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RISE OF THE ALMIGHTY WARLORD GRANDMASTER Chapter 21
As soon as Emily left, Sylvester stared at the door for a few minutes, a smile plastered on his face before remembering that he had a cultivation journey to begin.She had cleared the breakfast table, so he had nothing to do other than setting himself up for cultivation, which he did.It was only after a few hours of cultivating and drawing powers from ye and sunder that he remembered he left someone hanging.“Katherine!” he said with a gasp as his eyes shot open in remembrance of the call he put on hold.Scrambling to his feet, he half-sprinted into the living room to get his phone and dial the number. Katherine answered on the first ring.“Must’ve been a big breakfast,” she muttered sarcastically. “I’m sorry. I got lost and started cultivating without getting back to you. How are you?” he asked. Katherine fought beside him as well yesterday. It was only fair to inquire about her welfare.“Annoyed. There’s a man here that won’t keep insisting on a 15% discount when the most we give
RISE OF THE ALMIGHTY WARLORD GRANDMASTER Chapter 22
Days passed, and Sylvester busied himself with the art of cultivation. He tried to do his best to make sure he was meeting his daily quota, but even then, he felt like his advancements were too little. He needed a boot, and the stones he asked Katherine to research about…he needed info on them and how to unlock their powers. He was sure that if used properly, they would be of good use to him.As soon as Emily left the house, in his usual manner, he began his cultivation, and was well enough into it, that when the doorbell rang, he didn’t feel agitated for being interrupted.He needed that break anyways.“Katherine,” he exclaimed wide-eyed when he saw his student as he opened the door. She had that beautiful signature smile on her face and her brown eyes radiated the admiration she felt for him. “You could have called,” he challenged, but let her inside.“I thought it’d be best to see you personally to report my findings,” she said simply.Well, depending on the information she had to
RISE OF THE ALMIGHTY WARLORD GRANDMASTER Chapter 23
Emily slept a little hurt, but all the more confused. A lot of questions pulsed through her mind, but they were questions that she could not ask.They didn’t make sense to ask at this time in their relationship. Were they close enough to? She didn’t feel like they were.So why did she feel the stir of jealousy and the pang of betrayal stir inside her?Something was definitely going on between her husband and that woman that consistently calls him, “Boss”.Who was she? Another one of those ex-students of his?She helped her in the party, though…that was for sure. But was she coming to take her dues by sleeping with her husband?She was sure that Sylvester did not allow it, but how could she be certain. What if they were about to do something, but quickly disbanded when they heard her come in? A lot of unholy thoughts pooled into her mind, and she slept on them, bringing her into a sour mood when she woke up the next morning.Even then, Sylvester was nowhere to be found.Odd. He someti
RISE OF THE ALMIGHTY WARLORD GRANDMASTER Chapter 24
Sylvester hadn’t called her yet, but she didn’t want to spend time with her mother any longer. Every moment between them nowadays was so tense.It was the same before Sylvester gained his ability to walk, but before, she was forced to bear it, because in some way, it was better than the tension between her and Sylvester.When faced with two evils, you go for the lesser.Now, things between her and Sylvester weren’t perfect, but it was incomparable to the tension between her and her mother.She and Isabella were a chasm apart when it came to ideologies, but because of the common predicament they shared – a crippled Sly, they had to put their differences aside. Now, there was no reason for them to.It turned out that she didn’t have to wait long, as barely a minute after she stepped out of the office, contemplating going to a nearby café to wait for her husband, she spotted him strolling to the venue.Yes, they shared one car which she took, so seeing him walk didn’t give her any sort o
RISE OF THE ALMIGHTY WARLORD GRANDMASTER Chapter 25
Katherine wasn’t going to go out just like that. She had fantasized this moment right down to the very moment that she and Sly would share their first kiss.She had thought about how he would hold her in his arms, and how the both of them would ride each other into blissful orgasms.The spot Emily was on was hers. Undoubtedly. She had served Sylvester for years as his student, and all this while, she had tried to still her emotions for him. She had tried desperately to wait until the time was right.The time was right now…and he was with someone else? No.The thought of seeing Emily smile because of Sylvester took away her own smile. She couldn’t bear it. Emily didn’t deserve the warlord. She did. Katherine. And as soon as Sylvester pushed her away, she made one thing clear in her mind.She was not going to go down easy.The very next day, she tried to come back to Sylvester…to try again.Maybe he sensed Emily coming, and decided to push her away to avoid any form of drama.Oh, how t
RISE OF THE ALMIGHTY WARLORD GRANDMASTER Chapter 26
