Supremacy Games

Felix received many congratulation messages from Olivia and the others close to him. He was even invited to a party that was held in the UVR to celebrate it.

Seeing that it was being made by Olivia and his grandfather, Felix decided to take part.

...

"Do you think he will be mad at us?" Olivia asked with a worried tone while eyeing a three layers birthday chocolate cake.

"Don't worry, Felix has matured and experienced hell in his journey." Robert patted her in the head, "If he can slay a dragon, overcoming his trauma of birthdays should be doable too."

"Let's hope so...I don't want to upset him in his party." Olivia murmured while placing candles on the cake.

Unbeknownst to Felix, Olivia, and Robert were taking advantage of the party pretense to hold Felix a birthday party.

He would turn twenty-four in three days!

Robert always wanted to celebrate Felix's birthday...Alas, he knew that Felix never participated in a birthday party ever since his parents died.

To learn about your parents' death at a young age was already a serious blow to any kid.

But, when it happened on your birthday and learn that the only reason they died was due to rushing towards the party, that was a major traumatic experience.

Ever since then, Felix never mentioned birthdays, hosted his own, or participated in another one.

It truly pained Robert to see Felix like this.

...

Three days later...In the evening.

Felix and Asna could be seen locking arms together while standing before an invitation link. They were dressed beautifully, making them resemble a couple from fairy tales.

Since it was a party, naturally Asna wasn't going to sit back and watch Felix have all the fun.

"Don't cause trouble." Felix warned her one last time before pressing on the invitation link.

"Stop treating me like a child." Asna pinched him in the arm in annoyance while breaking into light particles.

The moment they reopened their eyes, they found themselves standing in utter darkness.

"Did we teleport to the wron..."

Before Felix could finish his sentence, the lights were turned on simultaneously.

Olivia, Robert, Malak, Erik, and the rest all jumped out in the open while shouting, "Surprise!!"

Pow Pow!..

Everyone blew confetti at Felix and Asna, showering them with little pieces of colorful plastic. Their gorgeous outfits were ruined but neither one of them cared about it.

"Happy Birthday Felix!!"

"New year! New journey!"

"Happy Birthday son."

Everyone started clapping in enjoyment while wishing him happy birthday after seeing his stunned expression.

However, when they switched their eyes to Asna...Everyone stopped clapping at once and just kept staring at her with dazed looks.

"So pretty..." Olivia murmured.

"How is it possible that she is more beautiful than in the videos?" Erik wiped his spilling saliva, feeling like he was making a grave sin by just staring at Asna.

of captain...Even his girlfriend is at a universal clas...Sob, sob." Leo couldn't even finish complement before breaking down in tears at how

even the perfect girlfriend was his. It

everyone." Asna greeted with a

Leo saw her smile, he sobbed even louder

didn't dare to keep looking at her for long, knowing that

tissues." Ronaldinho followed him with reddened eyes

queens left, Noah went

he patted Felix's shoulder and returned to his table, where his sister

eyes landed on his sister, did his expressionless

even see

saw the birthday decor and the giant chocolate cake on a table, the suppressed memories

***

Thirteen years earlier...

a small cozy apartment in New York Manhattan, Felix could be seen blowing balloons with

and a

be thrilled about your decoration." The nanny smiled kindly while helping Felix with taping

came...I am sure they have a lot of work to do." Felix

respond...She wanted to comfort him and tell him that his parents had assured her about their attendance, but she would rather not crush

but the nature of their work was truly too taxing

try to empty their schedule, there was

his previous birthday, both of them wished him

the disappointments he lived through

could see that his

wouldn't be his parents...But his family's cutthroat business system that enforced them to keep working like this to avoid

we invite your

stuck

"Even little Oli?"

before shaking his head, "I would rather not make take part in such a

sighed,

her, Felix's father and mother had been turned to ash just a few minutes

a building...The worst part? The accident

about it and just kept decorating his birthday

Half an hour later...

a table that had

going to show up. If

kid...He still had a tiny bit of hope that his parents would burst through the door and make him the happiest

waited and waited...Still, not a single knock

cake in front of him

into the plate, he had

he was a big boy, who was used to

understood his parents

repeating while clutching his pants tightly,

a few drops of tears could be seen falling into his

a

the plastic knife in his hand and cut a piece of the cake

he didn't hear a birthday song...He just placed the melting piece of cake on his

he didn't

the two

picked the plastic knife again and cut another piece...He put it on his father's

cut another piece, a

"Nanny!"

the kitchen...The first

next to her

Thud!

home phone fell from her

faint voice was heard from the speaker, attracting Felix's attention. Immediately, Felix picked up the phone,

to his ear, he heard the most horrific news a child ever needed to

Do you hear me?! No matter what you do, do