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RISE OF THE ALMIGHTY WARLORD GRANDMASTER Chapter 11
Sylvester heaved a sigh of relief as Emily walked out of the house. He heard the car start up and the engine rev, and somewhere in him was a peace that calmed his soul.When Emily left the house, there was a smile on her face. It was unlike there had ever been since they had been married, and for the first time in three years, things seemed to be looking up.‘Optimism?’ his mind sought to tear down his hopes, but he didn’t mind it. A fair dose of skepticism was allowed. Besides…he was sure that Emily couldn’t just go from wanting to divorce him one day, to loving him wholeheartedly the next.“No,” he said to himself out loud, leaning into the soft cushioning of the couch. “Not optimism. Hope,”He reminded himself that hope was something different. It was more than being positive in the good ending of their story. It was seeing the light in the darkness. Peace in the fact that if they ended bad, he would not lose his smile.The energy from seeing his wife smile flowed within him and ga
RISE OF THE ALMIGHTY WARLORD GRANDMASTER Chapter 12
The evening was a blitz of smiles and echoes of laughter for Sylvester and Emily. Both, in their own ways, wished that the moment could stay frozen in time. Emily never saw her husband so peaceful, and Sly? He never saw his wife so happy.From the day he met her, up until that evening, he could count on his fingers, the number of times he had seen a genuine smile escape her lips.That evening, not only could he not count it, the smile just never died.For the first time, they were given priority. The word of her contract spread like wild fire, and in less than an hour, Emily’s grandmother had called to congratulate.She didn’t seem happy about the success, but a deal was a deal, and a win was a win. She had won fair and square without pulling any undue strings…save for having a husband that was well connected.“Come over to the manor tomorrow evening,” her grandmother said with a dismissive tone over the phone, even though there was a hint of some other emotion within.Hate? Anger? E
RISE OF THE ALMIGHTY WARLORD GRANDMASTER Chapter 13
Sylvester stared at his phone, Emily stared at her tablet. She had just shared a link to an article that had video evidence of her husband assaulting her brother.As she looked up from the wide screen, she caught the smile on his face.“You know this article doesn’t paint you in the best light, right?” she asked, but with a hint of pride on her gleaming face.“That’s what makes it more effective. Now, they know even more, not to mess with you because I will bash their face in even more,” smirked dangerously, and Emily felt a shockwave pass through her from the feet, chilling her spine and up to her brain.The shock left her in a daze.Wasn’t this what she always wanted? A man. A true man. One who would protect her. One who would stand by her and be her rock, pummeling anyone that dared to cross her?Something was off about yester-night when he confronted Cullen. It wasn’t normal. He started walking not too long ago, and now, he was able to beat Cullen up? Not just that, but he was als
RISE OF THE ALMIGHTY WARLORD GRANDMASTER Chapter 14
Sylvester smiled at his wife's reaction. He didn’t expect it, much so because it was her mother. Emily didn’t like her grandmother, but she adored her mother. For her to take his side in this bout, it meant she had made some progress in accepting him.He didn’t know how to feel about it, but at least, now, he felt peace.Now, they could work as a team to figure this whole thing out.That was what he wanted all along…for them to navigate this whole arranged marriage, family connection bush together.He turned to his wife with a smile, and she gave one back.“How are your legs?” she asked softly.“Very good, actually. I guess physical therapy did help after all,” he shrugged.“And a strong mindset as well. Thank you for having that,” she responded, and in her eyes, Sly could see the pang of guilt that weighed heavily on her. He wished she didn’t feel bad for treating him the way she did in those final moments of his predicament.Everyone had their breaking moment, and that was hers. Thr
RISE OF THE ALMIGHTY WARLORD GRANDMASTER Chapter 15
Sylvester didn’t spend too much time at Verity’s place. She was more than happy to see him, but more eager, it seemed, for him to become a more powerful version of even his previous self.She pointed him in the direction he needed to go and urged him to take off without further hesitation.“You are going to be our savior when things bigger than we could have ever fathomed would come our way, boss…our big gun, if you will,” she said as she saw him off to the door.“Really?” Sylvester chuckled half-wittily, “And what makes you think something is coming?” he asked.“We stand in the pinnacle of cultivation, Sir. Powers beyond mortal understanding. You think that power was just left for us to discover and play with?” she asked with a knowing look poised in Sylvester’s direction.“I think not,” she answered the question when Sylvester was too lost in thought.He never really thought of the possibility of an enemy more cruel than the greed and insatiable desire for “more” that humans had for
RISE OF THE ALMIGHTY WARLORD GRANDMASTER Chapter 16
The journey to acquire other items was grueling but necessary. By the time Sly had gotten the last of the three items that Verity had pointed out to him, he could feel the exhaustion eat at him from his bones outwards.He could do nothing but wait for the set time, while also trying to cultivate his powers.“I’m getting too obsessed with this, aren’t I?” he talked to himself on his way back home. Cultivation seemed to be all that he cared about and he was worried that he was falling into the same lifestyle of ignoring Emily again…just in a different form this time.He hated feeling like that, and he didn’t want her to think that now he had gotten his legs, he didn’t need her.That would break her heart.When he got home, though, there was a smile on Emily’s face, rather than the cold repose he was used to seeing all those years when he was confined to a wheelchair.“Welcome home,” she hummed, sailing across the room to meet him. “How was your trip?”“It was eventful, darling. I’m assu
