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VESSEL OF AN ANCIENT GOD Chapter 98
"Your friends looked pleased to let you go" Suke strolled ahead of Kakashi and Jay."What do you mean? Are we not here for the training?"The night was cold and the sky was adorned by pretty little lights that shone from thousands of miles."What does it mean to you? I don't think it has more than the same meaning we both think of it." Suke shrugged"Yeah? What is the meaning then?" Kakashi moved closer. He hadn't eaten at the table. The previous event had filled his head with so many thoughts, that he had forgotten about his training."Come on, tell me," he stretched his neck to hold Suke's gaze."Well, they did not look like they wanted your company." Suke shrugged."They just let you go, just like that. They didn't even bother to know why.""Maybe they have respect for authority?" Kakashi raised an eyebrow.Suke scoffed, "Authority. Authority, you say? What authority do I have here? I don't think I know anything."Kakashi's feet were walking but it was not intentional. With each s
VESSEL OF AN ANCIENT GOD Chapter 99
The emperor's head felt heavy. His body ached as he tried to get up with the help of his hands against the tree. He groaned in pain, drawing the attention of everyone around."You have to remain at rest, John. Don't get up so fast," Oz walked in zigzag like he was choosing the right cheques to land on, moving toward the emperor."What are we doing here?" The emperor neglected the medical advice, standing tall although not at full length as he struggled to numb the sharp pains he felt."You need to take a seat, my lo-" The emperor's stern gaze was enough reminder to cut him short from using the last words he wanted to use.Kokohashi stepped in, "Sit down.""You." The emperor dragged his feet, a hand over his chest."You are a raider!"The sound of metals clanking echoed in the air. The soldiers were prepared to go into battle. The emperor smiled stretching his arms by his sides to show the dominance surrounding him, "You see, you are not wanted here. You have brought yourself… oh no,
VESSEL OF AN ANCIENT GOD Chapter 100
"Hey!" Doctor Haishi bent over as he raced after his breath."What is it?" Kokohashi demanded.Doctor Haishi took an extra second to put his breath under control. His hands lifted him with the help of his lap. He drew a long, deep breath of the beautiful fresh air straight into his head. He enjoyed that."What happened?!" Kokohashi's roar had run out of patience.Doctor Haishi lifted his head to the showing frame of Kokohashi. "What happened to you?" his eyes darted to his neck.To be fair, it was an easy sight to pick.Kokohashi wiped the sneaking blood off. "Nothing," he responded. His tone was hushed.Doctor Haishi would believe anything other than what he had just seen right now, but he made no case of it."Your brother. Your brother is awake.""What? Are you sure?" Kokohashi's eyes lit up with encouragement. He had no idea he had grabbed onto the doctor's shoulders."Yes." Doctor Haishi was brushed to the side by Kokohashi's excited lunge past him.He snickered."Hey! Leave me. L
VESSEL OF AN ANCIENT GOD Chapter 101
"Why don't you check for the wizard, mm? He might know a few tricks to pull.""I searched for him. I could not find him. Him and the master, I could not find them.""Mm," the emperor shook his head, showing the ineffectiveness of Doctor Haishi's words."Please!" Doctor Haishi drummed his plea in the emperor's ears.The emperor stopped peeling his banana halfway. He sighed. He looked at the doctor, squinting his eyes."I was asking you something before he came. Maybe when you have a good response, I will consider saving him."Doctor Haishi looked lost."What does he know about my wife and the prime minister!?" The emperor's voice thundered."I don't know. I don't know." Doctor Haishi moanedThe emperor spat out. He watched Doctor Haishi keenly.He was telling the truth."Where is he?"The emperor's tone filled Doctor Haishi's mind with uncertainty.Was he joking? Was he serious?"Where is he?" The emperor repeated calmly. His calm tone failed to hide his irritation."In the carriage."
VESSEL OF AN ANCIENT GOD Chapter 102
Kakashi's cough gave away his position, Jay replaced his eyes with his hands as he searched for Kakashi.Kakashi held his throat with one hand stretching the other hand toward the path of Jay."Oh, Kakashi. We have to go. We have to go now."Kakashi nodded, picking himself up with the help of his friend. They dragged their feet toward their room.A blinding light flashed at their faces, stinging their eyes. Jay halted, Kakashi's body resting on his shoulders. "Stop there!"***"They are here," the man called out to other people."Why did you leave them here?"Oh, it's just one person. Jiro."That is the punishment for students who stay out late. They are all expected to be in their rooms by lights out.""Hm," Jiro grunted.He walked toward us."You both know better than to stay out this late, do you not?" Jiro gave us no room to speak for ourselves as he continued almost immediately as he was done with his last words. "You have violated rules meant for your safety. You have been du
VESSEL OF AN ANCIENT GOD Chapter 103
Kakashi was not sure what he had in mind as he watched Suke walk to the dueling arena to join the tutors.What did he mean that he liked her? Why did he show so much interest in her weapon?Kakashi shrugged. He didn't know it all, but he also had an interest in the choice of Tanya's weapon. It was easy to catch the eye. Not only was it attractive by its pretty colors, but it was also effective."Hey, man. You left without saying a word. Why are you here?""I'm sorry. You were deeply asleep and I didn't want to wake you up. You should still be asleep, why are you here?""I asked you first. Don't try to do that with me. Are you trying to avoid the question?""By your logic, you just did the same thing." Kakashi shrugged.Jay hit Kakashi's shoulders playfully."Ouch," Kakashi faked a pain. He hung his shoulder down as he took it in his other hand like an uneven scale."Oh sorry, you want mummy?" Jay rolled his fists under his eyes. Kakashi paused his act. His eyes fixed their gaze in
VESSEL OF AN ANCIENT GOD Chapter 104
"Luckily for me, I'm not the magician here," Doctor Haishi retorted.Oz tilted his head, impressed with the doctor's reply. "So I guess your secret is at liberty to be known then, right?" he wore on a threatening smile, walking past the doctor without uttering another word."How did I get here?" Doctor Haishi muttered.He raised his hands over his head, dropping them slowly to rub his face off the concerns and webs of engagements he was caught with. "We have to saddle our horses and get on our way home. We cannot stay in these dangerous territories for the night." Master Yonda stood before everyone to announce."What? It is late already. How do we know we are not heading toward danger itself when we leave now?""We don't!" The emperor appeared from behind. He looked at the surprising stares that bore into the back of his head."I understand I can be crude in my ways, with my words, but one thing is for sure, I am honest. Unlike some of you here…" the emperor's eyes darted from Doctor
VESSEL OF AN ANCIENT GOD chapter 105
“I was present my friend. I heard every word that was spoken, every single one.”Kakashi’s mind echoed the words again. He was sat up on his bed, preparing for the afternoon training. He couldn’t miss this since he was given a pass for the morning exercise. “Ow,” he winced in pain trying to put on his uniform. “Hey man, are you sure you won’t just skip the training? I understand you feel the need to act as if you are fine, but I know you are not fine. You are not. I am your roommate and your friend; you can tell me what is going on. You don’t have to hide anything. You do not have to carry this burden by yourself. You can tell me how you feel. Whatever is going on, let me know. Okay?” Jay sat on his bed; his arm was around Kakashi’s shoulders. “He never talked about your family.”Kakashi twisted his shoulders away from the arm of Jay. Jay’s face was flushed with embarrassment, he stood up after clearly thinking about what next to do.“I am sorry Jay. I didn’t mean to do that. I—I
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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.”
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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
