Sky Fall Legend 46 The Happening 2

Hidden in the center of Eastern Badlands was a gorgeous private resort land, closed off from the outside world by a powerful curse and illusion formation. The cursed illusion formation made this entire region appear to be a poisonous bog, full of high-level desolate beasts. Anyone who mistakenly wandered into this forbidden area would be cursed by one of the illusions they faced and have their life force slowly drawn away.

Behind this formation, the resort land covered a 30-mile radius with elegant buildings at the center. It was like seeing a small city in the middle of the barren woods. However, at this time there was a ma.s.sive cloud that floated over the mountains towards the secret villa a few kilometers away. The cloud was full of intimidating explosions of energy from a myriad of terrifying forces. Beneath the cloud, a sinister looking black rain was pouring down in a heavy shower. It seemed to block out the entire sky as it approached the famed forbidden bog.

As this cloud approached, all the vicious and desolate beasts were almost climbing over each other to escape. Merely, due to the ma.s.sacre carried out by the dark elves in the wilderness, none of these events had reached the house official's ears.

Deep inside the cloud, in the center of a large and evil looking white castle, the White Demon Temple was radiating evil energy. In the main hall, Lord Basalt floated down from the flying cage of women as he formed a purple death cloak made of pure energy to cover his hunky physique. The various victims in the cage watched his tattoed frame disappear in that robe with faces full of fear, disgust, and even a bit of desire. Once seated in the highest throne, Basalt sat with his entire council that was receiving the many experts in white demon robes delivering various reports.

"Temple Lord Basalt, the emissary from the Oblivion G.o.d Cult, has arrived. Lord Basalt, the a.s.sa.s.sin you sent east a.s.sures us that Fort Master Geb Goldwolf will not be leaving his domain in the next few days," Altis Major, the Left-Hand of Lord Basalt, stood in the air and announced their leader. His hood was down, revealing the features of a tall, middle-aged man with evil eyes and a devilishly handsome angular face. He was so attractive that he looked nearly feminine, "In addition, the forward team and the Dark Elves have all made it through the barricade and are advancing on their targets swiftly."

"This b.i.t.c.h Enora has pleased me. That boy of yours has my blessing, Altis. As soon as the House Lord is in my hands, this will be my first gift to him hehe," the serpentine voice of Basalt reverberated through the hall, and everyone immediately fell silent. "Rotimi sends word that he has located my baby mother. This is excellent. That piece of s.h.i.+t mutt is holed up in his vacation home, utterly ignorant. My brat can do nothing but sit in the throne room under my influence. Now is the time we eradicate House Trilleck."

Basalt looked to his right and spoke to the one seated in the next throne down, "Trevor, take Altis and corner that old wolf, Abercorn. Suppress him with the Evil Tri-Fang Mammoth Curse. This should give us the time to destroy the wolf pack and that wretch."

"Yes, my liege." Trevor rose and bowed, before vanis.h.i.+ng to complete his mission. Altis Major's face was stoic, as he too bowed and departed immediately.

"Helian, you will be responsible for capturing the wives of our targets. You may do as you please, just make sure that they live. This is not a buffet for you alone," sneered Lord Basalt.

"Yes, my liege," came the voice of the elder closest to Trevor's seat.

"Punisher, your Myriad Fiend Army Curse Art seems to have reached great perfection? What is the strongest fiend in our current a.r.s.enal?" Lord Basalt then turned to the left to speak to the elder directly opposite of Helian.

"This humble one is able to command up to 10 Undead Kings. However, for every Undead King, this one would be able to command 20 Revenants," replied Punisher.

"Good. Take three Undead Kings, and raise an army of no less than 500 Fiends with the rest of your power. This will be the vanguard of our next a.s.sault."

After commanding the rest of his forces, Lord Basalt leaned back in his throne and mused silently, "Soon, Osiris. Soon I will reclaim what you have taken from me. Once I obtain the Lady of the Mist, then I will finally reach perfection. The old b.a.s.t.a.r.d wolf destroyed my life as a Pharaoh once. I will not be hindered again."

