《The Mythical: Crystals of Yahweh》 Chapter 1: A Great Dragon Folly ¡°Lord Nivrah, we need to run now. Are you sure we could take down the land dragon?¡± Nivrah smiles big, ¡°YOU THINK I CAN¡¯T TAKE DOWN A STUPID DRAGON.¡± Nivrah rose his hand. The soldiers light their arrows on fire. The Mages start to cast their spells. ¡°FIRE,¡± yells Nivrah. A bunch of arrows flew to the sky, while Fireballs hit the trees, sending them into flames. ¡°GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR¡± A burst of wind comes out of the forest. Some of the soldiers took out their blades of steel. Nivrah looks up and sees a large black figure in the sky covering part of the moon. ¡°IT''S LAND DRAGON, KILL THAT THING¡­¡± The dragon opens its mouth, preparing to attack. The mages create a shield protecting the group. Nivrah takes out his sword and shield. The dragon drops to the ground. Bursts of wind push back Nivrah and his army. ¡°GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAR.¡± Land dragon shoots out spikes from the ground, killing and injuring 1 ? 4 of Nivrah¡¯s army. ¡°ATTACK NOW. WE MUST ENSLAVE THAT BEAST'''', everyone yells and charges towards the land dragon. Nivrah¡¯s blade crackles with electricity. The Dragon swings its wings at a tight shield formation, killing 5, injuring 10, and breaking the formation. Nivrah sees his crippling army and now defenseless shouts ¡°RETREAT, FALL BACK. WHO EVER CAN SURVIVE, FALL BACK, THIS IS A LOSING BATTLE.¡± The Soldiers start following Nivrah deeper in the forest. ¡°We must get to the tree. If we do, we acquire one of the most powerful weapons and armor in the land.¡± Land dragon turns around, opens his mouth and fires a blast of dust and rocks, killing over 300 soldiers. Roots from the ground shot up and pierce Nivrah¡¯s soldiers. Nivrah looks left and right. ¡°WHERE IS IT.¡± Nivrah took a swing with his sword destroying a root. The horse fell to the floor being pierced by a spike. Nivrah dropped to the floor. ¡°DAMN IT, HE GOT MY HORSE.¡± he said, spotting a pool of blood. ¡°DAMN there¡¯s only 100 of us left.¡± The dragon slowly approaches Nivrah with a devilish smile. ¡°FOOLISH HUMAN, YOU THINK YOU CAN DEFEAT ME. YOUR ARMY IS FILLED WITH FEEBLE MEN. NOW YOU¡¯RE GOING TO PERISH LIKE EVERY OTHER HUMAN WHO WAS FOOLISH ENOUGH TO COME ATTACK ME IN MY FOREST, BOY.¡± Land dragon takes a swing at Nivrah. Nivah''s eyes widened. Suddenly A girl with blonde hair stands in front of Nivrah matching the dragon''s attack. You''re lucky the council knew you were going to do this.¡± Nivrah smiles in glee. The mysterious girl in blond hair glances at Nivrah for a couple of seconds. ¡°Yep, sorry I''m still in knight school. Almost gonna graduate though. Wow, this dragon is strong.¡± ¡°Nivrah, that is Seraphina, she is known as the light trilogy,¡± says one of the soldiers. ¡°Of course, I know that¡± annoys Nivrah. Nivrah looks to the left. A boy with gauntlets punches the land dragon in the face. He is taller than average, with dark brown hair and green eyes that complemented his masculine figure. Seraphina smiles, ¡°Finally, you made it Zephyr. Everyone gets out of here.¡± ¡°Yo sir, that is the twilight trilogy, Zephyr,¡± says one of Nivrah soldiers. ¡°I know that" says Nivrah in annoyance. ¡°Let the Council knights handle this dragon,¡± smiles Zephyr. Nivrah and his army did what she said. Roots from the ground shot towards Seraphina. ¡°Light magic, light control.¡± Seraphina¡¯s sword turns yellow. ¡°Dragon ark, ZU Long DRAGON Punch.¡± Zephyr jumps high. Spiritual energy forms onto his hands into the shape of a dragon''s head. Zephyr extends his fist with full force shooting out spiritual energy in the shape of a dragon. Land dragon slams his paw on the floor. A wall shoots up from the ground protecting him. Seraphina dashes past, cutting down all the roots. Land dragon flew to the sky. ¡°Forest magic, SOLAR Devastation.¡± The land dragon gatherers energy from the sun similar to photosynthesis. ¡°This¡­, this dragon could perform photosynthesis,¡± says Seraphina in shock. Nivrah reaches out his hand. ¡°WHO EVER IS STILL ALIVE START FORMING A SHIELD.¡± The soldiers did what he said. The Land Dragon opened his mouth shooting out a green beam. A giant magic shield covers everyone. BOOOOOOOOOOOOM! ¡°Nivrah, Nivrah, Nivrah. ARE YOU AWAKE,¡± says Seraphina. ¡°What, what happened?¡± Nivrah slowly gets up, touching his forehead. ¡°Damn these dragons are too powerful. We would have died if it wasn¡¯t for all the mages combining their magic to make a shield and even then, if he was even a centimeter closer we would have been dead,¡± Zephyr explains. Nivrah walks back home with his army. Hours later¡­ ¡°AS OF ALWAYS, you have done good work,¡± smiles Simba while looking at the information gathered by Seraphina and Zephyr group. Seraphina bent down to the group of people sitting in the expensive chairs. ¡®The council. The people who run almost this whole entire world. Each was hand-picked by Simba himself. They say this organization has been here for a little over 1000 years. The amount of status you need to join this group.¡¯ Seraphina smiles while blushing. ¡®I can¡¯t freaking wait when I become the leader. It''s gonna be so exciting. Even though I am 15 years old and also still in knight school I still want to join the council now.¡¯ Zephyr looks at Seraphina, ¡®Well I guess she is thinking about being in charge of the world again.¡¯ ¡°Great work of giving us this information. We have no more missions for you,¡± says one of the members of the Council. Seraphina starts to stretch as soon as walking outside the building. ¡°I wonder how X is doing. His Mission is for him to travel and explore. He should be back in a week or two.¡± ¡°Seraphina, you really like his older sister, don''t worry too much about him. He is properly getting constantly asked out or asked to be married by these women.¡± ¡°That''s the problem, why does he need a wife? He got us, plus he is a teenager. All he needs is me, you and the others. We all grew up together and, in our hearts, we were family.¡± Zephyr looks to the left.Unauthorized usage: this tale is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. ¡°Oh, hey look, it''s Bobby.¡± ¡°Washup guys, finally your back. My Mission was to gather metal. By the way, where is X.¡± Zephyr and Seraphina look at each other. ¡°Well Bobby, X, hehehe, yeah. We have no clue where that lady stealer is.¡± Bobby giggled, ¡°First it was, Women whisper, Then lady tamer, Wife tamer, and now Women stealer, what next, Lady¡¯s man.¡± Zephyr smacks his forehead. ¡°What is wrong with me? That was a way better name.¡± ¡°Damn, why have I never thought about that.¡± ¡°Oh yeah, Scantron is doing a class in a couple of hours. He wants me to gather all the students.¡± Zephyr and Seraphina follow Bobby to the school. ¡°We have 2 more people, so that makes 299 of you. I guess X is still not back from his journey,¡± smile Scantron. ¡°So, what''s this special class?¡± ask a random guy. ¡°Oh, we''re gonna have a free for all in the land dragon''s forest. Don¡¯t worry he left that territory,¡± answer Scantron while tapping on the guy''s shoulder. Scantron creates a magic portal, ¡°follow me class.¡± Bobby looks around and sees a few random people. A giant noise rang throughout the forest. Everyone starts fighting each other. Zephyr took a swing instantly knocking one of them out. Zephyr goes into a fighting position. ¡°Dragon ark, Dragon Talon whip.¡± green energy explodes in Zephyr¡¯s fist. Zephyr turns 360 degrees shooting out a wave of energy. Seraphina dashes towards 10 people, ¡°Light magic, bright shot.¡± Seraphina¡¯s sword glows yellow. 10 people charge towards her. ¡°Let''s take her down first.¡± ¡°GOT IT.¡± Seraphina reaches out her arm shooting a beam out her sword knocking all 10 of them out. Bobby turns his body to metal. 3 guys with swords took a swing. Bobby jumps high while moving his leg 360 degrees knocking all 3 of them out. Scantron looks over the forest with his body in the sky. ¡°Hm, I wonder how much time these people will take to knock out each other. Well, this generation might be what the council needs. Most of their soldiers come from kingdoms that are in their alliance. There are over 300 kingdoms. With one third being from the human race. Don¡¯t forget about the mini towns and civilizations. I think around 50 kingdoms allied with the Council. Which makes sense why they have a large amount of territory.¡± Scantron scratches his head. ¡°I really wonder how that kid X is doing.¡± __________________________________________________ BOOOOOM! Nivrah''s eyes widen, seeing his kingdom explode. ¡°DAMN IT. IT''S THE LAND DRAGON.¡± Nivrah charges towards his castle while a bunch of people start exiting the kingdom.¡± Land dragon shot a beam out his mouth destroying a pillar and a couple of houses the size of a mansion. Tree roots sprout out from the ground. Nivrah looked at his soldiers. ¡°LET''S CHARGE.¡± Land dragon smiles seeing Nivrah. Nivrah jumped high, ¡°Lightning control.¡± Electricity coursed through Nivrah¡¯s blade. Land dragon shot a beam from his mouth. Nivrah flew to the ground. ¡°YOU THINK I WOULD LET THAT HAPPEN. I AM LAND DRAGON KEEPER OF THE FOREST AND YOU DESTROYED IT.¡± Land dragon flew down, smacking Nivrah with his tail. Nivrah flew into multiple buildings. All the knights charge towards the land dragon. Land dragon looked at the foolish soldiers, obliterating them with one blast. ¡°AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.¡± Nivrah banged on the floor seeing some of his good friends be killed by the land dragon. Roots start breaking down the castle causing it to crumble. "DAMMMMMMMM IT.¡± Nivrah reached out his hands to the castle. Nivrah charged towards the dragon with rage in his eyes. ¡®I NEED TO KILL THIS SON OF A BITCH.¡¯ Land dragon took a swing. Nivrah took out his blade and blocked his attack. Land dragon roared, summoning roots from the ground. Nivrah screams while electricity explodes out of his blade. Land dragon tanked the hit feeling nothing. Nivrah screamed while taking multiple swings. Land dragon flew to the sky. Nivrah fell to the ground. ¡°COME BACK HERE NOW. I SAID COME BACK HERE.YOU ASS HOLE COME BACK HERE!!¡± Land Dragon smiles at Nivrah, ¡°Now you would live with the guilt of losing your money, your fame, and finally all your loved ones. You injured many elves; I was keeping safe. Maybe this would make you think about the other races that you carelessly killed and hurt.¡± Land dragon flew away to the direction of his now very damaged forest. __________________________________________________ Scantron and Bobby walked alone to a secret bunker. ¡°AHAHAHHAHAAHHAHA, none of y''all win,¡± laughs Scantron. ¡°As soon as there were around 50 of us. You literally started beating us up,¡± annoy Bobby. ¡°Bobby life''s not fair and you gotta be prepared for the worst outcome. There are gonna be times where everything is stacked against you. It''s better for you to run and regroup then to fight a person way powerful than you,¡± says Scantron. ¡°Zephyr and Seraphina, wondering where you live, should we tell them about the base?¡± ¡°No, only you and X know. I need you two for some science experiments plus, if anything goes south, I could hide you guys here. It''s better for them to not know,¡± smile Scantron while touching a giant tree. A trap door that''s disguised as a patch of grass starts to slide open, revealing a secret stairwell. Both Bobby and Scantron walk downwards. The door starts to shut. Scantron shot a small ball of fire, lighting up a lantern that he held in his right hand. Both of them walks into a room that had a casket that had a photo of a girl that looked a little too like Scantron. Scantron sat on the floor with Bobby. Bobby places the flowers on the floor. Scantron put his hands together while bowing his head. Bobby follows Scantron, imitating a Christian like prayer. 2 minutes have passed¡­ Scantron got up looking at the girl in the picture. ¡®See ya, Shrestron.¡¯ With Bobby, Scantron left the room to run experiments. Chapter 2: The dark Trilogy ¡°AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.¡± 2 guys grab queen Kelly¡¯s arm. ¡°Sir we got her.¡± Kelly elbows one of the guys in the face. The same guy moves his head while his hood falls down. Revealing him to be Nivrah. ¡°DAMN IT,¡± yells Nivrah. Kelly looks around, ¡°CALL FOR THE KNIGHTS, ANY OF YOU QUICKLY.¡± ¡°If any of you move. You die on the spot.¡± Nivrah and another guy forcefully turn Kelly. Kelly¡¯s eyes widen seeing a male with a purple and black outfit that looks too advanced. ¡°Long time princess.¡± Kelly¡¯s body starts to shake, the feeling of fear slowly covering her face. ¡®It''s, its, Techno Hunter. He¡¯s one of the most famous bounty hunters.¡¯ Techno hunter hops on his motorcycle. Nivrah forcefully puts Kelly in a car. Kelly looks around. ¡®What is this technology that I''m seeing?¡¯ Techno Hunter fires his gun, destroying an arrow made out of magic. A woman with a crown starts to fire another arrow in the sky. Techno Hunter tosses a sphere in the sky. The sphere hit the fire arrow. BOOM. An explosion goes off hitting the woman causing her to fall to the floor. ¡°Get the other one,¡± yells Techno Hunter. 10 of Techno Hunters soldiers run towards the women. 2 of them grab her unconscious body. The other 8 ties her up. Techno Hunter opens the door. The soldiers shove her body with the princess. The group quickly drives away. Kelly looks at Nivrah. ¡°Why are you doing this?¡± ¡°It''s been a month since the dragon attacked. I lost everything. My friends saw the kingdom my father entrusted me with crumble to ashes. I got a little stronger but not strong enough. Got into this group to gain quick money as well as finding items to help gain more power and make good money.¡± Kelly glances at Nivrah. ¡°We could still fix this just get me out of these ropes. I promise I will help you.¡± Nivrah smiles then looks up. ¡°Kelly I was stripped of my title as king. Even gaining a criminal record by the council. It''s too late.¡± Kelly looks deeply at Nivrah. ¡°It''s never too late I could clear your name and even¡­¡± ¡°NO Kelly it''s too late, im 18 years old. I was an adult 2 years ago.¡± ¡°But¡­ But¡­¡± ¡°But nothing¡­ I like this life; I have a new temporary family.¡± ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A boy with a black cloak walk. His clothes are slightly ripped and stained with blood. His face is covered with a hood attacked with a clock with a fox Japanese mask, half his hair is black, and half his hair is white. Every citizen stare at him with mystery. Knights run past him going in the direction of their 2 queens. The boy opens the door to a restaurant. A lady walks to the table the boy sits at. ¡°Hi sir, here is the menu. What would you like to eat?¡± ¡°Hmm, can I have two slices of sweet potato pie, with kuding herbal brown tea level 5.¡± The lady smiles. ¡°Wow you sure, it''s very bitter, this level is mixed with green tea.¡± ¡°Yes, I''m sure it''s been a long couple of weeks.¡± The lady walks away. ¡°Wait 10-15 minutes.¡± The boy looks at the adventurers around him. ¡®Damn it''s been around a month and a half, maybe 2 by now. I haven¡¯t really kept track. Through all of that traveling. I found only one of the gods'' locations and the crystal''s location. Looking around I see only people here. There are no slaves here, surprisingly how common it is. Mostly it''s humans enslaving Demi-humans and Elves. It honestly disgusts me but I''m not this high a mighty leader. The 2 Princesses'' Katie and Kelly. Yeah, no wonder, that''s banned in their kingdom. It''s them 2 after all. I wonder how those 2 are doing. It''s been such a long time.¡¯ The boy looks at the entrance. BOOOM! The door bursts open. 10 guys smile while walking in getting the attention of everyone. The vibe quickly changes. ¡°AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, that B Class bear we killed was a tough challenge.¡± The boy in black takes a quick glance. ¡®Why are they so loud can¡¯t they tell their other adventures trying to enjoy their meal.¡¯ The waitress puts the food on the table. ¡°Here you go sir. Thank you for your patience.¡± ¡°No thank you. Here is a gold coin. (100 USD)¡± The boy in black looks up seeing the woman''s smile. ¡°You sure. The meal was only 20 copper or 2 silver.¡± The boy in black looks at the food. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. It''s a nice spot so why not give a small tip.¡± The waitress starts giggling. ¡°You gave me 5 times the amount.¡± ¡°Shhhh, just a small tip.¡± The waitress walks away. The boy takes off his mask. His eyes wander while starting to eat the sweet potato pie and sip his tea. ¡®Damn, this is good.¡¯ ¡°HAHAHAHAHAHA. HAHAHAHAHAHA, NO MORE SWEET POTATO PIE. I just fought a B class bear. I am basically protecting this kingdom.¡± The waitress bows. ¡°I''m sorry sir. Please don¡¯t get mad. We are just waiting on the new supplies. The last two slices were already taken.¡± The waitress looks like a 16-year-old, skinny, short girl. 2 of the dudes stand up. Each of them has massive weapons looking intimidating. ¡°Do what he says little girl.¡± ¡°We don¡¯t want to hurt ya.¡± ¡°I don''t remember when it was our problem, you don''t have the resources.¡± The boy in black just watches. ¡°UUUGHHh.¡± says the girl while landing on the floor, hitting the Boy in black table. The boy in black puts his tea on the table and puts on his mask. ¡°Hey, miss, are you okay?¡± The girl looks up seeing the boy''s arm reaching out. Both of them touch hands. The boy lifts her up. ¡°Thanks, oh and sorry for bumping the table.¡± The boy walks towards the group. The 2 men look down seeing the boy''s head. ¡°HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. YOU''RE SO SHORT¡± Everyone starts to laugh. The man who points out the boys in black height takes a swing. Another one attacks the boy backing up his teammate. Woosh, The boy in black quickly ducks low to the ground, dodging the two attacks. His legs explode up, striking both of them with a single blow. Both guys stagger backwards onto the floor. ¡°Are you done, or you want some more.¡± All 8 stand up, each stackering over the boy in black. The boy in black takes a deep breath. ¡°You all asked for it.¡± All 7 of them charge at once. The Boy in black goes into a fighting position. BOOOOM!!!¡­. The door bursts open. All 10 of them fly out. The boy in black sits down acting like nothing happened while continuing to eat his meal. ¡®Damn, this pie is good.¡¯ The door bursts open. ¡°ANY ADVENTURER WE NEED YOUR HELP BOTH OF PRINCESSES HAS BEEN CAPTURED.¡± The boy in black takes a giant bite finishing his other Piece of pie. The boy in black looks at the soldiers. ¡°You gotta be shitting me.¡± The soldiers run towards the boy in black. ¡°We have almost 300 of us. Wanna join, of course we would pay you.¡± The boy in black stands up while putting on the mask back on. ¡°Stay here let me and the adventurers do this. Trust me I will bring her back.¡± ¡°Follow us,¡± demands one of the soldiers.Stolen content alert: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ¡°We have 50 adventures here and 100 knights, each of your missions is the same. Whoever can get her, 1000 gold.¡± The boy in black starts to think about the money. ¡®HOLY CRAP 100K Bronze. I could basically buy a mansion with that money.¡¯ ¡°Your Mission is simple. Get both of them.¡± People start dashing off only having money in their mind. The boy in black starts walking. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ¡°HAHAHAHAHAHA! So, you all think that you guys can defeat me, I already killed all forty of the adventurers,¡± smile Nivrah. Techno Hunter sits down on the back of the car staring down at the Knights. ¡°So, one hundred of you boys. Nivrah stand down, let me deal with them.¡± Nivrah walks towards Kelly putting a sword to her neck. ¡°Who would you choose, Princess Kelly or Princess Katie? HAHAHAHAHAHA which one.¡± Techno Hunter shoots a gun to the sky. All a hundred knights charge towards Techno Hunter like hungry wolves pouncing on their prey. BOOOOOOOOOOOOM! A flash of light goes off. Five soldiers roll to the floor with extensive injuries. Drops of blood fall from the sky. Techno Hunter walks towards the motorcycle. ¡°Take the bitches and let''s go. You boys can rough them up. I honestly don''t care. Tell your soldier boys to rack up a thousand gold or your princesses are gonna be my slaves.¡± Techno hunter drives off with his gang. Kelly squeezes her hands, her blood boiling by the heat of rage. ¡°Nivrah! I¡¯M GONNA KILL YOU... HOW DARE YOU.¡± Nivrah swings his hand and hits Kelly. Kelly rockets through the air, the wind blows against her body as she flies, she finally falls and crashes her head onto the trunk. ¡°Bitch, what are you gonna do about it?¡± says Nivrah. ¡°I mean you are looking cute right now, being all vulnerable, and left to my own mercy,¡± Nivrah sneers. Kelly looks at him with a virulent glare and swings her head to face the back of the trunk. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The five soldiers'' eyes widen seeing the boy in the mask. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about your 2 princesses, I''m gonna take care of that. All 5 of you knights use tracking magic, I know one of you put a magic tracker.¡± The soldier in the middle raises his hand. ¡°Wait sir, we need 1000 gold, or our princess is gonna be a slave to this guy Techno hunter. ¡± ¡°Give me the tracker. I will bring them back,¡± says the Boy in black. The soldier hesitates for a few seconds then tosses him the tracker. The Boy in the mask presses the button on the tracker. ¡°Ok they have to stop for a while. This is gonna take me a couple of hours. They stop on a hill. Base properly. No, they''re using Vehicles, so it might be charging stations. These types of trucks take approximately 3 hours to charge. That means I have less than 3 hours.