Viktor

"WAAAAAAH, BASTARD, DI- *PUAH&" A scar-face man shouts as he rushed toward the target ahead of him, with a sabre in his hands, he swung the weapon. The man has a huge smirk on his face, expecting the kid's body would be cut in half. Unfortunately, he hit nothing but an afterimage, then a small, dainty hand appeared out of nowhere, as it slaps him by the cheek.

*PUAH* Time seems to slow down, as the man's teeth flew out of his mouth. The impact was so strong that his neck was spun 360 degrees, killing him on the spot.

*THUMP* his body powerlessly falls. A silhouette appears right before the body. The figure isn't big compared to the strength he just displayed, around the height of an average 10 years old, with brown hair and hazel eyes, on his back is another energetic child who looks around curiously with a teddy bear within her grasp.

Of course, this is your beloved protagonist, Jayce, and his "daughter."

"Papa, look, blood, ehehehe!" The little girl giggled as she pointed at the dead corpse, apparently finding the horrendous scene amusing.

"Yeah, yeah..." Jayce had already numbed his feelings about this girl. Not just her memory is a problem...but also her personality. Maybe the girl was already liked this before her unconsciousness, but ever since they took off from the perimeter, the bloody, war scene that would look extremely horrifying for anyone else is only amusement for the girl...

'What did I get myself into....' Jayce lamented about his life decision, now he might potentially stick with a psychopath for a long time! Isn't she supposed to be an angel sent by heaven!? Why does it feel like she's the daughter of satan...

Amid his contemplation, Jayce's aura surges as he disappears from the spot.

*BOOM* A huge mace came right at where he previously stood, spider-webs like crack appeared on the ground. This shows just how powerful the force of the culprit was!

But even then...

*BANG* Jayce suddenly appears before the culprit as he propels his right leg, sending a powerful side kick to the face of the man. His leg was imbued with a strange, translucent white aura.

"'Gura-Gura no mi: Shingen no Ichigeki." (Hypocenter attack.)

*SPLAT* Time seems to slow down once more. The man's head suddenly started to crack slowly as the horror expression on his face is still present. Then, it popped.... splattering bloods and brain matters to the surroundings.

Jayce uses Arcane energies to coat both him and the girl from the filth. Of course, like a psychopath she is, the girl giggled, followed by a soft laugh as she frantically waves her hand in excitement.

"This is getting out of hand..." Ignoring the crazy demon, Jayce muttered. This has to be someone's scheme, there are no justified reasons for these scumbags to rebel like this, but what is their purpose...? To kill him? That explosion might hurt him to an extreme, but it wouldn't kill him, plus if it did kill him, what is the point of these criminals' creating havoc in the city?

He doesn't want to think about these things, politics are just too complicated...

"Maybe Poppy might know something..." Jayce muttered, he had wanted to contact Poppy, but he doesn't have the privilege yet, only C-rankers or rather, gold level badges could communicate with each other.

"Talk about C-rank, I can consider being one, now that my pure essences "suddenly" increased," Jayce said; both of his Arcane and Stamina crossed the 5000 marks, signifying the level of a C-ranker.

[Reminder:

F: 100

E: 500

D: 1000

C: 5000

B: 10000

A: 50000

S: 100000

SS: 500000

SSS: 1000000

Each level is separated into 4 levels: low, mid, high, peak.]

"What is C-rank, Papa...." The little girl inquired, waving the little teddy bear with her left hand.

"Haha, just rubbish, don't worry about it..."

"HALT!"

Jayce stopped in his track when he heard a shout coming from ahead.

*SLING* A string-like cable imbued itself at the wall of the building as a figure was propelled from the distance. The figure is the commander of the legion, Camille!

"Jayce Talis, what are you doing here?" Camille said as she elegantly walks over with her swaying hips. She scrunches her face as her frown deepens when she gets to sense his aura.

