arm. "Oh s.h.i.t, a Level 3 wielder."

Retreating, Annie fully activated her Ability, her body growing larger as she became somewhat of a hybrid between a rhino and a tiger. A single gray horn protruded out of her forehead, her eyes turning that of a tiger"s, and her face showing stripes.

Without saying a word, the man turned around to face Annie. Subsequently, the man"s fist blazed up as he adopted the orthodox boxing stance with his left foot slightly forward, left arm partly extended, and right arm held close to the body.

As for Annie, she took on a Muay Thai stance, with left hand and leg elongated, her weight on her right foot, or the back leg, her right fist near her face, and her chin tucked. In that instance, the man dashed towards her at a fast pace.

Annie threw the first attack with her right fist to throw the man off. Unfortunately, the man was better than she thought, ducking to dodge her attack and utilizing his right hand to give her a body blow. What"s worse was that the man"s shoulder had this fire rocket-like thruster emitting out of it that made his arm travel faster, increasing the force it had.

When the fist landed, Annie"s organs felt like it was twisting due to the force the fist transferred to her. As a result, she panicked as her opponent was definitely a more experienced fighter than her and she wouldn"t stand a chance at all.

"Don"t lose your calm." Abruptly, a woman"s voice sounded in her ear. "Stay on your feet, don"t lose control… You can defeat him, you"re more powerful than him in terms of Ability. You can stand toe to toe with him."

Hearing that, Annie"s racing heart and unnerved state of mind genuinely calmed down, her breathing steadying and returning to normal. In fact, the pain from the punch instantly went away, and even though she can"t exactly say that it really was, she was sure that the damaged organs were healing faster.

As she was in the middle of a fight, she can"t possibly attempt to find the source of the voice, hence, she focused on the opponent in front of her. Invoking the fighting experience that she forged over the years, as well as the rigorous trainings she underwent through as a kid, her gaze sharpened, her disposition immediately changing.

Waiting for her opponent"s next move, Annie watched him closely, observing him thoroughly. It was as if everything was slow. The instant the man"s left fist moved to jab her in the face, she forcefully caught it by the forearm and used her left knee to knee the man in the stomach.

For some reason, she felt that her actions were more fluid and her body lighter. Kneeing the man once more, she twisted the forearm she was gripping and twisted it. Thereupon, she crouched and twisted her body, performing a hip throw, throwing the man onto the floor at an extreme velocity.

The second the man"s body made contact with the floor, she brandished her left claws and pierced the man"s heart, killing him. Digging the Origin Crystal out of the man, she muttered to herself, "I wonder where do Origin Crystals go when hiding itself…?"

Shaking her head, she told herself that it was not time to think about that and rotated her head to see the cute woman walking up to her. Not allowing the woman to thank her, Annie shifted back to her human form and asked, "Are you okay? How can we contact your headquarters?"

"Thank you for saving me, but…" Instead of answering the woman shook her head, not showing any emotions. "Aren"t you part of Kamay ng Lagim?"

"That"s not important right now, is it?" Annie was in disbelief at the unbelievable calmness of the woman. "Do you want this branch to not be totally overrun, or not?"

The woman took a deep breath before saying, "Follow me."

…..

Back in Camp General Basilio Navarro, Daniel continued to thrash the place, completely annihilating it. The large military base was razed in spite of Daniel simply being there for a measly seven minutes.

As there was nothing there anymore, he neutralized the tornadoes to preserve his own power, sitting down cross-legged, involuntarily thinking of Crimson Enchantress. A few minutes later, the hums of cars were heard all around them, with Crimson Enchantress and the man retreating backwards a bit.

Tens of SUVs appeared simultaneously, each containing four Level 2 wielders, with some having Level 3 wielders in it.

Alighting their cars, they encaged Daniel, maintaining a safe distance from him, the Level 3 wielders in the front, leading one platoon each. One of the Level 3 wielders, a man with an eyepatch, shouted, "Surrender or we will be forced to kill you."

Daniel didn"t move an inch, nor talk, his eyes turning gray and red. "I repeat. We have you outnumbered, Level 2 wielder. Surrender now, or die at the hands of Puting Araw."