¡± The boy in the mask dashes forward. ¡°YALL BETTER GET ME MY MONEY.¡± ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The doors open. ¡°Walk,¡± commands one of the men. Kelly and Katie walk towards the camp, smelling the campfire burning the tender meat. Both of them glance at the dark cave nearby. Techno Hunter stands up. 2 soldiers automatically hit Katie and Kelly''s legs with their guns. Both women take a knee. His helmet striking a dangerous presence. Techno Hunter crosses his arms. ¡°How does it feel to be on your knees?¡± Katie looks up and stares deeply into Techno Hunter''s eyes. ¡°What you want with us. Our people are well fed. Is it because your little boy''s feelings got hurt? This is pointless. This little thing you''re trying to do won''t work?¡± ¡°Bullshit, your kingdom is the richest and most fruitful. Why else does the Council want to keep y''all in so badly.¡± Techno Hunter''s voice explodes with anger. His fist tightens. Katie instantly leaps forward. Techno Hunter grabs her wrist and tosses her on the rough floor. Techno Hunter smiles, ¡°quite impressive you''re skilled on untying knots.¡± Katie leaps forward once more. Techno Hunter turns 360 degrees then fires bullets. Katie''s body drops. ¡°DAMN IT...¡± Katie''s eyes start to shake while her body becomes heavy, ¡®I can¡¯t move. What did he do to me?¡¯ ¡°TECHNO HUNTER I''M GOING TO KILL YOU. YOUR RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING A FEW OF MY FRIENDS.¡± The men smile seeing Katie''s defenseless body. Techno Hunter voice hardens. ¡°You''re the friends of those rich ass holes. Who owns slaves. Maybe somebody needs to teach you how to be powerless.¡± Techno Hunter snaps. 4 of his soldiers grab Katie then violently drag her to the dark cave. Katie screams being unable to move her body. ¡°WHAT ARE YOU DOING¡­STOP¡­SHE IS SORRY DONT DO THIS PLEASE¡­¡± Kelly''s body drops to the floor, tears flowing out of her eyes hearing Katie¡¯s loud painful screams. ¡°PlEaSe, StOp¡­¡± Techno Hunter starts to laugh. Nivrah''s eyes close, his body shivers a little. ¡®For a kid¡­He is a little scary.¡¯ Techno Hunter steps on Kelly butt. ¡°Shut up or I''m gonna do it to you. Then blow your brains out.¡± A glock 7 points towards Kelly. Tears rain down her cheeks, Kelly closes her eyes. With each scream making her body shiver. ¡°Oh yeah, fetch me food slave, now skedaddle. I am quite hungry. What''s wrong, I don''t like when the roles are reversed.¡± Kelly starts crying, hearing the screams of her sister Katie. ¡°Why us? We treat everyone with kindness. Why do we need to pay for some other nation''s cruelties?¡± ¡®Someone, anyone. I beg of you. I would do anything just to save us from them.¡¯ Kelly''s tied hands hit the floor. Her weakness starts spilling out. Her body gets up. ¡°...because all of you are the same. No matter if it''s the new world or old. Rich, high-class stuck-up nobles like you always look down on us.¡± ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Kelly eyes widen seeing Katie body drag out of the dark cave with only her undergarments. Seeing her dignity strips away. Seeing her pride and confidence drained right out of her. Tears start to flow out her face. ¡°What did you do? Kelly grabs Techno Hunters shirt. ¡°WHAT DID YOU DO?¡± Techno Hunter slaps Kelly in the face. Kelly flies to the floor. ¡°These are not even my main soldiers. There are the guys I pick up. The ones that got their homes, Family, and life taken away. From you people. Hell, the Council did not care if a dragon blew Nirvah house down. Didn''t even bat an eye or try to help. Just strip away his title and that was it,¡± angers Techno Hunter. Techno Hunter walks towards Katie. Kelly charges towards Techno Hunter. Nivrah pins her to the ground. ¡°What are you doing Nivrah. WHAT ARE YOU DOING¡­LET ME GO.¡± ¡°Kelly stops this or you''re gonna be next and I''m not joking. You''re gonna force me to do some things that I don''t want to do.¡± Techno Hunter touches her mouth. ¡°You really gave her a beating. Her mouth is shut. Princesses like you should know who the real ruler is.¡± The Failed Zekken Style The boy in black takes out his sword, dashing towards Techno Hunter¡¯s soldiers, knocking down ten of them swiftly. The boy in black walks up the hill, knocking out more and more soldiers. ¡°COME AT ME.¡± Fifteen of Techno Hunter¡¯s soldiers guarding the hill charge towards the Boy in black. ¡°Ninja art, zone flash.¡± The boy in black increases his grip on the black bladed katana. Shadow energy flows out of the Boy in black. He dashes towards all fifteen of them¡­ ¡°YO IM LOOKING FOR two of the Princesses you better surrender. You can do it the easy way or the hard way.¡± Two of Techno Hunter¡¯s soldiers take a swing. The boy in black instantly takes them down. Techno hunter smiles looking at the boy in black. Two more Techno hunter soldiers charge towards the boy in black. Both of them take out their swords. The boy in black dodges one of them. Then drops to the floor and swings his leg counterclockwise, tripping one of them. The boy in black performs a kick up implanting his foot into one of their faces. Nivrah looks at Techno Hunter. ¡°You know him.¡± ¡°Yeah, I know him. He''s hiding his presence with that mask. But I know that fighting style from anywhere.¡± A few of his soldiers'' eyes widens. ¡°Wait, that Katana,¡± says one. ¡°That cape,¡± says the other. ¡°That mask,¡± says the third soldier. Techno Hunter smiles. ¡°You guys are too weak. I want y''all to escape. That boy in black is known as the most ruthless, most brutal out of all 3 of the trilogies. They say his combat is almost perfect. He recently fought a god named Archlades who had 1000 men. The guy defeated him alone. His name is X the dark trilogy.¡± Nivrah takes out his sword. ¡°I will take him on to see if he¡¯s the real deal.¡± Techno Hunter looks around seeing his men not moving. ¡°WHAT ARE YALL WAITING FOR TAKE THE CARS AND GO. I WILL MEET YOU SOON. LEAVE THE GIRLS.¡± The soldiers did what Techno Hunter says. Nivrah goes into a fighting position. X goes into an offensive fighting position. Nirvah charges towards X. ¡°Lightning magic, lightning control.¡± Nivrah¡¯s blade turns yellow being covered with lightning. X blocks Nivrah¡¯s attack. Nivrah jumps back taking a swing releasing a slash of electricity. ¡°Ninja art, Crescent slash.¡± X¡¯s blade explodes with purple energy. X takes a swing releasing a purple slash. Nivrah''s eyes widens, ¡®damn it both our attacks canceled each other out.¡¯ Nivrah charges towards X. ¡°Lightning magic, electro flash.¡± Nivrah''s eyes turn yellow, electricity explodes out his body, his blade grows longer and yellow. Nivrah vanishes. X looks around keeping track with Nivrah¡¯s speed. Nivrah takes a swing cutting X¡¯s head. Nivrah smiles. ¡®Dark trilogy my ass. It took just that to kill him.¡¯ Smoke explodes out of X¡¯s body. Nivrah''s eyes widens. X appears behind Nivrah, ¡°Ninja art, illusion.¡± Nivrah turns around and quickly takes a swing. X steps back and spits out blood, while moving his arm up. Nivrah''s sword flew out of his hand. Nivrah smiles while implanting his palm onto his stomach. X eyes widen. ¡®Damn it, an exploding glove. New world weapon.¡¯ BOOOOOOOM!!! X flies back, landing perfectly on his feet while tossing his destroyed cape. Kelly¡¯s eyes widen. ¡®That wound he got. He fought a god and 1000 men. That wound looks too fresh and those stitches around his body. Those ripped clothes. He¡¯s fighting Nivrah with his body in this state. Scantron is right, this boy is a freak of nature.¡¯ X points his blade at Nivrah. ¡°It looks like you¡¯ve been to the new world.¡± Nivrah picks up his sword. ¡°No, I have not. Just heard about this new world from Techno Hunter. I still can¡¯t believe this glove, those guns, and those cars even exist.¡± ¡®To think he¡¯s giving me this much trouble at his weakest. But his ego will be his downfall.¡¯ ¡°LIGHTNING MAGIC, LIGHTNING CONTROL.¡± Nivrah¡¯s blade turns yellow while zooming towards X. ¡°DON¡¯T MESS WITH ME.¡± X takes out another katana. ¡°Lightning magic thunder control. Fire magic, Fire control.¡± X¡¯s left blade explodes with flames, while X¡¯s right blade explodes with electricity. Nivrah takes a swing to the left. X blocks with his right blade while jumping back. Nivrah swings his blade in multiple directions with the intent to kill. X dodges all of Nivrah¡¯s attacks, subsequently taking a swing with his right arm. Electricity bursts out of Nivrah¡¯s body, sending him flying. X appears directly in front of Nivrah, landing another aggressive blow. Flames burst out of Nivrah¡¯s body, sending him flying once more. ¡°Nivrah his ninja art, is the failed Zekken style. Another fact about him is that he tried to create his own version of the Zekken style inspired by Scantron. But of course, as you can see, he failed and created an unstable version,¡± warns Techno Hunter. Nivrah slowly gets up looking at Techno Hunter. ¡°That makes sense he did train extensively under scantron but to think that he made it that far creating his own failed version is very impressive. Not even the Council could even use Zekken style.¡± Techno Hunter scans the area, his right hand gently touches the handgun being prepared to draw it. ¡°HEY X, you''re lucky that I''m not gonna kill you. I would rather fight you at your strongest than your weakest.¡± X goes into a fighting technique. ¡°Ninja¡­AHH.¡± A bunch of blood comes out of X¡¯s body at once. His visions start to blur. His body starts to scream. X puts his sword down using it as a cane to stand up. Techno Hunter looks past X seeing a bunch of knights, ¡°OH SHIT, NIVRAH GO LEFT, I GO RIGHT. SOMEDAY WE COULD MEET EACH OTHER AGAIN. THE OTHER 2 ARE HERE.¡± If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. ¡°Light magic, light slash.¡± ¡°Dragon art, dragons bubble.¡± Zephyr shoots out blue spheres of mana from his fist. Seraphina shoots out yellow slashes of light from her sword. Techno Hunter takes out a cutlass and blocks the attacks. ¡°Oh, the special dragon ark fighting style, and the rare light magic. Never really seen that before. But X¡¯s style is more impressive.¡± Techno Hunter runs, jumping on his motorcycle. ¡°Cya bitches.¡± ROOM. ROom. RMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM. The engine bursts with power and emotion being awake and alive once more. Zephyr hits the curb rein on the horse making him move faster while his heart stays steady and calm. Seraphina and 10 other knights follow his lead. X runs towards the princesses. Nivrah runs in the opposite direction near a forest. ¡°I will be right back. You two just stay here.¡± X runs towards the direction of Nivrah. Katie tosses X a healing potion. X catches it without slowing down. ¡°THANK YOU.¡± Nivrah looks back, seeing a dark figure moving in the woods. Nivrah looks back once more seeing it get closer. Nivrah starts moving faster and faster trying to get rid of the dark figure. Bump. Bump. Bump. Bump. ¡°HH U HH U HH U.¡± The wind starts blowing a cool breeze. Nivrah takes out his sword while his eyes shake like a 9.0 earthquake. The trees get darker, and the atmosphere gets more intense. Snip. ¡°AHHHHH.¡± Nivrah drops to the ground. ¡°OH Nivrah.¡± Nivrah¡¯s eyes start to shake 10 times faster. His body jolts out of instinct, invading shuriken made out of water. Nivrah generates electricity from his sword and takes a swing releasing a slash of lightning. Nivrah¡¯s eyes widen seeing X for a moment. ¡°DON¡¯T PLAY AROUND X. I WOULD BE DAMNED.¡± A katana flies at Nivrah, cutting a big chunk of his arm. Blood bursts out, a chunk of meat and a few Pieces of bone drop to the floor. Nivrah¡¯s arm looks like a chicken wing that had a big Peace bitten off. Tears flow out filled with rage. Nivrah dangerously dashes towards X. X dodges his attack and kicks Nivrah¡¯s hand, forcefully making him drop the sword. X spins performing a back kick. Nivrah flies to the ground. X takes out another sword. Nivrah dashes towards X while holding a secret sword with his left arm. X steps to the left. SHING. The sound of the black blade''s whispers through the air. ¡°AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH,¡± yells Nivrah. X performs a roundhouse kick. Nivrah rolls hard to the ground. Nivrah looks at his arm. ¡®MY LEFT ARM. WHERE IS MY ARM. THAT PIECE OF SHIT CUT IT OFF.¡¯ Nivrah¡¯s severed arm gushes out tons of blood like a volcanic eruption. Nivrah, seeing his arm, starts to scream. The fearless rage turns into fearfulness, as he grips his severed arm. X slowly walks towards Nivrah. Nivrah''s eyes shake, his heart starts to pump faster. ¡®What what, what is this? He¡¯s no Hero. HE¡¯S NO HERO AT ALL. THAT''S NO HUMAN.¡¯ Nivrah slowly stands up and runs. X tosses a shuriken at Nivrah¡¯s left leg. THUMP. Nivrah slowly gets up once more and starts to limp away. ¡®I gotta run, I gotta run. I GOTTA RUN.¡¯ X¡¯s pace stayed the same as his blade dripped with Nivrah¡¯s blood. ¡°I''m not like the others. I won¡¯t kill if I don¡¯t have to. You made a grave mistake messing with these two princesses. I am not a shining knight in armor.¡± BUMP BUMP BUMP BUMP BUMP BUMP. Nivrah¡¯s breathing greatly increases. His eyes shake at a faster pace. ¡°NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.¡± ¡®THIS IS FEAR. HE IS THE DEFINITION OF¡­¡¯ Sqwelp! Drip. Drip. Drip. Nivrah¡¯s body drops from a very high place. His eyes slowly shut. ¡®Is this; Is this really; Is this really how I am gonna¡­¡¯ X takes a swing removing Nivrah¡¯s blood from his katana, afterwards X puts his blade back into the saya. ¡®Punishment needs to be served no matter how brutal it gets to be.¡¯ Meanwhile¡­ ¡°HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, Y¡¯all think you guys will catch me,¡± yells Techno Hunter. Seraphina shoots a slash of light. ¡°STOP IN THE NAME OF THE LAW.¡± Techno Hunter drives to the left. ¡°The law could kiss my ass. You¡¯re not X so leave me alone.¡± Techno Hunter gazes to the left. Zephyr dashes towards Techno Hunter. Techno Hunter swerves his motorcycle to punch Zephyr in the stomach, releasing sound energy out of his fist. Zephyr flies into multiple trees. ¡°Don¡¯t try Zephyr, you''re lucky I''m trying to get away.¡± Zephyr slowly gets up in anger, ¡°This ass hole is lucky that I''m not trying to kill him.¡± Seraphina slowly moves more rapidly. Exactly 100 knights from the council follow Seraphina¡¯s league. ¡°Techno Hunter you''re ordered to stop now, you have committed a lot of evil. I repeat, you are ordered to stop in the name of the law.¡± ¡®How dangerous is this guy? He¡¯s only 14 but the council is this desperate to get this guy.¡¯ Techno Hunter waves to them. ¡°As I said again, you could kiss my ass. I live by no law. Especially by the shitty council.¡± Seraphina tightens her grip on the hilt of her sword. ¡°HOW DARE YOU.¡± Techno Hunter waves to his opposition. ¡°BYE, BYE.¡± Seraphina looks to the left then to the right. ¡°What is that box?¡± BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The air is thick giving off a weird, nasty smell of blood. ¡°Scantron, you see what I see?¡± ¡°I see it, Bobby. His arm is gone. Too much blood has left his body.¡± ¡°This person is lucky we found him near this stream.¡± Awaken Dragon X rolls his eyes seeing Katie on his left then glances at Kelly at the right. ¡°You both are lucky I need to go back to the council.¡± Kelly taps on X¡¯s head. ¡°X by the way, what were those metal horses?¡± ¡°Those are automobiles.¡± ¡°What about that strange bow that shot out small metal drills,¡± questions Katie. ¡°First those are guns, and those tiny metal spheres are called bullets.¡± Katie and Kelly¡¯s eyes light up. ¡°COOLLLLLL,¡± says in unison. ¡°Those are weapons from the new world,¡± notes X. ¡°We heard about the New world,¡± questions Kelly. ¡°OH yeah, Techno hunter and Nivrah mentioned it a couple of times. We have never heard it before, since then,¡± adds Katie. ¡°The New world is a term used to describe a continent in the far west. It is said to hold the most advanced technology and known to be the home of science. Yall never heard about this because the Council wants to keep the new world a secret,¡± explains X. ¡°Does¡­¡± ¡°No, they don¡¯t. Me, Scantron, and Bobby are the only ones who know, besides the council. Also don¡¯t tell them or anyone I told you both.¡± Katie leans onto X¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Thank you very much for saving us.¡± ¡°Just doing my job?¡± Kelly smiles while pressing on X¡¯s cheek like a button. ¡°You don''t have to act like we''re strangers? I did take care of you when Scantron was on his trips,¡± reminds Kelly. X smiles at Kelly. ¡°Well good for your old lady. By the way, how old are you anyway?¡± ¡°UH, DON''T ASK A WOMEN ABOUT HER AGE! I''M NOT OLD, I AM 20,¡± says Kelly in shock. ¡°Plus 30.¡± ¡°NO JUST 20. I am 7 years older than you. Who taught you those rude manners are respectful to older women.¡± X rolls his eyes ¡°Who told you to act like a 5-year-old.¡± ¡°YOU, DIDN''T.¡± ¡°DID.¡± Katie clenches her fist. ¡°CAN YOU BOTH STOP ACTING LIKE BABIES. BOTH OF YOU BE QUIET.¡± X and Kelly kept quiet for the rest of the ride. An hour and a half later¡­ ¡°X and Katie, we are here at the council,¡± smiles Kelly. Kelly opens the door to the carriage then hops out with a burst of excitement. X grabs his katana then proceeds to exit the carriage. With Katie following right behind him. X attaches his katana to the right side of his body. Five knights accompany the trio inside. ¡°Psss X, let''s lock arms. I''m royalty. It''s a custom to show manners and class,¡± whispers Katie. X locks arms with Katie and Kelly. He looks around, examining every inch of the headquarters like being hypnotized. Kelly comes closer to X. ¡°Kelly, can you please stop tugging on my arm so tight.¡± ¡°My bad, I''m just nervous when I go to new places like this. It''s so intense.¡± Two of the knights walk a little faster, opening the doors. ¡°Oh, X you''re finally back from your scouting mission. We heard the great news. Congratulations for beating a god,¡± says Simba sarcastically. ¡°I got almost all the information you need,¡± notes X. ¡°Your honor, my sister and I were captured and turned into temporary slaves by the likes of Techno Hunter, with his main partner being Nivrah. Techno Hunter¡¯s gang with Nivrah brutally deflowered my sister,¡± announces Kelly. Simba''s eyes roll while the other members of the council are shocked by what she said, ¡°This kid''s bounty is gonna go up again. It hasn''t even been a week. Princess Kelly and Katie, you are excused. Me and X have something important to discuss.¡± Kelly and Katie give a three-second glare at Simba then leave the room immediately. ¡°Now tell us all the information we have,¡± demands Simba. The rest of the nine council members look at X, waiting for the locations like their lives depend on it. ¡°I can only gather the locations of three crystals. The fire crystal is in the hottest volcano. The ice crystal is in the coldest ice cave. Finally, the sky crystal is in the labyrinth somewhere around Mount Everest.¡± Simba gives X an intense stare with a smile screaming deviousness, ¡°Well my boy, I am impressed. You have three days to rest. We need those crystals as soon as possible or the world is gonna end as we know it.¡± X leaves the room with his eyes still studying every inch of the area. X steps out of the Council''s headquarters. ¡®Something¡¯s not right. I can¡¯t tell the others. The end of the world is bullshit.¡¯ ¡°Hey, what are you doing their buddy. What''s with that serious face?¡± X looks at Bobby. ¡°This is an emergency I repeat this is an emergency I repeat. This is a world threatening problem.¡± Bobby and X look around. X takes a deep breath. ¡®Can¡¯t even get a minute.¡¯ ¡°X what are you doing this is a world threatening emergency,¡± says Bobby. X smacks his forehead. ¡®Not even a week and the council already announce an emergency.¡¯ Bobby and X hop on a horse riding to their knight school. An hour later¡­ Knight school auditorium: Simba walks up on the stage. ¡°Something is coming, we don''t know what. Today is the day you all show what you have made off. We have gathered all 100,000 of you. We need the crystals of yahweh to fight this force of evil and cruelty. We will assign you into groups to protect each of our kingdoms. This is the homebase of this army and the learning area of the students who want to be knights. Now for all you students who want to be knights, I ask you to join us in this battle against the great evil that is coming. Now Seraphina I want you to personally create a team to get all 9 of the crystals. It will be a great honor if you take this mission.¡± This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. Seraphina eyes lit up. X glances at her face. ¡°Oh God.¡± Seraphina walks up the stage with fireworks in her eyes. Her smile blinds a couple of people in the crowd. ¡°I am so honored for this position. I will do all that I can. But I need 2 weeks to form a team with a plan to get the 3 crystals.¡± Simba put his hand onto Seraphina¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Thank you and I will give you those 2 weeks.¡± ¡®X better not lie to me, better not be lying about only knowing 3 of the locations. Some of our magic users who are skilled psychiatrists said that he wasn¡¯t lying. Even our mind readers read his mind of what he was thinking. Didn¡¯t see if he was lying or not.¡¯ X gave Simba a funny look. ¡®Is it just me or this guy is just dead staring at me while Seraphina gives her speech.¡¯ Simba looks at Seraphina then at the crowd. ¡°Well, I have some business to be done so imma go. You are all dismissed.