《Myriad Domain》 Prologue Prologue Location: Sh¨¦n Mountain This is the era of the Gods. On top of Shen Mountain, above the clouds penetrating the skies like the tallest skyscraper is currently a battle that will change the fate of what will later become the Myriad domain forever. Brother Tempest! Why must you oppose me so !? Said wangling coldly. Brother Wangling! After you Usurped the throne from father, you have done none of what we collectively discussed. You choose to turn a blind eye to those in need, oppress the races, and your reign of tyranny is no better than when lord father was around. You have done nothing more than continue his legacy, and we stand before you to put a stop to it. With a menacing look on his face. We!? *Sha Sha Sha* several figures appear from the shadows alongside Tempest. Hahahaha. You bunch of ignorant fools do not see the greater picture. WE ARE GODS! These pathetic humans and beasts, and any other race NEED us! Without us, they will be lost, and we are what they wish to become. We created them in the image of us, it is their birthright to serve us, the highest honor. I see why father fought bitterly for the throne 100 years ago, the view from up here is intoxicating, and the world is simply a fruit basket for me to indulge myself in. Said wangling hysterically. Brother wangling! There is no hope for you. Said Tempest with a hopeless look on his face. Hahahaha, and you think that you six are able to defeat me? Continue to live for another 200 years! I may not be able to alone, but I have my siblings, we will do it together. *swoosh* Tempest disappears like the wind Striking wangling dead in the chest and blasting him through the stone seat of the throne. Summoning his twin swords of lighting and thunder he assumes his battle stance, and those behind him do the same. Sister Scellant! Do not join this battle, set up the sealing formation, after it is complete I will pour my power into it since my power is the greatest present. Ok, Tempest! Scellant said as she began to inscribe something on the floor and cast several hand symbols in a slow and steady motion. *Clang* Brother shuishen now! Tempest continues to give commands as he strikes wangling with a diagonal slash encompassing the essence of thunder. Alright, Prison of the sea god! Shuishen roared as a condensed spherical prison confined wangling, and just as he was going to struggle free, lighting and thunder begin to rage crackle in the surroundings covering the skies in dark clouds. It¡¯s ready Tempest! Shuishen immediately retreated to not get hit by the backlash of Tempests¡¯ attack. Ahhhhhhhhhh, Lightning corkscrew! A corkscrew made of thunder and lighting combined around Tempests¡¯ arm, and just as it was about to pierce through the prison of the water god, Tempest hears wangling¡¯s voice. You pests are beginning to annoy me, Void wall! Boom! The attack is stopped by what seems like an illusory wall of black and purple swirls, and the backlash from the attacks colliding cause the palace to crumble. Stones fly everywhere and the palace begins to fall into ruins. Take cover! Hurriedly said, Tempest. Brother tremor! I¡¯m on it! Gaia¡¯s shield! Tremor puts his palms together and slaps the ground as a dome-shaped barrier of earth covers the six and protects them from the falling debris. Scellant, how much longer on that seal? She speaks tiredly with a look of struggle on her face and black waves of energy begin to emit from her. 5 more minutes, if you all can stall him for just a bit longer, I can activate it, please do your best. Ok. Tempest takes a deep breath and appears from the dome of earth. Brother wangling, come out, I know that small blast couldn¡¯t have taken you out, and you¡¯re not the type to run away from a fight, show yourself! Tempest provokes Wangling¡¯s pride. Hehehehe, brother, you know me so well! Although, I must say your power has grown over the years, how were you able to hide it? You¡¯ve even destroyed one of my hearts with that last attack. Argh! Wangling appears from rubble holding his chest covering what seems to be a hole the size of a tangerine. That is none of your concern, look at this palace. It was once full of life and color when father and mother ruled. The finest porcelain, marble floors. It was such a majestic and lively atmosphere, we inherited it from the now slumbering primordial Gods. If you hadn¡¯t committed that atrocity then father would have never been driven down this path of tyranny and mother would not be sealed in the abysmal dungeon due to your intervention. Tempest says as a fist of dark and purple energy connects with tempest¡¯s face and tendrils of the same color appear from the ground and slam him to the ground leaving a crater. He moved so fast that Tempest didn¡¯t have time to react. My brother, you must understand that sometimes there are always necessary evils in this world. Mother, crippled father, she made him weak. It gave the humans the idea that since we were kind to them, that they stood on the same level as us all those years ago. I had to take matters into my own hands and remind them who was the master and who was the servant. Hahaha. Wangling says maniacally as Spyro appears to defend Tempest. Wangling! Spyro appears as he readies an attack. Brother Pyro, wait! As tempest tries to get up he spits out a mouthful of blood and kneels on one knee. Wangling, you believe that the raping and killing of the humans as you like was the best way to handle them. In doing so, you and your band of misfits, created the balmorals, a new race entirely. Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere.This is why father sealed those friends of yours, and punished you so harshly, as to even seal a portion of your powers. You created a race which now hates us because you chose to treat them as playthings and tortured them when you were bored. Those seeds of hatred will sprout one day, and they will become one of the few races who are able to oppose us. If we are ever to ever awaken, it will not be for a long time. You have lead us to our downfall Wangling. You and your stupid mistakes and confused concept of power. Take this: Raging sun! An orange and red ball of fire appears above Spyro, and as it gets closer, the surroundings begin to melt and catch fire. Wangling tried to hold it at bay, but a thought suddenly crossed his mind. What does he mean ¡°awaken?¡± Am I not perfectly awake now? Then he suddenly realizes, and with a sudden outburst, he yells: Oh No! Now, Scellant! Calls Tempest. ETERNAL SEAL OF IMMORTAL LIFE! The seal on the floor almost comes to life as it brightly shines plunging everything into darkness. Kyurus, freeze him in place! Yelled Scellant Haaaaaaa, Descent of the ice Phoenix. A beautiful Phoenix appears in the air and lets out a shrill screech and crashes into Wangling. You will not seal me! Brother Tempest, I cannot complete the seal alone! Says scellant as she falls to her knees out of breath and blood leaks from the corner of her mouth. Void walker! *suuuuu* wangling tries to use the open window to slip into his shadow and escape. It¡¯s pointless, my descent of the ice Phoenix freezes anything even your soul and shadow, so not even using your void walker can save you wangling. Damn you kyurus. I will one day have my revenge for all of this. And we will be there once again to stop you, my brother. Tempest says determinedly as he walks towards Scellant and the seal. Let¡¯s do it. All of you step away, I will finish it, scellant let me take over. Tempest takes Scellants place as tremor moves her out of the seal. Ok. Close your eyes and raise your spirit and vigor to its pinnacle and let it flow into the formation. Scellant explains to tempest. Ok! Tempest exhaled and the winds begin to rage, lighting and thunder crackle in the skies with the sounds of dragons and tigers. Tempest begins to lose his godly glow and begins to thin out. Oh no, he¡¯s sacrificing his God energy, if he does that he will die, he cannot shoulder that alone. Said scellant in a panicked frenzy. Then we must help him. Says Shuishen as he goes to appear next to him first. The five appear behind him placing their hands on his back allowing him to drain their energy and pour it into the formation. Phew, big brother is stronger than I thought, I may not be able to keep this up much longer. Tempest begins to think to himself when suddenly he feels several hands placed on his back, and energy begins to fill him up. Tempest! Calls scellant. Allow us to help you. Tremor commanded as he flashes a smile and smacks tempest over a large wound. You Meathead, can¡¯t you see he¡¯s injured! Says Spyro. You guys.....I..I... tempest can¡¯t even find the words to reject or accept them. say nothing, let¡¯s finish this! Said tremor. Thank yo¡ª¡ª tempest is interrupted by a sudden mad howl. VOID EATER!!! The six receive a significant backlash and spew an arc of blood weakening the formation. Oh no! the formation has taken significant damage. Tempest we must finish this quickly! Ok Scellant, you guys let¡¯s do this in one go! Ahhhhhhhh !!! The six focus themselves and raise all of their power to its peak. *ting ting* a sudden jingling noise is heard in everyone¡¯s ears. ETERNAL SEAL OF IMMORTAL LIFE! The six cry out in unison. BOOM! Those kids have really done it now, the backlash of a seal that magnitude is bound to have some serious repercussions. Especially since it has been damaged by that bastard son of mine. But I must say, I respect him for his decision. If only he could be a little more like Tempest. But that is not something to think of right now. The energy of a God is not something that can be freely dispersed and contained. It is purely the power of creation. This will be interesting. Hahaha! This old thing here would love to see this world after we awaken from this slumber. Zekkai!!! A mysterious blueish-purple aura appears around a man in cuffs sitting cross-legged in a dungeon. The aura corrodes the shackles, and the man disappears and heads for the abysmal dungeon. He soon disappears like the wind. A blinding pillar of light shoots into the sky drawing the attention of everyone, and soon a golden halo envelops the sky. Soon, Shen Mountain becomes surrounded by 6 tall pillars, forming a hexagon formation, and