[Ability: Absolute Fairness
Manifestation: Scales
Description: Anything can be traded]
Zombies ran rampant, food was scarce, and human lives were worth less than grass.
For a mouthful of water or a loaf of bread, countless people were killed by their own kind.
That is, until the merchant of the apocalypse appeared.
"What do you want?" Ruan Dong'an didn't even look up. His voice was unhurried. "Food? Daily necessities? Or weapons?"
"An ability," the man said calmly. "Please give me an ability."
Ruan Dong'an paused for two seconds, then looked up and smiled. "Can you afford the price?"
The man replied, "Whatever I have, you can take."
The air fell silent for a long while.
Ruan Dong'an: "Give me your soul."
"...All right," the man rasped.
*
Lu Chenxi was reborn on the day after his ability had been stolen.
He lay flat on the ground, covered in blood, yet he muffled a laugh behind his hands.
He was still alive.
Later, someone told him that a mysterious merchant could sell anything, and might even be able to sell him an ability.
So he sold his soul to the devil.
Posted: 2025.4.14, 9:00
[Changed the blurb. If anyone wants to read the previous one, I can post it separately.]
Theme: Perseverance leads to victory.
