《Path》 The Prologue In a room with a huge round table, 28 people and the King are holding their breath, the other 27 people each wearing cloaks with different symbols written all over it. ¡°My King, our Kingdom! I have very grave news that--¡±, exclaims a cloaked figure while running and panting. "Sir, this cannot happen! One of our caravans were--!", another cloaked figure reports in anger. "Your Majesty, our scholars believe that this is the work of--", another cloaked figure asserts. ¡°Damn, How did this happen? We, the strongest Kingdom are on the verge of collapsing¡±, another one of the hooded figures exclaims. ¡°We can''t hold on anymore, it''s been a week and in this war of attrition we¡¯re clearly on the disadvantage with these multiple kingdoms attacking us on all sides¡±, said by another cloaked figure. "Very much indeed, some of those kingdoms I haven''t even heard of before.", another hooded figure agrees quickly. "Silence! All of you!", the lead councilor reprimands the 26 cloaked figures. They quiet down, and swiftly at the moment they were reprimanded. Loud roars, Metallic objects going against another, explosions, crumbling noise from a building, rocks falling, even incantations of such can be heard outside. It can be said that ''The embodiment of chaos is everywhere as of this very moment''. ¡°We only put down our defense a little and this happens. A war with one kingdom is easy to determine, but if we were to skirmish with the others!--¡±, a cloaked figure hushes over, but he was cut-off mid sentence. ¡°We''ve no use for regrets now¡±, said the King, he then stands up from his throne and gets an orb of some sort with mysterious engravings on it. He then said,¡±What we can do now is fight until death to uphold the glory of our race and the dignity of our Kingdom but I wont force all of you to join in this fight of taking down as much enemies as you can. I would just want all of you to have a choice either fight to death or run. I can''t put the burden on you guys on this moment of despair. I apologize to all of you for my short-comings bringing upon to you this disaster.¡± Then the King kneels down in front of his council. All of the 27 cloaked figures were shocked in what they have seen. They were overwhelmed of such actions of the man sitting on the highest place of hierarchy. Even though they''d known that the King has a kind-hearted, honest personality, they didn¡¯t expect him to do such an act of humbleness. The man leading this kingdom suddenly kneels. All of what the King did was projected to all the minds of every people of the Kingdom. In this time of despair, they only felt gratitude from their heart even in this situation because they remembered how the King personally went out to defend the Kingdom, and saved people before. They knew that he single handedly took charge of the political problems happening because few leaders of the Kingdom have already abandoned their duties. They knew that the King could''ve done the same but instead did what was more righteous. With their King, the people of the Kingdom felt at ease in their hearts. Even though, the King did a most humbling act, almost embarrassing even, for the people of this Kingdom. But, he felt proud of what he did because he knew how his act could encourage his people. Suddenly, all the cloaked figures stands up. Then one of them said, ¡°Your Highness, I shall order my men to defend the outmost gates." Another one follows, "Sir, I''ll be readying our heavy defenses." And another, "Highness, me and my guys are gonna go do some scouting." The King nodded to each one of them, and they all disappeared at once. The 27 cloaked figures then went to do as what they should. When all of them were gone, the King was left to his lonesome. ¡°Destruction is going to happen to us no matter what resistance we offer. But, for all the worth this Kingdom has, it would not go down without a fight. We¡¯re going to show them the strength of our Kingdom!", he monologues, and outright storms out of his throne room. _____________________________________________________________________________________ In an undisturbed part of the Kingdom: A humming sound echoes through the walls of Etienne. The sound feels like it carries life and anyone that''ll hear it will be renewed of vigor. The sound feels so angelic that it can be said that the very sound is coming from a goddess. After a while, the sound stops. In a room, a woman is sitting in a corner watching how the battle unfolds outside, the woman was carrying a baby and was singing him a lullaby. This woman was the Queen, her beauty was unparalleled to the world even though she have aged through the years it can still be said that her beauty¡¯s boundless because of how young she still looks. The Etienne is a private mansion owned by King of the Kingdom. It disguises itself as a large cabin, where in truth it is a place of natural and artificial beauty. Wooden, mundane, and uninviting on the outside; a crystallite and ivory wonder on the inside. It is located in a safe place, just within the outskirts of the Kingdom. Its location is unknown to anyone other than the King, the Queen, and the King''s personal messenger. Suddenly a man barges in the room. This man was the King, ¡°You need to go now, destruction upon our kingd--¡± the king solemnly said, but he was cut-off shortly. "Shush, shush... He''s sleeping, you wouldn''t want to wake him up, dear." The Queen hushes at the King while smiling beautifully at the baby,¡±My King, you haven''t forgotten that my life was bound to this very room the very moment I was almost killed here when I was pregnant, have you?" "No, I--", the King tried to answer back quickly but he was cut short again. " Although the attempt failed, I was almost dead, if not actually dead. I would have rather been, if I had a choice then. The assassin used that special poison that disperses the life essence and Ki of the target as time passes by; the target was me, of course." "The poison made my body reject Ki which just makes me useless, in every respect. If it were not for that Master Shaman that was passing by I wouldn¡¯t have lived for another day. He laid out runes all over the room, some I haven''t even seen before, that sustained my life and nullified the poison permanently, but with the condition that I stay here.", she pauses for a few seconds. She then peers over at the king, and slowly tears up, "He saved our little treasure." The King, with the eyes burning with conviction, ¡°But dear, if we push out the runes'' ability you can still extend your life for a decade or two, outside of our Kingdom. You can raise our child and live happily for years.¡±, he urged. "Are you being stupid? ''Push out the runes'' capabilities''? Are you proposing that you''ll carry this room full of runes somewhere? How smart of you. Yes! Yes, I¡¯ll live but I¡¯ll be bed-ridden. Now, how am I supposed to raise our child? If he was a plant, then I might have agreed to that. No problem, no problem at all.¡± replied the Queen with disbelief and anger. The King was speechless, he did not know how he would react to the Queen''s outburst. Shortly after, she continues talking but this time with composure and calmness. ¡°We¡¯ll just part him with special gifts to complement his special body. His path is already engraved to greatness, with or without us.¡± The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement. The King looks at the queen with care and love, ¡°If you¡¯re really insistent on your part then I can¡¯t argue with you anymore, but let me accompany and protect you with the kingdom until the end.¡± The two look and nods at each other, then the King says, ¡°If we¡¯re going to abandon him somewhere, we need to find a suitable place where it''s currently peaceful and wars scarcely happen. Most suitably, a faraway town or village. Before I forget, we need to chain his body¡¯s special abilities until he reaches a level where he can protect himself. Although this will take a huge bite in his potential, this will be a safeguard for his own safety.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have any complaints about that since simply being an [Anomaly] already has its dangers; how much more for a being that exceeds an [Anomaly]. Let¡¯s give him the [Ancient bracelet of Thesis] and store a parting memory of him and a little guidance when he reaches the age of 12, seal it so no other can ever reveal it. Also, lets part with him the 8 cultivation manuals that we had collected from our travels. Although we hadn''t mastered all of them, if it¡¯s him, I¡¯m sure he¡¯ll master it and surpass us greatly.", said the Queen. The [Ancient bracelet of Thesis] is like a spatial ring but can store a lot more variety and is like a storage shelf where you can organize and classify things. It can store memories, soul and living things and addition to that, it has a storage space comparable to a size of a kingdom. The Queen was still unsatisfied then ends up giving a lot more of things like weapons, armors, talismans, scrolls, potions, pills, beast cubes, soul orbs and many more and all of it was stored in the [Ancient bracelet of Thesis]. The King just scratched his head while looking how his wife was preparing everything for their child. The Kingdom''s King and Queen; known as the God-King of Madness, Ralom Orascion, and Valkyrie¡¯s Descendant, Queen Zila Orascion, then begin their farewell to their little treasure. ¡°Your mother spoils you too much already!¡±, said Ralom while laughing at the baby. ¡°Well then it''s decided. We¡¯ll immediately teleport him to the continent of Alexandria!¡± said King Ralom. Queen Zila, while carrying the baby, immediately stands up and walks towards the King, ¡°Although, we can¡¯t observe on how you grow up. I would just like you be happy with your life, little Draenol.¡± King Ralom then made a circle made of runes then puts their son on it. Then before doing the teleportation spell, he embedded 3 kinds¡¯ runes to his son. These runes were invisible but its effect is the real deal. Although he¡¯s not as great as the Master Shaman, he can still be called a great Rune Master. The runes he embedded to his son is a shielding rune, where it repels any living beings with malicious intent against him and this includes any objects that puts him in any kind of danger. The second effect is to detect whether a person is suitable to raise his child or not and this detection occurs to the soul of the person whether its intention is good or not, if the person is suitable then the first rune shall not be effective on him. Lastly its function is simple, when the person is suitable and touches his son, Draenol''s name(first name only) shall be engraved onto that person''s consciousness immediately. ¡°I guess this is it, little Draenol.¡± says the King with poignance. ¡°We''ll keep you close to our hearts, little one...¡± says the Queen, almost tearing up. ¡°What¡¯s the use of this farewell message again?¡± the King breaks the moment. The Queen then punches his right shoulder softly, while hiding an impulsive smile, "Oh, you..!" "Whaaat? Let''s not be too teary-eyed here, I mean--", he reasons jokingly but he is, again, cut off. ¡°What¡¯s wrong about it? He¡¯s our child so its only natural for us to act this way, you old-bearded brute!¡±, protests the Queen. ¡°Well, I guess it is unnecessary but since we''re already here... Wait, you''re recording this, right?¡± she continues while hiding her laughter. "Yes, I am. Obviously.", the King responded. "Okay, don''t include the part where we''re just talking with nonsense. Like this part.", the Queen commanded. "No, I''m going to keep it. I don''t have a lot of time to take out some parts.", the King reasoned. Then another quarrel between the royal duo started, but was outright stopped by the cries of Draenol. The Queen approached the baby and said, "It''s okay, it''s okay. We''re just making you laugh, little one. In due time, you''ll find our conversation to be funny." The King and Queen stand side by side, looking at their son and then the King starts the teleportation incantation, it took quite long since it¡¯s a super long type of teleportation and it¡¯s a living being, to top it of it¡¯s a child so the king did the teleportation with the utmost concentration to teleport his son with the most friendly-natured transportation that won''t bring any harm to his child. After teleporting their son, the King¡¯s face suddenly turn serious then said to the Queen, ¡°I need to go now, dear.¡±, then kisses her on the cheeks. ¡°Yeah, I need to go now too. Onwards!¡±, the Queen burst out of the door, and rushes to the Etienne''s armory. ¡°What?!!! No, you''re poisoned and your body¡¯s been damaged severely!¡±, said the King while going after her. He catches on to her immediately. ¡°I¡¯m dying sooner or later anyway, I should at least take out an enemy general or two.", states the Queen. "Are you sure about this? I mean--", the King tried to reason but was cut off, again. "You mean a lot of things, actually. I know what you''re trying to say, but I''ve made up my mind.", the Queen asserts. ¡°What--well, okay, fine. I guess. I really can''t stop you, you''re too stubborn. But if you¡¯re really insisting, then we fight side by side, okay?¡±, said the King. "Not a chance!", the Queen took off. The King chases after her, "Are you really okay, right now? Is the poison too strong that it messes up your mind?" "No! We can''t fight side by side because you can''t keep up with me! I can already see it not happening!", the Queen jokingly responds. The King just smiles, and lets her off this time around. The Queen''s dress then transform into a battle armor and looks truly like the Goddess of Battle, Valkyrie. . . . . . . The Kingdom struggled for 2 more weeks before it completely fell. The invaders, however, weren''t too lucky either. Two small kingdoms were crushed by the Kingdom, while the others sustained heavy damage to their military and economy. Great names have fallen from the attackers, including the feared leader and spear-head of the invasion, Mythic General Kruss. After the war, the news about it soared throughout the whole world. A most shocking phenomenon; the greatest battle the world has ever known, yet. The Ratossa Kingdom truly stood to its name as the strongest kingdom in the world. An alliance of many kingdoms, however, was able to conjure its downfall, but that was just the inevitable. Any other kingdom, in their lonesome or dozen, could not have been able to win a war against the Ratossa. The place where the Ratossa Kingdom stood before, only a large pit hole can be seen that seems to reach the bottom of underworld. Chapter 1 The Beginning After the fall of Ratossa Kingdom 8 Years later A small town in the continent of Alexandria called Alacreya This town is settled besides a medium-size, mountain forest-type Hunt zones; Hunt zones can be deserts, swamps, forest, mountains or dungeons and classifies size and danger levels by small, medium, huge, tyrant, empire-size Hunt zones. And the most commonly use standards in gauging these Hunt zones are (But may vary due to special circumstances): Small-size ¨C Monster level ranges 1¨C20 Medium-size ¨C Monster level ranges 10¨C40 Huge-size ¨C Monster level ranges 20¨C60 Empire-size ¨C Monster level ranges 30¨C70 Tyrant-size ¨C Monster level ranges 70 - ??? Additionally, Hunt zones are further classified by the beast¡¯s natures as you venture to the Hunt zones: Green, Yellow, and Red. Green represents the outer circle of the Hunt zone and as long you¡¯re not going to intrude any beast¡¯s territories they¡¯re not going to attack you. Yellow represents middle circle and some aggressiveness of beasts. Red represents the inner circle and that most creatures if not all will attack you as long they see you as prey. Even though Alacreya is situated besides a Hunt zone, the Hunt zone is surrounded by monster repelling runes to prevent future problems cause by deviant monsters which would go out to the Hunt zone to wreaked havoc. ¡°I got a pretty good harvest right now, I can at least sell this 23 level 1 monster cores in the market for 50silver each¡± said a man. This man was Manje, messy hair, looks in his middle-age, and a retired warrior. Although retired, he still hunts out monster for day to day consumption. As he walks to the marketplace, he was humming and got a huge smile on his face. Most of the people he passes by seems to call out his name and greets him, showing familiarity of some sort to him. As people calls him out and greets him, he greets back too as a show of giving back respect. As he arrives to the sundries shop to sell his goods. ¡°Hello again Mr. Bob, I¡¯m going to pass you all my loads again¡± said Manje. Bob is an old guy looks like he¡¯s in his 70¡¯s and the owner of the sundries shop. ¡°Hohoho, It¡¯s great on how you sell what you hunt to my shop and even selling it cheaper than the standard price¡± said Bob with a gratified face. ¡°Well, it¡¯s my way of showing thanks on how you help my family when we were in peril¡± said Manje while smiling a bit. ¡°In the past, if anyone met you in that state I¡¯m sure they¡¯re going to help you too. It¡¯s just that I was the first person you met that night. Well now, let¡¯s cut the chit-chat I know you still have some errands to do. So, what do you have on you now?¡± said Bob. ¡°I got 23 Level 1 monster cores for 50silver coins each¡± said Manje Coin denominations for all continents is: 100 copper = 1 silver 100 silver = 1 gold 100 gold = 1 purple gold 100 purple gold = 1 thunder gold ¡°It seems you got a good harvest. Here¡¯s 12gold, the 50silver is bonus because you¡¯re selling your stuff to me at a really low price¡± said Bob. What Bob said was true, because merchants will buy level 1 monster cores at 75 silver and sell it with a retail price of 1gold. So Bob getting these cores for 50 silver is a really good bargain. ¡°I wont refuse your offer then, so then see you again Mr. Bob¡± said Manje ¡°Then I¡¯ll be waiting for great buy coming from you¡± replies Bob After going out, Manje then goes to a meat shop. ¡°Since I earned quite a lot today, we¡¯re going to have horned-rabbit meat tonight¡± Manje says to himself. Horned-rabbit meat is an expensive delicacy and usually nobles buy this stuff. Although it¡¯s a low-level beast, it¡¯s constantly hunted by someone stronger than them in the Hunt zone and due to that its hard to hunt it. Horned-rabbit meat cost around 1 gold/200grams. Manje bought a total of 500grams of rabbit-horned meat costing him 2 gold and 50 silver. After buying the meat, he goes straight to his house. His house is on the outskirt of the town, living traditionally with the trees and animals. ¡°Honey, I¡¯m home ¡°Manje joyfully greets her wife, Rose. ¡°Hello dear, have you seen Draenol?