《Rise of Agze'sCanvas》 Chapter 1: The Day I Transcended In a lonely alley located in the center of a giant metropolis that looks like it has been taken out of a futuristic dystopic novel, lies a battered body of a young boy. The young boy looks to be around 18 years old and is unmoving. How he has gotten to where he was, is a tale of how sadness and unfairness prevails over perseverance and determination. It all began 18 years ago, when a baby boy was born to a loving couple in their mid twenties. The couple despite not having much in their names felt that they were the most blessed people on the planet. They were runaway newlyweds forced apart by their families who rejected their marriage. The couple escaped across the ocean to avoid their dominion, and it was there that the little baby breathed his first breath. ************************************************************************************************** "Congratulations Mr and Mrs Agze, it is a healthy baby boy", declared the doctor. "Dear, dear, look at our baby boy. He is beautiful, our son!'''', Mrs Agze exclaimed, weakened from the birth. ''''Yes darling, you did well, very well'''' replied the husband, with tears streaming down his red puffy eyes. ''''Dear, a name! We''ve got to give him a name!'''' ''''Calm down darling, we have decided beforehand that if it is a girl, she will be called Rize and a boy will be... Kalm." ''''Yes I remember", Mrs Agze grinned and turned towards the little body wrapped in a blue towel, his skin still pink and untainted. "Hi there little one. Your name is Kalm, Kalm Agze. Mummy and daddy welcome you into our lives and we wish that you grow up strong and happy." ************************************************************************************************** 8 years passed by quickly, and the little baby grew up into a young boy, who is attending elementary school. This was the period of his life he felt the most happiness. A skinny stature with a little taller than usual height, weighing an average among his peers, endowed with natural flaming red hair and crimson-marble eyes, Kalm stood out like a sore thumb among everyone else in his cohort. Together with a knack for making friends and his extremely outgoing personality, he soon became the leader of his little group. Although being constantly praised by all teachers and classmates, Kalm did not grow up arrogant and prideful. He was brought by his parents with humility. He was the role model of how every kid his age should strive to be in this present dystopian society. The small Agze family was not well-to-do, yet not poor. Young Kalm was not deprived of love from his parents. The kind of love that compensates for all or even more of what he didn''t have. But alas, the happiness was not meant to last. Reason unbeknownst, whether it was the work of fate or the heartless play of God''s whimsical hand, the next card dealt for Kalm on his ninth birthday was the news of his parent''s passing, a result of a road accident. His parents were accused of ignoring the traffic light, and the evidences found on site were against Mr and Mrs Agze. Among the debris of the accident was a grey paper box containing a smashed cake, with words barely recognizable written of top. "Happy Birthday, Kalm!" It was at this day on his ninth''s birthday when Kalm lost everything, that the wheel of fate begin turning. *************************************************************************************************** 7 year passes and on the morning of a certain day...... Ting,ting ting[noise] Mhm..mhmm[Kalm] Ting dering Ting[ unknown noise] mhmmm...one minute moreeee[Kalm] TING!!!TINGDERINGGG!![ unknown noise] What, whattt! ''''bang''''[Kalm woke up and hit his head against the ceiling lamp.] Kalm groan in pain as he rub his forehead with his hand while exclaiming toward the source of the noise.''''Nite, Sun can''t you wake me up more gently?''''Floating in mid air in front of kalm''s head were two orbs one black while the other shining. brightlyBoth of which doesn''t have a fix shape as the black one was like a cluster of black smog while the bright one was pulsating like a light bulb going on and off. These two entity was born from inside Kalm on that fateful day and had every since been with him, at first he thought that they were his deceases parent''s souls and found refuge in the entities for his losses but as time passes he realized that they were not them but still feels attachment and gratitude toward the orbs as they brought him what he needed the most during the time where he was at his weakest... companionship. The rented room he was staying in sizes up to 4m length x3m width x 1.5m height, it was more like a small storeroom then an actual room especially looking at the floor to ceiling distance but this was all Kalm could afford. After the tragic incident 7 years ago, beside losing everything, he also gain some new things.... debts, as the accident was the fault of his parent ignoring the traffic lights the reparation amounting to $844,099 was carried over to him. Even after selling off the family house and anything that was of value it only came close to paying off 50% of the total amount owed. After that fiasco all he had left were a few pieces of clothing and the framed picture of a 8 year old him with his parents taken during a festival. Every time he looks at the picture, he was reminded of the good times when his parent was still alive. However he was not one to dwell on the past, the memories are important to him but they will not influences his future choices. This kind of positive attitude was ingrain into him by his dad ever since he was young and together with the unconditional love given to him till the day they parted he moves onward while keeping all the sadness suppressed deep inside of him. This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source. ''''Yawnzzz..'''' as he stretches out his arms touching the ceiling ''''what time is it now?'''' Kalm '''' Ting tingdering'''' Nite ''''hmm?''''Kalm ''''TING TING TING!'''' Sun Looking at his companion, Kalm finds them circling above a pile of books,plastic and whatever you name it. Kalm reached out into the mess and pull out a small digital clock before looking at the time. ''''I''M LATE!!!'''' resounded across the apartment complex as the sound of falling and clashing followed closely afterward. Bang the door flew open as a figure like shadow dashes out followed by two orb chasing after it. The shadow and two orb flew down the stairs passing the landlady who was going the opposite way but not before giving a greeting''''GOOD MORNING...IM SOOO LATE'''' The lady took it as it was the norm because this happens almost every single day at around exactly the same time, as for not finding the orbs passing by her sight strange, it was because other people beside Kalm seems to not be able to see them. Running toward his part-time job at a bookstore at break neck speed, he still finds the time to converses with his two comrade . ''''I know, i should not be doing this every day'''' kalm ''''Ting,ting ting ting''''Nite and Sun ''''You two should try harder as my alarm clock next time:P''''kalm ''''DERING DERINGG RING!!'''' ''''Hahaha'''' this was the daily routine of these three individual but on this day an anomaly intruded upon their route. While turning around the corner of an alleyway which Kalm frequently uses, he crashed into what felt like a sturdy wall which should not have been there. Upon contact Kalm fell back bum first onto the wet floor, he then look toward the object that he had crash into and found that instead of a wall, there were five figure of people that Kalm knew very well. They were debt collector whom harasses him frequently using violences and among them was one that he fears immensely. Wearing clothing found in manga depicting yakuza, a purple inner collar shirt with a over coat together with bling accessories. The man ask''''Where are you rushing to little piggy'''' ''''Ojima-san, can you please let me off today? I am on my way to work so that i can get the money to pay back what i owe you'''' replied kalm while using his brain to think up the best responds to garner up as much point as possible to enable him to pass through without any problems. ''''Little piggy,Oh little piggy i still haven receive the payment that you promised me three days ago...Look at me and my boys now, we are hungry and our wallet are empty because of that. I know you''re gonna work hard to pay us what you owe but the trust given by us was misplaced, thus we must be compensated if not what would other people think about us in this line of business, you know i do not like to do this to my little piggy but it must be done'''' An evil smirk appears on Ojima''s lip as he approach Kalm together with his underlings. Kalm knew that no matter what he do will not change the outcome as from the start the debt collector Ojima mind was already made up regardless. Even if he was paid he will still find fault with kalm and violence will ensue, this was the reason why Kalm was so fearful of him. Seeing the inevitable situation that was gonna happen, the orbs float forward placing themselves in between kalm and the other trying to shield him against his aggressor but all was for naught as what can two entities without any physical body do except to let them pass through their bodies. Seeing how agitated and helpless his comrade was desperately try to fight back, Kalm felt warmth and happiness deep down in his chest. ''''It''s ok Sun,Nite..it will be fine'''' says Kalm smiling with his eye closed waiting for what is about to happen. Day turns to night as kalm laid face up against the sky, on his chest his companion was waiting for him to open his eyes. Kalm with a bruised face woke up from his forced sleep, trying his hardest to open his eyes but could only manage one as the other was unable due to extensive bruising.He came upon the starless night sky covered with layer upon layers of dark polluted clouds before then moving down his sight towards his chest where two quiet yet warm presences waited for him to regain his bearing. Kalm look upon them and says'''' See i am fine, abit sore but fine'''' as he try to create a smile through his overly swelled lips,'''' Ah i got to wake up early tomorrow and apologies to the bookshop''s owner for missing work today, i be counting on both of you(sun and nite) to wake me up on time k '''' '''' Ting,Ting'''' sounded out the orbs gently. '''' Aww i can''t move my arms and leg... guess i must be too tired'''' ''''I guess i will just have to rest here for tonight...ha,ha....ha'''' ''''Ting'''' ''''K, i be going.. to rest now... i''ve be counting..on...you guys to.. wake me..up tomor..row......yes....tomoo'''' said Kalm as his voice turns into silences as it get softer and softer till it could no longer be heard any more. The orbs stayed there with Kalm for nearly an hour even after his body had turned cold as if guarding their most important person. Afterwards both of them slowly sink down into his chest toward the bright warm white light where they were born from. Sun and Nite then floats around that warm light before lifting it up and exiting the now lifeless body . Carrying the light, the three then ascended into starless night sky toward the yonder and beyond. Chapter 2:Blank Canvas Hi Guys, i TofunMiso am new here to this novel writing community, i hope that my first novel that i am writing will appeal well to the readers here. Your comments and feedback will be taken by me seriously so i hope u will be gentle when writing them xD. I haf read through many japanese light novels and xianxia(chinese novels). So in my story u may find hint of similarity in them referances from VRMMORPG, cannot see MT TAI, and extensive history of the world. In otherwords, You will find both aspect of light novel and xianxia incorporated into my story. ************************************************************************************************************************ ''''Thump''''[unknown sound] ''''Ugh.. is it morning already?''''[kalm] ''Thump,shank shake...thud'''' ''''Whose there? Sun..Nite is that you?''''