Most used it to hone themselves and get their Ion energy under control. They still had resources to go through from the Arena and Archive visit. This was earned through bloodshed and risking their lives.
Kolinda, Kristoff, Yaya, and Bedalika coordinated with them through a few of the areas. Bedalika having found trouble with the other Snow people. They still refused to leave. Despite the Realm collapsing. Something about help had found them. And they would have a way to escape in time.
Ren's nieces did not like that. Upon returning they asked for guidance from Ren. Since their mother was busy straightening out their sister Ziyun and helping their father recover. Ren helped Rea and Nara with a few things. The two picked it up well enough. He only wanted them to get stronger so everything else was up to their parents. Zia and Felicity gained the most from it. They sparred nonstop with the two.
Lan Childe and Five stood away from those areas to keep their growth no
"Neh." Ren shrugged after looking at the old man. "How about I demand justice for your family attacking my people?"Getting up, Ren rolled his neck around. He was feeling slightly off from memories entering his mind. 'Why am I remembering people from the Clan at this time? I cannot be missing them can I?'Reap System: Maybe. Your little sister may have caused the issue. I think it best you talk with her soon."Your people are nothing compared to our family! My grandson was going to be a champion of the Empire!" He turned to look to the Royal Family. "Is this how loyal citizens are treated!?""Well, I am a citizen of the Empire." Zia stopped cultivating and walked over. Felicity kept cultivating. Kolinda watched from her position. "Your family members attacked us, just because they lost out at the arena. But the thing is, several others lost out to. The arena does not give money back so you came here to get it. How stupid.
"Aww, wish I could go." Mei grumbled. She looked at Zia with a pleading look. "Can I please go to?" "Take one strike from me and you can go." Zia said with a single eye open. Mei shivered and piped down. "Good. You should focus on dealing with that woman from the Lan clan who bothered us the other day." "She is family." Mei said by mistake. "I mean.." "Hard lessons are hard for a reason. Zero!" Zia said sternly. From the side, Zero came from out of the shadows. He moved over and stopped in front of Zia. She transmitted directly for only he could hear. 'Go and take care of it. Leave no witnesses.' 'I understand.' Zero bowed and slipped into the shadows. 'She is agitated. Sucks for the Lan clan. They can only blame themselves for making enemies with us.' "What did you tell him to do?" Mei asked. She received no answer. Frustration immediately overcame her. "Why you!?" stepping forward, she was reminded of the order of things. Her brother Lan Chi
The use of the gate at the villa and Ren was back in his mountain ready to go to sleep to think things over. Arriving back to the mountain was not as peaceful as Ren wanted. A bit of a problem demanded his attention immediately upon arriving. He was dragged into talks for two days after pleading from the others.With Melinda having stayed a little longer to talk with her parents, it was all well in good she missed what happened. But she made it back at the end of the arguing. Her news making Ren slightly upset. The 1st Emperor had travelled with a set of soldiers. The premise of speaking with old friends in the Sect.There was Biyup, Ghoson, and Morsi as the biggest speakers. The other members had given up on what to do so they remained quiet. Regret plastered on their faces."Uh-huh.." Ren nodded looking them over. The cuts and bruises were a sight to behold. "I cannot believe you brought this on yourselves. To actually have a civil war of all things. I am glad
Reap System: The souls have been destroyed. I am sorry. The bodies were on wait till someone they trust was strong enough to receive them.'To what end?' Pushing any negative thoughts away, he focused on the here and now. He grieved for them long ago.Reap System: To give them a proper burial. You are strong enough... but it will leave you severely weakened to step into the resting place to do so.'Tch, I will do it in the future. Use the White Lines on the memories engraved in the bodies. Maybe they have some information that I can use for the future.' Ren looked at Bedalika and Christoff who stood transfixed. 'What is with these two?'A weird pulse of Ion energy passed through the mountain. Somewhat familiar but odd all the same. Felt like family but that was not the case. Ren would have felt a strong pull in his soul if it was true.He made a mental note to contact Nala to discuss her children with her. He was bothered about som
"Ren, why are you upset?" Melinda asked. She could feel the anger roll off him. She did not expect it. "I was worried. We all were.""It is not anything you did." Ren gave her a kiss as he talked to the Reap System. The others looking on with interest. "I did not agree to such a thing.""It suits you. The only member of the Reaper Clan that can do it. Only one with the drive to. Only one capable of walking away from..""You rat bastard!" Ren cursed. He got up dragging Melinda with him. "I am fine and the fast way to prove it, is by moving around."The others followed along quietly. Zia understood Ren changed. But not quite certain how he did so. Felicity and Jackson just felt a lot of power coming from him.It took Ren doing a few things to calm them down. Like set formations up in a few seconds and rearrange the mountain. Then Melinda finally calmed down enough to stop fretting."What happened to you?" Elder Kung asked."A type of Br
A few days had passed with Ren's people settling in to his changes. Jackson was the calmest as he ever been since his master would not kill him for being his nephew of a hated brother. Nala stood far away and did not dare to come speak with him just yet. Despite the reassurance, she received from the others and her daughter Luyin specifically. Currently, the Sect was having a bit of a problem of sorts. A few disciples at the rank of importance to Ren were there. A lot of heeing and hawing about the duty to the Sect. Trying to push for loyalty to what is said by Elders and those of authority long since dead. Yet skirting around the breaking of Sect rules by so many. At the end, the Sect Master got to the point of the matter. The lineup was meant to be intimidating, it was not. Especially with Elder Kung having completed the task Ren appointed him before. The worthwhile effort towards the Sleeping Elders would be swayed comp
"Six Elders... just like that." 3rd Elder said. He believed he was dreaming all of this. The disappearance of the 2nd Elder was already weighing heavy on his mind. "Haa, the times have changed for the worst.""What could they possibly gain from following him? Especially with those damaged cultivations?" The aide asks."What indeed." 1st Emperor said lowly. His thoughts going a mile a minute to understand things. It seems he still needed to get a grip on what was going on. 'Melinda is so strong. What cultivation has he given her? Soruda refuses to give any input along with the personal guards I questioned. And why does Ren feel so much stronger than before?'The new 2nd Elder was intrigued. Plans needed to rush even more. The 1st Emperor talked to the Sect Master for a little longer. Trying to find out what happened.Once finished, the Sect Master and those who were still in agreement went to do crowd control.A few disciples had left them. A
"It requires us to give ourselves to him. To bare our soul." Another Sleeping Elder spoke catching a few meanings more. Eyes on Zia as if she was a long lost friend. 'She is young, so know way it could be true. They all died. Maybe she refined the blood of one of my kind?'"Cultivation is all I care about in the World. You can have it." The elder said decisively. The formation lit up under him and his body exploded before reconfiguring. "So much power." The man mumbled in joy. He slowly went through his entire life. All 6,675 years of it. So many insights and glimpses of what he never noticed before played out. "I have lived a good life but, I still want more!"Left to his thoughts, the others observed his actions. The twitching fingers and moving toes. Almost like a baby trying to discover the World."The Reformation Realm is important for several reasons." Ren smiled. "Especially if you know someone who can utilize it better." His tone came out wise as he move
"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