the golden halo disperses, causing the accumulated energy to run amok and wreak havoc everywhere. The energy, caused barren lands to become fertile, beast and man to fuse, the humans due to their adaptability, mutate and their genes undergo an evolution containing some of that energy and the world is now saturated in god energy. New races popped up faster than weeds in a garden. Many were scared and frightened and were rejected in certain parts of the world, so they sought after those that looked like them, creating their own domains, countries, and kingdoms. Down below Shen Mountain, a race of people stare up at the mountain piercing the sky. I can no longer feel the presence of the Gods. Does this mean the fight is over? I would assume so. What does this mean? It means.....we are free. And thus began the era of the myriad domain. chapter 2 Brother!!! Whyyy!!! Celeste yelled in extreme distress as her energy begins to rise and the surrounding air begins to circulate around her. Celeste, wait! Adol¨¦ exclaims as he tries to explain himself. Ms. Celeste. Calm yourself, we do not know the current situation! Master Maverick tried to reason with her. What more do we need to know clearly, the young prince was feeling like a frog and was bold enough to leap. He has decided to snatch the throne for himself although I must commend him, striking his father while he was weak! Gerudo said as if he already had all the answers. This couldn¡¯t have turned out better, the whole family will turn on itself and I have no need to lift a finger! Gerudo thought to himself. No that¡¯s not what happened, father was under the effects of some¡ª- Suddenly Adol¨¦ stopped as it felt like the surrounding temperature plummeted. Why? Why? Why? Why!? Celeste continued hysterically, and finally, she snapped. Celeste was always known to be a hothead and to easily lose control of her emotions. It earned her nicknames like she-devil and the throned beauty. Why must another one of the things closest to me be taken away again? First mother, now father. No, I decided to obtain power so this would never happen again...I will never let someone take something precious from me ever again....not even you brother..... I will kill you !!!! Celeste exclaims as tears fall down her copper smooth skin and she enters a berserk state losing all reasoning. Soon the palace becomes covered in ice, and everyone is shocked and dumbfounded at the level of power she is displaying. Lord Gerudo, we mustn¡¯t let them fight, they will kill one another! And looking at this level of power she is displaying surely there will be some kind of backlash! Exclaimed master maverick. Let them fight, sometimes siblings must communicate through fists before they can understand one another. Replied Gerudo. Hahaha, this is great. Continue, continue. Soon my goal will be accomplished. A thought quickly rushed across his mind. Celeste, you have lost all reasoning and no longer respond to my voice. As your brother, it is my duty to stop you. Although I am not 100% I am more than enough to handle the current you. Prepare yourself. Adol¨¦ takes his battle stance alongside his coiling dragon spear and his battle ki rises sharply. It felt as if hot spears were pointed in the air and soon the temperature begins to heat back up. Opposing elements are in the air. One hot and the other cold. One force dark and the other so pure and hot, like that of a holy light. In the world, there must exist balance and for every force, there is an opposing one, if it could be visualized, it would be that of yin and yang or a scale. Quickly, a high-speed battle begins. The two take off at blinding speeds and soon small shockwaves are created at every exchange of blows. Adol¨¦ quickly takes the advantage, as he strikes a blow to her abdomen and Celeste flew through the air like an arched bow and flies through a column behind her. She quickly recovers, but before she produces the next attack, Adol¨¦ had already appeared in front of her and slashed diagonally towards her chest, but Celeste ¡°disappears.¡± A whiplike kick comes from above Adol¨¦ and strikes him in the head and knocks him into the ground. As Adol¨¦ picks himself up and blood falls from the corner of his head, he feels a thumping in his blood. His breathing becomes ragged, and he lets out a fearsome yell and almost as if linked by something intangible, Celeste soon experiences the same thing. It was as if the two entered some kind of resonance. Soon the intent to kill emanates from both of them and two pillars of light enveloped them. A godly aura soon envelops the two. Adol¨¦ is hit with a blazing orange pillar of light stained with a cool light blue and Celeste is bathed in a pillar of light that was the color of a cool blue moon tinged with a purple glow with silver sparkles glistening throughout it. Almost as if cloaked in a live twilight solely meant for her. Celeste then summons her weapon. A beautiful scythe, about the length of her, a sharp blade made of a special metal. The blade itself a frosty blue, with a backlighted color of purple with many curved engravings. She then swung the blade upwards, and an arc of ice was sent through the air and quickly closed in on Adol¨¦. He took his spear and stabbed it into the ground and soon a barrier of heat was erected and the ice arc collided with it and for a short second it seemed as if it would blow through the barrier no matter what, but soon after, it began to melt away and after it, appeared Celeste and she harshly knocks him away with the shaft of the scythe fracturing his arm and a rib or two. Adol¨¦ flies through the air as if let go from a slingshot. Adol¨¦ ignored the injury and quickly stood up and it seemed as if the two were both entering their end game. They both raised their powers to the limits, and Adol¨¦ pointed his spear at Celeste and at the tip was a small orange ball of light. Celeste also readied her attack as her scythe morphed into a spear and a large ball of frosty blue light formed on the tip of her blade but it shrank as time quickly passed almost as if compacted on itself. Shortly after, the attacks were fired as both yelled as if they had met their most hated enemy. As Adol¨¦ Fired his attack, an orange beam and a light blue light appeared as the faded image of a dragon coiled around the beam in fiery form and Celeste¡¯s beam soon broke apart like lightning as it was fired and the image of a frost dragon appeared beside her beam of ice and the two fearsome dragons clashed. The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation.As the two opposing forces met the two necklaces began to glow and a loud boom resounded and a strong gale and shockwave were formed catching master maverick by surprise sending him flying into a wall, knocking him unconscious and Gerudo was blown away despite his efforts in setting up a barrier to protect himself. The twins were then blasted apart from each other wounding them both heavily and knocking them unconscious. Soon a mysterious figure appears approximately 10 minutes later and dragged away Celeste¡¯s unconscious body still clutching her scythe, and Adol¨¦ opens his eyes just in time to catch a glimpse of this person as they disappeared into the air with a great leap. Soon after, the elders appear and are baffled by what they see. Soon Elder Isley appears and quickly runs Rikudo to a mage doctor to quickly heal Rikudo¡¯s wounds and Adol¨¦ is taken to his own quarters to be treated by one of the doctors of balmoral mountain as his wounds weren¡¯t as heavy as his father¡¯s. Only a few broken bones and scratches. Quickly 3 days pass and Adol¨¦ finally awakens, confusedly searching for his sister and soon a female doctor appears from the doorway. Greetings, young master Adol¨¦. Said the mysterious woman. Where is my sister? The young princess has not been seen for three days now, when we arrived at the palace, she was not present, so we prioritized you and the king, and after you two were transported to safety we set up a search party to find the young princess. She replied. Soon Adol¨¦ begins reminiscing and soon hot tears begin to stream down his face and due to the mental shock from the recent events he passed out again. It¡¯s no surprise that this happened, Gerudo must be handled before things get worse. I must do my best to help these two otherwise the balmorals are destined for ruin. She then clicked her tongue. Rest easy young master, for we have much work to do. The mysterious lady soon turns to leave the quarters of the young master when suddenly¡ª Minerva. Someone calls from the distance. Surely we cannot allow things to end like this. the person said. We shall not. Young master Adol¨¦ and the little princess will be the ones to help us and they will also be the ones to handle Gerudo. Do what you must, she must be tempered and polished, and maybe once ¡°they¡± return, it may have some positive effects somehow. The coming battle will not be a place for the weak. With "them" being present as a constant threat and Gerudo''s constant scheming, should they return; It may subliminally unite the races and Rikudo¡¯s goal may be accomplished through a series of unfortunate events. Minerva replied. I see. You may really be as dangerous as the rumors say. I would not want you as my opponent, but in the coming battle, you may have to face those rumors, "Hoteri." The person replied. The person was met with silence before Minerva replies. As the oldest balmorals to date, we have seen many atrocities, the harsh and good sides of life. Many may not agree with us, but ultimately it is for the greater good. I will work with you, but do not taint her or ¡ª- You need not describe to me what you will do to me. I do not wish to even think about it. I will only help and train her for the coming battles. I will allow her to decide her own path and make her own decisions. I will not directly influence her, but should I speak the truth of her father yet? No, Man sharpens man as steel sharpens steel. Allow her to be lost and confused and if she fosters a hatred for her brother; allow them to fight until she understands. It will train and temper the both of them as they continuously fight. We as balmorals benefit 1000 times more in actual battle than practicing our arts or using