The stories of the past have ended, and new news has spread to Gaia and Shii's ears. It would seem that Maliik of the Murdicc house has gone MIA. This has Dante worried as to whether he was caught or just decided to stop feeding information for now.
Gaia: "Hmm… just what have you found out through Maliik's efforts?"
Dante: "I've learned that the corruption had spread through both leads of the House Lanthernines and the House of Lumiairess. Sirs William and Morteaus(More-Tay-us). He's also told me that the cause of the corruption stems from an outsider who has somehow gotten ahold of our king and spread it from there."
Shiishii: "Hm!? An outsider somehow got to Sir William?"
Gaia: "That's unsettling considering Sir William is a 55 on the scale. Who could be so strong as to be able to corrupt and control him to this ease?"
Dante: "I don't know. That's why I'm so worried about Maliik. He could be in levels of danger none of us can comprehend. Him and the entire house of Murdicc as NONE of them have been corrupted."
Gaia: "None of them?"
Shiishii: "B-But how?"
Dante: "That's what I'd like to know. (Please be alright, Maliik.)"
We take a quick jump over to the house of Murdicc where Maliik has been for the last three months. Going in and out of the other two Royal Houses and getting the intel that has helped Dante and Co, so far. Now he sits at the high table, in a meeting with the House's elders and his Mother, Queen Nagita
Queen Nagita: "Thanks to the help of your friend, Dante. We've been able to dig up so much from the other two houses. Soon, we will have what we need in order to find who may be behind all this."
Elder Tadeus: "Ah… what wonderful news, milady. We'll need that information if we hope to somehow stop this mess."
Elder Mopee: "Indeed. Victory finally feels within our reach after so many centuries of fighting this spread off. Thank the stars that we could prevent any spread here."
Elder Draud: "Yes, thanks to our Purifying Birthrights. Any signs of spread have been snuffed out wherever they first show roots. And we'll continue to prevent it."
Maliik: "Sounds good elders. I can continue digging within their ranks to find out more about this. We need to get to the bottom of this. It's been far too long."
Elders: "We agree."
The three elders were, by chance, triplets with matching philosophies and ideals. Their genetics are so identical that they all went through the same biological changes as their bodies grew and matured. Draud has a long braided beard and a head full of hair that was tied back into a ponytail. He had one skinny bang that curled up and then hung as low as his bottom lip. He had heavy bags under his eyes, and his sockets were sunken in from the years of letting his body age. His brothers were of the same looks when it came to the face. But Mopee had a free, flowing beard and wore his hair down while Tadeus kept his beard tied up and neat. His hair was faded and cut down to a length of a 2 in barbers' terms. All three had green eyes, and their hair was white as snow. They wore traditional Luminaria robes that were pure white with gold lining and patterns stitched into them.
Queen Nagita: "I agree as well. We should begin planning for a reform while Maliik continues digging and finding info, dire to our cause."
Tadeus: "I can agree to that. I'll make sure to assist as best I can while my brothers prepare the reform."
Mopee: "We'll get right on that."
Draud: "Indeed. *SLAM* Hmm?"
Beeso: "Mother! *Bow* *He leans forward and lowers his head* We've returned from our trip to the Assassin's base. Meenahs has agreed to let us take time off for this."
Dwayne: "We're back at home full-time, mother."
Queen Nagita: "Ah… welcome back, boys! Come, come.' *she waves her left hand back and forth*
Beeso: "Okay… *Step* *Step*
Dwayne: "So what's next, big bro?"
Maliik: "I'll be going back into the other houses to see what I can dig up. Mother and the Elders are preparing for reform soon. It's all going so smoothly, but we must keep striking."
Dwayne: "That's pretty good to hear. Seems mom's over there showing Beeso the ropes."
Maliik: "Yeah. I can't believe all this is happening, though. Both William and Morteaus are corrupted and to make matters worse."
Dwayne: "Hmm?"
Maliik: "From the signal both of them give off and how similar they are. One could easily say the same damn person got to both of them and parts of their families. "
Dwayne: "Just… one person? That's insane. How in the world are they doing it?!"
Maliik: "No idea, but its easy to say that they're very powerful and easily above the latter. I'll have to he even more careful if that's the case."
Dwayne: "No kidding. Can't believe you're actually going to go back."
Maliik: "I have to… but before I do. Mother and I wanted to have a quick brunch with you two. Been awhile since we were a family."
Dwayne: "That sounds great… I haven't done this since our father died."
Maliik: "Indeed. It should be nice."
