Niyad, who was at the river, examined his environment before entering meditation. The moment he closed his eyes Sercy appeared before, her white gown fluttering in the wind.
She examined his face then sat in front of him without announcing her arrival. Her face wore a contemplative expression almost as if she were trying to solve a puzzle. After staring at him for a few minutes, she cleared her throat to announce her presence.
Niyad's eyes snapped open and he shivered a bit when he made eye contact with Sercy.
"You're on time. Sit still, I'm going to trace your meridians and make a diagram that matches how they are laid out in your body. Like mine, your veins are in a different pattern from humans so their cultivation methods would be useless to you. It's surprising that you even made it this far without killing yourself in the first place."
Niyad thought for a bit then nodded in agreement. Sercy gently placed her palm on his chest then began circulating her Qi.
Niyad cursed inwardly because his heart rate suddenly sped up. How could his body betray him at such a time just because of a woman's touch?
She raised an eyebrow in amusement before closing her eyes.
Niyad took a deep breath and looked anywhere but at her in an attempt to calm down his pulse. A wind blew which caused Sercy's veil to lift a bit. A pair of pink tinted perky lips could be seen below the veil which made his breath hitch a bit.
Sercy's eyes opened, she saw the stupid expression he wore as he stared at her in a daze. She poked his chest, snapping him out of whatever state he was in before saying.
"You're going through puberty. I'll forgive you this time but if I catch you looking at me like that one more time I'll forget wanting to be your master and just kill you."
"This world is unfair, you watched me bathe and instead of an apology you talk about not feeling uncomfortable. But I look at you a little longer than I should and you want to kill me."
Sercy hadn't expected him to respond like this. Normally her threats would make someone apologize immediately, but Niyad instead pointed out injustice. She wasn't sure if she should laugh or cry at how brazen the kid was.
"The difference is I have no interest in you whatsoever other than to improve your cultivation base. You on the other hand have dirty thoughts."
"How do you know my thoughts are impure? I could have simply thought you were beautiful. You can tell if I'm truthful or not. "
~The truth~
Sercy's eyes widened a bit when he said this and her face flushed.
Niyad continued, "You on the other hand, I can only take your word for it. Why would you want to improve my cultivation base for no reason? Even worse, you're a dark fae, why should I trust you?"
Sercy who was just blushing in embarrassment could feel her blood run cold. The color visibly drained from Sercy's cheeks as her expression darkened... 'Even worse, you're a dark fae.'
Sercy raised her palm but managed to stop herself before slapping him. With the vast difference in cultivation base, a casual slap from her would result in him dying. She inhaled deeply to calm herself but that proved to be difficult. Clenching her palms into fists she stood up stiffly ;The temperature around them had dropped drastically and she was visibly fighting to control her anger.
Years had passed since anyone was able to make her this upset.
What angered her most was the way he spoke about being a dark fae, as if it automatically made her a terrible person.
As she turned and walked away, her voice drifted back.
"You're right. I have absolutely nothing to gain from helping you or anyone else for that matter.
Boredom has been leading me to do some questionable things for entertainment. I thank you for snapping me out of it." Her shoulders shivered slightly before she disappeared.
Niyad sat there in a daze for a while. Everything happened so fast that he didn’t even realise what he had done wrong.
~Why did she get so upset?~
"Whatever, at least now I'm free."
He got up then dusted off his butt before heading home.
Count watched them from a distance, with an expressionless face. A slight killing intent radiated off him before he disappeared into the shadows of the trees.
"You're back early." Niyad's mom said excitedly.
He nodded and walked lifelessly to his room.
"How did it go? Will the cultivation method work?" his mother followed him closely, a bit of anxiousness evident in her voice.
"No I don't think it will." Niyad responded a bit distantly.
His mother looked confused. "This isn't right, you hav- I mean it should work. Why wouldn't it?"
Niyad looked at his mother. "Why do you suddenly want me to cultivate mother?"
"I've always wanted you to cultivate. I just didn't have the correct method for you."
Niyad clenched his fists. "What do you mean? Why does my method need to be different?"
Niyad's mother hesitated for a few seconds before sighing. Her expression suddenly changed to a stern one. The one she would always wear whenever he asked why he was different.
"It doesn't matter. If you're not able to cultivate, knowing changes nothing."
She ruffled his hair then exited the room.
"Why are you always keeping things from me Mother!"
His mother didn't look back but she left a soft answer with him. "For your safety."
Niyad dropped himself aggressively on his duvet then took a deep breath.
He thought back to what happened with Sercy at the river.
"Why do I feel so bad about what just happened? It's not like I said anything wrong." Sighing, he laid on his duvet then closed his eyes as he replayed what happened in his head over and over again.
