《Lotus Of The Autumn》 Impaired at birth ''''Aaaaah!" The woman screamed as she lay on her bed. She was pregnant with the second heir of Shaodian empire, whose capital city was called Youqin. They had been ruling for fifty years. Theirs was the most prominent empire in the country of Chi. They lacked nothing. But money, fame, power, they''re all good but there are some things money can''t buy. One of which is good health. ''''We inhabit the third dimension. The country of Chi is just one of the many on the planet. No doubt one of the most powerful. The dimensions always are in constant motion around the celestial body called The Fate. Created byThe One before all of existence came to be. Thirteen dimensions circle round The Fate endlessly in a triangular orbit two thousand times a second. It is nearly impossible to jump from one dimension to another. Each dimension is ruled by a monarch they are tasked with defending the dimension from external invaders. They are handpicked by the Guardian of the Zone, master of space-time dubbed The Hollow.His power is said to be muptiversal as he is one of the three main pillars of Faterealm (The existence that circles round The Fate). He.." "Can you just I don''t know shut up" "Oh sorry doctor, one of our kids patients said I should tell him the Myths of our world" "No need to apologize. I''m actually just pissed because of the situation at hand" "I can tell with how you just came and sat lifelessly in the ward'''' "Hmm" "The empress is pregnant ay. Don''t worry Dr Su. You will be fine" "Thanks" "Now back to my story" Dr Su left the room and quietly wished for luck. He had allowed his assistant perform the operation. He entered the medical room in the palace "Congratulations, you did it" "Is it a boy?'''' ''''We will bring him in a few minutes you majesty" This was the third child the emperor was having with her. "Sir, he has refused to cry" the assistant told the doctor as he stepped in "Is he dead?" The doctor briefly performed some examinations on the baby "He lives" the doctor replied "Sadly though ... He has TPC (The painless condition) and he''s blind as well" "No way! They won''t be happy about this news. That''s two tragedies!'''' The doctor sighed "Some things aren''t in our hands" "We need to be tactful, she''s expecting good news" "I know" "Here goes" The doctor knocked on her room door ''''Come in" The baby was brought before the queen, he looked weak and fragile his bright pink eyes shined like the light from a lamp ''''Why what''s the matter he hasn''t shed a tear " ''''My lady" the doctor says boring his head. "Yes?" "The young master, ..he has TPC" The queen cried in agony and the staff bowed their heads "He.. He''s also blind my queen" The queen intensified her mourning breaking all that she could see while screaming at the top of her lungs "Why, why!!" "Why do you cry my queen" the emperor, Shaodian Ching said as he entered the room. He gave one of the staff a wicked stareThis book is hosted on another platform. Read the official version and support the author''s work. "T.. TPC" The nurse replied fearfully The queen still sobbing Alas the king bowed his head "Your highness I dare make a suggestion'''' Dr Ru who had comforted Dr Su prior to the surgery spoke "Which is?" "A certain harvester, Lady Chu, lives south of the kingdom.." ''''Go on..'''' Ching said sitting on the bed neat his wife "She has the cure to any and every disease, I doubt TPC would be an exception" "And is this information confirmed, does she really possess such power" "Yes your highness, your servant would wager his life, he said as he fell flat before the king "Hua my queen do not shed another tear, we shall set on for this mysterious lady at nightfall'''' he said wiping her tears Shaodian Ching was the emperor of the great SHAODIAN EMPIRE, son of Shaodian Cho husband of Shaodian Hua and father of Shaodian Sun and Shaodian Lily. He was called Ching the Sharp having eliminated all opposing kingdoms in one fell swoop further extending the reach of the Great SHAODIAN EMPIRE. The empire had thirty provinces under it. The palace was located in the capital Youqin. In the staff quarters of the hospital... "You dared offer the emperor such an impractical approach'''' "What shocks me is that he took it seriously'''' "Desperation my friend is a thorn in the butt" "I know it''ll work, I just know" "It has to, you wagered your life no?" "Hmm " NIGHTFALL Servants had tended to the horses in the royal stable per the emperor''s orders. Two of the best horses were to be prepared for the emperor and his general. Ching walked in, impressed with their choice - the servants that is He helped his wife ascend their horse and also followed suit. "He''ll be fine, trust me", he comforted his wife who was sitted next to him in the carriage stroking her hair. "Hee Haw" the horse neighed as the driver set off for the Yu province, south of Youqin.
