《The Destined World》 1 Tears of Blood "Someone plzzz help ne plz save me" said the mother who was sitting at gun point position by the assassin who was hired by someone to kill Marko and her mother.But by the time assassin could come Marko'' mother successfully hid Marko in her cupboard. After few minutes some gunshots were heard and Marko was shocked.He then sat quietly he came outside seeing that her assassin has gone he went to her mother and then and looked at her peaceless eyes told that she had only worried about her and then Marko made a promise with himself "I''ll be the reason for his end" After a few minutes he startedfeeling dizzy and felt the smell to be of a gas cylinder he then felt unconsious then left the mind and body . 2 Welcome Back Marko are you fine,say something Mar-"said marko''s father who was also worried and also sorrowas all of a sudden he had ost both his wife and his son is also in a very critical stage. He regrets about going out for a bussiness trip and kept on cursing him till the doctor comes and explain the reports of Marko.After getting a full treatment of whole 6 years he was fully recovered but his heart cannot be recovered as it was still trapped in the moment when his mother died. When he was finally dicharged from the hospital he went home.He looked at his car a huge limouse with custom rims,metallic black and cushiony interiors. He looked at it with no interest. Just as he was thinking his father tappedback and said"Lets go!". Marko and his dad were sitting face to face in the car the interior were quite luxurious and the carpet was animal print. Markowas sitting quietly sitting seat and looking outside the windowhis thoughts were on his mind.He was sitting in his car then suddenly the car stoppedwhen he looked outside then he remembers about his house.Marko''s house was a huge mansion and fully marbled of a white and creamy texturwith four side pillars along with the hige gateway entrance . Inside the house their was a big sofa set with a round table having a dragon emblem on it, all the servants and maids welcomed Marko greeting him. He then calmly went to his and seeing at the things kept as they were he remembers his mother and and then after a long time he cried for his mother.After getting a full tired day he then ate his night meal and went to sleep. 3 Making friends Mommy,where are you please come ple-"said Marko when he was sleeping and all of sudden he heard a gun shot and her mother dead bodies lying in front of him . He suddenly woke as he saw himself on the bed he was sweating from head to toe and then he saw the clock it 5 in the morning . He get out of the bed wore his branded tracksuit and went out for jogging. On his way he saw some students also who were also exercising the park . He without hesitating went towards them and when he went closer their were three beautiful girls exercising in the park . When Marko get closer the girls get attracted towards his aura and his personality . Marko had blue shiny eyes, and he had a very good muscular body with fully toned and have golden hair covering his eyes . After a few minutes Marko was exactly in front of him . Hewithout noticing started exercising and girls stopped exercising and onlywatched exercising . After a few moments one of the three girls approached Marko and she shyly asked"Hi! My name is Shreya, my friends call me miss Shywould you like to do exercise with us ?". Marko calmly looked at her with Marko''s glance the face of the girl turned red. Marko looked at her carefully as he noticed that the girl had beautiful glittering pink eyes and she had dyed her hair to pink and he had a innocent smile and she had fine long legs and awesome breasts. The apearence of the girl can make anyone lustful. When Marko moved sight a little bit he found out that the other two girls were also watching them having a converstion. As he was thinking, in the mean Shreya answered "They both are my friends Emily and Vandy". Marko looked at Shreya and he gave a bright smile to Shreya . He responded quickly to Shreya "I would love to exercise with you". Shreya''s face turned red as she looked at Marko she also gave a smile to Marko and both had a laugh. On the other side Emily and Vandy were making guesses of what type of conversation was going on b/w them. After then Marko waved at them . After that they all exercised together and had a coffee after having a blast of conversation. 4 Beginning a new life After a long chat with the girls Marko jogged back . After a long time Marko was feeling happy and cheerful . He entered his room and took a shower and hurridly ate his breakfast with his dad . Marko''s dad was happy when he watched Marko so much happy. Marko while heading toward his school . He watched the route and at the cross section he gets collide with someone there was huge sound of books banging . When he looked at the person she was a girl having broad eyes,cute face,dressed in the same dress as of Marko''s . When Marko stretched his hand toward the girl the girl refuses and stand up hurridly and took all her books and ran towards the school . Although Marko''s dad a high profile man but he send his son to a public school as he knew that Marko was already upset with her mother''s death and if he send him to a prestigious school . Due to high regulation he would feel upset and cannot come back . When he looked at the school it was a simple building with a huge anolog bell hanging but the bulding was quite huge . Marko looked at the bulding and when he stepped in . The final bell rang and he hurridly met the principal and finished his paperwork . He was in class 1-A when he entered the class with the teacher he looked at the class and saw Vandy , Emily and Shreya smiling at his entrance . Teacher introduced him to class "He is Marko Johnson ! Due to some medical issues his studies were disturbed but we all welcome him happily" . As soon as teacher finished Marko said "Thanks for having me with you hope we have a fun time here" . All the class applaused as Marko finished then teacher directed himhis seat . When he got near he saw that Vandy was sitting in his front and Shreya to right of Vandy and the girl with which he collide in morning was sitting to his right and she was sitting on window watching outside. He calmly acknowleged Vandy and Shreya and Emily although she was sitting far away from them . It was the time when he also acknowledged the girl too . She looked at him and didn''t reply to him when he asked about the girl with Vandy she told him that she is Jane and a high ranking student . Marko himself can tell about that as she was a tall girl with blonde hair and her skirt couldn''t her legs properly . She had perfect curves and equally sized boobs and her grey sweater give it a perfect shape to be liked by everyone . Then the first period started and by chance it was the maths period speciality of Marko he was tremendous student and high brain function he completed his classes in only two months but noone knows what will hsppen now? . Marko was day dreaming about the incident when they collide and suddenly he heard the teacher''s voice and it was him who had to answer . He got up and went to the board and wrote the answer wothout and second thought . He then went to his seat and sat everyone''s eyes was on him . When teacher cross checked it was correct and everyone was stunned by his action 5 A Sudden turn By the action of him everyone was shocked but the girl was not even bothered whethered if he answer''s or not . Marko then acted normlly thw whole day long . In the recess he quietly went to his friends Shreya theirVandy and Emily joined . He accurately asked about Jane . After getting a talk with them he noticed that Jane is not in the class he went out and looked for her . He saw that she is heading towards the old storage room he secretly stalked him and when he saw that she hasn''t seen him . He wentbehind her and listened to her talk and peeped inside . She talked to a man who has deep voice and has a black hood over his head and having a black sword on his waist . Jane said"The guardian has arrived, his arrival will be beneficial for us all" . When Marko heard about his first guess was he himself . The question arose to him were "What did she meant by guardian? Who the guardian is ? How is it related to me ? . When he headed back to the class . Vandysuprisingly tapped at him and hugged him from back . Marko didn''t gave much expression but suprised for second . As she have done that the other boys started feeling jealous from and also angry as Vandy was one of the finest girls in the glass her long and silky hair and her black shiny eyes and her fine breasts attracted everyone''s attention . The boys were cursing him for having such seeking such a attention with girls . In the mean time the girls also started cursing Vandy as she was the one who made Marko her friend . Marko was only thinking about the fact that what was jane talking about in the store room? While he was thinking someone whispered in her ear "Do you want to know what Jane talked about?" Marko suddenly looked behind he found out that she was Vandy who whispered. He obstructly standed and asked "How do you know about that?" She didn''t answered him and till that Jane returned and sat on her seat and the recess bell rang. Till the school end he looked at Vandy who didn''t smile nor looked at her now she had serious look on face and attributes of a mature person . Till the end of school he hurridly went to his home back . 6 Dark Secrets His mind was full of thoughts and he was not only let the friends trust broke but also his confusion goes on. He went to his home and hurridly went to his room. He confusingly open the old boxes to find something he haven''t told but he can''t find anything . After searching for a long time he rested on his bed a then concentrated on his mind then he remembers about a secret opening under his which his father always refuses him to go. He quietly removed the bed and then swiped all the boxes around . He found out a small opening at the corner of the room he found that it was locked . He thought that all his work was useless as he cannot open it and see what''s inside . Then suddenly something strikes in history mind mind and he remembers that few years ago he had a chain to which his father attached a golden key which his father said he will knew about it in future. He immediately went to his old room which is now converted into a store room. He quickly went behind some boxes and start his search . He then put some boxes apart and some dust coming from it . He then suddenly got a box on which was written "DO NOT TOUCH" . This sign immediately gotMarko''s eyes . He quickly opened the box and when he looked inside it their was a unknown sign made on it . He can''t recognize what that sign was? But he can get a glimpse that he has seen that sign somewhere else before . After a long time of searching he found the box on which was written "MARKO''S ROOM" . He opened it on the top was the picture of Marko when he saw that picture he saw himself when he was of 7 in his mother''s arm she was holding him in her arms and they both enjoying. Mako suddenly felt very emotional and tiny tears came out of his eyes. Then under the photograph was a chain fully of gold plated and has unique design on it . Under that chain was a gold key having two sharp edges and a beautiful design on it . After getting the key Marko rushed towards his room and after reaching his room he opened and also opens the door and enters into it . 