[kalm] ''''Guruguruguru...thud''''[unknown sound] encoarching upon Kalm becomes louder and louder as it got closer. Then suddenly..... ''''Wo Woooooo'''' kalm felt like two extremely large object grabbed him and then lifted him up from underneath, afterwards came a sensation of floating in the sky as he was shook about gently from left to right. The startled Kalm tried shouting out ''''Whose there?Whats happening?, where am i?, what are you doing?'''' but all that came out were the sound of a crying infant. '''' What the hell, why can''t i talk? did something happen to my voice? and why can''t i open my eyes? is there something on it preventing them from opening?'''' ''''Awww, my hands, I can''t reach my eyes!!!! did someone cut them short? Why is my control of the body so sluggish?'''' as endless question starts filling up in Kalm''s mind. Unknown to Kalm, he had died in his previous world and have been reborn on a different one. A sturdy yet ensuring voice sounded out ending his erratic thoughts''''Harabak gunr debak...kishie Agze....hummm hum'''' the voice started humming a hymn which causes Kalm to calm down, combined with the repeated swaying from left to right, thus inducing a sleep like hypnosis on helpless little Kalm.Feeling sleepy Kalm''s thoughts started to doze off as all his anxiety get washed away by the warm and gentle rough voice ushering him into the land of dreams. '''' Ugh so sleepy, i''ll think about it later on.... after a quick nap'''' thought Kalm as he slowly sink into his dream.'''' Uraba nocte kemtit dorefu..Gandpu yere besi lu(Sleep well My little one, Grandpa will be here beside you)'''' [unknown voice] It was at less 2 to 3 hours later in the evening when Kalm slowly awoke from his sleep,yet still finding himself not able to open his eyes, he carefully survey the surrounding through the senses available to him,his hearing,smell and touch. There were no noise beside his own at this time, when he tries to get a sense of his surrounding through his nose, the scent of rustic old wood weave through his nostril, there were also scent of calming yet spicy dry herb all around him. As for what he was lying at, the texture of soft cotton permeated through his soft pearly skin as he wiggle around using his best effort to try and explore. If you stumble upon this tale on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. With his still developing infant body not suitable for even the simplest of movement, Kalm had to give up by cutting short his first exploration attempt as just through wiggling around his energy had already been expanded completely. Having given up on any further movement, Kalm who was lying there on the cotton sheet went into deep thought, with all the collected information available to him, his conclusion came to the most ridiculous idea ever and that was he had been turn into a baby and was then sent to somewhere where the language spoken is totally unknown to him.'''' Is it possible that i been turned (reincanated) into a baby''s body with all my memories still intact?'''' thought Kalm, searching through his memories he came into the conclusion that every memories that should be there is still there in his head, nothing was missing. The orange sky covers the early evening skies as the sun make its way down the distance horizon. A aged man in his fifties with semi quick step was anxiously making his way back home from the forest, on his shoulder''s he carried a huge boar like beast whose size and weight were clearly much greater then his, yet the man in question looks to not have any difficulties with it as he walk toward the cabin located in a clearing within the forest. The man seems to be harmless yet he produces an aura of power indicating that he was much more then what he seems, Half naked with only his pants on, revealing his prime burging abs and pac which looks to be crafted out of greek bronze instead of flesh, on them were scars of different size as they pay testament to the battles of past. In place of his shoulder extend out were two extremely well train limbs, each one could easily break a fully grown man into halves, just by looking at them people would have mistaken them for deadly weapons instead of arms. Bald to a fault, not a single strand of hair could be seen on the top of his head, on his chin were rough granite disguising as beard, one could only imagine how it would feels like if they come into contact with it. This 2 meter tall,weighting 227 kg bear of a man was the granddad of the baby Kalm in this world, in the past he was a legendary figure known by many names, Fist of the dragon king,Bald Kratos, Bloody abbot,God of war, The thousand mountains and many more. But to the near future Kalm he will only he known as Grandpa Agze. Chapter 3: Raspberry milk Hi TofunMiso here againxD, here is chapter 3 enjoy. ************************************************************************************************************************* ''''Some one is coming'''' kalm. Sounds of Footstep could be heard getting closer and closers outside of the cabin. The strange sound of the footstep also got softer as it got nearer, it was as if the person was trying to sneak up on its target but due to kalm not having his sight''s his other senses became even more perceptive thus enabling him to detect the footsteps and its owner''s aura despite being a baby. Even when knowing of the encoaching unknown, kalm could not do anything except to wait. Many scenario started playing in his tiny head of the approaching unknown causing kalm plenty of stress, which in turn activated the infant''s ultimate defensive protocol........Kalm began to cry out loud. Grandpa pov ''''Oh Little Kalm must be sleeping, i better not wake him up'''' as the man drop the huge boar gently onto the ground as to not create any sudden loud noise. He then creep almost as if tip toeing toward the cabin''s door, but before he even get to the threshold the sound of crying could be heard from inside. '''' Aww, i thought i was being careful enough, could it be that Kalm can sensed me nearing the cabin or is it just a coincidence? It can''t be that I''ve been discovered right? I don''t think that I''ve become that rusty with my skill... It must be that Kalm woke up because of hunger'''' thought grandpa kalm as he dismisses the idea of himself being found out by the infant. The door creaked open as the old man attempts to enters, upon entering the heavy aura surrounding the man subsided completely turning into a warm one instead. Having sensed the disappearance of the heavy aura kalm''s crying got softer almost as if he could tell that the dread had passed by. The old man looked toward the back of the room at the cradle with a doting smile and says'''' Kalm, I''m home are you hunger? Don worry, grandpa will feed you soon''''. Hearing the gentle voice of the stranger yet still not being able to understand any of it, Kalm stopped crying as he understood the owner of that voice meant him no harm. The old man then nodded his head once as if saying good boy before leaving to walk back out of the cabin toward the dead boar''s body with a few small wooden cup from the cabin. He then reach out to a small hunter knife attached to the side of his waist and proceed to cut a small gash upon the belly of the boar, upon penetrating a mixture of both red and white liquids flows out, the warm blood mixed milk of the boar was then collected by the old man into the wooden cups. With dinner collected, the old man then retraced his steps back into the cabin and said'''' Kalm, your Dinner is here'''' Agze''s pov Still not able to understand the language of the world, kalm could only speculated upon what is happening around him. When the fierce aura he felt from outside came closer, he could only think of something dreadful coming toward him but yet when it enter his proximity the aura suddenly disappeared and another took came upon its place. That new aura did not felt threatening, in opposed to that it felt comforting instead, when he was deep in his thought about what was happening a voice came from the aura in question which calmed him down as he knows the owner of the voice was that of the stranger early on. If that voice meant him any harm, it would have happened earlier, when he first met him , Kalm thought. This book is hosted on another platform. Read the official version and support the author''s work. Grandpa Kalm holding steady the cup with the raspberry colored milk walked toward the cradle that was holding baby Kalm and as gentle as possible lifting up the post crying baby with his other arm. The arm holding the baby could be seen as 3 to 4 times bigger then the baby itself as it provided ample amount of surface area for the infant to rest upon. Letting the baby rest upon his arm with his head in an incline position, grandpa Agze then placed the cup upon the mouth of the baby Kalm. Almost instantly as the milk on the edge of the tited cup touch Kalm''s lip, a small sucking sound could be heard . '''' There,there drink slowly there is plenty more where that came from, HAHA!'''' said grandpa Agze as he look at his grandchild greedily taking in the milk. For the next 15 to 20 minutes the old men patiently continues to feed the small little black hole cradled by his arm, the look on the old man face if one could see it was that of one looking at one''s life being fulfilled.'''' MhHaha, what a big appetite you have.very good, every young men must eat lots and grow big as strong hahahaha'''' exclaimed grandpa Agze in a loud happy voice. Putting down the emptied cup on the table next to him, he then turned his gazes back to his adorable grandchild but what greeted him back causes his old wrinkle face to contort into one of shocked.''''What.....this?'''' Agze pov ''''Wooooo, i''m floating again!.'''' as Kalm was lifted up by the huge arms into his feeding position.'''' What is this guy trying to do? why is it that every time he is near me he keeps lifting me up?Aww if only i could opened my eyes...'''' Thought kalm. As the cup is gently placed on kalm''s mouth'''' Oo, what is this on my lips? it''s kind of hard.... OO there is something inside ...its warm and the smell? so nostalgic.'''' Opening his mouth taking a sample of the warm liquid'''' Ohhhh, its MILK...or not ... its much thicker then any milk i have ever tasted yet its so sweet and it tastes so good. I think i might get addicted to this'''' after finishing the cup'''' More please''''.... -the fourth cup later.'''' One more serving please big man, give me your elixir of happiness''''Kalm comically thought yet non came despite his babyly persistence.''''Aww, is it over,isn''t there anymore?''''as kalm was begin slowly put down back into the cradle.''''Don''t go yet, is he gonna go to get me more milk?'''' Filled with question and looking for his answers, Kalm gradually opened his eyes and in them were what made the shocked impression appears on Grandpa Agze''s face. '''' The red moons!!!'''' Grandpa Chapter 4:Greater blessing Hey.TofunMiso here xD this will be the last chapter for the day, i would appreciate if i could get some feedback or at less some comments. Enjoy :P **************************************************************************************************************************** Looking at the shocked expession on the face of the old man infront of him, kalm thought to himself '''' Yesss, i can see.. my eyes are finally opened hahahaha. Hmm so this is the stranger that gave me that amazing drink and why is he making that kind of face? Well nonetheless he is the one taking care of me, so i have to give him my gratitude'''' kalm made a small Gupu sound meaning Thanks. Looking around curiously,kalm spotted that on the man''s head something appeared, kalm narrowed his eyes almost as if he was rubbing it in disbelief as he saw words on it. [Title:Grandpa Agze,Name:Agze Blunt] was floating on top of his head.''''Whats this?why are there annotation on his head?'''' asked kalm himself, focusing his sight even more on its strange appearance , an extra screen popped out and on it were the words in big bold Letter STATUS PROFILE. [Title: Grandpa Agze,??????????????????, Name:Agze Blunt][Job Class: Overking(Might)] STATUS PROFILE Strength: ????? Vitality: ????? Agility: ????? Intelligence: ????? Martial grade: ??????? Mana grade: ??????? Elemental affinity:Earth(intermediate) Blessing:????? Kalm small round eyes opened widely''''Huh? this..this is a game status screen !,was i thrown into a virtual game or something?'''' Moving his sight around the room, other object started showing up with explanation shown above them.'''' Wooo this is amazing, its much more realistic then any VMMO that i''d ever seen,its so freaking cool'''' as kalm tries to find fault with the notion of him being transported/reborn into another world. As kalm was busily exploring his own brand new environment, he was then abruptly interrupted and looked quickly back upon the target face when the old man in front of him utter out'''' This can''t be.... is it really a .....Greater blessing..the dragonic....red moons?''''