3 days it took them but according to the map they had received from the nurse they had reached their destination. Turns out it was just a small, old house located in the woods. Ching went with Hua and his son who was wrapped in a pink cloth "Who goes there" an old lady''s voice went "Ching son of Cho" My goodness, forgive my impudence your grace". "What brings his eminence to my home" "The third born of the emperor of infected with The painless condition" "The unfeeling sickness I reckon" "Your judgement is accurate lady Chu" "I am flattered. Let me see him" Hua rushed hurriedly and presented her boy to the old lady who extended her withering hands to touch the boy''s face. But suddenly her head was thrust aback as a red light emanated out of the boys head. "Lady Chu'''' Ching called out Visions flooded her memory, she saw the future, the boy''s future, but not all of it. She saw a man standing at the pinnacle of Mount Wu wearing the emperor''s cloak and holding a mysterious flute, he was surrounded by twelve others whose faces she couldn''t see clearly His neck had the Chain of Balance adorned on it As he, in the vision turned to stare at her with a smile with the crest of a Monarch on his robe and a tattoo on his chest She suddenly snapped out of her vision "Lady Chu!!" one of her servants wanted to assist her. She signalled him not to with a wave of her hand "What I have seen, what this boy carries is far too great a destiny for mere mortals" "Beg your pardon" said Ching "He shall be a great emperor greater than his father in all walks of life" "Did you figure out his plague" Ching daid seemingly ignoring her prophecy "Oh that is but a simple matter to fix" "Long " "Yes , lady Chu'''' "Fetch me my book" The book was brought to her She scribbled down a few words and then beckoned to Hua Ching rose "Not you noble emperor. Only the woman. And Empress Hua bring the boy"
The baby and his mother were taken to a garden at the back of the house. All sorts of herbs and plants were being cultivated. Lady Chu snobbed all those herbs until she got to a line filled with only pink lotuses and plucked one out. She crushed it and uttered a latent mantra into it before placing it on the boy''s chest. Again light glowed, only this time, it was pink. The baby levitated. Lady Chu smiled and proceeded to pluck more lotuses and repeated the same procedure until she had used a hundred lotuses on the boy. Light kept on emanating, then after hundred lotuses the light flowed sharply back into the boy''s body shaking the entire province. As the boy softly landed on the floor, his mother rushed to grab him. "Is he cured now?'''' "Not quite" "What ?!" "That condition is not TPC, it''s an ability, it''s a fruit. His blindness I have cured but he will..." "Isn''t he too young to harvest" "Leave all that nonsense. At twenty he will set out on a journey. Do not stop him, well that is if you can anyway" "What would that mean?" "Only time will tell" "...." "Do not be confused woman" "Alright elder is there anything else" "Yes, one more thing. By all means, name him Lotus" "Lotus?" "Yes, Lotus. And also, do not tell your husband what transpired between us, the naming part I mean" "I will heed your counsel" The province had just recovered from the rumble "Is he alright now" "Yes my lord" replied Hua "But his inability to feel is not TPC rather it''s a combat attribute" lady Chu said Ching ruffled his pockets "I shall not charge you" ''''Why not?" "There is no need my lord, do not feel guilty, you can safely depart" "See you when I do" said Ching
THE PRINCE''S NAMING 5 days after their visit to Chu, the naming ceremony was to hold It was a joyous occasion at noble from far and wide also came to see the prince, bringing all kinds of gifts with them. When the time came: "What shall you name this child your eminence?'''' said the Events master "Let Hua do the honours" Ching said, smiling. Remembering his poor knack for names. "His name shall be called Lotus, for that was what made him whole'''' said Hua "A priceless name" "Priceless indeed!" The kingdom echoed their excitement
Ching walked to where Lotus lay "Shaodian Lotus, I eagerly await your revolution my son" "He''ll be strong won''t he?'''' "Don''t worry Hua, he will" The fall of Fu "Aura is found in everything, all things living and non living possess Aura. It is believed to have been released into existence by the power of The One who is also called Ichyksius after he created The Fate. He bestowed the thirteen realms with the tree called Yksdrasil, the tree that produces aura which permeates all nooks and crannies of the Faterealm. During the event known The Great War, where Ichyksius fought the Dark Races, he appointed The the guardians, The Guardians of Balance, Continuity and of Death, three of the most powerful mortal warriors from the Age Of Heroes and gave them Pure