“Amazing.”Despite her words, the older girl saw several teardrops in the eyes of her little sister, and she didn’t say anything about that. The story was sweet and sour. She picked her up and held her against her chest. Their mother and father were talking with some other families in the distance. Many pilgrims and worshipers walked around them, and some were telling the same story as her. It was the story of a legend. “That is the story of the Great Blood Wolf.” The older girl ended the story, holding her younger sister’s hand in front of the massive statue of their Grand Empress and Her Consort. The Blood Wolf. “Oh….” Her little sister looked elated, looking at the massive statue of the couple. The greatest rulers of the world. She knew her sister would ask about this story again and again, but she was happy to see her little tail swinging in excitement. “Are you happy?” “Yes. I am very happy. I want to be as strong as the Grand Empress in the future.” “Of Course, you
The wind has been salty as ever, corroding everything it touched every day. Still, the setting sun through the various sails created beautiful scenery for whoever enjoys the evening beauty of the sea from the docks. Adam placed the last crate on the stack, or the last he can move with his frail body, work he could do was not nearly enough for an eighteen-year-old boy, but it was way good enough for a boy who had barely enough to eat, and skinny as a skeleton. He slowly limped back to the ground, using crates as support to his back. He watched the scenery of the sea and to the far horizon, unlike people who came to watch the sundown, what Adam saw was the blowing wind against the sails and dark clouds floating towards the city. ‘It’s going to rain again.’ He thought, brushing the sweat from his forehead. ‘Hopefully, I will not be sick by tomorrow.’ A few months back, he had a worn-out blanket for himself to protect himself from the cold; he was sure his ripped and thin cape would
‘I must be dead.’ Adam thought as he felt pain all over his body. ‘Dying is so painful,’ He thought, trying to open his eyes to see the world after death. He smelled the blood in the air, and with a struggle, he opened his eyes. ‘Huh?’ Even through the pain, he was confused Because what he saw was a narrow opening to the alleyway. ‘This is where I came to escape from the city guards,’ Adam was happy. He was alive, but the panic hit him as he remembered the wound in his head. He could smell the blood on his old robe. ‘It is still morning.’ He could see the sun through buildings. ‘Where is my wound?’ He touched his head, and there was little pain, but he couldn’t find the wound that leaked blood all over his robe. ‘What is going on? Did I die or alive?’ Adam couldn’t figure out how his wound disappeared. ‘Wait, I remember hearing something before I passed out. Yes, something, something system.’ The moment he said the word in his head, a metallic sound echoed in
As usual for the daytime, it filled the main road of the port district with carriages and people. They were transporting goods from the city and to the city. West coast city and East coast city were the two main transportation hubs that connected the eastern part and the western part of the land through the sea. If someone wanted to avoid these cities of the Crimson Empire, they had to cross the High pass mountain range. That was something that even powerful magicians wouldn’t even think of doing. It said that no one had ever come out from there. Another thing was, that if the people in the Southern islands needed to access the western part of the continent, they had to land in this port city. This made the port of the West Coast one of the most prosperous and busiest ports on the continent. Amy felt worried. She had never been out of the house in the daytime. Especially out of their alley. In the morning she and brother Adam would go to the Central district old school gate for so
Adam made his way through the city. He felt bad for leaving Amy behind. He didn’t know how long it would take for him to be strong, but he had to keep the promise. After completing the system mission, he had to come back for Amy’s birthday in four months.Travelling through the city was a painful process for him. Many people were travelling in the streets, but for his luck, many people didn’t even get close to him due to his appearance. Even so, the city of the West coast was not small at all. By the time he reached the north gate through the market district, he saw the sun located in the sky west of him. ‘Couple more hours before the sunset,’ he thought.‘How do I get to the east?’ he looked at the mountain range stretching far and wide. However, the road he got out led the way straight toward the north. Both sides were farmlands. Although he didn’t know, Adam believed most of these farmlands belonged to nobles or the royal family.Many people were going in and out of the city. As
While Adam was trying to figure out the origin of Wolf God.In a village to the east, a young girl who was resting in her room heard a weird noise outside the house.It was like something scratching on the wall. For a few minutes, she ignored the noise until it got louder. Initially, she was hoping someone else in the house would check the situation, but since the noise was so disturbing; she decided to go and see for herself.‘Strange,’ she found that their living room was empty.“Ren, is that you?” she yelled her younger brother’s name, thinking he must be playing a prank on her. She listened for a few more seconds, but other than the scratching noise, it did not answer her. Finally, she lost her calm.“I will catch you myself,” yelling she got out of the house.The angered girl made her way toward the back of the house where the noise was coming from. However, her brother was not there. She saw a strange-looking girl with long black hair in a white dress squatting by the house wal
Luck was on their side, or whatever happened at the place where Adam found arrowhead might have been insignificant. The group managed to reach the open fields of the stronghold by afternoon.Adam noticed it had thick walls made of stone and a large area around it was grassland. He heard one old adventurer explaining to someone else that this place and surrounding the villages were the actual origin of the Crimson Empire. That was the reason this place had great security and high defence.Many roads were leading to different areas from the stronghold, and the surrounding area had a considerable number of small campsites. Adam realised this place was busy, although it was not at the same level as West Coast city, to an area without a town, the number of caravans and people gathered were extremely high.Once they reached the intersection between the roads, a small group of guards stopped the carriages. And Karina, who had experience, immediately went to them. Adam realised he was lucky to
“Yes,”His word made the smile on Carl’s face grow even brighter. He was not optimistic about a 9th tier mage travelling with a group of adventurers. Still, he will have all the available help.Westwood Village was not some common village. All the men here are at least around 6th tier warriors. Therefore, the disappearances were not something to disregard.Another thing that Carl could feel was the weird sense of superiority coming from this mysterious man. He has to say he hated it because they were warriors. The Crimson empire had the least number of Magicians, assassins and even well-trained arches. Because they loved to rely on their strength. In the military, Magicians didn’t receive the same respect as a magic warrior who knew how to fight. “I will check the surroundings first,” Adam didn’t wait for his response.He wanted to get away from this awkward position. Also, he needed to get the system reward. Adam turned to the jungle, looking for a secluded place.Looking at his depa