7 An Unknown Place When Marko opened it and saw that dark stairs going down to some place and no lights nothing was available. Marko quickly went to his cupboard and took a small flashlight from it and hung his strips across his neck and took a small cuttwer and put it in his pocket . Then heentered the closet and while he was moving down his heart beat suddenly rose and it irritated him a lot while he was concentrating on his heart beat his head struck to a pillar . He was a little bit dizzy for a while then suddenly he get his consiousness back and started to walk . After moving ft a ik he smelled of a stinky ammonical smell which was causing irritation to Marko''s nose and then he saw a light coming from down he rushed towards the light and he saw a long corridor lighted by flames on both sides. He switched off his torch and then walk towards the door on the other side . While he was walking he analysed the room and it was quite familiar home model when he nearly close to the door he mistook a step and then he was about to fall his hand touched a panel . Their was a lot of noise in the crfeared athat he had actually activated some. In the mean time the door opened 8 An Unwanted Gif When he entered the room it was dark but then suddenly room lighten up with flames and the first thing that Marko saw a man hanging with chains and when he got near to him Marko saw that he was half human and half animal. Marko politely asked him "Hey you old man, how did you got here?". The man woke up and with a deep voice he answered "My name is Jordin , I''m a half blood , I don''t even remember how long it has been since I saw my world." When Marko heard the words"my world" he immediately asked him"What do you mean by saying your world? Do you mean that you are not from here, if you are not then from were are you from" The demon replied"I''m from the world full of magic and magical equipments, the place full of demons and witches , I''m from the underworld" . Marko replied in a funny way "Do you mean that the underworld from earth place for gangsters " Demon said " No, you f**cking idiot I''m not talking about that place its the Hell where we live". While Marko was talking to him he saw a wound on his neck and in sympathy he touches it and smokes start soming from there and the demon start scrraming in pain .He take his hand back and when the demon saw that he is so confused he asked him " Why do you look so confused is anything troubling you ?" . Marko asked him"Why your skin burnt when I touched you?" .When Marko asked that the demon start laughing he said " You don''t even know why my skin burnt it burnt because of the power in you ? Marko replied"The power in me ??" . The demon told him " You are a demon like me but of a high rank you are supposed to be in hell. You don''t belong here,on earth you have a great purpose in hell ,find it -" . When the demon was about to say his final words some blue flames erupted and burnt him into ashes. Marko was so confused after seeing the demon''s ashes when he looked at the ashes a glittering green colour came from them . He put his hands in the ashes and took it out . He looked at it and found that it was a green coloured chain having a pendant along with it having a historic symbols on it . He didn''t wanted it but he had no other option left. It was an unwanted gift from and unwanted friend. But. he had to keep it to get his answers . He then hung it over his neck and left as it was already 6:15 and he had met Vandy at 7 in the park . He ran quickly towards the park and he saw Vandy waiting for him . 9 A Warrior Friend Marko came running towards the park. As he was already late for meeting Vandy. He know that Vandy know something that he didn''t understand. When he entered the park it was already 7:15 and Vandy was waiting for him a long ago . When he came she waved at him casually and then went there to talk . She saw that Marko wearing the locket . She was suprised and she immediately asked him"From where did you get that locket?". Marko replied calmly"What do you mean by from where? It''s mine and no one else ". But Vandy was not satisfied she replied that "It''s not a thing which you can get from a shop, it''s a totally different thing far from your imagination." Marko was shocked when he heard this thing . He normally asked"Vandy you were going to tell me something, so spit out fast". When he asked that Vandy replied "Marko I''m going to tell you something". Marko in curiosity asked "Tell me fast I can''t hold" . Vandy replied"I''m the Valkyrie of Valhalla and I''m your protector,so please cooperate" 10 Why Me ? "I''m a Valkyrie of Valhalla and I''m your protector,so please cooperate" . As Vandy said that a red magical ring formed under her and then it started coming up and as it passed Vandy started becoming naked and her blue undergarments starting showing. By watching this scene Marko''s nose started to bleed . He felt amazing and then two tiny torn pieces of dark textures came and wore by Vandy . When Vandy wore the pieces they turned into a shinysilver and gold plated armor with a tight fit and her fine breasts were actually imaginable in the outfit. She looked amazingly beautiful and hot and sexy . She melted Marko''s heart like butter. Then two sparkling ropes came in her hands and they changed into two half a hand sized swords . Then she looked at Marko and asked"Did you like it?" . Marko replied in a dreaming manner "Totally!!" She looked at him and replied"Don''t embarrass me , I''m not actually in a habit of changing like this" . Marko then concentrated his consines and asked " Ohh!! So you are a Valkyrie so, Why did you tell it to me and no one else . You''re not just a normal kid you are a sacred guardian Knight of Valhalla and you predators had served Valhalla for several years." Marko was confused after listening this If mypredators had served them, Then why don''t my father is he is with me since i was a kid ." Vandy replied" Your father was the head of the guardian Knights and hewas a loyal and skilled swordsmen but when he was sent to earth for a mission he met with a girl and fell in love with her and she was your mother ,but when Valhalla came to knew about this, they held a meeting and gave your father a choice whether to stay and leave her or leave Valhalla , your father quickly answered toleave Valhalla." Marko was impressed by his father''s answer he now understand how much his father love her . Vandy told him and said"When your father was gone Malware attacked Valhalla and after a so much brutal killing he became the King of Valhalla, me and my companions left Valhalla and tried for saving ourselves" Marko said"Ok then why me ? how am I into all this?" Vandy sighed and said", You are a rare blood and when he came to know that you are alive then he sent his guard to kill you but when he came your mother came in the way and he killed her" . Marko got enraged after listening this and said"You f**cking Malware you killed my mom now you''re gonna regret this " . Vandy got happy after listening this and said"Marko let''s go to take some weapons you can''t defeat him without a weapon" . Marko said"But I don''t know how to fight?" . Vandy smiled and said"I''m gonna teach you because I''m a Valkyrie,let''s do training so that we can prepare and you could easily kill him if you get the sacred sword" . 11 The Training Begins Vandy told him about her companions and said"Hey Marko I also have ccompanions they are , the Archerand the Frost" . Marko whe heard the words Archer and Frost he thought them to be a handsome and tough man and he said"Let''s Go!! " . Vandy smiled at his words and said a spell to enchant the power in her she said"In the name of Lord of Valhalla I break the mistic chains of Joutenhiem and free myself to unleash my full power" . As soon as Vandy enchanted the spell a ringformed under her. In the mean time a gold and green copper armor floated in front of her and a small green cape with a sword hung on, her back and she looked to good as soon as she wore it the circle vanished. She now brought a circle and brought Marko in it. Marko thought that now he would also become naked but nothing such happened instead he got teleported. When he opened his eyes he saw himself standing on a ring and two people facing their backs on him . They were nothing like their names they were quite a good the one with a bow and box of arrowsher back ,he was wearing a black leather waist coat and brown leather gloves,having a black hat on he looked totally good . On his side was a person in totalt blue not having gloves but having small knives on his waist . When Marko talked to them and said " Hey guys are you not in the mood to talk," when Marko said those lines, they turned and Marko was shocked . The people who turned were none other than Shreya and Emily. Marko was totally in a shock he said" Shreya and Emily you guys how can you be here" . Shreya answered"What do you mean by us we are also the warriors of Valhalla" . Vandy again introduces them to him " Marko this is Shreya the Archer of Valhalla and this is Emilythe Frost of Valhalla" . Marko said " But why didn''t anybody of you tell me this ?" . Vandy explains him "If we have told you this from the starting would you believe us ?" Marko replied " Ok I would have believed you but not suddenly" Vandy said"Exactly that''s the point we can''t wait for that long so let''s start our training" . Marko said" Ok fine but what I have to practice " Vandy said" You have to be good in sword and archery and Emily will increase your strength,so let''s get started" 12 My Power Elemen Before the actual training could startVandy said" Marko before you know how to fight you should know your element, Marko fo you have any idea of your element, do you know anything about it? " . Marko thought about it and said " I don''t have any idea about it but when I went to the closet under my bed there Jordin talked to me and told me that the have a unbelievable power and when I touched him smoke started coming and he screamed and when he was about to say something blue flames erupted and that''s how I got this locket" . Vandy replied " That''s what I''m talking about , that''s the example of your element this means that you have fire element of blue origin " .Marko replied in aunsatisfied manner "Blue flames hasn''t from me" . Vandy answered "Ok then first we got to train you who knows you could know your element by training " . Marko said " So can we go to choose a weapon for me ? " . Vandy wentto the armory and chose a sword for her. Marko replied " Why only a sword you have got cool weapons so why a sword? " Vandy replied " Marko swords the strongest weapons of Valhalla and you can unleash your full potential by using a sword" . Vandy brought a pile of swords and the one which Marko chose was a grey and black Damascus steel with red gems fitted on it and having a black leathered grip on it . When Marko chose the sword Vandy smiled at him and said " Wow ! you made a great choice Marko" . The training begin with teaching him the proper functioning to use a sword , body balance and sword balance are two important aspects to use a sword .After a few hours of training they rested for a moment and then Vandy brought the lunch foraand they ate together and after that the Archer training starts .Shreya taught him how to perfectly aim and also types of arrows . Finally Emily taught him how to hand combat and within 3 weeks he was able to do all somewhat good . Then Vandy told him about the Sword and asked him to begin the quest . 