“You people look lovely. Hahaha!” Ivor laughed boisterously upon seeing the messy appearances of Vital Orange and Black Hand. Vital Orange was holding an icepack to his head and his lips were slightly swollen. Black Hand was less miserable since he was only using ice on his belly, but he looked depressed. Orange Ivy had immediately left to shower once the duel was over. She wasn’t seated in the hall with the rest of the Orange Team.
Unlike Ivor who did nothing to hide his amusement at the miserable appearance of the team, Tucker had excused himself tactfully when Vital Orange and Black Hand regained consciousness. As a Thrasher he knew better than to offend a Predator, especially when a Tiger’s honour was also involved. He was currently outside making conversation with the guards. As for the twins, they weren’t dumb either. Since they came with Ivor, the older man was responsible for them. Ivor asked Orange Ivy if they could be given rooms, and t
Mane stood right before the door to Lam’s room and knocked softly. Soon he heard movements from inside the room and it didn’t take long for the door to be opened.“Oh Mane. It’s you.” Lam smiled once he saw who was at the door and ushered Mane in. Mane smiled and obliged. He knew why Lam didn’t ask for who it was before he opened the door, and why his friend didn’t just ask him to come in. That was because he felt another presence in the room. This other presence was Lam’s sister, Lily.“Hey Lily,” Mane greeted the younger twin and sat on the only chair available in the room.“Hi,” Lily smiled gleefully and looked at Mane with sparkling eyes. In her eyes were hints of appreciation and praise, no doubt as a result of the fight she had just witnessed.“It’s good both of you are here. Saves me the trouble of speaking to you individually.” Mane was quick to get to the po
Once Lam and Lily were ready, they joined Mane, Vital Orange and Black Hand in journeying to Asher City’s Enchanted Forest. They informed Tucker that they were going out and would be back soon, and left the Thrasher at the mansion. Soon they reached the periphery of the Enchanted Forest. The perimeter of the Enchanted Forest was littered with guards evenly spaced to limit entry into the Enchanted Forest. Once they were close enough, Vital Orange and Black Hand walked ahead of the group and shared some words with the guards. The wary guards let down their guards once they learnt of the identity of the group. They nodded their heads at Vital Orange and Black Hand, before opening a path to the Enchanted Forest so that Mane and the twins would be able to go in.“Since you don’t need our protection we won’t be going in with you,” Vital Orange walked back to the group and said. He had a small smile on his face as he spoke. Mane had already proven that
The three kept moving resolutely towards the inner region. Mane had his aura of power unleashed, and its unrestrained power kept Magical Beasts away from the group of three. The ferocity and killing intent that were contained within his aura were fully exposed to the surroundings, and even the dumbest of creatures would feel fear when they feel the power of Mane’s aura.“Having a strong aura sure is convenient,” Hildegarde smirked. She was sitting at her usual spot. And she was actually more comfortable now since one of Mane’s swords was serving as a backrest for her.“Indeed. Actually, I would have preferred for us to have to deal with the beasts ourselves. Unfortunately there isn’t time for that.” Mane was walking slightly behind the twins, so he was able to speak with Hildegarde without any problem. Although he sent his voice directly into her ear, it wouldn’t have been so easy to talk to the fairy if he was walking sh
Mane’s eyes were closed as he dedicated a whole half of his attention to the changes occurring within Lily’s body. The other half was focused on observing the surroundings to prepare against any sneaky creatures. Lam was a smart young man, and he had drawn close to Mane to make his friend’s task of protecting him much easier. Mane had his aura fully unleashed as he helped Lily. And that seemed to be deterrent enough. Besides, Hildegarde was here to prompt him if he lost his concentration on the environment and there was a Magical Beast approaching. The little fairy flew around the group in circles as she looked around vigilantly. It was a strange decision to make, since she could feel the energies of the creatures in the inner region from Mane’s shoulder and there was no reason for her to have gotten up in the first place. Of course her explanation,“I want to give the two of you some space,” was neatly ignored by Mane who had long since pu
As Mane and the twins walked deeper into the Inner Region, Mane was finally able to sense two formidable auras ahead. The fact that he could sense them meant that they were within a 100 meter radius. The auras were closer to each other than he expected. It was more like the two Mythic Classes lived here together. Initially Mane thought they were close to each other. So he would quickly deal with one and then go handle the other one in its hideout. But he was wrong. The auras were similar, and from how close they were to each other it was more probable that they were mates.“The Magical Beasts you said were close by, are they mates?” Mane asked Hildegarde.“What? Mates? Why would you say that?” Hildegarde had a perplexed look on her face as she spoke.“Well, their auras are very similar to each other. The only difference is that one is full of masculine energy and the other’s aura is feminine.” From Hildegarde’s wor
