Fate Worse than Dying

(AN: Changing word artefact to weapons, makes it easier to understand. Artefact will refer to an object that doesn't come in the form of a weapon but can be used to fight, e.g. Orb. Also, the weapon ranking system should be in the auxiliary chapter take a look. Enjoy the chapter < 3)

"You think that can make all this go away? No, Jacob, It won't go away, I was always in 2nd place, You even have a fiancee like Acacia, when I was the one that liked her first! You even decided to propose to her knowing she would not refuse Jacob."

"Use your goddamn head! How should I know what you think? Since when I have to ask everyone's permission to engage someone" Jacob yelled, he was starting to lose his normal composure.

"That's the exact same goddamn thing I'm talking about! You don't think you're entitled to everything. I'm tired of being the second choice!"

"So what now kill everyone? Everyone dies because they can't give you attention 24/7, What the goddamn plan Mo Wen, I'm waiting for!"

Mo Wen's face was plastered with ridicule "Plan? The plan is to kill everyone here, The Urcens will help us suppress the shepherd family. Right now my father and all the other families on Crenos should be suppressing the family"

"Idiot, how do you know they won't betray you!"

"They can't, we have an agreement with the Urcens, they are our partners from now on. If the families on Crenos have second Ideas we can intimidate, they will choose to avoid losses, they will receive gene arts for their troubles. Now it's up to me to get rid of the last hole in our plan….You"

Jacob forced himself to realise that there was no way for him to persuade him anymore, the damage had already been done, and if what he said was true, that meant the rest of the family were fighting including his father.

Mo Wen took out his weapon which was a pseudo legendary weapon of his own in the form of dual-curved blades.

Jacob started to run away again trying to avoid needless fighting and prioritize his safety.

"Coward! Mo Wen said as he charged madly" He rushed toward Jacob cutting toward him. Jacob dodged his attack like eyes were in the back of his head.

Jacob wanted to avoid fighting, there were too many unknowns. While Jacob was sure he could beat Mo Wen, he never understood.

Why was he attacking him?

Jacob continued to dodge each of his attacks, frustration built up, Jacob finally gave a razor-sharp slash that blew him away, which he held back slightly.

Mo Wen quickly started coughing up blood.

But Mo Wen is unwilling.

"I have to! I have to be stronger, I refuse" Mo Wen sorrowfully wailed, he continued to charge forward.

Resisting the urge to kill his family. Jacob hammered him with a roundhouse kick that made him dizzy.

He fell to the ground and Jacob stabbed him in his arms and made his weapons fall. He contemplated killing him heavily.

Just as he was about to make a decision he hated, he heard a voice from the distance, "Who did this to you son?" Jacob's neck stuttered fearfully toward the voice. He looked to see it was the large Merman holding up Creison getting him to speak.

Jacob didn't know when he got there. He just appeared out of thin air, even Jacob couldn't sense him. In the middle of all the chaos, Jacob never felt a feeling of oppression this strong... It felt like he was going to pass out.

He watched Creison hands starting to point to him.

"I should have killed him, Why can't he drop dead!", Jacob cured madly to himself.

Then he watched Creison's hand point straight toward him before he passed out.

The large merman put down his son and gave him something that healed all his wounds, in exchange for his consciousness.

"I know, I will make him suffer the worst punishment", he said to his son.

As he said this he stood up and looked at Jacob who was still frozen.

"You don't have the guts to kill him, so kill yourself and save me the trouble or I'll grant you a fate worse than dying".

Jacob wanted to say something but he couldn't, he beat the man's son near death.

"K....king U...rcen" Below his feet Mo Wen muttered something faint.

Jacob then realized this was King Urcen, he was shocked because the Elders said he was not on the planet, it was just a hoax.

The King of Urcen looked toward him and sent a pill inside his mouth, Mo Wen chewed the pill some more then his wounds started to heal and he pushed himself from underneath his feet.

The King of Urcen looked at him with a calm face and coldly commanded, "Kill yourself or I will make your life more hell than this".

Jacob could sense the seriousness in his voice and never doubted him. No excuses came to his mouth.

"Now boy! I need to see blood!" The King of Urcen shouted.

Jacob's mind was hazy from the strong voice of the King Of Urcen, it was like he was being controlled.

He looked at his crystal sword and held it up to his neck.

He felt like he was turned into a dummy when he faced someone he couldn't beat.

His hands started to shake because he knew he had no courage to actually do it.

"Dammit! I can't-!" Jacob was drenched in sweat after struggling to do the deed.

He could only take whatever the King of Urcen wanted to do with him. The King of Urcen looked at him with scorn.

"Hmph!" The King of Urcen coldly snorted, His body moved slightly as Jacob was suppressed, it was as if he was held by an invisible hand.

The King of Urcen took him into the sky, he made a wave with his hand and the grey clouds formed into a tornado surrounding everyone fighting.

Jacob was confused when he heard him say "You will watch your family die as an appetizer".

Jacob watched from the sky as his family members were fighting, he could tell that the oppressing presence of the King of Urcens was causing them to make mistakes that only he could see, he secretly cheered for them, but after half an hour of fighting, they started getting killed.