The Insurrection of the Inept Hero
Chapter 135: Omen III

"Ravyn, what are you doing here?"

Ravyn turned around and looked at me sternly. A worried expression would then cross her face.

"You didn't have to hide it from us. You can't go dealing with stuff on your own. What would happen if you died?"

I knew where she was going with this and there was no way to get out of it. Even if I told her about my immortality, she'll replace a way to say how the things I do are dangerous. The same with the other girls.

"Well well, that was a surprise."

I turned to Omen was casually walking out of the smoke the explosion created. He looked unscathed but then I saw the tiny burns across his left arm.

That earlier attack came from Ravyn. How did she manage to leave a scratch? Maybe it was because she caught him off guard. I can't be too sure yet until I land a decisive blow on him.

"Ravyn, I thought I killed yo-" Omen began but then he paused.

"Right. This is an alternate timeline. Of course, you'd still be alive."

"Huh? What are you talking about? I don't even know who you are." Ravyn said before turning to me.

"Nero, who is he? And why does he awfully look a lot like you?"

Ravyn continued to ask me questions but I was still absorbed to Omen's first sentence.

"Omen... what did you say?"

Omen looked at me while he rubbed his chin.

"Nothing, Nero. It's not important."

"No, I want to know what you said. Tell me, now!"

"Fine. In my timeline, I not only killed everyone including every hero but even the girls."

A smile would slowly form on his face.

"I had no more use for them. They were just escorts, you know? Nothing else. What use did they have for me if they could not provide the strength to fight?"

"That's because you never gave them a chance!"

Omen rolled his eyes and sighed, "Say what you want. All that matters to me right now is strength and to obtain that resurrection ability. I'm not going to wait till others catch up to my level. That'll just waste too much time."

As Omen and I continued to argue, Ravyn interrupted us.

"Shut up you two!"

We both stayed silent as Ravyn started to speak.

"So from what I am hearing, he's some kind of time traveler?" She asked me.

"Yeah, pretty much," I answered.

"Huh."

"And, he's an alternate and stronger version of me. However, he's been corrupted to the point where he..."

"He what?"

"He killed you and the others. In his timeline of course."

Ravyn stared at me silently before looking down.

"I see."

She then raised her head and glared at Omen, pointing at him as her aura began to manifest.

"So you killed me in your timeline, huh? Was it because I was weak?"

Omen smiled and nodded, "Of course. What use do I have of a weakling?"

I could tell Omen was deliberately provoking Ravyn and from what I knew, she did not have a great mental capacity. She has some... emotional swings. Sometimes she has a short-fuse and other times she gets depression for no reason.

"Hmph. Pathetic." I heard Ravyn say before she spat at the ground.

"You're just too blind to see our potential, especially mine."

Ravyn grabbed ahold of her shirt before ripping it off. Under it, she was wearing a white sleeveless turtleneck with golden linings.

"Let me show you the results of my training in heaven."

The word "Heaven" got both mine and Omen's attention.

"Heaven?" Omen began, letting out a light chuckle, "I didn't know you were delusional. There is no way someone could get to heaven without the help of a-"

Then he paused before giving it a thought.

"Actually, you could. After all, we are associates of Layla Oria, the fallen angel. Too bad I killed her as well. Though I'm curious how she could still access heaven despite her status now."

Ravyn didn't react to his provocations but instead chuckled.

"She has an associate. Now why don't you stop talking and fight me already?" She said, beckoning for him to attack her.

"Fine, I'll play with you for now. Not like you are going to prove a threat to me anyway."

Omen got into a stance while Ravyn slanted forward a little.

"Ravyn, you can't beat him. He's powerful."

Ravyn looked over her shoulder and smirked.

"Why don't you check my level?"

I hesitated before using Analysis to check her level.

[Level 610,884]

My eyes widened in shock. She grew this much in just one month!?

