Chapter 9: Nexus and Eva


    Nexus and Marcus rendezvoused away from the battlefield that was now littered with cops.


    They arrived at a secluded part near the bay area. Marcus wasn''t that bloody. He only received a few hits. But the robe was destroyed.


    "I should probably buy some proper gear that''s crafted by humans." Marcus said while burning the red robes. He then proceeded to clean himself up and grab a new set of clothes from his pocket dimension.


    "How was your first night fighting in the mortal realm? Good yes? Satisfying?" Nexus asked.


    "Yes, and the rush during a real fight is amazing. When you''re fighting for your life and your opponent is fighting for his. Especially when nearing the end and you see the helplessness in your enemy''s eyes." Marcus experienced a lot tonight which were all new to him. These were things he didn''t get to experience in the heavenly realm.


    "That''s why you don''t have to go to a university. They don''t teach these kinds of things there. Real experience can only be gained on a true battlefield. Universities will just dump schoolpetitions on you or maybe let you temper once in a blue moon. That''s not what you need." Nexus said as he happily rolled on the ground.


    "Won''t I get better connections if I go to universities?" Marcus asked.


    "Connections smections, this is a third world country. Simr to the heavenly realm, there are a lot of ways you can make connections in these parts of town." Nexus went in front of Marcus and continued "Besides we got to talk about your fights tonight."


    "Lay em on me." Marcus didn''t mind being lectured as long as it would help him improve. Also, the cat already proved himself to be useful a couple of times ever since he got the ''Destrcstone'', and he also epted him as a friend ever since he gave him the advice when they were in the stone.


    "First, don''t forget that if you could perform a sneak attack like the one you did on the injured Commander, which of course only worked because he could hardly stand and he had little to no mana, then do it. What you did when fighting with the people in the storage room was total garbage and that means you''re garbage! What''s with the shy entrance? There were two low ranked dogs in the middle which you could have easily killed right away if you were more subtle."


    Marcus''s eyes twitched. Lecturing was okay, but being called garbage was another. He, a prince of a leading empire in the heavenly realm, was called garbage.


    "Alright, shut up!" Marcus kicked the cat which easily dodged.


    "I''m not done. Second, use your fucking brain! It took you forever to realize that intangible guy''s weakness. You were just throwing attacks here and there. I know you''re hungry for battle bute on man, what''s the use of your brain if you don''t use it in a fight. As your mother said, don''t let your emotions take the wheel. Can you really be a conqueror? With that kind of fighting, you won''t be able to help your mother and help your empire from its predicament. " Nexus again started lecturing, making sure to poke his soft spots


    "I said shut up!" Marcus shouted. His vermillion eyes glowed. The destructive aura started to leak out of his body.


    "See, that''s what I told you. Control your temper. Jokes aside, just keep fighting and learn to adapt." Nexus finished with that and jumped on Marcus''s shoulder "Let''s go get a cab."


    Marcus tried to calm down a bit. He did three long breaths. "You''re right."


    They walked towards the street to grab a cab and head straight to the hotel.


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    The next morning, Marcus woke up.


    He sat up and saw Nexus watching television.


    His body still felt sore. He didn''t drink any healing potions because Nexus and people from the Heavenly Realm advised him not to. He didn''t have any severe injuries so heplied.


    He stood up and went to the bathroom.


    "News report. Last night a group of people were killed at the docks. The police identified them to be a part of a gang. The guards at the docks said that they saw a man wearing a red hood and had red glowing eyes who most likely stopped the men from the gang. For what reason they don''t know. The police are now looking for clues on who the person is." A female reporter said.


    The reporter continued "Later that night, another killing incident happened. This time one could call it a full-blown massacre. There were more than 20 people dead on the scene. Leo vus the heir of vus corporation was said to be the victim of an assassination attempt that the people who are on the groundmitted. He also said that he was saved by a man who was wearing red robes. Who is this man? Where did hee from? And what will he do next? Back to you."