Aura. They fought alongside him and helped him defeat The Dark Races in a battle spanning Four hundred and thirty years. After the defeat of the Dark Races, he established a council of 13 other power mortals from the Age Of Heroes and granted them immortality. They were later dubbed The Council of Vexes, just located below Yksdrasil, they were to handle threats in the Faterealm while the guardians were to handle matters among other realms. After that Ichyksius vanished from the books of history never to be seen again while the guardians and the Council were hidden" " Woah" the class echoed" "Master is there more?" "That is just a brief explanation of the history of the Faterealm, the rest you couldn''t understand" "We want more" "Now is not the time for folk tales, rather it is time to teach you how aura works" This was Youqin''s school of mystics, it was for the children of noblemen only, the man speaking was none other than Shaodian Tong, Ching''s younger brother, who came as a guest lecturer to educate the kids on what Ching deemed most sensitive, Aura techniques. ''''We know that Aura flows from Yksdrasil, but we don''t know where it is" Lotus said "My dear nephew, you couldn''t make it to Vexes" "Why not?'''' "Because you are a mortal" "So only immortals can reach Vexes?" "Yes, can I proceed now?" "Yes master Tong'''' "Aura solidifies as a celestial orb located in the in the chest, the other is called an Essence, Aura is not sure in this Essence, rather it is life force that is, when your life force is depleted, you die. Aura however cannot be exhausted lest Yggdrasil fails, which is well, impossible. Aura is stored in vessels known as Haiqi. Haiqi can be either internal or external. Internal Haiqi can be located anywhere in the body but is at rush of getting destroyed. External Haiqi however can be located anywhere in the Faterealm. Questions? " "Do you get to choose your Haiqi''s location?" "No, your Aura chooses it''s container, it can become external only if you are strong enough" "Is Aura alive?" "Why yes it is" "Can you change it''s location later on" "Yes if you are strong enough" "Alright that''s enough questions, let me continue. Your Aura becomes usable when you unlock your Essence. This typically happens around age five, you guys are no less than 12 now are you?" "That''s the minimum age" the class chorused "Alright, Aura can be used to accomplish superhuman tasks, like flying, high speed and running on water, but more importantly it is manifested fit combat in the firm of an ''Aura Technique'' also known as Jishu you also have a ''''Shadow Aura Technique'' known as Dao Jishu these are also predetermined and are not liable to change unless you have reached a certain plateau of power. Your Jishu and Dao Jishu are tied to your personal characteristics and thus vary from one individual to another. Your aura is also continuously multiplied in your body in a location in the essence called a Soul Farm and the amount of your Jishu is called a fruit it cannot decrease, it only increases. This is why we are called Harvesters.In six years, your Soul Farm will be evaluated" "The Power Rankings" Lotus said "Yes, the Power Rankings. In all nations, based on the number of fruits in your Soul Farm you are given ranks: Special, S+, S, S-, A+, A, A-,B+, B, B-, C, D and F. During the Age Of Heroes however, the elite mortals were graded with ranks from 1-5 - the special ranks. I wish you all good luck on your evaluation.
Lotus was born in 130 PC - 130 years after the death of Chi The Conqueror Present Day: 149 PC Chi is composed of Four empires: Shaodian, Zhi, Fu and Long listed in order of greatest influence The Shaodian empire is not on good terms with any of the other three empires except The Zhi empire. Fu empire declared way on Shaodian empire after Shaodian Tong killed Fu Ming, second in line to the throne of Fu in a bar confrontation in The Northern Shi province of Zhi empire. "We shall go in in four squads, and attack from all four corners. Each squad will be composed of thirty elite soldiers. Avoid needless confrontations, this should be a classic sabotage, Shaodian had been passive enough sitting this war!" Shaodian Tong screamed at the Youqin Armed Forces "Where are our spies?" "Two are dead sir" Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on. "Dammit!, who sold them out" " They let their guard down sir" Great silence followed " The remaining four are on their way sir" "This invasion plan is the most effective way, get in there, kill all their nobles Ave generals, strike at night if we are sold out, Shaodian may fall" Tong did we he left the preparatory room. " My fellow soldiers" Shaodian Sun started, "Don''t look so down, Shaodian shall emerge out of this prosperous like any other war that we have fought! Look alive people!! " " Shaodian Forever!" the army chorused three times.
