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VESSEL OF AN ANCIENT GOD Chapter 113
The sun was not left out in the mourning of Doctor Hiro. The clouds formed to pay their respects, leading the darkness that swamped the academy. Leaves flew with the breeze sewed into their veins as wings for flight, and the sun took the day off resting from the extra shift it put on yesterday.“... he was a—” Some thought it was the emotion, some had no thoughts, but not many people noticed that Master Yonda lost his train of thought on the platform. His eyes darted to the stranger that floated around in his flowing garment. “Who is he?” Master Yonda blurted his thoughts out loud. “... who is he? Who is he? Some of you may ask. He is one of the finest to leave this place. He is a legend that has mended a lot of you and us. He is a believer in the ways of religion, and he is never gone from our hearts. He lives on, he is not dead to us.” Master Yonda pounded his chest with his right clenched fist.The atmosphere gradually soiled like oil to paper as the sounds of beaten chests spre
VESSEL OF AN ANCIENT GOD Chapter 114
“My toes still hurt!” Daichi banged his fist in front of Tanya. “Maybe next time you will be gentle with a girl’s feelings,” Zoa brought out the tip of her tongue to mock Daichi.Daichi snared at Zoa. He dragged out a chair for himself, dropping into it. “What is wrong with you? And you? All of you. Well, except you.” He dismissed Kakashi’s feelings.Kakashi scoffed in response. “Do I look like something is wrong with me?” Zoa put up a bold front.“Great, one less person to worry about then. So you,” Daichi turned his body to face Tanya, “What is wrong with you? And before you think of saying you are fine; I know you are not fine. I can see that you are not fine. If I didn’t know you better, I would have said you are jealous, because you do look like you are angry at something, not really what someone has done to you.” Daichi tilted his head to see her evading face.Zoa’s interest piqued. She lifted her face off the table, widening her eyes at the thought of her friend, Tanya, being
VESSEL OF AN ANCIENT GOD Chapter 115
The morning was filled with so much vibrancy. The students were out in numbers, walking around leisurely as they had a break from the tedious training in recent weeks.Master Yonda has been frequently changing his whereabouts, a behavior quite uncharacteristic of him. Since his return to the academy, he has exhibited a heightened sense of security awareness and an unusually exuberant demeanor."He has been warned a couple of times in my presence and even by me that the decision is not exactly the best at hand, "Jiro observed the master's confident stride, his hands casually tucked behind his back as his head inclined slightly forward, leading the way."How did you even become so close with him to be able to have those sort of conversations?" Kakashi inquired from Jiro with a heightened sense of keen interest etched on his face."The commander died in their travel to find Oz. I may be on the next platform to attaining that status, but I do not have the intention to take up that mantle.
VESSEL OF AN ANCIENT GOD Chapter 116
Doctor Haishi gasped back to life, coughing up dry air."Give him space, move, move, move." Suke waved the students that crowded around Doctor Haishi, away.Zoa and Daichi ran to the front of the congregated students, Tanya walking behind them.Zoa's eyes darted around, catching sight of Kakashi at a corner. She marched up to him in an instant, "Hey.""Hi," Kakashi shuffled his eyes around in search of Jiro."Are you okay? You seem agitated," Zoa's hand rested on the shoulder of Kakashi trying to bring his focus on her face."Yeah, yeah." Kakashi couldn't make out Jiro's face in the crowd."Why are you stretching like that?"Kakashi cut the spring in his toes, falling back to his normal height. He cleared his throat, his face close to Zoa's face.The hall was crowded with voices but no faces. Their eyes locked for a minute longer, a lump forming in their throat of Kakashi. His eyes danced with heart-shaped emojis, and his heart leaped with the springs he had in his legs. "What happen
VESSEL OF AN ANCIENT GOD Chapter 117
"There is an important announcement. Get your uniforms on and come outside to the Arena.""There is an important announcement. Get your uniforms on and come outside to the Arena."With each announcement, there was a loud bang on every door."Oh my…" Kakashi was awoken by the same words that pierced his ears from different angles.His face was groggy and his head felt too heavy. He rubbed his sleepy eyes with the back of his hands."I see you were disturbed by the announcement," Jay went to his wardrobe to get his belt. "They seem to have something new for us every time, eh?" Jay buckled his belt, throwing Kakashi's jacket on the floor."There is an import-""We know!" Kakashi shouted back at the announcer. Their door was spared the scar of a heavy bang."Get prepped, let's go." Jay turned around to complete his uniform, he picked his glasses gently from the top of his bedside table.Kakashi sighed still feeling his head aching slightly. He stretched out his hand in the direction of hi
VESSEL OF AN ANCIENT GOD Chapter 118
"Why are you suddenly friends with someone you barely know? You both just met… what? Less than a week ago? What do you think you are doing?"Jiro came to a sudden halt, causing Kakashi's lengthy strides to cease as well. He turned around to face Kakashi, a gentle chuckle escaping his lips, a reaction Kakashi hadn't anticipated from his words."Why do you care who I am friends with? I didn't stop you from walking around with the stranger, did I?" Jiro flicked his golden hair."Stranger? Walk? What are you talking about? You were the one who encouraged me to accept his proposal as my tutor. It has nothing to do with friendship." Kakashi's arms were outstretched, pleading their innocence.As Kakashi stood there, his words echoed in the hallway, emphasizing the confusion that enveloped the situation. Kakashi's outstretched arms symbolized his sincerity, a representation of his confusion and need to be understood. "It is not just training now, is it? I saw you and Jay talking about me the
