Due to the unexpected and inexplicable experience last night, Leiu couldn’t sleep. Still, the very concept of exhaustion seemed inconsistent with his current borrowed body. He suspected that it was an after-effect of the Lost Virtues, especially after hearing Inos’ warning.An extreme sense of urgency dwelled within Leiu, so much so that he voiced no complaint when he boarded the carriage and saw Anne Dravenham there.The young vampire followed him with her eyes, seemingly prepared to talk back in case he said anything. However, much to her and Zeno’s surprise, Leiu sat down in silence. He spared Anne only a quick glance before gloomily looking out of the window.“Everything alright, Leiu?”Zeno had prepared arguments for Anne’s presence, so Leiu’s complete lack of reaction caught her off-guard.“Not really. I don’t have much time left…” He gave a momentary look to Anne before adding, “My body is soon about to be ready. I don’t know what it’ll happen if I’m not around when it happens.
AlyaronZeno took Leiu and Anne to a fancy hotel close to the central and most bustling part of the city.The famous colosseum in full-view, so were other big buildings that belonged to global mercantile companions or international guilds.However, right after getting set up, she quickly left along with Xavier. She wanted to have that meeting with the Consortium as soon as possible, which was a good thing for Leiu.The downside of her departure was that Leiu was left alone with Anne. Rather than renting individual rooms, Zeno chose somesort of a spacious and luxurious suite that had multiple rooms amongst other things.Anne, hands on her thighs, sat straight on the wide leather couch. Her eyes were on Leiu, who stood near the big glass window.They were on one of the top floors, so the outside view was spectacular. “Once my mother learns of what you did, she will hunt you down.”Hearing this, Leiu snorted, “Are we back at this again?”“I’m just issuing a warning.”“I don’t need it. A
“Make yourselves comfortable!”Leiu and Anne were led to the surface, inside a cozy small home. Other homeless people were around, but Fairti and Seo had a relatively big room to themselves.There was a board with all types of names and locations, a bunch of random stuff scattered around, and a bed with disorderly sheets on top of it.“Isn’t it wrong to bring us to your personal quarters?”In response to her remark, Leiu clicked his tongue, “Says the one who jumped at me naked!”“It’s fine! Leiu is like fam-.. Wait what?” Fairti, flabbergasted, looked between Leiu and Anne.In the end, as if he came up with his own conclusion, he chuckled,“I should’ve known a cougar would get her claws on you! You can’t stay single forever.”“Fairti!”“What?”“Please excuse him.”“I don’t get what he means by cougar.”Anne merely shrugged while Leiu facepalmed himself.“Anyway, can you tell us what happened?”-SeoLeiu proceeded to recount what followed his battle with the Gods. Of course, he omitted
The Noules EmpireRachdale CityThomas Saint, current Pope of the Holy Church, sat in a small room that was disturbingly white, ranging from the walls and floor to every piece of furniture.He was staring on a chair that was in the middle of the room, his hands clasped in a praying motion.Thomas remained like that for a long time, stopping only when someone knocked on the door.“Come in.”Surprisingly, the new arrival wasn’t a member of the clergy. It was, in fact, Emperor.Guild leader of Renaissance and one of the strongest Transcendents. What made him unique, however, was the fact that he refused to associate himself with either the Earth Coalition or the International System Bureau.Admittedly, his high social status back on Earth contributed greatly to his ability to remain in power and manage the guild.“Alyaron is gone.” As he relayed the tragic news, Emperor couldn’t maintain his composure. His fists were tightly clenched, his eyes not daring to look into the Pope.Although
When Leiu regained consciousness, he found himself in a surprisingly unexpected place.The room was spacious, gloomily-dark but rich in Darkness energy.‘The Eternal Abyss Manor.’It has been so long since he was here. He suspended his disbelief and looked around, quickly spotting another person.“I made it so that the next Night Adjudicator would be pulled here once the time comes.”The person who spoke was a man, one with a completely unfamiliar face to Leiu.He certainly wasn’t Tenebris, the first Dark Knight.“I am Alex Banxok, the Night Adjudicator and the one who created the Eternal Abyss Manor.”Alex didn’t look straight at Leiu. In fact, he didn’t seem to actually be there, at least not like Tenebris. He wasn’t a residual consciousness or the remnant of a soul.This seemed to just be a message to his successor.“If you’re hearing this then it means you the Third Red Moon is upon Weiji once more. When it is at its brightest, colouring the sky blood-red, the Hell Gate will open.
