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
Soon Mane, Lily and Lam were back at the Orange Team’s residence. The guards at the entrance recognized them and opened the doors immediately they saw the trio. Even if they didn’t want to, the powerful auras that Lam and Lily were exuding made the guards very unwilling to confront them. For although they couldn’t tell how strong the twins were, they knew that their power exceeded theirs!They got home to meet the place empty. From what they gathered from the guards, Vital Orange and Black Hand had left to attend to some business. As for what exactly this business was, Vital Orange and Black Hand weren’t inclined to tell the guards anything and Mane didn’t have the rights to ask what it was even if they did. In fact, the only reason why they had said anything to the guards was so that Mane would be aware that they weren’t around when they came. As for Orange Ivy, she was also not around. Apparently, she had left to visit the injured Orange
“Ladies and Gentlemen! Welcome! To the Semi-Finals of the…!”“GRAND TOURNEY!”“That’s right folks! Welcome to the Semi-Final Stage of the Grand Tourney. We are your commentators and hosts. I am Peter, and I’m here with the sensational…”“Maggie”“Today we get to witness the four best teams so far duke it out in an exciting sequence of matches! I’m certain that everyone knows the four remaining teams, but it doesn’t hurt to remind ourselves of the names of the four teams that have made it into the Semi-Finals and are here today!”“Without wasting much time, I shall get straight to introducing the first team. They are one of the favorites to win this tournament and are led by the powerful Cheetah, Red Prince; the first team to be introduced is the Red Team!”Along with the spirited voice of Peter the commentator, a team of four clad en
“We shall invite the City Lord to help us with the draw.” Peter announced and the audience looked onto the field to see the City Lord walking onto the pitch. It was because the City Lord was involved in the draw that he didn’t give his usual big speech before the teams were invited onto the field.“That’s odd.”“Yeah”“The City Lord has never been involved in the draw before”“Do you think something weird is going on?”“Not really”“I think you guys are reading too much into this”“He is the City Lord. If he decides to be the one heading the draw, that’s his decision”“Yeah. That just means that this year’s Grand Tourney is more special than the past years”Mane’s sharp ears picked up the words of the people closest to him in the stadium, and he understood that the City Lord had never
“The first match is between the Black Team and the Red Team! What do you think of the draw Maggie?”“Well, I think we have a very interesting day ahead of us and I can’t wait for it to begin. Although the Black Team are one of the strong favorites to win the Grand Tourney, so are the Red Team. In fact, none of the teams who have made it this far aren’t strong favorites. Personally, I felt that whichever team that had to face the Red Team was the unfortunate one Peter.”“How come Maggie? Each Team has a Predator at the peak of their level, so why would they fear the Red Team?”“It isn’t that they fear the Red Team per se, but I didn’t think anyone would be happy with having to face the Red Team. And that is because of the fact that they have a Cheetah on their team. However, that changed when I saw the teams coming out of their dressing rooms. I feel that every team is very dangerous, and no one wo
“The first match is between Black Ink of the Black Team and Red Marshall of the Red Team! Both teams are starting out strong!”“Indeed Peter. Black Ink is said to be the strongest after Black Saga. Black Saga said so himself that Black Ink is a force to be reckoned with when he gets serious. And to be fair, no one really showed their true strength in the group stages. We have seen glimpses of what he is capable of in the Round-of-16 Stage and Quarter Final Stage. But he gave up every time he had to face a Predator. No doubt an instruction from his captain, Black Saga. That way they’ve been able to remain fit, and none of their members have ever been gravely injured. Scrapes and scratches at best. Normally, you would pick Black Ink as the winner no matter who he faced, but his opponent is different this time.”“Red Marshall is like Black Ink in the Red Team. She is just as respected, and is a powerful warrior. Red Prince has already p
“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