The captain and the other crew members are busy making repairs on the ship.“Bring only the hardwoods for the deck,” the captain said, pointing towards the pile of hardwoods opposite where he was.“Aye, captain,” the heavy crew member replied.Shambala and the guild are back at where the ship was being repaired.“What's the progress, captain?” Krystal asked as he got closer to hear the captain.“The repairs are going very well, but we need more hands to make it faster,” the captain replied.“That should not be a problem; Vladimir and Justin can assist. By the way, where's Riley?” Krystal asked as Vladimir and Justin adjusted themselves to join the others on repairs.“Riley!” the captain shouted. “Yeah, I'm here,” Riley responded as he came down faster from the ark with some books in his hands.“Come meet Shambala,” Krystal said as he introduced Shambala to Riley.“Hello, I'm Riley; I've heard so much about you,” Riley said to Shambala.“Oh? What could you have heard?” Shambala said i
Shambala takes Grover from Krystal's shadow; his pulse is still good. Shambala tells them to step aside; he performs a little ritual and takes out the shadow in Grover's system. “Will he be alright?” Krystal asked, looking concerned. “He will be fine, but he has to be strong. This process will test his spiritual strength,” Shambala tells him.“He will be fine. He is too stubborn to die,” Riley assures Krystal. [Within Grover's mind]Grover sees himself without his artifact on a plain field without trees, no sky, no sun, no moon, nothing but grass. He looks around and notices that the grasses have begun to die. He walks to where this dead spree is happening. He holds a dead grass, and his fingers begin to die off. He suddenly drops it, and his fingers are revived. He steps back, and when he does, the dead spree begins to move faster than before, and he starts running from it as he has no means of defending himself from this attack.[Back in reality]Grover's body is shaking on t
As the guild was fighting the intruders,.“These intruders are not artifact users, but good swordsmen," Vladimir said.“They will be an easy defeat then,” Justin said with a grin.“Look out!” Riley told Grover as he immediately evaded an attacker's blow from behind.“Thanks,” he said, flipping the intruder to the ground.One of the intruders took out a spell book and read a time-related spell as the guild of Shadow members was surrounded, although not defeated.They made them stand together as the intruder with the book smiled at them.“instant evanescet in futurum (instant vanish into the future),” said the intruder with the spell book.Suddenly, a wormhole-like door opened and pulled the guild inside. “What in the world is that!?” Grover exclaimed.“It is nothing like the Crypts,” Justin said.The guild sees themselves in different clothes and with the artifact they were in pursuit of, trying to understand the sudden change in time and the fortune that has fallen on them.“What jus
The guild was curious to know what he knew, but he told them they would have to listen attentively. “Thank you for the opportunity, lads,” Shambala thanked the guild.I was curiously looking at the old man.“Yes, on with the story already,” Grover prompted the old man to start.The old man smiled, arranging his clothes to begin.The guild is eagerly waiting as they all look at Shambala.“Long ago, when I was a very young man full of fire and strength like yourselves, I and Stark would go on crazy and dangerous adventures all in the conquest of conquering new crypts,” he paused, looking at them. Continuing, he said, “We entered our first crypt without powers, but with only the will to survive, and with our sword skills, which we were known for, this crypt was where Stark found the Heart of Malacoda. Which helped us in other adventures. Stark and I did crazy things like challenging each other on who would kill more monsters in the crypt or who would be smarter at solving puzzles, and
Stark and Shambala went into the crypt for the bolt of Zeus. They were expecting challenges that were more challenging than the previous crypts, but to their surprise, they were faced with very easy challenges. The first challenge was for them to solve a riddle.The riddle master, who appeared to be a bird standing before the gate, said, “What moves on four legs in the morning, moves with two legs in the afternoon, and moves with three legs in the evening?”“You have one attempt, as this riddle is very simple,” the riddle master added.“Let us think this through, as we do not want to fail in doing so; we need to get that artifact,” Stark said, displaying so much eagerness.“Relax; I'm trying to think here,” Shambala replied.“You do not have all the time, just so you know,” the riddle master said, bringing a time glass that ran rather too fast than ordinary.“The answer is man,” Shambala said, watching as the sand was almost finished from the top of the time glass.“Is that your final
Their acquisition of knowledge about the Øré, Shambala, and Stark, although still in doubt, simultaneously developed a keen interest in the organization.“Okay, let us say the authors are right. How do we find this organization or summon its members?” Stark asked, looking at Sheamush.“Well, if I had known all that, I would have simply told you rather than give you access to the secret library, wouldn't I?” Sheamush replied."Well, there is more work to be done by us then,” Shambala said, looking at Stark with a raised eyebrow, knowing fully well that he would end up doing all the work. Stark is known to be lazy and does not burden himself with learning tasks.He would rather pay a person to acquire knowledge than load off all his questions on the person. Shambala rebukes him a lot of times for this bad character, warning him that it will one day spell his doom. “Could you find me more books on lost knowledge?” Shambala inquired.“Sure, that would not be a problem,” Sheamush replie
This particular rejection and humiliation got Shambala and Stark so angry that they swore to become more powerful so that the organization could accept them.“This will be the last time I get humiliated by a fellow man,” Stark said.“That was not a fellow man, Stark. Do not let it get to you that way,” Shambala replied.“Let us get out of here,” Stark said, fuming.As they leave the crypt, they reach out to Sheamush for more dangerous crypts, so they challenge themselves to get stronger.On getting to the library, they were told that Sheamush was not around.“How do we get to the secret library now?” Stark asked. “Follow me,” Shambala said to him, encouraging him to follow him.They get to a narrow gate.“Where does this lead to?” Stark curiously asked.“It is a secret entrance that Sheamush showed me in case I had an urgent need for the library. Is anyone around or close by?” Shambala asked.“No,” Stark replied.“Okay,” Shambala said as he opened the gate, so they both went in.On g
“That was a crazy journey,” Justin said as Shambala ended his story with a hint of despair on his face. “You do not have to say it twice, my goodness,” Vladimir added."Well, that's everything I know about the organization,” Shambala said."So, do you know why they took my dad?” Krystal asked amidst the amazement."No, dear boy, I wish I did,” Shambala replied.“What do we do now?” Grover asked.“These people from the story are not beatable, so what is the use of even fighting them?” Vladimir said as he lay on his back.“Giving up? That is quite soon,” Shambala said with a little laughter.“We are not giving up. We became a team for a purpose like this, no matter what,” Krystal said.“I am with you, Krystal, but what now?” Riley asked.Krystal sat down as he felt the weight of the whole team on his shoulders. He has to decide as the leader. He has to call the shots and endeavor not to make a mistake.“I think I can help rekindle your conquest spirit,” Shambala said, looking at the te