Chapter 30
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As Shin studied the street and the neighboring skyscraper, he stretched his senses forward. In a literal instant, he had formed his own line of energy, pushed all the way across the street. He could feel the countless other lines of energy, the bindings of reality itself, as his own line swam between them.
He frowned, however, as he looked.
'I can't reach all the way to the skyscraper.' After some practice, Shin had grown adept at measuring how far he could teleport. And, right now, he could tell with finality that he couldn't teleport that far.
If he increased his Soul stat, the distance he could teleport would increase. But as it stood right now, he was still rather limited. He found that he could teleport, if he went all out, more than 20 meters.
'But I'm just short of the skyscraper…' He rubbed his chin, his eyes scanning the street.
'Should I just teleport to right outside the door and run in? Or should I go all the way upstairs and cross over the bridge up top?' His mind went over a few scenarios.
If he had to do that for every single skyscraper, his progress would be greatly slowed and his chances of encountering a team of humans up top would be increased. It would be safer, but it would slow him down.
'I think, I think I should just go for it.' He took a few deep breaths as he looked at the skyscraper.
Shin was not immune to fear. The Morenkai were terrifying to look at and even scarier to face in person. The one Morenkai he had encountered earlier while traveling had almost caused him to freeze up in fear.
The creatures were huge. They loomed over you and their sheer presence was enough to make any man feel terror. According to Micheal, the Morenkai could easily rip him apart if it got its hands on him.
'I can't let that fear control me.' He told himself again, nodding sharply as he gathered his courage. This was an opportunity that he needed to seize.
Without hesitating further, Shin made up his mind.
He teleported across the street.
The feeling of teleportation was unique. It was like Shin was stretching forward across the line of energy, but at the same time, reality was stretching back to receive him. The experience was hard to describe in words and took place in an instant, but it was definitely something unique, Shin observed.
WHOOSH
He arrived outside the skyscraper.
The air outside was warm, not too hot but also not cold. Down here, the sounds of the shambling Morenkai was the only thing he could really make out, shuffling feet pounding on the ground, drowning out the hums of the air conditioning units and lights.
As he landed, he instantly looked towards the skyscraper in front of him, gathering his bearings.
The nearby, shambling Morenkai all turned their heads ominously in his direction, a good dozen of them pausing.
Shin tried to teleport again.
Nothing happened.
'Oh crap. I'm an idiot.' His heart dropped,
'The longer I teleport, the longer it takes before I can teleport again. I can't teleport instantaneously after moving so far.' Shin's thoughts were thrown into disarray as he realized his mistake. Instantly he backpedaled into the street, retreating, his heart racing.
He didn't even wait to see the Morenkai move, instead starting to sprint directly down it, fleeing with all of his might.
Half a second later…
THUDTHUDTHUD
THUDTHUDTHUD
THUDTHUDTHUD
The two dozen or so Morenkai that had stopped abruptly began to give chase. Their footsteps pounding on the asphalt and pavement rang out loudly and chaotically. Even worse, the further down the street Shin ran, the more shambling Morenkai noticed him and froze to stare before giving chase.
Fear thronged in his mind as he concentrated, his breathing growing ragged as he felt the eerily silent Morenkai charging at him. He knew that if he messed up here, he was only seconds from dying. He regretting not being more careful and taking the slow route.
He could already picture Micheal steadily rebuking him for being careless. Micheal had warned him that he needed to be extremely careful and not take action unless he was certain he'd be successful.
By this point, he had already sprinted down the block and into an intersection. He barreled through this intersection, running between two new skyscrapers. His lungs were burning as he ran, fueled by the fear of the Morenkai that were mere seconds behind.
His moment of panic was short-lived, however, as after a few seconds he felt the ability to teleport restore itself, his soul recharged. He instantly teleported again, warping into the 2nd floor of the building to his left.
WHOOSH
Thud
Shin fell to the ground as he teleported, gasping for air as his entire body shook. His heart was racing at a million miles an hour, a testament to the terrifying fear the Morenkai instilled.
"Huff-huff…" Shin laid on the ground for several seconds, catching his breath. He wiped sweat from his forehead as he recovered, gradually feeling well enough to look around.
He was in a private bedroom on the 2nd floor of the building. He had landed on the ground in the middle of this floor, sprawled as he calmed down. There was a small bed, a desk, a closet, and a few other common features, as well as a connecting bathroom with a sink.