13 Should I Tell Him or Not ? When Vandy taught the most she could teach she asked him whether to go for the quest or not. Marko asked her " What will we get if we complete the quest? ". Vandy replied" You Marko you forgot that I said we need the the serpent sword to defeat Malware and only a Guardian Knight who is worthy for it can yeild it that''s why we all are making you the worthy man so that you could yeild the sword yourself " . When Vandy finished Marko questioned " Ok ! all is fine but where''s my armor all of you are wearing like stuff but I''m wearing the school uniform so how can I fight monsters if I''m like this " . Vandy replied " Armors are only given when you are a 1st lvl warrior and it''s only abronze and nothing more the higher the lvl the powerful the armor " . Marko said "So you mean that I''m not even a 1st lvl warrior after such hardwork " . Vandy smiled a bit and answered " Training does not determine your lvl , your lvl upgrades when you fight a monster ". Marko asked excitedly " So how many monsters I have to kill to be at your lvl ? " . Vandy thinking " I think - 435 monsters " . Marko shockingly said " You f**cking kidding me 435 monsters it will take forever, I can''t do it immediately " . Vandy tapped on his back and said " Don''t be so down Marko you are a fantastic swordsmen ,you have to only sharpen your skillnothing more " . Marko felt a little bit comfortable he felt shy and said" I''m nothing special there are more skilled swordsmen than me ".Vandy said " Marko you are the son of the leader of the Guardian Knight and your dad also had some special skills that''s why he was the leader of Knights" . Marko said "Now I remember something , should I tell him that I knew everything abut him " . Vandy said worridly " Don''t tell him anything before you got the serpent sword otherwise he would be worried about you and he''ll don''t tell you anything" . Marko said " Ok I''ll not tell him anything before I get the serpent sword but promise me Vandy you will never betray me forever " . Vandy''s face got red and she was not able to generate eye contact with Marko she started blushing and Shreya and Emily got their eyes on her . After a few seconds of blushing Vandy replied " Marko in the name of lord I promise you that I''ll not be the to betray you forever ". While they were talking they didn''t noticed that they were in front of each other making proper eye contact and then Vandy realised it and pushed Marko and said " What are you doing stop it " . Marko unknowingly said " You were the one who came near " . Vandy replied " Oh if that''s the case then I''m sorry " . After a small chit chat Vandy made a portal and then Marko and his battlemates started the quest . 14 Burglars Marke When he entered the magic portal a white light appeared white made Marko partially blind for asecond and when his eyes got fine . He found himself at a market and he was in a crowd and there were people moving here and there . The people there were wearing armors from bronze to gold plated and swords from wooden to steel , Archers were their and there were shops all around . Marko asked Vandy " Is this the place were we have to find the Serpent Sword ? " . Vandy replied " No this is not the place its only a burglar market were we can find all the necessary equipments easily ,after that we will teleport to the path " . Marko asked " Vandy I have a question to ask , if you can teleport us so can''t we just teleport in front of the Serpent sword ? " Vandy smiled and said " Oh my foolish Marko Serpent sword is hidden from everyone, even those who have gone their forgets about it one''s he move out of there so noone knows its location " . Marko said " Then let''s move fast we have to take necessary items and go lets begin " . They got separated In two teams , Shreya and Emily decided to be in one team as they don''t want to indulge between a couple , then Marko and Vandy had no choice but to team up . When they were about to leave Shreya whispered in Vandy''s ear " All the best ! make that man fall for you " . Vandy''s face got redagain and she said " Shut up Shreya what are you talking about there''s nothing like that happening" . After that Marko asked about it many times but every time he asks Vandy makes a excuse and dodge it . First they went to the medicated centre and bought few bandages, antiseptics, medicines and floral magic powder ( it was a powder produced in Valhalla and sold too but under Malware ) . Secondly they went to the weaponry and selected a few knives and ropes and sheilds . In their way to the clothings Marko felt hungry and they stopped in a beautiful cafe whuch was suggested by Vandy. They came inside it was a beautiful cafe with round tables and a pleasent floral scent was floating around and they took a window table for two . Marko ordered a full meal but Vandy only ordered a burger and a soft drink . Marko was hungry so he ate and satisfied his stomach but Shreya''s words were moving in Vandy''s head . Marko stopped eating and looked at her she was trapped in her own thoughts . Marko worriedly asked" Vandy are you all right ? " Vandy didn''t answered and only thinking then Marko slamed lightly on the table amd Vandy woke up . Vandy asked" What happened wha" then she realises nothing has happened then she asked Marko the reason for doing this . Marko replied" I did this ''cause you were acting so weird" Vandy said " I am not acting strange I''m normal" Marko asked " Please Vandy tell me what''s bothering you I''m so worried about you that can''t focus on shopping" Vandy''s eyes enalrged as she heard the words " I''m worried about you" She in a non-believing way said " You were worried about me, it''s been how long since we have met ?" Marko replied " It doesn''t matter how long it has been since we have met but I worry about you because I love you and I will love you till the world ends " . Vandy was shocked with Marko''s sudden confession she haven''t predicted such thing in her life, seeing her shocked face Marko said " Don''t worry, I don''t need an answer although I know it''s a no but still don''t give me the answer " . After that both of them didn''t speak anything and they ate their orders and went to the meeting point for them to unite again . They saw Shreya and Emily waiting for them and they had a huge load of useless item like a pet owl, a selfie stick , a make up kit , a unknown material and some other stuffs . When Marko asked her about the necessary items he pointed at a small bag at the corner of the load . When Marko was ready to go it was past noon so they decided to stay a night here and then go tomorrow . They went to a hotel and Marko took one room , Vandy other and Shreya and Emily shared a room . Marko felt asleep as soon as he went to bed, Shreya and Emily did the same but Vandy woke till late night thinking about Marko''s confession. 15 The Quest Begins The next morning starts with a beautiful and bright sunrise Marko woke up at 7 and then while rubbing his eyes he saw Vandy training in the Yard with her two knives . Marko looked at her and wave at her . She just normally answered . Marko felt a bit uncomfortable as she was not treated well by Vandy . All of them had there breakfast and then all of them made there backpack ready .Then Vandy and others made a portal and then like previous time Marko''s eyes felt partially blind.When Marko got his eyesight back he found himself in a plane land with redsoil all over they all looked at each other. They started to walk as they walk Vandy and Marko were together andlike usualShreya and Emily didn''t disturb there tuning . When Marko and Vandy were walking they didn''t talked to each other nor did they looked at each other . For a moment started a conversation but Vandy stopped it . After walking for an hour Marko saw a shop which serves food so they went there and had food while they were having their food Marko felt a little uncomfortable he told this to Vandy but she didn''t answered ,he again talked to her but she didn''t replied him back . He took out his sword and made a reflection on his back. He saw that there was no such place where they were eating its only an illusion caused by a monster . He found that he was big as a tree and green in color with a long face . He took out his sword completely and took his sheild and challenges the monster. 16 My First Figh Marko was full of courage and had a serious look on his face but in his mind he had some fear related to his first fight but if he didn''t fight right now then the monsters will never free vandy and others but he didn''t stop for a moment and he also had to fight . Marko challanged the monster and monster didn''t had any expressions on his face and he didn''t had any face like thing. Monster replied in a very irritating voice but Marko didn''t feared a lot he tighten his grip on the sword and he hold his sheild firmly and dashed towards the monster . He quivkly moved and the monster lashed one of his arm on him. Marko then diverged his route and slashed his sword with full strength . The monster roared with a loud sound but didn''t loose his grip over his friends and he controlled them . Marko then took a sweet spot to slash and he just made a mark over his head he found that when he is in full concentration to fight then it''s the right moment to attack he backed up his attack and hid behind a rock and also found that the monster didn''t had a far vision . He just had a ability to control mind but couldn''t attack well he just had to wait for a moment and made a decision . To first attack and grip his shield tightly for blocking attack he just had to make a right cut . He again dashed towards the monster and took his arm as a ramp and he jumped from his arm and made a big cut under his head approximately on his neck and a dark green slime gushed with a full flow and his voice became shrill and he fall on the ground . As soon as the monster fall on the ground Vandy and others got there consciousness back and they saw Marko full of slime and saw a dead monster lying in front of him . Vandy thanked him for his work and Marko didn''t responded that firmly he just had a smile on his face which made a relieve in her heart he didn''t had a doubt about it . Marko cleaned his sword and his armor and then took his bag and moved before anyone else he had made a dramatic exit moving towards the sun and disappearing in the sunset . As all of them were seeing this Marko''s one leg fall in pit and fell down, everyone except Vandy were laughing at this seen as the sun was setting down and he was yelling at the hole maker. Vandy was only thinking about Marko''s pleasent smile . Then they camped under the tree and slept after a so much tiring day. 17 A Pleasent Morning The pleasent morningbrought excitement to Marko he woke up early before anyone else and he thought to first made a Campfire and then cook food and to mame everyone happy . As he was thinking about it a hand tapped on his shoulder he got scared and thought of a monster . But when he looked behind he saw that Vandy was standing right to him and some woods were hanging on her shoulder . Marko knew what they were for but he asked "He Vandy what are these woods for?" Although in his mind he knew everything . Vandy replied "Don''t you knew that we have to make breakfast for everyone ? " Marko was upset as he wanted to make breakfast for Vandy in order to impress her . Then Vandy asked him to sat down and wait till it gets ready . As Marko was moving depressed Vandy politely said "Marko if you are free then could you help me with the breakfast ". Marko was stunned for a moment and then he recognises what she said " Oh yah if course i''ll help you " Vandy gave a fine smile to Marko . After a few minutes Shreya woke up and she saw Marko burning the fire and Vandy chopping veggies Shreya looked at it as if it was a house where wife and husband are cooking food . She went to Vandy and said "See Vandy he is helping you like a husband help''s his wife so you should ask him" Then they ate the breakfast and started to move. 18 What the Hell ? Marko was only guessing about the serpent sword while Shreya and Emily didn''t had anything in there mind Vandy was thinking about Shreya''s statement and was day dreaming .In the mean time Marko stopped and told everyone to do so and at that time they were at the top of the hill and the thing he saw was a hound of black,strong wolves and he was frightened by watching them and t there were eight of them and they took out a griffin and they had there meal. Vandy