VESSEL OF AN ANCIENT GOD Chapter 119
“Why did you tell me not to inform anyone about what happened here?” Kakashi looked around like he was in a dream world. His hand found the back of his head; his head was under trial for a crime worthy of being cut off, why else would he feel so much hammering?“Hey, are you all right?” Tanya moved closer to Kakashi who looked like an alien who just found himself in another world. Kakashi looked at Tanya once, trying to fight the fog that covered his vision. “What happened?”“You were asking about the Annual Globe and then… that was it, you fell into an excruciating pain? What happened? It was sudden.” Tanya stooped her head lower to read Kakashi’s face.“Ouch,” Kakashi winced as he raised his back from direct contact with the floor.“Careful,” Tanya held him with caution as he sat beside her on the platform. The dust expertly disguised inside the orange hair of Kakashi. The unwanted particles settling among the millions of strands on his head. Unfortunately for them, Kakashi’s han
VESSEL OF AN ANCIENT GOD Chapter 120
Yes. It felt really different now. He would happily erase his mind off every thing he had just witnessed. He took a deep breath. The spaces were crowded, the rooms must have been flushed out with some information. Students were never always so willing to be outside. Although he was thankful for the dissipation of the cold he felt, he worried over the things that may happen around with no knowledge he has of.The scattered groups that saturated his path made it harder for his eyes to sight the whereabouts of his friends. His eyes listened and brought into focus Jiro, “Not him.” He sneered. He engaged his eyes in continuous search, advancing forwards with his head higher than it should be. “Sorry,” Kakashi bumped into one of the students from behind.“YOU!” “What?” His lips left a gap, his pupils dilated. His head shuffled the same faces in a quickfire scan.“REMEMBER ME?” Their voices spoke at once in an echo, their feet crashing loudly at him like the marching of an army to war.
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Suke tumbled as Jiro dived straight through him. Suke picked himself up. He swept all the corners of his mouth with his tongue. He raised his head halfway, his eyes hid below his lashes, a veil of darkness covering his gaze. He spat out blood, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. “Last chance dear friend. Bring. Him. To. Me.” Something sinister chorused in his words. His tone was like a sweet lullaby in the dark. Only this time, you are alone. Master Yonda dug his hand into the sheath hung by his hip. His sword glittered in the light. “You will have to go through me first,” he assumed a defensive stance. “What the hell is happening?” Daichi’s breath quickened. His voice cracked with a mixture of curiosity and fear. Zoa stared intensely at Kakashi. “Don’t worry Dai, I will not be like my father. This will be over soon.” Her eyes darkened. Daichi’s gaze spun towards Zoa. Words hid under his tongue, but his face communicated his feelings. A quizzical look like a detective thro
Chapter 188
“Hey Zoa,” Tanya rushed to catch up with Zoa’s fleeting feet. “Zoa!” Zoa spun around. “What is it, Tanya?” She shot Tanya a glare. “I don’t like what is happening between us. I am sorry for anything I have done. Please, do not go on like this. Let us come back to what we used to be. I miss you. I miss my sister,” Tanya’s voice cracked, her face dropped into a plea hard to say no to. Zoa stood, rooted to the spot. Her eyes lingered on her, tears forming around her eyes. She opened her arms, pulling Tanya into a warm embrace. Her shoulders warmed with Tanya’s tears as they held each other in that position for what seemed like forever. They basked in their embrace, unconcerned about the passing gazes that fixed on them, the urgent feet that marched or even the touch of the commander. “Zoa!” She snapped out of her stare at Tanya. Tanya stood, her eyes still droopy. She rotated to a halt as she came face to face with Kokohashi. “Did you hear what I said?” Her head tilted. Her face cont
Chapter 187
The gates opened and the people left their mouths ajar.“How is he alive?” “What is he doing here?” “What are those with him?” Yonda rode into the place he once called home. It looked bigger and better. There were new structures scattered on widened grounds. He looked at the place he once lived; embers of fire heat underneath the huge smoke that went up to the sky from there. Huge men vacated there with black dust covering their bodies. Yonda continued deep into where their leader stayed. “Hi. Where is Master Ji?” Yonda asked the boy from the top of his vehicle. “I don’t know who that is.” The boy said and then ran away. Oh, okay. “Yonda?” The musical voice that called behind him sounded familiar. He turned around to see Maika beneath a hoodie. His eyes sparked, the memory of their last time time together filling him up with joy. “Maika.”“I thought you died.” Maika whispered. “Why would you think that?” Yonda asked. “Um, my brother said you were taken by raiders and there was no
Chapter 186
