Nux with Frequency Reading eavesdropped on the person standing before the cell, and he could see it was the old man who had 'Judged' his case some days ago. "Why are you being so hard? It's not like you have a choice." The old man said. "It's either you swear your loyalty to the Lieutenant General, or you die.""NEVER!! You bastards will never get me to your side, not after massacring my whole Clan." A voice came from within the cell. "You think death is going to scare me. You can do all you want, and I won't join your shitty cult!""Hahahaha... I see." The old man said solemnly. "Our Nine-tailed Demonic Fox are closer to our Demon General than you know, and we are soon to be bestowed the power of the Plague... Don't you want strength? Isn't that why you wanted to join us earlier but suddenly changed your mind."'Nine-tailed Demonic Fox...' Nux thought. 'Didn't I see that old man wearing a bandana with that design on it?'"You conniving son of a bitch! Do you think I would join you?
"Shit!" Nux cursed and suddenly burst forth with stunning speed and agility. He threw out his arm and let fly a Fireball. The guard didn't panic and retaliated with a fierce swing of his Spear, but he seemed to have underestimated the strength of the Fireball. The explosion was massive and the walls held and didn't collapse, but the same couldn't be said for the guard. He skidded back a few feets, and his armor plates could be seen glowing brightly from getting heated by the flames. Nux didn't give him time to recuperate and threw another Fireball. The Guard learnt his lesson and sidestepped the Fireball, but Nux was one step ahead of him and detonated ball of flame, and another explosion rang out. The scream of the guard threatened to be louder than the explosion, and Nux suddenly felt his body become two times slower. "What the hell!" Nux exclaimed. "What's happening?"He poured more strength into his body and tried to move faster, but his speed remained the same. He didn't kno
"I didn't find her in any of the cells like you said." Nux uttered coldly. "Pass her over to me, NOW!"Nux's body began to leak intense bloodlust, however, Deliben just continue to smile at him. "Aish! I was caught this time." He said. "How did you know though?"Nux didn't reply. Deliben giggled, but didn't let go of Natalie, instead he pushed her to his front and deactivated his Ability. "You might hurt her if you throw that." He voiced out at Nux, gesturing at the Fireball hovering over Nux's palm. "Put it away."Without warning, Nux tossed the Fireball upwards, and Deliben subconsciously tracked it with his sight. The Fireball exploded, and Nux used the smoke and dust as cover to barrel towards Deliben. He threw out another Fireball at point blank range, right in between he, Deliben and Natalie. Both of their eyes widened in shock, and they both thought at the same time. "Does he want to kill me?!!""Does he not care about hurting her?!!"However, just as they both tensed wit
Deliben looked down, horror painted all over his face. The iron bar in his hands slipped and fell, and more blood poured out of his mouth as the knife in his chest was twisted without mercy. Nux threw out his arm and tore through Deliben's head. The body collapsed to the ground, but just before it hit, Nux grabbed it and threw it into his storage space. Nux stared at Natalie who stood rooted to the spot, with a bloody knife in her hand. Her body trembled slightly and her eyes widened. 'Is this her first time of killing?' Nux asked internally. 'I didn't react this much when I first killed.'Nux remembered that he just had his first kill a few hours ago, but he only felt emotionally unstable for a few minutes before he regained his composure. He didn't shake nor shiver. 'Not everyone is the same.' Nux concluded as he approached Natalie. He placed a hand on her shoulder and she flinched, but when she looked up at Nux, she visibly calmed. "It's going to be alright." Nux said behind h
"What the fuck!!" A guard cursed. "Who are you sacrificing!!" He screamed, however, his words were like air to the Lieutenant. He didn't budge or react to the words the guard had spoken. "Let's get out of her..." A guard called out and began to run, but before he could make it far, the statue with a the red light glowing within it's left eye, rolled to its feet from the throne it sat on, and dashed at the guard before slicing him in half with its scythe. Screams reververated in the hall as the other guards retreated in horror. The red light pulsing from the statue's left eye reached a crescendo, and then suddenly vanished. Confusing lit the guards faces, but as soon as they remembered the dead body on the ground, they scrambled to their feets and dashed away as fast as their legs could carry them.Behind them the Lieutenant was on his knees, his hands raised up as he was reciting an Epic to the statue. His words were like the fuel keeping it active and alive. The statue stood to i
"The Apostle of the Beast God?!! I never expected to see you here." A deep voice boomed, scaring Natalie out of her wits. She slowly backed away, moving away from the being standing a few meters away from her. Nux was sprawled on the cold floor, trying to recover from the bash he had received. Fortunately for him, he had seen the being in his Frequency Reading range and was able to raise his hand up in time to block the hit. However, his arm had still broken and mangled at odd angle, and for some reason it wasn't hurting as much as he expected. He got to his feet immediately to see who had attacked him, and was shocked to see the being standing before him. "How long have you been awakened if I may ask?" The Apostle of Destruction asked. "And why are you so tiny?"Nux was confused, but he didn't let his guard down for a second. "Not going to answer are you?" The Apostle of Destruction said. "That's quite rude of you.""Rowan has always been deceitful, cunning and rude to everyone,
