The regulators had things that I needed, and they didn't require me to do anything unless I took the missions on my own or I somehow found an infected planet.But all I had to do was report its coordinates, which wasn't anything to be wary of.Too many benefits to be taken for joining the alliance, no downsides almost, which made me frown inside.There was no such thing as a free lunch in this world, so there should be some undercurrents in the alliance that Malavai wasn't talking about for now.I looked towards the man in question as he awaited for all three of us to make up our minds.Seeing how I turned my gaze towards him, Malavai smiled as he asked:"So?"I wanted to join the regulators for the opportunities they could give me to become stronger, but things were slightly shady in my mind, my paranoia made me unable to give him a response for the time being, but I knew that I had to give it to him sooner or later, and I'm sure he wouldn't wait for more than a few days around here.
The planet where I was born.I looked at my surroundings briefly after I left Shira to her own devices.I decided to start my journey from the place I was born.The small unnamed village where my life changed sometimes around when I was 7 years old.My memories of that time were still vivid in my mind.The bandits took me and my parents out of our hiding, the bandit leader making his way to my mother, handling her how he pleased... My father's wide-eyed head flew into the skies as his body kneeled after it had its head separated...At this point, I had gone through so many things that I had forgotten about Aratas's promise about him finding my mother.Things moved so quickly, and my need to find her had gone down considerably since I had so many things to do, but now that I visited this place, I got the impulse to look for her once again.Maybe I should find her, just make myself at peace before I left the planet for good.I didn't need to interfere in her new life if she was treated
After traveling the human continent, I moved towards the second continent I have frequented quite a bit during my life on the planet.The Duramato continent.I flew high in the sky, looking down at the inhabited areas which were now filled with Orcs that worked together instead of warring against each other any time they could.The Orcs were still quite a violent bunch, but instead of fighting to the death with nearby villages, they started to have tournaments/non-lethal but pretty serious fights amongst themselves that would quench their thirst for violence.Their society was slowly taking shape, evolving slowly but surely.Seeing the orcs took me back to when I was conquering them using the domination ability, and when I fought Mandaia...One of the few severe fights I had while on the continent.I shook my head slightly as I thought about her, she was loyal to the last, and her body/skeleton was now most likely resting in the sand of the desert.I poured some energy from my body in
After everything that I experienced on my planet, it was finally time to leave it behind me.I wasn't content with what I had. I wanted more. I could live on the planet peacefully from now on, there was no one to threaten me, and I was friendly or an ally to all the important factions on the planet.However, the greed that was inside of me, the hunger, didn't let me stay here and continue my life mediocrely.Every time I slightly thought about settling down, the image of my father's head flying into the sky appeared in front of my eyes.He and my mother were content with what they had, but they were weak, they were unable to hold onto what they had, so stronger people than them took everything they had, including their lives!My mother was luckier, surviving the ordeal even though the events after that shouldn't have been easy on her.But my father died, he wasn't a religious person, so he most likely ended up becoming a small imp in the first layer of hell.Who knows what happened to
Even though Hanzo's lazy demeanor was still there, a slight frown crept up on his face as he sighed and looked at the weakened Malavai. There was a rather long freezing wound on his upper torso, which could be seen there rather clearly.At first glance, it looked like Malavai came out of the clash as the loser, but a deeper analysis made me look at Hanzo and shake my head.The man scratched his chin as he looked at the two of us and said:"Why don't you just let them come with me? Joining my sect won't interfere with their membership in your alliance, will it?"Malavai snorted lightly as he said:"It might not, but your sect doesn't fit the two of them, they are free spirits who would never follow the many rules that your sect would impose on them, they don't follow your 'dao'!"Hanzo chuckled slightly as his face turned bright red for a few seconds before it became pale as wax."I guess you might be right, but they are both so talented, I just can't part with them, you know? I have b
It didn't take us too much time to arrive at our destination, the bubble surrounding us dissipated as Malavai did a small presentation with his hands, indicating the existence of a gigantic building that floated in space, most likely due to an intricate barrier being constructed around it.The building was fully white with blue lines running to the middle and the sides of it. It had hundreds of thousands of rooms, being slightly smaller than the planet I and Shira had left behind.There were towers, classrooms, living quarters, experimentation sites, etc.It was a fully active academy as I saw students wearing their uniform which consisted of a blue blazer, white pants, black shoes, and a tie, flying inside the building, making them easily seen through the windows.The men wore pants, and the women wore skirts, but some also wore pants, so it looked like it was more of a preference thing.We were barely outside the entrance of the academy, where a few men were guarding it.They were k
Seeing we were no longer welcome, Malavai ushered us out of the principal's chambers before motioning for us to follow him toward that Fufflesnake's laboratory. Before I could ask about our new teacher, Shira beat me to it as she asked in a sweet tone of voice: "So, who is this professor anyways?" Malavai continued walking into the hallways, taking turns, opening doors that made us go through certain empty rooms, and sometimes returning the greetings of the students we met on the way. "Old Fufflesnake? He used to be a top fighter in our army, but he retired and decided to teach seedlings in the academy after gaining enough merit and the things he wanted from the Universal Catalog. He is a pretty eccentric person, but he is also quite normal at times, it's like he has two personalities that he randomly switches between. However, neither is too problematic to deal with, so you can easily learn from him whatever you need." Malavai made his way towards a particular door that had the
Waiting was boring, especially since we weren't technically allowed to do actions that might damage the surroundings too much. A small crack or breaking of a table or two was allowed, but activities beyond that range would become too visible in the barrier, so they would most likely send some law enforcers of the academy to penalize us. The small scuffle with Lisar wasn't anything to be taken note of, but if things became too big, things would become troublesome. However, there wasn't much to do besides waiting, and it was quickly getting quite boring, for some reason, my attempts at meditation failed, Shira just kept herself close to me as she moved the desk slightly closer to mine, combining them into a slightly longer desk. She didn't even care about the gaze of Lisar and the other girl (Malaria was it?) as she gave me a deep kiss on the mouth. I rose an eyebrow at her actions, we were in 'public' and we had two spectators right now, was this appropriate? I stopped her briefly