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The Guild Of Shadows The Challenge
Immediately, they heard this and were surprised.“Do you want to kill us?” Grover asked out of fear, recalling the number of beasts he saw in the beast tide.“If I wanted to do that, I would have done it a long time ago,” Shambala retorted.“But I do not have such intentions, lad. We are going there, and that is final,” Shambala added.“What will happen to our training now?” Vladimir asked.“The training will hold for now; at least you all have fought your beast and are very strong now. So what we encounter there should not be a problem,” Shambala answered."Okay, sensei, if you say so,” Vladimir responded.“I can sense you lads are scared about going to this crypt with me; why is that?” Shambala asked.“It is because we might not be able to conquer the crypt,” Krystal replied soberly.“Oh, I see the problem now,” Shambala added, laughing.“What could that be, sensei?” Vladimir inquired.“You lads do lack experience,” Shambala replied, looking at them while they kept quiet.“So you la
The Guild Of Shadows The Challenge II
On the way, the group started asking Shambala questions about his earlier decisions.While they were still eating, they had to recover their strength as they needed to be ready for what was ahead."Sensei, why did you ask us to fight the beast on an individual level? Although you knew we were better off as a team after all we have done before you in previous trainings,” Grover asked.“Yeah, it was quite shocking at first, but we were not permitted to argue, so I let go of doing so,” Vladimir added as he questioned.“I did so because I wanted you lads to test yourselves beyond your limitations. If you also recall, you lads did the group fighting during the first test in the forest,” Shambala replied."So, sensei, the different stages had different approaches?” Vladimir inquired.“Exactly, that was the aim of the whole training team." Good thing you now know,” Shambala responded."Also, you lads ought to know that you will not always be together in life. Take a look at Stark and me; we
The Guild Of Shadows The Challenge III
When they got close, they discovered that the crypt had already been opened, and they got into the crypt.The crypt was nothing they had ever seen before; they were amazing, except for Shambala.“I have never seen anything like this before!” Grover exclaimed.“It is too amazing and too good to be true,” Vladimir said as he kept looking around and thinking it was a trap due to his military instincts.“I do not trust this place,” he said as he stopped walking.“Why would you trust a crypt in any way?” Shambala asked as he noticed he stopped.“Keep moving, family,” Krystal prompted him.“Okay then, do not say I did not warn you guys,” Vladimir retorted.“Do not worry, there won’t be a need for that,” Shambala sounded so sure. “Okay then,” Vladimir, who was still distrustful, replied.Suddenly a creeping creature jumped out of the walls, going towards Grover, which none of them saw, and as quick as it was, Shambala stabbed it with a dagger he had with him. The rest were shocked, and beca
The Guild Of Shadows The Challenge IV
Even when they all chorused that they had understood him, it was still showing on their faces that they were still in shock.Hearing this, the group was in shock, as they did not believe what Shambala just said, and they thought that Shambala was deceiving them so that he could get them not to use their artifacts.“I doubt the possibility of what he just told us,” Vladimir said to the other group members.“That is quite the same thought I have in regards to this story he just told us,” Grover added.“Hope he cannot hear you guys.” Krystal asked them.When they looked up, they noticed that Shambala was already staring at them.Shambala noticed that they did not believe him, so he asked them to come pick up their artifacts from the bag he just dropped before them.“Come and pick up your artifacts, lads; I guess seeing is believing then. Now you lads will have to try it out for yourselves,” Shambala said to them.They walked up to Shambala and picked up their artifacts one after the othe
The Guild Of Shadows The Power Of The Bull Demon Artifact
After they had dropped their artifacts, they began to move deeper into the crypt. There was nothing in the first phase except what Shambala had earlier killed to get to the second phase.There was a narrow bridge that was so unstable, and above it were bat-like creatures that had peeks with teeth arranged at the end of each side. These creatures looked asleep, so the group tried to cross the shaky bridge without waking them up.“Men, this is going to be a very challenging thing to do,” Grover said.“The woods are even weighted; I am doubting they can carry all of us,” Vladimir added.“This is what we will do. The first person will walk forward after two or three woods, then the next person will join. We will do this so that the strategy we intend to use will be possible in case those creatures wake up,” Shambala stated."Okay, let us do this. Who is going first?” Krystal asked.“That would be me and you, son of Stark,” Shambala said, pulling out his dagger and telling Krystal to do the
The Guild Of Shadows First Double Bonding Of The Guild
Shambala got close to the artifact, and when he was about to pick it up, he suddenly paused. He then asked them who should wield the artifact.“Who do you lads think should bond with the artifact?” Shambala asked, turning to face them.Immediately they heard this, they were in awe and shock, as they were not ready for a second bonding. Shambala did not even tell them how they would do it.“I know what you lads might be thinking. Oh, how will we wield two artifacts without getting overpowered by the spirit in them? That is not a problem. The training you lads had in regards to attuning your minds to the weight of the rulers and getting used to them for days will empower you, lads, I mean any of you, to be able to use two artifacts at once,” Shambala said."Okay, sensei, what do we do now since we can wield two artifacts, and why did you change your mind about none of us using the artifact from this crypt?” Krystal asked.“First, you guys will need the artifact because of its unique capa
