*Boom*"Geez. Do they plan to destroy the land?" Several kilometers away, Dracula sighed pretentiously and said. Although he spoke as one who cares for the environment, his slightly ecstatic expression suggested that that was not the case. The eyes of the King of Blood were glowing in the dark, allowing him to perceive the fight although the battle was so far away from him. The King of Vampires had to admit that even he had to struggle to calm his excited blood as he watched the fight. The battle was a monstrous one, and though Mane, Tucker and Alucard were several hundreds of metres away from him, the ground beneath him groaned in dissatisfaction at the carelessness of the three powerhouses."Tucker is not weak at all. And he seems to be getting stronger as the battle progresses. That means his power isn't fully consolidated yet. Hmm. How far would he be able to go when it is?"Dracula's eyesight was as sharp as a night owl. He was able to easily deduce that Tucker was now getting
Mane was forced to retreat after the attack. Although he had successfully warded of Tucker's saber, the force of the strike had knocked him backwards. Mane couldn't begin to relax; for he saw Tucker and Alucard approaching. No warrior worth his or her salt would allow a retreating opponent some peace. Once the initiative was taken, there was every chance to deal with that opponent! This time Tucker didn't retreat to recover his energy. The servant of the Supreme's eyes flashed with understanding as more and more of the Imperial Techniques started to make sense to him. "Imperial Feet"Tucker wasted no time in resorting to the Imperial Movement Technique. His feet barely touched the ground; his movements were fleeting like time.Mane's eyeballs swirled within his sockets. While he was able to keep up with Alucard speed, Tucker's speed was something he still couldn't cope with. Just like Dracula suspected, the more Tucker was enlightened, the stronger he got. Mane had struggled to keep
Mane’s role as a spectator ended the moment Alucard lifted his head and stared into his eyes. An eerie feeling gripped his chest as his eyes flashed with a great deal of caution. Alucard’s eyes were devoid of the wisdom they contained at the beginning. Fangs overarched his lips as drool with some blood mixed with it, dropped from his mouth. His gaze was like that of an animal staking it’ prey. And Mane knew exactly why.“Augendae: Spirit Scan; Target: Bloodlust’Bloodlust: A skill possessed by Vampire Royalty. This skill requires that a Vampire Royal consumes the blood of a pure member of another species. It gives the user power comparable to the strength contained in the blood consumed. However, it comes at a cost. Bloodlust robs the user of his or her sanity, making it a difficult skill to control. It should be noted this ability only works with those who have never been tainted by the fangs of a Dark Creature.Dracula and Alucard thought Bloodlust was restricted to humans, but t
The first thing Alucard did when he was overwhelmed with Bloodlust was to shoot a large fireball at Mane. However, flames of such caliber had no effect on Mane. His flames were much stronger, and his blood easily absorbed the fire energy, using it to refuel what had been lost. Mane absorbed the fire as quickly as it appeared, and that was why Alucard transitioned to using his aura blades. Although his mind had been overrun by animal-like instincts, he knew when to call an ineffective strategy quits. But Alucard didn't expect that Mane would be able to absorb the power of his aura blades and even worse, return that disastrous power to him. A bright blue sword liight that was as thick as the arm of an infant speedily approached Alucard, seeking his life. This wasn't the blue of water - ocean blue - but the brilliant blue of lightning. A disastrous power flooded the battlefield as the sword light flew towards Alucard. The sword light was brilliantly swift, and Alucard was given no time
"Ugh" Alucard grabbed his throbbing head and slowly opened his eyes. His head felt heavy, ans there was an ever present pain on one side of this neck. "Was I hit by a ton of bricks or what?" Alucard frowned as he struggled to recall what had led to his current situation. He was an Anscender and his mind was as robust as his body. For his body to be hurting was one thing, but for mind to be so shaken that he couldn't recall what had led to his current predicament was startling. His eyes soon regained their focus, and his current environment became clear to him. The first thing he realised was that he was in a huge room. The room was a large one, but it had very little furnishings. With the exception of the large bed upon which he lay, the only other furniture here were a chair and a table. However, with his sharp vision Alucard could easily tell that the materials used in crafting both the chair and the table were at the top of the list of resources."At least I remember that we were
The B Class city of Gowen was a bustling place. The city wasn't as large as major cities like Asher City, but it was filled with life and beauty; splendour and simplicity. The buildings were state of the art, and the people were as jolly as an old clown. As Mane walked through the streets of Gowen, he slowly grew intoxicated by the atmosphere of excitement clouding the hearts of the people. Following after the young Supreme was Tucker. The successor of the god of destruction tried to keep his expression as neutral as possible; but the budding god of destruction could hardly keep a straight face. However, he wasn't the young Supreme's only escort.The young Supreme's ever present fairy was here as well. However, unlike her usual tradition of sticking to Mane and using him as her personal ride, Hildegarde was flying around with great enthusiasm. She kept flying from store to store to check out their wares. Whenever she saw something she found interesting she would leave the side of the y
Mane placed the eye-catching dark blades onto the counter with a small bang. The metals used to forge Night's Kiss and Nightmare were no trivial minerals. They were forged from high grade Dark Elemental Stones. Naturally they weren't easy to carry. To people like Mane who were Body Wielders, the weight of the two blades was nothing. However, to others the two blades were like heavy boulders that couldn't be moved.Even so, when Mane forced the elegant looking counter before him to carry the burden that had been his until now, the seemingly weak looking flat board didn't cave in. The counter stood steadily, with nigh a creak nor a complaint. Mane couldn't help but feel surprised by this."Whatever was used to create this counter is extraordinary." Hildegarde stated, noticing that the abnormally study piece of furniture in front of them was special. "Indeed," Mane agreed, subtly sniffing in the air around to ascertain the origins of the counter."It reeks of the odour of a powerful bea
*Bang*Mane felt his head spinning as a loud ringing sound overwhelmed his senses. His eyes stared straight ahead, right in the direction of Zica; however, his mind was not in the present, nor was it trapped in the past. His thoughts swirled around his murky brain aimlessly, as the young Supreme of the True Universe tried to comprehend the words he had just heard. Mane had been informed of many things. There were many a secret that had been revealed to the young Supreme. In all those situations, Mane's réactions were acceptable. No matter how much surprise a piece of news brought him; no matter how mind boggling a piece of information was, Mane had never been struck down this badly. His heart and mind were in complete disarray. His eyes could see nothing but the great shock that occupied his brain, leaving everything in his vision appearing as white and hazy.Zica just stood and watched. She didn't say a word after introducing herself, and she wasn't planning to. She watched silently
“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