Meanwhile, inside the Trilleck Villa...

In the most elegant mansion of the secret resort land, there was a grand banquet being held. All the famous elite from House Trilleck were present for the feast. Glorious decorations and banners from the different n.o.ble factions filled the ballroom. In the most elevated VIP section of the hall, the Lord of House Trilleck was entertaining all the essential elders. At the moment two tall elders who had similar appearances were discussing the ranking of the young geniuses with House Lord Osiris.

"Tell us, House Lord. Who is it that you favor in this year's compet.i.tion?" asked an elder in black robes with a Gold Wolf Head insignia present on the back. These were the robes of the honored elders! There were currently fifteen honored elders in House Trilleck, and the criteria to become an honored elder was to have a strength that exceeded the Gold Mage rank, and a certain amount of merit points within the House.

"Yes indeed, my lord! We have so many promising new Sage talents this year. It's sure to be exciting," said another honored elder.

"Hahaha, Elder Ah Meed, Elder Atah, your honors. I naturally have my eye on a few of the baby n.o.bles, but my sight is mainly on the young wolves. I suppose you two have suggestions for me then?" Lord Osiris was wearing a vibrant red and silver raiment that exposed most of his muscular torso, with a necklace that looked 30% similar to Jodye's Brave Fang Collar, and many other magical rings and accessories. His long dreads were braided to the back in a fas.h.i.+onable design. His voice was full of pride and majesty.

"Haha, just as well, just as well. This one does indeed have someone in mind." The first elder to speak was honored elder Ah Meed, "My direct disciple, Victory Ridwan, is only eight this year but has already ascended to the Perfected Soph.o.m.ore rank. I believe in 12 years he will make quite an impact at the following Wolf King Tournament. Even in the upcoming tournament a couple of years later, he should at least rank in the top 300, or maybe even the top 200!"

"Little Victory is indeed a great compet.i.tor, but he fails and falls short of comparison if one mentions my daughter," replied honored elder Atah. "House Lord, you've met Sussan the day she was born, and I believe that grace had carried us down the path of glory! Sussan is a young wolf, with true Mage potential, and she will surpa.s.s this father of hers for sure. Perhaps she will be a part of the next generations wolf pack."

"Oh please, Mavis! The child only has an A Grade combat soul, even the weakest member of the honored pack has a AA Grade combat soul, how could she possibly compare to them?" spat honored elder Ah Meed. "Victory is sure to be tonight's champion, my lord, top of his rank, with the potential to fight in the next."

"Gentlemen please, whether tonight will yield victories for Victory or builds suspense for Sussan, I'm sure we will see it for ourselves," Ke Si poured Lord Osiris a gla.s.s of wine, which the lord then held up with a boisterous round of laughter, "There will, of course, be many fine young n.o.bles and cadets who perform here tonight. However, let us not forget that the son of I, Osiris Trilleck, is on the way here from their trials. If one would like to talk about genius, then this child must be the focus."

"My lord do you mean fourth young lord Jumoke? With all due respect, my lord, the boy is talented to be sure, but ultimately he is just too young," said an honored elder from the side.

"No, he speaks not of the little fourth, but the little third. Little third was given a suitable mental cultivation method in time for him to partake in the pilgrimage," Mercer Trilleck fondled his red beard as he mused out loud.

"Ah! So this is the case. Certainly, third young lord Joseph may well have almost caught up with his younger brother Jumoke by now."

"My Lord, do not forget about young Freda! She is close to ascending to the Junior Spirit rank at a mere nine years old!

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At the same time, outside of the protective formation covering the secret Trilleck Villa, the hair of Jodye Trill and Sek Si's fluttered in the wind while riding on Sylvester's back through the clouds, as they approached the poisonous bog. Jodye wore a stern face as he communicated with his sky wolf guardian via telepathy. There was a huge storm cloud heading in from over the horizon. However, this wasn't some usual cloud!

Jodye recognized this cloud as identical to the one over Lake Nicaea. However, he had never seen the black rain back home. He intended to go to take a look, but Sylvester refused instantly. Jodye might not understand the threat that this cloud represented, but how could Sylvester not?