Beeso: "Hell yeah, it will!" *he says as he leans on both of his elder brothers*
Dwayne: "Hahaa… for sure!" *He says with a big smile on his face*
Maliik: "So, is mother ready to go yet."
Beeso: "Not just yet. She's meeting with Tadeus before we all split. So we'll have to wait a few minutes."
Maliik: "Ah, ok." *glare*
Queen Nagita speaks to Tadeus and instructs him on how to go about starting the reform. They agree on what's said, and the three elders say their goodbyes, then vanish with high speed movement. Nagita walks over to her boys and tells them its time to go on to brunch.
Queen Nagita: "Let's get a move on then."
Maliik: "Yes ma'am."
Dwayne: "Let's go, Beeso."
Beeso: "Yep, Yep."
All four of them flash out of the meeting hall and head to the capital city of Lanthem, where a restaurant known as Light on a Plate is located. They have reservations set for the best table in the house. The restaurant also includes a live performance stage for anyone who wants to try their hand. Or those that have been booked for a show. The decor was set up like modern England and had paintings of some of the most wholesome events to happen to Luminaria, hanging on the walls. More than 13 chandeliers hung from the ceiling while the floors were made of carbon wood and dressed in polish to prevent damage. And just like most other Luminaria establishments, it was dressed in white while having gold stitched in patterns and on the floor boards.
Queen Nagita: "Such a sight to see every time. What do you think, boys?"
Maliik: "I think it looks fantastic."
Dwayne: "It's a class act, and I couldn't ask for better."
Beeso: "Mannnn… let's go take our seats and eat! This place is magnificent."
Maliik: "Hahaaa… Alright, let's go."
The four go take their seats at a double wide table fitted with a white tablecloth with gold stitched on the edges. There were 4 golden grails sitting in the middle, while their silverware was also gold in color. A table fit for royalty.
Queen Nagita: "So what's been new with you men as of late?"
Beeso: "I've been working with Vashjai and Ebon on some new techniques for our studies. I've been getting good results so far. Dwayne got to see some of it during our battle with Meachie last month."
Dwayne: "Oh, you mean the Beats by Beeso? Yeah, the technique was pretty neat."
Queen Nagita: "Oooh? What does it do?"
Maliik: "Spill the beans Beeso."
Beeso: "Alright, alright. The technique flows with the beats I produce. The beats kind of shift space to my whim and allow me to move around almost instantaneously. So I use that to blitz people and hit them with sound waves. The sound waves can be wrapped around a vital organ or a few and then get vibrated violently until they burst or stop functioning. When I used it last month. It was for stopping the hearts of our enemies at the time. Instead of killing them like I could have."
Maliik: *long whistle* "Now that's some heat right there."
Queen Nagita: "No kidding. And it's funny, but thereno need for Dwayne to explain what he's been doing. Can you feel it, Maliik?"
Maliik: "Hell yeah. Your Zenchi levels have risen quite rapidly. Such great results. Who have you been training with?"
Dwayne: "I've been getting some help from Zenki, the leader of Annihilo Sect."
Queen Nagita: "Whaaaat? Now that's just amazing. How'd you meet him?"
Dwayne: "We met him after ZeeArc attacked our squadron for trying to interfere with Shii and Haydes' family affairs. Most of us were wiped out while he took Zo'Elgor and I to their base. We were also present at Shiishii's revival."
Maliik: "So you were there with Dante and the others?"
Beeso: "Yeah, we were… that battle was nuts. They destroyed half a dozen universes. To believe brothers could go at each other like that. Gahwardians are crazy man."
Maliik: "No kidding."
Queen Nagita: "What else would you expect from those who literally have the concept of war coursing through their veins."
Waiter: "Hello, Milady and her princes. *bow* Would you guys be ready to order now, or should I give it a second longer?"
Maliik: "Ready?"
Beeso: "Yeah, I'm ready."
Dwayne: "I am as well."
Queen Nagita: "We're ready, it seems."
Waiter: "Alrighty then, let's hear those orders."
The four order their meals, and the waiter dashes to the back with the utmost urgency. The chefs made their meals at an excellent pace and cooked it to perfection. Their plates were set perfectly and dashed out to them. The cooking, plating, and delivery of the meals were done in less than a minute. Such are the powers of light and light made equipement.
Queen Nagita: "Well then…"
Maliik: "Gotta tip 'em a million taks. It's only right."
Dwayne: "Bruh…. That's easily over a hundred million in LuuBucks."
Beeso: "Mhmm.. Mhm. Yeah, they deserve it." *sluuurrp*
Maliik: "Those noodles must be greatness in a bowl."
Queen Nagita: "Or he's just very hungry."