the "Jiko Kensa." Minerva said. Agreed. I will teach and train her for now. Afterward, I will watch over her from the shadows until she learns to control her powers in case anything unexpected happens. He said I will do the same with master Adol¨¦. Minerva said. Then we should begin as soon as possible. He said. Agreed. Minerva leaves and the mysterious person disappears and Adol¨¦ sleeps for another day. chapter 2 Brother!!! Whyyy!!! Celeste yelled in extreme distress as her energy begins to rise and the surrounding air begins to circulate around her. Celeste, wait! Adol¨¦ exclaims as he tries to explain himself. Ms. Celeste. Calm yourself, we do not know the current situation! Master Maverick tried to reason with her. What more do we need to know clearly, the young prince was feeling like a frog and was bold enough to leap. He has decided to snatch the throne for himself although I must commend him, striking his father while he was weak! Gerudo said as if he already had all the answers. This couldn¡¯t have turned out better, the whole family will turn on itself and I have no need to lift a finger! Gerudo thought to himself. No that¡¯s not what happened, father was under the effects of some¡ª- Suddenly Adol¨¦ stopped as it felt like the surrounding temperature plummeted. Why? Why? Why? Why!? Celeste continued hysterically, and finally, she snapped. Celeste was always known to be a hothead and to easily lose control of her emotions. It earned her nicknames like she-devil and the throned beauty. Why must another one of the things closest to me be taken away again? First mother, now father. No, I decided to obtain power so this would never happen again...I will never let someone take something precious from me ever again....not even you brother..... I will kill you !!!! Celeste exclaims as tears fall down her copper smooth skin and she enters a berserk state losing all reasoning. Soon the palace becomes covered in ice, and everyone is shocked and dumbfounded at the level of power she is displaying. Lord Gerudo, we mustn¡¯t let them fight, they will kill one another! And looking at this level of power she is displaying surely there will be some kind of backlash! Exclaimed master maverick. Let them fight, sometimes siblings must communicate through fists before they can understand one another. Replied Gerudo. Hahaha, this is great. Continue, continue. Soon my goal will be accomplished. A thought quickly rushed across his mind. Celeste, you have lost all reasoning and no longer respond to my voice. As your brother, it is my duty to stop you. Although I am not 100% I am more than enough to handle the current you. Prepare yourself. Adol¨¦ takes his battle stance alongside his coiling dragon spear and his battle ki rises sharply. It felt as if hot spears were pointed in the air and soon the temperature begins to heat back up. Opposing elements are in the air. One hot and the other cold. One force dark and the other so pure and hot, like that of a holy light. In the world, there must exist balance and for every force, there is an opposing one, if it could be visualized, it would be that of yin and yang or a scale. Quickly, a high-speed battle begins. The two take off at blinding speeds and soon small shockwaves are created at every exchange of blows. Adol¨¦ quickly takes the advantage, as he strikes a blow to her abdomen and Celeste flew through the air like an arched bow and flies through a column behind her. She quickly recovers, but before she produces the next attack, Adol¨¦ had already appeared in front of her and slashed diagonally towards her chest, but Celeste ¡°disappears.¡± A whiplike kick comes from above Adol¨¦ and strikes him in the head and knocks him into the ground. As Adol¨¦ picks himself up and blood falls from the corner of his head, he feels a thumping in his blood. His breathing becomes ragged, and he lets out a fearsome yell and almost as if linked by something intangible, Celeste soon experiences the same thing. It was as if the two entered some kind of resonance. Soon the intent to kill emanates from both of them and two pillars of light enveloped them. A godly aura soon envelops the two. Adol¨¦ is hit with a blazing orange pillar of light stained with a cool light blue and Celeste is bathed in a pillar of light that was the color of a cool blue moon tinged with a purple glow with silver sparkles glistening throughout it. Almost as if cloaked in a live twilight solely meant for her. Celeste then summons her weapon. A beautiful scythe, about the length of her, a sharp blade made of a special metal. The blade itself a frosty blue, with a backlighted color of purple with many curved engravings. She then swung the blade upwards, and an arc of ice was sent through the air and quickly closed in on Adol¨¦. He took his spear and stabbed it into the ground and soon a barrier of heat was erected and the ice arc collided with it and for a short second it seemed as if it would blow through the barrier no matter what, but soon after, it began to melt away and after it, appeared Celeste and she harshly knocks him away with the shaft of the scythe fracturing his arm and a rib or two. Adol¨¦ flies through the air as if let go from a slingshot. Adol¨¦ ignored the injury and quickly stood up and it seemed as if the two were both entering their end game. They both raised their powers to the limits, and Adol¨¦ pointed his spear at Celeste and at the tip was a small orange ball of light. Celeste also readied her attack as her scythe morphed into a spear and a large ball of frosty blue light formed on the tip of her blade but it shrank as time quickly passed almost as if compacted on itself. Shortly after, the attacks were fired as both yelled as if they had met their most hated enemy. As Adol¨¦ Fired his attack, an orange beam and a light blue light appeared as the faded image of a dragon coiled around the beam in fiery form and Celeste¡¯s beam soon broke apart like lightning as it was fired and the image of a frost dragon appeared beside her beam of ice and the two fearsome dragons clashed. Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings.As the two opposing forces met the two necklaces began to glow and a loud boom resounded and a strong gale and shockwave were formed catching master maverick by surprise sending him flying into a wall, knocking him unconscious and Gerudo was blown away despite his efforts in setting up a barrier to protect himself. The twins were then blasted apart from each other wounding them both heavily and knocking them unconscious. Soon a mysterious figure appears approximately 10 minutes later and dragged away Celeste¡¯s unconscious body still clutching her scythe, and Adol¨¦ opens his eyes just in time to catch a glimpse of this person as they disappeared into the air with a great leap. Soon after, the elders appear and are baffled by what they see. Soon Elder Isley appears and quickly runs Rikudo to a mage doctor to quickly heal Rikudo¡¯s wounds and Adol¨¦ is taken to his own quarters to be treated by one of the doctors of balmoral mountain as his wounds weren¡¯t as heavy as his father¡¯s. Only a few broken bones and scratches. Quickly 3 days pass and Adol¨¦ finally awakens, confusedly searching for his sister and soon a female doctor appears from the doorway. Greetings, young master Adol¨¦. Said the mysterious woman. Where is my sister? The young princess has not been seen for three days now, when we arrived at the palace, she was not present, so we prioritized you and the king, and after you two were transported to safety we set up a search party to find the young princess. She replied. Soon Adol¨¦ begins reminiscing and soon hot tears begin to stream down his face and due to the mental shock from the recent events he passed out again. It¡¯s no surprise that this happened, Gerudo must be handled before things get worse. I must do my best to help these two otherwise the balmorals are destined for ruin. She then clicked her tongue. Rest easy young master, for we have much work to do. The mysterious lady soon turns to leave the quarters of the young master when suddenly¡ª Minerva. Someone calls from the distance. Surely we cannot allow things to end like this. the person said. We shall not. Young master Adol¨¦ and the little princess will be the ones to help us and they will also be the ones to handle Gerudo. Do what you must, she must be tempered and polished, and maybe once ¡°they¡± return, it may have some positive effects somehow. The coming battle will not be a place for the weak. With "them" being present as a constant threat and Gerudo''s constant scheming, should they return; It may subliminally unite the races and Rikudo¡¯s goal may be accomplished through a series of unfortunate events. Minerva replied. I see. You may really be as dangerous as the rumors say. I would not want you as my opponent, but in the coming battle, you may have to face those rumors, "Hoteri." The person replied. The person was met with silence before Minerva replies. As the oldest balmorals to date, we have seen many atrocities, the harsh and good sides of life. Many may not agree with us, but ultimately it is for the greater good. I will work with you, but do not taint her or ¡ª- You need not describe to me what you will do to me. I do not wish to even think about it. I will only help and train her for the coming battles. I will allow her to decide her own path and make her own decisions. I will not directly influence her, but should I speak the truth of her father yet? No, Man sharpens man as steel sharpens steel. Allow her to be lost and confused and if she fosters a hatred for her brother; allow them to fight until she understands. It will train and temper the both of them as they continuously fight. We as balmorals benefit 1000 times more in actual battle than practicing our arts or using the "Jiko Kensa." Minerva said. Agreed. I will teach and train her for now. Afterward, I will watch over her from the shadows until she learns to control her powers in case anything unexpected happens. He said I will do the same with master Adol¨¦. Minerva said. Then we should begin as soon as possible. He said. Agreed. Minerva leaves and the mysterious person disappears and Adol¨¦ sleeps for another day. Chapter 3 Unnn. Adol¨¦ groans