Supremacy Games

"What do you mean by temptation? I don't think the elders and our parents would approve of such a thing!"

Olivia shook her head firmly with closed eyes. She didn't want to look at his devilish mouth, spewing such terrifying lies to her face.

Felix lifted her chin gently and gazed at her tight shut eyes and pressed lips. "Little Oli, do you honestly believe that the family would care about our lives when their longevity and authority is threatened?"

He chuckled mockingly and said, "Don't be so naive. Even if only one of us managed to survive the process of awakening, it is a win in their eyes, since it means that they still have a chance to obtain some items that may extend their lives."

He sighed and pulled away from her, "Don't hate them for it, neither disdain them. It is a simple trade between us. They gave us bloodlines, resources, training opportunities, and everything we need to awaken. So, we won't forget them after we gain power."

Indeed, the family was doing all of this, not out of the goodness of their heart. Rather, to obtain backing from their awakened juniors during upcoming authority struggles.

This current Era was controlled not by weapons, or diplomacy. But simply, the number of awakening individuals a country or a family had.

The elders would be damned if they left this race for authority, just so they could protect useless juniors who had no real power in this New Era.

That's why the World Council, downplayed the painful process of awakening by releasing only the good parts of it, as for the dangers and the actual process, they didn't mention it much in their streams.

The families, companies, governments, associations, and more backgrounds were all in this together. They knew that youngsters no matter how rash they were in making decisions. They still wouldn't dare to awaken if its dangers were released publicly.

The leaders wanted them to underestimate it and go for it no matter what. If not else, who would pave the road ahead in this New Era?

Felix chuckled and approached Olivia who had her palms in her ears while muttering in denial, "you are a liar.'"... "I'm not listening to your lies."...."my parents won't allow it."

"Tell me the most painful physical experience you went through to this point." He asked her after seeing that she wasn't going to hear any more of his explanations. Yet, Olivia didn't respond. She just pretended that she didn't hear a thing.

Vexed, Felix removed her hands from covering her ears and repeated his question again with a firmer tone.

This time Olivia couldn't pretend anymore. She fiddled with the corner of her outfit and answered, "It was when I was 12 years old. I fell from the stairs of my parent's mansion. I broke 2 ribs and one arm."

hospital many times to show my concern."

you kept drawing on my arm's cast funny faces and

mistaken me for Kenny." Before she could bicker back with him, he poked her forehead and said, "Now tell me Oli. If that was the greatest pain you felt in your life, how are you supposed to handle an agony that strikes the fiber of your being trying

"Please enlighten me."

illusion and bring some sense in her mind that awakening was not something to be

start the process with a focused mind, have a decent chance of passing

could only turn her head away from his questioning gaze. "I don't know okay?! If everything that you said was right, it only meant that I am not

sobbed. She couldn't handle it anymore. Felix was shattering all her dreams for a bright future,

only cry her eyes out after realizing that she would stay the same as always,

grown, everyone sees her as a little child either to bully and tease

back gently to comfort her. "Don't worry about it Oli. I just wanted you to treat awakening seriously, not block you from it." He smiled and said, "I can help you lower

blue eyes, quivering

just me. I believe the family will try their best to do the same. But they won't be able to lower the pain period to 20%, but probably just 75%. That's not so bad, as at

display that he was unbothered about their certain death. He only cared about two of his cousins; one was Olivia his childhood friend (in his point of view).

they could burn in hell and he wouldn't

off from his hug and wiped her tears with her sleeves. "Why don't you share your method to the family, isn't it better

and a hologram of a small glass bottle filled with thick blue liquid, revolved in front of Olivia. "This is what we will use. A potion called pain relief; the only difference is the number of potions

could lower the pain duration by 20%, but after drinking four continuously her body would build immunity to its effect, thus forcing the duration to

2 potions before risking it. However,

each junior. This meant for those who

why would you go that far for me? Is it really as

with him as she stammered

"Get some common sense Little Oli. If I had feelings towards you, would I bully and tease you each time

towards the bathroom door, leaving his real reason why he went through all

played with me and tolerated my tantrums during the death of my family. I am only doing

also not to see your corpse covered in your own pool of blood and

red forehead and stomped her leg in irritation after being treated like a kid again. "I will show you all that I am 17 years old just like you, and make

and followed after Felix. Yet, the moment she emerged from the door, she saw everyone looking at her damp eyes and red face

a beast, he