[Chapter 16] - Amidst the Thunder

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The city of Nagazora was once the pinnacle of electronical advancements in the east especially with the famous M.E Corporation stationed there as its main base of operations, but everything now is a complete far-cry from how this city once was.

Death, destruction, ruins, zombies and Honkai beasts.

That was pretty much the overall state of the city itself, everything is in shambles as fire burned wherever there is to burn be it vehicles, buildings, plants... corpses as well, creating a pungent deathly odour that wafted all across the empty streets.

As for me? I just walked through it without any care in the world since any Honkai beasts and zombies that came walking to me are dead, mostly thanks to my "stigmata". Which I still had a hard time in believing the boost that it gave me.

However, I also noticed how the said boost seems to be... continuous, and when I meant "continuous", I meant how it literally felt like my strength is increasing endlessly.

Furthermore, my new arm which was moulded from the earth within the Abyss itself became some form of conduit for other elements for me to wield other than Geo. Unfortunately, I couldn't really conceal its black texture so I had to stick with long sleeves clothing.

Whether I should be worried or glad remains unknown but it's definitely becoming a hassle if I keep on accidentally ripping off doorknobs or the whole door itself... the boat that brought me to the trench was an unfortunate victim to my sudden growth.

I already returned it back to the original owners who were obviously not pleased but they were soon easily placated when I gave them a small sack of gold as compensation.

And how did I escape that dark shithole of an Abyss? I just let Osial carry me back up since if I fell down from up there, I should be able to climb back up even though the logic doesn't make sense but hey, nothing's ever made sense since I've regressed.

A foreign god giving me his powers? Nope. Finding his weapons conveniently in this world? Nope. Falling into the Mariana Trench and the Abyss? Nope. Find out there's a dormant Stigmata in my body? Nope. Gain a new form of power that only appears in comic books? Nope as hell.

 It was admittedly dope as hell though.

Back to the situation on hand, I was more than certain that there wouldn't be any dojos in the middle of Nagazora so I opted to scan around the outskirts of the city where the buildings are less dense in numbers.

It has to be noted that this place is still a city so I could only rely on my past memories of finding the place... it was an abandoned dojo in a rather bleak region of Nagazora so I could go for those places first if it's any clue.

What I didn't know is that I would be getting more than I bargained for.

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Rain and thunder stirred as the gem started glowing, thrumming.

Violet was its colour and violent was it feeling and violence does it want.

Rain fell as lightning growled, the foreign presence doing nothing to pacify it.

No matter, because lightning will conquest over all eventually and eternally.

Heaven or hell, it doesn't matter because all shall fall under its rule.

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