¡± said Rose with a hint of worry while saying it. ¡°What! He¡¯s not back yet? It¡¯s almost dinner time. That mischievous kid always gives us worries. Well, don¡¯t worry; I¡¯m sure he¡¯s just running around somewhere.¡± said Manje with a restless face that can be vividly seen. ¡°But, tomorrow is the Aptitude exam for school admission, testing every kid of years 8 ¨C 12, aren¡¯t we going discussed it to him today as early as possible?¡± said Rose ¡°Don¡¯t worry, we still got time.¡± Manje said while laughing. Meanwhile in the Hunt zone besides Alacreya. Countless howls can be heard. A kid can be seen being chased by pack of Fanged Brown wolves; this kid is just around 7-8 years old and being able to out run Fanged brown wolves is a great feat considering his age, and this kid is none other than Draenol. They¡¯re three-times bigger than normal wolves and they got thick fur like a Mastiff. Fanged Brown Wolves is only level 8 but faster than monster at their level and their speed is comparable to level 11 - 13 adventurers. Yet these wolves cant go ahead to Draenol, even keeping up with him is great challenge for this wolves. If anyone had seen what Draenol did, then their jaws would drop instantly. ¡°Hahahahaha, these wolves are no match for me. They can¡¯t even get closed to me¡± Draenol said to his mind. After a while, he got out of the forest. ¡°Even Fanged brown wolves cant chase me, how much more anyone in the same age as me?¡± Draenol haughtily said ¡°It¡¯s been almost 3 years since I noticed that my body started absorbing the energy in nature and absorbing it using my muscles and bones and almost 2 years since it¡¯s been going on in my dantian on its own and refines it until the white colored energy is refined to gold fluid¡± Draenol thought. ¡°I wonder what¡¯s my level now, considering I can outrun a Fanged brown wolf which is in level 8¡± Draenol added ¡°What?! Its almost dinner time! Father¡¯s so gonna scold me for going home late again¡± Draenol rushed to their house like it¡¯s the end of the world. Draenol¡¯s speed was even faster than when he was chased by Fanged brown wolves. Normal people wouldn¡¯t see anything because of how fast Draenol is running right now. If cultivators sees Draenol, they¡¯d be stupefied how on earth a kid can go that fast without showing any signs of difficulties. In just a while, he¡¯s almost at home and when he¡¯s near enough he stopped then walk towards their house. Then said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I got late for dinner¡± says Draenol worriedly said then bows ¡°Sit down already, we got horned-rabbit meat for dinner tonight¡± says Rose Draenol with a happy smile on his face said, ¡°Really?! How come we¡¯re eating something extravagant?¡± ¡°We¡¯re going to make you take the aptitude exam for kids 8 ¨C 12 years old, so you can start to cultivate as early as possible¡± replied his Dad Manje. Cultivation usually starts when their 8 and starts to grow constantly and the body, profound veins, dantian starts to mature. So, being an 8 years old is the optimal start of cultivating seriously. Since doing it as earlier than 8 would tend to give damage to the kid¡¯s foundation and permanently damage the profound veins and dantian. Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere. So instead of giving them cultivation techniques that change the body structure, parents usually teach their child breathing techniques to gather energy in nature and refine it. The difference between the two is cultivation techniques refines ki and changes the structure of your body and enabling them to surpass human ability according to the technique you practice but with a breathing you¡¯re just gathering Ki and making it your own but there¡¯s a: all cultivation techniques is a breathing technique but not all breathing techniques are cultivation techniques. What Draenol did to his body cannot be considered a cultivation technique since it¡¯s a natural occurrence, just like what¡¯s breathing to normal people. ¡°In the aptitude exam, they¡¯re going to test your Ki level, nature, elements, and Body form.¡± Said his Father While looking at his son, ¡°Ki levels are divided into 10 realms, from lowest to highest realm: Elementary, Intermediate, Master, Heaven, Great Heaven, King, Emperor, Saint, Supreme, Dominator.¡± Then continued, ¡°And Body forms are divided into 7 types respectively: Dragon, Tiger, Phoenix, Turtle, Whale, Wolf, Monkey.¡± And then continued, ¡°There are also Ki natures and elements¡± ¡°You can learn all about it tomorrow from the Facilitator of the exam¡± said his Father ¡°Me and your Father is going to accompany you to a city early in the morning¡± says her Mother with stern look Added his father, ¡°So after you eat your dinner, sleep immediately since we¡¯re travelling quite far tomorrow¡± ¡°So what happens after the aptitude exam?¡± curiously asked by Draenol ¡°You will be invited either by sects or schools. All of this depends on your performance during the exam. If you did great then the top schools and sects will invite you¡± says his Father ¡°Then I¡¯ll do my best so that you¡¯ll be proud of me, shishishishi¡± Draenol joyfully said The parents merrily laughed because of what Draenol said. No parents will not be happy if their child says something like that, then both people said, ¡°Then we¡¯ll be expecting great results from you tomorrow¡±. The night went on. The family was chatting merrily together. There were laughs and smiles. After eating dinner Draenol went straight to bed. The couples just smiles in each other. When they were about to sleep, Rose suddenly said, ¡°What if Draenol found out about the truth?¡±she asks to Manje He lightly touches her cheeks then said, ¡°No worries, after all these years do you not think that Draenol doesn¡¯t loves us? ¡°But that¡¯s for now since he doesn¡¯t know yet that we¡¯re not his real parents. What if he hates us because we kept him from the truth? I might not able to take it.¡± She replied worriedly ¡°Then we¡¯ll tell him the truth when we first found him. Although, we don¡¯t know where he came from, but the time we touched him we knew what his name¡± said Manje ¡°I just hope that Draenol¡¯s love for us won¡¯t change. He¡¯s the only reason I stop being an adventurer¡± replied Rose ¡°Then let¡¯s hope for the best, that Draenol would still sees us still his parents after that moment¡± said Manje The couple stops conversing and continued to sleep. The darkness of the night gets deeper and the glow of the stars glow brighter. In Draenol¡¯s room, something is illuminating brightly. Draenol is still fast asleep during this happen then he suddenly feels a warm touch to his chest. He wokes up and saw a glowing bright orb.¡±What the hell is this?¡± he thought while he¡¯s still in shocked. Then after he calms his nerves, he slowly approached the ball of light with his hand and touched the ball of light. His mind suddenly goes blank like going through a place at instant. The next thing he knows he¡¯s standing in a world just white. He sees a beautiful woman sitting on a chair, this woman is none other than Queen Zila Orascion. ¡°Uhmm Lady, who are you? And where am I?¡± he curiously asks ¡°I¡¯m sorry child, I can¡¯t tell you who am I now but in the near future I will surely tell you¡±then she continues, ¡°You are in the space of memories subjectively for you, which is conjured by your mind the moment you touched the ball of light¡± ¡°Wooooaahh! So why I am here?¡± Draenol asks ¡°You¡¯re here because I have a little gift for you.¡± She replies ¡°What?! Really?! But my mother said that don¡¯t accept things from a stranger.¡± Replied childishly ¡°Well, you cant refuse me. As long you don¡¯t accept my gift you cant get out of here, so your only choice is to accept it.¡± ¡°What!? Is there really no option? My mother would endlessly scold me if I do that¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, this will be our very own little secret¡± she replied while pinching his cheeks and then smiling ¡°Ouucccccccccchh! That hurts Lady, you¡¯re so mean and also telling me to lie to my mother¡± He cutely and sarcastically replied ¡°So what¡¯s your gift to me?¡± He continued. ¡°Before you were like not going to accept my offer but now you¡¯re really excited child.¡±She doted to Draenol. ¡°You said I can¡¯t leave this place as long as I don¡¯t accept your gift, so I am forced to accept your offer Lady¡± mischievously replied by Draenol. ¡°You mischievous little runt¡± She replied while pinching Draenol¡¯s cheeks until its tomato red ¡°Ouch! So what¡¯s your gift Lady?¡±he excitedly asks ¡°I¡¯m going to give you a Movement skill¡± she said ¡°What? So it¡¯s a skill, Lady, I¡¯m still not cultivating anything and I only learned breathing techniques to gather Ki. So its not good for me doing martial arts skills before I cultivate any techniques or reached a certain level or else it will be harmful in my way of cultivation in the future, that¡¯s what my father said to me¡± He proudly said ¡°Don¡¯t worry child, this Movement skill is made specifically for you so isn¡¯t harmful to you in any way and don¡¯t worry about not learning it since I have a special method for you to learn It immediately. I just have one condition before anything else, is that you won¡¯t tell anyone about what specifically happened here. Do you promise?¡± she said ¡°Instantly learn?! I promise! I promise! So what movement skill it is? Give me, give me, give me the movement skill¡± he hurriedly and excitedly said Zila Orascion taps Draenol¡¯s forehead then Draenol¡¯s forehead has a dot that glows. It took sometime then wakes up from stupor ¡°Wow, what a great movement skill, its million times better than reinforcing Ki in my steps and release it¡± he thought inside ¡°[Wolf God¡¯s Dance] I instantly learned the first form of it, [Wolf God¡¯s Dance ? Earth Rush]. With this, I can be recruited in top schools or sects. Even more if there¡¯s a battle examination, I hope there is¡± he continuedly thought ¡°Thank you for this wonderful gift Lady¡± he said then bowed ¡°I guess its time child. See next time¡± She said then kisses his forehead Draenol disappears from the world made of nothing but white. ¡°See you again in the near future my Son, Your Father¡¯s going to get angry because I tweaked his runes a bit¡±she insidely thought then slowly disappears. Chapter 2 The Travel Clarification: Cultivation techniques are in two kinds(I¡¯ll be adding more as the story progress, I guess): Cultivation refining techniques ¨C gathers and refines ki then transforms your body accordingly(not recommended to be practiced before the age of 8 since it might damage your profound veins, dantian(qi reservoir), body because its still undeveloped. Since in this world 8 and above is maturity stage of the body) Breathing techniques ¨C gathers ki and circulates it throughout the body but it only makes the body stronger not changing it in anyway(so its like refining techniques but without the changes it gives) P.S. if you got anymore clarification please do message or comment or send me a review. Thanks _____________________________________________________________________________________ At the break of the dawn, the sky that was dark blue turning slowly to crimson-orange to orange to yellow then finally to morning sunshine blue. Streaks of morning light going through Draenol¡¯s room. Then suddenly someone¡¯s calling him, ¡°Draenol, wake up already. Eat your breakfast then we¡¯re going immediately to the city of Cronea. It will be quite far so you need move a bit faster.¡±shouted by his Father from the downstairs which can be clearly heard from upstairs. It can be said that shout was quite loud but there was no hint of anger on it, just some doting affection can be felt through it like how all Fathers in the world. Meanwhile in Draenol¡¯s room, Draenol woke up then,¡°What?! What?! What¡¯s that dream all ¡®bout? Who was that beautiful Lady?¡± Draenol thought in his mind ¡°Oh shit! Father¡¯s calling me already!¡± he hurriedly stand up, fixed his bed then rush to the dining room. ¡°Goooood Morning! Mother, Father, how¡¯s your sleep?¡± He joyfully asked but it can be seen that he got some hidden agenda behind Draenol¡¯s greetings. The couples were confused, ¡°What happened to Draenol? He seems so excited this morning. Might it be caused of the aptitude exam? Well, it might be since he¡¯s still a kid.¡± The couples train of though were somehow similar like this but not the same(A/N: Duuuuh). They didn¡¯t know that Draenol was like so excited and so happy this morning was because of his adventure in dreamland last night. ¡°I cant wait to try out this movement skill I got, I still don¡¯t know if I can execute it even though I can feel like I can do it instinctively¡± he thought to himself. ¡°What are you waiting for?¡± said his Father then continued, ¡°Hurry up and eat your breakfast, we still got a long way¡± ¡°Why are you hurrying our son to eat his breakfast, huh?¡± teasingly said by his Mother Then she continued, ¡°Draenol, are you ready for the exam? Just do your best, okay?¡± doted by his Mother ¡°I won¡¯t just do my best, I¡¯ll do better than best¡± he joyfully replied with full of energy When the couple heard of this, they couldn¡¯t hold themselves and then laught. They were happy how their son was full of energy, how their son wants to make them proud. ¡°You¡¯re really a blessing to us, It was worth it to sacrifice the life of being an adventurer and then to be a full-time parent to raised you and give our full attention to you.¡± They thought(Still different thought but same ideas). After a joyfull conversation while eating breakfast, Rose was making a lunchbox for all of them then departed from home. The Family walk to the town then go out to the gate where city of Cronea was directed. ¡°Where¡¯s the carriage were riding?¡± said Draenol was tugging his Mother¡¯s clothes ¡°Hahahaha!!¡± Loudly laugh by his Father, ¡°We¡¯re not riding a carriage, that¡¯s too slow¡± his Father said while having a smile on his face. ¡°What?!¡± confusedly replied. ¡°Are we riding magical beasts? Like dragons and unicorns? YES! YES! YES!¡± he thought in his mind with excitement on his face that he can¡¯t hid. ¡°Hahaha, don¡¯t worry child, we¡¯re running to the city¡±said his Mother with a grin on her face ¡°Eeeehh?! It¡¯s like 500kilometers away, and there¡¯s beasts and bandits that we might encounter. Furthermore, we¡¯ll surely be late for the registration of the exam. I thought we¡¯re riding some sort of magical beast like a Mighty Dragon or a Majestic Unicorn.¡± Said Draenol with a somehow disappointed face. ¡°What are you spouting brat? Dragons and Unicorns are mostly Dominator level beings. Even seeing beings like them is a treasure, not to mention riding them. You can only dream about it. By the way, where did you learn these things anyway?¡± said his Father with teacher like tone, like passing knowledge to his son. ¡°In the library, I read a lot of things, like about the 9 Continents, legendary beings¡± said Draenol then he continued, ¡°I even read about the existence of Gods and Ancients but there¡¯s nothing that describes them. ¡° he said ¡°Oh, we got a bookworm of a son¡± said his Father with a happy face ¡°Do you like reading, Drae?¡± said his Mother ¡°Yes, I learn about a lot of new things. I want to travel all over the world and learn about everything¡± he answered with eyes twinkling with earnesty and passion ¡°Then I¡¯ll tell you a lot of things about the adventures of your dad and me, back in the days. We were quite the famous adventurers too¡± said her mom. ¡°Eeeeh? How come I only heard about this now? I just know dad as some low-leveled adventurer but you too Mother?¡± he said in surprised but with a hint of mischieviousness ¡°You cheeky brat¡± said his Father while pinching his cheeks ¡°Ouuch!¡± exclaimed by Draenol These conversation of their family seems long, it only took for a while. ¡°Are we really running there?¡±said Draenol to his parents ¡°Yes, now get on your father¡¯s back¡± said his Mother Draenol was on his father¡¯s back. Then the couple release their Ki, enshrouding their body with white like gas. ¡°Are you ready?¡± said his Father with a big smile on his face ¡°I¡¯m Draenol Renza, I¡¯m always ready¡± said Draenol (Their Family name is Renza) ¡°Then hold tightly¡± said the couple, then they immediately disappear into thin air. They were running so fast but you can¡¯t feel any resistance against the wind on their body. Even Draenol was astonished of the speed of his parents. ¡°Wow, we¡¯re travelling so fast. We¡¯re going to arrive to the city of Cronea in no time¡± he thought in his mind ¡°Mother, Father, You guys seems pretty high level, why did you quit being an adventurer?¡± curiously asked by Draenol ¡°To be parents of course, so we can give full attention to you¡± said his Mother ¡°But can¡¯t you do being parents and being adventurer at the same time?¡± Draenol replied ¡°Then there would only be one person to attend to you every now and then, and if both of continue then bring you then that would expose you to a lot of dangers.¡± Said his Mother ¡°Then how come you didn¡¯t taught me any martial skills or cultivation technique?¡± said Draenol ¡°Martial skills would harm your undeveloped profound veins before the age of 8 so we didn¡¯t taught you any and about cultivation technique, we taught you the highest form of qi gathering breathing technique we know of, the [Qi Vortex circulation breathing technique].¡± Said his Mother ¡°Eeehh?! I never thought that that breathing technique is that great. Mother and Father is gonna be sooo mad when they found out I do not practice it that frequently¡± he thought in his mind Although what his Mother said is true and Draenol¡¯s been slacking of and not practicing the breathing technique, there¡¯s a natural occurrence in Draenol¡¯s body which is gather Ki all over his body and letting all of his body absorb the Ki around the world and his dantian gathering Ki separately and refining the Ki multiple times. If Manje and Rose inspects Draenol¡¯s body or any expert then they would be astonished on how miracly Draenol¡¯s body works. Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on. Draenol¡¯s body works with like a built-in system that¡¯s similar how a person do cultivation refining techniques. Although, what it does is similar to simple refining techniques, he do it like he¡¯s breathing and constantly doing it unconciously and that¡¯s what make it freakishly suprising and in addition to that he¡¯s body is doing it in perfection unconciously. So even though, Draenol doesn¡¯t practice breathing technique, he¡¯s body has been refined unconciously in constant. Although what his body does is similar to refining technique, it doesn¡¯t hurt his body in any way because he¡¯s body is doing it instinctively not like when practicing refining techniques and inserting refined power to your self forcibly. ¡°We were planning to teach you a simple martial skill when we got back to the from the aptitude exam¡± she said Draenol got out from the shocked he got then he said, ¡°Oh so that¡¯s why its so easy gathering Ki in nature, then I cant wait to finish this exam¡± He mischieviously lied but with excitement on his face because of learning a martial skill. And then, ¡°I can¡¯t let them know that I didn¡¯t practice the breathing technique they thought me, almost to none. It didn¡¯t affect me in anyway though that¡¯s why I didn¡¯t practice it.¡± He thought in his mind ¡°Father, Mother, can you let me run on my own?¡± he asks ¡°Dear, Me and your Mother¡¯s in Peak Heaven realm¡± his father said,¡±Its impossible for you to keep up with us even though we¡¯re not executing any movement skills or not running with our full power it still hard for a Master realm practitioner to keep up with us, not to mention you an 8 year old, who¡¯s in early intermediate realm¡± said his Father Being in Intermediate realm while still an 8 years old can be classified as a great genius. That¡¯s why they want to take Draenol to take the aptitude exam and let those sects or schools see his talents, so they can foster him and let him cultivate with the best resources. They know that a kid with talents like Draenol will surely be flocked with invitations from top schools or sects. ¡°I still want to run with you guys so I can atleast exercise for a bit until we arrived. Just use half of the current speed so I can still keep¡± said Draenol The couple were shocked of what Draenol said, ¡°Half? That still too fast for an early intermediate realm¡± the couples thought in their mind The couple stopped running then Manje put Draenol down, ¡°Hohoho, your challenging us, you cheeky brat?¡± said by Manje while having a big smile on his face ¡°Yup¡±honestly answered without hesitation by Draenol ¡°Then you start to run first and we¡¯ll adjust our speed depending on yours. If you¡¯re too slow for us, we¡¯re going to stop you and let your Father carry you again, okay?¡± said his Mother ¡°Okay¡±said by Draenol with no hint of hesitation and seems to be full of confident As he picture the first form of [Wolf God¡¯s Dance ? First Step:Earth Rush]. He looks at the azure blue morning sky; he feels the air and the ground. Then he looks at his parents from left to right. He stomp to the ground first, A loud boom can be heard and then he executes the [Wolf God¡¯s Dance ? First Step: Earth Rush]. ¡°Ooops! I messed up, I put too much Ki, in my memory it said that it should be fierce, unmoving, strong yet gentle. Well, I guess it¡¯s a good first try but I still should practice this more¡± he thought in his mind The couples were stupefied on what they¡¯re seeing, their son is running comparable to Master realm practitioners. Intermediate and Master realm are a realm apart. so it should be said that an early intermediate realm practitioner being comparable to a Master realm practitioner is great feat not to mention the one doing this is an 8 year old kid. The couples were having wide smiles on their face, it can be seen that they were overjoyed from what they¡¯re seeing now, ¡°Our son¡¯s not only a genius. He¡¯s a genius of genius they thought¡± they thought in their mind Although this took time to explain, it only took a moment in the real time. While overjoyed, the couple then followed Draenol going ahead and instantly now besides Draenol. ¡°Hahahaha, you really surprised us their son, we didn¡¯t know you know any martial skill and it seems its a great movement skill for you to move this fast.¡± Said his Father, the couple seems to ignore the fact on where did Draenol learned this movement skill. ¡°I can even go faster, if I want to¡±Said Draenol with a smile on his face ¡°What?! Then show us¡± said the couple Draenol enshrouding himself with Ki like what his Mother and Father did. And then, he balanced out his Ki all over his body. Circulating his Ki according to the instructions [Wolf God¡¯s Dance ? First Step: Earth Rush]. Even though, its his first time executing this movement skill, he got the memory embedded to him and now it seems he¡¯s been doing it for years so what he needs is get used to doing it constantly. "He''s even copying us from what he just saw, enshrouding ourselves with Ki to deflect the wind" they thought in their minds. An hour passed by and Draenol seems to be on his peak speed. That¡¯s comparable to a peak Master realm. Draenol suddenly stops from running. The couple were happy of what Draenol showed to them. ¡°To be able to run in that speed for an hour, you¡¯ll be able to find a great sect or school to foster you, it might even get the attention of the Royal Family and foster you because of your great talents. We want to be with you always but your talent would be wasted if we keep you from the world where they offer greater things than us.¡± They thought in their minds. Draenol now was sweating, large beads of sweat were dripping from his face and his clothes seems to be soaked by sweat. ¡°I can¡¯t run anymore, Mother, Father¡± Draenol said while panting ¡°Hahahaha, we didn¡¯t even expect you to run that fast, not to mention to keep that speed for an hour. You almost gave us a heart attack.¡± His father said and then he goes near to Draenol then lowered his back, ¡°Come on now, we need to hurry to register you then stroll around the city if we got an extra time¡± his Father added. Draenol hops on his father¡¯s back. The couple stares with each other with happy smiles on their face that can be vividly seen. The couples enshroud their selves with Ki, it seem they were using a lot more Ki than when they started. And in instant they rush through the roads going to the city. In just 15 minutes after they stopped because Draenol was already tired, they arrived to the entrance of the city of Cronea. a total of 1hour and 15 minutes, they arrived to the city gates. In short, the Renza family travelled for at least 400km/hr. Which shows that these couples are experts, since riding a normal carriage pulled by horse would take days to arrive to the city and if they travelled using magical beasts then it would at least take a lot more. Chapter 3 The Examination The city of Cronea The Main gate were gigantic, it was atleast 50 feet tall. The gate has intricate designs which displays lavishness and nobility and how wealthy the city is. There were guards stationed at the gate. There were also a small gate that¡¯s twice as big as a normal door for individual people to go in. There were people lined up at the small gate, each people is paying city entrance fee. The fee was 20 copper coins for adults and 5 copper coins for children. We lined up to the small gate and do the procedure as it is. When we entered the city, you can see the beauty of it. Comparing it to the town of Alacreya, the town pales in comparison. The roads were paved and the sidewalks were paved nicely with great looking stones and looks like a marble and as the sun shines on it, it deflects the light which shows it was refined nicely. All the buildings were concrete. There were hundreds of pedestrians in each side walks which makes the town of Alacreya a ghost town comparing it to the city of Cronea. Carriages everywhere with different beast that pulls the carriage can be seen. Some were bird like creatures, some were like horse but with scales or thick fur, some were tiger-like or lion-like, some were dog-like. A variety of tamed beasts were used as a horse to pull their carriage. ¡°Wow!¡± Draenol exclaimed ¡°The city feels so festive with people these much¡± Draenol added ¡°This can still be considered a small amount of people, son¡± said his Mother ¡°Eeeh?¡±Draenol was surprised by what his Mother said. ¡°This is still a small amount? How much more if its a lot already?¡± Draenol thought to himself. ¡°Okay now, let¡¯s go to the Asura hall and register Draenol for the aptitude exam. Then, if we still got time we¡¯ll eat lunch¡± said his Father The Asura hall is the one that facilitates the exam. It is an Independent organization but is affiliated with different schools and sects. Its influence is not a little bit lower to an Empire. Asura hall is well-known for the only one to offer and facilitate Asura examination. Asura examination is a 5-part series of examination. If you pass the Asura exam then you¡¯ll be given a badge as a proof that you¡¯re a full-fledge Asura. An Asura is like a mercenary, they¡¯ll do things as it pays and you filed a proper mission to the Asura hall. It is in the discretion of the Asura to take it or not but sometimes they¡¯ll get requested by the higher-ups of the Asura hall depending on the mission. In short an Asura not all Asuras¡¯ are upholder of justice, you can be an Asura as long you have a skill to back it up but Asura¡¯s like these are hiding in the shadows and you won¡¯ A payment for an Asura is a lot huger than a normal mercenary. Also being an Asura gives a lot of benefits like tax exemption, you get information not available for the general public, and be treated as an honorary guest in a city or capital. Although an Asura has lots of perks and they still carry substantial danger with their lives just for being an Asura. An Asura carry outs the most dangerous mission and just the Asura exam is hard that its mortality rate is around 95%. In short, only a few can be Asura even if they wish to become one, its not enough for someone to wish for it but you need skills and talent to back it up. So the Asura hall composed of Asura as workers is an organization to be wary of, that¡¯s why Empires pay respects to Asura, not to mention cities. Also, Asura hall uphold equality, so during any exam facilitated by Asura hall then you can be ensure that everyone will be treated equally no matter who they are. The Renza family gone straight to the Asura hall The Asura hall was huge and has a gothic design with strange aura surrounding the building that can be felt by cultivators. It¡¯s covered with shiny black-colored marble showing slick texture that made the Asura hall a huge jewel because of it. The moment the Renza family enter the hall, they saw a reception desk with 7 people in it. The Renza family approached the desk and one of the receptionist said, ¡°How could I help you sir?¡± And then Manje said, ¡°We would like to register our son for the aptitude exam¡± ¡°Oh, then please fill up your name and age here¡±said one of the receptionist Manje fills up the form in Draenol¡¯s stead. The receptionist handed out a number plate to Draenol, which shows ¡°2096¡±.The receptionist then said,¡±The exam will be later 1PM. Just go here at 1PM and then you¡¯ll be given further instructions after that.¡± ¡°Okay. Then thank you for your accommodations¡± said Manje ¡°It¡¯s my pleasure to help you¡± the receptionist replied The Renza family got out of the reception hall ¡°So where do you want to go, son?¡± said his Father ¡°All over the city¡± cheekily answered by Draenol ¡°We don¡¯t have enough time for that, How about we just go to the park and eat our lunch then go back here to take your aptitude exam then after that well stroll around the city?¡± said her Mother while smiling beautifully. ¡°But won¡¯t the exam take long?¡± said Draenol then continued, ¡°If it takes long wont we have any time to stroll around the city?¡± ¡°Then we¡¯ll extend our stay here in the city so that you can just enough time to go around the city¡± his Mother dotingly said to Draenol ¡°Yay!¡±childishly replied by Draenol ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cronea¡¯s Park ¡°Wow, its sooooooo beautiful here, it feels sooo peaceful, and its even soooooo big¡± exclaimed by Draenol Draenol only acts this way with his parents. Draenol¡¯s different when he was alone in Alacreya and going out of town to go to the Hunt zone to battle Fanged brown wolves to train. He doesn¡¯t act like this but with his parents besides him, his spirit of being a kid gets resurrected. ¡°Yes it is. Now then let¡¯s find a good spot for us too eat and have fun.¡± Said his Mother The Renza family ate their lunch and had a joyful conversation Draenol asks a lot about their adventures and a lot about Ki and cultivation In their talks Manje also taught Draenol about Ki application like applying Ki to your body to boost its physical capacity like in your punches and kicks or all over your body which is nearly understood instantly by Draenol. Then after Manje taught the application, he proceeded on teaching Draenol a simple punch martial technique. Manje taught him the [Roaring Fist], its a simple technique that envelopes the user¡¯s fist and then releases the enveloping Ki that the user gather and make it explode hearing a Roar-like sound. Even though it¡¯s a simple martial technique, Draenol understood it directly. The couple was stupefied of the show that Draenol did again. ¡°No matter how simple it was theoretically, to apply it and succeed immediately is really unheard of, unless he is one too¡± the couple thought Manje had a conversation with Rose secretly while Draenol was practicing [Roaring Fist] to perfection ¡°I think Draenol is one of them¡± said Manje then continued, ¡°Earlier when we were travelling and now this, there¡¯s no doubt about this¡± ¡°Yes, it seems he¡¯s one too¡±Rose worriedly and quietly said to Manje Then after their secretive conversation, Manje calls out Draenol ¡°What is it, Father?¡± said Draenol ¡°Don¡¯t tell anyone on how learned [Roaring Fist] so fast and also what you showed to us while travelling, okay?¡± said Manje with a serious face ¡°You¡¯ll know it during the exam, if not then after we¡¯ll tell you¡± said his Mother ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Renza family got back to the Asura hall and the time for the exam has come. The hall of the Asura hall was full of people, it was so crowded. The count of the people was around 4000 and most of it were kids ranging from 8-12. They were oriented first about Ki Level, Element, nature and Body Forms. Ki Elements were: Light Darkness Fire Water Wind Earth Lightning Ki Natures affects on how your Ki behaves and affects your skills and cultivation if it¡¯s not according to your Ki nature and these Ki natures are: Compact ¨C People who have compact Ki natures finds it easier to circulate Ki within their body, letting them reinforced their body faster than anyone Spread ¨C People who have spread Ki natures finds it easier to spread their Ki giving them wider range of Ki field when trying sense something or shooting out raw Ki Flowing ¨C Is like all the nature but weaker in their respective aspect Waving ¨C People who have Waving Ki natures wont have Ki¡¯s more resistant with external disruptions Exploding ¨C People who have Exploding Ki natures can shift the Ki focus to another in instant (ex: When you focus all your Ki in your right arm, you can immediately change the concentration of Ki to your left arm) If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement.Corroding ¨C People who have Corroding Ki natures are more resistant to foreign Ki or objects that¡¯s harmful to the body (Each natures give birth to nature too) Body Forms: Dragon ¨C All aptitude but weaker in respective aspects Tiger ¨C Faster Ki flow Phoenix ¨C Faster Ki Regeneration Turtle ¨C Denser Ki Whale ¨C Bigger Ki Reservoir Wolf ¨C Tougher Veins Monkey ¨C Efficiency in Ki use Ki levels: Each realm has 10 levels: (from lowest to highest level) Elementary Intermediate Master Heaven Great Heaven King Emperor Saint Supreme Dominator ????????? These were explained by the facilitator and it seems half of the kids already knew about this information. The Facilitator added, ¡°There are exceptions of this, These are the [Anomalies]. [Anomalies] are people whose body can go against a god. It is said that an [Anomaly] is a human possessing a blood of a god. These people can¡¯t cultivate the same way as normal humans since they oppose common sense. Although, [Anomalies] are considered geniuses since their level growths are astonishing. They¡¯re growth are stunted when they can¡¯t refine Ki at high. It seems that in the higher level [Anomalies] can¡¯t use anymore any cultivation techniques.¡± He exclaimed ¡°[Anomalies] got a body that is envied by all cultivators. Their body absorbs Ki naturally and refines it. Their body does this like an instinct to forged the body to battle the gods¡± He furthermore said, ¡°An [Anomaly] usually has better perception than normal human beings, it is said that all [Anomalies] are geniuses but not all geniuses are [Anomalies]. An [Anomaly] also has special abilities according to their body/bloodline that can¡¯t be learned through; it can be copied but doesn¡¯t muster the strength of the special ability. Although, [Anomaly] can be considered a blessing since from birth you are bestowed upon a body on par with the gods. It¡¯s also a curse, since if you can¡¯t cultivate according to your own body/bloodline¡¯s ability then you¡¯re nothing but a future cripple¡± ¡°With all these said, an [Anomaly] can¡¯t still be looked down upon on. An example of an [Anomaly] is the Falling Sakura, Kagerou. It is said that he¡¯s an [Anomaly] with the ability to conjure his Ki into sakura petals that can cut through steel easily. It is also said that when you¡¯re inside his Ki field, you¡¯ll be cut to pieces that nothing will be left from you¡± the facilitator said. ¡°What¡¯s the point and connection of saying things about [Anomaly] to us?¡± a kid honestly asks ¡°Good question, I¡¯m telling you these things because your embarking now to the path of cultivation. You might meet a cultivator which has weird martial techniques that seems so odd, this cultivators has a huge chance of being an [Anomaly] and as a warning don¡¯t battle an [Anomaly] of the same level if your in Great Heaven realm or below because you losing is already expected. This is a warning, [Anomalies] is better in all aspects.