*Roar*“They are here,” Hildegarde mumbled upon hearing the loud roar. The faces of the twins turned pale upon hearing the roar and feeling the power contained within it. Now that they were wielders they could feel just how vast the gap between them and the Mythic Class Magical Beasts were.“This presence is much stronger than Vital Orange’s,” Lam gritted his teeth and spoke amidst labored breaths. The power that was contained in that one roar was a few times stronger than Vital Orange’s aura. It was so strong that even they could feel it. Mane’s countenance remained unmoved even after hearing the powerful roars of the Apex Monkeys. Although he did look a bit uncomfortable seeing Lily and Lam’s pale expressions. He struck his sword against the ground softly, and the auras of the Apex Monkeys were extinguished like weak flames.“Step back a bit,” Mane informed the twins. With his aura expanded no weak cr
“Oh the two hours are almost up,” Back at the entrance to the Enchanted Forest, the two guards were seated on the ground with their swords on their shoulders. The sun had gone down and darkness had crept upon the land. Night lamps were hung around the perimeter of the Enchanted Forest, providing light so the guards could see, and making it so that anyone who wanted to sneak in due to the darkness would meet with failure.“Indeed. I reckon that they’ve got only about 15 minutes left” the other guard stretched his arms and yawned tiredly. He looked exhausted, and so did his colleague.“Do you think they would come out before time is up?” one of the guards wondered.“I don’t know. People rarely do.”“Our shift is almost over. If they do not come out before we leave the next group might give them trouble.”“That would only be so if the next group doesn’t know their back
The City Lord who was almost at the entrance to the Enchanted Forest suddenly stopped moving. Then he turned and said to the Enchanted Forest guards, “Hmm. I am curious about something though.”“We will answer anything the City Lord requires of us as long as we are able to!”“Those youngsters you were talking about; did Vital Orange truly bring them here? Vital Orange and Black Hand?”“Yes, City Lord,” the guards were stunned by the question. They wondered why their City Lord would suddenly be interested in this, but they didn’t dare ask. Theirs wasn’t to ask questions of their ruler; theirs was only to obey.“Interesting,” the City Lord smiled. Mira’s brows were furrowed. Although the general public didn’t know about Black Hand, how could the Lord of Asher City not know that there was a Snake in his city? In fact, her father was more wary of Black Hand than he was of Vita
“This…is amazing,” Mane’s eyes widened as he took in the sight before him.The young Supreme was seated on Roxanne. The beautiful dark horse had been granted the power of flight by Crystal who had no trouble casting a flight Lease on the lovely beast. While this was not a permanent condition, it would last hours, and that was thanks to Crystal’s expert command over Chaos. Any other person would have been able to cast this Lease for just under a few minutes. Mane was no exception to this. Even if his power was not sealed, he would not be able to use this Lease to liberally. If this Lease was that practical, it would have been popularized.Next to him, Professors Stern and Stanley, and Dean Desmond had smile plastered on their faces as they watched the Supreme’s gobsmacked reaction to the impressive sight before him. Behind the professors were the students, both old and new. While the older students, Kahn, Frost, Bel, and Maia were floating on their own, the new students had to be envel
“What a brilliant welcome,” Poseidon slowly moved towards the teenage looking Zeus and Atlas with a broad smile on his face.The god of the waves floated elegantly upon a bident, his eyes briefly scanning Atlas before finding his brother’s immature figure.“You have grown weak, brother,” Poseidon chuckled as he slowly flew towards his brother.Atlas, who had been on guard since Poseidon’s appearance, frowned upon seeing the god of the waves getting closer to a much weaker Zeus. His figure flashed as he appeared before Zeus, shielding him from the gaze of his own blood brother. “You have fallen low brother. Now, you require the protection of a titan? Hilarious.” Poseidon mocked as he locked eyes with the delicate looking Atlas. “Of course I have fallen. Not only was I betrayed by my own son, but I also almost died. What did you expect will happen when one who is considered as part of the big three of Olympus approaches a fallen god?” Zeus did not mind his brother’s comments.Instead
Days passed and soon it was time for Mane to leave the planet of the Celestial Emperor. Well, he wasn’t the only one leaving. It was time for the professors to return to their academies with their students – both old and new. In front of the portal that could transport them back to their academies, Mane stood with his friends as they bid each other goodbye. Well, something close to that at least. To give them some privacy, the other professors had gone on ahead with the students, standing a few tens of meters away from the Silver Wolves.“Our great Supreme, our captain and leader, the Unbended is finally leaving us. Whatever are we to do?” Abe waved his hands theatrically as he feigned sadness and pain.His words caused Selina and the twins to snicker. Only Aegeus snorted before shooting Abe a deathly stare. As for Mane, he could only smile wryly at Abe’s comments. He didn’t know when it had started since he had been away for so long in the Dreamscape, but Abe had become more easy goi