¡± X stands up with Zephyr and Bobby.Bobby wraps his arm around the two of them. ¡°Let''s get out of here and celebrate X¡¯s return and Seraphina¡¯s position.¡± Kelly and Katie walk towards the group. ¡°As you know. I am a princess, so Imma pay,¡± assume Kelly. ¡°Who said you''re invited,¡± replies X. ¡°Excuse me, don¡¯t forget I am older than you. You''re like the youngest one here.¡± ¡°Kelly and Katie, do you guys want to go out for dinner? Scantron has some experimenting to do so he won¡¯t join us,¡± asks Zephyr. Seraphina wraps her arm around X. ¡°Seraphina, are you okay? Your hugs are stronger than getting smacked by a bear.¡± ¡°Oh dear, X I missed you so much. I''m just happy you came back. You are like my little brother who I need to protect from these thirsty ladies.¡± X look at Seraphina like she lost her mind. ¡°I was only gone for a month; no ladies were thirsting for me.¡± Seraphina looks all around. ¡°This is great, it''s like none of us have changed at all. So much has happened. It''s been three years since we''ve joined, as well as Katie and Kelly becoming very close to be rulers of their kingdom.¡± Bobby''s stomach starts growling, ¡°It''s time for dinner. I really want barbeque.¡± All of them had a pleasant smile on their faces. ¡°Well guys what are you waiting for, let''s go and get some grub,¡± commands Bobby. All 6 of them start walking out the door. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ The moon turns black¡­ The wind moves faster¡­ ¡°GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR¡­¡± Wings sprout out¡­ Orange scales appear¡­ Red eyes form¡­ ¡°GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR¡­¡± 3 dragons flew to the sky being shadowed by the black moon. One has the powers of the earth. The other Dragon breath can reach heat higher than lava. Finally, the third dragon is so cold he could freeze fire with one touch. The god of the mind, Archlades, rode on land dragons back. ¡°There she is. That dragon, take it down at all costs. We can¡¯t let it get the crystals of yahweh.¡± Archlades drops down from the sky while holding his naginata in his right hand. ¡®This being is called the chaos dragon. We must kill it.¡¯ The chaos dragon shoots an orange beam out of its mouth. Archlades reaches out his left hand and pink energy starts to come out. A giant rock hits Archlades, sending him flying. ¡®That was a close one.¡¯ The orange beam splits the cloud into two. The chaos dragon shoots orange orbs out of her hands towards Archlades. Roots spark up from the ground, protecting Archlades. Fire dragon flies down with intense speed. Flames burst out of the dragon¡¯s body, increasing its velocity. The chaos dragon flies up while orange energy shoots out from its body. Fire dragon flies to the ground, being overpowered. Roots shoot up from the ground, grabbing the chaos dragon¡¯s leg. Chaos dragon hit the floor. Ice dragon shoots a beam of cold air, freezing the chaos dragon¡¯s body. Archlades¡¯ hand turns pink. Giant rocks start going towards the chaos dragon¡¯s body, completely crushing it. BOOOOOOOM¡­ A burst of energy explodes out of the dragon¡¯s body. Archlades starts condensing the flying rocks and sends them back to the chaos dragon. Fire dragon dashes towards the chaos dragon. Flames develop on his fist. The chaos dragon spins her tail, sending fire dragon flying while completely destroying the flying rocks. Archlades runs towards the chaos dragon. Ice dragon fires a bunch of shards. The chaos dragon destroys them with its tail. Archlades jumps high and takes a swing. The chaos dragon blocks with its fist. The chaos dragon punches Archlades to the ground. Ice dragon roars. Spikes of ice, much sharper, shoot out from the floor. The chaos dragon flies to the sky, dodging the attack. A burst of wind hits the chaos dragon, sending it flying. ¡°Sorry I¡¯m late,¡± says the sky dragon. The chaos dragon¡¯s eyes widen. Fire and ice dragon punch the chaos dragon in the face. The chaos dragon flies into a bunch of trees. Sky dragon shoots a burst of wind slashes at the chaos dragon. Fire dragon shoots orbs of fire. Ice dragon shoots orbs of ice. Land dragon roars at the ground. Pillars of the earth shoot towards the chaos dragon. The chaos dragon¡¯s claws turn orange while getting larger. The chaos dragon takes a swing, cutting the pillars and air slashes in half. Chaos dragon shoots an orange sphere to the sky. The sky dragon grabs Archlades. The orange sphere splits into 100 different spheres, crashing to the ground. Land dragon uses the ground as a shield. Fire and ice dragon tank the hit. Sky dragon gets out of the area. Sky dragon tosses Archlades on his back. ¡°Hold on tight.¡± The sky dragon flies in a circle. The wind starts to go clockwise. Land dragon stomps on the floor, sending pillars to the moving air. Fire dragon shoots a breath of fire. Ice dragon shoots a breath of ice. Archlades¡¯ left hand reaches towards the spinning wind and starts to make it spin even faster, forming a stronger tornado. Flames, rocks, and ice fuse with the tornado. Chaos dragon¡¯s eyes widen, seeing the tornado heading towards her. Roots wrap around the chaos dragon¡¯s body. Archlades start to tighten the roots. Chaos dragon shoots orange energy at the tornado. The tornado absorbs the energy, making it stronger and bigger. The chaos dragon forcefully flies into the tornado. A bright glistening light hits their faces. Nivrah, as well as the dragons, looks away. BOOOOOOOOOOM! Archlades opens his eyes slowly. ¡°Damn it, did that kill her?¡± Archlades rises from the floor, his right hand gripping the naginata. The chaos dragon stands up slowly. The fire dragon shoots a beam of flames. The ice dragon shoots a beam of ice. The sky dragon shoots a beam of powerful wind. The earth dragon shoots a beam of earth power. All the dragons¡¯ breaths fuse together. Archlades looks amazed. ¡°This power could possibly destroy this continent.¡± The chaos dragon shoots a beam of orange energy, completely overpowering the combined attacks from all four dragons. Archlades eyes widen. ¡°DAMN IT! WE CAN¡¯T LOSE.¡± BOOOOOOOOOOM! The whole area evaporates. Waves of energy cause massive earthquakes in a 1000-mile radius. ¡°DAMN IT,¡± yells Archlades in his own pool of blood. ¡°Archlades, our only option is to get the crystals of yahweh,¡± commands the sky dragon while on the floor right next to him in his own pool of blood. Forming the New team ¡®Damn it where am I. Who are those 2 people?¡¯ ¡°Scantron, what are you going to do if the patient wakes up? I know we strap him down but still.¡± ¡°Bobby, we worked on this for months and we found a half-dead guy without an arm. We just need to modify the lengths.¡± ¡®Damn it. What are they even talking about? Why do I feel so woozy?¡¯ ¡°Scantron, you know once that drug wears off, he¡¯s going to scream like a crazy person. Plus is tobacco the only contraband drug you could obtain?¡± ¡°That¡¯s one of the only things that could work on a royal,¡± answers Scantron. ¡®What they drug me with.¡¯ The patent starts to freak out. ¡°THEY USE TOBACCO. THERE ARE DRUGS IN MY SYSTEM. I AM KIDNAPPED. LET ME GO!¡± Bobby looks at the patient. ¡°Great, he¡¯s awake,¡± says Bobby with annoyance. The patient starts to move wildly. ¡°You don¡¯t want to do that; you¡¯re literally being saved by a lot of needles. We stabilize your blood levels, and we have a machine forcing your heart to pump. If you move a lot. The plug is going to get removed resulting in your death,¡± warns Scantron. ¡°Wha-, what do you want,¡± questions the patient. ¡°We want to give you power. We want to give you your arm back as well as a second chance at life. Do you have the will to live?¡± ¡°Of course I have the will to live. I am going to kill the land dragon, X, and this whole ignorant council.¡± Bobby smiles, ¡°We have other problems to worry about. Here¡¯s the news: there¡¯s a dragon that awakens that¡¯s trying to destroy this world. If you truly want to live you gotta help us.¡± The patient looks at his arm, ¡°What power are you gonna give me?¡± Bobby and Scantron smile at each other. ¡°The power of science my child,¡± says Scantron with a sneaky voice. Bobby injects a special substance into Nivrah. ¡°What, what do you put inside me¡­¡± Bobby and Scantron smile seeing Nivrah¡¯s unconscious body. ¡°Bobby cut his head open from the back. We have to connect the electric wires in the brain, so Nivrah has a connection to the metal arm.¡± Bobby hesitates. ¡°Scantron you should get the image of the human body, so we don¡¯t mess up anything. Plus, this is going to be a 48-hour process.¡± Scantron grabs a strange cylinder that projects the human body. ¡°Well, this arm is our greatest creation of science. Plus, I made it so we could make improvements as time goes on.¡± ¡°Wait, does that mean he¡¯s gonna have a giant scar on his head?¡± ¡°We need to connect these things to the motor nerves in order for him to consciously move it.¡± ¡°Alright, Scantron, let¡¯s get to work.¡± Scantron smiles deviously, his body shaking with not fear but excitement. ¡°Yeah, you¡¯re right, he needs to be ready as soon as possible. Let our first subject of science be a powerful one.¡± Scantron starts to reshape the arm. Bobby starts to create a disc. 50 hours later of consistent blood, sweat and possible tears¡­ ¡°Bobby, it¡¯s a masterpiece, this arm.¡± Bobby smiles, seeing the arm. ¡°He¡¯s going to help us with this war. Let this arm reborn you, Nivrah.¡± Nivrah¡¯s eyes open, a smile lands on his face while looking at his left arm. ¡®This robotic arm, let¡¯s see what this Piece of metal can do.¡¯ Scantron smiles at Nivrah, ¡°You¡¯re gonna do a lot of training in a short amount of time in order for you to use that arm properly.¡± ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ¡®X, Zephyr, Kelly, Katie, Bobby, and finally, this is the team so far. There are other members that I need, like that beastman Azad. I think his animal is a white bald eagle. Azad is quite famous for helping the council. He even has a badge to show he¡¯s an honorary member of the council army. There are two others: Gunnar, who uses a rope dart and practices his own fighting style that utilizes applying some type of energy into the attack. Finally, a personal friend of mine, Dornesia. She is really good with a ji and two daggers.¡¯ Seraphina opens her eyes, being distracted by the person knocking on the door. ¡°Who might that be? The others are not remotely even in this kingdom.¡± Seraphina opens the door. A smile indents into her face. ¡°Hey there Seraph. It''s been a very long time. Like six months. But I am back. Heard the news,¡± giggles Dornesia. Seraphina puts her hands on her hips, ¡°You graduated already. I heard you quickly became one of the best fighters. Even becoming the secretary of the council.¡± Dornesia puts her hand onto Seraphina¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Seraphina, I want you to fight me. To see if you¡¯re fit to be a leader.¡± Dornesia stares into Seraphina¡¯s eyes. ¡°Let¡¯s see if the legendary Trilogy really is as strong as people say.¡± Seraphina smiles, ¡°I¡¯m ready when you are. I am going to be the leader. No matter what, I don¡¯t care if I need to take you down.¡± Dornesia looks at Seraphina, ¡°I will give you 10 minutes to get ready. Meet me at Arena 3.¡± ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Seraphina walks while adjusting her armor. ¡°Is this really necessary to do?¡± ¡°Seraphina, that¡¯s beside the point, show me how strong you truly are.¡± Seraphina takes out her sword. Dornesia takes out her ji. Both females stand there observing each other¡¯s stances. Seraphina dashes towards Dornesia. ¡°LIGHT MAGIC, light control.¡± Seraphina¡¯s blade turns yellow. Dornesia takes a step back, dodging the attack. Seraphina spins counterclockwise. Dornesia takes another step back. Seraphina takes a step forward swinging clockwise. Dornesia takes another step back, dodging the attack. Seraphina thrusts her sword towards Dornesia. Dornesia steps to the left. ¡°Fire magic, fire control.¡± Dornesia¡¯s blade bursts with flame while swinging her ji to the left. Seraphina blocks, ¡°Light magic, finger flash beam.¡± Seraphina sticks her pinky out, shooting a small beam of light into Dornesia¡¯s eyes. Dornesia¡¯s eyes become fuzzy, ¡°Damn it.¡± Seraphina overpowers Dornesia, ¡°Gotcha.¡± Dornesia jumps back while shooting fireballs out of her hand. Seraphina dashes towards Dornesia. ¡®She¡¯s blind, but her hearing and smelling are quite amazing.¡¯ Seraphina cuts a few fireballs in half while evading the others. Dornesia charges towards Seraphina. Seraphina blocks Dornesia¡¯s attack. Dornesia kicks Seraphina. Seraphina jumps back. Dornesia¡¯s ji turns glowing red. ¡°Combustion magic, combustion control.¡± Seraphina dashes towards Dornesia. Dornesia hits Seraphina, sending off an explosion. Seraphina flies into the wall. Dornesia¡¯s ji turns glowing red. ¡°Combustion magic, combustion control.¡± Seraphina dashes towards Dornesia. Dornesia hits Seraphina, sending off an explosion. Seraphina flies into the wall. ¡°Light magic, bright flash.¡± Seraphina¡¯s body glows while having an increase in speed. Dornesia¡¯s bottom foot glows red. ¡°Combustion magic, explosion start up.¡± Dornesia rises up her foot and then stomps, propelling herself towards Seraphina. Seraphina takes a swing. Dornesia¡¯s ji explodes with flames. Both of them clash. Seraphina moves her blade to the left. Dornesia pushes Seraphina then turns 360 degrees. Seraphina blocks. Dornesia takes a swing. Seraphina blocks once more. Seraphina thrusts her blade towards Dornesia¡¯s face. Dornesia performs a bridge, dodging Seraphina¡¯s attack. Dornesia performs a backflip. Seraphina quickly closes the distance. ¡°Light magic, flashing reach.¡± Seraphina turns yellow and quickly extends. Dornesia blocks. Seraphina performs a low sweep. Dornesia lifts her leg. Seraphina spins once more, her blade barely grazing Dornesia¡¯s armor. Dornesia thrusts the back of her ji. Seraphina rolls to the ground. Dornesia runs towards Seraphina. ¡°Light magic, light slash.¡± Seraphina takes a swing, sending yellow splashes of light. Dornesia shoots slashes made out of fire. Both attacks nullify each other. Dornesia spins her ji. ¡°LET¡¯S SEE HOW STRONG YOU¡¯VE FULLY GOTTEN; YOU ARE THE LIGHT TRILOGY.¡± Dornesia dashes towards Seraphina. ¡°Combustion magic, 7 layers.¡± Seraphina charges towards Dornesia. ¡°I¡¯M NOT LOSING. Light magic, shining star.¡± Seraphina takes a swing. Dornesia dodges and cuts Seraphina. Seraphina takes another swing. Dornesia steps to the left and lands another cut. Seraphina takes a third swing. Dornesia dodges and lands another cut. Seraphina¡¯s eyes widen. ¡°Damn it, she¡¯s gonna hit me again.¡± Dornesia takes a swing. Seraphina blocks. Dornesia moves her sword straight to the ground. Seraphina¡¯s eyes widen. ¡°Another orange line, damn it.¡± Seraphina jumps back. Dornesia closes the distance instantly, landing another hit. Seraphina takes a desperate swing. ¡°Damn, I haven¡¯t hit her once. I didn¡¯t even create a star on her body yet.¡± Dornesia takes another swing. Seraphina takes another swing. Dornesia blocks while lifting up the bottom of her ji, hitting Seraphina. All 7 lines, with some intersecting one another, glow. Seraphina¡¯s eyes widen while her body slows down. Dornesia makes a hand sign and strikes Seraphina in the chest. Seraphina flies while 7 explosions go off on her body back-to-back. Dornesia launches herself towards Seraphina. Seraphina shoots small light orbs. Dornesia takes the hit, then forcefully places her hand onto Seraphina¡¯s face. ¡°COMBUSTION MAGIC, ARM CANNON BLAST.¡± Dornesia yells while shooting out a reddish-orange beam. The beam engulfs Seraphina¡¯s body. Seraphina flies straight to the wall. Dornesia shoots balls of fire. Seraphina reaches out her hand, desperately casting a shield of light. Dornesia gently hits the floor with her ji. ¡°Come on, Seraphina, that¡¯s all you got, girl.¡± ¡°No, I¡¯m not finished yet. I¡¯m going to prove to you that I have a right to lead, and after, you¡¯re gonna join under my authority.¡± Seraphina slowly gets up, taking a small breath. ¡°Light magic, shining flash.¡± Seraphina vanishes. Dornesia shoots balls of fire. Seraphina swiftly passes them, increasing her speed. Dornesia swings her ji. Both of them clash. Seraphina overpowers Dornesia. Dornesia jumps back while imbuing her ji with fire. Light magic explodes out of Seraphina¡¯s sword. ¡°Light magic, accelerating flashing combo.¡± Seraphina dashes towards Dornesia. Dornesia takes a swing. Seraphina takes a quick step to the left. Dornesia spins her ji. Seraphina takes a swing. Seraphina takes multiple swings, each strike becoming repeatedly faster. Dornesia gets a cut on her leg, then on her cheek, then on her left arm, then on her right arm. Seraphina turns 360 degrees, making a big horizontal cut on Dornesia¡¯s stomach. ¡®Damn it, she cut through parts of my armor.¡¯ Seraphina takes a step with another desperate strike. Dornesia¡¯s eyes widen. ¡°COMBUSTION MAGIC, reversal impact.¡± Dornesia finds an opening and counters the attack. Seraphina flies into the sky. ¡°Light magic, 6 beam rush.¡± Seraphina turns into a body of light, then splits evenly into 6. ¡°Combustion magic¡­¡± Dornesia spins her ji, collecting the wind. ¡°¡­exploding rings.¡± The wind turns glowing orange. Dornesia shoots out 10 rings. All 6 of the lights invade the rings. Dornesia¡¯s eyes widen while slamming the bottom part of the ji to the ground. All 6 bodies of light hit Dornesia at the same time, turning back into Seraphina. Dornesia forcefully moves back a couple of inches while keeping her stance. Seraphina¡¯s sword turns yellow. ¡°Light magic, light control.¡± Seraphina dashes towards Dornesia. Dornesia punches the floor. ¡°FIRE MAGIC, BURNING GEYSER.¡± Seraphina jumps back. A burst of fire comes from the ground. Seraphina does multiple flips, evading the fire. Seraphina turns around while swinging her blade. Dornesia quickly blocks. Seraphina slightly tilts, then thrusts her sword. Dornesia bends slightly backward, subsequently swinging her ji. Seraphina jumps back. Dornesia turns 360 degrees. Seraphina blocks while forcefully shaking. ¡®Damn it, so much force.¡¯ Dornesia implants the bottom part of her ji into the ground propelling her body counterclockwise while lifting her feet into the air. Seraphina¡¯s eyes widen, getting knocked down to the ground. Dornesia¡¯s ji turns glowing orange. ¡®She¡¯s down, time to deal the final blow.¡¯ Seraphina extends her sword. ¡®She¡¯s dropped her guard.¡¯ ¡°Light magic, bright shot.¡± Seraphina shoots a beam of light out of her sword. Dornesia dodges the attack. Seraphina¡¯s left eye glows yellow for a second. The light bounces off the air and hits Dornesia in the leg, knocking her to the ground. Dornesia slams her arm to the ground. Seraphina takes a knee while using her blade as a cane. She smiles while glaring at Dornesia¡¯s face. ¡°I didn¡¯t beat you, but you didn¡¯t beat me, so it ends in a stalemate.¡± Dornesia smirks while looking back at Seraphina. ¡°You have gotten me there. I guess you pass then.¡± ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ¡°SO. You must be Zephyr, the twilight trilogy. Let¡¯s see if you can live up to that name. One of the three young prodigies. By the way, my name¡¯s Gunner, and I¡¯m the man who is going to defeat you.¡± Zephyr turns around, smiling. ¡°I heard you have been nominated to join this mission by Simba. So, I want to see how strong you are.¡± Gunner takes out a rope dart (a dart / knife attached to a long piece of rope or chain like object) and goes into a fighting position. Gunner spins the rope faster and faster. Zephyr goes into a fighting position, trying to anticipate Gunner¡¯s first attack. The dart flies by Zephyr. Zephyr¡¯s eyes widen as his left cheek is grazed. ¡°Drip, drip, drip, drop,¡± the blood hits the floor. ¡®Damn it! What was that? How did he make that strange weapon move so fast and do so much damage?¡¯ Zephyr smears the blood dripping from his left cheek. Gunner pulls back the dart, resetting his stance. ¡°Hm, I thought I struck you in the head. That was too fast for me, I guess.¡± ¡°Dragon art, dragon¡¯s spit, air form.¡± Wind swirls around Zephyr¡¯s palm while striking his palm forward, shooting tiny spheres made out of air. Gunner spins his rope dart, blocking the spheres of wind, subsequently turning 360 degrees, launching the dart. Zephyr steps to the left. Soon after dashes towards Gunner. ¡°DRAGON ART¡­¡± Zephyr leaps high. Green energy explodes out his arm shaping into a dragon head. ¡°ZU LONG DRAGON PUNCH.¡± Zephyr extends his arm, shooting out a green dragon¡¯s head. Gunner takes a heavy stance, spinning his rope dart. An orange energy begins to form around his rope dart. He flings the dart towards the green dragon. The dragon goes through the dart. The rope dart hits Zephyr while the green dragon head hits Gunner. Both fall to the ground. Zephyr quickly gets up jolting towards Gunner. Gunner jumps up into a defensive stance. Zephyr swiftly does a left jab. Gunner jumps back while throwing the dart. Zephyr steps to the left. Gunner spins 360 degrees clockwise, turning the dart¡¯s direction. Zephyr lifts his arm, blocking the dart with his gauntlet. Gunner pulls back the dart. He jumps while moving 360 degrees, slamming the dart straight to the ground. Zephyr takes a step to the left, landing a counter strike. Gunner inputs orange energy into his foot while kicking his rope dart up. The rope dart swings up. Zephyr automatically takes a step back. The dart bursts with orange. Gunner redirects the rope dart straight to Zephyr¡¯s heart. Zephyr makes an X with his arms, touching his chest. The rope dart hits his arms full force. Zephyr forcefully moves back a couple of feet away from Gunner.The tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. Gunner runs towards Zephyr while imbuing orange energy in his rope dart. Zephyr goes into a fighting position. ¡®So, this is the power of chi, that orange thing.