“So you agreed?”
“I did”
Back at Dan’s home, Mane was engaged in conversation with Dan. It was pretty late, and the sun had just gone down. Mane had trained all day since Dan wasn’t around. He was waiting for him so he could tell him what had happened today, and he was finally able to once Dan arrived a few minutes ago. The highlight of the conversation was his decision. For he had agreed to Ivor’s proposal.
“Do you think it’s a good idea?” Dan asked worriedly.
“No,” Mane replied honestly. “I do not trust the guy,” Mane added with a hint of wariness. Of course there was no way he thought going with Ivor was a good idea since he didn’t know anything about the man and had only just met him. Added to the fact that Ivor was stronger than him and could easily deal with him, Mane was very wary of him.
“So why do you want to go?” Dan asked curiously. He d
As the sun slowly rose to take its position of dominance in the sky, creatures and people slowly awakened from their slumber. Although the darkness of night hadn’t fully faded, a new day had already began. Few people were awake at this time, but the creatures of the forests were already up and about. Amongst the few humans that had awakened, there were 6 of them standing on the outskirts of the village. Three of these humans were teenagers – two boys and a girl.The boys were charming, blessed with features that would turn the heads of any who saw them. Both of the boys were tall, but one was taller than the other. The shorter one had beautiful curly black hair and a well sculpted face. His eyes were gentle yet filled with strength, and his build was relatively good. The taller one was also a beautiful boy. His long blonde hair fell to his shoulders and his well-trimmed beard made him look a tad bit more mature. Although the sky was still a bit dark since the sun
The sound of hooves hitting the ground was particularly welcome in this barren land as four large horses traveled the distance. Of the four horses, only 2 were carrying people, with the remaining two having no such task. Each of the horses carrying people carried two. Two men of contrasting builds and looks occupied one horse, and a young man and woman occupied the other.“This is amazing,” Lily whispered to herself as she held on to Mane’s clothes. Due to the impressive speed of the Red Maned Horse, she had to clutch on to Mane’s attire to prevent herself from falling off. Bu it wasn’t like she was complaining. Apart from the fact that riding the horse was much more fun than she could have ever anticipated, she was riding with someone she had a good impression of, so it was a win-win situation for her.“It really is,” Mane replied, stunning Lily who didn’t think that he would be able to hear her. The speed the horse was
“We should stop here!” Ivor screamed at the top of his voice when he realised that the sun was going down. His concerned gaze was focused on Mane, but Mane knew that the concern in it wasn’t meant for him. Ivor’s concern was directed at the sleeping Lily clinging to Mane’s back. It was actually because she had fallen asleep that Ivor suggested that they take a break. There was a slight smile of satisfaction on her face and a bit of saliva had found its way out of her mouth and onto Mane’s shoulder.Mane nodded his head at the man’ suggestion, and slowly grinded to a halt. He tilted his head slowly to make sure he didn’t wake Lily up, for her head lay peacefully on his shoulder. Then he carefully wiped the drool off her lips. He didn’t want her to be embarrassed if she woke up in the process of transferring her off the horse.“Steady Roxanne,” Mane patted the tired Red Maned Horse. He infused Edict into h
Mane got out of his room when he sensed the appearance of several life auras. There were people approaching their camp, and it didn’t look like they came with good intentions.“You felt that?” Mane run into Ivor when he came out of his tent. The older gentleman had a frown on his face as he looked in the direction that auras were coming from. Now that Mane was outside his tent he could hear the distinctly faint sound of several hooves striking the hard floor.“Yeah,” Mane replied. He wasn’t surprised that Ivor was here. Since the man was a Heaven Realmer, it wasn’t surprising that he was able to make out the auras of people who were not trying to hide their presence in any way. Mane would have been more surprised if Ivor didn’t show up. Soon the noise got louder, and Lam also exited his tent.“Who do you think they are?” Mane asked as he and Ivor walked a few metres away from the tents and stood in wait
“Are you okay?” Back within Mane’s tent Hildegarde flew around Mane whilst asking worriedly. Mane was seated on the floor in a cross-legged position. His expression was forlorn, and he looked like a man burdened with the many affairs of the world.“Do you think she will treat me the same way?” Mane didn’t answer Hildegarde’s question but asked one of his own. There was a complicated expression on the face of the Young Supreme as he asked this question. His eyes were filled with loneliness and didn’t contain their usual brilliance.“Sigh” Hildegarde sighed when she saw his expression. Mane had spent his life fighting. He battled pretty much everything, and she had seen this when she was given the privilege to rummage through his memories during their transfer to this world. She had seen the boy fight against all sort of men and creatures. Battle Beasts, Magical Beasts, Powerful Wielders, and even Celestials had
Back within the village, Dan was seated in a meditative position as streams of Edict invisible to the naked eye continuously rushed into his body. He sat in that position for several hours, and soon popping sounds rang from within his body and filled the house. The sounds were akin to loud explosions that could shake a roof off a house, but because Dan was the only one here there was no one to witness this moment. When the popping sounds stopped Dan opened his eyes and exhaled. His eyes shone brightly within the darkness, and the power contained in them was obvious.“I’ve gotten stronger,” Dan mumbled as he clenched his fists. When Mane gave him the Wielding Manual, he said that Dan was the only person qualified to use it. When he asked why, Mane informed him that it was a manual with high requirements, and one of those requirements was for one to reach the Above-Mortal Realm without any wielding manual. This was next to impossible to achieve. For even Mane
It was sometime at dawn when Ivor woke the twins up.“Get up. We need to get moving again.” The large man poked his head into Lam’s tent and said. He didn’t do the same to Lily because she was a lady and he didn’t want to dent her modesty by barging into her tent. So it was Lam who was given the task of waking her up.“Got it,” Lam answered when he found out they had to leave. He didn’t sound like someone who had just woken up because he wasn’t asleep. He grew up in a village, and sleeping till the sun was up was never a habit of villagers. He had already prepared himself and was just left with packing up his tent.“Lily, it’s time to leave,” Lam called out to his sister once he was close enough to her tent. He knew she was awake because they received the same training. If he was awake, then she was also awake.“I’d be right out,” Lily responded after a short while.
There were a few hours until sunrise, and many were asleep at this time. The birds that usually sang in their melodious tunes slumbered, and the kings of beasts rested. Humans were no different, as they slept to regain their strength during the night. Yet it wasn’t the same for all of them. Just as there were some animals that hunted at night, some humans also progressed and worked at night. In this case, there were humans who chose to use this time to travel.The wilderness was vast and filled with all sort of creatures. There were those creatures powerful enough to remain under the open sky because they didn’t fear any ambushes from other beasts. Their power gave them the confidence to remain in the open yet feel no threat. There were also creatures that were sly and cunning. They weren’t the strongest creatures in the wilderness, but their cunning and intelligence allowed them to survive in the cruel world.A large snake hid between the grasses, it