BlackPup

Did you know Deathstalker ? It's a yellow scorpion that is considered to be one of the most deadly species. What if the Deathstalker is a human ? 

Scott Bennet one day woke up with nothing left in his brain, except for self defense and the art of.. killing people. Forced by situation, he finally decided to become an assassin. More than four years later, after gor into an accident that nearly kill him, something's wrong with him. His brain works faster and he is healed faster, too. Beside that new capability, he also finally found out about his past. Unfortunately, his past is not a good news for him. And worse, his past is demanding to be back as his present. Can he avoid his past and lives his new life ?

This is not a reincarnate novel, or Therianthrophy (myth of human shapeshifting into animal). This novel is merely a story about a guy who lost all his past memories and while finding out who he really is, he realizes that the best job he can do is killing people.

The Death Stalker

"AAARGH!!" I shout, not in pain but to let go mu frustration. Since I know that the electrocute shock won't hurt me physically, I totally ignore the pain. But this.. have to be slower than sloth is really getting my nerve.


"You can't give up," Master Long's voice is heard. "Unless you wanna trap in here forever," he adds.


"You don't have to be slower than sloth. Just don't be faster than it."


I huff, saying no word except, "Again !"


It starts all over again. For the umpteenth times, I fail even before I made my first step.


"I don't even know how slow is the sloth. Give me time to learn.."


"You don't need to know. Just be a sloth."


"Yes. Be a sloth, then you will definitely have its speed." Master Long says it like it is as easy as breathing.


"Do you think it's easy to convince my brain to be a sloth ?"


"Because I am NOT A SLOTH!" I burst out again. "Beside.. nothing good can come out for me being a sloth."


"Well, that's why you keep failing this level, because you resist being that slow."


"What's good being slow anyway ?" I ask.


"Wow !!" This old man is really old.. "That's because you being a sloth ?"


"One of the reason, Yes," he says. "When you slow down, you can observe everything around you and within you better. You can do anything with a full mind thus have the best result of what you do."


"I'm not telling you to be a sloth all the time. But the ability to tell your brain to really slow down will help it take a break and rest."


I feel like I have a light bulb turned on inside my brain. Being a sloth might keep my brain away from explode. That is exactly what I was looking for, right ?


"Again!" I say, this time with full determination and positive attitude.


Still, it is not easy to convince my brain that I am a sloth. I lost count of how many I failed before I am now currently running side by side with the sloth. I can see the finish line right in front of me. It is only few steps away..


"Mr. Bennet.. Mr. Bennet," somebody calls my name while shaking my shoulder. Slowly, I open my eyes. Han's rounded face is in front of me.


"Why were you sleeping here ?" he asks.


"What.. Why.." I rub my eyes. "How long did I sleep ?"


"I don't know. I just found you here and woke you up," Han answers.


So that long training was only a dream ? I ask inwardly.


"Master Long told me to give you this," Han says, handing me a tiny paper.


I receive and read it. Congratulation. It is written on the paper. My mood is automatically boosted up. It was not a dream.


"Master Long left early in the morning to catch up plane to Mainland," Han answers.


It's too bad I can't say my gratitude to him personally.


"Are you okay ?" Han asks. I nod then get up off the floor. Fortunately Master Long didn't forget to set my body free before hr left.


I halt my words, seeing a knife, spear, and some kind of energy ball coming toward Han's back out of nowhere.


"Watch out!" I warn Han then in a split second whisper to my self, "fighter jet."


Those three weird things and Han suddenly stop moving. I change the directions of knife and spear to the floor. Since I can't touch the energy ball, I finally jump on Han to move  him away from it


Less than a second after I said "Human", a loud explosion is heard and the wall near where Han was standing is crumbling a little bit.


"What.. What happened ?!" Han asks in total shock.


I'm about to answer him when suddenly I hear a giggling voice of Master Long in my ear, "Hehehe... Great reaction  Mr. Bennet. You passed the test !"


Be A Sloth