Southern winds added thrust to their wings, jesting the travellers to their destination as they graced the clear skies. Golden feathers shimmered in the light, displaying the royalty of his race. With a stretching call, it echoed against the mountains. Leading the way, he darted along his company behind and sped straight to the crevice.
Suddenly, the mountain quaked, tumbling rocks down, as a path showed itself from the wall and a minute later, the rocks moved and sealed the gap in-between. Like it never existed in the first place.
The eagle stepped out of his company with his confident posture and tall figure, which brimmed of authority. He lowered his head to a pail of water and quenched his thirst while the rest unloaded the cargo from the caravan. The locals, were beasts of various size, shape and species.
The locals approached the caravan with a hospitable attitude and guided the travellers, after receiving an approving nod from their guardian, a l
A hoove touched his back “You are quite strong my friend”Draven glanced over his shoulder and snapped “What do you want?”The goat looking beast said “Its not what I want but something you want?”“Follow me”Draven said “Hmm, what do you “Suddenly the goat was walking a meter away “Are you comig?”“Ugh… uh” Draven thought ‘It is just a damn goat acting cool… why am I hesitiating?’He walked along the goat and said “So goat what do you think I want?”“The name is Billy. Billy the goat”Draven puffed a laughter out. “So billy”Billy casted Draven a glance, said “I can give you what you want, or even more like champion”“Champion?”Passing the streets of merry beasts, Billy said "Yes, I need you to fill in for one of my games"
“Ratchet! Ratchet! Ratchet!” in the dim lights, the beast crowds chanted while in the ring, a giant rat swiped his tails across and tripped the human to the bloodied floor. Before he could get up, Ratchet pulled him by the legs. "No! No please" Replying with a growl. Ratchet swinged him around and tossed him to the ropes. "Owch" The crowd howled in delight, seeing their enemy under his foot. Holding onto the ropes, the human struggled to move in time. Ratchet rushed to stamp his head. “Thud” A water shield appeared in-between. He growled and pushed his claws, cracks appeared on the shield. The human grunted and rolled out before the shield shattered into pieces. In a flash, his grotesque hands grasped him by the torso and lifted him in the air. The man wiggled in his grip. The spectators hammered the stands with their feet. "Kill him! Kill him Kill! Kill" He threw the human in the air and pulled his legs. His muscles bulged and ripped h
The elderly man slammed his sword on the ground, sending a powerful gush of dirt to the spectators. "My name is Morris Stein" Morris said "Come let's get this over with" waving his sword. Draven chuckled, finding this setting humorous. 3 2 1 Fight!" They both dashed in, Morris feinted an attack and moved past him Draven shot a wing backwards. Expecting it, Morris jumped forward with a knee kick, aiming for his neck. Sensing danger, Draven took flight and sent a wind slash. He swung his blade and dispersed his attack which pushed Morris backwards. Morris stabbed the sword on the ground and murmured "Not bad" Orbs of lightning orbited around his body, electrifying figure. Draven face twisted, with an awful aftertaste. 'Not another lightning user' Since every lighting user reminded him of Osborne, his rival’s shadow. Draven shot a barrage of wind blades. One step at a time Morris moved forward while dodging his attacks. An orb fel
Draven stepped out of thejoint with loaded pockets and a small group of annoying fans.Bynow Dravenwastiredofhis experienceinthebeast City,compareto thehuman cities, it a backward village in the country side. Even though it had a mystical charm, he missed the technology and Becky most of all. Draven pulled a beat by the tail, said "Hey, do you know where you can find mates?" The beast growledand turned around. Recognizing Draven, his expression softened, he said "If you want a mate, you can take my sister" "No, I don't need a mate … I just want to find my friend. Are there any brothels?" "Hehe, sure let’s go with that" Draven said "So,tellme,where is it?" The beastcurledhistrunkanditchedhis head and said "North, yeah... Go straight north and you will see plenty of brothels." "Okay"
Sensing danger, the python uncoiled itself and jumped to the ground. Hector’s wings razed his path; logs of wood tumbled, shifting dust clouds to the sky. A mile away, he spectated the brawl from the tree; he shouted. "It's okay, you can always get the sucker next time!" Hector nodded. He rose higher into the sky and sent several wind swipes. The python slithered into a tight line, the wind swipes struck the ground, blowing mud around. The python took cover and spat a string of venom. Hector tilted his body to the right and avoided the corrosive venom as it charred the ground below. The moment the dirt subsided, Hector dived and screeched a sonic beam. The python moved his tail out of the way and swung his massive tail. Hector twisted his wing and sped higher in altitude; the tail grazed his tail wing. Hector heaved in relief and retaliated with a tight grid of wind swipes. Boxed in, the python took the attacks. The swipes etched slashes on its sc
*Bang* Synthetic gunshot vibrated in the air, Draven took a glimpse of the dead critter, five meters off his left. Hector stiffened behind him, blurted, “What was that?” Draven blinked. "Shouldn'tyou know?" Hectorshookhis head."No, most of the time, I wasn’t allowed to join the hunting party so, I know little about humans and the outside world” Draven said “Anyway, that is the sound of a gun” “A gun? What is that?” Hector tilted his blue head. Draven paused and spoke. “You know, a weapon to kill." “You mean I can die!” his voice heightened in alertness like his raised feathers and leaned closer to Draven. His expression darkened, ‘What a smuck?’ Draven sighed"You won’t die… just stay close" "Yes, master" Draven ignored him and crouched behind a tree trunk. Hector copied him and took cover behind the trees, which was impossible for his bo
