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BOOK TITLE:
Evolution System: Rise Of An Irregular Returnee
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A blazing red light from the sky hit the ground out of nowhere like thunderous electricity. The squadron around that seeming portal stood in amazement. A slight fear also lingered at the back of their heads, nobody knew what kind of hostile beast was about to appear. It was their first time witnessing a red portal.
The bright light crawled on the ground and transformed into a circle, which coiled around the mana bubble on the ground. It appeared as if someone was casting a blood rune from inside that red sphere. Numerous unfamiliar carvings appeared on the ground, causing a disruption in the devices of the squadron.
"Get ready! Enough of these jaw dropped faces, the entity is about to appear."
The chief of the squad rebuked the officers, who were baffled by the immense energy oozed by that unknown entity. They all had been working as 'Monster hunters' for years by now. It was not supposed to be something new for them, until that unusual occurrence of the red portal happened.
The carvings on the ground glowed and illuminated the whole area. It was nothing more than an abandoned dwelling of the city named Sanguis. As the sun was about to set already and the sky's tranquil blue melted into crimson shade. The fiery light radiated by the mana highlighted the collapsed moss buildings and maggot-eaten skeletons of the residents.
A shadow appeared within that bustling red bubble of mana energy, which grew huge and then dissipated. The officers were alert with their weapons to take down the apparition before it could attack them. Although they were unsure what would appear from that bridged portal.
The light faded slowly so as the carving, the officers were unsure how to react to the sight. There were no remnants of the blood rune on the ground. It was an unusual happening which gave them a reality check. Whatever the thing which arrived through the portal was a powerful enigma.
They all shifted their gazes from the ground towards the energy sphere. The blaring red glow had faded and now the natural sunset light was illuminating the place. Fright and curiosity engulfed the squadron members, who stood there with the guns aimed at the slowly fading sphere.
"What the hell!?"
The female officer who stood closer to the portal spoke in astonishment, who could not believe her eyes. It was the first time a red portal had appeared on the earth, which forced the officers to assume a lot of things. But who would have known that the very day would incur another chaos in future.
"It's a man, sir! I repeat it is a…naked man!"
The B- class ranked female officer shouted to inform the chief, the brawny man who stood at the back of the armed squad. Ten trained junior hunters of D- class had surrounded the mana bubble with their weapons. The red portal appearance was unusual which accompanied an irregular mana influx within that area.
"What rubbish! How can a human teleport through and unscathed? Get an eye treatment tomorrow or you are fired, Kiera!"
The chief shouted with confidence in his premise which was basically a fact. It was impossible for a human to appear without the protection gear. Even the returnees from those portals were supposed to be fully prepared, to avoid the risk of dying during teleportation.
"Bruh, my eyesight is perfectly fine, you old fart! You should come here and see for yourself if you have doubts."
Officer Kiera challenged the chief acknowledging he would never comply with her words. Not that he was a coward but a lazy bum, who would rather prefer resting in a chair while his squadron dealt with the abnormalities.
Kiera looked back at the mana sphere which cleared out, and the figure of the naked man became visible. She was stunned upon seeing a handsome man in his early twenties butt naked. Unconsciously Kiera' gaze travelled down at his 'doodle' as she blushed and immediately averted her stare.
"Tell me, is it really a man? A human with no abnormalities?"
The curious chief demanded an explanation on the entity, because the line with Kiera was paused for a long time. The female officer was occupied with the examination of the stranger. The man stood in the middle, a few feet away from the squadron members.
The striking feature about him was his black long hair which reached his naked butt. Well, of course after his thick crotch between thighs. The tension of the situation increased when the entity neither opened his eyes nor displayed any movement. Kiera stepped closer cautiously after she had completed the entity's examination with those special glasses.
Her gear included a special mana suit which had the tendency to withstand a huge blow. It was accompanied with a pair of specs and a helmet, along with the numerous weapons hidden apart from the gun she had been holding. Kiera completely ignored the chief and headed closer to the stranger while keeping her gaze at his face.
"Yes, sir. Although I am not certain about the abnormalities. So far he hasn't shown any, I guess he is just a regular returnee."
The conclusion was drawn factually and the stranger was labelled as a returnee. After the day of catastrophe, when first clash of dimensions occurred via portals. It connected earth to numerous other worlds paving a gateway for various kinds of monsters to invade.
A huge chunk of the population was killed during the fights with those monsters. The civilians who disappeared during those times and returned later from randomly appearing portals were called returnees. Under the same theory Kiera labelled that man since he showed no abnormalities.
"Okay, bring him to the control department. They will handle it from here."
The chief instructed her to handover the returnee to the 'returnee control department' because now their work was done. According to the orders Kiera walked closer to the man, who immediately snapped open his eyes.
The female officer' gaze darted towards the man's face, thus Kiera did not miss the moment when the stranger's eyes glowed crimson. It was for a brief second but left an impression on her. The woman could not move any bit due to the unnatural immense pressure of mana she experienced.
