“Ah!! Ahh!!”Paul Franxi was wailing in pain and agony as his hand was cut off and her body was impaled by four spikes made of condensed thunder. No matter how much he tried to resist to free himself, he couldn’t. A fountain of blood was splattering all around him and the pain was making him dizzy.Even his tough body wasn’t able to resist all the critical damage he had just sustained.With a flick of his hand, Zeke made the spikes lift the man off the ground and position him right to the front.“Are you ready to answer?”Totally incapacitated and afraid to die, Paul was barely able to nod his head once as his skin turned pale and blood leaked out of his lips.“Very good. First; Why did Red Mask Fanti Fan target me?”“Ah….”The Warlord tried to respond, but his body was an absolute wreck and he couldn’t utter a single word.Zeke snorted and removed the spikes, but numerous small currents of voltage enveloped the man and kept him floating a few inches above the ground.It took a good m
“Hmmm where should I start?” With a hand caressing his cut-beard, Zenzo Jyk deliberated for several seconds before beginning, “If we’re talking about the most important events, then the war between the Serey Zhan Empire and the Nezulian Republic surely takes the cake.” Zeke deeply creased his brow, but he didn’t interrupt the man. “It didn’t happen right after your disappearance, it was more like a progressive start, so to speak. The Imperials’ army marched Eastwards and when they were dangerously close to the republic’s border, it resulted in a couple of inconsequential skirmishes… all of which were won by the former. It was then that the republicans deployed their heavy technologic artillery and retaliated with full-force. However, in comparison to the Imperials, their armies were small and they relied on their artifacts and military-grade killing machines.” “Is the war over?” “No.” With a stoic face, Zenzo shook his head once, “It reached a stalemate. To better understand, you
Zeke conversed with Zenzo and Destiny for two whole hours. The two tried their best to inform him of what happened during his 5-year ‘hiatus’, so to speak. Unfortunately, Destiny had constantly been on the run from the Warlord and his goons and Zenzo was locked up in the basement, so the two didn’t have an opportunity to gather enough detailed information. Most of what they recounted was either rumors or hearsay.The last strange or perhaps odd thing was the disappearance of Jennifer Savbra one month ago. Apparently, her outpost had been attacked and some witches were killed. The identity of the assailants remained unknown.Nonetheless, Zeke was pleased with what he had learnt and had a better grasp of the general situation.The Serey Zhan Empire attacked the Nezulian Republic, therefore, the latter fiercely retaliated using an artificially-made Dead Ends. As a result of that, perhaps, the real Dead Ends, which originated from where the nuke had fallen, sporadically spread until it co
“Look, the place is sealed up and we’ve got more important things to take care of.”General Zhang was having a meeting with several high-ranking officials, including Minister Bhak Djinn and the irritated and foul-mouthed Teresa King.Once she heard his dismissive and pretty uninterested response, the Minister of External Affairs banged her fist on the table, startling everyone.“Sealed up? It’s a very serious matter, Zhang! While you’re wasting resources and manpower in replicating the godforsaken Dead Ends, there’s something more dangerous lurking close to us.”“Dangerous? Come on, Teresa.” The red-haired General chuckled and shrugged, “No offense, but it’s not particularly unusual for one of your ‘secret’ subordinates to go missing or die during their, likewise, ‘secret’ expeditions. I understand where you’re coming from, but the Imperials are at hour heels and not even the Dead Ends seem to be stopping them anymore. That damned Elena is insufferably stubborn.”“I agree.” Spoke the
Zeke clicked his tongue as the voltage burst forth and rose high-up in the air, shooting out dozens upon dozens of bolts all around him; It was like a miniature storm with him at its center.“Another?”Sulong gulped some saliva as his will wavered for a moment. Signora’s mouth was half-open as she stared at the massive reptilian beast with shiny red scales and horrifying open maw.The dragon started the fight by opening its mouth and spitting a literal sea of flames, which Zeke shot towards while swiping his hand horizontally, causing an equally large burst of blue lightning to explode, clashing with the fire.The whole area was enveloped by flames and lightning, but it was just the beginning as Tavnir flapped its gargantuan wings and, its size notwithstanding, moved aggressively and with remarkable agility.It tried to devour the relatively miniscule Zeke in one-go, but the latter jumped to the back and used ‘Proto-Arrow’ with the Longbow.The voltage around him concentrated on the t
The shifty Sulong maintained a short silence, in which Zeke just dumbly stared at the ground, seemingly letting the shocking revelation sink it. Admittedly, discovering that his mother must’ve been Jennifer surely was a shock to him. It was totally unexpected.Moreover, he had been curious about his father and expected his mother to have died as The Warlord didn’t speak of her. In fact, Zeke didn’t even assume she was alive and in the Aether Planet.Generally, Witches were able to get pregnant and give birth to baby boys, however, their male children would grow up to be normal people. Defects, more often than not.Now that he had learnt who his mother was, Zeke didn't know how to react or confront her. “Wait… didn’t she go missing?”Sulong nodded and hesitantly explained, “That was my next point. She has been kidnapped by the Ascetic Blasphemers, and when I heard of that, I headed to the Imperial Capital. In fact, just a couple of days ago, I was contacted by Archmagus Robert.”“Di
The knights that accompanied Elena were no pushovers. The ambush and the dangerous Dead Ends notwithstanding, they responded swiftly and accordingly.Ten of them raised their shields, which started to let out a strong golden radiance. The brilliant energy fused together and deflected the descending large volume of water.It was then that the identity of the three assassins was revealed.Special Agent Katrina, Captain of the Secret Intelligence Team ‘Edward Orland’, and the renowned Healer ‘Jan’.The knights maintained a defensive formation as the shield--wielding ones took the front and protected their leader.Meanwhile, Elena waved her staff and cast a blinding spell that exploded toward the three assassins.Katrina jumped toward the magic and swung her new weapon, the Shadow Blade. It was a jet-black katana with a rough handle and an ominous shadowy matter glued to its sharp edge.It significantly boosted its user’s physical capabilities and protected her from the Archmagus’ retalia
The 1st Legion, led by the Knight Commander ‘George Mullen’, rejoined with the 3rd Legion led by Elena Whitefort.Fortunately, the Archmagus ensured that there were no casualties. She even dealt with the Dead Ends barring their way.However, when she returned to the camp, she collapsed and had to be healed and monitored regularly.Only after 5 days did she wake up, welcomed by the face of her old friend, George.“Took you long enough!”He helped her sit up, a shit-eating grin plastered on his beard.George was a burly man with a bushy beard, a pair of gentle eyes, and a pair of thick eyebrows. He was a stalwart man, loyal and highly-respected in the Empire.He was the Knight Commander, in charge of the 1st legion and, to a certain extent, the one in charge of all the Empire’s armies. “Ugh… I still feel sick!”“What did you expect? You used Kethra’s Verses. As the Master of the Soul Magic Pillar, you of all people should know that that artifact affects the user’s soul.”Elena shrugged