Inside a big tent and well-decorated tent, Menhit stood at the center with Leiu next to her.The General of the 2nd Combat Legion, Hector Slorn faced her.He called the soldiers, or mercenaries, that were of relatively high-status within the legion. There were three of them, all had big stature and grizzly faces. They were old and hardened fighters, used to bloody fights and killing all kinds of monstrosities.‘Even one of them is categorised as a Boss by the System. They’re very strong.’Unlike the rest, Seo had access to the System. She was able to see basic information about Hector and his subordinates.They were all above Lv200, Hector being Lv305. It wasn’t a lie when they said that mercenaries of Krayten were known to be the strongest fighters on the continent.Practically no one in Noules, including the Royal Knights, were as high-leveled as this.“This is the Dark Knight.”Menhit didn’t waste time, immediately introducing Leiu and shifting all attention to him.“The Cocoon in
EarthUSAEstelle Sigreen was sitting next to a medical bed, her teary eyes on her daughter.Saly was sleeping, though her body was linked to two or three machines. They monitored her condition and sustained her life, but they didn’t serve as a permanent treatment for her.It happened shortly after her kidnapping by the ISB. Saly became ill, but her ailment was unknown, possibly even alien.Parts of her body started turning into brown and painful scales. Estelle was certain that the ISB had done something to her before they saved her, but that wasn’t important right now.She didn’t want revenge, she just wanted her daughter to be cured and lead a normal and happy life.Although the ISB never bothered her again, Estelle remained ever-vigilant since the day, keeping Saly by her side at all times.Except on very rare occasions, and for brief periods of times, she detached herself from her role as the Genesis Knight or anything that had to do with Hell Gate.Furthermore, with Saly getting
Three days laterNorth-Eastern Province, The Krayten EmpireThe Flat Steppe, the White Eagle BaronyAs the name suggested, the Flat Steppe was a beautiful yet mostly uninhabited region. Situated at the northern edge of the White Eagle Barony, it was a peaceful and massive region that was regularly used by traveling merchants.Currently, however, a total of five armies, each from a nation, were gathered.The Eclipse Kingdom’s 1st and 2nd Sun Armies, numbering 15,000 in total: Wearing light-yellow armors and using spears and halberds, the Sun Armies were the biggest force in the Weiji Alliance.Next were Zartia’s Paladins. There were only a thousand of them, but they were truly a monstrous force capable of wiping out an army three to four times their size. Unlike the Holy Knights, the Zartian Paladins followed The Way of Serenity. They worshipped Ephina, the Goddess of the Calm.Anuria’s 6th Cavalry Division was composed of 5,000 infantry soldiers and 2,000 Cavalry knights, all led by
Outside of Black Mountain City“The Red Moon hasn’t changed.”Vins remarked as he looked to the sky. “I thought you’ll come back once it is time.”“I didn’t want to come fetch you at the last second. Plus, it won’t be long before the Hell Gate appears.”Vins didn’t argue back, he solemnly nodded once. Although his relationship with Leiu was bad, there was no need to provoke him at any given opportunity.They were enemies, and the fact that Leiu actually came back to get him meant that, to some extent, his words had convinced him a bit, at least enough to let him come along.“In the meantime, we’re going after Void Rifts. I trust you don’t mind?”“I said I will help.”“Good.”…One week laterAstriaThe Phantom Ocean (South-West of Weiji)Amidst the raging and haunted waters, there was a sky-piercing and unshakable spire that was unaffected by the ten-feet high waves crashing into it.The spire was relatively big and ominous, even at a glance. It was pitch-black, merging with the dark