    "Thank you, ra, and next up, the police chief of Levi City has something to say about this vignte." A middle-aged man sitting on a backless chair said.


    The camera changed its view to the tv beside the man and zoomed in. It had no video, only a voice of a man could be heard.


    "People are now starting to call him a vignte on social media. I, however, disagree. He is currently in the city, the events that happened were in the city. That makes it the job of the police. He is no more than a killer. So don''t start calling him a vignte or else it wi---"


    Nexus changed the channel.


    "I''m famous," Marcus said while going out of the bathroom.


    "We''ll be at this for a couple more days. I would love to see their reaction then. Oh and we''re going out. Didn''t you say you wanted to explore the city?" Nexus said while switching channels.


    "I was nning to hole up here until tonight. I thought you were enjoying some tv?" Marcus asked. He did want to go out but his body was sore.


    "Yeah but the good stuff I like aren''t gonna show up until this afternoon." Nexus said.


    "Who told you that? You haven''t even seen whates on before lunch." Marcus picked his shirt up which was on the floor.


    "It''s called the ''The Inte''. They got all kinds of stuff there." Nexus said


    "I know what the inte is. Fine, I''ll go and take a bath, and check on Carmen, then we''ll head down." Marcus went to the bathroom again. He was in a pretty good mood today, factoring out the fact that his body was sore. The events that happenedst night and how much experience he gained was still fresh in his mind.


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    Going down to the hotel lobby they saw Eva again.


    Marcus saw Nexus dashing straight towards her.


    Eva seeing Marcus again waved her hand. She could already guess that this young man is from a wealthy family who just ran away from home. Well, she was partly right.


    She also saw a cute cat running towards her. The cat jumped on the table and looked at her.


    She petted the cat and it purred. The cat went closer to her so she embraced it.


    "Aren''t you a cute one?" Eva rubbed her face against the cat.


    "Thank you," Marcus replied.


    Eva giggled at what he said.


    "I''m Marcus by the way, and that''s Nexus. It''s good to see you again Ms. Eva." Marcus greeted with a slight nod at the end.


    "It''s good to see you again too Marcus" Eva smiled at him.


    *meow*


    "And you too Nexus." Eva hugged the cat a bit tighter when she said that.


    Seeing that Nexus had no ns to go yet, Marcus conversed with Eva "Ms. Eva are you a cat person?"


    "Well, I like almost anything that''s cute. Except for lizards. I can''t stand lizards. I mean, some people think that lizards are cute but I guess I''m just not one of those. Pretty much the same with my sister." Eva said.


    "I bet your sister is as pretty as you Ms. Eva" Marcus said.


    "Aren''t you a smooth talker? Yes, she is extremely pretty, even prettier than I am." Eva said. Praising her sister''s beauty.


    Eva could have been a lot more beautiful but she had dark eyebags beneath her eyes. Marcus could guess that these are due to her working too hard.


    If she weren''t working too hard and stressed all the time then she''d be one hell of a beauty which Nexus would rate 9 and a half. Though Nexus would probably rate her above 10 no matter what.


    If she would rest a lot more and be less stressed, then she''d totally be on par with her sister.


    "Leave me here." Nexus telepathically said.


    "Wait, don''t tell me that you actually like Miss Eva? You shit show of a cat. What the fuck happened to, exploring the city?" Marcus really can''t connect the dots. He thought this cat only dig catgirls


    "Miss Eva looks like Nexus wants to stay with you. I''ll be leaving for a while." Marcus waved his hand and started walking to the door.


    "Are you sure you want to leave him here? Oh and also call me Big Sister." Eva said while hugging Nexus. She did feel a slight familiarity with the cat and with Marcus. It''s like she doesn''t wanna let go. She just doesn''t know why.


    "I''m sure. Cya!" Marcus went through the door and Eva stood there looking at Nexus. Their eyes met and there was a look of mncholy in the cat''s eyes.