said "They are the almendors we shouldn''t get in there way and move from the side" but Vandy also warned them yo not make any kind of voice and leave as quickly as they could . The new team was headed by Vandy and she was holding Marko''s hand and then Shreya and Emily . While they were moving they were on the top and Marko also was a bit afraid and he then got a kick on rock which fell through the hill and hit one of the LvL 1 almendors when the wolf looked back they all stand still and the wolf left his food back and came near to them he first looked at Vandy and then he looked at Marko . Marko was a bit nervous and he was sweating badly his face expression were a little bit changing . The wolf felt suspicious and he came more near to his face and then due to wolf irritating breath Marko suddenly sneezed on the wolf face the Wolf thehowled loudly and all the wolves came Vandy and all were ready for the battle and they took there weapons out and stand in attacking position the wolves grouped together and attacked Emily by using her frost abilities turned the sand into ice and the wolves started to slip and then Shreya took out her bow and arrows she enchanted a spell and placed five arrows on bow took the aim and the time when they attached the blast the wolves got down they again stood and tried to attack Vandy slashed them out with her sword . Marko was impressed and she was also standing proudly then she counted the wolves they were 7 Vandy asked about the last one when she asked the wolf came right behind her He smashed her and she fell and became unconscious Shreya and Emily replied together " What it''s a LvL 2 almendor we can''t defeat him " But they didn''t loose there belief and they aimed at him but he threw a fire ball at them and they two also lost control Marko was the only one left and he was shivering and he said ina crying voice " What the hell just happened " 19 Alemdors Trouble Marko was all bind up in his thought and he just couldn''t think of anything but to save his friends all the thoughts of first meeting them and then having a so called friendship thing and all but now they were all lying and be just couldn''t bear it at all he fall down and looking at the ground and he didn''t looked at the almendor and he was bind up . The almendor went to the Valkyrie and when he found that he was not able to move . He looked at Marko who was half unconscious the almendor wad about 20-30 feet away from him . The almendor ran towards Marko in order to kill him . The almendor ran at a remarkable speed so that no one could evade him but when the almendor was 10 feet away something struck in his mindand he said " I remember " and in his mind he saw a man holding a pure looking sword and entering the wall of powerful demons and slashing them one by one without any restrain . He then looked above and a saw the almendor jumped at him with his claws and jaws facing him . He took his usual sword and slashed him whole at once and without a blink in his eyes Vandy could see it clearly but she couldn''t say anything . Marko when saw that the almendor was killed he relaxed but at the same time the almendors got together and all the pieces of them went to a single almendor the LvL 2 . Marko gripped his sword and Vandy looked at him his eyes were whole white and she was shocked by that right then she got unconsious . Marko looked at the wolf and in the time when they were combining Marko hit them in order to break the spell but a defensive barrier blocked his attack . He was about to do something but then the monster was complete and he couldn''t do anything . Marko then said " That''s all you have got I can do much better " and he had a clever smile on his face He chanted a spell and the monster stood there in order to see what he can do . Marko finished chanting and a fireball came in his hand and he engaged his power with his sword and thehe jumped and slashed them at once and the monster showed a bright light and disappeared . When Marko felt that danger is gone he again went unconsious . His eyes opens when its noon and in Vandy''s arm he felt embarrassed and tried to stand up but Vandy stopped him and he relaxes . The sun sets down with a bright light and made them like they were 20 The Game had a Deep Meaning Next morning they continued their journey and Marko was just in a hurry to find the sword as he don''t know anything about last fight he himself knew that he and his friends were lucky to be alive whereas in Vandy was thinking about the powers Marko has and what should she do to bring it out ? Marko was about going and he felt in a hole covered by leaves . Others tried to help him but they couldn''t see him as the hole was deep and dark . They just called his name but he didn''t answered so they thought that he might have got injured . Vandy was worried about Marko so she asked everyone to stay there and she would go and rescue Marko . Vandy took a long breath and jumped she fell through the hole a long it took 3 minutes to cross the hole and she landed on a rock but she couldn''t see Marko anywhere she saw blood and she feared that Marko might be dead . She followed the traces and it got even darker when she rolled in . At the time she entered she had a feeling that someone is watching her and after a few time she got something on her head and she got unconscious . Whereas Marko found himself in a grass field and with an evil atmosphere . He don''t know where he was and how he got here ? . Just as he was thinking a squad of skeleton troops arrived and they started attacking him . He managed to kill them and when he killed them he heard a voice which said " Welcome to Lanzlort and you are the savior of this world and you will be killing the Frost king to finish the game ." Marko replied " No one''s going to game I am not going anywhere but back to my friends ." The voice laughed and said " So you should go to the king to save you friend " and he showed a display to him showing Vandy in a pretty cream dress ,wearing a crown . Marko said " Hey you who the hell do you think you are " Voice replied "If you will not complete it then she will be killed and stay with me forever do you want that ? " Marko got scared as he was not able to save his mother but now he could so he said " Ok I''ll save her so wait for me there". 21 Save Her As just Marko said those words he fell into a hole and found himself in a cave and he started watched carefully towards his way . He started to move quickly and he had entered a hall which had armors and swords and other equipments . The voice said " You had entered the inventory choose yourself anything and save her " . Marko just took an armor and nothing . He quickly went outside and saw a ground having some graves . He saw them and walked calmly and crossing them then suddenly the earth shook a lot and the graves opened and some soldiers of bones having rusted weapons in their hands . He got unconscious and his eyes just blinked and then suddenly his eyes got white and he in a blink of eye moved swiftly and slashed one by one and he just stood and all the skeletons broke into pieces . The voice said "Impressive! ". Marko just moved forward and saw sone more almendors standing and howling and they all turn towards Marko and he started chanting the spell called Ice Shade . He then threw a white ball which suddenly turned into a storm andfroze them . He moved forward and saw a dragon in front of him . The dragon was a black one with white claws and blood red eyes . He started fighting him with his unconscious with all he have got he just fought him but he was badly wounded by the dragon and all the wound he had given were healed by him . Vandy said "Marko don''t worry about me nobody ever did so why you ?, don''t say that because you love me ,I''ve heard it already if you say that then i will not be able to stop myself from saying that i love you too ". As soon as Marko heard those words his unconsciousness went and he was in his mind he just got a lot of power and his armors broke and a gold and silver plated armor with shiny edges and tough look appeared . Marko said happily " What Vandy do you love me ? Thanks now to reunite us i will destroy that monster quickly " Marko flung his hand and a dragon headed sword appeared in his hand . The sword a red dragon used by masters of knights . He just swung his sword towards the dragon and itslashed the dragon into two halves . He just went to the castle and broke the prison and he found Vandy chained to a furnace and if anybody tries to broke the chains the melted metal will be thrown on Vandy and it can''t be destroyed . It has a time limit to if its not turned down in fifteen minutes then it will then also be thrown . 22 Time is up @@ Marko was all confused about how to save Vandy . But then a thought strikes his mind and he went outside to the ground and saw that the dragon hasn''t disappeared he went there and took out his claws and a part of his skin . His skin was a hard rock material and he joined them and put in top of Vandy and dipped a part of it in the molten metal and as he thought it didn''t had a effect and he just went to her and broke the chains and as he thought he easily brought Vandy back . As soon as Vandy was free she hugged Marko and gave a lovely glance to him he was now relieved and he moved outwards and Vandy took Marko''s sword and put it in the ground . A bright light flashed in his mind and he woke up at the cave and the monster was dead with his mind bleeding and they both hugged each other and then Vandy spoke "Marko thanks for saving me,I made a good choice choosing you I love you " . Marko hurriedly replied " What ! You love me , I.....don''t understand when did you answered my confession ,could you please say it again " Vandy gave a bright smile and said " Yes Marko you heard it correctly I love you " Marko and Vandy shared a smile and then they both moved out and there Emily and Shreya were trying to get them out they all were relieved and they Vandy told Marko not to tell anyone about it until right time but Marko was not quite happy about it . The adventure is a more longer than it is thought . Marko a happy that he now had a beloved one''s whom he will protect and now his journey continues .@@ 23 The Serpent Fores @@ As Marko woke up that morning . He thought it to be the same but when he woke he found that Vandy was sitting next to him . His eyes opened immediately and Vandy said "Good morning darling!Did you slept well last night " Marko replied "Yeh I''m fine but my hand aches a lot I think it''s because of the experience last time " Vandy smiled at him and said "Do you want me to give you a rest so that you feel better ?" Marko felt a bit weird and answered " No I''m fine but what happened to you why are you so soft and kind hearted towards me although I know that you answered my confession but stay calm I like you more like that " Then they continued there journey and after half a day of walk they reached the Serpent Forest Vandy told them everything about the forest and they all get into the forest . The forest was dark covered with all dark bushes and huge trees and strange sounds could be easily heard . Marko was bit scared and also tired so he rest by side of tree and rested . After a while he heard a dark voice saying " Young knight your fortune is interesting you should be more careful with your decision or the fate amy change " When heard it he felt scared so he got up and looked behind and found a brown coloured man looking like half tree and having leaves on him . He freaked our and jumped higher than usual . The man was total scary and he attacked him .