Leiu spent quite a long time in the Studying Room. Unfortunately, the available information about the Reverie Comos was lacking and unsatisfactory. It just told him what he already knew: The Reverie Cosmos was a separate plane of existence in Mundus, not unlike the Harrowing. It was accessible only to those with ‘high’ spiritual energy, which was simply not enough to go on.Although, even if Leiu knew how to enter it, he wouldn’t go there, at least not now.There were much more pressing matters than delivering Lost Witch to the Reverie Cosmos. The Hell Gate was about to open and he needed to be there when it did. Once he was done with his pondering, Leiu went to talk to Sumbus Darrar.“So?”The old man was in the ‘Living Room’, gobbling down the delicious feast without a care in the world.After wiping his oily lips, the Necromancer awkwardly laughed,“Her name is Emilia. She told me she doesn’t remember what happened… only that you killed her and then she woke up after we killed
“It’s over…”The Elven Chevalier had a look of relief and fatigue on her face. She kept holding on her blade as she stared at Tenebris.Unlike her, he looked absolutely miserable. Whether it was his dirt-covered pale-face, his sweaty and greasy hair, his trembling and bloodied hands, or his shredded clothes.“Hold on. I’ll heal you.”With slow steps, she approached him, unaware that a tiny pit of flesh crawled on the ground and leapt at her arm.“Watch out!”Tenebris saw it first, but his warning came too late. Kusomi, panicking a bit, tried to the flesh but it dug into her skin and then went inside her body.Her body instantly flashed with a silver light, an attempt to use overwhelming energy to force out the worm-like flesh.“Ah…”Kusomi fell to her knees and let go of her estoc, her body convulsing and her mouth coughing blood. The light emitting from her body grew dim and then disappeared.As her body wobbled and then fell to the side, the elf- with all the strength she could mus
[User, there is an increasing fluctuation of energy from the g-]Eva’s voice turned into silence, but more surprising was the abrupt change of environment.Sumbus, Leiu, and Voido, were standing in an endlessly dark world, but the ‘Darkness’ was completely different from the norm. It wasn’t Primordial Darkness or simply an overabundance of Darkness energy. This was something else entirely.Before anyone could speak, innumerable lightning bolts pierced through the ‘darkness’, shattering like glass and revealing an empty space not unlike space itself.There were star wars that were far, far away, but most noticeably, the majority of them were caught one supernova after the other.Leiu and Sumbus felt immense dread as an overwhelming pressure assaulted them, locking them into that empty space. Leiu tried to use the Darkness to protect himself but, surprisingly, it wouldn’t come out. It seemed unresponsive and ineffective as if something was sealing it away.Sumbus fared even worse as h
4 days laterSouth of WeijiThe Dead Marshes[The Control Command is 350 meters North-East of your current location]Thanks to Eva’s precise instructions, it wasn’t particularly hard to find the quest’s destination.Leiu was still in a gloomy mood, but he persevered and didn’t waste time staying in the manor.He was accompanied by the Void Incarnate and Sumbusu Darrer, respectively User #3 and #4 of System Epsilon.As it turned out, Eva, after asking them, had integrated the System into them. Only after the fact was Leiu made aware of that. [Title: Void Fragment(E) User #3: VoidoLevel: 835(2%)Class: ????-Strength: 9999Intelligence: 13999Agility: 9999Wisdom: 29999Vitality: 39999Dexterity: 9999-Attack: 19999-29999Defense: 59999-69999-Health: 99999/99999Mana: 29999/29999Stamina: ????/????-30% damage reduction against physical attacks60% damage reduction against magical attacks-Skills: Elemental Magic(Passive/Active MaxLv) - Transformation(Active/Passive MaxLv) - Voi
“Huff… huff..”Leiu was gasping for air aboard the ship’s deck. Anne was hugging him, relieved that he made it out alive.Sumbus was also sitting down, his complexion paler than usual. Before returning to the surface, Leiu closed the Void Rift with the Primordial Darkness. He had less than 20% health remaining and his mind was still befuddled.“I’m… okay, Anne.”“Drink this.”She forced him to drink three Health Potions, which did help with the physical wounds.“Leiu.”The Mermaid Queen stood a couple of feet away. Her heavy injuries notwithstanding, she was faring relatively well, at least better than him.[Lanna ‘Mermaid Queen’(Race: Astral Mermaid)(World Boss ‘S): Lv1027][Health: 220,729/1,500,000]“Lanna…”Leiu scrutinized her, noticing some similarities with the mermaid he had met in the past.Lanna had grown more mature and, clearly, considerably stronger. Admittedly, she and Leiu weren’t the best friends, but they did help each other in the ‘past’.“We could’ve killed Him.”