Emily woke up and did her usual routine – making and having breakfast with her husband, prepping for work and leaving the house.And then, the feeling got her again.She had been having this crippling anxiety for a while now – like someone was watching her. Ever since the whole event with the “Children of Azraloth” as Sly had told her, there always seemed to be an eye on her.She dismissed it, though, maybe she was just being paranoid.But even when she got into her car and tried to drive, she felt like she was not the only one that had been in the car.‘Yeah, of course. You have a husband,’ an inner voice chided her skepticism and she tried to relax for a little bit.Maybe she was just overthinking the entire thing.She got to work, and tried to settle into it, but those damned eyes…they wouldn’t let her work.She went over to her window and stared down at the moving city below.People of all walks of life moved, almost as if they couldn’t wait to get to where they were going. The ci
RISE OF THE ALMIGHTY WARLORD GRANDMASTER Chapter 27
Sylvester was at home trying to master his cultivation when a sharp pang hit him in the chest, jolting him brutally out of his state of meditation.Something was wrong.He immediately got up and phoned the office, but when he did that, everything seemed to be fine on their end. He paced the living room for a while, hoping that his quest for quick power-up hadn’t disrupted something. He wanted to call Katherine and ask after her wellbeing, because after all, she was his student.If something were to happen to her, he would feel responsible, especially since he felt the sensation.But he didn’t know if he wanted to. His quarrel with her was still fresh in his mind, and he didn’t think he wanted to face her yet, especially if he eventually called her and everything was fine on her end.Hence, he called Geral and told him to check on Katherine for him.Geral agreed without hesitation and he wanted to go back into meditation, but something was still wrong.He still felt disturbed. Just as
RISE OF THE ALMIGHTY WARLORD GRANDMASTER Chapter 28
“So, you say underground, huh?” Sly asked as he and Geral left the building where they were monitoring the CCTV footage.“Black markets. I found three vehicles that match our target. With any luck, we find one of them with a damaged front chassis,” Geral told his master as he fished out his tablet, which was a lot easier to use while they were on the go.The trip to the first location was short, a small warehouse that sold used cars, but the place had an open display setting.“Unlikely,” Geral pronounced before they even went in, and truth be told, they still had the blue car in their stock. This wasn’t their guy. The next dealer was further into the city and they needed to take a train to get there.While on transit, Sylvester settled in for a little bit of meditation.“You don’t think this isn’t the time for this?” Geral nudged him once. He didn’t answer.He caught Geral’s fist before he could nudge him a second time. “I need every ounce of strength I can get, because I don’t want t
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Chapter 67
Sylvester had won countless battles, conquered enemies, and faced impossible odds without flinching. Needless to say, his life was one big adrenaline-filled storyline. Yet, nothing on earth came close to the rush he felt when Emily said those three words. Surreal. “I love you,” He had replayed the moment in his mind a hundred times over the past week. No matter how many times he thought about it, he still couldn’t bring himself to believe it was what he heard. Maybe a lucid dream? He ran with it, though. If she truly felt tat way about him, then it was his responsibility to reciprocate. He loved her a thousand times before she loved him. She must have known that ever since. Now that the traffickers had been handled, Sylvester shifted his focus. The war was a storm gathering on the horizon, and every day felt closer to a catastrophe he didn’t feel quite ready for. He couldn’t afford to be complacent. But before it reached them, before another fight threatened to pull him
Chapter 66
Emily paced the length of her sitting room, arms folded tightly across her chest. She had been waiting for hours, long enough for her mind to run through every possible scenario of how this conversation with Sylvester would go. Would he listen? Would he care? Cullen attacked him. Cullen wanted to kill him. If he was back home since that time, he would have told her first, but he had been out on a mission. Something about human traffickers. Really grueling stuff. She just hoped that Cullen’s attack didn’t do too much to set Sylvester and his team back. If it did, then, he wouldn’t be back that day, and she was fine with it. However, Geral’s car pulled into the lot, and the lights from his headlights illuminated the semi-dim house, alerting her of his arrival. The moment she sensed his presence, she turned toward the door. The knob twisted, and then Sylvester stepped in. “Hi, Emily,” Geral waved as he put his car into reverse. Emily waved back and gave a quick smile as he pul
Chapter 65
Most of them still had the shock frozen on their faces – the victims. Usually, in situations like these, you do not get rescued. Each of them had already sealed their fate. Either their organs were going to be harvested, or they were going to be forced into a lifetime of servitude (mostly sexual and drug related). It was staple that when you went missing, you never returned. And yet, here were some men promising them that they would be returned to their families as soon as possible. It felt surreal. Some of them that had made friends in their captivity clung to each other, not knowing what else to say. Braver ones whose tongues had loosened up, offered words of thanks to Sylvester and his men. Sylvester exhaled, rolling his shoulders. The mission was dicey…especially via the path where he had to use Otto as bait, but it had been a success. Gerald wiped his blade on a discarded cloak and gave Sylvester a nod. “So, what do we do with the clan leaders and their minions?” Sylvest
