Lucian approach to the two survivors, Lucian wave with a smile, assuring he was not a threat, the two survivors were scared and anxious, the women pull out her a futuristic gun and aim it to both of them.

  “Who are you!?” the women shout at Lucian and Vermox, her eyes were sharp, ready for any hidden attacks.

  “Me? Lucian! The hero of hope! And beside me is vermox, my partner!” Lucian answer her in a loudly tone but not to scare them, he smile widely and he held out his hand for her.

  Vermox light smack on the back of Lucian head.

  “You know, we were not suppose to reveal who we are, right?” Vermox sigh, and wonder why he got partner with this guy, but also wonder where those ball of energy came from because it was odd

  The women beside the boy sparkle his eye and went to Lucian

  “Hero!? Seriously!? That’s so amazing! I always read a book about a hero!” the boy smile widely because he never thought there will be one.

  “Please forgive me, I didn’t mean to point a gun on you… I was just scared because everyone is trying to kill us..” the women apologize and worried, and grab Lucian hand

  Lucian help her to get out of the car including the boy, the boy went to sit on Lucian shoulders, Lucian chuckle softly and didn’t mind, the women slightly worried but also felt at ease when Lucian seems fine with it

  “So, do you mind if we know you two names!” Lucian ask with a smile

  “Oh! My name is sarah, and this is my little brother, david…” she answered gentle but won’t let down her guard

  “Tell me, sarah, where are we?” Vermox ask with a sharp eyes

  “Your two in the city of balkar, where usually powerful and wealthy people are… if you go straight in there, you can see the city. Just be aware.. and carefully” sarah answered

  “I could lead you two there… we can arrive there in 1 week on walk, and the car is broken is impossible to fix it” sarah weakly smile

  Vermox narrow his sharp eyes, it was suspicious, why would she lead us there when she was getting hunted, but Lucian just agreed without hesitate. Vermox just sigh

  “I don’t think that’s necessary we can easily get there in a minute” Vermox say

  And as Vermox about to leave, Lucian grab his cape.

  “Nope! Lets go is just a week anyways, and maybe we can gain a information about the invader along the way!” Lucian says while smiling

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  Vermox get irritated, because Lucian has a point, he just sigh again and follow them behind, sarah follow Lucian beside him and david on his shoulder while talking about himself

  ***5 hours later***

  It was getting night. Sarah and david was getting tired and suggest to take rest, at first vermox disagree, but eventually agreed because of Lucian. They find a shelter, it looks dirty, the ground has some blood from the zombies. Mold and spider web on the corner of the walls.

  Lucian didn’t mind. He and vermox went to the roof to watch the surrounding of the shelter, they sit beside each others.

  “This world need saving does it, vermox?” Lucian ask while gazing at the stars

  “This world is what it need to be, is not our purpose to save worlds, but to stable the balance of all realms.” Vermox answered coldly.

  “I see... but on this realm we are freely to do anything, whenever is saving or destruction, nevermind.” Lucian reply, he smile.

  Vermox glance at Lucian.

  “Tell me, where did those energy came from? I didn’t sense any mana nor neither power system, like you created those inside of you” Vermox ask

  Lucian glance back at vermox, while still smiling, he chuckle

  “Those were my hope and transform it to energy, so you know I need to be always hopeful or else my power will weakened” Lucian answer

  Vermox eyes widen. Hope into energy? Need to be always hopeful? It was interesting for him that such power exist

  “I see… no wonder why you’re a fool” Vermox reply, he sigh and gaze at the stars

  Lucian laugh softly, and gaze at the stars too as well.

  Vermox realize something. The voice, the whisper on his head are slightly gone quieter

  “ ????????'?? ????????... ?????? ?????? ???????? ???????? ???????? ??????????????. ?? ?????? ???????? ?????? ?????????? ???????? ???????? ??????????.. ?????? ??????....” Vermox thought

  ***4 days later***

  They were in a middle of the road in the city, Lucian following Sarah beside him include David, while Vermox behind.

  “Hey, big brother hero, how do I become a hero? I wanna be like you! Powerful and saving people!”

  Lucian laugh softly, finding David adorable, his smile falters for a second and smile again, he glance at David and stroke on his hair.

  “You see.. to be a hero, you don’t need to be powerful to able destroy your enemy, or superpowers… What you need is a heart that want to save people, and that where your true strength lies” Lucian pull away his hand and immediately start protecting both of Sarah and David.

  A bunch of mercenary fire a powerful weapons, first bullet came on sharp and fast, then followed by a wave of bullet came straight at them. Lucian and Vermox react fast and block the wave of bullet easily, Lucian create a barrier to protect Sarah and David, and Vermox just tank it with his hard body.

  “I thought they just a survivor who are scared to approach us, but I guess not.” Lucian chuckle, and warm up his body by stretching

  The mercenary shock by them, and fire more at them, but did nothing. They called someone, a big figure appear to both of them, a big and muscular man.

  Sarah got scared and fully guarded, protecting his little brother.

  “Well then, I handle this guy myself.” Vermox tilted his head until a sharp crack broke the silence, rolling his neck loose before stepping forward

  “Ehhh… so unfair! I wanted to fight him too as well, you know… whatever, I handle those guys” Lucian dramatic whine, but went straight to the mercenary

  The muscular man, throw a fist to Vermox, but tank the fist, Vermox smirk, clearly looking down on him. the muscular man shock and angry, he simultaneously throw his fist, targeting Vermox head, chest and stomach.

  “Hm? Is that all? How unworthy, you only have the muscle but not the real strength” Vermox sigh, disappointed at him, and in one punch, it launch him flying to the building.

  Meanwhile on the other side, Lucian dodge all the mercenary bullet that fired at him. The mercenary panicked and firing all their weapon on him, but not a single thing that was able to hit him, it was hard to keep up with lucian

  “He is too fast!”

  “Fire everything at him!

  “That bitch hired a bodyguard using the Supreme leader money!”

  “Quick! Kill him! The bounty on that bitch is enough to live luxury on this apocalypse world!

  But Lucian easily deal with them, he knock them up, but one mercenary survive and he seem to grabbing something, he remove the blanket, it was a high energy weapons, enough to destroy the are they are in, he fired at him, but Vermox appear out of nowhere infront of Lucian. Vermox use one of his ability

  [Body Absorption]

  The big ball of energy in a blink of a eye disappear, the sole mercenary shock and sweat form on his forehead, and fired another, but still same result, it disappear in a instantly.

  “It won’t work, once I absorb, it will create a ultimate defense that counter it.” Vermox

  “that’s impossible! Who are you people! I never heard such thing!” the sole mercenary panicked and scared, enough to wet on his pants

  “Please spare me! I was only force to do this” Sole mercenary

  Sarah was surprised by them, she never though that they are these two are that powerful, maybe… just maybe they could save her and her little brother