While Draven had a flashback, Alister stepped closer and appraised his face. 'He is mine... Well almost' 'Next step will be bonding, after he must probably hate me... for breaking things up' His eyes turned to the shade of anger. Draven's heightened senses pricked him out of his contemplation. In a quick second, Draven jumped backwards and drew out his sword. Wryly smile, Alister thought 'Seriously again. How am I supposed to get close to him? Screw you Nat!' He balled his hand to a tight fist. Alister put his hands out, said "Please calm down! I didn't do anything... I wasn't going to hurt you?" Checking his aura, Fire blazed around his blade "Really?" "I swear! I wasn't! I was just trying to kill a fly" In the dept of his mind, Draven gasped "How? His aura is beyond a normal level 5?" Vernon replied "He is an aura manipulator" Draven said "But I once saw him use the Leroux fire ability" “Or he
Beasts swarmed behind, he hopped on the floating stones, a beast popped in front. He punched the beast back into the molten lake. He summoned flame rings and severed a path forward while Alister who was few miles ahead, flicked his hand and shot lasers into the lava, their bodies floated to the surface. Beasts spat molten bullets, he raised his hand, a lava shield formed in between and deflected them back to the shooters. Glancing over his shoulder, Alister said “Hey, you need help?” “No, I don’t” Alister sniffled his chuckle within his helmet “It seems you are struggling" he lifted his hand, a wave of lave rose before Draven and washed the beasts back. Draven’s jaw slackened in awe. “What level are you?” “Just a level 5 well a fire manipulator wouldn’t be able to come close to a lava user” Alister offered “If you want, I can upgrade you to the next level…” Draven hopped closer to him with a stern expression “Does this involve a favour
"Those bastards" swiftly he paced himself forward, fluttering his lab coat with a fierce air. The operators paused their work and made way for him while the supervisor and the captain argued. Luis stood before them with a stern face. "Ahem" He turned to Luis with a wry smile, said. "Ah, Professor" "What are you two doing? Get back to your duties. I will handle this," Luis said, and stepped in front of the controls. "Yes." The supervisor pecked his head like a hen as he retreated. "Capt. Davis, activate the defence mechanism, A-103 and code P456" "Yes, Sir" Capt. Davis said. He pulled a slide from control panel and twisted it before he punched it in. A teal light beamed around the borders. "Defence activated" While on the outside, a transparent membrane shot from thefrontof ship and converged to the end, pushing the nearby rocks away. Luis hands typed codes on screen and slammed
On a funnel of space and light creates a wondrous image, as millions and millions of extra-terrestrial bodies compete, pushing themselves past the obscurity of the distance and the darkness of the space. In a void, a silver blimp flashed through the cluster of rocks. Cannons on the sides rotated and fired. Thousands of rays converged and struck the ginormous space rock. It exploded into thousands of fragments.The ship heaved itself through the cloud of dust, particles ticketed against the surface, drumming on the screen of glass. He tilted his head back, dishevelling his golden hair against the glass as his body spasmed into a chuckle. "Hehe, that was a good one. " A finger flicked the photo across the holographic screen to the next one. Pride refracted in his jay-blues while he appraised the moment. He hummed in remembrance. A crystal cup lifted above his head, sparking brilliance between him and his team, while a girl kissed his cheek under the rain of confetti.A p
Draven honestly said. “I do want to enter one of the Big Five but I am not sure on which one”“Then I can help you” Luis cleared his throat and tossed a cube in Draven’s direction. The cube rolled and morphed into a comfy couch. He signalled for him to take a seat. Draven silently settled himself on the couch and listened.“Each of the Big five have their own speciality, like Luturian Alchemy Academy, which focuses on Alchemy. Sure, there are many alchemy-based universities, but what they lack is the quality of professors, lectures, or the ability to gain resources. Which will be used to nurture their seedlings and naturally bring them fame and reputation across the universe”“Entrium University is known as the number one on white paper because they normally recruit the children of the elite and have the backing of many high-net-worth individuals and families”“So, it is a playground of snotty br
Reading the announcement, the viewers blinked and suddenly bursted into cheers, holographic fireworks exploded in the air.Alight appearedinthe dugout, Osbornestood before them with a weak smile. "I did it!"His teammatesturned aroundand pounced,hisheadwent ditsyand Osborne fell on the bench. Dowsing their mood with a bucket of cold water. Coach said. "Guys, give him some space, he is just beat""But sir??"Coach assured them with a smile. "Don't worry, he is okay. He just needs time to recover by the time we have to go and claim the cup!""YAAYY!"Chad tugged his jacket, said "Sir, aren't you forgetting the group picture?""Oh, yeah..." Coach said, stumped by his situation, he pondered and said. "Maybe, Draven will be fine!""Yes, come one let go see Draven!!" Chad shouted, and like a mob the students pushed Coach along with them.
