“They are a vast army indeed” Duke Essandor’s expression was stern as he took in the huge army facing the Kingdom of Aira’s walls. The Kingdom of Aira was the Northern Empire’s first line of defense. It would be best if they didn’t lose it.
“Yes” Grand Marshall Blunt replied solemnly. When the Eastern Empire’s army was several kilometers away, the two saw that it was a large army. But even when they drew closer, there didn’t seem to be an end to their numbers. The Northern Empire soldiers who stood on the walls with the Duke and Grand Marshall gulped as they watched the army slowly grind to a halt. They were scared, but they were more terrified of what would happen if they lost. That fear overrode the fear they had of the army before them.
“Halt!” a wielder in front of the Eastern Empire’s army commanded, and the entire army stopped their march with great discipline. There were three men lead
“Aim!”“Loose!”Hundreds of arrows augmented with inner energy descended upon the Eastern Army. Since the walls of the Kingdom of Aira were very high, gravity gave extra force to the descending arrows.“Shields!” Captain Zack commanded. Although most of the wielders of the army were at the very least, above-mortal realmers, even they would be injured if they were struck by the descending arrows. After all, because they had attained their power from the Tool of Blessings, their battle prowess was lower than average. And although the arrows wouldn’t do much damage to mid-level above-mortal realmers, high level above-mortal realmers and profound realmers, it would be a shame to lose even a tiny fraction of their men to an army of mortal realmers.The shields were also cloaked with the inner energy of the wielders. Since they were stronger, the inner energy coat around their shields looked denser than the ones on the
Deep within the capital of the Northern Empire, at the mansion of the Grand Marshall, a beautiful figure was seated on the bed of one of the upper floor rooms. The skylight allowed the rays of the sun to fall gloriously upon the marbled floor and it served as the source of light in this secluded room, highlighting the beautiful figure of the woman who sat on the bed. She sat cross legged with her eyes closed. Her breathing was rhythmic and calm, and with the rising of her chest the small objects in the room rose as well. Suddenly her eyes snapped open and her lips curled into a smirk. She smiled cockily and looked at the door. Yet her gaze wasn’t on the door, it went beyond it. She seemed to gaze into space and see what no one else could see.“I didn’t think that he would send a heaven realmer on such a small mission” she spoke to herself. The fate of an entire empire was seen as a small mission in her eyes. But it wasn’t because she was contempt
*Bam*Mane’s fist went right through the wielder who had tried to get in his way, killing the poor man immediately. After they stole the Tool of Blessings, they were quickly tracked down by the wielders in the palace who seemed to have been informed that something precious had been stolen. However without the Tool of Blessing, the Eastern Empire’s wielders had their strength returned to the mortal realm. So they weren’t a threat. Yet Mane’s facial expression suggested that he was anxious.*Bam*Frederick easily sidestepped the ambush of a 4th stage mortal realmer and sent the man flying with a kick. The snap that was heard after that heavy blow suggested that the kick had snapped the man’s neck and killed him. But Frederick didn’t have the time to feel repulsed by another kill. He had already done this at least 7 times since they exited the throne room.“We need to move faster!” Mane informed his
“I don’t want to stand in your way because that is a very rude thing to do” Dominic strolled around the teleportation circle, seemingly infatuated with it. He spoke calmly and nobly, and he had a certain flair about him.“But you see, you have something that doesn’t belong to you; something that is mine; and I want it back” Dominic broke his stride and faced the Silver Wolves once again. The smile on his face would have been kind if they didn’t know who he was and what he was capable of.“We both know it cannot be given to you” Mane shook his head with a wry smile. The Silver Wolves had come all the way here for the Tool of Blessings. If they handed it over, the mission would be a waste. Plus, Mane was never going to admit that such a powerful tool was in his possession.“Why not? I can feel that you have no fear of the motley crew ‘protecting’ the palace, but you certainly cannot be so conf
A Week Ago, Western Empire’s Kingdom of NecesWithin the basement of the household of a god couple, two people were dueling. “Again” Ray shouted as he knocked Mane back for the nth time today. Mane quickly got up and dashed towards Ray. Countless small explosions followed every step he took and the air around him seemed to vibrate and hum in pleasure. Mane’s movement followed a zigzag pattern, and finally he launched an uppercut when he was a few feet away.*Bam*Ray easily deflected the attack and proceeded to send a kick towards Mane’s shoulder.*whoosh*Mane twisted his body midair to avoid the kick and grabbed onto his father’s leg after it got past him. He applied his weight onto his father’s leg and caused Ray to falter a bit. Once Mane landed stably on his feet, he swung his father upwards, towards the ceiling*Boom*Ray crushed back first into the barrier clad ceiling. He was
A 2% success rate of combining inner and outer energy. It was small, but it was better than nothing. This was the reason why Mane was so much stronger what the Possessed expected. Immediately the fight started, Mane tried to mix the two energies together. After he entered the above-mortal realm in body wielding, his control shot through the roof. Now it was just a matter of training harder and increasing his body’s tolerance for outer energy. Mane was very lucky. He succeeded in combining the two energies only after his first try. For something with a 2% success rate, this was extremely lucky. But he couldn’t sustain this state for long. He could only use it for 5 minutes at most.Mane dashed towards the retreating Possessed and swiped powerfully with his sword. The Possessed had calmed down greatly. It calmly deflected the sword with the rod.*Clink*The force of Mane’s strike forced it backwards by a few feet. But this time the Possessed was
*Boom**Boom**Boom*Continuous booms resounded as the Possessed was forced back repeatedly. Its rod had long been knocked out of its grasp, and it (the rod) lay forsaken at a deserted corner of the battlefield. True to his word, Dominic – the Master – didn’t interfere with their battle. He sat wordlessly and watched everything with a cold gaze. As he watched, he analysed everything he saw.“Two shooters, and two close combat wielders. The one on fire seems to be the leader, and his energy is the most robust of them all. The other one who joined late on is in the late stages of the profound realm. And his battle suit looks good. One more gift I would happily accept. But I am baffled about that one factor: if he was this strong, why didn’t he jump in earlier on?” Dominic tried to understand the reason behind Abe’s decision to wait behind initially. Selina and Frederick’s energy signatures were in the mortal r
Dominic stood up sluggishly and stretched lazily. He acted like a man without a care in the world. Yet his aura was repressive. The power of a 3rd stage Heaven Realmer filled the hearts of Abe and Mane with dread. That was the peak of the early Heaven Realm! It was no joke. Unlike the realms before, each rank of the Heaven Realm was hugely significant. A genius who capable of battling a peak stage Earth Realmer whilst possessing the power of a middle or late stage Earth Realmer, wouldn’t be capable of fighting against a peak stage Heaven Realmer with his/her strength only in the middle or late stages of the Heaven Realm. The difference was that huge. Each stage of the Heaven Realm was akin to crossing over from the profound realm to the Earth Realm! It was no easy feat. The amount of energy that had to be gathered and the person’s understanding of wielding were crucial factors to breaking through the ranks of the Heaven Realm. Unlike the Possessed which had on