"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 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
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
"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
"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
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