RISE OF THE ALMIGHTY WARLORD GRANDMASTER Chapter 17
The days passed by in a blur, and Sylvester focused on his cultivation, while Emily obsessed over preparations to the gala.Being unfazed by wealth and power, Slyvester couldn’t understand her stresses over every little detail and from an outside perspective, Emily was a little annoyed. She didn’t understand why her husband didn’t think this was important.“No one is an island,” she reminded him when he whined about going to get a new suit. “Every step of the way, I’ve had someone help me achieve my goals. That’s why my company is successful. Your network defines you,” she grunted, her voice hinting at a bit of annoyance for the man who seemed indifferent to the whole thing.‘Does he not want my success?’ she thought to herself as she noted the disproving look on his face as he tried on the suit.“It’s 10,000…don’t you think it’s excessive?” he noted.“The material on the collar was woven from Vicuna wool, and the rest of the piece is velvet. Nothing reeks of class more. Besides…I can
RISE OF THE ALMIGHTY WARLORD GRANDMASTER Chapter 18
“You said you were going to let me go,” the man growled, almost demandingly. This angered Sylvester. He should be begging for his life. Yet, this arrogant man chose to demand for it.“I lied,” Sylvester muttered with a smirk, and bringing his hands to the man’s throat, he squeezed with as much strength as he knew it would take.In less than ten seconds, the man was gone. He didn’t strangle him. He broke his neck.“What the fuck just happened?!” Emily screeched when all was settled. Sly was cornered now, so he just decided to go along with the flow and hope that she thought him as clueless as he let on.“Well, you saw it, didn’t you? We were attacked,” he shrugged, standing up and offering her a hand.“Not that!” she interjected, and paused a little, “Well, that too, but I mean…you…you…”“I handled it,” Sly muttered. “Shouldn’t I have?”Emily thought about it for a while. I mean, this was a win, wasn’t it? She always wanted a man that could stand by her side and protect her.‘A hero’ i
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Chapter 59
Cullen’s eyes were bloodshot when he saw Sylvester finally charge him.This was the moment he had been waiting for all this while, and Sylvester was finally giving it to him.The privilege to kill the bastard.However, when he struck with all his might, his fists met resistance. Resistance followed by a few quick jabs to his ribs. Nothing particularly disorienting, but it still mocked him."You’re sloppy," Sylvester said, shaking his head. "You’re not built for this, Cullen. Strength without control is just wasted energy."Cullen snarled. "Shut up!" He launched forward again, his strikes coming faster, more relentless. He swung, kicked, twisted his body for unexpected angles, but every single attack met the same result.Sylvester dodged each of his attacks like they were coming to him at a snail’s pace.Then, just as Cullen pulled back to strike again, Sylvester stepped in and delivered a sharp kick to the side of his knee, sending him stumbling. Again, these attacks didn’t do what
Chapter 58
The new warriors were gathered before Sylvester could even finish arranging his thoughts. Geral was like that. Sometimes, too efficient. Sylvester liked that. That was a good thing to be “extra” at.The faces of the soldiers and his students were furrowed in anticipation as they waited for him to address them.“You know, I planned something before…and the message was communicated to you all, right?” Sylvester asked. There were mumbles, but most of it was in agreement.“Well, that was a test, designed to gauge your loyalty.” Sylvester revealed his plan blatantly, causing a rancor.There were mumbles, gasps and even outspoken comments.It was expected.“We’re scrapping that, though, and replacing it with something else,” his eyes swept the crowd, looking through the faces of men that looked too uncomfortable with his words.Those men needed to go.A murmur rippled through the crowd, but Sylvester lifted a hand, silencing them before they could break into full-on whispers.“We’re facing
Chapter 57
“So, this…Nine, you call him?” Sylvester asked Otto. He, so far, had tried to be as casual with the boy as possible. He didn’t want to do anything to force his back into a shell, knowing everything he had been through. “Yeah?” Otto picked at the breakfast that was given to him. It was the next day, and the people that had taken him looked like they were going to care enough for him, so he was at peace. “You think you can remember exactly what he looked like?” Sylvester prodded lightly. “Oh, yeah. Beat me for a while. Of course, I remember,” Otto chuckled, his eyes darting back and forth trying to shake a reminiscence too vivid. This was what Sylvester was avoiding. A recall that would send him back into his shell, but it was necessary. How was he going to remember the face of the man, if he didn’t relive his traumatic past? Otto was going to have to be strong here. Otto chewed slowly, eyes flickering with a distant memory. “Tall. Muscular. Scar on his left cheek. Wore a lot o
Chapter 56
