The sound of leather boots tapping against a hard work floor echoed in a long and empty hallway. Xasha kept looking at the walls that were covered in expensive-looking weapons, artifacts, and paintings. The King by his side introduced him to the more important pieces and ignored the rest. None of these were particularly powerful, but they were symbolic and had powerful histories. Epaulets worn by generals into war, Swords used to exterminate powerful energy beast tribes. The materials they were made of interested Xasha, but he could buy those anywhere on the continent, no point in taking them from here.
Xasha
For the past two months, Xasha and Megan had been living in the imperial courtyard. The courtyard was not a palace, far from it actually. It was just a collection of what amounts to a few hundred mansions. The king's mansion was not even the biggest among those in the courtyard. There were energy chambers, labs, workshops, training arenas, hospitals, parks, a warehouse district, etc.It was a small city spanning hundreds of Mile's built solely for the descendants of the Devos family to live and train. Nobody was allowed inside
Thousands of Luxurious carriages decorated with priceless jewels and rare mana crystals being pulled by all kinds of domesticated energy beasts came to a stop outside the courtyard. Well-dressed men and women descended those carriages and made their way inside the courtyard. These were all important guests from all over the continent, rich, powerful people, all putting on their most expensive clothes and riding in the most expensive carriages. Having the most beautiful date on their arm, this was a competition. There were even carriages on the backs of Giant Birds. They flew in and landed in style.
Ash and Meg spent their honeymoon on a private beach, reserved for the Devos family on the coast of the Devos Province. There was a lone mansion on the secludedbeach, surrounded by steep cliffs. It was just the two of themin the mansion and this gave them licenseto become professional nudists for two weeks. They would swim in the sea, dive underwater to look at the coral reefs and the interesting aquatic energy beasts. They hunted down these energy beasts for food. Xasha had a secret love for cooking, when he was younger someone told him cooking was the same as alchemy, he began learning theskill as he thought of it as alchemy practice.
Even though everyone was looking at Verra, Xasha was the one who answered the question, "We are not strong enough to found our own province. If a bunch of Gold Realm kids can go off making provinces willi nilli, why hasn't there been a new province in Lithuania in over 300 years?""Moving now would be a waste, it is peaceful here and in other places, we will have to fight for resources with guilds much stronger than us. We are the big dogs here and can run around as we please, I think we should use this peaceful time to get stronger." He paused for a few seconds to arrange his thoughts.
The most popular magic device created by the Falling Stardust was a communication device, this device uses sound energy particles to help one's voice travel long distances, from one end of the continent to the next. The device fits into one's ear; it had the mana core of an Ecko Bat. This bat uses sound energy particles to communicate with other Ecko bats across the continent. Mages used them as alarm systems in ancient times. Xasha and his team studied their vocal cords and ear canals. After a while, they created a magic circlethat did the same thing. However, the magic device was not a copy of the EckoBat, Xasha gave it a few extra features.
"When we return from this journey, we will have made history. Every member of our guild is at the Diamond Realm, even you Xasha, the slowpoke has made it to the peak of the Diamond Realm," Verra chuckled as she spoke, the mood today was great and everyone was confident as they had spent the last 2 years preparing for this day."Too bad we don't have the method to advanced to the platinum realm or I would have already advanced," Fredrick lamented.
Xasha was on the deck of the airship, standing by the rails with his hand behind his back. As he looked at the ground moving underneath his feet. He could see forests, lakes, towns, and cities flying by. The airship had been traveling for over 10 days, but they still had another 5 days to go. Nobody was slacking off, they were still training and sharpening their skills for the upcoming fight. Xasha's worry was that they had a lot of strength but not much practical experience, so this trip would also act as training.Roar!
Ari ran around the courtyard of the Von Crieg manor. She laughed with the maids that spent their free time playing with her. This was the new normal. She had captured the hearts of all the staff, especially the women. Xara's apprentices were no exception. They would use every minute of their free time to play with Ari and hear her regale them with stories and ask them questions. She was curious, just like her father. Xara stood by the side watching her beloved granddaughter and thought of her parents."You should have already reached the Lightless Air Temple, I will wait for news of you making history my son.""James! Behind you."Boom!!!James couldn't dodge in time and got hit in the eye with an ice shard and fell to the ground unmoving, " Shit!, retreat," Lucy shouted. Everyone moved back towards the camp they had set up beforehand. The Camp was in the main lobby of the underground palace near the entrance. This palace had stone walls and high ce
"Lili oh my little how beautiful you are, my Lili oh my Lili you are shining like a star..." the sounds of laughter bouncing off the walls filled the room. "Hey, you've never sung to me before," Ari complained as she walked into the room. Xasha looked at her and froze. She was wearing a golden gown with pearls and frills all over, her hair was beautifully done, by Lisa no doubt and her face painted.
