His attack sent that Ray flying across the room into what seemed to be the final destination for all who got struck in this duel- the wall.
“Star Flicker”, Ray mumbled quietly
Even though Mane hadn’t mentioned the name of the technique he used, Ray still figured it out. He was aware that Mane had been able to master the second stage of this high level skill book. Besides, he had seen his son’s power level. The speed he had just displayed didn’t belong to someone of his power level. It was far greater. Although his son had cast a speed lease, it had only made him slightly faster than before. It wasn’t enough to grant him such a massive boost. By his observation, it was about four times the speed of a regular hig
Ray’s technique, Splintering Fist, was a high grade technique just like Mane’s Extreme Burst. But there was no way this technique would be able to match up to Mane’s combination technique, Flickering Burst. That wasn’t to say that Ray didn’t have any combination techniques of his own. He did. He just wasn’t using them. At least not yet. Besides, for his punch to be effective, it had to hit Mane first. But it didn’t.*Boom*Ray’s fist struck empty air, the force from his attack travelling all the way to the end of the room, and effectively causing more destruction to the already destroyed wall. It seemed stupid. Why didn’t they just reinforce the wall with better materials so that their bouts wouldn’t cause so much destruction? Well, the basement wasn’t initially made as a training room. It just had one of its rooms converted into one because of Mane’s training. They needed an area where they could
“That’s enough of the chitchat. Let’s get back to business.” Ray stated as he pounced on his son. His clone was no different. It was only lagging behind due to its slower speed. It didn’t take even a second for Ray to get to Mane. “Splintering Fist”, Ray’s voice echoed loudly.“Extreme Burst”, Mane screamed in retaliation. Mane’s plan was simple. Neutralize his father’s attack and use a second punch to knock him away. Since Extreme Burst was a stacked move, his second attack will definitely be stronger than the first, by at least two times. This, in his view, should be enough to knock his father back. By the time that had been accomplished, the clone will have reached his position. Then he’d just ride on his momentum and deliver the rest of the moves in the Extreme Burst arsenal. Delivering the full dose should be enough to deal with the clone- or so he thought. The first part of his plan worked like a charm. His first fist did neutralize his father’s attack.
After Mane entered the ranks of earth realmers, he had gotten much stronger. Added to his body wielding training, his body was now capable of handling more than it could before. Now he could handle most of his glows, without much consequence. Of course, it wasn’t simply because of his energy and body wielding. He had been using his glows a lot during this period as well. With his father and mother to guide him, he had grown more accustomed to their use. Having the people from whom you inherited most of your glows from was a great boon. Unfortunately, this didn’t include the glow known as Absolute Darkness. This glow wasn’t known to either of his parents. So he had to work on that on his own. And he was now more or less able to use it without losing himself. It took a lot of practice to get to this point however. But the practicality of the move made all the efforts put into it worth it.Although he had grown much stronger, our blonde haired protagonist was s
The last two strikes were a spinning heel kick which was quickly followed by an uppercut. And once Mane was done he quickly flipped backwards. It was almost as if he was trying to avoid something.*Boom*A ball of fire landed on Mane’s previous location, and quickly turned the marble floor to powder. Mane had assumed that as long as he landed the full Extreme Burst combo, he will win the fight. But after launching Ray into the air, he felt threatened, and so immediately drew back. His decision was the right one. Mane was certain that his father was using more than one glow. This was because although Diamond Body was a very defensive glow, it wasn’t capable of fully protecting Ray from the sixth attack of extreme burst. This meant his
“Hei!”“Hah!”Ray and Mane clashed mid-air, right in the centre of the room. Blue and red flames spread all around the room and burnt everything they came into contact with. The marbled floor melted at speed visible to the naked eye due to the sheer intensity of the flames. The already haphazard room was thrown into more disarray by the power that was being concentrated in the small room. A battle of this scale was definitely too much for the room to take. The melting ceiling was testament to this fact. Although the flames didn’t get to every corner of the room, that didn’t stop them from spreading their fiery influence anyway.
*Poof*Mane’s small arm lodged itself deeply into Ray’s chest, and even found its way out, with his hand sticking out of the Brute King’s body from the back. There was no blood, since Mane’s arm was occupying the space from which it would flow. Plus his arm was still on fire, so it was almost as if he was cauterizing the wound. But some blood did make its way out through the mouth of the battle god.“How long has it been since I felt so refreshed? How long has it been since I last bled so? What a thrilling battle! You have fulfilled the conditions to win the duel. I concede.” Ray laughed loudly like a madman. And he was anything but sane right now, with him laughing so heartily whilst an arm was lodged deeply inside his chest. He was immortal. Although his godspark was sealed, his vitality as a god wasn’t. This meant that he was still technically immortal. So the only way for Mane to win any of their duels was to inflict a woun
“Yeah. Our boy is growing. And he is growing fast.” The 4th sighed. Although he rarely spoke to Mane, that didn’t mean he didn’t like the boy. On the contrary, he rather adored the blonde haired boy who was always itching for a challenge.“He is truly talented. I reckon that in less than half a year his body wielding abilities will be on par with his energy wielding.” The 5th was full of confidence concerning his prediction. It was confidence that the others didn’t share.“How is that possible? Don’t just make stuff up.” Even the 2nd, who was Mane’s most diehard fan found it hard to believe what she was hearing.“It is true. If you don’t believe me, you can ask 4th.” The 5th wasn’t in the mood to argue. He quickly referred the 2nd to the
Till date, Ray held the record for the highest total number of surges. It was the reason for his absurd strength when he was still so young. For even in the realm of the mortals, the Brute King would be considered as young. But the common theme behind this sudden surge was age. No one had experienced their first surge at the age of eleven. Even Mane wasn’t truly eleven years old- at least not yet anyway. So the masters hadn’t even considered this option. It was the keen and watchful eyes of one who had been a victim of the surge, and had passed down this strength to his descendants that correctly identified the oddity. And 1st was certain that Ray knew this too. That will explain the Brute King’s eagerness to show Mane the proper use of his techniques. The absentee father was hoping that his son will pick up much of what he had to offer before the surge ended. Since Mane had experienced the surge for about a month and a half now, it was
“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