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
Although the sun hadn’t fully risen, a new day had already began. As others prepared themselves for the events of the day, some were already on the move. Every village, town or city was separated by a huge stretch of land, and this land formed part of the vast wilderness. Currently there were people traversing the vast and dangerous wilderness as they sought to get to Asher City.Four horses traveled at a speed so fast that the naked eye would only see blurry images of them. Two of these horses only carried luggage, with each of the two carrying two large bags. The other two horses carried people. There were four people in total – three males and a female – and each horse carried two of them. These people were Ivor, Lam, Mane and Lily. Ivor and Lam shared one horse. The large stature of Red Maned Horses made it so that even Ivor’s large build was easily accommodated and Lam didn’t feel uncomfortable. Mane and Lily shared the other Red Maned Horse
The four traveled for about four days before they finally saw the outline of Asher City. They started each day at dawn, and stopped to rest when the sun was going down. This schedule was only possible because they were riding Red Maned Horses. If they were using other means of transport, they wouldn’t have made it here so quickly by following such a schedule. After all, they didn’t have much time to get to Asher City before the next contest. They had about a week to get there. With regular mounts, it would have taken 3 weeks to get to Asher City if they took only 3 hours of rest each day. But with Red Maned Horses they were able to do it in only 4 days and get ample rest too.“It is large,” Lam had an expression of awe as he gazed upon the magnificent walls that blocked the houses of the city from his vision. Although they were still some distance away, he could see the tall and strong walls of Asher City.Over the course of four days, the twins