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WHIT 252 - ROSE WATER
What awaited after a long bath at the Setting Spring Pool was the grand meal arranged by the White Tigers sect.From the four-eared fountain deer to the sky-leaping leopard, never before seen dishes by common men were made.Edgar and Fabby, as usual, loved and felt very much grateful for all the meals, but they were mostly eating the prawns. There was something about the prawn meat that the siblings loved so much they were competing with each other and even stole from each other’s plates.Tenzai laughed from seeing the siblings quarrel over the prawns.“Do you know them?” Azar asked Tenzai.“Yeah. A little bit. We fought with our backs to each other,” replied Tenzai, chewing on his favorite pork rib, which he very much liked because of its spiciness as well as the depth of flavor.“That’s not just a little bit,” Liam remarked and looked at the siblings. “They are fighting at the dining table, which isn’t funny. Back in my family…”“Everybody has their own eating style, Liam,” Azar int
WHIT 253 - INSANITY UNFOLDS
At dawn, the participants all gathered at the sky stadium that was built overnight. With over 40,000 square meters for the arena, and more than 400,000 seats for audiences, its sheer size was mind boggling to look at.Many of the 238 participants were all warming up their bodies as they were told that the sixth round would be one-on-one matches. Though it would take long to finish the round this way, the Red Roses Sect still chose this method, so there was nothing else the other sects could do but follow.As minutes passed, some of the participants were just sitting in their chairs and didn’t look healthy at all. Tenzai was also among them, and he was clutching his belly because his stomach had been upset since last night. He initially thought it was just him who had to do the runs since last night, but now, he realized that he wasn’t alone. Many others also had the same problem. After discussing with each other, it didn't take long for them to narrow down to the culprit.It was the Ro
WHIT 254 - PERILOUS PLACE
Hellacious-red flames soared high and spread wide in the audience stands, seeking to devour everything in its path as Dina kept pouring energy into her flaming chains that still kept more than thirty people chained, with Exses stuck in the center.With this extremely aggressive approach, Dina made her aim and intention crystal clear. It was to melt the opponent down to the bone and beyond, until his ashes couldn’t be distinguished from those that would perish alongside him.Some of the disciples, whether they were still in the competition or not, took the effort to stop Dina’s flames from spreading further and causing more destruction. With their combined efforts, they restricted her flames into a confined space.“Hehe,” Dina grinned.“Damn,” Gossini, who wasn’t very far from Dina, realized something. “She predicted this would happen? Now that the fire is cramped because of the barriers others put, the flames will burn harder. Those people bound by her chains… won’t even be able to bre
WHIT 255 - NOT HALF BAD
Edgar vs Pankaj.“A core disciple vs an outer disciple? This can’t even be called a fight.”“But the outer disciple is from one of the four great sects, and what about this Muddy Flower Sect? I’ve never heard of it before. Maybe the core disciple of that sect is no big deal?”“Only a dozen or so outer disciples managed to reach this round, so this fight could be interesting.”The merchants discussed among themselves.Joan Morales, the patriarch of the Muddy Flower sect, was smiling. “It’s just an outer disciple, but it’s still a good opportunity to gain some name. Thrash that outer disciple so hard that everyone will be left speechless, Pankaj.”Pankaj was the first to enter the new arena. With a flower hairstyle and with a peaceful look on his face, he managed to get a good first impression from many of the audience.Edgar, on the other hand, was still in his seat because Fabby tightly held his hand as if telling him to not go.“If things get dangerous, I’ll stop, Sis,” he assured.S
WHIT 256 - TAKING IT BACK