I pinched myself just in case I was dreaming but sure enough, it was real. If this is her level, I wonder how much the others have grown.

"Here I come."

Omen took a step forward before disappearing. He'd appear behind Ravyn and deliver a fatal blow to her head, or that's what I thought.

"Too slow."

In a blink of an eye, Ravyn appeared behind Omen and blasted him with an energy blast. The blast caused him to go flying.

"Here's more!"

She sent thousands of orbs made of divine energy at him. Omen managed to evade most of them but the ones that hit dealt some damage to him.

"Don't tell me that's all!"

Ravyn launched herself forward and sent another wave of light orbs. Omen continued to evade them as Ravyn continued to chase him. It was until she stopped and formed a finger gun pointed at him.

"Try not to get smited now." She said before doing a firing motion.

Omen tilted his head in confusion until a lightning bolt struck him. Omen seemed to be in pain and shifted away from the next bolt Ravyn fired.

Ravyn continued to fire lightning bolts at him and she didn't look like she wanted to stop.

"Come on. Fight back!"

Omen continued to dodge and avoid her attacks until he stopped and looked over his shoulder at Ravyn in a sinister fashion.

"Gladly."

With quick speed, he ducked, avoiding an incoming orb of light. He then sprinted towards Ravyn before performing a powerful overhand punch, hitting Ravyn directly in the head.

She flew back but quickly got back on her feet. Omen appeared in front of her and started to bombard her with high-speed punches. I thought Ravyn wouldn't be able to stand a chance but she was dodging with incredible speed.

It was until I noticed that her body was filled with nothing but divine energy. Could it be? Could it be that she knows Stellar as well?

After evading a wide punch, Ravyn amassed mana into her palms before firing a beam of divine energy at Omen, engulfing him in light.

As the light died down, Omen stood there with his shirt blown off. He was taking heavy breaths before chuckling.

"Well well, this is unexpected. At first, I thought you were bluffing but it seems you are actually pretty strong. Capable as well."

Ravyn smirked in response. Omen stood up and took another deep breath before putting on another smile. What could he be up to now?

Omen extended his hand towards Ravyn and opened his mouth.

"How about I make a deal with you, Ravyn? Why don't you join me instead? You could prove useful to me than my no good counterpart lying over there. I could give you anything you want in return for your cooperation."

"Hmm, tempting but no thanks."

Omen closed his eyes before snickering.

"Why not?"

"Why not? It's obvious, isn't it? You killed MY counterpart and not only her, but the others too! Why would I want to join my own murderer? To be killed again once my worth is used up? No thanks."

I could only watch in amazement.

Ravyn really matured in a month. She's become more competent than I thought she would be. I can't believe it but, she's actually stronger than me. I haven't leveled up once after gaining Usurper so I'm stuck at level 100,000. However, with Reaper's Life Energy, I practically get double the attribute points which means my level should be 200,000 instead of my current level. Even with that, she still outmatches me.

Wait! I don't even know what Omen's level is yet!

Almost as if he had heard me, he looked towards me with a grin. I used Analysis and I almost choked on my own spit.

[Level 1,552,593]

If he's that level... that means he's over level 3 million!

"What's wrong, Nero? You look a little pale."

No wonder why I couldn't fight against him. He's literally stronger than me in every aspect!

With a sinister grin, the wounds on his body instantly closed up. He was unscathed again and I noticed that there was a symbol on his back that closely represented a clock.

"Well, you've entertained me enough, but I think that playtime is ove-"

"Not yet!" Ravyn yelled as she teleported in front of me.

"Why don't I make a proposal?"

Omen lifted an eyebrow. I placed my hand on her arm.

"Ravyn, are you crazy? You can't beat him, he's too strong!"

Ravyn turned to me and looked me straight in the eyes.

"Nero, let me do this. I'm not trying to beat him. Just gonna buy some time before she gets here." Ravyn whispered.

"She?"

Who could she be talking about?

"It's Katrina."

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