"Thank you for addressing them Sun, unlike that useless brother of yours who''s always in one be damned bar or the other" Sun chuckled "You know him better than us uncle. You know he loves Shaodian more than he loves himself." "And I also know he loves a bottle of mijiu more than his own life. He''s probably dead drunk now" "Haha, you are right uncle." Suddenly a red smoke signal was fired into the air. They exchanged glances. "The time has come" said Sun "Yes indeed" Tong replied
Southern Fu province of Yin Ten soldiers of Shaodian carefully and silently sneaked into the castle, all the guards were dead. This was the first division of squad A headed by Shaodian Ti. Where were the other twenty? Keeping watch they were. This was the format in the other three Cardinal points of Fu. But then something seemed off in the South. Apart from the slain guards all other rooms were empty "We''ve been compromised" said Ti "Get the hell out of here" it was too late, arrows were rained down on them. Four men fell "Shit" Ti said "It appears something is interfering with our Aura" said one soldier "This mission will fail" Ti shook his head. "The capital of Fu is in its South, the emperor is here" Whoosh whoosh. Four others fell leaving only Ti and a random soldier. The soldier shot a signal into the air. Smack! He was killed. "Shit we''ve been compromised" said Sun who was in the central province with his uncle "Send backup" Tong screamed. Soon arrows began flying in all regions of Fu. The elite squads were almost completely annihilated. "Why isn''t my Jishu working" Sun thought as he and his uncle fended of some Fu soldiers. "Screw Aura now Sun, your Jishu won''t work. They''re using a device that blocks your Haiqi" "Hell ! Someone betrayed us'''' "Leave all that Sun, fight!" In the southern province, Ti had been bruised from head to toe. He was Tong''s first son "Your father sent you to die" "Screw you Fu Li" "He shouldn''t have killed Ming" ''''Well he did" "And now his son will have to pay for it" "Soldiers are always ready to die, well as for Ming he was no soldier, he was a wimp" "Curse you Shaodian!! Die!!!" Li screamed activating his Jishu (His Jishu was called Air injection. It allowed him to concentrate air and adjust it''s properties to favor his needs. He was a B- rank warrior) Suddenly a dagger spun out of nowhere and kissed the center of his head "Aaaaaaah" he screamed as he fell, dead "A spinning dagger" the soldiers of Fu thought. " It can''t be" they screamed "Well it goddamn is" a young man said, stretching his right arm out, pulling the dagger towards him in the process with nothing other than aura! "Lotus of the twin daggers huh" Ti thought "I mean, I can''t have you killing cousin Ti" "You may be the Lotus of the twin daggers, but you are outnumbered" "Solid point" lotus said "But... Even if there were a thousand more, you''re all just small fry" "Why you little! Charge!!" "Hah !!" They screamed as they rushed towards him. "Wait wait" Lotus said "What now?" Fu Li asked "I need to free him first" he said loosening the ropes that bound Ti. "Lotus, there''s something interfering with the Aura here" Ti whispered "Never mind brother, my Jishu is working fine." "Really?" "No" lotus said winking Ti shook his head in disappointment "Alright dirtbags, come and get it" Lotus said They charged once again. Lotus spun his two daggers and said "Ros¨¦" then his pupils started glowing and spinning then in the blink of an eye, a pink light pierced all parts of the battlefield and returned to stand at the back of Ti. Then heads went up, all the soldiers dead in a second. Ti swallowed a huge lump of spit. "How the hell did you do that" "Save that for later, is your Jishu working now"?" "Yes, guess the interference is caused by a device the boss is holding" "Ive heard that Lotus is fast" Ti thought " but this is just inhuman" "Let''s hurry, we need to help the others" "They''re so far" Ti thought. A province no less than 90 km from the next one. "Stay safe bro, make it to the port, wear a good disguise" Lotus said, adjusting his straw-woven conical hat. Then came the glow in his eyes again Whoosh He was gone without a trace like the wind. Faster than sound! No, faster than light!