The earthen spear came straight at Edgar’s face.“Kugh!” Edgar moved his head to the side as fast as possible. The spear scraped past his cheek.Pankaj frowned and immediately spat at Edgar’s head. Brownish saliva shot out like a bullet and struck the back of Edgar’s head and melted the skin and bone.Edgar rolled on the ground and cringed in pain.“Is that acidic mud?” The audience was surprised.Pankaj didn’t give any time for Edgar to breathe and attacked with his spear, thrusting it down at Edgar’s head, looking to drill a hole inside.“Eddie! Watch out!” Fabby cried and was about to move out of her seat.“White Bite!” A blast of electricity exploded out of Edgar and pushed Pankaj back.“What the heck?” Pankaj was visibly surprised. “He has a lightning ability?” Some of the audience were also shocked as it wasn’t a common ability.“I apologize for not showing it sooner,” Edgar turned into a blur. “Flying Flash Arts…”“What?” Pankaj couldn’t believe that Edgar slipped out of his si
WHIT 257 - BOLT OUT OF THE BLUE
“Knock him out of his senses, huh,” Pankaj dashed toward Edgar. “I’d rather knock the life out of him!” Fabby jumped out of her seat. The distance between her and Edgar was much greater compared to the distance between Pankaj and Edgar. Moreover, two core disciples of other sects blocked her path, saying, “You shouldn’t intervene.” “Nonsense!” Fabby growled. “He’s my little brother!” She tried to go past them even if it meant that she had to wrestle with them. Pankaj already reached Edgar by that point. Edgar, who was unable to stand up straight because of the pollen released by Pankaj’s fists, looked like an easy target now. “I’ll crush your head to a thousand pieces!” Pankaj mercilessly threw his ruby-fist down. Suddenly, a thundering noise echoed in the sky, and a lightning bolt came down and struck Pankaj in the blink of an eye, shocking almost every disciple watching the match. The sky was clear, so where the heck did such a strong lightning bolt come from? Many disciples w
WHIT 258 - HOT BATH
As the matches continued on in the colosseum, Fabby who was sitting in the audience stands along with her brother sent a signal through the earth.The earth in front of Gavin moved a bit, and words appeared on the surface.“Greetings, Elder. This is Fabby. My brother urgently needs an ice bath. Can we leave now?”Gavin glanced in their direction and sent a mental message, “Why are you asking me that? Your matches are finished, so you can go, but be careful. Since you two are not in good condition, someone might pick on you guys.”“I’ll keep that in mind, Elder Gavin,” Fabby replied. (Did he just send a message directly to my brain? How did he do that?) She then looked at Edgar who was still huffing. “Let’s go, Eddie.”“Where?” Edgar quickly asked.“You should have an ice bath,” Fabby insisted. “It will help with your recovery.”“But I want to watch the matches. I'll take a bath later.”“These matches will take so long.”“Still, I will watch.”“Don’t be like that!” Fabby grabbed his ha
WHIT 259 - MISUNDERSTANDING
Dwarves took pride in very few things such as their ability to drink, to hammer iron and steel, to walk on hot coals, and to also have the courage to take a hit to the nose. Whenever a dwarf did something wrong, they would often get hit in their noses, because their noses were made for taking a beating. They were not stone-hard but were more rubbery. This was why dwarves were capable of sneezing long distances, and they could even breathe freely in a smoky coal chamber. They were literally built to breathe even in volcanic regions and work in mines deep underground. Nole obviously took great pride in his hook nose, which was quite popular among dwarven ladies. He had taken many hits on his nose and was confident of even blocking a sword with it. However, all that confidence was utterly crushed now because his beautiful nose was flattened from a single hit from Edgar. Of course, it wasn’t the strength of Edgar that did it, and it had more to do with the heavenly hammer! Nole’s cover
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272 - CLOSED BOOK
Edgar woke up, only to find himself in a pool of mud. He could feel that he was being healed by fish that were swimming in the mud and were nibbling at his skin.At first sight, it might look like they were eating him, but they were actually taking away the negative energy from his body, though he was not able to feel that.Edgar tried to grab one of those fishes, but they turned into pure mud, pleasantly surprising him.He looked at Fabby who was sitting in the distance, by the cliff. “What are these fishes, sis?”“Elder Gavin made them with his drive. He said they can suck away impurities from your body and make you stronger,” Fabby explained. “He said even your drive will get smoother and faster afterward. Also, the negative effect the beast cores have on our bodies can also be reversed, or so he said.”“Such a thing is possible with drive?” Edgar was both surprised and doubtful. “These fish are biting me, but I don’t feel any pain.”“Yeah. Just stay there until all those fish are