¡¯ ¡°Dragon art¡­¡± Gunner stops for a moment and throws his rope dart. Green energy bursts out of Zephyr¡¯s fist. ¡°Equilibrium.¡± Zephyr¡¯s fist hits the dart. The green energy and chi counter one another. Gunner pulls back his rope dart. ¡®What the hell, he nullified my chi.¡¯ Zephyr runs towards Gunner. ¡°Dragon art¡­¡± Green energy explodes out of Zephyr¡¯s left foot. ¡°Dragon whip.¡± Zephyr swings his leg. Gunner jumps back. A wave of green energy hits Gunner. Gunner rolls to the floor. Zephyr charges towards Gunner. ¡°Dragon art, Zu long dragon punch.¡± Green energy develops into Zephyr¡¯s hand, forming into the dragon¡¯s head. Gunner wraps the rope dart in his hand and imbues orange chi in it. Both of their fists hit one another. The wind starts to move wildly. Zephyr performs a right jab. Gunner pulls the rope dart and wraps part of it onto Zephyr¡¯s arm. Gunner implants his knee, empowered by orange chi, into Zephyr¡¯s face. Blood comes out of Zephyr¡¯s mouth. The rope dart unwraps around Zephyr¡¯s arm. Zephyr rolls to the ground. Gunner charges towards Zephyr. Zephyr charges towards Gunner. Gunner swings his rope dart. Zephyr blocks. The rope dart wraps around his gauntlet. Gunner steps on his rope dart. Zephyr¡¯s fist hits the floor. Orange chi quickly develops into Gunner¡¯s foot. Gunner quickly jumps while spinning, performing a spinning hook kick. Zephyr¡¯s body spins to the ground. Gunner charges towards Zephyr. Zephyr does a kick up. Gunner steps back. Zephyr takes multiple swings. Gunner blocks multiple times. Green energy shoots out of his fist. ¡°Dragon art¡­¡± Gunner infuses orange chi into his foot, performing a roundhouse kick. Zephyr quickly blocks. Gunner jumps back while shooting his rope dart. Zephyr blocks with his left hand. The rope dart cuts through his hand. Zephyr¡¯s eyes widen. ¡®When did he¡­¡¯ Zephyr remembers a couple of seconds before he spins to the ground. (Gunner swung his rope dart. Zephyr blocked. The rope dart wrapped around his gauntlet. Gunner stepped on his rope dart. Zephyr¡¯s fist hit the floor.) ¡®¡­That¡¯s when my gauntlet was removed. When he hooked me in the face.¡¯ Zephyr jumps up and down, then starts to take a deep breath. Gunner¡¯s rope dart glows orange. ¡°Let¡¯s see if you can keep up with me, Zephyr.¡± Zephyr cracks his knuckles. Green energy explodes out of his body. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I definitely will.¡± Gunner throws his rope dart towards Zephyr. ¡°Dragon art¡­¡± Zephyr vanishes. ¡°DRAGON RUSH.¡± Gunner¡¯s eyes widen. ¡®Damn it, I shouldn¡¯t have let him charge up.¡¯ Zephyr¡¯s arm hits Gunner¡¯s neck. Gunner flies to the floor. Gunner spins his rope dart and tosses it. Zephyr takes a swing with his right arm. The rope dart bounces off the air, hitting Zephyr on the left side of his cheek. Zephyr rolls to the ground. Gunner runs towards Zephyr. Zephyr starts running towards his gauntlet on the floor. Gunner throws his rope dart. Zephyr rolls to the ground, dodging the rope dart and grabbing his gauntlet. Gunner pulls back his rope dart. Zephyr re-equips his gauntlet and charges towards Gunner. ¡°Dragon art, Zu long dragon punch.¡± Zephyr¡¯s arm bursts out with green energy. Gunner wraps his rope dart around his hand. Both of them collide fists. Zephyr quickly overpowers Gunner. Gunner rolls to the ground. Zephyr instantly charges towards Gunner. Gunner quickly gets up and throws his rope dart. Zephyr stops for a moment. ¡°Dragon art, Equilibrium.¡± Green energy explodes out of Zephyr¡¯s fist. he hits the dart, stopping the flow of chi. Gunner kicks the rope dart. Zephyr dodges the attack. Gunner starts to throw a flurry of attacks, getting closer and making the strikes more intense. A cut appears on Zephyr¡¯s leg, then on his left arm, one on his hip, and another on his right cheek. ¡°DRAGON ART, Stock delivery¡± Gunner¡¯s eyes widen. Both of them trade blows. Green energy flows through Gunner¡¯s body. Zephyr smiles, seeing the same wounds inflicted on Gunner¡¯s body. Gunner jumps back. Zephyr charges towards Gunner. ¡°DRAGON ART¡­¡± Zephyr¡¯s foot explodes with green energy. Gunner spins his rope dart at maximum speed. Orange chi starts to generate out of the rope dart. Zephyr jumps high while moving his leg up. Gunner tosses his rope dart. The rope dart misses Zephyr. Suddenly, the rope dart bounces off the air, aiming for Zephyr¡¯s back. Zephyr throws down his foot, hitting Gunner in the head. The rope dart hits Zephyr in the back. Both boys hit the floor, ending in a draw. Gunner and Zephyr¡¯s eyes glare at the glowing sun. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Bobby glares at Nivrah, ¡°Pick up that orange with your robotic hand.¡± Nivrah slowly moves his hand, picking up the orange. Nivrah suddenly drops it. ¡°DAMN IT. IT¡¯S NOT WORKING. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO PICK UP THIS ORANGE FOR A STRAIGHT HOUR.¡± ¡°HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I know, right? It¡¯s really funny. But if you want to get stronger, you need to learn how to pick up an orange.¡± Nivrah takes a swing at Bobby and falls to the ground. Bobby bends down, looking at Nivrah. ¡°Can¡¯t even move your hand properly. Hey, at least your predominant arm was not sliced off.¡± Nivrah slowly gets up using his right arm. Bobby stands up, looking Nivrah in his eyes. ¡°Shall we start picking up the orange again?¡± Nivrah gives Bobby a look, then starts to try to pick up the orange. Scantron walks towards the both of them. ¡°So, how is picking up the orange?¡± Nivrah instantly looks at Scantron. ¡°This is not working. You must have done something wrong.¡± Scantron looks at Nivrah with curiosity. ¡°You say we have done something wrong. But the arm is linked to your brain, plus that arm has your exact dimensions as your other arm. This technology is so advanced it imitates even your bone structure and all your cells.¡± Bobby smiles at Nivrah, ¡°If it wasn¡¯t for X¡¯s findings, we would probably not be able to make an arm this good.¡± Nivrah rolls his eyes hearing X¡¯s name for something good. ¡°Nivrah, as soon as you pick up that orange, the sooner I can teach you how to fight,¡± mentions Scantron. Nivrah looks at the orange. ¡®This arm. I need this arm to get stronger. I need this arm to reach new heights of power.¡¯ Scantron taps on Nivrah¡¯s shoulder. ¡°You do want to be stronger than X. Aren''t you or I mistake?¡± he whispers. Nivrah smiles deviously while staring dead into Scantron¡¯s eyes. ¡°I do want to become stronger.¡± Nivrah slowly, forcefully moves his left arm. His fingers open up as he yells at the top of his lungs. ¡®I NEED TO GET STRONGER¡­ TO AVENGE MY KINGDOM¡­TO AVENGE THE PERSON THAT DIED ALONGSIDE HIS PEOPLE.¡¯ Bobby smiles, seeing Nivrah succeeding. Nivrah¡¯s fingers touch the orange slowly lifting it up¡­ Then he automatically drops it onto the floor. ¡°BFFR, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA,¡± yells Bobby. Nivrah bends down and punches the orange with his metal hand out of anger. Scantron automatically smiles. ¡°It looks like we need to force your mind to naturally use your arm unconsciously. Instead of acting like it¡¯s a tool, it needs to act like it¡¯s just another body part, which it¡¯s naturally doing.¡± Nivrah starts doing random stuff from drinking water. To punch the wind in anger. The first day he picks up a pencil. Used a knife to cut his food. Even holding an orange for 10 minutes straight. Nivrah reaction time improves. ¡®I need strength. I need to live for my citizens. I failed. I need to beat my demons.¡¯ On the second day: Nivrah caught a ball, threw it to the air then caught it again. He starts to hold books naturally with his left hand. Nivrah starts to do more and more random stuff like grabbing toilet paper and whipping his forehead with his metal arm. ¡®More¡­I need more power. I need to evolve once more. May this arm be my holy bible to strength.¡¯ ¡°FINALLY, I AM DONE. IT¡¯S BEEN 3 days, and I can finally naturally move my arm,¡± says Nivrah, relieved. ¡°It¡¯s time for your next step of training. You¡¯re gonna learn how to use your arm for more diverse combat,¡± says Bobby. ¡°What do you mean?¡± questions Nivrah. ¡°Your arm has various offensive and defensive mechanics on it. The arm is gonna evolve with the user over time. So now you can shoot out electrical bullets using your magic, as well as beams. For close range, your arm has superhuman strength and it can turn your electricity into a sword. For defense, you can generate a shield and absorb a certain amount of magic and release it. So, what do you think? Do you like it?¡± asks Bobby. Nivrah looks at his arm, then looks at Bobby. ¡°Wait, can my arm truly do that?¡± ¡°Hey, what can I say? If you train really hard, we can quickly help you gain that ability.¡± Bobby leads Nivrah inside the bunker into the training room section. ¡°Nivrah, I know boxing, but I¡¯m not good at it like X. But I am really good at Muay Thai. So, I am mostly going to teach you boxing because you have a metal arm.¡± ¡°Here we go again, it¡¯s always X this, X that. This kid is good at everything.¡± Scantron puts his hand on Nivrah¡¯s shoulder. ¡°I mean, he¡¯s good at a lot of things. But when it comes to close combat, he is probably the best I have ever seen. X trains under the Zekken style. Meaning that he knows every version of martial arts, both ancient and current. When it comes to close combat and just straight hand-to-hand, barely anyone would come close, let alone beat him. But one big weakness of his is that he is not really good at using magic. He¡¯s kinda average.¡± ¡°Okay, so what do I need to do?¡± wonders Nivrah. ¡°It¡¯s very simple. Punch until you drop,¡± smirks Scantron. Nivrah goes into a boxing stance trying to inmate Bobby. Nivrah starts punching the wind. Scantron smiles while turning on a giant fan. A blast of wind hits Nivrah. ¡®DAMN IT. I CAN BARELY STAND STILL ALONE PUNCH. NO¡­THAT THE OLD ME¡­TO HELL WITH THIS WIND¡­AS LONG AS I COULD BREATHE, I WON¡¯T STOP PUNCHING.¡¯ Nivrah corrects his footing, punching the intense wind. Each strike becomes a little stronger than the last. Scantron and Bobby look at Nivrah. Nivrah stairs at the fan. ¡®This is my rebirth. MY EVOLUTION!!!¡¯ A little less than 2 weeks later¡­ Outside right next to a cafe: Seraphina looks at her list. ¡°Here are the members, Simba: X, Zephyr, Bobby, Dornesia, Katie, Kelly, and Gunner.¡± Simba looks at the list with curiosity. ¡°Do you mind if I add some members? There are people who reached out that wanted to join.¡± ¡°Oh, please do, sir. I would not mind. You are the all-mighty leader of the council.¡± ¡®Why would I say that? He¡¯s going to think I¡¯m a weirdo. My heart is pounding so much. This is so awesome. I can¡¯t wait to be like him. Oh my god, this is really, really cool.¡¯ Seraphina¡¯s eyes glow towards Simba. Simba looks at Seraphina staring into her eyes. ¡°Seraphina, what do you want to be when you grow up?¡± ¡°I want to be the leader of the Council. I¡¯m like your biggest fan. I wanted to be like you ever since I was 3. Was that a little too much? Was it? Oh my god, this is such an honor, please make me stop talking.¡± Simba starts to giggle at Seraphina. ¡°You¡¯re quite funny, young one. This is gonna be a big step in taking a seat. Do your best. No pressure. You have 3 days to get ready to get the 3 crystals. The others I want to join you are gonna be here in 3 days. With that, you are dismissed,¡± says Simba. ¡°Yes, sir,¡± salutes Seraphina. ¡°Seraphina, I am ready. Couldn¡¯t find Azad,¡± says X. Zephyr and Gunner appear right behind X. ¡°So, this is the great Seraphina. The light magic blonde herself,¡± laughs Gunner. Zephyr looks to the left, seeing Katie and Kelly running towards them. ¡°Well, look who¡¯s showing up. Katie and Kelly. Wait, is that Dornesia? It¡¯s been like around a year since we saw her,¡± says Zephyr in shock. ¡°Wait, we have everyone except Bobby?¡± questions Seraphina. ¡°Oh, Bobby, he¡¯s gonna be a little late, give or take around 2-3 days,¡± explains X. ¡°Oh, actually that¡¯s perfect. We¡¯re getting new members that Simba suggested for the team.¡± ¡°Wait, what was the point of us getting here early?¡± asks Dornesia. ¡°The purpose of coming early is to get to know our teammates and stock up on supplies,¡± answers Seraphina. X looks at Kelly. ¡°Try not to slow us down.¡± Kelly takes a swing at X. X steps to the left and trips her. Kelly drops to the floor. ¡°DAMN YOU, X. WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE SO RUDE TO ME? WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER, I FED YOU, GROOMED YOU, I EVEN LET YOU REST ON MY BOSOM WHEN YOU HAD NIGHTMARES.¡± X¡¯s face turns bright red. Zephyr starts to hold back his laugh. Seraphina wraps her arm around X¡¯s neck. ¡°X, you are the baby of the group.¡± Dornesia, Zephyr, Katie, and Gunner break character and start laughing hard. Kelly gets up, brushing the dust off her skirt. Seraphina took one last look of the group. ¡°Katie and Kelly, watch over X while shopping. The rest of you spread out and find stuff we need, like personal equipment. Finally, we meet back in 3 days for the rest of our members.¡± ¡°RIGHT,¡± yells the whole group. Everyone starts to take off. 3 days later¡­ In front of the knight school: ¡°Are you guys ready to start yet? It¡¯s been like 3 hours,¡± says X with boredom. ¡°We are still waiting on the new members X,¡± says Seraphina. ¡°Where the hell is Bobby?¡± questions Zephyr. ¡°We¡¯re here, and look, this is the new guy that¡¯s gonna be joining us,¡± smiles Bobby. X¡¯s eyes widen, then he takes out his sword. ¡°What is that son of a bitch doing here, and why did you give him a robotic arm?¡± ¡°Robotic arm?¡± say Seraphina and Zephyr in confusion. ¡°What happened, guys? Is he bad or something?¡± asks Gunner, confused. ¡°Yeah, we need as much help as we can get to save the world,¡± agrees Dornesia. ¡°Is he bad? HE DEFLOWERED MY SISTER,¡± yells Kelly. Nivrah looks at all of them. ¡°This is stupid.¡± Nivrah walks away. Bobby quickly grabs his arm. ¡°He¡¯s staying. As Dornesia said, we need as much help as we can get. He was recommended by Scantron. Scantron and I will take the blame if he tries to hurt anyone,¡± says Bobby. Nivrah turns around. ¡°Look, the past is the past. I don¡¯t care what you think of me. I am here to save the world. Like it or not, I¡¯m on this team,¡± says Nivrah. ¡°ARE YOU SERIOUS? PAST IS THE PAST? THAT¡¯S BS. HE APART OF THE GROUP THAT DID UNSPEAKABLE THINGS TO KATIE. WHY ARE WE LETTING HIM JUST STAND THERE?¡± yells Kelly, angered. ¡°Stop, Kelly. I don¡¯t want to think about it. Let¡¯s just go over the mission,¡± says Katie while trying not to look at Nirvah. X walks up to Nivrah¡¯s face. ¡°Next time you pull that stunt to one of them again. You won¡¯t be so lucky to get out with just losing an arm,¡± he whispered. ¡°So, this is the place. Oh GOD, it¡¯s you,¡± says Archlades. Land Dragon stairs Nivrah in the eyes. Fire Dragon looked at Gunner. Sun Dragon, Sky Dragon, and Ice Dragon looks at everyone. ¡®What the hell happened to them?¡¯ ¡°Sorry I''m late, my name is Azad. Nice to meet all of you.¡± Seraphina clenches her fist. "I know we all have tension. But we need to work together to get the 3 crystals X has found and discovered. This mission is called Project Crystals of Yahweh. This might be the most dangerous mission we have all gone on. It¡¯s time to grow up. Each of us is here for something special. We need to come together to save this world from the enemy, which is named the Chaos Dragon. On this project, no man will be left behind. We will protect, defend, and complete our mission as a team. Before this world ends, I will become LEADER OF THE COUNCIL. THIS IS THE BIG STEP FOR ME. AS LEADER, I ORDER YOU ALL TO GET ALONG. IS THAT UNDERSTOOD?¡± preaches Seraphina. All of them look at each other, then nod. ¡°Now we are divided into 3 teams. Team 1: Zephyr, Land Dragon, Sky Dragon, Sun Dragon, and Azad will get the sky crystal. Team 2 will get the ice crystal: X, Ice Dragon, Archlades, Nivrah, Kelly, and Dornesia. Finally, Fire Dragon, Katia, Bobby, Gunner, and I will get the fire crystal. After we¡¯re done, we will meet here and wait for the others. I repeat once again, no man left behind,¡± discusses Seraphina. The Sky Crystal Time: 2 days, 28:00 Location: Mount Everest Weather: Windy ¡°What are you doing?¡± questions the Sky Dragon. ¡°I am supposed to write what time we come to this location. The weather and other key findings. This might take us a few days to walk up,¡± answers Zephyr. ¡°WALK UP. You guys could just ride on our backs,¡± suggests the Sun Dragon. Azad looks at the wind. ¡°Be aware, I feel a certain presence.¡± Zephyr looks around the area. ¡°You sure¡­I don¡¯t sense anything. Nobody should be here,¡± opposes Zephyr. Azad rides on the back of the Sky Dragon. Zephyr rides on the back of the Sun Dragon. The Land Dragon takes to the skies first. Then the Sky Dragon. Lastly, the Sun Dragon. All three dragons fly straight up for a minute. Azad¡¯s heart starts to beat hard for a second. ¡°GUYS, WATCH OUT, ARROWS.¡± Arrows fly out from the mountain. The Sky Dragon¡¯s eyes glow green, dismantling the magic spell. Zephyr looks around. ¡°WHERE ARE THEY!!¡± Azad looks to the left then to the right. His eyes glow blue. While his sight increases. Azad looks to his left once more, seeing a bunch of white goblins and giant white bats. ¡°TO YOUR LEFT.¡± The Sky Dragon swerves to the left, blowing a powerful stream of air. Thirty goblins dodge the blast while fifty of them die in various ways. Zephyr goes into a fighting position. ¡°WHAT¡¯S THE PLAN,¡± yells out the Sun Dragon. ¡°TAKE THEM DOWN. SKY DRAGON, and AZAD take Zephyr with you to the labyrinth,¡± commands Land dragon. Zephyr hops off of the Sun Dragon. The Sky Dragon swoops in, causing Zephyr to land on his back. Sun Dragon fires a blast of heat, destroying a bunch of the goblins. Land Dragon flies even closer to the mountain. The Land Dragon fires a blast of ATP energy, destroying a bunch of hideouts, exposing a bunch of giant bats. The Land Dragon takes a swing, knocking down a few of them from the sky. Some of the giant bats shoot a blast of wind. The Sun Dragon shoots a blast of heat from its mouth, overpowering them. The Land Dragon roars. Spikes from the mountain sprout out, destroying a bunch of land-based wind spirits. The Sun Dragon shoots out spheres of heat energy, destroying five more giant bats. Suddenly, a wind-constructed dragon appears. His body was glowing white while his eyes glow green imitating the structure of the sky dragon. The wind spirit dragon shoots a beam of wind at the Sun Dragon. The Sun Dragon shoots a beam of heat, countering the attack. The Land Dragon shoots spheres of ATP energy. The wind spirit dragon rushes towards the Land Dragon while dodging the spheres. The Wind Spirit Dragon punches the Land Dragon in the face. The Land Dragon roars and headbutts the sky dragon spirit. The Wind Spirit Dragon spirit tanks the hit and bites the Land Dragon¡¯s tail. The Sky Spirit Dragon spirit throws the Land Dragon all the way to the ground. Sky Spirit Dragon fires a 300 MPH beam of wind. The Sun Dragon tackles Sky Spirit Dragon. The Sky Dragon flies up. Azad looks down. ¡°INCOMING.¡± ¡°DRAGON ART, TRIPLE DRAGON.¡± Zephyr¡¯s left arm explodes with green energy. Zephyr extends his arm, releasing the green energy. The green energy forms into three dragons. All three dragons perfectly hit the giant bats. Azad looks at the flying labyrinth. The labyrinth looked old and runned down. With nature taking over man''s work. The stone wall crackled with withered giving off a sense of ancient secrets to uncover. Zephyr and Azad hops off of the dragon''s back. Azad looks up, the castle strikes him with confusion. ¡°Look there''s a castle on top of the labyrinth that must be where the sky crystal is at.¡± The Sky Dragon flies right through the castle. Suddenly, all three of them drop to the floor. ¡°What just happened?¡± ¡°Zephyr, I can¡¯t fly over it. It¡¯s restricting my wings. I will help the other dragons in fighting off the other creatures. Your job is to get the crystal,¡± says the Sky Dragon as he leaves in a rush. Azad nods at Zephyr. ¡°Let¡¯s do this together.¡± Zephyr nods back, ¡°Be prepared. We don¡¯t know what we¡¯re facing.¡± Zephyr and Azad walk inside. The door automatically closes. ¡°Oh crap,¡± says Azad. Zephyr looks back seeing the door close. ¡°We''re in a maze and the door is closed so we can¡¯t go back.¡± Zephyr starts running through the maze going all kinds of directions. Azad follows him. ¡°How do you know where to go, Zephyr?¡± asks Azad. ¡°X did a lot of statistics and made a map based on it and what he found on the sky crystal. The sky crystal is going to consistently change walls in order for us to be lost.¡± Azad looks around. ¡®I can sense the path we are going. I don¡¯t know how, but something tells me X is completely accurate. How did he formulate this? It makes no sense to think that he is the youngest out of everyone.¡¯ Both boys quickly reach the castle. Zephyr and Azad walk up the long grueling stairs. Zephyr¡¯s eyes widens. ¡°THERE IT IS. THE CRYSTAL.¡± The sky blue Crystal floats on a white stand-like platform. Azad takes out his rudis. Zephyr looks at Azad¡¯s blade. ¡°What kind of sword is that?¡± ¡°Rudis is a type of Roman sword.