That wasn't black rain falling in the distance. Those were Fiends. The evil creature born of malevolence, resentment, and the energy from other negative emotions. These fiends were being manifested from resentment curses present within the cloud somehow. Sylvester knew they had to avoid that cloud at all cost. He actually didn't even want to go to Trilleck Villa, but he knew better than to push the slightly extreme and utterly impulsive Jodye into a corner.

When Jodye tried to contact his mother, he was greeted with the sounds of fierce fighting and mother's frantic voice as she said, "Joseph listen to me, we are under siege! We have been betrayed. The d.a.m.ned white demon has found us, the House's defenses have completely failed! You must warn Osiris! Jodye find your father! GO, go now! Stay away from everyone do not trust anyone but your own shadow. I love you, baby."

Clang. Clang.

"You're about to love me, b.i.t.c.h," Jodye was able to and a gruff and disgusting voice in conflict with his mother, "I've dreamed of the mission since the day I received it. Capture the G.o.ddess of the frozen mist, Isis Trilleck. What a real treat. I'll let your little mutt watch, of course, before we gut him in front of his father.."

"I'll kill you!" roared Jodye with green flames dancing in his eyes.

Sylvester's brow twitched when he sensed this reaction, "Could it be?"

"What was that? b.i.t.c.h, how dare you call for help!" shouted the man before his voice shot in a different direction, "Hey, what the h.e.l.l is taking that barrier so long?"

The connection was suddenly cut before Jodye could hear more. He wasn't sure if something happened, or if his mother had cut it intentionally.

He instantly knew his mother was in a state of panic and worried for him. Not only that, but she seemed to be in a battle. Merely, how could Jodye Trill retreat on his own upon knowing his mother was in peril?

"Can't you, pup, go any faster than this?" demanded Jodye. Sylvester's speed in the air wasn't even a tenth of his speed on the ground, it was like riding in a hot air balloon.

"Do you believe yourself to be light, with such physical strength? Currently, I can only fly using spatial laws. I am limited by your realm, I shouldn't push it until we know what we're up against," said Sylvester indifferently. "We don't want to stress ourselves before we even understand the situation."

Jodye Trill frowned. He knew that using more abilities would cause a strain on their soul. He could only wait.

"I have to get stronger as soon as possible," Jodye spoke as if no one else was around.

"We have to live past today first," said Xavier via telepathy.

When Jodye and company reached the skies above the poisonous bog, a wave of pressure swept past them. Jodye instructed Sylvester to nose dive rapidly into the purple inky toxic waters, with a plop! Afterward, the scene blurred as they floated forward until a magnificent resort land was revealed in Jodye's eyes.

"I wonder how we made it through the formation so easy…is it not functioning properly?" said Jodye Trill quietly.

"The young master was born here. The formation here cannot truly affect you." Sek Si explained from behind Jodye.

"Sek, can you find Ke Si and my father?" asked Jodye as he turned his head back to look at Sek. He was actually utterly unconvinced by her natural response. Even if the formation didn't affect himself, would it not affect Sek?

"Mn." Sek Si nodded her head then melted into Jodye's shadow, and suddenly Jodye could no longer sense her presence. Sek Si could travel through shadows within a certain range of herself. However, she could instantly appear in Jodye's shadow from a much more fantastic range. Her Shadow Avatar would grow in strength along with her soul. Jodye decided he should try to help her develop a stronger soul. With a flash of mystic symbols, [Pharaoh's Law] manifested and wrapped around Jodye's head once more.

"Trippy, is there any way for me to pa.s.s my Cosmic Vision Scripture to Sek Si?" asked Jodye as he quickly changed his clothes. He felt like he was too bright and easy to target in silver and white. He wanted to wear black. Whenever Jodye Trill had tried writing down the t.i.tanic Rage Law, or the Cosmic Vision Scripture in the past he was just unable to do so. It was like he would become a r.e.t.a.r.d the moment he tried, dull and stupid like a vegetable.