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271 - DAY BY DAY
The eagle brought the siblings to a mountain range and dropped them next to Gavin who was weaving gloves with drive.He wasn’t surprised to see the position the siblings were in.“Here,” Gavin handed the gloves to the eagle, and it put the gloves on its feet and then screeched in happiness.“Haha, you like them, huh,” Gavin smiled. “They are durable as I knit them with my drive. So, don’t lose them.”Scree~!The eagle replied in a confident voice and then began to walk around happily in its new footwear.“They look like gloves, but they should be called socks, I guess?” Gavin wondered. “Ah, well, whatever…”Gavin then looked at the siblings, out of whom only Fabby was still conscious. She was trying to sit up, and it was taking her a while.“You don’t seem to have any external injuries. You are probably tired from using too much energy,” Gavin said. He sent a bullet of energy into her forehead, which didn’t hurt her but went straight into her brain and melted into it. This suddenly ga
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270 - A DIFFERENCE TOO BIG
“Surfing Strike!’ Edgar’s foot viciously struck Ryu’s face and sent him flying high like a rotating paper fan. Any normal person would have had their head separated from their shoulders from that kick, but Ryu’s neck was flexible as well as sturdy as rubber.Ryu grabbed his head and stopped it from spinning before somersaulting and landing in the distance.“Huh?” Fabby was quite shocked by it. “Why is he not dead? Is he even human?”“His body is a bit special, you see,” Anarga smirked and then looked at Ryu. “But, hey, how could you get hit by that brat like that? You should be glad that there isn’t anyone else around, or it would have brought such shame.”Blood leaked from Ryu’s ruptured upper lip. He licked it and faintly smiled. “It’s been a while since I tasted my own blood.” His eyes turned red.“Oh, crap…” Anarga skipped backward. “You guys brought a disaster on yourself. When he goes into that frenzy mode, he’s unstoppable. Even I wouldn’t dare stand next to him because he can
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269 - KNIGHT OF NIGHT
Anarga squeezed Edgar’s chest down, but when Edgar saw Ryu step toward his sister, he uttered, “Thunder Knight…”The ground beneath them cracked, and the air around them crackled. The very cliff itself vibrated in resonance with Edgar’s heartbeat.Anarga lost her balance just for a second. A double-edged lightning spear appeared in Edgar’s hand, and he thrust it right through her abdomen.She thought it would leave a hole in her, but it didn’t. However, it then electrocuted her to the point her clothes were half-burnt, and she looked like a semi-roasted grizzly bear.Ryu immediately clawed through the middle section of the spear and then took Anarga and jumped a few feet away. “How could you be so careless?”Anarga fell on one of her knees. Blood leaked from both corners of her mouth, even though she tried not to leak any blood.“Does it hurt that much?” Ryu asked.She gave him a glare.“I see…” Ryu then looked at Edgar, who was rising off the ground without the use of his hands, as th
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268 - DRAGON THAT DEVOURS ALL FLAMES
Anarga’s body went into the rock, causing cracks all around her to spread for over thirty feet.Ryu’s feet were still locked by the earthen boots that Fabby had created, but he forcefully broke through them and whipped his leg at Edgar. “Dragon Knock!”“Ngh!” Edgar raised his left arm and blocked the kick with his forearm.Ryu’s foot forced its way through Edgar’s flame drive and struck his forearm and hit a nerve, sending a jolt of shock through to Edgar’s brain. On top of that, Edgar’s forearm got dislocated near the elbow.Ryu’s kick still sent a gust of energy over into the distance, which ended up blasting away a part of the cliff, shocking Fabby and Edgar.Fabby’s heart shook at that moment because if Edgar hadn’t deflected that kick, he wouldn’t have just got his arm dislocated. It was Edgar’s hunter-like instinct of parrying the kick at the last second was what saved him from experiencing a crushing defeat.Ryu didn’t even use drive. Whether he could even use drive or not, Edg
