Deep beneath a tree cavity thousands of feet underground inside a giant black crystalized dome, the same orb as before started to vibrate and flash intensely releasing another wave of transparent light. it traveled throughout the area swiftly.
instead of falling limbs this time, something completely different occurred as the energy wave reached Damon's Body.
"ki user." a deep beastly and majestic voice spoke.
the vibration shook Damon's body and the light engulfed him.
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"woah, did you guys feel that" Jack asked Taylen and flea.
They were now a few steps from being out of beast free forest when the vibration shook the entire forest.
They all turned around in confusion, they couldn't tell the exact direction of the forest it came from, but knew it had to be within the forest.
"That piece of jagged glass Damon used to hurt kimbo, have you seen anything like it before." Flea asked Taylen.
"no I haven't, whatever type of material it is, I know it's strong and I should have taken it for myself." Taylen said while turning back around continuing to walk out of beast free forest.
"how many more mighty fruits do you have those things really worked well with multiplying our power." Flea also asked
"none, my father only gave me two, and one I gave to you."
Might fruits or mighty fruits is a ability or mana enhancing fruit that allows one power to be multiplied by two, doubling their energy and strength for three minutes.
Flea and taylen had taken one while they hid behind the tree waiting to ambush Damon and Jolly.
They felt like they didn't need it,but decided to take it because they didn't know for sure if Damon would have another enchanted weapon. that's what they told themselves anyway.
Jack stood there for a second looking in the direction they came from. He was sure he saw a flicker of light in the distance, but decided not to say anything.
"maybe, just maybe." he thought to himself as he too turned back and moved forward.
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"Ki user." The dragging beastly voice repeats once more.
"Who's there,am,am I I I, dead."
"far from it." another voice spoke. The second voice sounded like a beast as well,but also human.
Damon could tell he was hearing two different voices.
"Who are you? what's happening and where am i." Damon asked confused.
Damon was in complete Darkness in some type of void space, none of his senses were working besides him being able to hear.
"My name is Shield the beastly majestic voice said, and My name is Chinook,monsoon, tempest, I have many names, but you may choose one of the three, for they are the ones i have been called the most." Spoke the beastly human voice.
Unlike the voice of shield the second voice didn't drag like he was growling and talking at the same time. instead it sounded deep aggressive,calm and uncaring all at once.
Damon couldn't understand it. the second voice brought a pressure upon him he was sure he felt before,but couldn't put his finger on it.
" oh, well ok.....I guess I can call you Monsoon Damon said in an uncertain tone.
" I have an offer for you ki user, in short I will give you something I call a system which I've created with my unique ability that will help you control ki and become an awakened soul, but you will have to help me as well in the future."
"Is this some kind of hallucination, have I been sent to hell, is this some sort of trick." he questioned himself.
" I assure you it's no trick, and you're not dead ki user.
"if this isn't a trick and I'm not dead, wait Jolly!." he said in a panic.
"Be easy ki user, the other Ancient one you call a friend is not dead yet, I assure you if you accept my offer he will be saved as well." shield responded.
"The ancient one, what are you talking about." he asked in confusion.
"All information will be revealed in time ki user. "
Damon had tons of questions,but he understood for now,if it was meant for him and Jolly to live then he would do absolutely anything.
"ok, well I accept, I understand I must help you in some way in the future, but Monsoon what do you want from me." Damon asked.
" For you to accept his offer,after all I am a part of you, and he will be soon as well."
" Shield is the only reason I am connecting with you now. he has given me an earlier opportunity for me and you to become one and fully, so you making this agreement with him will benefit me as well." monsoon responded.
"wait, the hell, what's going on, what do you mean you're a part of me and this becoming one shit."
"it's nothing you or i can stop or control, I've been with you from the beginning is all you need to know, as for how and why I don't know." Monsoon spoke.
Again Damon had tons of questions,but held his tongue. he only wanted him and Jolly to live, that alone helped him with his decision.
"ok, like I said, I accept Shield."
Suddenly Damon's body rose into the air with a blue light glowing around him. minutes later he woke up on the forest floor in total disbelief. all his wounds were completely healed like nothing ever happened except one.
There was a five inch long scar engraved on the left side of his chest.
"I turned this wound into a scar instead of completely healing it, I think it will strengthen your resolve even more when the time comes." a beastly voice said in Damon's head.
