Chapter 30 - The Hero - Part 9

Monday, 17th of May - London, Earth:

Nazar was sitting on a sofa in his living room and was staring at the empty wall.

“I love you, hero♡.”

All of a sudden, he started to hear that sentence in his mind again.

In one of the many times when he lost his consciousness, the woman had told him this.

So, when Rina confessed to him, he immediately thought of that sentence and his emotions went out of control.

“Why...?” Nazar muttered to himself.

He hadn’t turned on his emotion since Saturday but he is starting to get annoyed.

As he was staring at the wall early in the morning and thinking, he felt something.

“!!”

He felt a massive burst of psionic energy on Earth. According to his calculations, no one besides Ion possesses this amount of psionic energy on Earth.

Nazar stood up and took his Ion form. Even if it's an alien entity, he doesn’t want to reveal his identity to the world.

A thin skin-tight nanite-based black armour appeared around his body.

He tapped his chest twice slowly and then vanished into thin air.

All of his nanite-based clothing comes with many different capabilities such as teleportation, flight, force fields, durability, energy detection, and more.

Following the trail of this massive psionic energy, he found himself in Tokyo, Japan.

He appeared in the apartment of Haru Watanabe.

“Hm?”

Once he found himself there, he found Haru sitting on her knees and holding her head in her head.

Near her were a few bodies lying down unconsciously.

“”

Nazar tried to call her but she was too terrified to even hear him.

Nazar had an idea as to what happened here.

Using the many psychic powers, he found something out.

These men had guns and knives with them. And they bombarded into Haru’s apartment.

He used his telekinesis and threw all of them out of the open door.

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(That burst of psionic energy was extremely powerful. Whatever the case is, her powers are way off the charts. She was not supposed to have this much power. Could it be…?) Nazar shook his head and changed his way of thinking. (Maybe I messed up in my calculations.)

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Nazar trailed off as he noticed an increase in her energy output.

"ARRRGGHHHG!!?"

Screaming on top of her lungs, she released another massive burst of psionic energy.

"What…?"

Standing close to her, Nazar's nanite-based armour had disintegrated into atoms.

(I guess I should turn this into a proper armour one day.)

It was not an armour in a traditional sense. It wasn't there to protect him but because it made the costume look cooler. Though it does provide extra durability and force fields but as Ion, he can do that by himself, so he is not using the armour's protection.

He only created this armour to protect his human form and if he ever loses his powers, this will help protect him to a degree.

Nazar manipulated the molecules in the air and created new clothes for himself.

Then he looked around and saw that she was affecting her surroundings for many miles.

People had fallen unconscious, buildings were falling due to an earthquake caused by her psionic abilities.

And the closer houses were being disintegrated into small atoms.

However, not on the scale which Nazar did a few weeks ago.

(Accessing Nazar 1.0.)

He took his normal form and his energies increased.

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She was still releasing psionic energy.

Nazar saw the increase in her energies so he narrowed his eyes.

With a mere wave of his hand, the world around Haru Watanabe froze.

From the crack between her fingers, she saw everything freeze once more.

Nazar had taken her into the Mind World.

(Her influence of this place is strong.)

The Mind World was constantly changing.

It was changing at her will.

She was projecting her sorrow, happiness, anger, sadness, and other emotions onto this world.

The reality of this place was responding to her.

Nazar’s eyes widened a little in admiration for her immense power.

Nazar looked at her memories and traced every negative emotion to the correct memories.

In an instant, he saw her entire life.

“Oh...”

Was the only thing he said once he saw her life.

He looked at her and sighed.

“I hate doing this… but.”

Nazar’s finger twitched and she calmed down.

He had manipulated her emotions.

“”

She brought down her hands and looked around.

“” She said slowly.

Haru slowly stood up.

Once she did, she saw Nazar before her.

“”

“Wait!”

Nazar noticed something.

He touched his face to confirm it.

“Ah, fuck!”

He noticed that he was not wearing his mask.

“It’s okay, I won’t tell anyone.”

“...”

“Your, Ion’s and that person who appeared before me have the same psionic energy signature. So, I would have found out anyway.”

Nazar’s eyes widened in surprise.

“I know. I am confused myself. For some reasons since yesterday, my power has been going out of control. And then those guys came and I stopped trying to hold back… Well, you know the rest.”