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267 - HOTTER THAN FIRE
“Is this the best you can do?” Ryu said disappointedly. “I know you can do better, bald brat.” He treated Edgar as nothing more than a kid because he was much older than him. “Why don’t you show me what you got, or I’ll kill this bald girl.”Edgar, who was bleeding profusely from the chest, felt his soul stirring madly after hearing Ryu’s words.“Don’t listen to him,” Fabby said in a low voice. “We are not their match. Fighting them will only put us at a disadvantage. And there’s no one else here to stop the fight in case things go bad. It doesn’t benefit us in any way no matter how I look at it. Moreover, you are already badly injured.”Fabby’s words made total sense, but there was one thing that she didn’t consider. Edgar just couldn’t digest let alone accept the fact that Anarga Utsav had used her wind attack and pushed Fabby off the cliff. What if Fabby died from that?Edgar utterly disliked Anarga as well as Ryu. He didn’t want them to leave with a sense of victory.“Sis,” Edgar
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266 - PERSONAL MISSION
“AHHH!” The siblings cried out in horror, mostly because of the pure shock value. Their eyes sprang out of the sockets. They totally didn’t expect that the eagle would do such a thing.Edgar was about to use his skill, but Fabby quickly said, “No, wait.”“Huh? Wait for what?” Edgar asked her back as winds viciously whipped at their faces.“Just wait,” she replied. As both of them kept getting closer to the ground, Edgar’s heart raced fast. “Screw this. I’m-” he was saying, but then the eagle suddenly came swooping down and caught both of them when they were about 100ft close to the ground and took them away with him.Edgar and Fabby held onto its talons so they wouldn’t fall.The eagle stopped by another mountain top and acted as if everything was okay.“You think I’ll thank you for saving our asses, you shitty bird!” Fabby punched the eagle hard in the face. “I thought I was going to die! You were the cause for scaring me near to death.”Even Edgar looked angry. His heart jumped in
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265 - LOVE AND DUTY
Coming back to the present.The eagle had no idea who Edgar was, so Fabby had to do all the work except for flying. “Where is he?”She was worried for many reasons.The eagle even flew over the colosseum grounds, and she shouted for him, “Are you there, Eddie?”“Who’s that?” some masters and disciples wondered as she wasn’t clearly visible from below. “How rude of her to be flying over this place when the competition is still going on?”“He’s not here, either,” Fabby told the eagle to keep flying.As she kept looking around, she noticed someone bathing in an open pond. Just when she looked at him, he also looked up. She remembered his face mask. This was the same guy she met in a cave not long ago.Numo was not wearing a shirt right now, and his body was pristine white. It wasn’t muscular, but it still looked athletic and toned. It was very attractive, especially because he was a tall man.“Ahem,” Fabby looked away.After the eagle flew out of his sight, Numo continued rubbing his body
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264 - THORNS AND THISTLES II
Months turned to years.Even though working in the fields had become a daily habit, so did the body pains. If not feet, then legs; if not legs, then back; if not back, then something else in the body took the turn. And by the time they got home, they were pretty tired, yet they wouldn’t be able to eat what they had produced or found.They were only given a limited amount of food such as corn or grains so they could make soup and live with it. The same plain soup with no vegetables in them whatsoever waited for them every night. And they were not paid anything else for their labor, for they were forced to work for the rest of their lives. There was no contract. Nothing. They were pretty much treated like cattle, or maybe even worse, with the only difference being their ability to talk. No matter how they were treated, they still worked hard, for most of them had reasons, be it their children and families.Fabby had Edgar, and Edgar had Fabby. Everyone had someone else they were willing