The Level 3 wielder couldn"t believe his own words when he said Level 2 wielder. A Level 2 wielder is capable of causing this much destruction within a short timeframe? What kind of insane firepower did this Level 2 wielder hold?

Of course, they didn"t know that Daniel was a wielder from Puting Araw as he was changed out from his Puting Araw uniform already. Watching this from the invisible cover, Crimson Enchantress snickered, "Heh, they"re falling for it, the fools!"

Not getting any reply for the second time around, the Level 3 said, "For the last time, surrender now, or we will kill you."

Still unable to get any word out of Daniel"s mouth, the Level 3 wielder was irked. Staring at the Level 3 wielder, which was a woman, on the other side, he nodded. Seeing this, the woman shouted, "Ten of you, subdue him."

She picked the ten most powerful members of her squad, which were also the most experienced. They had the advantage in numbers, yes, but seeing the large amount of damage that Daniel inflicted within a short time, the Level 3 wielders thought it would be best if Daniel was exhausted first.

At that time, the ten Level 2 wielders walked towards Daniel, surrounding him. They were wary as, regardless of them being the same level as Daniel, Daniel was evidently more powerful than them.

In a deadlock with Daniel, the most powerful and conceited person among them loudly declared, "We"re both Level 2 wielders, and I can do this as well! You"re not special, you Level 2 b.i.t.c.h!"

Finishing his words, ginormous feathered wings, similar to an eagle"s, retracted behind the man"s back. The man completely shifted into a human-eagle hybrid. Ascending and screeching, the man dove towards Daniel at a blinding speed.

Unfortunately for him, Daniel had long gathered highly compressed air in both of his hands, which he also superheated. Aiming his right hand towards the diving bird-human, Daniel waited for the man. Soon, reaching the approximate reach that Daniel"s air cannon has, Daniel released it, creating a huge sonic boom.

The air cannon was devastating, more so as it was superheated. It obliterated the human-eagle in an instant, his body exploding into smithereens. The sheer power and Daniel"s own ingenious usage of his power surprised Crimson Enchantress.

You see, Crimson Enchantress" power worked in a fashion that didn"t affect a person"s skills no matter what. On the contrary, it somehow enhances those that she controls, with them entering what Crimson Enchantress calls a super-powered state.

Crimson Enchantress didn"t precisely understand why this happens, but every time she seduces someone using her Ability, they become extremely powerful and creative with the usage of their Ability, notwithstanding of their extreme lascivious hunger within their system. The downside to her Ability though was that she needed to be in skin-to-skin contact with the wielder, or at least on the wielder"s eyesight and hearing range of the target for her Ability to work. In fact, with the power of her Ability"s Level 3 addition, she can seduce people in an instant just by eye contact.

The nine people stood there frozen. Without a warning, Daniel killed a woman with his air cannon, her head exploding into bits and pieces everywhere. Turning his red iris into a gray one, he clapped his hands.

With Daniel"s hand clap, the surroundings quietened as a large amount of wind descended and moved outwards from Daniel at high velocity. The power of the wind that Daniel used was enough to send the Level 2 wielders flying away without resistance, and a few minutes later, the sole people remaining were the Level 3 wielders.

Just as Daniel was about to go suicide by throwing himself to the Level 3 wielders, Crimson Enchantress appeared in front of Daniel and spoke, "You can"t take them on. I"ll take it from here, oh dear Daniel."

With that, she snapped, the five people that were looking at her were immediately enchanted. In the five Level 3 wielders" eyes, Crimson Enchantress was literally naked, their eyes widening, enamored by Crimson Enchantress" sensual body. Yes, including the woman Level 3 wielder.

Inadvertently, they cannot take their eyes off of Crimson Enchantress. Muttering, she ordered them, "Kill yourselves."

With that, the five people, unable to resist Crimson Enchantress, took out their standard-issue pistols, activated their Origin Limiters, deactivated their enhancements, and shot themselves in the head.

Abruptly, as Crimson Enchantress lost her focus on Daniel, Daniel quietly hugged her from behind and kissed her on the neck, fondling her b.r.e.a.s.t.s. "Woah, there, stop…."