¡± The facilitator answered ¡°I would just like to add one more up before we proceed to the examination. Do not compare yourself to an [Anomaly]. It might discourage you to the path of cultivation, if you think that the top of cultivation are only for [Anomaly] you¡¯re wrong. As the path of cultivation goes through higher realm, it doesn¡¯t matter if you¡¯re an [Anomaly] or not because true skill is the only thing that matters In the higher realms.¡± The explanation of Facilitator then concluded. Although it seems it took so much time to be explained, in the real time it was only for a bit. After the explanation ended, Draenol was in shocked. ¡°So this is what Mother and Father means, I¡¯m an [Anomaly].So that explains the natural occurrence of me absorbing Ki.¡± Draenol thought to himself ¡°So it means that my path of cultivation is now based on luck too, it seems that if I go on higher level I¡¯ll be needing a cultivation manual suited specially for me but I don¡¯t even know what¡¯s my special ability¡± he thought ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The examination starts People are called by 10 and there are 10 passages for each kid to go in. The longest it took for a Kid the he stayed in the room was for 5 minutes only and the shortest was 15 seconds ¡°I wonder what¡¯s the exam all bout¡± he thought to himself After waiting for around an hour, its finally my turn The Facilitator called out, ¡°Number 2096, you¡¯re next¡± ¡°Yes!¡±Draenol exclaimed with a really joyful face ¡°Finally, its my turn and it seems we can still stroll around after my turn¡± he thought to himself ¡°2096 please come in now in your respective passage¡± from an unknown source Draenol gone in to the passage, it seems one entrance and one exit passage. Draenol reach the end, he ends up in a circular like arena with glass windows on the upper part. The upper part was an array of people lined-up sitting. These people are wearing different clothing patterns but the one on the center of them is an old man, with long white mustache and beard, wearing a robe similar to the Asura hall facilitators. The circular like arena has scriptures written all over it and infront of Draenol is a crystal orb. ¡°Release your ki¡± said the old man in the center Draenol release his Ki, then the scriptures around the arena then glows. Showing on top of Draenol are ¡°Intermediate realm level 2¡±. ¡°Hohohoho, it seems we got more genius this year¡± said the old man. ¡°Maybe he¡¯s an [Anomaly] considering he got to this level. Let¡¯s test him then¡± the old man thought to himself. ¡°Do you have natural occurrence in your body like absorbing the Ki naturally?¡± said the old man ¡°Is he trying to find out if I¡¯m an [Anomaly]?¡± Draenol thought to himself ¡°No¡± Draenol replied ¡°Then what kind of breathing technique did you train with?¡± said the old man ¡°[Ki Vortex circulation breathing technique]¡±Draenol replied ¡°Oh, what a high-grade one¡±said the old man while laughing. ¡°it seems I¡¯m mistaken then¡± he thought to himself ¡°Is the test finish?¡± said Draenol hurriedly ¡°Seem you¡¯re in a hurry, put your hand on crystal orb in front of you¡± the old man said to Draenol Draenol puts his hands on the crystal orb immediately. The crystal orb projected, a Dragon, glowing orbs in symbol on it: star, black sun, fire, lightning, rock and then said exception then other symbols were average. Then it showed Ki nature is compact. The array of man sitting in line immediately stand when they saw the results Body Type: Dragon Elemental Ki affinity: Exceptional Light, Darkness, Fire, Lightning, Earth and other is average Ki Nature: Compact The man sitting in line and the old man exclaimed, ¡°What? Exceptional affinity to 5 elements and average to other else?¡± They thought respectively, ¡°This kid is a genius, our school/sect must have him¡± Invitations from each person sitting bombarded Draenol. Draenol was confused on what to do. Then the old man intervene, ¡°Give him your invitation then let him decide on what school to pick¡± Each of the school/sect representatives gave him special invitations with added benefits just for him Draenol said, ¡°Thank you for the offers but I must report this first to my parents before picking out any school/sect¡± then continued, ¡°Please pardon me from not being able to give out an immediate answer¡± ¡°I think everyone here think that its justified to let this kid¡¯s parents to take part into the decision making?¡± the old man said The entire representative gave a nod to the nod signifying that they agree on what the old man said And thus ends the commotion of the representatives and the examination of Draenol The old man handed out a jade talisman with scriptures on it and the old told Draenol to give it to his parents. The jade talisman he handed out was result of the examination of Draenol. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Before he exited the room, he bows to give respect to the representatives and then proceeded in going out. He immediately rushed to his parents. As he run to his parents, the parents was astonished of the letters and scrolls he¡¯s carrying. ¡°What the hell happened during the examination?¡± they exclaimed inside. ¡°Here are the invitation I got, Mother, Father!¡± Draenol said calmly and then he continued, ¡°Oh! The old man said to give this jade talisman to you guys¡± The parents receive the invitations and jade talisman from Draenol. Chapter 4 The Friend Draenol then immediately tugged his parents¡¯ clothes to urge them to immediately go around the city and play with him. He doesn¡¯t want them to change their mind because of the invitations and such to lose their interest in strolling around the city. But the to his surprised, they seem to not even been noticed that much. ¡°Let¡¯s go already, you promised me that we¡¯ll stroll around the city¡± He said while puffing his cheeks to look cute ¡°Okay, okay!¡± said his Mother while smiling gracefully Manje stored all the invitations and the jade talisman to his spatial ring Spatial rings are inter-dimensional storage wherein you can store inanimate objects there. It is classified with smallest space to biggest is, Yellow, Brown, Red, White, Black. Additionally, spatial rings are very expensive, so anyone can afford this kind of object is usually from a high-class family. Manje got a Brown spatial ring which can store about, 10x10 meters of room. ¡°Eeeeh?! You got a spatial ring. You guys said spatial rings are really expensive that most of the time nobles are the only one who can afford it.¡± Said Draenol in surprised ¡°Don¡¯t mind it son, Didn¡¯t you say that you wanted to stroll around the city?¡± said his Mother ¡°Yup¡± cheekily replied by Draenol The Renza Family strolled around the city of Cronea, They¡¯ve gone to the Magical Beast Park(Zoo), Cronea Park again but ventured deeper unlike when they were just eating lunch, they¡¯ve gone to marketplaces like food stall zones, even magic shops and martial manuals shop since Draenol seems interested. The Renza Family really had fun, especially Draenol to see new things like new Magical Beasts(Right term is Demonic Beasts but he¡¯s a kid)he didn¡¯t see in the neighboring hunt zone of Alacreya, hundreds of stalls, magic items, martial manuals and such. The couples we¡¯re happy when they saw their son overjoyed of such things. All the time of their stroll were full of smiles and happiness _____________________________________________________________________________________ It was getting dark already, when Draenol finish his examination it was already around 2:30PM and after strolling around for around 3 hours that day was ending. The Renza Family looks for a hotel. They checked-in in a luxurious hotel with a room bigger than their own house in Alacreya. Draenol was astonished because of how his parents spend money like this so easily not even hesitating for a second. The room they got was so spacious and was already fully furnished. The room was alike to a 5-star hotel room. It was like a house there were separate rooms but for this room there are only 2 separate rooms, there were a dining area too. The couple and Draenol have their own rooms. The Renza Family after settling for a bit, begun to gather around the dining table of the room to discussed matters. The couple reviewed the invitations. There were different invitations from top schools and sects like the Heavenly Tiger School which emphasizes in teaching agility-speed type skills or the Blue Moon Sect which emphasizes in the use of Ki attacks and much more. These schools and sects gave out special incentives just for Draenol like gold allowance every week, cultivation medicines, special techniques of respective schools to be given to him at the right level and such. The couple were dumbstruck about the list of astonishing incentives and these top schools and sects to lower their standard just for Draenol. Usually, schools and sects admit new people when they were 8 but they¡¯re usually at the lowest level and with almost no attachment to the sect, it is when the kid grow up until 10 years old and show battle prowess. Its because until this age will the kid will enough time to learn any martial skills. It also shows that the kid is worthy to be really admitted to the sect if they showed what level have they attained on the certain skill they are learning. Since some kids only shows potential in expanding their Ki more which only one part to the path of martial cultivation. They should have perception to back it up because just leveling up without showing any talent in learning would result you in like power-source without any thing to apply the power you have gathered in. In short, the top sects and schools lowering their standards for Draenol even if he didn¡¯t showed any battle prowess potential during the exam and only basing it on his raw talents is great indeed. It shows that his raw talent far exceeds his peers. The couple were astonished but they were even more astonished when they saw an invitation from the Sleeping Forest Sect and an honorary badge attached on it. Sleeping Forest Sect is the most secretive sect and also the #1 sect in Alexandria Continent. In the invitation of the Sleeping Forest Sect, it was said that a Protector of the sect would like to have Draenol as a direct disciple to personally nurture him. This surprises the couple great. What does it means to be a Protector of the sect? A Protector is as strong as the Patriarch, sometimes even stronger. Also a Protector means that his authority in the sect is unparalleled and only 2nd to their Patriarch. Additionally, it is rumored that Sleeping Forest sect is that their Outer court Elders are on Great Heaven realm. What does that mean? It means that their lowest level of authority is on the Great Heaven realm. Even Manje and Rose is on Peak Heaven Realm, it should be understood that this offer is a Core Elder has taken a liking to Draenol and personally attend to him. As the couple were in shocked because of the Sleeping Forest Sect invitation, Draenol then suddenly interrupted them. ¡°Mother, Father, I think I¡¯m an [Anomaly]¡±Draenol said in a somehow solemn voice Rose then caress Draenol¡¯s head then said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that but what made you think you are?¡± ¡°In the aptitude exam orientation about Ki and stuff, the Facilitator told us about [Anomalies] and all the description of them are somehow the same to my own disposition right now, Like, natural absorption of Ki in nature and such.¡± Draenol said ¡°Does this make me a freak?¡± Draenol said shyly ¡°No, Of course not, dont ever think like that ever again. Its just that you¡¯re kind of special than the others¡±Said his Mother ¡°It is also said by the facilitator that I [Anomalies] cant practiced normally like a normal person and although they train fast in the early stages but as the realm goes faster they seem to get stuck because of some reason that their refining techniques won¡¯t work anymore¡± said Draenol ¡°That¡¯s quite wrong dear, we know a few who are [Anomalies] and although that¡¯s part true and part false, its not all [Anomalies] sometimes they cant just perceive the next realm.¡± His parents said ¡°Don¡¯t be too worried about this, we¡¯ll know that you¡¯ll do great, you¡¯re a Renza after all¡± said his Father After the talk about [Anomalies] the parents begun to look the information contained in the jade talisman The couples were surprised even more, ¡°Exceptional affinities in 5 elements?¡±the couple exclaimed in their thoughts Draenol wake his parents from surprised with the words he said, ¡°I want to cultivate on my own, Mother, Father¡± ¡°What? Why?¡± her mother said ¡°Basing on what an [Anomaly] is there¡¯s not a lot of people who can help me¡± Draenol said ¡°A Core Elder of Sleeping Forest Sect, the number 1 sect has taken a liking to you to make you direct disciple¡± the couple said ¡°Even more, I¡¯m scared, Mother, Father, that I would be treated a freak and I don¡¯t want to be away from you guys¡± Draenol said ¡°But even though you want to be with us, we don¡¯t have the enough resources to nurture your talents and in addition you¡¯re an [Anomaly] son. With being self-schooled you¡¯re risking your cultivation in either to great success or great failure.¡± His mother said ¡°No, I don¡¯t want to. I want to be with you guys¡± he said sternly ¡°We can¡¯t allow that¡± his mother said ¡°Then I won¡¯t cultivate anymore¡± said Draenol This story has been unlawfully obtained without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. ¡°Let him be Dear, we can pursue this issue once again. We¡¯ll let you be for a while. And he¡¯s right a bit dear, in cultivation there¡¯s not much help they can gain from a school or a sect.¡± said Manje ¡°Okay, okay, lets put this issue aside for now¡± said his mother ¡°Thank you, Father¡± said Draenol while smiling _____________________________________________________________________________________ After the discussion, the night in the city was still festive and it seems its getting more festive as it gets late around the city Draenol was viewing on the window looking at the festivity around the city, there were people dancing around food stalls were everywhere around the city now. Draenol¡¯s gaze was full of life when he saw this kind of event, an event full of life. Draenol rushed out from his from then went to his parents in the dining table that seems to be discussing something. The couple were surprised and then his Father said, ¡°We thought you¡¯ve already slept¡± ¡°Nope, I was looking at the window and seeing the festivity around the city¡± said Draenol with eyes full of life ¡°Can I stroll around the city, please?¡± said Draenol ¡°Its late at night, its not good for you, it¡¯s the time were bad guys go out too¡± said his Mother ¡°But it looks soo fun outside, so please?¡±Insisted Draenol ¡°Please let me go around and have fun outside just this once, we¡¯re going back home tomorrow, at least let me have feel of the city at night¡± he said with full of perseverance to persuade his parents to let him go outside ¡°Just let him go dear, if he bumps into trouble he can run quite fast for a longtime ¡°said his Father ¡°Okay, okay, but in one condition, if you meet trouble or any form near that kind of situation, run back to the hotel room as fast as you can, okay?¡± said sternly by his mother ¡°Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I promised, and can I have some coins? SHISHISHI¡± excitedly said by Draenol. He was given 2gold, which is a lot and can last for 2 years for a commoner if they don¡¯t spend lavishly. Draenol Immediately gone outside the hotel and goes to the place where most of the people go, the city center. There were food stalls with different kind of delicacies. The lamp posts in the square feels even brighter with this kind of festivity, there were even banner-like thing around to show and make the people feel the festivity. As he was walking to visit more festive places around the city, he was eating a skewered meat. He suddenly passes by an alley, where there are 4 huge guys in tank tops and smiling evilly and Draenol can feel the hint of baleful aura coming from them. In the end of the alley is a kid that have been surrounded by the 4 huge guys, he got silky white hair, blue eyes, and was wearing high-class clothing and this kid still got a calm demeanor even though he¡¯s surrounded by these 4 huge guys. Draenol is still standing the corner of the street and observing what¡¯s really happening. Then a huge guy said, ¡°Hey there richy-pants, give us all your belongings and we wont hurt you¡± and then laughed to show who¡¯s dominating who. ¡°I don¡¯t want to¡± said the white-haired kid ¡°Do you want to get hurt, huh? Don¡¯t get cocky kid, just because you¡¯re a kid you may believe we wont hurt you, we¡¯ll break your bones and get your belongings if you don¡¯t hand it over now¡± said the one of the huge guys ¡°Try it if you have the power¡± said the white-haired kid ¡°Why, you¡±said one of the huge guys, ¡°Get him¡±one of them exclaimed ¡°Hey! How shameless of you to gang up on a kid¡± said Draenol The 4 huge guys stopped their rushed towards the white-haired kid, then look at where the shout comes from and they saw another kid ¡°Scram kid if you don¡¯t want to get hurt¡±said one of the huge guys Suddenly, Draenol rushed forward, it was so fast that the 4 huge guys only saw him blink infront of them. Then Draenol strikes the face of the guy who told him scram with his knee. The huge guy was send blasted through the wall while rolling at the wall of the alley. The other 3 guys were surprise and then all of them jump on to Draenol to grab him but Draenol the disappeared and was already at their back. ¡°You guys are only at Elementary realm 4th level¡±said lazily by Draenol Then he punches 3 of them simultaneously making them lose their consciousness. ¡°The other parts of the hunt zone in our hometown is much stronger than you guys yet you tried to smug a kid when you¡¯re sooo weak¡± Draenol said lazily ¡°Hey kid, are you alright?¡± said Draenol to the white-haired kid ¡°Aren¡¯t you a kid too?¡± said the white-haired kid ¡°Well yeah, I¡¯m Draenol and you are?¡± said Draenol ¡°I¡¯m Vlad, thank you for the help but I can handle myself¡± said the white-haired kid with a poker face ¡°Hahaha, you¡¯re so grumpy even if you¡¯re still a kid¡±Draenol said ¡°Think whatever you like¡± Vlad replied ¡°You look like a noble, are you a noble? Your white hair and blue eyes and your high-class clothing gave it out. You should at least dress like a commoner so you can¡¯t be mugged like this¡± said Draenol while putting both of his hand on the back of his head ¡°They are far from being able to mugged me but thank you for your suggestions. You seem like a noble yourself with your purple eyes and hazel-brown and yellow hair complementing each other but only a dress in commoner¡¯s clothing.