The Guild Of Shadows

Tales Of The Great III

The group of men on the mat had gone through a series of emotions all at once.

The guild was definitely surprised when Shambala told them that in recent times, very few people could be counted who have been able to unlock up to fifty percent of their artifact powers.

All others simply settled for mediocrity in announcing their artifacts and their grade, or by being very quick to announce the number of artifacts they control. They never even see the need for mastery.

“You know what makes this whole situation worse than it even is?” Shambala said it direly.

When they shook their heads, not knowing what he meant, he continued, “It’s the fact that this trend began about twenty-five years ago. It has persisted for so long that this new generation—your generation—has begun to think that this is the norm. This has cut down on half the already slim chances that every generation has to produce great men!

Grover’s head hung in despondency, thinking about all these details. Krystal seemed to be