@@ 24 Wielder of Sword @@ The giant tree attacked Marko but Vandy saved him and they all attacked him and he got defeated easily . As Vandy was about to kill him . He stopped him and said "Wait don''t kill me ,I only tried to test the knight ." Vandy stopped and said "You know us ? Who are you ? " The tree said " I''m Hector the tree spirit , I and my brother were kicked out of hell and I was made the protector of The Serpent Sword " Marko asked "So tell us were we can find the sword " Hector laughed and said "That''s not possible kid ,No one can get to itand wield it ". Marko said "You forgot me who am I ? The guardian knight ,I can wield every weapon ,So how can I not wield this one ." Hector gave a huge laughter and said "Oh what a good joke it was ,boy no one can wield it , its locked with a locket until the rays from that locket falls on the cave''s entrance it will not open ." Marko asked "What does it looks like and where we can find it" Hector said "It can be anywhere its with my brother Jordin he us half demon and that locket looks like a green coloured locket with historic symbols " Marko gave a smile and put hand inside his shirt and took the pendant . Hector and everyone was surprised and Marko asked "Is this the one ?" Hector was surprised and he said "Yes it us the one " Marko asked him "He said to me that I am also a demon and my place is hell " Hector said "Oh don''t consider his words he always lie " Hector took everyone outside the cave and opened the cave for them . Marko was hesitating to go inside but Vandy gave him satisfaction .@@ 25 Got What I Wan @@ When Marko and Vandy went to the cave they saw a dark and deep spacious cave so Vandy lit up a torch and move forward and entered deep in the dungeon . Vandy was scared but she asked Marko about the pendant and Marko told her everything . After walking a few minutes they saw The Serpent Sword Marko saw too many stone guards surrounding him and they attacked them . Marko said to Vandy to handle it and he moved to towards the sword and by using the stone he dragged the sword and Malware got a feeling that he is in great danger . Marko said "I''m coming for you and Valhalla will be free "@@ 26 Training Again ? When Marko took out the serpent sword he felt a power that filled him but he couldn''t understand what has happened he could only think of Malware and he thought that it was the right time to defeat Malware so he pulled the sword out and made a spark by his eyes . It felt akward within Vandy eyes and then aglow came from the sword and filled Marko but it wasvery painful for Marko to handle he screamed as loudly as he can and the whole cave got a shake as Marko also carried a tremendous amount of power within him . Vandy then got a flashback of someone else handling that sword and getting fully burnt by this and turning into ashes . Vandy cannot forget the scene she viewed at that time then at instant she snapped out of it and yelled at Marko "Marko it''s absorbing your mana and examining your skills so concentrate and make it a success ,it will only hurt a little ". Marko considered Vandy''s word a good advice and he stopped screaming and started focusing his thoughts he thought of his dad and her mom which intensified his pain so he gave a tremendous amount of energy in it and make the sword accept him and that moment the sword gave golden glance an suited him and it changed it form from a long huge double handed sword to a shorter single handed sword . Marko felt a lot powerful and Vandy felt a kind of releive they both left the cave and they met Shreya and Emily . They were suprised seeing a golden sword in his hand which sends a powerful aura towards them . Marko then talked "Vandy now we have the sword so then lets break the war and throw him away " Vandy replied in a bit anger " Don''t be so arrogant you cannot defeat the whole army by yourselve and it will not react unless you make it move ,so for defeating him firstly we should start your training and reveal the true power of it " Marko asked " Ok that''s fine .... will you teach me ? " Vandy hesitated and replied " I... do not have the power to train only true knight could train you " Marko asked " But who-" As Marko was thinking he thought about his dad and feel that he could trach him as he was one of the guardian knight so he could teach him how to train ? Marko told everyone about his idea and everyone felt it to be good and he was right so then they all didn''t waste anymore time and left for the human world itself . 27 Wesre Exposed They went to the burglar''s market and sold all the unnecessary items and got a bag full of gold . After a few time of waiting and having their lunch they all bought alfeim ( its a magic powder that can remove magic effinity of any weapon for 9 moons) . They all finally get rid of there attires and removed all the major armors and weapons and changed clothes like a teen . Vandy wore a white top with blue torn pants on it along with long boots and wore a red cotton jacket on it . Marko was as usual as ever wearing a casual t-shirt and rolled jeans . But for some reason Marko was a little bit nervous as it was the first time that Vandy will see him in his casuals after they become a couple . On the other hand Vandy seemed calm and composed but from her innerside sge was more embarrased than Marko she thought she looked untidy in these clothes so she just went to check her again and again . But after a sometime they all went and meet up at the reception . Marko was looking cool and handsome but on the other hand Vandy looked bold and beautiful . Both of them were very attractive .Both of them can''t face each other but when they faced each other they can''t see anything they felt that the whole world had stopped and in there eyes they were the only survivors . But after a fewmoments passed they both were interrupted by Shreya and Emily . Shreya said "Although you two have come together but its still too early for you to come this close , you had only asked each other a few days ago ." Marko and Vandy got out of the moment and combined said "How are we exposed ? " Shreya got a smile on her face and said "Heydon''t try to hide it we all already knew about it , when you asked her at the cafe we were sitting at the other edge and you both were so loud that we can hear you quiet well . There faces turned red all of a sudden and they can''t face them . Shreya and Emily when saw that they both are embarrassed they cooled the temperature and said "Don''t worry its not that big of a problem so do not panic " They both cooled down and faced each other and smiled . Then they completed the shopping and went to teleport . 27 Were Exposed They went to the burglar''s market and sold all the unnecessary items and got a bag full of gold . After a few time of waiting and having their lunch they all bought alfeim ( its a magic powder that can remove magic effinity of any weapon for 9 moons) . They all finally get rid of there attires and removed all the major armors and weapons and changed clothes like a teen . Vandy wore a white top with blue torn pants on it along with long boots and wore a red cotton jacket on it . Marko was as usual as ever wearing a casual t-shirt and rolled jeans . But for some reason Marko was a little bit nervous as it was the first time that Vandy will see him in his casuals after they become a couple . On the other hand Vandy seemed calm and composed but from her innerside sge was more embarrased than Marko she thought she looked untidy in these clothes so she just went to check her again and again . But after a sometime they all went and meet up at the reception . Marko was looking cool and handsome but on the other hand Vandy looked bold and beautiful . Both of them were very attractive .Both of them can''t face each other but when they faced each other they can''t see anything they felt that the whole world had stopped and in there eyes they were the only survivors . But after a few moments passed they both were interrupted by Shreya and Emily . Shreya said "Although you two have come together but its still too early for you to come this close , you had only asked each other a few days ago ." Marko and Vandy got out of the moment and combined said "How are we exposed ? " Shreya got a smile on her face and said "Hey don''t try to hide it we all already knew about it , when you asked her at the cafe we were sitting at the other edge and you both were so loud that we can hear you quiet well . There faces turned red all of a sudden and they can''t face them . Shreya and Emily when saw that they both are embarrassed they cooled the temperature and said "Don''t worry its not that big of a problem so do not panic " They both cooled down and faced each other and smiled . Then they completed the shopping and went to teleport . 28 Home Sweet Home Again the dizziness was felt by Marko and then he found himself at the park where he first found out Vandy''s true identity and found himself identity . Marko looked and said " This place sure bring back memories ".Vandy looked at him and smiled . Marko then asked them to come to there house and let him explain everything to his dad . They all went there and Marko went inside first when he went inside he saw that there was a man standing in shadows with a armor and holding a spear in his hand when Marko saw him he threw the spear at Marko just as it was about to make contact with him it was slashes with a sword and it was none other than Vandy .Marko was breathless for a moment and then he thanked Vandy . They both got out of the moment and and took fighting stances although Marko didn''t had any weapons he was standing there . Then the person walked out of shadows they both were gazing at him he walked and said " Oh I''m sorry I thought it was an intruder " When Marko looked at him he was the butler at his house who took care of him . Marko was shocked to see that and he asked " What was that Kevin you could have killed me " . The butler said " I already apologized so please forgive me " Marko was listening to him but his facial expression were telling were telling something else he was smiling and he was patting his head as if he had done something very good . Marko was angry but then he suddenly remembered that he had to meet his father he asked Kevin " Hey were is father I need to ask him something important so were is he ? " Kevin stopped smiling and started talking seriously he said "He was already knowing that you have uncovered the truth about yourself and we all could easily feel your power from there so we had guessed that you would come , so he had gone to make sone preparations and made everything ready " Marko first knew his dad as a normal dad then he came to knew his identity and now he was shocked learning about his capabilities . He was a lot shocked so he can''t speak anything but in one aide he was impressed to see that he had such a great dad . He then asked Kevin to lent everyone a room and took his leave . He took a bath and then he ate dinner and went to bed . It was after a long time that he had got a feel of his bed so he immediately slept after he laid down . He was so tired that he got a nightmare . He saw her mother she had white eyes and weak limbs she told her to not follow her dad and asked to leave it all . Then he was taken back in time where he was left unconscious and he saw her mother getting stabbed by the assassin he immediately woke up and he was sweating very badly , then he realised that it was only a dream and nothing had happened really . He looked around and then he looked at the clock it was 8''o clock .So he get up and made himself ready and went out of his room and saw his dad . 