A Group consisting eleven people walked down from the Mountain passage, there was a rush in their gait. They each have different kinds expression in their face they looked like they want to talk about something, but decided against it; from time to time a short man looked at the old man like he wanted to say something but struggling with his emotions.
Everyone looking like they were thinking something very serious as they so lost in their thoughts it's only when they walked away from considerable distance the short man raised his doubts "Old demon, I don't think it's a good idea to move our tribe here why don't you speak something earlier to that lord."
"OH! then why didn't you do it then? Isn't that our Lord very kind and accommodating " Balli spoke up in sarcastic tone, everyone besides the short man looking at him in disbelief, the short man was glaring daggers at him "Are you mocking me? "
Balli sneered, "Just admit, you were afraid to even breathe loudly! up there. Then why do you have to push the old demon into hell, you are such a heartless person, hmph!" he raged at the Short Man with righteousnes.
The old man throw a grateful look towards Balli, then he looked at the other people with glaring eyes "You guys gave me too much pressure in front of lord, do you think I was in my youth years or something, "
"You guys all become bad eggs very rotten in the inside and out, how could you push us, few old folks into the fire? We could have died it would be a sin make the Lord angry or....what would you do if our little heart can't endure the pressure, the Lord would be very upset with you I'm sure of it"
Few of them bristled by his comment, a few looked at him with narrowed eyes as they see through all of his schemes, he was simply being too shameless since when did they degenerate enough to relied on him for anything, such a day would never come.
The Old Man said "Aadhi, the Lord thinks it's not safe for our people to stay out of our ancestreal land isn't good for us to come back here? Besides didn't you here the Edict, it's an order from patriarch, is his decision was something that can be questioned on whim?"
"He is quite a character isn't he, I almost certain he was going to attack us in rage for a second there, I was literally petrified I, never felt this much fear in my whole life" Kada said in awed voice.
"Well, it's not only you, who got surprised I have to say that caught pretty much everyone off guard" a serious looking Dheeran spoke up.
"Well what is there to be so surprise about, he already told us he doesn't need our opinions in anything. We didn't have a much of a choice in the first place have we? " kaari said, he seems be in bitter mood.
"Hey! that's not true the Lord! he, wasn't a tyrant and he didn't act unreasonably in anyway with us" Naala retrote hotly.
"Yes! the Lord isn't a lowly selfish person. Does he have to explain every single thing of his plan to you? " Juala interjected in their conversation.
Everyone looking at her in amazement, what's gotten to her, she wasn't a type to spoke up with someone, she never liked to talk with anyone unless someone agitated her she wouldn't retaliate was she also wanted to curry favor with that lord?
They weren't so sure about this, The Old Man showed a brief surprise expression on his face before he turned to his attention on Kaari "Do you ever bother to study our tribe rules or heard them when your teacher explained them. We can't show our dissatisfication without proper reason towards elders or leaders who are above us, muchless patriarch's Edict "
"But, dont you know what would happen, we didn't have that much resources to protect everyone in the first place, it wouldn't even last for two weeks" Kaari said with frustration, he didn't want waste anymore resources this two months time is already took a huge chunk from their clan savings.
"Are you guys dumb or something? what is so hard to understand here? What did the lord says, just do as he asked" Juala said with an annoyed expression.
After a shock, veins started to popping in his forehead, "Who are you calling dumb? did you even understand what was I talking about, I guess only you could say this I, bet you will never know what does it feel like leading a tribe"
Juala looked at him with cold eyes "Fatty! I was itching to test my new fist technique okay, don't tempt me are I might really wouldn't hesitate to puncture you"
Kaari's face flushed, in anger as he angrily gritted out "go on try me then, do you think I'm afraid of you?" Kada dragged him to his place as the fatty took few steps menacingly, Juala equally looked at him with cold eyes.
"Old fellow, you should have asked the Lord little bit resources, we should have share it equally " Balli interjected, the Old Man stared at him with a blank look, he could not believe what he have heard! his face darkened in anger ' Here I thought someone finally understand me, This bas**** might never change his colours'
"Your body itching to be beaten today, isn't it? I will made sure to find you later today" the Old Man said with obvious irritation.
