Eye System

Chapter 3: Going Back Home

Lex trained that entire day sharpening his Telekinetic Control Eye, by consistently lifting massive objects and attempting to uproot out trees.

He was now LVL 5 at 14, which could be deemed as a prodigy, although he used pills, a regular human body could only incorporate at most 20% of their medical properties.

Whereas for a prodigy of SSS rank they could barely incorporate up to 90%, and with his retention rate of 100%, with the assistance of the system, he could be regarded as a prodigy among prodigies, by which he could enter numerous giant companies, institutions, and armies.

The last pill he took strengthened and assisted the recovery of his body to the zenith state, although it wasn't sufficient for him to rise in LVL and LVL UP to LVL 6 and his body settled at LVL 5.

However, Lex as an orphan and without having a senior figure in his life to guide and encourage him, was very naive and believed that bullying was the most extreme punishment, and didn't understand the ture terrors of the world. 

But despite his naivety, he was still aware of the cruelty of humanity and was still opposed to the system of humans who simply craved power and were motivated by greed and their thirst for power and wealth.

[I want to follow the rebel troops to help them topple the world's government and restore it with a whole new world of fairness, equality and further consolidates those of inferior statuses and the 90% who weren't born with the talent for levelling] he stated immaturely.

The rebel troops were an organization composed of those of more inferior status who were striving for those who couldn't fight for themselves and desired to topple the prevailing government.

It held all foolish massacres as they weren't capable of achieving anything and continued being killed and crushed by the much more powerful and compelling government and additional levelling families.

In an environment where levelling and strength were taking over, the largest of those of the upper echelon didn't even place the rebel troops in their eyes.

The rebel troops, who chiefly had to relied on technology and didn't even possess access to the resources needed to empower themselves, weren't a threat to the upper echelon in the slightest.

The prevailing Earth was split into the government, the rebels, and the levelling families, with most of the other organizations coming under the government influence and the levelling families.

It was apparent to everybody who grasped what was going on in the world, that the rebels were solely buzzing, annoying houseflies and simply weren't a threat to the levelling families and the government, that were co-existing with the levelling families, but was still inferior in strength.

He was frustrated concerning his contemporary prospect on life and was driven by his contempt for his past bullies, but still wanted to be a genuine person and support those in an alike situation to him, by joining the rebels.

Lex's mental state was all across the place and he continued seeking to find a goal for himself.

He loathed humanity, but also desired to be the strength for the oppressed with his Eye System.

The naive thought of signifying a hero and being revered by all kept performing itself within Lex's mind, but he held no concept about how the world operated, and the comparingly trivial bullying and abuse he underwent, was trivial in comparison to the ruthless real world.

Lex felt that life following the Eye System integrating with him was progressing too swiftly and he was struggling to keep up, as he aimlessly stormed towards the future with his eyes shut, hoping for the best and moving with the flow of whatever transpired.

Albeit all the information Lex had within his mind, from investigating on Skynet consistently, he didn't know about or understand how the world operated as he was constantly running about with impulsive objectives, while being oblivious to reality.

After training and stabilising at LVL 5, he could endeavour to haul himself up above the cliff and he determined that if he pushed himself to his limits, he would be able to.

Standing parallel to the 20-meter cliff at the bottom, Lex leapt as high as he could to preserve as much energy as he could and then used his Telekinetic Control Eye to elevate his body.

He sensed his eyes and brain were being strained massively by elevating the mass of his body, but now at LVL 5, it was somewhat more lenient as he carried himself, feeling like he was flying and begetting the chilly air stroking past him.

However, the higher he progressed the more active the strain was on his eyes and the more arduous it was becoming to elevate himself higher.

Sustaining the tremendous pain in his eyes and spirit, he kept exerting himself to his limits and he ultimately achieved the placement of his feet atop the edge of the cliff as he toppled forward and collapsed onto the dirt before him.

"I am back and better than ever," he pantingly bellowed in joy.

Submerged in perspiration and dirt, Lex left the woodlands, that he had been held in for the past 5 days joyfully.

Apprehending that he must have been proclaimed as dead or missing and the government would simply cover it up as they didn't care about Lex, who they didn't see as an asset worth anything to themselves, he wasn't too anxious about being noticed.

Yet, still simply to be safe he held out his wristwatch, that was standard issue of the government, and stomped on it as hard as he could.

But even while being LVL5, which was 50% stronger than a normal adult, he was still incapable of destroying it. 

