“M-master?” Suddenly, a gentle voice rang out behind Zephyr. In that moment, the anger that filled Zephyr’s face dissipated almost immediately, he quickly turned his head to meet the voice. There, he saw Leah, tears in her eyes, rushing out to greet him. Her eyes were puffy, her cheeks were tear stained, she was shaken. Zephyr felt relieved to see her clothes untouched, Lincoln had not touched her. “Leah!”Zephyr called out to her, not before he kicked Lincoln away. He embraced Leah tightly, unwilling to part ever again. “Leah, how are you?” Zephyr asked, seeing Leah’s worried look on her face. “I’m… I’m fine, master, you’re… fine! That’s great!” she replied happily, relieved. Seeing Zephyr, Leah felt more concerned over him than herself. Zephyr, who realized this, could not help but ache a little inside. “Quick! Get this traitorous B*stard out of my sight! If he fights back, kill him,” Mist ordered, his voice filled with anger. Mist could only feel anger upon seeing Lincoln’s bat
“I am here now, to protect my godson, Zephyr!“My brother, Zenith, had disappeared without a trace. His son would undoubtedly be in my charge after all.” Bruce said. “I thought I could spare some of my free time for a quick visit, who would’ve thought I’d see this!”Finishing his words, Bruce’s voice took a sour turn, his expression now cold and unforgiving. “Zenith is the rightful patriarch to the Khan, by right, Zephyr should be the rightful heir, yet this is how you treat him?” he continued, “Mist Khan, Zenith Khan is your own flesh and blood, how could you do this to Zephyr? To him?” Bruce’s voice grew spiteful with each word. “My Lord, this is a familial matter, even though you are our mayor, you have no reason to interfere,” Mist replied, his expression was hard to read. “No reason? Mist Khan, I have all the reasons to intervene today!” Bruce commanded, “Zephyr, come with me. Let’s see who dares stop you!” Zephyr trusted Bruce fully, he felt no ill-will nor ulterior motives f
Zephyr finally asked something he had been keeping for a long time. In his previous life, Zephyr had investigated news of his father, yet nothing came up. Much like ash and embers being put out mid-flight, Zenith disappeared without a trace. “I’m not sure, I don’t know much. When Zenith disappeared, I was away, that didn’t help. However, if my suspicions are correct, it must have something to do with your mother!” said Bruce. “My mother?!” Zephyr said, with a frown. His mother’s circumstances were more mysterious than his father’s. Regardless of either lives, Zephyr knew little of his mother. He had never seen his mother, even when he was young. “Hmm… your mother’s identity is indeed mysterious, even I've never met her before,” Bruce replied. “But what I can tell you is this, your mother was a powerful woman, her history was unbelievably powerful. She wasn’t your ordinary lady…” he continued, after a brief pause for thought. As the two chatted, Mist resided back in the Khan househo
For a clan to reach a Status, it would definitely elevate them above the rest. Only those with histories that spanned thousands of generations would have this Status. Under normal circumstances, for one to reach a status level, they would have to enroll into an academy. Therefore, Mist was baffled. “Although the technique he used was common, it had an eerie mystical effect, and it paralyzed me!” Puck said, and let out a shiver at the thought of Zephyr’s punishment. “Impossible. No one in Starlight City has achieved a Status, how could Zephyr achieve that?” Mist sighed, shaking his head. If Zephyr could hear their conversation, he would have laughed at how pathetic they sounded. After all, his Earthquake Fist was never a sought after move, but with the augmentation from his Focus, it was not to be underestimated. Whether it had helped Zephyr reach a Status, was still debatable. “Quick! Find out what’s going on! The absence of evidence does not equal the evidence of absence! We must
“Looks like I’ll have to look for a new way to train!” Zephyr sighed. He put out his right arm, “Come!” With that, a white light flashed across the sky, then landed in Zephyr’s hand. His sword filled with Focus, and vibrated in his hand. He gripped it tightly before he sent an arcing slash towards the waterfall. “Seven Slash – Fifth Slash!” A wave of shimmering light cascaded its way towards the waterfall, fragmenting once before merging back together to form an energy spiral. The flow of the waterfall yielded to the spiral, and somehow started to flow backwards. Seeing this, Zephyr did not stop, once again, summoned his true energy. “Sixth Slash!” Here, his sword had manifested itself beyond its original length, it’s draw now 300ft in length, solidifying into a great sword. Zephyr sent it against the waterfall, effectively cutting it in half. A loud cracking and crumbling ensued, and the once great waterfall was seen split down the middle into two streams. It did not stop there howe
Lewis was not stupid. Although Zephyr had only given him a measly spirit pill, he felt how much more powerful it was than the usual pills dispensed by the Khan. Besides, Zephyr had given him ten of them, it was a very generous gift. Lewis could only guess as to how Zephyr got his hands on them; Zephyr had his own personal medicine man! Medicine men were well respected throughout the land, this can be seen in how Lincoln was treated by the Khan. The medicine men can be categorized into nine levels: from a one starred healer to a nine starred wizard, the quality of their pills followed the same ranking. There were not many medicine men around, in the whole of Starlight, only two have been seen. Lincoln was only a medicine man of the lowest tier, yet he was paraded around Khan grounds like royalty. It was frightening to think about the prowess the medicine man behind Zephyr had. This guess had further strengthened Lewis’ resolve to follow Zephyr. However, the truth was, Zephyr himself w
“Isn’t this b*stard nothing more than trash? How is he so powerful!?”“Right, isn’t Zephyr just an average everyday man? He hadn’t even gone through any training! How is he so formidable?”“Look at that sword skill, it’s almost real! No one in Starlight could have such power!”“Has this lowly b*stard really been given a great boon?”“We must report back immediately! Ugh, how have we not known about this? We have been living alongside him for so long! If Master Khan knew about this, we would definitely be reprimanded!”The four figures discussed in hush tones, their faces painted in fear. Zephyr sighed a breath of relief and rested his sword before him, yet his brow showed no sweat. ‘I guess I’ve mastered the Seventh Slash! Training for the Seven Slashes has been a breeze ever since I picked up my Focus! Nonetheless, mastery over the Seventh Slash took a long time, no doubt that it was a powerful technique,’ Zephyr thought. According to his judgement, he had only barely mastered
The person before him was a wicked, vile man; a murderer of people, a scandalous fellow, yet here he was, trembled before Zephyr. “We are Sun men, please, don’t torture me, give me a chance- ah!” the man begged, Zephyr cut his groveling short with a twist of his bladed energy, and winded it throughout the man’s body. “Sun men? Why are you here on Khan grounds? Why haven’t any of us noticed you?” asked Zephyr quizzically. The men he found were not weak either, the most powerful one being a Strength of level seven. The Khan would have noticed them quickly. Zephyr wondered as to how they could have infiltrated the Khan grounds. “Our master, he conspired with Mist Khan, yet, as a preventative measure, our master sent us to infiltrate the Khan to spy on them!” he answered. “And you, your powers are frightening, it caught our attention, we wanted to, no, needed to know how you got so strong…ah! Please! Stop torturing me, just let me die!” the man begged and begged. Zephyr’s energy cut deep