Tenebris sat up and proceeded to wear his bloodied and dirty clothes back.‘I’ll be damned. You actually went through with it. I’m impressed, Tenebris.’While pretending as if he didn’t hear the voice, Tenebris looked to the side. Kusomi also properly sat up and stoically looked at him.“It hurt a bit. Other than that… it wasn’t anything special.”‘Hear that, dumbass? No chance you’re getting laid a second time.’After being pressed by the voice, Tenebris eventually relented and had sex with Kusomi. It wasn’t anything dramatic, and from beginning to end, it barely lasted an hour.Although he got to enjoy the soft body of a beautiful elf, Tenebris wasn’t that happy. He had hoped the two of them would ‘feel’ differently amidst the action and pleasure, but no such thing happened.The virgin elf was inexperienced, so he took the lead, but having sex like that didn’t really mean anything. At least not to him. He should have trusted his gut and refused, but feeble hope and lust persuaded hi
With the help of the Dark Archmage’s spell, Leiu and Anne were able to dive underwater and breathe. The Void Incarnate, which wasn’t even a living creature, simply jumped down and transformed into somesort of a hideous hammerhead shark.Leiu really wanted to question it as it never said it could change its appearance, but now wasn’t the time.The four swam deeper and deeper until the Void Rifts were in sight. They let out ominous purple glows, all haphazardly scattered everywhere.Albeit not at full speed, Leiu was able to swiftly reach them and used Primordial Darkness to forcefully close them down. Oddly enough, no Voidspawn came out to attack him. Only Void Riftss were present, which, rather than fortunate, felt like a bad omen.Thus, as they kept descending closer and closer to the seafloor, Leiu got rid of any Void Riftss in the way. It was a tedious but not overly-taxing process.Eventually, however, they reached the two, aforementioned, big Void Riftss. They were massive, but
“When is the Hell Gate going to open?”After talking with Elena and the rest, Leiu left Black Mountain City altogether. He looked at his newest companion, the fearful Sumbus Darrar.Startled, the old Necromancer looked at the red moon hanging in the sky. Night has yet to fall, but the moon stuck out like a store thumb. It was still waxing, albeit at a very slow speed.“Two weeks, at most.”“And where’s the gate?”“I… I can only locate it when it is about to open.”As he saw the suspicious stare of the Dark Knight, Sumbus vigorously nodded his head while waving his hands around. “I swear, Dark Knight! I do not dare lie to you!”Seeing how the old man behaved, it was hard to think of him as the one from the legends. He was like an obedient dog, following Leiu and doing everything asked of him.In fact, he was sensible enough to notice Leiu’s relationship with Anne, so he treated the Vampire with the utmost politeness and respect.[User, a suggestion: Eliminate the Administrator in-]‘I