Maliik: "That too."
Beeso: "Actually… I just really want to do this performance. I had my friend who works here, book it at the last minute."
Queen Nagita: "What kind of performance?"
Beeso: "A musical one mother. I've been studying Earth 52 culture with Vashjai and the others. And there's a certain genre of music I've learned how to play."
Maliik: "Go ahead and show us something, then Beeso."
Dwayne: "Yeah, man, let us hear it."
Beeso: "Alright, y'all, I got you."
Beeso runs up to the stage and grabs the mic. He que's the stage manager, who turns on the beat that Beeso was going to perform to.
Queen Nagita: "Well, this is definitely a different vibe."
Maliik: "No kidding."
Dwayne: "Hmph." *Grin*
🎵*BMMM* *BMM* *BM* Come on! *BMMM* *BMM* *BM* Come on! *BMM* *tss* *Ba* *DUMM* *BMM* Come onnn… now it's Beeso, yes Beeso on the beat. We gone rewrite the lil' song till it's all nothin' else but heat. We gone roll it up, tuck it, and blow on Divikeef. We gone tell em all to get on cause the Murdiccs can't be beat."🎵
Maliik: "Aye yoo. I'm starting to like this." *he begins nodding his head to the beat*
Queen Nagito: "The beat just gets to you, and his words aren't half bad either."
🎵 "So lately, home's been a little crazy. I see folks that hate me for what I did, maybe? I mean, it's crazy, like, why are you hating? For what the other house did? Like ain't no debatin' THAT'S why we rose up, so that we could SHOW up and make sure to protect everything so it won't blow up. So don't extort us no, just adore us. And bask in the new era class that we done made up.
*BMMM* *BMM* *BM* Hey BEESO! *BMMM* *BMM* *BM* Yeah, BEESO! *BM* *tss* *Ba* *DUMM* *BM* *ts* So, go ahead and turn it up, Beeso. COME ON! *BMMM* *BMM* *BM* *ts*🎵
Maliik: "Woooah, my bro out here spreading new flames for music."
Dwayne: "Indeed."
Queen Nagita: "OH! How I adore my children so. Bravo Beeso!" *Clap* *clap* *clap*
Beeso: "Hehe. *Step* * Step * * Step * Mortals can't be the only ones to have rap music now, can they?"
All three: "No, sirr!!"
As the family continues their brunch, we take a stroll back to the first quadrant of Coloassaverse 1. Into the Dragon Clan, Draco Draconia, to check in on the progress of the children's training. It would seem that a long-awaited spar has been issued. It'll be Zoshen VS Morpheus in a Zenchi sparring match.
Malikai: "We'll make the rules as simple as they were when Shiishii and Zo'Elgor sparred here some time ago."
Zoshen: "Right."
Morpheus: "Sounds good."
Ju'Mosi: "This should be good, brah."
Clarence: "No kiddin.""*inhale*
Amera: "Well… if the two of you are ready."
Malikai: *raises his right hand above his head* "You may… BEGIN!" *FWIP*
Zoshen: "Presence Zenchi!!!"
Morpheus: "Hmm. *he cocks his right hand back and…* Physical Zenchi!"
Morpheus is able to punch straight through the wave of Zenchi as Zoshen jumps out in front of him. Zoshen does a quick straight kick from the side that's aimed for Morpheus' throat.
Morpheus: "Oh!"
Morpheus ducks down rapidly then immediately comes back up with a massive, right uppercut. Zoshen manages to dodge but then Morpheus throws a right legged, roundhouse kick aimed for Zoshen's head.
Zoshen: "Mhm! Damn Death-Yu! *Fwi-fwip*
Zoshen manages to dodge both by going into a series of backflips. Morpheus follows suit and takes a few steps towards Zoshen to build up momentum, then does a small leap and firmly plants his feet. He brought his right hand forward with Presence and Physical Zenchi wrapped around it.
Zoshen: "Huh!?" *he says as he lands and faces upwards*
Morpheus: "Deadly Bazooka!!!"
A huge wave of essence is blown out towards Zoshen. It was easily 20 meters in diameter and was traveling near light speed. "Tuh!" , said Zoshen as he jogged to his right then did a full nelson burst to dodge the attack AND the explosion it caused.
Morpheus: "Seems you've gotten faster Zozo! Take this barrage then… Bazooka Barrage!!!"
Morpheus began throwing a flurry of rapid fists as a barrage of Deadly Bazooka's shot out. Zoshen starts to charge at Morpheus as he flashes through the first three waves by creating a hole with Presence Zenchi. He then slides under two others that were aimed a bit too high. A quick sway to the left then the right and two more were avoided. The mountains in the background were being torn asunder with every wave that hit them.