¡±Vlad said ¡°Hahaha, that¡¯s quite far from the truth but it flatters me though, hahahaha. I¡¯m only a commoner.¡±Draenol replied ¡°Oh!¡±Vlad exclaimed with a surprise look because he deduced it wrong ¡°By the way, do you want to hangout around the town? Its more fun if you got company while having around this festivity and also it seems there¡¯s no one around my age this late at night and you¡¯re the only one around.¡± Draenol cheekily said ¡°Then please guide me so, I am not quite familiar of how things work¡±Vlad replied _____________________________________________________________________________________ Vlad and Draenol got along pretty well, they got friendly in just a short time Draenol taught Vlad things like eating bizarre food is like a norm which Draenol was ignorant that he¡¯s the only that likes to eat that much making him a binge eater. Vlad was unaware of these things and believed Draenol immediately but regretted his actions in believing him though Vlad was puking a lot stalls after stalls and was getting more nauseous as time passes by but still he¡¯s still having a great time with Draenol on accompanying him Then Draenol said to Vlad who was feeling nauseous, ¡°Don¡¯t you have any bodyguards around? You seemed like a kid from a noble family with a great disposition.¡± ¡°No, I don¡¯t. I ran away from home¡± Vlad replied ¡°Eeeeh?! BUT YOU ARE A NOBLE AND A KID!!¡± said Draenol with emphasis,¡±I¡¯m sure your family is sick worried about you¡± ¡°It¡¯s alright, I do this all the time, this is my third time running from home¡± Vlad said ¡°By the way, it seems you¡¯re like me. You¡¯re in Intermediate realm, right?¡± Vlad said ¡°Woah! You¡¯re in Intermediate realm too? You¡¯re a frickin genius.¡±Draenol said ¡°Wanna have a competition who¡¯s better?¡±Vlad said ¡°Oh! What kind of competition are we talking about?¡±Draenol replied with excitement ¡°Let¡¯s just see who¡¯s faster than us, we are allowed to use movement skills¡± Vlad said still with poker face but has a hint joy. It maybe because it his first time meeting someone like Draenol around his peers that he thinks that is equal to him. ¡°Ooooh! Then where are we gonna race?¡± said Draenol ¡°In the city¡± Vlad said then draws out a map from his spatial ring he just wore from his pocket. Then draws lines of Ki of the track they¡¯re gonna race too and the finish line. ¡°You got it?¡± Vlad said ¡°Yes¡± Draenol replied ¡°Then, 3, 2,1, GO!!!!¡± Vlad said while smiling Chapter 5 The Tragedy (Part 1) Meanhwhile in the hotel, for a while after Draenol took off to stroll around the city at night. The couple had a mild smile with each other. ¡°That kid is really lively HAHAHAHA¡± said Manje ¡°I know right¡± replied Rose They were having a conversation about how to guide Draenol in his path in cultivation because he wants to be self-schooled. Pretty much they were worried because they don¡¯t know anything about how an [Anomaly] cultivates since they know that [Anomalies] usually have eccentric way of cultivating. Additionally, they lack resources to support Draenol. Even though his parents are Peak Heaven realm which could be considered a great power, their levels are little to no help at all regarding to Draenol¡¯s cultivation. They can give out manuals they had gained throughout their adventures or personally teach Draenol their cultivation but they were worried that that wouldn¡¯t help much at all. As the couple were conversing, they heard a knock. They were pretty much a little surprise since who could it be this late at night? They know little to none in this city as they know of and it couldn¡¯t be Draenol considering its just been awhile since he took off. Manje opened the door. The person who was knocking was the old man from the aptitude exam. Manje was shocked; he was greatly shocked with eyes wide opened. ¡°Dear, who is it?¡± Rose lightly shouted ¡°Why aren¡¯t you replying?¡±lightly shouted again, then goes to where Manje to check on him When she also saw the old guy she was surprised too ¡°It can¡¯t be ,we¡¯ve already change our face and identity¡± Rose thought to herself ¡°Dear, why are you just standing there? Won¡¯t you introduce me to our visitor?¡± Rose said ¡°Oh, right, please excuse me honorable man, but can I know who you are and how can we help you?¡± said Manje with dripping sweat ¡°Drop the act. I already know who you guys are¡± said the Old man while grooming his long mustache and beard while emitting killing intent. The couple jumped back in alarm being in full guard. ¡°How could they track us? We¡¯ve hid our traces 8 years ago and was fully careful for our acts even now. We never standout in anyway.¡± the couples thought inside ¡°Hohohoho, do you really think you can hide from us forever?¡± said the Old man ¡°Well, we did hide from you for 8 years so that might be the reason.¡± Manje said then snickered ¡°We were fool that you guys were dead. A couple of mere Peak Heaven realm practitioners really did survive the inner 7 King¡¯s Forest.¡± Said the Old man ¡°It was 8 years ago, can¡¯t you just leave us alone old man Grogoh?¡± said Rose smiling but with sweat all over her face showing that she¡¯s on guard of any sort of surprises. ¡°That can¡¯t be done, you know secrets far valuable for you to run around the world¡± said Grogoh ¡°But couldn¡¯t you just give us a leeway? We never told anyone about it anyway.¡±said Manje while having a curl on his lips ¡°Who knows how long can you keep it like that¡±said Grogoh then continued, ¡°It¡¯s really a shame your batch was the most promising but you two betrayed the mission, us.¡± ¡°You were talents exceeding your peers but now, look at you? You¡¯re still a Peak Heaven realm after 8 years.¡± Mockingly said by Grogoh while emitting his Ki and baleful aura. He was emitting his Ki to the utmost limit to pressure the couple ¡°Pfft says the one who haven¡¯t breakthrough Great Heaven realm.¡± Said Manje ¡°You got demoted because of that and now you¡¯re merely a facilitator of Asura hall¡¯s childish errands.¡± Manje replied mockingly ¡°Right, dear, how could he mock us? He¡¯s on the same team as us before but he were a bit superior and now he¡¯s talking like he owns the world, HAHAHAHA¡± said Rose ¡°You guys were the main fault for this and now the higher-ups had prevented me in taking missions and all my privileges as a 6-armed Asura stripped off until you guys are captured or was proven dead¡± said aguishly by Grogoh while emitting an awful, baleful killing intent towards the two. ¡°Tonight, I can finally redeem myself.¡±said Grogoh ¡°Well, I don¡¯t know about that, even though we haven¡¯t had a breakthrough the past 8 years, we were constantly polishing our martial skills to perfection. Especially our movement skill, wanna try it?¡± said Manje and Rose laughs when he heard Manje¡¯s claims These were true, even though the couple didn¡¯t broke through the next realm, their martial skills were polished to the top and can be considered that their skills are in the realm of perfection. Their respective techniques are considered top-notch considering they were just a rank lower than Grogoh, the couple were 5-armed Asuras ¡°Well, that maybe true, but how about your son? Hahahaha, would be a shame to lose a talent like him.¡± Said Grogoh with a sinister face ¡°Don¡¯t you dare involved him in this, he¡¯s innocent¡± said Rose angrily ¡°Hohoho, the moment he was born in this world, he was already involved in your affairs¡± replied Grogoh then, ¡°If you surrender yourself to me without peacefull then he might lived¡± sinisterly said by Grogoh ¡°Don¡¯t make a fool out of us, either way we¡¯ll both be dead, but tonight we still have a chance¡± Rose said The couple charge up their Ki and cracks can be seen around the room. The couple then charge through the huge glass window. ¡°Get them¡± Grogoh angrily shouted There were assassins stationed around the hotel and in the hotel room concealing their existence but the couple were aware of this from the beginning that¡¯s why they were sweating a lot in the beginning They didn¡¯t tried to probe their Ki to look like they were unaware but the moment they entered their existence was detected by the couple The couple ran to their utmost limit showing of their polished movement skills. Rose who¡¯s using a movement skill with the use of the wind, she was like a dancing fairy moving with elegance and gracefulness. Meanwhile, Manje was using a movement skill with the use of fire. His body would disappear then appear again making him appear like a ghost. He was applying the fire¡¯s profound attribute of suddenness and quickness which greatly amplifies his usage of his movement skills. The couple moves about differently, one was like a graceful wind which sways accordingly, while the other one was an explosion, sudden and quick, moving in short-distances multiple times in a linear direction. ¡°How many are chasing us?¡± said Manje ¡°About 12 and a lot more is coming from different directions¡±Rose said. Rose was the one who did this because her range was a lot vaster than Manje and have a better control over it. ¡°We need to find Draenol fast and get out of here immediately¡± said Manje The couple was trying to find their son. Finding their son was the top priority for the couple right now and everything else didn¡¯t matter. They were bombarded with attacks, it seems that there were assassins stationed around the city to ambushed them. The couple of course, easily dodge the attacks but slowed down their speed, giving the pursuers to have enough time to reach them. The moment the couple were in range of the assassins, attacks bombarded them immediately, slowing them down more This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. The fight happen quite far from the festivity of the city and there were no people around. The couples lured them here exactly because they don¡¯t want to involved innocent people and also they can attack leisurely. The couples picked place where they can fight the assassins without being surrounded so they picked the forest around the park. ¡°This seems to be a good spot¡± the couple thought inside ¡°Hohoho, fighting is futile¡± Grogoh said immediately the moment he reached them. Although, Grogoh was a realm higher, he was still a tad bit slower than the couple which polished their movement skills to the perfection. ¡°Really? How so?¡± Manje said mockingly The couple¡¯s clothes changes, Rose now was wearing a blue light armor while wielding a rapier on hier right arm with eccentric flower designs, and Manje was a wearing a light armor too but with gauntlet on both his arms and has a metal boots(think of mecha boots). ¡°We¡¯re a bit rusty so please bare with us¡± Rose cheekily said ¡°What are you waiting for just staring there?¡± Manje said ¡°Get them¡± angrily shouted Grogoh The couple were surrounded by 20 or more assassins. They didn¡¯t bothered counting in this kind of predicament. They specially pick this place because of the terrain advantage giving them the option to fight assassin at best 6 assassin everytime. The couple wanted to finish this faster because they were worried of Draenol, As 6 assassins approached them, 3 were approaching Rose and other 3 was in Manje¡¯s side. ¡°The Asura hall¡¯s dogs are really nothing but trash¡± Rose said ¡°Isn¡¯t that a little harsh, Dear?¡± said Manje sarcastically The assassins were also in Heaven realm but in early stages and most of them are in peak Master realms ¡°[Piercing Thousand Thorns]¡±shouted Rose [Piercing Thousand Thorns] bombarded the 3 assassins with stabs which penetration prowess was unparalleled. Rose practices [Infinite Thorn Stance] and [Great River Flow refining technique]. Both techniques complement each other; the [Infinite Thorn Stance] is a rapier manual which specializes in swift, quick and penetrative power. In Addition, [Great River Flow refining technique] regulates the Ki flow constantly at great speed, complimenting her Ki nature which greatly amplifies the effect of the refining technique and also the [Great River Flow] makes her body in perfect form constantly which makes her particularly perform [Infinite Thorn Stance] techniques with ease. Rose¡¯s rapier stabs at specific places, the heart, throat, forehead and the joint of the limbs. After images were made because of how fast it is and seems like there were 3 Rose¡¯s attacking the 3 assassin with thousand rapiers attacking them. The assassins were defenseless against this and were riddled with holes immediately. Meanwhile on Manje¡¯s side ¡°Begone, [Devouring Explosive Fist]¡±Manje shouted Manje swinged his fist doing a straight punch infront on the 3 assassins, his fist then created a large explosion that created a shockwave paralleled to his fist ¡°BOOOM¡± The 3 assassins were burnt and dead. Manje practices the [Exploding Fist Style] and [Burning Heart refining technique]. The [Exploding Fist Style] incorporates fire Ki to basic punches and kicks. They gather fire Ki and compresses it in one point then release it instantly in a spiraling manner which creates the explosion, although it sounded simple, the thing that makes this hard is incorporating these simultaneously to your attacks and depending on the situation you need to change the manner of releasing it. The [Burning Heart refining technique] makes the profound vein more adapted to absorption of fire Ki and in addition to fire resistance/heat resistance, depending to the extent of what level you practice the technique, which enables the user to use fire-based techniques without harming their body. Manje of course had his [Burning Heart refining technique] to the level of perfection. He can create blazing hot explosions compared to what his peers can do, it can even scare Great Heaven realm experts if they see what Manje can do. The Great Heaven realm expert around, Grogoh, was surprise on the level of techniques this couple has polished, even though they were stucked in Heaven realm, they were comparable to Great Heaven realm experts. The fight continued on, the assassins avoided direct confrontation was using range attacks. They were throwing out Ki in knife-shaped.Although it looks rigid, it does its work, The couples were having a hard time being bombarded like this with ranged Ki attacks. ¡°We can¡¯t continue on like this¡± Manje said, ¡°We need to finish this fast, our Ki is not enough for a battle of endurance and we can¡¯t allow to be stuck here because as time passes by the danger to Draenol increases¡± he said ¡°I know, then lets do an omnidirectional Ki blast¡± Rose said ¡°We¡¯re going to do that?! I guess we don¡¯t have a choice¡± Manje replied The couple was charging up their Ki and Grogoh and the assassins began to get wary. ¡°What are they going to do?¡± Grogoh thought ¡°Be on guard but keep on bombarding them with ranged Ki attacks¡± Grogoh shouted The ranged Ki attacks did little to no damage at all since the couple were guarding theirselves with KI, although it consumes a lot, it did it work perfectly fine. The charged up Ki reached its limit and Grogoh noticed it ¡°TAKE COVEER!!!¡± he shouted ¡°Too late¡± Manje said ¡°[Blooming Fire]¡±the couple said simultaneously It was a combo skill the couple invented combining their respective martial skills. The couple wouldn¡¯t do this skill if it were not the situation since this skill damages theirselves too and the scale of skill is really big that may damages the people surrounding them and may hurt other existences other than the assassins but they were forced to do so. [Blooming Fire] was executed, fire rose up from the couple, swirling like a tornado, expanding at great speading, adding the trees obstructing the assassins and Grogoh and the trees amplifying the fire and with in the fire were thousand of blade like winds were swirling too cutting everything, the small forest situated in Cronea¡¯s Park was like a swirling dome of fire. The skill the couple were formidable indeed but, The couple too were not in good condition, they¡¯re body spasmed because of the pain. Rose¡¯s body was burning slowly due to the great pain and cuts all over her body appeared as the skill was going on. Meanwhile in Manje¡¯s case, He injured the burns quite well due to what he practices but cuts all over his appeared too like what happened to Rose. The couple were gritting their teeth for the pain they¡¯re experiencing but the pain was worth it. The skill worked like a charm, Grogoh and the assassins perished, some survived but on the verge of death. The couple were throwing out blood and was kneeling due to the backlash of the skill. Manje was in better condition than Rose. While putting Rose¡¯s arm around his shoulder, he said, ¡°We need to hurry, please bare the pain¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry about me, we need to find Draenol immediately, we might be too late.¡±Rose said Their fight only lasted for a few minutes Chapter 5 The Tragedy (Part 2) Meanwhile in Draenol¡¯s side ¡°Hahahaha, So that¡¯s why you wanted to compete by racing. You¡¯re really fast¡± Draenol said happily ¡°Well, that¡¯s the only way we can avoid being hurt that¡¯s why I picked it in the first place but your reasoning sounds like I¡¯m being unfair.¡±Vlad said ¡°Eeeh?! Well, I was just surpised that your this fast and we have the same age. I thought I was special because I have speed like this that¡¯s exception among my peers.¡± Draenol cheekily said ¡°Well, I¡¯m slowing down for you too, you might not able to keep up if I use a movement skill¡±Vlad cockily said ¡°Hahaha, bring it on, I¡¯m not using a movement skill too¡± Draenol replied The 2 kids gaze with each other, then performed they¡¯re own movement skill Their speed rose up greatly, although Draenol has not mastered his movement skill, the [Wolf God¡¯s Dance ? Earth Rush] is a great skill that¡¯s beyond to other movement skills. Because of Draenol¡¯s competitive nature and adrenaline rush, he forgot the essence of the skill and uses more Ki than expected. Wherever he steps the surface, a small crater would follow up. Vlad¡¯s movement skill was profound too. Everytime he steps some kind of silent and sudden booming sound would follow up but unlike Draenols, Vlad¡¯s skill was gentle and quiet. The two was overjoyed because they were still evenly match after using their movement skill they were afraid using before because the other one might not able to keep up. The two can be considered geniuses against geniuses. Whenever they encounter people or the street would be crowded, they would use the walls, lamp posts, houses to step on looking a pinball, ricochetting. (To help in picturing http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t1KDZnsM8vs/VXqrXKlXPPI/AAAAAAAB0Jc/bXq3lKyRv7k/017.png?imgmax=10000) The people they passed by were unaware off their existence because they were moving too fast. Although there were some experts who sees this, they ignored this act. These experts were surprise too because the one moving at this magnitude of speed is kids but then again it doesn¡¯t concern them. ¡°Hahahaha, I¡¯ve really enjoyed being with you Draenol, I haven¡¯t introduced properly yet, my full name is Vlad Despero.