.The Confused kalm who could suddenly understand what this Grandpa Agze holding him was saying was utterly shock by such a turn of events that he made arbitrary movement and noises. Find this and other great novels on the author''s preferred platform. Support original creators! The Dragonic eyes/red moons, one of the so called blessing that you can find on Raytearth. A blessing is a special gift received from the being of the higher planes known as gods/Divine being and they can be separated into two kinds,lesser blessing;greater blessing. They are rarely found on people''s throughout history and when recorded they all belong to people who accomplished great things in their era regardless of being either bad or good. Thus they were widely sought after by nations or superpowers as they will influence changes in the power structure of the world. And as luck has it kalm received one such gift, the scarlet/red moons;blood; red eyes as clear as a ruby with the ability to see through all that is true. Kalm having realized that he could now understand the old man became confused, shortly after it took him a while before he could calm himself down, thinking back to when he could not understand this world''s speeches and now where he could, he discovered the different between them'''' is it because of my eyes?'''' testing out his theory by closing his eyes for a few minute he then discovered that the language started getting blurred in his head, he concluded that it was because of his eyes that he could suddenly understand the language of this world.Ignoring the muttering of the old man he then turn his newly discovered eye power onto his own body wanting to check on his own status... [Title:not from this world,Name Agze Kalm][Job Class:none] STATUS PROFILE Strength:2 Vitality:5 Agility:1 Intelligence:204 Martial grade:none Mana Grade:none Elemental Affinity:Fire(High),Dark(High),steel(Divine) Blessing:Crimson cat-eye , (Nite,sun&#$%!@), Hymns Looking at the status, there were many strange variables on them but the one that made kalm emotionally stirred with tears even thought he was a baby that could only know how to depend on other and cry was the one shown at the end.....''''Nite....Sun''''It seems like his companion from the previous world had cross over to this one together with him, and it gave a sense of comfort knowing that. But it also gave kalm a sense of mystery as if his comrade has traveled through worlds with him where are they now? Chapter 5: Set in stone Here is chapter 5 of Agzecanvas, enjoy:P **************************************************************************************************************************** Having finished his meal and yet still being an infant, kalm could not resist the temptress called sleepiness and doze of unwillingly. ''''This body of mine is so weak,Awww i still want to explore more and yet my mind is already shutting down... without my permission..... Nite......Sunn'''' kalm gave a cute small yawn and then fall into his slumber, dreaming about the time he spent in his original world with his two buddy. '''' I want to see them soon'''' The old man having recovered from his shock only to find out kalm had already went off into his dreamworld, started questioning himself of what had just transpired. He put the infant back down into the crib and softly walked out of the room, now that he is further away from the cabin, he laughed out loud toward the sky''''HAHAHA!!! Iris!!Lamina!! Paoris!!....Thank your graces in choosing to bestow this blessing upon our bloodline. We will never let you regret choosing us as your chosen and all Agzes from the present till the future will forever be in your debt.'''' The old man continued repeatly shouting while kowtowing on his knee as he cry tears of joy, for his grandson will have a future that was much greater then his and that was saying something because the old man himself was already a legendary figure in the continent. ''''This can''t be a dream'''' as he slapped himself on the cheek which produced a loud sound akin to a battle hammer crashing into a steel shield. The odds of his grandson receiving a greater blessing was almost non existence which made him unable to believe in his own judgement even though the evidence was right in front of his very eyes, yet not able to find any reason for disproving the notion, he slowly came to accept the simple truth. Now his head were filled with what was going to happen and how to raise kalm in the future to become a warrior worthy of the blessing bestow upon him. ''''Huhuhu it seems its going to get busy soon'''' as a evil grin made its appearance on the old man''s faces.'''' To think that the goddesses''s crimson cat eyes had appeared within the bloodline of our berserker clan, just imagine the potential of the two combined, Muhahahahahaa'''' Unauthorized use: this story is on Amazon without permission from the author. Report any sightings. The monk classes were the one who holds an important permanent slot in any party formation, known for their high vitality and defenses they were experts in being on the front line by taking away the enemies attention ensuring the safety of the party, they wield great shields and battle gauntlet with fully plated body armor taking most of the damage dished out by their enemies, some were even rumored to be in possession of healing abilities. The berserker were the odd one standing out in the specialization class in the monk tree, known for the opposite of what a monk commonly stood for; a class that sacrifice all for the sake of attacking;one whom revels in the blood of his enemies;one whom walk the path in pursue of the ultimate strength. This made the class unique among those on the same path to monkhood but the requirement needed to be a berserker were toweringly high, they would need to be in possession of a high talent potential and also a special body tempered from young, factoring in that you could possibly die in the process of tempering it made it even more unpopular toward the majority but if one were to be able to become a berserker, they will enjoy a body as hard as a iron coupled with the strength of a magical breast. It was also rumored that one of the great 7 heroes clans was a berserker,wielding his gauntlet, tearing through his enemies on the battlefield and eventually defeating the great demon king in the war of past year. The old man was anxious to start his grooming but knows that kalm was really just an infant and to calm himself down he had to keep repeating to himself'''' not yet, not yet there is a lot of growing that needs to be done, when kalm becomes at least 10 year old..no at least 6, i will then start his training'''' and so from this day on grandpa agze challenger spirit had been lit and he began planning on how to fully utilized the time on how he can most effectively accomplish his goals. Little did kalm know that his fate has been set on the path of attaining the highest peak even before he could walk. Chapter 6:The worlds sword Hi TofunMiso here again xD, here is a new chapter and for those who is wondering WHERE R THE ACTION BLOOD N GORE..... well you guys will haf to wait lol, for now it will be training and discovering Kalm''s potential arc :p but there will be action soon relax relax xD. **************************************************************************************************************************** Time stops for no one as years(cycles) passes in the blind of an eye, in a circular clearing within the spirit forest was kalm who was just a infant yesteryear is now a 8 year old youngling bursting with vitality, what he had been doing were abnormal in a sense as a 8 year old child would normally be playing around or pranking adults with their friends but instead kalm was doing a one handed-stand push up on the 1 meter tall remnant of a giant tree cleanly cutted down only leaving the lower part of its trunk and roots intact. His healthy body, looked as if its been sculpted into that of a greek god seems to lag any vestige of fat and his skin that had been assaulted by rays of the sun untill it turned light brown seem to contrast greatly with his coquelicot short hair and scarlet eyes.He clearly had the look of warrior in the truthest of senses as every action he performs seem to be bursting out with vigor, the years that came with him growing up must have been painful yet fulfilling to be able to cause such amazing change in such a short amount of time. ''''twenty nine, thirty, thirty one'''' counting could be heard from kalm as sweat dripped down onto the grains of the trunk from his spear like posture stabbing towards the heaven. ''''thirty nine, forty, Done!!'''' kalm sounded out loudly. He proceed to curl up his body like a spring storing up energy and then releases it up into the sky coupled with a front flip as he landed on the ground beneath the trunk in a ninja like fashion. ''''Haiz, if only there were spectators'''' thought kalm admiring himself. Just when he was thinking of that a breezy like figure walked out of the shadow in the forest, that figure let out a sign and said '''' ''''Hmph,I''m happy that you''re putting in your 100% effort into your training but the triple flip that you did just now was unnecessary, just one flip would suffice what had i always taught you? Its that a powerful person must not flaunt his power to his enemy, he must...'''' before the figure could finish his sentence '''' he must strive to be efficient in ending it with the less amount of moves expending the less amount of energy and movement, you''ve been repeating this for the thousandth time already grandpa...'''' says kalm with a face as red as an apple.''''Eeee my chunni ninja acting was actually seen by someone....so embrassasing'''' ''''Ahem, it seems that you have finished your training, come its time for lunch you need meat to bulk up and feed your muscle, as i had alway say 40% '''' Did you know this story is from Royal Road? Read the official version for free and support the author. ''''40% training, 60% on nutritious food that your body needs, yessssss grandpa you''re such a prefectionist'''' as he slowly ran toward his grandpa and then grabbing his hand to lead the way back to the cabin. The period of time between the present and when he was in the cradle were the most peaceful and happiest time of kalms life in this new world. With his grandpa there for him, he did not have to worry about much as ample food,security and training instruction were provided. Besides being his granddad, Agze blunt was also his teacher, at the age of 3 when he could already walk abit the lessons had already started, first it was about the language and writing of this world after that it came the history and geography lesson about the kingdoms and power of the past and present. He also went into detail like accomplishments of famous powerful beings and some hidden ones who still have not shown their faces. Kalm having been given a second life in this new world drove into these lesson with antsy as everything he learn were stuff that you could only find in fantasy book/mangas in the other world. In summary what Kalm deem as the important points were, this was the world called Raytearth, the world was originally round but due to a Great battle ten thousands of years ago half of it was destroyed and was shattered into many pieces. Now the remaining part of the original world is in the shape of a semi dome with the destroyed remnant pieces of land orbiting the surrounding of the dome like satellites, the one they were on now is the eastern part of the continent of Yuelia. As for the detail of other nation it is of no importance now. On the mainland(the remaining half of the planet which were not destroyed) were 3 major continents taking up 50% of the residents in this world, the yuelia continent which kalm was on, lives many races forming a alliances of sort against the demon of the dark continent and lastly was the smallest continent roughly the about 30% the size of yuelia called Suzuka. This all sounded fantastical to kalm who dreams about adventures and magic but the thing that sealed the deal was that in the middle of the world''s