"Old Demon, let me deal with him you should be very busy for some time don't bother with him " Naala asked to the Old Man in soft voice.
"Count me in, I have to teach this shameless person some impactful lesson" Aadhi piped in requesting.
"Are you guys bullying me, come at me I'm not afraid of you guys" He roared in heroic tone,
"If you are so daring then, we could fight one on one, with another bet! how about that?" Naala tauntingly asked in return.
"Old Man be quite or I might sue that troublesome mouth of yours, with just few words you, attract all the hatred... just quite okay" Mara grumbled from behind the group Balli really quited down as if he was afraid the youth really act true to his words.
The Old Man had a thoughtfull look as he glanced at a man with sombre face, who seemed lost in his worries, there was frown in his face from the moment they started to descend others didn't care or pay attention to this person.
The Old Man, turned to his side to address the group "I don't think we should question the Lord decision, gather up our people tell them to stop all the work temporarily we, should lead them out for the hour we asked for " he said his, decision as he looked at the thing in his hands a long glowing object.
"But old demon -" Aadhi wanted say something but Old Man made a gesture to stop what he was going to say.
The Old Man looked around everyone with steely determination, " I believe that lord would not harm us, " he raised his hand to show them what was in his hands "Make no mistake, this is an Edict from our patriarch regarding our tribe safety, trust me this once; we are going to follow the Edict as soon as possible. Any disagreements or disobedience will lead to your death; which is justified by our tribe honour, we must not forget our roots"
All of them looked at one another, they have never faced similar situation in their life, as a leading figures their life was filled up with dangers and pressure but they are never felt restrained in anyway now the descension of New mystrious lord put them in a situation they don't want to.
They didn't like to be under anyone else in any situation, They have been lived as a powerful and influence figure of this century. Not only all the people have to look up even other races have to show them some face lest certain degree, they developed an unquenchable mentality of vanity and loftiness; they wasn't sure they could let them go, it was the kind of situation only those who stood at the peak can relate.
On the other hand, the cost of their obedience is even more appalling, everything they desire for they can obtain techniques, treasures, way to breakthrough and soaring cultivation if they managed to topple the calamity something more, something they never imagined.
They felt conflicted just thinking about this things, they also know the result of choosing the first option is death at the moment of any act of betrayal, they didn't believe they could fool, that lord. As he seems watching them for quite some time besides where could they go, what could they do joining the rank of the near by race that would be the real foolishness no more than just that.
That would be courting death, after these races made use of them, they would became a cannon fodder in next war or used as bait to get back at other human experts.
In the long period dealing with this races the humans come to simple conclusions, There is something really wrong with the heads of this various races, not only they were vary of them, they would not let go any chance to annihilate the human race, it's not simply said to eradicate future troubles it was something more.
For some unfathomable reason, they even joined hands with the fiends in the past, make moves destroyed several opportunities over the last few centuries, The irony of this matter is fiends were perfect example of what they are afraid of and vary of in humans tribes to be exact.
First the fiends are said to be not from this planet, originated from some mysterious place, they also have high reproduction rate, could easily adept at any situation given some time, which really wouldn't take much.
They have high potential if not unbelievable level, a birth of genius rate is double that of other races, once in a few centuries a shocking genius might appear in their midst there talent is so shocking, it could be considered perversion to the natural laws.
Once upon a time the fiends invaded this world occupied more than one third of the lands, it was because of the desperate joint effort of various races they chased back to where they come from but not fully eradicate their stain somehow they still cling to this world, the overlord races now and then suppressed the fiends from running amok.
They then targeted the humans for no reason, showing no hesitation to joint hands with their rivals to crush them, but unfortunately for them they couldn't fully exterminate the humans if the fiends were like weeds to the various races, who couldn't completely get rid of them.
A less powerful human tribes proven much bigger nuisance, they became unkillable cockroaches who the races could not corner after countless trails, it was only later it proved that, the little scuffle on their view that was to show the humans their place, paved a way for top notch human genius, who managed to raise up In that so called scuffle, slaughterd the well known experts of various races.
The 23 extraordinary geniuses are then further developed the their society nurture even more promising experts, this was how they managed to make a stand and secure a position of overlord of this region.