Amera: "Man… Morpheus is so reckless."
Malikai: "No kidding."
Ju'Mosi: "He may be reckless most of the time, but I prefer that. He and his brothers can be a bit scary when they aren't in that state of mind brah." *Inhale* Y'all hittin' this or nah?"
Amera: "Hell yeah cousin." *she grabs the keef stick from Ju'Mosi*
Zoshen: "I can't dodge forever! I'll have to put a stop to this troublesome technique." *Fwip*
Zoshen leaps high into the air and wraps slightly condensed Physical Zenchi around his body. Then he comes crashing down into the floor, causing a big explosion to go off and starts to dissipate the blasts coming forward.
Morpheus: "Tch! He got through huh? I'll just have to- *SMASH* DOH!!!"
A heavy left kick is thrown into Morpheus' liver. He flinches from the pain but not enough to not dodge the Physical Zenchi powered, left hook coming for him. Zoshen throws 4 more punches as Morpheus rises back up. Morpheus blocks all four while weaving to the sides. He throws a left jab as a counter, but Zoshen dodges it with a head bob and lands a good left kick to the liver again. Then attempts another low kick to Morpheus' calf, but it's checked by Morpheus who bends his left leg outward.
Morpheus: "Bleh! Now take this. *Xss* *he throws a heavy right hook*
Zoshen: "I don't think so!" *he bobs to the right and twists his body as he catches to punch*
Zoshen manages to grab Morpheus by the arm and pulls him over his right shoulder as he twists around. "WOAH!" , said Morpheus as he was lifted off the ground and thrown more than 100 feet ahead of Zoshen.
Malikai: "Woah… he actually got the combat genius down."
Amera: "Zoshen's been training his butt off these last three month I see. Impressive stuff honestly."
Ju'Mosi: "No doubt brah."
Clarence: "Indeed."
Morpheus hits the ground then stumbles on his side for more than a mile of land. He manages to put his right hand into the floor and force his body into a vertical flight path with his feet aimed for the floor. He digs them into the ground and turns to his left and digs his right hand into the ground as he bends down. He continues sliding for about a quarter of a mile and stops. He looks up and sees Zoshen right in his face. *Prch* "GAH!" , he yells as he slides on his back from the right fist to his face.
Zoshen: "Gotchu now!" *he says as he leaps forward*
Morpheus: "Thats what you think." *Fwip* *fwip*
Morpheus goes into a right directory back spin then into a head spin while going to his left. He puts his left hand into the floor and extends his right leg out as he catches Zoshen's diving, right kick. He digs his foot into Zoshen's stomach then pulls it back quickly as he pulls Zoshen by the leg and into the floor.
Zoshen: "Gah! (Damn, he got me!)"
Morpheus: "Physical Zenchi!" *Fwip*
He cocks back his right leg while leaning forward then fires it off at full force. Zoshen manages to spin his body around and block the blow with his right arm wrapped in Zenchi.
Zoshen: (The right won't be… tsss! Strong enough to handle it all. I'll have to spin my body downward and bring my left arm down too.)
And he does just that but even then. He's still carried upward by Morpheus' kick and knocked high into the sky.
Morpheus: "That oughta keep you at bay."
Zoshen: "Damn, that stung even with Armored Zenchi on. Seems I'll have to win this with this Zenchi technique afterall. (Focus the sound element, Mental, Physical and… Presence Zenchi.) *his nose begins to bleed from the strain* Tch! *Inhale* Sardonic HOWL!!!"
A huge wave is shot out at ridiculous speeds. It was more than triple the size than that of Morpheus' Bazooka Wave.
Morpheus: "That's quite the technique. Its shifting space around it as it travels. Impressive indeed. So I'll show you my new move then. *he places his left foot back two feet* (I mix Physical, Presence and Armored Zenchi around my leg.) Tss! That shit stings a bunch. But now it's ready."
With the gigantic wave now right in front of him, Morpheus calls out his new technique…
Morpheus: "Flinchless Martial Arts: Projectless Zenchi Kick!"
A quick flash zipped by and the training grounds were filled with a sudden burst of air as the blast was decimated in an instant.
Amera: "Tch! What the hell just happened!?" *she says as she covers her face and eyes with her arms*
Malikai: "I'm not sure! Morpheus said something then the attack burst open."
Ju'Mosi: "The dust is starting to clear!"
Clarence: "Maybe we can see something!!"
