Ares: Never Grow Up
S2-Mutation!

S2 - start.

POV: Author

A world that waits every time the sun rises, sometimes longing for the night and the moon to come too late. A world that bears heavy burdens, sometimes tired and wants to let go of it all.

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POV: Ares

"Whoah! I didn't expect that you would come with us!" Vani spoke with passion as we were in the car, preparing to leave Ansorteri City.

"What's? I told Ares first, didn't I? Didn't he tell you?" safa asked with an intimidating look towards me. I just gulped nervously while looking into the front mirror of the car.

"I'll say it .. but the time is not right, and because I put it off I forgot to," I replied as I looked away. Safa and Vani just sighed together, then they started chatting again.

I stared at Ken who was focused on driving, while Riot slept soundly on the back bench. So our position right now is, Ken's on the right front to drive, and I'm on the side. Safa and Vani are in passenger seat number 2, while Riot sleeps alone in passenger seat number 3.

You have been in this car for quite a long time, because the road feels flat with the ground, so it is quite difficult to find a way to the next city.

"Ken, if you're tired, how about we find a place to rest first?" I asked when I saw Ken start yawning. Although there is no traffic sign rule, still driving when sleepy is dangerous. Ken looked at me instead with his eyes that were already soft and slightly reddened.

He rubbed and nodded his head.

"How about sleeping over there?" ken asked as he stared at a large tree that did not fall. I nodded as a sign of agreement, then Ken turned the steering wheel so we could get to the tree earlier.

Krieeeit!

Brak!

Safa and I got out of the car first, followed by the others.

Whuss.

A moment after we descended, a fresh wind blew softly and gently. It felt like there was a fine feather caressing my skin.

"The wind is very cold, right? It's been a long time since I last felt this cold wind!" Riot spoke while closing his eyes and opening both his hands wide. He was enjoying the wind from under the tree where we were sheltering.

I chuckled softly and then looked back at the blue sky with thin clouds.

"You're right, the Earth, which is getting hotter because of global warming, is now starting to fix itself. It feels like our Earth is getting better and better!" Safa spoke with a calm look. But everyone was staring at him. Safa who felt a strange look, started to turn around and looked at them one by one.

"What ... did I say something wrong?" safa asked in a hesitant tone. Everyone fell silent and started laughing.

"Haha! No no! It's just that what you said was kind of weird, because you talk to animals too much?" ken asked as he wiped the tears that had fallen on his cheek. Safa laughed and looked back at the sky.

"Maybe you're right. There are a lot of things I talk to them about, and a lot of things they tell me. Maybe because of that, I felt sympathy for them," Safa explained with a sad look. I immediately walked towards him and patted Safa on the shoulder.

"Later if this world returns to normal again! Let's make a better world for everyone! A human! The animal! Or any other creature!" I said while pointing towards the clouds.

No one spoke after me, we just kept quiet and looked up at the blue sky, imagining the bright future we were about to pick up.

***

"Hey, where are we after this?" asked Riot who was stalling the lollipop in his hand.

Yes, we got back in the car and went on our way. Riot had the lollipop because he said he missed school snacks. So I made one of the lollipops I've eaten.

"If not wrong, next ... WHAT'S?! TRUE TOO! WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE CITY 'THAT'?!" I'm a little surprised because I just remembered there's one city we're heading in this direction.

"Huh? What town?" ask Ken who is still focused on driving.

I gulped my saliva nervously, and glanced at Ken. "Have you heard of 'Tabu Town'?".

CKITT!

BRUK!

"HUH?! WHY DID YOU STOP SUDDENLY?!" yelled Vani because he who was busy sleeping instead slumped forward. Safa had already rolled into a chair. It was fortunate that Riot did not choke on his lollipop.

"... We're Taboos? We're really going there? Is there no other way?" asked Ken with a troubled look. I shook my head, because if we want to go to the next city, we will inevitably have to pass through that terrible city.

Yes, its name was Taboo City, even before this apocalypse began, it was already one of the worst cities in the world. The crime rate is very high, even law enforcement has given up on the city. Only one thing has the right to rule over the city, power and power.

