Don't let him escape!!, we must kill him today!" -
"Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa!.."
Shouts and angry roars were among other noises that Alex heard as his figure floated in this somewhat void Universe.
'Where am I?...' , Alex couldn't help but tremble as he tried to recover from the shock. 'I - I remember lying down in my room and then - I fail to think of how I could have gotten here...Maybe! am dreaming... No it feels so real to be a dream, or I must be seeing another person's memories', Alex's eyes widened at the very thought yet his whole being still told him otherwise.
Trapped in this void Universe, Alex was like a feather that was constantly being blown by the gentle wind yet in this pitch black Universe there was no sign of wind not even a slight amount of air and even so, it appears he could breathe, this is something Alex couldn't fathom.
"Huh! am able to see?...This is so strange...". Alex senses had gone numb as he couldn't but speak. He was surprised that even in this horrifying darkness, his eyes could discern something, blinking his eyes a few times he saw...
'Blurry figures?' he guessed that perhaps they were the source of all this ear piercing noise.
His eyes could see what seemed like the entirety of this black Universe was fighting against someone... Someone much or rather a thousand times dangerous, a being that was now considered a threat even to the very gods of this world.
Alex was so lost in his thoughts but a terrifying roar with an overbearing aura brought him back to his senses. He could feel it, so scary, it felt as if it was directed at him.
"Today is your end you monster" -
"Just because you defy the laws of the Universe doesn't make you unkillable and yet whatever it is your demise is inevitable, the gods of war and death have sworn to put an end to your existence!"
"Unkillable?..., defies even the heavens!... just who the hell was this person or what was he?", Alex felt a sharp pain in his head as tried to absorb what he just heard.
He could feel the anger, the deep resentment that could only be resolved by blood!, there was no other way...
Why and who was fought were questions he couldn't answer even if he was given a millennium to solve the puzzles. It seemed his mind was still trapped in the sea of reason that the next thing he knew was waking up in his own room - It was already morning.
...
" It was a dream?...it felt so real", Alex heaved a sigh of relief.Oddly a feeling of sadness crept over him, one he couldn't point out where it came from.
"I can remember...it feels as if it happened a while ago.But why?", for a moment a hint of curiosity was seen in his eyes however it disappeared as soon as it came. He had absolutely no clue on this, so he took a deep breath as he tried to forget this vivid dream.
" Huh! am late again! ." Alex snapped when he remembered what was to be done today, it was a routine that was strictly followed by all the villagers here, how can he forget the nightmare of a training session, he was anticipating this, will he really let himself participate?...
He suddenly heard some commotion coming from the training ground.With slow measured steps, he peaked slightly through his window, since his room was on the west wing of the training ground. However, what he saw scared the hell out of him, 'No way, i must find a way to sneak', his genius mind already started formulating plan.
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In a distance one could see three figures resting under a peach tree, from the looks of it, the atmosphere around them was cheerful and lively. Everything around them seemed to have to life.
Suddenly...
"Ah!!," One of the three figures who looked to be the youngest screamed.
"Aiyun, you little fool!, why are you shouting?. Have you forgotten where we are?...", A short -looking and stout hairy faced man asked with a raised brow.
"Look!", Aiyun panicked not getting why everybody else couldn't see what he was seeing.
A suspiciously sneaky figure was observing the surrounding but was jolted by the lound screaming of the young man before him.
"Aiyun!. Where?...you are making a fuss, stop it!, do you want to get us killed?". The hairy faced man warned Aiyun with worry but...
"Here...". A calm voice was heard.
Slightly tilting his head to the left, what stood before his eyes made his heart beat wildly, his entire frame trembled.
The behaviour of their leader didn't go unnoticed by the two men,their eyes were locked on their leader and the stranger before them, they could feel the tension building up.
The serene air that was once surrounding them disappeared, a heavy tension and a heavy silence was all that was left.
It became clear that the stranger before them had some background- there was just something that seemed off about the young stranger, judging from his appearance, his beautiful jade like eyes, a face so handsome and yet beautiful if you look at it real closely. The stranger had ravishing black almost silk-like hair that was resting on his shoulders. His entire stature was like a decoration to the surrounding. Apart from exceptional looks nothing looked extraordinary, infact he looked very ordinary at that. Not even a trace of energy was felt in him.
The young men were dumb struck at the... It was unbelievable of how a person looked ordinary and yet so extraordinary. But if there is any one who knew this young man, it was their leader because the entire time when everybody else were shocked, he was thinking...
"Young Ma- Master!" Bai leader broke the silence.
'Hmm... Young Master?',Aiyun and Chang looked surprised as the identity of the stranger was revealed.
Even Chang with excellent observation skills couldn't tell anything from the stranger, apart from appearance alone there was nothing to observe, not even his clothes gave him away because he had worn commoner's clothes.
Well except for Bai leader, he had easily recognized the young stranger before him, he could not blame the shocked expressions of his brothers because even him was shocked when he had once set his eyes on this young man.
'The trash of blood culture village' he thought as he cursed, something that he was trying to avoid has just happened, he avoided to come across any member from blood culture village but it seems he has failed. He had chosen this desolate area for that reason, it was further away from the village itself eventhough it was still in the premises of the village, Bai leader wiped his fore head wondering why trouble seem to be always following them. 'But then... before it's too late, I must get rid of him, he might not be troublesome but somone else might come', he thought trying to calm himself in the process.
To say that Alex had not noticed the change of expressions of the people before him would be like trying to hide in plain sight, infact he had observed each little detail from the men's faces. The guilty was eating him, what had even surprised him is their reactions, just from them he realized that the people had no clue of his identity. With this knowledge he kept his calm, but it seems his observation had a flaw this time.
Someone knew him, he was occupied on how to introduce himself to the group and tell them, how happy he was to meet them in person and that he had heard of so many stories about them and their achievement so far, just this very thought was exciting as he got to experience how it felt to be ordinary not restricting yourself for training because that...well was his nemesis.
It was like fate had other plans for him or rather let's not exaggerate things here, we should not forget the fact that he was a young Master of blood culture village, and so many stories about him had already spread far and wide, and this is what made him famous, not because of the position but his inability to practice martial arts even though he held that position. Some rumors even said that he was even weaker than a commoner, it felt impossible but in this world, so many impossible things have been seen.
He let out a tired sigh as he heard his identity exposed, perhaps he was blinded by his ambitions that he forgot the reality of things, how can an experienced brute like Bai not know him?. With all the dirty rumors about him spreading like wild fire throughout the villages.
"Um...hello, I sne-actually you can call me Alex", scratching the back of his head feeling the awkwardness. He couldn't tell them he has dodged training for a trivial thing as dancing because they would vomit blood. Martial arts was the reason everyone here existed, and even though these people were drummers ,they had knowledge in martial arts for survival.
Again there was silence as everyone was busy absorbing what they just learnt. Before them was a creature who seemed as if he wasn't part of everything that is happening to them now, he looked ignorant.
In Aiyun and Chang's reasoning the person before them wasn't that easy to deal with judging from Bai leader's expressions and yet in Bai leader reason, he feared that they might land into trouble because of the walking disaster which was in front of them.