"Kids their age displaying that much power isn't rare at all. I was twice as powerful as them at the age of seventeen, however those kids in particular have something I never did and with that I'm sure one day they will surpass my limits with ease." sir hughes thinks to himself walking away from the window.
two other figures could be seen but they were standing out on the street looking down the road at the house Damon and company were occupying.
"The young man called Damon, I've witnessed his power which is beyond anything I've ever seen."
A dark skin rough looking man with thick sideburns says to a medium size man with black and grey facial hair wearing robe like clothing with gold shoulder armor straps.
"I'm sure that was his power we sensed minutes ago. Yes the young boy with locs who has an entire hidden city in his control according to sir hughes."
" there is something familiar within him. Im sure he's not like the rest of them. in fact he's like us in some way. wait what are you say spade." Bison asked.
"he has beast Manipulation genes inside of him like us but there's something very different about it. something that's actually worrisome. how can you tell such a thing" Bison responded.
"his aura feels like that of a beast, haven't you realized by seeing the awakened souls power. even sir hughes aura doesn't give off such a feeling but ours do because of the beast power Within our people. even though their race can harness beasts to help them battle it doesn't change their aura into beast aura which is two different things."
"well why call it worrisome. because it's like he's a hybrid having both races power. I believe he has no clue about his beast genes then again it could be something totally different. now that I think about it sir hughes did say my aura resembled someone he knew, but at that time he couldn't summon what they call a soul beast." Bison says.
"Can we really trust these people. I'm not sure but it seems we have no other choice at the moment. our top priority is for our race to remain alive and thrive. I believe it's fortunate we arrived in this area. I'm not so sure about other people being so understanding as sir hughes." spade said in response.
"yes I do agree, apparently we've broken the law of their world, coming to this planet without the permission of their high counsel and sir hughes has come up with a plan using the footage of castles fight and the truth serum to get us the right to remain on this planet as residents otherwise the high counsel will send people for us and imprison us and our people. "
yes I'm aware, sir Hughes spoke to me about it as well, but aren't you curious as to why he would go through so much trouble for strangers and the fact that we aren't from here. he could just turn us in or allow them to come get us but he hasn't. also from our conversation the high counsel are already aware of our entry to this planet somehow." spade said.
"what I'm saying is sir hughes has his own agenda for helping us and I'm not sure what that is,but for now we will keep our head down and follow him. spade added.
"hey do you think he's stronger than castle." spade looked at bison while twisting his lips and looked back down the street. "yes in castle's original form I believe he is,but so am I." spade responded.
"go get some rest Bison, it is you who will be accompanying sir hughes on his journey to the capital and from what I was told. its a week voyage on foot. yes captain."
"I must have a conversation with that boy soon. my curiosity is getting the best of me it seems." spade thought to himself as he walked into the building.
six hours later Damon was up working out.
Jolly and steel joined him after getting up and a little later so did copper and bay. it was still dark outside but sunrise wasn't far away.
they all did 4 sets to 50 push ups,6 sets to 80 sit ups and ran in place for 20 mins straight.
"whew nothing like a little early morning workout to get ya blood going. steel said sitting down. they all sat down except Damon who was standing still with his eyes closed.
"why is he meditating while standing up. steel whispers to jolly. not sure but he meditates alot and he doesn't have to be comfortable either." jolly responded.
while working out Monsoon crossed Damon's mind. he remembered that monsoon was the reason he had such an interesting power. he realized way back when he first activated his external ki the snow globe fixture in his subconscious space was the ki and he just needed to draw it out.
anytime before then he couldn't control or didn't know anything at all about his powers that he believed was a curse besides it being linked to his emotions and in order to make it stop raining he had to enter his subconscious space and complete a certain condition.
it wasn't until now that Damon thought about the subconscious space and that he hadn't entered it since fully obtaining the system and learning of his power. with now knowing monsoon was the presence he felt beyond the crystal boulder that seemed to have his power within it the thought of finding monsoon entered his head.
immediately after finishing his workout he remained standing and calmed his soul searching for that feeling that would always create a door to his subconscious space.
"wait Damon, maybe you should try reaching monsoon when you're alone. shield says interrupting his concentration.
Damon thought about it briefly and agreed not knowing how long or what would occur while in his subconscious space.
Opening his eyes he could see everyone looking at him. "the hell you guys looking at, never heard of meditation or something. of course but most sane people do it while sitting down." steel says playfully.
"yea yea whatever how much longer do we have till daybreak. not much longer." jolly responded while he stretched parts of his body.
"how about some breakfast everyone, I can probably make us something quick. bay said. Everyone's head turned to look at him like meerkats popping out their holes to look if the area was clear. Hell yea, I could use a bit of food, me too, I'm not that hungry but I'll still eat Damon says.
an hour later they were all stuffing their faces with freshly toasted bread and roasted bull bird meat. after eating they all left meeting up in front of the bunker and sir hughes was already there along with everyone who decided to leave. they were already grouped up and ready to move. many of them had summoned beasts that could be mounted on and pull wagons and carts. people who had a soul beast with pulling power were in wagons.