Pushing away Daniel, she snapped her fingers to make Daniel come to an utter halt. Caressing Daniel"s face, she talked seductively, "You guard this area properly, and I"ll give you what you want."

Kissing Daniel on the cheek, she ran back to the invisible cover.

…..

Earlier, in Makati, 4:25 PM, arriving at his home, Hayden changed clothes and hung the suit he wore in the laundry room. Changing into a regular red t-shirt and basketball shorts, Hayden called Eun-ha to check in what time he should pick her up.

Acquiring that, Hayden and Eun-ha whispered sweet nothings to each other through the phone before Eun-ha hung up. As there was nothing to do, and that the last two nights were already too special, Hayden decided to make a simple meal, perhaps eat on the bed while watching something.

At the end of the day, if every evening was special, then no evening would be special. With that, Hayden checked on the ingredients he had at hand and decided to bake two pizzas.

Hayden spent the next few minutes kneading the doughs. Succeeding the pre-cooking of some of the toppings, Hayden put the toppings onto the pizza and set the setting of the oven they had into that of a brick oven"s.

The oven transformed and lined itself up with high-heat absorbing walls. Putting the pizzas on the oven, Hayden let it sit for approximately three minutes. The second he knew that the pizzas were cooked, he set the oven setting to keep the food warm.

By the time he was finished, it was already 5:30. At 6:15, Hayden returned to his house with Eun-ha in tow. The two set-up the bed and watched a movie while eating the pizza Hayden made.

It was now 6:50, in the past 45 minutes, the two were eating and watching a movie without talking, merely cuddling in bed.

"This is seriously so delicious." In Hayden"s arms, Eun-ha picked up the last pizza slice and put it in her mouth. She was wearing another one of Hayden"s clothes. This time, she took an oversized black shirt. "You can make anything, can you?"

"I had a lot of time to experiment with food." Hayden answered. It was true, and thanks to his superhuman sense of smell and taste, Hayden can literally make something once, and perfect it the second time he made it, knowing exactly what���s missing by storing up all the information of all the ingredients in the world inside his head. "I"m planning on opening a restaurant sometime soon, well, after college in the least…"

"Oh yeah?" Eun-ha talked prior to the both of them laughing at the romantic-comedy movie they were watching. Hayden stopped laughing first and admired Eun-ha"s face. Noticing Hayden"s scrutiny, she pouted, "What?"

"Nothing, nothing," Hayden kissed Eun-ha on the forehead. Taking a bite on his pizza, Hayden said in a matter-of-factly tone, "Just admiring the most beautiful person I"ve ever seen."

"Sheesh, bootlicker…" Eun-ha chuckled, pecking Hayden on the cheeks. "Oh, about Sayuri-noona"s antics earlier…"

"Specify?" Hayden asked. He was truly confused of what antics Eun-ha was referring to.

"About the polygamy…" The more Eun-ha expressed herself, the smaller her voice became. "It"s okay if you take on other girls, you know?"

"Wait, we"re exclusive, right?" Hayden shook his head, his eyes narrowing into slits.

Hearing this, Eun-ha hurriedly replied, "Of course, of course… I mean, at least I"m exclusive to you… What I mean is…"

"Isn"t it too early to talk about that?" Hayden interrupted Eun-ha"s words. "I mean, I haven"t gifted you anything yet, and we haven"t even had our 100-day anniversary that couples in Korea celebrate…"

"Well…" Eun-ha was speechless, incapable of looking at Hayden in the eyes. "I"m just say-"

Before Eun-ha can finish her words, Hayden spoke, "As I am one of those guys that wouldn"t and would never lie to you, here goes… While I can"t promise that I won"t be attracted to other people, because, I must admit, that there is one tiny minuscule chance that I would be… In the present? You are the one girl that will be in my heart, and as long as I"m busy, and regard myself weak, I don"t have the energy to love another girl. So don"t worry about that in the meantime, okay?"

"Okay…" Finishing a slice of pizza, Eun-ha sanitized her hands and hugged Hayden. "Tell me if you would want to take in other girls to our relationship, okay?"

"Of course, Gonjunim." Hayden smiled, smooching Eun-ha"s head. "Anyways, why would you say that anyway?"