¡± Vlad said while still racing against with Draenol ¡°Hahaha. Me too! Me too! I¡¯m Draenol Renza, wanna be friends?¡± Draenol said cheekily ¡°Yes!¡± Vlad said with a smile The two continued their race, they were far too happy to find someone that more or less they can show their full potential in playing. Not holding down your capability to just let your peers keep up with you, the two kids were like this before and now that they see someone that they can do things together equally, both of them were equally overjoyed. The two suddenly stopped, they felt an enormous surge of Ki from far away. ¡°You feeling it too?¡±Vlad said while in shock ¡°Yes, who on earth can dish out Ki with this amount?¡± Draenol said too in surprise Then they see a giant dome of fire from afar, and *BOOOOM* the shockwave comes after. Then suddenly, the two jumped back simultaneously and standed, back to back. ¡°Come out¡± Vlad said Eight people comes out dressed in black, covering all over their body. The eight people surrounded Draenol and Vlad. ¡°What do you need?¡± said Vlad with wariness ¡°You can go away white haired kid, we don¡¯t need you, we have something to settle with that purple-eyed kid¡± said the one of the asassins(Let¡¯s just call them assassins instantly cause damn its tiring to type ¡°one of the guys dressed in black¡±) ¡°Eeeeeh?! Me? Why? Is it because of the damages I¡¯ve done through out the city while running?¡± said Draenol worrily The asssassin emitted their Ki putting pressure on both of them and then they were emitting baleful aura hinting to kill them Draenol and Vlad felt this and beads of sweat were pouring down their faces. This people were in Master realm. ¡°Its more than that. It seems that there¡¯s no talking out of this, follow my lead. I don¡¯t care what you need to settle with these guys but I know one thing for sure, they¡¯re up to no good¡± Vlad whispered ¡°These guys are Master realm experts,cover your self with the strongest Ki defense you can muster then follow me, with your fastest speed dashing forward¡±Vlad whispered seriously ¡°Okay¡± Draenol whispered back Vlad and Draenol immediately cope up with the situation. They immediately that these people were here to harm Draenol. Draenol was worried yet happy, Vlad who he only knew tonight were helping him despite that he can choose to run away but instead throw himself up in the fire to be together so he can have better chances in bypassing this trial he¡¯s facing. Vlad¡¯s aura completely changed. His eyes turned black, his aura was like a void that¡¯s ready to devour everything.Vlad did a knife form with his hand, his eyes blackened out complete and instantly pounce on the gap between the 2 of 8 assassins. His knife-hand was emitting compressed black flames like a blowtorch in a weird V-shaped form. This flames he emitted was blazing hot. The moment Vlad pounced, black flames exploded like a ring, surprising the assassins. Especially the 2 assassins he was pouncing on, they¡¯re eyes were wide open because of the speed Vlad showed them. The 2 assassins neck were cut but no blood flowed out, this was because the wounds was burnt and closing it. As the necks falls down, Vlad was already far away from the encirclement of the assassins. ¡°I need to muster every Ki I can control, I need to balance every in my body, nothing should be in imbalance¡± he insidely thought ¡°[Earth Rush]¡± he shouted *Zwoooom* Draenol was so fast he made a afterimage in the encirclement of assassins ¡°We got out, Drae¡±Vlad said cheekily then he looks at his back ¡°What?! I told you to follow me up with the fastest speed, what are still doing there?¡±Vlad shouted inside his mind This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it. Then a strong shockwave and huge crater was made after Draenol pounced ¡°What the hell happened?¡± Vlad insidely thought, Vlad was astonished because he found out that was only an afterimage then he looks infront of him, he saw Draenol much further away than the encirclement of assassins Draenol was happy because he seems to get a gist of what¡¯s the concept behind of [Wolf¡¯s God Dance ? Earth Rush] Then suddenly Draenol felt like his body weighs a ton and was in great pain ¡°Ughhh¡± Draenol throws up blood But still continued to run forward without knowing he was already far ahead of Vlad but Vlad did able to keep up because Draenol slowed drastically after executing that one time skill The moment Vlad reached Draenol, he then gave support to Draenol. ¡°Hahaha, you were incredible. I didn¡¯t thought you can do that¡± Vlad said happily ¡°Haha, me too¡± Draenol said weakily Meanwhile the 2 assassin were dead but the remaining 6 got injured too by the skills of these 2 kids. The first one was the shockwave-like explosion of fire by Vlad and the second one was the heavy shockwave that weighs like a ton when it their body by Draenol. The injuries they got was mostly internal because they were caught off-guard and didn¡¯t thought that these kids were monstrous like but still in intermediate realm. But these assassins recovered quickly from the shocked, although still injured they still were able to perform their task. ¡°Crap, it seems we can¡¯t outrun, I really need to use my teleportation orb¡± Vlad thought inside ¡°Draenol, it seems we can¡¯t outrun them, although we got a good headstart, they can reached us if we continue like this, I have a teleportation orb that we can use to escape this predicament¡± Vlad said ¡°You go alone, I still need to find my parents¡± Draenol said with a weak voice showing how his body got hurt and with low Ki remaining in him ¡°Dumbass! I can¡¯t leave you alone, Do you think that if I were not supporting you, you can run by yourself?¡± said Vlad ¡°If you¡¯re really unwilling then tell me where are you living? We¡¯ll rush their at full speed immediately then teleport the hell out of here¡± said Vlad ¡°We¡¯re currently lodging in Blue Box Hotel, It¡¯s not that far from here¡± Draenol said weakily The two rushes out to the direction of the hotel ¡°Damn! We¡¯ll be dispose if we can¡¯t get rid of a kid in this mission. I don¡¯t care if we become a laughingstock but we¡¯ll live¡± one of the assassins thought inside _____________________________________________________________________________________ Meanwhile in Rose and Manje¡¯s side After of rigorous searching ¡°Dear, I can finally feel Draenol¡¯s aura, he¡¯s still alive and seems he going to the hotel¡± Rose said happily ¡°It seems it was worth it to put a tracking talisman in Draenol¡¯s clothing¡± Manje said happily Time passes by, Draenol¡¯s aura was getting stronger as the couple approach him Finally, Draenol was within their sight, they saw Draenol who was in weak state and it seems was slightly injured and has exhausted most of his ki but all in all fine. They saw Draenol was being supported by someone around his age, a white-haired kid. The couple were happy that someone helped their son Draenol too saw his parents, his tears flowed out when he saw the situation of his parents. ¡°Wuahh! Mother, Father!!!!¡± he called out They were still quite far from each other. ¡°Seems like our son is still followed by some dogs¡± Manje said with a hint of anger in his voice. He was angry that these dogs were attempting to hurt his son Although these dogs were still quite far from Draenol and Vlad too Both groups were rushing forward; Vlad too was hurrying because it seems that Draenol really wants to hug his parents. As they were closing near, 2 gold-like arrows made up of ki condensed and compressed to the purest form, pierced through their chest and dantian from the back. The couple spouts out blood, they were shocked of what happened, they didn¡¯t feel anything approaching at all. The couple knew what their fate now. The couple immediately fell to their knees. *Uggh* lots of blood Vlad and Draenol stopped on their rush. Draenol was just standing there, eyes were wide open, he was in utter shock seeing this scene. ¡°I didn¡¯t feel anything at all¡± Vlad thought to himself. How could Vlad detect it if 2 Peak Heaven realm experts can¡¯t detect it. Manje weakly pulled out his spatial ring then throws it out to Vlad. He throws the ring to Vlad because they knew that he can be trusted if he helped out their son up to this point. Manje throws it with such force to make it arrive quicker to Vlad. Vlad catches it but had his feet buried 2 feet deep. Then the couple said weakly, ¡°Please help our son escape, Please¡± More golden arrows showered the couple skewering them and this scene was happening in front of Draenol ¡°MOTHER!!! FATHER!!!¡± Draenol cried out, he was about to go to them but Vlad pulls him immediately ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Drae¡± Vlad said solemnly Vlad pulls out an orb with weird inscription and runes floating inside the orb The applied pressure on it using his hands pulverizing the orb, the powder was circling them giving out a magical feeling then the 2 kids magically disappeared Then arrows were pouring down on the spot on where Draenol and Vlad was standing. Although this took time to explain, the happening when the arrow struck Draenol¡¯s parents up until the end only took a moment to happen. Chapter 6 The Cry Reminder: The following chapters would be short, around 1k words but if you feel that it skips a lot of details please do tell and also, I might not be able to release chapters for the next 2 days but after that, I will release in bulk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Mysterious archer that showered the couple with arrows had the looked of disdain when he misses out to hit Draenol and Vlad. ¡°I let some rats get away¡± he thought, ¡°I¡¯ll be a shouted again, zzzzzzzz¡± ¡°If only Grogoh did his job properly, or even alive then it wouldn¡¯t be so troublesome¡± he thought The mysterious archer guy then shouted with Ki in it, ¡°Protocol Clean-up¡± A bunch of guys from the shadow then emerged, the current assassins shivered from fear. These assassins failed in their mission and knew that they were going to be dispose of now. Although failing a mission would only result in severe punishment but the magnitude of importance in this mission can¡¯t be simply compared to those other missions. After the pursuit, Cronea¡¯s Park was the most devastated part, the forest that took 1/3 of Cronea¡¯s Park was vanished. All the part of Cronea¡¯s Park Forest was melted to the core, the land shows a swirling pool like formation of the land. The dead bodies in Cronea¡¯s park or anywhere around the city were taken care of. The experts staying in the city didn¡¯t put their nose in this since they were not involved, why would they poke their noses in something that may endanger their life. _____________________________________________________________________________________ After a long time, the sun was starting to shine, overshadowing the purple twilight. The place where Draenol and Vlad were in a hill enshrouded by a forest, they were alone, no signs of demonic beast everywhere. Vlad was looking at Draenol kneeling with eyes wide open, white in shocked. Vlad didn¡¯t try to say any words to console Draenol because he knew that his words would only be an empty husk towards Draenol. Vlad can¡¯t hold up anymore to see how this energetic guy he met that he vowed to be friend to was like this and finally said something to him. ¡°Draenol, I¡¯m sorry for what happened¡± Vlad said solemnly ¡°Draenol, ¡° then he was about to hand the spatial ring Draenol¡¯s Father threw at him but he thought that might give Draenol more of mental stress to him which could lead to him breaking down. Suddenly, Draenol started to cry with tears gushing out from his eyes like a river ¡°WHY?! WHY?! WHY?! We WERE LIVING HAPPILY, WE DIDN¡¯T HARM ANYONE?! WHY?!¡± he shouted with Ki in it He didn¡¯t stop his shouts and continued on and on He was shouting with his life on it, he was spouting a large mouthful of blood but he still kept shouting The hill trembled with his shouts; the trees were swayed with just the sounds that carries his ki The shout was getting stronger and stronger Then, ¡°DRAENOL!!! STOP!¡± Vlad shouted ¡°WHY?! WHY?! HOW?! HOW CAN I STOP?!¡± Draenol shouted back ¡°It¡¯s gonna be okay, you just need to cling on to life¡± He said trying to console Draenol ¡°How could it be okay?¡± he said with a deep sadness in it, tears gushing out from his eyes, and with great killing intent that devoured the whole hill Vlad was shocked when he heard this, he could help but shiver through his bones. ¡°How deep is the sadness he¡¯s feeling right now? And with the killing intent he¡¯s releasing right now, its more or less the same level of me in the zone¡± Vlad thought inside The story has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. Suddenly, Draenol releases a large amount of Ki, that shocked Vlad greatly, ¡°What?! Where are you getting this? I need to stopped him¡± he thought inside Cracks were appearing on where Draenol was kneeling to, the air begun to feel heavy, the earth trembles as it goes over time. This sensation begun to get stronger as time passes by, Vlad feels danger when he felt this kind of sensation He suddenly stepped up and then appears at the back of Draenol, ¡°I¡¯m sorry but you¡¯re endangering yourself, please forgive me later¡± Vlad said quietly at his back He then did a knife-chopped on Draenol¡¯s neck then Draenol passes out. ¡°I guess I need to go back home earlier than expected He looks at the huge mountain up ahead then runs towards it _____________________________________________________________________________________ After a day of running with Draenol on his shoulder He arrived to the mountain There was a huge beast lurking in the shadows, it was about 20meters behind the colossal trees. It was moving too fast behind the trees, pouncing left and right to the trees with its momentum unfazed by the obstacles. The obstacles/trees/vines for the beast was like a booster to him, it even supports the beast Vlad was unaware of the existence of the beast following him then the beast pounces at him with great speed The demonic beast looks like a tiger with black fur and white stripes but with mare like lions and 2 sword like fangs outside his mouth The demonic beast pinned down Vlad with his paws but with no weight behind it. The beasts roared with great volume ¡°What?! You¡¯re way far from your where you¡¯re supposed to be, Regis¡± Vlad said ¡°Well, you¡¯re already here, give me a ride¡± Vlad said The demonic beast was a pet of Vlad, named Regis. Regis smelled Draenol, who Vlad brought. Vlad slaps the snout of Regis and then said, ¡°He¡¯s my friend, now sit¡± and then Vlad jump on Regis back Regis run through the forest made up of colossal trees with ease, running through the other demonic beast without fear Then they arrive at the inner most part of the forest to see a huge villa with huge wall at 100 meters tall and thick steel gate that¡¯s about 80 meters tall and 20 meters wide. With the help of the trees nearby, Regis jump left to right at the top of the wall he jump to the other side. Regis lands with ease seems that 100 meters is too shallow for the beast Then 2 persons appeared A persons dressed like a butler and a maid. The butler was Tian and the maid was Orya. ¡°We greet young master Vlad in his arrival¡± said both of them kneeling on one knee Vlad jumps to the ground while carrying Draenol on his shoulders ¡°Let¡¯s please attend to him immediately with the greatest concerns, anything happened to him then I¡¯ll kill you immediately without any hesitation¡± he said with his eyes blacked and then handed out Draenol to them. ¡°As you wish, young master¡± the young butler said ¡°Who could this be guy to make young master act like that?¡± Tian said to the maid ¡°It seems he¡¯s someone the young master treasures¡± Orya replied ¡°But no matter what, if he¡¯s treasured by the young master then it is our duty to give him the greatest service as it is in our powers¡± Orya added The two stared at each other for a while with a smile then dashes forward. The two seems happy to see their young master like that, showing care to someone for the first time. Chapter 7 The Situation Author''s note: I''m sorry, I might not be able to release the "bulk" I promised since I know for the next few days again I cant write because of debate training, so in order to cope with the insufficiency for the next few days, I decided to divide it so yeah. I''m sorry again. RL responsibilities just kicks you in the face when you least expect it. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ After Tian and Orya delivered Draenol to his own private room as Vlad commanded them. They have then assigned personnels as Draenol¡¯s personal attendant and then called out for the Despero family¡¯s personal doctor to look out for Draenol. They called out the family doctor because it was one of the command of their young master and it was commanded by Vlad just out of concern to Draenol. The Despero family¡¯s doctor is known to be one of the best doctors in Alexandria Continent, Shamal. When he arrived at Draenol¡¯s room, he probed Draenol¡¯s body with his Ki. He seems annoyed at first, why is he, one of the greatest doctor in the continent needs to attend to someone exhausted ¡°This is clearly annoying but I need to attend to the special guest of young master Vlad¡± he thought inside But he found out that Draenol¡¯s condition is a lot worst than what it seems. He feels grateful that he was called out immediately to tend to ¡°exhausted¡± Draenol now. Draenol¡¯s condition was much more severe than what how it was. At first it seemed that Draenol has only collapsed because of Ki exhaustion but was a lot more dreadful in the inside. His profound veins were damaged, all of it. Every Ki in his veins were said to be purged out of everything, leaving nothing. Although, profound veins drying up due to exhaustion of Ki is common but Draenol¡¯s case was much deeper than that. He keeps drawing out every Ki in his body pushing his veins to the limit. Addition to that, it seems his life span got affected to drawing out power from his own life force. Shamal was stupefied of what he¡¯s seeing, profound veins like these, looks like a bunch of dried up roots, ¡°How could this kid still be alive in this kind of condition? He should be dead but he¡¯s clearly breathing fine. How could this be? This is clearly out of logic, there¡¯s no case like this throughout the entire history of Alexandria continent able to live with this kind of body.