The top experts of multiple races know if they make a move on their own there is a slight chance they might perish along them in battle, this hesitation allowed the human race further grow, truly become a deterring power in the Norda.
The only explanation they can came up with, is the reason of the hatred and wariness is because of the likeliness second fiend race born into their world, the humans could think nothing else.
But humans feel bitter about this comparison, they are nothing alike between the races besides the the greed but humans show enough restraint. unlike the unhinged lunatics of contaminated mind.
For example: if they given similar chance like the current human experts they unhesitatingly choose to court dea- ahem, both options what is there to think about. But here started their problems with fiends they are in sense cannibalistic they believe in devouring their enemies potential now that they think, humans are similar potential to them human become highly sought after ingredients in the menu in the later centuries.
In just hour and half the eleven peak experts managed to gather all of their people in the plain, in orderly fashion not explaining anything much they were leading the people to considerable distance away from their tents and Mountain.
It was only after they nearly walked out from the plain did they stop, the eleven experts looked at one another in silence as they walked past back to the rear end of the tribe neat line.
"What has gotten into our leader, what are they bring us here for?" a middle aged asked to his friend in hushed voice.
"How could I have been known, do you think he was my buddy or something? " his friend scolded him in whisper he was dying to know, what are they here for as well.
It wasn't only this two I'll tempered friends but almost all of the people wondering what are they here for, walking all the way here the time was about little into night. it was one thing to do some work but this was completely unexpected and hard for walking more than half a day while thinking hard about what caused it.
"Could it be our leader win the bet against elder Balli" one of the women in tightly knitted group speculated.
"What? No Way! he can agree to this bet, do you think he was that stupid" another woman spoke up
"Don't be absurd, as long as you can give him something strong enough he would enter his own world, would promise anything. Even I know about elder Balli" third woman spoke up.
"But I don't think so, he is looking quite sober though" the fourth one interjected
Not far from the back line two youths argue over something "I'm telling you man, what I said is right you could see in few minutes" A bulky youth wearing fang earing spoke with confidence beside him few youth about his head nodded their heads.
"But things doesn't add up, don't you see why does the leaders have to bring us this long to watch them fight. Besides they can fight in the fighting stage we have constructing " A youth with crooked nose retorted immediately.
A man behind them couldn't help but put In his words "But I don't think the stage could handle the fight of that level"
"Of course not, they are not going to fight to death! " the youth hurriedly answer his ears were red.
One of the friends on his side spoke doubtfully, "But brother we, are talking about Mara and vandhi they are known for their weekly fighting matches, maybe they decided to fight to death this time "
"???" The man standing behind them.
The bulky youth said "See, even this brother here Is also agree with me" he was all smiles as he patted the shoulder of the speechless man behind them, whose eyes regain focus he made a gesture for them to stop.
"Wait a minute, I'm not agreeing with you either we don't have to walk all the way here to watch the fight besides w-" he stopped as the hand on his shoulder tightened it's grip, he noticed the two youths and their friends turned gave him killer look.
The bulky one asked in low threatening tone,"Are you mocking us? " the bulky strength seems above the man who let out a yelp "Ouch" then his eyes roamed around the angry faces then shifted behind them focused on something as he gasped in surprise.
"Look! they are really going to fight " ha said in surprised tone. when the youths turn back with dark face after they falling for his trick that guy already slipped from that area due to him being blabber mouth, his nosy personality he indeed faced similar situation many times, he had to pick up some skin saving skills.
The ten experts were looking at the old man intensely or to be precise the Item in his hand as he was standing at few feet before them, they could see he was looking at the thing with thoughtful look.
The thing was looking like a rolled up parchment, made out of unknown elegant looking material, he could not tell what is this thing made of, it was given to him by the Lord after they managed to make him angry second time, 'Well we should not doubted Patriarch Edict, thank heaven he didn't kill us' he was given this thing on the spot after clearly ordering them to leave this area for an hour.
All he can tell was that this would gave them the protection they needed for whatever was about to happen in next hour or so, he somehow mysteriously know what to do, so after he left them in the borders of the plains he was ready to do what was ask of him.