(Could it be that goddess bitch Michael mentioned?) Nazar thought to himself.

"What is happening to me? Did you give me my powers? So you must know something?"

"Ah, I think I gave you a lot of power accidentally."

"Is that so?"

She looked a little depressed.

"I am sorry."

"I am learning so many things about the powers and the world and myself in a matter of a few moments. Also, did you see I just learned a language when I heard you speak a few words?"

Her depressed look was soon replaced by an excited one.

"Isn't this cool?"

"Y-yeah…"

Nazar felt a little taken back about her recovery rate.

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Nazar and Haru returned to the real world soon after.

He fixed the surrounding areas which were affected by Haru as well as the people.

However, no one remembered today's incident.

"So, who were those people?"

"I… it's a long story."

She sat on the bed.

"If you were not here, what would have happened?"

Nazar didn't have to think about the answer.

"A lot of accidents would have occurred, people would have died and more."

She gulped as she held her head in her hands depressingly.

"It's partially… a lot of it is my fault. Sorry."

"You don't have to apologize for what I did wrong."

Nazar sighed lightly.

“I know it's not my place, but I saw bits of your life--”

“You did?!”

Haru looked Nazar in the eyes.

“Well, you were kind of projecting all of your memories onto that world. So...”

“Oh...”

She lowered her gaze.

“My mom was ill for many years. I came to Tokyo to get a job and earn some money to help with her treatment. And a few years ago, my ex-boyfriend told me he can help me. Silly me, I accepted his request. He gave me the money and it helped with my mom’s treatment.”

She took a deep breath before continuing.

“And then after a few weeks, they came swarming in. My ex was with them. And… And they did everything they could to me. Just for the fun of it.”

“Oh.”

(Maybe I shouldn’t have said anything...) Nazar thought to himself as Haru continued to speak in a depressed manner.

“They also later killed both of my parents. And ever since then, they come once in a while take as much as money as they can… and do whatever they want.”

“Is your boyf-- ex with them?”

She nodded.

“And the police?”

“They won’t do anything. They, in fact, help them.”

“Who are they?”

“The No Names.”

“Those bastards…” Nazar muttered to himself.

“Someone as powerful as you wouldn’t understand what that feels like. The hopelessness of that situation...”

Nazar’s eyes widened slightly.

“Actually...”

Nazar paused before continuing.

“Yeah, you are right.”

Haru looked at him.

“I was unfortunately born with unlimited power. With more power than anyone else.”

Nazar forced a smile on his face.

“Do you want to kill them? Now that you have powers?”

Haru’s eyes widened in horror as she saw Nazar said that with a smile on his face.

“I do hate them and that thought occurred to me a few times... but I don't want to kill them. Simply because the punishment is too light for what they did. And... And because I don't want to be a murderer.”

"Oh? What are you going to do about them?”

“You gave me these powers… I can protect myself. So, thanks.”

She forced a smile on her face.

"But what about them? What about their punishment?"

"I... I am still thinking about it."

“Okay.”

He seemed disappointed by her answer.

(I will let one of my other forms take care of this.) He thought to himself as he vanished into thin air.

“Ah...?”

Haru was not sure what just happened.

She started to feel a little pain in her head.

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Feeling intense pain in her head, she walked out of her apartment after a few minutes to see if anyone around her is hurt because of her.

Haru went outside and found out that the bodies Nazar had thrown away were no longer there.

“No... Argh!!”

Her eyes opened wide in horror as she felt increased pain in her head.

But that was not all.

Thousands of images flashed in her mind as she remembered something.

“I remember...”

Unlike certain someone, she didn’t lose consciousness.

She managed to control her mind and body with the immense psionic powers.

“He is called Nazar.”

Images of a life she never knew existed flashed through her mind.

“A killer. A… monster.”

She lost strength in her knees and fell to the ground.

“How… How did I get mixed up with the like of him?”

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A few miles away, in an abandoned church, there were dozens of people with guns and knives, drinking and smoking.

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They laughed and smoked and drank.

But all of a sudden, a few bodies fell near them.

“”

They all looked at the few bodies that fell right next to them and recognised them.

“”

“”

“”

Immediately after, their bodies tensed up as they heard a voice that sounded very cold. Colder than the icy cold nights of Iceland.