Across all four Cardinal points of Fu, a pink light tore through each and every battlefield beheading the leader and restoring the soldiers'' Jishu before reaching the Central province and banging into the hideout keeping the emperor safe. Lotus eradicated every lady guard and made sure they screamed in agony. "Emperor Yan" Lotus called out "Who goes there" "Twin daggers" "Lotus Shaodian" Lotus bowed courteously " Shouldn''t you be defiling yourself in some bar now?" " I choose to defy you instead" " Do you want to fight?" " Rightly so" " Alright, but you must not use that monstrous speed of yours, it''s cheating" " All is fair in love and war, but since that''s what you want, I shall grant your wish" Lotus stretched out his daggers as Fu Yan activated his Jishu - Smash "The Smash technique huh, let me see it" "As you wish" Fu Yan charged at Lotus, thrusting his fist at his face, lotus dodged quickly and countered with a palm aimed for his chest, Fu Yan blocked it but was sent flying back by the impact. He wiped the blood off his mouth and this time banged the ground with his left foot, the ground moaned and split up sending rocks flying, Fu Yan jumped from one rock to the other in a zigzag motion before rushing at Lotus with full strength. They exchanged blows rapidly, but Lotus was the faster of the two, Ros¨¦ or not Lotus could move at supersonic speeds, it was the result of his strange birth. Each and every move Fu Yan managed to dunk out was nullified by Shaodian fist for fist, foot for foot, he had actually also kept his dagger aside to prevent a one sided massacre but yet in his own words Fu Yan could not meet his expectations Pah Fu Yan was sent flying once again, all bones in his body broken "You are definitely no ordinary human Shaodian, but I will still kill you" " Can you really do that if you can''t touch me in base speed? " "Let''s find out" Lotus didn''t like that response Fu Yan controlled his breathing and tapped into his Haiqi, pulling out his last ounce of aura to release his devastating technique, Final Smash! The technique that turned the Five great empires into Four, a nation level attack that could clear everything in an empire! Lotus was rather unimpressed. Fu Yan hated his face and sent a punch straight to the ground, he would lose his empire just to kill Lotus. Lotus wasn''t bothered by that attack no, but he remembered that if that attack hit, his soldiers in Fu would die. "Final smash" Fu Yan screamed as his fist approached the ground Whoosh Shaodian rushed toward him and as his eyes glowed pink, he met the fist with a rising kick Bang There was a flash of light, as the empire rumbled. Only one man was left standing! It was he, the wind of Shaodian empire, Lotus Shaodian. Fu Yan wasn''t dead no. He was just somewhere very very far from the borders of Chi, and as for Fu empire, the backup soldiers of Shaodian laid it to waste as their flag was hoisted on the top of the Fu castle and all their nobles were slain. Shaodian empire had extended it''s reach yet again. The Singing Drum After Fu empire was conquered by Shaodian empire, Long empire had to walk the safe route to avoid annihilation and kept good relationships with Shaodian and Zhi even if it was only on the surface.
3 days after the fall of Fu Shaodian empire Youqin Shaodian kingdom "We were ratted out to the Fu empire" Shaodian Tong told his brother as he sipped from a cup of water in his room. "Who told on us?" "No one knows" "Any suspicions?" "It was definitely someone in the planning room" " Most definitely " " That''s all we know" " It isn''t enough" " That, we know as well" " Our empire isn''t safe unless we can uproot that bastard " " Hmm" " How did you pull off the siege anyway. Fu Yan wasn''t a weakling. He vanished from the battlefield you say? Defeated?" " By a certain pink flash of light he was" " Lotus??" Tong nodded Sigh "Only you and I know of his power Tong, he should be less flashy" " He can''t officially take part in any military expeditions because he hasn''t been assigned a rank, he helped from the shadows." Said Tong "Nevertheless he shall be punished" "You''ve never liked that boy since he was born" " That boy is an abomination" "That boy is your son!" " I refuse to give him that post! My son wouldn''t waste his day either sipping mijiu in some old bar or defiling himself! " "He wouldn''t if you would just gave him a little attention'''' "I think you''ve given him all the love and care he needs even showing him the portal against my orders" " You know what''s coming don''t you" "He cannot be of any difference in the coming war" "He can, you''ve been hating him since we took him to Lady Chu haven''t you" " A boy with his power and character will only destroy the peace of the third dimension which the Shaodian clan has kept for ages! " "Ichyksius said there was nothing such as true peace provided mortals live" " Ignorance is bliss Tong. It''s better if he doesn''t unlock his potential" " Oh yes that''s why you sealed his Jishu! " " Yes! Because he is MY son!" "He is more than just that. Don''t you remember what that Lady Chu said" " I very well do, which is why I will never let him smell true harvestation" " You''re only stalling the inevitable " Ching gave Tong a nasty glance " That boy will fulfil his destiny" Tong continued Ching stood up and stared right at Tong " I would love to see him try" Knock knock " Who might that be?" "Major Yan your honor" "Come in!'''' "Sir the Power Rankings will take place in two days time" "So..?" "We need a go ahead to finish our preperations" "My stamp?" "Yes sir" Yan presented the emperor with a scroll which he carefully read before stamping it "You may go" Ching said The major bowed and walked out. "Is Lotus taking part"?" No one answered ''''Tong?" Tong had exited the room before the major even entered Sigh "Lotus Shaodian. He is too strong, even without unlocking his Jishu, he was able to defeat Fu Yan. He leveled the leveler of an empire. He is definitely attracting too much attention to the third dimension, more than it can handle with it''s current level of harvesters. If I see him at the power rankings, I''ll make my announcement. I''ll make The announcement" Ching said as he sipped from his cupThis book is hosted on another platform. Read the official version and support the author''s work. "How did this thing go empty? How fast do I sip anyway?"
