The wind was already pushing them towards the portal. Thus, Neil and the party entered the portal right atop DragonFly.
WWW…WHH..WEE…RRE… DDDDD…OOO.. SFSDFDSLJ…YYAAA.. GGGGOOOO
The echoes of the portal’s voice sounded all over the place, feeling like they are cries of a tortured animal.
“ Morgana Young “ Neil screamed, afraid the portal would break any second now.
His guesses were not wrong.
They felt a squeeze, but the air kept at the kite that’s pushing them forward. Niel kneeled on the Dragonfly and struggled to reach the rope that opened sidewings.
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Adele thought they should follow the scarecrow cavalry, thus, their entire party had decided to follow rather than resist.Even if push comes to shove, they have ninja Merlin. Neil doubted there’s any prison in the world that could keep Merlin locked up for more than a day.With that kind confidence, they walked into the Island.And what an island it was !!!The floating island this time fit every last imaginary trope of unicorns, rainbows and vast glittering green meadows.Gentle breeze blew, making them feel as if the tornado swirling around, or the space explosion going on underneath the island are all nothing but thei
Have you ever closed your eyes on yesterday's night imagining the sweetest dream ever, only to realize that you have woken up into the worst sort of reality ?Nothing could describe Neil’s mood other than this phrase right now.When Adele said my siblings are different, he took it to mean one likes sunny side up, another likes scrambled eggs. That’s indeed different, very … annoying if you were in a big family, yet, it’s not something you could not get along with.However, nothing could have prepared him for the kind of difference Merlin and Morgana had, worse yet, not a single thing could have prepared him for the lengths little kids could go to annoy each other stubbornly. “ From what I see, whatever item we send, it goes out immediately, and what we receive, we receive immediately. I do not see how or why it makes a difference to have less cost or half the time. “ Neil mused, when he read the explanation given out by sage.[ You haven’t been at it long enough. ][ Everything degrades, even imagination. ]“ Sage ! you seem to have really become a wise woman ! “ Adele teased her system.[ Excuse me ! I have always been wisest being on the endless ocean. ][ A little more or a little less won’t make any difference. ]“YTreasure hunting in endless ocean Jack pot !
This is the first time for both Merlin and Morgana to travel on the sea.They thought the arrow was the entire form of the raft.Thus, they were shocked when they realized there were yet two more rafts, with engines at that.Now that they are back in the sixth quarter, and have mana to spare, Neil revved up the engines full speed.Soon, they were traveling over clear blue waters, while Adele propped up her blue sphere and controlled the direction of their sailing with the help of sage.Jack was surprisingly silent during all this time, making Neil worry for his system. Neil soared into the sky with the kite sail.The force was too strong, and took him right above the divine water pool. Ideally, he is supposed to wait till he could control the contraption better.However, Neil could not wait.He immediately put away the kite sail, leaving him with no support in the middle of the air.He fell right towards the divine pool.He sank into the water like a stone, but the next moment, he levitated.[ The divine water is only sufficient to cure your heart gem or body. ][ Cure which oTreasure hunting in endless ocean Freedom at last
The first thing Neil did after placing the collecting station was to make child stools.They already have child seats for the dining table, but those are not good for opening barrels. Surprisingly, or not so surprisingly, both Merlin and Morgana could read to a certain extent.Thus, Neil thought of teaching them to work. They need to be able to live on their own.Disasters on the endless sea could never be predicted. If ever they get separated from the family, they need to have enough sense to live on their own, also, be able to find the path back to themselves.Today, they are going to open barrels along with Neil.The first o
By the time Adele came down, Neil and the children cleaned up the deck.Morgana was playing dress the doll with a life sized mannequin and the silk they retrieved, while Neil and Merlin were playing catch ball on the raft.“ You are back ! “ Neil greeted her when she landed on the raft with her paraglider.Such a simple greeting filled Adele with warmth like she never felt before.How many times did she want to hear it ?Yet, all that ever greeted her at home was cold silence. She made her peace with it. Telling herself over and and over that all privileges come at a price. Driving a Porsche as a high school student