¡± The crystal starts to release a lot of mana. Thickening the air. Azad and Zephyr stand their ground while the force of wind slowly pushes them back. The mana starts to reshape around the crystal. Suddenly, a faceless white being with only green eyes appears.This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it Zephyr jumps up and warms up then goes into a fighting postion ¡° world is at stake. Our Mission won''t end in failure.¡± Azad goes into a defensive fighting position. His eyes glare at the wind spirit trying to read its attack. ¡°You''re right. We need to win.¡± Zephyr goes into a fighting position also reading its body language. The wind spirit shoots out arrows of wind. Azad jumps to the left. Zephyr jumps to the right. ¡°DRAGON ART, DRAGON SPIT, FIRE FORM.¡± Flames swirl out of Zephyr¡¯s palm. He strikes his arm forward multiple times, releasing spheres of fire. The wind spirit shoots spheres of wind, instantly countering Zephyr¡¯s attack. The wind spirit creates a sword and vanishes. Zephyr turns around. Azad blocks the wind spirit¡¯s attack. The wind spirit moves back while shooting a bunch of arrows. Azad rolls to the left. Blue energy develops onto his sword. Azad takes multiple swings. The wind spirit forcefully jumps back. Zephyr looks at Azad. ¡°What kind of magic is that?¡± Azad looks at Zephyr. ¡°The ability is rare. I don¡¯t fully know what it¡¯s called.¡± Azad takes multiple swings, creating blue slashes. The wind spirit creates a shield. Wind Spirit starts reading Both Zephyr and Azad body language the same way they were doing to it. Zephyr jumps up and down once more, and green energy explodes out of his body. ¡°Let¡¯s get serious. DRAGON ART¡­¡± He vanishes. Azad runs towards the wind spirit. The wind spirit takes a swing. Azad blocks. The wind spirit shoots more arrows. Azad jumps back while shooting out blue spheres, destroying the arrows. The wind spirit extends its fist. Azad shoots a blue slash, cutting the spirit¡¯s arm in half. Zephyr appears right in front of the wind spirit. ¡°DRAGON RUSH.¡± Zephyr¡¯s arm lands right onto the wind spirit¡¯s neck, forcefully knocking the being to the ground. ¡°Azad, did we take down that spirit?¡± ¡°NO, it¡¯s still there. How do we take it down?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know how to. There¡¯s no weakness. We have to give it an old-fashioned beat down.¡± The wind spirit vanishes right behind Zephyr and strikes him in the face. Zephyr rolls to the floor. Azad takes a swing. The wind spirit grabs Azad¡¯s sword, then shoots out a blast of wind from its face. Azad rolls to the ground. ¡°DRAGON ART, ZU LONG DRAGON PUNCH.¡± Zephyr releases a green energy construct dragon out of his fist. The wind spirit grabs Azad¡¯s sword from the ground and cuts the dragon completely in half. Zephyr dashes towards the wind spirit. The wind spirit takes a swing. Zephyr blocks his attack. ¡°Dragon art¡­¡± Green energy explodes out of Zephyr¡¯s leg. ¡°Dragon whip.¡± Zephyr¡¯s leg flies up to the wind spirit¡¯s face. The wind spirit jumps back. The wind spirit instantly grows back its arm to block Azad¡¯s quick strike. Blue energy explodes out of Azad¡¯s fist. Azad punches the wind spirit in the chest. The wind spirit flies to the ground. Azad shakes his hand. ¡°That crystal¡­ I got an idea. We have to beat it. The crystal¡¯s ¡­ hurt the crystal. We could destroy the body as fast as possible.¡± ¡°We need to destroy the dragon as fast as possible,¡± says the Sky Dragon while getting punched in the face. ¡°DRAGON BREATH COMBINATION, LAVA ENERGY,¡± yell both the Sun and Land Dragons. The Sun Dragon shoots a beam of heat over 1000 degrees. The Land Dragon shoots a beam of dust with a bunch of rocks. Both dragons¡¯ breaths merge, forming lava. The wind dragon spirit shoots its own dragon breath. Both dragon breaths hit each other, but the two dragons easily overpower the wind dragon spirit. The wind dragon spirit vanishes. Zephyr charges towards the wind spirit. ¡°Dragon art¡­¡± The wind spirit shoots arrows out of its hands. Azad shoots tiny blue spheres, destroying the arrows. ¡°Dragon art, Stock delivery.¡± Zephyr punches the wind spirit. The wind spirit punches Zephyr¡¯s left chest. Zephyr¡¯s eyes widens as soon as his heart stops for three seconds. The wind spirit shoots a blast of wind straight to Zephyr¡¯s face. Zephyr rolls to the ground while suffering a few cuts. Suddenly, green energy explodes out of the wind spirit, sending it flying. Zephyr creates a green sphere. ¡°DRAGON ART.¡± Zephyr runs towards the wind spirit. ¡°AZAD, the dragons are attacking its wind constructs, meaning it¡¯s getting weaker and weaker.¡± Azad runs towards the wind spirit while grabbing his sword. Blue energy solidifies around his sword. ¡®I can only do this attack once.¡¯ The wind spirit charges a sphere of wind. Azad shoots a beam out of his blade, destroying 40% of the wind spirit¡¯s body. Zephyr appears right next to the wind spirit, slapping the sphere right in its face. ¡°DRAGONS OUTPUT.¡± A green beam engulfs the spirit¡¯s body. Suddenly, the sky crystal drops to the floor. The giant white castle and labyrinth disappear. Azad and Zephyr drop from the sky. Wings sprout out of Azad¡¯s back. Azad grabs Zephyr¡¯s hand. Zephyr quickly grabs the crystal. Azad¡¯s wings start to disappear. ¡°Damn it.¡± Both of them start to drop down from the sky once more. The Sky Dragon catches both of them. ¡°Are you guys, okay?¡± ¡°Yes, we¡¯re okay,¡± answers Zephyr. ¡°Zephyr let¡¯s head back. For the others, ours was only easy because the Sky crystal uses the labyrinth to tire people down so it can finish them off. It seems like a large portion of its power or energy was in the castle.¡± Zephyr smiles big. ¡°Thank goodness X had the correct map. But that means the other crystals might give them a harder time when it comes to combat.¡± Ice crystal Location: Kirishima Hallow 3 days, 43:00 Weather: Cold Warning levels: Dangerous VERY DANGEROUS X puts his mini notebook in his pocket. ¡®Damn it. Once we are in that cave, we are gonna get ransacked by these weird-ass ice monsters.¡¯ Kelly taps on X¡¯s shoulder. ¡°This is going to be easy work. Plus, why are you writing, dangerous?¡± X looks at her like she is stupid. ¡®Did this girl lose her mind? We are in one of the most brutal areas. This girl is actually delusional.¡¯ Kelly looks confused. ¡°Why are you looking at me like I¡¯m stupid? It¡¯s not like we¡¯re going to get ransacked by a bunch of monsters.¡± X looks at Kelly with confusion. ¡°HUH.¡± ¡®This girl has literally never been on a mission.¡¯ X turns around to the ice dragon. ¡°Please protect this delusional girl with your life.¡± Kelly takes a swing at X. X steps to the left and grabs her arm. ¡°Didn¡¯t you forget, I¡¯m better than you at almost everything?¡± Archlades looks at X. ¡°Are you ready to go? Once we are here, young one, we are gonna get ransacked by monsters.¡± ¡°Archlades, relax, it¡¯s gonna be a bunch of small creatures,¡± giggles Kelly. Archlades looks at her. ¡°Little girl, you know this is one of the most dangerous parts.¡± Nivrah looks at his left metal arm. ¡°Who is going to lead the charge?¡± ¡°X, me, and Nivrah are going to lead the charge. Ice dragon protects Kelly, and Archlades backs us up. That¡¯s the plan whether you like it or not,¡± says Dornesia while looking directly at X. The whole group enters the cold icicle cave. X gives Nivrah the side eye. Nivrah gives X the side eye back. Dornesia, who is in between them, gives them a warning look. ¡°Be good.¡± Suddenly, giant monsters made out of ice walk towards the group. X takes out his katana. Dornesia takes out her ji. Archlades takes out his naginata. ¡°Okay, guys, stay in formation,¡± suggests Dornesia. X runs towards the monsters. ¡°X, COME BACK,¡± yells Dornesia. X doesn¡¯t listen. The ice monster takes a swing. X jumps high. ¡°NINJA ART, CRESCENT SLASH.¡± Purple energy quickly develops onto X¡¯s katana. The ice monster takes a swing. X bounces off of the ice monster. He takes a swing, releasing a purple slash. The purple slash completely cuts the monster¡¯s head off. ¡°Combustion magic, explosion start up.¡± Dornesia stomps, releasing an explosion out of her foot. Another giant monster made out of ice stands behind X. Dornesia infuses fire magic into her ji, subsequently throwing it directly to the ice monster¡¯s neck, cutting its head completely off. ¡°More is coming,¡±says X. A bunch of ice demon wolves rush towards the group. Nivrah turns his metal arm into a machine gun firing off 10 shots, killing all 10 of the wolf demons. The ice dragon moves its tail destroying a couple of ice monsters. ¡°WHAT¡¯S THE PLAN?¡± yells Nivrah. Dornesia looks around. ¡°MAKE A RUN FOR IT.¡± X runs deeper into the cave. ¡°FOLLOW HIM,¡± yells Archlades. The whole group does what he says. X takes a swing killing a goblin. Suddenly, a white-skinned minotaur appears with a greatsword. X rolls his eyes. ¡°Damn it.¡± The Minotaur takes a swing. X quickly spins to the left counterclockwise. X runs towards the Minotaur and quickly takes a swing. The Minotaur blocks the attack. X jumps back then quickly charges again. The Minotaur takes a swing to the left. X slides down to the floor, cutting part of the Minotaur''s leg. The Minotaur fires an ice sphere out of its hand. X cuts the sphere in half. ¡°Nice try. Ninja art, Solar flow.¡± He dashes towards the Minotaur. Heat explodes out of his blade. The Minotaur takes a swing. X quickly evades the attack while going past the Minotaur. He swings his blade twice making two cuts near the abdomen area. Blood and flames gush out of the Minotaur¡¯s body. X turns around while smoke comes out of his clothes. His eyes gaze at the Minotaur¡¯s dead body. ¡°Need to calm down with the heat, I almost burned myself.¡± Dornesia runs towards X. ¡°ARE YOU CRAZY? WHAT IF YOU GET YOURSELF KILLED?¡± X looks at the monster. ¡°The monsters here are getting weaker, something is not right.¡± Archlades looks at the dead Minotaur. ¡°This is a C-class monster. How did it get demoted? Only children Minotaurs are in this class. Most of them are A class.¡± Nivrah looks around. ¡°X, did you try to get us killed? You know the heat you just emitted almost burned us.¡± X puts away his katana. ¡°Relax, it was a mistake. Now let¡¯s get moving.¡± Dornesia pins X to the wall. Her eyes pierced him. Her body is tight, while also being firm. ¡°I don¡¯t know what your problem is, but this is a team effort. I know you¡¯re only 13 years old, but you need to work with us.¡± ¡°Come on guys relax,¡± says Katie. Ice dragon looks at X and Dornesia. ¡°We need to go before other monsters find our location.¡± Archlades grabs Dornesia''s arm. "We need to move now. As Long as he is not dead or has no broken bones it''s fine.¡± X looks at Dornesia. ¡°Nobody put you in charge, first of all. Plus, I killed the monsters, so why does it matter?¡± X walks forward moving past Dornesia. Dornesia and the rest of the group follow X. Archlades looks at Dornesia. ¡°Don¡¯t get me wrong. I completely agree with you.¡± Archlades starts to hold Kelly¡¯s hand. ¡°We both know you don¡¯t know how to fight. Me and the Ice dragon are going to make sure you¡¯re safe.¡± Kelly smiles, ¡°Thank you.¡± Archlades stares at Nirvah metal arm. ¡°Nivrah, what happened to your arm?¡± questions Archlades. ¡°Let''s say X had a temper tantrum when I did something illegal and sliced my arm off,¡± answers Nivrah. ¡°Oh, so X happened. Makes sense. This dude pulled up and started fighting 1000 of my men and myself. We all lost and 1000 of my men can¡¯t assist us for a while,¡± adds Archlades. ¡°So, when all of this is over, do any of y¡¯all want to have a drink? You are all above the age of 15, except for X,¡± suggests Dornesia. X looks at her. ¡°Watch your mouth.¡± His eyes widen while automatically pushing Dornesia to the floor. Her stomach hits the floor hard. Dornesia holds her stomach with one arm. The Spears of ice hit the wall. X looks around. ¡®Left¡­Right¡­no we might be surrounded.¡¯ Dornesia slowly gets up looking at X. ¡°What was that for?¡± ¡°You almost got your neck blown off,¡± replies X. Archlades looks around. ¡°Where are they?¡± Nivrah turns part of his arm into the shape of a shotgun. Ice Dragon eyes widens. ¡°GET READY, IT¡¯S AN AMBUSH!¡± Ten humanoid monsters made out of ice run towards the group. X takes out a katana. Nivrah starts firing bullets made out of electricity. Two of the monsters drop to the ground. X charges towards one of them. ¡°Ninja art, vitality thrust.¡± X generates kinetic energy and transfers it into his blade, turning it neon blue. The monster takes a swing. X thrusts his blade into the monster¡¯s head. The Ice Dragon lifts up his tail and shoots shards of ice, destroying the rest of them. ¡°We should keep moving through this cave before we get overwhelmed,¡± demands the Ice Dragon. The whole group starts moving quicker. Suddenly, spikes of ice rise out of nowhere. Dornesia jumps towards Nivrah and X. All three of them crash onto the floor. The Ice Dragon¡¯s eyes widen and quickly create a shield. Giant snowballs start dropping from the sky. X¡¯s eyes widen. ¡°GET OUT OF THIS AREA.¡± The Ice Dragon grabs Kelly and Archlades and starts running back. ¡°We will meet you at the Crystal. Stay safe,¡± yells Kelly. X looks up. Spikes of ice start to shoot down from the roof of the cave. Kelly¡¯s eyes widen. ¡°WATCH OUT.¡± X punches the floor. The floor starts to break, causing X, Dornesia, and Nivrah to end up deeper into the cave. Ice Dragon makes a couple of random directions. ¡°Wait, I don¡¯t understand what just happened. It takes us 10 seconds to get separated. One direction and now we¡¯re separated,¡± says Kelly to herself. Archlades rubs Kelly¡¯s back. ¡°Relax. X is a very powerful person, there is no way he¡¯s gonna die. Plus, he defeated a god even when he was outnumbered by 1000 men.¡± Archlades smiles for a moment. ¡°Yo guys, you see what I¡¯m seeing? That shiny sky-blue crystal.¡± The Ice Dragon automatically turns 360 degrees, hitting his tail against Archlades and Kelly. Pink energy surrounds the two of them, sending both of them gently onto the floor. Suddenly, spikes of ice hit the Ice Dragon. Kelly¡¯s eyes widen. A block of ice surrounds the Ice Dragon, completely imprisoning it. The ice crystal starts creating itself a humanoid body with a tail and two wings. ¡°DAMN IT, KELLY WATCH OUT THE CRYSTAL TURNS ITSELF INTO AN ICE SPIRIT,¡± yells Archlades. The Ice Spirit shoots shards of ice towards Kelly. Kelly takes out a magic wand and fires a fireball. The flames melt the shards of ice. The Ice Spirit vanishes. Archlades quickly turns around and jumps back, evading the attack. The Ice Spirit dashes towards Archlades. Archlades takes out his naginata. He takes a swing. The Ice Spirit quickly evades the attack. Archlades¡¯ eyes widen. ¡®It¡¯s learning. It has a will to learn.¡¯ The Ice Spirit generates a great sword. Archlades jumps back. The Ice Spirit takes a step forward. Archlades blocks its attack. The Ice Spirit creates another great sword. Pink energy generates around Archlades¡¯ body. Archlades safely flies back. His hand reaches towards the shard. ¡®It can¡¯t use other types of magic but ice. So that means I can start using my psychic magic.¡¯ Archlades uses his mind to drop shards of ice from the ceiling. Kelly shoots another fireball. Suddenly, two pillars of ice spring up from the ground, one destroying the shards and the other blocking the ball of fire. Archlades charges towards the Ice Spirit. The Ice Spirit takes multiple swings, shooting out slashes of ice. Archlades uses his mind to send the slashes back to the Ice Spirit. The Ice Spirit jumps to the left. Archlades smiles and redirects the slashes. Pillars of ice shoot up, protecting the Ice Spirit. The Ice Spirit charges towards Archlades. Archlades dashes towards the Ice Spirit while infusing psychic energy into his blade. Both of them clash. Archlades cuts through the giant blades, subsequently hitting the Ice Spirit and sending it flying to the wall. Archlades looks at Kelly. ¡°Don¡¯t get close.¡± Suddenly, the Ice Spirit bangs on the wall, shooting out five pillars. Kelly¡¯s eyes widen. Archlades uses his psychic energy to gently push Kelly to the floor. Suddenly, a pillar hits Archlades in the face. Blood comes out while Archlades flies back. Another pillar comes out of the other side. The pillar hits Archlades¡¯ spine. More blood comes out of Archlades¡¯ mouth. Crack¡­ His bones start to break apart. Archlades¡¯ eyes widen. ¡®Damn it, I lost focus. I can¡¯t move these objects and move Kelly at the same time. I can only focus on one thing at a time and moving a human takes too much focus compared to basic objects.¡¯ A pillar strikes Archlades in the stomach. Archlades spit out blood. ¡®Damn it, what to do, what to do. These objects are too big and moving too fast for me to even stop them, let alone redirect them.¡¯ Archlades rolls to the floor, leaving a pool of blood that drips from his mouth. Kelly runs towards Archlades. ¡°I SAID STAY BACK, KELLY.¡± Kelly touches Archlades¡¯ body and starts to heal him while putting up a magical barrier. Archlades looks at her. ¡°So, you could have put up these shields all along.¡± ¡°I can only do it in a proximity and plus I only know how to do these three magical skills like a thunder spell, ice spell, earth spell, air spell, and water spell.¡± ¡°THEN WHY DIDN¡¯T YOU HELP?¡± yells Archlades. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I was trying to get the Ice Dragon free by using heat. It did not work at all.¡± Archlades¡¯ wounds start to rapidly heal. ¡°Thanks. Let¡¯s think of a¡­¡± Kelly¡¯s eyes widen as she sees Archlades vanish in a flash. Ice Spirit rips through the barrier and drags Archlades¡¯ face to the floor until he hits a wall. Ice Spirit punches Archlades multiple times. ¡°Thunder magic, electroshock,¡± Kelly shoots a small bolt of electricity at the spirit. Ice Spirit tanks the hit while continuously punching Archlades to the floor. Archlades moves his blade with his mind. Ice Spirit jumps back and dodges the blade. Archlades grabs his naginata. Ice Spirit reaches out its hand towards Archlades. Archlades jumps to the left, dodging the spikes of ice. Archlades runs towards the Ice Spirit. Kelly shoots multiple balls of fire. Ice Spirit freezes the balls of fire, turning them into ice spheres. Archlades moves the ice spheres with his mind. Ice Spirit creates a shield, protecting itself from the fast-moving ice spheres. Archlades takes a swing. Ice Spirit touches his blade and instantly freezes it. Archlades drops his naginata and takes a swing. Ice Spirit grabs Archlades¡¯ neck. Archlades¡¯ body temperature starts to get rapidly colder. His whole body turns to ice. Ice Spirit drops the frozen body while glaring at Kelly. Kelly starts running for her life. Ice Spirit reaches out its hand. Spikes of ice pierce Kelly¡¯s body. The spikes of ice turn into a block of ice, imprisoning her. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ X slowly gets up while scanning the area. ¡°Are you two okay, or do you want me to carry you?¡± Dornesia quickly gets up in anger. ¡°What is your problem? Like what is it? Why are you so difficult?¡± X looks at her in silence. Dornesia takes a step and grabs X¡¯s shirt. ¡°ANSWER ME. WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?¡± X still remains silent. Dornesia takes a swing at X. X tilts his head to the left, dodging the attack. ¡°I SAID ANSWER ME.¡± X looks at Dornesia dead in her eyes. ¡°I¡¯m not one of your friends. My mission is to get the crystals. You don¡¯t mean squat to me. You¡¯re not the leader. You stand on a high pedestal. But you and I both know the true you.¡± Dornesia lets go of X. ¡°Let¡¯s just get to the others.¡± Nivrah taps on both of their shoulders. ¡°Guys, I put trackers on Kelly so we could follow her. Even if the signal is cut, with my sensors I can track where she was last.¡± Nivrah starts walking forward. Dornesia stares at X with anger and annoyance. ¡®That little asshole. I hate him. I hate him.¡¯ X starts to observe the atmosphere. ¡®-5 degrees. Rough icy walls. So far, no monsters or animals are here.¡¯ An injured wolf starts running towards the group. Nivrah reaches out his metal arm and makes a gun. X pushes Nivrah right before he shoots a bullet of electricity. Nivrah drops to the floor. ¡°WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?¡± ¡°That wolf is not hostile.¡± The wolf slips to the floor. X sees an army of minotaurs coming towards them. X picks up the wolf. Dornesia helps Nivrah up. All three of them start running in a random direction. ¡°WHAT¡¯S THE PLAN?¡± says Dornesia. X¡¯s eyes start to accelerate faster. ¡°Nivrah, LET¡¯S SEE WHAT YOUR ARM CAN DO.¡± Nivrah stops for a moment and changes the structure of his metal arm into an arm cannon. Nivrah points his arm at the minotaur''s. Nivrah¡¯s metal arm turns yellow. ¡°Ultimate MOVE, static beam, 100 percent.¡± Nivrah shoots a yellow beam of electricity. The beam evaporates all 100 of the minotaur''s as well as a large section of ice. X¡¯s eyes widen with shock. ¡®This guy melted so much ice he created a whole pool. What kind of power is that? Let alone the minotaur''s can withstand 500 degrees Celsius, so how hot and powerful was this dude¡¯s beam?¡¯ Steam comes out of Nivrah¡¯s metal arm. ¡°It¡¯s gonna take 30 minutes to an hour for me to use that again. For now, we all should just rest.¡± X and Dornesia nod in agreement. X places the wolf on the floor and starts treating its wounds. ¡°X, what are you doing? We don¡¯t have enough resources to tend the wounds of animals. That crash made us lose almost all of our medical supplies,¡± says Dornesia. ¡°You think I care about that? This animal is just trying to survive. Plus, this wolf is not with anyone and should not be here,¡± opposes X. The wolf has white fur and two different colored eyes, the left eye being red while the right eye is gold. X rubs the wolf¡¯s back, feeling the warmth of its thick white fur. The wolf wags its tail. Nivrah looks at his metal arm. ¡®My power has grown. This beam could destroy X. I have surpassed him with this tech.