Kaz was leaning against a wall as he awaited his friend to come pick him up, while Adamas made his way inside a secret passageway to address the hermit. Adamas found himself in a room void of light, as he could see the silhouettes of three people. One had a sword strapped to his waist, the other was holding a spear, and the one in the middle had a shield hanging around his back. "Adamas? What brings you here?" Adamas looked at the wonder that spoke; he was the one holding the spear. "You're retired; therefore, you have no purpose to be here." The shield-bearing Wonder scoffed at the retired Wonder. "Tsk. Even I don't want to be here, you old geezers." He glared at them. It was dark, and they could not see each other, but the hermit felt the pressure from his gaze regardless. "Someone is trying to assemble the three map pieces of the Seed of Yggdrasil." "What!?" The spell-wielding Wonder slammed the hilt of his spell. "How could Shambala let something l
"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
Lex was training on the deck of the Mini Cruiser. "Concentrate... Feel the flow of Anima within your veins and let it all out." "Scatter!" He shouted as the Anima gathered around him and the tip of his sword exploded in his face. An enraged Lex tossed his foil sword away. Unbeknownst to him, Jolie was watching the whole thing."Trying a new move?" "What's it to you?" He scoffed as he picked up his sword. "Tck. You know you don't have to be a prick all the time. We're a team." "I don't care." He brushed past her as she grabbed his arm. "Wait. I didn't come here to fight... I wanted to apologise earlier. I didn't know you had a rough childhood." "Well, I did. Now if you'll excuse me, I have some z's to catch."She sighed as she let go of him, and he made his way to his room. "Don't you see Lex? We all have a bad past." She said to herself as she noticed the punching bag Lex was using to train. "I'm not sleepy at all. Vladimir and Farrow have also retired to their rooms. You
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 location was the secret chamber of the hermit. The Hermits, Adamas, and the other Wonders were having a meeting. "I think it's high time we choose someone to take Shambala's place."Jeremy clenched his fists at the words of Hermit Aria.Bari and Ram nodded their heads. "Hey! Are you old geezers nuts or something? Isn't Shambala a former teammate of yours?" Shambala, Adamas, and the current three Hermits used to be part of the same team. It vexed Jeremy to even imagine that they would agree to replace him just because he was held captive. "I pestered him to save Vex, and he ended up giving himself up for our safety." Adamas pats Jeremy on the back. "Calm down, Dark Wonder." "Don't tell me to calm down! Are you possibly siding with them?" "I do not agree with their methods just as much as you do. But understand that with Shambala being held captive, you guys would need all the help you could get." "Jeremy," Vex called out to his friend. "This is hard on all of us. But we
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
They say that fear can drive even the strongest to the brink of extinction.Throughout history, mankind has been known to react to fear in several different ways.Jolie was hugging her knees and shaking in fear as copies of her guildmates surrounded her. "We were right; you do not deserve to be in our guild." Tyson said."Guys, why are you doing this?" Jolie's greatest fear was being abandoned and unwanted. She grew up not knowing her parents, who had given her up to the orphanage in Lilytown. She spent most of her days in the library learning about the past world and thus developing a passion for uncovering more secrets of the world. Jolie then learned about the primordial puzzle and its ability to grant one's deepest desires, which for her was more knowledge. She spent months trying to get a party to participate in the Aquarius zodiac crypt. It was the only crypt that had to be raided with a team of at least four braves. One day... "Would you like to join my guild?"Tyson i
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