"Responding to host query: Host's level of spiritual force is insufficient for this process," responded a bland and emotionless voice, that no longer sounded mechanical like a broken toy, "However, this artifact spirit can extract and store your memories. The host can then share memories using Pharaoh's Law. How much will be retained depends on the potential of the person in question. Would Host like to store memories with Trippy?"

"Yes, let's do it like this." Nodded Jodye. This was precisely what he needed. Even if he couldn't imprint the knowledge directly like his master, Jupiter t.i.tan the T'Zhane, he could still share the information. He believed Sek Si would be able to benefit from it to some extent, and eventually, he could pa.s.s it to her himself.

"Young master," as Jodye finished talking to himself, Sek Si had already appeared behind him again.

"Ah, Sek. Do not resist, I'm going to pa.s.s you something. Study it well, and your shadow avatar should grow swiftly," said Jodye casually, startling the pretty face of Sek Si, who merely blinked in a daze. The young master was presenting her with a gift? This was the first one ever! One that could increase her shadow avatars strength? What could it be? The uraeus on Pharaoh's law suddenly emitted a red glow, which turns into a red laser line as it drilled into Sek Si's glabella.

"Ah.." Sek Si let out a startled little yelp before she gently closed her eyes as her lashes trembled. When she opened her eyes again, she saw a pair of dazzling sapphire blue eyes staring back at her. There was pale gold light deep in the depths of his eyes, making them seem more imposing. The vertical slits gave the boy's handsome face a wild flavor that made Sek's heart start to race. His gentle smile threw her all the way off as she stared up at him in a daze until his words woke her up.

"It's good then right? Try to remember as much as you can, but don't worry I'll show you again if I must," said Jodye Trill, to which Sek nodded her head quickly like a little chick. This was cute to Jodye, as she was a bit smaller than him now. "Okay, where's my dad?"

"I left my avatar so I can take us straight there, but your big wolf is too big for me to take," said Sek Si sweetly, which gave Jodye gooseb.u.mps. Sek's level of charm was far from average, and her words would often sound ambiguous. Jodye feared the day this child matured.

"This is no issue. Just take me with you, Sly will come with me," said Jodye Trill. As soon he finished speaking, Jodye felt like he fell through the bottom of the world into the vast dark void, and Sylvester landed on his head. Jodye marveled as he was pulled somewhere at high speed. Three minutes later he heard a burst of loud, boisterous laughter before stepping out from behind his father's back somehow, facing a crowd full of elders and n.o.bles of all ages in a grand ballroom.

Out of nowhere, the crowd saw the young boy who appeared to be a tall eight or nine-years-old with a little black sky wolf puppy on his head, wearing [Pharaoh's Law] and the Frozen Night division's black armor, casually walk from behind the House Lord as if he was always standing there. Everyone went quiet as they stared shocked. Where had this handsome boy with beautiful blue beast's eyes come from?

This naturally made Lord Osiris notice Jodye's presence, to his momentary shock, but he quickly recovered. Since he was aware of Sek's ability, Jodye's presence isn't what shocked him. In Lord Osiris' opinion, Jodye must have finished his pilgrimage and then used Sek Si to immediately transport himself to his father's side. What shocked him was the boy's appearance! How much had he grown in the last month? If he didn't look exactly like the Lord himself, and walk up wearing [Pharaoh's Law], then Lord Osiris may not have even recognized the boy.

"Hahaha Welcome, my boy, welcome, welcome. Congratulations on successfully overcoming your trial! You are officially a n.o.ble Sage warrior." Lord Osiris laughed boisterously and clapped Jodye's shoulder hard three times, but too his shock his son didn't even budge, only wincing slightly. Lord Osiris may not have used more than 100 bp in that slap, but he was still shocked at his son's toughness. The House Lord's words woke up the crowd as well.

"Ah, is this young man the fabled third young lord? Truly the heroes are born young!"

"Young master Joseph, well met! I am the Honored Elder, Ah Meed Dah s.h.i.+n. If you ever need a sparring partner, my disciple Victory would be happy to share guidance with you."

"Young man, I am honored elder Atah Mavis. My daughter is a fine young wolf, much like yourself. You two should become friends."

