Just as the rulers dropped to the ground, they felt very light on the ground.“Finally!" Grover exclaimed.“I feel much better,” Vladimir said as he stretched, his bones cracking and making sounds.“You lads are welcome,” Shambala added.Feeling this way, they took up their rulers by hand, and immediately Shambala yelled at them, telling them to run.Immediately, they took to their feet, running as far and fast as they could from the approaching tide. They kept going until they found a safe place, and luckily, they were not spotted by any of the beasts. They started panting as soon as they stopped running. Krystal and Grover sat on a rock on the left side, while Shambala and Vladimir sat on the rock on the right side.After relaxing for some time and drinking water, they heard the beasts run past their hiding place, and they kept quiet so as not to attract attention.They noticed that the beast tide had passed.“Why do you think the beast tide has different species in it and not the
“Appearance of a crypt?” Krystal asked."Yes, there are crypts that hold very strong beast artifacts,” Shambala replied.The group was shocked at what Shambala said and was still in disbelief that the appearance of a crypt could cause such havoc. “Crypts are just couriers of artifacts; how can the appearance of one cause so much havoc? How could it even attract such a huge number of beasts?” Vladimir inquired.“You lads have not seen the world yet; despite all your travels, you still need experience on a lot of things outside humans. I noticed that you lads only focus on creating human acquaintances, but that is not really what your journey needs,” Shambala added.“I never understood why my dad used to tell me that was beyond humans; maybe now I do,” Krystal said.“Oh, he told you that?” Shambala asked.“Yes, he did,” Krystal answered.“That saying was the very first thing the oldest Ent told me when I called out to your dad for help when I was surrounded by them. I never knew he hea
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
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
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
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
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
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