as he slowly awakens and sees a blurry figure. If his skin was pale enough, you could see him blush as the blurry figure slowly became a curvaceous and busty woman, with slick smooth black hair in a ponytail bundled in the middle of her back, the ends of her hair orange, several clips and piercings in her ear, luscious lips, golden gauntlets on both arms, and a simple elegant silk dress. He couldn¡¯t help but stare as he wondered who this woman with a sweet and delicate voice could be and how she survived in the battle-heavy balmoral mountain. The thought made him shutter. Hello, again prince Adol¨¦. Sorry for the late introduction. I am Minerva. I am one of the oldest balmoral members. I also hold a seat as one of the elders and the young prince may be too young to remember me but I was a close friend of your father the king and your mother so you can call me aunt or auntie. After the incident 13 years ago I went into seclusion to heal myself and focused on the Jiko Kensa, learning more and more about myself. Contrary to not stepping out, I kept watch on the happenings of balmoral mountain and understand there are many things which you do not understand yet. Although you are 14 and do not have much say so on balmoral mountain, your words carry a certain weight and you have the support of most balmorals. Are you still following me? Minerva asked seductively as she began to tease the young balmoral prince as she caught him ogling at her breasts. To some, the young prince is known as a battle maniac or the mad dragon, but to others beneath that exterior, he is simply the Pervy beast. He notices a funny feeling in his lower region and quickly and awkwardly he turns around in his bed. Minerva laughs and says: it is ok. The bodies of us balmorals develop faster and more than the other races, but after a certain point in time, we no longer age physically. Although it may sound nice, if you do not train your body your life expectancy will not surpass 150 years or 200 hundred at max. But I will tell you, young prince, in this world women respect strength. If you wish to ¡° conquer¡± me, you must first possess the strength necessary to do so, as she winked and quickly got back on topic. Adol¨¦ on the other hand silently nodded as he thought how nice it would be to conquer this woman in front of him. Soon an evil seductive green appeared on his face and he quickly went back to listening. Young prince are you aware of what happened to your father? she asked. No, I was just summoned to his chambers and before I could even open the door he attacked attendant sith and I. Adol¨¦ said as he shook his head. Come with me, there is something I must show you and there are some things we need to discuss. Where are we going? He asked To where your father is. He quickly dragged himself out of bed wrapped in bandages from head to toe and suddenly groaned as a sharp pain bolted through his back. Ahhh. He exclaimed Ohhh I forgot to tell you. In addition to a broken arm, a concussion and a fractured leg, whatever your father had done to you, it caused several hairline little fractures to your spine. It¡¯s amazing you were even able to continue the battle with the condition of your body. But, I suppose it¡¯s to be expected since you have your father and mother¡¯s blood, but still, the way your body heals is remarkable. I¡¯ve never seen anything like it and after a few acupuncture techniques to get your blood to circulate to the parts that were injured, you healed practically visible to the naked eye. That¡¯s amazing even considering you¡¯ve not even understood a fraction of the limit Burst battle art. You also haven¡¯t even picked a martial art to practice that incorporates your weapon, fighting style or element attribute. Your potential may end up being even greater than that of your father. She continues as they walk and began to describe more and more of the discoveries she made as she analyzed his body when he was unconscious. After this stop, we will test you to see what will best suit you. Also, we¡¯re here. In front of him was a large door, with the words recovery room written across the top. As they walked in, all kinds of advanced pieces of technology and computers with scientists and doctors everywhere. It was a mix of high humans and balmorals. This recovery room was controlled by Faust. He was a friend of his father¡¯s and he also fought alongside him 13 years ago. Faust was a special kind of high human. For some reason every 250 years, he would die and his soul would constantly reincarnate with all of his memories, and he would have to constantly relive and die. Some say he was cursed by the angels and god, while others think it has something to do with him forming a contract of some sort with the devils and has achieved a form of ¡°immortality.¡± Due to the constant reincarnation, he is also the strongest current mage and his only rival is Solomon. So, because he has lived for so long he is rejected by normal high humans and has taken camp on balmoral mountain due to Rikudo and his wife accepting him. They had a mutual feud with the High humans now. The Humans disliked and feared the balmorals due to them creating an absurd excuse of saying the balmorals had forgotten their status of also being human since they were so close to the Gods when really it was because they feared them. As a derivative of the normal humans, they hate what they can''t conquer and fear what they can''t understand. Here, Faust searches frantically alongside his son Therion for a way to stop the reincarnation and release him from his torment giving him a chance to continuously live his life to the fullest and returning to ash when it is time. In the center of the room was a table tilted towards where the sun was at its peak and laid there was King Rikudo and surrounding him was an orange shimmering cloak that fit like a robe or cloak. What is wrong with my father? He asks. He was exposed to the demituer flower in its most deadly form. She replied. Who would do such a thing to my father? The only person closest to him after your mother. Your uncle Gerudo. A mysterious voice sounds from behind the two. And soon they hear a pair of footsteps coming from the other side of the door and a pair of similar looking men appear. One was a little taller than Adol¨¦ himself and the other, a little smaller than Celeste. Naturally, the two were the father and son pair. Faust! Minerva greets him all smiles and hugs when suddenly both boys suddenly throw a fist at each other. A loud pop is heard and Therion slides back a few paces and Adol¨¦ staggers back a little. Hehehe. You''ve gotten a little stronger, Therion. Says Adol¨¦. Slowly the youth raises his head and the Young man seems to be approximately 13 years of age. The father-son pair weren¡¯t normal high humans. The ways of the balmorals had rubbed off on them and as a result, their physical bodies had been trained to just barely compete with the balmorals. So in addition to being able to to use magic, if required they wouldn''t suffer the shortcomings of mages which is close distant or hand to hand combat. Their bodies were hidden due to their clothes, but underneath them were bodies refined as a result of continuous physical training with the balmorals. Besides being donned in black white and gold robes, Therion had a pointed chin, short spiky hair, a lean body, and a pair of hazel brown eyes with a line of a scar on the right side of his cheek. Faust, on the other hand, was a tall slimmer version of Therion with light blue eyes and blond shaggy hair. He liked to wear a black suit-like jacket, a white t-shirt, a golden necklace in the shape of a mages wand, a golden ring on his left-hand middle finger, and slim black pants. Although he also trained his physical body, he does not like like to use his hands if he doesn¡¯t have to. He despises being dirty. Did you know this story is from Royal Road? Read the official version for free and support the author.Of course, I¡¯ve become stronger, I have to keep up with you buddy. I must become strong enough to snatch your sister away from you. He laughs, and at this point, Adol¨¦¡¯s big brother instincts kick in. Oi! Do I have to teach you another lesson and he jokingly rants while shaking his fist. Young master you two should not fool around with your body in that condition. Minerva said. And Therion you should know I do not tolerate horseplay in my lab, they both scolded the two. What are those black spots covering my father? They are blood clots and a sign that your father is quickly dying. That fight he had with you sped up the spread of the poison. I have cast stasis- and he is temporarily in a suspended like state. For now, this will slow the poison. I can synthesize an antidote to counteract the poison but it¡¯ll take some time and it may not necessarily be strong enough unless it is fused with the core of a level 6 beast. I would do it but I have to stay here and watch your father and your auntie still isn¡¯t quite healed. My magic coupled with your father¡¯s natural healing ability and the sun cloak your father can survive for at least a month and a half. I don¡¯t really understand how the sun cloak works but it appears when your father is in critical condition and gets stronger the closer the sun is to its peak. If he can bathe in that sunlight directly. The cloak will absorb power from the suns rays and use it to speed up his cells healing process. Alone you may not succeed but I¡¯m sure together with Therion it may be possible after you heal up. At that time you must acquire the core intact and quickly as possible. Think you can do it? Faust asks Yes! They both reply. Good. Why would uncle Gerudo do such a thing to my father? Adol¨¦ asks. Your father and uncle love each other and originally began as rivals in love over your mother. Ultimately your mother chose your father over your uncle and from there a deep-rooted hatred was born. Your uncle was upset with this and before your grandfather passed, he named Rikudo as king. This also did not fit well with him. Your grandfather noticed the bad streak in your uncle before any of us did and wanted someone who would push the balmorals forward and also continue to push for his ideas. In a fit of rage, Gerudo attacked your father and soon