The Fat God System

Hugh and Aric both stopped fighting and patted down their uniforms. They seemed to have come to an understanding with each other.

"Then what do you suppose I do?" Aric asked Hugh. He seemed to be genuinely asking for advice since Hugh seemed to be the one who had all the answers.

"That's why I am here. I'm here to help you complete your mission," Hugh explained. However, he did not tell Aric why he was helping him.

"Excuse me, don't ignore me. What's going on here? I feel out of the loop!" Serena complained as she looked at Hugh and Aric both with the expectation that they will explain it to her.

Aric did not seem to like Serena interrupting him, so he glared at her and shouted, "Who even are you?"

Serena heard Aric's words and she was beyond livid. She was embarrassed and angry at the same time. She was the most beautiful girl in the class, and no one in a kilometer radius did not know her.

"Don't pretend you don't know me just because I won't marry you," Serena said with her eyebrows uneven. She did not know that Aric had no memories, so she just assumed that Aric was angry at her.

"What?" Aric questioned with confusion painted on his face.

"Serena, he doesn't know you. He lost his memories," Hugh explained. There was no way to lie out of this, so he figured that it would be better to just tell her the truth.

Serena looked even more confused at the two of them. She did not know if Hugh was joking or not since Hugh said something ridiculous. However, Hugh's face was completely serious.

"You're kidding, right? Hahahahaha good joke!" Serena said as she laughed. The echoes of her laugh echoed in the halls, but she was the only one who was in the good mood.

"Haha…ha…you're completely serious, aren't you?" Serena said as her laugh slowly disappeared. She seemed to have finally realized that Hugh was telling the truth.

Serena crossed her hands and looked at Aric. She did not know if she would pity him or be angry at him.

"Why didn't you tell anyone?! There is a lot of good medicine out there," said Serena. She thought that Aric only lost his memories due to some injury. She did not know that Aric died and got resurrected.

"Oh right! What was that black fire!" Serena blurted out. She did not even allow Aric to respond as she had just realized that Aric had a completely different power.

She had a vivid memory of Aric using reddish or orangish fire that was as warm as the sun. Now, it seemed that Aric's fire was black and had a piercing coldness to it.

It was much too different of a change, so she did not think that it was just a power progression. No matter how much she racked her brain, she could not think of a reason why Aric's power had changed.

"Why aren't you two talking?" Serena realized that she was the only one talking in this conversation. Hugh and Aric were supposed to be the ones explaining, but Serena was the one who always talked.

"And also, what was that about killing Maverick? Isn't that your father?" said Serena as she questioned Aric. She had just remembered the name of Aric's father, so she just realized it now.

"It's better if you don't know," said Hugh as he waved Serena away. Their plan to kill Maverick was not legal in any way, so it was better for a civilian like Serena not to get involved.

"Humph. I'll decide that myself. What is it? Tell me now or else I will beat you both up into a pulp," threatened Serena as pink smoke started to emit from her body.

Hugh sighed as he watched Serena get worked up. He did not get why Serena wanted to get involved. If he was given the chance, he would not volunteer to help Aric in his suicidal mission.

"I want to kill my father," said Aric with a nonchalant voice. It was as if his mission was to do something easy or normal, not patricide.

Serena was speechless at Aric's straightforwardness. She did not think Aric was serious, but the hatred in his eyes could not be faked.

Serena opened her mouth about to say something, but they'd suddenly heard some footsteps outside. They all turned towards the entrance and put up their defenses.

*step* *step* *step*

The steps were hurried as if chasing someone. They all subconsciously moved to the darkness and their presence so that they would have the upper hand if it was an enemy.

"There you are!" exclaimed a feminine voice. It did not seem like the voice was hostile, so Serena and Hugh both let down their guards. However, Aric still kept his arms up as he activated his black fire.

Hugh felt like he had heard this voice before, so he guessed to who it would be.

Then, a woman who wore a light blue dress came into the room looking at a black cat that was in front of her. She tries her hardest to catch the black cat, but she was always one step behind it.

Hugh recognized her immediately so he shouted towards her. "Jane!"

As soon as Jane heard Hugh's voice, she stopped in her tracks and looked at him. She then panned her eyes to Serena and Aric, who both did not recognize her.

"What are you doing here with them!" Jane questioned. From what she remembered Aric and Hugh did not get along at all. Serena was also a strange entity here since she was supposed to be at the party.

"Do you know her, Hugh?" Serena said as she pointed at Jane. She seemed to have no idea that Jane was in her class.

"Yeah, she's in our class, Jane," Hugh explained. It was only then that Serena realized who she was.

"Oh! I didn't recognize her without her glasses. Huh, she looks pretty without her glasses," said Serena as she looked at Jane up and down as if she was sizing her up.

Jane walked up to them and asked, "What are you guys doing in a place like this?"

"None of your concern," said Serena. She crossed her hands and gave her a sharp look. She was not close with Jane, so she did not trust her.

"What about you, Jane?" said Hugh. It seemed that she was chasing something, so Hugh was curious about it.

"Oh, that? I was chasing a black cat. I wanted to pat it, but couldn't catch it no matter what," Jane explained. She looked around the room, but she could not find the black cat anymore.

'Black cat?' Hugh thought to himself. He remembered the ETT (extraterrestrial threat) that Ace wanted him to kill. It was a black cat called omen that was ordered to be killed on sight.

"This is not a place that you kids should be hanging around," said a mysterious voice that was not from the four students in the room.

All of them felt a chill in their necks as they heard the voice echoed through the room. They did not hear any footsteps from the entrance, which meant that the voice was a strong entity.

The four students looked around the room, but they could not see where the voice was coming from. They all had serious eyes as they prepared their defenses.

Out from the darkness in the corner, a slim man wearing an expensive suit came into being. He wore glasses that reflected light from the moon which his eyes.

The man stepped towards them, but there were not any footsteps that accompanied his steps. They all felt anxious at the man since it seemed that he was much stronger than any of them.

"Sir, Aric. It's good to see you again," the man said as he bowed towards Aric. It seemed that the two had known each other, or at least the man did.

Aric did not have any of his memories, so he did not reciprocate the greeting. He could only stare daggers at the man since he seemed like a dangerous person.

"Who are you?" Serena questioned. It was at this moment that the man realized his mistake.

"Ah. Excuse my manners. I am called Sebastian, and I am a close personal guard of Aric's father, Maverick," Sebastian said as he once again bowed towards the four students.

As soon as Sebastian mentioned Maverick's name, Aric started to hyperventilate and shudder. Aric's eyes were filled with hatred at this moment, and it felt like anything could set him off at this moment.

Serena flinched away from Aric as she felt the bloodlust coming off him.

"Hoh…is this bloodlust I sense, sir Aric? I do hope that it is directed at me, right?" said Sebastian as he shot a look at Aric while still bowing towards the group.

"Or is it for master Maverick?" Sebastian said in a soft voice as if to deliberately provoke Aric.