29 Mansion Trouble When he saw his dad he was so surprised words didn''t came out of his mouth . He was shocked he never saw his dad wearing a armor and holding a spear like a soldier . Right when he was in his state of shock his dad said "Hey kiddo ,how are you ?" . Marko expected this he answered back "Hi old man, I was never better than this " His dad didn''t expected this kind of answer do he asked " You are very relaxed so I guess you have known about our past " . Marko answered " Yeah! kind of .... " But dad waited but he didn''t answered again then he asked " So why the pause are thinking something " . Marko replied back " No it''s not something to you about its just that I didn''t think that you were such a man back in your days " . Dad replied " Kid that fine I knew you would be surprised once I also thought of telling you about this but I didn''t know how to tell ?" Marko said " It doesn''t matter now dad I know about you so I guess I should be fine to match up with you " Dad said " Thanks son I''m happy to know that you know about me . " Marko immediately remembered something and said " Oh by the way that you know we all went to take the serpent sword " Dad replied in a funny way " I know kid but you couldn''t possibly have gained it " Marko said " But we have it ,its in my room " His dad was stunned after hearing those words he immediately called the head butler and asked him to line up the breakfast . After that he went to his room and stayed there till the breakfast was lined up . When it was done they all came Vandy and her friends were the first one to come and after that Marko came he greet everyone and sat down on a seat and told everyone to do so . At last Marko''s dad came he was looking so smart and wearing a two pieces white suit and his hair with a little bit of white highlights made him look good . He came and sat down . Vandy and her friends were most nervous to see his dad . The most nervous person was Vandy as she didn''t know how to introduce herself to his father . There was pause in the atmosphere and then Marko ''s Dad break the pause and asked everyone " So by the way who is one who has introduced world of Valhalla to Marko " At that time Vandy''s height start beating a lot faster . She was very nervous but she cannot escape it so she raised her hand and said " I-I-I was the one to t-t-tell him " Marko''s dad face dark as he heard her .Vandy saw it and she felt that it was her last time to see Marko . She saw Marko and he was sad to see his dad face he was also so sad and he thought of losing Vandy too . But suddenly Marko ''s Dad smiled and said " So you are my daughter-in-law , Oracle told me that the person will tell my son about himself will be his bride " . After hearing that Marko''s and Vandy''s face turned red and they started eating fast . After eating breakfast they all went to the training but Marko''s dad stayed and when they left the head butler told Marko''s dad and said " Sir , why didn''t you tell them about the full prophecy and the truth about him " Marko''s dad replied " They are kids so its improper to make them unhappy so its better to let them enjoy their youth and let them be happy " Marko and all the others after an hour meet at the entrance of the house and they teleported to the training ground . .Marko was again happy to make it back there and he also asked everyone to practice hard and be focused . Vandy gave him a big smile and they started practicing they practiced with full power and in afternoon they went back to the mansion . When the time they reach Marko ''s Dad was already there waiting for him . In the morning Marko has asked his dad to teach him combat and some magic training . Do he was waiting for him and they went back after having lunch and resting for a some time they went there and Marko''s dad was in his full body armor and having a pair of katanas on his back he was very proud of them . Marko''s dad asked Marko to choose a katana and after that they could start the training . 30 Unknown Power Marko was offered a black metallic katana with a rose wood handle o black and red coating which gave it a rough and deadly look and the other one was a silver plated graphite and carbon alloy with a teak wood handle and a long strip tied to it . Marko ''s dad recommended the carbon and silver alloyed katana so Marko took the bet and chose the one with the strip . When he touched it he saw the silver dragon in his arms and could feel the power of it in his arms . Marko said " What and amazing power it is dad I could totally feel it in my arms and my mind is full of techniques and spirit ." Marko ''s da d replied " Remember kid its not the weapon that make you win a battle its the person who wins the battle " It was a very awesome line and it struck Marko ''s mind . After all the chit chat they thought of starting the battle they both took the defensive positions and waited for the opponent . Marko''s dad let Marko to have the first hit . Marko didn''t think about it he attacked straight with all his strength but Marko''s dad read it and he placed his sword at an angle so that it do not give any damage to him but also he has no need of applying any force . Marko was shocked by that defence and when he touched the sword the automatically shifted and was him to the ground . Marko was stunned and Vandy ,Shreya and Emily were too surprised by this . Marko''s dad said again " Power it also applied by bulls but power and brain are applied by a tiger , so you have to become a tiger not a bull ." Marko took his dad words seriously he started fighting with his full strength and by using everything that he had got he tried very hard to only give his dad o e blow but he couldn''t he was frustrated at that time his dad was bored too so he thought of giving him a lesson when Marko came in close range his dad gave him a sword swing and he felt far away skidding on the ground and making a skit mark . Marko and all his friends were stunned after that . .Marko ''s dad said " Sorry kid I was bored and I hate to tell you that with the level you are now you could never beat Malware he was just a little bit stronger than me when I flight him in the past but after taking control over Valhalla he is far more powerful and I doubt even I could brat him so forget about that . " After hearing those harsh words Marko felt frustrated and his chest ached a lot he felt so helpless but suddenly he thought that his mind had got blank and his body is moving on its own . He was surprised by that in present Marko''s dad was walking back to his house suddenly he was attacked he was surprised too . His again talked in a lot of pride and said " Kid I told you can never beat me in the way you are now . " But Marko was not talking anything and his eyes were sharp and focused . Marko ''s dad was looking at him but suddenly he vanished , everyone was surprised including Marko''s dad too. He suddenly appeared before him and his dad barely dodged it . It had been a long time since was cornered like that . The fighting intensified and now Marko''s moves were clean and a lot faster . When Vandy was seeing him she remembered that time when she was in the mind game of that monster and Marko looked the same . Marko was unstoppable and he couldn''t help it . His was only thinking of way to block him he couldn''t attack him and he couldn''t help but struggle against him . He thought of moving from defensive to attacking he changed his posture to attack but then he looked at Marko but he was not one there were three of them . Marko''s dad remembered of the ancient wukong''s ancestors who developed this technique but only a few people were able to master it and wukong''s ancestors were only able to produce four images .But somehow . Marko who is only able to use it this time he was able to produce three images . The battle became super intense and Marko was more attacking than his father but his breath started struggling . He felt breathless and when he was about to make a finishing move his body couldn''t take that power so he became unconscious and his dad was somewhat felt relieved . He was taken to his house and he was taken care of . And with this Marko ''s dad was shocked by seeing this . 31 Joyful Day Marko''s dad was surprised to see such strength of Marko he barely made it with him . But it is to be considered that Marko''s dad haven''t fought a strong opponent since a long time and he also had retired . But he was also shocked to see his son to be this much strong but he knew from the Oracle that he would be strong . Marko was unconscious for almost half a day and Vandy stayed right her side . She was worried about her . Marko woke up in the morning and when he woke up his whole body broke from pain and he sat down on the bed and then he saw Vandy sleeping on a chair and her head leaped on the bed . Marko got up and put a blanket on her and made a happy face towards him . Marko felt an powerful spirit residing in him and he felt some power in his arms and legs . Marko was in pain but he do nit regret it as yesterday he was not controlling his body but he saw everything that had happened so he had a lot of confidence in him now . He was a lot happy to see that he has such a great power in him . Marko walked out of his room after taking a bath . He saw Emily and Shreya waiting at the entrance . Marko asked both of them " Hi,How are you guys ? Have you seen my dad " Both said a no as they dIdn''t saw him till now . Marko walked to his dad room and knockeD on it . He was allowed to enter . His dad was sitting on his chair with all the curtains down and a lamp was lit and he had a serious look on his face . Marko asked his dad about his look . His dad replied " Nothing ''s wrong I was just surprised to see that you had such great powers so I was thinking that I should give you some kind of training so that you had a hold of that power . Marko thought that he heard something wrong so he rubbed his ears and asked his dad to tell him again . His dad said " Kid have you become hard of hearing after that incident , I said that you will be going to train with me so that you get a hold of your power " Marko was happy and full of joy he walked happily but he was stopped by his dad and said " Kid don''t feel happy about it now you will be tough training so pack your bag we will mobe tomorrow morning ." Marko nod and left he went to his room and saw Vandy he woke her up and excitedly hugged her , Vandy was half asleep but when he saw Marko hugging him . Her face face turned red and she flustered and sad " M-Marko what a-a-are you doing , We are not allowed to do that " Marko said "I''m too happy dad finally agreed to train us he said to pack our bags as we wi go training " When Vandy heard him she was disappointed and said ok so as to reply . Marko then went to see his armory and packed his swords and all the other weapons so as to be ready for it . He then went to pack all his clothing and footware . Marko was excited to think all about the training camp . He went to the pharmacy to bring bandages and first aid material and also medicines . He was out of it after sometime and when he was thinking about other things that were left to be bought . He saw Vandy window shopping but when Marko looked at her carefully he found that Vandy''s expression were off and it was like she was jumbled in some thought . Marko waited for a moment and then he walked to her . He greeted her but she didn''t realised her then Marko tapped her and then she snapped out of it Marko was so confused but he somehow ignored it . Vandy''s was sad she didn''t talked to her and left . Marko didn''t realised what had happened so he continued his shopping . In twilight , when Marko returned home he found that Vandy haven''t returned home yet . His guess was right ,something was really off with her . He waited for her until twilight was over but she didn''t returned so . Marko was anxious so he went outside to find her . 