The Apostle of Destruction held his face, dazed. His trusty and rusty armor which had protected him for ages, had failed to block a punch from Teacher Joseph. The force behind that punch was so great, the Apostle of Destruction was still reeling from it, and hadn't recoverd yet even after a whole half a minute had gone by. __________There was a theory that circulated around, about how it was possible for Unawakened to cultivate Mana without a Beast Soul, and get as strong as awakened, stronger even. All they needed to do was to learn to sense Mana and control it, but that was easier said than done.Teacher Joseph's strength wasn't gotten through this method though, instead he was just a lucky adventurer who happened to stumble on an abandoned sacrificial temple of a God, and obtained a legendary Artifact that he's granted him his strength, Aegis.Aegis was no normal Artifact, in fact it was better than most and had unique Enchantments that made Teacher Joseph all the more powerful
Nux's convulsing increased to the point where his face contorted, and his body began to vibrate uncontrollably. The horror painted on Natalie's face seemed to double at that sight. Nova thought Natalie had done something to Nux, and was just about to attack her when suddenly, out from Nux's body, a dark red fog expanded swiftly. The fog rolled around Nux's body like a living entity, and his body began to deteriorate rapidly. It first started with his flesh, moving over to his muscle tissue and fibers, then to his bones, organs and down to his cells. In seconds, Nux was no more, the only thing remaining being the Arm Of Finality and mask laying on the ground. Natalie stood with her mouth wide open, and before she could react again, the fog swirling over the place Nux was moments ago, began to seep into the Arm Of Finality. The gauntlet rose above the ground as the fog flooded it, filling it up with it's essence and reaching every crevice, nook and cranny. A tornado of violent ene
Nux could see several Red/Black Runes floating around the his right arm. They moved in accordance to his arms movement, as if they were attached to it in someway. It should be known that Nux and the Shark King were both standing with their hands raised up. One was pushing and the other was pulling, and because of this, Nux hadn't seen his arm in time and didn't notice those Runes until now. 'Those are definitely Flames, I'm sure of it!' Nux claimed. 'But what Variant are they?'Nux's mind spun, and his thoughts flowed from one point to another. He thought back to how he had gotten the Arm Of Finality to actually be his arm. Natalie had explained to him that his body was filled with a red fog, and was deconstructed, before being rebuilt. He thought back to how his shirts were destroyed when he tried to put them on, and he thought back to the Apostle of Destruction's rusty Red armor. 'Are they perhaps, Variant Destruction/Fire Runes?' As soon as Nux had this thoughts, the Runes arou
Nux slid between the Shark King's leg and popped back up to his feets, then he turned around and kicked at the spot behind it's knees with force. Though it might be heavy, sturdy and incredibly strong, weakness were still weakness. The Shark King, the name Nux had decided to call it, buckled from the kick and almost went on its knees, but before that happened, it straightened itself back up like a spring, and smashed the ground behind it's body with it's tailNux weaved out of the way and punched at its knees again, aiming for the same leg. This process repeated itself until Nux felt that his plan was ready. The creature, in it's rage, spat out flames again, and this time, Nux let it hit him. The Shark King seeing Nux fall to his knees got more confident, and it's took heavy steps forward, making sure Nux was at the hottest parts of the flame. 'A little more...' Nux thought, waiting for the Shark King to get closer. Nux's Fire Immunity was passive, so he couldn't turn it off...
The Shark Queen glowed brightly as the Red and Gold rocks entered her body. The light turned so blinding Nux had to squint his eyes. The phenomenon occuring was one he hadn't seen before, and he therefore didn't know if it was dangerous or not. He considered retreating and reporting his sightings to Master Joe, but something in his mind was telling him to stay, and so he did. The Shark Queen let out a loud noises one last time and suddenly exploded. The explosion wasn't destructive, and the shockwaves, flames and rocks that shot out did little to no damage.Nux stood all through the explosion, only his pants and long black hair ruffling while he stood unmoving. When the explosion was almost over, all the particles, rocks, flames and whatnot that were pushed back by the explosion suddenly paused midair, as if time was stopped, and they began to flow in reverse, going back towards the origin of the explosion.Now Nux was truly intrigued. The fire first condensed to form a humanoid f
Nux stayed shocked for just a second before he acted out, punching out and shooting flames around. The Orange flames lighted up the cave for a second, and he was able to see around, giving Nux a vague idea of where he was. He wasn't a hundred percent sure, but he wasn't in the Beast's belly yet, and he also wasn't in it's mouth. He didn't understand how that was, but all Beasts came with their own unique mutations, quirks and mind-blowing Abilities. Nux, after falling for some seconds, finally landed on a soft squishy part. Goosebumps erupted over his skin as his phobia for soft, wet and squishy things came up. He reigned in the urge to step away from the place he stood on and clenched his fists. His arms lit up with Orange flames, and he raised them up, pointing it around and looking for a clue that could help him escape from the place he was easily, without blowing the Beast up. He noticed, after a while of searching, that the ground was pulsating, further agitating his phobia.