¡± ¡°Its worsening by the second, I need to atleast prevent his profound veins to crumble like a castle of sand but I can¡¯t do anything to his profound veins returning to its original state¡± Doctor Shamal thought Doctor Shamal immediately punctured 108 profound meridians with profound needles condensed out of pure Ki. Then he immediately poured out Ki to Draenol¡¯s body, this Ki he was excreting was calm and nourishing Draenol¡¯s body constantly, to give extra help to Draenol¡¯s worsening condition. Then some attendants knocked to Draenol¡¯s door,¡±Doctor, we¡¯ve brought you tea¡± said the attendants that knocked ¡°Quiet! Leave me alone until I said I¡¯m done and also don¡¯t let anyone interrupt even the Despero family can¡¯t enter the room until I said so¡± Doctor Shamal shouted The attendants were shocked of how Doctor Shamal reacted, he was only like this if it¡¯s a grave situation. They were clearly shocked because what they knew, the kid residing in this room has only exhausted his Ki and clearly do not need medical attention but the case now was like the kid inside is dying. ¡°Yes SIR!¡± the attendants replied immediately They gave out the message of Doctor Shamal throughout the Despero Villa, the Despero Family were surprised of how Doctor Shamal acted. They were shocked because almost all ailments, even the gravest one can be tended by Doctor Shamal with ease but now it seems that the ailment/condition of that kid needs the most utmost attention. If you discover this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. Vlad was more shocked, he knows what happened, it was on that hill, when Draenol was drawing out unknown power that he deemed dangerous. He regretted that he didn¡¯t stopped Draenol earlier, he could have prevented this problem from arising. He runs to Draenol¡¯s room immediately, he rushed through with care and concern in his eyes, ¡°Damn it! Damn it! How much more would fate screw you up?!¡± he thought inside He arrives there for only a few seconds, he stands infront of the door and just stare there blankly. Doctor Shamal¡¯s treatment lasted for whole 3days. After 3 days, he walked out of the room, then saw that Vlad immediately. ¡°How is he?¡± Vlad immediately said Doctor Shamal ignored him. He proceeds going outside, closing the door, then put some kind of runes on the door then put a talisman on the center of the door then mutters some chant. He extended his arm to the talisman then shouted something while releasing in instant a large amount of Ki. He then turns back to Vlad with dead-fish eye(Watch Gintama for reference in imagining it), ¡°Oh yes, he¡¯s fine¡± he said lazily ¡°What? Fine? How fine?¡± Vlad urgely said ¡°Well, fine, like uhm, you know, like normal child fine¡± Shamal lazily said ¡°Eehh?! Could you please elaborate it more, Elder Shamal?¡± Vlad respectfully said ¡°Oh! Youn Master showed some respect. Well, you see, your friend will live, I assure you that, but no one can still disturb him and furthermore, his profound veins are damaged, greatly damaged than what you can imagine. Although, he¡¯s still got a chance to cultivate if he shows any sign of any Ki flow in his profound veins but the chances are really slim but who knows, he lived with that kind of body for hours but still lived. Oh, tell everyone that no one can enter the room until that talisman is present or else, then I¡¯m gonna go now¡± Doctor Shamal said As Shamal walk, Vlad standing there but Shamal then said, ¡°Don¡¯t bother waitin young master, he¡¯s not going to wake up any sooner, I believe he¡¯ll wake up after a year. So you might go do something more fun than that¡± then continued to walk. Vlad then looks at Draenol¡¯s room worriedly then walks out. As Shamal was walking, he heard a voice inside his head ¡°Report to me immediately, explain what happened, it seems its more than that¡± The mysterious voice said Shamal also replied in his thoughts, ¡°You were viewing all this time right? Why would I need to go to you? Its like exhausting, I worked for 3 days straight, can I just rest for a day?¡± with lazy voice ¡°Stop with the act, that kid seems more interesting than usual¡± said the mysterious voice ¡°OKAY! OKAY! Geez, can¡¯t even get a rest, I¡¯ll tell you the full details then¡± he sent through his thoughts Then disappeared. Chapter 8 Sitting in a meditative position, Vlad was training. Vlad was soaked up in beads of sweat all over his body. After a while, ¡°Phew, I finally broke through to Master Realm. After 6 months of pure meditation but still I¡¯m rushing it too fast I guess, It¡¯s too unstable and the quality is too impure.¡± Vlad said quietly by himself What Vlad said is half true and false at the same time. Vlad¡¯s training can be said ¡°light speed¡± fast since he¡¯s only 8 years old but already at Master Realm but what he said about his Ki being thin is being too humble. Although, he¡¯s rushing his level in payment for a more impure and more unstable Ki, the pureness of his Ki and stability can still be considered normal in the cultivation world. Vlad¡¯s standards for his training are just freaKishly high. ¡°I guess I need to start doing real training¡± he said to himself Then a shout can be heard from the outside calling him, ¡°Master Vlad! Master Vlad! Doctor Shamal calls for your presence¡± said the servants ¡°Oh¡± then Vlad rushes off to Doctor Shamal ¡°Well, that was still a bit slow of you Young Master Vlad, you¡¯re way too rushing to level, you should not neglect your battle training and energy refining.¡± Said Doctor Shamal in a calm and lazy way ¡°Why have you summon me, Elder?¡± said Vlad in a respectful yet with a hint of irritation in his tone ¡°I just called you out to check your development¡± said Doctor Shamal in a calm and lazy way ¡°What?! That¡¯s all?!¡± Vlad irritatingly replied ¡°Oh, I forgot, your friend¡¯s been awake for 3 hours already¡± said Shamal with a dead eyed look(Gintama reference) ¡°Eh?! Why didn¡¯t you report it to me immediately? Where is he now?¡± Vlad said with a hint of anger ¡°He¡¯s in the stone garden, he seems to be quite sad, I must say that he got one lifeless eyes, its like his eyes just gonna suck all the light from all living things¡± said Shamal with a look to ponder Vlad just ignored Doctor Shamal and just heads off to the stone garden to look for Draenol. ¡°He must have that moment in his memory crystal clear¡± Vlad thought to himself The Despero Villa is huge place; it¡¯s divided into many courtyards and gardens which could equal to a medium, approaching to huge-size hunt zones. So even Vlad was rushing off to the stone garden, it still took him for a few minutes to arrive there. Vlad arrived at the stone garden. He saw Draenol sitting on a huge boulder, looking on the horizon. It was still morning at that time and the sky was azure blue and could feel that it was a great day. Then Vlad calls out to Draenol. ¡°Are you fine?¡± said Vlad worrily ¡°Yes¡± replied Draenol with a smile then jumps down to the boulder ¡°I¡¯m sorry for what happened Drae¡± said Vlad with sincerity in it Then tears immediately gushes out from Draenol¡¯s eyes, it was like a great river rushing through without any hint of stopping. Draenol was crying with all his feelings, every tear were like a waterfall of feelings that seeps out to the atmosphere, which everyone in the surroundings could feel. It took some time for Draenol to settle down. Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere. (A/N: Everyone = Vlad) ¡°Thank you for everything Vlad¡± said Draenol with a smile ¡°No need to thank me, we¡¯re friends, right?¡± replied Vlad with a childish smile too which he rarely shows to anyone ¡°By the way, have you checked the things contained in the spatial ring? Said Vlad curiously This spatial ring that Vlad was referring to is the one Manje thrown to Vlad, to be given to Draenol afterwards they¡¯re safe. At that time, Draenol was in shocked, dazed, stupor, whatever you call it and then collapsed due to ¡®exhaustion¡¯. Vlad then gotten a silver necklace and tied the spatial ring on it and put it around on Draenol¡¯s neck. Vlad did this because Draenol was still out of consciousness and Vlad felt that this memento from his parents should be on his side all the time. He felt that a second of being away to Draenol , is a moment he¡¯s stealing away from him. ¡°Yep¡± said Draenol ¡°Can I know what¡¯s in it?¡± said Vlad curiously ¡°It¡¯s mostly recording orbs and martial skills and cultivation techniques¡± said Draenol ¡°Oooh, so what are you going to do now?¡± Vlad said with curiosity ¡°Get stronger immediately and inflict upon revenge to those people, At the very least I need to get to Emperor Realm fast as possible¡± Draenol said this with killing intent and baleful aura so strong that Vlad shivered when he felt this. ¡°How could a normal kid before have this kind of killing intent?¡± Vlad thought to himself ¡°By the way, how much time did pass when I was unconscious?¡± said Draenol in a normal way( No killing intent and baleful aura) ¡°About 6 months, by the way, are you really okay? The Doctor who checked you said that your profound veins are damaged and you might be crippled from your cultivation.¡± Said Vlad worriedly ¡°What? I feel fine, even stronger if you ask me, it feels like I can bend the heaven and earth by just thinking of it.¡± Said Draenol without any idea Before the tragedy happened, Draenol never checks his body(PROFOUND VEINS/PROFOUND OPENINGS AND SUCH) so Draenol was unaware of the huge changes in his body but Doctor Shamal definitely knows what these changes is after Draenol woke up. ¡°Oooh, so that annoying doctor said that stuff just to make me worry, hmm¡± Vlad said and then snorted ¡°I have a suggestion, if you want to get stronger then why not train here? It will be a lot faster with guidance from old masters and such. Your cultivation would be optimal, you¡¯ll be train accordingly through your traits and you won¡¯t be halted in the future through rushed cultivation.¡± Said Vlad merrily ¡°I can¡¯t accept this anymore Vlad, you¡¯ve done a lot already¡± said Draenol ¡°Aren¡¯t we friends?¡± Vlad cheekily said ¡°But how ¡®bout your parents?¡± said Draenol ¡°Don¡¯t worry about them, they won¡¯t mind, I¡¯m sure of it¡± said Vlad Draenol was still hesitant ¡°Let¡¯s go to father immediately, I¡¯ll introduced you to him so that your doubts will be cleared up¡± Vlad said Chapter 9 A/N: Would you guys like it better if there''s chapter titles or nah? if there is would you want it from the start or the end of the story? cause I personally think chapter titles are spoilers so please comment below, thanks. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ The two kids rushes off to the Main House of the Despero Family. Despite the speed of the two kids, the Despero Villa was really big and the distance between the stone garden and the main house was quite far so it took some time for Vlad and Draenol to arrived there. The Main House was humongous, it was like a mansion inside the Despero Villa. There was another set of walls and gate. Although, these walls and gate cannot be compared to the Despero Villa, it was still quite remarkable. In fact, Draenol was astonished when he saw this. For him, It was amazing to see something like this, a mansion inside a villa, how rich can the Despero Family can get. For him, a backwater village kid, this was something to boast about. When Draenol met Vlad, he knew that Vlad was some noble kid from a prestigious house but in reality, he was like insulting Vlad in his imagination. What he saw now was like a castle like figure and in Draenol¡¯s mind is running in whirlpool, he was trying to figure out what Vlad really is and what¡¯s his family. When they arrived at the front gate of the Despero Main House, there were gatekeepers, these gatekeepers had masks and pour out terrifying aura, scaring the surrounding. When Draenol and Vlad arrived they stopped pouring out this terrifying aura and then the gatekeepers kneeling and the said, ¡°We greet the Young Master¡± with full of respects. After the gatekeepers kneeled, Tian and Orya then arrived immediately and then said, ¡°We congratulate Young Master for breaking through Master Realm¡± while kneeling ¡°You guys sure are fast, escort me to Father immediately, I have a request to make¡± said Vlad ¡°Understood sir¡± Tian and Orya said simultaneously with respect Tian and Orya led the way through the Despero Main House. Although, they seemed like walking, they were astonishingly fast, Vlad and Draenol was running with all their speed but Tian and Orya looks like they were walking and gliding through the air. Tian and Orya looks like this kind of speed was like a walk in a park. After a few breaths, they¡¯ve arrive in the front door of Despero Main House. The Despero Main House was huge and looks like a work of art, everything was luxurious looking, the walls got intricate designs, carvings and such and there were ornaments everywhere making the Despero Main House a treasure trove. Person overflowing with greed would immediately drool if they see the Despero Main House. Draenol was astonished but not as the same as before because of what he saw from before and the size of the Villa, he knew that the riches of the Despero Family pierces through the heavens. Tian and Orya opened the door side by side and gesturing that Vlad and Draenol proceeds without them. When Vlad and Draenol entered the Main House, they immediately heard a voice that shakes their heart. The voice said something in cryptic ancient language. This voice was scary and made Draenol in wary immediately, he prepared out for attacks to come and then Vlad said, ¡°No need to be wary of, its completely safe, its just my Father calling us to proceed immediately. ¡° ¡°Oooh, that was scary, really scary Vlad, I thought it was some monster¡± said Draenol ¡°Yes it is, even though I heard it for like a thousand times already but it still makes my heart tremble and Ki spike up, making me feel like I¡¯m in danger and my life is on the line¡± replied Vlad while scratching the back of his head. The two then proceeds to the hall to meet Vlad¡¯s Father, at the end of the hall there was a huge door with 2 lion head carvings with rings in their mouth, it looks more of a dungeon door, than a normal room door, it was creepy, for Draenol that is. The then entered the room, in front of the door was huge throne, seated a huge guy, his face on his face, these huge guy has white hair too like Vlad with blue highlights on it, his eyes were deep blue and shaped like a sword that can pierce on what he gaze on. Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel. This man was Drazhan Despero, the Head of Despero Villa Then Vlad said immediately when they arrived in front of Drazhan Despero, ¡°Father, I have a request, I wished that our family can take in my friend here, Draenol, as an ¡®Honorary Despero¡¯ member.¡± ¡°I knew already what you¡¯re going to request, I¡¯ve been observing you kids for a while now, but I can¡¯t accept that request immediately, It needs the acceptance of the members of Despero family and he should pass the trial agreed by the members¡± said Drazhan in a serious manner ¡°But Father, I¡¯m sure Draenol is already qualified to be a member, his speed is on par with me while I¡¯m using the movement skill we were proud of.¡± Rebutted Vlad worrily ¡°Oh, is that so, but still we need the members of our family to take part in this decision and he should passed the trial. And also, did you already told him what our family is? What it means to be a Despero? It¡¯s not easy to be a Despero, no matter if he has the skills, he should have the imposition of being a Despero. Being an ¡®Honorary Despero¡¯ is something that cannot be given to everyone, it¡¯s a title that everyone sought to be bestowed upon.¡± Said Drazhan in a serious manner Draenol was confused where the conversation between the father and son was going on, ¡°Despero? What it means to be a Despero? Its more complicated than what I think it is?¡± Draenol thought to himself ¡°Vlad, what is this all about? I think your Father is right, I know so little about you¡± Draenol said to Vlad with a hint of confusion in it ¡°Well, you see, Despero Family, is not much of noble family I told you, we¡¯re a family of mercenary, guns for hire, assassins, killing a king, destroy a city, we do these heinous jobs as long as you can pay us treasures equivalent to that of your request, and being an ¡®Honorary Despero¡¯ means that you¡¯re acknowledged by the Despero Family to be one of them even if you¡¯re not blood related and having this title would give you a life with exponential danger. Although we¡¯re a neutral power, there¡¯s a lot of blood feud and someone in relationship with our family usually gets into trouble more often.¡± Said Vlad worrily because Draenol might despise him because of this. ¡°Is that all? I thought it was graver than that¡± said Draenol bluntly ¡°Eeh! You¡¯re not mad at me for keeping secret like this? You do know that me being a Despero is a criminal for hire if you have treasures to pay, right? I do EVIL ACTS for treasures¡± said Vlad in shocked ¡°I mean, although you do this acts, its your principle, I mean that after what happened that night, justice and evil for me became something trivial and its something that confuses me right now. I don¡¯t care if you¡¯re like that, you saved me and helped me, and because of that I¡¯m really thankful to you.¡± Said Draenol sincerely Draenol added, ¡°After that tragedy, what on my mind is revenge, nothing more, nothing less¡± while emitting terrifying killing intent and baleful aura ¡°Hoooh, What Elder Shamal really said about this kid being interesting is really true, with no prior training and no killing experience, and he can emit this terrifying killing intent and aura at this level already. Commendable, commendable indeed.