Ex rank talent Awakening: 100\% Dodge rate-Chapter 71 - : I’M SORRY JESS
Apocalypse was a means for lesser beings to grow stronger, but at the same time, it was the very thing that would lead to the extinction of the lesser world as well as its residents.
While some beings embraced the strength they gained from Apocalypse, believing they would survive the survival-of-the-fittest rule and preferred to retain their sovereignty in their world, others, fearing their doom and extinction in the coming events, decided to pledge allegiance to higher beings and worlds, falling under their control. That was where the Administrators came into play.
The Administrators were representatives of the entire beings of the world they resided in, chosen by the will of their world. It was the Administrators who decided whether to submit to higher beings or remain independent, holding the key to the rifts that could allow the invasion of other beings.
His parents were chosen by the Supreme Will as the Administrators. The reason? No one knew. His parents refused to pledge allegiance to the demons and open the rifts for them. Of course, the cunning demons weren't willing to let the world go, so they sought ways to get in contact with some humans who were either close friends of the Administrators or wielded a lot of power in their world. Through promises and a little bit of threatening, the demons successfully won the humans over. With their help, they killed the Administrators and were able to siphon their authority to open a rift. However, siphoning the authority of the Administrators was a slow process, which was why the demons were unable to take control over the humans immediately. Instead, they sent a few demons to the world to scout ahead of time and, if possible, bring the world under the control of the Demon God.
Yes, it all happened long before the descent of Apocalypse because it took a while for the will of the world to connect with the Supreme Will and gain access to Apocalypse. Unlike other worlds saturated with mana, allowing the Supreme Will to easily influence them, their world had an extremely low amount of mana. This forced the Supreme Will to carefully create a special way of influencing their world and helping them grow stronger—Apocalypse.
So, while other worlds—the bigger ones—grew stronger, Greg's world was still being prepared, bit by bit, to receive the strength of the Supreme Will. Their time disadvantage was compensated by the Supreme Will by giving them talents unique to them.
Well, back on track—the Administrators of Greg's world, Blue Star, had no form of protection. Blue Star was too weak to grant them such power, so the best way for Administrators to protect themselves was to keep their identity a secret. Well, that failed, leading to their deaths, and now the demons had a way to invade their world. That, of course, could be stopped, Greg realized—by finding his parents' corpses and preventing the continuous siphoning of authority from them by the demons. To do that, he had to find the demons.
"Jessica, how nice to see you again. We thought we would never see you again. We were worried," Jessica's mum, Mrs. Margaret, said, pulling her daughter into a hug.
"Mum, what happened? You look so—"
"Thin, right? Who wouldn't be? Someone is after my life. I look way better than your dad if you ask me. He's been tense for so long, splashing company funds on hiring extra security. So many are dead, Jessica. I'm scared, Jess. I'm scared of dying," Margaret broke down in front of her daughter, the fear of death closer than she had imagined.
Jessica felt her heart break. Watching her mother looking so weak and frail was painful—more painful than she could have imagined.
"Oh, Jessica, you're here. I've missed you," John, Jessica's father, said with a smile on his face. His eyes were red and tired, his dark circles obvious. It was clear, without much guessing, that he hadn't gotten enough sleep.
"Father, what's wrong with you? You haven't been sleeping," Jessica asked worriedly.
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"Hahaha, because I will be sleeping eternally soon. I guess you were right. I shouldn't have colluded in killing the Austins out of selfish gain. I regret my actions now. I was just scared—scared of losing you, scared of the demons hurting my family. I had to protect them."
"What do you mean, Dad?" Jessica asked, frowning.
"What he means is that he's sorry for being selfish and working with the demons to kill my parents, as well as destroy our world," Greg spoke, surprising everyone. His voice was cold.
"Greg, why are you here?" Jessica asked, afraid—wishing Greg would say something entirely different from the reason within her heart.
"What else? For revenge. I want their lives," Greg spoke.
"You! How did you get here? What happened to the security I hired? I thought they were elite!" John asked, panic in his voice. The claws of death around his neck filled him with dread.
"That's very disappointing. Haven't you heard how tightly guarded the residences of the others were when I killed them? They're all out cold. It was way easier this time after getting some power-ups," Greg said before staring at Jessica.
Making eye contact with her, they stared at each other for minutes as if the world had gone still. No words were exchanged between them, but faintly, they didn't need to—understanding each other's desires from just looking at one another.
"Jess, please plead with him to spare us. Your mum doesn't want to die," Mrs. Margaret pleaded.
Noticing how Greg was staring at her daughter, she felt hope rekindling—a way to survive the brutal menace.
"Greg, please," Jessica voiced out, her voice shaky, tears falling from her eyes, her heart beating extremely fast—fear of her parents' deaths threatening to tear her apart.
"Please, Greg, spare their lives. I beg you—for my sake. Just spare them, please. I'm begging you," Jessica pleaded, hoping Greg would spare them.
But her heart broke into pieces upon hearing Greg's reply.
"I'm sorry, Jess, but I can't let them live."
(A/N: Yeah, I know the first part of this chapter was plenty confusing. It was rushed and all of that—my bad. It was too difficult to explain in one chapter, and it would have been boring if I kept explaining it. But if you have any questions, let me know on Discord. Here's the link:
