“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
This wave of energy appeared out of nowhere, and caught Zephyr by surprise, regardless of his power. He was paralyzed. “Who dares trespass on my land!” A booming voice rang out from the face of the cliff, it’s voice old and stern. “It’s a Khan, Zephyr Khan, here to meet with the Old Khan!” replied Zephyr loudly. “Zephyr Khan?” the voice replied, it had a curious tone. It soon returned to its cold demeanor, “This is not the place you should be, go away with haste!” A loud hum vibrated around Zephyr which followed the voice, the crushing air around him hummed along. “The Khan Elders, please hear me out! The Khan are in terrible danger! Please, reveal yourselves and help us!” Zephyr replied, not backing down, and steeled himself to withstand the pressure above. He was not going to give up. The Khan Elders were not just elders, but ancient ancestors. Their powers were great, and always have been. They have protected the Khan for many years. However, not many knew of them. Only the origin
Borrowing strength from the Way, Zephyr’s Earth-shatterer was augmented greatly, this allowed him to bypass the two Agiles’ power. “Don’t get too cocky yet, boy!” a voice rang out, they then sent forth another blast of energy. Two blasts formed above Zephyr, akin to palms, and it crashed down upon him. ‘Oh crap,’ Zephyr thought, unexpecting of their power. “Take this, our combined might! Heaven’s Palm!” their voices rang out. This attack was too much for Zephyr to bear, not even Earth-shatterer could stop it. Zephyr was forced to take a few steps back. “You forced our Heaven’s Palm… impressive, now leave!” a voice ordered. “I am not leaving until I get an audience!” Zephyr calmly said, and gathered himself. He slowly tightened his grip around his sword, readying his next move. “Let’s see what you’re made of, kid!” a voice crudely called out, it then sent forth a Palm. “Seven Slashes – First Slash!” Zephyr retorted, sending forth a stream of bladed attacks. The Palm crashed down on
Zephyr flashed his sword, it sent him and his sword into a dance of death, deflecting here, slashing there, slicing here, stabbing there, all the while accompanied by the roars of a dragon. Even though he was faced with the Elders’ onslaught, he had no intention of backing down. Their powers crashed with each other, it shattered the breeze, the air, and even the silence around them. Zephyr took a great hit, the impact sent him reeling back a few steps. The Old Khan did not leave Zephyr any leeway, they immediately followed up with another attack. “Kneel!” they commanded. “This is bad, they’re stronger than I’ve thought, incredible! If it weren’t for the Way, I would’ve been sent flying to the nearest healer by now!” Zephyr thought, right now, he was afraid, yet excited at the same time. ‘It seems like they leave me no choice,’ he thought. Zephyr stood still, ignited Lightfoot, and gathered up his Focus, he was going all in. “Elders, please, hold your hands!” Right then, an old voic
“Zephyr my boy, I’m so sorry,” Typhoon’s tone was wracked with guilt. He raised his head slowly, an old visage stared back at Zephyr. Typhoon had aged a lot, regardless, Zephyr knew the old man before him was really his grandfather – Typhoon Khan. “Grandfather, what happened? Why are your energies so low, so weak? Why is your spirit so gravely wounded? What happened?!” Zephyr’s eyes were wide with rage, he was angry beyond belief. His eyes spoke a thousand words, all connoted with rage and anger. Even the two Elders felt Zephyr’s wrath emanate from him. “This one sure has some fight!” the Elders sighed. “I was secretly attacked, and it forced me to go into hiding to treat my wounds! However, their attacks were too strange. After so long, even with the Old Khan’s help, I have not recovered!“Zephyr my boy, the suffering you endured these years, I am aware, yet unable to do anything! I am so sorry,” Typhoon said, unable to control his own tears after. “Who hurt you, grandfather? You a