Chapter 64
The moment Sylvester returned to the group, all eyes were on him. The men could tell just by his expression that something had changed.“So…change of plans,” he announced. “We can’t afford a direct assault while the hostages are still in there. If we strike now, they’ll be the first casualties.”Geral folded his arms. “So what’s the new plan?”“We separate the minions from their leaders. If we get them away, it would be easier to escalate without the hostages being at risk,” Sylvester reasoned. “I don’t want anyone of them to get hurt.”Katherine shook her head. “You’re a better person than I am.”“I know,” Sylvester huffed.“And how exactly do we do that?” Geral inquired. “I don’t suppose we have any sirens here that can sing an alluring song or whatever it is that can lure em out, do we?”Sylvester’s gaze landed on Otto. “We send in bait.”The group exchanged looks, and Otto straightened his spine. “Uh…”“You, Otto,” Katherine almost chuckled out loud. “He’s suggesting we send you i
Chapter 63
The preparation chilled everyone.First, there was the laughter and the light jests as the men suited up. They poked at one another and made jokes about how one looked awkward in their gear.They played around with unloaded firearms and had a great overall time in general.Until Sylvester came to announce to them that they would be leaving. The whole room went dim, and it was almost as though the realization hit everyone at the same time. This was the real deal. There was the possibility of some of them coming out of this with injuries.There was the possibility of some of them not coming out at all.“I'm coming with you,” Otto announced, his voice firm despite the slight tremor in his hands.Sylvester barely spared him a glance. “No, you're not.”Otto's jaw clenched. “I deserve to be there. You promised I could fight when I was ready.”“Yes. Exactly,” Sylvester countered. “When you’re ready. I’ll tell you when you are.”“I am ready.”“No, you're not.”Otto's fists curled. “I am. I w
Chapter 62
Emily was staring at the papers in front of her with intent, hoping that if she stared long enough, they’d burst into flames and disappear.25 pages was a lot of work. And she was supposed to review it. Her attorney said she must.That’s when the calls started coming in.At first, she ignored it, assuming it was just another work-related message. If she had to respond to another idiot telling them to go ahead with what she had already given the go-ahead for days ago, she’d lose her mind.But then it buzzed again. And again. With a sigh, she pulled it out of her pocket and glanced at the screen.“Unknown number.”Her brow furrowed. It wasn’t often she got calls from unknown numbers, and instinct told her to let it go to voicemail. But something in her gut twisted, urging her to answer.Reluctantly, she swiped to accept. “Hello?”“Is this Emily?” a woman’s voice asked.“Yes. Who’s this?”“This is Nurse Evelyn from North Vale Medical Center. You were listed as the emergency contact for
Chapter 61
Pain. That was the first thing that greeted his body as soon as his mind drifted back into consciousness. So much, that even opening his eyes came at a cost he wasn’t able to pay immediately, so he just kept them close.Instead, he let the pain engulf his body, like molten magma spread through his entire body. The pain ate its way through his joints, muscles and flesh. It felt like the most painful way to go yet he knew this wasn’t his time. With great effort, Cullen opened his eyes.A hospital.The harsh fluorescent lighting made him wince. The sterile white ceiling stared back at him, unfamiliar yet unmistakably medical. He tried to shift, but his muscles refused to cooperate. That’s when he noticed the IV in his arm, the heart monitor attached to his chest.His mind raced. How did he get here?Sylvester. There was no denying it.The place he had ambushed him was lonely…too lonely for anyone to have come across him by chance. Heck, they had a lot of time to fight, and no authoritie
Chapter 60
Sylvester stood over the collection of weapons laid out before him. Rows of well-engineered firearms, finely crafted swords, spears, and daggers gleamed under the dim lantern light. Beside them, crates of small crystal-infused devices capable of boosting one’s strength and reflexes.They all sat ready for distribution. He nodded in satisfaction. This would do.“Geral,” he called.Geral stepped forward, arms crossed. “Master. You called?”“You’re in charge of these,” Sylvester said, gesturing toward the arsenal. “Make sure every recruit gets what they need.”Geral’s eyebrows rose. “You don’t think this is too much? I mean…these are new recruits. Do they really need this much fire power?”Katherine was passing by, taking some things to and from the store. On hearing the conversation, she frowned. “That’s too little if anything. No grenades? No thowables?” her voice got louder as she got further. “Molotov cocktails? Although, I could prep that on the go…”Sylvester smirked. “I trust you
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