¡¯ Dornesia stares at X and the white wolf. ¡°So, you¡¯re gonna keep it?¡± ¡°Why should I?¡± ¡°You¡¯re the one who saved it and gave it all of our medical supplies.¡± ¡°It¡¯s an injured animal and it¡¯s harmless, so why not save it and send it out of this cave? These types of wolves should not even be deep in this cave.¡± Dornesia gets up. ¡°Let¡¯s start walking. I¡¯m worried about the others.¡± X looks at the wolf. ¡°Hey bud, I¡¯m gonna attach our items to you. Can you walk?¡± The wolf slowly gets up then barks. Nivrah and X get up. ¡°X and Dornesia, my energy is not really back,¡± notes Nivrah. ¡°We will manage,¡± says X. The group starts walking in a direction. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dornesia¡¯s eyes widen seeing the frozen bodies of Archlades, Ice Dragon, and Kelly. Nivrah takes out his blade. ¡®Where is the ice crystal?¡¯ Dornesia pushes Nivrah. Shards of ice graze Dornesia¡¯s arm. X takes out one of his katanas. ¡°It¡¯s been waiting for us.¡± Dornesia takes out her ji while charging towards Ice Spirit, a burst of flames exploding out of her ji. Ice Spirit shoots shards of ice. Dornesia spins her ji, burning the shards that come her way. Nivrah turns his hand into a machine gun. ¡°Thunder magic, rapid thunder bullets,¡± Nivrah fires. The Ice Spirit creates a wall of ice, protecting itself. X charges towards the Ice Spirit. ¡°Ninja art, Zone flash.¡± Shadow energy explodes out of X¡¯s blade. Ice Spirit creates a katana. Both of them dash towards each other. Both blades clash. Ice Spirit jumps back. Dornesia takes a swing, shooting out slashes of fire. Ice Spirit dodges the attack while shooting out slashes of ice. Dornesia jumps to the left. Nivrah shoots bullets of electricity. Ice Spirit shoots bullets of ice, countering Nivrah¡¯s attempted attack. The Ice Spirit vanishes. X¡¯s eyes widen as he blocks the attack from Ice Spirit. X jumps back. Ice Spirit shoots slashes of ice. X spins sideways in the air, dodging the slash. Dornesia, X, and Nivrah charge towards the Ice Spirit. Ice Spirit reaches out its hand, shooting out spikes of ice from the ground. All three of them move back in various ways to dodge the spikes of ice. X dashes towards the Ice Spirit. ¡°Ninja art, solar flow.¡± Heat explodes out of X¡¯s blade. Ice Spirit¡¯s blade glows light blue. Ice Spirit takes a swing. X dodges the attack, turning 360 degrees while delivering a blow of his own. A burst of flames shoots out of Ice Spirit, its katana breaking in half. Ice Spirit rolls to the ground. Dornesia appears in the air, charges heat into her ji. ¡°Combustion magic, explosive pillar.¡± Dornesia tosses her ji straight through the ground, resulting in a devastating explosion. X jumps back. ¡°WATCH IT. YOU ALMOST HIT ME.¡± Dornesia hits the ground. Suddenly, a pillar hits her body. Nivrah turns his gun into a sword. ¡°Thunder magic, thunder control.¡± Nivrah takes a swing at Ice Spirit. Ice Spirit quickly dodges the attack, subsequently creating a katana of ice and cutting Nivrah¡¯s left arm. Ice Spirit shoots a beam of ice. Nivrah flies to the wall. Ice Spirit takes a swing. X blocks the attack. Ice Spirit creates another sword and takes another swing. X quickly jumps back. Ice Spirit vanishes in front of X. X takes a swing. Ice Spirit tanks the attack subsequently chucking a blade of ice into X¡¯s stomach. Blood comes out of his mouth while blood gushing out of his wound. X crunches his teeth. ¡°It¡¯s purely invulnerable to cuts.¡± Ice spirit kicks X. X rolls to the ground. Ice Spirit appears right in front of X and kicks him into the air. A pillar of ice hits X, sending him right back to the ground.If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. Suddenly, the pillar of ice breaks into two. X dashes towards the Ice Spirit. ¡°Ninja art, Kinetic impact.¡± X smashes his katana into Ice Spirit¡¯s stomach, sending it flying. X dashes towards the Ice Spirit. ¡°Ninja art, crescent flow.¡± Purple energy bursts out of X¡¯s blade in moon crescent shapes. X takes a swing. Ice Spirit takes a violent swing. Both of them clash. X moves his blade in a pattern. Ice Spirit¡¯s blade flies out of its hand. X delivers four more strikes. Ice Spirit rolls to the ground. X goes into a defensive position. ¡®It can feel pain but just can¡¯t feel it when its body is cut. Which makes sense because it is just a body of cold energy in a solid form.¡¯ Spikes of ice shoot up from the ground. X does consecutive backflips. Dornesia takes a swing. Ice Spirit creates a shield of ice. Nivrah charges towards the Ice Spirit. Ice Spirit flies to the sky. Nivrah shoots slashes of electricity. Dornesia shoots slashes of fire. Ice Spirit creates a katana and deflects the slashes. X smiles at Ice Spirit. ¡®It¡¯s evolving. It¡¯s artificial. This crystal is alive. This crystal is imitating what it has seen. Whoever made these crystals created a being with the sole purpose of mass destruction.¡¯ Nivrah turns his metal arm into a blaster. ¡°Thunder magic, electro beam.¡± Nivrah shoots a beam of electricity. Ice Spirit shoots a beam of ice. ¡°Combustion magic, explosion start up,¡± Dornesia stomps, creating an explosion. Ice Spirit shoots shards of ice. Dornesia spins her ji. ¡°Combustion magic, combustion control.¡± Dornesia takes a swing with her ji while her blade glows red. Ice Spirit flies to the left, dodging her attack. Dornesia¡¯s eyes widen, feeling a chilling hand tossing her to the ground. Ice Spirit shoots a beam of ice. Nivrah catches Dornesia and moves her out of the way. X appears right behind Ice Spirit with his blade glowing. ¡°Ninja art, solar flow.¡± Spikes of ice shoot from the wall. X drops his katana, and the katana stops shooting out heat. Blood spews out of X¡¯s body. Ice Spirit punches X in the face. Blood splatters on X¡¯s face. X looks around, then at Ice Spirit. ¡®Those spikes move way too fast. The longer we fight it, the stronger it gets. No, that¡¯s wrong, it¡¯s the Ice Dragon¡¯s speed. But where did it get that from? How did it achieve that speed so fast? It¡¯s the blocks of ice; it¡¯s stealing our skills by imprisoning us in those blocks of ice. It has the body of a god, and a dragon combined.¡¯ X¡¯s body starts to freeze. ¡®So, this is how it¡¯s done, by the spikes of ice.¡¯ X forcefully moves his body. ¡°Ninja art¡­¡± Ice Spirit¡¯s eyes widen, shooting out another spike of ice. ¡°BODY DOUBLE.¡± Suddenly, a poof of smoke covers X, and a log of wood is in his place. X drops to the ground. X¡¯s eyes widen, seeing the Ice Spirit straight in its face. ¡®Damn it, its power¡­ It¡¯s increasing faster and faster.¡¯ Ice Spirit punches X in the face, sending him flying. Dornesia takes a swing. Ice Spirit grabs her ji and instantly freezes it with her hands. Dornesia¡¯s eyes widen. Ice Spirit shoots thick spikes of ice from the ground, piercing Dornesia¡¯s clear skin. Ice Spirit steals her ji and infuses magic into it. Nivrah quickly turns his metal hand into a blaster. ¡°ULTIMATE MOVE¡­¡± Ice Spirit turns 360 degrees, sequentially tossing the ji. Nivrah¡¯s eyes widen in shock. The blade pierces through Nivrah¡¯s armor hitting his chest. Blood slips on the floor, creating its own mini pool. Nivrah shoots a beam full of electricity at 50%. Ice Spirit appears right in front of Nivrah and freezes his metal arm in a flash. X slowly gets up and takes out another blade. Suddenly, 100 pillars of ice come rushing towards X. X goes into a sword stance. Blue kinetic energy bursts out of his blade. ¡°Ninja art, aerial twister.¡± X starts spinning clockwise, the blue energy spreading while spinning up, forming into a twister. Nivrah''s eyes widen, seeing the pillars of ice getting perfectly cut by the twister. ¡°Hey X, use that attack but closer on that monster,¡± asks Nivrah. ¡°I can¡¯t, you know that was kinetic energy,¡± answers X. Nivrah gives X a weird look of confusion. X rolls his eyes. ¡°Bro, you know that kinetic energy is only built up through movement.¡± ¡°MHM,¡± agrees Nivrah. ¡°So that big attack cost all of my kinetic energy I built up.¡± ¡°MHM,¡± says Nivrah. X goes into a fighting position. Ice spirit shoots a bunch of arms from its back. X runs towards the ice spirits. ¡°Ninja art¡­¡± Both blades explode with blue electricity... ¡°¡­storming flow.¡± X steps to the left, dodging one of the hands, then cuts down 2 others. Ice spirit shoots out more hands. X moves 360 degrees, cutting down 4 of the hands. A hand moves towards X¡¯s left. X takes a swing, cutting it down. 2 hands shoot from the walls. X does a small hop, lifting while twisting his body in the air, performing a b twist flip. Ice spirit shoots spikes of ice out of its body. X''s drop to the ground, instantly dodging the attack. Ice spirit creates 2 katanas and charges towards X. X takes a swing. Ice spirit parries the attack. X takes a swing with his other blade, hitting the Ice spirit. Ice spirit tanks the attack and jabs a katana into X¡¯s stomach. X stands his ground. ¡°Ninja art, secret technique WILDFIRE.¡± The ice spirit turns flaming red. Its body starts to shine bright. Suddenly its body explodes with flames. The flames consume X. X rolls to the ground with a few burn marks over his body. His clothes are torn. X smiles, seeing the ice spirit destroyed. ¡®That was one of my most powerful attacks.¡¯ X''s eyes widen. The crystal rises up again and starts to evolve and rebuild its body to be stronger. X¡¯s eyes widen, ¡°Total regeneration. How much of this place has been absorbed. This is why there were not really any strong monsters; all of them were getting weaker. It''s because the ice crystal started absorbing way more power than usual.¡± X slowly gets up and goes into a fighting position. Ice spirit vanishes right in front of X. X''s eyes widen. Ice spirit tosses him to the other side of the wall. X hits the wall, then spikes impale his body. Suddenly ice spirit vanishes in front of X and starts punching him consecutively with his fists infused with ice magic. Dornesia''s eyes widen seeing the horror. Nivrah starts moving in rage. Suddenly Kelly gets out of the ice block. The white wolf barks. Kelly smiles at the wolf with tears in her eyes. Archlades drops to the floor, and so does the ice dragon. Both Archlades and the ice dragon have been freed. Ice spirit turns around, still holding a stubborn person who is fighting against death. Archlades, Nivrah, Ice dragon, and Dornesia smile. "Let''s get him." All four of them charge towards the Ice spirit. Dornesia takes a swing. Ice spirit freezes her arm and impales her with three spikes of ice, sending her flying. Archlades grabs Nivrah¡¯s weapon and takes a swing. The sword breaks on the ice spirit''s skin. Ice spirit presses its palm on Archlades stomach. Archlades'' eyes widen, spikes of ice appear on his back. Archlades flies to the wall. Ice dragon takes a swing. Ice spirit blocks. Ice dragon''s eyes widen. ¡®It stole all my magic, it stole all my energy, it stole all my power.¡¯ The ice spirit shoots a beam of ice, sending the dragon flying to the wall. The ice spirit shoots a blizzard at the group. Kelly creates a magical shield protecting X. Kelly flies back after ten seconds. ¡°X, NOOOOOOOOOO.¡± X¡¯s body refuses to move, it refuses to die, it refuses to lose. X¡¯s body slowly gets up while a boost of energy flows through his body. Suddenly a seal shaped as a cross glow on his back. The blizzard forcefully stops. ¡®Is this it¡­There''s something about it. I need to see Keshia again¡­ Wait, who is she? Why did I say that name?¡¯ X¡¯s heart starts accelerating. His heart turns red to black. ¡®What is this feeling¡­ I know it''s all over, but I can¡¯t give up.¡¯ X looks up to the ceiling, ¡®There is no point, I''m going to die.¡¯ Kelly''s eyes widen, ''what is happening to X, I could detect another presence in his body consuming him.¡¯ Black aura develops on X¡¯s body while shockwaves of mana shoot out. Ice dragon''s eyes drop. ¡°There''s something wrong with your friend. His mana is out of control.¡± ¡®Why are you still holding back? You don''t remember what they did to us. What they said, our people. They''re not your friends. You''re not even the same race as them. Destroy everyone, everything.¡¯ ¡®I''m almost dead, my body is dying. Lost too much blood. I can barely move.¡¯ ¡®So? Over there is our enemy. In fact, they all are. Our people were hurt for so long. Damage, Killed, hunted. There are barely any of us left. This war, this battle is not over yet. ¡¯X''s eyes widen, seeing nothing but darkness. A door wrapped up with chains appears, with dark energy oozing out. ¡®Open the door, what are you waiting for? It''s your birth giving right. You and I both know nobody truly cares about you. You have been alone since you got here and will always be alone. The world hates our kind. They killed our kind.¡¯ X gets up walking towards the door. He touches the nob and opens it slightly. A couple of chains come off. ¡®How could I forget what I was?¡¯ ¡®Don¡¯t worry I made us remember the pain they gave our people. ¡¯ A blast of dark energy hit X. His body drops to the floor. A bunch of memories come in a flash. The seal shape like a cross shine even more then abruptly stops. ¡®How could I forget what they did, I could forget what happened, moms voice, Dad¡¯s Voice, Keshia¡¯s voice.¡¯ X¡¯s eyes change to blood red. On his left eye is a black mark of the sun. In his right eye, it''s a black crescent moon. Kelly yells X¡¯s name. X turns his head. A nightmare pierce their mind. Kelly''s eyes widen. All she feels is the feeling of death. Dornesia''s body freezes out of her mind. ¡®This can¡¯t be. What was that? It felt so real, like I was in a pool of blood.¡¯ Nivrah drops to the floor. ¡°What the hell was that?¡± An image of his kingdom full of blood comes into his mind. Tears flow down X¡¯s face as he sees their reactions. ¡®They took everything from us, from mom, from dad. They try to contain us. They try to hold us down. They were scared of us. They think we are a monster. Prove them right.¡¯ X¡¯s presence completely changes. A black horn shoots out of his forehead. Kelly''s eyes start to shake. ¡°That is not X. What is that? What happened to him?¡± ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Scantron''s eyes widen, feeling the strange presence. ¡®Damn, I was afraid that would happen.¡¯ Scantron looks at the necklace that has a wooden cross. ¡°The seal has been weakened.¡± Scantron takes his katana. ¡®It''s time to track him, it should be easy using Aura.¡¯ He touches the ground and closes his eyes. Suddenly, a strange burst of energy in shockwaves comes out of Scantron. ¡®DAMN IT WORK FASTER¡­ Calm down, Scantron, do not lose focus.¡¯ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ¡°So, you are what has been told as the Anunnaki.¡± says X while staring deeply at the Ice spirit. The Ice spirit vanishes. X constantly blocks the Ice spirit¡¯s attacks. The Ice spirit takes multiple swings. X dodges all of them. X delivers multiple punches to the Ice spirit¡¯s face. The Ice spirit rolls to the ground. X vanishes right behind it, delivering another blow. The Ice spirit jumps back and shoots spikes of ice at X. X snaps, shooting out a wave of darkness, destroying the spikes of ice. The Ice spirit creates 2 katanas and rushes towards X. X shoots a beam of darkness. The Ice spirit dodges the attack then delivers 2 slashes. X smacks both of the slashes to the wall. The Ice spirit takes a swing. X grabs the Katana. The Katana made of ice disappears. The Ice spirit takes another swing. X teleports behind the Ice spirit, subsequently punching it in the face with dark energy. The Ice spirit flies to the wall. X reaches out with both of his hands. Both of his katanas fly to him.¡®Stop holding back and start destroying.¡¯X infuses his blades with darkness. ¡°Black flow.¡± X charges towards the Ice spirit. The Ice spirit creates 2 more katanas. It takes a swing; X parries the attack. The Ice spirit''s arm flies up. X takes 2 swings. The Ice spirit rolls to the ground. X charges towards the Ice spirit. The Ice spirit shoots a beam of ice. Darkness flows through X¡¯s blade. ¡°Black crescent slash.¡± X takes a swing, shooting out a slash. The slash cuts through the Ice spirit and its beam.¡®Finish this with your fathers move and kill the others.¡¯ X drops one of his blades while black energy explodes out of his other blade. ¡°Ultimate move 12 moon phase fragment slash.¡± The ice spirit looks down and sees black hands holding it down. Tears develop in Kelly''s eyes as she is the only person who can see it. Nivrah starts holding Kelly. ¡°Are you¡­¡± ¡°I can see it¡­ What is this? It''s too much¡­All I can see from it is death and fear,¡± says Kelly, pointing at X¡¯s body. The area turns white. Everyone looks astonished. X moves his arm 360 degrees sideways like a clock. 12 different black moons appear representing each of the phases. X rises his blade straight up then grabs it with another hand. The increased dark energy enhances the length of the blade. X takes a swing releasing a massive slash. Ice spirit reaches out its hand creating 15 walls. The slash cuts through all of them instantly. The Ice spirit body tilts forward being dealt a direct hit. The darkness starts consuming the ice spirit''s physical and spiritual body. The room returns to its full colors. But the ice spirit turns black and then vanishes. All that remains is the ice crystal. X turns around and looks towards the group, putting them in a different reality. Kelly sees herself in a pool of her friends'' and family''s blood. Kelly''s body starts to shake once more. Nivrah touches the ground, hearing screams of death. Dornesia starts to vomit, seeing her hands dripping with blood. Archlades'' eyes shake, seeing every possible vision of X killing him. Ice dragon roars, trying to get the group back to their senses. X''s finger twitches. ¡®Why stop¡­ This is the true US. You want revenge. You want to give out punishment. I showed you what they did, and you know the only way to repay blood shed with more bloodshed. stronger presence is coming, we could kill them later.¡¯ ¡®You know what¡­ Let''s have some fun.¡¯ X turns around once more, feeling the presence of a stronger being. Scantron smiles at him. ¡°So, this is the presence of an Oni-neon hybrid who awakened. Keshia was right about how dangerous he could be if X gone out of control. It looks like the Oni side took the neon side out of rage.¡± X vanishes right behind Scantron. Scantron takes out his katana, blocking the attack. X¡¯s other katana flies from the ground to his hand. Scantron jumps back. ¡°Galactic Zekken style, starlight flow.¡± Scantron''s blade glows bright. X shoots a sphere of darkness. Scantron cuts the sphere in half. X charges towards Scantron. ¡°Black flow.¡± Darkness explodes out of X¡¯s blade. Purple energy explodes out of Scantron''s blade. ¡°Galactic Zekken style, galaxy flow.¡± Both of them clash. Scantron overpowers X, sending him flying to the wall. ¡°This is what you got boy; I can do this all day.¡± ¡®I hope this ends quickly. I can''t do this all day. I''m old after all.¡¯ Scantron goes into a sword stance. X dashes towards Scantron. Scantron takes a swing. X blocks the attack. Dark energy explodes out of his katana. Scantron''s eyes widen. A burst of strange energy pushes X back. ¡°BLACK FLOW.¡± X takes multiple swings. ¡°Galactic Zekken style, Star flame.¡± Scantron''s blade explodes in flames. Scantron parries one of X¡¯s blades. X''s right arm flies up in the air, letting go of the katana. Scantron cuts X in his stomach. X tanks the hit and takes a swing. ¡°Galactic Zekken style, Vacuum 10.¡± Scantron takes a swing. X blocks the attack. Scantron''s body explodes with blue energy. Scantron starts accelerating by 10 meters per second. Scantron takes multiple swings, each strike moving faster and faster. X starts becoming bombarded with strikes. He rolls to the ground. ¡°Galactic Zekken style, total attraction.¡± X¡¯s body glows purple while flying towards Scantron. Scantron¡¯s blade explodes with plasma, hitting X right in the stomach. X rolls to the ground once more. X slowly gets up while all of his wounds heal instantly. Scantron points his blade towards X. ¡®Damn it, the seal is working, suppressing his powers. I need to stimulate the seal. I don¡¯t know how to, so I''ll just beat him until he passes out.¡¯ X tosses a piece of ice. Scantron moves his head, evading the Peace of ice. X¡¯s eyes widen. Scantron''s eyes widen. ¡®Damn it.¡¯ X and the piece of rock swap places. Scantron turns around instantly. X kicks Scantron in the face. Scantron rolls to the ground. ¡®Damn it, he can trade places with objects, great.¡¯ X charges towards Scantron. Scantron takes a swing with his blade. X turns 360 degrees to the left, performing a hook punch. Scantron jumps back. X does a reverse roundhouse kick. Scantron blocks with his hand. ¡°Galactic Zekken style¡­¡± X jumps back. Scantron''s blade glows green. ¡°Galactic Zekken style, aurora smash.¡± Scantron''s blade hits the ground. Suddenly, aurora energy shoots from the ground towards X. X jumps to the left. X shoots spheres of darkness. Scantron dodges them all. ¡°Galactic Zekken style¡­¡± blue energy explodes out of Scantron''s body. ¡°...Star blitz.¡± Scantron turns into a shooting star. X dashes towards Scantron. Both of them pass each other. Suddenly, a star-like cut appears on X. Scantron puts away his blade. Blue energy comes out of the star-like cut, followed by an eruption of blood. X drops to the floor, and his body turns normal. Scantron turns around to X. ¡®So much potential but little control. The lord has a great future for you, and my job is to make sure you follow the plan of the lord.