Multi-Gene

Blood seeped out from the corners of his lips. His sharp canine had elongated to a full three inches, piercing through the corners of his lips, drawing blood meanwhile, his nails  had ripped though the soft bed, Clenching a fist ful of the material in his hands.

His crimson eyes which was glowing locked at the door with a focused glare. The temptation of the blood wa sjust too much to bare and it seem as though his senses had been amplified about a thousand times, making him hungrier.

Veins pooped out from his head, then his neck and chest. Wriggling like steel wire inside him. It appeared he had reached his limit. Just then, a surprising scene took place. David actually chuckled slightly. His countenance returning to normal as he laid on the bed with his hands folded behind his back.

“That was disappointing.”

A golden lightning flashed before David’s eyes as though it was only an illusion. With an expression of indifference, David rose up from the bed and looked to the left, where the voice had come from.𝒩𝓞𝑣𝓵xt.𝗇𝓔t

With the exception of the standing wall as well as the bedside lamp, there was nothing visible in that location. It was as though the voice was only a dream with David hallucinating instead.

Even after staring at the wall for up to a minute, nothing changed and David was beginning to seem like a mad man instead. All of a sudden, the reality within a meter radius of the wall distorted an an old man with a large walking stick was slowly coming to being.

“You tempered with the scent?” A look of annoyance was on David’s face when he asked.

“If you couldn’t hold in the desire to consume blood even it’s scent was increased by a thousand fold, then I would have wasted my time coming here.”The old man snickered coldly,

David narrowed his eyes. “What exactly do you want?”

Tapping rhythmically on the ground, a soft thud echoed through the room like the thumping of an heartbeat. David could feel his heart constricted with the Thump from the cane and gradually, his rapid beating heart which usually beat at about 900 BPM gradually slowed down.

David felt himself becoming sluggish and also comfortable. Like the tone from a  lullaby, drowsiness overwhelmed him. His eye lids twitching as they closed up. In the next second, his eyes closed as though he had fallen asleep.

The old man observed this scene and his eyes flickered in disappointment. “Although he’s will power isn extraordinary, it isn’t anything special.”

Just as he was about to stop his hallucinating technique, the old man’s eyes flashed with a look of astonishment. A violent threat echoed from behind him. Although not life threatening to him, it was still suprising. The old man surged out with a contained amount of force which was passed into his cane. The air rippled and the room shuddered as though a massive weight had dropped.

But even with his powerful reaction speed, he was still too slow.

“Whoosh!”

The wind above and behind quaked and every speck of reality present felt a penetrating power surpressed them. In the blink of an eye, four sharp claws stopped right at the throat of the old man.

A figure who seem to have blended right into the shadow walked out like a phantom. “You shouldn’t test me, Old man.”

Time seem to have frozen at that moment. The old man remained rigid, his neck stretched and his pupils staring straight at the corners of his eyes.

Suddenly, a soft chuckle escaped the old man’s lips which increased and transformed into a wild eruption of laughter.

“HEHEHAHAHAHAHA!!!”

Strangely, his body faded into nothiness. As though he had teleported, he faded right before David’s grasp, appearing five meters from the entrance of the room.

David remained expressionless but his mind shook. The basic theory of what the old man had just performed almost stunned him. He couldn’t understand even a little which was entirely strange to him. From the beginning, David always had this God complex of understanding complex and difficult techniques and use them to his aadvantage but this time, things were different. Who exactly is this old man?

“Intresting, quite interesting. Never thought I would get a gold off an iron ore.”

Clearing his throat, the old man stood still and spoke. “I am Plane from the Klenetic Sect, you can call me Old Man Plane depending on your choice and I am here to formally invite you to the Klenetic Sect. If you accept, there are numerous chances for you to reach the ultimate realm instead of you being stucked here without a way to evolve or a way out of this realm you are stucked in.”

David didn’t think about it and immediately responded. “No.”

The old Man’s smiling face immediately froze as though he was having a heart attack. His face then morphed into one of anger and then confusion. He couldn’t understand why David would ignore his request. Although he hadn’t exactly told David about the benefits, the technique as well as his power should have specified the advantages of joining a Sect.

“Why?” The old man almost shouted but his voice was ultimately low as he spoke.

David’s brows furrowed amd he responded. “I have a family here as well as well as the promise I made to the dojo. While I might be weak for now, breaking my promises isn’t something I am entirely used to. Probably after I am done here, then I might consider your request.”

The old man’s stunned face remained fore half a second before turning red in anger. He could not believe he would be rejected for just a simple reason.

“Of course I know that you might not be willing to leave this place with your family and friends under your protection but didn’t you think that the Coven would have covered all that? How many people like you would be willing to ditch their families and friends? Of course not much. Therefore the Coven has made necessary arrangement for them so you wouldn’t need to worry about a thing with you still alive and thriving well within the Sect.”

David assimilated the thoughts for a few minutes before he shook his head oncew more. “How do I know you are not just a scammer here to deceive me? yes you havr the strength but nevertheless, even you can’t decide the outcome if I go all out.”

This warning was an electricity as it penetrate though the walls of the old man, into his brain. But instead of being cautious, the ld man laughed intead. “From history till now, the more the recruits reject being recruited, the more power they possess. You are way stronger than those your levels, therfore, you are eligible for the once in seven centuries recruitment program at Ateroid Bright.”

“But remember my name, Old man plane and use it as an invitation card while entering the competition otherwise, you would be chased out and otherwise killed by the guards.”

David immediately snorted. “That’s if they possess the ability to chase me.”

The old man’s countance changed and there was a proud expression which faded in the blink of an eye, forming into one of warning. “Do not underestimate the guards, while they are long past the age for the trial, their age and experience could take down ten of the current you if you dared make a ruckus. There’s only a month left for you to heal those injuries and recover to you past state. I expect for you to be amongst the top 500th of the entire race. If not, I will pretend i don’t know you,”

This time, it was David who let out a chuckle that erupted into a wild laughter. “Why exactly did I say that made you laugh like a maniac?” The Old man was beginning to get annoyed at David’s lack of seriousness and respect.

After containing his breathe, David’s spoke in netween raspy voice. “There’s no one out there wh could match my feat. Not to mention top 500, the top 200 is within my grasp.”

“INSOLENT!!!”

“Ignorant kid who doesn’t know the immensity between the heavens and the earth! How dare you underestimate the geniuses out there? You possess your own exceptional luck, what makes you think within this endless universe, others also posses even more exceptions luck? The universe isn’t something one could calculate but what’s for sure is that after any exceptional genius, there’s a Cosmic genius!”

“And that is without mentioning the current prince of the cosmic, The Dvorenchic Twins! You are nothing against the top 400 therefore, your only hope is the top 500. As there will be millions of people present during the recruitment, hoping for top 500 is already putting you at the highest table. If you fail, then I fail, then if I fail, you would be nothing within this cosmic belt so, choose your decision carefully, David!!!”