'Will you die or succeed? My last few glimpses didn't have you in it. I will see why today!' Ren's eyes were beaming with excitement. The connection to their souls growing more and more with each passing second.
"What!? Why would you do that!?" Melinda grabbed his hand and pulled it tightly. "We have not even moved forward much. I do not want to be a widow. I do not want you two to die!"
Ren gave her a squeeze back. He did not look away from Zia. After all, she was with him much longer than Melinda had been.
*Woom, wooom, woooom!* Ion Energy from the outside gathered behind Ren. All going to one other who never looked away. Jackson couldn't look away either. Something about the process reminding him of a vacant past.
The False Soul that was Jackson reinforcing more with the memories of the original. He was unable to determine who he was fully, but the connection to the Reaper Palace was something else to look into.
"They won't. Do not worry."
-A few hours later-.It was late in the evening as everyone tried to relax. Some went to cultivate after witnessing what Zia (Two) did, others just made do.They were not that crazy and the pain she went through was not what they wanted. Why she pushed so hard, they could never understand. Felicity (Three) and Jackson (Four) could, however.Zia, (Two) was relaxing next to Ren in a chair. Full of Ion Energy wanting to burst out still. Kolinda the Snow Person stood to the side as her personal guard and now caretaker. She stood still, as she fed off the excess Ion energy that rolled off Zia.A byproduct of the girl's second Main Cultivation. Kolinda was able to assist Zia with restructuring a few of her apertures. She now shared a few traits with the Snow People. Her little raptors would benefit as well in the future more.Zia had trouble keeping her mind from thinking over several things at once. She had to stay seated and circulate her body
*Crackle!* More electricity started to leave his body. As Grolom's skin cracked open, a palm thrust from Zia caused his Ion Energy to go haywire. Ren smiled from his seat. She learned a technique he imparted to her a few hours ago as a reward. It was only at the Pillar Rank currently. But that was all that was needed.*Thump!* Grolom took a knee as his Ion Energy was interrupted. He started to shake as he tried to force it to obey.'I can't circle my Ion Emergy! Its frozen!' Panicking he tried to make it stir again. Just a small stirring, then he lost all feeling. No luck. Looking at his sleeves, traces of ice started to form. "No..." Grolom's voice was almost a whimper.*Crack!* Ice patterns formed completely once he became distracted. With Zia's lack of control, it took less than a minute. A giant man popsicle shined in the sun.Zia walked over and wanted to chop both arms off. Food for the Raptors.*Ting!* The ice made a very distinct sound.
"Right. So selling them does have its benefits." Ren sneered. Maleficent's face went pale. "It is a good thing Valli is such a poster princess. Willing to jump into the fire herself. She will know agony like no other. You can count on it.""What does he mean!?" Valli asked. A sinking knot now formed in her stomach. She turned to Davido and questioned. "What are you not saying? Tell me Uncle!"They all remained quiet. Malificent just from sheer anger at what was done to Valli. But she was no longer the Empress, and would not interfere. Out in the open anyway. The moment she understood the full scope of what is going on would be a different story."You have been given away to the North Empire." Ren stated. "As both a hostage and an offering.""How do you know this?" Ancestor Maleficent asked. She did not know of the deal but had an inkling. Especially since it involved the princess that Davido doted on so much. 'To much info to go through still. My Empire h
-A Month Later- . "Master Ren!" Zia (Two) yelled coming around the corner. Ren was by the waterfall sleeping under the sun. Yellow Ion Energy circling around his skin. Seeing this, Zia (Two) stopped and watched. "Always something new to learn." "Hehe!" Melinda chuckled nearby. "How can I help you Zia?" "Want to show him my new Elixer. But it can wait till later. I also finished the little tribute for the competition." Zia then passed a pouch over to her. "The ingredients you gave me worked fine. Here is the portion for you to offer. Oh, he finished already?" Bright light finished around Ren's body. His hair took on a luster of dark purple with blood red tips. His eyes turned a darker silver as he blinked. An intent of malice passed before it receded. Ren's cultivation had turned deeper with a trace of unstoppable might. Pressing on his neck, muscles reconfigured. The gills were still causing a slight change. "Hello, Zia. What d
"You should learn to watch yourself better." Ren said with a smile. He looked towards the Lan clan. "As Balli's Master, I hereby break the engagement. Your chosen person is lacking, your clan is lacking, that is all. Try me and I will just kill you all till it is over. My only warning."He thought about dragging it out more, but the quests he needed were already in motion. Reap agreed since Elder Kung, and Mei had turned into good followers. Both of the brandings had grown in strength. Enough that it would take a very strong willpower to disobey Ren."Hahaha, the way youth are. I Lan Nie, understand." The head of the Lan clan said. He trembled with furry and agitation at having to speak the words."Say the words properly. So no mistake is given." Ren fanned his face twice. When the fan moved, Lan Nie saw the smirk on Ren's face. 'Oh, I hope he blows his top!'He could not believe Ren had the audacity to do such a thing. Did he have no