Sylvester leaned against the edge of the desk, arms crossed, as he studied the young boy standing in front of him. Otto looked as wary as ever, even though they had just given him a nice meal and a set of new clothes that were more comfortable than the tattered pair that he was wearing before.One of the telltale signs of human trafficking is that the effects stick with you forever.Not for a long time…not for a very long time. Forever. And so Sylvester knew deep down, that Otto would never feel as great a sense of peace as the normal person ever again.And the fact that such a young boy had to experience horrors like these made his blood boil. It made him more determined to find these evil criminals and make them pay.Katherine, standing beside Sylvester, watched Otto with careful eyes. “So, these traffickers,” she started, “how many are they?”“Those aren’t productive questions,” Geral face-palms.“Well, we have got to start somewhere,” Katherine shrugged and looked back to the boy
Chapter 55
Cullen paced the darkened alley, his fingers twitching with impatience. The stranger had told him to come alone.That alone should have deterred him. He could be robbed here. Stabbed and killed. No one would ever find his body.Yet, here he was. Bravery fueled by the craving for power and revenge.Was this even healthy? He wasn’t sure. But one thing was certain. He was going to get his revenge. If this fell through the roof, he would look for an alternative.He had done underground deals before.But nothing like this.He had handed envelopes under tables, sent hush money, even done deals where he had to bury transactions and randomize his mail. But what he was seeing? This felt…strange. Truly, he was face to face with the black market.At first, it seemed to be nothing out of the ordinary. Just a dark shady alley way.But the eyes of the people passing by…when they met his, had a certain knowing that he knew was not of the world he was used to.A shadow moved at the far end of the al
Chapter 54
Sylvester stared at the dot on his screen, blinking against the coordinates and lines.It was the tracker he had put on the boy, and the boy had already started moving, having finished his end of day sales, perhaps.Now, Sly just needed to find where he lived, so that he could begin paying the boy regular, more constructed visits, not like the cold standoffish conversation they had in the alleyway. He needed to make the boy see that he could fight for a better life, not just for himself, but for whatever was keeping him on the streets.The dot stopped moving.Not completely, just…around a particular point."An abandoned construction site?" he muttered to himself, narrowing his eyes.This couldn’t be the boy’s final destination. It was either he was remitting money to his suppliers, or taking stock for the next day’s sales. Or he was being jumped.There was the excuse that this could have been his home, since he did look like a runaway, but most runaways would have taken shelter in mor
Chapter 53
Sylvester moved through the streets of the city with intent. It had been a while since he was in through these parts – the market. The wealthier suburbs did a great job at shielding them from the disparity between the rich and the poor. Here, the poor reigned supreme, and Sylvester wasn’t sure he liked that. He was a super-wealthy man himself – perhaps one of the richest in his country, and he would have given all his wealth away if it would have helped. But he knew the truth. It just wouldn’t. He was here on a mission, though, the harsh runes of poverty aside. He was looking for people to join his army. People with a strong sense of justice. Greed had blinded the rich, and want had blinded the poor. There wasn’t exactly a middle ground to these things, but Sly was determined. He knew there were still people out there that shared his sense of justice. He wasn’t looking for just anyone. He needed people with fire, with hunger, with something to prove. That’s why the boy caug
Chapter 52
Cullen slumped over the bar counter, his fingers gripping the sweating glass of whiskey like it was his last tether to reality. And indeed, it was.The dark circles around his bloodshot eyes were only further emphasized by the dim light of the bar that cast at his face from a menacing angle. His tie was loosened, his blazer crumpled in a heap beside him, and the bitter stench of alcohol clung to his clothes. The bartender was used to these kinds of people, so he just gave Cullen space instead of trying to make the usual small talk that he usually did for customers who lingered too long."Emily... Sylvester..." Cullen slurred, his voice barely rising over the soft hum of jazz playing from the speakers. He let out a hollow laugh before taking another swig. "They think they’ve won. Think they can just...just ruin me. Take everything. I built my name from the ground up. As a man! Emily got to that top by whoring herself. And Sylvester? I’ll kill him. I’ll kill them all..."A chuckle c
Chapter 51
Emily sat in her car, staring out of the window as the darkened streets blurred past. The night was quiet, but her mind was anything but that. Her thoughts kept circling back to the dinner, to the way the matriarch had so easily cast Cullen aside. It wasn’t just the rejection itself that disturbed her, but the immense betrayal behind it. Cullen was a prick, and an insolent little brat that deserved to be tossed aside, but he was theirs. For years, he had done no bidding but theirs. He was useless and spoiled, but he was their useless, spoiled Cullen.Her pocket buzzed, pulling her from her reverie. She fished out her communication device and glanced at the name flashing on the screen.“Mother”Of course, she’d call.With a resigned sigh, she accepted the call.“Oh, Emily!” her mother’s joy felt baseless. “You heard what your grandmother said, right? I know you’re still angry, but…you just have to give this proper thought. It’s wonderful news! You’re never going to have to worry abou