'Strong...' Camile thought, her years of experience in combats and powered allowed her to forge an intuition, and now it's telling her that his aura is extremely overwhelming! How could he get this strong...? It was just one month ever since they last saw each other, but his strength improved by this much....?

"I have to find a friend, please step aside, I'm in a hurry." Jayce answers, he has a good impression of the lady in front of him. Camille is a genuine solder, she isn't biased or corrupt, she just follows orders extremely well. Plus, he heard stories and rumours about how she charged headfirst to the horde of Void beast, in order to rescue many civilians. Even when she escort him back from prison, Camille was chill with it, she didn't harass or look down at him.

"Su-…" Before she could say anything, the ear-hearing device imbued in her right ear rang, a voice came from the other side spoke to her.

"Yes, sir. I will keep him safe. Yes. Over & out!" Camille randomly spoke out a sentence as she then gazes at Jayce.

"Sorry young Talis. I'm afraid I have to keep you with me, order from the higher up."

Jayce creases his eyebrows as he frowns at her. His aura surged.

"Well, like I said. I have to find my friend. Cya." He took a jump as he propels himself to the building by his side, sending him to the distance. As he said earlier, she is a "soldier" so following commands are her first priority, so talking with her is useless, fighting with her is a waste of time. He will just make a run for it.

"Tcch, childish..." Camille sneers, just as she was about to use her ability, she finds herself incapable of doing anything! She feels her strength is being restricted by something!

'Yin & Yang Lightnings.' She couldn't see it, but if one uses Arcane's eye, they would be able to see black and white snakes made of lightning as they entangled her!

"What the fuck...?" She curses out loud, but Jayce had already run far away.

…

Zaun, Shurima continent

In a hidden corner within the filth of Zaun, a small village was situated as they lived near a creek. The creek, although it contains toxic and chemical substances, was their only source of water and food.

"Float, *cough*, keep floating *cough* *cough* *cough*…" A young man ferociously coughs as his sickly stature struggles to hold the two wooden canes, the only foothold that he has to support his body. Alas, he eventually falls to the ground.

*Cough* His coughing got worse, as blood started to seep out from the corner of his mouth.

The weird thing was despite the illness that he's inflicted with, there is no despair in the boy's eyes. His smile brightened when a small object floating on the creek entered his peripheral vision. The object is a badly made, mechanical boat. Although useless, it seems to hold the world dear in the beholder.

Unknown to others, this invention, this event will mark the beginning of the revolution! The greatest inventor to ever live has been born this day.

…

"Sigh...." A sigh was released from a distance away as Jayce gazes at the boy lying near the creek. Even at a distance, he could still see the boy's expression clearly, the face of a determined man! In the face of death, he could still smile, it's remarkable really.

'DING! Player, please choose one of the following options:

Ignore the boy, Reward: 500 Strength

Help the boy, Reward: 1000 Agility

"Well, I know what I should choose," Jayce muttered, even if the system didn't remind him, he would try and help the boy. Maybe it's in his blood, but his business senses are tingling. Jayce has a feeling that if he invests in the boy, it would pay off in the near future.

"*snore*" A little snore coming from behind him, as a little koala hanging by his neck as a bubble-blowing coming from her nose.

"This girl..." Jayce reveals a helpless look, he doesn't know why he has a deep attachment to this little daemon, maybe it's her charisma, but when they first met, he has a feeling that the girl isn't so simple, and wallah, here they are. This might be the so-called "fate".

'Anyways, let's finish this...Cait isn't in immediate danger, but....' Jayce thought as he walked toward the boy. A cyan aura appeared around him as he activated his Runeline, Unseal spellbook!

'Runeline ability: Unseal Spellbook

Description: Player has access to the book of ruination.

Current availability: Heal, Cleanse, Clarity, Exhaust, Mark.

Cooldown: 100 ap/ min.

Note: Depending on the player's level, corresponding effects will apply.