¡± Drazhan thought to himself when he felt Draenol¡¯s killing intent and baleful aura he¡¯s emitting Then 4 figures immediately appeared from the shadows in the room. Chapter 10 Vlad and Draenol was terrified, they were terrified to the point they felt that they were falling through the swirling depth of the abyss. They felt that their life is ending. Even Vlad whose Father is in front of him should feel the utmost safety from threats and such but that wasn¡¯t the case, there were no feelings of assurance and safety at all in this moment for him, how much more for Draenol. The 4 people were still in the shadows, and their silhouettes are the only thing distinguishable. The 4 emitted auras, these auras were so thick and so terrifying, it was like these 4 was almighty gods looking upon on filthy bugs, and just a small step and they¡¯d be crushed without any powers. Vlad and Draenol were sweating with beads of sweat, the sweat soaked up their clothes and looks like they were drenched in a heavy rain. After a few breaths, Vlad gave up and fell in a kneeling position. The pressure that was pushing Vlad to his limits was then lifted off. ¡°What the hell¡¯s Father thinking!!!¡± Vlad thought to himself while gasping for a large mouthful of air Draenol on the other hand was still persevering. The huge amount of Ki pressed against him were bombarding his very body, it was breaking something inside him, changing him from the inside. Draenol against this feeling of despair, the feeling of no hope, leaves him on the edge. ¡°I can¡¯t die yet, not yet, not until I destroy them¡± Draenol thought to himself Draenol subconsciously emitted his Ki in maximum output and was releasing killing intent towards the 4 in the shadow, this killing intent of he was releasing reached a new level, it was terrifying to the point it was like a birth of a new god of death. The 4 people in the shadows felt this tremendous change happening to Draenol, he was like a beast ready to devour them for stepping in his territory. The 4 felt threatened for a moment in the situation. ¡°Hoooh, seems like you were right, Sham¡± one of the people in the shadows said quietly ¡°Hohohoho, what an astonishing change, he¡¯s even adapting to the pressure rather fast¡±one of the 4 said The 4 in the shadows increases the pressure against Draenol. Draenol felt like he was carrying a mountain, his body felt like it was going to explode and be turned into mush with the strength of the pressure against his body now. ¡°I¡­can¡¯t¡­die¡­yet. I .. will¡­ kill everyone¡­who stops me¡­ from my goal. I¡¯ll.. DESTROY¡­ YOU ALL¡­ I¡¯LL DESTROY YOU ALL!!!¡± said Draenol with eyes akin to a savage beast that will destroy the heavens for the sake of quenching his thirst. His killing intent towards the 4 was even more terrifying now, much more terrifying than before, the 4 people in the shadows felt this was impressed even more. ¡°How can a kid whose only 8-9 years of age can emit this kind of killing intent? Even Vlad who¡¯s training and killed hundreds or even thousands can¡¯t be on par with the killing intent his emitting¡± thought the 4 people. Draenol¡¯s Ki that he emitted changed, before, he was pouring it all over the place to counteract the Ki pressured against him by the 4 people but now he was enshrouding it on his body, wearing it like armor. The Ki become thicker, it looks like armor with a serpent revolving on his body. Then the color of the Ki he¡¯s emitting changed, before it was like a white-blue colored, showing pureness, but now it changed into black and red complementing each other, the feeling from this Ki became sinister, looks like the descent of the God of Death is in front of them. The 4 people in the shadow was even more astonished compared to how they were before, ¡°How many more surprises does this kid is hiding?¡± the 4 people in the shadow thought to themselves. The pressure still continued to increase, Draenol was able to hold on but he still ended up like Vlad. He fell down in kneeling position. The time he falls down the pressure and the world of despair that covered up Draenol¡¯s perception was gone. He felt like there¡¯s still chance in life. Even though it took time to explain, it only happened for a moment. The difference between Vlad and Draenol falling down in a kneeling position was only a few breaths of time but the magnitude they were pressed against was completely different. The 4 people in the shadow was impressed by this, the difference in the breadth of power was insignificant but the depth of power was clear as day and night. Draenol was confused, ¡°What just happened? How did I do that?¡± he thought to himself. He didn¡¯t know what happened, where that power came from, or why did he feel like he was falling in the abyss and was on the verge of life and death. If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it. Draenol was soaked in beads of sweat and was gasping for a large mouthful of air. He felt like the air in the room was not enough for him to breath and was on the verge of suffocating. The 4 people in the shadows then emerged. One of the 4 people was Doctor Shamal, with a messy black hair and was dressed in some kind of lab coat, and was having a huge smile on his face. The other one was a girl, with blonde hair with curls at the ends, and has brilliant large light-blue eyes, she looked like a living doll because the hair and eyes and her porcelain like skin complemented each other bringing out the beauty to the utmost limit. The other one besides her was a boy, with white hair in pompadour, with deep blue eyes that¡¯s akin to the deepest depth of the ocean. The two kids were like dolls in couples. The last one was a beauty that can turn a continent upside-down, and her black hair, every strand was like a priceless silk, it look so smooth and has a shine that would be envied by all the women in the world. Her eyes, were like unobtainable rubies, they were like rubies that has sparkle akin to stars and her skin was on par with the girl and her sizes were perfect, it wasn¡¯t too big or too small, just the perfect size. A man who saw a beauty like her would drool immediately. Drazhan who was observing all the event s being unfolded then stands up from the throne then said,¡°I thought you couldn¡¯t come, my wife¡± he then approached the millennial beauty. The millennial beauty was her wife, Valla Despero. ¡°You said that I¡¯m going to see surprises Dear, so I decided to come. Indeed, the surprises weren¡¯t just baseless words¡± Valla said elegantly with a charming light laugh Then Drazhan proceeded to the 2 kids and Doctor Shamal, he then bowed and cupped his hands, ¡°Greetings to the Ancestors and Elder Shamal and thank you for heeding my call, your presence here is an honor.¡± Drazhan said respectfully ¡°No need to be that respectful and formal with just us, my son¡± said the boy calmly ¡°Right, dear, no need to be so formal, it makes your barbaric looks like a wimp¡± said the girl teasingly These kids were the Despero ancestors and Drazhan¡¯s Parents. The boy who looks a lot younger was Vlad¡¯s grandfather and Drazhan¡¯s Father,Drakneil Despero. The girl was Vlad¡¯s grandmother and Drazhan¡¯s mother, Laila. Drakneil then said, ¡°Stand up kids¡± with an ordering voice Drakneil then approached Draenol which is much taller than he is, ¡°Do you really want to take part in our family?¡± said Drakneil with voice that can overpower thousand beast with a word Vlad was gesturing Draenol to kneel to pay respect not to look directly in his eyes. ¡°Yes sir, I think that with the guidance of the Despero family, I can achieve my goal much faster¡± said Draenol while kneeling and within his words were full of respect ¡°Hoooh, you¡¯re saying that the Despero family is only a stepping stone for you?¡± said Drakneil with an overpowering imposition in it Drazhan,Valla and Shamal were smiling in the back, they knew that Drakneil was teasing the kid and was testing the kid if he got the guts to answer him. Testing him whether his heart can be swayed or not if someone threaten him. This is a test of principles, to know whether Draenol got the heart to pursue the end even if his life is on the line. ¡°Yes sir, I¡¯m pursuing much greater sir, but for now, I¡¯m willing to do anything to avenge my parents. But also, I value Vlad as a friend and our friendship would be much stronger if I become a part of your family, I¡¯ve already sworn in my that Vlad would be my brother and being an ¡®Honorary Despero¡¯ would I qualify a bit for him to recognize me as a brother.¡± Said Draenol with conviction in every word, his eyes were firm while saying this. ¡°Hahahaha, you amused me once again kid. Vlad, both of you rest now, we¡¯ll noticed you tomorrow for our verdict¡± said Drakneil ¡°Yes, Grandpa!¡±said Vlad respectfully then bowed while cupping his hands then left the room with Draenol Chapter 11 A/N: Not so edited chapter so there might be missing stuff or plot holes, contradictions and i''m releasing it half-assedly because I might not have any time later sooo yeah, so please comment below or message me, thanks. (Have no time to proofread or edit it because i''m busy of RL and I don''t have anyone to do it for me so pardon me if there''s any mistakes) __________________________________________________________________________________________ The people in the ¡®Throne room¡¯ now have 5 people left, Drazhan, Drakneil, Valla, Laila and lastly Shamal. Then Shamal said, ¡°Let¡¯s proceed to my courtyard to discuss what you are thinking right now¡± lazily The 5 people then proceeded to Doctor Shamal¡¯s own courtyard, arranged by the Despero family. The Despero family treasures the relationship with Shamal and he seems to be much more than of a friendly term to them. After arriving, Shamal escorted them to his dining room, it was like a simple, traditional dining room. It doesn¡¯t have a hint of lavishness in it, making Shamal to appreciate simplicity much more. Then the 5 people seated in their respective places. ¡°What were you going to tell us about the kid, Sham? Zhan-boy here seems have high appraisal to the due to your words¡± said Drakneil with a hint of curiosity (Zhan-boy is how Drazhan are called when they¡¯re the only one around and seems they consider Shamal to be part of them so formality was disregarded) ¡°Hahaha, yes, did you know what happened to that kid when he first came here? Vlad called me out because he said his friend has collapsed from exhaustion, do you know how insulting that was for me? The ¡®Death Touch Shamal of the 18 Gods¡¯ has been requested out by a kid to treat his friend from Ki exhaustion¡± said Shamal while teasingly said to them The ¡¯18 Gods¡¯ are considered the strongest people in the content. They have strengths on par with an empire; they have the power to turn the Alexandria Continent upside-down if they wanted to. ¡°Hahaha, Vlad was really spoiled. Hahaha, I¡¯ll treat him for doing that to you¡± said Drakneil with a huge laugh Laila then pinched and twisted Drakneil¡¯s ears, ¡°Don¡¯t spoil the kid you good for nothing grandfather¡± said Laila while smiling ¡°Please, pardon Vlad for being quite rude Elder¡± said Valla to Shamal while laughing quietly ¡°I¡¯ll make it up for you in the future Elder¡± said Drazhan then he stands up and then cupped to Shamal to show sincerity and respect ¡°Hahaha, now you¡¯ve lost your domineering imposition¡± said Shamal while hilariously laughing ¡°I only did that before Elder because I can¡¯t be known to be like this in the public. The other Despero Family might be checking up on me so I did that actions towards you Elder. ¡°said Drazhan sincerely (refer to chapter 7) In the current Despero Villa, There are 11 Despero Families and Vlad¡¯s family is considered one of them. Each family has heads that take in charge of each family and in their own ¡°business¡±. These ¡®Heads¡¯ fight for the real Despero Head which takes control and has the highest power within the whole Despero Family. Drazhan being the real Despero Head needs to show domineering imposition to all people related to Despero and especially to those of not Despero because if he showed any signs of being weak to other people, he may be overthrown by the other 10 lesser heads of the Despero family from losing face. In the current situation of Despero Villa, power surge might happen and Drazhan was preserving his position by showing no to little respect to Shamal which is considered and classified to be shameful act. ¡°Hahaha, I know Zhan, no need to take it seriously¡± said Shamal teasingly Shamal specially arranged the group to discuss the matter in his courtyard because his courtyard has defensive measure against outsiders or people he doesn¡¯t give permission with. No one will know what they¡¯re talking about. ¡°So let¡¯s continue. After Vlad requested me to checked-up his friend, since that time I didn¡¯t have anything to do so I went to really do his request and help his friend recuperate from exhaustion, I was even planning to strengthen his body to an extent. When I arrived to the room arranged for his friend, I¡¯ve checked his body condition first, and you what? This friend of his isn¡¯t just exhausted from what Vlad told me to help him from but also has Profound Veins dried up to the point it¡¯s comparable to a dried-up corpse¡¯s vein. Although, his life was on the line, It was me who was attending to him so the danger isn¡¯t something to take significant attention to but his Profound Veins can¡¯t recover even if I were to attend to him. Profound Veins in that condition isn¡¯t something that someone can recover to, maybe if its broken, clogged or even shatter, I can do something about it, but his Profound Veins were dead but was still able to live without medical attention in the first place so I investigated much further of what¡¯s happening in his body. His ¡®dead Profound Veins¡¯ that I appraised were still having a bit of Ki flowing within it.¡± Said Shamal eagerly Royal Road is the home of this novel. Visit there to read the original and support the author. ¡°What?! I thought his Profound Veins were already dead?! How can Ki flow in ¡®dead Profound Veins¡¯? Even if it was broken, clogged or shatter, the flow in the Profound Veins would just halt from where the damaged is and the flow would continue on bits by bits but ¡®dead Profound Veins¡¯ are different, fundamentally different, it¡¯s dead, life can¡¯t flow in it, which is Ki.¡± Said Drakneil with a huge shocked in his face. (Ki, Nature Energy, Mana, Soul Energy is the same in this lore. Life has a subjective definition so in this statement, he used an analogy wherein Ki = Life which can be understood that Ki is something alive and we harness their energy in our body or something like dead people can¡¯t harness Ki because their dead ) The other people except Drazhan who knew it beforehand was the only one who¡¯s mouth was gapping from shocked. They were shocked because just earlier, the kid seems very healthy, and utilized his Ki. They were now wondering what exactly happened. ¡°Hahaha, there¡¯s even more. After I stabilized his condition, I made him an [Eight Needle Formation] using 8, 100-year Mana Needles, to enshroud the room with Ki to supplement his body as much Ki it needs and also to hope to revive his ¡®dead Profound Veins¡¯ to an extent, which all of you noticed that the kid used Ki earlier which means his Profound Veins are good now but¡­¡±said Shamal teasingly ¡°That¡¯s not what¡¯s surprising ¡°said Shamal ¡°That¡¯s not the surprising part?!! What¡¯s more surprising than a kid, who was assessed with ¡®dead Profound Veins¡¯ by Shamal which vouch for 100% complete assurance in the assessment and now can utilized Ki?¡± Drakneil, Valla, Laila ponder to themselves ¡°After I made him the formation, I configured it for the Ki pressure to adjust what his body can handle and put a talisman notifying me from any movements or intrusion in the room. After 6 months, the kid recovered as you can see earlier. The moment the Kid woke up, I immediately rushed to his room. When I got there, I noticed 8, 100-year Mana Needles, was drained out by more than three-fourths.¡± said Shamal with amazement in his voice and face ¡°WHAAAATT!?¡± The group simultaneously shouted in astonishment (Except for Drazhan who knew this beforehand) Mana Needles are solidified Ki in needle form. It should be known that each 100-year Mana needle is comparable to 100 Peak Emperor Realm Experts Ki Reservoir. For 8, 100-year Mana needles, to drain out like that was really astonishing for them, it was akin to an untold phenomenon to the whole Alexandria Continent ¡°There¡¯s one last thing, Hahaha¡± said Shamal, ¡°When I checked the kid¡¯s body for changes in it, I was even more surprised. The 8, 100-year Mana needles, to drain out like that were really surprising too but what even more astonished me was the kids Profound Veins. The kid¡¯s Profound Veins were like reincarnated, it¡¯s damn healthy when I checked it and the surprising part is, is that his Profound Veins was tens or hundreds times vaster than an average person, his Profound Veins were akin to a great labyrinth, compared to an average person who¡¯s a straight road, it¡¯s a lot vaster than [Anomalies] if you compare it, maybe a few dozen vaster than [Anomalies].¡± Said Shamal with amazement ¡°Whhatt!?¡± said the group simultaneously again ¡°Are you serious, Sham?¡± said Drakneil with astonishment ¡°Yes, that¡¯s what I want to discuss with you, the specialness of the kid¡± said Shamal ¡°This kid is even more special than what we thought, its not good if the other families get a wind of this kid¡¯s specialness, but he wants to be a ¡®Honorary Despero¡¯, the other families would get a wind of this the moment we accept him¡± said Drakneil with worries in it Drakneil was worried because if they found out that their family takes in a special kid like Draenol, the other family would get wary of them and try to dispose the kid immediately because they don¡¯t want an additional power siding with them, it would be a lot more difficult in the future for the other families to take the Despero Villa Head if they let the kid like Draenol grow up and side with Vlad¡¯s family. ¡°What¡¯s more, he¡¯s Vlad¡¯s friend, from what Vlad told me, he really considers Draenol as brother even if they only knew each other for a while¡± added Drazhan ¡°Exactly, from Vlad¡¯s point of view, the kid is already his brother, if he got disposed of the other family then Vlad would harbor deep grudge against the other Despero families. That¡¯s why I¡¯ve readied this¡± said Shamal and then he took out a parchment with special cryptic writings glowing on it