Chapter 34: Don't Get Close to Those Brothers
"Ah..."
A pained groan escaped Clark as all his strength was rapidly drained away. He collapsed to the ground, his body covered in ice capable of shattering steel. His consciousness blurred, and he shivered uncontrollably.
"You're asking for death!"
David's feet cracked the ground as he shot forward like a cannonball, appearing before Sean. With a terrifying power like a volcanic eruption, he threw a punch, slamming it into Sean's chest.
Bang!
A deafening explosion erupted, and a visible wave of white, violent energy burst outwards.
It swept across dozens of meters like a storm passing through.
Crack, crack, crack!
It felt like being hit squarely in the chest by a high-speed train traveling at 400 kilometers per hour. Sean's chest throbbed with pain, and he was sent flying backward, leaving a long gash on the ground before embedding himself dozens of meters away.
"Clark, how are you?"
David asked quickly, his brow furrowed.
Under the sun, and not having died, David figured Clark's condition shouldn't be a problem.
"I... I'm fine."
Bathed in sunlight, Clark's face, which had turned purple from the cold, quickly improved. However, his body remained weak, as if needing some time to recover.
Seeing his brother, who was concerned about him, a warm current flowed through Clark's heart.
Clark suddenly remembered something. In a vision of the future, his brother could fly, had normal skin color, and his eyes glowed red. Was that really his brother?
Could it be that Ms. Cassandra's abilities, activated against him, an alien, had caused him to have these bizarre hallucinations?
"Brother, don't kill him, and don't..."
Clark's teeth chattered as he spoke, still frozen.
"I'll go get revenge for you right now."
Before he could finish.
David stomped on the ground, the powerful recoil causing the hard asphalt to crack. His body shot forward violently.
Tracing an arc dozens of meters long, he emanated a chilling, terrifying aura as he landed in front of Sean, kicking up dirt.
"Ignorance may lead one to the grave, but it won't be me!"
"You got powers too?!"
A deep voice, like a merciless judgment, reached his ears. Sean painfully pushed himself up, saw the change in David's appearance, and scrambled up in panic, throwing a punch, which David easily dodged by tilting his head.
Having just witnessed Clark's fate, he knew the consequences of letting David touch him.
"Can absorb heat to get stronger?"
With a forceful kick, Sean was sent flying. This time, David used even more strength.
With cracking sounds, the immense force broke his ribs. He flew back into the pit, like a stone skipping across a lake, raising a wave of dirt, and a deep pit several meters wide appeared.
David looked down at him.
"That's quite a nice ability, wasted on you."
The heat from many powerful ability users combined wouldn't amount to much. Only Clark, whose abilities came from the sun, could do this. For anyone else, a touch might instantly kill them.
"Some people, even with powerful abilities, can't hide their cowardly nature."
"Shut up!"
Blatantly mocked, Sean was enraged. He lunged from the pit in a standard football player's tackle posture, creating a strong airflow, and slammed into David, wrapping his arms around his waist.
"Kneel before me and beg for mercy!"
He roared, stomping his feet and charging forward as he activated his ability, absorbing the heat from David's body.
He expected David to crumble instantly.
But to his surprise, David acted as if nothing had happened. He braced his legs, creating two deep grooves in the ground, and calmly threw a punch, smashing Sean down. The terrifying force, along with Sean's body, hit the ground, and the visible white energy wave blew away surrounding debris and grass.
Crack, crack, crack!
The sound of breaking bones echoed.
"My... my back!"
In the pit several meters in diameter, Sean screamed in terror, experiencing bone-chilling pain.
His face contorted in agony, and his hands trembled as he reached for his back. He couldn't feel his lower body.
"Don't worry, you'll be free from this pain soon!"
Feeling a slight drain of cosmic energy within him, David expressionlessly swung his fist down with the force of a falling mountain.
Bang!
Sean's eyes rolled back, and he fainted. His damaged brain would plunge him into eternal nothingness and darkness.
Clark stumbled over, weak, and happened to witness the scene.
"Right, Clark, what were you going to say earlier?"
David retracted his fist, tilted his head in the giant pit.
"I..."
Seeing Sean, who had turned into a vegetative state, Clark was so angry he almost fainted.
...
Creak.
"Excuse me, madam."
The door opened, and Kara, with black hair, walked into the room nervously, her hands clasped tightly.
"Everyone at this nursing home said you can predict the future. Can you help me?"
Cassandra sat on a stool, eating. She listened to the crisp bird songs on the branches outside the window, her eyes closed. She chewed each bite slowly, her expression filled with an indescribable peace and serenity, as if enjoying the most delicious thing in the world, or savoring the lingering aftertaste of life.
"Child, I'm not some fortune-telling gypsy."
She opened her eyes, put down the rice spoon from her mouth, and said unhurriedly, "If you want to predict the future, I suggest you go to a circus's fortune-telling tent."
"Also, one last piece of life advice for you, young lady."
She shook her head gently.
"Eavesdropping is not a good habit."
"Please give me a chance, Ms. Cassandra."
Hearing this, Kara's eyes brightened slightly, as if confirming something. She couldn't help but take a step forward, her voice laced with excitement.
Even without transforming, her agility should not have been something an ordinary blind old woman could hear.
"It seems I misspoke."
Cassandra shook her head with some regret, her voice ancient, "As people get older, their minds really aren't as sharp."
"Time is running out. Can I have a little more time to leave this world peacefully?"
"Time is running out?"
"Everyone dies eventually." Cassandra listened to the clock on the wall, which was almost pointing to the hour, and a faint smile touched her lips. "I saw my own death in the futures of other caregivers."
Some futures can be changed, while some are destined and difficult to alter, such as the natural end of life.
She, who was nearly ninety, had planned to take one last look at the world with the help of others this morning before quietly departing.
"But..."
Death should be peaceful and serene. The old woman before her was in the final moments of her life, and by rights, she shouldn't be disturbed. Kara clasped her hands tightly, her beautiful face filled with guilt. "This is not only very important to me, but also to my people and even the world."
"Please."
"I cannot reveal the futures of others without their permission."
Unable to resist the girl's pleading, the kind old woman put down her rice spoon, shook her head, and suggested, "But I can help you look at your future."
"My future?"
Kara thought about it with an expression of struggle. This was also a way.
If Numa truly appeared in this generation as the prophecy foretold.
According to the legends of her tribe, she would inevitably become entangled with Nama, who descended with heavenly fire, destined to be his woman.
Then, perhaps through the future, she could determine which of the two brothers was Nama, the savior, and who was Segai, the evil one, thereby helping Nama defeat his brother.
"Thank you, madam."
"This world is so beautiful. It's good for me to see a little more before I leave."
With only a few seconds left on the clock, Cassandra, with the girl's help, lay back on the bed. Smiling, she grasped the girl's hand. After a flash of visions, She weakly opened her eyes and, with a look of pity, turned her head towards the nervous and apprehensive girl in front of her.
"Don't... don't go near those two brothers, or your fate will be filled with misfortune."
"Misfortune?"
"And... your tribe..."
She spoke intermittently until here. As the hour hand passed the top of the hour by a few seconds, Cassandra, who insisted on finishing her words, lost her strength and closed her eyes powerlessly, her hand falling limp.
"Madam?" Kara's expression changed drastically.
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