Serena met with Zed to finally find where Mika was kept hostage. They were inside the Mylen Manor Forest. Both standing in front of a building resembling a factory. “Sorry, Zed, have you waited for too long?” “No, Lady Serena, it’s fine!” Zed said with a warm smile. “By the by, where’s Mr. Maru?” “Ah. Well…” Serena didn’t finish her sentence as she looked down. “Is there any chance of trouble?” Zed asks. “Umm, not necessarily….” PAT Not long after Serena spoke, Maru appeared behind her, patting her head. “Did you miss me?” Maru said. Serena was flabbergasted. She then dismissed the hand that was put on her and said, “Don’t startle me like that!” “Hahaha. Sorry Rena.” “MARUUU!!!!!!” Suddenly Zed feels left out of the conversation. He decided to say something in hopes of joining in, “Gosh, you both are like a married couple.” … Serena and Maru suddenly look away from each other. Zed could see that both of their faces were beet red. He then contemplates whether what he said w
“I refuse your wish,” One claimed as she raised her sword aiming to behead Maru right here and now. “Let Kyma Ryzes bless your soul!” One said and started her motion of strike towards Maru’s neck.SHUSRTT!!!!!The knife thrust… and soon, blood was everywhere.KUAAAKK!!One’s left eye was stabbed by a short knife that flew to her eyes.“Sorry, I’m late… Maru…”Maru gently tilts his head towards his back. There he saw a figure who was wearing a black shirt. However, their clothes were slightly tattered as if they were already fighting before they arrived.“Dad?”As Maru blurted out, One swiftly charged towards the Hoff. Their distance became close in mere seconds. However, Hoff didn’t seem to move an inch.FWUUFOne suddenly stops her movement towards Hoff as she surveyed her surroundings. “Is this supposed to be an elaborate joke?” She said.At first, Maru didn’t get what was going on. However, he soon saw that light blue bubbles were floating around him, One, and his father. Maru star
“A man’s fist alone is a dangerous weapon.” Hoff stared menacingly at One.”The battle has just begun, and I will win!” Hoff shouted as he closed the gap between him and One.In retaliation, One desperately slashed her sword at Hoff’s throat.SWUSHH!! The blade missed, and Hoff dodged, only managing to graze some parts of his hair.As she threw the blade and did not hit anything, the force in One’s body became unstable, resulting in an opening in her body. Hoff, who was perfectly balanced then, wasted no time and took the opportunity to strike. His right hand clenched, forming a fist that swung aiming at One’s face.BUK!! Hoff’s right fist struck One’s right jaw.The sensation of the blow made One stagger as she was pushed backwards. Someone could be knocked out by a punch in the jaw. That is what Hoff’s aiming to do. However, given the situation, one punch doesn’t seem to cut it.One recovered from the punch seconds after and rebounded her stance towards Hoff. As her gaze became fir
“I am Four of The Victor Magnifica. Let’s have a great duel!” the woman proclaims.“I don’t care,” Xaviel said, holding his right hand while spreading it towards her.Sparks of silver light emerge from Xaviel’s right arm enveloping it. At the palm, a sphere is emerging from the nearby sparks. It was as if Xaviel attracted the silver light energy and focused it on his right palm. Four stared at him in awe as the sphere became larger and larger, up to 2 times the size of his palm.“Is this what I heard about? Phantom Armament?” She asks gleefully, smiling in excitement.“It’s not,” Xaviel responded while still maintaining his focus“Even better! I presumed this is something no one has seen before!” Four remained excited. “You’re quite a capable warrior, aren’t you? I commend you!”“You know, I wonder….” Xaviel’s sphere has stabilized. Now it is silent, and sparks around it are gone. It really looks like a silver ball of light.“About What?”“Why you can’t shut up? Does your mother know
Hoff cushioned her head with his hand as Four lay down on the ground. He was making an emphatic expression across his face while explaining his goal towards his supposed rebellion. Four seeing his face, looks away in silence after Hoff's explanation, seemingly reluctant to give any details on what Hoff asked. On the other hand, something inside of her feels nostalgic. Something inside of Tor made her feel trust towards Hoff.Her internal feelings piqued her interest, and she began to wonder and ideate what could have triggered her sudden change of perception towards Hoff. Was it because aristocrats were born possessing an ability to convince others more easily than any average person could? Or was it something else?She could feel a memory resurface as she questioned Hoff's significance inside her mind.-~“Yaya!! What took you so long? Were you at the nexus tree again?”Hoff smiled and said, “That’s right. Sorry for taking so long, lady Victoria”. Hoff then reached into his pocket, t
It all started 200 years ago. Back when the land of Ryzesia was a land of separate countries. Peace was upon them, but the shackles and ideas of different rulers had contaminated their hearts with greed. Soon aggressions began, and the rulers of the 11 lands fought with each other to be the sole ruler of the lands.Then he appeared, a man with a heavenly aura with a warm smile. As he descends from the sky during the Ishaqia War, the jingoes have ceased their fire and passion for war. The leaders reconciled with each other, finally acknowledging their differences and conflicting ideas about their vision for their own country. But, as things started to get better, things worsened again. As the cycle repeated itself, a full-scale war began to emerge. The man with a heavenly aura commanded the sea to drown regions of land, making it barren and becoming mere sand lands. He commanded the wind to create typhoons exterminating great structures made by the people of different lands. Forest fir
The strong always trample the weak.It was the fact that governs the natural law of the world.People may think you don’t have to be physically strong once you become smart.Which was a misconception... A false feeling of having power against enemies.Other times, people with physical strength and smartness also lack something… It was influence.These three factors are what strength really is.These factors are things that can make you be called ‘The strong.’That is what my father always told me since I was little. That is what I have continuously been educated on. That is what he always forced me to do, to act upon others.I had to be intelligent, powerful, and capable of influence.I never thought he was right.I never thought I needed to do all of those things until our family got betrayed by the Mylen family.But even through all that betrayal…I still…never truly believed I could trample on the weak.Instead, I will be their wildcard, the one who will help those who can’t defend
“Did you put her to sleep?” Xaviel asked as she sat beside Ria's body, lying on the ground with a peaceful sleeping face.“Yes. I did,” Hoff replied as he sat down beside Xaviel.“She looks so… peaceful..”“She does. It is all thanks to my wife’s ability, of course.”“Wait, your wife’s Forte can make someone fall asleep?”“It’s something like that. To be precise, she makes sleeping bubbles like this.” Hoff points into the air as a bubble begins forming and floats. “As I learned about the bubble’s properties, it seemed to give someone hit with it a good dream while improving their sleep.” Hoff continued on explaining the contents of Quilla’s power.“About that…”“What is it, Xaviel?”“Hoff… is Forte… our powers connected with our mentality? Our state of mind of some sort, I mean?”Hoff widened his eyes in shock at hearing Xaviel’s words. It was because he was the first to ever mention, let alone think deeper about, the meaning of getting a Forte.“You are brilliant, Xaviel.”“I uh.. th