dangerous ocean stood the Gigantic sword like relic called earthtears which was rumored looked like it was stabbed into the planet, the sword had an estimated of around thousands of km tall in height from its guard to the part where it disappears into the sea and around hundreds of km wide. It was say that no matter where you were on the planet regardless of being on the floating islands or the edge of the world you will be able to see some vestige of the sword on the horizon on a cloudless day as it stand as a testament of proof of victory to the Great Ancient war of the gods. Chapter 7: Proteins Hey hey, TofunMiso here, this chapter is dedicated to all protein lovers out there....Jkjk :P. This will be my final chapter for the day hope u enjoy the story xD. (Sidenote: soon a new character will make his or her appearances Fufufu) **************************************************************************************************************************** Raytearth was a world riched in mana and everything that exist depends on it, people''s lives were build around it,beasts bask in it to become magic breast,vegetation grows because of it,the earth supported life because of it. Mana energy is found in every living creature and in every facet of nature, in the ground;rivers,air and even in metals, therefore the residents of this world build their culture around it as it is abundant and yet indispensable. They invented magic as a form of materialized mana and also developed technologies in harnessing its power for their everyday lives, examples of such are lighting,clean water and others. By using catalysts called staves and magical weapons, races with affinity for magic were able to manipulate the mana within themselves and the surrounding into a physical manifestation. Thus the term magicians was created for those with such talents, the magicians with their magic brought fore many inventions and revolutionize the world into what it is today. To this present day there are mainly three types of mana user acknowledged by all , as most of the mana users will fall under one of the three categories. Those three paths are the magic practitioner, those whom uses mana from the surrounding and one self to channel it into catalyst like staves to created physical manifestation called spells,the martial practitioner whose who uses their inner mana to enhance their physical body and to perform martial skill. And lastly the most rarely seen among the three, the enchanters. The one that kalm was currently pursuing falls under the second category on using the mana within himself to boost his abilities. This was the path his grandpa chose for him, the path toward a berserker. In order to begin walking on the path, kalm had to first have a powerful yet resilience body frame in order to be able to take huge punishment and mete it out, thus all the training he had done constituted to what he had accomplished to this day. Walking back to the cabin while holding onto his grandpa''s huge hand gave a heart warming image of the doting grandparent with his overly zealous grandchild appeared to anyone whom saw it. Both eagerly made their way back to the cabin because of hunger but one was moreso than the other. The cabin door squeak as it swung open and what greeted them were the enticing smell of a feast. Pile upon piles of hot roasted meat could be seen upon a wooden tray siting on top of a rectangular wooden table with side dishes of meat stew with bread setting up the entry to the meal. Swallowing a big gulp of his own saliva kalm immediately went and sat down on the chair while ushering the old man to make haste toward his seat so that they can start their feasting. This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience. Looking at how kalm was acting, the old man could not help but sign, '''' Just because of food, this boy throw out all his training in discipline without a second thought, i''ll guess that the training in that aspect was not sufficient enough,I guess i''ll have to ramp it up a knot'''' Kalm pretending not to hear what the old man said, and instead glaring at the food with predatory instinct as in truth he was really really hungry. Ever since in his previous life after his parent passed on, kalm didn''t have any decent meal and by coming to this world it was like entering heaven. Just by not starting to eat without his grandpa was already taking up every inch of his will power. ''''Grandpa...can we start eating now?'''' said kalm as his eye was still fixated on the food in front of him. ''''Haiz, show some discipline and restrain, then ask the question, it seems that right now even without me giving permission, you will still go for the food you gluttonous brat'''' lectured Grandpa agze with a smirk on his face. ''''Grandpa how can you say this, i been following your training and have discipline my mind,body and soul with my upmost effort. I believe that i''ve been doing great recently so you should praise me more.'''' exclaimed kalm as he reached out one his hand unknowingly toward the food. ''''Smack'''' a sound came as kalm retracted back his encroaching hand and rubbing it with his other.''''Eh, my hand moved on it own'''' exclaimed kalm as he made a childlike mischievous face indicating that it was intentional which made his grandpa gave out another long sign. Having given up in the matter, grandpa blunt usher kalm toward the food as he sat down on the remaining chair by the table. Thus both of them began having their meal not before their prayers of giving thanks to the goddesses but in actuality the scene of 2 lion devouring a dead prey could be used to describe the picture as once their hand touches the food all hell broke loose. '''' Grandpa, you preach about discipline but look at you now'''' said kalm with a mouthful of meat. Bong!a knock came upon kalm''s head together with'''' Don''t talk with your mouth full'''' Chapter 8: Practioners Hey TofunMiso here, i still haven seen any feedback nor comments so i guess everything is fine with the story n writing style...or not Haha, Fell free to comment on the thread don''t be shy :P it would really help a lot. **************************************************************************************************************************** Having stuffed himself till he''s stomach was burging outward, kalm slouched back against the back support of the chair. Fully satisfied with non to complain about, he reach out for a dry straw hidden previously in between his hair and picked his teeth. ''''Ahwaaaa, this is the life, hard training follow by the its weight in reward afterwards, much better then the previous world where work gave me no benefits in the end except my unjustly death.'''' thought kalm as he compare his previous life and the one he is living in now.''''Though i would give all these up for a chance to see Pa and Ma again.'''' The change in atmosphere around kalm as he though about his deceased parents did not go unnoticed by the confused old man.'''' This brat, his aura is always so inconsistent, ever fluctuating with so many different kinds emotions, did i not cook enough food to fill his appetite this time round either? and must he be so depress because of that? next time i will prepare an extra 20kg more meat, let see if he can handle that amount then''''thought the old man as he mistaken the sudden arrival of kalm''s sad expression for not having enough food to eat. Seeing the still depress kalm sinking even deeper into his depression, the old man decided to bring up the topic about magic. Even since kalm was able to speak in this world''s language, he began constantly pestering his grandpa blunt about the notion of magic. As every lucky modern day otaku world traveller who ever got transported into another world with magic would of cause be very interested in it. It was akin to teen going through puberty discovering the wondrous nature of the object call Boobs and was given a chance to come into contact with it. Thus with the mention of the word magic, Kalm''s previously teary eye underwent a quick transformation into that of guy on acid listening to march of the valkyries. If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.''''Haiz, kalm the reason why i had always avoided explaining magic to you is because i myself am a martial practitioner and not a magic practitioner. Thus i do not have the qualification to teach you on stuff about magic.'''' the old man signed. '''' All i know is that martial and magic practitioner both have the same tier ranking system as oppose to their totally different usage of mana. So allow me to explain the different tiers instead ''''the oldman signed even more as he saw kalm''s serious learning face towards magic prior to him dozing off every time he lectured kalm on martial knowledge.''''Hmph this brat doesn''t understand the majestic power conceal in martial practice, i must beat it into him even if i must force him'''' the old man frown as he experience something closed to jealousy. Continuing on, the old man explained that there were 9 tiers of power with 10 stages in each tier. Beginning from the lowest to the highest is the Mana condensation tier,foundation building tier, spirit forming tier, Soul acension tier, martial/magic King tier,martial/magic emperor tier,martial/magic saint tier, martial/magic Ancestor tier and lastly the Martial/magic Primordial tier. As one progresses through each stage, one would get stronger as like the levels in rpg games. Hearing the explanation, kalm got an idea of how the power structure in this world was like but still he needed more information, Thus... ''''Grandpa Blunt, how big is the differences in power between tiers.'''' In responses'''' Hmm, lets say 1st stage foundation building practitional will be equal to ten 10th stage mana condensation practitional.And that foundation building tier will be able to run as fast as a horse while the soul acension tier will be able to fly short distances at a time.'''' Listening to the old man''s lecture,kalm scarlet eyes got brighter and brighter as he anticipate one day he would like to be able to fly in the skies freely like a bird. Losing himself in his daydream, he was shook back into attention by an unexpected surprise from his grandpa. ''''Oh yes i almost forgotten all about it Hohoho, the teacher that would teach you about magic will be arriving in the next few days.'''' Chapter 9 IT CAME!!! Here is chapter 9 : D **************************************************************************************************************************** Having suddenly been given the knowledge that a real magic practitioner will be coming to teach him about magic causes the excited kalm to become even more hysterical. ''''Gramps, you''re not playing with me right? Is it real?'''' ask kalm with eyes that looked so full of innocences. ''''Hmph,Kalm have I ever lied to you before? replied Grandpa blunt ''''Yippy!!!!'''' shouted out kalm as he jump up from his seating position causing the chair behind to fall backward onto the ground. He than ran toward the old man and gave him a huge hug almost causing him to fall backward on the chair. The frowning face of the old man disappear almost as if the jealousy did not exist in the first place as he gave the 8 year old kalm a pat on the head before saying '''' Having a magic teacher is one thing, but first you will have to be assess upon to see if u have the talent and elementary affinity required to practice magic'' '' Having heard that, kalm gave the old man a confident look as he puffed up his chest confidently and said '''' Don''t worry gramps, this grandson of yours is a genius that onli appears every 100 years, of cause i will pass this test.'''' Looking at the presumptuous attitude the brat was showing, the old man could only sigh and thought about all these years that he had been teaching kalm.'''' This brat from the beginning showed great discipline unlike a child of his age during his training yet outside of it he acts like a mischievous little beast. He was able to withstand all those painful tempering but could not endure an empty stomach.''''I really wonder if he is seriously mature for his age or just a bratty kid.'''' Thought the old man to himself. As for kalm himself, he knows for a certain that he will clear the assessment for magic training as with his scarlet cateye, he could clearly see that his affinity with the fire,dark element were high and as for the 3rd steel element, it was classfield