For the past month Mane had been meditating every afternoon, trying to sense the power of Edict which he had been so familiar with ever since he started wielding. And for an entire month, he had failed. At first he thought that was because this planet was devoid of the unique energy, but then his thoughts changed as he started to look at things from a different perspective: What if there was Edict on this planet but he just couldn’t feel it?
As he started thinking along these lines, he felt that it was increasingly possible that this was the truth. Finally he came to the conclusion that it really wasn’t that this planet was lacking in Edict, but the bodies of the inhabitants of this planet that was the actual problem. These bodies were almost like defective products compared to Mane’s actual body in the real universe, and Mane reckoned that the reason he couldn’t feel edict was because he was in one of these bodies. Just a day before he had been wonder
“To think I would meet him in this place,” Mane thought bitterly as the last pangs of fire were absorbed into his body. He gazed around him and was amazed by what he saw. With his True Eyes still opened, he saw things very differently from what normally met the eye. He could see everything on a deeper level. He looked at Dan and was surprised by what he saw. He saw through his guardian’s clothes, past the toned abs and masterfully sculpted physique, and into his internal system. He saw 14 stars in Dan’s body; some of which were lit up, and some of which were dim. Mane noticed that although the stars weren’t the same size, they each had their uniqueness.“There are two kinds: The red stars and the white stars; although it seems that the red stars are more robust and stronger than the white stars. There are seven of each type, but with varying sizes. Dan has only lighted the white stars; the red ones, not so much. Each lit star contains some
“To think I would meet him in this place,” Mane thought bitterly as the last pangs of fire were absorbed into his body. He gazed around him and was amazed by what he saw. With his True Eyes still opened, he saw things very differently from what normally met the eye. He could see everything on a deeper level. He looked at Dan and was surprised by what he saw. He saw through his guardian’s clothes, past the toned abs and masterfully sculpted physique, and into his internal system. He saw 14 stars in Dan’s body; some of which were lit up, and some of which were dim. Mane noticed that although the stars weren’t the same size, they each had their uniqueness.“There are two kinds: The red stars and the white stars; although it seems that the red stars are more robust and stronger than the white stars. There are seven of each type, but with varying sizes. Dan has only lighted the white stars; the red ones, not so much. Each lit star contains some
“What happened back there? How were you able to connect to Edict?” Hildegarde who was seated atop Mane’s shoulder asked the young man who was gazing at his reflection in a bowl of water. After Mane killed the banshees, he and Dan returned to the village. Of course Dan questioned him about the bizarre sight that was Mane being burnt alive but not burning at all. Mane responded that he didn’t have a clue about what happened. He told Dan that just when he had made up his mind to escape the fireball, he had a strange feeling in his heart that there was no need to. He explained that he felt that the fire was beneficial for him, and not detrimental. But he didn’t know why he had that feeling or how he was able to withstand the flames and had even grown stronger instead. And to this Dan joked that Mane may be the son of a Phoenix and could be strengthened with flames, and that if he had known this when he met Mane he would have just set him on fire to treat his wounds instead. When
“Now I can scrutinize myself freely” Mane remarked as he stood within the walls of the relatively large bathroom. There was a bucket of water right next to him, and a large rectangular crystal called a Reflection Crystal bound to the wall that served a similar function to a mirror. Although the image that appeared in the crystal wasn’t as clear as a mirror image, it was pretty good and would serve the purpose for which Mane wanted it to.Since Mane couldn’t share the secret of the True Eyes with Hildegarde, he couldn’t use it liberally around her. Sure it was true that whenever he called upon the ancient eyes that belonged to the Origin King of Old time ceased to exist, but it was very draining to depend on the eyes in that manner. But Mane didn’t need long to analyse what he wanted to analyse. He just needed to be alone.Mane took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He tried willing the True Eyes to appear, but without the Time Stop
“That was refreshing,” Mane sighed pleasantly once he was out of the bath house.“Mane?” A voice filled with surprise exclaimed as Mane walked towards his room.“Lily?” Mane was just as surprised to see Lily as Lily was surprised to see him. But they were surprised for different reasons.Mane was surprised to see Lily because this was his home. Since he arrived in this world several weeks ago, he had never had any guests, and Dan never had any guests either. So it was surprising to see someone here waiting for him.But Lily was surprised for another reason. The bath house wasn’t Mane’s private bath. It was shared by both Mane and Dan. After all, since Dan lived alone there was no need for him to have a house with multiple baths. The issue was the location of this bath house. The bath house was outside the main house and Mane had to pass right in front of the main house, through the compound before he co
“So, now that we are here, whom do we get the information we seek from,” Mane looked around and admired the bustling scenery. People moved speedily and efficiently, as traders tried to get passersby interested in their wares. Blacksmiths hammered already crafted masterpieces on their strong anvils in an effort to maintain their great conditioning and pull weapon lovers nearer. Several Magical Beast carcasses were displayed on large tables, with many curious children surrounding them and asking questions. After all, Magical Beasts weren’t easy to kill so it was no wonder that the young children were fascinated by their gigantic and strong bodies.“Ivor the Tattler,” Lam pointed towards one of the more isolated shops and said in reply to Mane’s question.“Seems awfully quiet,” Mane remarked as he, Lam, and Lily walked towards the shop Lam had pointed out.Mane looked towards the area that Lam was pointing at. Unlike
“It’s much bigger than it looks outside” That was Mane’s first thought when he got past the curtain. The room behind the curtain was at least two times bigger than the reception area outside. And that was a bit strange considering that the shop looked smaller from the outside.“This place reeks of Space Laws,” Hildegarde who was seated on Mane’s shoulder stated. She sniffled cutely as if she could actually smell the laws of space.Mane could only nod his head in response to her words. Since there were others here, he couldn’t respond to her statement. Besides, there was very little he could say in response to her words. He was a Time Law practitioner, but was unfamiliar with Space Laws, despite the fact that his ring had the ability to teleport him to other realms. But that was the closest he could say he was to the Space Laws. So although he could feel a strange force flooding the area, he wasn’t able to feel the S
“Call me when you are done,” Ivor informed the group of teens and went into yet another backroom, leaving Mane asking himself how big this place truly was.The information in the Record Stone had images of the fights from the previous round – the Quarter Finals. And they were currently about to watch the first fight.“Blue Team versus Orange Team,” Lam was very excited to see the first match. He rubbed his hands in anticipation, looking like a puppy eager for some treats.“How do you know the names of the teams?” Mane asked the strangely acting Lam. He had learnt from Lam, even before they got here that the tournament started with 32 teams. And it was strange to him that Lam had been able to easily identify the teams facing off even after 24 had been knocked out. Did that mean that his friend had studied the names of all the teams? He was much more involved in this than Mane thought.“Well, I found out about