5 Black Lightning
Looking at 7 glowing souls in front of her, Anna Taylor couldn't help but smile.
As the daughter of General Albert, Anna faced not a little resistance from the parliament to get an envoy position. If not because of her rare ability as a soul department esper, so she got the full support from the education department, she would never become an envoy.
This was her first duty to hold an awakening ceremony. Although she said such idealist speech before the awakening, deep down she knew that what she said was nonsense.
The number of druids, espers, and summoners always became the strength indicator of a nation. Although the war in the front lines had been using hot weapons since nearly 100 years ago, the three occupations were always needed.
The seven glowing souls in front of her meant that there were seven teenagers in front of her that were awakened as druids, espers, or summoners.
That was not the only good news. Two among the seven teenagers' souls were glowing a lot brighter. It meant, two of them were undergoing powerful variations.
She looked at Alto and Tom who were sitting next to each other in a happy mood.
She had already had a plan to talk with two of them after the ceremony. She would invite them to study in the capital university. Capital University surely wouldn't reject such talents.
Next, she would offer them abundant resources from her family so they would grow stronger and faster and they definitely would be indebted to her family. Then, she wanted to make a circle of university students with the two as the core. From the circle, she would make her own faction in the capital. Yes, she wanted to develop her influence in the Capital City of Cobalt Federation.
As for the other five, she could only give up on them. She couldn't hoard all of the talents, and bring them to the capital. After all, it's not good to offend the local bureaucrats for little benefit. Although the three occupations were rare, it wouldn't be the case in the Capital. There were always numerous of them coming to the Capital to find a better environment and opportunities.
As she was daydreaming about the future, without any sign, a bolt of thin black lightning penetrated the village hall roof and past the barrier that she had arranged and struck a student.
The bolt had disturbed her soul technique, causing a backlash to her. She spewed some blood from her mouth and some thin lines of blood came out from her nose, ears, and eyes. Immediately, the pendant that she wore shone a blue light.
She was relieved that she wore a protective pendant. It minimized the bolt's effect on herself. However, it was not the time to treat her mental backlash, she immediately closed her eyes to calm her mind. She didn't have the luxury to find out who had attacked and who had been attacked, as she herself struggled to finish the ritual.
'I can not fail my first task!' She said in her heart with determination.
'Whoever have done this to me, I promised to make them pay a hundredfold,' She promised in her heart.
***
Something that had happened in front of their own eyes, made people in the village hall freeze in fright. Mr. Vero was the first person who woke up.
With a panicked expression, he then exited the large room and approached a guard outside of the door, he seemed didn't know what had happened inside. Mr. Vero then spoke with a low voice, "We are in code red. Prepare everything quickly and silently!"
The guard was taken aback. With a disbelief expression, he looked at the village head, as if doubting what he had just heard.
Mr. Vero nodded with determination, He then said, "It is possible that the Black Skull has just attacked."
***
A few minutes the synchronization process went on, because there was nothing he could do, Alto felt sleepy. He then looked at the progress.
[52,3%]
[52,4%]
As he felt everything was going normal, suddenly black lightning struck him. He felt unbearable pain and then spurted a mouthful of blood. He lost consciousness straight away.
***
In a dark room, a pale man was sitting facing a glass table. He looked seriously at a crystal ball in front of him. On the crystal ball, a scene was displayed.
A bolt of back lightning struck a boy who was meditating among the other students who were also meditating. He then spurted a mouthful of blood and after that collapsed. A small black skull pattern then appeared on the surface of his forehead. It then moved around on the skin of his face randomly and then proceeded to his neck for a few moments and then came down to his torso that was covered by his bloody shirt.
The man then smiled, "Finally, after five years, he appeared. I never thought that such a simple task needed 5 years to be completed, sigh…."
He then took a smartphone beside the crystal ball. He then operated it for a while and then clicked a contact. He called someone with the name Tito.
After waiting for a moment he was connected with someone on the other side.
"Hallo…," He heard a tired voice.
"Hello, Mr. Tito! This is me, Skull. I want to tell you good news," He said with a light tone.
"Oh, Skull… I remember that I only commissioned one task to you. Has his son finally attended an awakening ceremony? As expected of Black Skull. You are more patient than a horned tiger. I almost forgot about his son, but you took action immediately after all of the conditions are fulfilled. You should be called the black tiger, not the black skull," The man with the name Tito said enthusiastically.
It made Skull embarrassed, he then said, "And you are a better rhetorician than any politician out there. You should enter the political stage, not just become a gangster, Mr. Tito. By the way, I had some debt that I must pay at the end of the month. So…."
"Hahaha, actually I participated in the parliamentary member elections that will be held this August. Don't forget to vote for me.
Oh… and of course, I will transfer it immediately. By the way, I want to know the face of his son. I want to check if he was as good-looking as his father. You know… If you don't mind…," Mr. Tito said carefully.
Skull frowned, he then said coldly, "I never said that someone that I cursed is definitely death. But I guarantee, even if someone survived, he definitely would be crippled, and can only eat by sucking nutrient liquid with straw his entire life."
Skull then heard a gulped voice from the other side of the phone. It made his mood better. With a smile then he said, "Actually, I can make a discounted demonstration for you. Send me a blood sample of someone who you can monitor. So you can watch the show live."
"No no no… I'm sorry, if I offended you, Skull. I-I believe… Really! I will transfer the money in a few minutes. Hold on…" Mr. Tito said in a panicked tone.
Hearing that, Skull sneered. He then said, "I will have dinner first. I'm pretty hungry right now. I hope you will be elected this August. Good evening Mr. Tito."
He then ended the calling without giving Mr. Tito a chance to speak.
He then took on his coat, and prepared to go out. His mood was pretty good. He wanted to have a hearty dish for dinner tonight. As he was considering which restaurant he would have dinner for this evening, he exited his luxurious apartment.
Unbeknown to him. After doing his job just now, his luck attribute that previously 6 became -4 in a few minutes. If Alto saw the scene, he would wonder how the attribute could become negative. That was unscientific.
***
In the room that many books were stored, a bespectacled man operated his smartphone with trembling hands. Drops of sweat wet from his forehead.
He opened a bank application and wrote 10 million cromps to the amount section and then transferred it to an account. After he got the notification that the money had been transferred, he sighed.
"Black Skull… It's too dangerous to have a relationship with him.
Phew… At least the bait has been in place. I don't believe, as a father, he can hold himself after knowing his son has been killed.
Black Skull vs Golden Bullet. I can't wait to watch the match. Then I will definitely catch you," A sinister smile appeared on his face.
*Tok tok tok* The door of the room has been knocked.
"What is it?" The man asked in annoyed tone. His good mood was spoiled by the sudden interruption.
"Master Tito, Young Lady Amanda has been picked up from the station. Oscar and Jenny are escorting her to go home," A hoarse voice was heard from the back of the door.
Tito then smiled genuinely, "Prepare the car! I will go home. Oh… Order some seafood. Make sure the food has been delivered before she arrives. She must be hungry."
"Yes, master" He heard an answer. After that he heard foot steps leaving the door.
***