As he stood up, he peeked out the window.
He instantly pulled back again as he saw a large throng of Morenkai milling about in the middle of the road aimlessly. There must've been at least 40 of them. He could even make out one that looked unique, with a featureless face that was colored purple. An Abnormal, as Micheal called them. If he hadn't teleported when he had… He shuddered slightly.
As he pulled back, he looked around again, noticing something odd.
"The lights… the air conditioning… none of them are on?" He frowned.
In every skyscraper he had been in or seen, there was one indisputable point. The air conditioning and lights were always on and always working. It wasn't physically possible to damage even the lightbulbs, the magic or whatever it was that held this world together preventing it.
However… right now… none of these things were functioning.
"What?" Shin turned the faucet on, drinking some water in a hurry. The faucets still worked, likely because they weren't based on electricity he guessed. Everything that seemed to rely on electricity wasn't working.
After slaking his thirst, Shin tentatively opened the door, looking out at the hallway. His heart rate had slowed down some, but was still pounding at a fast rate, the abnormality of the situation putting him on guard.
It was dark, with streams of daylight sifting in from rooms with windows and open doors. All the lights were down, leaving it shrouded in shadow. He couldn't hear the sounds of air conditioning like he was supposed to, nor the quiet hum of various lights.
At the corner of his vision, Shin noticed something.
He could see light emanating from the stairwell at the end of the hallway.
A warm… golden… glow.
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As Shin studied the street and the neighboring skyscraper, he stretched his senses forward. In a literal instant, he had formed his own line of energy, pushed all the way across the street. He could feel the countless other lines of energy, the bindings of reality itself, as his own line swam between them.
He frowned, however, as he looked.
'I can't reach all the way to the skyscraper.' After some practice, Shin had grown adept at measuring how far he could teleport. And, right now, he could tell with finality that he couldn't teleport that far.
If he increased his Soul stat, the distance he could teleport would increase. But as it stood right now, he was still rather limited. He found that he could teleport, if he went all out, more than 20 meters.
'But I'm just short of the skyscraper…' He rubbed his chin, his eyes scanning the street.
'Should I just teleport to right outside the door and run in? Or should I go all the way upstairs and cross over the bridge up top?' His mind went over a few scenarios.
If he had to do that for every single skyscraper, his progress would be greatly slowed and his chances of encountering a team of humans up top would be increased. It would be safer, but it would slow him down.
'I think, I think I should just go for it.' He took a few deep breaths as he looked at the skyscraper.
Shin was not immune to fear. The Morenkai were terrifying to look at and even scarier to face in person. The one Morenkai he had encountered earlier while traveling had almost caused him to freeze up in fear.
The creatures were huge. They loomed over you and their sheer presence was enough to make any man feel terror. According to Micheal, the Morenkai could easily rip him apart if it got its hands on him.
'I can't let that fear control me.' He told himself again, nodding sharply as he gathered his courage. This was an opportunity that he needed to seize.
Without hesitating further, Shin made up his mind.
He teleported across the street.
The feeling of teleportation was unique. It was like Shin was stretching forward across the line of energy, but at the same time, reality was stretching back to receive him. The experience was hard to describe in words and took place in an instant, but it was definitely something unique, Shin observed.
WHOOSH
He arrived outside the skyscraper.
The air outside was warm, not too hot but also not cold. Down here, the sounds of the shambling Morenkai was the only thing he could really make out, shuffling feet pounding on the ground, drowning out the hums of the air conditioning units and lights.
As he landed, he instantly looked towards the skyscraper in front of him, gathering his bearings.
The nearby, shambling Morenkai all turned their heads ominously in his direction, a good dozen of them pausing.
Shin tried to teleport again.
Nothing happened.
'Oh crap. I'm an idiot.' His heart dropped,
'The longer I teleport, the longer it takes before I can teleport again. I can't teleport instantaneously after moving so far.' Shin's thoughts were thrown into disarray as he realized his mistake. Instantly he backpedaled into the street, retreating, his heart racing.
He didn't even wait to see the Morenkai move, instead starting to sprint directly down it, fleeing with all of his might.