The Red Lamp Bar, Youqin " Another cup of mi-mi-mijiu" Barf "Young master, you are too drunk" said the bar attendant " Nonsense " replied Lotus. " Another cup I say!" " I''m sorry your majesty, I cannot do that" "Really? No prob___" Barf " I think you need immediate attention " the bar attendant worriedly said " Ah need booze man" "You need first aid" Boom The door was smashed down " It''s General Tong!" "General Tong?" Lotus said still drowsy " I say Lotus, you are not looking most flashy. Now are you?" "Nope " "You''re so uselessly drunk.'''' Tong shook his head " Come on let''s go" "Alright Uncle __" Barf " Whoof, I am definitely not drunk" "Yes yes I know" 3 hours later " Lotus, the power rankings are in 2 days " "Not that again uncle" Lotus said, having sobered up just recently. Now Lotus was a young man aged 19 with light skin, pink eyes and long dark brown hair which he always packed in a ponytail. He had a little facial hair growing already. He was always draped in a robe, wearing trousers of matching colour and with his all too famous slippers. He always wore a conical hat when he went out. That was not to exclude the small brown gourd wrapped with a red ribbon at the centre he always hung on his hip, and the twin daggers that he always carried along with him. "I already know I''m S+ and those military stuff just ain''t my style. Besides I need to find out what exactly the hell is wrong with my Jishu" Lotus said packing his hair upwards " I suspect a seal. And I think you as well know it. I always shout Ros¨¦ and know it gives me some damn awesome speed but I don''t even know what it is. But I''m sure that it''s tied to that blindness- as you guys call it anyway. Cause it wasn''t blindness. I mean I could___" "Woah woah slow down" Tong said chuckling " Yeah, your powers were sealed from birth" "By whom" " Your Father" Lotus was surprised indeed. The shock was written all over his face like the myths of the Faterealm. "Fa-father?" "He says whatever. But in truth, he fears you. And I know it" "But why?" " I don''t know if Hua ever told you. But you were born well, blind and with TPC" " I know" " So on the recommendation of Dr Ru" "Ru Ming" " Yes, on his recommendation we took you to a certain Lady Chu" ''''Okay.." "She saw great power in you, so great that it rumbled the mountain ranges" " Heck! But why are you telling me all this?" " Don''t trust your father Lotus. I believe he wants you dead" "What!?" Lotus was disenchanted " At the Power Rankings, your life will change" " He has something to say. But as I told you, never let your guard down. You may be faster than light, but that Jishu blocking technology is not something the Fu clan should have been able to create" "You''re saying .." " Yes, Ching gave it to them. I''m also very sure that he told them about our plans" " Why would he want Shaodian to fall?" "Lotus, I don''t have the answer to everything" " Whatever, this power ranking thing is becoming more interesting. I might just go" " You''d better" he paused" Lotus, if all goes well, I''ll show you how to jump" "J-jump " " Dimension jump. You certainty possess the speed. But there are beings who are way faster than you. I should know, I''ve been to other dimensions before" Lotus locked his interest " There are good people, bad ones, monsters, Harvesters, Races, Monarchs. Some can be trusted, some can''t. When you jump and I''m sure you will, don''t trust everyone you meet, only and only seek power" " Uncle Tong, I know all this, but the way you''re saying this is quite ominous" "Don''t mind me Lotus, come for the rankings" " Where are they holding it anyway?" "Di province, west of Youqin" " I''ll be there"
Di stadium, named after the province was where all the power rankings were held annually. It had thirty thousand seats and fifty pillars. The royal family always sat on the highest seats, to observe the spectacle below from what they believed to be ''The King''s Angle'' as Ching would always call it. The Power Rankings as explained in the class by Tong is an event conducted to discern the rank of young harvesters in Chi. It was a simple process actually. Every year around three hundred young harvesters with a minimum age of 18 gathered to have their rank assessed. How did they get assessed? They stepped before a device called a Qi drum, activated their Aura and beat the drum with the corresponding drumstick. The lesser the sound made by the drum, the more the drummers Aura and thus the more their rank. The sounds were measured in Beats and the guard who stood by the drum measured the beats with a reader. After each reading,the drummer''s rank was announced. Tong re explained the same to Lotus "Oh, it reminds of the saying" "Which one" " Empty barrels make the most noise" Lotus said coldly " Eesh Lotus. That''s cold" said Tong