The Guild Of Shadows The First Double Bonding Of The Guild II
As he was about to go forward to get the artifact after hearing the story, the rest of the group nodded to show they understood what Shambala had just said. The rest of the team cheered him on as he went closer to subduing the artifact.Shambala called him back as he just recalled that he had not informed him of what might first happen before he was given the chance to subdue the artifact’s spirit in totality. This was not just any spirit but a demon, and a stubborn one for that, as it was a bull, signifying that it was a male spirit that would want to assert dominance over the first spirit that was already residing in Vladimir.“Come now, lad, there is something I must tell you in order to aid your ability to demonstrate the wife illustration I gave you earlier on,” Shambala quickly said.“What could that be, sensei?” Vladimir inquired.“I just recall that you will have to make a switch in the pleasing of the spirits a bit; you know you already know the spirit in Mjolnir and it know
The Guild Of Shadows The Clash Of Mjolnir and The Bull Demon
Vladimir immediately touched the bull demon artifact and found himself in another place that looked like a plain white spirit land, but all he saw and could feel was his artifact, which was in his hands.He looked around and found nothing but emptiness where he was. The moment he took a step to see if he was on a steady surface, as he had never found himself in such a place before, a voice came roaring at him.“Why are you such a greedy young warrior?!” the arrogant voice asked commandingly. “Who are you, and how dare you address me as greedy?” Vladimir firmly said back as he kept surveying the space to see if he could spot anything or anyone.“You are greedy because you already possess an artifact and still seek another; did your artifact spirit not warn you about doing so?” the voice asked again.“All I know is that I will conquer you and make sure I wield you under my power, and nothing will stop me from doing so. So who are you, and why are you scared to show yourself?” Vladimir
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Grover sat meditating in the house of shadows. One of the most unlikeliest places that he thought he would be at this time. Not quite surprisingly, it had been a year since their adventures with the members of the guild and the Ore organization. He smiled gently because, at least, that was something to smile about now—because those were terrible days. Days in which they lived for months on the brink of the end of all humanity, only one step away from one wrong move. Beside him, Shambala was levitating. It seemed as though both of them were communicating through telepathic means without even saying any words. Not too far away from them, Vladimir and Krystal had just finished dueling that morning, and while Vladimir had stopped to clean the perspiration from his face, Krystal, who had won the match, was feeling a bit more excited and was walking away with a smile on his face.On Krystal’s side, it seems like after everything, their lives went back to normal. But, of course, he knows th
In The Enemy's Lair IV
Krystal, in getting out of his stance, quickly lunged at the man, whom he quickly identified as a member of the organization. He remembered the horrible things this particular individual had done to him in the past few hours and was not only going to pay back, but was also going to take the opportunity to punish him for his offenses against mankind.The man quickly realized that he was in a dire situation with three of them facing him, but being a typical member of the organization, it did not even occur to him that there was any other way out of this. He was possessed by the kind of pride that could not ask for mercy. He braced himself for battle and began to fight ceaselessly, even as they attacked him mercilessly on every side.Several times in the short period, they would look at each other’s faces and, without saying a word, deploy the strategy on how to teach this fellow lesson. All he knew was that he bore the brunt of this skill technique, but he did not know how they arrived,
In The Enemy's Lair III
As Grover and Vladimir fought with the guard, Krystal simply looked on without saying anything. Grover realized that, at that point, he was unstable and also very vulnerable. It could easily be tilted in any direction if he stayed in that trance, so even as he fought, he thought of the scheme to get them out of this situation.“Krystal! Krystal, we’re here.” He yelled, but there was no response.Seeing this, they immediately continued to fight with the man once again while they kept trying to use physics on Krystal so he would awaken.Krystal remained where he was standing and didn’t quite pay attention to them, but the man they were fighting with did not like the idea that they were trying to wake Krystal up. The man was annoyed with the way things were going. It was his fault, but there was nothing he was going to be able to do about it. He had caused it. In that moment, he thought of a number of things. The first of which was the reason why he did not call for backup as soon as he
In The Enemy's Lair II