Zoshen: "What the hell happened. I can't even see Morpheus- Huh!?... I underestimated him again!?" *BOOM*
Ju'Mosi: "Huh!? Zoshen was hit by something."
Clarence: "Yeah… it knocked em right out of the sky!!"
Amera: "I think I can see Morpheus now that the wind has stopped and the dust is clearing."
Malikai: "He's… in a kick pose, but when did he… kick?!"
Ju'Mosi: "Flinchless Martial Arts huh?"
Clarence: I heard that too breh."
Zoshen falls into the ground but was able to land on his feet. The blast had force behind it but lacked in potency by a lot."
Zoshen: *Step* *step* "Seems I Might've been underestimated too."
Morpheus: "Tsssss. *he says as he bring his leg back down* Going to need a lot of work. But it's getting there." *grip* *He closes and clinches his right fist*
Amera: "I think we should end it here."
Malikai: "Yeah? Alright then. MATCH OVER!!! Bring it back in!"
Morpheus: "Huh? Ah… ok." *step* *step*
Zoshen: "Mhm, understandable." *Step* *step*
Ju'Mosi: "Go ahead and shake hands. We could all use a shower after today."
Amera: "Yeah… I've got to wash my hair and get ready for this test tomorrow. Morpheus, Zoshen! Let's go!"
Zoshen: "Alright, alright! *clap* Good stuff man."
Morpheus: "You too bruh. We should definitely have these spars more often man. It can really help the growth."
Zoshen: "Hell yeah man. Let's head back then."
Morpheus: "No doubt." *Step* *step*
The crew heads back to the dorms as they all head to the showers and prep for bed. Amera invites everyone over to her room for a quick sleepover and dinner.
Amera: *Knock* *knock* *knock* "Hmm? Wonder if thats them." *she opens the door to see…*
Morpheus: "YOOOO!!! Let us in girly."
Amera: "Haha! I got you guys. You bring the stuff Ju?"
Ju'Mosi: "You know it brah!" *Swish* *he lifts up a bag of Divikeef rolled into joints*
Amera: "Oh its a party tonight!"
Clarence: "Hell yeah it is! I brought my board games and a few bags of chips."
Malikai: "I got the 6 bottles of premium punch y'all."
Zoshen: "Then tonight be a go. Let's turn up a bit before we hit the sack."
Everyone: "YEAH!!!"
They all indulge in their Divikeef and spread the drinks and food around for everyone to indulge in. They speak of their days and a few new techniques they were working on. Morpheus tells everyone a bit more about Earth 52 culture and even plays a song made by a MC from there, called Key Glock. Everyone vibes and dances as it plays. Then there's Zoshen, who stares blankly into his hand while in deep thought.
Morpheus: "You good there my man?"
Zoshen: "Huh? Oh… yeah. I was just thinking about how we're so close to being able to freely leave our homes and venture out. Just .5 more on my scale level and I'm there. It's been a great journey. After all… we're all 9.5s now."
Ju'Mosi: "Hmph! It's almost time." *reach*
Amera: "Hell yeah cousin!" *clap*
Malikai: "Best part is, we're not even near graduation yet."
Clarence: "Yeah… we're gonna aim for the top or what?"
Morpheus: "Of course Clarence! We'll make our mark in this omniverse no matter WHAT!!" *Prch* *He claps his hand and fist together*
Everyone: "Oh YEAAAAAH!!!"
The crew finish their drinks and meals then head to sleep for the night. As the middle of the night approaches, a strange movement happens within the room as everyone is sound asleep. A strange blob of some sort comes out of a certain someone's back.
???: *Vwimp* *Vwimp* *vwimp*
Rasho: "Hrm…" *it opens its center eye as it lays within the chambers of Silvio*
???: *bloop* *blink* *blink*
The strange mass opens a single eye that takes up most of its physical mass. It looks around in a hysterical manner then…
Morpheus: "Hmm?... *He says as he barely opens his right eye to look over his shoulder*
??? "HrrrrrUP!!!..... *BMMMMmmm* ATOOOOOOOOOOOoooOoooooOOOOO!!!! "
Zo'Elgor Sr.:*Dun* "Huh!?"
King Mobiusse:*Dun* "What the!?"
King William:*Dun* "Hrm… again?"
MorZick:*Dun* "What!?... That felt a little like… Rasho! But from where!?"
???: *Vwimp* *vwim*
Morpheus: "Wh-What… the hell was THAT!?"
What was that indeed. Upon gaining new strength, a new mysterious entity has shown itself and its similar to Rashomon!? Just who out of the young Strifers hosts this creature?
Next Chapter: Where Have You Been?