as Divine being the highest or the highest. Thus he could boast as there was no chance of him failing it. This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. Looking back at the old man''s face, kalm asked '''' so what is the name of this teacher of mine? And how did you find a teacher for me? Is the teacher a he or a she? and.....'''' ''''Its a favor from an old friend of mine and for the rest of your questions, you will have to wait and see. Hohohoho'''' Interrupted the old man before kalm could flood in with more questions. A few days went by as the date stated for the arrival of the teacher arrives. An anxious kalm about be seen inside the cabin as he fidget around nervously as this arrival signified an encounter with a new person in this world beside his gramp ever since the day he was born into this world. ''''Gramp, do i look presentable enough or should i change into my training gear instead?'''' ''''You look fine, stop pacing around the cabin and sit down'''' commanded the old man as he held one of his hand to his forehead messaging it. The entire morning has been a hassle for the old guy as this overly energetic kalm has been pestering him non-stop about how to make the best first impression toward his new teacher. Suddenly, the old man''s face turn into a sneer and said'''' your teacher is here''''. Kalm body straighten up like a pole before turning his sight on the door anticipating the arrival of the person. Seconds passes and within a minute, a sound of knocking came from the door followed by a cute voice of a young lady. ''''I''ve come from the province city of Lotta on behalf of my Dad, Lord Darwin von Belkan on a assignment to access ermm young master kalm.'''' Chapter 10: First meeting Hey guy TofunMiso here, IT CHAPTER 10 its entering the realm of the two digits horay to Beadcurd and Miso paste :p **************************************************************************************************************************** ''''Dad! What do you mean by that, saying that i''ll be sent off to teach magic to a brat that i do not even know?'''' unknown girl ''''What do you mean by brat, you''re a brat too haha'''' laughed lord Belkan.'''' Risa, the matter that we are discussing now must be taken with the upmost importances, if you are able gain the favor of young master kalm, we will be able to receive the goodwill from the strong power hidden behind him, so no matter what you have to succeed in pulling him in, take it as your duties to further our Belkan family name.'''' ''''Dad.... are you trying to sell off your 11 year old daughter? Is the Belkan name more important then me your very own daughter'''' the girl named Risa express out her bitterness as she bit down on her lips. ''''You and the family are both equally important to me, you can''t ask me to choose one over the other. As your father and head of this household i''m only choosing the best path for both you and family, besides you should go out and explore the world outside instead of shutting yourself up in that research tower of yours. It will do you good'''' Hence in the present..... '''' I''ve come from the province city of Lotta on behalf of my Dad, Lord Darwin von Belkan on a the assignment to access ermm master Kalm.'''' ''''We have been expecting you, come on in'''' A deep voice came from inside the cabin. '''' Excuse my intrusion'''' as the door slowly swing opened revealing a short young girl of around 122 cm in height,formally dressed in an elaborately decorated western theme robe with multiple insignia sewed in on the mantle and robe. Her long golden silk-like hair reflect back the light that shone in from the outside the door causing her already good presentation to become even more holier . Her eyes were the color of pristine azure water as it could bewitched anyone if they look upon it, her fair skin coupled with her healthy pink lips could almost certainly stirred up many emotion from the opposite gender causes the nervous Kalm to turn stiff like a statue. If you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. Putting up her utmost formatic performance, she greeted both the old man and Kalm by calling them master and young master respectively which in turn received the good impression of the old man. ''''Master blunt, I Risa Belkan daughter of Lord Belkan Protector of Lotto have come in responds to master blunt request for assisting young master kalm in his education on magic.I will fully commit myself to my duties so as not to shame the name of Belkan'''' ''''Good good, i see that Brat Darwin has brought up a fine daughter and is true to his promises, good very good, Hahaha'''' the old man laughed'''' Kalm what are you standing there like a statue for, come and introduce yourself to the young lady here'''' Startled, the still dazed reddish hair boy took a step forward nervously and embarrassingly stuttered on his first conversation '''' nu Nice to meh meet you, my name is Agze kalm but you can just call meh me kalm'''' His cheek turned redder then his eyes and hair as he realizing the mistakes in his speech.'''' ''''Likewise, you may call me Miss Risa'''' replied the young lady with an expressionless face. Having seen the uncaring reaction given as a reply by the young lady, the old man could only speculate before sighing'''' its most likely that this Risa girl here was send against her will, well she will learn soon enough that its well worth it when she assess the potential in Kalm'''' ''''I would very much like to have continue this chat but before that i would like to assess the young lord''s magic potential, if i may'''' breaking the awkward moment as she took out from under her mantle a slab like object. Chapter 11: Double killllll Minna san TofunMiso des, hope you guys are enjoying my story and also hope to see more comments and feedback so that i can improve..........Its my first novel afterall xD **************************************************************************************************************************** Holding out the crystal slab, she continued '''' sir Kalm would you please extend your arm on top of the Divinity slab please.'''' Hearing this, Kalm slowly stretch out his arm toward slab, seeing this Miss Risa gave a clicking sound from her lips which in turn causes Kalm to not hesitate any longer and immediately extend out his hand fully.When his arm came into contact with the slab, it glows white before returning to its original black marbled color, during the process Kalm could feel a light chilled running up his spine followed by many tiny ants running around the palm of his hand. '''' Its done'''' stated Risa as she proceed to remove Kalm''s hand from the Divinity slab using but 2 fingers of her free hand. She then with a facial expression that shows that she doesn''t gives a XXXX(care) in the world looked down onto the slab, slowly letters started appearing on the Divinity slab. [Name: Agze Kalm,8 years old][Job class: None] STATUS PROFILE Clan: None Country: none Criminal History:none Martial grade:none Mana grade: none Elementary Affinity:Fire(high),Dark(high),Steel(Divine) Blessing: Crimson Cateye,[UNKNOWN], Hymn Looking at it Kalm notices that some information were not shown on the slab that he remembered seeing when he uses his eye''s ability, instead some other new information could be seen on it. Wanting to understand more on the matter, he look toward Risa hoping that she could clear up some of the key points shown on the slab. Instead he got a blank looking Risa whose face was drain of blood. Waving his hand over her face did not cause any reaction of sort as her eyes that had rolled backward revealed only the white potion and her mouth hanging open large enough for a fist to pass through. Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there. ''''Hahaha'''' laughter sounded out from the old man as he say'''' This little noble actually fainted standing up Muhahahaha, it must have been quite a shock for her huh!'''' Kalm could only sigh as he saw the ecstatic teary face his Gramp had put up, he then took the slab away from Risa and left he on the table and told the oldman to not look at the slab without him before moving the unconscious Risa towards the bed for her to rest on. At that time the old man was still laughing his hat off thinking about how hilarious it was, he continued on for another minute or so before he slowly slowed down. While wiping the tears off his face, the old man then walk towards the slab to take a good look at the content that was written on it, using one hand to hold up the slab while the other combing his beard he glance through its content with a happy face, upon reaching the element affinity section his eye focus on its words. ''''Afffffinity FIRE!! HIGH!!!DARKKK!!! Higheee( he almost lost his voice while shouting this part) S..S...SST....STEEEEL.... awww...Thud!'''' the old man eyes rolled back and than he fell down unconscious on the floor. ''''Haiz....... What did i tell you just now Gramps'''' Chapter 12:Breakthrough Hey guys TofunMiso here, i wana know if you enjoyed my stories so far so pls leave a comment below as it will give me the motivation to pump out more chapters and also feedback to help me improve on my writing xD. Also here is abit of spoiler''[Nite is gonna make its appearances soon :P] *************************************************************************************************************************** A few day passes by, Kalm wearing clothes made from the pelt of animals was sitting cross legged on the cross section of a tree trunk with his eyes closed. A serene expression could be seen on his face as the faint presences of mana surrounds the area. The animals went about their daily routines undisturbed by the presences of the human Kalm, the breeze blowing through the trees causing it''s leaves to sway, the sound of a nearby stream rippling softly as fishes jumped about making splashes along the way,the earthy scent of the soil permeated from the ground, ray from the sun shone through the canopy of the forest illuminating that which were beneath it''s silhouette. Such were the bountiful scene that could only be described in paintings and in the middle of it all, sat Kalm absorbing the natural essences(mana) from its surrounding. This practice was called meditation, a way to harness the mana of the world onto oneself strengthening their body,mind and spirit. This was also the gateway toward the world of cultivation, the compulsory first step toward becoming a martial/magic Practitioner. ''''Shass shass'''' a rustling sound came from the direction of the bushes and before long the figure of a young girl popped out from it, this young girl was of cause Risa Von Belkan the daughter genius of Darwin Von Belkan guardian to the city of Lotta. Tidying herself, her sight fell upon the young man before nodding in appreciation. '''' Amazing, its only been a few days since i accepted him as my apprentice and taught him how to cultivate using mana, i did not expect him to understand the fundamental of the teaching so quickly, what would take other months for others to comprehend only took him a couple of days to accomplished.'''' Risa puffed up her ironing board like chest with pride.'''' taking him as my apprentice is totally worth it, i could even experiment on him, hehehe this kind of specimen that will not appear even if one seached for 10 lifetime had actually landed infront of me, only a fool would pass it up. Hue hue hue'''' self center laugh came out from her petite body. This complete change seen in Risa could be traced back 6 day ago, after she awoke up from her unconsciousness, she immediately made Kalm who was tending to both her and the old men retake the Divinity test again. After confirming that the content was the same, she held onto Kalm''s hand causing him to blush and Begged'''' I beg you, please be my apprentice'''' and she received an ''''Yes,teacher'''' from Kalm finalizing their teacher,apprentice relationship.'''' Kalm now that you''re my apprentice, you have to promise me that you will not tell anyone else besides the people in this room about your unique gifts. If undesirable people finds out about your blessing and Divine affinity, they will stop at nothing to either end your life or to make you into their puppet. One of your gifts are already too great for any one person to handle and yet you received two of them..... you are probably the only person since the beginning of time to be blessed with such a constitution. Thus you will have to promise me that of which i asked'''' If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. Immediately Kalm agreed, for he knows what trouble this will bring when other people finds out about it. Continuing on, Risa explained that currently on the continent of Yuelia there were only 7 documented case of blessed personage and all of the above only received the lesser blessing instead of Kalm''s greater blessing. 