Draven asked."Anyway, do you guys know who won the match?""Nope, we rushed here as soon you got teleported out! I was worried something happened to you again!" Becky said."What do you mean again?" Amelia asked, clueless about the previous events since Abby didn't inform them of his situation."Its nothing" Becky shook her head."So, the match is going on?"Amelia said. "I think, before I left, Osborne was fighting that McFerreen guy."Rushed footsteps echoed within the halls. Draven shifted his gaze to the door. Arkon entered with a howl. "Hello, son!" while his family followed behind with big smiles. "Oh, my baby," a woman in an elaborate dress exclaimed and moved past her children all the way to his bed."Hi, Dad. Mom?
Next second later,light flashed,couple of bodies fell onto the bed. Emergency lights flicked around the room. Draven blinked, staring at the ceiling with one thought. "Did I win? Or did I lose?" He shifted his head to the side, the door swung open, as a team of nurses and doctors approached the beds. Draven was about to speak, a nurse said. "Doctor, this patient is in a critical condition." "Hmm" the doctor turned from Draven's bed and headed to the bed in the corner. They huddled around, examining the patient. "Doctor, a weird infection seems to be spreading over from his external wounds. I think he is poisoned." Grim expression, the doctor ran a hand scanner down his body."Bythe metrics
"Just do it," Draven shouted. They hesitated before they clicked forfeit. A light befell and teleported them out."Now let's fight!" Pablo flexed his gamma muscles and his feet launched himself forward with a powerful shock wave, adding cracks to the ice.In a blink of an eyes, he shot from one point with an outstretched fist. Draven dropped to a roll. A leg flew to Draven's face. Fire rocketed his soles to the sky. He swayed his sword and shot beams of energy.Pablo sprung into the air, the rays deflected off his chest and from his eyes; he shot gamma rays.Draven tilted his body away and countered with a freeze ray. Draven thought. 'I need to figure out a way to defeat him without contaminating myself.'Draven asked. "Vernon. Does life force absorption work on radio
Fire swirled around his legs, Draven stepped forward, leavingtrailsof puddles in his path. Pablo slowly picked himself. Draven stood over him, said."Pablo, face it you are finished!""I am finished?"Pablo snickeredwhilehe bendedto pick his axe and said. "How can you say I am finished when I haven't even played my next card?"Draven's eyebrows lifted in alertness, "What?" and stepped back.Poison radiated from his pores, his armour melted down to his legs, glowing a radioactive light.A sudden dread hit his core. Draven stepped back and lifted a hand to his face. Pablo radiated a blinding light. He laughed with head back, "Time for you see my full strength!"Draven ran away and shouted, "Osborne, retreat! Retreat!"&
Reaching the end of the berg, the horses neighed and jumped across the large stretch of water and continued galloping. Their bands beeped as they got closer to the Hellhound's location.Seeing figures far in the distance, Pablo grinned and drew out his axe. The others followed and drew out their weapons."Let's rush to victory!"The horses jumped across and their hooves sank in the snow. Controlling their powers, the horses galloped above the snowy water. Suddenly, ice beams sprung from the ground and struck few of them, triggering the safety system and teleported them out, leaving the rest out of formation.A beam sprung before him, Pablo reined it back, the horse lifted itself to a stop; fluttering his fur cape. Pablo signalled them to spread out, a freezing ray shot straight to him. Pablo jumped off