Mane stood within the centre of the city with his arms crossed. Like a straight pole embedded into the earth, he didn’t move nor did the furious storm stirred up by his power ruffle his clothes. “Are you not going a bit overboard?”Hildegarde asked as she flew around her Tested. Looking at the countless humans running for safety, she worried about the aggressiveness Mane was displaying and wondered if he was losing control again. However, when she stared into the eyes of the one called Mane Harbinger, her worries were put to rest. Within those beautiful blue orbs was a storm of fury waiting to explode; but that was all it was. It was a chained storm that hadn’t gained free reign. The bright eyes of the Supreme flickered with understanding and control. His emotions weren’t in control of his fiery self; he was. There was only one ruler here, and it was him! “I know what you are worried about; but I would advise you to throw away such worries,”Mane reassured Hildegarde that he was fine.
History is written by the winner; losers have no right to tell their tale. However, even as a loser I will tell my story. I ought to, since I was the one who started this mess.Ever since I was a child, I had been raised with one belief: The Citadel is invincible. This belief has been my bread and butter - my daily bread - which I genuinely cherish. I muttered it each day I woke up and each time that I swung my sword against the Academy’s practice dummy I reminded myself that this was the truth. I grew strong, so much so much so that even those who wielded greater energy than me couldn’t dismiss me. Before long I was leading my own team under the banner of the elders of the Citadel.I have been sent on many missions. Many areas have required my power over the past few years and rarely have I let the city I was born in down. My mission success percentage has always been 100% and there is no team in the Citadel that can boast of such a record. If the elders needed something done with
“You can either call me by my name or my title. There is no need to mention both.” Mane spoke in a displeased manner. “Besides, it took you long enough to reveal yourself. What were you waiting for? Or did you want me to start killing your people?” Mane asked rudely. His words caused the brows of the defeated warriors to twitch in annoyance, yet they dared not utter a word of protest; and that was because of the identity of the one who had made his appearance. For before them was the one whose prestige had no equal in the Citadel. This was the man who had come closest to the True Dragon Lord since the ancient times and was himself referred to as Lord. The person who had arrived was the Dragon Lord himself.“We greet Dragon King Bast”the warriors knelt down quickly and exclaimed in one loud voice. Their voices were filled with respect and yearning, and they were filled with fire, fire that Mane had previously put out.“It seems his people hold him in high esteem. His presence was enoug
“Do not let me down,” Mane was ecstatic upon sensing the powerful aura of the Dragon Lord. With his strong senses as a scholar Mane could feel the strength of flames from within Dragon King Bast and was certain that unlike most humans, the Dragon Lord could control the fire element.“Fire it is then,” Mane smirked to himself and summoned the flames that were born of Hades itself.“Fire Phoenix technique: Roar of the Fire Phoenix”*Screeee*The powerful cry of the bird of rebirth reverberated all over the Citadel as large tongues of fire engulfed Mane and morphed into the shape of a phoenix that was over 20 meters tall. The phoenix shared the blue of Mane’s eyes and within its pupils was a haughtiness that only a sovereign creature like itself could possess. It was nothing but a conjured image, yes, but it was arrogant all the same.“Unbelievable,” Dragon King Bast was stunned by what he was witnessing. Even Elementals, famed for their control over the elements could not manipulate fla
“They aren’t human,” Caitlin gulped as she watched the fight from a distance. Next to her was her captain who was also mesmerized by the battle before him. The two were several hundreds of meters away from the center of the clash, Logically speaking, they should be safe at such a distance; however, when it came to the truly powerful, logic didn’t matter. Even from this distance the two had to be relying on their energy to resist the heat, and it took all of their might to do that.“In the end before such beings, we are just ants,” Razer mumbled. Just like his teammates, he was stunned by the sheer scale of the battle. However unlike them, he was able to discern that the two entities in the midst of the storm were not going all out. Surely they were fighting with gret might and it seemed as though they weer out to kill each other. There was something off though. Razer could sense a deep darkness in Mane that was threatening to rear its head should things go sideways; and even more surp
When Mane’s understanding of fire increased, he gained a new ability. He gained the power to merge his flames with his father’s. Initially Mane could only stack the abilities, one upon the other. However, that didn’t provide a significant increase. Besides, the restriction in doing something like that was severe, for both Brimstone and True Flames were very prideful abilities. They weer the cream of the crop, and having one bow to the other was impossible. Now, things were different. Now, Mane could force these proud flames to work together and had forged a new ability. This new ability was called Sulfuric True Flames! (AN: Brimstone of True Flames would now be referred to as Sulfuric True Flames)Blue flames towered into the sky and stole the light of the sun. A powerful heat wave that could not be matched by any other threatened the lives of everyone in the Citadel, and the elders were alarmed by the sight.“Elder Sydney. Protect the Citadel.” The City Lord quickly ordered one of th
Mane’s eyes were calm even after seeing the charge of the elders. His eyes scanned each of them swiftly in less than half a second and without their knowledge, he had collected all their data. “Spirit Scan”NAME: Dragon King BastAGE: N/AHEALTH POINTS: 2,000,000/4,000,000RACE: HumanBLOODLINE: Black Dragon BLOODLINE RANK: LegendaryLEVEL: Ascension Realm 8 (Level 88.72)BASE POWER LEVEL: 7,200,000,000PEAK POWER LEVEL: 8,500,700,555WIELDER TYPE: Energy WielderSPECIALTY: Strength; Intelligence; SpeedGLOWS: Dragon Synergy; Beast King Mode; Sovereign Mode; Pseudo Dragon FlamesNAME: Elder CafuAGE: N/AHEALTH POINTS: 6,000,000/6,500,000RACE: HumanBLOODLINE: White Scaled Orca BLOODLINE RANK: LegendaryLEVEL: Ascension Realm 5 (Level 85.62)BASE POWER LEVEL: 1,200,000,000PEAK POWER LEVEL: 2,500,700,000WIELDER TYPE: Energy WielderSPECIALTY: Strength; Vitality GLOWS: Beast Transformation; Child of Water; Life StealNAME: Elder WindAGE: N/AHEALTH POINTS: 7,899,999/8,000,000RAC
Back on the battlefield, Mane was looking at the two warriors of the Citadel left - Dragon King Bast and Elder Hanuman. Although there were only two remaining, Mane could not feel any relief. Rather, now that the others were not here, a strong sense of unease washed over his heart; it was especially so with the one called Hanuman. The sense of crisis the man gave him was so strong that Mane didn’t even bother to admire the large chasm he had created; neither did he pay attention to Elder Wind who had been buried several meters within that chasm. All that was on his mind were his two opponents.“Are you finally awake?” Dragon King Bast turned to Elder Hanuman and asked. His question was a bit startling since Elder Hanuman had been with him all this while. The man had been awake since the moment he tried to rope Mane into his plot till now. So why was the Dragon Lord asking such a strange question?“Hehe. I am. The Dragon Blade made sure of that.” Elder Hanuman smiled bitterly and said.
“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