The old man took a deep breath, clenched the roll started to insert his energy into it and mentally shouted 'activate' at first there was no reaction so he relaxed his fist open his hand to take a look the rolled up thing let out a hum and raised up from his outstretched hand slowly unrolled burst into bright light.
The light was very bright for everything they felt momentarily blinded by them but the peak experts after a brief second of bright light regain their senses they could clearly see the parchment like thing still there when it glowed in different colors light four light comes out of it three of them disappeared in different directions towards the plain one borrowed in to ground before Old Man.
Who hurriedly take few steps back in alarm, The other ten experts looked above them in awe as a glowing silver barrier suddenly surrounding everyone in semi spherical shape. The people woke up from the stupor there was mixed reaction at the unknown situation the old man nodded towards the other ten as he turned towards his people.
"Everyone don't panic this is a extremely precious protection treasure of our tribe we had a situation that needed to be dealt here be quite don't interrupt us " as soon as he finished talking someone gasped as they pointing their hands at something.
"Oh God! What is this? " a woman screamed in awed voice.
Even the peak experts could not control their emotions as they gasped in wonder. 'What did they see? How is this possible ' everyone thoughts were mess they couldn't even think up what was happening around them.
The whole plain seems covered in multicolored lights there was was strong force was covering the whole plain they couldn't see past few meters, simply the world in front of them bathed in this strange light.
There was a loud bang and grating sound that nearly puncture their eardrums, assault them as they started to look at the source they could felt a wave of something crashing into the barrier they flinched away from them subconsciously some of them fell to the ground, sounds of screaming and cursing could heard.
Everyone felt relieved after seeing the barrier held as if irritated by their relief even more stronger force rushed at them in unimaginable speed and drown them from the side, "Haha, we are safe!" "Look it's held! it's held against it" "We are safe, we are safe" "Ha ha, we are alive" the people started to mutter to themselves while laughing they slowly stood up the strong forces continuously ramming into the barrier which, surprisingly didn't even looked battered after all this.
The eleven of them looked very relieved, they looked at each other with complicated expression, unlike most of the population here, around hundred some people looked outside with their mouths hanging open in shock, this will realm experts could perceive what was happening outside with certain level.
Although they are not have powerful senses like the eleven monsters, they understand something impossible happening in front of them, which they never even dreamed about seeing, how could something like this could be possible.
All the lethal energy in the plains was getting crushed by something and quickly dissolving from the plain in rapid pace if this keep up in this level of speed then in couple of hours this vast plain full of lethal energy would disappear from here.
A Middle-aged man at the side looked at the old man near the Barrier with strange look as he continued to look at him. The Old Man looked back as if he sensed someone looking at him noticing the strange look of the Middle age Man, he smiled and nodded at him imperceptibly.
Suddenly The the ground shook as something powerful slammed into the ground, cracks started to appear from the plain all the way outside the barrier somehow, they didn't get past the barrier but all of them fell to the ground.
Soon once again wailing and screaming, cry for help ensued, there was much bigger commotion than the one before. This time no one is clear mind enough to notice nothing happened inside the barrier, this time quite few of them get hurt not by this phenomenon but by fellow humans besides them.
"QUITE! " The Old Man yelled in booming voice, he didn't expect this sudden attack he was nimble for someone of his look and age "Everyone, stop! what are you doing, don't get scared, look around everyone was alive and breathing so stop the screaming!"
The people startled by his strong voice, they somewhat calm down enough to notice they were alive, and nothing happened to them they were quite embarrassed by how they act in front of the top experts, they had completely lost their image even some mystic gate experts lost their image at this situation.
Balli asked in awed voice "It's look beautiful and extraordinary isn't it?"
Some of them could not help but nodded their head in agreement, this is indeed wonderful sight to experience in their lifetime, they never thought of witnessing such a beautiful but deadly sight.
The Plain of Despair is now bathed in magnificent spectrum of lights, it was like a beautiful and deadly dance.
Naala snorted "hmph!" as she turned to look at the people "It's a miraculous thing that's happened not just some beautiful show"
"It's Indeed a Miracle!" 'Happened for our people future' he suddenly let out a hearty chuckle.