Black Hand’s daggers – the Blood Rose Daggers – generated small sparks when they clashed with the Indigo Shadow’s slender rapier. A rapier was a weapon that was effective when used as a piercer, and it was generally not as strong as other blades in the cutting aspects since it didn’t really have sharp edges. But the Blood Rose Daggers which were quite extraordinary weapons in this world couldn’t leave a mark on the rapier! It was definitely a weapon on the same scale as the Blood Rose Daggers!
Black Hand’s arms moved around like several little snakes. Their trajectories were difficult to pick, and each stab of a dagger was like a poisonous bite that could paralyze an opponent – literally. His gloomy aura was deeply entrenched in his daggers and with every strike the darkness of his aura seeped just a little bit into the surrounding audience who felt nothing but despair upon feeling it.
Indigo Shadow was just like her name
“Where am I?” a woman who looked like she was in her early thirties opened her eyes with a hazy look in them. Within those beautiful black orbs was confusion concerning her current state. She lay upon a comfortable bed, with there was a table full of snacks right next to her. Her eyes traveled across the room, taking in every detail around her. The room she was resting in wasn’t large, but it wasn’t small either. Its white walls were complemented neatly by the emerald colored ceiling. The room was relatively empty, with the exception of her bed, a few chairs, and the bedside table. She tried sitting up, but fell back down immediately upon her first attempt. Her entire body felt sore, and the terrible pain forced a few pitiful groans out her throat.“Argh,” she tried sitting up again, and succeeded this time. The pain hadn’t grown milder, but that mattered little to her. She failed the first time because she wasn’t expecting the
There was a mansion located in the first class city known as Asher City. This mansion housed one of the elite teams of the Grand Tourney. Not only had this team passed several stages of the competition, they had been able to knock out the previous champions of the competition; thereby ensuring that there would be new champions crowned by the end of this year’s Grand Tourney. And the most fascinating thing about all this was that they had knocked out the champions only today! They did so in the Semi-Finals of the Grand Tourney, making them the new finalists who would go head to head with the last team remaining – the Black Team – in a month from now. It was bound to be an exciting affair, and everyone was anticipating an exciting game! How grand it would be. Asher City’s very own Black Team led by Black Saga versus The Citadel’s Orange Team led by Vital Orange.Contrary to the excitement of the ordinary people, the unordinary folks in the city wer
At the center of Asher City was a magnificent mansion. With walls as white as snow and made with exceptionally bright crystals, the mansion was the very epitome of luxury. But its beauty wasn’t vain, for the walls were made with White Stones, a material so dense and strong that even steel would find it hard-pressed to leave a dent on this solid stone. However, it was extremely difficult to process, so it wasn’t easy for a person to use such rare and precious materials to build an entire home. Yet this building was made entirely of White Stones, making it much more valuable than the most expensive weapons known to this world. As if having such strong materials as building materials wasn’t enough, there were guards placed strategically on the walls and around the house. Each of them had imposing auras, and the bloodlust in their eyes wasn’t faked at all. They were clearly veterans of war; people who had experienced the harshness of being on the frontlines and h
Mane, Lam and Lily were led into the mansion of the City Lord. They bypassed several rooms, and each hall they were led through was its own. None of the halls were of the same design, or even had similar decorations. Each hall was masterfully designed into masterpieces and each carving and decoration was unique with no other replica. Mane and the twins couldn’t help but marvel at how novel and beautiful each hall was. Mane was the most affected of them all. That was because he thought that he had seen all there was to see since his parents were extremely wealthy themselves. But he had been humbled by the several different artful pieces placed nonchalantly in each hall. He didn’t know what most of the carvings were made of, but with his senses he could tell that they were dense and precious materials.They followed behind the leading guard quietly, not speaking a word – only observing and admiring the mansion which was several times more glorious on the insid
“You had no intentions of visiting me so soon. So what changed?” Sutton, the Lord of Asher City was seated on a chair that was as equally stunning as the others. He was seated with his wife and daughter – with his wife on his right side and his daughter on his left. They were facing Mane and the twins. And as fate would have it, Mane sat in between Lam and Lily. This is made it so that both of them – man and boy – sat facing each other directly. “Don’t you have any manners, Sutton? Before one starts to question their guests, one must first offer them something to eat. We can discuss our issues as we partake in what is before us.” Anna chided lovingly in a soothing voice that calmed the nerves of Mane and the twins. Mira looked at the feast before her with furrowed brows. The snacks and drinks could be ignored. They were delicious delicacies, and they were expensive. That much was true, but compared to what was next to them, they were very trivial accompaniments. For next to
Mane, Lam and Lily sat silently and listened to City Lord Sutton speak of the Legend of the Black Dragon Of The East. Although they knew the legend, they didn’t interrupt. Rather they chose to listen silently. They knew that City Lord Sutton needed to use the story of the Black Dragon’s legend to build up to what they really wanted to know. Soon, what they were waiting for came up, and their ears perked up just a bit more – an instinctive reaction – when they realised that the information they were waiting for was coming up.“Many believed that the Black Dragon roamed the world in his last days, and that he died somewhere unknown – a place where nobody knew his name or who he was. But the history archives of the most well-grounded First Class Cities say otherwise.”City Lord Sutton paused here to take a sip of some wine. Mane and the twins couldn’t help but smile bitterly. Intentionally or unintentionally, City Lord Sutto
City Lord Sutton and Madam Anna had stunned expressions on their faces upon hearing the exclamations of the three teenagers. This was the first time they had ever revealed such an expression since the informal meeting between the two groups began. Mane, Lam and Lily were too surprised by the person who had just come in that they failed to take note of the expressions of City Lord Sutton and Madam Anna. Mira dutifully stood aside when Ivor came in. Although she was surprised that Mane and the twins knew this man, she was more terrified of him than she was surprised by the revelation. If it wasn’t because they had no choice than to ally themselves with Ivor, she would have wished that her parents didn’t contact this dangerous man. His legends were extraordinary, but his callous heart which was hidden by the genial smile on his face was just as scary as his legends. “You know Sir Ivor?” Madam Anna asked with a bit of reservation. She didn’t look as comfortable as she did when t
City Lord Sutton and Madam Anna had stunned expressions on their faces upon hearing the exclamations of the three teenagers. This was the first time they had ever revealed such an expression since the informal meeting between the two groups began. Mane, Lam and Lily were too surprised by the person who had just come in that they failed to take note of the expressions of City Lord Sutton and Madam Anna. Mira dutifully stood aside when Ivor came in. Although she was surprised that Mane and the twins knew this man, she was more terrified of him than she was surprised by the revelation. If it wasn’t because they had no choice than to ally themselves with Ivor, she would have wished that her parents didn’t contact this dangerous man. His legends were extraordinary, but his callous heart which was hidden by the genial smile on his face was just as scary as his legends.“You know Sir Ivor?” Madam Anna asked with a bit of reservation. She didn’t look as