The feeling of the mountain changed just slightly. Elder Tani only matching to the few times she felt Ren get upset. His words came out nice and pleasant but she always felt something else was going to happen to someone. Ren: Good work. I will give you something later. Let anyone who questions know it will be alright. *Woosh!* A white ball of light landed nearby. It was Yaya. She looked around for a bit at everything. "You ok?" Yaya asked. Head swiveling about in wonder. " Yaya sees no enemy. Very weird." "Yes, I am. Come with me Yaya, I wish to show you something I made." Elder Tani walked back to her Herbal Hut. Yaya looked confused but followed along anyway. "It is a Snow Formation. I think it can help based on what Ren told me." "Help with what?" Yaya asked even more curious. "Help with those of your people who want to cultivate more. I know your resources are small, but this can help a little more." Elder Tani stopped in front of
"Dark Serpent!" Quas yelled. He wanted to end the fight as quickly as possible. If he beats the princess and spare's her life, things will work out well for him. 'Do not blame me, princess!'*Woosh!* A black serpent traveled out of his sleeve.Boosted by the artifact on his wrist, the Ion energy turned darker and made it stronger. Right as it was close, Melinda stepped forward and brushed her gauntlets against it. Sparks flew out and the snake was riddled with cuts. Melinda felt the strain against her feet and was happy Ren made her train her body up."Humph!" Princess Bali beamed with pride in the stands. 'She can win this! Ren said she just needs to fight more.'With a quick crouch, Melinda kicked off the arena floor, she lunged at Quas like a beast. Quas felt a his skin crawl a little. The look in Melinda's eyes was that of a killer. He slammed his foot on the tile's to get away.*Bang!* The force turned the tile into powder. The artifact on his
*Schlick!* The other two chains came and stabbed the man in the sides.*Splurt!* Blood poured out as his lungs were pierced. Out of his control, Quas Ion energy was healing him again. The skin formed around the chains and tried to push them out.The hook end wiggled as Melinda pulled them back down. With a little more energy from her, they extended a little bit by bit in odd ways. Growing in length causing more damage inside him with small spikes growing outward. One of the hooks cut the man's heart just a bit. The spikes piercing different arteries.Taking a little "Life Blood" as it did so. The spear fell to the side. His arms were almost lifeless."Ugghh! What is going on?!" Panicking, he felt the kunai's start to spin inside. His lungs were shredded from the contact and his bones were scraped. "Kuff!"He spat blood onto Melinda's face. She did not move as she stared at him unflinching. Blood dripping down onto the tiles of the Arena. "Oh god no
"It shouldn't open. They should be dead. But..." He looked far off to where the Mainland Gate was stationed. The long construct over the area was lit up more than it was before. ".. the Mainland will reconnect in one ot two months. I wish you the best of luck." Ren felt his third eye was itching. He didn't try to ask questions of the enemy. He didn't risk more after Valli and the 1st Emperor brought him news of what was going. Nor did he even try to figure out how to use this to his advantage somehow. "I am to old for everything that people have set up and done. I am living my life now. All of my obligations are done after taking care of that problem." Ren felt the power the Eternity Realm wash over him. The remaining of the different Soul promises were completed with the last of his quests as Prince Ren of the Reaper Palace. 'Check again to make sure.' Darkness System: King Ren, everything is finished. The energy from the destroyed souls entering the Tear fu
She was even wanting to persuade the soldiers to stop and have the ruling Empress come down and explain herself. The entire situation was controlled by the presence of one woman speaking out.Ancestor Maleficient ordered them quiet, or she would execute them on the spot. They were giving help to Valli, who was currently preoccupied with the situation topside."Shut your mouths!" Wave after wave of power come down on all of them. A few were way to close to her generation-wise and fell under Blood Compulsion quickly. Those that didnt humbled themselves enough. They only had a few breaths of life left to fight with."Mother..." A woman that looked the spitting image of her but older stepped forward. "..how are you so young still? When did you get back?" As the oldest of the Sleeping Elders, former Empress Soruda the 1st never thought she would lay eyes on her.The feeling was mutual for Malificent. For she thought her daughter was dead and didn
A formation lit up on the ground as he then exploded from the complexity of the Manual and his Soul not even remotely close to deal with the weight of the manual lashed out in every possible way.There was a reason elders and parents prepared for legacies before allowing offspring to take them. Or to pass over to them.A big appetite can get you killed. With Ren delivering the Manual the same way he received, all at once, the Emperor was lucky his soul and mind weren't crushed by the wandering Ion forces that gathered the moment on contact."Father!" Melinda's eyes narrowed thinking the worse as she tried to run to him. Held back by Balli and Valli; she looked at Ren hurt. "Damn it!" Blame, accusation, and widespread doubt that he even tried to spare him from this passed through her mind.This was not about her, it was about this father of hers, and those in the room needed to understand more.Take warnings when given and do