32 Vandys Hear Marko hustled to look for him and he was worried about Vandy so much as he loved her by heart but he was not understanding her he was too excited for the training . He ignored her feelings and forget about her . But she couldn''t leave all this as it is . She loved her by heart and she never forget about this . She was so depressed and she was sad . She wanted Marko to love her and never forget her. But now when Marko didn''t had Vandy around her , he recognised how important was she to him . He ran all the way to the market as he last saw her there . Marko searched almost all the area of the market . He was so frustrated and he became restless as soon as time passes by . Marko was not finding her anywhere . He wander everywhere but he was unsuccessful . Marko was upset for what he had done . The last places to search were the park , the school and the playground . Marko thought of the places she would like to go but he couldn''t find he thought only of some places and only the park suits her personality . He went to the park as soon as possible . Marko was all tired and loose all his breath . Marko went inside the park and lookes for her everywhere he couldn''t find her anywhere a thought strike his mind and he thought that he didn''t knew Vandy well so hd was depressed and he sat on a bench that was right next to him . He was out of breath and he was all depressed . Marko let Vandy down and he also didn''t understand his feelings . Vandy was not found anywhere . Marko suddenly warmth behind him and he suddenly looked back . He saw the sun sinking slowly in the water . He looked at the sun and sighed . He moved towards the edge of the park . He slowly moved towards the edge and depressed seeing that . Marko was on the edge and suddenly he saw someone on the edge . Marko was shocked to see the face . There was Vandy sitting all depressed and looking in the sun but by the look on her face anyone can tell that she was sad and she was deep in her thought . Marko felt more miserable by seeing this . But as a man it was his duty to face the reality and accept it . Hs went towards Vandy and sat next to her . Vandy was surprised to see Marko there . Marko slowly held her hand and made her feel relaxed he was so sad to see her sad . He said " Vandy I''m sorry I made you sad for no reason I didn''t gave you time a d space I only thought about myself and I totally ignored your feelings , I''m really very sorry please forgive me " . He was so regretting it so much that it was recognisable in his voice . Vandy stopped him while crying she was happy that Marko hasn''t forgotten her and he still have feeling for her . Vandy said happily and her tears couldn''t stop " Marko don''t cry and curse yourself , I was not totally your fault I was equally responsible for doing this I thought that you have forgotten me but it was wrong now I know that you truly love me and you will never leave me . " They both didn''t felt but they very close to each other . Marko felt it first and then Marko in the heat of the moment kissed her . Vandy''s eyes widened at first she didn''t expected this but she now felt that it was true so she closed ger eyes and enjoyed by her side . Marko and Vandy both enjoyed the smooch they were caught in the moment suddenly some voices broke out and when they saw ut was Emily and Shreya . They both felt so embarrassed they looked away and there faces turned red after all the commotion they left and now everything felt great as all the problems were solved and all that is left is the training camp . 33 First Day of Training After a huge amount of problems and hardships finally Marko and Vandy had a heart to heart conversation they become true to each other and shared their feelings. By that time Marko''s dad already knew about them and they had already been approved . After reaching home they went to their rooms and slept and the morning was quiet .No one talked about anything .Everyone meet up at the hall and in their armours . Vandy was wearing her usual armour,Shreya and Emily were also the same . Marko''s dad was wearing his dominating armour . Everyone was here expect for Marko and just as everyone was waiting he entered he was not his usual self he was wearing a black armour made out of dragon scales and with a golden finish to it . The armour looked so good on Marko that it looked as if it was meant for him . He went to Vandy and asked " How do I look ? " Vandy didn''t answered her and looked away , her cheeks and ears turned red . Marko knew she didn''t want to answered so he asked again "Hey Vandy tell me how I look ? Do I look good ? or Not ? " Vandy still wasn''t able to answer so she juat nod her head instead of saying anything . Marko wanted to tease Vandy so he asked again but his dad stopped him and said " It doesn''t matter how you look the power lies in you and not in your armour ,even if you do not have anything you can fight with bare fists " Marko looked at his dad and nod . His dad enchanted an unknown spell and a portal opened . Marko asked Vandy " I had heard you a lot of time enchanting teleportation spell but this feels different ". Vandy explained " The spells I use can only transport you to places having magic stones , but this spell can send you to anywhere ". Marko understood everything and felt good that his father can do a lot of great things . They all went to the portal and the portal doesn''t feel power consuming but it felt as if it was replenishing magic . They entered a wooden house and it seems shabby and full of dirt . Marko''s dad sked them to put there stuff down and come outside . All of them went outside and saw a beautiful view of sun rising up and the land below full if trees and far as they can see . Marko felt good and energetic . He asked his dad about training as he was full of spirit . Marko'' dad smiled and said " Kid don''t hurry before we go, you will be a different person " .The first thing Marko was ordered was to get rid of this armour and only use his body without any kind of magic . After all that his dad told him to do the first task .When Marko heard that he was about to get his first task he got excited . But his hopes were broken as he was asked to clean the house from in and out by afternoon . He got angry but still he believed in his dad and cleaned it . All the others were relaxing and Marko was cleaning the house . In the afternoon Marko finally cleaned the house . Marko''s dad went to see how the house is ? He was accompanied by Vandy and Shreya while Emily was napping . Vandy and Shreya were surprised after seeing the house . House looked simple from outside but it was literally sparking and all the things looked new . Marko felt proud ,his dad was checking everything and his eyes catch something . He saw dust on corners of window and gave him 5 out of 10 he scolded him and cut his food for afternoon . He sent him to the jungle to collect firewoods and after that he had to make food . Marko took the sword and went to jungle . On the other hand Vandy was feeling sorry for Marko as she never saw Marko feeling this angry . She also wants to help him but she couldn''t do anything . She couldn''t do anything . Marko went deep in the jungle and found some dry woods . He slashed the tree by his sword and was about to cut it but a group of gaint frogs appeared and Marko was a little weak by all the work . But he didn''t step back and hold his sword tight and go for the kill . 34 The Mysterious Man Marko moved forward with his sword but in his condition he was too weak to take on the frogs . He used his brain and went back , but the frogs were much intelligent than he anticipated . They followed Marko on his way back and they were way than him . Marko mumbled to himself "Just what kind of place is this , even the creatures here are suspicious " . Marko rushed back he concentrated solely on moving back . But he was slow and the frogs attacked him . He somehow managed to block their attacks and move forward .Suddenly Marko felt a pure and tremendous aura rushing towards him he ran faster. But Marko was a bit slow and lack training . He was slashed by a water blade of great magic . Marko fell onto the ground and took huge breaths .Marko fell and he saw big figure standing in shadows and said " Welcome son of the guardian , hope you like your stay here " . Marko''s voice was hardly audible but he said " Just what are you ? " The figure didn''t answered him and left . Marko felt uneasy and he became unconscious . He saw himself standing in a jungle under a tree and a man came with white robe and pale skin standing with his back towards Marko. He asked Marko " What do you desire ?" Marko was surprised he asked "who are you ?" . The person said " I am you " Marko was still confused and said. " Can you tell it in a way that I can understand " . The person said " I will be anything that you want ,if you want destruction i will be calamity ,if you happiness i will be prosperous and bear fruits of happiness " Marko understand some of the things but couldn''t understand much . The person asked again " What do you desire ?" Marko felt silent for a time and answered " I have want to be a simple person with a normal life " The person said "Is that truly all cause your aura says something else " Marko continued " You are true, I just want my friends ,family and all the innocent live in peace and be happy ever after " . The person asked " Is it all my friend ? " Marko replied " Yes it is all i have to say " The person paused for a second and said " Ok if that''d what you want i will fulfill your wish and become a barrier that protects you..." with his words Marko broke out of his dream and found himself in a cottage . His memories were blurry and he couldn''t remember properly . Marko saw Vandy and everyone after he woke up and when he woke up he felt he a little dizzy like he was struck hard on his head . Marko asked everyone "Where am i ? " . He was answered by a voice he didn''t recognised . The voice said " You are at my palace ,the toad village " . Marko looked at the person who was saying and he was surprised seeing that it was a toad who answered him . Marko said " Have I gone mad or is this toad actually speaking " Marko was answered by his dad he said " This is the great toad Gamamaru , he is oldest species that ever lived on this land and also the lord of toads." Marko looked at the toad but his mind was still stuck in the dream that he had . He unconsciously thought " Who was that guy ?" The great toad answered him " He was once my student and also the prince of this land " . Marko was too shocked to see how this toad read his mind . The toad answered " Let me tell you about this it is a long story that i will tell you now " . The mysteries of this land are strange but it has to be solved . 35 The Tale Of A Toad When Marko woke up in the house of the king of the land . Marko was surprised to see a talking toad in real life . The toad started his long story and said " It was long long story when i was a young toad having a fighting skill no one had and also the next to the throne - " . Marko stopped him and said " Can you please start from ahead its a little to early " Gamamaru said " Ok " . When my kid was born he was a healthy boy with an incomparable magic affinity , so we named him Hagemaru . He was brought up by me alone and no one else . He was so good at his training and I never needed to teach him anything. He had natural talent . As the time passes he became arrogant and full of himself . I only wanted him to be a very powerful warrior and he was the next hier to the throne . But he took part he dark practices and became evil . I soon took to the liberty to took him to the right path . I fought him but became out of my league i gree old but he was in his youth . He rebelled and moved on his own . He fought you cause he thought you were strong and might get in his way . He was almost finished with his story but Marko interrupted in between and said " But how did he managyee to get in my dream " . The toad looked confused to what Marko was saying he said " I don''t have a clue to what you are saying " . Marko said " But aren''t you talking about the person who was in my dream " . Vandy said " No , Marko he was talking about the person who attacked you in the jungle ". Marko get understood what happened and said " Ok , now I get it the person who attacked me was Hagemaru " . Marko led a confident face but inside he was so confused to who the person he saw in his dream . Marko suddenly felt a ache in his right arm and the pain strengthen . His sword also started vibrating and also he fell on the ground . Vandy got worried of Marko she held her and asked her to rest . Marko''s thoughts were mixed and he couldn''t help but think about the man in his dreams . Marko got a lot worse afterwards and he remained like this for almost a day . Marko''s dad was also worried but because he was with Gamamaru he didn''t feared much . Marko''s pain faded away gradually as time passed by the end of the day the pain faded . Marko woke up with his complete strength and he was on his full power but oddly he was feeling something strange in his body . Marko was hard guy but he lacked experience . Shreya and Emily were oddly quiet but they somehow felt unfit in this family type atmosphere . Marko , Vandy and Marko''s dad were like a family and Shreya and Emily were out of this . They were sad as they were distant to their only friend Vandy . 