The annoying laughter from below him echoed in the back of his ears. He groaned awake, rolling on the bed. His eyes were wary of their new surroundings, parting slowly. He helped himself to sit back, leaning on the bed frame. His eyes widened as she walked in from the other room, her body drenched in water. Her eyes were suppressed under the heavy weight of beauty that crowned them. She wasn’t naked but there wasn’t much left to be imagined. She caught his stare from the mirror. Damn. What is that smile? That is beautiful. His eyes darted to the door flung open. “Oh, I see you’ve met her,” John said to Yonda, passing his glance from him to her. “She is quite incredible, is she not?” He strolled in without a care in the world. Yonda took his eyes off his brother, and back to the girl in front of the mirror. Her fingers clutched her shoulder, backing the mirror with her head dropped. She scampered off, back into where she appeared like an afterthought. “Why did you just walk in? You
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“There is nothing more I can say, John. You two are going to be great men.” Master Ji drew them into himself in an embrace. “Great men that will be part of the stories of the new world. You do not have to worry about the unseen. You have each other. You have a week, prepare your minds.” Master Ji dropped his hands, taking his time to climb the stairs back up. “What do you think this is?” John marched towards Yonda. “Is he trying to send us away?” “This is not something any of us possess an understanding of. It is certainly a mystery. But he has been training us for a long time—” Yonda’s words were interrupted. “Never have been trained to go on a mission. Never.” John jumped in. “Never, I agree with you. That makes this mission even more important now. There is something hidden within that we might not understand now. But I do disagree with you. The master loves us too much to ever want us out of his sight. He came for you without blinking. Alone. The master wants to see something i
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"Before you do that, I have something to tell you too.""What is it, Master?" John asked. Master Ji reached out to them to be guided up. John and Yonda hurried to his rescue as they took his hands, helping him up with ease."I can tell you, but I will rather show you boys what it is. Come with me." Master Ji walked ahead of them. Quizzical looks covered both of their faces as they marched behind their master."Where is this place, Master?" John called from behind."Be patient, my son.""Are you sure this is the way, Master?""Continue to follow me Yonda. Believe." Master Ji faced the wall, charging towards it."No!" Yonda and John rushed to pull Master Ji back. “What are you boys doing?” Master Ji dodged them, they dropped face-first into the ground. “Ow!” John winced. “What do you think you are doing?” “We wanted to save you,” John got up first, scrunching up his face as he held his waist. Yonda’s face peered from behind John. “You were going to hurt yourself. We had to save you.”
Chapter 183
The gates banged. No sound forthcoming sent him into a fit. Sweat covered his face. He glanced over his shoulders, scanning behind him to be sure he was alone. His breath quickened. The gate crashed with his fist banging again and again. It gave way, and Master Ji's face peered through the opening."Where have you been? Everyone is worried about you and… where is John?" Master Ji stretched over Yonda to check behind him. "Where is John?" Yonda whimpered. "I said where is John?!""He is—he is," Yonda stuttered, pointing in the direction of the woods."He is where? In the woods?" Yonda nodded in affirmation. "I've told you many times never to go there alone!" Master Ji's voice trailed. Restless, he goes back and forth. "What happened to him?" He appeared with his belt.Yonda stared intensely at the belt around the master's waist. "Wha—what is that for?""It is an emergency. Now tell me where John is, and with whom!""He is in the woods. There are raiders there. They caught him." His voi
Chapter 182
DECADES AGOClanging blades danced in the air. Their feet danced violently, shielding their lives from each other’s attack. “You seem to have gotten better. That is good. John! Careful with your wrist, careful! Left. Left. Stay there. Left. Do not run away, stay there. Yonda! Yonda!” A fresh breeze blew over his face. He followed her steps behind his head, sword in hand. The sunlight shone brighter, the spotlight illuminating her brightness more. She swayed her hips like she floated, without a burden. She turned, her hair spreading ecstasy. She smiled, and like a child in a strange place, he followed with a wide smile. His lips curved from one end of his jaw to the other. His spine shivered, cold ran through the blade pressing against his back. He swallowed, and his sword landed on the ground. He caught her from the corner of his eyes, the doors obstructing his determination. He turned. Slowly. “Put your hands up!” An order barked at him. He raised his hands. Footsteps closed in on
Chapter 181
“I need you to tell me exactly what happened.” “We were on the road here, it was dark and we could not see anything. We lost track of anything and now, we are here.” The aged man glances at the other man behind him. He nods to him and the man nods back. “We have been expecting you.” Kakashi and Jiro exchanged glances. “What do you mean?” Jiro asked the man. “Your name is Kakashi,” he looks down to Jiro, “And you are Jiro Shoei. You lost your brother when you went to a mountain, and you also lost your friend some months after. Life hasn’t been the best for your loved ones. Neither has it,” the man turns in Kakashi’s direction. “…been for you.”“It is not a coincidence that you were both on the mountain the day Lord Zodiac escaped the trapped jar. Every day has worked with the prophecy. Your father, your mother.” He turned to face Kakashi. “Your parents. It’s all going with the prophecy.” “How many prophecies are there? Because I don’t understand the prophecy you speak of.” Kakashi