2 of those had already passed on, most likely assassinated from the shadows while the remaining 5 are under the control of great powers. As for the elemental affinity, there were non that she know of that has the divine rank affinity as those only appears in legend and books. The ranking of affinity is as said beginning from the weakest ''''lower,intermediate,high,greater and from the realm of fairytales....Divine''''. While Risa was explaining everything to Kalm, the Old man Blunt had already woken up. Staring at the ceiling of the cabin with a serious expression,his deep voice sounded out'''' Kalm, i''ll be leaving to do something for a while, Miss Risa please take care of Kalm here for me'''' before he stood up grabbing a bag on the wall before leaving the cabin without turning back once, he stop before exiting the door and said'''' I''ll be back'''' while he raise a thumb up resembling a certain person in a certain movie back on earth.... ''''Of courses, Risa will not let master Blunt down'''' replied Risa as she gave a bow toward the leaving figure. The confuse Kalm who was walking towards the Old man was stopped by Risa.Indicating that he should not stop the Old man. Back to the present, Kalm who was meditating suddenly shook and with a excited expression on his face,''''I''ve broken through'''' Chapter 13: Smoke x Lightning Hey guys TofunMiso here, there will be no chapters for tmr srry bout that T.T but the day after that will resume as usual xD Here is chapter 13, enjoy xD **************************************************************************************************************************** Kalm having broken through to the 1st stage of Mana condensation, found himself sweating profusely, the impurities of the body exited from the pore on his skin and his senses improved dramatically as he could now hear everything around him even the slightest noise made by insects in the bushes or the wind blowing through the grasses in his surrounding. Sensing the change in his body, a smile appear on Kalm''s face this is amazing. He could now feel everything that was going on inside of him, the mana which he has been absorbing these past few days were all coursing through his veins gathering together at 2 different points, one on the head while the other below his stomach . The gathered mana than fused together into a spiral like a nebula constantly rotating around its fix position. Exploring further around his body he came upon 2 orb floating around his soul space, upon closer inspection, Kalm could see that one was Dark while the other was light red in coloration. ''''Nite,Sun!!!'''' instantly Kalm could recognizes that they was his comrades that had accompanied him from his previous life. Happiness surge out from inside of him as his mind was finally put at ease, before when he used the scarlet cat eye abilities he was able to determine that both his comrade were brought together with him into this new world but no matter what he did he could not seem find them. This causes kalm a great deal of worries and anxiety as time went on without any new leads on the where about of his two friends.Little did he expect them to be inside of him the whole time. Fill with positive emotion, Kalm discover that traces of the Mana energy were being absorb by his 2 Conrad. Contemplating on this factor, he guesses '''' Maybe Sun and Nite needed to absorb the Mana energy of this world and maybe they can also make breakthrough like what had happened to him'''' anticipation raises as Kalm then sat back down on the tree trunk and begen mediating again. Seeing this, Risa could not understand what had happen.'''' He just broken through to the first stage of the mana condensation realm, why is he mediating again? Could he be that trying to reach the 2nd stage in one go?'''' If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. Ignoring the confused Risa, Kalm had other ideas about why he was mediating, gathering the mana in the surrounding he then channel all of them directly toward the 2 orb, now that he had broken through to the first realm he could control everything that was happening in his body thus redirecting the mana energy was a piece of cake compared to before. The two orb having sense this started absorbing the mana greedily, seeing this Kalm could only smiled. His hypothesis is that once they absorb enough mana energy they will be able to leave Kalm''s body. Little did he know that his thinking was actually right. Minutes turn to hours and hours turn to days, and finally on the 3rd day since he started feeding all the Mana energy toward the 2 orb, a change occur. Nite the black orb started to vibrate about violently in Kalm''s soul space before shortly after it showing signs of awakening as it moves towards the outer boundary of the sea of soul. At this moment, the skies around the forest was spiraling as gray cloud started gathering in the sky, the strong wind howl as the forest inhabitants return back to their hiding. Eerily the tranquil summer atmosphere just before was entirely change to that of night time. The Black orb at the center of all the happening slowly float out of Kalm''s chest and stopped 10 meter infront of the still mediating Kalm. Releasing black smog from within it, it enveloped everything within 1 meter off its center. As the smog expanded, the sky above became even more active as the spiraling cloud let out a loud cracker, a bolt of black lightning fell from the sky striking down on the smog sphere below. BOOM!! the black lightning crashes with the smog and a explosion occurred. Kalm sitting on the trunk,still in a meditation like state was not at all alarm as he know that the black lightning was not a danger to him nor to the dark orb instead it was the dark orb that was summoning the lightning. Pass the dust wall created by the explosion the dark orb was currently floating in mid-air constantly absorbing the energy provided by the lightning, slowly but surely an unknown shape started to form in the middle of the smog and within it two red eye could be seen. Chapter 14: Shar shark Heres a chapter for your monday blues **************************************************************************************************************************** Risa was in the Cabin when she sensed the abrupt change of Mana essence in the air. Startled, she dash out with her small feet before looking only to find the previously Clear blue sky having been replaced by grey clouds slowly condensing into mana storm clearly about to decend onto the region. ''''Oh no Kalm!!'''' worringly she ran toward the the clearing within the forest where Kalm was Cultivating.Forcing herself recklessly through the dense vegetation, even when receiving cuts and bruises her speed did not slow down abit as she whole heartily was truly worried about her new apprentice. When she was nearing her destination, a loud Boom!!! came from the direction of the clearing, resounded throughout the forest. Risa thought of the worse case scenario as she sped up even more though she was out of breath.Sweat covered her face as she made haste onward, ''''thud'''' she fell face down on the ground with her arms raise in front of her just as she exited into out into the clearing. She immediately raise up her soil covered face only to witness of an unbelievable scene, 10 meters away from the seated Kalm were a cluster of black smog and within it was something that Risa could not see clearly but felt instead. The chilling sensation she felt running down her spine instinctively told her to run away but the noble deposition ingrain into her did not allow her to abandon her duty. Still she could not move as the entity in the smog causes so much fear in her heart that she could not command her body to act the way she wanted it to. The smog having absorb the black lightning was now in the process of manifesting it''s own physical body. As for the nearby Kalm, he could only watch it happen however unlike Risa, Kalm did not feel the heavy presences instead he felt a sense of familiarity with it. Both the smog and Kalm facing one another could sense their yearning for each other. The narrative has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the infringement. Kalm:''''Life works in unexpected ways huh Nite'''' Nite: ''''Shaak shakk Sharkk'''' Kalm with a teary eye: ''''Its really good to see you again.'''' Slowly the smog dissipate and within it, the new small figure of Nite appeared, shaped like a Bullet with 3 fins on its side, it looked exactly like that of a head of a shark except without its lower half of it''s tail. It overly large black eye stare yearningly at Kalm and its mouth which stretches fully across its bullet like face looking like it was grinning were filled with sharp ivory colored teethes. About the size of two Baseball it defied the law of gravity as it floats around in t he air as if it was levitating. ''''Shhhakkkk!!!!!'''' it flew across the air with amazing speed before it stopped infront of Kalm''s chest area, Rubbing its head against Kalm''s chest expressing his feeling joy of meeting him again. Kalm feeling the same way then embraced his comrade with a big hug before holding Nite up with his hand to get a good look his new appearances. Nite whom did not resist as Kalm raised him up started licking his hand with it''s tongue. Using his Scarlet cat eye''s ability, a status screen appeared on top of Nite''s bullet shaped head. [Name:Nite, Monster Species: Dimension Shark] Evolution Potential: Very high STATUS PROFILE Strength:66 Vitality:100 Agility:881 Intelligence:77 Magical Beast rank: F++ Monster Tier: 1st stage (mana condensation) Elemental Affinity: Dark(Greater) Skill: Shadow curtain, Piecing shot Description: The infant form of the super rare dimensional shark, it''s projectile like body shape enable extremely fast movement and its sharp teeth allows it to tear through flesh and bones like paper. It doesn''t have a shadow as its body is not of this dimension however it could use any shadow in its surround to hide and sneak around. Chapter 15:You touch, I bite Who likes Tofu? I do xD, we r getting closer to Kalm''s first battle, comon get on the hype train LOL. On the side note i am trying out placing the names of the character before their speech bubbles. Tell me which you think is better :P **************************************************************************************************************************** Having witness what had just occurred, Risa was greatly shaken up. She herself could not even began to understand what was happening,the dreadful feeling she felt from the smog entity transformed into a smaller magical beast and now both Kalm and it are embracing each other like long lost friends. This greatly dealt a huge blow to her logicality. Risa stared at the small shark headed beast while deciding upon her next action:'''' Standing around will not get me anywhere'''' She then started walking towards the both of them, hoping to get some answers. Nite:''''Grrrr SHARK SHAK SHAA!!'''' Nite having sense the approaching stranger struggled itself free from Kalm''s hold and got between them before letting out a threatening yet cute growl toward the encroaching factor. Kalm seeing his little teacher being intimidated reach out his hand to once again catch Nite into his embrace before whispering '''' Nite, she is not an enemy but a friend of mine, please don''t scare her.'''' Nite clearly understood this world''s language as after Kalm spoke, he quiet down but still ever directing it''s cautious stares at Risa. The intimidated Risa from before slowly started to take her steps forward again as she cautiously made her way toward the duo. Looking at Kalm, Risa asked... Risa:'''' Kalm who is this? Kalm: '''' Well his name is Nite and he is a friend of mine as for where he came from i really do not know'''' Risa: ''''Hmm, this is interesting. Can i touch him? can i touch you Nite?'''' Nite:''''................''''staring at Risa silently Risa:'''' Kalmm, please help your sensei a