What about now? Wouldn't that even get worse?!

"Wait? We're going to Tabu City?" asked Safa who had just come out from under the chair. Ken and I turned to Safa and nodded their heads.

"Hmmm, I know that place is dangerous, because a sparrow once told me. But ... It looks like there's something we can use.

So I think it's better to just go there" Safa said, giving her thumb. Vani and Ken could only shut up and watch us talk. It was clear that they did not know what Taboo City was.

NGINGGG!

A strange voice suddenly buzzed in my head. I quickly closed both my ears, and occasionally peeked at the state of my other friends. They were also the same, covering his ears with a painful expression.

What is this sound?!

[in 10 seconds, the virus will start to mutate. We do not know what will happen, for sure, keep a safe distance in order to avoid bad things.]

[9]

What's?! Mutate?! Suddenly?!

[8]

Cklek!

[7]

I quickly got out of the car, then started running in a careless direction.

I can no longer be with my friends.

[5]

I chose to sit between two fairly large trees, and wait until the time of mutation came.

[4]

Deg.

[3]

Deg.

[2]

Deg.

[1]

DEG.

NYUUU!

"YYYYYYYY!" A pain began to run all over my head to my right hand.

It hurts so much!

My skin is burning! My head is pressed by a hammer!

I closed my eyes as I continued to thrash around, enduring the unbearable pain. I don't know how long this pain has been going on, which is for sure, I started to become unconscious after a few minutes.

***

Whusses.

I opened my eyes, stared around for a moment.

A familiar sight .. ah, this is where I hid earlier.

I looked at my body first.

My hands are small, the skin is still the same as before. What changed ... no! The chasten!

CHASTENYA INCREASED A LOT!

I spontaneously sat down and saw the amount of chast on the back of my right hand. Chast, which originally had only one heart, now numbered five hearts.

Maybe this is the mutation in question? Since my body is used to the virus, then my body can receive even more chast!

And there's a weird tattoo on my right wrist. When I read what was written there ...

"Little boy of dream world."

Huh huh? Whatdoes thatmean? A child in a dream world? Whahuh? What else is this?

"ARESS! WHERE'RE YOU?!"

The deg!

Riot's loud voice instantly startled me. Spontaneously I immediately stood up and looked at the car, apparently the others had gathered first, and they were waiting for me.

I forgot the strange tattoo earlier and started running towards my comrade.

"What did you get?" asked Vani suddenly when I just arrived. I who do not understand what Vani's question means, can only shake my head and shrug my shoulders.

"I mean, what's that weird writing on your tattoo?" ask Vani again.

"Ohh! I don't know what that means, and I don't really care either. Oh yea! Isn't our chast getting more and more?!" ask me enthusiastically and subconsciously divert the conversation.

"Right, we have 5 chasts now" Ken said with his flat face.

"Yey! I can teleport more!" riot said very happily.

"Um, this is not very influential for me anyway, because talking to animals only requires a little chast," added Safa with a calm face.

"Haaah, more importantly it's your tattoo! This tattoo shows your true strength!" Vani shows up again and still insists on the tattoo.

"Oh? I got a sentence that read "Lost Timer Prince", even though I don't know what it means" Riot said with his stupid face.

"I got the "Saint of Life", yes I'm sure it has to do with healing and life" Ken said, showing his tattoo.

"Oh! I got "Soul Mediator! What does it mean?" Safa also spoke with her stupid face. Now everyone is staring at me.

"imm? I ... "Little Boy of Dream World", although I was also confused as to what it meant," I asked with a doubtful expression. Vani nods her head and shows her tattoo.

"I got "Sky Goddes", yes this means obviously anyway, so I'm not confused" Vani said in a proud tone. I am now the one who is upset, it seems that among all of us, only Ken and Vani are the only ones whose strength is clear. Whether it's me or Safa or Riot, it's all absurd.

Somehow we can interpret the meaning of this tattoo.

"Sky Goddes? Meaning what?" ask Riot curiously.

"Goddess of the sky, means I can control the weather" Vani replied in a proud tone again. Riot just nodded and said oh.

Well, it's okay, later we also know what our strength means.

TBC.

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