Kiera stepped over the circle which was earlier glowing, the mud on the ground where the sphere was formed sank a few inches. As soon as the officer crept inside it everything felt different. The atmosphere and mana balance outside that boundary varied from the energy coiled around that entity.
'No, no. How is this even possible? I…I can't move.'
Kiera thought to herself while she struggled to walk closer to the stranger. Her confused gaze skimmed through the other members of the squadron, all of them were baffled equally due to sudden paralysis.
'Who is this person? How can he even pull such a trick?'
It was highly unnatural for a returnee to use that kind of magic. The immense intimidating aura coming from him was something different. Kiera had no knowledge what it was, but it was certain the invisible power was radiated by him.
She stood a few feet away from him and struggled to lift her hand but all in vain. The returnee on the other hand looked around curiously as his crimson eyes returned to black. He skimmed through the surroundings without caring for his naked situation any bit.
"What happened, Kiera? Respond to me for fucks sake! What's happening there?"
The chief yelled in her ear trying to contemplate what was happening at the site. Since Kiera had already ignored earlier to respond to him, and now the paralysis prevented her again. The old man grew impatient due to lack of response and insights over the situation.
The entity looked straight towards Kiera with a piercing glare, which made the B- ranked officer uncomfortable. She grunted and pushed her body forward as the last attempt to move. But this time that invisible pressure wore off and she fell on the dusty ground within that sphere.
"Fuck!"
The woman cussed when she found herself plopped right in front of that handsome man's feet. Kiera had no clue why she was suddenly able to move, but it alerted her and she immediately instructed her juniors. Even though the man had not shown any abnormalities which could be detected by their devices.
"Get ready to shoot! Alert!"
Kiera shouted which made the chief flinch at the sudden voice. All of the squadron members were ready to fire at the man, but the distance between Kiera and the entity was small. The woman stood up with all the mud over her gear and glared at the man.
The man cast a nonchalant look towards the woman, he had no intentions to hurt her initially. But when he heard the locking of the guns and numerous small red lasers aimed at him, his expression changed immediately. The returnee glanced at officer Kiera with a serious yet disappointed look.
It took only a few seconds that the dry sand around his feet began to swirl. Kiera reflexively reached for her belt and was ready to attack him. She did not want to risk losing a potential hunter returnee just because the stranger reacted.
The female officer understood completely that the stranger might be in utter shock from returning to earth. Hence it was obvious he would react to any assumed danger, after all he was standing in the midst of numerous armed officers.
Nonetheless, only for that reason Kiera did not give any orders for now. Instead she attempted to snag his attention. The woman tried to initiate a conversation before the returnee could attack. Coming from a red portal nobody could guess what kind of powers he possessed.
"Err, hi. I am Kiera, we are from the returnee control department. Don't worry we won't harm you. We are here to take you back home."
She introduced herself with a soft tone to assure the returnee that none of them was a danger.
Her words created an impression on the man that the visible swirls of sand immediately died. Kiera was relieved and shifted her attention back to the returnee's face. It was the moment when the man finally spoke, there was a visible expression of shock in his tone.
"Earth?"
Kiera nodded assuming he was from some abridged planet and had gone missing for so long. Since he retreated from his seeming attack, the officer tried to extort more information from him.
"Yes, earth. You are back on earth now. May I ask what's your name?"
The officer moved closer as she gestured to her juniors to withdraw the guns. Although low key they all were still on guard if anything happens. Kiera lifted her hand and flung it out for the stranger as a sign of acceptance.
"Kyro."
The man who appeared to be in his early 20s spoke while he glanced at Kiera's gloved hand. Kyro grabbed it and pulled her closer causing a panic within all those juniors. The lasers were again aimed at him but they could not shoot without either Kiera or the chief's orders.
Kyro' grip was somehow strong for an ordinary person and unconsciously he crushed her hand. Kiera hissed at first but her voice was soon turned into amazement when Kyro absorbed her attire.
"How did you do that?"
She looked at him in black eyes when Kyro smiled a bit exposing his sharp canines. Kiera was taken aback and before she could confront him further, the chief yelled from the other side of the bluetooth.
"What the hell!? Why is it taking you so long to bring him out?"
Kiera scoffed and slightly pulled Kyro' hand to indicate their departure. Whereas he could not take his eyes off the gorgeous blonde woman who had taken him by surprise.
He was practically being dragged by Kiera, it was another thing Kyro willingly followed her. The rest of the officers also trailed behind both of them. It was just a regular day for them as per their assumptions.
But everything had already changed for Kyro, the returnee who came from an unusual red portal. Someone possessing a stronger mana compared to B- ranked officer, Kiera, who was deemed powerful.
"Earth, huh? Why have I been sent here among weaklings? Is this a mission or a punishment?"
Kyro' journey was about to begin. But was everything that simple?
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