The location was the cafeteria section of Peak Tower. It has been a few days since the Archfiend Crimsons and Nightshade guilds clashed.Crimson, Cobby, Scott, and Mr. Peak were sitting at one of the desks at the cafeteria. "We have to hurry up if we want to make it to the third crypt in time." He took a sip of his cup of coffee. He tried to hide his amazement at the exquisite taste of his drink. "Your coffee is as good as always, Scott." Scott and his father grinned. "I know, right?" They rubbed their noses almost at the same time. "It's a family recipe." "That's right." Mr.Peak nodded. "My father thought me, just as his father did and how I thought my boy Scott was here." He exclaims as he places his hands on his shoulder. "Right. That reminds me." Coby said as he faced Scott. "Your grandfather is a wonder, right?" "Was a Wonder?" Scott raised his finger. "And one of the best during his prime. He was the former sword Wonder and mentored a tonne of Wonder candidates, incl

"What are you doing here, Aiden?" Shambala raised his head to meet the gaze of his former student. "I can't check up on my own sensei.""Sensei?" Shambala chuckled. "I believe you lost the right to call me that." Aiden squats to the level of his former master. "I don't get it." He pulled out his phone and showed him a picture of Tyson."What did you see in my traitorous son?" He was referring to the time that Shambala defended Tyson and his friends when his brothers arrived to take him away. "He has something of mine... And I will get it even if I have to pry it out of his corpse." Aiden spoke as calmly as ever. "Look at you giving threats to your own child. If you do, you must know that I recognised Tyson the moment I saw him. He resembles you a lot." "Tyson... Tck. That's what he calls himself now? That boy has something that is very crucial to our plan. But don't you worry. With you out of the way, I've sent Riley and Reed to get him back." Shambala's aura flared up with

The location was the throne room of the capital of Korre. Benny was sitting on the throne with his head resting on his palm. He was clad in a golden robe similar to the one the previous king had worn.Three noblemen were currently reading out reports from their respective domains. Benny was lost in his mind as he was daydreaming. "Tyson and the others have cleared the second crypt, hence the new marking that appeared on my hand." "And with that concludes my report, your highness." "Wha-huh?" He snapped back into reality as the nobleman finished. "Ehem." He cleared his throat. "Well then, that will be all for now. Keep me posted on the developments in the new cities. I want them finished and ready in 6 months." He said it with a profound voice. The noblemen bowed and spoke in unison. "Yes, your highness." As he watched them exit the room, Benny sank into his throne. "Ahh. That's the 100th report this morning." He turned his gaze to the councilmen. "Please tell me that's

The twelve zodiac crypts shared several similarities. One of which was that they change their trials for any new party partaking in the challenge. It was a way to ensure equality between all challengers, as one won't be able to give others hints on what the trials will be.That was the case. However, certain crypts do not change their trials. Regardless of whether one knows what the trial will be based on or not, the difficulty doesn't change. One such crypt was the Aries zodiac crypt. It gave the same trial to all challengers. Phrixus stood in front of the Nightshades. "Now then, while the sun still shines, we should make haste and get this over with." The keeper snapped her fingers, and the Nightshades passed out. They were then teleported into different locations. Tyson was the first to wake up. He found himself in a dark room with very faint lighting. The ex-assassin raised his guard as he summoned his shadow daggers. "Where are my crew? This better not be another one of y

Similar to how Lex's mother turned into a zombie, the fake Serena, who was standing in front of a petrified Farrow, started to lose all her serenity as she also transformed into a zombie-like creature."Why were you so weak, Farrow?" The archer stood there, not knowing what to say. He was irked by the sight of his former guardian turning into a mutated creature. He shut his eyes and shook his head. "This can't be real. It must be an illusion. Lady Serena is dead!" "Farrow, if I am dead, it is only because you are the biggest coward to have ever existed." "No! I came back for you." "But you were too late. You were having a merry time with your other family. People you've been together with for not more than a year? Were they more important to you than to me? Was that why you abandoned me?" "I didn't abandon you, Lady Serena. I would never abandon the woman who raised me." "Oh really? Then tell me, why haven't you found my relic yet? It has been two months since the war. You hav