[AN: For example: If Jayce wants to heal a person who is lower level than him, the effect will be more "effective" than those of higher levels.]

'Heal!' Green magic particles emerged from his hand as they fly toward the unconscious boy. His sickly pale face turned rosy, the sunken hollows on both sides of his cheekbones, probably due to hunger and starvation transform into a normal face, that's befitting of those his age. All and all, his appearance changes drastically.

'Cleanse!' This time, blue magic particles appeared. They flew toward the boy's right leg, presumably the injury which he was inflicted on, started from there. He isn't a doctor nor a healer like Soraka, so Jayce doesn't know the process behind these spells. He just knows that it works...somehow...

*rustles*

*Tap Tap Tap*

When Jayce heard some noise, accompanied by a series of footsteps, he decided not to reveal himself, he had already helped out the boy with the best of his capabilities, the rest is up to him. Wasting any more time would be critical to him and Caitlyn.

"I wish you the best, boy. Maybe fate will lead us together once more."-Jayce

"Viktor...?"

"VIKTOR!" An old man yells out, followed behind him are several people with sickly appearance, they all have a worried expression as they look at the unconscious Viktor. These are the village people that live along with Viktor.

"Viktor, brother...wake up!" A small girl with tattered clothes, just like everyone else, she has sunken hollows on both sides of her cheek, which means that they all suffer from malnutrition. The girl ran ahead and knelt in front of her brother's body, she kept nudging him, in hope of him waking up.

And it seems to work!

Viktor slowly opens his eyes in confusion,

'Am still alive...?' Viktor thought, ever since young, he has suffered from an unknown illness that led to the deterioration of his health, and just now he could feel his body starting to break down. Nonetheless, he wasn't afraid of death, that's why he had prepared to die at the moment, but why was he still able to open his eyes...?

Plus...

"My illness...." It's gone!? The coughing, the pain in his right knee, the tightness in his chest... they all disappeared! He feels an extreme refresh feeling that he never gets to experience before. Like a brand new man!

"VIKTOR!" A loud shout, followed by a light body, crashed into his embrace, broke him from his stupor. His little sister hugging him with all her might as she cries out tears of grievance. Subconsciously, he pats the head of the little one as he consoles her. His eyes happened to catch an image of a silhouette in the distance as it slowly disappeared.

"Thank you... This debt, I will repay.... someday."

….

Jayce's POV.

"Now...Where do I find the tavern..." Jayce muttered, through the vision of the necklace, he could see the surrounding street, but he has no idea how to get there!

'I should have asked the people before I run away....' But going back there now would be too embarrassing...

*sigh*

After running for a few minutes, Jayce finds himself in the middle of an alleyway. He had "borrowed" a map along the way, the streets of Zaun are just too difficult to navigate!

But as if heaven answering his needs and troubles...

"hehe, Boss look, a pretty boy from the upper!"

"Ohhoho, this guy must be a noble, look at his clothe!"

"Perfect! Plus, that little girl...I find myself a little itchy!"

Dozens of gangsters walked out from the shadow as they all surrounded him from all sides.

"Oh perfect! I'm in need of some guide!" Instead of the normal horrifying expression that they used to see, they saw the boy's eye lit up like a Christmas tree as he fiercely gazed at them like a naked woman!

"FUCK! This is a pervert! GET THEM, BOY!"

"HUAAAAAAAAAH!"

Having enough, the gangsters rush at Jayce with metal pipes in their hands....

…

A few seconds later...

"Yes, yes, The Last Drop is this way, sir..." A flattering smile appeared on the bruised face of the gangster as he submissively guided Jayce around the street of Zaun. Behind him are the same people a few seconds prior.... except that they all have bruised, purple and blue on their face and body... looking extremely miserable!

"Haha! Isn't this better, why resort to violence, why can't we all work together and achieve world peace!" Jayce laughed casually.

'WORLD PEACE MY ASSS!'