¡¯ Scantron grabs X¡¯s body and opens the portal. ¡°You guys follow me, and you wolf follow me too.¡± Everyone does what Scantron says and enters the portal. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ X swiftly gets up. He looks at his body wrapped in bandages. ¡®Why am I in the hospital? Oh wait, I passed out after fighting the ice spirit.¡¯ Scantron smiles, looking at X. The white wolf gets up and its tail starts to sway. ¡°Wha, Wha, what happened? Did I beat the ice crystal?¡± questions X. ¡°Yes, you did,¡± answers Scantron. ¡°Where is the crystal?¡± demands X. ¡°Why do you need it so bad? You and I both know the same thing,¡± asks Scantron. X nods at Scantron. Scantron tosses the Crystal at X. He instantly catches the crystal. X starts to scan the crystal, analyzing its smell, texture, color, shape, and structure to the minimum detail. ¡°This wolf is still not gone,¡± surprise X. ¡°Nope, you were knocked out for a week and Y here looked after you,¡± smiles Scantron. ¡°You named the wolf Y?¡± X asks, confused. ¡°Yep, inspiration from you. There was something about it that gave me the name Y. It doesn¡¯t have a name, so why not just call it Y as its replacement.¡± X smiles at Scantron, ¡°Ha ha ha, how funny. What next, we''re going to find a lion and call it Z.¡± ¡°That''s not a bad idea,¡± says Scantron. ¡°Now you know that you''re not human, your memories were blocked by Keshia, and you were given to me,¡± says Scantron. X bangs on the bed. ¡°I know. I remember almost everything. I''m an Oni hybrid. But with what? That''s the question?¡± Scantron looks sincerely into X¡¯s eyes. ¡°I was sworn not to tell you. Once you are ready, that word will come back to you.¡± ¡°I''m not even from this earth.¡± X looks up at the ceiling. ¡°I''m an Oni. Seraphina is not even human as well. She''s a hybrid, same for Zephyr.¡± Scantron laughs at X¡¯s response, ¡°Of course you knew. But there is one thing you three have in common.¡± X looks at Scantron in confusion. ¡°What is that?¡± ¡°All three of you are my children. Anyways, you know that you need to give it to Dornesia,¡± laughs Scantron. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, in a week I will,¡± smiles X. Fire Crystal Location: Nagasaki plane 3 days, 43:00 Weather: Hot Warning levels: Dangerous VERY DANGEROUS Seraphina looks at the group. ¡°Are you guys ready?¡± Gunner and Bobby smile at each other. ¡°We haven¡¯t even stepped foot, yet I can still feel the heat,¡± says Katie. Fire Dragon laughs, ¡°This place feels amazing, maybe I should live here.¡± The group starts walking. ¡°So, does anyone want to talk about anything, like food or vacation plans?¡± asks Seraphina. ¡°Oh, I always wanted to go to Zephyr¡¯s dragon temple. He always goes there for extreme training, so I just want to see what his place looks like. Each time he comes back, he gets incredibly stronger,¡± smiles Bobby. ¡°I always wanted to go to that kingdom of sweets. Even their hot spring is hot chocolate,¡± expresses Katie. ¡°Yes, I always wanted to go there. It¡¯s just that, you know, I have a lot of work to be done. Especially becoming the head chair of the Council. Simba and the others are so amazing; they save lives, they make sure we¡¯re safe, they are the heroes of the world. I want to be the leader of the council. I aspire to be like them and the others that came before,¡± says Seraphina with passion. Gunner gives Bobby a slight stare. ¡°Is the council really that great?¡± Seraphina holds both of Gunner¡¯s hands. ¡°Are you kidding me? They are the best, top class.¡± Gunner looks at her with a smile, ¡°You know, better stop walking backwards before you trip.¡± Seraphina starts walking forward. Gunner stares at Seraphina. ¡®Damn, only spending a little time with her. She seems like a little girl with a big dream.¡¯ Suddenly, fire goblins charge towards the group. Seraphina takes out her sword. ¡°I got center, Bobby goes for the ones on the left, Gunner you take right, Katie you be in the center and start to take them down from a distance, Fire Dragon save your power and just stomp them to death if needed.¡± Seraphina charges towards the goblins. Bobby turns his body to metal. ¡°Stage one iron phase.¡± Gunner takes out his rope dart. Katie takes out a bow and shoots 5 arrows. The arrows go past the 3 of them, killing 5 random goblins. Seraphina takes a swing, knocking down 5 goblins. Bobby starts knocking each of them with one punch. Gunner shoots his rope dart to take down all 5. Seraphina swings her blade, removing the blood. Bobby¡¯s body turns to normal. Katie gives Seraphina a concerning look, ¡°You aren¡¯t hot, Seraphina? It¡¯s straight up, well over, 100 degrees. We all are wearing white cloth while you are wearing a full suit of armor.¡± Seraphina smiles, ¡°I am perfectly fine. I am part of the council; knights as such must represent them wearing their colors.¡± Bobby smacks his forehead. ¡°This girl is going to kill herself in this heat. At least take off the second level of armor.¡± ¡°No,¡± responds Seraphina in retaliation. Bobby shakes his head. ¡°Whatever, just don¡¯t pass out from heat exhaustion.¡± Katie takes out her bow and creates an arrow made out of water. ¡°I wonder how X is doing,¡± wonders Bobby. ¡°He¡¯s the type of person to do everything by himself,¡± says Katie. ¡°That¡¯s not true, X works well with people,¡± argues Seraphina. Gunner looks at the two of them. ¡°You¡¯re talking about the short good-looking dude with the katanas. Never really seen those mighty weapons before. I can tell he¡¯s crazy powerful and as a result, I need to have a duel with him.¡± Bobby smiles, ¡°X is no joke. Did you know he¡¯s gonna be the youngest person to graduate at our warrior school?¡± ¡°How old is he anyway?¡± questions the Fire Dragon. ¡°He¡¯s 13,¡± say both Seraphina and Katie. Gunner''s eyes widen as his mouth opens. ¡°13! He is literally 3 years younger than me.¡± ¡°Wait, you¡¯re 16?¡± asks Katie. ¡°Yep, why, how old are you?¡± questions Gunner. ¡°I am 20 years old,¡± answers Katie. ¡°For a 20-year-old, you look quite young but very mature,¡± compliments Gunner. ¡°Guys, I am worried about X. I don¡¯t think I should have paired him with Dornesia even if the council said to do so,¡± frowns Seraphina. ¡°Seraphina, stop worrying about X. My gosh, you act more like his mother than his sister,¡± says Bobby in frustration. ¡°I can¡¯t help it, he¡¯s so young and cute. Plus, as his big sister, I need to protect him even if it¡¯s from himself,¡± argues Seraphina. ¡°I have fought Zephyr, he¡¯s quite strong,¡± says Gunner. ¡°Zephyr, yeah, I used to beat his butt so easily until he went through puberty. Even kicked X¡¯s butt a little. But now, as you can see, all three of us are nearly equal in power,¡± giggles Seraphina. ¡°Interesting, so you used to be the strongest,¡± says Gunner, amazed. ¡°Wait, what is your title, Bobby?¡± asks Gunner. ¡°Oh, mine is the Living Weapon. It¡¯s quite simple, I know.¡± ¡°Simple but sounds so cool. Mine is the Spiritual Snake,¡± smiles Gunner. Fire Dragon laughs. ¡°I don¡¯t need a title name; I am that powerful.¡± ¡®I want one so bad.¡¯ ¡°You know our title names are just titles the world gave us based on what we did,¡± says Seraphina. The floor starts to turn red under Seraphina. Seraphina jumps forward while turning 360 degrees. A hand made out of lava shoots from the ground. Bobby¡¯s eyes widen. Gunner pushes Bobby. Five more hands come from the ground. Katie shoots an arrow made out of water, taking down one of the hands. Seraphina reaches out her hand. ¡°KATIE, WATCH OUT.¡± Katie jumps to the left, only getting burned a little bit on her left leg. Katie rolls to the ground. A lot more hands start to shoot out from the ground. The lava solidifies into golems. Bobby turns his body to iron. ¡°First stage, Iron.¡± Seraphina takes out her sword. Gunner takes out his rope dart. Katie creates three more arrows out of water. Fire Dragon smiles, ¡°There is finally some action.¡± Fire Dragon shoots a beam of fire, wiping out the back half. Seraphina blocks one of the golems¡¯ attacks. ¡°Something is wrong, there is no heat coming out of the golems,¡± questions Seraphina. Bobby turns his hands into swords while spinning 360 degrees, cutting down five of the golems. ¡°Seraphina¡¯s right, no heat at all. They¡¯re not even using fire magic.¡± Gunner shoots out his orange chi-infused rope dart. The rope dart bounces off the air multiple times while destroying the golems. Katie shoots three water arrows in the sky. The water arrows turn into multiple smaller water arrows. ¡°EVERYBODY RUN, MORE AND MORE IS SHOWING UP,¡± commands Seraphina. The group starts running deeper into the area. Bobby takes a swing, taking down a few in his path. Gunner tosses his rope dart, taking down the ones that were in front of Seraphina. ¡°We¡¯re getting closer to the volcano where the fire crystal is going to be according to X,¡± says Seraphina. The area gets hotter and hotter. Bobby¡¯s iron starts to melt off his body. ¡®Damn it, but I still need to try.¡¯ ¡°I can¡¯t maintain this form.¡± Everybody but the Fire Dragon drops to the ground, unable to withstand the blast of heat. Fire Dragon¡¯s mouth starts to open. Sudden heat starts going inside the Fire Dragon¡¯s mouth. ¡°That dragon is eating the intensity of the heat,¡± says Katie, surprised. Bobby dashes towards the mountain. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I can get the fire crystal. My iron body will protect me. Just hold down the fort.¡± Many golems charge towards the group. Seraphina¡¯s sword glows yellow, ¡°Light magic, light control.¡± Gunner spins his rope dart while infusing orange chi into it, ¡°Let¡¯s do this.¡± Katie creates an arrow of water. ¡°Protect the Fire Dragon.¡± Katie starts firing arrows, taking down the golems near the Fire Dragon. Bobby sees the fire crystal. ¡°There it is. We complete our mission. X said that it might be challenging to defeat the creature guarding the fire crystal. Boy, he was wrong. This is gonna be a walk in the park.¡± Bobby looks at the bridge on top of the volcano. ¡°Damn it.¡± His legs start moving with determination and efficiency, while his hands slowly start to reach out to grip the fire crystal. Bobby¡¯s hand comes closer and closer. ¡°ALMOST THERE.¡± Seraphina¡¯s eyes widen seeing the golem float to the sky while being broken down into pieces of rocks. ¡°What, what is going on?¡± Katie gives a weird face. ¡°Something is wrong.¡± Gunner spins his rope dart while infusing it with chi. ¡®Something is coming. I can sense it.¡¯ Flames start to cover the fire crystal while the rocks from the broken-down golem cover the flames as armor. A fist comes flying towards Bobby¡¯s face. Everyone turns their head, hearing an explosion near the volcano. Thump¡­ ¡°Bobby, are you okay?¡± says Seraphina while she and Gunner help him up. Bobby looks at the fire spirit. ¡°It has awakened. The fire crystal turned into the fire spirit just like X said it would.¡± The fire spirit flies to the floor while walking towards the group. Each step leaves an imprint onto the earth. Fire Dragon passes out from exhaustion, reaching his limit.Did you know this text is from a different site? Read the official version to support the creator. Seraphina points her blade at the Fire Spirit. Katie shoots five arrows made out of water. The arrows evaporate before they touch the Fire Spirit. The Fire Spirit reaches out his hand and shoots a beam of fire. Bobby steps in front of Seraphina, protecting everyone from the blast. Bobby looks at his arm, seeing iron dripping from his body. ¡®Damn it, I¡¯m useless. Usually, I can withstand the heat, but it¡¯s too much; it¡¯s melting the literal iron off of my body.¡¯ Gunner and Seraphina nod at each other. Seraphina runs to the left. Gunner runs to the right. Gunner tosses his rope dart. The Fire Spirit jumps high, dodging the attack. The rope dart bounces off the air. The Fire Spirit rolls to the ground, getting hit in the face. ¡°Light magic, light slash.¡± Seraphina quickly shoots out three slashes of light. The Fire Spirit shoots a beam of fire, evaporating the light property itself. The Fire Spirit vanishes in front of Seraphina and takes a swing. Seraphina quickly blocks the attack while being forcefully pushed back. The Fire Spirit shoots spheres of flames at Katie. Katie¡¯s eyes widen. A rope dart flies through the spheres. Multiple explosions go off. The Fire Spirit comes out of the explosion. Seraphina¡¯s eyes widen. ¡®Damn it,¡¯ ¡°Light magic, light control.¡± Seraphina¡¯s blade glows yellow while taking a swing. The Fire Spirit rolls to the ground.Gunner charges towards the Fire Spirit and tosses his rope dart. The Fire Spirit grabs the rope dart and pulls it. Gunner flies towards the Fire Spirit. The Fire Spirit reaches out his hand and shoots a point-blank range beam made out of fire. Gunner rolls to the ground while steam emanates from his body. ¡°Damn it, that was a close one.¡± Bobby looks around. ¡°This heat, it¡¯s melting my iron skin.¡± Bobby turns his hands into blades. ¡°Nevertheless, I have a duty to get that crystal.¡± Bobby charges towards the Fire Spirit. The Fire Spirit shoots five spheres. Bobby takes a step forward and cuts all five of them down. Each of them explodes on impact. The Fire Spirit takes a swing. Bobby blocks the attack. Seraphina takes a swing. The Fire Spirit jumps back and shoots a sphere. An arrow hits the sphere, causing an explosion. Seraphina and Bobby dash past the explosion. The Fire Spirit opens its mouth, shooting a beam of fire. Seraphina steps to the left. Bobby steps to the right. The Fire Spirit takes a swing. Bobby raises his blade, cutting the Fire Spirit¡¯s left arm in half. Seraphina pivots forward. Light explodes out of her blade. ¡°Light magic, bright shot.¡± Seraphina reaches out her arm, shooting a beam of light out of her blade. The Fire Spirit moves to the left; the beam of light grazes its arm. A blast of heat shoots up from the ground. Seraphina jumps to the left. Bobby takes a swing. The Fire Spirit reaches out its arm and shoots a point-blank range beam. Bobby rolls to the ground, getting second-degree burns on his right arm. Seraphina takes a swing. The Fire Spirit blocks the attack. Seraphina suddenly flies to the sky. The Fire Spirit instantly regrows its arm and shoots a beam of fire. The beam hits Seraphina, knocking her down. Bobby slowly gets up, ¡°Damn it. I¡¯m not done yet.¡± Gunner shoots his rope dart. The Fire Spirit tanks the hit and grabs his weapon. Orange chi starts to flow through the rope and into the dart. The Fire Spirit absorbs the chi and sends it right back. Gunner rolls to the ground. The Fire Spirit vanishes right behind Gunner, sending him flying into the sky. Gunner¡¯s eyes widen. ¡®It knows how to use chi in an advanced way.¡¯ A white chi color bursts out of the Fire Spirit¡¯s hand. Gunner smiles while imbuing orange chi into his fist. ¡®It¡¯s learned by imitating me. ¡°BUT IT DOES NOT HAVE A PERSONAL COLOR.¡± Gunner and the Fire Spirit¡¯s fists collide. Gunner overpowers the Fire Spirit instantly. The Fire Spirit slams into the ground. Gunner goes into a fighting position. ¡®I need to create time for others.¡¯ The Fire Spirit infuses chi into its fist. Suddenly, a burst of flames starts to generate simultaneously. Gunner¡¯s eyes start to shake. ¡®What is that thing? It just learned how to use chi and now can infuse its own element.¡¯ The Fire Spirit shoots a beam. Gunner creates an orange shield out of his own chi. ¡®Damn it. So strong.¡¯ Seraphina takes a swing. The Fire Spirit shoots out a beam of fire infused with chi. Seraphina screams in pain, feeling the heat scorching her skin. Katie shoots a giant water arrow, sending it back. ¡°You could have done that any time,¡± says Gunner. ¡°Well, I was busy killing all these goblins that showed up out of nowhere.¡± Katie runs towards Seraphina and starts doing healing magic. ¡°I am not the best. Doing this is going to take me a while. Thank goodness she was wearing that armor.¡± Bobby grabs Gunner¡¯s shoulder. ¡°I am ready to fight.¡± Bobby¡¯s iron starts dripping once more. Gunner looks at him. ¡°Your whole right arm does not have an iron coating.¡± Bobby looks at his right arm. ¡°I know, I need to keep a certain body temperature. My arm has not cooled down yet.¡± Bobby¡¯s left hand turns into a double-edged sword. Gunner dashes towards the Fire Spirit. Bobby follows Gunner¡¯s lead. The Fire Spirit infuses white chi in both of its fists then coats them with fire. Orange chi bursts out of Gunner¡¯s fist. Gunner takes a swing. The Fire Spirit blocks it. Bobby turns 360 degrees, cutting part of the Fire Spirit¡¯s thigh. The Fire Spirit takes a knee. Gunner punches the Fire Spirit in the face. Bobby cuts the Fire Spirit¡¯s arm. Both of them start consecutively cutting and punching down the Fire Spirit. Bobby cuts the left chest and sees nothing. The Fire Spirit appears right behind the duo and shoots a point-blank range beam. Both of them roll to the ground. Gunner and Bobby charge towards the Fire Spirit. The Fire Spirit shoots a massive beam of chi-infused fire. Gunner pushes Bobby out of the way then creates an orange shield of chi protecting himself. The beam consumes Gunner. Gunner¡¯s eyes widen seeing his shield being overpowered. Bobby slowly gets up. Gunner¡¯s shield broke. He starts to scream, feeling the heat and the chi crushing and burning his skin. Gunner drops to the floor, unconscious. Bobby looks to see Seraphina and Katie, then Gunner, the Fire Dragon, and lastly the iron that is on the floor. ¡®No. Snap out of it. Why am I trying to avoid the change? Why not embrace it? All three of them developed new skills while I just mastered the ones I already had. I need more power. It''s time to live up to the name of the living weapon. I refuse to go down. ¡¯ Bobby takes a chilling breath as he slowly gets up. ¡°Metal magic, second stage, frozen metal.¡± Bobby¡¯s body turns to iron. The iron color starts to change to cyan. Bobby vanishes towards the Fire Spirit. ¡®I can¡¯t control the metal for too long. But this should give me enough power.¡¯ Bobby turns both of his hands into two blades. The Fire Spirit shoots five spheres at Bobby. Bobby cuts all five in half. Five explosions go off. Bobby absorbs the heat. ¡®More.¡¯ Bobby Tongue sticks while his body starts to slouch. Spikes of ice appear on his back, while his eyes glow cyan blue. Fire spirit takes a swing. Bobby cuts its arm. Fire spirit fires a beam. Bobby instinctively dodges the attack. ¡®COME ON.¡¯ Fire spirit infuses chi into its fists then covers it with flames. Bobby dodges numerous of its punches while delivering 3 powerful blows breaking its armor. Fire spirit jumps back while firing multiple fire spheres. Bobby spins, cutting each of them in half. He vanishes. Fire spirit takes a swing. Bobby parries its attack then cuts its stomach. Fire spirit generates 2 more fists slamming Bobby to the ground then fires 4 point blank range beams. Bobby spins releasing cold air from its body. Bobbies metal starts to turn to silver. Bobby stares at the fire spirit. ¡®I''M NOT DONE YET.¡¯ The Fire Spirit shoots the strongest beam possible at Bobby. The metal starts to glow yellow while melting to the floor. Bobby stomps with each step he takes. ¡®I am not done yet. MORE.¡¯ All the iron goes to Bobby¡¯s left blade, making it bigger and hotter. Bobby yells while swinging his massive blade, slicing the Fire Spirit in half. BOOOOOOOOOOM! Bobby''s body flew to the ground. Katie''s eyes widened seeing Bobby''s body completely burnt. ¡°BOBBY¡­¡± ¡°...¡± Katie dashed towards Bobby. ¡°I can heal you, don''t worry just stay with me,¡± said Katie avoiding the inverable. Katie touched his chest and started to use her healing magic. ¡°Come on, come on.¡± Bobby slowly touched Katie''s wrist. ¡°Stop it, you and I both know that you can¡¯t heal me. Don''t worry about me¡­ Get the crystal.¡± Katie did what Bobby said. Katie looked around. ¡°Oh god¡­ How am I supposed to get all of them by myself without a horse and a carriage.¡± Katie looked at the dragon. ¡°Maybe a giant one.¡± Suddenly 30 knights from the Council appeared. ¡°Miss, are you okay,¡± said Captain Piggy. ¡°Yes, I am, they are not.¡± Captain Piggy snapped his fingers. The soldiers started putting all of them in the wagon. Katie followed the group inside the carriage. Piggy and a couple of men hop on the horse. The whole group left. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ¡°Huh that¡¯s weird?¡± ¡°What happened boss?¡± ¡°I was tracking the fire crystal by its mana and now it looks like it''s moving. Is this thing broken? Wait, never mind somebody has the Crystal.¡± ¡°We are coming to you¡­¡± ¡°I sent you the coordinates of the direction they''re going. They''re not going to kill you, just distract them. After all, we are only there for that crystal.¡± ¡°Alright boss heading out¡­¡± Dimming light 3 days later¡­ Seraphina slowly opens her eyes. Katie throws herself at Her. ¡°SERAPHINA.¡± ¡°W-what happened¡­ to me?¡± ¡°You got knocked out and the knights came to get us. Luckily, we have the fire Crystal in our possession. It¡¯s in your pocket.¡± Seraphina reaches into her pocket and feels the crystal. Kelly looks at Bobby¡¯s body. ¡°He is the one who defeated the fire spirit.¡± ¡°We¡¯re going to a village on the way back home,¡± says Captain Piggy. Gunner looks at him with suspicion. ¡®Something is off about this man.¡¯ ¡°Do you want to take turns riding on that horse?¡± Captain Piggy waves his left hand. ¡°No thanks, just relax.¡± The whole group hears a weird noise. Seraphina¡¯s eyes widen. ¡°EVERYONE, WE¡¯RE UNDER ATTACK.¡± BOOOOOOOOOOM! The ground starts to shake. Seraphina looks out the wagon. "Is it a mechanical horse?¡± Gunner tilts his head to the left. ¡°Are you sure that¡¯s a horse? It looks no wear near similar to one.