Right Before Mane Summoned Gungnir
A few minutes before Mane summoned Gungnir, he felt his energy breakthrough into the 2nd stage of the Earth Realm. And with the breakthrough, came a pleasant surprise. It was a glow, an ability he had never heard of before or seen; yet he felt it was familiar. Mane had glows that were passed on directly to him from his father or mother, and others that came from ancestors who had long perished. Endless Wave and Brimstone for instance, were from his father. His mother offered him Takeover. Glows like Basileus and Absolute Darkness were linked to wielders long gone. But Gungnir felt different. It felt like the spirit of a weapon, incomplete yet extremely powerful all the same. What was stranger was that even with the massive power it had, Mane could already freely use it, like he had been using it his entire life.
NAME: Mane
AGE: 11
HEALTH POINTS: 4100/4100
RACE: Supreme
BLOODLINE: Mixed (Olympian, Norse GodKing, ???)
BLOODLINE RANK: Improbable
LEVEL: Earth Stage 2 (Level 52.00)
POWER LEVEL: Normal: 490,990; Under Effects of Son of Lightning: 1,995,990
WIELDER TYPE: Multi Wielder (Body Wielder; Energy Wielder; Spiritualist)
SPECIALTY: Strength; Intelligence; Speed
GLOWS: Takeover; Aftershock; Endless Wave; Basileus; Son of Lightning; Absolute Darkness; Brimstone; *Gungnir (the spear that never misses)
BREATH: Self-time Acceleration; True Flames; The Dark Times
Gungnir – the spear that never misses. That was the description the spirit scan gave, and Mane had absolute confidence that it wasn't false. So he locked onto Dominic, the man whom he held by the neck, and activated Gungnir with lightning as its skin.
He looked into Dominic's eyes and said, "My uncle told me about a man. This man was called Master by his subordinates, but he had a true name. He was a man called Dominic. He was a noble of the Northern Empire who attained everything on his own. He was born a peasant, but carved his own path to nobility. By the time he celebrated his 11th birthday, he knew how to read and write and solve complex mathematical questions. By the age of 16, he had studied all the books on finance in the Empire and at the age of 27, he created his own algorithm for financial management. He was a genius by all standards and measure. He created his own company when he was 30 and by the time he was 35, it had become the most sort after financial institution in the Empire."
"But his true breakthrough came after the Emperor sought his help regarding a delicate issue. The finances of the Empire had taken a sharp dive downwards, but the records didn't identify any anomaly. Sir Dominic took up the task of finding out the root cause of the issue and provided an answer in less than 24 hours. A problem that boggled the sharpest minds of the Empire had been taken care off in less than a day! The Emperor realized then, that no one else was fit to handle the Empire's finances and so handed the position of the Finance Minister to Sir Dominic. Sir Dominic was finally a noble. However, unsatisfied with the power he had, Sir Dominic began a new project – The Assassins Association. It was an association that brought fear to the hearts of many for they seldom failed. But Sir Dominic wasn't the founder of this organization, he was the successor. After finding out that his heritage was more complex that he originally believed, Sir Dominic took up the position of Head of the Assassins Association. For it belonged to his family!"
Mane learnt all this from Butler Fin. After nagging the man for days, the old butler had no choice but to appease Mane's curiosity and tell him about the man his father wanted him to kill.
"He controlled it from the shadows for years, until he offended someone he shouldn't have offended; and the once feared organization was destroyed. But Sir Dominic didn't die. No, he accepted the offer of the Dark God and became his servant, devoting himself to the work and vision of the Dark One"
"You called yourself Dominic Strong after you were appointed a noble, but that was never your true name. In fact, after you discovered your parentage, you found out that Dominic was actually your family name! Your family was a powerful one in the past but had fallen years ago. After all, only nobles have a family name. Your true name is in fact Prudence Dominic, descendent of the greatest hero to have ever lived on Zandor, Pious Dominic!"
Midway through the story, Mane realized that Dominic had stopped his mumbling and was quiet. The man looked at Mane in doubt as Mane spoke of his life. He didn't know why Mane knew all this. No one knew so much about his life. But when Mane reached the part about his ancestry, his doubt turned to surprise and disbelief. That part about his life was known to no one but himself!
"How did you know?" Dominic asked as he struggled to breathe. He didn't fight back at all. As a matter of fact, he didn't want to fight.
"I told you already, my uncle told me" Mane was speaking the truth. All this was told to him by Butler Fin. From Dominic's reaction, it was likely the truth. Mane himself was amazed at how precise the information was. His narration seemed long, but it was only a little under a minute. Raising his head to look at the gathering lightning elements, Mane smiled and announced in a thunderous voice that stretched far and wide.
"Sir Prudence Dominic, former noble of the North and Present Master of the East, I, Hidden Cloak, sentence you to death." Mane's voice shook the Eastern Empire. Several wielders and citizens watched fearfully from their homes as lightning danced across the dark sky. The sun had long abandoned the East and the clouds housed darkness alone.
"Gather and descend – Gungnir"
A lightning spear finally took form and descended on the duo. Everyone in the capital who had eyes saw the lightning spear. They all heard the mighty voice. And that was what Mane wanted. He wanted people to know that the Master was dead. That way even when he was reborn, he wouldn't be able to return. After all, no one believed in resurrection, especially when they witnessed his death themselves.
*BOOOM*
The lightning spear descended and shook the earth. Dominic couldn't even scream before he was vaporized into nothingness. Mane bathed in the lightning spear like a god. Lightning didn't hurt him, and the power of Gungnir was in effect. Since Dominic was marked, even if the spear hit Mane, only Dominic would be hurt. Of course his own lightning wouldn't hurt him, but the effect would have been the same even if someone else was hit by the attacks and wasn't marked.
"Let's leave" Mane ordered and proceeded to walk towards the place where the teleportation circle was drawn.
"Do you think they would believe that he is gone?" Abe asked as they walked to the circle. The entire terrain had been transformed by the destructive fight and the forest was now a barren valley. But relying on their scholar abilities, Mane and Abe could easily tell were the circle was.
"I don't know" Mane shook his head.
"It would depend on time" John chimed in. He was tired and bruised, but alive. Mane smiled sincerely, happy to see his friend back on his feet – literally.
"Yes it will. If he returns quickly before anything else, he could rubbish the claims of his death." Mane replied. After all, although they had witnessed the majesty of his power, they didn't personally see Dominic die. As long as a few faithful soldiers and higher ups rubbished the news of Dominic's death and graded the lightning spear as an unfortunate 'natural disaster', the turmoil from his announcement would die. But everything depended upon how quickly Dominic would return.
"But something tells me he wouldn't return so soon" Abe shook his head with a smile, and Mane nodded. It was true. The fearful expression Dominic had on his face wasn't faked. He was truly afraid. It seemed that being reborn next to the Dark One wasn't as pleasant as one would think. And it most probably had to do with the 'Lina' he kept mumbling about.
"Frederick doesn't know where we are. The land has changed too much" Jake suddenly said.
"True" Mane agreed. His eyes turned white as lightning danced along his body. He lifted his hands towards the sky and the clouds became dark once again. The sun which had only just resurfaced grumpily retreated once again and a huge bolt of lightning descended onto the ground, just a few feet away from Mane and the group. But it didn't disappear. It remained like a steady pillar under the dumbfounded gazes of Abe and the twins. Mane smiled and said,
"This should lead them here"