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The Guild Of Shadows Progress Breeds Responsibilities
As soon as the demon merged with Vladimir’s body and was settled with Mjolnir’s spirit after Vladimir had removed the artifact from the spot,.He finally opened his eyes and saw the others looking at him. With shock in his eyes, he sat down immediately as he was exhausted from the spiritual and mental battle he just had with the bull spirit.He then began telling the others about his experience.“I was in a purely white place. I then heard a voice that later appeared as a Minotaur, which was way bigger than the one we killed before accessing the artifact. This one was a demon, and at the same time, it was able to appear and disappear. It tried what sensei warned me about—that is, the whole mind-controlling stuff—where it showed me my former military team being murdered by it and later showed me you guys surrounded by a group of beasts. The beasts began to reap you guys apart. Vladimir started narrating as he was cut halfway.“Reaping who apart? The bull demon does not even rate me; ta
The Guild Of Shadows Progress Breeds Responsibilities II
As the others heard this, they began laughing and gloating at Vladimir’s misfortune.“I am so sorry, man. I was not expecting this turn of events for you, but you will be alright,” Krystal said as he turned away to laugh.“A ruler that increases per day? Someone take my life,” Grover jested as Krystal held his neck as if he were strangling him.“Very funny guys, very funny,” Vladimir responded to all of them.“I will be very much okay regardless, and I will see what your second artifacts will be,” Vladimir added.After he said this, Shambala just smiled and said nothing as they began to walk out of the crypt, while Grover and Krystal kept teasing Vladimir as he ignored them.Reaching a particular point at the crypt, Shambala told them to keep quiet, and as they went silent, they walked out of the crypt.As they stepped out, Grover immediately asked why Shambala asked them to keep quiet."Sensei, why did you ask us to stop talking back there?” “Oh, it had nothing to do with your teasi
The Guild Of Shadows The Shadow Guild Versus Demons
On their way, Shambala led them to the terrain of demons. Different demons known for different things lurked there, as that was their base.On their arrival, the group met with the boundary keepers, called Araggins. They were fierce demons known for taking the souls of men, beasts, and fellow demons who trespassed into places they were not wanted.“Who are you? Why do you trespass into a land where you are not wanted?” the Araggins, who spoke in unison, asked the guild."Well, we are just passing by, and if you would be so generous enough to let us pass, we would be grateful,” Shambala replied. “Hahaahaha, you petty humans think you can transact with demons? How pitiful. You will learn to go the right way and not stray into unwelcome territories as this next time, if you happen to exist again,” the Araggins added sternly.“Okay, I think you demons misunderstood my initial pleadings. They are not a transaction or us begging to pass; it was kind of” Shambala said as he paused a bit.“
The Guild Of Shadows The Conquest Continues
(A month later)In no time, it had already been a month since the group had been traveling in the forest. Killing demons is now their job. Each of them had a ripped and fit body.“I cannot believe that we now fight and kill not only beasts but demons too. I feel like a conqueror. Send your best my way, universe!” Grover shouted.“Oh, the sure thing is that the best will soon come your way; the Ore Organization is waiting for you,” Shambala replied."Oh, that should not be a problem, sensei, given the number of crypts we have conquered and the numerous beasts we have defeated and killed, not to mention the demons. The Ore should tremble at our presence,” Grover added as they all laughed."Vladimir, you can drop the ruler now; it has been long enough, and you do not even look like someone who has a ruler on their back,” Shambala said as he had already taught them how to bring down the rulers without him having to snap his fingers.Vladimir brought down the ruler and did a little stretch
The Guild Of Shadows Forbidden Vladimir
“We are here now, lads,” Shambala said after looking around.The guild was surprised, wanting to know what Shambala was talking about.“Hahaha, why are the lads looking confused? Oh, I get you lads do not know what I mean by we are here now,” Shambala added."Yes, sensei, where are we? Because I cannot see anything of interest here,” Krystal asked.“Look beyond what you see, lads,” Shambala said, as he wanted them to make out what he was saying.“Did we reach a camping spot?” Grover asked, showing where his mind was. He had always wanted to rest.“Did we reach a good training ground, sensei?” Vladimir inquired.“Or perhaps you stumbled upon something you have been looking for?” Krystal asked.“Quite close, but that is not it,” Shambala retorted.After much thinking, Shambala noticed they were not getting it yet.He then laughed and said that he had found the location of the best type of artifact, and they were there already.“Lads, we have reached the place that has one of the best in
The Guild Of Shadows The Raven
When they got to the artifact, Shambala walked forward and noticed something different.Although he knew that the artifact was good, he was now wondering how their artifacts worked in the crypt when they were not beast-type artifacts. Looking around the body of the artifact, he noticed that the spirit of the artifact was dormant, which was why they could use other artifacts in the crypt. "Lads, we just got ourselves another beast-type artifact. It is a Raven-beast-type artifact, though,” Shambala said.“How then did we use our artifacts, sensei? I thought you said, ” Krystal asked as Shambala cut him short.“I know what I said, and you are right to ask that. The Raven spirit of the artifact is dormant, which is why you lads could use your artifacts in here. I am thinking of a way to get it awake so one of you can bond with it and we can move on to the next,” Shambala added as he dropped the artifact back.“Now we have to find out what can wake the spirit up, and if nothing works, we
The Guild Of Shadows The Raven II
Soon Grover found himself in another space; this time in front of him was a huge bird.“Bloody hell, you are the Raven?” Grover asked.The huge bird had red eyes, but they were shot when Grover was pulled in.“You are not going to say anything? So much for a smarty pants like sensei said you would be. Look, big birdy, I do not have all day, okay?” Grover angrily added. “Hahaha, welcome to the Dark Clan,” the Raven replied as it finally opened its eyes.“Who gave this shithole such a name? Too solid for what I am seeing in here, if you ask me,” Grover said.“That is the point; no one asked, and no one will. Why does the universe keep sending fools to die at my talons?” The Raven retorted.“Now you are wrong; no one else out there was able to access this ‘dark clan’ of yours, so I think the universe knows what it is doing,” Grover replied."Oh, really, we will have to find out about that real soon,” the Raven added.“I bet we would,” Grover said with a grin on his face.“I cannot wait t
The Guild Of Shadows The Raven III
“No fighting? Can this be the best day of my life? My goodness, conquering an artifact has never been this busy, but I should not underestimate this bird, as it is corny and smart everywhere that spells evil,” Grover thought all these to himself.“You know I can hear your thoughts, right?” Raven asked as it looked at Grover with an evil smirk on its face.“How is that even possible?” Grover inquired in shock.Seeing the shock on Grover’s face, it laughed and said, “You have forgotten that I rule this place and my rules apply here. I told you to pay attention, Grover, the human. You humans are the same; why would you be stubborn in a life-and-death situation? Well, guess you have chosen the path of death then,” Raven added as it looked sternly at Grover.“For the record? My choices are mine to make, and like I said, you will be surprised at the things that I can do in a game,” Grover said.“Indeed, you are not the first until you know the game; I would not brag if I were you,” Raven st
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Fini
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