After 10 minutes of constantly throbbing and stomping, finally, the watch split, which he followingly projected down the cliff.

[System show me my status].

{Ding,

Name- Lex Black

Power- Mortal LVL 5

State- Healthy

Eye Powers- Telekinetic Control Eye

Talent: E (SSS)

Skills- Weapon Creation - Unused}.

[Oh, I almost forgot about the weapon creation skill, let me try that out].

He used the inventory to withdraw the skill book and a silver book with an exquisite layout and transmitting remarkable brilliance, that was chilling to attain, materialized in his hands.

{Ding, The Weapon Creation skill has been detected, does the host wish to acquire this skill}.

[Yes].

{Ding, The Weapon Creation skill has been acquired} announced the system.

As he heard the system's announcement, currents of knowledge, and how to use the skill, streamed into his mind as he felt very familiar with it as if he had been studying the skill for lifetimes.

Following the program, he deluged his energy towards his right-hand, moulding a blue dagger made of pure energy which was seemingly weightless and had a tint of a blue thunderbolt in his hand.

Glancing at the dagger, he felt he could manage it much more naturally than other objects.

[It is weightless due to it being made up of my energy and is exceptionally sharp and I don't have to fret about it snapping in midst of a battle as it is made up of energy. Nevertheless, it had its cons as it needs a constant supply of energy to be intact] thought Lex as it hovered and flew around him under the control of his Telekinetic Control Eye.

[I can utilize this skill to form weapons with just a thought, for resistance and aggression, having an unfathomable defence and unequalled attack power], he thought to himself, imagining himself having hundreds of various weaponry flying around him.

His residence was in the slums, which was conveniently resided next to the woodlands that he was in and he dubiously knew his way around the area.

He dashed towards his residence, that was provided by the government, all while attempting to be overlooked and execute sureness that the intelligence that he was deceased wasn't proven wrong.

If nobody knew that he was alive, it would allow him to enter the rebel troops stealthily and without anybody knowing of or investigating his whereabouts.

Entering the vulnerable rebel troops was a remarkably stupid and risky decision, but without any family figures or anybody to guide him his entire life, Lex was travelling blind in the cruel world.

Using telekinesis, he somewhat lifted his body up to make it feel lighter and more agile while running.

He dashed from tree to tree, heading towards all the bright lights of the city he could see on the distance.

Following about 5 minutes of racing, he ended up at the edge of the empty woodlands and was now on the outskirts of the slum area where his residence presided as well.

The accommodations provided by the government were of notoriously inferior quality and struggled to accommodate the requirements that people needed to live.

Lex dashed atop the petty, rustic lodges and blitzed through the murky alleyways of the repugnant slums, crowded with a redolence of gutters.

The sight of despaired or dark characters sprawling or squatting around the slums was common in the struggle that they were living in, which opposed to the prosperous and gorgeous central city that the strong and wealthy resided in.

With the higher tolerance of a leveller and the residual energy from the pills in his body, Lex didn't have to stop moving to rest.

Following an hour or so of racing, he arrived at his residence which was situated in an aged and rundown hotel at the edge of the slums.

Lex sneaked up into his chamber from the fragile and shattered windows of his pitiful flat on the initial floor, as not to cause any undesired uproar from his next-door-neighbours and those in the same building as him.

Assembling all his outfits, valuable belongings, canned food and placing them into his inventory, which wasn't much anyway, he headed to the corner of his tiny bedroom where there was his ancient and defective desk, with an antique model computer connected to Skynet, that he had previously found and fixed from a dumpster.

He ignorantly searched 'rebel organizations' attempting to find any knowledge assuming that he could obtain a way to join them or find means to get into touch with them.

In spite of all the research he had done and all the knowledge he had acquired with his great memory over the years, intelligence, in customary is subjective, and isn't only about data but needed him to experience life and the world, which he hadn't.

{Ding, the host can query the system for erudition, as the system accumulates all it can from Skynet for the time being, and will be able to gain deeper secret data as the system upgrades} the system proclaimed to him.

Hearing this, he was grateful and fortunate to have such a heaven-defying system.

[Where is the nearest rebel troops entering station] he asked ignorantly, requiring to get to them as soon as possible to obtain an objective and an aim to accomplish with his newfound power.

He placed the rest of the movables and belongings into his inventory, comprehending that it wouldn't cause a massive commotion, as thievery was common in the impoverished slums, and didn't want to leave behind anything that he could use in the future.