"Young master Joseph is it true you're only five this year? You look as old as my two junior disciple brothers, both around the age of ten."

"Do not question the child of the lord, are you seeking death?"

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"Dad stop, less of this and less of that! We're under siege, my mom's in trouble you have to help her!" Jodye Trill was instantly p.i.s.sed off when he saw how relaxed everyone was in here. Were they dumb, or just stupid? s.h.i.+t had already hit the fan out there!

"Joseph, calm down, what are you saying?" Lord Osiris knelt in front of Jodye to look him in the eye. He had now noticed how pale and anxious this son of his appeared. This was his first time seeing such an expression on Jodye's little face. Clearly, something terrible had happened.

"In the wilderness, we were ambushed by a bunch of Dark Elves, a.s.sa.s.sins dressed in black leather armor. I called my mom, and she told me to find you immediately and warn you that there was a siege and that a white demon found us and was about to attack!" Jodye rushed and explained everything he knew, urging his father to take action immediately, what was he doing still? However, Jodye noticed that the moment the words 'white demon' escaped his mouth, his father's face and aura instantly changed. Suddenly, the Osiris Trilleck in front of Jodye was fierce and aggressive, he stood imposingly as he spoke to the crowd.

"Attention! This, not a drill! We are under attack, everyone to your posts immediately, prepare the defensive formations, I need my Curse Masters in front me in 3 seconds. Honored Pack brothers and sister, I need you to immediately depart and recover the first lady, go right now!!" Lord Osiris wasted no time and gave out orders to the surrounding officials. The officials were startled for a moment, but then the lord's atmosphere exploded outward as the origin phenomenon formed above him, "I SAID MOVE NOW! LET'S GO, LET'S GO!"

As Osiris Trilleck and the elders made their move, Jodye Trill whispered something in Sek Si's ear, then immediately sat down and pulled a mid-grade origin stone out of his s.p.a.ce ring, and begin restoring his energy. After checking the time, Jodye confirmed that he could only have Sylvester summoned for less than another two hours and then he would be without him until tomorrow!

Even though Jodye could still summon Xavier today, Sylvester had been discouraging him from revealing this little brother for some reason he was unwilling to elaborate. So he had decided to only summon Xavier if there was no other option. For now, he would let Sylvester return to the Grimoire willingly, that way he could still use these two hours for later.

As if he had sensed Jodye's thought, Sylvester defied gravity before turning into a purple light that shot into Jodye's glabella. A couple of hours later Jodye had fully restored his origin forces, and he started rebuilding his astral forces. This was far more difficult to do, as he didn't have anything to help him do so. All Jodye could do was absorb the astral might present in the atmosphere, or extract it from the spiritual energies present in the stalks of saint force gra.s.s.

"Summon me without using the source artifact. I can help you recover." Xavier's voice suddenly rang in Jodye's mind via telepathy. Jodye had never done this before, but he somehow was aware of how to do so. Jodye focused on his combat soul, and behind him, an astral projection of Xavier in his infant form appeared floating behind Jodye.

With his mind's lamp active, he immediately noticed that all the spiritual powers of the heavens started surrounding Xavier's astral projection as if he was eating it all. However, what came out of the little mutt's b.u.t.t was real astral might. Jodye quickly absorbed it into his astral points, swiftly recovering the energy he had used before.

"So this is how you use a combat soul without a grimoire, haha. How boring," observed Jodye Trill. Though this was a useful ability, Jodye wouldn't value it much on its own. The grimoire provided him with far more versatility, he believed he had made the correct choice.

With his body returned to its peak condition, Jodye put up his things and pulled out the magic mirror to contact his mother again. However, there was no response after a few minutes.

"Sek Si!" shouted Jodye Trill, his anxiety quietly transforming itself into rage through a magical process. The next second, Sek Si was suddenly directly in front of Jodye again. "Did you find them?"

Sek Si nodded.

"Take me there."

"…" Sek Si frowned.

"This is not a request!" Jodye spoke through gritted teeth. Sek Si just closed her eyes, as she grabbed Jodye's hand and disappeared into the shadows.