It took a week for Godking to complete its assignment and soon, Mane was back on Planet Celestial. Walking through the streets of the capital, he noticed that he was receiving a lot of stares. While it wasn’t unusual for people to stare at him given his appearance and his ethereal aura, that was only on Zandor. One could argue that it was because he didn’t look like a Celestial, but that was not accurate either. Since Celestials opened their homes to others who craved entry into the God Academies, they had welcomed several different species into their home world. Mane wasn’t not out of place in this new era, meaning there were definitely staring for another reason.“You have become very popular, young Supreme,” Professor Stern who was walking next to Mane chuckled and said.“Hahaha! The recordings that were taken of you should have spread everywhere by now. Even those who were unable to attend the event know who you are!” Professor Stanley laughed heartily while striking the young Sup
“You are still eating, even after all that happened?” Hildegarde frowned and said.She was looking at the boy who had forcefully taken her with him when he was returning to his realm with a disapproving gaze. They had escaped that world that had been prepared as his burial place. As though it had never happened, they had returned to the exact spot he had been teleported from – the kitchen. Hildegarde was confused about his current reaction.Seeing him biting onto his tuna sandwich caused her eyebrows to lift in frustration. It was the very same meal that Mane had made and had barely taken a bite of when he was transported to another world. And yes, that was not a dream; it had really happened. She couldn’t understand how the Supreme could be so calm after coming out of a life-or-death situation.“What would you have me do then? Toss it into the trashcan? That would be a waste of food.” Mane answered nonchalantly as he wiped some fish from his cheek.“That…” Hildegarde searched for wor
There were many things that could not be understood in this world, regardless of the amount of logic that one’s mind could process at any given moment, there were things that befuddled even the most brilliant minds. One of such brilliant minds – no, two of these – was staring into the sky full of stars with a torn expression on his face. This man – nay, this god – was the trickster and master shapeshifter, Loki. But he wasn’t alone.“What are you thinking about?”“Many things.”“The great Loki has more than one troubling issue? This is interesting. Odin would have laughed at the absurdity of such a statement; but looking at your expression, it seems to be true.”“It is arrogance to assume that one can solve all one’s problems with one’s mind alone. Why do you think I sought you?”“Isn’t it greater arrogance to presume that two would be enough?”“But its not just two is it? One is the mind of Odin and the other is the mind that Odin sought.”“You say you aren’t arrogant, but you do not
He moved quickly, his feet gliding across the floor soundlessly as he reached the Earth Realmer’s unguarded back. He opened his mouth and spat out a dagger, sending it flying towards the neck of his enemy. Before he was spotted by one of the Profound Realmers, his dagger had already pierced the Earth Realmer’s neck, and the latter was grasping at his neck furiously, almost like he could seal the hole and return his blood to his body by doing so.“Intru-“*Puchi*Dan swiftly waved his hands, changing the direction of his dagger and sending it flying into the neck of the Profound Realmer who had tried to sell him out. As he did so he was already sweeping his foot towards the abdomen of another enemy.*Boom*The stunned guard was sent flying into the wall and coughing up blood before he could fully understand what was going on. By this time, the last guard had finally caught up. He dashed towards Dan quickly, drawing his sword in the process. Without any hesitation he swung his blade at
“There really is no one impressive here,” Dragon King Bast stated as his sword sliced through a Noble as easily as cutting through tofu.“I knew he said he will make sure this place is left almost unguarded, but this is incredible,” Captain Hafiz muttered as he watched the disciplined legion of warriors beelining into their path.While he spoke calmly, his rioting aura and the violence being radiated in his eyes showed his eagerness for war. He was not the only one expressing such deathly intent. Every member of the Sun Squad was ready to go wild, their eyes gleaming just as dangerously as their captain.“Why are you people talking so much. Let’s fight!” Monkey King Hanuman roared out and jumped towards the approaching legion.While the others were a bit taken aback that there were none of the Skies here to face them, Monkey King Hanuman didn’t care about that. Last he remembered, several of the Skies had died on his planet, leaving only the strongest behind. Since Loki said he would
Back in the Dreamscape Universe, there was a war raging. While it wasn’t overt, citizens in every world could feel that the drums of war had been brought out. They had not been embroiled in chaos yet, but they knew that soon the drum beaters will strike down, announcing the start of another war, and this world would fall into disorder again.The one who stood at the centre of this war were preparing in their own right. Within the camp of ‘good’, Loki, Ananse, and Zica, gathered allies. So far they had attracted the likes of the Barbarian Primogenitor, Red Rose, and some of the Barbarian Ancestors. Destiny and Pathfinder were here along with a few other unknown ancestors. As if that wasn’t enough, the Barbarian Lord, Magma, and his Flames, had also escaped the confines of their home to join this war. They weren’t the only ones that had stepped up though. The Elementals had not hesitated to send their best as well. Ancestor Spector had arrived with a few other ancestors from Amalgamatio