“ Sage, are there any taboos against grave robbing in the endless sea ? “ Neil asked sage. [ There are no specific taboos. ] “ I hear a ‘but’ . “ Adele quipped. [ There are charnel pools in the endless sea. ] [ They take away memories of the dead from the heart gems. ] “ There is such a thing ? Where do we find one ? “ Adele asked. [ On the paradise island. ] [ You could leave the heart gems in the pool as sun sets. ] [ You can retrieve pure heart gems in the morning. ] “ Thank you, Sage. “ Neil told the system. He had always felt a little uncomfortable with these heartgems, despite knowing they could be added on to his own to acquire both skills and knowledge. It felt too much like desecrating the dead. If there is a way to bring peace to them and achieve his goals, he would like to do that. [ You are welcome. ] What sage did not say is that ‘ I am proud of both of you for your thoughtfulness. ‘ After all, there is no way for them to know systems are nothing but the st
While Adele and Neil were discussing these details, Orion and his subjects were busy as bees. The flame crystals brought back by Neil had been handed over to the Drow king. At the time, the most vibrant flame crystal was placed in a cradle, in the center of an altar. Five Drows surrounded the altar, looking at the circle pointedly. Orion stood in the head position, the five Drows started chanting. After a time, the Drows stopped chanting and looked at the center, where a flame crystal was placed. Their eyes are full of expectation. Nothing happened. The light of hope in their eyes dimmed at the result. Their gazes turned to Orion, as if asking if they should continue. “ Continue. “ Orion ordered. The king looked on emotionlessly, despite the turmoil going on inside his head. Orion’s newly acquired ‘King’ title is not steady yet. Most of the old leaders did not agree to support Neil, but Orion just pushed it through, by the virtue of providing food and a safe place for Drows.
Sasha woke up quite late. she was lying on the furs in front of fireplace, like a kitten. She hadn't slept this well for a long while. It’s almost like a dream. Perhaps it was, given Adele was standing in the corner, staring straight at Sasha. Sasha wondered why she was able to sleep this well in the middle of a battle field. The answer was surprisingly simple. Because she was surrounded by family, and friends. Valerie fought with her life on line to protect Sasha, despite being a Snorc. Dan … he smelt like home. There are no other words for it. He was her only family, until Rudy arrived here, and probably would be her only light, when the world becomes cold and dark. Dan and Valerie's predictions about Snorc peace treaty being a ruse came true. Even so, the Snorc attack came far too fast. So much so, the defense could not even gather compleetely. Dan’s arm is still holding hers as woke. He held her hand on one side, and the hilt of the sword on the other side. W
Neil’s heart filled with unspeakable dread when he looked at the invisible shield membrane slowly covering up the temple. Every cell of his body rejected that shield with all of its being. Neil acted involuntarily. “ Retreat ! “ he screamed at the top of his lungs. His desire to take every last one of the elves with him powered his next spell. ‘ Collect ‘ Neil commanded with all of his being. His magic exploded, pulling all the nearby flame crystals, every last one of the flames whooshed out, becoming a red crystal as they rushed towards Neil. Neil, with Merlin on his back, rushed as fast as he could towards the portal that’s becoming unclear by the second. The space has become destabilized, and the time space continuum broke as the shield continued to cover the flame temple. The black flame in front of the priest is still burning, the remaining four Tomoe of the flames are still alit, but all the other flames are gone. It’s only then Neil understood the scale of
Neil retrieved his spear, changed it into a chinese slaughterer broadsword, with about three foot pole and one and half foot blade. He twirled the blade slightly, the necks of three priests were cut off. [ Experience + 5 ] [ Experience + 5 ] [ Experience + 5 ] At the same time, Merlin was not silent. He stabbed a priest, then twirled and beheaded another. [ Experience + 10 ] The message popped up. Like that, Neil and Merlin danced in the courtyard. After their decimation of fifty priests, the priests ran away, and grouped together among them. They went for the necklaces of the fire priests, coalescing the necklaces with their own. “ Merlin ! Collect the red necklaces. “ Neil commanded. The next moment, the mana blade in Merlin’s hands vanished. He stuck to Neil’s back, while Neil cut off the head, Merlin collected the necklace. They worked tirelessly, decimating the priests. However, there was no end to them. “ Blluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroooo
While setting up camp meat just retrieving their modular home for Neil and Adele, it meant something far more complex for Drows. All the space mancers came together with their latest catch of space crystals. Then, they set up a hexagonal space barrier around a gigantic field, isolating the space from the time worm. Cosmos gave an unnecessarily long explanation, which could be summarized into ‘ this way, we don’t get sucked into the time worm’s belly accidentally ‘. The memories are cut off when Caspian and Xena enter the temple - however, at this point, Neil has come to a conclusion about one thing. They never entered the time worm’s inside. They only fought in an ephemeral space that reflected the fire temple, they did not go inside the fire temple exactly. However, the things he had in his hands are real. In Particular, land tokens have come up with real land. That means only one thing. That the real land tokens are still out there for him to grab. On top of that, he has s
Xena did not explain her intention. Obviously Caspian spent the entirety of the next hour in confused anticipation, while everyone around him laughed at him knowingly. Xena finished her selection of fabrics. She ordered another set for Caspian himself, this time, in yellow and black, with a symbol of a bull. The next announcement came after an hour. All the participants of the spring fair contest are called to a venue. There are multitudes of fabrics, clay, metal pieces, even silver, gold and gems on various tables. On the other side, there are various tools, for making pottery, for making jewelry and various other items. “ Valkyrie had long been known as the city of the craftsmen. Our women have the best of clothes, best of jewelry and best of men when it comes to that. It is your job to prove that valkians have the most dedication when it comes to love as well. You are tasked to make a token of love for your beloved. Men and women both are free to choose what they want to m
“ Ladies and Gentlemen of Valkrie ! Welcome andddddddddd… .Welcome to the sixteenth sprint fair of lover’s paradise. As always, your response has been more than hot ! This time, for the first time in the history of lover’s paradise, we meet the numbers needed for the seven trials of the couples. Without further ado, let us start the treasure hunt of the lovers. The first challenge in the game is to know how much your lover knows you. On my right side, there are cabins. Our lovely ladies will stand in the pink chair, our handsome men will sit in the blue chairs. “ The host went on to explain they would be answering three questions. As long as answers sync, the couple passes. “ What’s your man’s name ? “ they asked. “ Caspian Hart “ Xena answered, so did Caspian. What’s your girl’s name ? “ was the next question. They obviously are doing this to filter off the random game breakers from entering the game. “ Xena winter child “ Both of them answered at the same time. “ Where did
“ Hey! Stop laughing at me, you moron. “ Xena ordered Caspian bossily. “ I am not laughing at you. I am just happy we both lived till today. “ Caspian said, chortling with laughter. The words brought a hard stop to the amusement of Nadia and Tara, while Xena shared his happiness. “ Indeed ! We still have today.” Xena said, sitting down at the edge of Caspian’s bed. To be truthful, it is quite amazing. They were thrown out of the capital city in a time of strife, walked through five battles, and countless skirmishes. They crossed the sea ! Then they went to institutions which require one to be beholden to them until death, yet, they both are sitting here, free!It is nothing short of a miracle. They have dodged death by a hair’s breadth a thousand times. They have overcome insurmountable odds. “ Oh ! Stop laughing, you idiot ! She's not joking. “ Xena said, referring to Nadia. “I am not sleeping with anyone save my wife. “ Caspian answered Nadia after he got control on his ow
“ Caspian Hart ! You moron ! You stupid imbecilic idiotic jarhead ! “ Xena exclaimed, as she threw her hands on his neck. “ Hey! What’s with the over reaction ! I did not die ! “ Caspian mumbled, a hand rubbing soothingly on Xena’s back. Xena stopped crying after some time. Caspian held her lightly, enjoying the rare instances where Xena actually shows some emotion. “ What day is it ? “ he asked, after Xena pulled back from him. “ You still have the gall to ask for the day ! It's the thirtieth day after the valhallan new year. “ Xena told him. “ it’s .. My god ! Was I asleep for ten days ? “ Caspian asked in shock. “ How many days did you think it was ? “ Xena asked him angrily. “ Just .. Right after the woman in red left. She was so scary. “ Caspian exclaimed. “ Woman in red ? Madea ? “ Xena asked, an ominous feeling rising in her heart. Caspian shook his head. “ The other one. The whining fire spirits wanted her to submit to them. She ate them all ! I hid because I was a