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RISE OF THE ALMIGHTY WARLORD GRANDMASTER Chapter 29
Sylvester didn’t let Emily walk. No matter her protest of being fine, he carried her bridal style till they hailed a taxi. The taxi went to Gerla’s house, because he didn’t want to leave her alone again.“Sylvester, I think we should go home,” she said as they opened the door to Geral’s apartment. It was a spacious penthouse suite in the outskirts of the city, some ten stories up, and Emily felt uncomfortable being a bother, but Sly declined.Throughout out her stay, Geral was nothing but a young sweetheart. He had golden retriever energy, always eager to serve her and Sly, and Emily didn’t know why they revered him so much. He was just a poor guy who married her as a ticket to help fund his rehabilitation.So what, if he taught kung-fu? This guy had a penthouse. A penthouse beat kung-fu any day, any time.She went straight to sleep as soon as she was shown the room she and Sly would be staying, being shaken from everything that she had gone through over the past 24 hours.She couldn
RISE OF THE ALMIGHTY WARLORD GRANDMASTER Chapter 30
Sylvester wished he could call it a day and just close the entire thing as a game over.He wished that his actions would teach everyone to leave he and his wife the hell alone, but the smarter you are, the more you realize. Evil is like weed. When one dies, another grows in its place, stronger and more resilient. He knew that the only thing that would change now, would be the tactics of his enemies…not their resolve to see him dead.Once Sylvester and his wife could finally come back, everyone was terrified…everyone in their immediate surroundings, that is. They had heard the news of the Lankester family, Emily’s kidnap and put two and two together.No one could say for certain, but no one wanted to find out in person, and so, they avoided the Wrights like a plague.It wasn’t the kind of disease-ridden fear, though. It felt positive…rejuvenating, even.Emily, for the first time, felt truly safe in the city. Sylvester promptly bought her a new more expensive car, which she used to go t
RISE OF THE ALMIGHTY WARLORD GRANDMASTER Chapter 31
Sylvester would have had to run if he was still living his life under a rock. He still had to lay low, but not as much as he did before. Now, he was able to freely use the funds from his main account, and with it, he had bought himself a car.An Infernus MX – 3000 was a beast. A beautiful beast, and Sly tore through the city to Klaus Wayfinder’s house.No way. There was just no way that his mentor could turn up dead like that.It didn’t seem possible.“More like improbable,” Geral hummed as he too took a look at the scene when they arrived there.His student was right. There was no way this death was natural. He was less than 70, and before Sly cut communications to go low, he could still throw a backflip…a better backflip than he.To put it simply, Klaus was not your regular old man. He was powerful. Way too powerful to die so soon. “Even being ‘killed’, still feels unlikely,” Sylvester mused as he stepped through the broken pieces of equipment and the disheveled furniture in the ma
RISE OF THE ALMIGHTY WARLORD GRANDMASTER Chapter 32
“Okay, so…I don’t mean to be ‘that guy’, but what does that thing do?” Geral asked his teacher. The orb in his hand glowed white, and from what Geral was used to, anything that glowed and pulsed was really powerful.“Even I don’t know, G,” Sly sighed. But he was going to find out.He took the orb and looked for an opening, or a latch. Anything that would mean ‘opening’ it as Klaus had said in his letter.“Uhh…Sir…we’re doing that here? What if it…I dunno…blows up?” Geral asked with a concerned stare that brought some level of reasoning back to Sylvester.He was too carried away with his determination to care about possibilities like that. “Oh, yeah…we should probably go somewhere spacious, where magical energy can be quickly dispersed as well…in case it unleashes…something,” he handled the orb with a little more care, now that Geral had mentioned it, and the both of them took a drive in Sylvester’s car all the way to an empty field in the outskirts of the city.Most people were done
RISE OF THE ALMIGHTY WARLORD GRANDMASTER Chapter 33
Sly didn’t have to, but he put himself through some physical training to prepare himself for the battle.It was going to be a brutal one, and annually, there were usually a number of deaths recorded from the event.Sly already had years of experience, and months of training via the portal that he was stuck in for five minutes – or five months – if you were counting from his perspective, so he was more than ready.As they made their way to the event, he pondered on the usefulness of it all. They lived in a society where domestic violence was considered a grave crime towards humanity, and murder meant you could be locked up for the rest of your life in the deepest, darkest parts of the state prison.However, somehow, by signing a piece of paper, agreeing to lay no blame on anyone, you basically extradite yourself from that law, and can be killed without judgement on the person that kills you.However, that means that the person that also kills you, can be killed by you without the fear
RISE OF THE ALMIGHTY WARLORD GRANDMASTER Chapter 34
“We should act now!” Agnon grunted as he made his way to the conference room, talking to his assistant, a lieutenant in the army, who was small framed, but actually a well-seasoned fighter.Her special abilities lied in the fact that people usually underestimated her before getting into a tussle, which ended with them losing woefully.She adjusted her glasses and nodded, following her boss and agreeing with everything he said.That was really all she had to do.They entered the room, and the table was already filled with other high-ranked officials, colonels and commanders of fleets.“What are we waiting for? It’s been a long-time since anything substantial has happened in Greele. Those people will not see an attack coming,” he all but shouted as he entered into the conference room.That was his version of a ‘Good morning’. Agnon was the general of the army of Linodermia, the country that lost the war Sylvester lost his legs to.They came to a truce to avoid being wiped out, and signe
RISE OF THE ALMIGHTY WARLORD GRANDMASTER Chapter 35
Sylvester watched the men fall left right and center. They had no choice. They had to eventually bow the knee to his supremacy. It was inevitable.And yet, something didn't feel right.He looked to his left and right, and watched the crowd erupt in cheers. They loved the performance.Some of the men on the battleground were probably dead. A lot of them would be permanently injured.All of them that could walk out of this field, would come out with a scar for life. Sylvester knew that. And yet, something didn't feel right.Of course, the opposition wasn't so happy. This was a competition that they had won nearly every year. For one man to just come here and dog-walk the entire set and make everything that they had held in such high regards feel like a child play...it made Dagon livid.The veins on his head looked like they'd pop if he held that position a little longer, and the people by his side looked a little bit concerned."Who the hell does he think he is?!" He yelled, slamming h
RISE OF THE ALMIGHTY WARLORD GRANDMASTER Chapter 36
As soon as Sylvester opened his eyes, he was alert. That was one of the cruel gifts training had given him.Unlike most normal people, he didn't have that slight fog of mind from waking up from a deep slumber.That feeling was lost the moment he became a soldier.Now it was no different. As soon as his eyes opened, his neck snapped to the left and then to the right.He sighed in relief.Emily was beside him.She was sound asleep, though, and he could tell she wasn't hurt from the peace in her pulse that he could sense, even though he wasn't touching her.He focused his attention on the place to try and get as much information from it as possible.You can't escape what you don't know. He looked at the empty cabinets and studied them. Most were empty, some were not.But the room was really dusty, so it made Sylvester wonder. There were cardboard boxes everywhere, and in some places, there were locks that needed keys to get into.That was his answer.They were in an abandoned postal room
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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
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