Half a second later…
THUDTHUDTHUD
THUDTHUDTHUD
THUDTHUDTHUD
The two dozen or so Morenkai that had stopped abruptly began to give chase. Their footsteps pounding on the asphalt and pavement rang out loudly and chaotically. Even worse, the further down the street Shin ran, the more shambling Morenkai noticed him and froze to stare before giving chase.
Fear thronged in his mind as he concentrated, his breathing growing ragged as he felt the eerily silent Morenkai charging at him. He knew that if he messed up here, he was only seconds from dying. He regretting not being more careful and taking the slow route.
He could already picture Micheal steadily rebuking him for being careless. Micheal had warned him that he needed to be extremely careful and not take action unless he was certain he'd be successful.
By this point, he had already sprinted down the block and into an intersection. He barreled through this intersection, running between two new skyscrapers. His lungs were burning as he ran, fueled by the fear of the Morenkai that were mere seconds behind.
His moment of panic was short-lived, however, as after a few seconds he felt the ability to teleport restore itself, his soul recharged. He instantly teleported again, warping into the 2nd floor of the building to his left.
WHOOSH
Thud
Shin fell to the ground as he teleported, gasping for air as his entire body shook. His heart was racing at a million miles an hour, a testament to the terrifying fear the Morenkai instilled.
"Huff-huff…" Shin laid on the ground for several seconds, catching his breath. He wiped sweat from his forehead as he recovered, gradually feeling well enough to look around.
He was in a private bedroom on the 2nd floor of the building. He had landed on the ground in the middle of this floor, sprawled as he calmed down. There was a small bed, a desk, a closet, and a few other common features, as well as a connecting bathroom with a sink.
As he stood up, he peeked out the window.
He instantly pulled back again as he saw a large throng of Morenkai milling about in the middle of the road aimlessly. There must've been at least 40 of them. He could even make out one that looked unique, with a featureless face that was colored purple. An Abnormal, as Micheal called them. If he hadn't teleported when he had… He shuddered slightly.
As he pulled back, he looked around again, noticing something odd.
"The lights… the air conditioning… none of them are on?" He frowned.
In every skyscraper he had been in or seen, there was one indisputable point. The air conditioning and lights were always on and always working. It wasn't physically possible to damage even the lightbulbs, the magic or whatever it was that held this world together preventing it.
However… right now… none of these things were functioning.
"What?" Shin turned the faucet on, drinking some water in a hurry. The faucets still worked, likely because they weren't based on electricity he guessed. Everything that seemed to rely on electricity wasn't working.
After slaking his thirst, Shin tentatively opened the door, looking out at the hallway. His heart rate had slowed down some, but was still pounding at a fast rate, the abnormality of the situation putting him on guard.
It was dark, with streams of daylight sifting in from rooms with windows and open doors. All the lights were down, leaving it shrouded in shadow. He couldn't hear the sounds of air conditioning like he was supposed to, nor the quiet hum of various lights.
At the corner of his vision, Shin noticed something.
He could see light emanating from the stairwell at the end of the hallway.
A warm… golden… glow.
.
As Shin studied the street and the neighboring skyscraper, he stretched his senses forward. In a literal instant, he had formed his own line of energy, pushed all the way across the street. He could feel the countless other lines of energy, the bindings of reality itself, as his own line swam between them.He frowned, however, as he looked.'I can't reach all the way to the skyscraper.' After some practice, Shin had grown adept at measuring how far he could teleport. And, right now, he could tell with finality that he couldn't teleport that far.If he increased his Soul stat, the distance he could teleport would increase. But as it stood right now, he was still rather limited. He found that he could teleport, if he went all out, more than 20 meters.'But I'm just short of the skyscraper' He rubbed his chin, his eyes scanning the street.'Should I just teleport to right outside the door and run in? Or should I go all the way upstairs and cross over the bridge up top?' His mind went over a few scenarios.If he had to do that for every single skyscraper, his progress would be greatly slowed and his chances of encountering a team of humans up top would be increased. It would be safer, but it would slow him down.'I think, I think I should just go for it.' He took a few deep breaths as he looked at the skyscraper.Shin was not immune to fear. The Morenkai were terrifying to look at and even scarier to face in person. The one Morenkai he had encountered earlier while traveling had almost caused him to freeze up in fear.The creatures were huge. They loomed over you and their sheer presence was