Death to Power
Copyright© 2025 by TheSmartOne
Chapter 34: Fokay [2]
Kaden found himself back in that same mysterious darkness—consciousness dazed, confused, shaken.
“How did I die?” he asked aloud, still trying to piece things together.
“Don’t tell me I was killed by his snort? Ain’t no way, right?”
He genuinely couldn’t believe it. How the fuck could his whole body explode just because some beast—no, some dragon—snorted?
Pause.
“Dragon...?”
“Fuck! That beast was a fucking dragon!” Kaden shouted in shock, the realization slamming into him like a freight train.
“This is insane. First time stepping into Fokay, and I meet a fucking dragon?!”
What were the odds? And worse?
If it wasn’t for his system, he’d be gone for real—right here, right now.
At that thought, Kaden’s expression shifted. He went quiet. Serious.
Because no matter how miraculous the system was, it wouldn’t mean shit if he ran out of Death Coins. They weren’t infinite. Every revival had a cost—and once those coins ran dry...
He’d be truly dead.
He clicked his tongue, low and sharp.
DING!
[You have died.]
[At what point in time do you wish to return?]
Kaden paused, thinking it through.
The best option was to return to just before he entered Fokay—hoping, praying, begging that this time, he’d spawn somewhere else. Somewhere without a slumbering fucking dragon.
So—
“I wish to return to just before I entered Fokay. How much will that cost me?”
[500 points.]
Kaden blinked. “What? Half my coins? How come? I didn’t even go that far back in time!”
[The strength of the being who killed you also affects cost. The greater the gap between your power and theirs, the more Death Coins required.]
Kaden cursed under his breath again.
Things were already starting to get irritating.
But he didn’t argue further.
“Fine. Do it.”
Because it’s not like he had much of a choice.
[DING! Confirmed.]
And then, finally, the reward prompt appeared—what he had been waiting for.
[You have been killed by Morvul The Unmoving. You have obtained a technique fragment.]
[You have obtained the technique: Slothful Steps (Unique Rank).]
Kaden blinked—then smiled.
His first technique fragment. And considering how few techniques he actually possessed, this was a huge win.
“Give me the description.”
[Slothful Steps (Unique Rank): Your steps appear slow, lazy, careless—but the slower you walk, the faster you become. Movement and unpredictability blend as one.]
Kaden blinked again. And then smiled, softer this time.
“I like this one.”
“Death ... revive me.”
The black clock reappeared.
Tik—!
The void wrapped around his senses—and darkness took him again.
...
“Be careful, my dear,” Sarena said as she looked at Kaden one last time with love and affection.
Kaden smiled, then turned to his father.
This time, he asked the question that had been burning inside him since the moment he died.
“Father, what are the chances someone spawns in a forbidden zone? Or somewhere ... completely lethal to an awakened being?”
Garros tilted his head, thinking.
“Hmm ... it’s really, really rare. In all my years, I’ve only heard of it happening a few times. So I’d say maybe ... one in a million would be unlucky enough to end up like that.”
Then he grinned brightly.
“But don’t worry! We’re Warborn—we’ve always been blessed with good luck.”
He chuckled, trying to lighten the mood.
Kaden’s lips twitched, but he said nothing.
He simply turned his gaze forward.
Then, without wasting another second, he willed himself into Fokay again.
But not before turning to his sister—his expression smug, his voice teasing.
“Be ready, sister. Next time we meet, I’m the one knocking you out.”
And with that—
He vanished.
...
{Kaden Warborn, Child of Blood. Welcome to Fokay.}
It all happened again. The sensation. The interface. The shifting space.
{Your spawning point has been determined.}
A pause.