{Ding, there are no rebel stations nearby, as the rebel troops are currently in a war with the government after the government took the rebel force's leader in custody. In such a situation, the rebel troops wouldn't exhibit where to join, otherwise they would have been exterminated by the government. But from scanning the area, they are battles 50 miles west, outside of the city in a nearby forest} stated the system.

Hearing what the system said, Lex was even angrier with the government and touched by the rebel forces' loyalty to their leader, which made him even more impressed and willing to join.

Little did he know was that with no other option and their leader captured, the rebels were soon to be wiped out as they were being slowly picked off by the government, which was the reason that they started an all-out, suicidal war to at least die gloriously and damage the government as they went down.

After taking all his clothes and the small number of spirit coins he had accumulated up from his allowance, which were soon going to be used up to get another wristwatch from an unlicensed business, he left and headed west towards the battlefield.

Knowing his pace, it would take too long to run there on foot and he would be drained after reaching there, making him weak and vulnerable.

Thinking about a faster method of transportation he designed his own unique way of travelling, based on the hoverboards that he had always wanted, but were always way too expensive for him to afford.

Using Weapon Creation, which seemed to have no limitation apart from his energy and his imagination, he created an oval-shaped board, and due to it being made of energy it made it almost weightless, making it perfect to be used as a hoverboard.

Despite it not being what was known as a weapon, Lex didn't let the name of the skill restrict him and used the skill to form whatever he pleased.

He stood on the board and activated his Telekinetic Control Eye and lifted the board as it hovered above the ground.

His legs began to shake as he became slightly scared, but after a while, he began to stabilize, and after regaining his balance increased his speed.

Surfing through the air, at the speed he was going, he would be able to cover the 50 miles in not much more than an hour.

It would then take him another half an hour and an agonizing 500 spirit coins to form a false ID: Lex Luther for his new wristwatch.

Despite it being most of the savings that he had accumulated, by skipping meals and cutting down on costs for the past few years, he knew how essential that watch was for levellers and that he wouldn't be able to do many things without it, so was worth the investment.

After materializing the board and controlling it, he realised that what he created with his energy was almost weightless and restricted less by gravity, so the board would soothe the strain on his eye and would reduce the pressure on his Telekinetic Control Eye by acting as a barrier under him.

Lex continued skimming through the buildings, and stayed as close to the ground as possible.

Lex was covering the distance quickly, while making sure to go through alleyways and empty areas to avoid any problems and soon reached the walls of the fortress where he knew there was a secret tunnel, through which he came outside.

After an hour of hovering on the hoverboard, he reached the approximate area the system had described until there was a sudden uproar.

BOOM!!

BLAST!!

He felt the area shake as a bulky purple bodied mecha was propelled toward the ground by a golden mecha cruising in the air, producing huge trembling and a shock wave that almost propelled Lex off his hoverboard.

The mecha would only be used by the rebels and weak government soldiers who still relied on technology to make up for their inferior strength LVLs.

Identifying the symbol on the golden mecha, Lex knew it was related to the government soldier and assumed that the purple mecha was that of a rebel pilot, who was automatically ejected from the purple mecha which exploded soon after causing another huge shockwave which successfully threw him off.

Lex as fast as he could, diffused the hoverboard and made a huge sphere around him to avoid detection through thermal or any other apprehensions.

The rebel was flung flying backwards because of the enormous explosion and crashed into some debree.

Lex hid behind some wreckage, watching the battle unfold silently, scared to even let out a breath.

Seeing the rebel injured, the government soldier docked his mecha in front of the rebel.

Exiting the mecha, with a slender, sleek and sharp rapier-like blade in his hand and a sinister smile, the soldier strolled towards the rebel.

Half-squatting down and looking straight into the rebel soldiers eyes he began to chuckle, " Tsk Tsk Kris how long have we been fighting... I remember when we first met as enemies and look who has won and who lost? "reminisced Baron

Kris, "..."

They seemed to know each other and had a long history of battling against each other.

Both had quite high rankings within their own constituencies, yet in the eyes of those in the larger levelling families and the powers of the planet, they were merely ants fighting against each other.

Suddenly bloodshot eyes glanced at Kris and with a blur of movement, a long and sharp rapier-like-blade was soon seen pierced into the thigh of Kris, that was forcibly torn off by the sword, skewering it.

"Aargh..Aha!!!" came the blood-curling scream of Kris. 