enough to make any man feel terror. According to Micheal, the Morenkai could easily rip him apart if it got its hands on him.'I can't let that fear control me.' He told himself again, nodding sharply as he gathered his courage. This was an opportunity that he needed to seize.Without hesitating further, Shin made up his mind.He teleported across the street.The feeling of teleportation was unique. It was like Shin was stretching forward across the line of energy, but at the same time, reality was stretching back to receive him. The experience was hard to describe in words and took place in an instant, but it was definitely something unique, Shin observed.WHOOSHHe arrived outside the skyscraper.The air outside was warm, not too hot but also not cold. Down here, the sounds of the shambling Morenkai was the only thing he could really make out, shuffling feet pounding on the ground, drowning out the hums of the air conditioning units and lights.As he landed, he instantly looked towards the skyscraper in front of him, gathering his bearings.The nearby, shambling Morenkai all turned their heads ominously in his direction, a good dozen of them pausing.Shin tried to teleport again.Nothing happened.'Oh crap. I'm an idiot.' His heart dropped,'The longer I teleport, the longer it takes before I can teleport again. I can't teleport instantaneously after moving so far.' Shin's thoughts were thrown into disarray as he realized his mistake. Instantly he backpedaled into the street, retreating, his heart racing.He didn't even wait to see the Morenkai move, instead starting to sprint directly down it, fleeing with all of his might.Half a second laterTHUDTHUDTHUDTHUDTHUDTHUDTHUDTHUDTHUDThe two dozen or so Morenkai that had stopped abruptly began to give chase. Their footsteps pounding on the asphalt and pavement rang out loudly and chaotically. Even worse, the further down the street Shin ran, the more shambling Morenkai noticed him and froze to stare before giving chase.Fear thronged in his mind as he concentrated, his breathing growing ragged as he felt the eerily silent Morenkai charging at him. He knew that if he messed up here, he was only seconds from dying. He regretting not being more careful and taking the slow route.He could already picture Micheal steadily rebuking him for being careless. Micheal had warned him that he needed to be extremely careful and not take action unless he was certain he'd be successful.By this point, he had already sprinted down the block and into an intersection. He barreled through this intersection, running between two new skyscrapers. His lungs were burning as he ran, fueled by the fear of the Morenkai that were mere seconds behind.His moment of panic was short-lived, however, as after a few seconds he felt the ability to teleport restore itself, his soul recharged. He instantly teleported again, warping into the 2nd floor of the building to his left.WHOOSHThudShin fell to the ground as he teleported, gasping for air as his entire body shook. His heart was racing at a million miles an hour, a testament to the terrifying fear the Morenkai instilled."Huff-huff" Shin laid on the ground for several seconds, catching his breath. He wiped sweat from his forehead as he recovered, gradually feeling well enough to look around.He was in a private bedroom on the 2nd floor of the building. He had landed on the ground in the middle of this floor, sprawled as he calmed down. There was a small bed, a desk, a closet, and a few other common features, as well as a connecting bathroom with a sink.As he stood up, he peeked out the window.He instantly pulled back again as he saw a large throng of Morenkai milling about in the middle of the road aimlessly. There must've been at least 40 of them. He could even make out one that looked unique, with a featureless face that was colored purple. An Abnormal, as Micheal called them. If he hadn't teleported when he had He shuddered slightly.As he pulled back, he looked around again, noticing something odd."The lights the air conditioning none of them are on?" He frowned.In every skyscraper he had been in or seen, there was one indisputable point. The air conditioning and lights were always on and always working. It wasn't physically possible to damage even the lightbulbs, the magic or whatever it was that held this world together preventing it.However right now none of these things were functioning."What?" Shin turned the faucet on, drinking some water in a hurry. The faucets still worked, likely because they weren't based on electricity he guessed. Everything that seemed to rely on electricity wasn't working.After slaking his thirst, Shin tentatively opened the door, looking out at the hallway. His heart rate had slowed down some, but was still pounding at a fast rate, the abnormality of the situation putting him on guard.It was dark, with streams of daylight sifting in from rooms with windows and open doors. All the lights were down, leaving it shrouded in shadow. He couldn't hear the sounds of air conditioning like he was supposed to, nor the quiet hum of various lights.At the corner of his vision, Shin noticed something.He could see light emanating from the stairwell at the end of the hallway.A warm golden glow..