"Shield, so everything was real he told himself.
" Find and pick up the piece of shard and get the other Ancient one," shield commanded Damon.
Damon followed Shield's instructions and after tossing Jolly over one of his shoulders, found himself back in the cavity of the tree.
Jolly was still unconscious and breathing, but his wounds were severe. Damon cursed Taylen and his friends in his head as he carried Jolly. seeing his dear friend in the state he was in hardened Damon's heart more.
" Those types of emotions are useful and will play a huge part in how successful you are in the future,but they can also end you" The growling voice said interrupting Damon's thoughts.
"so you can read my mind I see."
"yes I can."
"hey monsoon can you also read my mind."
"Monsoons presence is no longer here, I was able to bring him out of his confinement briefly and only long enough for you to accept my offer."
"confinement, what do you mean."
"enough ki user, time is of the essence, you have to complete a simple task to receive what I promised you."
"well excuse me for having questions after finding out two entities are sharing my body." Damon said in an irritated tone.
" calsh, ma,ti,volbah nah, woo dahk." !!!
Boom!
the ground beneath them shattered and they both fell in the depths of Darkness. After falling for what seemed like miles a windy force stopped him just as he reached the ground.
" you could have told me the ground was going to collapse, I nearly shitted myself."
Shield then gave him directions in which, he soon came to something similar to an underground labyrinth.
Damon decided to cast all questions he had out of his mind, he felt shield was being honest with him and that all of the information he needed would come to him in time.
As he walked down a dark tunnel he realized he could see and feel his ki again.
"it's back he internally told himself." pumping his fist.
Damon had automatically shifted ki into his eyes once he was covered in darkness and had yet to realize he had done so out of habit.
the tunnels were actually very smooth well built corridors made of some type stone Damon never seen before.
It looked grey and a shade of brown in color. After walking in over forty corridors, making turns here and there Damon found himself in front of a beyond giant pitch black crystalized dome.
"what in the world is this."
Damon's eyes and face were in awe.
The dome was darker than pitch black and nothing could be seen on the other side. The dome reached the very top of the cavern and looked like it went on for miles. the cavern itself was beyond gigantic as well with multiple cavern halls all looked to lead to the dome. Damon guessed they were other entry ways,but he wasn't sure.
"Shield, is this some type of beast egg or cocoon."
"Don't be foolish, of course not, now place your hand anywhere on the dome."
Damon carefully placed Jolly on the cavern floor and did as instructed. seconds later a door size opening appeared. He picked up Jolly and entered,but what he saw inside was something he never expected.
His jaws dropped to the floor and his eyes bulged out of his head. A,A,A, it's an entire city he shouted.
"hold your excitement, we must save your tour for another time." ki user, ki user"
Damon was currently ignoring shield as he continued to walk forward completely mesmorized. hundreds of buildings could be seen in the distance many shapes and sizes. multiple road ways were named and linked together throughout the city.
they looked to be made out the same stone the cavern walls were made of, but with different features and colors.
"ki user, you want your friend to die or not." shield slightly roars.
Damon snapped out of his excitement, and became focused.
"the castle in the very back,go there."
Damon pushed ki into his legs and bolted off. shifting ki throughout his body. "
my ki seems stronger as well." he said internally as he ran.
It still took him over an hour to reach the castle, it was the tallest and biggest building inside the dome. fifteen massive square towers reached nearly to the top of the dome connected by thick walls made of gold and white stone.
windows were scattered throughout and across the walls, with many holes of many sizes used for archery. it also had a huge gate wall surrounding the castle , and a circular bridge connected middle ways of the castle itself.
Damon entered the castle upon Shields instructions, finding himself in a white room, one floor beneath on the right side of the castle.
He placed his hand on a red orb that was stationed in the center of the room. As soon as his hands were placed on the orb the entire castle lit up and the entire city.
Going down one more floor he entered another white room where there looked to be stone looking beds with a strange symbol engraved on it.
He placed Jolly on one of them as the symbol ignited a white flame. the flame moved like it was alive and stretched over Jolly's body and within seconds his body was completely healed, but he was still unconscious.
Damon was grateful to shield for saving his friend. He picked up Jolly and headed back to the main floor and randomly chose a bed chamber. Damon placed Jolly on the bed per shields instructions.
"man he's still out cold."