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The Guild Of Shadows Training The Guild
Shambala smiled at them, seeing the shock on their faces as they sat there watching him.One would guess the thoughts running through their minds.Thoughts like, What manner of man is he? Where are such skills and strengths from? How can one person without an artifact humiliate us?Or some thoughts could be that he must show me that ancient body-weakening technique; how did he hold Justin's arrows and even control them? Where did his courage come from? He even attacked Vladimir during the Spirit of Mjolnir possession process. Well, it was worth it, as we would have lost Vladimir to an unknown spirit. Looking at the team.“Killing you lads was not my aim, as that would have been an easy thing to do,” Shambala said.“Gosh, you did not have to put it that way, you know. Gives me the creeps,” Grover retorted.“At least you will no longer judge a book by its cover,” Shambala said to Grover."Yeah, yeah, I get the message now,” Grover grunted.“I hope you do for your sake; a lot of crypts
The Guild Of Shadows Training The Guild II
Although they acted cool by what they just witnessed upon Shambala's revelation of his true self, The team was left in shock as they thought among themselves.“If Shambala is this strong and is not a wielder of any artifact, how then the members of the Øré who are stronger than him and wield two artifacts?” Justin said as his tone showed he was damn scared.Others thought Shambala had heard him, but when they looked around, he had walked away.“That has been the same thought I have been having since I sat up here,” Grover retorted as he looked at Krystal.“I am not going to lie, guys; we need to get Shambala to train us urgently if we must embark on this journey,” Krystal said.“That is true; my question now is, How will someone weak teach someone weaker to fight a strong person?” Grover asked.“Very smart analogy you got there, Grover, but I recall Shambala saying he knows a way we could use to defeat a member of not more of the Øré,” Krystal replied.“Yeah, the one he said he discov
The Guild Of Shadows Mystery Of The Artifacts
“I know it is hard to wield two artifacts, but it is not an impossible task, lads,” Shambala said.“Sensei, have you done this before, and how certain are you about it?” Vladimir was skeptical about using two artifacts after being told what happened with one the last time he used it.“No, I have not tried it before, but I have shown those who cared to learn the art, and they are still normal up to this very day. One person is Stark, Krystal's father,” Shambala replied.This response got the team even more scared, as they were now skeptical about taking such a risk, but Shambala assured them that what they only needed was a strong will to be able to wield two artifacts, and that was it.“Are the rumors about the after-effects true?” Riley asked.“What after-effect is she talking about?” Justin, who almost peed in his pants, asked“Is there no other way we can do this without having to wield two artifacts, Sensei?” Grover asked, expressing how faded up he is about this ‘two artifact thi
The Guild Of Shadows The Plan
Krystal then asked Shambala, “When will the training start, Sensei?” “I will give you a week to prepare and brace yourselves for what is going to come to you,” Shambala replied.“That is so kind of you, Sensei,” Krystal added.“Oh, I will also take you guys to different crypts to find new artifacts to add to the one you guys are already using,” Shambala added.“What kind of Crypts sensei?" Justin asked.“They are ones with good and strong artifacts, so your powers would very much match those of the Øré members,” Shambala replied."Okay, Sensei,” Justin said.“Now I want you lads to choose who would and who would stay back to protect the city while we are gone,” Shambala told them.“I thought we were all going?” Grover questioned."No, lad, we cannot risk the safety of the city over the exploration of crypts, can we now?” Shambala asked.“Of course not, Sensei,” Krystal retorted.“Good, I will take my leave now for a few important things, which will also take a week. Make sure to do a
The Guild Of Shadows The Beginning
[A Week Later]The nominated members were all packed and ready to go.“Are you guys sure Mr. Shambala is still coming back?” Riley asked, seeming unsettled because it was getting longer now."Relax, I am sure he is close.” Vladimir, who has been close to her during Shambala, comforts her with those words.“Do you think he got attacked, captured, or eaten by a beast?” Grover asked with a grin."Grover, man, we do not need that negativity right now, okay?” Krystal said.“Come on, lads, have you guys already forgotten who whooped your asses some weeks ago? Do you guys think any of those things I mentioned can befall him?” Grover asked again after making his point."Well, you have a point there, but what about starving and becoming weak when those things happened? Remember, we do not know if he went with food or water. Even money,” Justin replied.“My thoughts are that if he could do all of those for us, he could source food and, if needed, hunt. We do not know if his journey took him thr
The Guild Of Shadows The Price Of Mastery
Immediately, they walked out of the city, stepping into the morning sun just after the gates of the city.The guild were talking and laughing when Shambala stopped."Stop, lads,” Shambala commanded.Turning to face him, the guild thought he had changed his mind or something.“Take down your bags, lads,” Shambala instructed.The boys did so a bit confused as to why he would ask them to do so, knowing fully well they just stepped out of the city and could not camp there.“Bring them here,” Shambala added.They took it to where he was standing; he brought out a little space storage-type item, but to their amusement, everything just kept going in without getting full.“What is that?” Grover asked curiously. “It is a rare item specially designed to relieve travelers of their burden,” Shambala said as he brought out three long rulers about the length of each of the boys.“Thank you for relieving our burdens, Sensei,” Krystal appreciated.Shambala smiled.“These rare items were a gift from
The Guild Of Shadows The Price For Mastery II
The meeting on the target stuff sparked up a lot of questions, but Shambala said he would not entertain any more questions about changing the time on the ruler.“I am not taking any more questions, lads. Like I said and will repeat, you lads know it is important for your training. Your bodies are too weak for what is ahead of you; you gas out easily during fights. So I have to get your bodies very strong by whatever means necessary,” Shambala stated.“Here is a dagger for your defense as you go through the forest,” Shambala added.“What for? We do not need it, Sensei. We have our artifacts,” Grover retorted.“About that, give it to me,” Shambala instructed them, pointing to a bag before them and prompting them to drop their artifacts into it.“Is he serious right now?” Vladimir asked, looking at Krystal.“Just do it, guys; I am sure we will be fine,” Krystal replied.“The animals in the forest are not that dangerous; some will even run at just seeing you guys approach them,” Shambala
The Guild Of Shadows The Price For Mastery III
Every step taken by the guild members was laborious.They sweated all over, as the heat of the sun was very scorching.They rested a bit as they began contemplating where to find water.“I am so thirsty, I could drink a river right now,” Grover groaned.“I would just fall into it and drown because this heat is too much,” Krystal added. “This journey is suicide. I would not wish it on any of my prisoners back at the district command prisons,” Vladimir said as he rested on a tree.“A few more steps, and we are in the forest,” Krystal said.“Stay alert guys, we cannot lose our lives here,” Grover spoke, knowing that if they got attacked with this sort of weight, it would be over."Plus, we have to go through this forest stealthily to avoid drawing unnecessary attention,” Krystal said.“Come on guys, we might find water as we navigate the jungle,” Krystal added.They started moving again. stepping into the forest, Grover's eyes were skimming through the forest as if he had misplaced some
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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