"Well…" Eun-ha sat up, staring into Hayden"s eyes and blushing. "I"ll be honest, you"re too much for me… Your sweetness, your attractiveness, your intelligence, your cooking, your wealth, your potential, your balance of goofiness and seriousness, and your… s.e.xual prowess…"

Stifling a laugh, Hayden closed his eyes and nodded playfully. Consequently, Eun-ha punched him in the arm playfully.

Coughing, Eun-ha continued, "You"re literally perfect in every way, a woman cannot ask for more… In addition, in the future, you"d be one of the strongest person in the world, a true legend… Thinking about that, I feel lacking for you the second Sayuri-noona said to you that polygamy has indeed been legalized… You do know that most celebrities have more than one wife or husband, right?"

Eating the pizza crust he had in his hand and sanitizing his hands, Hayden made out with Eun-ha. A few seconds later, lifting his head up, Hayden spoke softly, "You"re not lacking in any way whatsoever, okay? If anything, you"re also too much for me… I mean, in the past, I always considered you an impossible goal to reach, a person that I may never have… Don"t belittle your own worth, okay? You are, and will always be, the most gorgeous woman I have met. No one can ever replace you, okay?"

Nodding, Eun-ha retorted, "Hypocrite…"

"Excuse me, what?" Hayden was startled, though he understood what she meant by saying that to him. He shared his insecurities with her after all. He was solely dumbfounded of her reply to what he said, that"s all.

"I mean, you said that you don"t feel like you deserve me and all that…" Eun-ha silently verbalized her thoughts.

"I"m different, okay?" Lying down and embracing Eun-ha in his arms, he reasoned with her. "Have you seen me prior to awakening? I was a pimply short and unlovable man without any of this at all. I was an extrovert turned introvert because of realizing his own averageness, a person who hated himself on every aspect, because he is indeed horrifying on every aspect… I was never calm, I had stage fright, I didn"t possess the courage and the confidence that I have today… In actuality, if I didn"t awaken to wield Divine Perception and some other power, I"d probably have stayed an introvert without anything at all… I"d be more bloodthirsty and more disconnected to the world… Would you want to date a man like that?"

Hearing this, Eun-ha was slightly heartbroken. She couldn"t help but admit that Hayden"s words were true in every sense. She has seen Hayden"s past pictures, and indeed, he wasn"t the type of man she"d date at all.

Breaking free from Hayden"s tight hug, Eun-ha sat on him and kissed him. Just as they were about to undress each other, Hayden"s phone rang. It was a call from Zeke.

Sighing, Hayden kissed Eun-ha prior to saying, "I have to answer this… It might be a lead on Daniel"s whereabouts."

Lying back down, Eun-ha simply rested her head on Hayden"s chest. Answering the phone with his left hand, Hayden touched Eun-ha"s hair with his right. "This better be important."

"Sorry to bother you…" Zeke spoke rather fast. A ding of an elevator can be heard on the other side. "However, you"ve got to come here as soon as possible, I think we"ve found Daniel."

"You think?" Hayden was annoyed of Zeke"s vague answer.

"Uh…" Zeke gulped, terrified of Hayden. "Someone came in and reported that a person is ravaging the Camp General Basilio Navarro in Zamboanga, a Level 2 wielder… The Level 2 wielder completely destroyed the camp, I"ll send you a picture of the reports..."

With that, the call was cut-off. Shortly after, Zeke sent him a rather low-resolution picture, which were all purged long ago, howbeit, considering that it was a zoomed-in satellite image, it was actually a pretty high-resolution one.

Tapping Eun-ha"s head, Hayden shot up. Taking out his white fox mask and the soldier get-up he bought back in December from his s.p.a.ce Ring, Hayden changed into it.

"What"s happening?" Eun-ha was baffled of Hayden"s actions.

"I"m going to save my friend." Hayden nonchalantly spoke, radiating solemnness.

…..

Wielder Fun Fact: Not all Abilities are unique, as implied in Chapter 55: Peerless Brain, when Zeke says that many of people in the Phantom Watch division had similar effects such as his. In fact, some Abilities are more common than you would think, such as elemental manipulation Abilities and physical enhancement Abilities. The reason for this will be explained later on.

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