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
The location was the throne room of the capital of Korre. Benny was sitting idly as he checked his glowing right hand. "You guys have done it again." He says it with a smile as the glow disappears. A similar incident was going on in another location. This time it was Kaz who was inside a dark room of some sort. The only light that emerged from the room came from his hand. "Hehe. These bastards are not slowing down, not one bit." He noticed a similar light coming from an open room. "Hey, Ernie! Are we ready to go yet? It's almost time for the showdown." ... "Hello, brother." Reed greeted his younger brother. "Seth, Seth, Seth. Your crew keeps growing." Riley burst into a peal of maniacal laughter as he finished.He smacked his lips and licked them as he scanned the people surrounding them. "5 against 2 will do you no good, brother; I'm sure you of all people know that." Tyson remained silent as he looked at the worried faces of his crew. They all nodded as he nodded back. H
"There. Crimson and the Archfiend Crimsons will be here shortly." Lex said this to his friends as he put his phone away. "I can't believe it took an entire day to get service around these parts, Sir Lex." "Well, what do you expect?" They are currently stranded on Red Rock. A volcanic mountain is where the Aries crypt is located. "Blame the keepers for their poor sense of location. I mean, they are so good at being loners that they choose places that would either kill, shred, or burn anyone that trespasses." "Come to think of it. Why didn't we just use that flute Sea gave us? Didn't he say we could use it up to three times?" What Jolie was referring to was a flute they received from Sea as a form of apology for taking his trail too far. When played, the keeper is summoned to their side for a few minutes. Lex used the flute during the war against Gantala and Fiendlow, as they all witnessed the Aquarius keeper's incredible display of power. So why didn't they summon
The location was the ark of the Archfiend Crimson guild. It wasn't as big as the Mini Cruiser, but it had a more powerful engine and was able to give out more speed.Although that was the case, someone thinks it was going too slowly."Can't this mass of tin go any faster?" "What's that you ungrateful thief!?" Crimson grabbed Lex by the collar as a vein popped on his head. "What did you just call me, Runt?" The thief also similarly grabbed the red-haired teen. "Say that again, and we'll see how fast hair burns away." Jolie, Farrow, Scott, Coby, and Vladimir watched as the two kept quarrelling throughout their journey. "Man, these two will never get along, haha." "It's like they were mortal enemies in their past lives." "One more word from you, and I'll have you thrown off the ark." "I'd like to see you try!" Bam! Crack! Bam! "Ow!" "Hey!" The two fighters rubbed their heads. "What do you do that for, Jolie!?" "Knock it out, you two, or I'll have to knock you both to your s
On the deck of the Mini Cruiser, a battle was about to take place. "Say, why does the chicken cross the road, Tyson?" "..." "Ernie, we have no time for one of your cheesy jokes!" A vein popped on Kaz's head as he scolded his friend. The green-haired teen pouted as Tyson laughed. "Heh. Ernie is the same as always." He thought to himself with a faint smile on his face."Ehem." Riley cleared his throat to get the attention of the trio. "If you're done making out..." He disappeared, leaving a trace of miasma. "Watch out, guys! Not even seismic insight can sense him when he vanishes with that ability.""Hmm." Ernie rubs his chin. "He seems to have ported to a different dimension. What a troublesome ability indeed." Kaz said as he raised his guard.Tyson summoned his shadow daggers as he dashed towards Reed. "Ernie, give me a hand here! Kaz can take Riley.""Okee dokee boss." Ernie saluted as he followed Tyson. "Black X!" Reed effortlessly blocked Tyson's attack."Your Anima ha
The main methods for harnessing animals were divided into three:Aura is the act of expunging one's own inner spirit. It is driven by emotions and several other mental factors. The stronger the mentality of the person using the aura, the stronger the aura they can control. Aura is the hardest method to be used, as only a few could harness this power. Some are only able to create objects using their aura, while others could go as far as to make their aura intensify around them to the extent that relics lose their powers temporarily. The next method is doping, which is further divided into three. In speed doping, the user gathers most of his or her anima to boost their reflexes and movement speed. The stronger the avatar of the user, the faster they can go. In hard doping, the user hardens their very skin to tank powerful attacks with ease. Some even go further and combine hard doping and power doping to create powerful attacks. Power doping boosts the attack power of the user. T