Arran had broken through to the third foundational stage, the Conceptual Actualization stage, by actualizing a concept. He had effectively caught up with his peers, who had trained for a much longer time than Arran had.To be honest, this breakthrough happened a long time ago. All the way back to when the Shades opened to abyss gate to invade the Aeth during the chosen ceremony.At the time, as Arran peered into the abyss, the overload of information that flooded Arran’s senses caused him to undergo a phenomenon known as an information singularity. This phenomenon occurs when one's knowledge converges together as a single form to change one's perception of reality.In Arran’s case, information that he had never known became available to him in a single instant, causing an influx of knowledge that violently changed his perception of reality.Because he hadn’t gone through the normal process of accumulating knowledge slowly, although Arran’s perception of reality had changed, he could n
Flame Totem’s Phantom Dance...This was the name of Arran’s actualized concept. This was an ability that followed the concept of a wild flame not blowing out in the face of strong wind. It gave Arran the ability to see through the trajectories of the world and allowed him to maneuver between these trajectories. At the same time, it also embodies the fierceness of a furnace fire that grows hotter as more air is fed to it.The essence of Arran’s actualized concept is the fire training manual he had received when he first entered the academy, the Offering Dance Of The Flame Totem. This manual that had been created by a genius senior of Kingsman academy by imitating the natural talent of a race of primitive mortals was the key material on which this concept was modeled after.The Offering Dance Of The Flame Totem is an extraordinary training manual that not only contains methods to absorb energy used to refine the body but also comprehends the law of fire by imitating a dancing flame. The
Truly, the number of times Arran had shocked everybody was hard to count. How could he come up with one new surprise after the other?This latest surprise was also particularly deadly.Arran, being able to totally disregard the Furor’s defense, spelled the end of this controversial duel. It was simply because the Furor had no moves left to play.The Furor’s defense barrier was the only thing he could rely on to stand against Arran right now, since no matter what he did, Arran ended up coming up with more ways to defeat him.The Furor did not know how the battle ended. He was still in a daze at the time. The only thing he could remember at the end was feeling a sharp pain in his arm as Arran’s sword landed on it.Precisely, Arran’s sword had landed on an exposed wound made by Zaburi previously. The result was that Reaver was activated and the massive arm of the Furor was directly amputated.As soon as Arran cut off the Furor’s arm, that marked the end of the battle. Since this was just
The clapping died down and another kind of silence befell the hall.The beautiful girl started walking down toward the stage under the watch of everybody.By Brianna’s side, Sadie asked, “This person looks very important and you seem to know her. Who is she?”Before Brianna could answer, Vanna, who was almost invisible and had kept quiet all this time, spoke.“Princess Charmy. The youngest daughter of Treyarch, Ruler of the Aeth.”Hearing Vanna’s words, everybody turned to look at her. There was some surprise on their faces, as if they were just realizing that she was still here. If Vanna hadn’t said anything, she would probably still be forgotten.“Oh. Is that so?”Feeling awkward, Sadie didn’t know what to say to Vanna, so she immediately changed the topic.“What would a princess like her be doing here? Are you guys close? Did you invite her?”This time, it was Brianna who answered.“No, I didn’t invite her. Though we are acquainted, we are not exactly close that I would extend her
Arran and Charmy were oblivious to everybody else’s concerns. They continued to publicly display their sickly affection for each other.“Listen to me babe, I just finished a battle right now and I’m feeling sore all over. My back aches and my energy is depleted. Why don’t we take this elsewhere so we can continue while I rest ok?”Arran, being more self-aware and knowing that they were causing a scene, tried to persuade Charmy to take their argument elsewhere. But she was having none of it.“So are you saying it’s my fault for not letting you rest, eh? Am I now the person in the wrong because I came looking for you?”“No, no, that’s not what I am saying. It’s just I, I...”Arran tried to refute Charmy’s words, but he had nothing to say. Eventually, he gave up knowing that she couldn’t be reasoned with right now. Instead of trying to console Charmy, Arran quickly turned to Eris, who was watching the show, and mouthed a silent plea.“Help me!”Arran made sure to look pitiful to Eris, kn
The lounge of the auction hall had been cleared of all guests, including the bartenders and various attendants. Only five people were present in the wide space.Arran was being stared at by four pairs of eyes. Not only were Eris and Charmy staring at him, but also the two people that accompanied them.At this moment, nobody was speaking, and an awkward silence hung in the air. Arran, being the center of attention, felt very uncomfortable. He was thinking of a way to break this awkward silence that felt very stifling to him.At this moment, the old man in the group, Councilman Taylor, spoke up first, breaking the silence and relieving the awkwardness in the lounge.“Would anybody like a drink?” Councilman Taylor asked.Without waiting for anybody to answer, Councilman Taylor had already made his back to the back of the bar and was looking through the stock of drinks available.Immediately, the middle-aged man who was the commander of the fleet escorting the group quickly hurried to Cou
“So delicious! This drink is so good. I’ve never had anything like it before.”“Old man, what drink is this?”After downing the glass that Councilman Taylor gave him, Arran’s eyes shone with an excited light. That drink was so wonderful. It was unlike anything Arran had ever tasted.As soon as the drink entered Arran’s mouth, a chilling cold affected him, which shocked his body and gave him a jolt. Surprisingly, the chill was not uncomfortable at all.For Arran, it was like stepping into an ice bath. At first, it would be uncomfortable as hell, but after some time you won’t be bothered as much and your body would start to relax and your nerves became numb.That was how Arran’s body was feeling right now. After having fought only moments ago, Arran’s body was still in a heightened state of activity, like a hyperactive and jumpy kid. But after taking the drink, his body suddenly calmed down and seemed to enter a Zen state.His control over his body seemed to have increased.Arran could
With Arran’s confirmation, the silence in the lounge became pregnant with meaning. Everybody was lost in thought because what Arran said just now carried an important significance that needed to be contemplated.Eldencraid, the kingdom of the Aeolus.Just as Charmy had said, was the home of the Aeolus. The Aeolus were Aeth who were under the rule of the Air Ruler among the seven rulers, and Eldencraid was their kingdom.Collectively, the seven rulers were the highest authority of the entire Aeth civilization. Naturally, there can be no ruler without a kingdom to rule.Each of the seven rulers had their own kingdom, making for a total of seven kingdoms. The Aeolus kingdom was just one of the seven.Each of the seven kingdoms was located in sub-realms, pocket dimensions hidden inside the Etherium with the mother planet being the capital of each kingdom, which made up the center of the entire civilization.Unlike other traditional kingdoms, where the power of authority lay with the ruler