a great fight occurred between the two and of course your father defeated him, but he had to pay a heavy price. They both had to recover for several days and your uncle came to apologize, but it was all a front. Soon he secretly leaked the whereabouts of your mother, and this is what sparked the incident. We didn¡¯t find out till many years later, but your father had forgiven your uncle and kept him as his closest aide and truly lived by the saying keep your friends close and enemies closer. He did this in order to keep him in check. Your father has been planning for a long time to seize the throne and with the way things have turned out, we suspect he may be working with forces in the shadows. Minerva explained. We have announced 2 days ago your father as dead and have kept him secretly hidden hear until we can cure him. Suddenly the walls and ground crack due to a great pressure. A cold look is seen on Adol¨¦¡¯s face and his anger manifests. Suddenly a fist flies into his face and knocks him off his feet. What the hell was that for you little shit!? Adol¨¦¡¯s exclaims in a questioning tone. Phew. man, there was a really nasty look on your face. I didn¡¯t like it and plus you should keep your anger in check you will begin to damage the work here and much less, your father. Therion replied. You are correct. Forgive me. Adol¨¦ asks. It is ok, anyone in your predicament would respond the same way. But the sooner you act the better. Faust replies. Unbeknownst to you, the balmorals have been broken into factions. Those that side with Gerudo and those that stand with you two twins and Rikudo. Prior to this current situation with your father, your uncle had been gaining support, so currently, there aren¡¯t many you can trust. So first, we need you to get that core, second, is to make you stronger to handle your own in the outside world and third we need you to find your sister. You two twins are the foundation of the kingdom. Without the both of you, the people will begin to lose hope and slowly go to Gerudo¡¯s side since they won¡¯t leave the kingdom in the hands of a pair of 14-year-old twins. You two will quickly be overthrown or simply become figureheads and become manipulated from the dark. Minerva explained helplessly. Your main goals are to find your sister and to get stronger. You won¡¯t be able to do this alone so I suggest you get you a group of close friends you can trust. Faust says. And that works perfectly because all though I¡¯ve trained him, my son still lacks real-life experiences. He shall accompany you on your journey. Since your father will still be around but publicly announced as dead, we will let Gerudo have his fun but I and a few elders will keep him in check for as long as we can. For a year we will train you, the next year, you will join the army and rise to the rank of general and create your own faction within the army and recruit some people you can trust. I will contact the King of Beast Cairo, and Elder Elf Siftree to see if they will send any of your friends to join in this task with you, and you will train them and they will be your protectors. You guys will become the signal of uniting the races. Faust said. Do you two understand? Yes! They replied. Ok, Minerva. As his doctor, when will he be healed? Faust asked. I say in a day or two. In the meantime, I will strengthen the both of their bodies. Be sure to allow for them to develop faster and more efficiently. Not many of their age will be able to match them. Minerva boasted. Excellent. Then you shall train them both in hand to hand combat and I will teach Adol¨¦ how to defend against magic. I don¡¯t have much left to teach Therion he just needs to continuously practice on his own and better utilize his magic. Faust said. Alright. Before that can we test the prince¡¯s aptitude and affinities to prepare a suitable course for him? Minerva asked. Sure. Bring him here tomorrow at noon. Responded Faust. Alright, then we shall take our leave. Minerva said. Then have a good day, see you all tomorrow. Faust said and the father and son turned to leave. Faust suddenly paused as he heard a voice in his head. Meet me at the back of the mountain tonight I must tell you something. Minerva soundlessly said as she continued to walk. Soon everyone returns to their own quarters and Adol¨¦ begins practicing the Jiko Kensa to learn more about himself. As he meditates, he notices something weird in his blood. As he continues to try to inspect the anomaly, he is completely unaware of the meeting taking place behind the mountain. Chapter 4 "What is this strange feeling? It feels as if something foreign is in my blood, yet it feels as if it¡¯s always been there. But if this is true, why am I just now sensing it. Maybe it was sealed away in my body, but it¡¯s as ferocious as dragons. Maybe Minerva will know something." Adol¨¦ thought quietly to himself. Soon night turns to day and it passes quietly. The next day, Minerva appears early to walk with Adol¨¦ back to the lab. "Good morning young master Adol¨¦. How did you sleep?" She asked. "Minerva. Last night, I noticed something strange in my blood. It felt really powerful and foreign, yet felt as if it had been there all this time, but if that is the case why am I just noticing it?" He asked Minerva reveals a hinting smile and said: "Some things reveal themselves with time and age young master. All things shall be revealed in time." After a short walk and admiring the scenery of flowers and large plants, they returned to the lab and moved onto the training grounds. After getting close to the testing grounds, they here a rumble. The two arrive to see the father-son pair of Therion and Faust in battle. "Spyros Spear!" A fire blast in the shape of a spearhead bolted towards Faust. He waves his hand and a shield appears. Soon the fiery spear leaves large cracks in the shield. "Therion, do not forget the purpose of this mock battle is to teach you better control of your magic. If that were to hit a normal person they would be more than dead. Using magic is only communicating with the god ki in the surrounding area. Imagine them as little balls of energy and to regulate the power, push those balls with corresponding force, you can¡¯t always just force all that power out at once. One day you will hurt everyone around you, enemies and friends alike!" "Shut up old man, come at me!" Therion replied. Faust loses his cool for a moment and punches the ground. On the other side, an earth-like fist raises from under the ground beneath Therion and launched him into the ceiling. He soon falls to the ground as he waves his white flag without even lifting his head. On the sideline Adol¨¦ and Minerva laugh. "You¡¯re such a reckless fool. But I suppose one day that just may save you. Listen to me Therion I have told you time and time again. You have the blood of the strongest mage in you and you are also a prismatic mage, meaning you can use any type and attribute of magic. That is very rare and because of it, you will be targeted by certain forces so you must be able to protect yourself. Try to imagine containing or controlling the power like the old human game billiards. Too much and you miss your goal causing it to hit many other balls while too little and you fall short of your goal. Your magic sense is also lacking, you should¡¯ve sensed the god ki under you change thus enabling you to react in time. Also, you stumbling fool, why must you always yell out the name of your magic, do you wish to alert the enemy of your location or what kind of magic you¡¯re using? You can use chantless magic just like me, which is far more efficient and faster. It can also catch an enemy by surprise. If you wish to do that, find a way to incorporate it to deceive your enemy." Criticized Faust as he drags him to where Minerva and Adol¨¦ are. "Hahaha." Adol¨¦ laughs. "Oi, oi, you little shit. What are you laughing like a little girl about? You want to go at it with me you perv?" Therion spiritedly jumps to his feet and grabs Adol¨¦¡¯s shirt. Adol¨¦ responds doing the same thing. "Sure, anytime you good for nothing idiot!" You can practically see the sparks flying between the two friends. "Enough you two." Minerva and Faust exclaim at the same time, knocking the two in the tops of their heads. "Are you ready Faust ?" Minerva asks. "Yes, come this way." Soon they enter a room that looks like a high tech training ground. In the center was a pedestal with the shape of a handprint. It was linked to a tall wall with the 7 attribute types forming a circle with five of those elements and two under it directly opposing one another. Those attributes were fire, water, earth, wind, and lightning. Under those 5 were the two dark and light attributes. "Adol¨¦, using the self-inspection method, how much have you learned about yourself? You are almost 16. You should know at least one of your attributes, if not more if you have them present." Faust said. "Yes, I seem to have inherited the fire attribute much like my father, but....." he suddenly stops. "What is it?" Faust asked. "There was something I also noticed in my blood. It was foreign but it seemed as if it had been a part of me since I was born." Adol¨¦ says. "Ah, yes. Some things will be revealed with age and time." Faust replies. Suddenly Adol¨¦ stares at Minerva. She simply smiles and he thought to himself. "Surely these two know more than what they are letting on, I suppose I¡¯ll have to ask my father or learn on my own." "Adol¨¦. Place your hand on the pedestal. Calm yourself and pour as much energy in until you can¡¯t anymore. You may also feel a light prick, but fear not, it is only to see all possible attributes and other characteristics about yourself. Your affinity will determine how powerful and how much potential you can pull out of those attributes." Faust explained. Adol¨¦ steps forward and places his hand on the pedestal per Faust¡¯s instructions. Soon he winces in pain as he feels a light prick on all of his fingers. He ignores the pain and soon pours all the energy he can muster. The room is covered in a slight oppressive battle aura that warms and jolts the skin. This continues for a little over 15 seconds and soon Adol¨¦ withdraws his hand and kneels as sweat beads drop from his head. "That thing is like an