It was the Zanes afterall, with Brandon Zane being the Zane heir. “Hahaha, calm down Jen, of course I believe you! This is some news! I guarantee, once we Zanes have taken out the Khan, I will give you half their wealth!” Brandon exclaimed loudly and proudly. “I can leave the Khan wealth be, but that b*stard Zephyr crossed me, I must make him pay! Worst still is that bloody augment of his! As long as I get that augment, you can do whatever you want with the Khan’s fortune!” Jen said with a smile. “No problem son, together, let’s bring about the Khan’s demise! You can have their augment, but first, do me a favor; sneak into the Khan grounds, and drop this into their water supply,” Brandon replied. A small pouch was taken out, and handed to Jen.“This is a powder made from the blood orchid. Any fighter who ingests it would enter into a berserker rage, killing all within sight! By that point, the Khan would’ve massacred themselves, we needn’t even make a move!” Brandon explained. “Blood
“What’s… how? Why are you here?” Jen nervously shouted, and glanced around him hurriedly. Motte’s anger and regret was unfathomable. He was the one who recommended Jen to Zephyr, Jen was his brother-in-law, yet here he stood, caught in this fiasco. Motte knew if it were not for his recommendation, Jen would never have made it this far. “My lord, this is all my fault! If it weren’t for me, this piece of sh*t would’ve never so easily entered Khan grounds. I take full responsibility and accept all punishment!” Motte said to Zephyr, tears in his eyes. “It’s alright Motte, you’re forgiven. After all, you wouldn’t have known anyway,” Zephyr calmly replied. Zephyr had trailed Jen back to the Khan household, overtook him at the last steps before he patiently waited here. “No, no! This isn’t what it looks like Motte! I… I was forced by the Zanes!” Jen struggled. Regardless of how st*pid he looked right now, he knew that there was no way out of this. “Who knew, instead of a fine warrior, I’ve
“Indeed, the Zanes sure are strong even if they do not have many Agiles. We only know of one, and they’re always locked away, training somewhere. I doubt even the Zanes themselves know where they’re locked away at.“However, we know the Zanes would not dare oppose us head on. Even if they had the Leeds’ protection, the Leeds would find it hard to provide any assistance, being so far away from Starlight and all!”Zephyr reported, shocking the leaders.“With this blow, we will let all of Starlight know that the Khan are not to be crossed! We are no longer the Khan that we used to be!“Besides, it’s time to see if our Khan Riders’ training has paid off!”Zephyr said decisively, his gaze showed of his convictions.…At night, the whole of Starlight was silent. Suddenly, the hefty sounds of neighs from the horses pierced the night sky, followed by the clacking of hooves that trampled on the ground. A wave of energy came rolling by. Under the night sky, only the silhouette of roughl
Zephyr did not hesitate, and he instantly killed all the guards that were present with his Slash.“F*ck! We’re under attack!”“Sound the alarm! To arms men! We’re under attack!”The cries of fearful Zane guards could be heard, rocking the Zane fort.“Hahahaha… take my axe!” Mason heckled, battleaxe in hand. He spun his weapon around and across his Mere, forming the likeness of a great black panther. With the speed of his steed, many were cut down where they stood as he easily made his way through them, with each swift move, it sent spouts of crimson into the sky.Another Rider sent fistfuls of attacks that flew towards the main gates, sending dust and pebbles flying everywhere, decimating the stone doors where they stood. With another flurry, the once great doors got rendered into ash. The aggressor for such an attack was none other than Leo. Although he was a mere Strength of level seven, he had gotten stronger in his training, he managed to fully incorporate Metal into his muscl
Zephyr huffed as his blade shimmered. “Sixth Slash!” he yelled, and channeled all his energy into this attack. Although this technique was common, its looks were highly deceiving, this was because it brought much power, and sharpness. Zephyr sent an immense bloody wave to counter Quincy’s attack.The two powers clashed with a boom, followed quickly by the sounds of something that ripped through the air. With a single strike, Zephyr’s blade had pierced, ripped, and shredded Quincy’s attack. It was obvious this attack was nothing more than an inconvenience to him.Although Quincy was close to being an Agile, a Strength was still a Strength; it would take much more to break through to the next level. “What?” Quincy gasped, unable to fathom how Zephyr had shrugged off his attack. After all, Zephyr was still a Strength of level eight to many others. This was an uncanny discovery, no doubt.Quincy had only thought Zephyr was lucky to have beaten Noah Leed. However, he soon learned he coul
The two energy streams quickly morphed into fists, each carried a thousand pounds worth of strength. Quincy was sure Zephyr could not withstand such a powerful attack.“This boy sure is bold! Is he not just 16 years old? Did he really think he could defeat us?”“Indeed, our lord is a Strength of level nine, one who’s at his peak even! He surely would have no trouble disciplining an unruly brat!”“Hmph, your little adventure has come to an end!”The Zanes clapped and cheered at the imminent demise of the unruly intruders.“Dumb*ss!” Zephyr chuckled at the gleeful look Quincy had. Zephyr raised his head high and yelled loud enough so that everyone could hear.“Enough!”Zephyr had endured much in his previous life. Many lessons and memories had been carried over since, he had many unseen battle scars that had taught about life. Zephyr could contend with true Agiles, he would have no issue facing down a measly Strength of level nine. No matter how strong Quincy was, he could never o
“Great!” Spout cried joyfully, the Khan hall erupted in celebration. A great wave of relief and happiness covered Spout’s face in knowing how powerful the Khan Riders were. After all, it is because of this militia that none in Starlight dared cross the Khan ever again. “My lord, the Khan have benefited greatly from this excursion! It would seem no one would dare oppose us ever again!” Lewis said excitedly to Zephyr.Zephyr was no doubt happy, yet did not heed much of what Lewis had just said. “My lord, I see that you’re happy, but not for the decimation of the Zane I suppose?” Lewis asked, once again at odds having to read Zephyr’s expression. Zephyr was just sixteen, yet had the wisdom and professional discretion of an older man. It was hard for Lewis to tell what truly made Zephyr happy.“You’re right Lewis. I’m not happy for what we did to the Zane, rather, I’m happy for my new toy!” Zephyr replied happily. Earlier, Linus Starr had visited. Apart from visiting Leah, he had given Z
Upon reaching the topic of Ashok Obsidian, the master smith’s expression changed drastically, his volume increased as he explained. “Why don’t you follow me tonight? Meteor metal is too sturdy to be melted by conventional lava. I must forge it with my own energy on top of that volcano!” the master smith said slowly. “No problem!” Zephyr lit up, unable to reject this offer.Nighttime came by fast.Under the escort of the town guards, Zephyr and the master smith made their way to Mount Ashok. They had already felt the intense heat from the base of the volcano, feeling much like they were in an oven. Near Mount Ashok, be it stones or plants, all carried a crimson hue. A possible cause being the intense heat.“You lot can stay here. Assessing your current level, it would be difficult for you to withstand the high temperatures further on up,” the smith said. Upon hearing this, the guards could not help but glance at Zephyr, and wondered if a young man such as himself could be far superio