¡± Katie grabs her bow and creates an arrow out of fire magic. ¡°Does it matter? Let¡¯s try to take it down.¡± Captain Piggy pulls on the leash. The horse starts to move faster. In the truck: ¡°You guys do what the boss says and slow them down,¡± says one of the guys. ¡°YES SIR,¡± yell the other men. Three of them put a giant bullet in the tank gun and fires once. Seraphina takes out her sword and quickly creates a slash made out of light. The slash of light cuts the giant bullet in half, creating a massive explosion. The ground starts to shake. Katie quickly shoots three arrows made out of fire. The trucks start to move, evading the arrows. Captain Piggy looks back. ¡°DON¡¯T STOP. KEEP ON GOING OR WE WILL DIE.¡± Seraphina swiftly unleashes a fury of light slashes. A few of the men from the trucks put up magic barriers. Seraphina grips her sword even harder; her eyes tighten. Gunner smiles, infusing orange-colored chi into his rope dart. ¡°I got this.¡± Gunner spins and swings his rope dart, slashing the wheels of multiple trucks, making them slide to a halt. Good job,¡± says Captain Piggy. ¡°Thanks,¡± smiles Gunner. ¡°Seraphina, you¡¯re on the way to becoming Captain of your own platoon.¡± Seraphina¡¯s eyes lighten with excitement. ¡°You really think so? I trained really hard in order to become a leader. Hopefully, I would join the council, let alone become the leader of the council. It is an honor hearing that from a captain. Am I rambling?¡± Captain Piggy laughs, ¡°You know what? You are destined to be¡­¡± Crack¡­ Time seems to slow down¡­ Seraphina¡¯s eyes shake. The world hits silent in a blink of a second as Captain Piggy¡¯s body starts moving to the left. Blood spills from his head. The horses abruptly stop. Time starts to move normally¡­ Captain Piggy flies off the horse. Blood spills from his head. Seraphina grips her blade even harder. ¡°WE¡¯RE UNDER ATTACK. ALL KNIGHTS PREPARE.¡± Suddenly, a boy on a motorcycle grabs Captain Piggy¡¯s body. ¡°I repeat, we got the target. The mission has changed and we will get the other crystals.¡± Seraphina looks at the back of his jacket, seeing a bird-like purple symbol. ¡°TECHNO HUNTER, GET BACK HERE NOW.¡± Techno Hunter giggles, ¡°I guess I stole the bacon. Bye Bye.¡± Seraphina runs to the carriage and grabs a special horse. She gets on the horse and pulls the leash. Suddenly, the horse starts moving unusually fast, being enhanced by its own thunder magic. Katie and Gunner follow behind Seraphina. Techno Hunter puts his motorcycle on autopilot then starts to chain up Captain Piggy. ¡°You¡¯re lucky I didn¡¯t kill your ass.¡± Captain Piggy laughs with blood still oozing out of his head. ¡°Like you can. That advanced weapon didn¡¯t kill me.¡± Techno Hunter giggles, ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s like the bullet was purposely a centimeter away from your brain and made sure the bullet wouldn¡¯t fully go through any major organs that you need to live.¡± Techno Hunter reloads his sniper rifle. ¡°If you want, I could finish the job. But I have some questions for you. Where is the fire crystal?¡± Captain Piggy smiles creepily. ¡°You¡¯re messing with the wrong person.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t give a shit if you¡¯re a god. WHERE IS THE CRYSTAL?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Techno Hunter takes out his handgun and presses it against the side of his head. ¡°Stop playing with me. Where is the crystal?¡± ¡°The fire crystal is in the possession of the council.¡± ¡°Where is the fucking money? WHERE IS IT? You think you could get away with what you have done to those poor villagers.¡± ¡°They need to pay their taxes with food and resources.¡± ¡°DID I ASK FOR AN EXPLANATION? WHERE IS THEIR SHIT?¡± ¡°Confidential information,¡± answers Captain Piggy. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, you¡¯re gonna tell me. Don¡¯t worry about that.¡± ¡°TECHNO HUNTER, GET BACK HERE NOW,¡± yells Seraphina. Techno Hunter looks dead in her eyes while sticking up the middle finger. ¡°Fuck off, I am not playing with you.¡± Seraphina takes out her blade. ¡°LIGHT MAGIC, light slash.¡± Seraphina generates light from her blade and releases it into a single slash. Techno Hunter turns off the autopilot and turns a little to the left. Katie shoots five arrows made out of various elements. Techno Hunter takes out one of the katanas cutting down all the arrows. ¡°LIGHT MAGIC, BRIGHT FLASH,¡± yells Seraphina. Light magic covers her body, and the horse increases their speed. Techno Hunter¡¯s eyes widen seeing Seraphina catching up to him in seconds. Seraphina takes a swing. Techno Hunter blocks the attack. ¡°There¡¯s the fire crystal around your neck. Thanks, sweetheart.¡± Seraphina starts to get more furious. ¡°SHUT UP. YOU¡¯RE GETTING ARRESTED RIGHT NOW.¡± Gunner tosses his rope dart, hitting the back wheel of Techno Hunter¡¯s motorcycle. Techno Hunter rolls on the ground with Captain Piggy. Seraphina stops the horse, subsequently charging towards Techno Hunter. Techno Hunter rolls to the left, dodging Seraphina¡¯s attack. Seraphina takes another swing. Techno Hunter taps his glove, creating a shield made out of mana. Seraphina jumps back. Techno Hunter whips out two guns and starts firing. Seraphina¡¯s blade turns yellow. ¡°Light magic, light control.¡± Seraphina blocks all the bullets. Techno Hunter puts away the gun in his left hand and takes out a small orb from his belt. He shoots it, creating an explosion. Seraphina rolls to the ground. Orange chi explodes out of Gunner¡¯s rope dart. Gunner tosses it towards Techno Hunter. Techno Hunter reaches out his hand. A hole develops on his glove, sucking and manipulating the air to create a vacuum. The rope dart stops. Gunner pulls back his rope dart. Seraphina takes a swing behind Techno Hunter. Techno Hunter drops Seraphina to the floor. Katie shoots five arrows made out of water magic. Techno Hunter jumps back. Hunter punches Gunner in the face, dropping him to the ¡®Seraphina predominantly uses magic. But I still don¡¯t know the weakness of light magic because it¡¯s a magic that is overly rare, so I don¡¯t know how to counter it. I have this slime that turns solid, sucking in chi energy.¡¯ Techno Hunter runs towards Gunner. Gunner jumps off his horse and infuses chi into his fist. Techno Hunter generates mana from his gloves. Both of them clash fists. Gunner flies back while infusing chi into his rope dart. Techno Hunter goes into a defensive position. Gunner tosses his rope dart as fast as he can into the air. The rope dart bounces off the air, gaining speed. Techno Hunter catches it instantly. rip¡­ ¡®Shit, that attack was powerful enough to rip my left glove.¡¯ Techno Hunter pulls the rope dart. Gunner flies towards Techno Hunter. ¡®He¡¯s using the gravitational pull to his advantage. Who is this man?¡¯ Techno ground. Gunner does a kick-up, subsequently performing a spinning roundhouse kick. Techno Hunter turns 360 degrees and slaps a white slime on Gunner¡¯s back. Gunner infuses chi into his fist, subsequently throwing a barrage of attacks. Techno Hunter blocks all of Gunner¡¯s attacks while throwing a barrage of his own. Techno Hunter punches Gunner in the face, then in the chest, soon after kicking him on his hip. Gunner falls to his knees. ¡®This is the power of Techno Hunter.¡¯ Chi explodes out of Gunner¡¯s body. ¡®But he shall not win.¡¯ The goo starts to spread even faster. Gunner exerts more chi from his body, trying to destroy the goo. The goo starts to paralyze Gunner¡¯s body while solidifying. Techno Hunter runs towards Katie. Katie shoots a barrage of arrows. ¡®Katie is a sharpshooter. She has a greater amount of mana that overflows her body. Not only that, even just attacking her mana points won¡¯t stop that flow.¡¯ Techno Hunter whips out his katana and starts cutting down the arrows. Katie jumps back. ¡®He knows my weakness.¡¯ Techno Hunter kicks Katie¡¯s bow out of her hands and shoots electricity from his right hand, leaving her temporarily paralyzed. Techno Hunter turns around, blocking Seraphina¡¯s attack. ¡°Wow, you are persistent.¡± Seraphina infuses more light magic into her attack. Techno Hunter¡¯s blade explodes with mana. ¡°You like my tech? Sorry, I didn¡¯t restock on stuff.¡± Seraphina and Techno Hunter jump back. ¡°Techno Hunter, I don¡¯t care about your tech magic. ALL I WANT IS TO PUT YOU IN JAIL!¡± Techno Hunter takes a swing. Seraphina dodges and counters. Techno Hunter dodges the attack and spins 360 degrees. Seraphina jumps back and shoots slashes of light. Techno Hunter abruptly stops, blocking the slashes. Light bursts out of Seraphina¡¯s blade. ¡°Light magic, bright shot.¡± Seraphina extends her arm, shooting a beam of light out of her sword. Techno Hunter moves to the left. ¡®Damn it. Need to end this fast. I don¡¯t have my magic absorber cube.¡¯ Light bursts off of Seraphina¡¯s blade once more. ¡°Light magic, accelerating flashing combo.¡± Seraphina takes a swing. Techno Hunter dodges her attack. Seraphina takes a faster swing. Techno Hunter parries her attack. Techno Hunter takes a swing. Seraphina counters. Techno Hunter counters the counter. He takes a swing. Seraphina dodges and hits Techno Hunter multiple times in a row, sending him rolling. Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there. Light magic bursts out of Seraphina¡¯s body. ¡°Light magic, bright flash.¡± Seraphina dashes towards Techno Hunter. Techno Hunter jumps to the left. Seraphina shoots multiple slashes of light. Techno Hunter evades the attack. ¡®Her stupid magic. That is her strongest quality. Which is quite annoying because she¡¯s a good swordsman, but her magic just puts her on a whole other level.¡¯ Seraphina points her blade at Techno Hunter. ¡°What happened, you¡¯re overwhelmed.¡± Techno Hunter goes into a sword stance. ¡®She is so lucky I didn¡¯t restock. I¡¯m out of mags.¡¯ Mana bursts out of Techno Hunter¡¯s blade. ¡°LIGHT MAGIC, LIGHT CONTROL.¡± Seraphina¡¯s blade turns yellow as she dashes towards Techno Hunter. Seraphina¡¯s eyes widen as both of their blades fly into the air. Seraphina performs a right-side kick. Techno Hunter blocks the attack. Seraphina takes a swing. Techno Hunter easily grabs her fist. ¡°Wow, you¡¯re really bad at hand-to-hand combat. Not my problem though.¡± ¡°STOP PLAYING WITH ME,¡± yells Seraphina. Seraphina takes another swing. Techno Hunter turns 360 degrees, stealing the fire crystal and subsequently kicking Seraphina on the side of her face. Seraphina rolls to the ground. Techno Hunter tosses a bomb. ¡°Light magic, finger flash pistol.¡± Seraphina points her pointer and middle finger at the bomb, shooting out a beam of light. Water bursts out of the bomb, splashing onto Seraphina. Seraphina dashes towards Techno Hunter. Techno Hunter dodges her aggressive attacks. ¡®She lost focus.¡¯ Electricity bursts out of his glove. Seraphina takes another swing. Techno Hunter slaps Seraphina in the face before she can land the hit. Seraphina screams, feeling the enhanced electricity stinging her skin. Techno Hunter knocks Seraphina to the ground. ¡°Next time, tell them to send the dark trilogy, you were child¡¯s play.¡± Techno Hunter grabs his katana and leaves with Captain Piggy and the fire crystal. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Captain Piggy¡¯s eyes open, and he tries to move his body from the chair. ¡°Ugh, ugh, where am I?¡± Captain Piggy looks at the chains that are restricting him. ¡°Don¡¯t even try to use magic. These chains block your mana receptors.¡± Techno Hunter tosses his knife, grazing Piggy¡¯s cheek. ¡°Where is the tax money? I know you have it.¡± Captain Piggy gives a confused look. ¡°I don¡¯t know what you mean.¡± Techno Hunter starts cleaning the machete. ¡°Let¡¯s see how long you last.¡± ¡°AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!¡± Captain Piggy¡¯s pinky finger drops to the ground. ¡°Tell me.¡± Another finger drops to the ground. ¡°WE¡¯RE UP TO TWO.¡± ¡°AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!¡± Captain Piggy¡¯s hand drops to the floor. Techno Hunter swings the machete. Blood flies off the blade and hits the floor. Captain Piggy smiles, ¡°I won¡¯t tell you. I won¡¯t. You don¡¯t have the guts to¡­ AHHHHHHHHHHH.¡± The middle finger from the other hand drops to the floor. ¡°Stop it¡­ You¡¯re not achieving¡­ anything,¡± says Captain Piggy in exhaustion. Techno Hunter plays with the blade. ¡°Seeing you suffer is enough. You¡¯re gonna tell me¡­ it does not matter. You better just say where the money is to save all this pain and suffering.¡± ¡°NEVE¡­ AHHHHHHHHH.¡± The other pinky finger drops to the floor. ¡°Three more fingers. You¡¯re gonna get me very impatient.¡± ¡°YOU COULD GO FU¡­ AHHHHHHHHHHHHH.¡± ¡°The poison might be kicking in now.¡± Techno Hunter presses a button. Metal spikes from the chair shoot up, piercing both of Captain Piggy¡¯s thighs. Captain Piggy¡¯s body temperature starts to heat up. His body instantly starts to get more pale. Techno Hunter cuts his pointer finger. Captain Piggy yells once more. The screams of terror make Techno Hunter laugh even harder. ¡°Ahahahahahah, LET¡¯S CUT SOME MORE BODY PARTS OFF¡­¡± 3 hours later¡­ ¡°He took the CRYSTAL!¡± yells Seraphina. ¡°He must be in this town, judging by his armor. He also recently went into a major fight,¡± suggests Gunner. The group enters the town. The citizens are wearing literal rags. Their eyes pierce through the group¡¯s souls. ¡°Is it just me or does the group hate us? Don¡¯t they know that we protect them, and they only need to give up a small amount of their money?¡± says Seraphina angrily. ¡°Why are they living in such poverty?¡± questions Gunner. The horses stop. Seraphina hops out of the wagon with Gunner and Katie. ¡°Seraphina, ten of us are going to take care of Bobby at the hospital,¡± says one of the knights. ¡°The other fifteen of us are going to look for Piggy. While twenty-five of us are gonna protect our stuff and the fire dragon,¡± says the other knight. ¡°Alright, me, Katie, and Gunner are going to help y¡¯all,¡± agrees Seraphina. ¡°Katie, go and take care of Bobby. Me and Seraphina are going to investigate,¡± suggests Gunner. Seraphina and Gunner start walking to the bar. Seraphina opens the door. Eyes of hatred pierce her body. ¡°Hi Light Trilogy, sorry for the people staring at you. You¡¯re not wanted here,¡± says the bartender. Seraphina looks confused. ¡°Why don¡¯t they like us? We do protect their village.¡± The bartender hands her some coffee. ¡°The tax is way too high. Captain Piggy does protect this village, but they also abuse this village. They increase the tax ten times and use ninety percent of that tax to buy this whole village.¡± Seraphina bangs the table. ¡°How long has he been doing this?¡± ¡°Over twenty years. He makes us poorer and poorer. If we don¡¯t do what he says, the man kidnaps the women and deflowers them, even doing it to little girls,¡± explains the bartender. ¡°Where are these women?¡± demands Gunner. ¡°Nobody knows. The knights know, but Captain Piggy could just fire them, even send them to jail if they try to speak against him.¡± The Bartender gives Gunner coffee. Seraphina sips her coffee. ¡°Where is the criminal, Techno Hunter? He is wanted for 1,000 gold by the council. Trust me, we will deal with Captain Piggy later.¡± The Bartender looks confused. ¡°Why so much money?¡± Seraphina sips her coffee. ¡°1. He has killed 20 captains. 2. Put a bunch of rich people into slavery. 3. Stolen from the council numerous times. 4. Destroyed a bunch of mines and a lot of factories that create a lot of the army¡¯s armor and weapons. I could go on and on.¡± Gunner¡¯s mouth drops. ¡°Is this guy insane? And there is more. I hear he literally broke every law more than 3 times.¡± ¡°I understand, but I don¡¯t know either,¡± says the Bartender, keeping a straight face. ¡°Why are you lying?¡± says Gunner. The Bartender smiles, ¡°How did you know?¡± ¡°Your heart, your body gets more tense, you stop looking directly in my eyes, your hand hesitates a little bit, your voice slightly changes. So where is the Techno Hunter? He has stolen something.¡± Seraphina¡¯s eyes widens, ¡®Gunner is so observant.¡¯ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ¡°Wow, all your toes, all your fingers on your hand, stabbed over 100 times, poisoned you even, and you still don¡¯t tell me,¡± Techno Hunter smiles, impressed. ¡°Lucky I capture another one of your friends who is in on it. Vice Captain Oink.¡± Techno Hunter grabs a match and lights the other lantern. ¡°Well, look at another contestant.¡± Techno Hunter grabs his gun. ¡°Where is the fucking money?¡± Vice Captain Oink starts shivering. ¡°Please, please, I¡¯m sorry, I will tell you anything. Don¡¯t hurt me. I beg of you, please don¡¯t hurt me. Spare me, spare me, spare me, it¡¯s¡­¡± Bang¡­Bang¡­Bang. Vice Captain Oink starts screaming with a stream of tears running down his cheek. ¡°I DID NOT ASK FOR YOUR SQUEALING. TOOK TOO LONG. LET¡¯S TRY AGAIN. WHERE IS THE FUCKING MONEY?¡± ¡°It¡¯s 5000 miles south of here. The vault is hidden underground with the protection of invisibility magic.¡± Captain Piggy''s eyes widen. ¡°YOU STUPID ASSHOLE, YOU SAW ME GET STABBED over 100 times, tortured mentally with the fire crystal, got poisoned, got my hands chopped off with fingers individually and you told him,¡± express Captain Piggy. ¡°Shut the fuck up. All those stabs were for raping all those women and children. Some of them are mentally and physically scared of what you did with them. To the point a fraction of them killed themselves. I wish I could revive you so I could kill you again and again,¡± anger Techno Hunter. Techno Hunter takes the necklace out of Captain Piggies neck which has a special golden key. Techno Hunter looks at the key for a good few seconds. ¡°Interestingly engraved with location magic and it allows the wielder to turn off the invisibility.¡± ¡°can I, can I please¡­¡± Bang¡­ Vice Captain Oink''s head lifelessly goes down. ¡°Just get my death over with" expresses Captain Piggy. Techno Hunter takes off his helmet and drops it. A smile appears onto his face while his head tilted to the left. ¡°Nah, I got something else planned.¡± Techno Hunter starts laughing. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Seraphina kicks the door wide open. Her eyes drop to the floor. She sees two bodies hanging from the ceiling. Blood drips from both of their bodies. Gunner freezes. ¡°What in the world happened here?¡± Katie drops to her knees. ¡°This is so inhumane.¡± Seraphina grips her fist. ¡°We are too late. Techno Hunter, you are far worse than a monster. You¡¯re a demon. This does not make up for what he has done. We could have brought him into custody with proper evidence.¡± Tears start to form on Seraphina''s eyes. ¡°This is not justice¡­TECHNO HUNTER, I KNOW YOU¡¯RE HERE. COME FROM THE SHADOWS.¡± Techno Hunter walks past the hanging bodies, coming from the light. ¡°YOU ARE SURROUNDED. BACKUP IS ALREADY COMING.¡± Techno Hunter fires a few shots. Seraphina pushes Katie. Gunner jumps to the right. Techno Hunter charges towards the exit. Gunner tosses a rope dart. Techno Hunter rolls to the floor. ¡°It¡¯s not the time. If the fire crystal is in one place without its magic being locked, it¡¯s gonna attract powerful monsters.¡± Seraphina takes out her sword. ¡°Give it back.¡± Techno Hunter puts away his guns. Ten knights charge towards Techno Hunter. Two of the knights take a swing. Techno Hunter drops one of the knights to the ground, then punches the other. Three more charge forward with their swords. Techno Hunter grabs one of their arms and twists it slightly, then tosses him to the ground. Techno Hunter bans the knight¡¯s sword and blocks the hit, then kicks him to the floor. The other knights charge towards Techno Hunter. Techno Hunter charges towards the knights. Techno Hunter defeats the rest instantly. Seraphina charges towards Techno Hunter. Techno Hunter blocks her attack. Gunner shoots his rope dart towards Techno Hunter. Techno Hunter jumps back while dropping the sword. Seraphina leaps towards Techno Hunter, pushing him to the ground. The fire crystal flies out of his belt pocket. Katie smiles with her bow pointed at Techno Hunter. Techno Hunter giggles. ¡°She made a small enough arrow to open my belt pocket. She can sense that crystal¡¯s power.¡± Suddenly, a vampire swoops in and grabs the fire crystal. ¡°Thank you, my boy,¡± says the Vampire. Techno Hunter¡¯s eyes drop. ¡°I know her. She¡¯s the infamous demon-vampire mix breed that wipes villages. Yeah.¡± Seraphina and Techno Hunter automatically get up. ¡°Change of plans. We¡¯re taking down Magnifica.¡± Seraphina gulps. ¡°She¡¯s the infamous demon that is killing a bunch of villages. We could take her down, though.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s hope she has that crystal. I defeated her earlier, but we won¡¯t be that lucky,¡± says Techno Hunter. Magnifica eats the fire crystal. ¡°WOW, the power I¡¯m feeling from this already.¡± Magnifica¡¯s eyes glow red. Her muscles get stronger. Her hair grows longer. Her hands and feet harden and become sharper. Her wings explode with flames. Seraphina takes out her sword. Techno Hunter grabs his katana and a handgun. Gunner spins his rope dart. Katie grabs an arrow. Bobby smiles at Seraphina. ¡°How y¡¯all doing?¡± The fire dragon roars. ¡°My bad for sleeping, y¡¯all. But let¡¯s kill that demon.¡± Seraphina looks at Techno Hunter. ¡°Let¡¯s work together to save the village.¡± Techno Hunter nods. ¡°You didn¡¯t even have to say that. My men already started evacuating the villagers.¡± Seraphina looks at the knights. ¡°Do the same thing.¡± The knights run off and start evacuating the villagers. Bobby¡¯s body turns to metal, his hands turn into metal blades. Light magic explodes from Seraphina¡¯s blade. ¡°Take her down.¡±