endless vacuum." Adol¨¦ says. "Young one, turn your head to the large wall. These are your results and I must say. Your future will be interesting indeed." Faust says.If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. On the tall wall, the attributes of fire, light, and lightning were all lit up. The brightest of them all was the fire attribute. "Adol¨¦. Where is that necklace?" "Necklace? Oh, the necklace my mother left me?" Adol¨¦ asks confusedly. "Yes. that neckless. Have you perhaps tried probing through it yet?" Faust asked? "And how do you suppose I ¡°probe¡± a necklace?" Adol¨¦ asks sarcastically. "You sure are a brawn for brains sometimes. Use your consciousness and spirit to form a spirit body and guide it into the necklace. By doing so you will be projected into a vast space. You may find something interesting in there considering how overprotective your parents were." Faust says. "How do you know this?" Asked Adol¨¦ "Because I created it for your mother and father. Because I¡¯ve lived for so long I¡¯ve picked up a thing or two over the years. Your parents also have a similar pair. For now, just do as I¡¯ve suggested." Faust said. "Ok." Adol¨¦ pulls the necklace from his spear and he concentrates. An ethereal form of him is soon created and he enters the world inside the necklace. What meets him is an endless space surrounded by sparkles and a sun and moon hanging in the sky. "Wow. I never knew this was inside of here." Adol¨¦ says as he is amazed and he continues to look around. Soon he spots several doors, but they seem to be sealed. "What is this?" He asks as he tries to analyze the door and he rubs his hands across it. Soon a blinding light envelops the door and soon a book replaces the door. "¡°Ra¡¯s wrath¡± I wonder what this book is. Maybe a cultivation technique." Adol¨¦ says. Soon he begins to flip through the book and realizes that it¡¯s a book of martial arts. He closes the book and tries another door. And what replaces it is a set of golden gauntlets with a sun inscribed on both and runic engravings. Soon Adol¨¦ begins to feel fatigued and decides to leave the space. "How was it young Adol¨¦?" Faust asked. "It was amazing, how did you create something like that? And what are those doors? It seemed like every time I opened one it took a toll on me and after two I was spent, so I decided to leave." Adol¨¦ asks as fatigue begins to show on his face. "What lies in there I have no idea, I was only tasked with creating the necklaces. Perhaps the doors are full of sealed things to help you along your path to protect you and will only be opened once you reach a certain level of strength, age, or a certain amount of time has passed. But those were things installed by your parents. The necklace can act as an item storage and nothing in there will rot and will remain the same way as you put it in if you take it out. Also if you wish to train in there the time inside is different, so if you stay in there for a day, approximately only a few hours have passed out here. You may not be able to practice physically, but at least you will be able to understand the concepts of cultivation techniques and boost your mental strength and defenses." Faust explained. "Your sister has one as well, and if you two were to ever get into a fight with one another and it got to the point that you two want to kill each other, the two necklaces would fire off a shockwave strong enough to knock you both out and give you time to cool off. It¡¯s kind of like your parents being around and telling you to go to separate corners. Your parents are also able to track you two as long as those remain on you. They have left a bit of their essence on them, so should they ever need to find you, it will lead them straight to you. There are also many other functions, but I will leave them for you to discover later on." Faust explained as he was pleased with his own creation. "Wow. So speaking of my twin. I saw her taken by a man who had a scar going across his forehead and an x shaped scar on his cheek." Adol¨¦ suddenly remembered that fateful day. "You two are twins and some say when twins are apart, there is an imaginary link between the two that is unbreakable. So when you get close to her, your entire being will know and sense her. It is an inescapable link. You may not have noticed before because she has always been close to you." Minerva explained. "Adol¨¦. What did you get from those doors you opened?" Faust asked. "I received a book from the first door and a pair of gauntlets from the second." Adol¨¦ explained. "Oi, hurry up and summon them so we can have a look!" Therion said impatiently. "Sure. Umm I how do I do that?" Adol¨¦ asks "Hahaha, are you really a genius? I guess that only appears when you¡¯re fighting, you maniac." Therion mocked Adol¨¦. "How about we find out." An evil grin appears over Adol¨¦¡¯s face. "Enough!" Minerva and Faust exclaim. "Adol¨¦. Use your consciousness to imagine what it is you want and simply call to it the same way and it will naturally appear." Faust explained. "Ok." Says Adol¨¦. Soon the necklace begins to glow and a gauntlet and an old book appear from the necklace. Therion quickly snatches the gauntlets. "Ohhh. Let me have these Adol¨¦, I¡¯ll give you whatever you wan¡ª-" Therion bites his tongue as Faust knocks him over the head making Therion give it back. "Adol¨¦, may I see that book?" Minerva asked. "Of course." Minerva reads the title of the book and her hands begin to tremble. "Boy. Your parents sure dote on you. We will begin training tomorrow at first light. You are to eat, sleep and breathe this book do you understand me?" Minerva quickly expressed her desire for Adol¨¦ to learn this martial art wholeheartedly. "What¡¯s the matter? Is the book of some kind of importance?" Adol¨¦ asks. "This book is a complete copy of the cultivation techniques from the primordial God Ra! If you were to practice this and were able to comprehend at least 60% of it. There will not be many who will be your match in the future. Coupled with your talent and ability to simplify and improve, you just might barely be able to contend against a primordial god even if just for a little, but that depends on how you can comprehend. Seriously, how did your parents even come across this? I suppose they already knew you would have a fire attribute no matter how minuscule and hoped you would attempt to cultivate it." Minerva explained. "Ok. Sure I got some super powerful technique, but there certainly must be some drawbacks of some sort. Fortune and misfortune go hand in hand." Adol¨¦ said. "Ah so the pervert prince can be wise sometimes how shocking." Therion says mockingly as he rolls his eyes and laughs. As he laughs Adol¨¦ kicks Therion into a wall and the two are at each other¡¯s necks again. "Of course there will be drawbacks. If you choose this technique you may not choose another technique with the same attribute. Also, training in this technique will take twice as long as any other technique of the same attribute." Minerva explained. "How do you know so much about this? Have you perhaps seen it before ?" Asked Adol¨¦ "No, what I know is merely rumors. You will have to explore the rest on your own. There aren¡¯t many Primordial god tier books left anyway, so naturally, information on them is scarce. After all, although the primordial gods cannot die, they have their own goals and reasons and operate on a higher plane than ours." Explained Minerva. "Due to us being so closely related to the gods naturally there is some information we have available regarding the old gods, devils and primordial gods. But, such information is only available to me and the elders." Minerva explained. "Ah. Ok, I think I understand. Basically, you¡¯re so old that you were around when they were." Therion began laughing uncontrollably. Faust looks at his son and steps aside. Soon he offers a small prayer for him. "Oi! Old man. What are you doing?" Therion asked. Unknowingly Minerva¡¯s rage had reached its peak and quietly it pooled. Soon she hit him so hard he flew out of the facility into the sky and became a twinkling light. She then turned around casually as if nothing happened or was out of the ordinary. "Faust, you should really teach that boy some manners." Minerva said. "Seems like I won¡¯t be needing to teach him anything anymore." Sigh. Faust replied. She turns coldly towards Adol¨¦. "We will begin tomorrow. Meet me in my private quarters at first light." Minerva said "....ok." Adol¨¦ said scarily. "Faust, send that fool of a son of yours after you are through with him. He will receive special care from me." Minerva said as a murderous aura arose from her. "Don¡¯t kill him, Minerva." Faust asked hesitantly. "I¡¯ll treat him care." Minerva said evilly as she walked to her quarters. Adol¨¦ and Faust both shudder. Afterward, like a comet from the sky, Therion soon falls down and crashes back into the ground creating a small size human hole. As he¡¯s laying down he waves his white flag. Adol¨¦ and Faust say goodbye to each other and Faust dragged his son by the foot all the way to his room and Adol¨¦ leaves. Unknown to anyone, a small glimmer shines on the attribute test wall. Chapter 5 Somewhere in the Myriad Domain *Clang* The sound of metal colliding can be heard in the distance as two figures can be seen fighting. ¡°You¡¯re not swinging with enough force, slash all the way through, do not stop until your opponent isn¡¯t moving.¡± ¡°Dance of the Moon God¡± Six crescent light blue arcs are sent flying towards the man. In response, the man simply throws out a flurry of fist to break the arcs. After they all are broken, little cuts begin to drop down his hand. ¡°Good, good. You¡¯ve begun to fight like a real balmoral, but what will you do with this?¡± ¡°Curtain of Nyx¡± Soon a dark shroud begins to cover the entire field and from the outside, it looks like a large black sphere, but on the inside, it was pitch black. ¡°In this darkness, your eyes are unable to see and you must rely on your other senses. Your fighting form may be subpar, but you have a high aptitude in the way of the Jiko Kensa. Look deeper, find out the true essence of your power. Find your true self. Here I come !