With a hard bunch to the spine of a beast, she incapacitated it. Following this move was another leap into the air which she dropped from with another hard punch. She did this a few more times before switching back to running on the backs of the beasts as she'd done earlier.The feral beast with silver accents on its fur growled and attacked shortly after. Its teeth were shiny, looking as pretty as jewels.The girl quickly cleared the grey beasts and attacked the special beast.The first confrontation was quite literally troubling to see. The heavy punch she threw was smacked down into the ground, while the other paw came around to smack her head but it missed.The girl had used the hand that got smacked down to prop her body and push off into a spin over the beast.Attacking this beast was anything but easy because one of the grey beasts was already attacking before she could catch her breath.This time, she did not dodge its rush but chose to throw a punch at the grey beast.The spe
Aiden was walking down the road of the royal capital. He had been given his afternoon assignment. Finding the place he was going to wasn't too difficult based on the directions he got when he asked a passerby.He soon found the place he was to pick up the package. ~Artisan Duffel's workshop~He had not had enough time to find Mallory and ask who Artisan Duffel was but from the look of his shop, as well as the title to his name, Aiden guessed he was an Artisan, and a very good one if he could be a supplier to the royal palace.He knocked on the door before he entered. As he opened the door, he heard the chime of a small bell.The store had racks of artifacts displayed on both sides, while the middle was a walkway to the sales boy who was sitting farther in, directly opposite the door.Aiden quickly understood what made Artisan Duffel special. The weapons he saw all looked solid, without any blemishes.He walked over to the sales boy who had been watching him since he entered."Armor d
As Aiden made his way to the infirmary, his breathing got harder. It felt like he had a lump in his chest, weighing him down, and keeping him from taking deep breaths. The infirmary was still a few minutes away at this point.By the time he arrived outside the infirmary, there was no patience because he immediately pushed the door open. He stumbled in with his the lump of red that had grown under his neck, much bigger. It was so painful now that he was just short of screaming.A nurse noticed him and hurried over when she saw Aiden's face. He had sweat dripping from his forehead like rain."What happened?", She asked as she tried to lead Aiden to a bed to lie down, but Aiden did not budge, he only managed to choke out his request. "Please call Miss Riordan"The nurse paused for a moment before she hauled Aiden to a bed, then ran off into the hall.Aiden's eyes were shut tightly now and his teeth felt like they had cracked but he only made a groan from time to time. Thankfully, the
"Again...!!""Again...!!!"This was the prevalent sound in the clearing where two people could be seen, tangled in intense combat. A few minutes later, one of them slid back after he took a heavy blow to the side, barely blocked by the staff in his hand.He had managed to block the dual sword attack that she used against him but there was some pain, as well as some more force that he wasn't able to hold off... or so it seemed.Aiden stood up once more at the sound of the ear-piercing order, "again...!!!".Despite beating Aiden over and over again, Princess Diane still did not believe the results of the fight in the slightest. This was a result of Aiden not having full control over his strength as a second-order apprentice.Princess Diane was wielding her dual swords; training versions of them. If she used her real swords instead of the wooden ones she had right now, the fight would be over before Aiden raised his weapon.Aiden waited for the attack to come and instead of dodging or b
"Ohh, so what element is it?""..."She had barely gotten it out when a voice sounded out behind them."Get yourselves in order, we are starting immediately..."Aiden stole a look there and saw an aged-looking man who was wearing long scholarly robes."Good day, sir", Aiden greeted along with Prince Adrian and the two princesses."Hmm... Good day to you too... Get started already, I need to know what you know and what you are missing"The man ordered. Princess Diane wore a proper human look for once as she walked off to one side of the clearing."Go pick a weapon for yourself, and bring me the dual swords", she ordered as she walked away.Aiden felt the seriousness and decided to put away a part of his thoughts as he quickly got a staff and the dual swords she asked for.Aiden still had no idea who the old man was, to elicit this level of respect from the crazy princess, but he did know that the man was a serious person, quite important as well."Begin"Princess Diane did not take any
Soldiers carrying torches and weapons ran past a small dark alley in the ever-darkening evening atmosphere... In this alley, a few eyes were staring, seeking the slightest bit of information they could pick up from the outside."Captain, how are we to escape them?", a soldier asked in a silent voice.Reid looked at the one who asked the question and said, "we'll use General Tarrenblaze's creations. Some of them remain hidden to this day. Hidden away in his memories and mine... We can no longer stay in the city, we have to leave. Our families will be fine, we have not gone to see them since we came from beyond the walls"The soldier fell silent. Aside from this soldier, there were a few others, bringing their numbers up to 10. They all stuck low and close to the walls. They waited and waited for the sun to set completely. It had been hours since they'd been waiting when Reid gave the order."Let's go..."His judgment for when to move could only be described as impeccable because he le
The Forest Of Dreams...There were eight of them left; following after Reid, they moved farther and farther into the forest."Be careful... Stay close, and don't touch anything...", Reid ordered.The forest was quiet as they walked through it. There was the occasional cawing of a bird or the growling of a beast somewhere in the distance. Everything was as normal as you would expect it to be.The farther they went into the forest, the more unrecognizable things got. When they had just entered the forest, the trees and the plants were ones they knew, but at some point along the way, those trees and plants had faded away, replaced by new, unrecognizable ones.The group had kept their hands to themselves, making sure not to touch anything as they continued through the forest.They walked for about two hours without pause when Reid suddenly stopped in his tracks. The others stopped as well, their senses going into overdrive as they tried to pick out the problem."I repeat, stay close. We h
Prince Adrian dived to the right in a bid to escape. The briwyn let out a grunt as it tried to chomp down on Prince Adrian. Prince Adrian backed away from the beast and they both got a break from attacking and defending; watching each other's movements carefully, Prince Adrian and the briwyn circled each other, trying to find the right moment to attack.Both were patient but Prince Adrian was more patient. This led to another quick dash from the beast as it tried to catch Prince Adrian off guard.A futile effort because the beast overshot its target, sliding past Prince Adrian who had turned his body to the left and stepped to the right, swinging his sword down onto the beast's head.A direct hit would have been the result, slicing the beast's head clean off its neck but reality defied these expectations.The beast that was millimeters away from death suddenly vanished, reappearing a few meters away from Prince Adrian, in the same spot it was before it dashed at Prince Adrian.Prince