“Huff! Huff!”Timothy pushed back trying to catch his breath. ‘This bit*h….’He hadn’t met Erika as an opponent before, but he saw her duel recordings many times. Still, he found it almost too difficult to deal with her spear. There were no openings, and she had an almost perfect defence. Every time she struck back, he felt pressured and fell into a defensive position. He should be proud as the leader of the Steel Knights to reach the final stage of this grand event, yet he didn’t feel at ease. Despite his thoughts, Timothy admired Erika. Erika also looked exhausted, but she looked determined to give it all.The sounds of cheer and encouragement filled the air, but he couldn’t focus on the support. There was too much at stake. It wasn’t about winning the rune, it was about his honour and glory. Timothy knew he got recognition from all over the world, but he wondered if he could give up at the moment. He even received a personal message from someone he never thought of getting cl
"That was an okay fight." Amelia stretched her body with interest. The fight was too slow for her, and the techniques looked Medicare at the best. They had no proper aura and no proper technique. She felt all these cheers to be hollow. Even though she knew this was the very best these people could do, it wasn't exciting to her anymore. Besides, even the basic warriors of the Crystal Pulse had better techniques and control. Of course, they had no time to reach the level where they could impress her, but Amelia felt those humans had the ability to reach that point in future. On the other hand, this flashy fight with a combination of moves wasn't enough for her to see a future for those two. Even the winner wouldn't grow beyond the basic level. She saw a similar uninterested expression from Jason. He was too old to enjoy a duel at this level. As for Hanna, her sole focus was on her snacks and telling stories to her Void Ripper. "Shall we?" She felt excited when she thought about go
“Mommy and Daddy are going to fight again.”Hanna got comfortable leaning against Nyx’s back. She got down from the chair after her parents left. It was comfortable to lay on Nyx’s back after she got bigger, and it was easier for her to see over at the arena. Lying on her trusted friend gave Hanna a sense of security as well. She preferred staying in her parents' embrace over anything, but she slowly learned to be independent over time; especially after she became confident that her parents wouldn’t abandon her. Hanna didn’t mind all the eyes staring at her after Nyx expanded her body big enough for Hanna to sit. She didn’t notice almost the entire audience staring at her since they saw the magical scene of Nyx’s body growing from a chubby kitten to a massive tiger. Since Amelia and Jason went backstage, everyone’s attention was on the main seat. Jason’s unenergetic comment on the final duel and Amelia’s uninterested look caught the eyes of the entire audience. Everyone wondered
"Can you put that away?"Jason eyed the sharp sword just an inch away from his neck. The long silence from the audience finally broke, and a loud cheer erupted from the crowd. It almost sounded like they were going fanatic with excitement, but Jason didn't feel happy. He simply couldn't match up against Amelia."What? Are you disappointed?""A bit."Jason sheathed his sword as Amelia did the same with hers."You could have done better if you used magic."Amelia ran her fingers through her long hair and adjusted her clothes. Even if they both used aura to protect their clothes, it was challenging to keep them tidy during a fight. While Amelia's clothes still looked better, his clothes were in much worse shape compared to hers.Even with multiple Arcane Shields and Enchanted armour, Amelia still landed several blows on him with ease.“I might have.”Jason knew better.Sure, his Magic Sphere had a devastating power, and the Arcane Spawns could do wondrous against enemies. However, he kn
“Captain, the escorts are ready. Three lord wizards are at Forestedge, waiting to join us. They said they can come if it is necessary.” “No. Tell them to wait. We will leave in ten minutes.” Timothy gripped the box in his hand as tight as possible. The most valuable possession he had at the moment should be inside this box. The legendary rune, Summon Death Knight. The only rune of the kind and many parties wanted to get their hands on it. However, the Steel Knights were willing to do anything to protect it. Their armies were moving toward the Dark Forest as he sat here, trying to gather his thoughts. A battle was inevitable as many wanted to possess this invaluable rune. If they could, they would have already kidnapped Jason Hope to make more of these. ‘Is it possible to even make more of these? If so, they can create an undead army. That will be a real challenge.’ Despite Jason announcing the possibility of creating a duplicate of this rune, everyone knew it was possible. The o
“Will Daddy come back, Mommy?” “He did promise, didn’t he?” Amelia tightened her hands around Hanna, feeling conflicted about her own words. “Daddy promised to come back to Hanna and Mommy.” Hanna’s voice was firm but refused to take her face off Amelia’s bosom. It was obvious she was sad without Jason, but she acted bravely. “Then he will come back for us.” Amelia again looked at the spot where Jason disappeared. This was the first time the mysterious entity took him away in broad daylight. However, this wasn’t the reason that made her worried, it was the message she saw on Jason’s armband before they took him away. ‘Genetic shackles, isn’t it just a myth?’ The message directly said Jason should find a way to undo his Genetic shackles to successfully advance further. When he asked about the Genetic Shackles, Amelia wondered if he was joking. According to what she knew, Genetic shackles were a concept she only heard in legends. According to the legends, there was a genetic
‘Where is this?’Jason found it odd when he felt the mushy wet feeling surrounding him. He slowly opened his eyes and felt a sense of uneasiness as the blinding light pierced through his eyelid.“Screech….”A loud screech of a soaring predator greeted him as he slowly raised his upper body off the ground. ‘A forest? And why am I like this?’His body looked completely normal, and he found the surrounding environment normal. Unlike previous scenarios, he wasn’t in some devastated and ravaged land. ‘Wow!’Jason’s eyes widened as his senses became clear. ‘Is this a normal forest? What kind of place is this? These animals… They are normal, but there are some species I have never even heard of before.’He felt many things in his surroundings, and what made him feel odd was that everything felt normal to him. There were no abnormalities in his surroundings, except for the several creatures that he found odd. There were foxes with extra tails and birds with vivid coloured feathers. Some i
“Hm? A human?” The older man looked into the forest. It was an old man working on a stone sculpture. His work was almost complete as he carved a perfect human figure from a boulder. The sculpture looked perfect, almost too perfect to be true. It was an open patch in the forest, and the surroundings had many similar sculptures of different creatures. All the stone sculptures looked at a near-perfect level of detail, and the old man seemed to have carved them over the years. “Doesn’t matter. I will wait for you to be here, anyway.” He turned his attention toward the sculpture, but it was only momentarily. “Is that… Magic?” The older man turned his body toward the direction Jason was coming from. His eyes remained dull as before, and his tone didn’t change. It was as if the man himself had no emotions. However, his movements showed signs of wariness. “Wind and Fire. He is commanding the elements of two domains.” Humans were the only intelligent race that didn’t belong to a part