¡± The mysterious person began attacking viscously. Due to the effects of the curtain, he was able to attack from anywhere at any time and several cuts continuously appeared on her delicate body, revealing long traces of blood. Even though she was under these serious attacks, she sat down and continued to cultivate using the Jiko Kensa. After a while, she heard a voice. ¡°Descendant of mine. Would you like the power, to break this flimsy barrier?¡± The voice began speaking to her and a little ball of light appeared in her consciousness and then it began to take the shape of what seemed to be a beautiful woman. Her expressionless face seemed aloof and cold. her skin was as pale as the surface of the moon. She had long silver hair and was dressed in a long white dress that just barely hugged her body revealing her supple breast and a long sash that sat atop her arms and went around her back. ¡°Are you implying that you have such power?¡± She replied ¡°Allow me shelter in your body and I will show you.¡± the voice said. ¡°Why would I let an unknown person reside within me? Do you know who I am? I don¡¯t even know you.¡± ¡°Hahaha. I suppose you have a point there. I am the Moon Goddess, Selene. I have been watching you since you were born, your name is Celeste and I have been watching over you and your family for a while, your mother is a direct descendant of mine as well.¡± ¡°If that is so, why have you only revealed yourself now, why are you talking to me and not my mother? If you have the ability to give me power, why did you not do that for my mother before she was killed? Celeste questioned angrily. ¡°killed?" a brief moment of silence passed as Selene pondered and she replied with a simple answer. If you discover this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation."I see. All will be revealed in time, but, young one. Your mother is not dead." Like a sack of potatoes hitting her in the stomach Celeste faltered. she began to waver and lose focus for a moment after learning the truth. "Your mother has been sealed with the rest of the Gods. Your mother was betrothed to another God in order to "strengthen bloodlines." This was forced upon her and to escape her fate, she ran away from the Gods'' domain. This is how she came to that mountain and met your father, but someone gave up her location secretly to the gods. After, a great battle ensued, which ultimately led to her being taken away just short two or three years after you two were born when she was at her weakest. After she saw that there was no way to win, she gave up after a long hard fight and left to go back. Upon returning, many realized not only had she become powerful after "interacting" with your father she gained an unexpected blessing and because of it, she was almost as powerful as one of the Primordial or Old Gods. You Balmorals are all created by the new Gods coming to soil their roots because there was a certain allure the Gods could not resist from you humans. It continued for a long time before the chief of the new Gods discovered this and put a stop to it, but by that time it was too late. A whole new race had already taken hold in the Myriad Domain. After your mother had returned, the had been several Civil skirmishes, many evil plots and another battle was fought. The main perpetrator Wangling went to war with his brother Tempest and it turned the Gods'' domain on its head. It resulted in all of the gods being sealed for almost 200 years, but that seal has continued to weaken allowing us to communicate in ethereal form but not physical form. If you help me, I will help you break this weak barrier, and crush all in your way. Whatever your vengeance, vendetta, or conviction may be, all will kneel before you and it will be accomplished.¡± Said, Selene. There was a short moment of silence as Celeste trembled in anger and cried as she learned the truth. It was a lot to take in. She responded quickly and coldly. ¡°It matters not, because, from my understanding, you are weak and need time to recuperate. it is evident in the way you continue to waver in and out. I do not know if your words hold truth or not, but it would explain a lot. My first priority is to find out who set up my mother, and to cleanse the balmorals of this filth. I do not know why you wish to seek shelter within me, but I will seize that power for myself, I do not need you. Celeste engages in a fierce internal battle while still being continuously slashed in real time on the outside world. The battle did not last for long, but it was evident that Celeste had "defeated" this supposed Moon Goddess. "Young one, I like your conviction, and you have a temperament similar to mine. You may have defeated me and claimed my power, but do not expect it to come without a cost." Said, Selene. The Moon Goddess seemed to "fade" slowly and Disappear." ¡°Has she perhaps given up? Was I too tough?¡± thought the man with the cross scar. Right then a blinding light appears around Celeste, and she emerges from within the curtain with 3 big silver moons suspended in the air behind her. She was radiating a god-like aura, and you could almost feel the God ki being absorbed and dancing around her as if it was solely meant for her. ¡°I was right to take a chance on you, although you have ¡°defeated me¡± I will allow you to use my power to your content, it will tax your body but what is such a small consequence for such a magnificent gain hahaha. Run rampant my descendant. ¡° Selene said as if she still won even if she lost and "disappeared". The curtain of Nyx slowly fades and then scatters like pieces of a puzzle. The man with the cross on his cheek soon appears and is dumbfounded by the new appearance of Celeste, and after being lost for a while, a sneaky grin quickly appears on his face and he too begins to change. "It seems as if it was the right choice to push her. Using the Jiko Kensa she has finally learned how to obtain "That power." I will not be able to half-ass this anymore, and I must quickly train her and teach her to control this. If not she will lose herself and her soul will cease to exist." A worrisome look was on his face, but it soon turned into a smile. "I must say, I''m impressed with her talent, maybe if her brother has the same fortunate luck, Lord Rikudo just may be able to realize his dream. Hahahahahaha. I must finish this quickly. Little girl prepare yourself." In response, he''s met with a wicked gaze, and the two charge at each other and collide causing a small shockwave. Chapter 6 Adol¨¦¡¯s eyes flash open after cultivating the Jiko Kensa all night. It was now almost dawn and first light was was fast approaching. ¡°It¡¯s time to make my way to Minerva. I fear if I¡¯m late.....actually I don¡¯t even want to think about that possibility.¡± Adol¨¦ said as he shuddered. A short while after, Adol¨¦ donned a training gi riddled with holes and tears, yet it added a certain air to him. He leaves his residence and makes his way to Minerva. As he appears at the gate, something flies out of the shadows. Phew. A single silver needle whistled through the air and strikes him in his left shoulder. ¡°Argh. Who the hell!?¡± Adol¨¦ groans in pain. ¡°First lesson. You are far too lax. I figured since you had your father¡¯s bloodline, you would have your mothers instincts at least. I told you, I would personally train here, so you should have assumed this entire place as a battlefield with your life on the line.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not fair, I did not think you would attack me so sneakily.¡± Adol¨¦ protested. ¡°On the battlefield, will your enemies provide you with that luxury?¡± A silence passes. ¡°I did not think so. You have been struck by one of my poisonous needles. The poison has a fiery characteristic, so just that one should not be a threat to your life since you have such an affinity to the fire attribute, you should be able to drive the poison out using the healing properties of the light attribute while absorbing the fire essence.¡± Minerva explained. ¡°That is too much to do at once, how can I use two different attributes at once?¡± Adol¨¦ asked. ¡°Then until you become more familiar with this, we will repeatedly do this. So for now, try to do the tasks separately, but careful. If you are not fast enough and are hit by too many of these needles, the poison will build up, and even I won¡¯t be able to help you.¡± Adol¨¦ shuddered as he sat down and began to try and purge himself of the poison. ¡°Adol¨¦. Do you know yourself? Are you aware of who your parents are? Are you aware of the power you have slumbering inside you and wasting away inside you?¡± A needle whistles through the air and strikes Adol¨¦ in his right shoulder. ¡°Through the Jiko Kensa, all of these things can be learned. Your mother and father are beings who were at the pinnacle of their strength. They were strong before they met each other, but meeting each other and having you two only made them stronger. You understand that the Balmorals were created due to the fusing of the blood between the Gods and humans correct?¡± Minerva asked ¡°Yes!¡± Adol¨¦ responded as a needle finally falls out and is quickly replaced by another in his abdomen. ¡°You should pick up the speed, surely two of those can¡¯t be a good feeling.¡± Minerva joked. ¡°Then if you know that you, should probably stop. Finally another one down.¡± Adol¨¦ jokes and exclaims as the second needle falls off. ¡°Since you have the time to back talk and give smart remarks, it must mean the difficulty has become too lax.¡± Phew, phew. Two more needles whistle through the air striking him in both of his thighs. ¡°Aghhh. Why do¡ª¡ª¡° ¡°You better hurry ¡°young master.¡± that¡¯s a total of three. I know it feels like something is pooling in you now. You better hurry.¡± ¡°You damn demoness!¡± Adol¨¦ said under his breath. ¡°Adol¨¦ let tell you a little secret.¡± Following that sentence, a short silence followed and as Minerva released these secrets two needles fall from Adol¨¦ and two more hit his feet simultaneously. ¡°Your mother is not dead. She was taken away.