bit''''Risa plea with puppy like eyes Kalm:(She must really want to pet Nite huh, well he is cute, guess i''ll help her out this time around)''''Nite, would you allow Risa to examine you for it abit hahaha, do it for me '''' Nite:''''Shakkk'''' Nite hesitated abit but agreed at the end Instantly after receiving Nite;s ok, Risa jump at the chance with both her hand reaching out trying to grab the little shark, but prior to her expectation'''' Chomp'''' Nite bit her hand. This content has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. Risa retracted back her hands quickly and she start blowing air on her right hand with her mouth. Looking at it, a set teeth marking could be seen on hand but luckily it was not serious as the wound was not deep at all, that could not be said though if Nite was serious. Tears form in the corner of Risa''s Beautiful blue eye as she seems to about to cry. Kalm interject by lecturing both Nite and Risa while pointing out the mistakes they made. Kalm: ''''Nite, even if you''re surprise by Risa''s sudden reaction towards grabbing you, you can''t just anyhow bite someone''s hand and Risa your fault is that you did not take into account Nite''s feeling and just rush yourself forward. please be aware of others in your surrounding and not just about your self- interest, now apologize to one another'''' he commanded [TofunMiso note: Kalm is much more mature then both his 11 yr old teacher and Nite lol] With heads hanging down, both of them obediently moved forward and gave each other their apology. Risa then Raised her left hand on top of her right before uttering a chant '''' Gentle spirits of life take pity on the one before you, remove thy suffering..... lesser healing!'''' A gentle green light then emits out from her left hand healing the bite wound, within less then a minute all traces of the bite mark were gone, it could even be said that the affected skin area where the healing was done got even more healthy compare to the rest of the body. ''''So this is healing magic'''' muttered Kalm, he then focuses his eye on Risa and activated his ability. [Title:Belkan protege,Name:Risa Von Belkan][ Job class: Intermediate Mage] STATUS PROFILE Strength:33 Vitality:120 Agility:30 intelligine:314 Martial grade:none Mana grade:5th stage[Mana condensation] Elemental Affinity:Light(high),Fire(intermediate),Life(intermediate) Blessing: none No wonder she was considered a genius, by this world''s standard having one element will get you a place within the exalted rank of the mage which is considered prestigious, having two you could easily be considered by any nation to be a potential asset, having three will makes you a talented genius whereby nations will actually fight over you . Just as Kalm was debating with himself over Risa''s status, a loud Roar emerged from behind the bushes..... Chapter 16: Forest charger 1st battle incoming :P Tofu VS Miso which will you bet on to win hahahaha **************************************************************************************************************************** A large figure stroll out from the forest as if it were it''s own backyard, the figure around the size of a mini cooper had the appearance of a mountain boar. Its thick brown protective hide cover its body with a mohawk running from it forehead all the way down to its tail, the tusks on it''s front gave out a sense of danger as it looks to be able to bore through a large tree with ease. This monster was known as a magical beast and could be found all over Raytearth,stalking the lands,skies and sea.Its was normally the job of an adventurer/ practitioner to dispatch these kinds of threat The encounter causes the three of them to panic as it was too sudden, Kalm turn his sight toward Risa asking for instruction on what to do in this current predicament but opposite from his expectation, Risa was even more so disorientated than him. Kalm:''''This girl should have at less some combat experience right, i mean shes at the 4th stage of mana condensation while i''m at the 1st stage'''' Thinking back to himself, Kalm could not help but understand'''' ahh, even though she''s a genius, she is after all just a 11 year old brat.'''' Risa: ''''This...this... Why did a 4th stage mana tier magical beast,the Forest charger appear on the outskirts of the forest all of a sudden? They should only be found deeper inside the forest.'''' Kalm: ''''Calm down, it was most probably attracted to the dense presences of mana here, its only a single beast while there is three of us, we should be able to take it on. After all we have a stage four mage .'''' Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel. Nite: Sharrrk(Agreed) Risa: No this is different from fighting with a human, a magical beast will always be superior when compare to a human of the same rank and judging from the size of the forest charger, its probably a peak 5th stage adult boar. Before they could even discuss their plan on how to act in this situation, the boar whom had already painted it''s target starting charging toward Risa. Seeing the Boar charging towards her, she panicky started chanting a spell ''''Oh great spirit of light, form a shield to repel thy attacker.....Light veil!'''' A thin screen of light appeared in front of Risa ,this was the low rank light elemental spell Light veil. Moments later the charger had already covered the distance between it and Risa, with it''s amazing speed it tore through the light veil easily but missed its target as the veil however weak it is still manages to change the direction of the charge ever so slightly. Even though it misses it target, the wind pressure created by the charge blew Risa off her feet and sent her crashing down toward the side of a tree. Kalm:'''' Teacher!!'''' Kalm ran toward the fallen girl to find that she was knocked unconscious with only some light injuries. Heaving a sigh a relief he then turn to face the boar whom was trying to break itself free after getting it''s tusk stuck in a tree from the charge earlier on. Kalm:''''Nite, guess its up to you and me now bud.'''' Nite:''''Sharr shar''''(We will win)'''' Kalm:''''Heh lets enjoy this, our very first fight'''' Chapter 17: BATTLE!!! Hey its TofunMiso, if its possible please writing some comment down on the comment section about anything that i should improve on or about how the story is going. Both positive and negatives will be welcome :P **************************************************************************************************************************** Excitement could be seen in Kalm''s eye as it turns redder then usual, his mind was clear and most of all there was the absence fear. Unlikely how normal people would act in this situation, his was the opposite, the blood inside of him longs for battle as every inch of his body was prepping up for his first exchange with its foe. Analyzing the beast... Monster species: Forest charger Evolution potential: low STATUS PROFILE strength:387 Vitality:301 agility:194 intelligence:29 Magical beast rank:E- Monster tier:5th stage (mana condensation) Elemental affinity:None Skill: Headrush Description: A large species of Boar found in mountainous and forested lands, known for their aggressiveness, it will charged at any target regardless. It is also mainly hunted for it''s meat and hide which are known to be quite valuable. Kalm: Nite, i wanna test out my strength against this opponent, so don''t interfere unless it is necessary. Nite: ''''Shark... sha shar''''(Ok.. but becareful) It was moment later that the Forest charger broke free from the tree it was stuck in, swiftly it rotate its body around facing the duo only to find them there standing their ground and not running. This causes the boar to become even more cautious as this was the first time that it''s opponent had not run away after witnessing it''s prowess.Proudly it swung it''s tusk, brandishing its might as if to pacify the thought of those resisting against it. However against all expectation, Kalm just stood there doing some a light warm up stretches right infront of the beast. This angered the beast as it rises up with his two front limb in the air and let out a mighty squeal before charging full force toward Kalm. In front of the charging boar, Kalm did not attempt to dodge, only when the boar was about to crash into him did he make a last second sidestep toward the right side of the boar. This story has been unlawfully obtained without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. He then planted him left feet firmly into the ground before he lashed out a corkscrew with his right arm, putting all his bodyweight into the punch it slam into the rib of the still charging boar, Peng!!. The sound of hitting something metallic resounded clearly. Unexpectedly Kalm took two step back as the recoil rebounded back onto his arm the boar however was most unfortunate as the punch causes a change in direction and it was sent charging toward a huge boulder.Unable to stop it''s charge fully, it crashed into the rock with substantial force breaking one of it''s tusk and leaving it dazed. Kalm found out that the hide of the boar was actually unbelievably hard almost comparable to iron however so was his punches. After reaching the 1st stage of martial mana condensation, his body got stronger by a wide margin. This made his body three to four time stronger then an ordinary one, this was saying something as the 8 year old Kalm already have the strength to win against a normal 16 yr old male. And now he is four time more stronger. Not wasting the opportunity he dash towards the dazed boar and with both his hand grabbed its side,''''HAYAAA" he summon all the strength he could master from his small but well trained bodyframe and lifted up the huge body of the boar. A loud ''''Thump!!'''' sounded as the boar was thrown on its side.Without leaving anytime for the boar to recover it''s bearing, agonizing sound of squealing resonated throughout the forest as Kalm dished out a series of kicks and punches on the boar''s belly. The assumption that the weakness was the belly worked out perfectly, the prideful charger from before has now been reduced to that being a pig for slaughter. Unable to stand up by itself using it''s short limbs it could only watch as the assaulter one sidedly keep tormenting him. Forest charger: Groin!!!!!! groiiii!! Kalm:''''This is easier then i thought, its about time to end this'''' With his both his feet firmly placed on the ground, he let out a shout ''''HAAAAAAAA'''' as both his hand punched out simultaneously hitting the soft underbelly of the swine at exactly the same spot causing it;s entire body to shake before it eyes roll back white as it fainted in the mid of battle. Chapter 18: Mighty Nite TofunMiso here, we got a five star rating xD as for some of the readers asking why for longer chapters, its my intent to keep each chapter like a short story but i will try to make it longer when i haf the time xD, also for the next few days i will be kinda busy so there might only be one chapter a day or none Srry T.T **************************************************************************************************************************** Steam could be seen rising up from Kalm''s sweat drenched body , using the sleeve of his training gear he wiped off the sweat from his forehead, the battle had just ended in his victory. The pitiful sight of the boar lying on the ground on its side with it''s belly filled with bluish black bruises could be seen. Beside it slouched a human shaped figure, that figure was of cause Kalm having just ended his battle the tension in his body dissipated which in turn made him lose control of his leg causing him to fall on his bottom right beside the unconscious boar. Kalm: '''' Wuwaa that was scary, that charge almost ended me, if i was late for even a milli second i would have a hallow hole appearing through my chest right now.'''' Nite:'''' Shar shar shar sharrr''''( Laughing at kalm/being happy for him)'''' Kalm:'''' You think its funny huh?''''Kalm said that with a evil grin and using fingers from both his hand, he pull Nite''s scaly cheek until it could stretch no more. Nite:''''Sharkkkk shaaa shaaaa!!!!'''' he cried out in agony as Kalm continue to tease him. Kalm:'''' Serves you right, do you think you could do it better then me Hahahaha?'''' joked Kalm before he releases his pinch from it''s cheek. Nite:'''' Sharkke sarr sarrrk''''(Of cause i can hmph) Kalm:'''' Oh ya where is Risa?'''' Nite:'''' Shak shark shar shaaa''''( Oh you mean that lump of flesh lying over there?) Risa:''''.....zzzz......zzzz'''' Kalm laugh as he can tell that the future interaction between the two will be quite comical, one trying to form a good relationship with the other, while the other totally abhor the notion of being near the latter. After resting for abit Kalm tried standing up by himself but he could not without the support of his buddy, It was obvious that he was weaken considerably. Even though the battle only lasted for a couple of minutes, the amount of concentrations and energy used must have been enormous. Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. Kalm:'''' Thanks Nite, I have to get stronger....must stronger then what i am now in order to survive in this world......in order to not be bullied.............in order to protect my important ones'''' Nite: ''''Sharkk shar sha haha shaark''''( I''ll be there with you all the way) Kalm: ''''Thanks i knoew you will, oh ya where is Su............'''' Nite:'''' SHARKKK!!!''''( BECAREFUL) Nite using his position being under Kalm''s arm to push him away before he turned around only to see a spear like object coming towards him. unyielding,Nite opened his Jaw expanding over two times the length of it''s body, inside countless of Shiny white like teethes were rotating around like a grinder preparing to receive its victim. The spear like object having witness such a sudden transformation tried to pull back but it was too late. It went in and instantly the attacking object was turned into white power as thousands upon thousands of machinery called teeth tore through the attacker utterly destroying it. ????:'''' GROINNNNN!!!!!!'''' The sound of a pained boar squealing was heard as the both the tusk on its front were grinded away leaving nothing but the root of the tusk that was still bleeding from it''s center. Nite enraged by the attempt on his most important ones life, Roared as the scale of his body stood up transforming him him like the figure of a pinecone. He then disappear in a flash leaving only a trail of black smoke.The boar did not have anytime to react as a hole mysteriously appeared between its two eye and instantly, it died standing up not knowing what had happen. Kalm whom was pushed to the side seen all of it and could only leave his mouth hanging opened gaping in awe at that had just happen. Kalm:'''' WTH instant K.O!!!!'''' (TofunMiso notes: heres a image of a pinecone..... http://images.wisegeek.com/pine-cones.jpg) The closes image i can find on Nite using google lol........ http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=16198488 or http://41.media.tumblr.com/7c4fd46230d9b7eb05227ce3aeee2692/tumblr_n4bca1RjbQ1seumrmo1_1280.png Chapter 19: Monster core Hi TofunMiso here, i just saw that our 5 star rating haf dropped down to 3.5 star.T.T and one of the reviews stats that my story has a lot of plot holes and inconsistencies, well this is my first time writing a novel so i guess it can''t be help however the reason he stated on the reviews i can explain it cause its all written there on the chapter i guess he must have missed it or not been able to see it. 1st How was Kalm able to pay of 50% of the debt he got carried over from the accident even though they were poor( Answer: In the chapter i wrote that he had to sell of all his belonging including his house to cover 50% of the debt), he also stated that the amount of selling the house will not be able to cover even half of the 844k amount owe, in short he says that no building own by such a poor family could amount up to over 400k,( Answer: That chapter took place in a dystopia future and as always when time passes prices and money will inflat. A car now will cost 10 time the price of that 10 years ago so the amount of 844k owe if u convert it to todays currencey rate it will be many times lower like maybe even 200k and as for how he could afford his dwelling when he is so young, answer= Its a dystopia future, do u think they will care about underage workers? ) So i hope i answered your question Puffywings. All the plothole you stated could have been filled if you had read the chapter more closely. Its like when you''re read my chapter 1 you did a speed reading or something. And as for my grammers an spelling this i will apologize but i will correct it soon when i have the time, it has alway been on my agenda to fix all the chapters including the capitalize names. So PuffyWings please don any how go review other peoples work and calling them filled with plotholes when its clearly explained in the chapter if you had read it more carefully. T.T This really dampen my motivation to keep writing the novel. ************************************************************************************************************************* On the lifeless body of the mountain charger beast where Nite had bore into moments ago, slight movement could be seen. The slight spasm of its body got stronger until from it''s back something burst out. That something was not a chest burster from a certain movie but instead it was a tail-less tiny black shark. Covered entirely with blood and innards, it let out a ''''Sharrrrr!'''' as if proclaiming its victory over its enemy. Kalm: '''' Are you ok Nite?'''' asked Kalm worriedly Nite: ''''Sha!!sharr shark sasa''''(Boss!!, this thing tastes good) A sense of relief came over Kalm as he ascertain that his buddy was alright, freed from worries exhaustion washed over him as he laid flat down on the grass laughing out loud toward the canopy''s silhoutte. Kalm:'''' Its finally over, this has been so exhausting'''' Kalm closed his eyes as he listened to the calming sound of munching nearby as he went off to take a short nap. Half an hour later.......... Nite:'''' mhmm.............mmmm.......mmmm!'''' This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report itKalm:'''' Hehehe? let me sleep a while longer, ahhh i''m awake awakee, thats tickles stop it already hahaha'''' Opening his eyes, Kalm came upon a persistent Nite constantly nudging his pointed snout on his face. All these while he had been poking on Kalm trying to get him to wake up for some reason whatsoever. Kalm:'''' Stop licking me haha....I''m awake already Nite'''' Nite then proceed to get off Kalm''s chest before opening its jaw drawing the attention of the half awake boy.''''Oh whats that?'''' exclaim the puzzled Kalm. Within Nite''s mouth was a unusually transparent ball shaped object. Getting up, he retrieved the object in question to examine it. Upon closer inspection, Kalm could feel a dense concentration of mana within the ball but it was slightly different from the mana found between the heaven and the earth. Instead it was more chaotic and violence much like the nature of an untamed beast. Unable to uncover more information out of the object, he decided to rely on his eye''s ability. [Forest charger 5th stage Mana condensation] [Monster core] Description: The core of the magical creature (Forest charger). Inside it contain the compressed power of the beast when it was alive. Crafting material for magical tools and etc. Kalm: ''''So this is a Monster core'''' He remembered that once in the past his Grandpa once mention to him about the relation between practitioners and magical beasts. The magical beast of this world out numbered the total populations of all human and other races, this causes most of the race to band together forming a soft alliance to counteract against them. Whenever there are a joined attack by magical beast on any of the races, the rest will work together even if they are presently in a conflict with one another. This was the unspoken rule that every race follows. Fortunately, the magical beast do not have a united front as they fought against each other much more then when they tried to attack the alliances.Though If they were ever to unit under one ruling banner, then humans and the other race will almost be certain to face extinction. However, the alliance do have their deterrence, they are called practitioners, the vanguard and defenders of all races. They fight off the magical beast who got too close to their domain and gather their materials which were then used forged armors,weapons, magical tools,medicines and many other. They are also the pioneer of the current age...........The Golden Age of Monster hunters. Back to the present, Kalm raise the Monster core up into the air with the sun shining down on the backdrop, the marble like shine eclipses the sun as its translucency was revealed, inside the core one could see a tiny symbol with the world neutral written in this world''s writing. ''''So pretty'''' mutter Kalm as he admire the monster core, then without notice Nite flew up and knock the core off Kalm''s hand, it flys up high into the air before making landfall...........inside Kalm''s mouth. Chapter: 20 Red coats Hi long time no see, I m bak for those who have been following my story, be at ease as i will be continuing the series. Its just that i am now working so i do not have much time to write. So don expect more then 1 or 2 chapters per week. ************************************************************************************************************************ Unwillingly Kalm was made to swallow the entire monster core,it happened so fast that his bodily instinct at that time kicked in causing him to let it pass through his esophagus . Kalm:''''Gurgle, ahh Nite why did you do that, you just made me swallow an entire monster core whole.....A WHOLE MONSTER COREEE.'''' he exclaimed loudly Nite without explaining immediately disappeared into Kalm''s body which made Kalm even more confuse then he already is. A sudden hot sensation rises up from his body as an unknown reaction of sort was currently starting inside. Kalm without wasting any time sat down and went straight into a meditative state, using his mind consciousness, he move around the the interior of the body looking for clues pointing toward his current situation. In his stomach, the monster core was being digested at a very fast rate as it''s original size have shrunken down to that of a grain of sand, at the same time as it was being dissolved a great deal of red mana was constantly being released into the system. It is to be known that the normal colour of mana that Kalm absorb from the environment is normally clear blue and feels comforting , this new mana however had a hint of red mixed in with the normal blue and it felt violent by nature. Afraid of the consequences of allowing the red mana in, he commanded the blue mana within him to try and suppress the red intruders, however it was clear that the red mana from the core was much more dense and purer then his, causing the blue side to be constantly pushed back instead. If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it. The situation got even worse as the red mana manages to exit out from his lower adomenal region and entered into his mana channel, clearly it intended to spread across his entire body attacking every part along the way. Feeling the channel in his body expanding unnaturally, Kalm could only hope for the best. Inch by inch the red mana journey across Kalm''s body colonising every part with its presence, causing itchiness to Kalm akin to that of hundred of insect roaming on top of his skin. Slowly but surely all the chaotic mana was converging toward his soul space located slightly below his heart. Kalm''s face turned blue with fear as he thought about his two comrade that is currently living in his soul space. Quickly moving his mind, he enter the soul space to try and warn them about the impeding invasion, only to came upon an excited Nite swimming around as if it was a joyous occasion. Suddenly something clicked inside his mind, '''' Maybe when Nite knock that monster core off my hand was not an accident, maybe it was intentional.'''' Thought Kalm Kalm then abandon all his previous plan about evacuating his two comrade and started to wait for what is gonna happen. This was only made possible as he believes that Nite will never do anything that will cause him harm, such was the strength of their trust. By now, no remaining core could be seen in his stomach as it had been fully ingested, the mass of chaotic mana now gathers outside the soul space as if waiting for a higher command to began their assault. In the midst of the mass is a core fragment shining red as it rallies the rest. Kalm:'''' The red coats are coming''''