The more Rahz looked around, the harder it was to keep his weapon from lashing out and killing hundreds of enemies. He was still transformed into a half human and half embodiment and the two were fighting each other for control of the Warglaive in his hand.
It was a complicated time for Rahz and external event whether good or bad would tilt the balance between the two.
The lack of movement from their opponent confused the soldiers even more and very soon they started to wonder if there was chance to turn the situation around while Rahz was struggling for control over his body. One minute pass, then two, then three until finally a guy that thought his pride had been hurt grabbed his weapon and launch an attack while thinking it was his chance to become famous as the guy who killed the enemy General.
Splash!!!
The moment he came within range of the Warglaive, Rahz slash out and the body of the soldier was cut in half at the waist. There was fear in some of the faces but in others there was anger, anger that was smelled by the embodiment inside Rahz who started to absorb it as a source of fuel to overpowered the human half. Very soon, the Red skin started to move passed the midline of his body and all of the sudden the head of one of the people without weapons felt to the floor.
It all happened too fast, the prisoners didn't dare to make a sound while the creature in front of them had his weapon raised and was ready to kill some more.
Rahz's move to a critical state in which only one third of his body was still his own and just when he was about to kill again, a shadow stood in front of him and stop the warglaive.
Cling…
The weapons smashed against each other and when Rahz was able to focus on his new opponent, he discovered that it was the Vice-General if his army, the person who looked like Riddick.
"Brother! Please stop, they surrendered their weapons... is over"
Rahz slashed once more and this time he managed to cut into Riddick skin and send him flying backwards with force.
BOOM!
Riddick flew backwards and landed on the castle wall hard and coughed up blood while he tried hard not to pass out.
Rahz disappeared from his position and reappeared right in front of Riddick immediately grabbing his neck and lifting him up while he observe the blood dripping down Riddick's mouth.
The embodiment of Anger laughed out loud while the expression of the human side of Rahz looked to be confused and unfocus.
Riddick looked at his brother and very gently said, "Mother would be disappointed, father always fought to protect the people he loved and you are just like him... so fight… fight to protect "
AHHHH!
The words were subtle but in Rahz mind they were like a scream from Annihilus straight to the ear. The Embodiment felt like his brain was being rattled by a cement shaker and that weaken his defenses and allowed Rahz to launch a counterattack against the feelings of Anger buried deep within his heart.
The memory of his mother hitting him when he was younger and reprimanding him for trying to execute defenseless prisoners came like a tsunami wave against the anger burning in his soul.
"That is right, my father fought to protect his family, friends, and neighbors. It was the same for Fu Hao that sacrifice herself to save others, I...I can't taint her act of heroism by carrying a slaughter"
Rahz arrived at a state in which his feelings were in a perfect balance and learned that they were not to be underestimate and that feelings could be used to amplify the power of skills by adjusting the mood while executing it.
The Embodiment of Anger in Rahz's body started to break apart piece by piece and fell to the floor while the dimension started to break like a jigsaw puzzle and he became a liquid that was sucked out the snowball from a gap in the space.
WHOOP!
Rahz reopened his eyes and found himself back in the cave and the snow shake ball was in the air but the inside was extremely dark and when Rahz stare at it he felt that it like staring at an abyss.
"Not a perfect score but it will do, How do you feel?"
"I feel a lot lighter, like a weight have been lifted" said Rahz.
Xiao Bai nodded and said, "I hope that you remember that everything in the natural world is interdependent, mind and emotions can play an important role in the physical manifestation of power. You must train your mind as well as your body, if you are to truly save the people living in the realm you must be able to accept their sins as well as their virtues".
They were very profound words that resonate with what he had learned during his trial and even though he didn't understand their meaning in its entirety, Rahz still engraved them into his soul.
Xiao stepped forward and stood in front of Rahz and said "This might hurt a little, just bare with it".
The Rune on top of Xiao Bai lit up with multicolor light and before he knew it, Rahz felt like a part of his soul was ripped from his body and floated in the air towards the White Tiger while Xiao's floated towards Rahz.
The moment the two soul pieces reached their target, they were devoured by the bigger whole that saw them as nourishment for what they had lost a few seconds before. The piece of Xiao was connected to Rahz's and Vice-versa, the whole process was a soul transplant that left them both wounded and susceptible to attacks but it was a necessary step if they wanted to enter into a contract.
Once the connection was established between the two, their knowledge and experiences were transmitted into their mind creating a deeper understanding of each other.
Rahz was unconscious for at least two months while he was having a dream that he was in the body of a White Tiger Cub that even before he could see the world was hearing the Gentle words of the spirit of the Realm. The voice always repeated itself, it reminded him of his mission of assisting the savior of the realm and then it always proceeded to help him understand the principles of the realm.
Xiao Bai was more than 500 years old and had always been isolated by a barrier created by the Spirit that he regarded as his mother. Rahz was able to actually live as Xiao Bai and even if he couldn't move the White Tiger's body, he was able to experience every feeling just the same.
The harvest was unbelievable, thanks to the knowledge engrave in Xiao's soul, Rahz now had a deeper understanding on the use of wind, thunder and shadow. This realm elements behave completely different in Xiao's hands and always seem to be to his beck and call. Despite all the knowledge about the elements and skills Rahz found out an amazing piece of news, the spirit had told Xiao that he had three siblings that were scattered in the 4 directions and how she was getting weaker thanks to the outside influences.
ZOOM ...ZOOM ….ZOOM
The Earth began to shake and the energy specs that were floating in the air started to move rapidly in the direction of the cave that started glowing in with energy and them shattered into specs of dust.
The group waited outside the Oasis diligently but after two months they were getting desperate and had the impulse to storm in and see what was happening, fortunately, Remulos was able to convince them that Rahz was OK and that everything was as it should be.
The commotion inside called the attention of the group and then they heard a loud noise.
RAWRRRRRR!
Momentum equal to a 4th tier fighter was felt all around as the creatures inside the oasis prostrated themselves to welcome the King.
"Let's Go Xiao"
Rahz got on his new soul brother's back and Xiao took off towards the entrance full of ecstasy, he had been in that cave for 500 years and it was time for him to explore the world and look for his brothers and sisters.
Xiao ran on the air like he was running on solid ground and in a matter of seconds he made it to the camp where all his soon to be friends were standing around looking into the sky.
A massive wave of wind blew the tents away causing everyone to squint their eyes that then opened as big as saucers when they saw Rahz riding on a majestic White Tiger.
To Xiao, the faces in front of him were easily recognisable as he also had experienced Rahz's life and knew their names and how close of a group they were.
Xiao was definitely nervous as he stared at the group of people in front of him but then...
CHEERS!!!
Everyone stood up and gather around the pair with smiles on their faces as they were genuinely curious about the tiger that amazed them when it introduce itself.
"Hello, I am Xiao Bai"
WOAH!!
Rahz looked at Riddick and said "This is our new brother"