"Alright, everyone coming with me please follow this man to the gate and wait for me there." sir hughes says pointing at Bison.
minutes later calvus was seen in the distance with Alice. her wolf beast verglas was pulling a medium sized cart as they walked up to sir hughes. "did you manage to get a few that weren't badly decayed sir Hughes asked them. yes sir and Alice did as you asked as well." calvus said pulling back the tarp that covered the top of the pulling cart.
looking inside the cart were a goblin,orc and lower bane corpse that were completely frozen. "Miss blackheart how long will your ice keep them frozen and somewhat preserved. up to 48 hours sir. hmmmmmm it'll take at least a week to get to the capital on foot and without a traveling port. would you mind accompanying me as well miss blackheart, I'm afraid your ability is something we need dearly upon this trip."
Alice looked around a bit as her eyes meet Damon's that was followed by a gloomy look upon seeing him. seeing this sir hughes knew what it meant. "don't worry miss blackheart I promise to send you back the moment we are there. I know a few people that can return you here safely in a matter of two days. of course you'll need a link crystal to contact miss grey upon your return so they can escort you to your new home. when that time comes I can make sure that happens, right miss grey." sir Hughes says looking up.
"why yes of course it'll be no problem. upon hearing this Alice agreed and hopped on verglas making her way towards the others heading for the gate.
"calvus you are to follow miss grey's command at at all times. everyone else whenever y'all are ready to move follow Mr. blade. he says waving his hand in way telling Damon to come to the front. hearing this many people had a look of confusion on their faces including steel,copper and bay.
As Damon moved through the crowd many awakened souls looked at him oddly. not everyone that knew of him knew he had awakened many still viewed him as the cursed boy with no power. the mongrels on the other hand had no clue about Damon's reputation as the cursed boy with no power so none of them really cared but they did see the type of looks he was getting.
"I hope you don't mind Mr. blade but I think it's best if we announce your awakening to the rest of our people as you know people can be very stupid. I believe them knowing you're much different now will make things much smoother. sir Hughes whispers into his ear as he walked up. Damon rolled his eyes a bit as if he didn't care but understood what sir Hughes meant.
The announcement of Damon's awakening was short and brief and also took every awakened soul that knew of him by surprise. hearing all the inside conversations of many people upon the announcement some of the mongrels put together what the frantic talking and fuss was about. spade made sure to focus and listen closely to the things many awakened souls were saying.
"I thought that was impossible, his time to awaken had already passed a husky man shouted from the crowd. I understand your confusion but hear me well everyone. what I say is true, Mr. blade if you will sir hughes adds.
hearing this Damon knew what sir hughes was asking him to do and he hated it. he felt like he was a new species of some type of beast that everyone came to see with their own eyes.
"soul release Javaline he said internally as a purple and blood orange glow came from his being. seconds later A beautiful black 5 five ft snake beast with spikes and blood orange scales under each spike and underbelly could be seen that slithered up his leg wrapping around his lower waist as the top half of its body moved up her back and it's grapefruit size head rested on his shoulder.
All the other awakened souls gasped at the sight of Javaline and we're in complete awe. "I don't believe it." young man who looked to be in his early thirties said while taking of his hat at the same time like he just saw a ghost.
Levy and spade were also admiring Javaline as she had a natural enticing vibe to her. "that's no ordinary beast." spade said speaking to himself softly.
old man butcher was standing in the crowd with a huge smile on his face. "that ah boy Damon." he thought to himself.
Sir Hughes using his strong vocals yelled getting everyone to calm down. after getting their attention once again he then explained to everyone that Damon knew the way to the city and to follow his lead.
After that sir Hughes went over a few things and bid everyone farewell. before sir Hughes left Damon ran a few things by him regarding the city. Damon didn't know how a city is supposed to be ran or controlled. he knew every city had either a group of people or one person who kept order within the city and felt like he didn't have what it took to run it smoothly and suggested upon sir Hughes return that he would grant him permission to be the head of the city.
it was a tough decision for Damon but he felt like it was the correct one. he was only seventeen years old after all and has barely lived. besides he had control of the city and it was nothing anyone could do to change that so in his head he would be the true ruler of the city in the background.
Sir hughes didn't immediately give him an answer and instead told him to let the people choose who they want leading them which made no sense to Damon because he was sure everyone here would follow sir Hughes without giving it a second thought.
"we have much to do within that city of yours. for now the main thing is getting the people settled in their new home. by the way have you named the city yet. yes sir hughes I have. it's called obsidian city.
"that seems like a great name Mr. blade." he said as he took his leave.