Sercy sat in her quarters brushing her hair constantly, her eyes were out of focus. She no longer wore her veil and the knife Niyad had given her was on the floor. She had discarded it the moment she entered the room. Almost an hour had passed since she sat there brushing her long silky hair repeatedly as if in a trance. This was something Count hadn't seen her do for Decades. An action only done like this when her mind was clustered or she was upset about something. He started pacing in the room before asking. "You're upset?" -"Yes." "Why?" -"That's what's upsetting me even more." Sercy's tone was flat. "That he was able to mak
After entering the house his mother exited his room looking a bit jittery. "Where did you go all night?" "To train." "Your cultivation level, it's much lower than it was before, and what happened to your clothes, why is there blood? " A worried look was on her face as she started to examine his body. "I'm fine mother, it's just that I had to start from scratch in order to cultivate the method master gave me. So I punctured my dantian to let the Qi leak out. " "You idiot, you could have just guided it out of your body. Wait- Master? I thought." Niyad smiled weakly, then walked away. "That would take too long, I have to reach the
Kiro, ruler of the Southern Kingdom sat on his throne fuming angrily. Five days ago the heads of two thousand soldiers were placed outside the royal palace. It was a direct slap to his face as the king. Someone was able to get into his territory and kill two thousand soldiers then place them directly in front of his palace without alerting anyone. What made him even more upset was that all the soldiers killed were cultivators and one of them was his third son. There was a note stuffed in his mouth that read. 'The Kingdom of Blenheim always pays its debts- The Jade Queen' He knew some form of retaliation would after they trespassed into the Blenheim territory, but he didn't expect it to come so soon or in such fashion. <
~Two of them!! How the hell am I to lose two of them? It's even more impossible to fight!~ He quickly checked the cultivation of the other beast and saw it was at the mid stage of the ivory realm. ~The only way I can survive this is if I kill the weaker beast first then focus all my attention on getting away from the second beast.~ Touching his storage ring, a bow and arrow appeared in his hands. He suddenly turned to face the weaker beast then took aim at it. Coating the arrow with his Ivory realm energy, he pulled the bow back then fired. Not waiting to see the outcome he got up and started sprinting again. The beast howled soundlessly as the arrow pierced it through its neck rupturing the larynx. It fell motionless and the arrow embedded itself in the tree behind it. A slightly surprised look was on Count's face as he watched from a distance. ~This silverback spirit wolf is not from this area, how did he know that its neck was a weakness?~ After creating a large enough distan
The man raised his palm and a flame appeared. Niyad's eyes widened as he struggled trying to free himself, but the much stronger man wasn't phased. He moved the flame towards Niyad's head with the intention of burning him alive. "Halt!" a voice came from above them. The guard who recognized the voice immediately paused looking behind him. There, a man clad in adamantium armor stood above the city walls. The guard shivered a bit before bowing in respect. "General, this imbecile from the Blenheim region was found wandering in our territory." The general's eyes twitched a bit as his attention moved to Niyad. ~Blenheim? ~ "Release hi
Count left Niyad unsure of what to do with himself, so he started backing away slowly, "I'll take my leave." He bowed then turned to walk away but a force held him in place making it impossible for him to move. His body became weightless as a strong force picked him up, moving him towards the King. Kiro placed his left palm on Niyad's forehead, getting ready to soul search him. This was an attempt to access Niyad’s memories to reveal any secrets he may have. Niyad's eyes became lifeless as sharp pain stabbed into his mind. Kiro sent his spiritual sense into Niyad's mind trying to peel away at his defenses so he could view his memories but the only thing he saw in the boy's head was darkness. Two glowing red eyes suddenly appeared in that darkness and the temperature
Niyad moved his aching left arm in a circular motion; His body felt horrible after sleeping on the hard floor. Before him was the cultivation academy that the General had advised him to attend. Checking that his light blue robes were properly straightened he approached the huge gates of the academy. On either side of them stood statues of men holding a scroll similar to the one on his identity medallion. When he arrived at the gates he nodded slightly to greet the guards then showed them his medallion. The guard nodded back to him, signaling that it was fine for him to go in. Upon entering the academy his mouth hung open in awe. He had never seen a building so big and exquisite up close. Sure there were large buildings in Blenheim's city but he was from a small village on the outskirts of the kingdom. He never really had a close look at them. <
Niyad stood in thought across from the headmaster. General Kai who sat in the corner of the room kept silent the entire time. "So for the sake of both kingdoms I must stay alive." Niyad’s face was expressionless as he repeated what the headmaster said. The headmaster nodded solemnly in confirmation, "Ye-" "Bullshit." Niyad interrupted him. The headmaster who was shocked at Niyad's sudden outburst asked in disbelief. "What did you just say?" "I said you're trying to feed me bullshit." Niyad's expression suddenly turned to one of ridicule, there was a heavy silence that permeated the room and the General who sat in the corner couldn't help raising his brows in surprise.