¡± The wind blows and whistles and Adol¨¦ doesn¡¯t make a sound as the last two needles strike him. ¡°Your mother was betrothed to another God in order to "strengthen bloodlines." However, your mother believed in true love, so she ran away from the Gods'' domain. This is how she came here to meet your father. Your mother was very weak after that, traveling between domains is by no means a simple task. It requires a lot of energy and an understanding of spatial laws. Your father found your mother stumbling through the beast forest. He said it felt as if something called out to him, so he took your uncle me and Faust and this is where the trouble began. Your father and mother fell in love at first sight and as he cared for her it only deepened their bond and love. Coincidently, there was another pair of eyes who seemed to also meet that love at first sight. This was your uncle Gerudo. He never openly professed his love but if an opportunity presented itself when your father was not around he was trying to slyly move on your mother, but it was a fools trial. By this time your mother and father were already wrapped around one another and this is what bred that jealousy we spoke of.¡± Help support creative writers by finding and reading their stories on the original site.A needle falls out as Adol¨¦ silently listens. ¡°But that was not all that contributed to this. Your father was named the successor to the throne, and your mother announced she was pregnant. Both of these were significant blows to your uncle and it was the last of what he could put up with. It led to them ultimately fighting, and it lasted for about two days before your mother stepped in and convinced the two to stop. I told you he won, but that¡¯s just due to him having the least amount of injuries. Had your mother not intervened I¡¯m almost certain your father would have had to pay a price to defeat Gerudo. Later someone gave up your mothers location secretly to the gods. After, a great battle ensued, which ultimately led to her being taken away just a short two or three years after you two were born when she was at her weakest. After she saw that there was no way to win, she gave up after a long hard fight and returned back to the Gods¡¯ Domain. Upon returning, many realized not only had she become powerful after "interacting" with your father she also gained an unexpected blessing and because of it, she was almost as powerful as one of the Primordial or Old Gods. Still, she was punished for trying to escape her fate. Shortly after, your father communicated with your mother, and later we found out that the gods¡¯ domain was dealing with an internal strife.¡± The air around Adol¨¦ had suddenly become tense and another needle fell out. ¡°There had been small-scale skirmishes, turning the Gods¡¯ domain into a battlefield everywhere, but the final battle supposedly affected all of the new gods the same. All of their presence simply disappeared. This was a shock to most of the Balmorals since many of us had links to most of the new gods, but we knew they most likely had been sealed and not killed due to the phenomena in the sky. Afterward, the Gods¡¯ domain appeared here, well some of it anyway, and was just one tall mountain in the sky. Pillars surrounded it and the God ki, spread out all over the myriad domain, saturating it and creating new races.¡± The final needle fell out. ¡°The culprit behind your mother being taken away was your Uncle.¡± Adol¨¦¡¯s eyes snapped open, and a needle quickly pierced him in the center of his head. A purple substance quickly escaped through his pores, and Adole became immobile. ¡°Your uncle is very strong, but your dad is stronger and wouldn¡¯t lose to him if underhanded tricks weren¡¯t involved. He plans to take his ¡°rightful¡± place as king of the of the balmorals and already has a number of supporters. This is why I told you the balmorals were broken up into factions, so you must hurry and grow into your strength and rise through the ranks of the army, bidding your strength and gaining supporters. So we will not delay, and I will warn you, this will not be a walk in the park. Rest easy young king, you have a long road ahead of you.¡± Minerva said as she walked closer and closer to Adol¨¦. Soon the final needle falls and Adol¨¦ loses consciousness. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect him to absorb all of the fire properties, and get rid of the poison so quickly. Now that I¡¯ve cleaned his meridians and opened up his channels, his body will be more malleable and able to handle what¡¯s to come. Although this may strain his body a little bit, nothing that I can¡¯t fix!¡± Minerva said as she tossed the unconscious Adol¨¦ into a bath of hot water and medicinal herbs. Chapter 7 Adol¨¦¡¯s unconscious body floats to the top of the water and time slowly passes. As the sun rises to its peak, Therion appears beat and battered. ¡°That old man could have pulled some of those attacks, seriously, he doesn¡¯t show me any kindness. " Therion complained as he rubs his back. Therion suddenly gets a shiver down his spine. ¡°Afternoon Therion. I hope you have come prepared. The training menu I¡¯ve pr pared for you is special and will have your body react instinctively to the most subtle changes. You won¡¯t even need that magic you shit around with. come, let us begin your training." Minerva said menacingly. "ummmmm. Minerva, no, enlightened one, my queen, my benefactor, great one, fair maiden; if I have offended you, I apologize, please take care of me." Therion asked as he hugged Minerva''s leg and begged. "Have no worries young one." Minerva just shows and kind and loving smile. "I intend to do exactly that, I have already forgiven you." "re...really?" Therion asks nervously. "Of course, how could continue to hold a grudge over something so minuscule. You are one of the younger generation, so of course, you have much learning to do in the art of wooing a great woman such as myself." Minerva said confidently as she put on the air of a great elder. Therion couldn''t contain his laughter any longer, and soon was holding his stomach as he laughed all over the floor. "you? a great woman? ha ha ha ha ha, stop it. A woman as old as yourself should not try to play the role of the victimized "fair maiden." You are well past that age." Therion said as he continued to laugh. Minerva becomes a silent storm and disappears from where she was standing. "Huh?" Therion finally realized Minerva was no longer standing in the same spot, but it was too late. When Minerva reappeared, her entire hand had clinched around Therion''s face, and she throws him into the wall. He immediately lost consciousness. "When will this brat learn?" Minerva then drags his unconscious body and throws him in the same bath as Adol¨¦¡¯s body. Now they float atop the water as two leaves lost from their branches. Minerva meditates for a short while before she hears a loud splash come from the medicinal bath. "how long was I out?" "Hello, young master. You have been unconscious now for approximately 3 hours now, while that bumbling fool you call a friend has been there for maybe two hours now." Minerva said. "what did you do to him this time?" Adol¨¦ asked. "I just taught the ignorant fool a lesson about manners is all. " Minerva replied nonchalantly. Adol¨¦ remained quiet for a while as he inspected his body. "How do you feel?" Minerva asked "My body feels so light, and any old injuries I had are completely healed. I also feel as if my body has been strengthened. Minerva.....what is this water? Adol¨¦ asked as he picks up Therion and tosses him outside the bath. This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings."That was a medicinal bath with many potent herbs and spirit herbs. Just think of it as a super hot spring. It relaxes the body, smooths blood flow, helps you circulate the God Ki, and has body tempering effects. But, those herbs were very potent and I''m surprised you lasted as long as you did." Minerva complemented him. Adol¨¦ goes quiet again and begins to walk over to Therion, but as soon as he was about to touch him Minerva flashes towards Adol¨¦ and throws a fierce punch. "Lightning Lariat!" Minerva says as purple lightning circulated around her arm. Adol¨¦ barely had enough time to react, but just as Minerva''s attack was about to land on Adol¨¦, a red lightning instinctively shielded him from the brunt of the attack. Adol¨¦ flys back and flips to regain his balance and again before he could even react a yellow fireball was hurtling towards him. Adol¨¦ summons his spear and slices the ball of fire in half, but he was so focused on the big fireball, that he doesn''t notice the shadow behind it, and just as the fireball disperses, Minerva appears with a small needle to his neck. "I concede. " Adol¨¦ says with a disappointed look on his face. "I did not do this to humiliate you, young master. I did not do this to hurt you. This was simply a test as well as a lesson. You may be able to best anyone on the same level as you, and that has become a fatal flaw of yours. Because of it, it swells your head, and in addition to being the young heir to Balmoral Mountain, no one will want to hurt you anyway, but the outside world is not a kind place. If you meet someone who is stronger than you or does not know you are the young heir to Balmoral Mountain, it will be the end of you. Understand this, there is nothing wrong with retreating. If your opponent sees you as a coward so be it, at least you can live, and fight another day. Your father has kept you sheltered for so long, and although he may be at the peak of this mundane world, it does not mean he is unbeatable. There is always someone stronger, a mountain beyond a mountain, and a sky beyond a sky. You would do well to remember that Adol¨¦. " Minerva said as she tried to console and teach the young heir. Adol¨¦ upset at his own weakness drops to his knees and asks a question of Minerva. "Minerva, I have seen the error in my ways, and ask for you to teach me so that I may be of some service in the coming battles. " Adol¨¦ asked. Minerva smiles and kneels to the same height as Adol¨¦. "Young Master Adol¨¦, I would be honored to teach you, but I will say this; It will not be easy and will challenge you in every way imaginable. I must teach you in the limited amount of time we have. " Minerva explained "I am ready to accept whatever you throw at me. " Adol¨¦ responded resolutely. "Then let''s begin. " Minerva replied as she looked and began to feel a little proud of the young heir.