Kellen Woods grew up never knowing a normal world. By the time he could walk, his mother and father had already sealed several serious gates that threatened the safety of his hometown. By the time his sister was born, they were famous worldwide. 

So the world held their breath for when Kellen and his sister came of age, waiting to see what kind of power they would awaken. 

His sister was just like his mom, same power, same class, while Kellen, woke up one day to find out what it meant to be special in a family the world watched. But in the worst way. 

Awakening weaker then your powerful parents wasn’t unheard of, but when your younger sister awakened at the same class as your parent, anyone would feel inferior. And Kellen, never one to ask for hand outs, left the comfort and safety of his hometown to become better than the weak brat everyone thought he was. 

Kellen went to the front lines, to where the gates normally broke out. From there, Kellen worked hard, and then worked some more until no one could doubt that he was good at his job. He got so good that even with his lower class, people would still hire him to help. But Kellen never took it to heart. He had learned a valuable lesson on the front lines. Classification only meant shit if you walked back out of the gate. Otherwise, shut your mouth and listen to those with more experience. They determined who made it out alive or not.

But Kellen was tired now. He had gotten everything out of his system, and the fast paced life on the front lines didn’t suit him anymore. Now, he wanted to go home, buy a house, maybe find a nice man to settle down with, and live a normal life. 

All the while, the yellow eyes he’d met on the front lines haunted him, no matter how much he tried to forget about them. 

Especially since the Esper they were attached to refused to let him go.

Kellen was on his way to go pick up Brent when he got a phone call from Casper. Worried, Kellen picked up the phone in the elevator just as the doors opened for the research wing. 


"What's up, Casper?" Kellen asked, moving towards his office, a pit in his stomach. 


"I've got good news and bad news." He warned, and Kellen braced himself.


"Good news, we haven't signed the contract yet." Thank the powers above that they hadn't. So what was the bad news? "Bad news, the contract between the Saturn Guild and Nemesis Guild was leaked somehow to the public, along with the fact that the first scouting team hasn't returned from the gate yet. The public has begun to panic." Fuck. That was the one thing you never wanted to happen. As soon as the public got involved, it would always blow out of proportions. Stoking fear in the general public was how some rules and standards were set, but given what this could turn into, Kellen really didn't want them to panic so soon. 


Chapter 84 - Are you ready for it?