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
“Hmph, this is nothing!” Zephyr huffed, his eyes suddenly beamed with light. He let out a roar which signaled the coming of the Way, and manifested draconic energies to wipe out the intrusion. Roar, after roar, after roar, it all stormed out of Zephyr, thundering the palace. Typhoon and the Old Khan could only watch in shock as Zephyr expelled the bad energy out of his body through wisps of dark smoke. It was the Way of the Dragon after all. It was an ancient yet powerful technique, one which had no rival to, nothing could withstand it. Although short, the technique quickly expelled the toxins within Zephyr. “Power! What power!” an Elder cried out. He was tall and strong, his body ablazed in unceasing energy, no doubt a user of Sunflare. “Zephyr is strong! He overcame the impossible, a great energy that even we couldn’t withstand. Typhoon might have a chance!” another Elder followed. Although he was dressed in rags, he emanated a great wave of energy. His body was surrounded in a flo
With the support of Typhoon Khan, and the two Elders, Zephyr knew Mist’s time was running out. Although most of the Khan had chided, opposed, and oppressed Zephyr, they were all Mist’s cronies. In the end, Zephyr was still a Khan, and a Khan would not stand to watch their great clan come to ruin. … In a blink of an eye, a few days have passed. Zephyr had kept his guard up since Lewis’ report. Zephyr was seated in his house, deep in thought, training his spirit. He knew that being a medicine man was a revered and lucrative career, especially in such an undersaturated market. Moreover, the trials taken to be a medicine man are few and far in between; not to mention, very difficult. Zephyr knew his spirit needed to match the requirements. A medicine man’s quality heavily depended on the strength of their spirit. Without a strong spirit, one could do little with the herbs and essences involved. Zephyr had been reincarnated for a while now, and he has been training himself all this wh
A great tremor shook the realm, followed by the revelation of a great serpent, with that, it burst forth from the sea of clouds. In the boundless realm within Zephyr, this beast towered like no other, its length spanned hundreds of feet long, its body emanating a deadly aura. It was a Winged Serpent! Zephyr shuddered, a Winged Serpent was a great beast, it’s powers were immeasurable. No one has ever encountered one, it has only been mentioned in hushed legends. Zephyr knew nothing about it, save for the characteristics he remembered from the legends which matched it — a great serpent, a devourer of the sky. Zephyr was shaken, this was no easy challenge. He knew he could not risk getting attacked by the Snake, not even once. “Why is a Winged Serpent here, in my spirit realm?” Zephyr could not help but ask. “For this beast to appear, wouldn’t that mean… unless…” Zephyr suddenly thought of something, back to when he murdered Kerr of the Winged Serpents. When he was looting Kerr, a gre
Wards were something Zephyr learned in his previous life, it was used to constrict spirits and creatures’ souls. The stronger the user’s spirit was, the more effective their wards were. Zephyr casted the ward over the Serpent, constricted it, and captured it. The Serpent did not react, almost as if it felt nothing, the injury it sustained must have been grave. “I’m not sure if this ward would last long, but it’s all I can do for now!” sighed Zephyr. Zephyr shuddered at the thought of another great beast appearing in his realm. “However, your energy would help me very much,” Zephyr continued. He nodded at the Serpent, before he began to absorb and ingest its essence. However, Zephyr did not realize, right as he closed his eyes, the Serpent opened theirs. The Serpent’s eyes glowed as it scanned the area, and stopped at Zephyr, yet it did nothing, and closed its eyes again. Time passed little by little, and Zephyr got what he wanted. His spiritual powers have increased manifold from the