“”

They looked around and saw nothing.

“”

One of them pointed to the statue in the Church in fear.

Their whole body was shaking.

On top of the statue, someone was sitting with their head hanging low.

“”

Soon, all the light from the Church vanished.

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It was around 8 AM in the morning but it felt like night all of a sudden.

“”

“”

“” The cold voice said as two red glowing eyes appeared.

Everyone who saw it gulped.

The red glowing eyes moved swiftly in the darkness.

“”

One of them felt a hand on their shoulders, so their body immediately froze in its place.

“”

“”

The man who had felt a hand on his shoulder passed out due to fear.

“”

The glowing eyes moved and stood behind someone else.

“”

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A cold laugh rang out in this dark Church.

“”

All of a sudden, the laugh was replaced by an angry voice.

For the first time, they felt emotions coming out of the voice.

“”

Most of the people here shrieked in fear.

“”

A few more passed out due to fear.

“”

The people who had passed out regained consciousness.

“”

“”

A very loud shout rang out in the dark Church.

Soon after, everyone in this Church held their heads in their hands as they cried out in pain.

They all said one thing; “”

“”

The pain soon vanished from their bodies. He had healed them.

They were confused as to what was going on.

Confused, they looked around and the red glowing eyes were gone.

“”

“”

They were not sure what happened.

Everyone in this dark Church remembered the lived they never lived. But they also remembered one person: Nazar.

And they feared him.

“”

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The sound of footsteps can be heard as they tried to rush out of the building.

They know this place very well. So, they know where the exit is.

Reaching that place, they found something unexpected.

“”

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Sounds of me grunting can be heard as they tried to open the door.

“”

“”

They heard the cold voice behind them once more.

Their breathing became heavier and heavier.

Some of them could even hear their loud heartbeat.

Cold sweat dripping down their faces, they tried to keep quiet.

“”

Suddenly, a face appeared before them. There was no body or limbs. Just a face.

In this dark Church, they could only see a face.

It was the face of someone they just remembered.

“” Nazar said with a thin smile.

“”

One of them screamed in fear.

“”

(I am might not have accepted my godhood… but I can still use my god-based powers.) Nazar thought to himself.

“”

“”

Some of them tried to move their mouths but words won't come out.

“”

Nazar made a sad looking face as a way to mock them.

“”

Nazar let out a deep sigh.

“”

That sad looking face was soon ripped in half with a thin smile.

“”

Every single person started screaming in pain and agony as they fell to the ground.

Nazar’s finger twitched and the lights appeared once more.

They were all screaming in pain and asking for forgiveness.

But Nazar did only one thing.

He laughed.

He laughed as they cried in pain and agony.

They felt the same emotions as their victims but much worse. They felt intense pain throughout their bodies.

But that was not all, they felt like their soul was burning.

For what seemed like an hour, Nazar continued to laugh as the people screamed.

In Nazar’s hand, a long sword appeared.

He swung the sword and slashed one of them into small pieces.

Nazar found himself disappointed by the result.

No satisfaction could be felt from his death.

“After all, I should use my hands for this.”

The sword then vanished into thin air.

"And take my sweet time with it."

Nazar narrowed his eyes and cracked his fingers.

Using super speed, he shot himself towards the people before him.

In a matter of a few seconds, he killed everyone in the room by breaking their necks or ripping them in half.

After everyone was killed, Nazar laughed.

To everyone else, only a few seconds passed but to Nazar, it felt like an hour.

“Oh, man… I missed killing humans with bare hands.”

As he was laughing, he heard the sound of a heartbeat.

Nazar thought he had missed someone.

He turned around and saw someone standing at the door.

“Oh, Haru. What brings you here?”

His smile vanished once he noticed the thoughts she was projecting.

“So, you remember too?”

He sighed lightly and looked up at the ceiling.

“What are you going to do? Tell others? Try and fight me?”

Nazar chuckled.

“Now that will really be interesting.”

“No.”

Nazar looked at her in surprise.

“Huh?”

“Why would I try to expose you?”

“Hm.”

“Thanks. I will be going now.”

Haru left Nazar alone in the abandoned Church.

“Tch. She ruined the mood.”

He waved his hand and all the bodies vanished into the thin air.

“Boring,” he said as he vanished into thin air.