Nux knew that he wasn't fast enough, and the terrain wasn't to his advantage. His opponents were aerial too, further worsening the situation. "Doesn't mean I'll loose though." He acknowledged. He came to a grinding halt and turned around in one smooth motion, he faced his palms towards each other and placed them by his side, close to his hip. Fire began to charge in between them, and as the birds got closer, he compressed the flames that had gathered and threw his palms out, unleashing a beam right at them. Large swathes of them dropped to the ground, dead, but a large number of them remained. Nux didn't slow down after that first move and immediately attacked again. His punched out, and a short burst of flame went out and killed some birds again. The birds were weak individually, and their strength lied in their large Numbers, so each burst of flame took out at least two to three birds. Some seconds later, Nux realised that his efficiency was lacking, and his Mana was draining
"Now that you've successfully learnt the Spell, I want you to perfect it and be able to apply in battle, so keep casting the Spell until you run out of Mana. In the meantime... Natalie come out!" Master Joe called out. It took a few seconds, but Natalie finally came out shyly, her head lowered, and her hand behind her back. She had been hiding there for quite some time now, and she had been spotted by Master Joe. "Your training would begin now, and I want you to give your all." Master Joe said and went ahead to begin teaching Nux and Natalie from that day onward. Nux was taught some of the Spells he had purchased from the Limitless Sea Academy together with Crazed Arrows, the Spell he had won from Gregory. He was also taught some Techniques that could be used in hand to hand combat, and he easily learnt them.Nux didn't slack off for a second. Though this period was supposed to be a time for him to rest, he didn't neglect his training either. And so time passed, and Nux was able t
"Rising Pillar seems like a really good start for your training." Master Joe said, a toothy grin appearing on his face. Nux knew this was trouble, he had been with Master Joe long enough to know when he was up to something. "Lets start with the basic." He jumped to his feets and dragged Nux outside. They moved through the small town they were in, left through the gates and entered the forest ahead. There they found an open area they could stay in and began their training. Aegis hovered fifty meters above their heads and began to spin on his axis, generating Mana in the process and forming a dome that covered the surrounding hundred meters."Rising Pillar is quite a simple Spell to be honest, and the aim of the Spell is to create a pillar of fire beneath your target. But first..."Master Joe went ahead and performed a movement sequence, then he suddenly stomped his foot on the ground, and out of the ground, five meters away from him, a pillar of Blue and Green energy rose up, shovin
Nux and Natalie traveled together with Master Joe, as Nux was forced to call him. Their journey was purposely made long and smooth, perhaps by Master Joe's will, or for another reason. Either way, Nux enjoyed it. They made some stops at Inns and Taverns to eat and clean themselves up, and this routine seemed to calm Nux's mind. It felt just like a holiday break, giving him the necessary rest he didn't know he needed. It wasn't up to a month since he joined the Limitless Sea Academy, hoping that he would learn a lot before leaving for the Heavenly Brutes Academy. But he ended up not learning exactly what he wanted and instead had to deal with annoying people most of the time, Nobles to be precise. He had learnt a little bit of Inscriptions and Enchantment, and he had a Quill and Inkwell, but... he hadn't had time to learn Inscribing itself, all he knew how to do was control Runes he had affinity for, and stamp them, which was very dangerous. He had missed most of the classes, not i
Nux spotted Natalie and walked over. He placed a hand on her shoulders and flashed her a brilliant smile."Are you okay?" Nux asked. She hesitated for a moment before finally nodding her head. Nux's smile widened and he proceeded to ask her what really happened while he was passed out. Natalie told how Teacher Joseph had come in and saved him, defeated the Apostle of Destruction easily while protecting him at the same time. Nux was surprised by what he heard, and he felt that something wasn't right."You said he saw you right, but he didn't say anything to you?" Nux asked. "Yes.""That's strange, does he not know?" Nux soliloquized. He didn't think for long and turned back to Natalie with a serious expression on his face. "You know you can't stay here anymore right?""Yes, and that's why she'll be going with you." Nux and Natalie looked up, and they found Teacher Joseph hovering right above them. "I assume you're ready to leave at this moment, No?" Teacher Joseph asked, going s