Grover lay on his side, thinking about how he had probably broken a few ribs and how tired he felt. This fight had gone on seemingly forever. He knew they could not give up. But he had to admit that he was getting tired. He looked to Vladimir, who was unmoving with his face in the dust, and did not like the silence, which was only interrupted by the heavy breathing of the guard. If there was any consolation in this situation, it was the fact that the heavy breathing was an indication that the guard himself found them a worthy challenge and was also tired.Just as they finished fighting, as they lay in the dust, they heard a mighty sound as the wall behind them cracked. Grover mustered all his energy in time to see what had made that sound, and he noticed Vladimir also tried to do that, regardless of how tired he was. Not knowing what was beyond the wall, he did not like it that the man behind it had been fighting. He was excited about whoever was coming behind it and looked at it with
In The Enemy's Lair
Grover and Vladimir had been fighting the security person they had seen by the gate to the cave, and it looked like he was getting the better of them. In fact, he had begun gloating, teasing, and making fun of them about how weak they were despite being two and coming against him as a single person.Just as he thought that he had defeated the two, a loud yell came from deep inside the structure. When Grover heard it, it took a minute to sink in, and he then became excited because he would know this voice. Anyway, this was Krystal’s voice. Krystal was yelling that he was not going to agree to be used.“ Arggg!!! Leave me alone! I will win! I have already won! I will always win.“ He kept shouting these over and over again, warding off whatever entity it was that he was fighting, saying that he wouldn’t give up and he'd keep fighting. The more they listened to the exchange, the more they realized that he wasn’t fighting with someone outside of himself but with something on his inside. It
Battle At The Gates Of Doom II
Grover and Vladimir have been deployed by Shambala to go find Krystal and his father, rescue them, and bring them to safety while he and the rest of the guild had a face-off with the members of the organization at the gate. Aside from the unfortunate fellow who had seen them attempting to escape and had paid for it dealing with his life, no other person had seen or been accosted so far because of the chaos they had left at the gate. Grover did not think that they would intentionally make such a stupid decision as to drain the entire facility of its fighting force to only one location to fight an enemy.He thought that the decision to concentrate their entire fighting force in one location was born out of the mindset that they had never been attacked here and, with the exception of the members of the guild, might never have even been discovered at this location. Grover also thought of how it was such a good feeling. Nobody was lunging at him to take his life or were trying to fight wit
Battle At The Gates Of Doom
As soon as Grover noticed that the portal and the gates had started shutting them in, he quickly shouted, “Fight for the freedom of the five continents, oh ye men! This is a fight for the earth!”This charge, as innocuous as it sounded, was just the right encouragement that his comrades needed as they warded off their enemies with physical strength and artifact strength. They fought as though recharged by an invisible force.While he was fighting, Shambala found a way to distance his mind from the fight and then his thoughts. And as he did so, he realized something. That one, when the bell was rung earlier, had a code to it. One strike alone would have been a major indication that the barrier had been reached. Two strikes would have been a call for reinforcement, being that the intruders would be too strong. Three strikes were a summons for every possible fighting person in the structure to come out and join the reinforcement. And if that was the situation, it means that every single
The Gates Of Doom III
Open, open, mother of horror, and let the children come in. Kin or foe, you shall decide. For to kin your cleave and on foe you will feast. These words reverberated in Grover’s mind as he heard the crack of the opening of the Gates of Doom, and indeed, as they opened, he understood why they were known as the gates of hell. The others have been clearly amazed that the poem he heard in the atmosphere turned out to be the key, and as Shambala said the words, the gate opened. However, before they could jubilate, some figures flew out of the building, looking at them angrily; they did not look like they were pleased to see them.Obviously, since no one knew the location of the gates of doom, it was understandable that they had not had guests in a long time. Not like a place called the Gates of Doom would have many visitors at any rate. In Vladimir’s mind, as he looked at these figures, he quickly realized that this was where the battle was to begin. He only hoped that their fate did not e
The Gates Of Doom II
Following the suggestion by one of them, they fired at the barrier until a building started to reveal itself in bits as they hit it. And as they persisted, the whole building was shown to be a gate. At some point, no matter how hard they hit, the building wouldn’t budge but continued to reflect their energy against them. It’s only made him get tired faster.Shambala had come to the front of the company and was able, after some time, to interpret the inscription on the door. He voiced out the words in the old tongue and then translated them into their language as “the gates of doom." As if the literal meaning of the words was not terrifying enough, the horror on his face as he said those words made a chill run down the spines of his men. Some of them, who had invariably been to close the door, moved further away from it.Of course, they knew that they had no choice but to go in knowing that Krystal was in there, and they would not leave without him. Seeing these things only made them he