Lex watched aghast, knowing what destiny anticipated the rebel.

[I must help; however, I am too weak to be of any use, Tch, looks like I will have to stake my life and perform a sneak attack].

As all his past scenes rushed through his mind displaying it as a film and everything he wanted and wanted to achieve, Lex couldn't give up and allow someone he said he wanted to join die in front of him.

He steeled his determination and with a clear glance of indomitable will and resolution, he glared at the government soldier, despite being afraid, and conjured a small thin blade within each hand and activated his Telekinetic Control Eye.

Controlling two blades and two in his hands and with the hoverboard under his feet, he raced off, at the soldier to rescue the rebel.

The government soldier seeing a 14-year-old kid rushing near him holding two daggers chuckled.

"Humph! Kris you guys are shameless enough to even recruit children and force him to fight to his death in this damned war, I shall take this opportunity to relinquish his soul from the clutches of you insane rebels"

Kris the rebel soldier having drained into despair was aroused when he heard Baron and noticed the direction he was chuckling and saw a teenager rushing with 2 daggers on a hoverboard and mumbled to himself.

"Hopeless, seems like a juvenile kid is attempting to be a hero, a pity, only death awaits him!" he mumbled, nevertheless, still hoping for a miracle to occur.

Both were weak cannon-fodders in the grand scheme and were merely pawns struggling against each other in the eyes of the upper echelon.

The rebel had already yielded to his fate and closed his eyes lest he saw another person die and as the Baron raised his dark blade covered with dried blood, he threw the scabbard at the young Lex who never expected it.

Lex lost his balance and his two daggers fell from his hands as he fell, rolling forward in the direction of Baron.

Lex quickly dispersed the hoverboard and formed a hexagonal orb-shaped shield while half-kneeling, managing to barely block the strike and save his life.

The pain his brain was suffering was unimaginable due to the constant pressure on his shield from the government soldier that was 10 LVLs higher than him and striking at him with full power. 

Baron shouted, "Talented kid to be capable of blocking my strike by hiding in this turtle shell of yours, but looking at you I don't think you still have the energy to live and see past dawn"

The rebel Kris saw this and muttered, "Looks like god is not on our side after all".

Lex's energy and spirit was unable to hold any longer and the shield started cracking as...

Baron lifting his sword was inclined to sever it down with all his might for one final strike.

Nobody noticed Lex instead of being scared, crying and begging was currently full of smiles and smugness under to the dirt covering his face. 

Baron viewing this was surprised and confused and sank back pausing for a moment, which was the death of him.

SWOOSH

SWOOSH

SLASH.

A head rocked down DUM!...DUM!

The former body that was wielding the sword-severing down, powerlessly fell backwards against the ground.

The rebel soldier, Kris, witnessed this with his eyes, that were now practically protruding out of eye sockets from the shock of what he had just seen. 

"How?! Frr....om where di..d those two daggers resemble!?"

Two daggers had formed from behind the government soldier, who didn't notice that the daggers that fell to the ground that were sustained by energy had disintegrated, while Lex formed two more and controlled them to attack the soldier's neck from behind.

Blood flooded out, colouring the entire area red, with corpses omnipresent and the severed pieces of mechs spread throughout the battlefield.

Lex rubbed his face feeling a heated fluid splatter upon his face, and his fingers began to tremble. 

It seemed as if everything within the world ceased, time seemed to stop and all Lex could hear was the thud of his heartbeat.

Everything was eary and weirdly calm.

He didn't vomit and wasn't disgusted unexpectedly, and he just stood there staring at blood, when a trace of ruthlessness glazed in his eyes.

Following who knew how many hours Lex, was awoken by the rebel soldier.

Lex stared at him expressionless. 

He felt the life around him evolving slowly into a pool of blood with countless corpses calling his name.

But he was promptly bought back into consciousness from the nightmare by the roars of other government soldiers, as he swiftly seized the rebel soldier and managing his hoverboard, raced into an abandoned warehouse long and far away from the battlefield.

Lex didn't know how to feel when he saw the rebel soldier coughing blood out and looking at him as if he was a monster.

[I saved him, but I just killed somebody].

The thought continued spreading like a wildfire within his mind.

With blood on his hands, he now understood how cruel the world really was.

Letting go of the rebel as it strained his eyes massively adding onto the strain he had after carrying himself on the board all the way, he physically carried him into a broken building nearby.