Eye System

"Let's make this monster suffer before we finish him"

Lifting Zeek by his long, unkempt and scruffy black hair, the bandits dragged him into the orphanage.

Zeek had strong willpower and tried to fight them off, more worried about those within the orphanage and also not wanting to see him in the state that he was in.

"Zeek? Is that you?" said the old lady that raised him.

Her voice was hoarse after screaming when being roughed up by the bandits, but she couldn't get rid of the feeling that she recognised the man in front of her.

She sometimes felt as though she had been watched and always prayed and repented for having sent Zeek out to fend for herself, but she never imagined that Zeek was still alive.

Zeek didn't understand why his body was reacting like that, but tears began to flow from his eyes.

"You are alive, Zeek. You are amazing and fought for us, but transform again and get out of here. Don't worry about us. " 

It was clear to her that they all had no way out of there and were all about to be killed or suffer even worse fates from the bandits, so if at least Zeek could get away, she would feel much better.

"NO... I, no want to leave again"

Zeek spoke with an unusual accent and could barely get his words out properly, causing the bandits to laugh as they slammed his drained body into the ground.

"Who let you speak. Watch as your loved ones suffer due to you daring to fight against us"

"Our bandit group will retake this island and we must make sure that no one dares to fight us. This is our island and we can do as we please. " 

Zeek tried to struggle against them, but it was to no avail and watching Zeek be brutally beaten, the old lady couldn't help but feel helpless.

Everything she had done her entire life was out of good intentions with the belief that her good actions would give her good luck and karma, while also allowing her to go to heaven, and yet her life had involved nothing but suffering.

It was as though her life was crumbling down before her, but she still stood strong and had no regrets.

"Please do not kill the children or him. Just kill me or take me, but they are innocent. " 

No matter how much the old lady begged and pleaded, the bandits merely laughed and, despite Zeek's struggle, he was unable to do everything.

"Zeek, I am sure you have experienced what it is like to be crushed, weak and helpless. You desire power. But would you give up this old lady for power?" asked Lex's clone, who appeared out of nowhere.

"Who are you and what do you think..." bellowed the leader of the small bandit group, but before he could finish, he was launched flying out of the orphanage.

"This is power, Zeek, but answer my question. Does power permit you to abuse and exploit the weak?"

Zeek didn't know how to answer and was barely conscious.

The last thing he saw before his body shut down was the figure of Lex's clone, and all he could do was hope that the mysterious figure would save him.

Lex's clone appeared to be no older than he was, and yet he was so wise, powerful and composed, unlike him.

It made him feel inferior, but he didn't feel jealousy as he had learnt the hard way that envy would only cause the gap between him and his target to grow.

Instead, he felt awe and also wanted to be like him.

"Please save us, sir. I am willing to give you everything I have and myself. " 

"Don't worry about anything. Get up and tend to those kids, and also Zeek will be coming with me, but I can guarantee that he will be safe. I will just provide him with medical attention and also an opportunity," said Lex's clone.

The mysterious individual's speech was monotone and void of emotion, so it was hard to trust it and gauge whether it was genuine.

But she had no choice but to rely on Lex and thank him greatly.

"Do not turn around no matter what you hear and get those kids to do the same. Also, take cover over there," instructed Lex's clone as it pointed to the corner of the large room, which appeared to be the safest place for them to be in.

The bandits didn't know what to think or how to react.

Their leader had been taken down with a single punch and they didn't even know who they were facing, but it was clear that he was much more powerful than them and was also planning to take them down.

"Get out of our sight and we will forgive you intervening with our business"

"Yeah, you don't want us to kill you"

It was clear that the bandits were merely bluffing and Lex's clone, without any personality or emotions, acted based on Lex's thoughts and beliefs and took them all down quickly.

He made sure to kill them all with decisive blows and after taking them all down, burnt their bodies into ashes, not wanting to leave their bodies for the old lady to handle and dispose of.

Despite their evil nature, it was still hard to see dead people without reacting to it and it didn't take much effort for Lex's clone to get rid of them.

After doing so, it grabbed Zeek from the back of his collar and headed back towards the centre of the island where Lex was located.

Lex was ready to depart and all he could do was patiently wait for his clones to return with a worthy successor or information that would help him find one.

"One of the clones seems to be returning, so maybe we were able to find the right person to take over this island and be a worthy leader that can make this island and many others much more prosperous for all people," said Lex to himself as he sensed one of his clones returning to his location.