Footsteps, murmurs, and the occasional rumble of thunder were the only sounds on a once chaotic battlefield. Every member of the Stardust Army under the peak of the platinum realm joined the beastmen in retreating behind the forcefield. The shockwaves alone from mages that powerful could kill them in a second. "Oh?" Verra said with an intricate expression. "Come then, let's see if you are any better than that lady elf I killed a few days ago."
The air particles whipped around in a circle, culminating and concentrating above the head of the long green hair of a young man. Quietly seated on the hard, heavily scarred ground in a meditative state.A dozen pair of tearful eyes stared at the man from the gallery of the training arena. Verra wiped the tears from her brown cheeks, "I can only imagine. Creating an energy beast spirit with the mana he attracts while he's meditating, that boy truly is extraordinary," she smiled through her sadness.
No less than 30 tribes were ambushed and annihilated using this tactic. The beastmen horde, as predicted, no longer took the bait and avoided the forcefield like the plague. Regardless of the obvious openings or how ruthless the taunts became.Ari looked on from her position in the control room, "I want to know how they are communicating.""Maybe they're not communicating, our little trick was very simple. Those who aren't as overconfident and emotionally unstable will never fall for such a thing," Dana pointed out.Ari gnashed her teeth, "tell raid team A to C to prepare for guerilla tactics. I will see if this was coordinated or coincidence."Boman heard the order and gave a shrewd smile. He gave the signal to his team and as soon as he did, his team who were fighting hard while defending gradually showed signs of losing out. The beastmen gained more confidence and increased their pace of attacks. However, as the raid team pulled back, they did not seem as eager to pursue them.Boman
Cherry woke up in a room with pink walls. Through the glass, she could see men and women in pink lab coats running back and forth. The uniform helped her understand exactly where she was. A tall, heavyset lady with short pink hair walked into the room with a clipboard in her hand. Cherry knew this woman and felt relieved that it was a friend taking care of her. She tried to sit upon the pink stone table she was on, her body was exposed as the pink sheep rolled down from her body. Her bodysuit was cut open and pink bandages were on her legs, arms, and abdomen.The moment she moved, all those places lit up with pain,
The night sky lit up in a myriad of colors, children in their homes were looking at the pretty lights from their windows with amused faces. Not much had changed in Stardust City, nobody even considered for a second that Stardust City would ever be destroyed by an enemy. The streets were full and the nightlife bustling as young people frequented bars, restaurants, and other entertainment venues. In contrast, outside the Six Star Mountain was pure chaos as blood and fire rained down from the sky.It was absolute pandemonium as mages and energy beast fell like autumn leaves, "Burn... Burn, Liu, Burn is down, cover me,
Xasha stood on the water's surface inside the oasis. He waved his hands, moved his body, and changed his stance as he flowed with the wind. His eyes were blindfolded the entire time, but he moved as if he could see. His movements were not random, instead, he was dodging a barrage of air needles being fired off by a naked lady beside the lake.He had been at it for days at a time, relying on his breathing technique and mana control to sense the attacks coming at him. The fact that he was covered in blood and his clothes could b
Over the past 6 months, Verra Green had become one of the most famous mages in history. Everyone knew her name and likeness because In every square of every city was a statue of her In her defensive pose with her gauntlets up ready to protect those she loved. Beside her statue was an obelisk detailing who she was and all her achievements. At the bottom of the obelisk, it stated, "It is unknown whether Verra Green is dead or Alive, but anyone with information that leads to the recovery of her corpse or her returning alive and well to her family will receive 500 billion Libra."
Electric blue hair flowed with the wind as an airship sped through the sky on its way to Stardust City. At Xasha's usual spot stood Xander and his wife, Davene, looking out at the passing sky. Being this high above the clouds, being this far from home was a first for them, "Xasha really has changed this continent, hasn't he?""What do you mean?" Davene asked."Look at us, thousands of miles high in the sky, traveling millions o