Lotus was dead bored now. So many harvesters had come to bang the drum repeatedly. If Lotus hated one thing, it was repetition. And worst above all, they were so noisy, so he thought "How can these rascally children just come and be showing their lack of flair, they should have practised repeatedly rather than coming out here to literally echo out their imperfections" Lotus laughed at the way he used echo in the sentence. Then suddenly, a man dressed in a black cloak went on to bang the drum. The silence that followed was deafening "Zero beats" the guard shook as he spoke " This dude is upper S+" he thought "S+" he announced People were curious as to who this hooded man was, but nevertheless,he had no plan of dilly dallying around. Whoosh He was gone, faster than light "Heck no that''s supersonic" Lotus thought " Who is this curious creature?" He thought licking his lips. " It''s your turn nephew" "Alright", Lotus said as he let himself fall from the top seat and curved out a beautiful arc as he descended, causing a slight chasm. "Its, it can''t be" murmurs started "But why it is!" " Lotus of the twin daggers!!" " Prince Lotus" Ching wrinkled his nose in an ugly way "Show off" he thought "Your hubris will be crushed soon enough" Lotus courageously and proudly went to grab the drumstick which he wound in his fingers before hanging it over his back. The drumstick in particular was 180cm long in modern measurement and Lotus was 182cm "I shall put you to sleep O Qi drum of Di" Lotus thought But as he swung the drumstick, the echo that filled the air was almost as fascinating as an orchestra Lotus'' face was beet red at the incident "Heck" he thought "How quiet of this drum" he thought self mockingly The laughter that filled the air was as resounding as an explosion. Lotus could not bring himself to understand "How in the world?___" "They say Shaodian Sun''s drumbeat was as quiet as death"murmurs began ''''Yeah, but his brother is really lacking in quality isn''t he?" " Look how ever so eager he was to put his family to shame" they mocked "Yeah didn''t you see his landing" "He''s just a bloody show off" Laughter filled the stadium once again Ching rose "Old man Ching has gotten up" he thought " Both Lotus and Tong are fools. The Qi drum measured the intensity of your Jishu. And his Jishu is sealed" he paused" However, as this was a part of my plan, it is time to kill his hopes forever!" "Silence please" Ching said Silence immediately ravaged the entire stadium "In light of the disgrace the second prince had brought to the Shaodian empire, he has relinquished his right to the throne and the next in line to the throne after him will be his younger brother Shaodian Jin. This is to ensure strictness, discipline and good conduct in the house of the emperor" he paused " In light of that, he is still the second prince and any more mockery directed his way will warrant a death penalty in the form of Life Force extraction" Ching sat " Proceed with the ceremony" he announced Hua and Tong wanted to protest but they could not publicly challenge the emperor as it would undermine his authority. Lotus left the auditorium feeling down. ''''Lotus the of the twin daggers huhn? There is obviously something wrong with that drum or some elaborate scandal because Shaodian Lotus is nothing less than S+ rank" these were the thoughts of the mysterious cloaked man as he watched Lotus vanish from sight as he was a safe distance away from the stadium "That speed just goes to solidify my point. He''s probably landed at some bar now. The red lamp I reckon" he thought once more, grabbing his scabbard "Beware lil flower, I have come to take your life" he said revealing sn evil, twisted grin.