36 Emily Emily was one of the survivors of the frosts. The frosts we''re one of the largest races and one the 9 realms. Emily was 7 years old when all the frosts tried to attack Valhalla to gain power and also rule over the all-father. Emily''s father was the commander in chief of the attacking unit. Emily''s mother was one of the archers and she was also in the attacking unit. Emily was the only child of their parents. She was scared but she couldn''t do anything as doing so would be going against the crown. The frosts attacked in midnight so the flames of destruction were mighty and big. They could be seen from the other realms and it was one the most terrific nights of terror. The dwarfs took it as a moment to rule frosts and they attacked the ladies and children who were left back home. But the people of the town refused to be enslaved. They fought against the dwarfs with full force even though they were inexperienced and lacked skills. The screams of women and children run through the town. Soon it was morning and By chance, Emily was the only survivor left for the frosts she was scared and terrified she saw dead bodies lying all around her. By the time she noticed it was already morning. Emily started crying in the morning after she recognised that all the people have died and no one is coming back from the war. She cried endlessly for days and nights but she couldn''t keep her emotions intact. Emily stopped crying after a while and she buried all her people. She prayed for their afterlife and made preparations for her living She also buried the dwarfs that died in the battle. Emily started living on her own and made a good life for her. But an awful night when Emily slept after eating she heard some noises on her door. She took the weapons she had and made her move. She attacked the Intruder and fought her. But the intruder was quite strong and unbeatable. Emily was losing in front of her. But the intruder didn''t attack he just made sure she can''t fight. Emily asked the intruder "Who are you? and what do you want from me? ". Finally, the Intruder spoke it was a girl and she said: " Do you know someone who goes by the name Emily she used to live here. ". Emily said " it''s me but what do you want from me " The girl removed her hood and she was Vandy At that time Vandy was also around 10. Vandy said, " Hi Emily would you like to join my team and become my friend ". Emily without thinking said, "Why would I like to bother with you and what are you ".Vandy said " I am a Valkyrie of Valhalla so would you consider me joining "she stretched her hand towards her. But as soon as Emily heard that she is from Valhalla she shoves her hand and started cursing her. Vandy said " Listen to me your mom send me here "When Emily heard about her mother she stopped and looked at Vandy. Vandy knew that expression so she continued " She and I fought each other but she was killed by a knight but before she died she told me to rescue you and help you ". Emily started starting crying and she felt that she was melting. After that Emily went with Vandy to accept her mother wish. Vandy trained her and taught every magic she knew and teamed up with her and made a true companion out of her. Finally, Emily found happiness as her mother thought she would. Then afterwards They found Shreya on Midgard on a remote town she was a helpless kid around 11. And afterwards, all of them became eternal companions . 37 Test Of Skills Finally, after a few days, Marko fully recovered from his injuries and also he became quite strong and he felt surprisingly refreshed. He went on training with his dad and left the Toad''s temple. The toad''s temple was deep in the forest and also it was quite difficult to find the way out. Marko''s dad decided to leave Marko to training and it might be a good way to replenish his skills. Marko''s dad suddenly left with a teleportation and Left the whole team on there own. Marko said " Dad where are you? Why did to teleport? ". Marko''s dad spoke through the air " Marko take it as a test and come to the house on your own it is a good way to replenish your lost power and time. Since we had time why not take it to our side " Marko sighed but Vandy supported him and Shreya and Emily just looked at them. They walked straight down the path and tried to get out with some time left. They tried to leave the forest as soon as possible. They were scared as they do not know the place but Marko stayed strong and hope the others do same. Vandy was on her toes too she was on her guard. Shreya and Emily were upset by how their only friend was going so far away from them. As they head forward they could hear the sound of various animals. They walked for about half an hour but they couldn''t find the way out. So Marko thought of an idea and made a cut on a tree so that they could remember the way back if anything happens. They continuously walked for another half hour but they couldn''t find the way out. Everyone was tired so they decided to rest a bit. Vandy sat under a tree and Marko decided to look around. But what found out was surprising. He called everyone and when they arrived he said " Look its the same mark I made earlier, but how could it be here?". Vandy said, "Can it be possible that we were moving around this whole time." Marko said "No it''s not possible, it think that the around us are rotating and we just ended up moving back. " So now they were up against a rotating forest and he was only wandering around. " They were not able to solve one problem but suddenly they got another. They heard a huge scream of Emily from there back. Everyone rushed towards her and saw around 5 Almendors in front of them. Marko look surprised cause these Almendors were not the one they fought. They were big and they had bigger fangs and also had a big crustal type item on there back. Marko was too shocked that he couldn''t move then suddenly Almendor Shreya and she also couldn''t move as she was shocked too. Marko was not able to move but the only thought that runs through his mind was "Save her please move and save her ". 38 Good Bye Shreya said " Thanks Vandy for the blast you saved me from trouble. " Vandy replied " No biggies that''s what friends are for. " Marko smiled at Vandy and Vandy replied back. Marko and his teammates had enough on their plates to deal with and now there was another trouble awaiting them. Emily launched a freeze spell and froze all the Almendors. Marko and Vandy moved swiftly and slashed the Alemdors which destroyed the ice and the Almendors dealt with heavy damage. At the same time, Shreya shoot some arrows with wind magic and they had a direct hit. Amendors backed more. Almendors howled and there were a lot of howls in the forest. A group of Amendors surrounded Marko and his companions. They all shoot a light beam called the moonlight beam. Marko and his companions jumped to dodge the beam but Shreya was the only unable to dodge it. She had a direct hit and a lot of blood gushed out. Immediately after Marko released the Moon slash and the Almendors left. Marko went to Shreya took her in his arms and rested her on his lap. Shreya was in a serious condition. Vandy tried to console her and said " Shreya don''t worry nothing is going to happen. Don''t look down everything''s going to be fine. " Shreya gave a faint smile and said "Vandy I also know what is going to happen I also fought beside you for a long time and I know my wound is too deep to be healed. " As Shreya said this she coughed blood which stained her clothes. She took her last breath and saw everyone eyes in tears. Shreya said "I was so lucky to find friends like you but I made some mistakes that lead to this I''m sorry and Good Bye to you all " Vandy and Everyone replied, " Don''t talk too much, and don''t worry you were a great friend ". Shreya slowly closed her eyes and her breathing stopped. Vandy was speechless and Emily was in tears. They both hugged Marko and cried their hearts out. Marko was sad too but he didn''t shed even a single tear. He believed that if all were to breakdown then they will never get out of this jungle. They buried Shreya in the forest and camped at night. All of them didn''t say a single word and Vandy and Emily didn''t stop crying. Marko was in guilt he thought " If I were stronger then I would have saved her." That night the cheerfulness of the group vanished and grieve took over them. 39 Good Bye Shreya said " Thanks Vandy for the blast you saved me from trouble. " Vandy replied " No biggies that''s what friends are for. " Marko smiled at Vandy and Vandy replied back. Marko and his teammates had enough on their plates to deal with and now there was another trouble awaiting them. Emily launched a freeze spell and froze all the Almendors. Marko and Vandy moved swiftly and slashed the Alemdors which destroyed the ice and the Almendors dealt with heavy damage. At the same time, Shreya shoot some arrows with wind magic and they had a direct hit. Amendors backed more. Almendors howled and there were a lot of howls in the forest. A group of Amendors surrounded Marko and his companions. They all shoot a light beam called the moonlight beam. Marko and his companions jumped to dodge the beam but Shreya was the only unable to dodge it. She had a direct hit and a lot of blood gushed out. Immediately after Marko released the Moon slash and the Almendors left. Marko went to Shreya took her in his arms and rested her on his lap. Shreya was in a serious condition. Vandy tried to console her and said " Shreya don''t worry nothing is going to happen. Don''t look down everything''s going to be fine. " Shreya gave a faint smile and said "Vandy I also know what is going to happen I also fought beside you for a long time and I know my wound is too deep to be healed. " As Shreya said this she coughed blood which stained her clothes. She took her last breath and saw everyone eyes in tears. Shreya said "I was so lucky to find friends like you but I made some mistakes that lead to this I''m sorry and Good Bye to you all " Vandy and Everyone replied, " Don''t talk too much, and don''t worry you were a great friend ". Shreya slowly closed her eyes and her breathing stopped. Vandy was speechless and Emily was in tears. They both hugged Marko and cried their hearts out. Marko was sad too but he didn''t shed even a single tear. He believed that if all were to breakdown then they will never get out of this jungle. They buried Shreya in the forest and camped at night. All of them didn''t say a single word and Vandy and Emily didn''t stop crying. Marko was in guilt he thought " If I were stronger then I would have saved her." That night the cheerfulness of the group vanished and grieve took over them.