The Empire faced trouble the following weeks. Not from within but from the outside. The West Empire continued to push towards them, engaging in small skirmishes to test their forces.The North Empire people fled towards every corner of the border to enter. The citizens trying to gain entry but were declined. Whether it be from the actions caused by them or the cruelty they committed while fleeing, the guards gave them no quarter and cut them down.Only those who agreed to have a seal placed on them and accepted to have their goods and themselves thoroughly checked were allowed through. Empress Valli refused to allow in possible enemy into the gate.The North Empire people, for the most part, agreed to terms. Those who were part of the trouble and caused the devastation to there country were turned away. They rerouted to the West Empire, joining its forces to reinforce it.The treatment received there was worse by far than any other. The various forc
.Melinda is clued in-.Melinda felt completely agitated as she paced in her quarters at the Palace. Soruda and Valli coming in with a few of the guards. Plus a weary Morticia and Jackson. Both had seen better days than this."Melinda, he couldn't help in that case. Neither did he want to." Soruda said."Why couldn't he?" Melinda didn't understand. "Countless Medicines can help restore burned-away longevity.""He cannot burn longevity any longer." Soruda frowned at her daughter. "He is not a member of the Reaper Clan anymore. His Silver.. ability, it is long since gone." Letting that sink in a little more, the mother reluctantly told her about an instance before. "Ren burned almost his entire longevity and soul once do what you just saw.""It is not something done lightly and without severe cost." Morticia wheezed a little. "One uses their spiritual blood to restore another. It works better for those with close ties such as fam
Once the bright light finished, the destroyed courtyard was full of naked people of all ages. With one or two baby Ion Beasts in the mix. The Lan Clan did have close ties with the creatures afterall.Elder Morgan took note that clan members who were once missing limbs or disfigured were all perfectly normal now. Physically anyway, mentally they looked a little vacant. Assimilation was a hard task after all to come back from."Kuff!" Mei spat out some flesh-colored gunk. To the side of her, was a woman that bared a striking resemblance to herself. With more returned features than when in the beasts' gullet."Mother!" Shaking her, the woman did not wake but she was breathing."At least the situation has ended." Melinda sighed in relief."How silly." Ren rose his fan out and channeled Ion energy into it. "Time to kill them all."Frozen in place, Melinda stared with a few others in protest. The different Lan clan members were still daz
"The Lan clan prepared really well for this. Well, that old monster did anyway." Ren was amazed the generations of the Lan Clan ran so deep. "How many of your people have died all this time? Did Elder Kung even need to save the others?""I do not know. I know I have inherited a nest of worms and snakes." Valli frowned more than smiled. "Haa, my sisters really have the better life if this keeps up."The Royal Guards were embarrassed they fell to the formation. Not much they can do against the blood call. They didn't even know they were related to the Lan family. To be fair, neither did the Royal Family or Ren."I really hate my life!" Elder Rani looked forward disgusted. Ren and Empress Valli looked towards her. "The moment he touched me, the very use of his Ion energy to get me to stop, I could tell..."The Traitor Sword in her hand pulsed before going dim. Ren flicked his fan sealing inside the woman for later use. A small opal appear
Lan Clan was in utter turmoil. For all intents and purposes, a Coup d'état had started without any notice. Mere hours after a joyous occasion from hearing that the new Patriarch had broken through to the Breaking Bonds Realm.It was supposed to be the happiest day for the clan. A Patriarch that was only 18 years with so much power was unheard of. So happy, they didn't even think about the previous Lan Patriarch at all who fled.So goes the rumor after he fought with Elder Kung in secret."These fools!" A Core Elder, Morgan to be exact was pushed into the main hail with a brutal kick. "You think the Empress will take kindly to this!?""Save your words brother!" The elder in charge of Welfare looked on in fury. Body covered in wounds head to toe. "They really sided with another!" Looking at the one leading the rebel forces, he couldn't help but lament the choices from before. "Never thought I see the day!"A s
"I have never really been disappointed by you two. Hope this continues." Playfully, he caressed the face of the two before pulling away as if burned. It was not appropriate with his current thoughts. "Rest, then spend time collecting yourselves with the power in your souls. "Yes, my King." Zia's breath came out huskily. The way Ren touched her was the same as when he hugged her long ago. Her heart beating in excitement at the thought of a kiss. 'I can feel the dragons in my Manual growing. The power inside them is so rich!' "Yes, my King." Suresha felt her body tingle in all the right ways. No doubt of Ren's words previously the day he entered her forge. 'Nothing wrong with being a strong woman. He really doesn't care.' "Elder Tani, plant these with the utmost of care." Delivering the woman the Darkness Seeds. He passed a glance at her belly. "Do be careful in what you eat, do not taste any of these." Blushing she nodded to him. "Ren, I will speak wit